Penn State Nittany Lions vs Temple Owls
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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).
| Passing | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaxon Smolik | 10/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 70.8 |
| Ajani Sheppard | 3/6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 91.7 |
| Rushing | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keveun Mason | 14 | 76 | 5.4 | 0 | 22 |
| Jaxon Smolik | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 0 | 47 |
| De'Carlos Young | 4 | 17 | 4.3 | 0 | 10 |
| Ajani Sheppard | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 1 | 5 |
| Hunter Smith | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Team | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Receiving | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jayce Freeman | 1 | 39 | 39.0 | 0 | 39 |
| Peter Clarke | 6 | 31 | 5.2 | 0 | 13 |
| Ryder Kusch | 3 | 29 | 9.7 | 0 | 15 |
| JoJo Bermudez | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Keveun Mason | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
| Defensive | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curly Ordonez | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Powell | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Chavis | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stuart | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Laing | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Alualu | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaeden Gould | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolin Dinkins | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orel Gray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Sykes IV | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Asa Locks | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Aamland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jones | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarcus Pierre | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Fairfax | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Blount | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaMair Diaz | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakeel Lawrence | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Artis | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Kulp | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hornbeak Jr. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KickReturns | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Demonte Greene | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
| Kicking | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hardin | 1/2 | 50.0 | 24 | 0/0 | 3 |
| Punting | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dante Atton | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
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