College Football · FBS · Week 1 · Recap
Temple Beat Rhode Island 38-14 Behind Keveun Mason's 158-Yard Day
The Temple Owls routed the Rhode Island Rams 38-14 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, September 5, 2026 in FBS college football Week 1 action.
Temple led 24-14 at halftime. The second quarter swung it: Temple outscored its opponent 14-7.
Temple moves to 1-0, while Rhode Island falls to 1-1.
Top performers
Tyler Budge (URI, QB): 18/31, 195 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Brendon Barrow (URI, RB): 11 CAR, 39 YDS
Marquis Buchanan (URI, WR): 10 REC, 137 YDS, 1 TD
Ajani Sheppard (TEM, QB): 5/10, 85 YDS
Keveun Mason (TEM, RB): 20 CAR, 158 YDS, 2 TD
Colin Chase (TEM, WR): 3 REC, 43 YDS
Scoring summary
- Q1 12:29TEMJayce Freeman 18 Yd pass from Jaxon Smolik0-7
- Q1 9:31URIMarquis Buchanan 35 Yd pass from Tyler Budge7-7
- Q1 5:28TEMCarl Hardin 33 Yd Field Goal7-10
- Q2 9:20TEMJamarcus Pierre 35 Yd Interception Return7-17
- Q2 2:22URITyler Budge 1 Yd Run14-17
- Q2 0:16TEMKeveun Mason 1 Yd Run14-24
- Q3 1:05TEMKeveun Mason 3 Yd Run14-31
- Q4 8:53TEMTyree Alualu 63 Yd Interception Return14-38
Team stats
| URI | TEM | |
|---|---|---|
| Total yards | 292 | 369 |
| First downs | 15 | 19 |
| Third down | 6-14 | 3-12 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Possession | 29:06 | 30:54 |