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Lincoln Financial Field Hosts Temple Owls and Buffalo Bulls in a Close Football Encounter

The Temple Owls, playing at home, ended the game with a 0-1 record after a narrow defeat to the Buffalo Bulls who improved their record to 1-0. The final score stood at 29-36 in favor of the visiting team.


Old Dominion Monarchs VS Temple Owls

In front of an attendance of 25,511 at Lincoln Financial Field, the Temple Owls displayed a commendable offensive effort against the Buffalo Bulls. The Owls' passing game was particularly notable as they accumulated 240 yards through the air with an average of over six yards per attempt. Despite two interceptions thrown by their quarterback, three touchdowns were scored via pass plays including one that covered an impressive distance of 44 yards.


The rushing offense added another dimension to their game plan with 115 yards on the ground over 29 attempts. Although no touchdowns were recorded from these rushes, one breakaway run matched their longest pass play at exactly half a century mark in yardage.


Special teams had moments worth mentioning as well; notably, they returned one punt for a touchdown and successfully blocked an opponent's kick attempt. Their punting unit managed five attempts for a total of 215 yards and succeeded in pinning down two within the opponent's twenty-yard line.


Defensively, while not registering any sacks or safeties during this encounter, the Owls did manage to secure one interception and defended several passes effectively throughout the contest. However, they conceded six penalties amounting to sixty-five penalty yards which could have been critical in such a closely contested game.


Looking ahead for fans of The Temple Owls is another challenging fixture set against Maryland Terrapins at SECU Stadium on September 15th scheduled for kickoff at noon local time (4:00 PM GMT). This upcoming away game will be broadcasted on BTN network satellite channel number 610-1 where supporters can follow all live action from College Park.

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