Penn State Nittany Lions

12thin Big Ten · 2-0

YES!

Penn State Nittany Lions beat the Temple Owls

2-0 27 – 9

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 12

Game Details

Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia) · 61,714 fans · ESPN2

Highlights

Becht throws 3 touchdown passes, Brahmer has 2 TDs to lift No. 16 Penn State past Temple 27-9

Rocco Becht expected to get cheered on by hundreds of fans from the Philadelphia suburbs and other surrounding areas where most of his family and their friends are from.

Recap via ESPN

0:35 Tony Rojas comes up with an interception

0:11 Carl Hardin makes 24-yard field goal

0:13 Ryan Barker kicks 31-yard field goal

0:23 Rocco Becht throws 23-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Lincoln Financial Field · Philadelphia

Line Score

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

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Game Leaders

Penn State Nittany Lions

Rocco Becht · 21/27, 268 YDS, 3 TDPassing Yards
Carson Hansen · 19 CAR, 84 YDSRushing Yards
Benjamin Brahmer · 5 REC, 79 YDS, 2 TDReceiving Yards
Yvan Kemajou · 1Sacks
Tony Rojas · 7Tackles

Temple Owls

Jaxon Smolik · 10/16, 59 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
Keveun Mason · 14 CAR, 76 YDSRushing Yards
Jayce Freeman · 1 REC, 39 YDSReceiving Yards
Curly Ordonez · 1Sacks
Curly Ordonez · 12Tackles

2026 Big Ten Conference Standings

Team
Indiana
Nebraska
UCLA
Minnesota
Ohio State
Wisconsin
Oregon
USC
Iowa
Northwestern
Purdue
Michigan
Penn State
Washington
Illinois
Maryland
Michigan State
Rutgers

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 1:56

TD Ajani Sheppard 3 Yd Run (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)27–9

Q4 7:48

TD Benjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick)27–3

Q3 0:08

FG Ryan Barker 39 Yd Field Goal 20–3

Q3 8:25

TD Chase Sowell 16 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick)17–3

Q2 0:08

TD Benjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht (Ryan Barker Kick)10–3

Q2 6:51

FG Ryan Barker 31 Yd Field Goal 3–3

Q2 12:00

FG Carl Hardin 24 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Penn State Nittany LionsTemple Owls

Offense

416 Total Yards 283

268 Passing Yards 107

148 Rushing Yards 176

23 First Downs 14

Efficiency

6-12 3rd Down 4-12

0-1 4th Down 2-2

21/27 Completions 13/22

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 1

4-20 Penalties 5-60

28:49 Possession 31:11

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Rocco Becht	21/27	268	9.9	3	0	60.0
Team	21/27	268	9.9	3	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Carson Hansen	19	84	4.4	13
James Peoples	7	42	6.0	12
Rocco Becht	5	11	2.2	12
Alex Manske	1	5	5.0	5
Koby Howard	1	4	4.0	4
Cam Wallace	1	2	2.0	2
Team	34	148	4.4	13

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
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
Team	21	268	12.8	3	56

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Benjamin Brahmer	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tony Rojas	7	5	0	0	0	0
Cael Brezina	6	5	0	0	0	0
Zion Tracy	5	4	0	0	1	0
Ikenna Ezeogu	4	3	0	0	0	1
Jeremiah Cooper	4	3	0	0	0	0
Jamison Patton	4	3	0	0	0	0
Siale Taupaki	3	3	0	1	0	0
Marcus Neal Jr.	3	3	0	0	0	0
Audavion Collins	3	2	0	0	2	0
Caleb Bacon	2	2	0	0	0	0
Kooper Ebel	2	1	0	0	0	0
Alex Tatsch	2	1	0	0	0	0
Keanu Williams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Josiah Zayas	2	0	0	0	0	0
Yvan Kemajou	1	1	1	1	0	0
Jahmir Joseph	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ibn McDaniels	1	0	0	0	0	0
Alexander McPherson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	53	37	1	2	3	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tony Rojas	1	13	0
Team	1	13	0

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Robinson	1	7	7.0	7	0
Team	1	7	7.0	7	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Zay Robinson	2	22	11.0	19	0
Team	2	22	11.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Ryan Barker	2/3	67.0	39	3/3	9
Team	2/3	66.7	39	3/3	9

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Nathan Tiyce	1	35	35.0	0	1	35
Team	1	35	35.0	0	1	35

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	INT	QBR
Jaxon Smolik	10/16	59	3.7	1	69.6
Ajani Sheppard	3/6	48	8.0	0	91.3
Team	13/22	107	4.9	1	--

Rushing

Player	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
Team	33	176	5.3	1	47

Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Jayce Freeman	1	39	39.0	39
Peter Clarke	6	31	5.2	13
Ryder Kusch	3	29	9.7	15
JoJo Bermudez	2	6	3.0	4
Keveun Mason	1	2	2.0	2
Team	13	107	8.2	39

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Curly Ordonez	12	9	1	1	0
Saboor Karriem	8	8	0	0	0
Avery Powell	5	3	0	0	1
Denzel Chavis	4	3	0	0	0
Eric Stuart	3	3	0	0	0
Adrian Laing	3	2	0	0	1
Tyree Alualu	3	2	0	0	0
Jaeden Gould	2	2	0	0	0
Kolin Dinkins	2	2	0	0	0
Orel Gray	2	1	0	0	0
Russell Sykes IV	2	1	0	0	0
Asa Locks	2	1	0	0	0
Zach Aamland	1	1	0	0	0
Jordan Montgomery	1	1	0	0	0
Cameron Jones	1	1	0	0	0
Jamarcus Pierre	1	1	0	0	0
Lamar Fairfax	1	1	0	0	0
R.J. Blount	1	1	0	0	0
JaMair Diaz	1	1	0	0	0
Nakeel Lawrence	1	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Artis	1	0	0	0	0
Earl Kulp	1	0	0	0	0
Kevin Hornbeak Jr.	1	0	0	0	0
Team	59	45	1	1	2

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Demonte Greene	1	16	16.0	16	0
Team	1	16	16.0	16	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Carl Hardin	1/2	50.0	24	0/0	3
Team	1/2	50.0	24	0/0	3

Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Dante Atton	4	184	46.0	0	3	49
Team	4	184	46.0	0	3	49

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