Simon, Smith rally Temple in second half for 27-21 win over UTSA
AP
Oct 04, 2025
PHILADELPHIA (AP) Evan Simon threw two touchdown passes and Hunter Smith had a long touchdown run as Temple Owls dominated the second half for a 27-21 win over UTSA Roadrunners in the American Athletic Conference opener for both teams on Saturday.
Patrick Overmyer had touchdowns rushing and receiving as the Roadrunners (2-3) took a 14-3 halftime lead.
But after the Owls (3-2) had just 108 yards in the first half - compared to 178 for UTSA - offensive coordinator Tyler Walker moved from the booth to the sidelines and Temple had 219 yards in the second half.
The Owls opened the second half with a 10-play, 75-yard drive, capped by an 8-yard receiving touchdown for Jojo Bermudez. One play after Jamere Jones intercepted Owen McCown, Smith popped through the left side for a 54-yard touchdown for a 17-14 lead.
The Roadrunners quickly regained the lead on McCown's 18-yard pass to Devin McCuin, but the Owls went 38 yards to take the lead on Simon's 15-yard pass to Peter Clarke.
UTSA were held to 41 yards and two first downs in the fourth quarter, throwing an interception and giving the ball up on downs twice.
Simon finished 16 of 25 for 199 yards. McCown was 25-of-37 passing for 234 yards and two scores with two interceptions for the Roadrunners.
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(12:21 - 1st) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by R.Henry for 9 yards. Tackled by E.Stuart at UTSA 49.
+14 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 49
(11:41 - 1st) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.Amador. The Replay Official reviewed the pass completion and the play was overturned. O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Amador for 14 yards. Tackled by B.Osueke at TEM 37.
+17 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 37
(11:27 - 1st) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by H.Thomas for 17 yards. Tackled by T.Alualu at TEM 20.
+7 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 20
(10:46 - 1st) R.Henry rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by B.Osueke; D.Pollard at TEM 13.
+5 YD
2 & 3 - TEMPLE 13
(10:16 - 1st) R.Henry rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by TEM at TEM 8.
+7 YD
1 & Goal - TEMPLE 8
(9:41 - 1st) R.Henry rushed for 7 yards. Tackled by A.Powell at TEM 1.
No Gain
2 & Goal - TEMPLE 1
(9:20 - 1st) R.Henry rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by TEM at TEM 1.
+1 YD
3 & Goal - TEMPLE 1
(8:51 - 1st) P.Overmyer rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(8:44 - 1st) M.Petro extra point is good.
TEMP
Owls
- Field Goal (7 plays, 57 yards, 2:51 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(8:44 - 1st) J.Murphy kicks 56 yards from UTSA 35 to the TEM 9. T.Stewart returns the kickoff. Tackled by K.Meier at TEM 30.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 30
(8:39 - 1st) J.Ducker rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by S.Banks at TEM 35.
Penalty
2 & 5 - TEMPLE 35
(8:08 - 1st) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for K.Hollawayne. PENALTY on UTSA-D.Martin Defensive Pass Interference 15 yards accepted. No Play.
+15 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 50
(8:04 - 1st) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by C.Chase for 15 yards. Tackled by T.Milton at UTSA 35.
+22 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 35
(7:25 - 1st) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by P.Clarke for 22 yards. Tackled by J.Wyrick at UTSA 13.
No Gain
1 & 10 - TXSA 13
(6:43 - 1st) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by J.Ducker for 0 yards. Tackled by S.Banks at UTSA 13.
No Gain
2 & 10 - TXSA 13
(6:04 - 1st) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for R.Kusch.
No Gain
3 & 10 - TXSA 13
(6:00 - 1st) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Chase.
Field Goal
4 & 10 - TXSA 21
(5:57 - 1st) C.Hardin 31 yard field goal attempt is good Center-TEM Holder-TEM.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Punt (3 plays, -6 yards, 1:31 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(5:53 - 1st) C.Hardin kicks 65 yards from TEM 35 to the UTSA End Zone. Touchback.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 25
(5:53 - 1st) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Dishman for 4 yards. Tackled by D.Pollard at UTSA 29.
No Gain
2 & 6 - TXSA 29
(5:27 - 1st) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for A.Wilson.
No Gain
3 & 6 - TXSA 29
(5:22 - 1st) O.McCown steps back to pass. Sacked at UTSA 19 for -10 yards (C.Greene; S.Badmus).
Punt
4 & 16 - TXSA 19
(4:43 - 1st) C.Hogan punts 60 yards to TEM 21 Center-UTSA. J.Bermudez returned punt from the TEM 21. Tackled by D.McCuin at UTSA 28. PENALTY on TEM-A.Jones Illegal Peelback 9 yards accepted.
(1:05 - 2nd) E.Simon scrambles for 9 yards. Tackled by A.Khan at TEM 43.
Punt
4 & 1 - TEMPLE 43
(0:56 - 2nd) D.Atton punts 40 yards to UTSA 17 Center-TEM. Fair catch by E.Brow.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Punt (3 plays, -6 yards, 0:50 poss)
Result
Play
+2 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 17
(0:50 - 2nd) W.Henderson rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by A.Haye at UTSA 19.
No Gain
2 & 8 - TXSA 19
(0:28 - 2nd) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for W.Henderson.
No Gain
3 & 8 - TXSA 19
(0:24 - 2nd) O.McCown scrambles for 0 yards. Pushed out of bounds by TEM at UTSA 19. PENALTY on UTSA-K.Missouri Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play.
+2 YD
3 & 18 - TXSA 9
(0:14 - 2nd) W.Henderson rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by A.Haye at UTSA 11.
Punt
4 & 16 - TXSA 11
(0:11 - 2nd) C.Hogan punts 58 yards to TEM 31 Center-UTSA. Downed by UTSA.
TEMP
Owls
- Touchdown (10 plays, 75 yards, 5:57 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(15:00 - 3rd) J.Murphy kicks 65 yards from UTSA 35 to the TEM End Zone. Touchback.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 25
(15:00 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by K.Ozowalu at TEM 27.
+36 YD
2 & 8 - TEMPLE 27
(14:32 - 3rd) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by P.Clarke for 36 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at UTSA 37.
+8 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 37
(13:56 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at UTSA 29.
No Gain
2 & 2 - TXSA 29
(13:23 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by T.Leonard; K.Ozowalu at UTSA 29.
No Gain
3 & 2 - TXSA 29
(12:41 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by UTSA at UTSA 29. PENALTY on TEM-D.Barajas Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play.
+19 YD
3 & 12 - TXSA 39
(12:12 - 3rd) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by K.Hollawayne for 19 yards. Tackled by D.Martin at UTSA 20.
-2 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 20
(11:35 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for -2 yards. Tackled by O.Pewee at UTSA 22.
+13 YD
2 & 12 - TXSA 22
(10:58 - 3rd) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by C.Chase for 13 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at UTSA 9.
+2 YD
1 & Goal - TXSA 9
(10:21 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by J.Buxton at UTSA 7.
-1 YD
2 & Goal - TXSA 7
(9:50 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for -1 yards. Tackled by D.Wimberly; J.Buxton at UTSA 8.
+8 YD
3 & Goal - TXSA 8
(9:11 - 3rd) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by J.Bermudez for 8 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(9:03 - 3rd) C.Hardin extra point is good.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Interception (3 plays, 15 yards, 1:30 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(9:03 - 3rd) C.Hardin kicks 65 yards from TEM 35 to the UTSA End Zone. Touchback.
+3 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 25
(9:03 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by R.Henry for 3 yards. Tackled by E.Stuart at UTSA 28.
+2 YD
2 & 7 - TXSA 28
(8:26 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Amador for 2 yards. Tackled by E.Stuart at UTSA 30.
Penalty
3 & 5 - TXSA 30
(7:48 - 3rd) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for H.Thomas. PENALTY on TEM-C.Stewart Roughing the Passer 15 yards accepted. No Play.
(7:42 - 3rd) O.McCown pass INTERCEPTED at TEM 34. Intercepted by J.Jones at TEM 34. Pushed out of bounds by P.Overmyer at TEM 46.
TEMP
Owls
- Touchdown (1 plays, 54 yards, 0:09 poss)
Result
Play
+54 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 46
(7:33 - 3rd) H.Smith rushed for 54 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(7:24 - 3rd) C.Hardin extra point is good.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Touchdown (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(7:24 - 3rd) C.Hardin kicks 65 yards from TEM 35 to the UTSA End Zone. Touchback.
+5 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 25
(7:24 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by W.Henderson for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Castleberry; J.Brown at UTSA 30.
+16 YD
2 & 5 - TXSA 30
(6:53 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by A.Wilson for 16 yards. Tackled by J.Castleberry at UTSA 46.
+36 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 46
(6:18 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by A.Wilson for 36 yards. Tackled by B.Osueke at TEM 18.
No Gain
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 18
(5:36 - 3rd) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.McCuin.
+18 YD
2 & 10 - TEMPLE 18
(5:33 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.McCuin for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(5:28 - 3rd) M.Petro extra point is good.
TEMP
Owls
- Punt (3 plays, 1 yards, 0:56 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(5:28 - 3rd) J.Murphy kicks 65 yards from UTSA 35 to the TEM End Zone. Touchback.
No Gain
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 25
(5:28 - 3rd) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Bermudez.
+1 YD
2 & 10 - TEMPLE 25
(5:26 - 3rd) J.Ducker rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at TEM 26.
No Gain
3 & 9 - TEMPLE 26
(4:50 - 3rd) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Chase.
Punt
4 & 9 - TEMPLE 26
(4:38 - 3rd) D.Atton punts 43 yards to UTSA 31 Center-TEM. Fair catch by E.Brow.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Punt (3 plays, -22 yards, 2:33 poss)
Result
Play
Penalty
1 & 10 - TXSA 31
(4:32 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by R.Henry for yards. Tackled by TEM at UTSA 33. PENALTY on UTSA-D.Dishman Offensive Holding 10 yards accepted. No Play.
+2 YD
1 & 20 - TXSA 21
(4:03 - 3rd) O.McCown rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by E.Stuart at UTSA 23.
Sack
2 & 18 - TXSA 23
(3:31 - 3rd) O.McCown steps back to pass. Sacked at UTSA 12 for -11 yards (S.Kromah).
-3 YD
3 & 29 - TXSA 12
(2:49 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by R.Henry for -3 yards. Tackled by C.Ordonez at UTSA 9.
Punt
4 & 32 - TXSA 9
(2:05 - 3rd) C.Hogan punts 29 yards to UTSA 38 Center-UTSA. Downed by UTSA.
TEMP
Owls
- Touchdown (2 plays, 38 yards, 0:29 poss)
Result
Play
+8 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 38
(1:59 - 3rd) H.Smith rushed for 8 yards. Tackled by K.Meier at UTSA 30. PENALTY on UTSA-J.Buxton Personal Foul / Defense 15 yards accepted.
+15 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 15
(1:34 - 3rd) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by P.Clarke for 15 yards. TOUCHDOWN.
PAT Good
(1:30 - 3rd) C.Hardin extra point is good.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Punt (5 plays, 24 yards, 2:53 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(1:30 - 3rd) C.Hardin kicks 56 yards from TEM 35 to the UTSA 9. W.Henderson returns the kickoff. Tackled by J.Jones at UTSA 25.
+9 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 25
(1:26 - 3rd) W.Henderson rushed for 9 yards. Tackled by T.Davis at UTSA 34.
+7 YD
2 & 1 - TXSA 34
(0:51 - 3rd) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.McCuin for 7 yards. Tackled by A.Powell at UTSA 41.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 41
(0:14 - 3rd) W.Henderson rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by C.Ordonez at UTSA 42.
+4 YD
2 & 9 - TXSA 42
(15:00 - 4th) W.Henderson rushed for 4 yards. Tackled by J.Jones at UTSA 46.
+3 YD
3 & 5 - TXSA 46
(14:27 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Amador for 3 yards. Tackled by J.Jones; C.Stewart at UTSA 49.
Punt
4 & 2 - TXSA 49
(13:43 - 4th) C.Hogan punts 40 yards to TEM 11 Center-UTSA. Fair catch by C.Chase.
TEMP
Owls
- Punt (3 plays, -4 yards, 0:52 poss)
Result
Play
+1 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 11
(13:37 - 4th) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by J.Bermudez for 1 yards. J.Bermudez FUMBLES forced by S.Banks. Fumble RECOVERED by TEM-K.Hollawayne at TEM 30. Tackled by UTSA at TEM 30. PENALTY on TEM-E.Simon Illegal Forward Pass 5 yards accepted. The Replay Official reviewed the illegal forward pass and the play was upheld.
No Gain
2 & 15 - TEMPLE 7
(13:11 - 4th) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for J.Ducker. The Replay Official reviewed the targeting and the play was upheld.
No Gain
3 & 14 - TEMPLE 7
(13:04 - 4th) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Chase.
Punt
4 & 14 - TEMPLE 7
(13:00 - 4th) D.Atton punts 39 yards to TEM 46 Center-TEM. Fair catch by E.Brow.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Interception (6 plays, 31 yards, 3:11 poss)
Result
Play
No Gain
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 46
(12:45 - 4th) R.Henry rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by B.Osueke; C.Stewart at TEM 46.
+5 YD
2 & 10 - TEMPLE 46
(12:10 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by W.Henderson for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Castleberry at TEM 41.
+15 YD
3 & 5 - TEMPLE 41
(11:24 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by A.Wilson for 15 yards. Tackled by B.Osueke at TEM 26.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 26
(10:43 - 4th) R.Henry rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by K.Miles; T.Alualu at TEM 25.
+10 YD
2 & 9 - TEMPLE 25
(10:11 - 4th) O.McCown rushed for 10 yards. Tackled by A.Powell at TEM 15.
Int
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 15
(9:42 - 4th) O.McCown pass INTERCEPTED at TEM 13. Intercepted by A.Powell at TEM 13. Tackled by UTSA at TEM 13.
TEMP
Owls
- Punt (7 plays, 22 yards, 4:26 poss)
Result
Play
+1 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 13
(9:34 - 4th) H.Smith rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by S.Banks at TEM 14.
No Gain
2 & 9 - TEMPLE 14
(8:59 - 4th) H.Smith rushed for 0 yards. Tackled by K.Ozowalu at TEM 14.
+10 YD
3 & 9 - TEMPLE 14
(8:19 - 4th) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by H.Smith for 10 yards. Tackled by M.Wilkerson at TEM 24.
+11 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 24
(7:45 - 4th) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by C.Chase for 11 yards. Tackled by T.Milton at TEM 35.
+2 YD
1 & 10 - TEMPLE 35
(7:06 - 4th) H.Smith rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by J.Buxton at TEM 37.
+3 YD
2 & 8 - TEMPLE 37
(6:23 - 4th) J.Ducker rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by S.Banks; T.Milton at TEM 40.
(5:20 - 4th) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for C.Chase.
Punt
4 & 10 - TEMPLE 35
(5:14 - 4th) D.Atton punts 41 yards to UTSA 24 Center-TEM. Fair catch by E.Brow.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Downs (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:44 poss)
Result
Play
No Gain
1 & 10 - TXSA 24
(5:08 - 4th) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for D.McCuin.
+2 YD
2 & 10 - TXSA 24
(5:03 - 4th) W.Henderson rushed for 2 yards. Tackled by A.Haye at UTSA 26.
+5 YD
3 & 8 - TXSA 26
(4:19 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Amador for 5 yards. Tackled by J.Jones at UTSA 31.
No Gain
4 & 3 - TXSA 31
(3:28 - 4th) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for A.Wilson.
TEMP
Owls
- Field Goal (7 plays, 13 yards, 1:27 poss)
Result
Play
+3 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 31
(3:24 - 4th) J.Ducker rushed for 3 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at UTSA 28.
No Gain
2 & 7 - TXSA 28
(3:20 - 4th) E.Simon steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for P.Clarke.
+9 YD
3 & 7 - TXSA 28
(3:16 - 4th) E.Simon pass complete. Catch made by P.Clarke for 9 yards. Tackled by J.Wyrick at UTSA 19.
+1 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 19
(2:54 - 4th) J.Ducker rushed for 1 yards. Tackled by T.Milton at UTSA 18.
+5 YD
2 & 9 - TXSA 18
(2:48 - 4th) J.Ducker rushed for 5 yards. Tackled by K.Blackshire at UTSA 13.
Sack
3 & 4 - TXSA 13
(2:44 - 4th) E.Simon steps back to pass. Sacked at UTSA 18 for -5 yards (D.Wimberly).
Field Goal
4 & 9 - TXSA 26
(2:00 - 4th) C.Hardin 36 yard field goal attempt is good Center-TEM Holder-TEM.
UTSA
Roadrunners
- Downs (4 plays, -18 yards, 0:26 poss)
Result
Play
Kickoff
(1:57 - 4th) C.Hardin kicks 65 yards from TEM 35 to the UTSA End Zone. Touchback.
+4 YD
1 & 10 - TXSA 25
(1:57 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by D.Amador for 4 yards. UTSA ran out of bounds.
No Gain
2 & 6 - TXSA 29
(1:51 - 4th) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for H.Thomas.
Penalty
3 & 6 - TXSA 29
(1:47 - 4th) O.McCown pass complete. Catch made by A.Wilson for yards. Tackled by TEM at UTSA 32. PENALTY on UTSA-D.Amador Offensive Pass Interference 14 yards accepted. No Play.
No Gain
3 & 20 - TXSA 15
(1:42 - 4th) O.McCown steps back to pass. Pass incomplete intended for R.Henry.
Sack
4 & 20 - TXSA 15
(1:37 - 4th) O.McCown steps back to pass. Sacked at UTSA 7 for -8 yards (D.Morris).