▁to ▁ 9 th ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁AP ▁Pol l ▁and ▁Co aches ▁poll . ▁ ▁Temple ▁ ▁U CF ▁extended ▁their ▁winning ▁stre ak ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁games , ▁defe ating ▁division ▁fo e ▁Temple ▁by ▁the ▁score ▁of ▁ 5 2 – 4 0 ▁on ▁the ▁Th urs day ▁night ▁space - th emed ▁game . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁game , ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁were ▁ranked ▁ 1 2 th ▁in ▁the ▁initial ▁CF P ▁ranking . ▁The ▁game ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁high - sc oring ▁affair , ▁with ▁ 1 , 3 0 0 ▁total ▁yards ▁of ▁off ense . ▁Temple ▁was ▁arg u ably ▁the ▁stronger ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁as ▁O w ls ▁quarter back ▁Anthony ▁Rus so ▁threw ▁for ▁ 2 7 7 ▁yards ▁and ▁three ▁touch down , ▁and ▁r ushed ▁for ▁one ▁touch down ▁before ▁hal ft ime . ▁The ▁O w ls ▁got ▁on ▁the ▁board ▁first ▁with ▁a ▁ 4 1 - yard ▁field ▁goal ▁by ▁Will ▁Mo ble y . ▁The ▁O w ls ▁then ▁blocked ▁a ▁U CF ▁field ▁goal ▁attempt . ▁The ▁Kn ights ▁scored ▁touch down s ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁two ▁drives , ▁while ▁the ▁O w ls ▁scored ▁on ▁their ▁next ▁four ▁drives ▁( three ▁touch down s , ▁one ▁field ▁goal ). ▁The ▁O w ls ▁held ▁a ▁ten - point ▁lead ▁at ▁one ▁point ▁during ▁the ▁second ▁quarter , ▁with ▁the ▁highlight ▁being ▁a ▁ 7 0 - yard ▁touch down ▁pass