FACTS & STATS: Site: Peden Stadium (24,000) -- Athens, Ohio. Television: None. Home Record: Temple 2-2, Ohio 2-2. Away Record: Temple 1-3, Ohio 2-3. Neutral Record: Temple 0-0, Ohio 0-0. Conference Record: Temple 3-2, Ohio 2-3. Series Record: First-ever meeting.

GAME NOTES: The red-hot Temple Owls will try to continue their sensational run when they travel to Athens to take on the Ohio Bobcats in a Mid-American Conference tilt at Peden Stadium. After opening the season with five consecutive losses, the Owls have soared for three straight victories, including a 24-17 win over Miami-Ohio two weeks ago. The Owls are currently 3-2 in the East Division of the MAC, which is good enough for third place. As for the Bobcats, they have won two of their last three contests after losing four consecutive matchups. The most recent win came this past weekend as Ohio bested Bowling Green, 38-27. The Bobcats will close out their regular season with a road game against Akron, followed by a season-finale meeting with Miami-Ohio at home. This will be the first-ever meeting between Temple and Ohio on the gridiron.

The Owls might have won their third consecutive game, but it came at a price, as the team will be without quarterback Adam DiMichele for the rest of the season. DiMichele suffered a broken tibia this Saturday in the win over Miami-Ohio. On the year, the signal-caller completed 61.9 percent of his passes for 1,595 yards and 12 touchdowns. Vaughn Charlton replaced DiMichele in the contest and did a solid job in relief, throwing for 109 yards and one touchdown on 9-of-13 passing. The touchdown went to Bruce Francis, who finished the game with two receptions for 70 yards and one touchdown. Francis has been the main target on the season, as the wideout has grabbed 33 passes for 555 yards and five TDs. As for the ground game, it has struggled for the most part this year, as the team is producing just 103.6 ypg. Jason Harper has been the main threat out of the backfield for Temple, as the RB has rushed for 401 yards and four scores this year.

The biggest problem for Temple this season has been its inability to stop the opponents rushing attack, as teams are currently churning out a whopping 168.2 ypg on the ground. Overall, the Owls have allowed 366.8 total ypg, but that has led to 28.9 ppg. The defense put forth a surprising performance against Miami-Ohio last time out, holding the RedHawks to a meager 52 rushing yards on 27 carries (2.1 ypc). Overall Temple surrendered 370 yards, and also allowed Miami to record 22 first downs, but that led to just 17 points as the Owls captured the seven-point win. The defense forced three turnovers in the win and also recorded both sacks. The Owls have forced 19 turnovers on the year, but pressuring the quarterback has been a problem, as the team has just 15 sacks in eight games.

The Bobcats put together a solid offensive display this past weekend in the win over Bowling Green, collecting 430 total yards, including a whopping 264 yards on the ground. The main threat in the victory was Kalvin McRae, as the running back tallied 200 yards and three scores on 42 totes (4.8 ypc). McRae has been outstanding for the Bobcats this year, rushing for 1,062 yards and 16 touchdowns on 4.8 yards per attempt. Unfortunately, quarterback Theo Scott did not have as much success, completing just 12-of-17 throws for only 166 yards, while throwing for one TD and one interception. Neither Scott, nor fellow QB Brad Bower have had a solid season and both QBs have struggled with turnovers against inconsistent play. Combined the two signal-callers have thrown for 11 touchdowns, while tossing 13 interceptions.

While the Bobcats were victorious this past weekend, the team struggled defensively, allowing BGSU to post 407 total yards in the contest. The defense was gashed for 158 yards on 4.9 ypc, and also surrendered 249 yards via the pass. Stopping the run has been a huge problem for Ohio all year, as the squad is yielding 208.9 ypg on the ground. The defense has been able to make big plays though, as the defense has record 19 turnovers, while collecting 20 sacks. The Bobcats have had some trouble inside the 20-yard line, as teams have converted 84 percent of their red zone opportunities. Kris Luchsinger continues to shine this season for the Bobcats and comes into this matchup with nine TFLs and five sacks.

The Owls have improved as the season has progressed, but the team will definitely have trouble stopping the Bobcats' ground game which is being led by McRae.

Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Ohio 34, Temple 21

Friday, November 2nd, 7:00 p.m. (et)