Temple Owls defensive end Kadeem Custis (94) sacks Villanova Wildcats quarterback John Robertson (19) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls defeated the Wildcats, 41-10.
PHILADELPHIA ? During the offseason, Temple had to replace its offensive coordinator as well as four members of its starting offensive line.
Those changes, though, did not slow the Owls down one bit.
Kenneth Harper scored twice, and running back Matt Brown and quarterback Chris Coyer combined for more than 200 yards on the ground as the Owls cruised to a 41-10 victory over the Wildcats in the fourth annual Mayor?s Cup at Lincoln Financial Field Friday night.
?A lot of the basic part of the offense is the same,? Coyer said. ?We?ve added a few things, but the concepts are the same so we feel comfortable with it.?
The 32,709 spectators in attendance liked what they saw from Temple?s offense, especially its ground game. Of the 361 yards the Owls piled up, 301 came on the ground.
That was no surprise to Villanova coach Andy Talley.
?We knew they were going to pound the ball down our throats,? Talley said.
Most of that punishment was dealt by Brown, the smallest man in either starting lineup. The 5-5, 165-pound senior ran for 145 yards and one touchdown and had 270 all-purpose yards.
That was all part of the plan.
?We wanted to run the ball and we wanted to play well on special teams,? Temple coach Steve Addazio said. Continued...
The Owls accomplished both goals. In addition to Brown?s 125 return yards, kicker/punter Brandon McManus averaged 44.2 yards per punt and drilled a pair of field goals to etch his name in the Temple record book. He has 48 career field goals, the most in Temple history. McManus passed Bill Wright, who had 46 field goals in his career.
But while the special teams were solid, it was Temple?s running game that proved to be too much for the Wildcats, and Brown was the man Villanova could not contain. His only score, a 54-yard bolt with 21 seconds left in the first half, was a killer. It came four plays after Villanova quarterback John Robertson scored the first touchdown of his career to cut Temple?s lead to 21-10.
While Brown?s touchdown gave Temple and 18-point lead at the break, Talley saw another play as the one that decided the game in Temple?s favor.
?I think they broke our back with that 54-yard run back,? Talley said.
Talley was talking about Vaughn Carraway?s 57-yard interception return early in the second quarter, which gave the Owls a 14-3 advantage and also set in motion a game of musical quarterbacks by the Wildcats.
The interception was thrown by starter Chris Polony, but it was Polony?s feet, not his arm, that got him benched in favor of Robertson, a redshirt freshman whom Polony narrowly beat out for the starting job. The Wildcats needed a quarterback with a little more speed to avoid Temple?s rush and Robertson filled that bill and created a bit of a quarterback controversy.
?We have to look at that now,? Talley said. ?You can certainly see that (Robertson) is gifted at running the ball. He does not see as much in the passing game as Chris does so we will start to look at it. I don?t like to play two (quarterbacks), I really don?t. We were pretty set on Chris, but some things didn?t happen for him today. He was pressured a lot so we went with John. We?ll evaluate it this week.?
Robertson did look good, completing 9 of 17 passes for 135 yards and running 15 times for 78 yards.
?As the backup, you have to be ready to play at any time,? Robertson said. ?I knew I was going to play. There was a package put in for me so I was ready to play, but I didn?t expect to play as much as I did.?
As for Polony, he was disappointed, but ready to get back to work. Continued...
?I saw a lot of correctable mistakes,? Polony said. ?I look forward to getting ready for Fordham.?
The same can be said for the Owls.
?There?s always room to improve, that?s why we?ve got film (Saturday),? cornerback Anthony Robey said. ?We?ll go over our mistakes, cleanup what we messed up today and get ready for Maryland.?
Source: http://www.delcotimes.com/articles/2012/09/01/sports/doc504198497bc06857614582.txt
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