That's exactly what Pierce did in Saturday's 38-7 victory over Maryland at Byrd Stadium.
The junior set a Temple single-game record and tied a Mid-American Conference record with five rushing touchdowns against Maryland.
He also finished with 149 yards on 32 carries. The 6-foot, 218-pounder scored on touchdown runs of 1, 9, 4, and 44 yards on the Owls' first four possessions of the game. His fifth score was a 13-yarder that gave Temple a 38-0 cushion with 10 minutes remaining.
But in typical Pierce fashion, he downplayed his accomplishment. The Glen Mills product said he was unaware of his record.
"I don't pay attention to that stuff," he said. "I'm not that guy that's all in the magazines, looking at stuff. I didn't realize I broke a record."
Maybe that's because Pierce will probably have his share of Temple records before his playing career is over.
With 12 touchdowns this season, Pierce is a touchdown shy of tying Palmer's career rushing touchdown record (39).
His 2,585 rushing yards rank fourth on Temple's career list.
And against Maryland (1-2), he looked unstoppable.
You name it - Pierce ran over, around, and away from the Terps. This game was a great way for him to erase memories of last week's 50-yard performance in a 14-10 setback to Penn State.
But again, Pierce said it's not about him.
"I think we had a good week of game-planning," said Pierce, who has 496 rushing yards on the season. "The line blocked their asses off. The wide receivers blocked on the perimeter.
"Everything seemed to play out the way we planned out during the week."
