PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Temple kept its bowl hopes alive with a 42-14 victory over Army before 25,516 at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday afternoon.
The victory gives the Owls a 7-4 overall record (4-3 MAC) and a modest two-game winning streak, with Kent State remaining on their schedule. Army lost its third consecutive game and fifth of its last six.
Bernard Pierce led the Owls with a game-high 157 yards and three touchdowns on 21 carries, including a 49-yard, fourth-quarter touchdown run in which he broke several tackles. Matt Brown added 133 yards on eight carries, including touchdown runs of 22 and 52 yards, averaging 16.6 yards a carry. Temple pounded Army on the ground, gaining 413 yards and five rushing touchdowns.
Army snapped Temple’s shutout bid when Max Jenkins, the Black Knights’ third quarterback of the afternoon, scored on a one-yard plunge with 2:59 remaining in the third quarter.
Temple had the game in hand by halftime with a 28-0 lead.
