Needing 75 yards to reach the end zone, with only 50 seconds left and no timeouts remaining, Temple’s odds were slim when it trotted out on the field and tried to erase a on- touchdown deficit against American Athletic Conference rival Memphis.
Senior quarterback Phillip Walker ran for 20 yards and hit redshirt-sophomore wide receiver Ventell Bryant for 15 more to get the Owls past midfield, giving Temple a sliver of hope.
Walker fired down the right side of the field on the next play, and Memphis redshirt-senior defensive back Chauncey Lanier picked the ball off to crush the Owls’ comeback hopes as Temple (3-3, 1-1 The American) lost to Memphis, 34-27, on Thursday night at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium.