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Win shows improvement

21 September 2010

In victory over the Huskies, the Owls made strides on offense on Saturday.

Coach Al Golden is a former Penn State Nittany Lion. He was also a co-captain on PSU coach Joe Paterno’s Fiesta Bowl-winning 1991 squad. On Saturday, he’ll be his alma mater’s adversary. Fresh off its

Pierce’s performance pushes Owls past Huskies in second half

21 September 2010 Kyle Gauss

Sophomore running back Bernard Pierce’s performance helped beat UConn, 30-16.

Pierce comes alive to help Owls win third straight game

18 September 2010 Christian Audesirk

Sophomore running back scores three touchdowns to make the Owls 3-0. It sure seems like Temple is getting used to winning in the forth quarter. Yet again, it took heroics in the fourth quarter to

Next Up: Connecticut

14 September 2010

Temple coach Al Golden and the men’s football team will be looking for revenge against the Connecticut Huskies for two heart-breaking losses in recent memory. This weekend, the Huskies (1-1) will return to Lincoln Financial

Owls slay another champion team

14 September 2010 Kyle Gauss

For the second week in a row, Temple coach Al Golden and the football team defeated champions. A week after defeating defending Football Championship Subdivision national champions Villanova, 31-24, by relying heavily on the leg

Lackluster play must improve

14 September 2010

So the football team wins its first overtime game in school history last Thursday with a 13-10 win over the defending Mid-American Conference Champions. That must have been really exciting, right? No, it wasn’t. It

Owls win first overtime game in school history

10 September 2010

Sophomore placekicker Brandon McManus kicks his second game winning field goal to give the team a 13-10 win over Central Michigan The Owls advanced to 2-0 for the first time since 1981 following a 13-10

Chippewas pose next challenge

07 September 2010 Christian Audesirk

Central Michigan looks to replace QB Dan LeFevour and coach Butch Jones. One win, no losses. That’s how the football team started the 2010 season. Thursday night’s opponents, however, are riding the same high. Central

Win over Villanova has different sense of value

07 September 2010

This game was a doozy. There’s no other way to describe the Owl’s 31-24 win over Villanova to start the season 1-0 and take back the Mayor’s Cup. This had to be one of the