PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Bernard Pierce ran for 172 yards and three touchdowns, and Brandon McManus kicked an 18-yard field goal with 3 seconds left to give Temple a 34-32 victory over Miami of Ohio on Thursday night.
The Owls (7-2, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) won their seventh straight game and are on their longest winning streak since they won the final eight games of the 1973 season. Temple blew leads of 21-3 and 31-13 against the RedHawks (1-9, 1-5).
McManus bailed out the Owls with their biggest kick of the season.
Coach Al Golden's Owls were already bowl eligible and they now have the MAC title game in sight. To put the winning streak in perspective, the Owls won seven games total from 2002-05.
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