Owls Defeat Tulsa on Homecoming, 20-10

Saturday, October 19

Philadelphia, Pa.

2:00 PM

Temple University

2-5 , 1-2

Tulsa

2-5 , 0-3

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2nd

3rd

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Tulsa

Temple

Owls Defeat Tulsa on Homecoming, 20-10

10.19.24 | Football

Box Score Game Book Stan Drayton Press Conference Black/King/Thomas Press Conference Morris/Simon Press Conference Photo Gallery

PHILADELPHIA - 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.
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.
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.
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.

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.
Tyquan King finished the game with nine tackles. This marked the fourth straight game he has led the Owls in that statistic.

Notes

Andreas Keaton, Demerick Morris, Tra Thomas, and Dante Wright served as game captains.
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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