Penn State Nittany Lions vs Temple Owls

College Football

Penn 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).

Win probability

100%PSU final

PSUTEM

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Play by play

Q4 0:58
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Peoples rush middle for 1 yard gain to the PSU20 (#88 L.Fairfax Jr)
3rd & 2 at PSU 19
Q4 0:58
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 A.Manske rush left for 5 yards gain to the PSU19 (#44 T.Alualu)
2nd & 7 at PSU 14
Q4 1:20
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 12:54
J. Peoples run for 0 yards
1st & 10 at TEM 35
Q4 1:20
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 1:53
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 1:53
No Huddle-Shotgun #1 J.Peoples rush middle for 51 yards loss to the PSU14 (#44 T.Alualu; #11 E.Kulp)
1st & 10 at TEM 35
Q4 1:53
#98 C.Hardin kickoff 54 yards to the PSU11 #2 Z.Robinson return 0 yards to the PSU11, End Of Play
TOUCHDOWNQ4 1:56
Touchdown! 3 yd run
Ajani Sheppard
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 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 2:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush middle for 3 yards gain to the PSU03 (#92 S.Taupaki)
2nd & Goal at PSU 6
Q4 2:30
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass incomplete short left to #33 R.Kusch thrown to PSU00
1st & Goal at PSU 6
Q4 3:08
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
1st & 10 at PSU 45
Q4 3:48
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush middle for 10 yards gain to the PSU45 (#3 J.Patton; #17 J.Zayas), 1ST DOWN
4th & 1 at TEM 45
Q4 4:24
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)
3rd & 5 at TEM 41
Q4 4:42
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard pass incomplete deep right to #17 J.Bermudez thrown to PSU27
2nd & 5 at TEM 41
Q4 5:02
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard rush left for 5 yards gain to the TEM41 (#9 C.Brezina)
1st & 10 at TEM 36
Q4 5:44
No Huddle-Shotgun #13 A.Sheppard rush middle for 2 yards gain to the TEM36 (#9 C.Brezina), 1ST DOWN
4th & 1 at TEM 34
Q4 6:23
Shotgun #21 D.Young rush left for 0 yards to the TEM34 (#9 C.Brezina)
3rd & 1 at TEM 34
Q4 7:01
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
2nd & 6 at TEM 29
Q4 7:35
No Huddle-Shotgun #21 D.Young rush right for 4 yards gain to the TEM29 (#17 J.Zayas; #24 I.McDaniels)
1st & 10 at TEM 25
Q4 7:48
#95 C.Rosa kickoff 65 yards to the TEM00, Touchback
TOUCHDOWNQ4 7:48
Touchdown! 23 yd pass to B. Brahmer
Rocco Becht
#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
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)
1st & 10 at TEM 30
Q4 8:45
FLAG
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
2nd & 9 at PSU 43