Week 5 of the 2024 college football season is set to deliver a thrilling showdown between the undefeated Army Black Knights and the Temple Owls in a must-watch Thursday night game.
The Black Knights have started the season with a 3-0 record. Quarterback Bryson Daily led Army to a convincing 37-14 win over the Rice Owls in last week's matchup. Daily completed six of nine attempts for 107 yards with two passing touchdowns. He also added 145 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Despite their 1-3 record heading into Week 5, the Temple Owls are not to be underestimated. They secured their first win of the season in Week 4, defeating the Utah State Aggies with a 45-29 victory. Quarterback Evan Simon put on an impressive performance, completing 17 of 27 attempts for 271 yards and scoring five touchdowns, showcasing his versatile skills.
With the strong performance from their Week 4 victory, the Temple Owls are in a strong position to challenge the Black Knights. If they can maintain this momentum, they have a real chance of handing the Black Knights their first loss of the season.
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The two teams both put together eight-play drives before the end of the first quarter but neither had managed to score. The Black Knights will continue with possession at the Temple 46-yard yard line to start the second quarter.
Noah Short scores on the Black Knight's third play with a 61-yard rush to take the first lead of the game against the Owls. Trey Gronotte's extra-point attempt was good.
Army leads Temple 7-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.
Army has managed to score on all four of its opening drives this season. The only FBS team to do so this season.
Simon and the Owls had a 49-yard touchdown negated on the opening drive after lineman Diego Barajas was called for a holding penalty. Temple was settled to punt.
Army kicks the ball to Temple to start the game. Army will begin with the ball in the second half. Quarterback Evan Simon and the offense start on offense and pick up a first down on the play.
Temple named safety Andreas Keaton, quarterback Evan Simon, receiver Dante Wright and tight end James Della Pesca as captains for the Owls.
Army vs. Temple kick off must-see action across the college football landscape. Here is a complete breakdown of the schedule for Week 5 across the FBS.
Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for all of Saturday’s ranked games.
The Army Black Knights are favorites to defeat the Temple Owls in Saturday's college football matchup, according to the BetMGM college football odds. Looking to wager? Check out the top college football betting apps in 2024 offering the top NCAA football betting promos and bonuses in 2024.
Odds as of Wednesday afternoon.
According to ESPN's Matchup Predictor, the Army Black Knights have a 82.2% chance to beat the Temple Owls in Week 5.
Douglas Farmer writes: "Obviously, the Knights run often, 33.7% more than the average team does. The Owls struggle against the rush, ranking No. 130 in expected points added (EPA) per rush against at 0.199. Put that in simpler terms: When a team rushes against Temple, it adds an average of a fifth of a point to its likely final tally. Army averages 57 rush attempts per game. It will add plenty of points to its final tally against a defense giving up 5.73 yards per carry. The Knights should get out to an early lead and then keep running the ball through the Owls. Army would kill the clock if it could, but Temple’s defense will be too much of a turnstile for that short of a rout."
Michael Petty writes: "Army may not have played any impressive teams so far but Temple doesn’t qualify as impressive either and they are 3-0 straight up and against the spread. The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in those games is 25 points, which is much higher than the spread in this game. They also are 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games. For my Army vs Temple best bet, I’m taking the Black Knights to win by at least 2 touchdowns."
Staff writes: "A clash of styles hits our televisions for college football on Thursday night. Army is averaging 356 rushing yards per game to start the season, they are well coached, give multiple looks, and QB Bryson Daily has been a handful for defenses as he has 340 rushing yards through three games. Army's closest game so far was a 17-point road conference win over Florida Atlantic, Temple is overmatched in this one. Speaking of the line of scrimmage, Temple only had 35 rushing yards against Navy, they will need to rely on the pass, and Army's tough pass defense is averaging over one interception per game. Temple cannot rely on 90-yard passes and 64-yard field goals every week, and won't find any here. Army rolls. Take Army to cover."
In their most recent match in 2017, the Army Black Knights defeated the Temple Owls with a score of 31-28. However, Temple currently holds the historical record against Army with 7 wins and 6 losses dating back to their first matchup in 1943.
Nebraska and Memphis both dropped out of this week's US LBM Coaches Poll. The Georgia Bulldogs pulled ahead to take the top spot with the Texas Longhorns in a close second.
There is still plenty of time left in the season for teams to continue vying for position, with the hope of securing a spot in the College Football Playoff or at the very least a bowl game. Here are Erick Smith's USA TODAY Sports bowl projections following the results of Week 4 games.
Paul Myerberg provides this week's USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134, where he ranks every team in college football, including Army and Temple before they meet this afternoon.
Reporter Eddie Timanus is back to offer some big-picture perspective in response to a bit of the buzz from Week 3, much of which was generated by members of one conference in particular.
Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports discuss these topics and more in this week's version of the College Football Fix.
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