Temple rallies in 2nd half, beats S. Florida

PHILADELPHIA >> Isaiah Wright returned a punt 73 yards for a go-ahead touchdown and Chapelle Russell recovered a fumble in the end zone to cap a big second half as Temple rallied for a 27-17 victory over South Florida on Saturday.

The Owls (7-4, 6-1 American Athletic Conference) trailed 17-0 at halftime, but forced five second-half turnovers to aid their comeback.

Temple got on the scoreboard with its first possession of the third quarter when Ryquell Armstead capped a 10-play, 69-yard drive with a 1-yard TD run. The Owls recovered a fumble on the (7-4, 3-4) Bulls’ ensuing possession and marched 43 yards before Will Mobley’s 33-yard field goal pulled them within 17-10. Temple forced a punt and the Owls drove 61 yards in nine plays and used Mobley’s 36-yard field goal to cut the deficit to 17-13.

Temple forced a three-and-out and Wright returned the punt to put the Owls up 20-17.

Russell capped the scoring for Temple when he recovered a fumble in the end zone after a strip-sack of Dana Levine by Blake Barnett.

Anthony Russo passed for 264 yards for the Owls, connecting with 11 different receivers.

PRINCETON 42, PENN 14 >> John Lovett passed for 255 yards and three touchdowns, and rushed for 123 yards and a score, and Princeton (10-0, 7-0) beat Penn (6-4, 3-4)for its first perfect season since 1964.

It was Princeton’s fourth outright Ivy League title, but first since 1995.

Lovett was 20-of-28 passing and carried it 20 times, scoring on the ground for an Ivy-record 20th straight game. All three TD passes went to Jesper Horsted, who made eight grabs for 165 yards.

Nick Robinson threw for two touchdowns for Penn, which finished with a winning season for the fourth time since Ray Priore became the head coach.