Penn State’s Halloween date with Purdue comes with a price tag that looks a lot more like a weekday lunch than a Big Ten game. With the season going the way it has, that kind of bargain isn’t shocking.
Fans trying to get into Beaver Stadium for the Penn State-Purdue matchup can find tickets starting at $11 on StubHub. Vivid Seats has them from $11 as well, while SeatGeek is listing seats at $9. For a game between two 3-4 teams on Halloween, demand is understandably thin.
Penn State’s struggles under Matt Campbell’s first year have been well documented, and Purdue’s own season includes two Big Ten wins. Still, the Boilermakers haven’t beaten Penn State since 2004, when Purdue picked up the second of back-to-back wins and the later one came in State College. That history would make a home loss hard to picture for plenty of Nittany Lions fans, but as the source puts it, nothing is off the table until the final buzzer sounds.
Penn State enters Oct. 31 off a schedule that has already produced plenty of drama. The Nittany Lions opened with wins over Marshall, Temple and Buffalo before dropping four straight to Wisconsin, Northwestern, USC and Michigan. Now Purdue comes next, followed by games at Washington and at Maryland, plus home dates with Minnesota and Rutgers.
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
Nov. 7 at Washington
Nov. 14 vs. Minnesota
Nov. 21 vs. Rutgers
Nov. 28 at Maryland
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