Tune, Golden connect late as Houston sinks Temple
Temple Owls vs. Houston Cougars: Full Highlights
Temple Owls vs. Houston Cougars: Full Highlights
HOUSTON -- — Clayton Tune threw three touchdowns and his last one of the day with 40 seconds left was the game winner when he found Matthew Golden as Houston beat Temple 43-36 on Saturday.
Temple managed to reach the Houston (6-4, 4-2 American Athletic Conference) 25-yard line but time expired.
Temple (3-7, 1-5) used a 12-play, 73-yard drive that lasted five minutes that ended when E.J. Warner threw a 6-yard scoring pass to Zae Baines with 1:22 remaining to put the Owls up 36-35.
Houston then used a mere 42 seconds to go 71 yards when Tune found found a wide-open Golden who he nearly overthrew.
With the win, Houston moved to 12-2 in its last 14 American Athletic Conference matchups dating to the start of the 2021 season, marking the Cougars’ best 14-game stretch in league play since replicating the feat from Sept. 2, 2006 -- Nov. 4, 2007.
Stacy Sneed scored two rushing touchdowns and set a career high with 143 yards on the ground. It was most for a Cougar since Duke Catalon ran for 177 yards at SMU on Oct. 7, 2017.
Warner threw for a single-game program-record 486 yards on 42-for-59 passing and had three touchdowns.
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2023 American Athletic Conference Standings
| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| SMU | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| Tulane | 8-0 | 11-3 |
| UTSA | 7-1 | 9-4 |
| Memphis | 6-2 | 10-3 |
| South Florida | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Rice | 4-4 | 6-7 |
| Navy | 4-4 | 5-7 |
| North Texas | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| UAB | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Florida Atlantic | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Charlotte | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Tulsa | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| Temple | 1-7 | 3-9 |
| East Carolina | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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| Team | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Texas | 8-1 | 12-2 |
| Oklahoma State | 7-2 | 10-4 |
| Oklahoma | 7-2 | 10-3 |
| Iowa State | 6-3 | 7-6 |
| Kansas State | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| West Virginia | 6-3 | 9-4 |
| Texas Tech | 5-4 | 7-6 |
| Kansas | 5-4 | 9-4 |
| UCF | 3-6 | 6-7 |
| TCU | 3-6 | 5-7 |
| Houston | 2-7 | 4-8 |
| BYU | 2-7 | 5-7 |
| Baylor | 2-7 | 3-9 |
| Cincinnati | 1-8 | 3-9 |
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