Fordham beats Temple on Hail Mary pass

Chalk up another upset for an upstart.

This one was in Philadelphia.

Fordham pulled off its first win over a 1-A team since it reinstated football in 1970 when it defeated Temple, 30-29, on a 29-yard pass from Michael Nebrich to Sam Ajala with four seconds left.

Temple challenged the play, saying Ajala stepped out of bounds before making the catch. The officials, though, ruled Ajala had been forced out and upheld the play.

The color analyst summed up by saying, “Somewhere Vince Lombardi’s smiling down.”

Lombardi was a member of Fordham’s famous “Seven Blocks of Granite” offensive line in the mid-1930s before going on to coaching fame with the Green Bay Packers.

Fordham improved to 3-0 with the win while Temple fell to 0-3.

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