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Charlotte Beat Temple 38-31 Behind Henry Rutledge's 123-Yard Day

By PSD.XYZ · Saturday, October 17, 2026

Charlotte 49ers38@Temple Owls31

The Charlotte 49ers defeated the Temple Owls 38-31 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA on Saturday, October 17, 2026 in FBS college football Week 7 action.

Temple led 14-7 at halftime. Charlotte came back after the break to take the win. The second quarter swung it: Temple outscored its opponent 7-0.

Charlotte moves to 1-6, while Temple falls to 2-5.

Top performers

• Conner Harrell (CLT, QB): 23/31, 281 YDS, 2 TD
• Henry Rutledge (CLT, RB): 17 CAR, 123 YDS
• Derrick Eley (CLT, WR): 6 REC, 96 YDS, 1 TD
• Ajani Sheppard (TEM, QB): 15/23, 236 YDS, 1 TD
• Ajani Sheppard (TEM, QB): 7 CAR, 70 YDS, 2 TD
• Peter Clarke (TEM, TE): 5 REC, 127 YDS, 1 TD

Scoring summary

1. Q1 10:13CLTKhamani Alexander 1 Yd Run7-0
2. Q1 4:18TEMKeveun Mason 21 Yd Run7-7
3. Q2 1:38TEMAjani Sheppard 7 Yd Run7-14
4. Q3 12:11CLTDerrick Eley 24 Yd pass from Conner Harrell14-14
5. Q3 7:17CLTConner Harrell 8 Yd Run21-14
6. Q3 6:26TEMAjani Sheppard 44 Yd Run21-21
7. Q4 14:12CLTGus McGee 9 Yd pass from Conner Harrell28-21
8. Q4 11:04TEMPeter Clarke 4 Yd pass from Ajani Sheppard28-28
9. Q4 8:40CLTConner Harrell 10 Yd Run35-28
10. Q4 1:48CLTAiden Bui 47 Yd Field Goal38-28
11. Q4 0:48TEMCarl Hardin 28 Yd Field Goal38-31

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