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Temple
Huskies Face Temple Saturday in Philly
10/7/2026 10:41:00โฏAM | Football
Media Coverage:
Television: ESPNU
(pxp) Ted Emrich (anaylst) Fozzy Whittaker
Radio: UConn Sports Network
(pxp) Mike Crispino (analyst) Wayne Norman (sideline) Adam Giardino
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Quick Hits
The UConn Huskies head back on the road to face the Temple Owls at Lincoln Financial Field Saturday afternoon on ESPNU.
Saturday's game is the 22nd all-time meeting between UConn and Temple. The Owls lead the all-time series 14-7 and are 4-2 against UConn at home in Lincoln Financial Field. The Huskies took the last meeting in 2024, 29-20 at home. This is UConn's only match-up this season against their former conference (AAC). The Huskies are 7-5 against teams from the American since leaving the league in 2021. Last season, UConn was 2-2 against the league and are 6-2 over the last two years.
The Huskies look to end a two-game slide and get back in the win column heading into their bye week. UConn is coming off a 42-41 loss at home to Syracuse last weekend. UConn twice trailed by 20 points in the game but battled all the way back to tie it 34-34 in the fourth quarter. A missed Syracuse field goal as time expired sent the game to overtime where the Huskies had the ball first. On the second play, quarterback Kalieb Osborne hit running back Trey Cornist for a 25-yard score to take the lead. The Orange converted on a fourth and goal from the 17 yard line as Umari Hatcher caught his third score of the day and quarterback Amari Odom dove in for the two-point conversion for the win.
Running back Cyncir Bowers had a career afternoon in the loss to Syracuse. Bowers ran the ball 16 times for 164 yards and two scores, including a 71-yard touchdown run, all new career-highs for the junior back. Husky QB Kalieb Osborne set new career-highs for yards (314), pass attempts (39) and touchdown throws (3) in the loss.
Last Meeting vs. Temple...
Oct. 5, 2024 -- UConn 29 Temple 20 -- E. Hartford, CT
The UConn defense came up with a fourth and goal stop with three seconds left in the game, capped by cornerback Jordan Wright scooping a fumble and returning it 96 yards for a touchdown to put the final stamp on a 29-20 win over Temple in front of 28,921 at Pratt & Whitney Stadium at Rentschler Field. R-Senior TJ Sheffield caught nine passes for 141 yards, both career-highs, with a 58-yard touchdown, the longest catch of his career. R-Fr. Running back Durell Robinson ran for a team-high 52 yards and a go-ahead fourth quarter score.ย Senior quarterback Joe Fagnano finished 24-of-41 for 272 yards a score and two picks. Temple's Maddux Trujillo made a pair of field goals, including a 60-yarder, the longest field goal ever made at Rentschler Field.ย Running back Terrez Worthy finished with a game-high 95 yards on 12 carries. Defensively, linebacker Jayden McDonald had 14 tackles, 2.5 for a loss, with a sack. Fellow linebacker Tui Faumuina-Brown made 11 tackles, two for a loss.ย Safety Malik Dixon-Williams had nine stops and his first interception of the season. Kicker Chris Freeman was responsible for all the UConn scoring in the first half, hitting field goals of 43, 24, and 35 yards.
Scouting the Owls... The Temple Owls head into this weekend's match-up at 2-3 on the season and coming off their first conference win on the year, a 17-13 win on the road over previously unbeaten South Florida. Temple owns the 28th ranked rushing offense in the nation, averaging 212.6 yards per game. Running back Keveun Mason has 361 yards on the ground this season and is averaging 5.31 yards per carry. Quarterback Ajani Sheppard is a dual threat for the Owls, throwing for 631 yards and six scores while running it 47 times for 234 yards and three touchdowns. The Owls have scored twice on defense this season and are led by linebacker Curly Ordonez who has 50 stops through five games. Ordonez ranks fourth in the country with 33 solo tackles, averaging 6.6 per game.
UConn vs. The American... UConn is 7-5 against teams from the American Athletic Conference since becoming an independent starting in the 2021 season. Saturday's meeting with Temple is the only game against an American opponent this season. UConn faced the conference four times last season, beating UAB and Florida Atlantic and losing to Rice and then Army in the Wasabi Fenway Bowl. The Huskies went 4-0 against their former league in 2024, beating Florida Atlantic, Temple, and Rice, all at home, and UAB, on the road. UConn was 1-1 against their former conference in 2023, winning at Rice but falling at home to USF.ย In 2021, UConn was 0-2, falling at UCF and falling at home to nationally ranked Houston when the both were still members of the conference. The Huskies were a member of the AAC from 2013 through 2019.
