Villanova rallies to beat Temple 27-24

Sep 3, 11:08 pm EDT

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PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Bill Cosby watched his Temple Owls blow a 10-point fourth-quarter lead in a 27-24 loss to Villanova on Thursday night.

Nick Yako kicked a 32-yard field goal with no time remaining after a John Dempsey interception of Temple quarterback Vaughn Charlton with 49 seconds remaining.

Villanova took over at the Temple 46 and drove to the 15 with 3 seconds remaining to set up the winning kick.

Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Cosby were among those at the game, dubbed the inaugural Mayors Cup between the two area schools.

Chris Whitney completed 24 of 35 passes for 278 yards and threw two touchdown passes for the Wildcats. Villanova had dropped five straight against Division I teams and its last victory over a Division I team was in 2003, a 23-20 win over Temple in double overtime.

Updated Sep 3, 11:08 pm EDT
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Head to Head - Week 1

Team Total Yds Pass Yds Rush Yds First Downs 3rdD% Pen./Yds Turnovers Time of Poss.
Villanova 357 293 64 19 33.3% 2/20 1 32:11
Temple 456 317 139 22 55.6% 3/27 5 27:49
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  1. ?
    22. Posted by ? Mon Oct 19 1:10am EDT

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    "All the hype and suppossed ly Bowl Game this year just went out the Window losing to a 1AA TEAM."

    Good call...
  2. Daniel N
    21. Posted by Daniel N Sat Sep 5 6:34pm EDT

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    Temple is wasting so much $ on playing at the linc for no reason at all. When the contract is over they should build there own stadium. North Philly is tight, but they could make it happen. Go Owls!
  3. Greg C
    20. Posted by Greg C Sat Sep 5 4:05pm EDT

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    Someone tell the guy that wrote this that Villanova is a Div 1 team. You would think that a sports writer would know this!
  4. Buck
    19. Posted by Buck Fri Sep 4 4:38pm EDT

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    whitney is an excellent quarterback. golden has no class for not shaking hands after the game. maybe he's afraid of the swine flu.
  5. Richard
    18. Posted by Richard Fri Sep 4 2:45pm EDT

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    Golden is a great coach and has a done a tremendous job repairing a decimated football program. However, this loss will hurt the morale of the Temple players. Clearly, Nova is an awesome 1-AA program. They have an experienced, D-1 size offensive line and a QB (Whitney) who arguably could start on some D-1 teams. The receiver, #4 Szcur, will have a chance to make a pro team.

    As Golden pointed out before the game, real teams know how to win and take on all challenges, whether USC or a 1-AA team.Nonetheless, wait and see. I predict Temple will have a winning record this year. There are over 30 bowl games each year. That means at least 60 teams will be in a bowl game. I also predict that Temple will be in a bowl game next year. Although it may be a bogus bowl it will mean $500,000 to $700,000 for the Temple program. That means more recruits and a better team. Write it down.
  6. <i>strainor3</i>
    17. Posted by strainor3 Fri Sep 4 1:22pm EDT

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    john dempsey rules
  7. Joey
    16. Posted by Joey Fri Sep 4 1:21pm EDT

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    Gratz to 'Nova on a win over an FBS team. Yes Nova is Div I, just like Temple. Nova compete in FCS with playoff systems, not the fable-like BCS. Glad to see a team from the "small schools" beat one of the "big guys".
  8. <i>sethleyba</i>
    15. Posted by sethleyba Fri Sep 4 12:15pm EDT

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    Temple thought they would be easy next thing you know they lose thats pathetic
  9. Devin
    14. Posted by Devin Fri Sep 4 12:01pm EDT

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    Bring John Chaney in to coach the football team!!
  10. CHRISTOPHER R
    13. Posted by CHRISTOPHER R Fri Sep 4 11:57am EDT

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    where's temple again?
  11. <i>rbonner11</i>
    12. Posted by rbonner11 Fri Sep 4 10:24am EDT

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    Al Golden showed no clasas by not shaking hands with villanova after the game.
  12. Someone plz KO Anderson Silva
    11. Posted by Someone plz KO Anderson Silva Fri Sep 4 9:38am EDT

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    aaaaand another season of CAA/Atlantic-10 domination begins.
  13. Robbie
    10. Posted by Robbie Fri Sep 4 9:31am EDT

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    This always sucks when an upset like this happens. I and I could be wrong thought Temple was suppose to be a good team in the hunt for a bowl this year. It still might happen but a loss to Villinova is expected in basketball but in football, wow.
  14. <i>kristinel81667</i>
    9. Posted by kristinel81667 Fri Sep 4 9:23am EDT

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    thats my boy John Dempsey!! Love Him!!
  15. The One and Only
    8. Posted by The One and Only Fri Sep 4 8:37am EDT

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    Does Temple still play D1 football??
  16. <i>stevegall444</i>
    7. Posted by stevegall444 Fri Sep 4 7:11am EDT

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    Nova DII who cares! Penn State rules
  17. Mike A
    6. Posted by Mike A Fri Sep 4 1:29am EDT

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    And anyone cares?
  18. E A
    5. Posted by E A Fri Sep 4 12:23am EDT

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    yikes, 5 turnovers?! Temple is sad.
  19. Stephen B
    4. Posted by Stephen B Fri Sep 4 12:15am EDT

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    Temple Never Wins, they should of disbanded the team and Concentrated on Basketball where they have had Success. All the hype and suppossed ly Bowl Game this year just went out the Window losing to a 1AA TEAM. Same old Temple no matter who the Coach is. Cosby should give them some Jello to get them excited. They could Make the Tidy Bowl this year....
  20. Matt R
    3. Posted by Matt R Fri Sep 4 12:09am EDT

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    Nova rules. Definitely going to the championship this year. Hopefully we'll decimate UD too!!!
  21. maulin
    2. Posted by maulin Thu Sep 3 11:38pm EDT

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    villanova is awesome
  22. <i>mikebdb22</i>
    1. Posted by mikebdb22 Thu Sep 3 11:36pm EDT

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    wow
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