Temple Defeats Tulsa (photo gallery)
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Billy Splain | October 21, 2024
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The Temple Owls (2-5, 1-2) defeated the Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2-5, 0-3) on Saturday in Temple’s Homecoming game with 18,721 in attendance. QB Evan Simon threw for 297 yards and a touchdown, while DE Diwun Black added two sacks and a forced fumble.
Tulsa WR Anthony Watkins led the Golden Hurricane with 73 yards receiving and a touchdown. Defensively, SAF Dayne Hodge added eight tackles.
How it Happened
- Temple opened the scoring with a 29-yard field goal from Maddux Trujillo with 3:20 remaining in the first quarter.
- TE Peter Clarke extended the Owls’ lead on a three-yard touchdown from Simon. This made the score 10-0 Temple with 12:55 to play in the second quarter. PHOTO
- Temple scored again with 4:23 left in the first half, this time on a one-yard rushing touchdown from RB Terrez Worthy, giving the Owls a 17-0 lead into halftime. PHOTO
- Tulsa got on the board on a 63-yard touchdown reception to Anthony Watkins with 8:59 left in the third quarter, cutting Temple’s lead to 17-7. PHOTO
- The Golden Hurricane cut into the lead further with a 46-yard field goal from Seth Morgan, making the score 17-10 Temple with 2:40 left in the third quarter.
- Maddux Trujillo nailed a 41-yard field goal, making it a two-possession ballgame with 12:50 left to play. (PHOTO)
Statistically Speaking
- TE Landon Morris set a new career high in receptions (4) and receiving yards (97). His 58-yard reception in the first quarter was Temple’s second-longest play from scrimmage this season.
Notes
- Today’s win was head coach Stan Drayton‘s first homecoming win.
- With his second quarter touchdown, Terrez Worthy scored the first rushing touchdown from a Temple running back this season.
- Dating back to 2013, Temple is 23-0 when holding their opponent to ten or fewer points scored.
Up Next Temple will travel to East Carolina for a 2:00 p.m. ET game against the Pirates. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.
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