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Temple at SMU

Nov 7, 2015 • Completed

Season 2015RegularWeek 10

Away

Temple

American Athletic

Final Score

60 - 40

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SMU

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Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

SMU397
Temple536

Passing Yards

SMU212
Temple268

Rushing Yards

SMU185
Temple268

Turnovers

SMU2
Temple0

Game Conditions

Temperature64°F
Wind3 mph NE

Humidity

75%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

P.J. Walker

Temple

YDS: 268

Rushing

Jager Gardner

Temple

YDS: 110

Receiving

Ventell Bryant

Temple

YDS: 84

Tackles

No tackles data.

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

SMU27:58
Temple32:02

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Temple beats SMU 60-40

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Temple defeated SMU 60-40 in Week 10 of the 2015 regular slate, finishing with a 536-397 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 3 rushing touchdowns.

Temple set the terms early in a game that finished 60-40. P.J. Walker pass complete to Robby Anderson for 6 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) came with {'seconds': 38, 'minutes': 2} left in the first quarter, giving Temple the first major swing.

Temple's box score carried the story: 536 total yards, 268 rushing yards, and 268 passing yards. SMU finished with 397 total yards, including 185 on the ground and 212 through the air.

Temple converted 5-13 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-2, Temple led 21-17 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Jager Gardner run for 94 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    P.J. Walker pass complete to Robby Anderson for 6 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) (Temple led 14-0 over SMU).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Jager Gardner run for 94 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) (Temple led 7-0 over SMU).

  • Field Goal Good

    Chad Hedlund 31 yd FG GOOD (SMU led 3-14 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Matt Davis run for 2 yds for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK) (SMU led 10-14 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Xavier Jones run for 13 yds for a TD, (Chad Hedlund KICK) (SMU led 17-14 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    P.J. Walker pass complete to Romond Deloatch for 16 yds for a TD, (Austin Jones KICK) (Temple led 21-17 over SMU).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    60-40

    Temple defeated SMU.

  • Total yards

    536-397

    Temple held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    268

    Temple averaged 7.2 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    268

    Temple averaged 10.7 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    5-13

    Temple's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    3-12

    SMU's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticSMUTemple
Total Yards397536
Passing Yards212268
Rushing Yards185268
First Downs2020
Third Down Efficiency3-125-13
Fourth Down Efficiency1-21-1
Total Penalties (Yards)5-537-81
Turnovers20
Completions / Attempts18-3018-25
Rushing Attempts3837
Passing TDs14
Rushing TDs33
Kicking Points810
Possession Time27:5832:02
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2015)