Temple 24, E. Michigan 12

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	19	16
Total Yards	365	280
Passing	123	230
Rushing	242	50
Penalties	7-47	8-67
3rd Down Conversions	3-12	5-14
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-1
Turnovers	1	2
Possession	27:33	32:27

Air/Ground Leaders
Temple Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Charlton 9/18 123 1 0	Eastern Michigan Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT McMahon 25/36 230 0 1 Team 0/1 0 0 0
Temple Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Pierce 25 180 2 32 Griffin 8 50 0 35	Eastern Michigan Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Priest 12 14 0 4 Sherrer 4 10 0 5
Temple Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Harper 3 83 0 55 Rodriguez 1 14 1 14	Eastern Michigan Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Stone 8 85 0 22 Thayer 7 66 0 19

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				TEM	EMU
	TD	13:18	Bernard Pierce 16 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	7	0
	TD	05:07	Bernard Pierce 3 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	14	0
SECOND QUARTER				TEM	EMU
	TD	14:22	Evan Rodriguez 14 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	21	0
	FG	09:47	Joe Carithers 38 Yd	21	3
	FG	00:00	Joe Carithers 43 Yd	21	6
FOURTH QUARTER				TEM	EMU
	FG	05:52	Brandon McManus 40 Yd	24	6
	TD	01:39	Terrence Blevins 1 Yd Run (Two-Point Conversion Failed)	24	12

YPSILANTI, Mich. -- Bernard Pierce ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns to lead Temple past Eastern Michigan, 24-12, in Mid-American Conference play Saturday.

Pierce scored both of his touchdowns in the first quarter for the Owls (2-2, 2-0). He scored on runs of 16 and 3 yards, and Vaughn Charlton found Evan Rodriguez for a 14-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give Temple a 21-0 lead. Eastern Michigan (0-4, 0-1) scored later in the second quarter on a pair of Joe Carithers field goals, but the Eagles didn't score a touchdown until Terren Blevins scored from a yard out with 1:39 remaining in the game.

Temple ran for 242 yards compared to 50 for the Eagles. Kyle McMahon threw for 230 yards for Eastern Michigan.