Temple at Akron
Saturday, September 10, 2011 Share
Temple beat Akron 41–3. It was their 19th meeting; after it, Temple led the series 13–6.
Final at InfoCision Stadium, AkronTV: ESPN3Attendance 15,156
- At kickoff
- 70°F, overcast, wind 14 mph from the northeastWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Akron Fulton International Airport (KAKR), 6 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Scoring by quarter
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple | 7 | 21 | 3 | 10 | 41 |
| Akron | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Standouts
- RushingBernard Pierce18 carries, 150 yards, 3 TDTemple
- DefenseAhkeem Smith1 INTTemple
Player stats
Temple
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Gerardi | 7/17 | 93 | 1 | 0 |
| Chester Stewart | 1/2 | 18 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bernard Pierce | 18 | 150 | 3 | 37 |
| Matt Brown | 16 | 85 | 0 | 15 |
| Kenneth Harper | 7 | 48 | 1 | 36 |
| Chester Stewart | 3 | 23 | 0 | 16 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evan Rodriguez | 3 | 37 | 0 | 15 |
| Joe Jones | 2 | 34 | 1 | 22 |
| Rod Streater | 2 | 22 | 0 | 13 |
| C.J. Hammond | 1 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Interceptions | Int | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ahkeem Smith | 1 | 18 | 0 |
Akron
| Passing | C/Att | Yds | TD | Int |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clayton Moore | 12/26 | 192 | 0 | 1 |
| Patrick Nicely | 4/8 | 35 | 0 | 0 |
| Rushing | Car | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chiz Chisholm | 12 | 63 | 0 | 35 |
| Patrick Nicely | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Karl Bostick | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Receiving | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marquelo Suel | 4 | 77 | 0 | 26 |
| Antoine Russell | 2 | 60 | 0 | 45 |
| Keith Sconiers | 4 | 48 | 0 | 20 |
| Nick Rossi | 3 | 27 | 0 | 14 |
From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.
Team stats
| Temple | Akron | |
|---|---|---|
| 416 | Total yards | 269 |
| 111 | Passing yards | 284 |
| 305 | Rushing yards | 42 |
| 5.8 | Yards per pass | 6.7 |
| 6.2 | Yards per rush | 1.5 |
| 22 | First downs | 12 |
| 5–12 | Third downs | 3–14 |
| 1–1 | Fourth downs | 1–4 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 2 |
| 4–34 | Penalties | 8–60 |
| 18:39 | Possession | 18:01 |
Before kickoff
Our ratings going in
Our ratings (scores only)
Temple 73% to win. Elo’s favorite won.
The series
Every Temple–Akron gameTemple leads 15–6 in 21 meetings, counting the two since this game.
| 2023 | Temple 24, Akron 21 | |
| 2021 | Temple 45, Akron 24 | |
| 2011 | Temple 41, Akron 3 | |
| 2010 | Temple 30, Akron 0 | |
| 2009 | Temple 56, Akron 17 | |
| 2008 | Temple 27, Akron 6 |
Around this game
Temple
- Next gamevs. Penn StateSept. 17, 2011
- SeasonTemple in 2011
- ProgramTemple history and records
Akron
- Next gameat CincinnatiSept. 17, 2011
- SeasonAkron in 2011
- ProgramAkron history and records