By Packy Moore

9.23.24

PHILADELPHIA – Temple kicker Maddux Trujillo was named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week and quarterback Evan Simon has been named to the AAC Weekly Honor Roll for Week 4, the conference announced Monday.

Trujillo, named the Special Teams Player of the Week, set an American Athletic Conference record with a 64-yard field goal against Utah State on Saturday. This field goal, tied for eighth furthest in NCAA history, is the longest made kick since 2009. Temple’s previous school record was 56 yards, set by Doug Bitterlich in 1975 at Akron. Trujillo now also holds the longest field goal in Lincoln Financial Field history. His kick sparked a 24-point run that fueled the Owls’ comeback win.

Simon, named to the AAC Honor Roll, started at quarterback on Saturday in the place of an injured Forrest Brock. The start was Simon’s second consecutive, who totaled six total touchdowns—five passing and one rushing. Simon threw for 271 yards and helped erase multiple early deficits en route to Temple’s first win of the season.

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