The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
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Temple had games scheduled against Miami, Rutgers, UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]
The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye.[3]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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October 10 | 6:00 p.m. | at Navy | | CBSSN | L 29–31 | 4,400 |
October 17 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida | | ESPN+ | W 39–37 | 782 |
October 24 | 12:00 p.m. | at Memphis | | ESPN+ | L 29–41 | 10,321 |
October 31 | 12:00 p.m. | at Tulane | | ESPN+ | L 3–38 | 1,200 |
November 7 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 18 SMU | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| ESPN+ | L 23–47 | 2,577 |
November 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCF | | ESPNU | L 13–38 | 8,768 |
November 21 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| ESPN+ | L 3–28 | 0 |
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At Navy
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Temple at Navy
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
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10 | 7 | 12 |
29 |
• Midshipmen |
7 |
14 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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| 1 | 05:22 | NAVY | Jamale Carothers 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 9:38) | NAVY 7–0 |
| 2 | 14:23 | TEM | Will Mobley 25-yard field goal (15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) | NAVY 7–3 |
10:18 | NAVY | Chance Warren 2-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05) | NAVY 14–3 |
07:54 | TEM | Anthony Russo 1-yard rush (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 2:24) | NAVY 14–10 |
03:46 | NAVY | Nelson Smith 26-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08) | NAVY 21–10 |
| 3 | 05:43 | TEM | Branden Mack 7-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:44) | NAVY 21–17 |
01:09 | NAVY | Nelson Smith 22-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) | NAVY 28–17 |
| 4 | 14:02 | TEM | Anthony Russo 9-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) | NAVY 28–23 |
04:56 | NAVY | Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal (15 plays, 26 yards, 9:06) | NAVY 31–23 |
01:02 | TEM | Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) | NAVY 31–29 |
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More information Pregame line, Over/under ...
Pregame line | Over/under |
TEM −10.5 | 54.5[6] |
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More information Statistics, Temple ...
Statistics | Temple | Navy |
First downs | 25 | 18 |
Total yards | 407 | 299 |
Rushing yards | 166 | 251 |
Passing yards | 241 | 48 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:39 | 35:21 |
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More information Team, Category ...
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Temple | Passing | Anthony Russo | 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Branden Mack | 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD |
Navy | Passing | Dalen Morris | 2/2, 48 yards |
Rushing | Nelson Smith | 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs |
Receiving | CJ Williams | 1 reception, 36 yards |
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South Florida
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South Florida at Temple
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bulls |
7 |
14 | 10 | 6 |
37 |
• Owls |
10 |
7 | 9 | 13 |
39 |
- Date: October 17, 2020
- Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA - Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
- Game attendance: 782
- Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH
- Referee: Luke Richmond
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
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| 1 | 10:10 | TEM | Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57) | TEM 7–0 |
08:26 | TEM | Will Mobley 24-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10) | TEM 10–0 |
04:34 | USF | Randall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44) | TEM 10–7 |
| 2 | 09:39 | USF | DeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20) | USF 14–10 |
05:16 | TEM | Jadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17) | TEM 17–14 |
01:18 | USF | Noah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick) (4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59) | USF 21–17 |
| 3 | 08:14 | TEM | Will Mobley 26-yard field goal (16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46) | USF 21–20 |
05:39 | USF | Johnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24) | USF 28–20 |
03:16 | USF | Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal (4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01) | USF 31–20 |
01:07 | TEM | Branden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09) | USF 31–26 |
| 4 | 09:52 | TEM | Arnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) | TEM 32–31 |
04:28 | TEM | Randle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47) | TEM 39–31 |
01:03 | USF | Leonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) | TEM 39–37 |
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More information Pregame line, Over/under ...
Pregame line | Over/under |
TEM −14 | 53[7] |
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More information Statistics, South Florida ...
Statistics | South Florida | Temple |
First downs | 21 | 32 |
Total yards | 324 | 416 |
Rushing yards | 143 | 146 |
Passing yards | 181 | 270 |
Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
Time of possession | 27:39 | 32:21 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
South Florida | Passing | Jordan McCloud | 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs |
Rushing | Johnny Ford | 15 carries, 68 yards |
Receiving | Omarion Dollison | 4 receptions, 64 yards |
Temple | Passing | Anthony Russo | 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 25 carries, 83 yards |
Receiving | Randle Jones | 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD |
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At Memphis
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Temple at Memphis
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
3 |
12 | 7 | 7 |
29 |
• Tigers |
7 |
3 | 17 | 14 |
41 |
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| 1 | 05:29 | MEM | Tahj Washington 3-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) | MEM 7–0 |
01:42 | TEM | Will Mobley 25-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22) | MEM 7–3 |
| 2 | 07:41 | TEM | Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley PAT blocked) (8 plays, 65 yards, 2:49) | TEM 9–7 |
03:34 | MEM | Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) | MEM 10–9 |
00:31 | TEM | Branden Mack 10-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) | TEM 15–10 |
| 3 | 08:40 | MEM | Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 6:15) | TEM 15–13 |
07:52 | MEM | Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) | MEM 20–15 |
06:30 | MEM | Tahj Washington 26-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) | MEM 27–15 |
02:37 | TEM | Jadan Blue 32-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 3:48) | MEM 27–22 |
| 4 | 12:02 | MEM | Javon Ivory 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09) | MEM 34–22 |
10:11 | TEM | Jadan Blue 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) | MEM 34–29 |
02:15 | MEM | Kylan Watkins 15-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick) (8 plays, 88 yards, 2:52) | MEM 41–29 |
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More information Pregame line, Over/under ...
Pregame line | Over/under |
MEM –14 | 70[8] |
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More information Statistics, Temple ...
Statistics | Temple | Memphis |
First downs | 30 | 24 |
Total yards | 500 | 489 |
Rushing yards | 113 | 176 |
Passing yards | 387 | 313 |
Turnovers | 4 | 3 |
Time of possession | 33:28 | 26:32 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Temple | Passing | Anthony Russo | 41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs |
Rushing | Re'Mahn Davis | 20 carries, 113 yards |
Receiving | Randle Jones | 12 receptions, 118 yards |
Memphis | Passing | Brady White | 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 22 carries, 106 yards |
Receiving | Calvin Austin | 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD |
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At Tulane
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Temple at Tulane
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
3 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
• Green Wave |
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10 | 14 | 14 |
38 |
- Date: October 31, 2020
- Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA - Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
- Elapsed time: 3 hours
- Game attendance: 1,200
- Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH
- Referee: Henry Johns
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
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| 1 | 10:37 | TEM | Rory Bell 22-yard field goal (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) | TEM 3–0 |
| 2 | 11:55 | TULN | Merek Glover 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) | TIE 3–3 |
06:50 | TULN | Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) | TULN 10–3 |
| 3 | 05:36 | TULN | Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) | TULN 17–3 |
01:43 | TULN | Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) | TULN 24–3 |
| 4 | 12:01 | TULN | Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) | TULN 31–3 |
03:53 | TULN | Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) | TULN 38–3 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
TULN –7 | 56[9] |
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Statistics | Temple | Tulane |
First downs | 11 | 28 |
Total yards | 222 | 504 |
Rushing yards | 77 | 284 |
Passing yards | 145 | 220 |
Turnovers | 1 | 3 |
Time of possession | 28:15 | 31:45 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Temple | Passing | Trad Beatty | 11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT |
Rushing | Re-al Mitchell | 7 carries, 37 yards |
Receiving | Branden Mack | 3 receptions, 54 yards |
Tulane | Passing | Michael Pratt | 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Amare Jones | 12 carries, 92 yards |
Receiving | Duece Watts | 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs |
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SMU
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Southern Methodist at Temple
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• No. 18 Mustangs |
7 |
3 | 10 | 27 |
47 |
Owls |
13 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
23 |
- Date: November 5, 2020
- Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA - Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
- Game attendance: 2,577
- Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH
- Referee: Charles Lamertina
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
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| 1 | 14:47 | TEM | Randle Jones 75-yard pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:13) | TEM 6–0 |
11:10 | SMU | Tyler Page 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31) | SMU 7–6 |
01:32 | TEM | Tayvon Ruley 3-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45) | TEM 13–7 |
| 2 | 03:41 | SMU | Chris Naggar 40-yard field goal (14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32) | TEM 13–10 |
| 3 | 12:58 | SMU | Tyler Page 44-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02) | SMU 17–13 |
08:36 | SMU | Chris Naggar 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26) | SMU 20–13 |
01:14 | TEM | Rory Bell 26-yard field goal (15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22) | SMU 20–16 |
| 4 | 14:54 | SMU | Kylen Granson 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) | SMU 26–16 |
12:42 | SMU | Tyler Lavine 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54) | SMU 33–16 |
09:17 | SMU | Rashee Rice 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31) | SMU 40–16 |
07:32 | SMU | TaMerik Williams 49-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (1 play, 49 yards, 0:09) | SMU 47–16 |
00:35 | TEM | Aaron Jarman 11-yard pass from Re–al Michell (Rory Bell kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57) | SMU 47–23 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
SMU –17 | 63.5[10] |
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Statistics | SMU | Temple |
First downs | 24 | 19 |
Total yards | 549 | 368 |
Rushing yards | 194 | 157 |
Passing yards | 355 | 211 |
Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
Time of possession | 24:55 | 35:05 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
SMU | Passing | Shane Buechele | 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs |
Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 17 carries, 79 yards |
Receiving | Kylen Granson | 6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD |
Temple | Passing | Ted Beatty | 6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD |
Rushing | Tayvon Ruley | 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Randle Jones | 2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD |
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At UCF
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Temple at Central Florida
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls |
0 |
3 | 0 | 10 |
13 |
• Knights |
21 |
0 | 17 | 0 |
38 |
- Date: November 14, 2020
- Location: Bounce House
Orlando, FL - Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
- Game attendance: 8,768
- Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH
- TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
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| 1 | 13:00 | UCF | Greg McCrae 7-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:05) | UCF 7–0 |
10:19 | UCF | Otis Anderson 14-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (3 plays, 27 yards, 0:35) | UCF 14–0 |
06:51 | UCF | Greg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:48) | UCF 21–0 |
| 2 | 14:20 | TEM | Rory Bell 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 4:00) | UCF 21–3 |
| 3 | 13:12 | UCF | Marlon Williams 23-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (5 plays, 45 yards, 1:39) | UCF 28–3 |
07:21 | UCF | Daniel Obarski 25-yard field goal (9 plays, 72 yards, 2:33) | UCF 31–3 |
03:59 | UCF | Marlon Williams 21-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (2 plays, 91 yards, 0:27) | UCF 38–3 |
| 4 | 14:24 | TEM | Onasis Neely 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 1:15) | UCF 38–10 |
07:59 | TEM | Rory Bell 24-yard field goal (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:45) | UCF 38–13 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
UCF –28.5 | 72.5[11] |
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Statistics | Temple | UCF |
First downs | 19 | 19 |
Total yards | 290 | 419 |
Rushing yards | 183 | 147 |
Passing yards | 107 | 272 |
Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
Time of possession | 37:13 | 22:47 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
Temple | Passing | Re–al Mitchell | 10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Tayvon Ruley | 23 carries, 90 yards |
Receiving | Jadan Blue | 5 receptions, 71 yards |
UCF | Passing | Dillon Gabriel | 12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs |
Rushing | Otis Anderson Jr. | 10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD |
Receiving | Jaylon Robinson | 4 receptions, 113 yards |
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East Carolina
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East Carolina at Temple
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2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• Pirates |
7 |
14 | 7 | 0 |
28 |
Owls |
0 |
0 | 3 | 0 |
3 |
- Date: November 21, 2020
- Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA - Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST
- Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
- Game attendance: 100
- Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
- Referee: Hank Johns
- TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
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| 1 | 00:33 | ECU | C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 60 yards, 0:10) | ECU 7–0 |
| 2 | 11:36 | TEM | Rory Bell 28-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13) | ECU 7–3 |
11:22 | ECU | Tyler Snead 95-yard kickoff returned (Jake Verity kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) | ECU 14–3 |
00:48 | ECU | Tyler Snead 46-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16) | ECU 21–3 |
| 4 | 11:05 | ECU | Holton Ahlers 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick) (4 plays, 90 yards, 1:12) | ECU 28–3 |
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Pregame line | Over/under |
ECU –7 | 53[12] |
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More information Statistics, East Carolina ...
Statistics | East Carolina | Temple |
First downs | 16 | 10 |
Total yards | 447 | 235 |
Rushing yards | 265 | 140 |
Passing yards | 182 | 95 |
Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
Time of possession | 25:06 | 34:54 |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
East Carolina | Passing | Holton Ahlers | 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
Rushing | Keaton Mitchell | 13 carries, 103 yards |
Receiving | C. J. Johnson | 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD |
Temple | Passing | Kamal Gray | 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs |
Rushing | Tayvon Ruley | 14 carries, 48 yards |
Receiving | David Martin–Robinson | 1 reception, 30 yards |
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