Temple gains bowl eligibility
October 31, 2009
Posted by ESPN.com’s Graham Watson
Temple is bowl eligible for the first time since 1979.
The Owls scored a touchdowns with 2 minutes 41 seconds remaining against Navy to take a 27-24 lead and hold on to win their sixth consecutive game.
Prior to this season, the most wins the Owls had had since 1979 was last year’s five tallies. The Owls have improved in the win column every year sincs coach Al Golden took over.
The win came courtesy of freshman running back Bernard Pierce, who rushed for 267 yards and two scores. To put that in perspective, Temple had just 311 total yards as a team.
The Temple defense also played strong, limiting Navy to 254 total yards and stopping a comeback effort by quarterback Ricky Dobbs off the bench.