The Buffalo Bills selected former Temple left tackle Dion Dawkins with the 63rd overall pick in the NFL Draft on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Friday.
Junior forward Obi Enechionyia’s 20 points were not enough to prevent an 80-69 loss to East Carolina in the first round of the American Athletic Conference tournament on Thursday in Hartford, Connecticut.
Temple beat Navy 34-10 on Saturday at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland to win its first major conference title and clinch back-to-back 10-win seasons.
The Owls scored 27 straight points in their 37-10 win against East Carolina on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field to win the American Athletic Conference’s East Division and claim a spot in the conference title game.
A red card assessed to freshman midfielder Albert Moreno in the final seconds of the first overtime on Saturday left the Owls down a player for the rest of their game against Memphis.