Penn State is currently unranked in the AP Top 25 Poll after the upset UCLA pulled off in Week 6. Returning back to Beaver Stadium, the Nittany Lions (3-2, 0-2 Big Ten) need a dominant win over Northwestern in order to get back on track and restart a winning streak on the season.
The Wildcats (3-2, 1-1 Big Ten) crushed Louisiana-Monroe in a Week 6 non-conference battle. Northwestern won 42-7 and extended its win streak from the previous week. Unlike Penn State, the Wildcats bounced back from their loss to Oregon. In Week 5, they won 17-14 against the Bruins. Now, the Nittany Lions are coming off a loss to that team and seek their first Big Ten win in 2025.
Saturday is also Penn State's homecoming game. Fans are asked to participate in the Stripe Out theme, wearing either blue or white that corresponds with their respective section in the stands. The Nittany Lions will don their throwback jerseys on the field as well.
How to watch No. 7 Penn State v. Northwestern in Week 7
- Date: Saturday, Oct. 11
- Time: 3:30 p.m. ET
- Venue: West Shore Field at Beaver Stadium
- How to Watch (TV): FS1
- Streaming: fuboTV
- Penn State record: 3-2, 0-2 Big Ten
- Northwestern record: 3-2, 1-1 Big Ten
Penn State v. Northwestern odds, spread, and total
Odds provided by FanDuel Sportsbook.
Moneyline
- Penn State: -2,300
- Northwestern: +1,060
Spread
- Penn State: -22.5 (-105)
- Northwestern: +22.5 (-115)
Total
- 47.5 (over -110 / under -110)
Injury report
Penn State
- OL Anthony Donkoh - Questionable (undisclosed)
- QB Jaxon Smolik - Questionable (undisclosed)
- OG J'Ven Williams - Questionable (undisclosed)
- CB Donte Natasi - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DE Jordan Mayer - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DT Kaleb Artis - Questionable (undisclosed)
- LB Kari Jackson - Questionable (undisclosed)
- OL Brady O'Hara - Questionable (undisclosed)
- OL Liam Horan - Questionable (undisclosed)
- QB Bekkem Kritza - Questionable (undisclosed)
- LB Tony Rojas - OUT (undisclosed)
- WR Kaden Saunders - OUT (undisclosed)
- WR Peter Gonzalez - OUT (undisclosed)
- WR Josiah Brown - OUT (undisclosed)
- WR Lyrick Samuel - OUT (undisclosed)
Northwestern
- DB Josh Fussell - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DB Jalen Lewis - Questionable (undisclosed)
- Damon Walters - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DB Tito Williams Jr. - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DL Migo Jackson - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DL Braxton Strong - Questionable (undisclosed)
- OL Matt Keeler - Questionable (undisclosed)
- RB Jace Borcherding - Questionable (undisclosed)
- WR Braden Blueitt - Questionable (undisclosed)
- WR Tate Crane - Questionable (undisclosed)
- DL Dylan Roberts - OUT (undisclosed)
- RB Cam Porter - OUT (right leg)
Penn State v. Northwestern series history
Saturday marks the 22nd time in program history that Penn State meets Northwestern. The Nittany Lions holds a 16-5 record over the Wildcats with a 9-2 winning record at home, specifically.
The last time these two teams met was in 2023 at Northwestern's old Ryan Field. Penn State won decisively, 41-13, making it the third consecutive win over the Wildcats for the blue and white. During that game, quarterback Drew Allar threw for 189 yards and one touchdown. He added a rushing score as well alongside running back Nicholas Singleton, who scored both in the run and pass game. The defense stood out in particular with 12 tackles for loss, seven sacks, and one interception.
FS1 announcers for Penn State v. Northwestern
Connor Onion and Mark Helfrich will be in the booth calling play-by-play and color, respectively, on Saturday.
Weather forecast in Happy Valley
The fall weather is slowly coming in and Saturdays are about to be cooler for fans on game day. For Week 7, it will be get progressively cloudier over Beaver Stadium throughout the game with a high of 64 degrees and wind gusts up to 12 miles per hour.