Penn State Nittany Lions @ Temple Owls — Sep 12, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 12, 2026
Nittany Lions Penn State PSU 2-0, 1-0 Away
27
Final
9
Owls Temple TEM 0-1, 0-1 Home
1 2 3 4 T
PSU 0 10 10 7 27
TEM 0 3 0 6 9
Top Performers
Passing Yards
R.
R. Becht QB PSU
268 PASS
J.
J. Smolik QB TEM
59 PASS
Rushing Yards
C.
C. Hansen RB PSU
84 RUSH
K.
K. Mason RB TEM
76 RUSH
Receiving Yards
B.
B. Brahmer TE PSU
79 REC
J.
J. Freeman WR TEM
39 REC
Passing
Penn State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Becht 21/27 268 3 0 1 145.1
Temple
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
A. Sheppard 3/6 48 0 0 0 77.1
J. Smolik 10/16 59 0 1 1 43.5
Rushing
Penn State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Hansen 19 84 4.4 0 13
K. Howard 1 4 4.0 0 4
R. Becht 5 11 2.2 0 12
J. Peoples 7 42 6.0 0 12
C. Wallace 1 2 2.0 0 2
A. Manske 1 5 5.0 0 5
Temple
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
A. Sheppard 3 10 3.3 1 5
J. Smolik 7 71 10.1 0 47
K. Mason 14 76 5.4 0 22
H. Smith 4 4 1.0 0 2
D. C. Young 4 17 4.3 0 10
Receiving
Penn State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
Z. Robinson 3 3 34 11.3 0 22 0
C. Hansen 2 2 13 6.5 0 8 0
A. Rappleyea 1 3 5 5.0 0 5 0
K. Howard 3 4 68 22.7 0 56 0
B. Eskildsen 2 2 11 5.5 0 7 0
C. Sowell 5 7 58 11.6 1 16 0
B. Brahmer 5 6 79 15.8 2 23 0
Temple
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Bermudez 2 4 6 3.0 0 4 0
P. Clarke 6 8 31 5.2 0 13 0
J. Freeman 1 4 39 39.0 0 39 0
K. Mason 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
R. Kusch 3 4 29 9.7 0 15 0
C. Chase 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Defense
Penn State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Rojas 7 5 2 0 0 1 13 1 0
J. Cooper 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Patton 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Y. Kemajou 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
I. Ezeogu 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Collins 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. McPherson 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Z. Tracy 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Neal 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Ebel 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Tatsch 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Williams 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
S. Liku 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Joseph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Brezina 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Bacon 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. McDaniels 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Zayas 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Temple
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
O. Gray 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Ordonez 10 7 3 1 1 0 0 0 0
S. Karriem 7 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Sykes 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Diaz 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Gould 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Powell 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Locks 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Laing 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
D. Chavis 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Hornbeak Jr. 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Dinkins 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L. Fairfax 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
N. Lawrence 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Stuart 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
C. Jones 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Alualu 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Penn State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
R. Barker 2/3 3/3 9 0
Temple
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
C. Hardin 1/2 0/0 3 1
Returns
Penn State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
Z. Robinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
Temple
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
D. Greene 1 16 16.0 0 16 1
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Penn State
Temple
416 Total Yards 283
23 First Downs 14
12 Passing 5
8 Rushing 9
0 Penalty 3
6/12 3rd Down Eff. 4/12
268 Passing Yards 107
148 Rushing Yards 176
0 Turnovers 1
4-20 Penalties 5-60
28:49 Possession 30:51
3/5 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 7 - 6 27 - 9
27 - 9 1:56
A. Sheppard TD
XP R. Barker
27 - 3 7:48
TD B. Brahmer
26 - 3 7:48
Q3 10 - 0 20 - 3
FG R. Barker
20 - 3 0:08
XP R. Barker
17 - 3 8:25
TD C. Sowell
16 - 3 8:25
Q2 10 - 3 10 - 3
XP R. Barker
10 - 3
TD B. Brahmer
9 - 3 0:02
FG R. Barker
3 - 3 6:47
0 - 3 12:00
C. Hardin FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: PSU +24 Times Tied: 1
Highlights
Penn State 27 - 9 Temple
September 12, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 12, 2026
Time
4:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m