NORTHWESTERN FOOTBALL: GAME DAY INFORMATION
DATE	OPPONENT	TIME	LOCATION	BROADCAST	LIVE STATS
Saturday, November 7	Penn State	11 a.m.	Ryan Field	TV: ESPNU RADIO: WGN 720	Gameday Central
ESPNU: Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and John Congemi (analyst) WGN 720: Dave Eanet (play-by-play), Ted Albrecht (analyst), Adam Hoge (sideline) Social: Twitter (@NUFBFamily and @NU_SportsLive) \| Instagram (@nufbfamily) \| Facebook Game Notes: Northwestern \| Penn State \| Big Ten

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EVANSTON, Ill. — Fresh off its first bye week of the season, Northwestern will get back on the gridiron this Saturday when it plays host to Penn State at Ryan Field. Kickoff is schedule for 11:01 a.m.

The Wildcats are coming off a 30-28 win at Nebraska on Oct. 24 and enter with a 6-2 record overall and 2-2 mark in Big Ten play. The Nittany Lions have won two-straight, including a 39-0 win over Illinois, to improve to 7-2 and 4-1 in conference action. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU with Clay Matvick and John Congemi. Fans can also watch the game on their mobile device through the WatchESPN app. As always, the game will also be broadcast on WGN 720 with the voice of the Wildcats Dave Eanet, Dan Persa and sideline reporter Adam Hoge.

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Penn State Notes
• Penn State is one of eight schools nationally to have more than 850 wins. Four of those programs are in the Big Ten: Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio State and Penn State.

• The Nittany Lions have won three straight road games at Northwestern. Saturday marks the first game Penn State has played in Evanston since Oct. 22, 2011.

• Penn State has four players from Illinois on its roster. All have joined the Nittany Lions during James Franklin's tenure, and all four hail from the Chicagoland area.

• James Franklin is 6-4 in his Penn State career in games decided by seven points or fewer. Northwestern is 2-0 in such games this year, and the Wildcats are 27-18 under Pat Fitzgerald when games are decided by less than a touchdown.

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