Temple Owls

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Temple Owls won.

Temple Owls beat the Rhode Island Rams

1-1 14 – 38

1-0

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) · 13,484 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Keveun Mason had 158 yards, 2TDs and Temple adds two pick-6 scores in 38-14 win over Rhode Island

Keveun Mason rushed for 158 yards and a pair of touchdowns and the Owls added two pick-6 scores as Temple beat Rhode Island 38-14 on Saturday in the Owls' season opener.

Recap via ESPN

0:28 Jaxon Smolik throws 18-yard touchdown pass vs. Rhode Island

0:21 Tyler Budge throws 35-yard touchdown pass to Marquis Buchanan

0:12 Carl Hardin kicks 33-yard field goal

0:16 Tyler Budge rushes in for 1-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
URI	7	7	0	0	14
TEM	10	14	7	7	38

Win Probability · Temple Owls

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Game Leaders

Rhode Island Rams

Tyler Budge · 18/31, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Brendon Barrow · 11 CAR, 39 YDSRushing Yards
Marquis Buchanan · 10 REC, 137 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Case Mankins · 2Sacks
Andre DePina-Gray · 7Tackles

Temple Owls

Ajani Sheppard · 5/10, 85 YDSPassing Yards
Keveun Mason · 20 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TDRushing Yards
Colin Chase · 3 REC, 43 YDSReceiving Yards
Kevin Hornbeak Jr. · 1Sacks
Curly Ordonez · 8Tackles

2026 Coastal Athletic Association Standings

Team
Monmouth
Campbell
Bryant
Stony Brook
Elon
Sacred Heart
UAlbany
North Carolina A&T
Rhode Island
New Hampshire
Maine
Hampton
Towson

2026 American Conference Standings

Team
Florida Atlantic
Memphis
UTSA
North Texas
UAB
South Florida
Army
Temple
East Carolina
Tulane
Tulsa
Rice
Charlotte
Navy

Scoring

Q4 8:53

TD Tyree Alualu 63 Yd Interception Return (Carl Hardin Kick)14–38

Q3 1:05

TD Keveun Mason 3 Yd Run (Carl Hardin Kick)14–31

Q2 0:16

TD Keveun Mason 1 Yd Run (Carl Hardin Kick)14–24

Q2 2:22

TD Tyler Budge 1 Yd Run (Ty Groff Kick)14–17

Q2 9:20

TD Jamarcus Pierre 35 Yd Interception Return (Carl Hardin Kick)7–17

Q1 5:28

FG Carl Hardin 33 Yd Field Goal 7–10

Q1 9:31

TD Marquis Buchanan 35 Yd pass from Tyler Budge (Ty Groff Kick)7–7

Q1 12:29

TD Jayce Freeman 18 Yd pass from Jaxon Smolik (Carl Hardin Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Rhode Island RamsTemple Owls

Offense

292 Total Yards 369

195 Passing Yards 142

97 Rushing Yards 227

15 First Downs 19

Efficiency

6-14 3rd Down 3-12

2-2 4th Down 2-2

18/31 Completions 9/16

Turnovers & Clock

3 Turnovers 1

4-18 Penalties 3-20

29:06 Possession 30:54

Box Score

Rhode Island Rams ▾

Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Tyler Budge	18/31	195	6.3	1	2	--
Team	18/31	195	6.3	1	2	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brendon Barrow	11	39	3.5	0	17
Tyler Budge	9	38	4.2	1	15
Terrence Campbell	6	22	3.7	0	8
Gabe Winowich	1	2	2.0	0	2
Alex McClelland	1	2	2.0	0	2
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0
Alvarez Baker	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Team	30	97	3.2	1	17

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Marquis Buchanan	10	137	13.7	1	35
Will Dixon	2	18	9.0	0	13
Aboraa Kwarteng	2	15	7.5	0	11
Jamall Mensah	2	14	7.0	0	8
C.J. Hawkins	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brendon Barrow	1	5	5.0	0	5
Team	18	195	10.8	1	35

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brendon Barrow	1	1	0
Marquese Avery	0	0	1
Team	1	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Andre DePina-Gray	7	7	0	0	0	0
Moses Meus	5	2	0	0	0	0
Ethan McCann-Carter	4	4	0	0	0	0
Gage Hinkley	4	4	0	0	0	0
Chaas McCoy	4	3	0	0	1	0
Case Mankins	3	3	2	2	0	0
Mitchell Garner	3	3	0	0	0	0
Trey Lubin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Sam Ofurie	3	2	0	0	0	0
Rohan Davy	3	2	0	0	1	0
Dylan Yang	3	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Cureton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Marquese Avery	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tremel States-Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dane Picariello	2	1	0	0	0	0
Toddrick Brewton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Artin Balidemaj	2	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Conserve	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sahnai Swain-Price	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tosin Akinsulire	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyson Grimm	0	0	0	0	0	1
Team	58	42	3	3	2	1

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Brendon Barrow	1	10	10.0	10	0
Team	1	10	10.0	10	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Eddie Combs III	1	1	1.0	1	0
Team	1	1	1.0	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ty Groff	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2
Team	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Randy Leavitt	6	303	50.5	0	2	59
Team	6	303	50.5	0	2	59

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	QBR
Ajani Sheppard	5/10	85	8.5	0	42.5
Jaxon Smolik	4/6	57	9.5	1	1.7
Team	9/16	142	8.9	1	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Keveun Mason	20	158	7.9	2	38
Ajani Sheppard	5	23	4.6	0	12
De'Carlos Young	6	21	3.5	0	10
JoJo Bermudez	1	15	15.0	0	15
Hunter Smith	5	9	1.8	0	3
Coen Logan	1	7	7.0	0	7
Jaxon Smolik	4	-2	-0.5	0	4
Team	3	-4	-1.3	0	0
Team	45	227	5.0	2	38

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Colin Chase	3	43	14.3	0	21
JoJo Bermudez	2	40	20.0	0	26
Keveun Mason	2	34	17.0	0	25
Jayce Freeman	1	18	18.0	1	18
Demonte Greene	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	9	142	15.8	1	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jaxon Smolik	2	1	0
Bryson Goodwin	0	0	1
Team	2	1	1

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Curly Ordonez	8	6	0	0	0	0	0
Saboor Karriem	6	5	0	0	0	0	0
Orel Gray	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jaeden Gould	3	3	0	0	1	0	0
Kolin Dinkins	3	2	0	0	1	0	0
Earl Kulp	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Jordan Montgomery	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jamarcus Pierre	2	2	0	0	1	0	1
Asa Locks	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nakeel Lawrence	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Kevin Hornbeak Jr.	2	1	1	1.5	0	0	0
Reggie Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tyree Alualu	2	1	0	0	1	0	1
Bryson Goodwin	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Davier Bishop	1	1	1	1	1	1	0
Josiah Jackson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joseph Auzenne	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Russell Sykes IV	1	1	0	1	0	0	0
Willy Love	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Zyil Powell	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Wesley Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Cameron Jones	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Eric Stuart	1	0	0	0.5	0	0	0
Troy Cunningham	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Brian Adderley	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	53	37	2	6	5	2	2

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tyree Alualu	1	63	1
Jamarcus Pierre	1	35	1
Team	2	98	2

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
JoJo Bermudez	4	86	21.5	47	0
Team	4	86	21.5	47	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carl Hardin	1/2	50.0	33	5/5	8
Team	1/2	50.0	33	5/5	8

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dante Atton	3	141	47.0	0	2	54
Team	3	141	47.0	0	2	54

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