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Temple win seventh straight, 34-32 over Miami (AP)

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:00:46 PST

Temple keeps finding ways to win. Long the poster program for football futility, the Owls are on their longest winning streak in 36 years and talking about a bowl game. Take notice, Philly. There's another football team in town that has a conference championship in sight. Bernard Pierce ran for 178 yards and three touchdowns, and Brandon McManus kicked an 18-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to...

Temple Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 22:15:30 PST

Special things are happening to Temple.

From 0-11 and kicked out of the Big East to actually getting a vote in both polls, with a 6-2 record and six-game winning streak.

Bowl eligibility.

"There was so much adversity," Temple coach Al Golden said in Tuesday's Philadelphia Inquirer. "This team is 8-2 in its last 10 games with these seniors, who started off 1-16 and lost every game by 30 points. Everybody said we stunk. Everybody said quit, get out of football, drop down [to Division I-AA]. Our kids just put their heads down and kept working.

"This team is different. This team has unity. I was here two years when guys were throwing helmets and yelling at things that didn't matter.

Temple streak at 6 with 27-24 win over Navy (AP)

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:46:54 PDT

Temple is bowl eligible. Seriously. Yes, Temple, a program that has practically defined losing football over most of the last three decades has won six straight, enough victories to earn a bowl bid for the first time since 1979. Bernard Pierce rushed for 267 yards, including a 41-yard touchdown with 2:41 left, and James Nixon returned a kickoff 100 yards for a score Saturday as Temple beat Navy...