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Temple Owls at UConn Huskies

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1-5, 0-3 Away
Final
20 - 29
4-2, 4-0 Home

Jordan Wright seals it on 96-yard TD run from fumble recovery to get UConn past Temple 29-20

UConn wins on fumble recovery TD as time expires

On fourth-and-goal with 3 seconds left, Temple quarterback Tyler Douglas was being pushed by two running backs toward the end zone. but the ball popped out to his right before Wright scooped it up.

Durell Robinson's 1-yard touchdown run capped a 70-yard drive to give UConn a 23-20 lead with 3:46 left.

Joe Fagnano was 24-of-41 passing for 272 yards with a touchdown pass and two interceptions for UConn (4-2).

TJ Sheffield, who then slipped through three defenders and sprinted 58 yards into the end zone to give the Huskies a 16-13 lead with 2:11 remaining in the third quarter. Temple regained the lead, 20-16, on Forrest Brock's 8-yard touchdown run with 9:52 left in the game.

Brock completed 18 of 31 passes for 136 yards for Temple (1-5). Maddux Trujillo kicked field goals from 60 and 42 yards.

John Adams recovered the ball in the end zone from a blocked punt to give the Owls a 7-3 lead early in the second quarter.

How To Watch

How can I watch Temple Owls vs. UConn Huskies?
  • TV Channel: Owls at Huskies 2021 College Football, week 6, is broadcasted on CBSSN.
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Matchup Prediction

Huskies: 92.3%
Owls: 7.7%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

CONN FG 1st Period 6:25 Chris Freeman 43 Yd Field Goal
TEM TD 2nd Period 10:32 John Adams 0 Yd Return of Blocked Punt (Maddux Trujillo Kick)
CONN FG 2nd Period 1:45 Chris Freeman 24 Yd Field Goal
CONN FG 2nd Period 0:08 Chris Freeman 35 Yd Field Goal
TEM FG 3rd Period 11:08 Maddux Trujillo 60 Yd Field Goal
TEM FG 3rd Period 2:43 Maddux Trujillo 42 Yd Field Goal
CONN TD 3rd Period 2:11 TJ Sheffield 58 Yd pass from Joe Fagnano (Chris Freeman Kick)
TEM TD 4th Period 9:52 Forrest Brock 8 Yd Run (Maddux Trujillo Kick)
CONN TD 4th Period 3:46 Durell Robinson 1 Yd Run (Chris Freeman Kick)
CONN TD 4th Period 0:00 Jordan Wright 96 Yd Fumble Return

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/218.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originTEM https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/ncaa/500/41.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originCONN
15 1st Downs 21
4-17 3rd down efficiency 3-15
1-2 4th down efficiency 0-1
270 Total Yards 371
136 Passing 272
18/31 Comp/Att 24/41
4.4 Yards per pass 6.6
134 Rushing 99
37 Rushing Attempts 41
3.6 Yards per rush 2.4
8-65 Penalties 6-51
3 Turnovers 3
2 Fumbles lost 1
1 Interceptions thrown 2
29:10 Possession 30:50

Game Information

Pratt & Whitney Stadium

Location: East Hartford, CT
Attendance: 28,921 · Capacity:
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