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No. 5 Cincinnati throttles Temple in primetime

Ford runs for career high
UC beats Temple
Posted at 2:12 PM, Oct 09, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-09 15:30:05-04

CINCINNATI — Desmond Ridder threw for 259 yards and three touchdowns and No. 5 Cincinnati routed Temple 52-3 on Friday night for its 23rd straight home victory.

Jerome Ford ran for a career-high 149 yards and two scores to help the Bearcats (5-0, 1-0 American) avoid a letdown after their big victory at Notre Dame last week. The home streak is the second-longest in the country, behind Clemson at 31.

Temple (3-3, 1-1) has played Cincinnati tough in recent years with the previous three meetings decided by a combined 20 points, including a 15-13 victory by the Bearcats in the last meeting in 2019. Temple's D’wan Mathis was held to 120 yards passing with an interception. He was sacked five times.