Temple University Athletics
Temple University
8-5
North Carolina
7-6
Football Falls to North Carolina in the Military Bowl
12.27.19 | Football
The Owls finished the season 8-5 for the second year in a row and the Tar Heels finished the season 7-6. WR Jadan Blue finished the game with eight catches for 92 yards. RB Re'Mahn Davis had a receiving and a rushing touchdown. SAF Benny Walls led the team with 12 tackles.
How It Happened
>Temple stalled a productive first drive and was forced to punt. North Carolina got the ball and drove into Temple territory. After forcing a third-and-long, the Owls shut down the Tar Heels and forced a missed 51-yard field goal. On North Carolina's next drive, QB Sam Howell threw a 39-yard touchdown pass for the first score of the game, 7-0 North Carolina.
>The ensuing Temple drive ended in a missed 42-yard field goal. The first quarter ended 7-0 in favor of North Carolina.
>In the first drive of the second quarter, the Owls held the Tar Heels to a 26-yard field goal. They extended their lead to 10-0 with 10 minutes left in the first half.
>On the next drive, QB Anthony Russo returned to lead the offense. On the second play of the drive, Russo connected with WR Jadan Blue for a 60-yard reception that brought the Owls inside the red zone. RB Re'Mahn Davis finished the drive off with a 4-yard touchdown run. The extra point was blocked and the Tar Heels would maintain a 10-6 lead.
>North Carolina would counter the score with another touchdown of its own. Howell threw a 16-yard back shoulder ball into the end zone that was tipped by SAF Amir Tyler and hauled in by a North Carolina receiver for the score. The Tar Heels added another field goal before halftime and took a 20-6 lead into the half.
>In the first drive of the second half, North Carolina drove down the field 83-yards to make the score 27-6. The Tar Heels then picked off Russo and returned it 20-yards for a touchdown on the next drive to lengthen the lead to 34-6.
>North Carolina scored again on its next possession. A trick play from the two-yard line led to the score and a 41-6 lead. The Owls got on the board again with five minutes to play in the third. SAF Benny Walls forced and recovered a fumble that set up Temple at the 50 yardline. Just four plays later, Davis caught a screen pass from QB Todd Centeio that he took 45-yards down the field for his second touchdown of the day. North Carolina took a 41-13 lead into the final 15 minutes of play.
>North Carolina scored on the opening drive of the fourth quarter to extend its lead to 48-13. The Tar Heels added another touchdown to make it 55-13 with two minutes to play in the game.
Notes
>Temple WR Jadan Blue became the first receiver in program history to break 1,000 yards receiving in a single season.
>OL Jovahn Fair became the first Owl to ever start in four bowl games.
Team Stats
NC 7, TEM 0
NC - Brown, D 39 yd pass from Howell, S (Ruggles, N kick) 2 plays, 63 yards, TOP 0:27
NC 10, TEM 0
NC - Ruggles, N 26 yd field goal 16 plays, 66 yards, TOP 5:41
NC 10, TEM 6
TEM - DAVIS,Re'Mahn 4 yd run (MOBLEY,Will kickblocked), 5 plays, 75 yards, TOP 2:18
NC 17, TEM 6
NC - Newsome, D 16 yd pass from Howell, S (Ruggles, N kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 3:45
NC 20, TEM 6
NC - Ruggles, N 36 yd field goal 4 plays, 44 yards, TOP 0:28
NC 27, TEM 6
NC - Williams, A 1 yd run (Ruggles, N kick), 10 plays, 83 yards, TOP 3:36
NC 34, TEM 6
NC - Duck, S 20 yd interception (Ruggles, N kick)
NC 41, TEM 6
NC - Howell, S 2 yd pass from Groves, R (Ruggles, N kick) 7 plays, 31 yards, TOP 2:57
NC 41, TEM 13
TEM - DAVIS,Re'Mahn 45 yd pass from CENTEIO,Todd (LAFREE,Jacob kick) 4 plays, 51 yards, TOP 1:52
NC 48, TEM 13
NC - Newsome, D 29 yd pass from Howell, S (Ruggles, N kick) 9 plays, 88 yards, TOP 4:30
NC 55, TEM 13
NC - Williams, A 2 yd run (Kim, J kick), 12 plays, 52 yards, TOP 7:43
