With its bowl game hopes hanging by a thread, Temple entered Saturday’s game against Tulsa only able to lose two more games before those already slim hopes would be officially dashed for a fifth straight season.
After being forced to punt on their opening drive, the Owls’ offense shifted into another gear. Quarterback Evan Simon returned after missing last week’s game against UConn and led Temple on three straight scoring drives to take a commanding 17-0 lead into halftime.
Temple’s offense fizzled out in the second half but the defense stepped up to hold onto the lead for the remainder of the game. Tulsa mounted a comeback with 10 second-half points but was turned away on its final three drives, as Temple earned its first conference win of the season while snapping its two-game losing streak…