2026 Week 2
Penn State at Temple
Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
Lincoln Financial Field
Penn State
Big Ten
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- 16.2
- National rank
- 17
- Proj. wins
- 8.9
- Playoff prob.
- 33%
Temple
American Athletic
- Record
- 0-0
- Rating
- -9.1
- National rank
- 99
- Proj. wins
- 4.9
- Playoff prob.
- 0%
GIE win probability
Headline numbers below. The 90% confidence band reflects rating uncertainty (±1.5 points per side); the model isn't claiming precision down to the percentage point.
Penn State
95%
Temple
5%
Temple 90% CI: 3% – 7% Δ rating 25.3
Penn State is the model's favorite at 95%. Temple has a 5% path. Home-field adjustment of +1.1 rating points baked in for Temple — venue-specific learned value (n=53 games).
Style fit
How each offense matches up against the opposite defense. Higher = the offense is expected to do well; mismatches show up here.
Penn State offense
43 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Temple offense
34 / 100
Style-neutral matchup
Weather at kickoff
Conditions
Partly cloudy
Temperature
80°F
Precipitation
11%
Wind
5 mph
Game info
- Kickoff
- Saturday, September 12, 2026 · 4:00 PM UTC
- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Conference game
- No
- Neutral site
- No