Updated Penn State football future schedules and opponents
When it comes to Penn State’s scheduling strategy over the years, the formula has been fairly simple. Penn State has tended to stick to having as many home games as possible, leading to the Nittany Lions to load up on scheduling contracts that often result in single home games or multi-year deals with an extra home game included. But in recent years, Penn State has started to branch out a little bit more with home-and-home contracts with power conference opponents.
Unfortunately, some of those deals have not panned out. Virginia worked its way out of a return trip to Beaver Stadium in recent years after hosting the Nittany Lions, and a home-and-home series with Virginia Tech that was to begin in 2020 has apparently been put on the chopping block for the foreseeable future. But Penn State still has some fun games ahead to keep fans interested.
In addition to their nine-game Big Ten schedules to look forward to (including games with Ohio State and Michigan on an annual basis), Penn State has future matchups lined up with Auburn and West Virginia as highlights on the nonconference schedule. Penn State will also renew an in-state series with Temple and will host FCS opponents Villanova and Delaware.
Here is a look at the updated future schedules for Penn State through 2027. The Big Ten schedules are currently up to date through 2023.
Looking for Penn State’s 2023 football schedule? Click HERE to see the updated 2023 football schedule.
2024 Schedule
The Big Ten’s 2024 schedule has not been confirmed at this time. USC and UCLA are expected to join the conference this season.
Aug. 31 at West Virginia
Sep. 7 vs. Bowling Green
Sep. 21 vs. Kent State
Big Ten home games: Michigan State, Nebraska, Northwestern, Ohio State, USC
Big Ten road games: Indiana, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin
2025 Schedule
Penn State has one non-conference scheduling vacancy to fill. The Big Ten has not announced its 2025 conference schedule at this time.
Aug. 30 vs. Nevada
Sep. 13 vs. Villanova
Big Ten home games: Illinois, Minnesota, Rutgers, UCLA
Big Ten road games: Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, USC
2026 Schedule
The Big Ten has not released a conference schedule for 2026 at this time.
Sep. 5 vs. Marshall
Sep. 12 at Temple
Sep. 19 vs. San Jose State
2027 Schedule
The Big Ten has not released a conference schedule for 2027 at this time.
Sep. 4 vs. Syracuse
Sep. 11 vs. Delaware
Sep. 18 vs. Temple
2028 Schedule
Penn State has two non-conference vacancies to fill in 2028.
The Big Ten has not released a conference schedule for 2028 at this time.
Sep. 9 at Syracuse
