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Temple at Rutgers

Sep 4, 2021 • Completed

Season 2021RegularWeek 1

Away

Temple

American Athletic

Final Score

14 - 61

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Total Yards

Rutgers365
Temple261

Passing Yards

Rutgers145
Temple148

Rushing Yards

Rutgers220
Temple113

Turnovers

Rutgers0
Temple5

Game Conditions

Temperature77°F
Wind4 mph NW

Humidity

43%

Precipitation

0.00 in

Player Game Leaders

Top individual performers and full player box data.

Passing

D'Wan Mathis

Temple

YDS: 148

Rushing

Noah Vedral

Rutgers

YDS: 71

Receiving

Bo Melton

Rutgers

YDS: 59

Tackles

Jordan Magee

Temple

TOT: 8

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Box Score Comparison

Possession Split

Rutgers35:37
Temple24:23

Stat Dominance

Team comparison across key performance areas

Game Story

Rutgers routs Temple 61-14

Blowout

Rutgers defeated Temple 61-14 in Week 1 of the 2021 regular slate, finishing with a 365-261 edge in total yards, and scoring 1 passing touchdowns and 6 rushing touchdowns.

Rutgers set the terms early in a game that finished 61-14. Olakunle Fatukasi Safety came with {'seconds': 54, 'minutes': 11} left in the first quarter, giving Temple the first major swing.

Rutgers's box score carried the story: 365 total yards, 220 rushing yards, and 145 passing yards. Temple finished with 261 total yards, including 113 on the ground and 148 through the air.

Rutgers converted 6-16 on third down, went 3-3 on fourth down, the turnover count was 0-5, Rutgers led 26-7 at halftime. The explosive highlight was Noah Vedral pass complete to Bo Melton for 40 yds for a TD, (Valentino Ambrosio KICK).

Key Moments

  • Safety

    Olakunle Fatukasi Safety (Temple led 0-2 over Rutgers).

  • Field Goal Good

    Valentino Ambrosio 25 yd FG GOOD (Rutgers led 5-0 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Johnny Langan 2 Yd Run (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (Rutgers led 12-0 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Kyle Monangai 1 Yd Run (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (Rutgers led 26-0 over Temple).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Edward Saydee 11 Yd Run (Samir Gardner Kick) (Temple led 7-26 over Rutgers).

  • Rushing Touchdown

    Johnny Langan 1 Yd Run (Valentino Ambrosio Kick) (Rutgers led 19-0 over Temple).

Stat Callouts

  • Final score

    61-14

    Rutgers defeated Temple.

  • Total yards

    365-261

    Rutgers held the yardage advantage.

  • Rushing yards

    220

    Rutgers averaged 4.3 yards per rush attempt.

  • Passing yards

    145

    Rutgers averaged 5 yards per pass attempt.

  • Third downs

    6-16

    Rutgers's conversion rate helped sustain possessions.

  • Opponent third downs

    2-13

    Temple's offense worked through that conversion rate.

  • Turnovers

    0-5

    Turnover totals are listed winner first.

Analysis

Game Breakdown

StatisticRutgersTemple
Total Yards365261
Passing Yards145148
Rushing Yards220113
First Downs2112
Third Down Efficiency6-162-13
Fourth Down Efficiency3-31-3
Total Penalties (Yards)1-156-30
Turnovers05
Completions / Attempts16-298-27
Rushing Attempts5136
Passing TDs10
Rushing TDs62
Kicking Points114
Possession Time35:3724:23
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Data sourced from NCAA game stats archive (2021)