ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (December 21, 2017) -- Temple had three rushing touchdowns and one passing score to get past FIU, 28-3, in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl on Thursday night at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg.
The Owls (7-6) got a 4-yard touchdown run by quarterback Frank Nutile in the second quarter and a 1-yard touchdown by David Hood near the end of the third quarter to build a 14-3 lead.
The Panthers' (8-5) fortunes took a turn for the worse on their third offensive play of the game.
Quarterback Alex McGough ran through the Owls defense for a 17-yard pick up but sustained an injury to his left shoulder when he landed on the turf.