Sep 26, 2009 - 4:08 PM
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The Owls (1-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) defeated Buffalo for the first time since 1970. It was also Temple's first win over the Bulls (1-3, 0-1) in four meetings under coach Al Golden.
Temple took a 20-6 lead in the second quarter when Joseph picked off Buffalo quarterback Zach Maynard's pass. The Owls opened the second half with a seven-play, 71-yard drive that was capped by Vaughn Charlton's 5-yard passing score to Evan Rodriguez.
Maynard, a sophomore, finished with four interceptions for Buffalo and was replaced by freshman Jerry Davis.
From the Bleachers
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BUFFALO: 13
TEMPLE: 37
Final
Sep 26 3:18 PM -
NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
BERNARD PIERCE 18 YD RUN
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
BUFFALO 13
TEMPLE 37 9:23 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 26 3:08 PM -
NCAAF
TD BUFFALO
MARCUS RIVERS 6 YD PASS FROM ZACH MAYNARD
(A.J. PRINCIPE KICK)
BUFFALO 13
TEMPLE 30 11:56 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Sep 26 2:48 PM -
BUFFALO: 6
TEMPLE: 30
End of 3rd
Sep 26 2:43 PM -
NCAAF
FG TEMPLE
BRANDON MCMANUS 33 YD
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 30 8:17 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 2:18 PM -
NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
EVAN RODRIGUEZ 5 YD PASS FROM VAUGHN CHARLTON
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 27 11:34 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Sep 26 2:18 PM -
BUFFALO: 6
TEMPLE: 20
Halftime
Sep 26 1:58 PM -
NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
ELIJAH JOSEPH 95 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 20 0:07 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 1:43 PM -
NCAAF
FG TEMPLE
BRANDON MCMANUS 22 YD
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 13 2:59 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 1:38 PM -
NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
JAMES NIXON 92 YD KICKOFF RETURN
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 10 10:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 1:13 PM -
NCAAF
FG BUFFALO
A.J. PRINCIPE 42 YD
BUFFALO 6
TEMPLE 3 10:14 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 1:13 PM -
NCAAF
FG BUFFALO
A.J. PRINCIPE 36 YD
BUFFALO 3
TEMPLE 3 12:38 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Sep 26 12:57 PM -
BUFFALO: 0
TEMPLE: 3
End of 1st
Sep 26 12:42 PM -
NCAAF
FG TEMPLE
BRANDON MCMANUS 36 YD
BUFFALO 0
TEMPLE 3 6:02 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Sep 26 12:32 PM
