TAMPA, Fla. (Interstat) — Temple defeated South Florida 17-13 on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game. The Owls improved to 2-3, while the Bulls fell to 4-1. Michael Van Buren Jr. completed 17 of 32 passes for 205 yards and rushed seven times for 16 yards for South Florida. Temple’s Ajani Sheppard finished 9 of 14 for 92 yards and a touchdown and ran 14 times for 87 yards and a score. Amarion Fortenberry made six tackles for South Florida. Carl Hardin connected on a 34-yard field goal for Temple. D.J. Crowther led the Bulls with 23 carries for 68 yards and a touchdown, adding one reception for 7 yards. Grayson Howard recorded nine tackles for South Florida. Curly Ordonez made 10 tackles, and Saboor Karriem had eight for Temple. Hunter Smith ran 11 times for 69 yards, and JoJo Bermudez caught three passes for 18 yards and scored a touchdown. Nico Gramatica made field goals of 35 and 49 yards for South Florida. Sheppard scored the decisive 34-yard rushing touchdown late.