Daily News | Temple was unable to close out Houston despite a halftime lead and a late comeback
Temple entered its game against Houston as a 19.5-point underdog, but certainly gave oddsmakers a run for their wisdom, in a narrow 43-36 loss to the Cougars on Saturday.
Trailing, 35-29, Temple quarterback E.J. Warner led the Owls on a 73-yard touchdown drive, connecting with wide receiver Zae Baines for a 6-yard touchdown with 1 minute, 22 seconds remaining in the game. However, Temple’s comeback was halted when Houston quarterback Clayton Tune connected with wide receiver Matthew Golden for a 44-yard game-winning touchdown, converting a two-point conversion to ice the game.
However, it was Houston’s back-to-back touchdowns on its first two second-half drives and a strong rushing performance from running back Stacy Sneed that proved too much. Sneed finished with 143 yards and two touchdowns. The Cougars finished with 486 total yards.The small things continue to hurt the Owls. At the beginning of the second quarter, Houston defensive back Noah Guzman stripped and recovered Temple safety Corey Cuascut-Palmer’s fumble on a kickoff return at the Owls’ 33-yard-line.
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