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Gerardi, Pierce lead Temple over Buffalo 42-0

Oct 23, 2010 - 7:37 PM AMHERST, N.Y. (AP) -- Mike Gerardi threw for three touchdowns and Bernard Pierce scored on two runs as Temple easily handled Buffalo 42-0 on Saturday.

The Owls (6-2, 3-1 Mid-American Conference) scored touchdowns on four of their first five possessions, building a 28-0 lead early in the second quarter.

Buffalo (2-5, 1-2) did not cross midfield on offense until the 7:34 mark of the third quarter.

Gerardi connected with Rod Streater for touchdown passes of 42 and 5 yards and hit Michael Campbell for a 5-yard touchdown score. Pierce scored on touchdown runs of 2 and 10 yards.

Pierce finished with 106 yards on 23 carries while fellow running back Matt Brown had 109 yards on 20 attempts. Gerardi went 9-for-15 for 131 yards.

Temple outgained Buffalo 397-161 and forced four Bulls turnovers.