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Recap - Owls Defeat Memphis 30-28

Branden Mack inflicted damage on the Memphis secondary, receiving 125 yards as Temple defeated the Tigers 30-28 at Lincoln Financial Field.

Temple was the ATS victor, as they covered the +4.0-point spread as an underdog. Over-Under bettors who played OVER the total of 50.0 were rewarded at the payout window.

Jager Gardner rushed for 77 yards, while Re'Mahn Davis added 72 yards in the win. Branden Mack and Isaiah Wright added 125 and 56 receiving yards respectively.

Kenneth Gainwell rushed for 106 yards for Memphis, while Kylan Watkins added 27 yards. Brady White threw for 363 yards for the Tigers, while receivers Kenneth Gainwell and Damonte Coxie had 98 and 92 yards respectively.

Temple lost the offensive yardage battle to Memphis 492-456 yards in Saturday's game. Memphis had more first downs as that total ended up 28-27.

The time of possession battle favored Temple as their offense was on the field for 32:56, longer than the 27:04 of their opponents.

Temple heads into a Week 8 battle against Southern Methodist. Memphis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tulane.