Temple Takes Down UConn 36-10
EAST HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — P.J. Walker threw for 231 yards and a touchdown, ran for another and Temple's opportunistic defense scored two touchdowns and added a safety as the Owls won their American Athletic Conference opener with an 36-10 win over Connecticut on Saturday.
The Owls (3-1, 1-0) benefited from a 93-yard interception return for a score on the opening drive of the game as Tavon Young picked off the Huskies' Chandler Whitmer. The Owls added an 11-yard fumble return for a touchdown by Praise Martin-Oguike in the third quarter off a sack of Whitmer to take control. Temple's Tyler Matakevich also tackled Whitmer in the end zone for a safety in the third quarter as a 7-3 halftime lead became a 30-10 advantage at the end of the third.
Geremy Davis led the Huskies (1-4, 0-2) with 80 yards receiving on eight catches while Arkeel Newsome had a 74-yard touchdown catch.
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