USF - The Temple News

Temple is on the fringe of the NCAA Tournament after a 2-3 record in its past five games.

The Owls will play Southern Methodist on Friday in The American’s semifinal.

The Owls didn’t score an offensive touchdown and ran four -4 yards.

Temple has a Friday night matchup with South Florida with first place in the American Athletic Conference’s East Division at stake.

South Florida shut Temple out in the final seconds to win 72-69

South Florida topped Temple in the first matchup of the teams since the 2012 NCAA Tournament.