Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNScoring plays
9 SCORES
Sam Ficken 29 Yd Field Goal
0-3
Austin Jones 31 Yd Field Goal
3-3
Sam Ficken 50 Yd Field Goal
3-6
Austin Jones 25 Yd Field Goal
6-6
Akeel Lynch 38 Yd Run (Sam Ficken Kick)
6-13
Bill Belton 8 Yd Run (Sam Ficken Kick)
6-20
Jalen Fitzpatrick 75 Yd pass from P.J. Walker (Austin Jones Kick)
13-20
Grant Haley 30 Yd Interception Return (Sam Ficken Kick)
13-27
Sam Ficken 21 Yd Field Goal
13-30
What happened
ESPN RECAPPenn State beats Temple, is bowl eligible for first time since sanctions
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- Penn State capitalized on five Temple turnovers, Akeel Lynch rushed for 130 yards and the Nittany Lions defeated the Owls 30-13 on Saturday to become bowl eligible for the first time since 2011. Penn State (6-4) rushed for a season-high 254 yards as Bill Belton added 92 yards on 19 carries. Lynch rushed 18 times and scored on a 38-yard touchdown. The Nittany Lions held Temple (5-5) to 268 yards and intercepted quarterback P.J. Walker four times to pull away from a 6-6 tie late in the third quarter. Penn State capitalized on turnovers on four straight Temple possessions late in the third quarter and early in the fourth to pull away after the Owls had closed their deficit to 20-13.
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Team stats
TEM · PSUBEAVER STADIUM, UNIVERSITY PARK · ATTENDANCE 100,173
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