Penn State Nittany Lions at Temple Owls

No. 16 Penn State goes on the road to meet Temple

No. 16 Penn State (1-0) at Temple (1-0), Sept. 12 at 12 p.m. EDT.

Opening Line: Penn State by 23.5. Against the spread: Penn State 1-0, Temple 1-0.

How to watch: ESPN2

Key stats

Penn State Offense

Overall: 487 yards per game (48th in FBS)

Passing: 324 yards per game (30th)

Rushing: 163 yards per game (68th)

Scoring: 45 points per game (35th)

Penn State Defense

Overall: 147 yards per game (13th in FBS)

Passing: 103 yards per game (25th)

Rushing: 44 yards per game (17th)

Scoring: 0 points per game (1st)

Temple Offense

Overall: 369 yards per game (89th in FBS)

Passing: 142 yards per game (113th)

Rushing: 227 yards per game (42nd)

Scoring: 38 points per game (50th)

Temple Defense

Overall: 292 yards per game (65th in FBS)

Passing: 195 yards per game (72nd)

Rushing: 97 yards per game (58th)

Scoring: 14 points per game (56th)

Temple ranks 120th in third down percentage, converting 25% of the time. Penn State ranks 7th on defense, allowing its opponents at convert at 8.3%.

Both teams have a +2 turnover margin to rank 14th in the FBS.

Temple ranks 9th in the FBS averaging 20 penalty yards per game.

Temple leads the FBS in red zone offense, scoring on 100% of trips.

Penn State ranks 20th in the FBS with an average time of possession of 36:13.

Team leaders

Penn State

Passing: Rocco Becht, 271 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INTs, 72.2 completion percentage

Rushing: Carson Hansen, 48 yards on 11 carries, 0 TDs

Receiving: Koby Howard, 161 yards on 6 catches, 1 TD

Temple

Passing: Ajani Sheppard, 85 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INTs, 50 completion percentage

Rushing: Keveun Mason, 158 yards on 20 carries, 2 TDs

Receiving: Colin Chase, 43 yards on 3 catches, 0 TDs

Last game

Penn State beat Marshall 45-0 on Sept. 5. Becht led Penn State with 271 yards on 13-of-18 passing (72.2%) for four touchdowns and no interceptions. Hansen had 48 rushing yards on 11 carries. Howard recorded 161 yards on six catches with one touchdown.

Temple won 38-14 over Rhode Island on Sept. 5. Sheppard threw for 85 yards on 5-of-10 attempts (50.0%) with no touchdowns and no interceptions. He also carried the ball five times for 23 yards. Mason carried the ball 20 times for 158 yards and scored two touchdowns, adding two receptions for 34 yards. Chase had three receptions for 43 yards.

Next game

Penn State hosts Buffalo on Sept. 19. Temple plays at Toledo on Sept. 19.

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