FINAL SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls game details
Saturday, September 12, 2026 at 12:00 PM ET
Lincoln Financial Field · Attendance 61,714
Put the final score in perspective.
Penn State finished 18 points ahead. The teams combined for 36 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Penn State 10, Temple 3. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Temple outscored its opponent in 0 and Penn State in 3. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Penn State | 0 | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
 Temple | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 23 | 14 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 6-12 | 4-12 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-1 | 2-2 |
| Total Yards | 416 | 283 |
| Passing | 268 | 107 |
| Comp/Att | 21/27 | 13/22 |
| Yards per pass | 9.9 | 4.9 |
| Rushing | 148 | 176 |
| Rushing Attempts | 34 | 33 |
| Yards per rush | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| Penalties | 4-20 | 5-60 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 0 | 1 |
| Possession | 28:49 | 31:11 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Penn State Nittany Lions
passing
| Rocco Becht | 21/27 | 268 | 9.9 | 3 | 0 | 59.7 |
rushing
| Carson Hansen | 19 | 84 | 4.4 | 0 | 13 |
| James Peoples | 7 | 42 | 6.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Rocco Becht | 5 | 11 | 2.2 | 0 | 12 |
| Alex Manske | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Koby Howard | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | 4 |
| Cam Wallace | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | 2 |
receiving
| Benjamin Brahmer | 5 | 79 | 15.8 | 2 | 23 |
| Koby Howard | 3 | 68 | 22.7 | 0 | 56 |
| Chase Sowell | 5 | 58 | 11.6 | 1 | 16 |
| Zay Robinson | 3 | 34 | 11.3 | 0 | 22 |
| Carson Hansen | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 8 |
| Brett Eskildsen | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Andrew Rappleyea | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
defensive
| Tony Rojas | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cael Brezina | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zion Tracy | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ikenna Ezeogu | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Cooper | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamison Patton | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Siale Taupaki | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcus Neal Jr. | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Audavion Collins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Bacon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kooper Ebel | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alex Tatsch | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keanu Williams | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josiah Zayas | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Yvan Kemajou | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jahmir Joseph | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ibn McDaniels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Alexander McPherson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Tony Rojas | 1 | 13 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Zay Robinson | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 7 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Zay Robinson | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 19 | 0 |
kicking
| Ryan Barker | 2/3 | 67.0 | 39 | 3/3 | 9 |
punting
| Nathan Tiyce | 1 | 35 | 35.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Temple Owls
passing
| Jaxon Smolik | 10/16 | 59 | 3.7 | 0 | 1 | 63.4 |
| Ajani Sheppard | 3/6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 88.8 |
rushing
| 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
| 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
| 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
| Demonte Greene | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
kicking
| Carl Hardin | 1/2 | 50.0 | 24 | 0/0 | 3 |
punting
| Dante Atton | 4 | 184 | 46.0 | 0 | 3 | 49 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 12:00 | Carl Hardin 24 Yd Field Goal | 0 – 3 |
| 2 | 6:51 | Ryan Barker 31 Yd Field Goal | 3 – 3 |
| 2 | 0:08 | Benjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick) | 10 – 3 |
| 3 | 8:25 | Chase Sowell 16 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick) | 17 – 3 |
| 3 | 0:08 | Ryan Barker 39 Yd Field Goal | 20 – 3 |
| 4 | 7:48 | Benjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick) | 27 – 3 |
| 4 | 1:56 | Ajani Sheppard 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) | 27 – 9 |
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