Temple University Athletics
Temple University
2-4 , 0-2
UTSA
2-3 , 1-0
Football Falls to UTSA, 49-34
10.7.23 | Football
PHILADELPHIA — Temple (2-4, 0-2 AAC) lost to the UTSA Roadrunners (2-3, 1-0 AAC), 49-34, on homecoming at Lincoln Financial Field Saturday afternoon. QB E.J. Warner threw for 472 yards and five touchdowns, connecting with WR John Adams (127), TE David Martin-Robinson (112) and RB Darvon Hubbard (95) for big receiving performances. Warner's passing performance, his third career 400-yard passing game, set a new Temple program record for most career 400-yard passing games.
How It Happened
- The Owls started off the game strong on the opening drive, with QB E.J. Warner passing for 56 yards. Warner threw for four third-down conversions, three of which went to Hubbard. Temple finished the drive with a seven-yard touchdown pass from Warner to Martin-Robinson to give the Owls a 7-0 lead with 8:17 remaining in the first quarter.
- On the fourth drive of the game, UTSA evened the game at 7-7 on a 14-yard rushing touchdown by RB Kevorian Barnes with 3:59 remaining in the first quarter.
- With 2:10 remaining in the first quarter, Warner completed to Martin-Robinson for a 33-yard touchdown to give the Owls a 14-7 lead.
- The Roadrunners tied the game at 14-14 with 13:18 remaining in the first half off a 17-yard touchdown pass from QB Frank Harris to WR Joshua Cephus.
- UTSA took a 21-14 lead off a one-yard rushing touchdown from Harris with 10:04 remaining in the second quarter.
- WIth 6:14 remaining in the first half, the Owls successfully ran a trick play that resulted in a 31-yard touchdown from Warner to Adams to tie the game at 21-21.
- With 3:00 remaining in the first half, the Roadrunners scored on a six-yard rushing touchdown by RB Robert Henry.
- UTSA extended its lead to 35-21 with 12:32 remaining in the third quarter, off a 40-yard passing touchdown from Harris to WR Tykee Ogle-Kellogg.
- TE Peter Clarke caught a two-yard touchdown on fourth down with 10:15 remaining in the fourth quarter. The Owls failed to convert the two-point conversion, cutting the deficit to 35-27.
- The Roadrunners extended their lead to 42-27 with 9:14 remaining in the game, as Henry rushed for a 43-yard touchdown.
- WIth 6:29 remaining in the fourth quarter, Warner connected with TE Jordan Smith for a 13-yard touchdown pass to trim UTSA's lead to 42-34.
- The Roadrunners extended the lead to 48-34 with 6:29 remaining in the game, as Harris connected with WR Devin McCuin for a 29-yard touchdown.
- The Owls pushed the ball down to the Roadrunners' nine yard line with 2:42 remaining in the game, but turned the ball over on downs. UTSA held on to win 49-34.
Notes
- Warner's 472 passing yards marked his fourth career 300-yard game and third career 400-yard game. He now owns the Temple program record for most 400-yard passing games.
- CB Daiyaan Hawkins recorded his first career start and first career tackle.
Statistically Speaking
- Warner's five passing touchdowns tied a career high for passing touchdowns in a game, making him the only Temple player to record two career five-touchdown games. He also set a program record for pass attempts in a game, with 65.
- Martin-Robinson's two-touchdown performance is a career high for touchdowns in a game.
- Adams set new career highs for receiving yards (127), rushing yards (16), and receptions (10) in a single game.
- Hubbard set new career highs for receiving yards (95) and receptions (8).
- Temple's tight ends combined for 190 receiving yards on the day.
- LB Jordan Magee tallied 10 total tackles and 1.5 tackles for loss.
- SAF Tywan Francis tied a career high with nine tackles and finished the day with 10 total tackles.
Up Next
The Owls will travel to play North Texas at 12:00 p.m.ET on Oct. 14. The game is set to air on ESPNU and 97.5 The Fanatic.
Team Stats
UTS 0, TEM 7
TEM - Martin-Robinson,David 7 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Price,Camden kick) 14 plays, 75 yards, TOP 06:43
UTS 7, TEM 7
UTS - Barnes,Kevorian 14 yd run (Allen,Chase kick), 3 plays, 53 yards, TOP 00:48
UTS 7, TEM 14
TEM - Martin-Robinson,David 33 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Price,Camden kick) 4 plays, 70 yards, TOP 01:45
UTS 14, TEM 14
UTS - Cephus,Joshua 17 yd pass from Harris,Frank (Allen,Chase kick) 11 plays, 65 yards, TOP 03:52
UTS 21, TEM 14
UTS - Harris,Frank 1 yd run (Allen,Chase kick), 7 plays, 57 yards, TOP 02:09
UTS 21, TEM 21
TEM - Adams,John 31 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Price,Camden kick) 9 plays, 75 yards, TOP 04:03
UTS 28, TEM 21
UTS - Henry,Robert 6 yd run (Allen,Chase kick), 1 plays, 6 yards, TOP 00:05
UTS 35, TEM 21
UTS - Ogle-Kellogg,Tykee 40 yd pass from Harris,Frank (Allen,Chase kick) 6 plays, 92 yards, TOP 02:28
UTS 35, TEM 27
TEM - Clarke,Peter 2 yd pass from Warner,E.J. () 12 plays, 74 yards, TOP 03:16
UTS 42, TEM 27
UTS - Henry,Robert 43 yd run (Allen,Chase kick), 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 01:01
UTS 42, TEM 34
TEM - Smith,Jordan 13 yd pass from Warner,E.J. (Price,Camden kick) 8 plays, 75 yards, TOP 02:45
UTS 49, TEM 34
UTS - McCuin,Devin 29 yd pass from Harris,Frank (Allen,Chase kick) 4 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:50
