Game notes: Penn State at Washington
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The matchup
- Penn State (3–4, 0–4 in conference) at Washington (4–3, 1–3 in conference), Saturday, November 7, kickoff time not yet set, Husky Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; Penn State leads the series 4–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 9, 2024: Penn State 35, Washington 6.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 1921: Penn State 21, Washington 7.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2024: Penn State 35–6 (at Penn State); 2017: Penn State 35–28 (neutral site); 1983: Penn State 13–10 (neutral site); 1921: Penn State 21–7 (at Washington).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Penn State
- Penn State is 3–4 (0–4 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 45–0 vs. Marshall; W 27–9 at Temple; W 55–13 vs. Buffalo; L 20–24 vs. Wisconsin; L 13–34 at Northwestern; L 23–31 vs. No. 19 USC; L 18–21 at Michigan.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Penn State has lost four straight, since beating Buffalo 55–13 (Sept. 19, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Penn State is No. 46 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Matt Campbell is 3–4 in his first season at Penn State and 110–74 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Matt Campbell faces Washington as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Rocco Becht (QB): 1,664 passing yards, 12 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Chase Sowell (WR): 34 catches, 510 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Tony Rojas (LB): 56 tackles, 5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2009, Penn State lost to No. 15 Ohio State 24–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Washington
- Washington is 4–3 (1–3 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 24–10 vs. Washington State; W 16–14 vs. Utah State; W 48–16 vs. Eastern Washington; L 24–27 vs. Minnesota; L 21–25 at No. 18 USC; L 24–41 vs. No. 20 Iowa; W 38–26 at Purdue.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Washington is No. 33 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Jedd Fisch is 19–14 in his third season at Washington and 36–36 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Jedd Fisch is 0–1 against Penn State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Demond Williams Jr. (QB): 1,396 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Dezmen Roebuck (WR): 48 catches, 484 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Alex McLaughlin (S): 48 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Demond Williams Jr. needs 92 yards to pass Sonny Sixkiller (5,496, 1970–72) for ninth on Washington’s career passing yards list. He has 5,405 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Washington lost to No. 13 Utah 34–23.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Matt Campbell and Jedd Fisch as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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