The calamity of the American Athletic Conference in 2019 continued in Week 7, as Temple bested previously undefeated Memphis 30-28, leaving No. 19 SMU as the sole remaining undefeated team in the conference.
The Owls (5-1, 2-0) tallied their second defeat over a ranked opponent Saturday with drama, as a Tigers’ (5-1, 1-1) completion on fourth down with two minutes to go was overturned, sealing the victory in Philadelphia.
Temple now sits atop the AAC East with No. 21 Cincinnati (5-1, 2-0) as the season hits the midway point. Memphis outgained the hosts 491 yards to 456 but four turnovers, including three in the first half, led to 16 Temple points.