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Temple Defeats USF 27-17 - Recap
The Owls were Week 12 winners on Saturday, coming out on top of the Bulls by a score of 27-17 at Lincoln Financial Field.
The Owls earned a straight-up victory but suffered an ATS defeat in failing to cover the -14.0-point spread. Over-Under bettors who played UNDER the total of 62.5 were rewarded with a winning wager.
Ryquell Armstead rushed for 64 yards, while Rob Ritrovato added 8 yards in the win. Ventell Bryant and Branden Mack added 76 and 41 receiving yards respectively.
Jordan Cronkrite rushed for 83 yards for USF, while Johnny Ford added 58 yards. Blake Barnett threw for 82 yards for the Bulls, while receivers Tyre McCants and Ryeshene Bronson had 32 and 25 yards respectively.
USF lost the offensive yardage battle to Temple 337-266 yards in Saturday's game. Temple had more first downs as that total ended up 18-15.
USF lost the time of possession battle 30:19-29:41, leaving their defense on the field more than they wanted.
Next game, Temple takes its act on the road to face UCONN looking for another win. For USF, they head home to face UCF.