Rutgers will look for its seventh straight win against Temple when it plays host to the Owls on Saturday night at SHI Stadium. Both teams won their season openers.
Both schools saw the early part of their schedules as a chance to pick up wins. Rutgers dominated Northwestern in a rare Sunday game. Temple rallied from a 14-point deficit to beat Arkon. Rutgers edged Temple 16-14 on the road last season, scoring its only touchdown on an interception return by Shaquan Loyal. Whoever wins will have a shot at 3-0 with Temple facing Norfolk State and the Scarlet Knights playing at home against Virginia Tech the following week.
Temple: QB E.J. Warner. The sophomore threw two fourth-quarter touchdown passes to running back Edward Saydee as the Owls came back in the second half. Warner was 28-of-49 passing for 292 yards and no interceptions. He made his first collegiate start last year against Rutgers and threw for 215 yards, but he gave up a pick-6 to Loyal.
Rutgers: DL Aaron Lewis had a monster game against the Owls last season, recording a career-high 11 tackles, two tackles for losses and a forced fumble. The Scarlet Knights defensive line limited Northwestern to 22 yards on 12 carries in the opener.Rutgers has won the last six in the series, including a 16-14 win last year in Philadelphia. ... Temple’s last victory against Rutgers was a 20-17 decision on the road in 2002. ... Temple has 28 players from New Jersey on its roster. ...
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