Final
Villanova rallies to beat Temple 27-24
Sep 15, 2009 - 9:36 PM PHILADELPHIA(AP) -- Bill Cosby watched his Temple Owls blow a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a 27-24 loss to Villanova on Thursday night.Nick Yako kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time remaining after a John Dempsey interception of Temple quarterback Vaughn Charlton with 49 seconds remaining.
Villanova took over at the Temple 46 and drove to the 15 with 3 seconds remaining to set up the winning kick.
Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Cosby were among those at the game, dubbed the inaugural Mayors Cup between the two area schools.
Chris Whitney completed 24 of 35 passes for 278 yards and threw two touchdown passes for the Wildcats. Villanova had dropped five straight against Division I teams and its last victory over a Division I team was in 2003, a 23-20 win over Temple in double overtime.
- NCAAF FINAL
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VILLANOVA 0 0 14 13 27
TEMPLE 0 10 7 7 24 FINAL
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: TEMPLE - FG, BRANDON MCMANUS 25 YD,
10:21. TEMPLE 3-0
TEMPLE - TD, JAMES NIXON 75 YD PASS
FROM VAUGHN CHARLTON (BRANDON
MCMANUS KICK), 13:59. TEMPLE
10-0
3RD QUARTER: VILLANOVA - TD, ROSS VENTRONE 60
Sep 3 10:22 PM - NCAAF
FG VILLANOVA
NICK YAKO 32 YD
VILLANOVA 27
TEMPLE 24 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Villanova 27, Temple 24 End of Reg.Sep 3 10:22 PM - NCAAF
TD VILLANOVA
BRANDYN HARVEY 6 YD PASS FROM CHRIS WHITNEY
(NICK YAKO KICK)
VILLANOVA 24
TEMPLE 24 1:24 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Villanova 24, Temple 24 4th - 1:24Sep 3 10:07 PM - NCAAF
FG VILLANOVA
NICK YAKO 27 YD
VILLANOVA 17
TEMPLE 24 9:58 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Villanova 17, Temple 24 4th - 9:58Sep 3 9:47 PM - NCAAF END, 3RD QTR
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VILLANOVA 0 0 14 14
TEMPLE 0 10 7 17 END, 3RD QTR
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: TEMPLE - FG, BRANDON MCMANUS 25 YD,
10:21. TEMPLE 3-0
TEMPLE - TD, JAMES NIXON 75 YD PASS
FROM VAUGHN CHARLTON (BRANDON
MCMANUS KICK), 13:59. TEMPLE
10-0
3RD QUARTER: VILLANOVA - TD, RO
Sep 3 9:32 PM - NCAAF
TD VILLANOVA
CHRIS WHITNEY 5 YD PASS FROM TONY CANCI
(NICK YAKO KICK)
VILLANOVA 14
TEMPLE 17 0:22 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Villanova 14, Temple 17 3rd - 0:22Sep 3 9:32 PM - NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
KEE-AYRE GRIFFIN 1 YD RUN
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
VILLANOVA 7
TEMPLE 17 3:21 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Villanova 7, Temple 17 3rd - 3:21Sep 3 9:15 PM - NCAAF HALFTIME
1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
VILLANOVA 0 0 0
TEMPLE 0 10 10 HALFTIME
SCORING SUMMARY
2ND QUARTER: TEMPLE - FG, BRANDON MCMANUS 25 YD,
10:21. TEMPLE 3-0
TEMPLE - TD, JAMES NIXON 75 YD PASS
FROM VAUGHN CHARLTON (BRANDON
MCMANUS KICK), 13:59. TEMPLE
10-0
Villanova 0, Temple 10 HalfSep 3 8:55 PM - NCAAF
TD VILLANOVA
ROSS VENTRONE 60 YD FUMBLE RETURN
(NICK YAKO KICK)
VILLANOVA 7
TEMPLE 10 14:08 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Villanova 7, Temple 10 3rd - 14:08Sep 3 8:55 PM - NCAAF
TD TEMPLE
JAMES NIXON 75 YD PASS FROM VAUGHN CHARLTON
(BRANDON MCMANUS KICK)
VILLANOVA 0
TEMPLE 10 1:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Villanova 0, Temple 10 2nd - 1:01Sep 3 8:25 PM - NCAAF
FG TEMPLE
BRANDON MCMANUS 25 YD
VILLANOVA 0
TEMPLE 3 4:39 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Villanova 0, Temple 3 2nd - 4:39Sep 3 8:20 PM - SCORING SUMMARY
Sep 3 7:45 PM
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