Matt Rhule and Temple headed back to Philly thinking about what could have been.
The Owls (3-3, 1-1) rolled up 531 yards of total offense—including a career-high 445 passing yards from Phillip Walker—but their inability to take care of the football (three turnovers) and failure to convert in the red zone loomed large in their 34-27 loss at Memphis on Thursday night.
Temple had excellent field position early in the game, but the Tigers’ defense stood tall and forced a pair of chip shot field goals by Austin Jones.
Jones—who extended his nation-leading streak of consecutive field goals made to 18 before missing two in the second half—made a 31-yard attempt to break the ice with 7:47 to play in the first quarter.