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