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Wisconsin vs Penn State

Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 5:00 PM ET · Beaver Stadium

Wisconsin BadgersWisconsin3-1

FinalSep 26, 2026

Penn State Nittany LionsPenn State3-1

StreamPeacock

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

WIS+300

PSU−380

Spread

WIS +9.5−108

PSU −9.5−112

Total O/U

Over 43.5−115

Under 43.5−105

Spread: Wisconsin +9.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 43.5 (44 points).

Recap

Wisconsin beat Penn State 24-20 at Beaver Stadium in University Park on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-1.

Wisconsin came back from 17 points down, trailing 17-0 in the second quarter. The go-ahead score came with 1:13 left in the fourth quarter: Jacob Harris 72 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Gavin Lahm Kick). Wisconsin has won 3 straight.

Score by quarter

Wisconsin Badgers and Penn State Nittany Lions, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
WIS	0	7	3	14	24
PSU	3	14	3	0	20

Scoring plays

First Quarter

PSUField Goal · 6:16Ryan Barker 22 Yd Field Goal0-3

Second Quarter

PSUTouchdown · 12:50Josiah Zayas 51 Yd Interception Return (Ryan Barker Kick)0-10
PSUTouchdown · 10:29Rocco Becht 3 Yd Run (Ryan Barker Kick)0-17
WISTouchdown · 1:18Colton Joseph 7 Yd Run (Gavin Lahm Kick)7-17

Third Quarter

WISField Goal · 10:53Gavin Lahm 34 Yd Field Goal10-17
PSUField Goal · 3:53Ryan Barker 37 Yd Field Goal10-20

Fourth Quarter

WISTouchdown · 3:31Eugene Hilton Jr. 11 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Gavin Lahm Kick)17-20
WISTouchdown · 1:13Jacob Harris 72 Yd pass from Colton Joseph (Gavin Lahm Kick)24-20

Team stats

WISPSU

1st Downs: 18; 12
Total Yards: 355; 233
Passing: 235; 114
Rushing: 120; 119
3rd down efficiency: 4-15; 7-18
Turnovers: 3; 1
Possession: 29:34; 30:26

Top performers

Wisconsin BadgersPenn State Nittany Lions

Passing

Colton Joseph18/38, 235 YDS, 2 TD, 3 INT

Rocco Becht12/29, 114 YDS, 1 INT

Rushing

Darrion Dupree8 CAR, 52 YDS

James Peoples14 CAR, 67 YDS

Receiving

Jacob Harris5 REC, 105 YDS, 1 TD

Chase Sowell6 REC, 70 YDS

Sacks

Hammond Russell IV1.5

Tony Rojas1

Tackles

Mason Posa12

Jeremiah Cooper8

Player stats

Wisconsin · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Colton Joseph	18/38	235	6.2	2	3	23.9

Wisconsin · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Darrion Dupree	8	52	6.5	0	17
Colton Joseph	13	39	3.0	1	12
Abu Sama III	5	34	6.8	0	17
Ryan Schwendeman	1	0	0.0	0	0
Nate Palmer	1	-5	-5.0	0	0

Wisconsin · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jacob Harris	5	105	21.0	1	72
Darrion Dupree	4	44	11.0	0	25
Eugene Hilton Jr.	2	29	14.5	1	18
Chris Brooks Jr.	2	16	8.0	0	11
Tyrell Henry	2	14	7.0	0	13
Abu Sama III	1	11	11.0	0	11
Shamar Rigby	1	11	11.0	0	11
Grant Stec	1	5	5.0	0	5

Wisconsin · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Colton Joseph	2	0	0

Wisconsin · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Mason Posa	12	8	0	1	0	0
Cooper Catalano	9	3	0	0	1	0
Matthew Jung	6	2	0	0	0	0
Sebastian Cheeks	5	2	0.5	0.5	0	1
Hammond Russell IV	4	1	1.5	1.5	1	0
Marvin Burks Jr.	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bryce West	3	2	0	0	0	0
Tyreese Fearbry	2	1	0	1.5	1	0

Wisconsin · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Charles Perkins	1	0	0

Wisconsin · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
JuJu Pope	1	20	20.0	20	0

Wisconsin · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Gavin Lahm	1/1	100.0	34	3/3	6

Wisconsin · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Sean West	6	285	47.5	0	3	58

Penn State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rocco Becht	12/29	114	3.9	0	1	33.0

Penn State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
James Peoples	14	67	4.8	0	9
Rocco Becht	10	23	2.3	1	19
Quinton Martin Jr.	6	14	2.3	0	6
Carson Hansen	4	11	2.8	0	6
Cam Wallace	2	4	2.0	0	2

Penn State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Chase Sowell	6	70	11.7	22
Benjamin Brahmer	4	36	9.0	19
Quinton Martin Jr.	2	5	2.5	4
James Peoples	0	3	0.0	3

Penn State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Rocco Becht	1	0	0

Penn State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Jeremiah Cooper	8	4	0	0	1	0
Kooper Ebel	8	3	0	0	0	3
Tony Rojas	6	4	1	2	0	1
Marcus Neal Jr.	6	1	0	0	0	0
Audavion Collins	3	2	0	0	3	0
Jahmir Joseph	3	2	0	0	0	0
Ikenna Ezeogu	3	1	0	0	0	1
Jamison Patton	3	1	0	0	0	0

Penn State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Josiah Zayas	1	51	1
Daryus Dixson	1	24	0
Tony Rojas	1	0	0

Penn State · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Robinson	1	20	20.0	20	0

Penn State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Robinson	2	16	8.0	11	0

Penn State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Barker	2/2	100.0	37	2/2	8

Penn State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nathan Tiyce	7	299	42.7	0	2	54

Game info

VenueBeaver Stadium, University Park, PA

Attendance108,014

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