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UCF at Temple

Oct 17, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 7

Away

UCF

Big 12

Final Score

16 - 30

UT

Home

Temple

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Temple361
UCF134

Passing Yards

Temple150
UCF72

Rushing Yards

Temple211
UCF62

Turnovers

Temple4
UCF2

Game Conditions

Temperature52°F
Wind8 mph NW

Humidity

39%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

P.J. Walker

Temple

YDS: 150

Rushing

Jahad Thomas

Temple

YDS: 199

Receiving

Robby Anderson

Temple

YDS: 42

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Temple32:59
UCF27:01

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Temple beats UCF 30-16

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Temple defeated UCF 30-16 in Week 7 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 361-134 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Temple set the terms early in a game that finished 30-16. Jahad Thomas run for 12 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) came with {'seconds': 45, 'minutes': 10} left in the first quarter, giving Temple the first major swing.

Temple's box score carried the story: 361 total yards, 211 rushing yards, and 150 passing yards. UCF finished with 134 total yards, including 62 on the ground and 72 through the air.

Temple converted 7-14 on third down, went 0-0 on fourth down, the turnover count was 4-2, Temple led 14-13 at halftime. The explosive highlight was P.J. Walker pass intercepted for a TD Shaquill Griffin return for 81 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wright KICK).

Key Moments

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jahad Thomas run for 12 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) (Temple led 7-0 over UCF).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 48 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 3-7 over Temple).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 27 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 13-14 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    P.J. Walker pass complete to Ventell Bryant for 3 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) (Temple led 14-3 over UCF).

  • Interception Return Touchdown

    P.J. Walker pass intercepted for a TD Shaquill Griffin return for 81 yds for a TD, (Matthew Wright KICK) (Temple led 14-10 over UCF).

  • Field Goal Good

    Matthew Wright 41 yd FG GOOD (UCF led 16-14 over Temple).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    30-16

    Temple defeated UCF.

  • Total yards

    361-134

    Temple held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    211

    Temple averaged 5.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    150

    Temple averaged 5.4 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    7-14

    Temple's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-16

    UCF's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    4-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTempleUCF
Total Yards361134
Passing Yards15072
Rushing Yards21162
First Downs2010
Third Down Efficiency7-143-16
Fourth Down Efficiency0-00-0
Total Penalties (Yards)8-849-64
Turnovers42
Completions / Attempts16-2810-31
Rushing Attempts4029
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs30
Kicking Points210
Possession Time32:5927:01
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)