Trujillo’s Game Winner Lifts Temple in Overtime

Saturday, November 16

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Trujillo’s Game Winner Lifts Temple in Overtime

11.16.24 | Football

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PHILADELPHIA - The Temple Owls (3-7, 2-4) defeated the Florida Atlantic Owls (2-8, 0-6), 18-15 in overtime. Kicker Maddux Trujillo hit the game winning FG, a 39-yard walk off after the Temple defense stood strong on the opening drive in the extra period.

WR Dante Wright didn't miss a beat after sitting out the previous two games due to injury, leading the Cherry and White with 14 receptions and 150 all-purpose yards. Defensively, LB D.J. Woodbury, Sr. led Temple with eight solo tackles in the win.

How it Happened

Temple started the scoring on the opening drive of the game, with Trujillo nailing a 54-yard FG to give the Cherry and White a 3-0 lead with 11:52 left in the first quarter.
Florida Atlantic took a 7-3 lead with a one-yard rushing touchdown from RB CJ Campbell Jr. with 11:53 remaining in the first half.
Temple cut into FAU's advantage with another FG from Trujillo. The 50-yard conversion made the score 7-6 Florida Atlantic with 4:26 left in the third quarter.
Temple took the lead for the first time RB Terrez Worthy ran the ball in from one yard out. The ensuing two-point conversion attempt failed, keeping the score at 12-7 with 7:17 to play.
FAU tied the game late in the fourth quarter as Campbell Jr. scored his second rushing touchdown of the game from 1 yard out. The two-point conversion was successful, knotting the game up at 15 and forcing overtime.
In overtime, Temple's defense forced a FG try after back-to-back sacks from LB Tyquan King and DE Diwun Black. The kick was no good, giving the ball to Temple only needing a FG to win. Trujillo provided just that, knocking in a 39-yarder to give Temple the overtime victory.

Statistically Speaking

With his successful 54-yard FG on the opening drive, Trujillo is now the only FBS kicker with four successful FGs of 54-yards-or-more, including the FBS's two longest FGs of 60 and 64 yards.
Trujillo's 50-yard FG in the third quarter marked the fifth time this season the kicker converted on a 50+ yard FG.
Dante Wright eclipsed the 100 receiving-yard threshold for the third time this season, including other games with 99 and 98 yards, respectively.

Notes

D.J. Woodbury, Sr., Elijah Deravil, Latrell Jean and Evan Simon served as game captains.
With 14 catches, Wright now has 56 for the season and 95 as a Temple Owl. That places him seventh on the single-season list and tied for 18st on the all-time list.
Wright set a career-high with 14 receptions and his 143 receiving yards was just seven yards shy of tying a career high. His 14 receptions in a game ranks second in program history (since 1971), surpassing Jose Barbon and Jadan Blues' 13 receptions in a single contest. Wright fell one reception short of Clint Graves' 15 catches against Rhode Island in 1972.
Today's win was Temple's first overtime game at Lincoln Financial Field since 2018 against Cincinnati, when the Owls defeated the Bearcats 24-17.
It's also the lowest Temple points scored in a win since 2019 against USF, which saw a 17-7 final. At home, it's the lowest point total in a winning effort since 2017 when the Owls bested Villanova 16-13.
The last time Temple kicked a walk-off FG came in 2012 against UConn. Brandon McManus split the uprights on a 29-yard try, giving the Cherry and White a 17-14 win in East Hartford.
Temple now has two conference wins this year, defeating Tulsa and Florida Atlantic. This is the first time the Owls have multiple wins within American Athletic Conference play since 2019, a season where Temple won five games in conference.

Up Next
Temple travels to the Alamodome on Friday, November 22, to take on UTSA. Kickoff will be at 7 p.m. ET and broadcasted on ESPN2.

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