Rhode Island 14, Temple 38 · Box Score

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Final · Week 1 · Sat, Sep 5, 2026

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Rhode Island	7	7	0	0	14
TEM	10	14	7	7	38

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Team stats

Rhode IslandFCS		TEM
15	First downs	19
292	Total yards	369
195	Passing yards	142
18-31	Comp-Att	9-16
6.3	Yards per pass	8.9
97	Rushing yards	227
30	Rushes	45
3.2	Yards per rush	5.0
6-14	3rd down	3-12
2-2	4th down	2-2
4-18	Penalties-yards	3-20
3	Turnovers	1
1	Fumbles lost	1
2	Interceptions thrown	0
29:06	Time of possession	30:54
3	Sacks	2
3	Tackles for loss	6
1	QB hurries	2
2	Passes defended	5
0	Defensive TDs	2
10	Kick return yards	—
1	Punt return yards	86
1	Passing TDs	1
1	Rushing TDs	2
2	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

Rhode IslandFCS		TEM
-0.00	EPA per play	+0.24
36%	Success rate	49%
1.46	Explosiveness	1.17
+0.15	Rushing EPA per play	+0.23
42%	Rushing success rate	50%
-0.10	Passing EPA per play	+0.31
32%	Passing success rate	47%
40%	Standard downs success	54%
30%	Passing downs success	38%
1.91	Line yards per rush	3.28
0.88	Second-level yards	1.17
0.50	Open-field yards	1.97
33%	Stuff rate	11%
80%	Power success	86%
11%	Havoc caused	26%
3	Scoring chances	6
4.67	Points per chance	4.00
Own 23	Avg. starting field position	Own 30
5	Explosive plays	5
0%	Postgame win expectancy	100%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q112:29
TempleTD
(12:36) Shotgun #14 J.Smolik pass complete short left to #10 J.Freeman caught at URI00, for 18 yards to the URI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:29, 1ST DOWN #98 C.Hardin kick attempt good (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden)
Drive: 5 plays, 75 yds
0-7
Q19:31
FCS
Rhode IslandTD
(09:39) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 T.Budge pass complete short left to #1 M.Buchanan caught at TEM22, for 35 yards to the TEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:31, 1ST DOWN #45 T.Groff kick attempt good (H: #76 L.Kennett, LS: #41 D.Keough)
Drive: 6 plays, 75 yds
7-7
Q15:28
TempleFG
(05:28) #98 C.Hardin field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden), clock 05:28
Drive: 8 plays, 59 yds
7-10
Q29:20
TempleINT TD
(09:19) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 T.Budge pass intercepted by #24 J.Pierre at URI35 broken up by #97 D.Bishop #24 J.Pierre return 35 yards to the URI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 09:20 #98 C.Hardin kick attempt good (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden)
7-17
Q22:22
FCS
Rhode IslandTD
(02:22) No Huddle #10 T.Budge rush middle for 1 yard gain to the TEM00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 02:22 #45 T.Groff kick attempt good (H: #76 L.Kennett, LS: #41 D.Keough)
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yds
14-17
Q20:16
TempleTD
(00:16) No Huddle-Shotgun #26 K.Mason rush middle for 1 yard gain to the URI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:16 #98 C.Hardin kick attempt good (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden)
Drive: 7 plays, 75 yds
14-24
Q31:05
TempleTD
(01:05) Shotgun #26 K.Mason rush middle for 3 yards gain to the URI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:05, 1ST DOWN #98 C.Hardin kick attempt good (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden)
Drive: 17 plays, 82 yds
14-31
Q48:53
TempleINT TD
(09:04) No Huddle-Shotgun #10 T.Budge pass intercepted by #44 T.Alualu at TEM37 #44 T.Alualu return 63 yards to the URI00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 08:53 #98 C.Hardin kick attempt good (H: #7 D.Atton, LS: #97 S.Wolfenden)
14-38

Score shown Rhode Island-TEM.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int
Tyler Budge	18/31	195	6.3	1	2

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Brendon Barrow	11	39	3.5	0	17
Tyler Budge	9	38	4.2	1	15
Terrence Campbell	6	22	3.7	0	8
Gabe Winowich	1	2	2.0	0	2
Alex McClelland	1	2	2.0	0	2
Alvarez Baker	1	-5	-5.0	0	0
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Marquis Buchanan	10	137	13.7	1	35
Will Dixon	2	18	9.0	0	13
Aboraa Kwarteng	2	15	7.5	0	11
Jamall Mensah	2	14	7.0	0	8
C.J. Hawkins	1	6	6.0	0	6
Brendon Barrow	1	5	5.0	0	5

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD	QB Hur
Andre DePina-Gray	7	7	0	0	0	0
Moses Meus	5	2	0	0	0	0
Ethan McCann-Carter	4	4	0	0	0	0
Gage Hinkley	4	4	0	0	0	0
Chaas McCoy	4	3	0	0	1	0
Case Mankins	3	3	2	2	0	0
Mitchell Garner	3	3	0	0	0	0
Trey Lubin	3	3	0	0	0	0
Sam Ofurie	3	2	0	0	0	0
Rohan Davy	3	2	0	0	1	0
Dylan Yang	3	1	0	0	0	0
D.J. Cureton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Marquese Avery	2	2	0	0	0	0
Tremel States-Jones	2	1	0	0	0	0
Dane Picariello	2	1	0	0	0	0
Toddrick Brewton	2	1	0	0	0	0
Artin Balidemaj	2	0	0	0	0	0
Patrick Conserve	1	1	1	1	0	0
Sahnai Swain-Price	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tosin Akinsulire	1	1	0	0	0	0
Tyson Grimm	0	0	0	0	0	1

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Brendon Barrow	1	1	0
Marquese Avery	0	0	1

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Ty Groff	0/0	0.0	0	2/2	2

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Randy Leavitt	6	303	50.5	0	2	59

Kick returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Brendon Barrow	1	10	10.0	10	0

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Eddie Combs III	1	1	1.0	1	0