Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates
· NCAA - FootballHouser throws 5 TDs, East Carolina has big offensive day in 56-34 win over Temple
Houser was 16-of-29 passing for 269 yards with touchdown passes to five different receivers and he was intercepted twice.
Chase Sowell and Anthony Smith both had four receptions and a score to highlight the homecoming win for the Pirates (4-4, 2-2 American Athletic Conference). Smith had 101 yards with his 42-yard touchdown opening the scoring. Sowell had 117 yards and his 45-yard eight seconds before halftime put the Pirates on top 27-21.
Rahjai Harris, who carried 11 times for 130 yards, had a 4-yard touchdown run 90 seconds into the second half to make it 35-21.
Evan Simon threw the second of his three touchdown passes to pull Temple (2-7, 1-3) within 35-28 but the Pirates responded with three touchdowns in less than 90 seconds. The first, after a 56-yard reception by Sowell, was a 7-yard run by Marlon Gunn. The next snap was a 55-yard interception return by Ja'Marley Riddle and then Yannick Smith had a 16-yard scoring reception set up by Jaden McKenzie's interception at the 20.
Simon was 23-of-41 passing for 294 yards with three interceptions and three touchdowns. Two touchdown passes were to Ashton Allen, who had four catches for 109 yards. The two Allen touchdowns had the Owls up 21-13 in the second quarter.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
TD | 1st Period 13:33 | Anthony Smith 42 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Noah Perez Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 8:04 | Evan Simon 1 Yd Run (Maddux Trujillo Kick) | |
TD | 1st Period 4:18 | Jhari Patterson 17 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Noah Perez PAT failed) | |
TD | 1st Period 3:22 | Ashton Allen 60 Yd pass from Evan Simon (Maddux Trujillo Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 9:39 | Ashton Allen 27 Yd pass from Evan Simon (Maddux Trujillo Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 6:29 | Winston Wright Jr. 9 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 2nd Period 0:08 | Chase Sowell 45 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 13:30 | Rahjai Harris 4 Yd Run (Katin Houser Pass to Tyler Savage for Two-Point Conversion) | |
TD | 3rd Period 6:25 | Landon Morris 25 Yd pass from Evan Simon (Maddux Trujillo Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 5:01 | Marlon Gunn Jr. 7 Yd Run (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 4:44 | Ja'Marley Riddle 55 Yd Interception Return (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 3rd Period 3:39 | Yannick Smith 16 Yd pass from Katin Houser (Andrew Conrad Kick) | |
TD | 4th Period 14:10 | Terrez Worthy 7 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) |
Statistics
TEM | ECU | |
---|---|---|
23 | 1st Downs | 19 |
7-16 | 3rd down efficiency | 8-15 |
2-4 | 4th down efficiency | 1-2 |
405 | Total Yards | 500 |
294 | Passing | 269 |
23/41 | Comp/Att | 16/29 |
7.2 | Yards per pass | 9.3 |
111 | Rushing | 231 |
38 | Rushing Attempts | 36 |
2.9 | Yards per rush | 6.4 |
5-35 | Penalties | 9-87 |
3 | Turnovers | 2 |
0 | Fumbles lost | 0 |
3 | Interceptions thrown | 2 |
33:27 | Possession | 26:33 |
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