Penn State’s recent wins haven’t done much to push ticket prices upward for Saturday’s Week 11 home date with Minnesota.
The Nittany Lions will welcome P.J. Fleck and the Golden Gophers to Beaver Stadium on Nov. 14, and the get-in price on the major ticket sites is starting at $14. That’s a touch higher than the last home game against Purdue, which fits the idea that Minnesota brings a slightly better draw.
Even so, the market doesn’t look like it’s moving much. Penn State fans should expect the same general pricing to hold for the final two home games, with Rutgers still not offering much of a bump. The same kind of outlook is expected when Matt Campbell’s team heads to Maryland, which fired Mike Locksley.
The bigger picture is a season that has landed well short of expectations, even the modest ones in Campbell’s first year. Still, there’s hope that a strong finish can give the program some late momentum and make fans more willing to spend going forward.
Penn State enters the Minnesota game at 5-4 overall and 2-4 in Big Ten play. Minnesota is 5-4 and 3-3 in the conference.
Penn State football tickets vs. Minnesota
Tickets for the Penn State-Minnesota game start at $14 on StubHub.
Penn State football 2026 schedule
Sept. 5 vs. Marshall, W 45-0
Sept 12 at Temple, W, 27-9
Sept. 19 vs. Buffalo, W, 55-13
Sept. 26 vs. Wisconsin, L, 24-20
Oct. 2 at Northwestern, L, 34-13
Oct. 10 vs. USC, L, 31-23
Oct. 17 at Michigan, L, 21-18
Oct. 31 vs. Purdue, W, 31-17
Nov. 7 at Washington, W, 28-25
Nov. 14 vs. Minnesota
Nov. 21 vs. Rutgers
Nov. 28 at Maryland
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