Hellums powers Army past Temple on Friday
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Cale Hellums rushed for three touchdowns and the Army Black Knights held off the Temple Owls 21-17 on Friday at Lincoln Financial Field, Temple’s home field, in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game. Hellums, a 5-foot-10, 203-pound quarterback from Tomball, Texas, ran 22 times for 104 yards and completed 3 of 6 passes for 36 yards. Ajani Sheppard led Temple, going 11-of-20 for 242 yards and two touchdowns while adding 10 carries for 48 yards. Samuel Brown V rushed 10 times for 96 yards and caught a 78-yard touchdown pass. Colin Chase added a 67-yard scoring reception. Army’s defense got nine tackles from Stephen Nnadozie. Temple’s Eric Stuart made nine stops, Curly Ordonez had eight, and Jaeden Gould recorded six. Army improved to 2-1. Temple fell to 1-3. Army scored in the first, third and fourth quarters. Temple scored in the first and third quarters and added a fourth-quarter field goal. The win came after Army previously split its first two games, beating Bryant and losing to South Florida. Temple had lost to Toledo and Penn State after opening with a win over Rhode Island.