No. 13 Penn State and Wisconsin meet in Big Ten play

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Wisconsin (2-1) at No. 13 Penn State (3-0), Sept. 26 at 5 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Penn State by 9.5. Against the spread: Penn State 2-1, Wisconsin 1-2.

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Key stats

Penn State Offense

Overall: 492.0 yards per game (23rd in FBS)

Passing: 287.0 yards per game (28th)

Rushing: 205.0 yards per game (38th)

Scoring: 42.3 points per game (22nd)

Penn State Defense

Overall: 201.0 yards per game (4th in FBS)

Passing: 90.0 yards per game (2nd)

Rushing: 111.0 yards per game (51st)

Scoring: 7.3 points per game (3rd)

Wisconsin Offense

Overall: 389.7 yards per game (78th in FBS)

Passing: 250.7 yards per game (54th)

Rushing: 139.0 yards per game (100th)

Scoring: 34.3 points per game (57th)

Wisconsin Defense

Overall: 289.3 yards per game (42nd in FBS)

Passing: 180.3 yards per game (47th)

Rushing: 109.0 yards per game (48th)

Scoring: 20.0 points per game (57th)

Penn State ranks 1st in FBS in defensive third down percentage, allowing opponents to convert on 15.4% of third downs.

Wisconsin ranks 66th in the FBS with an even turnover margin, compared to Penn State's 8th-ranked +5 margin.

Penn State is 109th in FBS in red zone defense, allowing opponents to score on 100.0% of trips. Wisconsin's red zone offense ranks 1st, scoring on 100.0% of red zone opportunities.

Wisconsin ranks 107th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 28:15, compared to Penn State's 37th-ranked average of 32:12.

Team leaders

Penn State

Passing: Rocco Becht, 751 yards, 9 TDs, 0 INTs, 70.3 completion percentage

Rushing: Carson Hansen, 169 yards on 35 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Koby Howard, 344 yards on 12 catches, 2 TDs

Wisconsin

Passing: Colton Joseph, 752 yards, 5 TDs, 2 INTs, 63.5 completion percentage

Rushing: Abu Sama III, 156 yards on 23 carries, 1 TD

Receiving: Tyrell Henry, 293 yards on 22 catches, 1 TD

Last game

Penn State won 55-13 over Buffalo on Sept. 19. Becht led Penn State with 212 yards on 11-of-19 passing (57.9%) for two touchdowns and no interceptions. Quinton Martin Jr. carried the ball 10 times for 100 yards. Howard recorded 115 yards on three catches with one touchdown. He also had one carry for 20 yards and one touchdown.

Wisconsin beat Eastern Michigan 54-10 on Sept. 19. Joseph led Wisconsin with 362 yards on 23-of-33 passing (69.7%) for three touchdowns and one interception. He also carried the ball nine times for 46 yards and one rushing touchdown. Nate Palmer carried the ball seven times for 29 yards. Henry had 14 receptions for 160 yards and one touchdown.

Next game

Penn State plays at Northwestern on Oct. 2. Wisconsin hosts Michigan State on Oct. 3.