Connecticut Huskies at Temple Owls

However, the next time Temple got the ball, 11- and 15-yard completions and a costly pass interference penalty on third and long led to a 20-yard field goal by Austin Jones to make it a 10-0 game with 6:18 remaining in the second quarter.

With Navy losing to Houston and pretty much being eliminated from getting a New Year’s Day bowl as the top team out of the Group of Five, the Midshipmen nearly certainly will play in the Military Bowl in Annapolis, Maryland.

“We stayed during the whole thing, even in the rain”, said Hajar Muhammad of South Philadelphia. “Just to see those guys celebrate and send them to a championship game, everyone was very proud of what we just accomplished”.

WALKER CLOSING IN ON CARRER HIGHS: Temple quarterback P.J. Walker needs 29 yards and four TDs to reach career highs in those categories.

FootballScoop reported that Missouri Tigers AD Mack Rhoades is planning to meet with Rhule on Sunday, after meeting with Toledo HC Matt Campbell Saturday.

PHILADELPHIA Coming off a game where UConn drew praise from national pundits thanks to its win over previously undefeated Houston, it would seem as if there would be an added incentive for the Huskies to embrace the role of spoiler again heading into Saturday’s regular-season finale. But that doesn’t mean there’s not any familiarity.

Temple was 8-16 in Rhule’s first two seasons. Conversely, Temple is giving up less than 14 points per game at home this season (with two of those being ranked opponents – Notre Dame and Memphis).

CHICAGO – Justin Jackson rushed for 172 yards and a touchdown, and No. 17 Northwestern beat IL on Saturday.

UConn’s last trip to Temple, in 2013, resulted in a 28-21 victory. Chandler is second to only Tyler Matakevich who has 5 picks on the season. “We have more work to do”. On the next play, he delivered a flawless throw on a fade route in the endzone that was ruled a touchdown, but later overturned as Deloatch couldn’t finish the process of the catch. “We’ll go through our normal week”. Temple’s leading receiver on the evening, Brandon Shippen, had just 45 yards on four catches. The Huskies had just 138 yards of offense, including only nine rushing yards.

The Odds: Temple is a 12 point favorite against CT. Prior to Saturday’s effort against the Huskies, he had last surpassed 100 yards rushing on October 17. The Huskies bottled up Houston last week and the Owls don’t have a juggernaut offense. But as Thamel said, if you appear to be the real deal overall, you can overcome a lack of ties.

“We’re just trying to get Temple back on the map and I think that’s what we’ve done”, said Matakevich, who led Temple with 11 tackles, six of them solo. “It’s another game. A little bigger stage, but it’s another game”.