Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
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Ahlers throws for 3 TDs, ECU beats Temple 45-3
Ahlers connected with Ryan Jones on touchdowns of 33 and 28 yards for a 13-0 lead and Shane Calhoun's only grab went for a 9-yard score to make it 20-0 with 1:33 left before halftime.
Temple was held to 11 first downs and 168 total yards, and got on the board with 6:55 remaining in the fourth quarter on Rory Bell's 46-yard field goal.
Ahlers was 15 of 23 for 191 yards for East Carolina (5-4, 3-2 American), which extended its conference home winning streak to four in a row. Jones had six catches for 102 yards.
D’Wan Mathis and Justin Lynch combined to complete just 13-of-33 passes for 57 yards for Temple (3-6, 1-4). Lynch had a team-high 54 yards rushing.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
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TD | 1st Period 3:19 | Ryan Jones 33 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 8:17 | Ryan Jones 28 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 2nd Period 1:33 | Shane Calhoun 9 Yd pass from Holton Ahlers (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 14:45 | Keaton Mitchell 57 Yd Run (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 3rd Period 4:43 | Keaton Mitchell 4 Yd Run (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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TD | 4th Period 12:27 | Holton Ahlers 1 Yd Run (Owen Daffer Kick) |
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FG | 4th Period 6:55 | Rory Bell 46 Yd Field Goal |
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FG | 4th Period 1:49 | Owen Daffer 24 Yd Field Goal |
Statistics
 TEM |
 ECU |
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|---|---|---|
| 11 | 1st Downs | 22 |
| 3-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 5-12 |
| 0-1 | 4th down efficiency | 2-2 |
| 168 | Total Yards | 450 |
| 69 | Passing | 204 |
| 14/34 | Comp/Att | 17/26 |
| 2.0 | Yards per pass | 7.8 |
| 99 | Rushing | 246 |
| 29 | Rushing Attempts | 42 |
| 3.4 | Yards per rush | 5.9 |
| 4-42 | Penalties | 5-25 |
| 0 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
| 0 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
| 27:41 | Possession | 32:19 |
Game Information
Location: Greenville, NC
Attendance: 32,817 · Capacity:
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