Football Falls to UTSA, 49-34

Saturday, October 7

Philadelphia

2:00 P.M.

Temple University

2-4 , 0-2

UTSA

2-3 , 1-0

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2nd

3rd

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UTSA

Temple

Photo by: Zamani Feelings

Football Falls to UTSA, 49-34

10.7.23 | Football

Box Score Stan Drayton Press Conference E.J. Warner Press Conference Jordan Magee Press Conference David Martin-Robinson & John Adams Press Conference Photo Gallery

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.