Penn State beat Temple 27-9 (Week 2, 2026)
Penn State beat Temple 27-9 at Lincoln Financial Field. Now Penn State is 2-0, and Temple is 1-1.
| Kickoff | 12:00 PM ET |
|---|---|
| Venue | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Spread | Penn State -24.0 |
| Total | 50 |
| TV | ESPN2 |
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| Streaming | the ESPN app |
Penn State at Temple airs on ESPN2. Each school's radio network carries the game, and the live score and every scoring play post here as it happens.
We post the running score and every scoring play right here as the game unfolds, no refresh needed. For the full drive-by-drive play-by-play, box score and player stats, open the game page.
Follow the full play-by-play and box score →How it played out
Penn State beat Temple 27-9 at Lincoln Financial Field in Week 2. Penn State led 10-3 at halftime. The lead changed hands once and the score was tied once after the opening score. Penn State went ahead for good on a touchdown with 0:08 left in the second quarter. Penn State's largest lead was 24 points. Temple led by as many as 3.
By the numbers
Penn State gained 416 total yards to Temple's 283. Turnovers: Penn State 0, Temple 1.
For Penn State, Rocco Becht completed 21 of 27 passes for 268 yards and 3 touchdowns. Carson Hansen ran 19 times for 84 yards. Benjamin Brahmer caught 5 passes for 79 yards and 2 touchdowns.
For Temple, Jaxon Smolik completed 10 of 16 passes for 59 yards, with an interception. Keveun Mason ran 14 times for 76 yards. Jayce Freeman caught 1 passes for 39 yards.
What it means
After the game, Penn State is 2-0, and Temple is 1-1. It was a non-conference game, so it counts on the overall record but not in the American Conference standings.
The full box score, quarter scoring and every scoring play are on the game page. See the live American Conference standings.
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