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Owls defeat Mustangs 60-40

For the second consecutive week, Temple’s defense walked onto the field with a lead and less than six minutes remaining on the game clock.

After failing to stop Notre Dame’s offense in the team’s loss Oct. 31, the Owls’ defense stopped Southern Methodist on fourth down with 2:31 seconds remaining on their way to a 60-40 victory against Southern Methodist Friday at Gerald J. Ford stadium in Dallas Texas.

Senior linebacker Tyler Matakevich deflected Southern Methodist junior quarterback Matt Davis’ pass on fourth down and junior quarterback P.J. Walker scored on a 36-yard run three plays later, giving the Owls, the No.