EAST HARTFORD, Conn. -- Receiver Isaiah Wright scored on a run and a kickoff return as Temple beat UConn 57-7 on Saturday.

The Owls (8-4, 7-1 American), who started the year 0-2, finished the regular season with three straight wins and victories in six of their final seven games.

It took Temple just two minutes to go 71 yards for the first score of the game, an 18-yard run from Wright on an option play. After UConn tied the game at 7 a few minutes later, Wright took the kickoff at the 1-yard-line, and went 99 yards straight up the middle of the field for a touchdown.

The Owls scored on seven of their eight first-half possessions and led 40-7 after two quarters. They finished with 516 total yards.

Kevin Mensah rushed 24 times for 94 yards for UConn, giving him 1,045 yards for the season.

Wright now has three returns for scores this season. He also had punt returns of 73 yards against USF and 59 yards against ECU this season. Temple's defense or special teams have scored in nine of the Owls' 12 games.