Rocco Becht shines with 4 TDs as No. 18 Penn State beats Marshall 45-0
— Rocco Becht threw for 271 yards with four touchdowns and No. 18 Penn State beat Marshall 45-0 to begin the Matt Campbell era on Saturday.
NCAA - Football
FINAL
Saturday, September 5, 2026
Marshall Thundering Herd
0
Penn State Nittany Lions
45
| 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MRSH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PSU | 17 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
Beaver Stadium · 108,489 att.
Match Report
Team Stats
11
1st Downs
25
1-11
3rd down efficiency
8-16
0-1
4th down efficiency
2-2
147
Total Yards
487
103
Passing
324
19/28
Comp/Att
20/27
3.7
Yards per pass
12.0
44
Rushing
163
26
Rushing Attempts
45
1.7
Yards per rush
3.6
4-45
Penalties
4-45
2
Turnovers
0
1
Fumbles lost
0
1
Interceptions thrown
0
23:47
Possession
36:13
Top Performers
MRSH
- Cooper Heimbach NO 8 · YDS 341 · AVG 42.6
- Carlos Del Rio-Wilson C/ATT 17/25 · YDS 102 · AVG 4.1
- Toby Payne REC 8 · YDS 55 · AVG 6.9
- Chris Culliver NO 2 · YDS 26 · AVG 13.0
PSU
- Rocco Becht C/ATT 13/18 · YDS 271 · AVG 15.1
- Nathan Tiyce NO 4 · YDS 173 · AVG 43.3
- Koby Howard REC 6 · YDS 161 · AVG 26.8
- Ryan Barker FG 1/1 · PCT 100.0 · LONG 38
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