Dec 17 is marked on the calendar for the Gildan New Mexico Bowl in Albuquerque, New Mexico. In this clash of two fantastic squads, the Owls face the Cowboys. The Temple Owls come into play with an 8-4 record and a 5-3 record, which is excellent for second in the MAC. Coming in third in the Mountain West Conference, the Cowboys also have an 8-4 record with a 5-2 record. With near-identical records, this game should show to go right down to the last whistle. Temple comes into the game averaging 30.1 ppg on offense with an amazing 13.8 ppg on defense which ranks third in the country. s the Cowboys average 27 ppg on both sides of the ball.
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Senior Quarterback Chester Stewart (743 passing yards – 65.1 completion pct – 2 td / 2 int – 143.4 rating) will be top the Temple Owls behind center. The Temple Owls do the most damage on the ground, however, which is led by juniors RB Bernard Cut (248 carries – 1,381 yards – 25 tds) and RB Matt Brown (142 carries – 867 yards – 5 tds). The receiving core is led by seniors Joe Jones (27 catches – 296 yards – 3 tds) and Evan Rodriguez (33 catches – 427 yards – 2 tds). First year head coach Steve Addazio leads the Temple Owls from the sidelines.
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The Cowboys are headed by freshman Quarterback Brett Smith (2,495 passing yards – 60.5 completion pct – 18 td / 8 int – 126.2 rating). The Cowboys running attack is a two-pronged strategy with junior RB Alvester Alexander (145 carries – 678 yards – 6 tds) and Quarterback Brett Smith (123 carries – 645 yards – 10 tds) showing his two-way menace behind center. The Cowboys have a squad effort in wide outs with 5 players having over 30 catches this season. Junior WR Chris McNeill (42 catches – 504 yards – 4 tds) and sophomore WR Robert Herron (40 catches – 346 yards – 3 td’s) are the leading two risks downfield. Senior WR Mazi Ogbonna (39 catches – 430 yards – 3 tds) and freshman WR’s Dominic Rufran (35 catches – 378 yards – 2 tds) and Josh Doctson (32 catches – 361 yards – 4 tds) are also dangerous past the marker. Third year head coach Dave Christensen will be in charge of the Cowboys.
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