Temple University NCAA News

With two regular-season football games remaining, Temple would move a step closer to the Mid-American Conference's Eastern Division title - and perhaps win it - by defeating Kent State today at Lincoln Financial Field.

Kent State learned just how important true freshman Spencer Keith is to its football hopes during the second-half meltdown of a 47-13 loss to Temple on Saturday at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

Matt Brown ran for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and Delano Green had two scores to lead Temple to a 47-13 win over Kent State, keeping the Owls on course for a Mid-American Conference title game appearance.

Temple rallies to defeat Siena 73-69 Eds: APNewsNow. Temple 73, Siena 69. PHILADELPHIA Juan Fernandez scored a career-high 20 points and Ramone Moore scored 12 of his career-high 16 points in the second half as Temple rallied from a six-point halftime deficit to beat Siena 73-69 on Saturday night.

Kent State is not getting the battle for first place it wanted, but the hopes and dreams of 2009 will still be on the line today when the Golden Flashes face Mid-American Conference East Division-leading Temple at Philadelphia's Lincoln Financial Field.

The hottest ticket in Philadelphia sports today does not get fans into anA Eagles or Flyers game.

It seems the Miami University football team can't help but run smack into the hottest offensive player in the Mid-American Conference, week after week.

Whether the games were ugly or pretty, Georgetown found all sorts of ways to lose the close ones last season -- enough to sink the Hoyas down to the NIT.

Georgetown's Greg Monroe had a successful homecoming in the season opener. Now, the rest of the Hoyas hope to experience a happy homecoming of their own.

With a resounding 56-17 victory over Akron, the pride of Philly, aka the Temple Owls, recorded their eighth win of the season and their eighth straight win as well.

IT TOOK several decades, but Temple football is finally flying high with a 7-2 record.

The Temple University football program has had its share of problems. No one is complaining about the latest: coping with success.

Ryan Brooks scored 23 points and sparked a key first-half run in Temple's 76-56 win over Delaware on Saturday.

Chester Stewart threw two touchdown passes Friday night and ran for two scores to lead Temple to a 56-17 victory over Akron that kept the Owls on track for a spot in the Mid-American Conference championship game.

Bernard Pierce didn't expect to be a star in his first season playing football for the Temple Owls.

Garrett Williamson has always been known as a great defensive player. In fact, Williamson, a Saint Joseph's University senior, is one of the best defensive players in the Atlantic 10 Conference.A It's just the Hawks need Williamson to give them a boost offensively this season.

BERNARD PIERCE doesn't like to bring himself back to those days when everything around him seemed to be collapsing.

Temple's Lavoy Allen and Ryan Brooks have been extensively preparing to lead this season's edition of Fran Dunphy's team.

A very wise man ,A once told me that a good offensive coordinator is like a magician.

Football is usually won in the trenches. That is exactly where Temple beat Navy on Saturday.