Temple 24, Akron 20

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TEM (2-5)0302124
AKR (3-4)3107020

Final

6:00 PM ET, October 13, 2007
Rubber Bowl
AKRON, OH

Temple 24, Akron 20

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Team Stat Comparison
 
1st Downs2315
Total Yards378297
Passing242145
Rushing136152
Penalties2-197-71
3rd Down Conversions8-155-13
4th Down Conversions0-10-0
Turnovers22
Possession33:0426:56
Air/Ground Leaders
Temple Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
DiMichele23/3424232
Akron Passing
 C/ATTYDSTDINT
Jacquemain12/2114522
Temple Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
DiMichele1262034
Robinson2058018
Akron Rushing
 CARYDSTDLG
Williams22114025
Allen51808
Temple Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Francis794120
Crudup874119
Akron Receiving
 RECYDSTDLG
Arthur684149
Owen341121
Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTERTEMAKR
FG09:40Igor Iveljic 29 Yd 03
SECOND QUARTERTEMAKR
FG11:13Jake Brownell 20 Yd 33
TD06:32Jabari Arthur 49 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick) 310
FG00:06Igor Iveljic 46 Yd 313
THIRD QUARTERTEMAKR
TD02:32Alphonso Owen 15 Yd Pass From Chris Jacquemain (Igor Iveljic Kick) 320
FOURTH QUARTERTEMAKR
TD13:22Kevin Armstrong 2 Yd Pass From Adam Dimichele (Jake Brownell Kick) 1020
TD05:15Bruce Francis 19 Yd Pass From Adam Dimichele (Jake Brownell Kick) 1720
TD00:27Dy'Onne Crudup 19 Yd Pass From Adam Dimichele (Jake Brownell Kick) 2420
Associated Press

AKRON, Ohio (AP) -- Temple quarterback Adam DiMichele was 33-of-34 and hit Dy'Onne Crudup with a 19-yard touchdown pass with 27 seconds left to cap a fourth-quarter comeback and lift the Owls to a 24-20 victory over Akron Saturday night.

Trailing 20-3 entering the quarter, DiMichelle had scoring passes of 2 yards to Kevin Armstrong and 19 yards to Bruce Francis to pull within 20-17.

Akron and Temple traded field goals in the first and second quarters, respectively, then Akron's Chris Jacquemain hit Jabari Arthur with a 49-yard TD pass and Igor Iveljic kicked a 46-yard field goal to give the Zips a 13-3 halftime lead.

Akron (3-4, 2-1 Mid-American) took its 20-3 lead in the third quarter on a 15-yard TD pass from Jacquemain to Alphonso Owen, then Temple (2-5, 2-2) began its comeback.

DiMechele, who was intercepted twice, finished with 242 yards. Francis caught 7 passes for 94 yards and Crudup, 8 for 74 yards.

Jacquemain was 12-of-22 for 145 yards with two interceptions. Arthur caught 6 passes for 84 yards, becoming the Zips' all-time receiver with 150 catches.

College Football Scores

Other Scores:

Saturday, October 13th
Kent State 3 Final
Ohio State 48
Eastern Michigan 42 Final
Ohio 48
Toledo 33 Final
Buffalo 43
Western Kentucky 12 Final
Ball State 35
Bowling Green 14 Final
Miami (OH) 47
Army 23 Final
Central Michigan 47
Western Michigan 17 Final
Northern Illinois 13
Temple 24 Final
Akron 20