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#16 Penn State Beat Temple 27-9 as Rocco Becht Throws 3 Touchdowns

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, September 12, 2026

Penn State Nittany Lions27@Temple Owls9

The #16 Penn State Nittany Lions beat the Temple Owls 27-9 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, September 12, 2026 in FBS college football Week 2 action.

Penn State led 10-3 at halftime. The third quarter swung it: Penn State outscored its opponent 10-0.

Penn State moves to 2-0, while Temple falls to 1-1.

Top performers

• Rocco Becht (PSU, QB): 21/27, 268 YDS, 3 TD
• Carson Hansen (PSU, RB): 19 CAR, 84 YDS
• Benjamin Brahmer (PSU, TE): 5 REC, 79 YDS, 2 TD
• Jaxon Smolik (TEM, QB): 10/16, 59 YDS, 1 INT
• Keveun Mason (TEM, RB): 14 CAR, 76 YDS
• Jayce Freeman (TEM, WR): 1 REC, 39 YDS

Scoring summary

1. Q2 12:00TEMCarl Hardin 24 Yd Field Goal0-3
2. Q2 6:51PSURyan Barker 31 Yd Field Goal3-3
3. Q2 0:08PSUBenjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht10-3
4. Q3 8:25PSUChase Sowell 16 Yd pass from Rocco Becht17-3
5. Q3 0:08PSURyan Barker 39 Yd Field Goal20-3
6. Q4 7:48PSUBenjamin Brahmer 23 Yd pass from Rocco Becht27-3
7. Q4 1:56TEMAjani Sheppard 3 Yd Run27-9

Team stats

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