No. 22 Temple pulls away late to beat East Carolina 24-14

GREENVILLE, N.C. -- No. 22 Temple finally cracked the Top 25 because of its defense and its ground game. Some timely passing will help the Owls stay there. P.J. Walker threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Robby Anderson , and Temple scored 14 points in the fourth quarter to rally past East Carolina 24-14 on Thursday night. Walker finished 19 of 35 for 250 yards for the Owls (7-0, 4-0 American Athletic Conference). Anderson caught eight passes for 126 yards, with five of those grabs coming in the fourth quarter. "We just haven't thrown it a ton," coach Matt Rhule said. "We needed to throw it. They were taking away the run. ... We took (Anderson) off the return duties and just said, `Go concentrate on being a great receiver." The Owls ensured their first appearance in national rankings since 1979, and the best start in school history, will last a little longer -- at least until No.