Temple Upsets Maryland 35-14
Temple stuffed Maryland’s potent offense, Anthony Russo threw for 228 yards and the Owls pulled off a 35-14 upset Saturday at College Park, Md., for their first victory of the season.
Ryquell Armstead rushed for 118 yards to help Temple (1-2) bounce back from losses at home to Villanova and Buffalo. The Owls were a 16-point underdog.
The Terrapins (2-1) were averaging 39.5 points and 486 yards per game after rolling past Texas and Bowling Green, but nothing seemed to work against Temple.
The Owls dared Maryland to pass by drawing their safeties close to the line of scrimmage to bottle up the run. The Terrapins tried to throw long but failed.
Maryland quarterback Kasim Hill went 7 of 17 for 56 yards, and backup Tyrrell Pigrome was 1 of 4 for 7 yards.
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