Simon’s calm confidence has led the Owls offense to 765 yards and eight touchdowns in the last two games. Temple notched its first win by beating Utah State.
“Our quarterback’s doing a hell of a job leading that offense, and guys are stepping up on the offensive line," Temple coach Stan Drayton says.On his first series of Saturday’s game against Utah State at Lincoln Financial Field, Temple quarterback Evan Simon’s helmet speaker went out.
Simon got the nod the morning of Sept. 10 and immediately started preparing to face Coastal Carolina four days later. He finished with 185 yards on 17-for-25 passing with two touchdowns and an interception. The Owls had a chance to win with less than 30 seconds left before Simon missed a post route on fourth down to end the game.
Simon also led the Owls with 49 yards on the ground, edging running back Terrez Worthy. The QB’s rushing score was Temple’s first of the season. The Owls have a tough task in their American Athletic Conference opener against the Black Knights. In a 37-14 victory over Rice on Saturday, Army held former Temple quarterback E.J. Warner to 235 yards on 28-for-43 passing, moving to 3-0. Rice did not score a point until the third quarter.Army has allowed only 18 points in three games and leads the AAC in fewest yards allowed. Its secondary has five interceptions but the defense has yet to record a sack.
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