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Boston College - Temple Matchup
Boston College (3-2) will take on the Temple Owls (1-4) on Saturday in Philadelphia. The Eagles are
coming off a bye week after beating Ball State 53-29 on September 27th. Temple won their first
game of the year this past week, beating Middle Tennessee State 44-36. Temple won the game despite
being outscored 22-3 in the fourth quarter. Here the key statistics:
| The Quarterbacks |
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Quinton Porter -- 53.1% comp, 736 yards, 8 TD, 3 INT |
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Mike McGann -- 53.2% comp, 1,234 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| Top Rushers |
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Derrick Knight -- 728 yards, 5.9 ypc, 3 TD |
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Horace Dodd -- 208 yards, 4.2 ypc, 5 TD |
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Makonne Fenton -- 235 yards, 4.6 ypc, 2 TD |
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Umar Ferguson -- 162 yards, 4.1, 3 TD |
| Top Receivers |
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Grant Adams (WR) -- 12 catches, 154 yards, 1 TD |
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Joel Hazard (WR) -- 12 catches, 133 yards, 0 TD |
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Sean Ryan (TE) -- 10 catches, 122 yards, 3 TD |
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Zamir Cobb (WR) -- 38 catches, 533 yards, 3 TD |
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Phil Goodman (WR) -- 25 catches, 364 yards, 2 TD |
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Terrence Stubbs (WR) -- 17 catches, 272 yards, 0 TD |
| Top Defenders |
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Brian Flores (LB) -- 44 tackles |
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Mattias Kiwanuka (DE) -- 3 sacks, 9 QB hurries |
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Will Blackmon (CB) -- 26 tackles, 2 INT, 4 passes broken up |
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Rian Wallace (LB) -- 61 tackles, 10 tackles for loss |
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Yazid Jackson (CB) -- 41 tackles, 3 passes broken up |
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Donnie Coleman (CB) -- 2 INT, 1 fumble recovery |
| The Kickers |
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Sandro Sciortino -- 4/7 FG, 16/16 PAT |
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Jared Davis -- 7/16 FG, 10/11 PAT |
| The Punters |
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Jeff Gomulinsky -- 40.2 yards per kick |
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Mike McLaughlin -- 38.2 yards per kick |
| The Kick Returners |
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Will Blackmon -- 25.2 yds per KO return, 10.0 per punt return |
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Jamil Porter -- 21.0 yards per kickoff return |
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Zamir Cobb -- 13.4 yards per punt return |
| Final Analysis |
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This game will be a contrast of offensive styles. The Eagles love to run the ball and when you possess the
nation's third leading rusher that is exactly what you should be doing, especially when you are facing a team
that is surrendering 167 yards per game on the ground. The Owls, on the other hand, will feature the passing
game. Quarterback Mike McGann is averaging 258 yards per game through the air and receiver Zamir Cobb is
currently fifth in the nation in receptions and eighth in receiving yards per game. Temple's passing game
against BC's secondary will be a good matchup, but BC should dominate with the running game. Temple also
has a wretched kicking game. All signs point to an easy BC victory.
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| Boston College 45 Temple 17 |
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Temple by the Numbers
Two of Temple's four losses have been in overtime.
Temple has not won more than four games overall and three
games in Big East play since Big East football was established in 1991. Temple is 13-68 in
Big East play.
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| Statistic |
BC |
TEM |
| Offense - Run |
23 |
86 |
| Offense - Pass |
91 |
22 |
| Defense - Run |
47 |
80 |
| Defense - Pass |
20 |
95 |
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