Overview
- Army beat Temple 21-17 on Friday when quarterback Cale Hellums finished a 12-play, 72–77-yard drive with a 3-yard touchdown run with 1:41 left to take the lead.
- Hellums rushed 22 times for 104 yards and three rushing touchdowns and accounted for all three Army scores in the game.
- Army controlled the clock, holding possession about 38 minutes to Temple’s roughly 22 minutes, which helped offset being outgained roughly 459 to 315 in total yards.
- Temple’s first-time starter Ajani Sheppard threw for about 242–243 yards and two long touchdown passes but the Owls surrendered a late lead and failed on a fourth-and-3 at the Army 23 with 29 seconds remaining.
- The win extends Army’s streak over Temple to five straight meetings, moves Army to 2-1 (1-1 AAC), drops Temple to 1-3 (0-1 AAC), and sets Army up to travel to Louisiana Tech while Temple visits South Florida next week.