Putting Up Numbers· college football

Marshall @ Penn State

Sat, Sep 5, 2026 · Unranked at No. 18

Penn State 45, Marshall 0Penn State was favored by 23, and Penn State covered.

Marshall at Penn State: against expected, a game, this season, This game
a gameMarshall1 gamePenn State1 game
Points−22.0+14.1
Points allowed+18.0−22.8
Total offense, yards−181+75
Total defense, yards+104−234
Touchdowns−2.4+2.8
Passer rating−28.7+91.8
Third downs−26.0%+11.8%
Sacks−0.80.0
Penalty yards−9.6−10.3
Turnovers forced−1.2+0.8
Turnovers lost+0.7−1.3

Each number is over (+) or under (−) what the team’s opponents usually allow, a game.

Who put up numbers

Penn State

Marshall

Analysis

What was true going in. Each line says how it stood up, and how it came out.

Penn State

  • Penn State had beaten 4 straight unranked teams.streakthe runs →Extended to 5.
  • Penn State had won 4 straight.streakthe runs →Extended to 5.

The series

  • Penn State leads the series 3–0 since 1929. Penn State has won the last 3.seriesevery meeting →

If you squint

  • Penn State had won 7 of its last 10 at home.countits form →Now 8 of 11.
  • Marshall had covered 7 of its last 10 on the road.countits form →Now 7 of 11.

Every meeting

DateWhereScore
Sep 5, 2026at Penn StatePenn State 45, Marshall 0
Oct 11, 1930at Penn StatePenn State 65, Marshall 0
Oct 12, 1929at Penn StatePenn State 26, Marshall 7

Method

  • Over or under is each game against what the opponent usually allowed, or usually scored, in its other games that season, with half the home edge, averaged over the team’s games. The ten biggest numbers in the league either way are lit.
  • “This season” and the analysis are the games through Sep 4, the day before, so the page says what was true going in. “This game” is the night’s own numbers against expected.
  • Touchdowns are passing and rushing. Turnovers are interceptions and fumbles lost. The passer rating is the NCAA’s over the team’s passers that game, and third downs and penalty yards are ESPN’s team box (sportsdataverse, CC BY 4.0). A night game kicked off at 6pm or later at the home team’s clock.
  • A game with no box score sits out.