2026 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions football
ConferenceBig Ten Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 Big Ten)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTaylor Mouser (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorD'Anton Lynn (1st season)
Home stadiumBeaver Stadium
2026 Big Ten Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Illinois   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Indiana   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Iowa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Maryland   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Michigan State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Minnesota   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Nebraska   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Northwestern   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Ohio State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Oregon   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Penn State   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Purdue   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rutgers   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UCLA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
USC   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Washington   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Wisconsin   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2026
As of March 23, 2026
Rankings from AP poll

The 2026 Penn State Nittany Lions football team will represent Pennsylvania State University in the Big Ten Conference during the 2026 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Nittany Lions are led by new head coach Matt Campbell, who is in his 1st year with the team.[1][2] They will play their home games at Beaver Stadium located in State College, Pennsylvania.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 5Marshall*
September 12at Temple*
September 19Buffalo*
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
September 26Wisconsin
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
October 2at Northwestern
October 10USC
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
October 17at Michigan
October 31Purdue
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
November 7at Washington
November 14Minnesota
November 21Rutgers
  • Beaver Stadium
  • University Park, PA
November 28at Maryland
  • *Non-conference game

[3][4]

Rankings

Preseason

Big Ten media poll

Game summaries

vs Marshall

Marshall Thundering Herd (0–0) at Penn State Nittany Lions (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 Total
Thundering Herd 0
Nittany Lions 0

at Beaver Stadium • University Park, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 5

Personnel

Roster

2026 Penn State Nittany Lions football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 0 Chase Sowell  Sr
WR 2 Zay Robinson  Fr
QB 3 Rocco Becht  Sr
WR 4 Brett Eskildsen Jr
WR 6 Koby Howard So
QB 7 Alex Manske  Fr
WR 8 Karon Brookings  Fr
WR 11 Lyrick Samuel  Fr
QB 12 Kase Evans Fr
QB 14 Peyton Falzone Fr
WR 15 Keith Jones Jr.  So
QB 17 Connor Barry Sr
TE 18 Benjamin Brahmer Sr
QB 19 Jack Lambert  Jr
WR 19 Amarion Jackson Fr
RB 21 Carson Hansen Sr
RB 23 James Peoples Jr
RB 25 Quinton Martin Jr.  So
RB 26 Cam Wallace  So
RB 29 D'Antae Sheffey Fr
WR 31 Logan Cunningham  Sr
OL 50 Cooper Cousins Jr
OL 51 Brock Riker  So
OL 52 Dominic Rulli  Sr
OL 54 Vaea Ikakoula  Fr
OL 55 Chimdy Onoh  Jr
OL 56 Mason Bandhauer Fr
OL 61 Liam Horan  So
OL 65 Jim Fitzgerald  Sr
OL 66 Will Tompkins  Fr
OL 67 Henry Boehme  Jr
OL 68 Anthony Donkoh  Jr
OL 70 Trevor Buhr  Jr
OL 71 Garrett Sexton  So
OL 74 Kuol Kuol II  Fr
OL 76 Hunter Albright  Fr
OL 77 Owen Aliciene  Fr
OL 78 Malachi Goodman  Fr
OL 79 Donnie Harbour  So
TE 80 Cooper Alexander  So
WR 81 Ben Whitver Fr
WR 82 Ethan Black  Jr
TE 83 Brian Kortovich  Fr
WR 84 Peter Gonzalez  So
TE 84 Gabe Burkle  Sr
TE 87 Andrew Rappleyea  Jr
TE 89 Finn Furmanek  Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
CB 2 Audavion Collins  Sr
S 3 Jamison Patton Sr
S 4 Jeremiah Cooper  Sr
CB 5 Daryus Dixon So
CB 7 Zion Tracy Sr
LB 8 Kooper Ebel Sr
LB 9 Cael Brezina Sr
LB 10 Caleb Bacon  Sr
DE 11 LaVar Arrington II So
CB 12 Xxavier Thomas  Fr
LB 13 Tony Rojas  Jr
CB 15 Joshua Johnson  Fr
CB 16 Donte Nastasi  Jr
CB 17 Josiah Zayas Fr
DE 18 Max Granville  So
CB 20 Tyler Chatham Fr
S 21 Vaboue Toure  So
CB 23 Jahmir Joseph  Fr
S 24 Ibn McDaniels  So
LB 25 Alex Tatsch So
LB 26 Cam Smith  Fr
S 27 Omarion Davis So
S 28 Bryson Williams Fr
CB 29 Hunter Sowell  Fr
S 30 Christian Askew Fr
S 31 Marcus Neal Jr. Jr
LB 32 John Closterman  Sr
DE 33 Alexander McPherson So
LB 34 Chris Fileppo So
CB 35 Tyler Armstead  So
CB 37 Max Heffner  Fr
DT 39 Ty Blanding  Jr
S 39 Jashaun Green  Sr
DE 42 Mason Robinson  Jr
LS 43 Dayshaun Burnett  Fr
DE 47 Aidan Probst  So
DT 56 Alijah Carnell  So
DT 73 Caleb Brewer  So
DE 88 Ikenna Ezeogu  Sr
DE 89 Jackson Ford Fr
DE 90 Liam Andrews  So
DT 91 Armstrong Nnodim  So
DT 92 Siale Taupaki  Sr
DE 93 Bobby Mears  Jr
DT 94 De'Andre Cook  So
DT 95 Jordan Mayer  Jr
DT 97 Keanu Williams  Sr
DT 98 Dallas Vakalahi Jr
DE 99 Yvan Kemajou So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
LS 35 Blaise Sokach-Minnick  Sr
P 38 Nathan Tiyce So
LS 92 Andrew Dufault  So
K 94 Ryan Barker  Jr
K 95 Cristiano Rosa  Sr
K 98 Matthew Parker  Fr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
  • Terry Smith – Associate head coach/defensive recruiting coordinator/cornerbacks
  • Taylor Mouser – Offensive coordinator
  • D'Anton Lynn – Defensive coordinator
  • Justin Lustig – Special teams coordinator/outside linebackers/nickels
  • Ikaika Malloe – Defensive line/Run game coordinator
  • Tyson Veidt – Co-linebackers coach
  • Dan Connor – Co-linebackers coach
  • Savon Huggins – Running backs
  • Kashif Moore – Wide receivers
  • Jake Waters – Quarterbacks
  • Deon Broomfield – Safeties/pass game coordinator
  • Christian Smith – Edge rushers
  • Ryan Clanton – Offensive line
  • Amber Giese – Assistant AD/performance enhancement
  • Jordan Lucas – Assistant cornerbacks coach
  • Derek Hoodjer – General manager
  • Skip Brebenec – Football Chief of Staff
  • Matt Colangelo – Assistant special teams coach
  • DeOn'tae Pannell – Assistant defensive line coach
  • Jake Landry – Senior offensive analyst
  • Shawn Collins – Defensive analyst
  • Sheldon Croney – Assistant running backs coach
  • Jackson Scott-Brown – Assistant offensive line coach
  • Sean Seonbuchner – Assistant tight ends coach
  • Trent Slattenow – Director of Player Personnel
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 8, 2026

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
Bekkem Kritza QB Alabama A&M
Antoine Belgrave-Shorter S Arizona State
J'ven Williams OT Charlotte
Elliot Washington II CB Clemson
Sam Siafa DL Delaware
Owen Wafle DL Duke
Eagan Boyer OT Florida
TJ Shanahan Jr. IOL Florida
A. J. Harris CB Indiana
Alex Birchmeier IOL Liberty
Josiah Brown WR LIU
Brady O'Hara IOL Monmouth
King Mack S NC State
DaKaari Nelson LB NC State
Jaylen Harvey EDGE North Carolina
Enai White DL Oklahoma State
Andrew Olesh TE Oregon
Anthony Speca LB Purdue
Anthony Ivey WR San Jose State
Jabree Coleman RB South Carolina
Kaden Saunders WR Southern Miss
Matt Outten WR Syracuse
Kaleb Artis DL Temple
Kolin Dinkins S Temple
Joey Schlaffer TE Temple
Jaxon Smolik QB Temple
Amare Campbell LB Tennessee
Chaz Coleman DE Tennessee
Xavier Gilliam DL Tennessee
Dejuan Lane S Tennessee
Kari Jackson LB Toledo
Corey Smith RB Toledo
Zuriah Fisher DE USC
Randy Adirika DL Virginia Tech
Tyseer Denmark WR Virginia Tech
Jeff Exinor Jr. WR Virginia Tech
Ethan Grunkemeyer QB Virginia Tech
Cortez Harris EDGE Virginia Tech
Matt Henderson TE Virginia Tech
Daniel Jennings EDGE Virginia Tech
Luke Reynolds TE Virginia Tech
Michael Troutman III IOL Virginia Tech
Mylachi Williams EDGE Virginia Tech
Kenny Woseley Jr. CB Virginia Tech
Keon Wylie LB Virginia Tech
Tikey Hayes RB Unknown
Lamont Payne Jr. S Unknown

Incoming

Player Position Former Team
Omarion Davis S Boston College
Connor Barry QB Christopher Newport
Alexander McPherson EDGE Colorado
Keith Jones Jr. WR Grambling State
Cooper Alexander TE Iowa State
Caleb Bacon LB Iowa State
Rocco Becht QB Iowa State
Benjamin Brahmer TE Iowa State
Cael Brezina LB Iowa State
Karon Brookins WR Iowa State
Trevor Buhr IOL Iowa State
Gabe Burkle TE Iowa State
Alijah Carnell DL Iowa State
Jeremiah Cooper S Iowa State
Kooper Ebel LB Iowa State
Brett Eskildsen WR Iowa State
Ikenna Ezeogu DL Iowa State
Carson Hansen RB Iowa State
Vaea Ikakoula IOL Iowa State
Kuol Kuol II OT Iowa State
Alex Manske QB Iowa State
Marcus Neal Jr. S Iowa State
Jamison Patton S Iowa State
Zay Robinson WR Iowa State
Chase Sowell WR Iowa State
Hunter Sowell S Iowa State
Will Tompkins OT Iowa State
Nathan Tiyce P Mississippi State
James Peoples RB Ohio State
Armstrong Nnodim DL Oklahoma State
Ibn McDaniels CB Syracuse
Brock Riker IOL Texas State
Tyshon Huff IOL Tiffin
Siale Taupaki DL UCLA
Keanu Williams DL UCLA
Dallas Vakalahi DL Utah
Chris Fileppo S West Virginia

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References

  1. ^ Ziegler, Nick (2025-12-06). "Iowa State Cyclones' Matt Campbell Reportedly Agrees to Become Penn State HC". Iowa State Cyclones On SI. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  2. ^ Bromberg, Nick (2025-12-06). "Sources: Penn State hires Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved 2025-12-06.
  3. ^ "2026 Penn State Football Schedule". FBS Schedules. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
  4. ^ "2026 Football Schedule". gopsusports.com.
  5. ^ "2026 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports. Retrieved 2026-02-08.
  6. ^ "2026 Penn State Football Transfer Portal". On3.com. Retrieved February 8, 2026.
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