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UTSA at Temple

Saturday, October 4, 2025

Temple beat UTSA 27–⁠21. It was their third meeting; UTSA leads the series 2–⁠1.

AwayUTSA7–⁠6 in 2025
21
HomeTemple5–⁠7 in 2025
27

Final at Lincoln Financial Field, PhiladelphiaTV: ESPN+Attendance 12,132

At kickoff
77°F, wind 8 mph from the southwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network hourly; Phila International Airport, 6 km from the stadium, six minutes before kickoff
Official
Steven AndersonGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
UTSA777021
Temple3021327

How the win probability moved

Temple favored

Win probability by play: Temple 58% at kickoff, 100% at the end. Biggest swing: 23 points.

UTSA favored

Win probability after every play, from CollegeFootballData.com’s model. The dot marks the biggest swing (23 points).

Standouts

Player stats

UTSA

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Owen McCown25/3723422
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Robert Henry124208
Will Henderson III104209
Patrick Overmyer2111
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
A.J. Wilson367036
Devin McCuin660118
David Amador634014
Houston Thomas230017
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Kendrick Blackshire10000
Shadrach Banks6000
Tyan Milton5000
Bryce Grays3000
Daemian Wimberly21.510
Nnanna Anyanwu2110

Temple

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Evan Simon16/2518120
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Hunter Smith874154
Jevyon Ducker163408
Evan Simon523018
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Peter Clarke482136
Colin Chase543015
Kajiya Hollawayne234019
Hunter Smith110010
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Curly Ordonez7100
Dontae Pollard6000
Eric Stuart6000
Ben Osueke5000
Jamere Jones4001
Avery Powell3001
Demerick Morris2110
Sekou Kromah2110
Conlan Greene10.50.50
Sultan Badmus10.50.50

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

UTSATemple
304Total yards309
234Passing yards181
70Rushing yards128
6.3Yards per pass7.2
2.3Yards per rush4.0
19First downs15
4–⁠12Third downs6–⁠15
1–⁠3Fourth downs0–⁠0
2Turnovers0
9–⁠83Penalties6–⁠49
32:19Possession27:41
2Sacks (by defense)3

Efficiency

UTSATemple
45%Success rate30%
−0.05EPA per play0.09
0.94Explosiveness1.28
0.16Rushing EPA−0.21
−0.22Passing EPA0.45
31%Passing-down success39%
−0.10First-down EPA−0.19
0.07Second-down EPA0.05
0.51Third-down EPA0.54
22%Havoc by its defense25%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

UTSA 62% to win. Temple won as Elo’s underdog.

The line

UTSA −6.5, over/under 58.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Before kickoff, the win chances were UTSA 67%, Temple 33%. CollegeFootballData.com’s estimate from the point spread.

Every drive

Temple end zoneUTSA end zoneQ1 UTSATouchdown, 12 playsQ1 TempleField goal, 7 playsQ1 UTSAPunt, 3 playsQ1 TemplePunt, 7 playsQ1 UTSATouchdown, 14 playsQ2 TemplePunt, 3 playsQ2 UTSAPunt, 5 playsQ2 TemplePunt, 6 playsQ2 UTSAPunt, 3 playsQ3 TempleTouchdown, 10 playsQ4 TemplePunt, 3 playsQ4 UTSAInterception, 6 playsQ4 TemplePunt, 7 playsQ4 UTSATurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 TempleField goal, 7 playsQ4 UTSATurnover on downs, 4 playsQ4 TempleEnd of game, 3 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Temple drives left to right, UTSA right to left. Our source’s drive data for this game doesn’t add up to the final score, so a score may be missing here; the scoring by quarter above is complete.
  1. Q1 UTSATouchdown, 12 plays, 75 yards
  2. Q1 TempleField goal, 7 plays, 57 yards
  3. Q1 UTSAPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  4. Q1 TemplePunt, 7 plays, 34 yards
  5. Q1 UTSATouchdown, 14 plays, 81 yards
  6. Q2 TemplePunt, 3 plays, 7 yards
  7. Q2 UTSAPunt, 5 plays, 19 yards
  8. Q2 TemplePunt, 6 plays, 29 yards
  9. Q2 UTSAPunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  10. Q3 TempleTouchdown, 10 plays, 75 yards
  11. Q4 TemplePunt, 3 plays, −4 yards
  12. Q4 UTSAInterception, 6 plays, 31 yards
  13. Q4 TemplePunt, 7 plays, 22 yards
  14. Q4 UTSATurnover on downs, 4 plays, 7 yards
  15. Q4 TempleField goal, 7 plays, 13 yards
  16. Q4 UTSATurnover on downs, 4 plays, −18 yards
  17. Q4 TempleEnd of game, 3 plays, −3 yards

Play by play

1st quarter5 drives, then UTSA 7, Temple 3
UTSA Touchdown, 12 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Carl Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:511st & 10 at own 25Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the UTSA 30
14:152nd & 5 at own 30Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 3 yds to the UTSA 33
13:363rd & 2 at own 33Robert Henry Jr. run for 4 yds to the UTSA 37 for a 1ST down
13:031st & 10 at own 37Will Henderson III run for 8 yds to the UTSA 45
12:242nd & 2 at own 45PENALTY UTSA False Start (Marshall,Deandre) 5 yards from UTSA45 to UTSA40. NO PLAY.
12:072nd & 7 at own 40Owen McCown pass complete to Robert Henry Jr. for 9 yds to the UTSA 49 for a 1ST down
11:411st & 10 at own 49Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 14 yds to the TEM 37 for a 1ST down
11:091st & 10 at opp 37Owen McCown pass complete to Houston Thomas for 17 yds to the TEM 20 for a 1ST down
10:451st & 10 at opp 20Robert Henry Jr. run for 7 yds to the TEM 13
10:112nd & 3 at opp 13Robert Henry Jr. run for 5 yds to the TEM 8 for a 1ST down
9:411st & goal at opp 8Robert Henry Jr. run for 7 yds to the TEM 1
9:132nd & goal at opp 1Robert Henry Jr. run for no gain to the TEM 1
8:443rd & goal at opp 1Patrick Overmyer run for 1 yd for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)UTSA 7, Temple 0
Temple Field goal, 7 plays
8:391st & 10 at own 35Jaffer Murphy kickoff for 56 yds , Tyler Stewart return for 21 yds to the TEM 30
8:291st & 10 at own 30Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the TEM 35
8:042nd & 5 at own 35(08:05) No Huddle-Shotgun Simon,Evan pass incomplete short right to Hollawayne,Kajiya thrown to UTSA48 PENALTY UTSA Pass Interference (Martin,Davin) 15 yards from TEM35 to TEM50, 1ST DOWN. NO PLAY.
7:551st & 10 at the 50Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 15 yds to the UTSA 35 for a 1ST down
7:121st & 10 at opp 35Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 22 yds to the UTSA 13 for a 1ST down
6:381st & 10 at opp 13Evan Simon pass complete to Jay Ducker for no gain to the UTSA 13
6:002nd & 10 at opp 13Evan Simon pass incomplete to Ryder Kusch
5:573rd & 10 at opp 13Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
5:534th & 10 at opp 13Carl Hardin 31 yd FG GOODUTSA 7, Temple 3
UTSA Punt, 3 plays
5:531st & 10 at own 35Carl Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
5:371st & 10 at own 25Owen McCown pass complete to Dan Dishman for 4 yds to the UTSA 29
5:222nd & 6 at own 29Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
5:143rd & 6 at own 29Owen McCown sacked for a loss of 10 yards to the UTSA 19
4:224th & 16 at own 19Caile Hogan punt for 60 yds , JoJo Bermudez returns for 60 yds to the UTSA 19
4:224th & 16 at own 19Caile Hogan punt for 60 yds , JoJo Bermudez returns for 60 yds to the TEM 9
Temple Punt, 7 plays
4:221st & 10 at own 9PENALTY UTSA Offside (Blaylock,Cam) 5 yards from TEM09 to TEM14. NO PLAY.
4:111st & 5 at own 14Jay Ducker run for 6 yds to the TEM 20 for a 1ST down
3:381st & 10 at own 20Evan Simon pass incomplete to JoJo Bermudez
3:292nd & 10 at own 20Hunter Smith run for 2 yds to the TEM 22
2:533rd & 8 at own 22Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 15 yds to the TEM 37 for a 1ST down
2:101st & 10 at own 37Evan Simon sacked by Nnanna Anyanwu for a loss of 1 yard to the TEM 36
1:322nd & 11 at own 36Hunter Smith run for 9 yds to the TEM 45
0:493rd & 2 at own 45Hunter Smith run for a loss of 2 yards to the TEM 43
0:074th & 4 at own 43Dante Atton punt for 38 yds, fair catch by Elliott Brow at the UTSA 19
UTSA Touchdown, 14 plays
0:001st & 10 at own 19Robert Henry Jr. run for 8 yds to the UTSA 27
Q2 14:522nd & 2 at own 27Robert Henry Jr. run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTSA 26
Q2 14:073rd & 3 at own 26Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 10 yds to the UTSA 36 for a 1ST down
Q2 13:391st & 10 at own 36Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 7 yds to the UTSA 43
Q2 13:062nd & 3 at own 43Robert Henry Jr. run for 2 yds to the UTSA 45
Q2 12:273rd & 1 at own 45Patrick Overmyer run for no gain to the UTSA 45
Q2 11:454th & 1 at own 45Owen McCown run for 2 yds to the UTSA 47 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:561st & 10 at own 47Owen McCown pass complete to Houston Thomas for 13 yds to the TEM 40 for a 1ST down
Q2 10:291st & 10 at opp 40Will Henderson III run for 6 yds to the TEM 34
Q2 9:422nd & 4 at opp 34Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 6 yds to the TEM 28 for a 1ST down
Q2 9:091st & 10 at opp 28Will Henderson III run for 2 yds to the TEM 26
Q2 8:262nd & 8 at opp 26Owen McCown pass complete to Dan Dishman for 13 yds to the TEM 13 for a 1ST down
Q2 7:511st & 10 at opp 13Will Henderson III run for 6 yds to the TEM 7
Q2 7:212nd & 4 at opp 7Owen McCown pass complete to Patrick Overmyer for 7 yds for a TD (Michael Petro KICK)UTSA 14, Temple 3
2nd quarter4 drives, then UTSA 14, Temple 3
Temple Punt, 3 plays
7:131st & 10 at own 35Jaffer Murphy kickoff for 62 yds , Tyler Stewart return for 23 yds to the TEM 26
7:021st & 10 at own 26Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 4 yds to the TEM 30
6:292nd & 6 at own 30Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the TEM 31
5:563rd & 5 at own 31PENALTY UTSA Offside (Munnerlyn,Don) 4 yards from TEM31 to TEM35. NO PLAY.
4:453rd & 1 at own 35Jay Ducker run for a loss of 2 yards to the TEM 33
4:454th & 3 at own 33Dante Atton punt for 52 yds
UTSA Punt, 5 plays
4:411st & 10 at own 15Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
4:322nd & 10 at own 15Owen McCown pass complete to Devin McCuin for 15 yds to the UTSA 30 for a 1ST down
3:591st & 10 at own 30Robert Henry Jr. run for 4 yds to the UTSA 34
3:232nd & 6 at own 34Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
3:173rd & 6 at own 34Owen McCown pass incomplete to Robert Henry Jr.
3:104th & 6 at own 34Caile Hogan punt for 52 yds, fair catch by JoJo Bermudez at the TEM 14
Temple Punt, 6 plays
3:011st & 10 at own 14Evan Simon run for 2 yds to the TEM 16
2:182nd & 8 at own 16Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for no gain to the TEM 16
2:003rd & 8 at own 16Timeout Temple, clock 02:00
1:513rd & 8 at own 16Evan Simon run for 18 yds to the TEM 34 for a 1ST down
1:431st & 10 at own 34Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the TEM 36
1:052nd & 8 at own 36Evan Simon pass complete to Jay Ducker for 3 yds to the TEM 39
1:053rd & 5 at own 39Timeout Temple, clock 01:05
1:053rd & 5 at own 39PENALTY TEM False Start (Clarke,Peter) 5 yards from TEM39 to TEM34. NO PLAY.
0:564th & 1 at own 43Timeout UTSA, clock 00:56
0:553rd & 10 at own 34Evan Simon run for 9 yds to the TEM 43
0:504th & 1 at own 43Dante Atton punt for 40 yds, fair catch by Elliott Brow at the UTSA 17
UTSA Punt, 3 plays
0:421st & 10 at own 17Will Henderson III run for 2 yds to the UTSA 19
0:242nd & 8 at own 19Owen McCown pass incomplete to Will Henderson III
0:143rd & 8 at own 19(00:24) Shotgun McCown,Owen rush left for 9 yards gain to the UTSA28 (Castleberry,Jaylen), out of bounds PENALTY UTSA Holding (Missouri,Kamar) 10 yards from UTSA19 to UTSA09. NO PLAY.
0:114th & 16 at own 11Timeout Temple, clock 00:11
0:103rd & 18 at own 9Will Henderson III run for 2 yds to the UTSA 11
0:004th & 16 at own 11Caile Hogan punt for 58 yds
3rd quarter1 drive, then Temple 24, UTSA 21
Temple Touchdown, 10 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Jaffer Murphy kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
14:471st & 10 at own 25Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the TEM 27
14:132nd & 8 at own 27Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 36 yds to the UTSA 37 for a 1ST down
13:381st & 10 at opp 37Jay Ducker run for 8 yds to the UTSA 29
13:072nd & 2 at opp 29Jay Ducker run for no gain to the UTSA 29
12:313rd & 2 at opp 29(12:32) No Huddle-Shotgun Ducker,Jay rush middle for 1 yard gain to the UTSA28 (Banks Jr.,Shad) PENALTY TEM Holding (Barajas,Diego) 10 yards from UTSA29 to UTSA39. NO PLAY.
11:593rd & 12 at opp 39Evan Simon pass complete to Kajiya Hollawayne for 19 yds to the UTSA 20 for a 1ST down
11:281st & 10 at opp 20Jay Ducker run for a loss of 2 yards to the UTSA 22
10:482nd & 12 at opp 22Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 13 yds to the UTSA 9 for a 1ST down
10:131st & goal at opp 9Jay Ducker run for 2 yds to the UTSA 7
9:412nd & goal at opp 7Jay Ducker run for a loss of 1 yard to the UTSA 8
9:033rd & goal at opp 8Evan Simon pass complete to JoJo Bermudez for 8 yds for a TD (Carl Hardin KICK)UTSA 14, Temple 10
4th quarter7 drives, then Temple 27, UTSA 21
Temple Punt, 3 plays
13:042nd & 14 at own 7Evan Simon pass incomplete to Jay Ducker
12:583rd & 14 at own 7Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
12:494th & 14 at own 7Dante Atton punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Elliott Brow at the TEM 46
UTSA Interception, 6 plays
12:401st & 10 at opp 46Robert Henry Jr. run for no gain to the TEM 46
11:582nd & 10 at opp 46Owen McCown pass complete to Will Henderson III for 5 yds to the TEM 41
11:093rd & 5 at opp 41Owen McCown pass complete to AJ Wilson for 15 yds to the TEM 26 for a 1ST down
10:351st & 10 at opp 26Robert Henry Jr. run for 1 yd to the TEM 25
9:422nd & 9 at opp 25Owen McCown run for 10 yds to the TEM 15 for a 1ST down
9:341st & 10 at opp 15Owen McCown pass intercepted Avery Powell return for no gain to the TEM 13
Temple Punt, 7 plays
9:231st & 10 at own 13Hunter Smith run for 1 yd to the TEM 14
8:472nd & 9 at own 14Hunter Smith run for no gain to the TEM 14
8:073rd & 9 at own 14Evan Simon pass complete to Hunter Smith for 10 yds to the TEM 24 for a 1ST down
7:371st & 10 at own 24Evan Simon pass complete to Colin Chase for 11 yds to the TEM 35 for a 1ST down
7:001st & 10 at own 35Hunter Smith run for 2 yds to the TEM 37
6:162nd & 8 at own 37Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the TEM 40
5:413rd & 5 at own 40PENALTY TEM False Start (Barajas,Diego) 5 yards from TEM40 to TEM35. NO PLAY.
5:143rd & 10 at own 35Evan Simon pass incomplete to Colin Chase
5:084th & 10 at own 35Dante Atton punt for 41 yds, fair catch by Elliott Brow at the UTSA 24
UTSA Turnover on downs, 4 plays
5:031st & 10 at own 24Owen McCown pass incomplete to Devin McCuin
4:562nd & 10 at own 24Will Henderson III run for 2 yds to the UTSA 26
3:533rd & 8 at own 26Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 5 yds to the UTSA 31
3:244th & 3 at own 31Owen McCown pass incomplete to AJ Wilson
Temple Field goal, 7 plays
3:202nd & 7 at opp 28Timeout UTSA, clock 03:20
3:181st & 10 at opp 31Jay Ducker run for 3 yds to the UTSA 28
3:162nd & 7 at opp 28Evan Simon pass incomplete to Peter Clarke
3:073rd & 7 at opp 28Evan Simon pass complete to Peter Clarke for 9 yds to the UTSA 19 for a 1ST down
2:482nd & 9 at opp 18Timeout UTSA, clock 02:48
2:471st & 10 at opp 19Jay Ducker run for 1 yd to the UTSA 18
2:443rd & 4 at opp 13Timeout UTSA, clock 02:44
2:432nd & 9 at opp 18Jay Ducker run for 5 yds to the UTSA 13
2:173rd & 4 at opp 13Evan Simon sacked by Daemian Wimberly for a loss of 5 yards to the UTSA 18
2:004th & 9 at opp 18Timeout Temple, clock 02:00
1:564th & 9 at opp 18Carl Hardin 36 Yd Field Goal
UTSA Turnover on downs, 4 plays
1:561st & 10 at own 35Carl Hardin kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
1:521st & 10 at own 25Owen McCown pass complete to David Amador II for 4 yds to the UTSA 29
1:472nd & 6 at own 29Owen McCown pass incomplete to Houston Thomas
1:423rd & 6 at own 29(01:47) No Huddle-Shotgun McCown,Owen pass complete short left to Wilson,AJ caught at UTSA32, for 3 yards to the UTSA32 (Osueke,Ben) PENALTY UTSA Pass Interference (Amador II,David) 14 yards from UTSA29 to UTSA15. NO PLAY.
1:373rd & 20 at own 15Owen McCown pass incomplete to Robert Henry Jr.
1:314th & 20 at own 15Owen McCown sacked by Demerick Morris for a loss of 8 yards to the UTSA 7
Temple End of game, 3 plays
1:301st & goal at opp 7(01:31) Kneel down by Temple at UTSA08 for loss of 1 yard.
0:532nd & goal at opp 8(00:58) Kneel down by Temple at UTSA09 for loss of 1 yard.
0:003rd & goal at opp 9(00:23) Kneel down by Temple at UTSA10 for loss of 1 yard.

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

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UTSA leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings.

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2025Temple 27, UTSA 21
2024UTSA 51, Temple 27
2023UTSA 49, Temple 34

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