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Temple earns points in both football Top 25 polls

The Owls would have been tied for 33rd among teams in the AP poll and 35th in the USA Today Coaches Poll

Temple football team celebrates and dances after defeating No. 21 Maryland, 20-17, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. The Owls are 2-0 to start the season.
Temple football team celebrates and dances after defeating No. 21 Maryland, 20-17, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Saturday, Sept. 14, 2019. The Owls are 2-0 to start the season.Read moreHEATHER KHALIFA / Staff Photographer

Temple’s 20-17 win on Saturday over then-No. 21 Maryland hasn’t earned the Owls a Top 25 ranking, but it did enable them to pick up points in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls.

Temple earned seven points in the AP poll, which would have placed the Owls tied for No. 33. The Owls also earned seven points in the USA Today coaches poll, which placed them 35th.

Temple’s last national ranking came on Dec. 4, 2016, when the Owls were No. 23 in the AP poll and No. 24 in the USA Today and College Football Playoff polls after beating Navy 34-10 in the American Athletic Conference championship game.

On Saturday, Temple (2-0) visits Buffalo (1-2), in a 3:30 p.m. game. Buffalo beat Temple 36-29 last year at Lincoln Financial Field. The Bulls are coming off consecutive losses at Penn State (45-13) and at Liberty, 35-17.