<sod>The Owls scored on their first three possessions and jumped ahead to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on drives of 67 and 50 yards with scoring runs of 8 and 4 yards by RB Kevin Duckett and a seven-yard touchdown pass from QB [[Brian Broomell]] to receiver Wiley Pitts. The Golden Bears trimmed the lead to 21-14 at the half, after touchdown passes from Cal QB Rich Campbell to Matt Bouza and [[Joe Rose (American football)|Joe Rose]]. After a Cal field goal by [[Mick Luckhurst]] early in the 4th quarter, the Bears closed to within four points, only to have Temple seal the game with a 78-yard drive ending with a five-yard touchdown pass from Broomell to Gerald (Sweet Feet) Lucear.   The Owls rushed for 300 of their 381 yards total offense. Mark Bright, Temple's fullback, was named Most Valuable Player for gaining 112 yards on 19 carries. Campbell was the leading passer in the game with 241 yards, but Cal had just 23 yards rushing. The Temple defense was led by sophomore tackle Guy Peters, who recorded three sacks and recovered a fumble.<ref>{{cite news |title=Temple holds off California, 28-17 |author=Danny Robbins  |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=1979-12-16 |url=http://web.archive.org/web/20100102073815/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/80237752.html |accessdate=2009-12-29 }} </ref><eod>
<sod>The Owls scored on their first three possessions and jumped ahead to a 21-0 lead in the first quarter on drives of 67 and 50 yards with scoring runs of 8 and 4 yards by RB Kevin Duckett and a seven-yard touchdown pass from QB [[Brian Broomell]] to receiver Wiley Pitts. The Golden Bears trimmed the lead to 21-14 at the half, after touchdown passes from Cal QB Rich Campbell to Matt Bouza and [[Joe Rose (American football)|Joe Rose]]. After a Cal field goal by [[Mick Luckhurst]] early in the 4th quarter, the Bears closed to within four points, only to have Temple seal the game with a 78-yard drive ending with a five-yard touchdown pass from Broomell to Gerald (Sweet Feet) Lucear.   The Owls rushed for 300 of their 381 yards total offense. Mark Bright, Temple's fullback, was named Most Valuable Player for gaining 112 yards on 19 carries. Campbell was the leading passer in the game with 241 yards, but Cal had just 23 yards rushing. The Temple defense was led by sophomore tackle Guy Peters, who recorded three sacks and recovered a fumble.<ref>{{cite news|title=Temple holds off California, 28-17 |author=Danny Robbins |newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer |date=1979-12-16 |url=http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/80237752.html |accessdate=2009-12-29 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100102073815/http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/80237752.html |archivedate=January 2, 2010 }} </ref><eod>