Trailing UConn 23-20 with three seconds left, Temple went for the win with a Forrest Brock QB sneak. The result was a touchdown for the other team.
Brock seemed to have the push he needed for a game-winning score, but then things went sideways, figuratively and literally, as he was diverted to the right by the Huskies defense. At one point, the ball came loose and ended up in the hands of UConn defenseman Jordan Wright.
With only one man to beat, Wright took the ball and ran it all the way back for a 96-yard touchdown to end the game on an exclamation point.
The fumble was a heartbreaker for a Temple team that fell one yard short of its second win of the season. After taking a 20-16 lead with 7:22 left in the game, the Owls fell behind again on a 10-play UConn drive to make it 23-20.
Temple got the ball back with 3:46 left and marched down the field, racking up 71 yards in nine plays. On the 10th, disaster struck.
Brock was 18 of 32 for 136 passing yards and an interception in the game, while UConn quarterback Joe Fagnano was 24 of 41 for 272 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions. UConn outscored Temple 371-270, with three turnovers each, and the Huskies ultimately emerged victorious.
The loss drops Temple to 1-5, while UConn remained undefeated at home and 4-2 overall.
