Simon accounts for 6 TDs, Trujillo’s 64-yard FG spurs Temple to 45-29 rally past Utah State

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Evan Simon’s 91-yard scoring pass to Dante Wright with four minutes left in the third quarter gave Temple the lead for good and the Owls beat Utah State 45-29. Simon’s scoring play to Wright gave Temple a 24-21 lead and helped ignite a three-touchdown Owls fourth quarter. Simon threw a 16-yard score to Daniel Evert with 11:57 left. Later, he tossed a 2-yarder to Peter Clarke with 6:02 left before running it from the 1 for the game’s last score with 3:22 remaining. Spencer Petras threw for 293 yards and a touchdown for the Aggies Temple’s Maddux Trujillo kicked a 64-yard field goal as time expired before intermission, the longest field goal in college football since 2008.

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