The Temple Owls (2-2) hosted the Miami Hurricanes (4-0) on Saturday afternoon from Lincoln Financial Field. This was the 15th meeting between these two teams and the first since 2005.
Temple has only beaten Miami once. That happened in their very first meeting in 1930 when the Owls shut out the Hurricanes 34-0. Since then, it has been all Miami and that continued on Saturday.
Temple had 268 yards on offense. Quarterback E.J. Warner completed 22 of 39 passes (56.4%) for 240 yards, one touchdown, and two interceptions as the Owls lost to the Hurricanes by the final score of 41-7.
Running back Edward Saydee had two carries for 12 yards, and one catch for 14 yards, while wide receiver Amad Anderson Jr. made ten catches for 117 yards. Temple’s defense made 66 tackles, three tackles for loss, and two pass breakups.
Miami had 543 yards on offense. Quarterback Tyler Van Dyke completed 17 of 24 passes (71%) for 220 yards, three touchdowns, and two carries for 39 yards. Running back Henry Parrish Jr. had 16 carries for 139 yards and two touchdowns.
Wide receiver Xavier Restrepo made seven catches for 41 yards, and two touchdowns. Miami’s defense made 45 tackles, six tackles for loss, three sacks, one fumble recovery, and five pass breakups.
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