Penn State Nittany Lions v Minnesota Golden Gophers: everything you need to know
Penn State Nittany Lions meet Minnesota Golden Gophers at Beaver Stadium, Sunday 11:00am (College Football (NCAA)). Penn State Nittany Lions have won 3 of the 5 meetings with Minnesota Golden Gophers since 2013.
The big picture
Penn State Nittany Lions are 5–4 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 28.9 points for and 19.3 against.
Minnesota Golden Gophers are 5–4 in College Football (NCAA) 2026, averaging 24.7 points for and 22 against.
Form
Penn State Nittany Lions have won two of their last five and most recently beat Washington Huskies 28–25.
Minnesota Golden Gophers have won two of their last five and most recently lost to UCLA Bruins 20–34.
Head to head
These sides have met 5 times on our records since 2013: Penn State Nittany Lions 3, Minnesota Golden Gophers 2.
Last time out (2024, Week 13), Penn State Nittany Lions won 26–25 at Huntington Bank Stadium.
Biggest margin between these two: Penn State Nittany Lions by 28 points in 2022 (45–17).
Players to watch
For Penn State Nittany Lions, watch Curtis Jacobs (5 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Abdul Carter (3.2 def total tackles a game in 2023).
For Minnesota Golden Gophers, watch Maverick Baranowski (6.7 def total tackles a game in 2023) and Darius Green (5 def total tackles a game in 2023).
At Beaver Stadium
Penn State Nittany Lions have won 14 of their last 20 at Beaver Stadium.
What the numbers say
On form and history, Penn State Nittany Lions have the edge.
Written automatically from Lineball's own match and player database. Not betting advice.
