Temple 24, Ball St. 19

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Team Stat Comparison
1st Downs	15	23
Total Yards	290	292
Passing	237	186
Rushing	53	106
Penalties	8-67	10-85
3rd Down Conversions	6-12	7-17
4th Down Conversions	1-1	1-3
Turnovers	5	1
Possession	22:44	37:16

Air/Ground Leaders
Ball State Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Page 22/37 237 2 2	Temple Passing   C/ATT YDS TD INT Charlton 17/30 186 1 0
Ball State Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Lewis 9 54 0 19 Williams 4 6 1 6	Temple Rushing   CAR YDS TD LG Pierce 26 125 2 18 Griffin 12 27 0 10
Ball State Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Gibson 5 110 1 50 Orsbon 10 82 0 16	Temple Receiving   REC YDS TD LG Green 2 38 0 33 Nixon 2 37 1 28

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER				BALL	TEM
	FG	07:12	Brandon McManus 27 Yd	0	3
	TD	04:47	James Nixon 28 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	0	10
THIRD QUARTER				BALL	TEM
	TD	10:59	Torieal Gibson 50 Yd Pass From Kelly Page (Ian Mcgarvey Kick)	7	10
	TD	08:47	Eric Williams Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Pat Failed)	13	10
	TD	04:48	Bernard Pierce 2 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	13	17
FOURTH QUARTER				BALL	TEM
	TD	03:29	Bernard Pierce 3 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick)	13	24
	TD	00:00	Daniel Ifft 2 Yd Pass From Kelly Page	19	24

PHILADELPHIA -- Record-setting freshman Bernard Pierce ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaiquawn Jarrett grabbed two interceptions and recovered a fumble in Temple's 24-19 win over Ball State Saturday.

Pierce's short touchdown runs allowed the Owls to hold off a second-half charge by the Cardinals, who had had taken a third-quarter lead with 13 unanswered points.

Temple (3-2) has won three straight games to run its unbeaten Mid-American Conference record to 3-0. The Cardinals fell to 0-6 (0-2 MAC).

Pierce added a third game to a record he set last week, when he became the first freshman in school history to rush for 100 yards in two straight games.

The Owls led 10-0 after a 27-yard field goal from Brandon McManus and a 28-yard touchdown pass from Vaughn Charlton to James Nixon. Ball State's.

Dan Ifft caught a two-yard pass as time expired, for Ball State's final score.