PHILADELPHIA (AP)—Record-setting freshman Bernard Pierce ran for 129 yards and two touchdowns, and Jaiquawn Jarrett grabbed two interceptions and recovered a fumble in Temple’s 24-19 win over Ball State Saturday.
Pierce’s short touchdown runs allowed the Owls to hold off a second-half charge by the Cardinals, who had had taken a third-quarter lead with 13 unanswered points.
Temple (3-2) has won three straight games to run its unbeaten Mid-American Conference record to 3-0. The Cardinals fell to 0-6 (0-2 MAC).
Pierce added a third game to a record he set last week, when he became the first freshman in school history to rush for 100 yards in two straight games.
The Owls led 10-0 after a 27-yard field goal from Brandon McManus and a 28-yard touchdown pass from Vaughn Charlton to James Nixon. Ball State’s.
Dan Ifft caught a two-yard pass as time expired, for Ball State’s final score.
Head to Head - Week 6
| Team | Total Yds | Pass Yds | Rush Yds | First Downs | 3rdD% | Pen./Yds | Turnovers | Time of Poss. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball State | 290 | 237 | 53 | 15 | 50.0% | 8/67 | 5 | 22:44 |
| Temple | 292 | 186 | 106 | 23 | 41.2% | 10/85 | 1 | 37:16 |
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