PHILADELPHIA - In a game that was billed by many as Rocky vs. Rudy, #21/22 Temple Football performed much like the fictional Philly boxer, going the distance against #9/9 Notre Dame. As in the movie, it was not enough as the Irish used a late fourth quarter touchdown to overcome the Owls, 24-20, in front of a record home crowd of 69,280 Saturday Night at Lincoln Financial Field.
Temple (7-1), which saw its record seven-game win streak to start a season end, proved it belonged on this national stage against a perennial college football power. The Owls went toe-to-toe with the Irish (7-1) in the primetime telecast on ABC.