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North Carolina at Temple

Dec 27, 2019 • Completed • Neutral Site

MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN

Season 2019PostseasonWeek 1

Away

North Carolina

ACC

Final Score

55 - 13

NCT

Home

Temple

American Athletic

Game Pulse

Immediate edge indicators from the box score.

Total Yards

Temple272
North Carolina534

Passing Yards

Temple194
North Carolina296

Rushing Yards

Temple78
North Carolina238

Turnovers

Temple2
North Carolina1

Game Conditions

ConditionOvercast
Temperature49°F
Wind6 mph SE

Humidity

81%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

Sam Howell

North Carolina

YDS: 294

Rushing

Javonte Williams

North Carolina

YDS: 85

Receiving

Jadan Blue

Temple

YDS: 92

Tackles

Benny Walls

Temple

TOT: 12

Full Player Box

Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Temple27:30
North Carolina32:30

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

North Carolina routs Temple 55-13

Blowout

North Carolina defeated Temple 55-13 in Week 1 of the 2019 postseason slate, finishing with a 534-272 edge in total yards, and scoring 4 passing touchdowns and 2 rushing touchdowns.

North Carolina set the terms early in a game that finished 55-13. Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 39 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK) came with {'seconds': 24, 'minutes': 6} left in the first quarter, giving North Carolina the first major swing.

North Carolina's box score carried the story: 534 total yards, 238 rushing yards, and 296 passing yards. Temple finished with 272 total yards, including 78 on the ground and 194 through the air.

North Carolina converted 11-14 on third down, went 1-1 on fourth down, the turnover count was 1-2, North Carolina led 20-6 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 39 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK).

Key Moments

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Howell pass complete to Dyami Brown for 39 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK) (North Carolina led 7-0 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Re'Mahn Davis run for 4 yds for a TD (Will Mobley PAT BLOCKED) (Temple led 6-10 over North Carolina).

  • Field Goal Good

    Noah Ruggles 26 yd FG GOOD (North Carolina led 10-0 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Sam Howell pass complete to Dazz Newsome for 16 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK) (North Carolina led 17-6 over Temple).

  • Field Goal Good

    Noah Ruggles 36 yd FG GOOD (North Carolina led 20-6 over Temple).

  • Passing Touchdown

    Rontavius Groves pass complete to Sam Howell for 2 yds for a TD (Noah Ruggles KICK) (North Carolina led 41-6 over Temple).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    55-13

    North Carolina defeated Temple.

  • Total yards

    534-272

    North Carolina held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    238

    North Carolina averaged 6 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    296

    North Carolina averaged 8.5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    11-14

    North Carolina's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    6-16

    Temple's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    1-2

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticTempleNorth Carolina
Total Yards272534
Passing Yards194296
Rushing Yards78238
First Downs1634
Third Down Efficiency6-1611-14
Fourth Down Efficiency2-31-1
Total Penalties (Yards)8-656-63
Turnovers21
Completions / Attempts18-3226-35
Rushing Attempts3440
Passing TDs14
Rushing TDs12
Kicking Points113
Possession Time27:3032:30
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2019)