Penn State Nittany Lions vs Temple Owls

College Football

#16Penn State

2-0

27-9

Final

Temple

1-1

Lincoln Financial Field

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Touchdown
Touchdown
Punt
Field Goal
Punt

Team	1	2	3	4	T
PSU	0	10	10	7	27
TEM	0	3	0	6	9

Who won: Penn State 27-9

The Penn State Nittany Lions beat the Temple Owls 27-9 on Saturday, September 12, 2026 at Lincoln Financial Field. The Penn State outscored the Temple 10-0 in the 3rd quarter. Rocco Becht led the Penn State in passing yards (21/27, 268 YDS, 3 TD). Jaxon Smolik led the Temple in passing yards (10/16, 59 YDS, 1 INT).

Player of the game

Rocco Becht

PSU · 21/27, 268 YDS, 3 TD

8.2

Win probability

100%PSU final

PSUTEM

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Play by play

Q4 0:58
1 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Peoples rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PSU20 (#88 L.Fairfax Jr)
J. Peoples · 7 CAR, 42 YDS · 3rd & 2 · 3rd & 2 at PSU 19
Q4 0:58
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 A.Manske rush left for 5 yards gain to the PSU19 (#44 T.Alualu)
A. Manske · 1 CAR, 5 YDS · 2nd & 7 · 2nd & 7 at PSU 14
Q4 1:20PSU
Rush
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Peoples rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PSU14 (#44 T.Alualu; #11 E.Kulp)
1st & 10 at PSU 11
Q4 12:54PSU
No gain on the run
J. Peoples run for 0 yards
1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TEM 35
Q4 1:53
Stuffed for a loss of 51
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Peoples rush middle for 51 yards loss to the PSU14 (#44 T.Alualu; #11 E.Kulp)
J. Peoples · 7 CAR, 42 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TEM 35
Q4 1:53
Kickoff, touchback
#98 C.Hardin kickoff 54 yards to the PSU11 #2 Z.Robinson return 0 yards to the PSU11, End Of Play
C. Hardin · 1/2 FG
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:56
Touchdown! 3 yd run
A. Sheppard · 3 CAR, 10 YDS
Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard rush left for 3 yards gain to the PSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:56 #21 D.Young rush attempt failed
PSU 27 - 9 TEM
Q4 0:00TEM
End of game
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 2:26
3 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PSU03 (#92 S.Taupaki)
D. Young · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 2nd & Goal · 2nd & Goal at PSU 6
Q4 2:30
Incomplete to R. Kusch
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass incomplete short left to #33 R.Kusch thrown to PSU00
A. Sheppard · 3/6, 48 YDS · 1st & Goal · 1st & Goal at PSU 6
Q4 3:08
39 yd completion to J. Freeman
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass complete deep left to #10 J.Freeman caught at PSU17, for 39 yards to the PSU06 (#0 J.Joseph), 1ST DOWN
A. Sheppard · 3/6, 48 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PSU 45
Q4 3:48
10 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush middle for 10 yards gain to the PSU45 (#3 J.Patton; #17 J.Zayas), 1ST DOWN
D. Young · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at TEM 45
Q4 4:24
4 yd completion to R. Kusch
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass complete short middle to #33 R.Kusch caught at TEM45, for 4 yards to the TEM45 (#3 J.Patton)
A. Sheppard · 3/6, 48 YDS · 3rd & 5 · 3rd & 5 at TEM 41
Q4 4:42
Incomplete to J. Bermudez
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass incomplete deep right to #17 J.Bermudez thrown to PSU27
A. Sheppard · 3/6, 48 YDS · 2nd & 5 · 2nd & 5 at TEM 41
Q4 5:02
5 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard rush left for 5 yards gain to the TEM41 (#9 C.Brezina)
A. Sheppard · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TEM 36
Q4 5:44
2 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TEM36 (#9 C.Brezina), 1ST DOWN
A. Sheppard · 3 CAR, 10 YDS · 4th & 1 · 4th & 1 at TEM 34
Q4 6:23
No gain on the run
Shotgun #21 D.Young rush left for 0 yards to the TEM34 (#9 C.Brezina)
D. Young · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 3rd & 1 · 3rd & 1 at TEM 34
Q4 7:01
5 yd completion to P. Clarke
Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass complete short right to #0 P.Clarke caught at TEM29, for 5 yards to the TEM34 (#31 M.Neal), out of bounds
A. Sheppard · 3/6, 48 YDS · 2nd & 6 · 2nd & 6 at TEM 29
Q4 7:35
4 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush right for 4 yards gain to the TEM29 (#17 J.Zayas; #24 I.McDaniels)
D. Young · 4 CAR, 17 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TEM 25
Q4 7:48
Kickoff, touchback
#95 C.Rosa kickoff 65 yards to the TEM00, Touchback
C. Rosa
TOUCHDOWNQ4 7:48
Touchdown! 23 yd catch from R. Becht
B. Brahmer · 5 REC, 79 YDS
#3 R.Becht pass complete deep left to #18 B.Brahmer caught at TEM03, for 23 yards to the TEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:48, 1ST DOWN #94 R.Barker kick attempt good (H: #38 N.Tiyce, LS: #35 B.Sokach-Minnick)
PSU 27 - 3 TEM
Q4 8:03
7 yd completion to B. Eskildsen
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 R.Becht pass complete short left to #4 B.Eskildsen caught at TEM23, for 7 yards to the TEM23 (#14 N.Lawrence)
R. Becht · 21/27, 268 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at TEM 30
Q4 8:45
FLAG
12 yd run
No Huddle-Shotgun #3 R.Becht rush right for 12 yards gain to the TEM45 (#18 K.Dinkins), out of bounds, 1ST DOWN, PENALTY TEM Personal Foul (#18 K.Dinkins) 15 yards from TEM45 to TEM30, 1ST DOWN
R. Becht · 5 CAR, 11 YDS · 2nd & 9 · 2nd & 9 at PSU 43
Q4 9:20
1 yd run
No Huddle #21 C.Hansen rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PSU43 (#44 T.Alualu)
C. Hansen · 19 CAR, 84 YDS · 1st & 10 · 1st & 10 at PSU 42
Q4 9:42
9 yd run
No Huddle #21 C.Hansen rush right for 9 yards gain to the PSU42 (#2 S.Karriem), 1ST DOWN
C. Hansen · 19 CAR, 84 YDS · 3rd & 3 · 3rd & 3 at PSU 33