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10/17 16:03 CDT Harrell accounts for 4 touchdowns as Charlotte gets first win,
38-31 over Temple
Harrell accounts for 4 touchdowns as Charlotte gets first win, 38-31 over Temple
PHILADELPHIA (AP) --- Conner Harrell threw for two touchdowns and ran for two
more, leading Charlotte to a 38-31 victory over Temple on Saturday for the
49ers first win of the season.
The game was within one possession until Aiden Bui kicked a career-long 47-yard
field goal with 1:48 to play to give the 49ers (1-6, 1-2 American Conference) a
38-28 lead. Temple (2-5, 1-2) quickly responded with a short field goal on
third down with 48 seconds to go but the Owls couldn't come up with the onside
kick.
Harrell was 23-of-31 passing for 281 yards. He threw a 24-yard touchdown pass
to Derrick Eley and 9-yard score to Gus McGee. He also scored on runs of 8 and
10 yards.
The Owls kept pace as Ajani Sheppard threw for 236 yards with a touchdown and
ran for 70 yards and two touchdowns. Peter Clarke had five catches for 127
yards with a 4-yard touchdown reception.
Sheppard's 7-yard run gave Temple a 14-7 lead at halftime and his 44-yard burst
made it 21-21 after three quarters.
Up next
Temple: at East Carolina on Oct. 31.
Charlotte: Home against Tulane on Oct. 30.
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