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College Football
BOXSCORE | RECAP
Temple 41, Memphis 21
When: 12:00 PM ET, Saturday, November 30, 2013
Where: Liberty Bowl Memorial, Memphis, Tennessee
Temperature: 55°
Head Official: Ed Ardito
Attendance: 25671

Temple 41, Memphis 21: P.J. Walker threw four touchdown passes as the Owls won on the road to record their first ever American Athletic Conference victory.

Walker completed 20-of-32 passes for 328 yards and an interception for Temple (2-10, 1-7 AAC) and became the first freshman to throw 20 touchdown passes in a season for the Owls. Robbie Anderson caught seven passes for 96 yards and a career-high three touchdowns while teammate Chris Coyer added three receptions for a game-high 129 yards and a score for the Owls.

Paxton Lynch was 19-of-29 passing for 162 yards and a touchdown for Memphis (3-8, 1-6), which faced Temple for the first time. Sam Craft led the Tigers with seven catches for 62 yards and a touchdown.

Temple capped a 12-yard, 98-play drive with a 22-yard field goal by Nick Visco with 2:22 left in the first quarter. Walker's 1-yard touchdown pass to Anderson made it 10-0 with 7:22 left in the first half.

Craft's 1-yard rushing touchdown got Memphis within 10-7 with 5:49 left in the second quarter. Walker then connected again with Anderson on another scoring strike -- this time for 11 yards -- to make it 17-7 Owls with 20 seconds left in the half.

GAME NOTEBOOK: Entering Saturday, Temple had blown a fourth-quarter lead in its last three games in losses to Rutgers, Central Florida and Connecticut. ... Before Saturday's victory, the last time the Owls won a league game was Oct. 13, 2012 -- at Connecticut. ... The Owls have been affiliated with three conferences in the past three years -- Mid-American, Big East and the AAC.
Top Game Performances
Rushing
Temple   Memphis
Jamie Gilmore Player Brandon Hayes
16 Attempts 16
92 Yards 38
5.8 Avg Yards 2.4
0 Touchdowns 0
0 Long 0
Receiving
Temple   Memphis
Chris Coyer Player Sam Craft
3 Receptions 7
129 Yards 62
43.0 Avg Yards 8.9
1 Touchdowns 1
0 Long 0
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
Temple 534 206 328 5 2 0 1.0 1
Memphis 228 60 168 3 0 1 2.0 0