SportsDirect Inc. staff
Sep 28, 2013
Idaho 26, Temple 24: Chad Chalich passed for 311 yards and a touchdown and added 114 yards on the ground as the host Vandals defeated the Owls.
Richard Montgomery scored two touchdowns จC one receiving and one rushing จC and Austin Rehkow kicked four field goals as Idaho (1-4) snapped a 10-game losing streak dating to last October. Temple (0-4) has lost nine of its last 10 games.
Owls running back Kenneth Harper rushed for two touchdowns and his second one brought Temple within 26-24 with 3:32 left. The Owls got the ball back at their own 27-yard line with 10 seconds left but the contest ended with two incompletions from Connor Reilly.
Temple trailed by 14 at halftime and cut the deficit in half on Harperกฏs 5-yard scoring run with 11:27 left in the third quarter. Field goals of 30 and 38 yards from Rehkow gave the Vandals a 23-10 edge, but Reilly tossed a 51-yard scoring aerial to Ryan Alderman to pull Temple within six with 12:59 to play before Rehkow added a 25-yard field goal.
Montgomery scored both his touchdowns in the first half to help Idaho to a 17-3 halftime lead. He caught a 64-yard scoring pass from Chalich in the first quarter and added a 5-yard run midway through the second quarter.
GAME NOTEBOOK: Temple OLB Tyler Matakevich racked up a school-record 24 tackles to raise his season total to 55.5. กญ Montgomery had just 17 rushing yards on seven carries but caught five passes for 102 yards. กญ Reilly was 23-for-47 passing for a season-best 249 yards.