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2026 Week 2

Penn State at Temple

Friday, September 11, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT

Lincoln Financial Field

Penn State
Big Ten
Record
0-0
Rating
18.1
National rank
15
Proj. wins
9.0
Playoff prob.
35%
Temple
American Athletic
Record
0-0
Rating
-5.1
National rank
88
Proj. wins
5.0
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
94%
Temple
6%
Temple 90% CI: 4% – 8% Δ rating 23.2

Penn State is the model's favorite at 94%. Temple has a 6% 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

Forecast not yet available — Open-Meteo provides a 16-day window. Check back closer to kickoff.

Game info

Kickoff
Friday, September 11, 2026 · 11:00 PM CDT
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field
Conference game
No
Neutral site
No

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