Temple Dominates Massachusetts 42-10 in Week 1
Temple overwhelmed Massachusetts 42-10 in Week 1, with the Owls scoring 21 points in the second quarter to seize control early. Massachusetts managed a 10-point first quarter but failed to score again, while Temple added 14 more points in the fourth quarter to run away with the contest.
Temple's offense proved potent throughout, with receiver Jovanni Bermudez leading all pass-catchers with 87 receiving yards. Massachusetts' Rocko Griffin rushed for 94 yards in a losing effort, while quarterback Grant Jordan completed 6 passes for the Minutemen.
The game's most impactful play came in the third quarter when Massachusetts quarterback Brandon Rose was intercepted for a touchback, a turnover that epitomized the home team's struggles. Temple's defense generated several key stops, including a crucial third-quarter sequence that swung momentum decisively. Massachusetts was held scoreless in the final three quarters, unable to mount any meaningful comeback after falling behind early.
The victory exceeded the over-under of 48.5 points and saw Temple cover the 1.5-point spread decisively on the road.
AI-generated recap · Aug 24, 2026
| Team | 1Q | 2Q | 3Q | 4Q | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Temple | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
 Massachusetts | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Scoring Timeline
Drive Chart
Box Score
| Statistic | Temple | Massachusetts |
|---|---|---|
| Passing | 22-29 | 25-40 |
| Pass Yards | 276 | 199 |
| Rush Yards | 191 | 103 |
| Total Yards | 467 | 302 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| 3rd Down | 9-12 | 3-11 |
| Penalties | 5-57 | 5-32 |
| Possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
Player Leaders
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Play-by-Play
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Rocko Griffin run for 19 yds to the MASS 44 for a 1ST down
(14:21) No Huddle-Shotgun Rose,Brandon pass incomplete deep middle to Harding,T.Y. thrown to Temple20 PENALTY Temple Pass Interference (Osueke,Ben) 15 yards from UMass44 to Temple41, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Rocko Griffin run for 1 yd to the TEM 40
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 8 yds to the TEM 32
Brandon Hood run for 3 yds to the TEM 29 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 11 yds to the TEM 18 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Rocko Griffin run for 18 yds for a TD (Derek Morris KICK)
Jay Ducker run for 7 yds to the TEM 17
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the TEM 20 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the TEM 23
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the TEM 26
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 7 yds to the TEM 33 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Jay Ducker for 2 yds to the TEM 35
Colin Chase run for 3 yds to the TEM 38
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 11 yds to the TEM 49 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 11 yds to the MASS 40 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 18 yds to the MASS 22 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the MASS 21
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 21 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
PENALTY UMass False Start (Roy Jr.,Benjamin) 5 yards from UMass25 to UMass20. NO PLAY.
Brandon Rose run for 3 yds to the MASS 23
Brandon Rose pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 4 yds to the MASS 27
Brandon Rose pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 10 yds to the MASS 37 for a 1ST down
Juwaun Price run for 2 yds to the MASS 39
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 39 yds to the TEM 22 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Rocko Griffin run for 5 yds to the TEM 17
PENALTY UMass False Start (Mosesso,Ryan) 5 yards from Temple17 to Temple22. NO PLAY.
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jake McConnachie
Derek Morris 40 yd FG GOOD
Marcus Lye kickoff for 62 yds , Tyler Stewart return for 20 yds to the TEM 23
Terrez Worthy run for no gain to the TEM 23
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Ryder Kusch
Evan Simon run for no gain to the TEM 23
Dante Atton punt for 43 yds, fair catch by T.Y. Harding at the MASS 34
Brandon Rose pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 6 yds to the MASS 40
Brandon Rose run for a loss of 3 yards to the MASS 37
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 9 yds to the MASS 46 for a 1ST down
Rocko Griffin run for 1 yd to the MASS 47
Brandon Rose run for 10 yds to the MASS 41 Brandon Rose fumbled, recovered by TEM Avery Powell
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Terrez Worthy
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 17 yds to the MASS 24 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 24 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 4 yds to the MASS 29
Brandon Rose pass complete to T.Y. Harding for 10 yds to the MASS 39 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 11 yds to the 50 yard line for a 1ST down
Rocko Griffin run for 6 yds to the TEM 44
Rocko Griffin run for 41 yds to the TEM 3 for a 1ST down
Rocko Griffin run for no gain to the TEM 3
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Rocko Griffin run for 1 yd to the TEM 2
Brandon Rose run for 1 yd to the TEM 1
Massachusetts Penalty, (Yards) to the TEM 1
Massachusetts Penalty, (Yards) declined
Jay Ducker run for 55 yds to the MASS 44 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the MASS 41
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 12 yds to the MASS 29 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to JoJo Bermudez
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 29 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Brandon Hood run for 2 yds to the MASS 37
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 1 yd to the MASS 38
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Keegan Andrews punt for 55 yds, fair catch by Tyler Stewart at the TEM 7
Gevani McCoy pass incomplete to JoJo Bermudez
Gevani McCoy run for no gain to the TEM 7
Gevani McCoy pass complete to Terrez Worthy for 7 yds to the TEM 14
Dante Atton punt for 49 yds
Brandon Rose sacked by Khalil Poteat for a loss of 10 yards to the MASS 27
Brandon Rose sacked by Cam'Ron Stewart for a loss of 7 yards to the MASS 20
Brandon Rose pass complete to Juwaun Price for 5 yds to the MASS 15
Keegan Andrews punt for 57 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the MASS 48 , Tyler Stewart returns for 24 yds to the MASS 48
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 23 yds to the MASS 25 for a 1ST down
Colin Chase run for 2 yds to the MASS 23
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Ryder Kusch
Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 10 yds to the MASS 13 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Terrez Worthy for 13 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 14 yds to the MASS 27 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose run for 4 yds to the MASS 31
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to T.Y. Harding
Keegan Andrews punt for 66 yds
Massachusetts Penalty, (5 Yards) to the TEM 8
End of 2nd Quarter
Marcus Lye kickoff for 60 yds , Tyler Stewart return for 14 yds to the TEM 19
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the TEM 20
Jay Ducker run for 9 yds to the TEM 29 for a 1ST down
Gevani McCoy run for 8 yds to the TEM 37
(13:10) No Huddle-Shotgun Worthy,Terrez rush right for 12 yards gain to the Temple49 (McGill,Jeremiah), out of bounds PENALTY Temple Holding (Barajas,Diego) 10 yards from Temple37 to Temple27. NO PLAY.
Terrez Worthy run for 8 yds to the TEM 35
Gevani McCoy pass complete to Terrez Worthy for 18 yds to the MASS 47 for a 1ST down
Terrez Worthy run for 1 yd to the MASS 46
Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the MASS 44
Gevani McCoy pass complete to Jay Ducker for 3 yds to the MASS 41
Dante Atton punt for 33 yds
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 4 yds to the MASS 12
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 13 yds to the MASS 25 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose run for 1 yd to the MASS 26
Temple Penalty, Personal Foul (Eric Stuart) to the MASS 44 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 6 yds to the 50 yard line
Brandon Rose pass complete to Tyree Kelly for 15 yds to the TEM 35 for a 1ST down
Rocko Griffin run for 2 yds to the TEM 33
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 15 yds to the TEM 18 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jake McConnachie
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jake McConnachie for 5 yds to the TEM 13
(04:59) No Huddle-Shotgun Rose,Brandon pass incomplete short left to Dowling,Max thrown to Temple00 PENALTY Temple Holding (Davis,Ty) 7 yards from Temple13 to Temple06, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
Brandon Rose pass intercepted, touchback.
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the TEM 21
Evan Simon run for 10 yds to the TEM 31 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 23 yds to the MASS 46 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the MASS 41
Jay Ducker run for 6 yds to the MASS 35 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 8 yds to the MASS 27
Joquez Smith run for 5 yds to the MASS 22 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
Evan Simon run for 6 yds to the MASS 16
Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 10 yds to the MASS 6 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon run for 5 yds to the MASS 1
Terrez Worthy run for a loss of 2 yards to the MASS 3
Evan Simon pass complete to Ryder Kusch for 3 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Reece Adkins
Brandon Rose pass complete to Jacquon Gibson for 5 yds to the MASS 30
Brandon Rose pass complete to Donnie Gray for 5 yds to the MASS 35 for a 1ST down
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Reece Adkins
Brandon Rose pass complete to Brandon Hood for no gain to the MASS 35
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Kezion Dia-Johnson
Brandon Rose pass incomplete to Jacquon Gibson
Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the MASS 34
Jay Ducker run for 8 yds to the MASS 26
Evan Simon pass complete to Ryder Kusch for 9 yds to the MASS 17 for a 1ST down
Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the MASS 14
Jay Ducker run for a loss of 1 yard to the MASS 15
Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 13 yds to the MASS 2 for a 1ST down
Evan Simon pass incomplete to Ryder Kusch
Evan Simon pass complete to Ryder Kusch for 2 yds for a TD Massachusetts Penalty, (Yards) declined (Carl Hardin KICK)
Elijah Faulkner run for 3 yds to the MASS 28
Grant Jordan pass complete to Kenyon Massey for 4 yds to the MASS 32
Grant Jordan pass complete to Kenyon Massey for 2 yds to the MASS 34
Keegan Andrews punt for 50 yds, fair catch by Tyler Stewart at the TEM 16
(04:04) No Huddle-Shotgun McCoy,Gevani pass complete short right to Evert,Daniel caught at Temple15, for 1 yard loss to the Temple15 (Farris,Zach; Wiggins Jr.,Jermaine) PENALTY UMass Offside (Robinson,Aquan) 5 yards from Temple16 to Temple21. NO PLAY.
Hunter Smith run for 4 yds to the TEM 25
Hunter Smith run for no gain to the TEM 25
Gevani McCoy run for 7 yds to the TEM 32 for a 1ST down
Hunter Smith run for 7 yds to the TEM 39
(00:38) Kneel down by Temple at Temple38 for loss of 1 yard.