PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Connecticut defeated Temple 34-20 on Saturday in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game at Lincoln Financial Field. Temple’s Ajani Sheppard completed 19 of 25 passes for 260 yards and one touchdown and rushed 12 times for 25 yards and a score. Connecticut’s Kalieb Osborne completed 17 of 23 passes for 257 yards and one touchdown and rushed 13 times for 11 yards and a score. The Huskies scored 10 points in the first quarter and 10 in the third. The Owls got 3 points in each of the first two quarters. Connecticut led after a back-and-forth first half and pulled away late. The Huskies added two fourth-quarter scores, including a rushing touchdown and a field goal, to secure the win. Jaeden Gould had three tackles and one sack for Temple, while Avery Powell made eight tackles. Attendance at Lincoln Financial Field was 21,112. Connecticut improved to 3-3. Temple dropped to 2-4.