Multiple Houston fans tried to rush the field after the Cougars had clinched a win against Temple in the first American Athletic Conference Championship Game.
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Both teams traded punts from that point, but a 24-yard field goal by Ty Cummins put Houston up 10-0, and the lead grew when Greg Ward Jr. ran it in for a 47-yard touchdown run. He threw for only 88 yards, but he ran for 148 yards and two touchdowns.
It makes Houston the Group of Five representative, earning the Cougars a trip to either the Peach Bowl or Fiesta Bowl. “This is one of the most positive days in Temple football history”.
The most frustrating part for Rhule and his team has to be that this is the third time they’ve been beaten by a dual-threat quarterback this year. “There was nowhere to go, and I should have gotten down and lived to play the next play”. After all, they just won their first conference championship in nine years and are well on their way to a New Year’s Six Bowl game. Anderson said as hard as it was to lose the title game, the Owls still have unfinished business, and it won’t be tough to shake off the defeat and get ready for a bowl game.
Temple QB P.J. Walker finished the game 26-of-44 for 287 yards with one touchdown and an interception, and in the process became the Temple career leader in pass completions (559). “This is a hurtful loss, but we have a lot of accomplishments”.
Texas 23, (12) Baylor 17: Tyrone Swoopes threw for 151 yards with a touchdown and ran for a score in his first Texas start since the season opener, and the Longhorns (5-7, 4-5 Big 12) held on for a victory over the Bears (9-3, 6-3) in Waco, Texas. The Cougars then mounted a 10-play, 36-yard drive, which ended on a 1-yard TD run by Javin Webb, to take a 7-0 lead with under five minutes elapsed.
On their next possession, the Owls used a 10-play, 75-yard drive that ended on a 13-yard pass from Walker to Anderson, cutting the lead to 24-10. The scramble was Houston’s longest rushing touchdown of the season.
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The Owls cut the lead to 17-3 with a 40-yard field goal by Austin Jones about two minutes before halftime.
