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Memphis Tigers vs Temple Owls Recap - Owls Win 34-31
D'Wan Mathis was good for 322 yards through the air on Saturday as the Owls got past the Tigers by a score of 34-31 at Lincoln Financial Field.
Temple won and also put money in the pockets of their supporters by covering the +11.0-point spread as underdogs. Totals bettors, meanwhile, saw the game go OVER the closing number of 58.5.
D'Wan Mathis completed 35 of 49 pass attempts for 322 yards for the Owls in the win.
Rodrigues Clark rushed for 92 yards for Memphis, while Kylan Watkins added 37 yards. Seth Henigan threw for 305 yards for the Tigers, while receivers Calvin Austin III and Javon Ivory had 104 and 73 yards respectively.
Memphis was outgained by Temple 479-460 yards in Saturday's match, while the important battle of first downs was won 25-23 by the Tigers.
The time of possession battle favored Temple as their offense was on the field for 35:27, longer than the 24:33 of their opponents.
Temple heads into a Week 6 battle against Cincinnati. Memphis, meanwhile, will have their next action against Tulsa.