Temple 37, Buffalo 13

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• Temple Uses Defense To Top Buffalo

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	20	16
Total Yards	380	293
Passing	281	95
Rushing	99	198
Penalties	3-38	3-24
3rd Down Conversions	5-13	3-12
4th Down Conversions	0-0	0-1
Turnovers	5	1
Possession	30:46	29:14

Air/Ground Leaders
Buffalo Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Maynard 26/41 281 1 4	Temple Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Charlton 6/17 95 1 1
Buffalo Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Thermilus 8 31 0 5 Nduka 7 28 0 14	Temple Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Pierce 20 116 1 20 McPherson 11 37 0 14
Buffalo Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Roosevelt 9 120 0 25 Hamlin 6 70 0 28	Temple Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Nixon 1 48 0 48 Jones 1 22 0 22

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BUFF	TEM
	FG	06:02	Brandon McManus 35 Yd	0	3
SECOND QUARTER				BUFF	TEM
	FG	12:38	A.J. Principe 36 Yd	3	3
	FG	10:14	A.J. Principe 32 Yd	6	3
	TD	10:01	James Nixon 92 Yd Kickoff Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	6	10
	FG	02:59	Brandon McManus 22 Yd	6	13
	TD	00:07	Elijah Joseph 95 Yd Interception Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	6	20
THIRD QUARTER				BUFF	TEM
	TD	11:34	Evan Rodriguez 5 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	6	27
	FG	08:17	Brandon McManus 33 Yd	6	30
FOURTH QUARTER				BUFF	TEM
	TD	11:56	Marcus Rivers 6 Yd Pass From Zach Maynard (A.J. Principe Kick)	13	30
	TD	09:23	Bernard Pierce 18 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	13	37

PHILADELPHIA -- Elijah Joseph returned an interception 95 yards for a touchdown and James Dixon scored on a 92-yard kickoff return to help Temple beat Buffalo 37-13 on Saturday.

The Owls (1-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) defeated Buffalo for the first time since 1970. It was also Temple's first win over the Bulls (1-3, 0-1) in four meetings under coach Al Golden.

Temple took a 20-6 lead in the second quarter when Joseph picked off Buffalo quarterback Zach Maynard's pass. The Owls opened the second half with a seven-play, 71-yard drive that was capped by Vaughn Charlton's 5-yard passing score to Evan Rodriguez.

Maynard, a sophomore, finished with four interceptions for Buffalo and was replaced by freshman Jerry Davis.