YPSILANTI, Mich. (AP)—Bernard Pierce ran for 180 yards and two touchdowns to lead Temple past Eastern Michigan, 24-12, in Mid-American Conference play Saturday.
Pierce scored both of his touchdowns in the first quarter for the Owls (2-2, 2-0). He scored on runs of 16 and 3 yards, and Vaughn Charlton found Evan Rodriguez for a 14-yard touchdown early in the second quarter to give Temple a 21-0 lead. Eastern Michigan (0-4, 0-1) scored later in the second quarter on a pair of Joe Carithers field goals, but the Eagles didn’t score a touchdown until Terren Blevins scored from a yard out with 1:39 remaining in the game.
Temple ran for 242 yards compared to 50 for the Eagles. Kyle McMahon threw for 230 yards for Eastern Michigan.
Updated Oct 3, 4:44 pm EDT
Head to Head - Week 5
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple | 365 | 123 | 242 | 19 | 25.0% | 7/47 | 1 | 27:33 |
| Eastern Michigan | 280 | 230 | 50 | 16 | 35.7% | 8/67 | 2 | 32:27 |