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2017 BAD BOY MOWERS GASPARILLA BOWL TEMPLE OWLS (6-6, 4-4 AMERICAN) FIU GOLDEN PANTHERS (8-4, 5-3, C-USA) Game: This is the 10th annual Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. It is the first year that Bad Boy Mowers has been a title sponsor and had previously been known as the St. Petersburg Bowl. Date: Thursday, December 21, 2017 Site: Tropicana Field (28,453) in St. Petersburg, Fla. Teams: Temple (6-6, 4-4 American) vs. Florida International (8-4, 5-3 C-USA) Kickoff: 8:00 p.m. EST Television: The 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Mike Golic, Jr. (analyst) and Roddy Jones (sidelines) will call the game. Radio: The Owls’ radio broadcast will air on 610 WTEL with Harry Donahue (play-by-play), Paul Palmer (analyst) and Kevin Copp (sidelines). Red Voice will also air the game nationally with Tony Caridi (play-by-play) and Brad Howe (analyst). Series History: This will be the first game played between Temple and FIU. Bowl History: This is Temple’s seventh bowl appearance. The Owls have been in the 1935 Sugar Bowl (20-14 loss to Tulane), 1979 Garden State Bowl (28-17 win over California), 2009 Eagle Bank Bowl (30-21 loss to UCLA), 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl (37-15 win over Wyoming), 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl (32-17 loss to Toledo), and 2016 Military Bowl (34-26 loss to Wake Forest). Contact Information Temple Athletic Communications.............................................................................................. Rich Burg, Asst. AD-Football Communications................................. 215-356-3952 (cell) ................................................................................................................ Rich.Burg@Temple.edu Jim Sullivan, Communications Assistant............................................... 210-683-7717 (cell) ...................................................................................................... James.Sullivan@Temple.edu TEMPLE HEADQUARTERS in ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. Hilton St. Petersburg Bayfront Hotel...............................................................727-825-7016 333 First Street South................................................................... St. Petersburg, Fla. 33701 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Media Contact Jack Heilig............................................................................................................ 954-634-2299 ............................................................................................................... Jack@TrifectaTeam.com MEDIA HOTEL/MEDIA HEADQUARTERS Hyatt Place St. Petersburg/Downtown......................................................... 727-220-0964 25 Second Street North............................................................... St. Petersburg, Fla. 33701 CREDENTIALS All media credential requests must be made via the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl online credentialing system at www.GasparillaBowl.com. Requests must be made no later than Monday, December 11. All team and bowl materials are available in the Headquarters, as well as daily practice reports, schedule updates, notes and quotes.
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Table of Contents Media Information...........................................2 Bowl Notes...................................................3-14 Depth Chart/Above the Line...................... 16 Rosters........................................................ 17-18 2017 Statistics...........................................19-32 2017 Game Recaps................................ 33-44 Player Bios...............................................45-98 Dr. Pat Kraft, Dir. of Athletics.................... 100 Geoff Collins, Head Coach................101-103 Coaches & Staff...................................104-122 Bowl History & Records..................... 123-132 Feature Clips........................................133-160 _____________________________ Bowl Guide Credits Temple’s 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Guide was produced by the Temple Football Communications Department. Written and edited by Rich Burg and Jim Sullivan. Additional editing by Pat Kolb, Ed LeFurge, Aaron Mannicci, and Matt McCarthy. Cover design by Santino Stancato. Layout by Kelli Sheesley. Photos by Joe Labolito, Betsy Manning, and Zamani Feelings.
2017 Temple Football
Schedule of Events for 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl Game All times listed are Eastern Times and Locations subject to change
Saturday, December 16
TBD
Team Arrival.............................................................................................................. Tampa Bay Airport
2:00-4:00pm 2:00-4:00pm 7:00-9:00pm
Players’ Hospital Visit (community event)...................................................All Children’s Hospital ...................................................................................................801 Sixth Street South, St. Petersburg Fill the Bowl (community event).............................................................................North Straub Park ................................................................................................................... next to Museum of Fine Arts VIP Welcome Reception....................................................................................... Renaissance Vinoy ......................................................................................................501 Fifth Avenue NE, St. Petersburg
8:30-10:30am 12:00-1:00pm 12:00-4:00pm
Practice.................................................................................................................................... Boca Ciega ..............................................................................................................924 58th Street South, Gulfport Gasparilla Music Event (community event)............................................... Crestwood Elementary .......................................................................................................7824 N. Manhattan Avenue, Tampa amBUSCH Gardens...................................................................................................... Busch Gardens ............................................................................................................. 10165 N. McKinley Drive, Tampa
9:00-11:00am 2:00-5:00pm
Practice.................................................................................................................................... Boca Ciega ..............................................................................................................924 58th Street South, Gulfport Battle at the Beach........................................................................................................ Treasure Island .........................................................................................................................................................................
7:00am-??? 12:00-1:30pm 2:30-3:30pm
Signing Day Show.................................................................................................www.owlsports.com Gridiron Grub....................................................................................................... Hofbrauhaus St. Pete ......................................................................................................................................................................... Walkthrough.................................................................................................................... Tropicana Field
3:00-7:00pm 3:00-7:00pm 8:00pm
ESPN VIP Tailgate.......................................................................................... Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill .....................................................................................................1320 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg Fan Invasion.........................................................................Central Ave & Ferg’s Sports Bar & Grill .....................................................................................................1320 Central Avenue, St. Petersburg 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl................................................................... Tropicana Field
Sunday, December 17
Monday, December 18
Tuesday, December 19
Wednesday, December 20
Thursday, December 21
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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2017 GAME NOTES Pages 3-14
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2017 Temple Football
BOWL SEASON
2017 REVIEW
With the postseason on the line and matched up against the conference’s top rushing attack, Temple managed to orchestrate a 43-22 dismantling of Tulsa on the road just two days following Thanksgiving. The statement win vaulted the program to an even 6-6 mark, securing the Owls a school record third consecutive bowl appearance.
The main characters of any football story, the head coach and quarterback, would not return for Temple’s sequel to a 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship, the program’s first since 1967. The Owls immediately filled the head coaching position with a bright new star but auditions for the star quarterback role took a little longer.
Just over a week later, Temple was selected to attend the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, facing off against Conference USA representative FIU. The game has been set to kickoff Thursday, December 21, at 8:00 p.m. ET and air nationally on ESPN.
On December 14, 2016, Geoff Collins took over as head coach and brought an innovative and energetic recipe formulated from 23 years of coaching experience, including nearly a decade in the Southeastern Conference.
The Owls’ trip down to St. Petersburg, Fla., to face the Golden Panthers offers a multitude of firsts regarding Temple and postseason competition. On that list: the program will visit Tropicana Field for the first time, the game’s venue, and Temple and FIU will square off on the gridiron for the first time. Historically, the Owls’ trend of never playing in the same stadium twice for bowl season continues, but their streak of never revisiting the same state ends (last time in Florida - 2015 Boca Raton Bowl). Further, Temple has yet to see a single coach guide the program through two postseason appearances, with Geoff Collins notching his first this year. Offensively, the Owls enter the contest with FIU rolling, having dismantled Tulsa to close out the regular season. Under the direction of QB Frank Nutile, the unit has stabilized behind a flourishing passing attack and punishing ground game. Set to make just his sixth start under center against the Golden Panthers, the redshirt junior signal-caller provided a spark to a group that has seen significant improvement over the course of the year, boosting six major offensive categories between the first four games and the final eight. Meanwhile, the Temple defense closed out the year as resilient as ever, finishing the season ranked second conference-wide in total defense (391.8 YPG) and third down conversion percentage (39.3%), not mention first in passing yards allowed (210.0 YPG). Behind the efforts of a veteran pair of defensive ends and NFL-level talent at both safety positions, the young linebacker corps prospered, as all three of its primary starters finished among the top five tacklers on the defense (Shaun Bradley - 81, Chapelle Russell - 70 and Sam Franklin - 52). As for FIU (8-4, 5-3), the Golden Panthers have put together a memorable season under first-year coach Butch Davis, reaching just their third bowl in program history. For the year, Florida International finished second in Conference USA’s East Division, knocking off three bowl-eligible schools (Western Kentucky, UTSA & Marshall) along the way. Statistically, the Golden Panthers feature an offense that ranks first nationally in red zone scoring, earning points on 97.5 percent of opportunities inside the 20 yard-line. Oppositely, the FIU defense has been particularly stingy inside the red zone, finishing the year ranked 25th nationally with opposing offense’s scoring on just 77.6 percent of their chances. The Panther’s third down conversion percentage (44.6 percent) also is of note, ranking 26th among the FBS.
TEMPLE (6-6, 4-4)
The “Minister of Mayhem” arrived and, with his experience on the defensive side of the ball, that unit quickly took on his identity and was a fast, aggressive bunch throughout most of the season. Junior safety Delvon Randall and senior safety Sean Chandler starred for the defense, each earning all-conference honors. The veteran cast of defensive linemen led by seniors Sharif Finch, Jacob Martin and Jullian Taylor, stole the show often, with Finch and Martin among the nation’s best in both sacks and tackles-for-loss. Temple featured newcomers at the midlevel linebacker position, starting a trio of sophomores who not only played well, but should be one of the strongest units in the country moving forward. Following last season’s success, first-year offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude inherited a blueprint for offensive success – a power run game behind arguably the best fullback in the country, Nick Sharga, and led by junior running back Ryquell Armstead. That formula was expected to help along an inexperienced quarterback. Phillip Walker, Temple’s four-year all-time leader signal-caller graduated, leaving Temple with a unit deplete of any college experience. Redshirt sophomore Logan Marchi earned the opening day nod and held the position for seven weeks before an injury sidelined him, leaving the unit to flourish under redshirt junior Frank Nutile. Not helping the situation, Armstead spent much of the year battling nagging injuries. It was a switch after week four that ignited the offense, however, as Patenaude veered from the two-back sets to highlight a trio of wide receivers and open up the scheme. Seniors Adonis Jennings (39-691-7TDs) and Keith Kirkwood (39-575-7TDs), along with sophomore Isaiah Wright (41-595-3TDs), gave the unit the spark it needed. The offense improved its output by 150 yards and 10 points between games 14- and games 5-12. When Collins started the job he did not expect to have the 114th least experienced squad in the FBS, nor did he expect to start 42 different players. While injuries played a factor in that number, it was the second highest for a bowl-eligible team. Ultimately, though, Temple found itself bowl-eligible for the seventh time in nine seasons and heading to the postseason for the third consecutive year. Along the way, the senior class became the winningest group in school history, earning its 32nd win at Tulsa in the regular season finale to eclipse the 2011 squad.
2017 STATISTICAL COMPARISON
FIU (8-4, 5-3)
INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS
Category .................................... No.....NCAA/AAC DE Sharif Finch Avg. NCAA/Conf........................................... Category..................................... NCAA/Conf. Avg Sacks/Game....................................0.63.......... 33/4 387.6 80/11...................................................Total Offense................................................... 62/5 403.6 WR Adonis Jennings 136.0 98/10...............................................Rushing Offense................................................ 65/9 165.1 Receiving TDs...................................7.............. 51/5 251.6 47/7.................................................Passing Offense................................................ 56/5 238.5 Receiving Yards..............................691........... 94/13 125.55 83/9.......................................... Pass Efficiency Offense...........................................34/3 144.23 CB Mike Jones 24.8 92/10............................................... Scoring Offense.................................................74/6 27.5 Combined Kick Returns............... 649.......... 32/3 Kickoff Returns Average..............22.2.......... 53/6 391.8 62/2................................................... Total Defense................................................... 82/9 416.6 WR Keith Kirkwood 181.8 83/5................................................ Rushing Defense................................................77/8 173.8 Receiving TDs...................................7.............. 51/5 210.0 42/1................................................. Passing Defense...............................................94/13 242.8 Receiving Yards............................. 575..........157/21 132.86 79/4..........................................Pass Efficiency Defense....................................... 106/11 144.00 DE Jacob Martin 27.7 74/4................................................ Scoring Defense................................................ 79/9 28.5 Sacks/Game....................................0.67..........26/2 -0.50 101/9................................................ Turnover Margin..................................................74/6 -.08 Fumble Recoveries..........................2............. 23/2 41.9% 47/8........................................ 3rd Down Conversion Pct....................................... 26/3 44.6% QB Frank Nutile Passing Yards................................1,346.........114/11 55.6% 54/8........................................4th Down Conversion Pct........................................ 78/6 47.4% Passing TDs...................................... 11............. 89/9 39.3% 71/2............................... 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............................. 67/6 38.8% S Delvon Randall 47.6% 54/6............................... 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............................. 45/5 46.2% Total Interceptions............................4............. 23/3 81.0% 98/10............................................. Red Zone Offense...................................................1/1 97.5% DE Quincy Roche 86.5% 91/7...............................................Red Zone Defense.............................................. 25/4 77.6% Sacks/Game....................................0.50......... 74/7 34.7 119/12................................................... Net Punting.................................................... 62/7 37.9 Forced Fumbles/Game............... .0.25.........29/3 8.0 57/3....................................................Punt Returns.................................................. 114/10 4.5 LB Chapelle Russell Total Tackles/Game........................ 7.8............ 94/10 8.5 78/9.............................................Punt Return Defense...........................................59/10 6.64 WR Isaiah Wright 22.3 37/4...................................................Kickoff Returns ............................................. 104/12 19.0 Receiving Yards............................. 595.........143/19 20.7 65/7...........................................Kickoff Return Defense .......................................... 31/5 19.2 All Purpose Yards/Game............. 101.8.......... 84/9 7.7 13/2.................................................Tackles For Loss................................................ 65/8 5.9 Kickoff Return TDs........................... 1.............. 14/3
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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OwlSports.com THE 9
Wearing a single-digit jersey is considered to be one of the highest honors an Owl can earn. These are awarded to the student-athletes deemed by their teammates to be the toughest members of the team. Three players have carried over the honor from last season. Sean Chandler, Nick Sharga, and Jacob Martin. Sharga has donned his number since 2015 and Chandler since 2014. Randall and Kirkwood earned theirs this spring. Three vacancies were filled during the summer as Sharif Finch, Ryquell Armstead and Artrel Foster rounded out The 9. Coach Geoff Collins decided this season to make the number one a jersey that is given out on a week-to-week basis. See page 20 for a list of this season’s honorees. Here is a list of Temple’s TUFF Guys:
#1
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#2 Delvon RANDALL Junior
#3
#4
Sean CHANDLER Senior
Nick SHARGA r-Senior
#5 Keith KIRKWOOD r-Senior
#6 Sharif FINCH r-Senior
#7 Ryquell ARMSTEAD Junior
#8 Artrel FOSTER r-Senior
#9 Jacob MARTIN Senior
Bowl Week MAGIC #32
RIGHT JAB, LEFT HOOK
Over the course of the past four years, the class of 2017 has accumulated 32 total wins, granting them title as winningest class in school history. The group began the year needing just six wins to meet the 32 victory mark, but a slew of injuries and close losses slowed down their progress midway through the year. After a 3-5 start, scoring wins in three of Temple’s final four games became a necessity not only to push the seniors over the edge, but also to earn the school’s fourth straight postseason eligibility. Three wins later, and the senior class stands atop the program as winningest in history.
Behind the combined efforts of senior Temple defensive ends Jacob Martin and Sharif Finch, the Owls have been able to throw a deadly one-two punch at every opposing offensive air attack matched up with the program this season. Accordingly, Temple ranks as one of the nation’s most disruptive defenses, compiling 2.67 sacks/game (22nd nationally, 2nd conference) and 7.7 tackles-for-loss/game (13th nationally, 2nd conference). As for Martin and Finch, the duo have put together career seasons across nearly every category, with the former racking up 8.0 sacks and 11 TFLs and the latter grabbing 7.5 sacks and 14.5 TFLs. Unsurprisingly, the AAC them both with second team all-conference honors.
EVEN STEVEN With the 43-22 post-Thanksgiving victory over Tulsa, Temple concluded the regular season at 6-6 for a .500 record. Coincidentally, though, the Owls were balanced in other areas as well. They split their home games (3-3) and road games (3-3), conference games (4-4), non-conference games (2-2) and wins by starting quarterback – Logan Marchi (3-4) and Frank Nutile (3-2).
SLOW START, FAST FINISH Significantly improving offensive production week-to-week, especially with two firsttime starters under center, has served as a central challenge for the Owls this season. Temple’s performance over the past eight games has seen significant improvement in total yards/game and third down conversion percentage, as detailed in the table below: Total YPG Passing YPG Pass Efficiency Rush YPG Scoring 3rd Down %
Season 387.6 251.6 125.55 136.0 24.8 42.0%
Rank 80 47 83 98 91 45
Last Eight 437.0 267.9 130.65 169.1 28.8 46.3
Rank 35 35 72 59 63 11
ALL THE WRIGHT STUFF Sophomore WR Isaiah Wright has provided a spark for the Owls’ offense whenever he takes the field, impacting production in a variety of ways. While his primary position is receiver, he has lined up in the backfield as a running back and also as the QB in a Wildcat formation. “He’s a touchdown waiting to happen,” said WR coach Stan Hixon. Through 12 games, Hixon has been right on the money, as Wright has managed to execute one of the most unique challenges in college football: score within five different categories. On the year, the sophomore slot receiver has rushed for a touchdown (50 yard sprint at Army), caught a TD (three occasions), returned a kickoff back for a score (98 yards at Cincinnati), taken a punt back for a touchdown (72 yards at Tulsa) and tossed a successful two-point conversion (at Cincinnati immediately following the 98yard kickoff return). Over the course of the past decade, Wright joins just five other FBS athletes in accomplishing the feat, including notable NFL stars such as Clemson’s C.J. Spiller, FIU’s T.Y. Hilton and Stanford’s Christian McCaffrey.
CLOSE TO HOME
NOT THEIR FIRST RODEO Despite serving as a first-year head coach, Geoff Collins will be taking his 14th leap into postseason play when the Owls match up against FIU. In his career, Collins has compiled a 6-7 bowl record, including 3-3 as a defensive coordinator. While with the Bulldogs from 2011-14, Collins and his defense made his most significant appearance to date, losing close to Georgia Tech in the 2014 Orange Bowl. In the head coach’s six wins, his squad has been unsurprisingly dominant, leaving a margin of victory just over 14 points. Meanwhile, Owls’ defensive coordinator Taver Johnson has also put together an impressive postseason resume, going 3-3 with memorable Ohio State victories in the 2011 Sugar Bowl over Arkansas, 31-26, and in the 2010 Rose Bowl against Oregon, 26-17. Further, Johnson also reached the pinnacle of college football postseason play although his Buckeyes fell to LSU in the 2008 BCS National Championship.
Since joining the American Athletic Conference in 2013, Temple football has watched its stock rise within the fertile recruiting grounds down south. The state of Florida, nationally considered one of the top three football recruiting grounds, has served as a major pipeline for the Owls, especially with Temple playing at least one game a year at either USF or UCF. As such, it comes as no surprise that 10 players on the Owls’ roster hail from the Sunshine State: DL Freddie Booth-Lloyd, WR Ventell Bryant, QB Todd Centeio, LB Sam Franklin, WR Freddie Johnson, K Austin Jones, WR Randle Jones, LB Dana Levine, DB Jyquis Thomas & WR Brodrick Yancy. With the upcoming St. Petersburg-based Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, many of these athletes will return to Florida for the second time this season, with the hometowns of six (V.Bryant, Franklin, F.Johnson, A.Jones, J.Thomas & Yancy) within 110 miles of Tropicana Field, the game’s venue.
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS Temple has started 42 different players this season, trailing only Western Kentucky for most among bowl eligible schools. Around the American, the Owls ranked second to ECU and finished in a tie for 10th nationally (Baylor, 55; Illinois, 53; Ball State, 52; ECU, 49; BYU and Kansas, 47; Western Kentucky, 45; Oregon State, 44; Coastal Carolina, 44).
DEJA VU For three members of Temple’s football staff, Florida International serves as more than just this postseason’s bowl opponent. Head coach Geoff Collins, head strength & conditioning coordinator David Feely and assistant strength & conditioning coach Ryan Horton all met while employed with the Panthers football program in 2010, each overseeing similar roles at the time. During Collins one season heading up FIU’s defense, the Panthers saw a dramatic turnaround for the unit, going from ranked 119th nationally on defense to ranked first among Sun Belt teams in total defense, scoring defense, defensive pass efficiency and turnover margin. For his contributions, Collins earn recognition as a Broyles Award finalist, given annually to the nation’s top assistant coach. Meanwhile, both Feely and Horton held down assistant positions with FIU’s strength & conditioning staff, helping the Panthers’ football team to their first league championship and bowl win in program history (2010), not to mention back-to-back Sun Belt conference titles and a school-record 32 wins in volleyball (2009).
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Things to Look For ... - With a win over FIU in the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, Temple’s senior class will earn its 33rd overall victory, allowing them a two-game lead atop the school’s all-time list as winningest class in program history. - Knocking off the Panthers will result in Temple’s first bowl victory since the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl, where the Owls defeated the Wyoming Cowboys 37-15. - First-year head coach Geoff Collins has a chance to not only earn his first bowl win as a head coach, but also move into a tie for first on Temple’s alltime average wins/year leaderboard (Matt Rhule - 7.0 wins/year). - Temple senior safety Sean Chandler enters the game with 9 career interceptions, tied for 8th on the school’s all-time list. A 10th pick will move him into a tie for 7th in the TU record books. Meanwhile, fellow safety junior Delvon Randall has grabbed four INTs this season for a grand total of 8 in his career, good for a tie for 12th all-time. With another in the bowl, Randall will vault into a tie for 8th with his senior mentor. - Redshirt senior wide receiver Keith Kirkwood has grinded with the Owls for the past four years, earning him recognition as team captain and a prestigious single-digit. With just three more catches against FIU, though, Kirkwood will grab his 100th reception, good for 12th on the leaderboards. - Temple currently leads the country in blocked kicks since Ed Foley took over the unit in 2015. The Owls have 13 blocked kicks over that span and 18 over the last four seasons.
2017 Temple Football UNDER THE HOOD
Geoff Collins YOU HEARD IT HERE FIRST On a weekly basis, head coach Geoff Collins can be seen and heard on a variety of platforms in the Philadelphia area. Below are a list of his weekly media appearances: Date/Time Station Show Mondays KYW Radio ”Reporters Roundup” with Matt Leon afternoons weekly report Tuesdays TUTV “Inside the Nest” 12:03 p.m. weekly report and press conference Thursdays 97.5 The Fanatic “Meat Locker” with Anthony Gargano 6:45-6:55 a.m. weekly call-in Saturdays 6ABC “Temple Football Playbook” 9:45-10:00 a.m. weekly highlights and preview
@TrizzyTreHood is the Twitter moniker for RB David Hood. That makes sense for a budding rap artist who is one of four in his family with the name David - he has a father, brother and son with the same name. While there is little confusion in the Temple locker room for the redshirt junior who entered the 2017 season second among active Owls with 329 career rushing yards, it was a bit confusing at Absegami High, where both he and his brother David were running backs.
BODY BLOWS MENTALITY The idea of body blows, boxing terminology rooted in the concept of absorbing punishment while dealing out more than you’re taking, serves as the foundation of the blue-collar psychology ingrained into the Temple football program. Junior RB Ryquell Armstead has taken this mindset to heart, showcasing his best work when he has more opportunities in the ground game. Per his career numbers, Armstead averages 6.7 yards per carry when his number is called 15-plus times a game, compiling nine touchdowns with an average of 118 yards per game. The most recent example of this trend came versus Army, as Armstead rushed for 151 yards and two scores on 18 carries.
SEC-OND TO NONE Long thought of as the best conference in college football, the SEC was home to Geoff Collins for seven of the last 10 seasons. Collins served on Nick Saban’s original Alabama staff in 2007 and then spent four seasons at Mississippi State and two at Florida before taking the head coaching position at Temple.
A BRONX TALE Among Geoff Collins’ first coaching stops in 1996 was tutoring the linebackers at Fordham University in the Bronx under head coach Nick Quartaro. Three of Collins’ top hires since coming to Temple were part of that same staff. Chief of staff Vinny Sinagra was the defensive coordinator, director of player personnel Tom Pajic handled receivers, and offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude was the special teams and quarterbacks coach.
MOVING ON UP WITH GEORGE AND WIESE-Y Temple returns a number of offensive linemen and they will have a familiar face coaching them. Chris Wiesehan, who managed the position from 2014-15, returns to coach the offensive line after spending a season with the running backs. Last season, 46-year coaching veteran George DeLeone tutored the linemen before departing.
WORLD WIDE LEADER Not only is Bristol, Conn. home to ESPN, the World Wide Leader in Sports, but it’s also home to redshirt sophomore quarterback Logan Marchi. Following a 245 passing yard, two touchdown performance in the season opener against Notre Dame, Marchi earned every start through Week 7 before an injury sidelined him prior to Army.
WHAT’S IN A NAME Geoff Collins has been creative with titles for new staff members and has received some attention for it. He named former college head coach Vinny Sinagra his “Chief of Staff” and promoted two graduate assistants into full-time positions - Dave Gerson was named “S.W.A.G. Coordinator” (Specialist With Advanced Graphics) and Pat Boyle to “Strategic Specialist.”
MAYHEM IS COMING Geoff Collins came to Philadelphia with the title “Minister of Mayhem” and the Temple community quickly learned why. His Mississippi State and Florida defenses were designed to confuse offenses, cause havoc and create turnovers. However, his workouts and practices, for those not in the planning, look chaotic complete with fire engines, Easter bunnies, national flags, water guns, and more.
POSITION FLEXIBILITY One of Geoff Collins’ coaching philosophies is to incorporate position flexibility throughout his roster. He has always taught his defense globally so that players know what the man next to him is doing and so they can play each other’s positions. Now that he controls the whole roster, that has led to many players being given the chance to play on both sides of the ball. Some of those are: Shaun Bradley (LB/RB), Keith Kirkwood (WR/ DE), and Dan Archibong (DL/OL).
MONEY DOWN Head coach Geoff Collins believes that third down is where teams and players earn their money. For Temple, third down is now known as ‘money down.’ Throughout the game, fans will see Temple staff jumping up and down on the sidelines with money down signs. To show their support at home games, fans threw fake money in the air on third down. The fake dollar bills feature the face of Collins.
Offense
Defense PRIME COMPETITION The backend of the Temple defense - safeties Delvon Randall (#2) and Sean Chandler (#3) - has been one of Owls’ strongest links since season kickoff, anchoring a veteran unit in both the passing and rushing games. Chandler, the senior, entered the season with seven interceptions. Early during the UConn game though, Randall grabbed his third pick of the year, tying his fellow safety on the TU career leaderboards. Chandler responded a week later against Army to retake the lead. Following the bye week, Randall knotted the category at eight INTs apiece as he snared his fourth of the season versus Navy, sliding up into another tie with his senior mentor. Chandler had the last word, though, as he grabbed his ninth career INT at Tulsa to slide into a tie for eighth all-time.
APEX PREDATOR Senior DE Jacob Martin has been harassing quarterbacks since he stepped on the field three seasons ago. Over the past 11 games, however, Martin has gone beyond his usual standard, accumulating a career-high eight sacks, including two back-breaking ones against ECU. Overall, three of Martin’s sacks shifted the course of the games, as his first against the Pirates forced a turnover-on-downs, his one against USF served as the Owls’ lone score and his one against Villanova was for a 17-yard loss.
SACK MACHINES In their week three matchup against the UMass Minutemen, the Owls’ defense registered nine total sacks. This is the highest by a Temple defense since the team recorded 10 sacks in a 27-10 victory over the Penn State Nittany Lions on Sept. 5, 2015, and the second highest by the team dating back to 2000. The performance against UMass also propelled Temple to the top of the leaderboard for team sacks in the American with 14 - four more than the second-place SMU Mustangs.
UNDISPUTED CHAMP
TOTE THE RYQ RB Ryquell Armstead entered the season out of the shadows of Jahad Thomas, Temple’s leading ground gainer the past two seasons. Limited by nagging injuries throughout the year, he still led the Owls with 141 carries and was second with 553 yards. He showcased his explosiveness at Army with an 18-151-2TD rushing performance. Despite an off year, the junior will enter his 2018 senior season poised to climb on the TU all-time rushing lists with 1,663 career yards (ranked 11th) and 20 rushing TDs (tie-7th).
SHARG-NATO One of the smartest players on the team with a 3.79 GPA in kinesiology, Nick Sharga is also one of the best fullbacks in the nation. His bone-crushing blocks led the way for both Jahad Thomas and Ryquell Armstead to each rush for 900+ yards and 13+ TDs in 2016, becoming the only pair of running backs in FBS to accomplish that feat. Sharga wears a single-digit (#4) awarded to Temple’s toughest players. However, Sharga, one of 11 children - all single births - insists that his mother is tougher than him.
The nickname “Champ” belongs to the two-time second team all-conference safety Sean Chandler. He has quickly become one of the most important players on Temple’s roster. In fact, he was moved from corner to safety last offseason to take advantage of his playmaking skills. He entered 2017 ranked among the school’s all-time leaders with seven interceptions and is the active leader with 186 tackles and three fumble recoveries. He’s also earned the respect of his teammates as being the first freshman ever to be given one of the prestigious single digit numbers.
WILD BOYZ Temple’s defensive line has been nicknamed “Wild Boyz” over the past decade and the unit has lived up to the special billing. Two NFL first round draft choices - Muhammad Wilkerson (2011, NY Jets) and Haason Reddick (2016, Cardinals) - and a handful of other pro players have learned their trade at Temple. DT Michael Dogbe, and DEs Sharif Finch and Jacob Martin lead a solid young group who hope to follow in their footsteps.
CAPTAIN KIRK Keith Kirkwood has become the benchmark by which Geoff Collins’ players will be measured. A solid player with a great work ethic on and off the field, Kirkwood impressed the new head coach throughout the winter/spring workouts so much that he was awarded one of the prestigious single-digit jerseys. Not only was it the first one handed out in the Collins’ era, but it was #5, Collins’ old college number. Kirkwood was also the first player to exhibit “position flexibility,” producing at his receiver spot and collecting a sack as a defensive end in the spring game.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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OwlSports.com SHARIF DON’T LIKE IT The 1982 hit record, “Rock the Casbah,” by The Clash foresaw the attitude an unborn Sharif Finch had on punting. “Sharif don’t like it...,” is the lead line of the chorus and Finch has proven that he doesn’t like opponents to punt, blocking five in his career, the most among active FBS players.
FIGHT IN THE DOGBE The lone remaining starter on the defensive line from a year ago, Michael Dogbe is expected to continue his own development and emerge as a leader for the group. Not an easy job for a unit that lost two players to the professional levels - Haason Reddick (Arizona Cardinals) and Avery Ellis (Ottawa Redblacks). A workout warrior with a 495 bench press and 705 squat, Dogbe is used to hard work.
EIGHT IS ENOUGH At the start of the 2017 season, Temple ranked eighth amongst all of Div. I college football, for fewest starts by linebackers on a team’s current roster. For the Owls, the combined seven starts came from Jared Folks (5 starts) and Chapelle Russell (2 starts). Here is the list: Ball State, Old Dominion, Kansas State, UNLV (0), Troy (4), Boise State (5), Georgia Southern (6), Temple, Louisiana-Lafayette (7).
A-E-I-O-U Former Temple basketball player Bill Mlkvy lives in school folklore as “The Owl Without a Vowel.” Now Temple University can also claim “The Owl with Every Vowel.” Sophomore DT Karamo Dioubate’s surname is complete with all five vowels. Dioubate hopes one day to not just live alongside Mlkvy in uniqueness, but in Temple’s Hall of Fame.
THE ULTIMATE WEAPON Philadelphia football fans are familiar with a guy named Randall being “the ultimate weapon.” Randall Cunningham was dubbed that in 1990 on the cover of Sports Illustrated. Now, Temple’s Delvon Randall takes on the role. Randall was a ball-hawking takeaway machine a year ago with 65 tackles, 6.0 TFLs, four interceptions, and two fumble recoveries - most among returning Owls. He earned a prestigious single-digit jersey (#2) awarded on the eve of the spring game.
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Miscellaneous TEMPLE TUFF The phrase “Temple Tuff” is synonymous with the fight and grit of Temple’s football team. However, it was coined by legendary basketball coach John Chaney whose teams were commended for their hard-nosed, lunch-pail passion by which they played.
WE’RE MOVIN’ ON UP
The Owls saw seven players go to the pros after a very successful 2015 season topped by 10 more players in 2016. Three players in each year were drafted, including DE/LB Haason Reddick who was selected by Arizona with the #13 overall pick in 2016. OL Dion Dawkins and CB Nate Hairston joined Reddick in 2016 while CB Tavon Young, DL Matt Ioannidis, and LB Tyler Matakevich were the 2015 draft choices. There are currently 14 former Owls playing in the NFL.
SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS
Super Bowl 50 saw the Denver Broncos defeat the Carolina Panthers 24-10 in a low-scoring battle. A huge key to the success of the Broncos that day was the kicking of Brandon McManus who went 3/3 on field goals and tacked on one extra point. He also happens to be a proud Temple grad. Like McManus, Temple has a number of alumni who have experienced success on the NFL’s biggest stage. Out of the 21 times that an alum from Temple has played in the Super Bowl, 16 of them happen to be on the winning team. Notable names include former Ravens’ RB Bernard Pierce (2011), former Patriots’ DL Dan Klecko (2004, 2005) and former Redskins’ DB Todd Bowles (1983), who is now a head coach for the New York Jets. Former Owls head coach Bruce Arians was also an offensive coordinator for the Steelers in 2009, helping head coach Mike Tomlin win his first Super Bowl that year.
TEMPLE MADE
“Temple Made and Temple Proud,” has been a mantra from recent graduates of Philadelphia’s largest university. Two current football players truly embody that ideal. Redshirt sophomore DB Kareem Ali is the son of two former Temple student-athletes, Tasha, a track star, and Kareem Sr., a football player. Freshman DL Casey Williams was born at Temple University Hospital.
BEST OF CLASS
ISN’T THAT SPECIAL? Ed Foley joined Temple’s football program in 2008 and is now working under his fourth head coach. He has held many roles, including interim head coach for the 2016 Military Bowl, and continues as the special teams coordinator for the third straight season. During that time, the kicking game has flourished with both Austin Jones and Aaron Boumerhi among the most accurate kickers in the nation. Since 2015, the Owls lead the nation with 13 blocked kicks.
BOOM BOOM
Temple’s senior class entered its fourth season with 26 victories. That ranked tied for ninth all-time in school history over a four-year span. However, with six wins to end the regular season, this year’s class has clinched the title as the all-time winningest in school history, surpassing the class of 2011 to 32 wins after the victory over Tulsa.
SMARTY PANTS
On its current roster, Temple has nine players that have already graduated with their bachelors degrees. This ranks Temple in the top 20 nationwide. Those players are OL Cole Boozer, OL Brian Carter, DL Sharif Finch, DB Artrel Foster, OL Leon Johnson, DB Mike Jones, WR Keith Kirkwood, OL Adrian Sullivan, and DL Jullian Taylor.
Aaron Boumerhi entered the 2016 season as a walk-on freshman and didn’t play through the first five games. Following Austin Jones’ ACL injury in the fourth quarter of game six, Boumerhi was thrust into the leading role and made the most of his opportunity, finishing the year with an 88.2 success rate on field goals (15-of-17), 74 points, second team all-conference honors and a scholarship.
Northwestern (18), Cincinnati, Coastal Carolina, East Carolina (14), Toledo (13), TCU, Alabama, Oregon, Virginia (12), Georgia State, Kansas State, Maryland, UCF, USF (11), Kent State, Nevada, New Mexico, South Alabama, Texas Tech, West Virginia (10), Houston, Iowa State, Pittsburgh, Purdue, Rutgers, Temple (9).
BLOCK PARTY
While excelling on the field, Temple football student-athletes have also performed well in the classroom. Enrolled in 41 different majors, the team posted a combined cumulative GPA of 2.88 in 2016-17. That was the highest in two years, although it marked nine consecutive semesters of 2.7+. Temple remains one of two (Purdue) football programs in the nation whose multi-year Academic Progress Rate has never decreased and its recent Graduate Success Rate (86) ranked 14th in the nation amongst all FBS institutions. In the past two bowl seasons, Temple ranked in the top three in number of graduates on the roster and this year should be no different – nine players entered the season with degrees in hand and an additional 14 students will complete their degrees prior to possibly competing in a bowl game - thus marking our third consecutive year of 20+.
Since the start of Ed Foley’s tenure as the team’s special teams coordinator, the Owls have led the NCAA in blocked kicks (punts, field goals and PATs). Over the last three years, the Owls have registered at least five blocked kicks per season. Total 2017 2016 2015 2014 Punts FG/PATs Temple............................ 18 1 5 7 5 0-3-5-3 1-2-2-2 BYU.....................................17 2 4 8 3 0-1-3-1 2-3-5-2 Georgia Tech....................14 2 3 3 6 1-0-2-2 1-3-1-4 Alabama.............................13 3 2 6 2 1-1-3-0 2-2-3-2 Air Force............................13 4 3 3 3 2-2-0-1 2-1-3-2
IT’S ALL ACADEMIC
REMEMBERING HARDIN
AUSTIN POWERS In 2015, Temple received so many team and individual awards that most overlook the record-breaking season kicker Austin Jones had. That year, Jones broke the Temple record for most field goals made in a season (23), most points by a kicker (113) and best field goal percentage for anyone over 20 attempts (82.1 %). He carried that over to 2016, setting the school record with 19 consecutive field goals made before suffering a torn ACL in game six at Memphis. He currently ranks seventh in school history with 186 career points and third in field goals with 37.
The 2017 season opener was the first game that the Temple Owls played since the passing of Hall of Fame coach Wayne Hardin. The winningest football coach in Temple history, Hardin had an 80-52-3 record in 13 seasons (1970-82). He led the 1979 team to the Garden State Bowl where the Owls defeated Cal for their first bowl win, finishing 10-2 for the university’s most wins ever in a season. That team also was ranked No. 17 in both the AP and UPI polls, the first time the Owls were in the national wire service polls. The Owls will be wearing a ‘WH’ sticker on their helmets this season to remember Coach Hardin.
OWL SCHOLARS In an effort to recognize the outstanding academic accomplishments of Temple University’s student-athletes, Temple Athletics introduced the Owl Scholars Program in the Fall of 2016. Through team apparel, student-athletes on all of Temple’s 19 sports regularly have the opportunity to wear items that represent their athletic lives while on campus or in the classroom; the Owl Scholars Program aims to accomplish the reverse - provide an easily identifiable symbol of academic success for student-athletes to wear on their respective field or court of competition. The Owl Scholars Patch has been designed to pay homage to the rich history of the Temple Owls, while invoking images of the infamous speech of Temple
University’s founder Russell Conwell, Acres of Diamonds. The three stars above the regal owl symbolize the three different ways a student-athlete can earn the honor of having the patch included on their uniform/game warm-up: 1) 3.0 semester GPA in previous term 2) 3.0 cumulative GPA prior to bringing of semester 3) Successfully completed his/her undergraduate degree at Temple - 47 Football players will wear the patch this season - 43 Football players wore the patch last season - 18 Football players have worn the patch in both seasons
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2017 Temple Football QUICK FACTS School........................................................Temple University Location........................................................Philadelphia, Pa. Founded ............................................................................1884 Enrollment .................................................................... 40,240 President.................................................. Richard M. Englert School Website..........................................www.Temple.edu Nickname.......................................................................... Owls School Colors................................... Cherry (201C) & White Athletics Website............................... www.OwlSports.com Director of Athletics ....................................Dr. Patrick Kraft Conference............................................... American Athletic Website..............................................www.theAmerican.org FOOTBALL INFORMATION Stadium..............................................Lincoln Financial Field Surface ...............................................................Natural grass Capacity ........................................................................69,596 First Season of Football..................................................1894 All-Time Record................................................... 477-581-52 Head Coach............ Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ‘94) Career Record..................................................................... 6-6 2016 Record..........................................................10-4 overall American Conference Record (finish) .......... 7-1 (1st-East) Offensive Alignment................................................Pro Style Defensive Alignment..........................................................4-3 COACHING STAFF Geoff Collins ......................................................Head Coach Taver Johnson..............Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Dave Patenaude.................. Offensive Coordinator / QBs Ed Foley................................... Tight Ends / Special Teams Stan Hixon..................................................... Wide Receivers Tony Lucas..................................................... Running Backs Jim Panagos.................................................. Defensive Line Cory Robinson............................................Defensive Backs Andrew Thacker.................................................Linebackers Chris Wiesehan.............................................. Offensive Line Joe Battaglia........................ Graduate Assistant - Offense Cody Booth.......................... Graduate Assistant - Offense Reggie Garrett.................... Graduate Assistant - Defense Ronell Williams................... Graduate Assistant - Defense Tim Conner...............Offensive Analyst/Operations Asst. Josh Linam...............Defensive Analyst/Operations Asst. Bobby James...............Special Teams Analyst/Ops. Asst. Pat Boyle.................Strategic Specialist/Operations Asst. Lee Dagon..................................................Student Assistant Brian Fallon................................................Student Assistant Nadia Harvin.........Executive Assistant - Head FB Coach Academics Da’Mon Merkerson................................ Academic Advisor Reid Vanderlinden.................................. Academic Advisor Emily Williams.......................................... Academic Advisor Athletic Trainers Al Bellamy...............................Director of Athletic Training Masahiro Takahagi.....................Assistant Athletic Trainer Zac White........................................... GA — Sport Medicine Ryan Anderson................................Athletic Trainer Fellow Compliance TBD............................................................................................... ............ Asst. AD - Compliance & Student-Athlete Affairs Communications Rich Burg.................Asst. AD - Football Communications Jim Sullivan...............................Communications Assistant Equipment Kenny Slough...........................Head Equipment Manager Kane Ivers-Osthus... Assistant Equipment Manager - FB Operations Vince Sinagra.................................................... Chief of Staff Scott Wallace...................Director of Football Operations Dave Gerson......... Creative Director/SWAG Coordinator Tom Bradway...................................... Operations Assistant Recruiting Tom Pajic................................ Director of Player Personnel Adam DiMichele........... Quality Control Off. & Recruiting Larry Knight...........Quality Control Defense & Recruiting Ameena Soliman...................................Graduate Assistant Strength & Conditioning David Feeley......................Head Strength & Conditioning Jordan Barber....................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Ryan Horton........................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Kyle Seger...................Strength & Conditioning Assistant Video Kyle Lane..................................................Video Coordinator Connor Ellis .................................................. Video Assistant
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Position by Position Roundup QUARTERBACKS Unlike the past three years, there was an open competition for the 2017 starting quarterback after the departure of four-year starter Phillip Walker who broke nearly every passing record at Temple. First-year offensive coordinator David Patenaude took over the unit, coming off a five-year stint at Coastal Carolina where he served in the same role for the Catamounts. Emerging from camp was redshirt sophomore Logan Marchi, who started against Notre Dame and took up under center through game seven before an injury sidelined him. The young singal-caller exceeded expectations in terms of pass distribution, hitting an average of 8.9 wide receivers per game. Marchi started through week seven and set the TU mark for most passing yards (767) and fewest INTs through his first three career starts. Redshirt junior Frank Nutile took the reigns in week eight after Marchi was injured and has flourished as a starter. In his first three games under center, he reset Marchi’s record for best opening to begin a career, going 61-of-89 passing for 803 Nutile yards and six TDs, including a 4TD performance vs. Navy. “Frankie Juice” has steadied the offense and is expected to continue in the starting role. Anthony Russo spent his 2016 freshman year redshirting. A local product from Archbishop Wood, Russo was a very highly touted recruit for the Owls, and the coaches expect him to continue competing for the starting QB position. The 2017 recruiting class welcomed the addition of Todd Centeio (West Palm Beach, Fla./Dwyer High ) who enrolled into school early and benefited from working with the Owls during the spring. WIDE RECEIVERS This unit is led by Stan Hixon who brings 36 years of coaching experience to Temple this season. Hixon inherits a very talented unit that returns everyone from the 2016 squad. Two veteran starters include redshirt senior Keith Kirkwood and senior Adonis Jennings, a duo that has added substantial depth and experience to the unit. Kirkwood and JenJennings Kirkwood nings are two former transfers
who have really stepped up big for the offense. By year end, Jennings emerged as the team’s leading receiver, grabbing 37 catches for 658 yards and seven touchdowns. Once paired with Nutile, the senior’s over-the-top ability became deadly to opposing secondaries, as six of Jennings’ seven scores came from 34 plus yards out. Kirkwood, meanwhile, has quietly put together the best season of his career, compiling 575 yards on 39 receptions for seven TDs of his own. As a true freshman last year, Isaiah Wright made an immediate impact within the Owls’ receiving corps. Despite a veteran-laden unit full of talent, Wright continued to serve as a magnet for coverage schemes, posting a team-best 40 catches for 581 yards and three TDs out of the slot. Wright Over the past two years, redshirt junior
Ventell Bryant has played a crucial role for the Owls, as the redshirt junior has racked up enough yards and catches to make a play for the Temple all-time records. He currently sits in a tie for 6th place in career receptions (121) and 7th in receiving yards (1,747). Last season, Bryant led the team in receptions (54), yards (895) and tied for second in receiving touchdowns (4) while playing in just 11 games, missing two due to injury. Redshirt junior Brodrick Yancy has proven to be a tough slot receiver when healthy. After playing through seven games, he was sidelined with a season-ending injury. Another redshirt junior, Marshall Ellick, provides much needed depth. On the season, he pulled down 10 receptions for 93 yards through 11 games played. Sophomore Randle Jones and redshirt sophomore Travon Williams add much depth to a unit loaded with talent. Jones filled in perfectly as a secondary target for Temple signal-callers, grabbing 14 catches for 194 yards. Freddie Johnson and Brandon Mack are two players
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who were part of the 2016 recruiting class and ended up redshirting that year. Both have earned more playing time in 2017 due to outstanding special teams play. Anthony Cruz and John Ruza were added on as walkons in 2016, T.J. Backer and Eric Kiewiak were added in the spring of 2017 and Travis Hines and Thomas Mattioni joined the unit in a similar capacity in the fall. The 2017 recruiting class welcomed the additions of Jaden Blue (Hightstown, N.J./Peddie Prep), L’Jeron Holder [Marlboro, N.J./Manalapan], and Jeremy Jennings (Downingtown, Pa./Downingtown East). RUNNING BACKS First-year coach Tony Lucas, who came from Georgetown serving in the same position, took over the group last offseason. Returning for his junior year, Ryquell Armstead looked to lead the unit. His backfield mate from a year ago, Jahad Thomas, was lost to graduation. Armstead led the team in rushing touchdowns (14) and was second on the team in rushing Armstead yards (919) behind Thomas. In 2016, Armstead and Thomas were the only two backs to each rush over 900 yards and 13 TDs. Armstead had four 100-yard rushing games last season including vs. USF, where he ran for a career-high 210 yards and a 76yard touchdown which was the longest play from scrimmage by any Owl last season. Although he never missed a game in 2017, he battled injuries throughout the year and still managed 553 yards and a team-leading four rushing touchdowns. Redshirt junior David Hood and junior Jager Gardner have shined in the Owls’ offense when opportunities presented themselves. That’s just what happened in 2017 for Hood, who took over the starting role for Armstead multiple times, compiling Hood a team-best 562 rushing yards along the way. Gardner suffered an injury at USF and will miss the remainder of the season. Bursting onto the scene last year was true freshman wide receiver Isaiah Wright. A multi-position threat, Wright saw action in many different roles for the Owls this season including WR, punt returner, kick returner and even QB in the Wildcat formation. He was the third leading rusher on the team with 209 yards, including a 50-yard TD run on the road against Army. Johnny Forrest and Tyliek Raynor both redshirted a year ago and hoped to make more of an impact for the Owls during the 2017 campaign. Raynor was injured in the summer and missed the season. Redshirt junior Booker McLean joined the team as a walk-on in 2016. He transitioned to running back this fall. Meanwhile, freshman Mark DeRobertis joined the team as a walk-on in the fall and has seen reps with the scout team this season. FULLBACKS The fullback position is led by redshirt senior Nick Sharga. Against Villanova, Sharga scored his first career touchdown on a one-yard rush. As a sophomore, he was awarded a single-digit jersey, a TemSharga ple tradition given to the nine toughest players on the team voted on by the team. This season, he had 21 carries for 54 yards along with his first career TD, and was a major reason for the success of the running game. Redshirt junior Rob Ritrovato is the backup fullback who saw action on special teams last year, but had an expanded role as a ball carrier this season. Against ECU, he notched career-highs in carries (14) and yards (48) while scoring his first touchdown, and has been integral in the rush attack since. TIGHT ENDS Ed Foley continued leading the tight ends in his fifth year at the position. He has the longest tenure at Temple of any coach on the current staff as he finishes his ninth year with the Owls. In 2017, Foley needed to replace honorable mention all-conference tight end Colin Thompson and leading pass catcher Romond Deloatch from a year ago. Redshirt junior Chris Myarick and redshirt sophomore Jake Robinson came back to the Owls as the most ex-
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Position by Position Roundup perienced players on the unit. On the year, Myarick earned eight starts as the team’s primary tight end. The former walk-on was awarded a scholarship earlier this spring. Robinson made an impact in double-tight end formations, and caught both his first pass and TD Myarick on the same play versus Navy. Both players saw action consistently this season in multiple tight end packages and on special teams. Kenny Yeboah emerged as the top pass-catcher of the group, leading the unit with 14 receptions for 136 yards. Redshirt senior Domenic Nigrelli and redshirt freshman Taiyir Wilson were outstanding scout team perfomers but had minimal roles an gameday. The 2017 recruiting class saw the addition of Emil Moody (Philadelphia, Pa./Neumann-Goretti High). OFFENSIVE LINE This unit is headed by Chris Wiesehan. After two years as the O-Line coach (2014-15), he headed the running backs for the 2016 campaign before returning to the offensive line in 2017. Wiesehan has 22 years of coaching experience, including 19 years in college and three years in the pros. He was tasked with replacing first-team all-conference tackle Dion Dawkins (Buffalo Bills’ 2nd round pick) and center Brendan McGowan, both of whom started every game for the Owls in 2016.
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Even though this unit has suffered some big losses, it returned a lot of talent including Leon Johnson, Adrian Sullivan and Jovahn Fair. Johnson and Sullivan started every game for the Owls in 2016 while Fair started 13 out of the 14 games and saw action in every game. They were all big parts of a unit that helped Ryquell Armstead and Jahad Thomas become the only pair of running backs in the country to each rush for over 900 yards and 13 TDs. The Owls used a lot of multiple tight end packages to open up big holes in the running game. Cole Boozer, a converted tight end, played a huge role in the success of the unit this season, as he served as the only 12-game starter on offense. While the rest of the unit featured nine different starters, the senior held down the RT position week-in and week-out. Brian Carter came back for his redshirt senior season taking over the right guard position for 11-of-12 games. Carter has the most game experience of any Owls’ offensive lineman, finishing with 47 appearances over his four-year career and 23 starts. Following the season, Carter was selected to the all-conference second team. As true freshmen last year, Matt Hennessy and Vincent Picozzi showed early promise before sitting the rest of the season and redshirting. Hennessey has emerged as an instant impact at center, sitting out just once due to an illness. Meanwhile, Picozzi has stepped into the starting left guard role following an early injury to Fair, holding onto the spot from ECU through the season finale at Tulsa. Jaelin Robinson earned his first career start against Army due to injuries along the line and played in 11 games overall as the offensive lines depth was crucial this season. James McHale, Gordon Thomas, Aaron Ruff, Vaughn Fulton and Nick Apostolu are all finishing their redshirt junior years and give the Owls much-needed depth across the board at multiple positions. The quintet has played in a combined 38 games throughout the course of their careers, including four starts this season. Darian Bryant redshirted last season and hopes to earn an increased role in 2017. As a redshirt freshman, Benson Israel saw action in three games in 2016. The 2017 recruiting class saw the addition of Griffin Sestili (Sewickley, Pa./North Allegheny High). The Owls added Andrew Eisenson (Durham, N.C./Northern), Carrington Jones and Leon Pinto as a walk-on freshmen this summer. DEFENSIVE LINE The “Wild Boyz,” nickname of Temple’s defensive line unit, was under new leadership this season after suffering some key losses such as Haason Reddick, Praise Martin-Oguike,
Averee Robinson, and Avery Ellis. The position is still loaded with talent and plenty of difference-makers. They were headed by first-year coach Jim Panagos who spent the past 10 seasons at UCF (2007-11), Rutgers (2012-15), and Pitt (2016). He was named a Broyles Award nomineee for his efforts this season. When healthy, seniors Sharif Finch and Jullian Taylor have been a force to be reckoned with. Over five years, Finch has played in 52 games, and after sitting out last season due to a knee injury, Finch Taylor the redshirt senior has returned as a lethal weapon against opposing backfields. Taylor has come on strong to finish the season, putting up career-highs in tackles (10) and TFLs (4.5) in his home finale against No. 15 UCF. Jacob Martin is a leader who has provided the Owls with quality playing time throughout his four-year career. He earned a single-digit jersey, given to the nine toughest players on the team as voted on by his teammates. He has played 49 games with 14 starts. Due Martin to their outstanding play this season, including a finish as the American Athletic’s second and third sack leaders, Finch and Martin were named second-team all-conference by the league’s coaches. Their experience was balanced by the youthfulness of redshirt freshman Dan Archibong. He has been a force between the tackArchibong les, absorbing blockers and opening room for linebackers to make plays. Two key defensive tackles returning to this unit were redshirt juniors Michael Dogbe and Freddie Booth-Lloyd. Dogbe, the lone starter from the unit returning from last year, played a critical role early this season, starting in six of the year’s opening seven games. Booth-Lloyd’s size and quickness make him a difficult matchup to block and has played in 37 games with four starts throughout his career. Redshirt senior Greg Webb and sophomore Karamo Dioubate provide more depth to a talented unit. Dana Levine, who made his first career start against Villanova, and DeAndre Kelly are players who returned with force for their redshirt sophomore years. They added much-needed depth to the unit, and Levine even picked up the team’s only blocked kick of the year against Navy. Quincy Roche was part of the 2016 recruiting class and ended up redshirting that season. Roche made his first career sack in the season opener against the Fighting Irish before accumulating a career-best three sacks against UMass. Redshirt junior Zack Mesday made the conversion to defensive end from linebacker and works on special teams. Hez Trahan, a redshirt junior who joined as a walk-on, provides additional depth for the unit as well. The 2017 recruiting class saw the additions of Malik Burns (Marbury, Md./Lackey High), Arnold Ebiketie (Silver Spring, Md./Albert Einstein High), Ifeanyi Maijeh (Far Rockaway, N.Y./Poly Prep High), and Casey Williams [South Philadelphia (Pa.) High]. Williams was an early enrollee and participated in spring practices. During the season, junior Rob Chander (Camden N.J./Highland Regional) transferred in from Ferrum College and will be eligible starting next season following a redshirt. LINEBACKERS This unit was headed by first-year coach Andrew Thacker who came to Temple from Kennesaw State. Thacker had his work cut out for him as he had to replace the starting trio of Jared Alwan, Stephaun Marshall, and Avery Williams. Shaun Bradley played in 11 games as a true freshman and was in and out of the lineup as he battled a season-long injury. He showed enough promise to play at each of the linebacker positions. Bradley got the nod at middle linebacker to start the season at Notre Dame. Franklin Bradley Jones Since then, the sophomore has been a consistent starter in the center, and now serves as one of the team’s primary tacklers, finishing the season with a teambest 81. As a true freshman, Sam Franklin saw action in every
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ALL-TIME LEADERS Scoring Name.......................................Years 338 Brandon McManus .......... 2009-12 324 Bernard Pierce .................. 2009-11 264 Paul Palmer ........................ 1983-86 252 Austin Jones......................2014-17 FGM Name.......................................Years 60 Brandon McManus .......... 2009-12 52 Austin Jones......................2014-17 46 Bill Wright.............................. 1985-88 36 Cap Poklemba................1999-2002 35 Don Bitterlich........................ 1973-75 33 Nick Mike-Mayer..................1970-72 30 Aaron Boumerhi............... 2016-17 Recepts Name.......................................Years 165 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 138 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 130 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 126 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 122 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 121 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 121 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 120 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 114 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 111 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 106 Van Johnson........................1992-96 98 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 97 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 94 Phil Goodman.....................2003-04 89 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 86 Adonis Jennings.............. 2015-17 Rec Yds Name.......................................Years 2,272 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 2,035 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 1,882 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 1,869 Van Johnson........................1992-96 1,856 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 1,780 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 1,747 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 1,730 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 1,693 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 1,632 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 1,629 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 1,542 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 1,523 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 1,505 Randy Grossman..................1971-73 1,483 Keith Gloster........................ 1984-87 1,458 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 1,355 Phil Goodman.....................2003-04 1,325 Adonis Jennings.............. 2015-17 INTs Name.......................................Years 20 Anthony Young.....................1981-84 15 Mark McCants..................... 1977-80 13 Kevin Ross............................1980-83 13 Bob Salia...............................1975-77 11 Sam Shaffer.......................... 1978-81 11 Bob Mizia.............................. 1973-75 10 Terrance Leftwich...............1999-02 9 Sean Chandler................. 2014-17 9 Jaiquawn Jarrett.................2007-10 9 Chonn Lacey.........................1998-01 9 Dominique Harris............. 2006-09 8 Delvon Randall................. 2015-17 8 Eddie Parker........................ 1984-87
2017 Temple Football SINCE 2014, TEMPLE FOOTBALL HAS… • Beaten an SEC team (Vanderbilt) for the first time in 76 years (Florida in 1938). • Posted the largest margin of victory in 40 seasons – a 59-0 shutout over Delaware State. • Beaten a ranked team at home for the first time ever (#21 East Carolina in 2014 and #21 Memphis in 2015) and just the third and fourth times ever beating a ranked team. Previous time was 16 years ago. • Beaten a ranked team in three consecutive seasons (2014-16). • Beat Penn State for the first time in 74 years and 40 tries. • Beat Cincinnati in 2015 for the first time in 30 years and six tries - and have now won three straight. • Won three consecutive games on the road for the first time in 45 years. • Started a season 7-0 for the first time ever. • Became ranked in the Top 25 for the first time since 1979 (36 years). • Won a game as a ranked team (at East Carolina, at SMU, vs. UConn) for the first time in 74 years. • Had ESPN’s College Gameday broadcast a Temple football game for the first time ever….from Philadelphia, no less. • Played in Temple’s first-ever ranked vs. ranked football games – vs. Notre Dame and at Houston. • Ranked in the Top 25 for four consecutive weeks and for seven weeks total - both for the first time ever. • Had a national award winner - Bronko Nagurski and Chuck Bednarik Award - for the first time since 1974 (when Steve Joachim won the Maxwell Award). • Had a player earn first-team All-American honors for the first time since 1986. • Become bowl eligible for four consecutive season for the first time in school history. • Posted back-to-back road game shutouts for the first time since 1925. • Had three shutouts in a season for the first time since 1945. • Won 20 games in a two-year span for the first time ever. • Posted 10 wins for only the second and third times (1979, 2015, 2016). • Won its first Conference Championship since 1967 and its first Conference Championship Game ever. • Earned a bowl bid for three straight years for the first time in school history. • Had a player (Isaiah Wright) return a kickoff and punt for a TD in the same season (has not happened for Temple dating back to 2000. He also rushed, caught and threw for a score becoming just the sixth player in 10 years to score those five separate ways.
Position by Position Roundup game on special teams and finished the year with four tackles. He converted over to linebacker after spending time at cornerback and wide receiver last season. Franklin started at Notre Dame at strongside linebaker, and held onto that role throughout the year. Redshirt sophomore Chapelle Russell saw action in nine games and started in eight at weakside linebacker, eventually emerging as one of the unit’s most talented tacklers. If not for a season-ending injury prior to Cincinnati, Russell most likely would have maintained his comfortable lead in total tackles. Isaiah Graham-Mobley was part of the 2016 recruiting class and saw his first career game action when he started against Notre Dame at weakside linebacker. He worked back into the starting role by Cincinnati, but had his time cut short due to an injury. Junior Todd Jones saw action in seven games last season, and showed much talent for the future going forward. After watching both Russell and Graham-Mobley go down to injury, Jones stepped into the starting role of a position he’d never played at, flourishing in the final three games of the year as he racked up career-best in tackles and solos. Jeremiah Atoki, William Kwenkeu, and Chris Smith are players on the unit who each saw action in 10+ games last year on special teams, and each contributed similarly this season as well. The one player who returned with the most experience is redshirt junior Jared Folks. Last year, Folks started in five games at middle linebacker and played in all but one game. He finished 12th on the team in tackles with 32 and had one interception. This season, however, Folks has yet to see the field for the Owls. Kevin DeCeasar and Mike DiFrancesco are both former walk-ons who saw little game action this season. Sam Kramer joined the team as a walk-on and ended up redshirting the 2016 season. The 2017 recruiting class saw the addition of Audley Isaacs (Philadelphia, Pa./Valley Forge High), and sophomore Shaun Gabriel (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) and freshman Adian Rosa (Milltown, N.J./Piscataway) joined the team as a walk-on in the fall, and adds depth to the unit. Redshirt freshman Boaz Pogue (Chambersburg, Pa./Fork Union Military Academy) transferred in from Morehead State midway through the season. CORNERBACKS This unit was taken over by first-year coach Cory Robinson. Robinson comes from the University of Toledo, where he served the same position during the 2016 season. The unit suffered the key loss of starting corner Nate Hairston (Indianapolis Colts’ 5th round pick). The primary leader of the unit was returning starter at corner redshirt senior Artrel Foster. He started all but two games this year, adding 24 total tackles and had one fumble recovery. Foster M.Jones The group also received excellent returns from graduate transfer Mike Jones, who came to Temple from North Carolina Central. Jones started every game for the Owls and grabbed his first interception against Notre Dame. Over his career, he had 47 starts and racked up 150 tackles, 42 pass breakups, and 12 picks with the Eagles and Owls combined. Redshirt junior Derrek Thomas provided the Owls with a perfect extra man in the unit down the stretch, as he assisted the defense against UCF and Tulsa, picking up his first career INT against the latter. Sophomore Linwood Crump saw a lot of time on special teams last year and stepped up his impact this year, serving as the primary nickel and filling in at corner on several occasions, not to mention playing heavily on special teams. Kimere Brown, part of the 2016 recruiting class who redshirted last season, adds some much-needed depth. Kareem Ali suffered injuries in each of the past two seasons, limiting him to just four games. The 2017 recruiting class saw the additions of Christian Braswell (Washington, D.C./Friendship Collegiate Academy) and Ty Mason (Silver Spring, Md./James Hubert Blake High). Freshmen walk-ons Joshua Allen (Sicklerville, N.J./Winslow Township) and Aaron Adu (Worcester, Mass./Doherty Memorial) joined the team this summer. SAFETIES First-year defensive coordinator Taver Johnson tutored the safeties this year. He has coached college football over 20
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years with his most recent stops being the defensive backs coach at Purdue and Ohio State. Johnson’s job with the safeties was infinitely easier as he returned one of the best tandems in Chandler Randall the country in Sean Chandler and Delvon Randall. Chandler came back for his senior year as a two-time second team all-conference selection. One of just a few 12-game starters this year, Chandler put together a career-best 74 tackles along with two picks, moving him into a tie for eighth all-time. He is also a “Temple Tuff” single-digit jersey member, which he has worn since his freshman year. Randall also started every game for the Owls and finished second on the team in tackles with 76. He also led the team in takeaways with four interceptions, which vaulted into a tie for 11th on the all-time list. Following the season, Randall was voted Temple’s only first-team all-conference selection while Chandler received an honorable mention. Senior Cequan Jefferson made the transition to safety this fall, but a season-ending injury sidelined him. Redshirt junior Jyquis Thomas and sophomore Benny Walls provided the Owls with depth at the position. Walls stepped up late to assist the unit while Thomas consistently participated throughout the course of the season. Keyvone Bruton and Amir Tyler are both redshirt freshmen who saw little to no action this year. The 2017 recruiting class welcomed the additions of George Reid (Glenside, Pa./Abington) and Collin Washington (Philadelphia Pa./Central High), while sophomore Christian Martir (Wyomissing, Pa./Wyomissing) and freshman Peyton Jones (Berwyn, Pa./Conestoga) were walk-ons with unit this fall. SPECIAL TEAMS Once again, Ed Foley led the unit which he has headed since 2015. The group was forced Boumerhi Starzyk Lerch to decide between two strong kickers in senior Austin Jones and sophomore Aaron Boumerhi. Jones kicked field goals for the Owls in their opener while Boumerhi had the kick off duites, but a nagging injury sidelined Jones and left Boumerhi with the starting role for the remainder of the year. Against Villanova, Boumerhi kicked a 49-yard game-winning field goal with one minute remaining. Later against UMass, Boumerhi would set his career-long with a 52-yarder. Freshman Will Mobley (Lititz, Pa./Warwick) walked on to the team in the fall, and has already added valuable depth in the kicking game during practice. Senior Alex Starzyk was suspended by the team in the spring and returned to the team in August. Starzyk served as the punter in every game this year, as he has ever since his freshman season. On the year, he had 54 punts for an average of 39.0 yards, with 16 punts inside the 20. His longest punt of the season was 54 yards, but he excelled at the rugby-style punt which left many kicks unreturnable. Walkon freshmen Connor Bowler (Glenmoore, Pa./Downingtown West), who joined this past summer, Drew Levin (Voorhees, N.J./Eastern) and Max Cavallucci (Wyncote, Pa./Cheltenham) take practice reps at the position as well. The unit is also strengthened by long snapper Corey Lerch, who has held the spot down since his freshman season in 2014. Redshirt senior Josh Lang and freshman Cole Lerch add depth at long-snapper. In the return game, the Owls saw Mike Jones start off the year, only to have do-it-all athlete Isaiah Wright take over duties mid-season. The sophomore proved to be a major force for the Owls’ special teams, taking a kickoff return back 98 yards for a touchdown against Cincinnati (first since 2015) and a punt return back 72 yards for a TD versus Tulsa (first since 2014). In fact, Temple hasn’t had a punt and kickoff return for a touchdown in the same season since 2009, and Wright is the only player since 2000 to have both in the same year.
OwlSports.com 2017 HONOR ROLL DT Dan Archibong ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year K Aaron Boumerhi PhillySIDA All-Academic WR Keith Kirkwood Jason Witten Collegiate Man of the Year Award Semifinalist FB Nick Sharga Academic All-District PhillySIDA All-Academic Campbell Trophy Semifinalist HC Geoff Collins ECAC Coach of the Year DL Coach Jim Panagos Broyles Award Semifinalist LB Coach Andrew Thacker AFCA 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute ALL-CONFERENCE AAC Cole Boozer, OL Shaun Bradley, LB Sean Chandler, DB HM Brian Carter, OL 2 Sharif Finch, DL 2 Matt Hennessy, OL Adonis Jennings, WR Jacob Martin, DL 2 Delvon Randall, DB 1
ECAC 2 2 2 2 1 2 2 1 1
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Players of the Week Aaron Boumerhi, K .............................AAC Special Teams, 9/11 Ventell Bryant, WR ..................... AAC Weekly Honor Roll, 9/11 Sharif Finch, DL ........................................... AAC Defensive, 11/2 Sharif Finch, DL.................... Temple Athlete of the Week, 11/6 David Hood, RB..........................AAC Weekly Honor Roll, 11/10 Logan Marchi, QB....................... AAC Weekly Honor Roll, 9/18 Logan Marchi, QB............... Temple Athlete of the Week, 10/7 Jacob Martin, DE ......................AAC Weekly Honor Roll, 11/27 Frank Nutile, QB ......................... AAC Weekly Honor Roll, 11/2 Frank Nutile, QB............... Temple Athlete of the Month, Nov. Delvon Randall, DB .......................................................................... ............... AAC Defensive (College Football Madness), 11/2 Quincy Roche, DE............................... Co-AAC Defensive, 9/18 Isaiah Wright, WR.............................. AAC Special Teams, 11/10 Watch Lists Doak Walker Award........................................ Ryquell Armstead Lou Garza Award................................................Aaron Boumerhi Biletnikoff Award.................................................... Ventell Bryant Chuck Bednarik Award........................................Sean Chandler Bronko Nagurski Award......................................Sean Chandler Lott IMPACT Award...............................................Sean Chandler Jim Thorpe Award.................................................Sean Chandler Rimington Award................................................Matt Hennessey Senior Bowl.............................. Sean Chandler, Leon Johnson, ............................ Mike Jones, Keith Kirkwood, Nick Sharga Wuerffel Award..................................................... Keith Kirkwood Paul Hornung Award........................................... Keith Kirkwood
APEX Predator (Player of the Week) Notre Dame - Boozer (O), M.Jones (D), Sharga (ST) Villanova - Kirkwood (O), Finch (D), Cor. Lerch (ST) UMass - Sharga (O), Roche (D), Graham-Mobley (ST) USF - Martin (D), M.Jones (ST) Houston - Hennessy (O), M.Jones, Taylor (D), Boumerhi (ST) ECU - Hood (O), Martin, Randall (D), Graham-Mobley (ST) UConn - Carter (O), Russell (D), Mack (ST) Army - Armstead (O), Taylor, Martin (D), T. Jones (ST) Navy - Nutile (O), Booth-Lloyd (D), Sharga (ST) Cincinnati - Boozer, Hood (O), Chandler (D), Wright (ST) UCF - A.Jennings (O), Taylor (D), Mack (ST) Tulsa - Nutile (O), D.Thomas (D), Wright (ST) Scout Team Player of the Week Notre Dame - Blue (O), Braswell (D), Holder (ST) Villanova - Centeio (O), DeCaesar (D), Mesday (ST) UMass - Israel (O), Ebieketie (D), DiFrancesco (ST) USF - Forrest (O), Mason (D), Holder (ST) Houston - Russo (O), Ebiiketie (D), Allen, J.Jennings (ST) ECU - Forrest (O), Reid (D), Isaacs (ST) UConn - Blue (O), C. Williams (D), Atoki (ST) Army - Sestili (O), Gabriel (D), Kramer (ST) Navy - J.Jennings (O), C.Smith (D), Holder (ST) Cincinnati - D.Bryant, Pinto (O), Mason (D), Isaacs (ST) UCF - Forrest (O), Dioubate (D), Allen (ST) Tulsa - Forrest (O), Mesday (D), Reid (ST) Juice Boyz USF - Jefferson, DeCaesar Houston - Wilson, C. Williams, Webb ECU - Israel, D. Thomas, Lang UConn - J.Jennings, Maijeh, Pinto Army - Sestili, C. Williams, Tyler Navy - Levine, Maijeh, Mason Cincinnati - Allen, Mason, Reid UCF - Gabriel, C.Jones, Pinto Tulsa - Benson, J.Jennings, Reid
ACTIVE OWLS IN THE PROS [as of December 4, 2017] Name (Years Lettered) Team NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Robby Anderson (2011-13, 2015) New York Jets Dion Dawkins (2013-16) Buffalo Bills Kyle Friend (2012-15) Pittsburgh Steelers (PS) Nate Hairston (2014-16) Indianapolis Colts Matt Ioannidis (2012-15) Washington Redskins Tyler Matakevich (2012-15) Pittsburgh Steelers Brandon McManus (2009-12) Denver Broncos Haason Reddick (2013-16) Arizona Cardinals Colin Thompson (2014-16) Chicago Bears (PS) Phillip Walker (2013-16) Indianapolis Colts (PS) Martin Wallace (2011-12) New Orleans (IR) Tahir Whitehead (2008-11) Detroit Lions Muhammad Wilkerson (2008-10) New York Jets Tavon Young (2012-15) Baltimore Ravens (IR)
#theSTANDARD Notre Dame - Carter, Chandler, Dogbe, Hennessy, M.Jones, Marchi, Starzyk Villanova - V. Bryant, Chandler, Hennessy, Kirkwood, Marchi, Martin, Randall, Sharga, Taylor, Walls UMass - Ellick, Graham-Mobley, R.Jones, Levine, Martin, Roche, Sharga, Starzyk, J.Thomas, Yeboah USF - Archibong, Dogbe, M.Jones, Cor.Lerch, Martin, Russell Houston - Armstead, Carter, Dogbe, Graham-Mobley, Hennessy, M.Jones, Kirkwood, Kwenkeu, Cor.Lerch, Levine, Mesday, Myarick, Randall, Sharga, Taylor ECU - Archibong, Boumerhi, Bradley, Carter, Chandler, Crump, Dogbe, Franklin, Graham-Mobley, Hennessy, Hood, F. Johnson, Kirkwood, Mack, Marchi, Martin, Picozzi, Randall, Ritrovato, Webb, Wright UConn - Archibong, Armstead, Carter, Chandler, Dogbe, Graham-Mobley, Hood, Martin, Randall, Russell, Sharga, Yeboah Army - Archibong, Armstead, Boozer, Chandler, Franklin, Graham-Mobley, T.Jones, Kelly, Martin, Myarick, Nutile, Randall, Jae. Robinson, Sharga, Taylor, G. Thomas, Tyler Navy - Archibong, Booth-Lloyd, Bradley, Chandler, Crump, Finch, Hennessy, A.Jennings, Kirkwood, Cor.Lerch, Levine, Martin, Nutile, Sharga, Taylor, Webb, Wright Cincinnati - Archibong, Atoki, Booth-Lloyd, Boozer, V.Bryant, Carter, Chandler, DeCaesar, Franklin, Hennessy, Hood, R.Jones, T.Jones, Kirkwood, Cor.Lerch, Nutile, Starzyk, T.Williams UCF - Crump, Fair, Franklin, A.Jennings, F.Johnson, L.Johnson, T.Jones, Kirkwood, Mack, Martin, Myarick, Ritrovato, Sharga, Taylor Tulsa - Armstead, Boozer, Bradley, Chandler, Dioubate, Hennessy, Hood, A.Jennings, L.Johnson, M.Jones, T.Jones, Kirkwood, Cor.Lerch, Martin, Nutile, Randall, Taylor, D. Thomas, Sharga, C. Smith, A.Starzyk, Wright
OWLS COACHING IN THE PROS Pos. WR OL OL DB DL LB K/P DL/LB TE QB OL LB DL DB
CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Derek Dennis (2007-11) Avery Ellis (2012, 2014-16) Eric Lofton (2013-15) Romond Deloatch (2012, 14-16)
Saskatchewan Roughriders Ottawa RedBlacks Ottawa RedBlacks Ottawa RedBlacks
OL DL OL WR
ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE Sean Daniels (2010-12) Colin Madison (2007-10) Wayne Tribue (2008-11)
Philadelphia Soul Baltimore Brigade Philadelphia Soul
DL OL OL
INDOOR FOOTBALL LEAGUE Jeremy Schonbrunner (2009-11) Darius Morris (2006-07, 2009-10)
Iowa Barnstormers Arizona Rattlers
OL OL
Bruce Arians, HC (1983-89) Keith Armstrong, RB (1983-86) Todd Bowles, DB (1982-85) Clyde Christiansen, QB/WR (1983-85) Andrew Dees, OL (2006-10) Mark DeLeone, GA (2011) Kevin Gilbride, Jr., WR (2007-09) Al Holcomb, GA (1996) Frisman Jackson, WR (2015-16) Amos Jones, ST (1983-88) Nick Rapone, LB (1983-88, 1999-2005) Britt Reid, GA (2012) Kevin Ross, DB (1980-83)
Arizona Cardinals Atlanta Falcons New York Jets Miami Dolphins Buffalo Bills Kansas City Chiefs New York Giants Carolina Panthers Tennessee Titans Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals Kansas City Chiefs Arizona Cardinals
head coach special teams head coach off. coord. asst. off. line asst. linebackers tight ends linebackers wide receivers special teams linebackers defensive line secondary
2017 Season Update Matakevich was named the Steelers special teams captain and has helped Pittsburgh to a 10-2 record and first place in the AFC North ... Anderson has posted Pro Bowl numbers helping the Jets to a 5-7 record with 49 receptions for 821 yards and 7 TDs ... Wilkerson has contributed 40 tackles with 2.5 sacks and one INT for the Jets ... Ioannidis has become a starting DT for Washington and managed 17 tackles and 3.5 sacks despite playing most of the season with a broken hand ... Reddick - 27 tackles, 1.5 sacks, two forced fumbles - began the season at ILB but moved to OLB midway through the year when Arizona’s depth forced the shift ... Dawkins has started 7 of 12 games for the Bills ... Hairston has been a regular for the Colts and has posted 32 tackles and one INT in 12 games ... Whitehead has started all 12 games at OLB and has recorded 78 tackles with one sack and one INT ... McManus has scored 92 points on 18-of-24 FGAs and 20-of-20 PATs through 12 games.
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2017 Temple Football TEMPLE AT A GLANCE Temple is in the 4th largest media market in the country, with over 2.9 million TV homes according to Nielsen. The designated market area (DMA) is 7.6 million. Temple is located in a region of 6.53 million people, and is only 95 miles from NYC and 120 miles from Washington DC. In fact, more than 40% of the US population is within a day’s drive from Philadelphia. Temple is the 26th largest public University in the country with over 40,000 students founded in 1884 and has 572 academic programs including 14 doctoral-professional degree programs in the fields of dentistry, law, medicine, pharmacy, and podiatric medicine. Temple is a Research I institution, a Carnegie Classification in 2015 as the highest level and ranked by US News and World Report at 115 (6th) with an overall graduation rate of 70%, and has a full time retention rate for undergraduate students at 89%. Temple’s athletic department has 19 sports and 500 student-athletes.
CURRENT STREAKS Consecutive GP/GS
Temple is one of 11 institutions in the country with multi-year APR scores of 970 or greater for all teams including a 2015 multi-years APR score of 971. Temple has over 300,000 alumni around the world including over 170,000 alumni that live in the Philadelphia DMA. Temple has been bowl eligible six out of the last eight years. The Owls finished 10-4, won the AAC Eastern Division and were ranked in the Top 25 each of the past two seasons. They won the American Athletic Conference Championship in 2016. Temple posted the largest attendance gain during the 2015 season, playing in front of an average home crowd of 44,159, an increase of 20,789 per game. This excitement led ESPN to bring their popular pregame show, Game Day, to Philadelphia. The Temple game played against Notre Dame in 2015 had a 3.9 national rating and an 18.1 local rating. It was ABC’s highest ranking game ever in the Philadelphia area which is impactful given we are in the 4th largest media market in the country.
Temple’s athletic facilities are among the finest in the country. The football team plays its games in the NFL stadium operated by the Philadelphia Eagles and there are ongoing discussions to build an on campus football stadium as well. The basketball arena is a state-of-the-art facility with a capacity crowd of 10,000. Over the last four years Temple has spent over $50 million for athletics multipurpose facilities with all the athletic facilities being state-of-the-art. The University itself has over $400 million planned for capital projects over the next five years including a $170 million state of the art library. The men’s basketball team is led by two-time AAC Coach of the Year, Fran Dunphy, and is the 2015-16 AAC regular season basketball champions. The basketball program is the 5th winningest Division I program in the history of college basketball.
The Owls’ Record since 2013 when...
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Corey Lerch..................................... 52/0 Alex Starzyk..................................... 52/0 Delvon Randall................................ 40/26 SS Adonis Jennings............................. 40/6 WR Nick Sharga..................................... 40/0 Leon Johnson...................................37/2 LT Cole Boozer..................................... 26/12 RT Keith Kirkwood................................ 26/7 WR Sam Franklin.................................... 26/1 SLB Linwood Crump.............................. 25/3 CB Rob Ritrovato................................... 25/0 Isaiah Wright.................................... 23/8 WR Jaelin Robinson.............................. 23/0 Aaron Boumerhi............................... 21/0 Sean Chandler................................. 18/18 FS Benny Walls.......................................17/0 Artrel Foster...................................... 16/0 Shaun Bradley.................................. 16/12 MLB David Hood....................................... 15/0 Ryquell Armstead............................ 15/1 RB Marshall Ellick....................................13/0 Dana Levine.......................................13/0 Mike Jones........................................ 12/12 CB Jacob Martin..................................... 12/10 DE Dan Archibong................................. 12/1 DT Sharif Finch....................................... 12/4 DE William Kwenkeu............................. 12/0 Branden Mack.................................. 12/0 Quincy Roche................................... 12/0 Kenny Yeboah.................................. 12/0 Freddie Booth-Lloyd........................ 11/0 Randle Jones..................................... 11/0 Karamo Dioubate............................ 10/0 Freddie Johnson............................. 10/0 Vincent Picozzi...................................9/4 LG Todd Jones.........................................9/2 WLB James McHale....................................8/0 Jeremiah Atoki................................... 7/0 Jake Robinson.................................... 7/0 Chris Myarick......................................6/5 TE Frank Nutile........................................5/5 QB Jullian Taylor.......................................5/2 DT Aaron Ruff...........................................5/0 Brian Carter.........................................4/4 RG Matt Hennessy...................................4/4 C Kimere Brown.....................................4/0 Michael Dogbe...................................4/0 Travon Williams..................................4/0 Derrek Thomas..................................3/0 Greg Webb..........................................2/0 Jovahn Fair..........................................2/0 Anthony Russo...................................2/0 Chris Smith..........................................2/0 Keyvone Bruton..................................1/0 Josh Lang.............................................1/0 Adrian Sullivan....................................1/0 Gordon Thomas..................................1/0
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Total 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 Overall......................................................................................... 34-30 6-6 10-3 10-4 6-6 2-10 at Home....................................................................................... 18-13 3-3 6-1 5-1 3-3 1-5 Road..............................................................................................16-15 3-3 4-2 5-2 3-3 1-5 Neutral Site.................................................................................. 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 Conference................................................................................ 23-17 4-4 7-1 7-1 4-4 1-7 vs. Ranked Teams........................................................................3-7 0-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-3 Overtime....................................................................................... 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Homecoming................................................................................4-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 August.............................................................................................1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 September................................................................................... 9-9 2-3 2-2 3-0 2-1 0-3 October......................................................................................... 11-9 1-2 4-1 4-1 1-2 1-4 November.................................................................................... 11-8 3-1 3-0 3-1 1-3 1-4 December..................................................................................... 2-3 0-0 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 Thursday........................................................................................3-2 1-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 Friday............................................................................................. 6-4 2-0 2-1 2-0 0-2 0-1 Saturday......................................................................................25-22 3-5 8-1 7-3 5-4 2-9 Day Games (kickoff before 6:00pm)....................................19-21 3-5 6-2 4-1 4-4 2-9 Night Games (kickoff after 6:00pm).....................................15-9 3-1 4-2 6-3 2-2 0-1 scoring first................................................................................25-10 4-2 8-2 7-2 5-2 2-2 scoring on first drive.................................................................12-2 2-0 4-0 3-0 2-1 1-0 opp scores on first drive............................................................7-9 3-1 2-0 2-2 0-3 0-3 winning coin toss.........................................................................7-13 1-3 0-1 4-0 2-4 0-4 when leading at halftime........................................................ 27-6 6-0 9-2 7-0 5-0 2-4 when tied at halftime................................................................. 2-2 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 when trailing at halftime............................................................3-22 0-5 1-1 2-4 0-5 0-6 vs. teams over .500 (*).............................................................. 5-22 0-5 1-3 3-4 1-4 0-6 vs. teams at .500 (*)................................................................... 2-2 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 vs. teams under .500 (*)..........................................................25-5 5-1 7-0 6-0 5-0 2-4 300+ total offensive yards...................................................... 31-21 6-4 10-2 9-3 4-3 2-9 400+ total offensive yards...................................................... 14-6 3-2 6-1 3-0 1-0 1-3 500+ total offensive yards....................................................... 5-4 0-1 3-1 1-0 0-0 1-2 200+ offensive passing yards................................................19-20 5-4 4-2 4-3 4-2 2-9 300+ offensive passing yards................................................. 5-8 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 2-7 400+ offensive passing yards................................................. 2-3 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 100+ offensive rushing yards................................................29-15 7-5 9-0 8-2 3-2 2-8 150+ offensive rushing yards................................................ 23-8 4-4 9-0 6-0 2-2 2-4 200+ offensive rushing yards................................................15-5 2-3 6-0 5-0 1-0 1-2 offense scores 20+ points..................................................... 33-15 6-2 10-2 10-2 5-1 2-8 offense scores 30+ points..................................................... 24-2 4-0 8-0 6-0 4-0 2-2 offense scores 40+ points....................................................... 8-1 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 takeaways/turnovers are plus...............................................22-5 3-1 9-1 5-1 4-1 1-1 takeaways/turnovers are even............................................... 8-4 3-2 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 takeaways/turnovers are negative.........................................4-20 0-3 0-2 3-2 1-5 0-8 <=300 total defensive yards...................................................21-7 5-5 6-0 5-0 4-1 1-1 <=400 total defensive yards.................................................. 27-11 5-4 8-2 7-1 5-3 2-1 <=500 total defensive yards..................................................29-16 4-1 9-3 9-3 5-5 2-4 <=200 defensive passing yards........................................... 24-13 6-6 8-2 5-1 3-3 2-1 <=300 defensive passing yards............................................ 31-15 6-2 10-3 7-4 6-5 2-2 <=400 defensive passing yards...........................................29-21 3-0 10-3 8-4 6-6 2-8 <=100 defensive rushing yards..............................................21-7 5-3 6-0 7-1 2-2 1-1 <=150 defensive rushing yards.............................................22-11 2-3 7-2 8-1 4-3 1-2 <=200 defensive rushing yards............................................25-15 1-1 9-2 9-2 5-4 1-6 defense allows <=10 points..................................................... 13-0 1-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 0-0 defense allows <=20 points..................................................22-3 2-1 8-0 7-0 4-2 1-0 * - does not include Navy
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2018 Bowl Bound Opponents Saturday, December 23 USF vs. Texas Tech...............Birmingham Bowl Sunday, December 24 HOUSTON vs. Fresno State.........Hawaii Bowl Wednesday, December 27 BOSTON COLLEGE vs. Iowa....Pinstripe Bowl Thursday, December 28 NAVY vs. Virginia...........................Military Bowl Monday, January 1 UCF vs. Auburn.................................Peach Bowl
AMERICAN ATHLETIC CONFERENCE STANDINGS East
American
Overall
SCHOOL
CONF
PCT.
OVERALL
PCT.
HOME
AWAY
STREAK
#12 UCF
9-0
1.000
12-0
1.000
7-0
5-0
W12
USF
6-2
.750
9-2
.818
5-1
4-1
L1
Temple
4-4
.500
6-6
.500
3-3
3-3
W1
ECU
2-6
.250
3-9
.250
2-5
1-4
L1
Cincinnati
2-6
.250
4-8
.333
2-4
2-4
W1
UConn
2-6
.250
3-9
.250
2-4
1-4
L5
PCT.
HOME
AWAY
STREAK
BUFFALO qualified for postseason play but was not selected for a bowl game. CINCINNATI, UCONN, ECU, MARYLAND, TULSA, and VILLANOVA were not bowl eligible this season.
2018 Non-Conference Schedule
Sept. 1 - vs. Villanova
Sept. 15 - at Maryland
Sept. 9 - vs. Buffalo
Sept. 29 - at Boston C.
West
American
SCHOOL
CONF
Overall
PCT.
OVERALL
#20 Memphis
7-2
.777
10-2
.833
7-0
3-2
L1
Houston
5-3
.625
7-4
.636
4-2
3-2
W1
Navy
4-4
.500
6-5
.545
4-1
2-4
L2
SMU
4-4
.500
7-5
.583
6-1
1-4
W1
Tulane
3-5
.375
5-7
.417
4-2
1-5
L1
Tulsa
1-7
.125
2-10
.167
2-4
0-6
L5
NATIONAL RANKINGS College Football Playoff Top 25 Rk. Team 1 Clemson 2 Oklahoma 3 Georgia 4 Alabama 5 Ohio State 6 Wisconsin 7 Auburn 8 USC 9 Penn State 10 Miami 11 Washington 12 UCF 13 Stanford 14 Notre Dame 15 TCU 16 Michigan State 17 LSU 18 Washington State 19 Oklahoma State 20 Memphis 21 Northwestern 22 Virginia Tech 23 Mississippi State 24 North Carolina State 25 Boise State
Rec Trend 12-1 — 12-1 U1 12-1 U3 11-1 U1 11-2 U3 12-1 D2 10-3 D5 11-2 U2 10-2 — 10-2 D3 10-2 U2 12-0 U2 9-4 D1 9-3 U1 10-3 D4 9-3 — 9-3 — 9-3 — 9-3 — 10-2 — 9-3 — 9-3 — 8-4 — 8-4 — 10-3 NR
Dropped from Poll: Fresno State (25)
Associated Press Top 25 Rk. Team 1 Clemson (43) 2 Oklahoma (18) 3 Georgia 4 Alabama 5 Ohio State 6 Wisconsin 7 Auburn 8 USC 9 Penn State 10 UCF 11 Miami 12 Washington 13 TCU 14 Notre Dame 15 Stanford 16 LSU 17 Oklahoma State 18 Michigan State 19 Memphis 20 Northwestern 21 Washington State 22 Virginia Tech 23 USF 24 Mississippi State 25 Boise State
Rec Pts 11-0 1506 10-0 1474 10-1 1409 10-1 1307 11-0 1300 9-2 1162 10-1 1123 9-2 1101 9-2 1008 9-2 983 9-2 948 9-2 820 10-0 816 9-2 632 9-2 629 8-3 599 9-1 549 8-3 487 8-3 475 8-3 398 8-3 342 9-1 323 8-3 115 8-3 103 9-2 59
Amway Coaches Top 25 Rk. Team 1 Clemson (49) 2 Oklahoma (10) 3 Georgia (2) 4 Alabama 5 Ohio State 6 Wisconsin 7 Auburn 8 USC 9 Penn State 10 UCF 11 Miami 12 Washington 13 TCU 14 LSU 15 Notre Dame 16 Stanford 17 Oklahoma State 18 Memphis 19 Michigan State 20 Northwestern 21 Washington State 22 Virginia Tech 23 Mississippi State 24 USF 25 Boise State
Rec Pts 11-0 1510 10-0 1462 10-1 1416 11-0 1312 10-1 1298 9-2 1162 10-1 1140 9-2 1085 9-2 1006 10-2 986 9-2 934 10-0 855 9-2 807 9-2 638 9-2 628 9-1 607 8-3 552 8-3 485 9-1 474 8-3 370 8-3 310 8-3 302 8-3 134 9-2 126 8-3 72
Dropped from Poll: Fresno State (25)
Dropped from Poll: San Diego State (25)
Received Votes: NC State (54), San Diego State (40), Toledo (25), Louisville (11), Michigan (8), FAU (8), Fresno State (6), Missouri (3), Kansas State (1) & Troy (1)
Received Votes: NC State (54), San Diego State (50), FAU (24), Toledo (21), Troy (11), Michigan (11), Fresno State (5), Louisville (4) & South Carolina (4)
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2017 Temple Football 2017 Lists 2016 Starters Returning - Offense (5) OL Jovahn Fair (13), OL Leon Johnson (14), WR Keith Kirkwood (11), FB Nick Sharga (6), OL Adrian Sullivan (14) 2016 Starters Lost - Offense (5) OL Dion Dawkins (14), OL Brendan McGowan (14), RB Jahad Thomas (12), TE Colin Thompson (12), QB Phillip Walker (14)
2017 Opponent’s Schedules S-02 S-09 S-16 S-23 S-30 O-07 O-21 O-28 N-04 N-11 N-18 N-25
2016 Starters Returning - Defense (4) DB Sean Chandler (10), DL Michael Dogbe (9), DB Artrel Foster (12), DB Delvon Randall (14) 2016 Starters Lost - Defense (7) LB Jarred Alwan (9), DB Nate Hairston (13), LB Stephaun Marshall (13), DL Praise Martin-Oguike (11), DL Haason Reddick (14), DL Averee Robinson (14), LB Avery Williams (14)
NOTRE DAME (9-3)
TEMPLE [NBC].........................W, 49-16 GEORGIA [NBC]............................ L, 19-20 @Boston College [ESPN].......... W, 49-20 @Michigan St. [FOX]................... W, 38-18 MIAMI (OH) [NBC].........................W, 52-17 @North Carolina........................... W, 33-10 USC [NBC]......................................W, 49-14 NC STATE [NBC]...........................W, 35-14 WAKE FOREST [NBC].................W, 48-37 @Miami [ABC]................................... L, 8-41 NAVY [NBC] ..................................W, 24-17 @Stanford [ABC]...........................L, 20-38 VILLANOVA (5-6)
S-02 @Lehigh........................................ W, 38-35 S-09 @TEMPLE [ESPN3].................... L, 13-16 S-16 LAFAYETTE.....................................W, 59-0 S-23 @Albany............................................L, 10-19 S-30 @Towson..........................................W, 24-9 O-07 MAINE................................................W, 31-0 O-14 @James Madison............................ L, 8-30 O-28 ELON..................................................L, 14-19 N-04 RICHMOND......................................L, 0-22 N-11 @Rhode Island................................L, 6-20 N-18 DELAWARE...................................... W, 28-7
2016 Lettermen Returning - Specialists (4) K Aaron Boumerhi, K Austin Jones, LS Corey Lerch, P Alex Starzyk 2016 Lettermen Returning (41) Ryquell Armstead, Jeremiah Atoki, Freddie BoothLloyd, Cole Boozer, Aaron Boumerhi, Shaun Bradley, Ventell Bryant, Brian Carter, Sean Chandler, Linwood Crump, Michael Dogbe, Karamo Dioubate, Marshall Ellick, Jovahn Fair, Jared Folks, Artrel Foster, Sam Franklin, Jager Gardner, David Hood, Cequan Jefferson, Adonis Jennings, Leon Johnson, Austin Jones, Keith Kirkwood, William Kwenkeu, Corey Lerch, Jacob Martin, Chris Myarick, Delvon Randall, Rob Ritrovato, Jaelin Robinson, Jake Robinson, Chapelle Russell, Nick Sharga, Chris Smith, Alex Starzyk, Adrian Sullivan, Derrek Thomas, Greg Webb, Isaiah Wright, Brodrick Yancy 2016 Lettermen Lost (21)
UMASS (4-8)
A-25 HAWAII............................................L, 35-38 S-02 @Coastal Carolina [ESPN3]........L, 28-38 S-09 OLD DOMINION...............................L, 7-17 S-15 @Temple [ESPNU]..................... L, 21-29 S-23 @Tennessee [SEC]......................... L, 13-17 S-30 OHIO............................................... L, 50-58 O-21 GEORGIA SOUTHERN.............. W, 55-20 O-28 APPALACHIAN STATE.........(ot) W, 30-27 N-04 @Mississippi State [SEC].............L, 23-34 N-11 MAINE..............................................W, 44-31 N-18 @BYU [ESPN3].............................. W, 16-10 D-2 @FIU [CUSATV].............................L, 45-63 A-26 S-02 S-15 S-21 S-30 O-14 O-21 O-28 N-04 N-16 N-24
USF (9-2)
@San Jose State [CBSSN]........ W, 42-22 STONY BROOK [ESPN3].............W, 31-17 ILLINOIS [ESPN]...........................W, 47-23 TEMPLE [ESPN]..........................W, 43-7 @ECU [CBSSN].............................. W, 61-31 CINCINNATI [ESPNU]................... W, 33-3 @Tulane [ESPN]........................... W, 34-28 HOUSTON [ESPNU].....................L, 24-28 @UConn [ESPNU]........................W, 37-20 TULSA [ESPN].............................. W, 27-20 @UCF [ABC]...................................L, 42-49
Jarred Alwan, Tom Bradway, Dion Dawkins, Romond Deloatch, Avery Ellis, Nate Hairston, Khiry Lucas, Stephaun Marshall, Praise Martin-Oguike, Brendan McGowan, Jake O’Donnell, Haason Reddick, Semaj Reed, Averee Robinson, Cortrelle Simpson, Nate L. Smith, Willie Smith, Jahad Thomas, Colin Thompson, Phillip Walker, Avery Williams Graduates on 2017 Roster (9) OL Cole Boozer, OL Brian Carter, DL Sharif Finch,
HOUSTON (7-4)
S-09 @Arizona......................................... W, 19-16 S-16 RICE [ESPN3].................................. W, 38-3 S-23 TEXAS TECH [ABC/ESPN2].......L, 24-27 S-30 @TEMPLE [ESPNU]..................W, 20-13 O-07 SMU [CBSSN].............................. W, 35-22 O-14 @TULSA [ESPNews]...................... L, 17-45 O-19 MEMPHIS [ESPN]..........................L, 38-42 O-28 @USF [ESPNU]............................ W, 28-24 N-04 ECU [CBSSN]................................W, 52-27 N-18 @Tulane............................................L, 17-20 N-24 NAVY [ESPN].................................W, 24-14
DB Artrel Foster, OL Leon Johnson, DB Mike Jones, WR Keith Kirkwood, OL Adrian Sullivan, DL Julian Taylor
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
ECU (3-9)
S-02 JAMES MADISON [ESPN3]......... L, 14-34 S-09 @West Virginia [FS2].................. L, 20-56 S-16 VIRGINIA TECH [CBSSN]............. L, 17-64 S-24 @UConn [ESPNU].........................W, 41-38 S-30 USF [CBSSN]...................................L, 31-61 O-07 TEMPLE [ESPNU]...................... L, 10-34 O-14 @UCF [CBSSN]...............................L, 21-63 O-21 BYU [CBSSN].................................W, 33-17 N-04 @Houston [CBSSN]......................L, 27-52 N-11 TULANE....................................(ot) L, 24-31 N-18 CINCINNATI................................. W, 48-20 N-25 @Memphis [ESPNU]......................L, 13-70
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A-31 S-16 S-24 S-30 O-06 O-14 O-21 O-28 N-04 N-11 N-18 N-25
UCONN (3-9)
HOLY CROSS [SNY]................... W, 27-20 @Virginia [ESPNU].........................L, 18-38 ECU [ESPNU]..................................L, 38-41 @SMU [ESPNews].........................L, 28-49 MEMPHIS [ESPN]...........................L, 31-70 @Temple [ESPNews].............. W, 28-24 TULSA [ESPNU]............................ W, 20-14 MISSOURI [CBSSN].......................L, 12-52 USF [ESPNU]..................................L, 20-37 @UCF [ESPNU]..............................L, 24-49 BOSTON COLLEGE [CBSSN].....L, 16-39 @Cincinnati [ESPNews]................L, 21-22 ARMY (8-3)
S-01 FORDHAM [CBSSN]......................W, 64-6 S-09 BUFFALO [CBSSN]........................W, 21-17 S-16 @Ohio State [FOX]..........................L, 7-38 S-23 @Tulane[CBSSN]............................. L, 17-21 S-30 UTEP [CBSSN].............................. W, 35-21 O-07 @Rice.............................................. W, 49-12 O-14 EAST. MICHIGAN [CBSSN]........W, 28-27 O-21 TEMPLE [CBSSN].............. (ot) W, 31-28 N-04 @Air Force [CBSSN].......................W, 21-0 N-11 DUKE [CBSSN].............................. W, 21-16 N-18 @North Texas.................................L, 49-52 D-09 Navy [CBS]......................................3:00pm S-02 S-09 S-23 S-30 O-07 O-14 O-21 N-02 N-11 N-18 N-24 D-09
NAVY (6-5)
@Florida Atlantic [ESPNU]......... W, 42-19 TULANE [CBSSN]........................ W, 23-21 CINCINNATI [CBSSN]................ W, 42-32 @Tulsa [ESPNU].............................W, 31-21 AIR FORCE [CBSSN].................. W, 48-45 @Memphis [ESPNU].....................L, 27-30 UCF [CBSSN]...................................L, 21-31 @Temple [ESPN].......................L, 26-34 SMU [CBSSN].............................. W, 43-40 @Notre Dame [NBC]..................... L, 17-24 @Houston [ESPN]..........................L, 14-24 Army [CBS]......................................3:00pm CINCINNATI (4-8)
A-31 AUSTIN PEAY [ESPN3]............... W, 26-14 S-09 @Michigan.......................................L, 14-36 S-16 @Miami (OH)...................................W, 21-17 S-23 @Navy [CBSSN]............................L, 32-42 S-30 MARSHALL [ESPN3].....................L, 21-38 O-07 UCF [ESPNU]..................................L, 23-51 O-14 @USF [ESPNU]................................ L, 3-33 O-21 SMU [ESPNU]...........................(ot) L, 28-31 N-04 @Tulane [ESPN3]...........................W, 17-16 N-10 Temple [ESPN2]........................L, 24-35 N-18 @ECU...............................................L, 20-48 N-25 UCONN [ESPNews]..................... W, 22-21
S-02 S-23 S-30 O-07 O-14 O-21 O-28 N-04 N-11 N-18 N-24 D-02
UCF (12-0)
FIU [CBSSN]....................................W, 61-17 @Maryland [FS1]........................... W, 38-10 MEMPHIS [ESPN2]...................... W, 40-13 @Cincinnati [ESPNU].................. W, 51-23 ECU [CBSSN]................................ W, 63-21 @Navy [CBSSN].............................W, 31-21 AUSTIN PEAY [ESPN3]...............W, 73-33 @SMU [ESPN2]..............................W, 31-24 UCONN [ESPNU]........................ W, 49-24 @Temple [ESPNU]....................W, 45-19 @USF [ABC] ................................ W, 49-42 MEMPHIS [ABC] ......................... W, 62-55 TULSA (2-10)
A-31 @Oklahoma State [FOX 1]..........L, 24-59 S-09 LOUISIANA [ESPN3].................. W, 66-42 S-16 @Toledo[ESPN3]............................L, 51-54 S-23 NEW MEXICO[ESPN3]...................L, 13-16 S-30 NAVY [ESPNU]................................L, 21-31 O-07 @Tulane [ESPNU]..........................L, 28-62 O-14 HOUSTON [ESPNews]................W, 45-17 O-21 @UConn [ESPNU]..........................L, 14-20 O-27 @SMU [ESPN2]..............................L, 34-38 N-03 Memphis [ESPN2]...........................L, 14-41 N-16 @USF [ESPN].................................L, 20-27 N-25 TEMPLE [ESPNews]..................L, 22-43
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2017 Temple Football ABOVE THE LINE Since he was first asked about depth charts and two-deeps, Geoff Collins has insisted that he doesn’t believe in them. He coaches his players to be “Above the Line” (ATL). Those who are ATL are ready to play and can see game action, while others work to get to that level. This season in place of a traditional two-deep that often omits some players who see action and lists others who seldom enter the game, Temple will list those players who are ATL (in numerical order by position). Those players who started the previous week, will be printed in bold.
OFFENSE
DEFENSE
OL
53
Leon Johnson (LT)..........6-5, 325, r-Sr, 4L
DE
55
Brian Carter (RG).............6-1, 300, r-Sr, 4L
58
Matt Hennessy (C)...........6-4, 295, r-Fr, 1L
6
SPECIAL TEAMS
Sharif Finch.....................6-4, 250, r-Sr, 4L
K/P 43
Alex Starzyk (P)................. 6-2, 226, Sr, 4L
9
Jacob Martin..................... 6-2, 250, Sr, 4L
97
Aaron Boumerhi (K).......... 6-0, 195, So, 2L
51
Dana Levine........................6-4, 225, r-So, 1L
LS
57
Josh Lang.............................. 6-0, 210, r-Sr, 1L
59
Corey Lerch......................5-10, 200, Sr, 4L
63
Gordon Thomas................. 5-10, 296, r-Jr, 1L
90
Quincy Roche.......................6-4, 230, r-Fr, 1L
69
Adrian Sullivan.................... 6-3, 295, r-Sr, 2L
93
DeAndre Kelly......................6-1, 260, r-So, 1L
70
Jovahn Fair.........................6-2, 300, r-So, 2L
DT
60
Greg Webb........................... 6-1, 305, r-Sr, 2L
H
12
Logan Marchi......................6-0, 205, r-So, 1L
71
Benson Israel ............................6-1, 295, r-So
72
Karamo Dioubate.................6-3, 295, So, 2L
15
Anthony Russo...................... 6-4, 228, r-Fr
74
James McHale .....................6-6, 300, r-Jr, 1L
94
Jullian Taylor....................6-5, 280, r-Sr, 1L
RET
3
Sean Chandler ....................... 6-0, 195, Sr, 4L
76
Vincent Picozzi (LG)........6-4, 300, r-Fr, 1L
95
Dan Archibong.................6-6, 285, r-Fr, 1L
10
Mike Jones.............................5-11, 187, r-Sr, 1L
77
Jaelin Robinson...................6-6, 325, r-Jr, 2L
98
Michael Dogbe....................6-3, 280, r-Jr, 3L
13
Isaiah Wright (PR/KOR).... 6-2, 212, So, 2L
79
Cole Boozer (RT).............6-5, 295, r-Sr, 2L
99
Freddie Booth-Lloyd...........6-1, 325, r-Jr, 3L
17
Adonis Jennings...................6-3, 205, Sr, 3L
TE
82
Jake Robinson...................6-2, 245, r-So, 2L
23
Shaun Bradley.................. 6-1, 225, So, 2L
26
Travon Williams...................5-8, 180, r-So, 1L
84
Kenny Yeboah...................... 6-5, 238, r-Fr, 1L
35
William Kwenkeu.................. 6-1, 225, So, 2L
85
Chris Myarick.................. 6-4, 255, r-Jr, 2L
36
Sam Franklin..................... 6-3, 210, So, 2L
5
Keith Kirkwood............... 6-3, 220, r-Sr, 3L
37
Isaiah Graham-Mobley....... 6-2, 215, r-Fr, 1L
13
Isaiah Wright .................... 6-2, 212, So, 2L
40
Todd Jones.......................... 6-0, 221, Jr, 1L
17
Adonis Jennings............... 6-3, 205, Sr, 3L
49
Chris Smith.........................5-10, 225, r-Sr, 2L
19
Ventell Bryant......................6-3, 200, r-Jr, 3L
CB
8
Artrel Foster..........................5-11, 197, r-Sr, 4L
27
Marshall Ellick........................6-2, 191, r-Jr, 2L
10
Mike Jones....................... 5-11, 187, r-Sr, 1L
80
Freddie Johnson................... 6-1, 190, r-Fr, 1L
11
Linwood Crump................ 6-0, 180, So, 2L
81
Randle Jones..........................6-0, 185, So, 1L
21
Derrek Thomas.....................6-3, 193, r-Jr, 2L
88
Branden Mack..................... 6-5, 205, r-Fr, 1L
24
Kimere Brown........................6-0, 170, r-Fr, 1L
QB 12
Logan Marchi......................6-0, 205, r-So, 1L
S
2
Delvon Randall.................... 6-1, 210, Jr, 3L
15
Anthony Russo..........................6-4, 228, r-Fr
3
Sean Chandler................... 6-0, 195, Sr, 4L
16
Todd Centeio..................................6-1, 212, Fr
20
Keyvone Bruton........................ 5-11, 200, r-Fr
18
Frank Nutile...................... 6-4, 225, r-Jr, 1L
32
Benny Walls.............................6-1, 208, So, 1L
4
Nick Sharga......................... 6-2, 240, r-Sr, 3L
45
Rob Ritrovato...................... 5-11, 230, r-Jr, 2L
7
Ryquell Armstead............. 5-11, 205, Jr, 3L
24
David Hood...........................5-9, 190, r-Jr, 3L
26
Travon Williams...................5-8, 180, r-So, 1L
WR
FB RB
S I D E L I N E
Ed Foley TEs / Sp. Teams
Stan Hixon Wide Receivers
LB
Chris Wiesehan Offensive Line
Joe Battaglia Grad Asst.
Adam DiMichele Quality Control
P R E S S
Dave Patenaude Offensive Coord.
Tony Lucas Running Backs
Cody Booth Grad Asst.
Cory Robinson Defensive Backs
Reggie Garrett Grad. Asst.
Larry Knight Quality Control
B O X Taver Johnson Defensive Coord.
Jim Panagos Defensive Line
Andrew Thacker Linebackers
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Ronell Williams Grad. Asst.
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OwlSports.com TEMPLE OWLS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name....................... Pos Ht Wt Elig Ltr.Hometown / High School / Last School
No Name....................... Pos Ht Wt Elig Ltr.Hometown / High School / Last School
33
Aaron Adu..........................DB 5-10 175 Fr - Worcester, MA / Doherty Memorial
30
Eric Kiewlak....................... WR 5-8 160 Fr - Fairless Hills, PA / Conwell-Egan Catholic
12
Kareem Ali..........................DB 5-10 180 r-So - Pennsauken, NJ / Timber Creek
5
Keith Kirkwood................. WR 6-3 220 r-Sr 3L Neptune, NJ / Neptune / Hawaii
33
Josh Allen...........................DB 6-3
50
Sam Kramer........................LB 6-3 225 r-Fr - Landisville, PA / Hempfield
62
Nick Apostolu.................... OL 6-5 300 r-Jr 1L Springfield, PA / Springfield
35
William Kwenkeu...............LB 6-1
95
Dan Archibong.................. DL 6-6 285 r-Fr 1L Springfield, PA / Springfield
57
Josh Lang............................LS 6-0 210 r-Sr 1L Pt. Pleasant, NJ / Pt. Pleasant Beach / WVU
7
Ryquell Armstead............. RB 5-11 205 Jr 3L Millville, NJ / Millville
46
Cole Lerch...........................LS 5-10 186 Fr - Rydal, PA / LaSalle College
19
Jeremiah Atoki...................LB 6-2 223 r-So 2L Vineland, NJ / Vineland South
59
Corey Lerch.........................LS 5-10 200 Sr 4L Rydal, PA / La Salle College
47
T.J. Backer......................... WR 6-3 208 So - St. Pen Argyl, PA / Stroudsburg / Bloomsburg
92
Drew Levin............................ P 6-2 185 Fr - Voorhees, NJ / Eastern
86
Jadan Blue........................ WR 6-0 175 Fr - Randallstown, MD / Peddie Prep
51
Dana Levine....................... DL 6-4 225 r-So 1L Hallandale Beach, FL / Hallandale
99
Freddie Booth-Lloyd........ DL 6-1
88
Branden Mack.................. WR 6-5 205 r-Fr 1L Wyncote, PA / Cheltenham
79
Cole Boozer....................... OL 6-5 295 r-Sr 2L Hunt Valley, MD / Loyola Blakefield
88
Ifeanyi Maijeh.................... DL 6-2 261 Fr - Far Rockaway, NY / Poly Prep
97
Aaron Boumerhi................... K 6-0 195 So 2L Philipsburg, PA / Philipsburg-Osceola
12
Logan Marchi.....................QB 6-0 205 r-So 1L Bristol, CT / St. Paul Catholic
18
Connor Bowler..................... P 6-3
191
9
Jacob Martin...................... DL 6-2 250 Sr 4L Aurora, CO / Cherokee Trail
23
Shaun Bradley....................LB 6-1
225 So 2L Mt. Holly, NJ / Rancocas Valley
26
Christian Martir..................DB 5-11 200 So - Reading, PA / Wyomissing / Lock Haven
41
Christian Braswell.............DB 5-10 170 Fr
47
Ty Mason.............................DB 5-10 172 Fr - Silver Spring, MD / James Hubert Blake
24
Kimere Brown....................DB 6-0 170 r-Fr 1L Penns Grove, NJ / Penns Grove
41
Thomas Mattioni.............. WR 6-0 185 r-Fr - Downingtown, PA / Downingtown West
20
Keyvone Bruton................DB 5-11 200 r-Fr - Norfolk, VA / Lake Taylor
74
James McHale................... OL 6-6 300 r-Jr 1L Dunmore, PA / Dunmore
75
Darian Bryant..................... OL 6-5 325 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Chestnut Hill Academy
34
Booker McLean................. RB 6-1
19
Ventell Bryant................... WR 6-3 200 r-Jr 3L Tampa, FL / Jefferson
30
Zach Mesday..................... DL 6-0 240 r-Jr 1L Bordentown, NJ / Nottingham / Canterbury
91
Malik Burns......................... DL 6-3 245 Fr - Marbury, MD / Lackey
99
Will Mobley........................ K/P 5-8 155 Fr - Lititz, PA / Warwick
55
Brian Carter........................ OL 6-1
300 r-Sr 4L Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg
87
Emil Moody.........................TE 6-4 205 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Neumann-Goretti
83
Max Cavalucci...................... P 6-1
175 Fr - Wyncote, PA / Cheltenham
85
Chris Myarick......................TE 6-4 255 r-Jr 2L Elkins Park, PA / Cheltenham
16
Todd Centeio.....................QB 6-1
212 Fr - Palm Beach Gardens, FL / Dwyer
83
Domenic Nigrelli................TE 6-2 240 r-Sr 1L Wayne, PA / Valley Forge
56
Rob Chandler..................... DL 6-0 250 Jr
18
Frank Nutile........................QB 6-4 225 r-Jr 1L Wayne, NJ / Don Bosco Prep
3
Sean Chandler..................DB 6-0 195 Sr 4L Camden, NJ / Camden
76
Vincent Picozzi.................. OL 6-4 300 r-Fr 1L Collegeville, PA / Lansdale Catholic
11
Linwood Crump................DB 6-0 180 So 2L South Amboy, NJ / Piscataway
66
Leon Pinto.......................... OL 6-3 278 r-Fr - Houston, TX / Lamar / LSU
38
Anthony Cruz.................... WR 6-2 185 r-So - Dingmans Ferry, PA/E. Stroudsburg N/St. Francis
55
Boaz Pogue.........................LB 6-2 220 r-Jr - Chambersburg, PA/Fork Union Military Acad./
53
Kevin DeCaesar.................LB 6-0 215 r-So - Westville, NJ / West Deptford
31
Mark DeRobertis............... RB 5-8 185 Fr - Malvern, PA / Great Valley
2
Delvon Randall..................DB 6-1
54
Mike DiFrancesco..............LB 6-0 230 r-So - Philadelphia, PA / Neumann-Goretti
34
Tyliek Raynor..................... RB 5-10 185 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep
72
Karamo Dioubate.............. DL 6-3 295 So 2L Philadelphia, PA / Prep Charter
39
George Reid.......................DB 6-2 190 Fr - Glenside, PA / Abington
98
Michael Dogbe.................. DL 6-3 280 r-Jr 3L Morris Plains, NJ / Parsippany Hills
45
Rob Ritrovato..................... FB 5-11 230 r-Jr 2L West Chester, PA / East
97
Arnold Ebiketie.................. DL 6-4 212 Fr - Silver Spring, MD / Albert Einstein
77
Jaelin Robinson................. OL 6-6 325 r-Jr 2L West Haven, CT / Wilbur Cross
65
Andrew Eisenson............. OL 6-4 294 Fr - Durham, NC / Northern
82
Jake Robinson....................TE 6-2 245 r-So 2L Haddonfield, NJ / Haddonfield Memorial
27
Marshall Ellick................... WR 6-2
90
Quincy Roche.................... DL 6-4 230 r-Fr 1L Randallstown, MD / New Town
70
Jovahn Fair......................... OL 6-2 300 r-So 2L Akron, OH / Firestone
38
Aidan Rosa..........................LB 6-1
6
Sharif Finch........................ DL 6-4 250 r-Sr 4L Henrico, VA / Henrico
78
Aaron Ruff........................... OL 6-3 300 r-Jr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep
44
Jared Folks..........................LB 6-1
22
Chapelle Russell................LB 6-1
39
Jonny Forrest..................... RB 5-10 215 r-Fr - New Rochelle, NY / New Rochelle
15
Anthony Russo..................QB 6-4 228 r-Fr - Doylestown, PA / Archbishop Wood
8
Artrel Foster.......................DB 5-11 197 r-Sr 4L Meadville, PA / Meadville
89
John Ruza.......................... WR 6-0 182 r-Jr - Wallingford, PA / Strath Haven
36
Sam Franklin.......................LB 6-3 210 So 2L Crystal River, FL / Citrus / East Coast Prep
50
Griffin Sestili....................... OL 6-3 277 Fr - Sewickley, PA / North Allegheny
61
Vaughn Fulton................... OL 6-6 265 r-Jr - Philadelphia, PA / Sun Valley / Valley Forge
4
Nick Sharga........................ FB 6-2 240 r-Sr 3L Cherryville, PA/Northampton/WV Wesleyan
59
Shaun Gabriel.....................LB 6-2 225 So - Harrisburg, PA/Central Dauphin/Morgan St.
49
Chris Smith..........................LB 5-10 225 r-Sr 2L North Plainfield, NJ / North Plainfield
21
Jager Gardner................... RB 6-2 219 Jr 2L Black Mountain, NC / Charles D. Owens
43
Alex Starzyk.......................... P 6-2 226 Sr 4L Pleasant Valley, NY / Arlington / East Coast
37
Isaiah Graham-Mobley.....LB 6-2 215 r-Fr 1L King of Prussia, PA / Upper Merion
69
Adrian Sullivan.................. OL 6-3 295 r-Sr 2L Babylon, NY / Babylon / Worchester Acad.
58
Matt Hennessy.................. OL 6-4 295 r-Fr 1L Bardonia, NY / Don Bosco Prep
94
Jullian Taylor...................... DL 6-5 280 r-Sr 1L Glenside, PA / Williamstown (NJ)
25
Travis Hines....................... WR 5-11 180 r-Fr - Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg
21
Derrek Thomas.................DB 6-3 193 r-Jr 2L Albany, NY / Bishop Maginn / Milford
43
L.J. Holder......................... WR 6-2 214 Fr - Marlboro, NJ / Manalapan
63
Gordon Thomas................ OL 5-10 296 r-Jr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep
24
David Hood........................ RB 5-9 190 r-Jr 3L Atlantic City, NJ / Absegami
28
Jyquis Thomas..................DB 6-1
52
Audley Isaacs.....................LB 6-1
220 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Valley Forge Military
96
Hez Trahan......................... DL 6-3 255 r-Jr - Philadelphia, PA/Roman Catholic/Pittsburgh
71
Benson Israel..................... OL 6-1
295 r-So - Spring Valley, NY / St. Joseph’s (NJ)
25
Amir Tyler............................DB 6-0 195 r-Fr - Lakewood, NJ / Lakewood
15
Cequan Jefferson.............DB 5-10 192 Sr 2L Richmond, VA / Henrico / Fork Union
32
Benny Walls.......................DB 6-1
208 So 1L Cinnaminson, NJ / St. Joe’s Prep
17
Adonis Jennings.............. WR 6-3 205 Sr 3L Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek / Pittsburgh
31
Collin Washington............DB 6-1
200 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Central
29
Jeremy Jennings............. WR 5-10 180 Fr - Downingtown, PA / Downingtown East
60
Greg Webb......................... DL 6-1
305 r-Sr 2L Sicklerville, NJ/Timber Creek/Hutchinson (KS) CC
80
Freddie Johnson.............. WR 6-1
46
Casey Williams.................. DL 6-3 240 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / South Philadelphia
53
Leon Johnson.................... OL 6-5 325 r-Sr 4L Plainfield, NJ / Bound Brook
26
Travon Williams................ WR 5-8 160 r-So 1L Philadelphia, PA / New Foundations Charter
29
Austin Jones......................... K 5-10 205 Sr 3L Orlando, FL / Boone
42
Taiyir Wilson........................TE 6-2 245 r-Fr - Schwenksville, PA/Perkiomen Valley/Fork Union
72
Carrington Jones.............. OL 6-1
13
Isaiah Wright..................... WR 6-2 212 So 2L West Hartford, CT / Kingswood-Oxford
10
Mike Jones.................. DB/RS 5-11 187 r-Sr 1L Baltimore, MD / Milford Mill / N.C. Central
14
Brodrick Yancy................. WR 5-10 195 r-Jr 3L Bradenton, FL / Manatee
27
Peyton Jones.....................DB 6-0 185 Fr - Berwyn, PA / Conestoga
84
Kenny Yeboah....................TE 6-5 238 r-Fr 1L Allentown, PA / Parkland Senior
81
Randle Jones.................... WR 6-0 185 So - Miami Beach, FL / Miami Beach Senior
40
Todd Jones..........................LB 6-0 221 Jr 1L Philadelphia, PA / St. Joe’s Prep
93
DeAndre Kelly................... DL 6-1
176 Fr - Sicklerville, NJ / Winslow Township
325 r-Jr 3L Cocoa, FL / Cocoa
Fr - Glenmoore, PA / Downingtown West - Washington, DC / Friendship Collegiate Acad.
- Camden, NJ / Highland Regional / Ferrum
191 r-Jr 2L Richmond, VA / Monacan / Air Force Prep
235 r-Jr 1L Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Township
190 r-Fr 1L North Ft. Myers, FL / North Ft. Myers
259 Fr - Leonardtown, MD / St. Mary’s Ryken
225 So 2L Waldorf, MD / St. Charles
180 r-Jr - Montville, NJ / Montville / Valley Forge
Morehead State 210 Jr 3L Pittsburgh, PA / Gateway / East Coast
225 Fr - Milltown, NJ / Piscataway 225 r-So 2L Lakewood, NJ/ Lakewood
205 r-Jr 2L Plant City, FL / Plant City
260 r-So 1L Hyattsville, MD / DeMatha
PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS Coaches Taver Johnson............................................... tay-ver Dave Patenaude................................... pat-en-ode Jim Panagos.....................................pan-uh-ghose Chris Wiesehan................................ WEEZ-uh-han Players Dan Archibong................................. arch-EE-bong Ryquell Armstead....................................ra-KWELL Aaron Boumerhi...............................BOOM-ayr-ee Kimere Brown .......................................... kah-mear Keyvone Bruton....................................... KEY-vonn Todd Centeio.......................................... sent-ay-oh
Karamo Dioubate...................................................... ................................ ka-rah-moe DEE-ooh-bah-tay Arnold Ebiketie........................... ebb-uh-KAY-dee Jager Gardner............................................... JAG-er Cequan Jefferson................................... SEE-kwan Eric Kiewlak................................................. kev-lack William Kwenkeu.................................... kwen-koo Dana Levine.................................. DAY-na La-veen Ifeanyi Maijeh...............................ee-FINE my-JAY Logan Marchi...............................................mar-she Chris Myarick................................................ MY-rick Frank Nutile................................................. new-tile
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Boaz Pogue.......................................BOE-az Poag Tyleik Raynor...............................................TIE-leak Rob Ritrovato................................rich-roe-vah-toe Quincy Roche.......................................... roe-SHAY Jyquis Thomas..........................................ja-KEESE Amir Tyler.................................................... AY-meer Taiyir Wilson...................................................TIE-ear Kenny Yeboah.......................................ya-BOW-ah
2017 Temple Football NUMERICAL ROSTER
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2 Delvon Randall...............DB
46 Cole Lerch........................LS
3 Sean Chandler...............DB
47 T.J. Backer...................... WR
4 Nick Sharga......................FB
47 Ty Mason..........................DB
5 Keith Kirkwood.............. WR
49 Chris Smith.......................LB
6 Sharif Finch..................... DL
50 Griffin Sestili.................... OL
7 Ryquell Armstead.......... RB
50 Sam Kramer.....................LB
8 Artrel Foster....................DB
51 Dana Levine.................... DL
9 Jacob Martin................... DL
52 Audley Isaacs..................LB
10 Mike Jones............... DB/RS
53 Leon Johnson................. OL
11 Linwood Crump.............DB
53 Kevin DeCaesar..............LB
12 Logan Marchi..................QB
54 Mike DiFrancesco...........LB
12 Kareem Ali.......................DB
55 Brian Carter..................... OL
13 Isaiah Wright.................. WR
55 Boaz Pogue......................LB
14 Brodrick Yancy.............. WR
56 Rob Chandler.................. DL
15 Anthony Russo...............QB
57 Josh Lang.........................LS
15 Cequan Jefferson..........DB
58 Matt Hennessy............... OL
16 Todd Centeio..................QB
59 Shaun Gabriel..................LB
17 Adonis Jennings........... WR
59 Corey Lerch......................LS
18 Frank Nutile.....................QB
60 Greg Webb...................... DL
18 Connor Bowler.................. P
61 Vaughn Fulton................ OL
19 Ventell Bryant................ WR
62 Nick Apostolu................. OL
19 Jeremiah Atoki................LB
63 Gordon Thomas............. OL
20 Keyvone Bruton.............DB
65 Andrew Eisenson.......... OL
21 Jager Gardner................ RB
66 Leon Pinto....................... OL
21 Derrek Thomas..............DB
69 Adrian Sullivan............... OL
22 Chapelle Russell.............LB
70 Jovahn Fair...................... OL
23 Shaun Bradley.................LB
71 Benson Israel.................. OL
24 David Hood..................... RB
72 Carrington Jones........... OL
24 Kimere Brown.................DB
72 Karamo Dioubate........... DL
25 Travis Hines.................... WR
74 James McHale................ OL
25 Amir Tyler.........................DB
75 Darian Bryant.................. OL
26 Travon Williams............. WR
76 Vincent Picozzi............... OL
26 Christian Martir...............DB
77 Jaelin Robinson.............. OL
27 Marshall Ellick................ WR
78 Aaron Ruff........................ OL
27 Peyton Jones..................DB
79 Cole Boozer.................... OL
28 Jyquis Thomas...............DB
80 Freddie Johnson........... WR
29 Jeremy Jennings.......... WR
81 Randle Jones................. WR
29 Austin Jones...................... K
82 Jake Robinson.................TE
30 Eric Kiewlak.................... WR
83 Domenic Nigrelli.............TE
30 Zach Mesday.................. DL
83 Max Cavalucci................... P
31 Mark DeRobertis............ RB
84 Kenny Yeboah.................TE
31 Collin Washington.........DB
85 Chris Myarick...................TE
32 Benny Walls....................DB
86 Jadan Blue..................... WR
33 Aaron Adu......................DB
87 Emil Moody......................TE
33 Josh Allen........................DB
88 Branden Mack............... WR
34 Booker McLean.............. RB
88 Ifeanyi Maijeh................. DL
34 Tyliek Raynor.................. RB
89 John Ruza....................... WR
35 William Kwenkeu............LB
90 Quincy Roche................. DL
36 Sam Franklin....................LB
91 Malik Burns...................... DL
37 Isaiah Graham-Mobley..LB
92 Drew Levin......................... P
38 Anthony Cruz................. WR
93 DeAndre Kelly................ DL
38 Aidan Rosa.......................LB
94 Jullian Taylor................... DL
39 Jonny Forrest.................. RB
95 Dan Archibong............... DL
39 George Reid....................DB
96 Hez Trahan...................... DL
40 Todd Jones.......................LB
97 Arnold Ebiketie............... DL
41 Thomas Mattioni........... WR
97 Aaron Boumerhi................ K
41 Christian Braswell..........DB
98 Michael Dogbe............... DL
42 Taiyir Wilson.....................TE
99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd..... DL
43 L.J. Holder...................... WR
99 Will Mobley..................... K/P
ROSTER BY CLASS RS-Senior (14) Cole Boozer Brian Carter Sharif Finch Artrel Foster Leon Johnson Mike Jones Keith Kirkwood Josh Lang Domenic Nigrelli Nick Sharga Chris Smith Adrian Sullivan Jullian Taylor Greg Webb Senior (7) Sean Chandler Cequan Jefferson Adonis Jennings Austin Jones Corey Lerch Jacob Martin Alex Starzyk RS-Junior (22) Nick Apostolu F. Booth-Lloyd Ventell Bryant Michael Dogbe Marshall Ellick Jared Folks Vaughn Fulton David Hood James McHale Booker McLean Zach Mesday Chris Myarick Frank Nutile Rob Ritrovato Jaelin Robinson Aaron Ruff John Ruza Derrek Thomas Gordon Thomas Jyquis Thomas Hez Trahan Brodrick Yancy
Junior (5) Ryquell Armstead Rob Chandler Jager Gardner Todd Jones Delvon Randall RS-Soph. (13) Kareem Ali Jeremiah Atoki Anthony Cruz Kevin DeCaesar Mike DiFrancesco Jovahn Fair Benson Israel DeAndre Kelly Dana Levine Logan Marchi Jake Robinson Chapelle Russell Travon Williams Sophomore (12) T.J. Backer Aaron Boumerhi Shaun Bradley Linwood Crump Karamo Dioubate Sam Franklin Shaun Gabriel Randle Jones William Kwenkeu Christian Martir Benny Walls Isaiah Wright RS-Freshmen (21) Dan Archibong Kimere Brown Keyvone Bruton Darian Bryant Jonny Forrest I.Graham-Mobley Matt Hennessy Travis Hines Freddie Johnson Sam Kramer Branden Mack Thomas Mattioni Vincent Picozzi
Freshman (28) Aaron Adu Josh Allen Jadan Blue Connor Bowler Christian Braswell Malik Burns Max Cavalucci Todd Centeio Mark DeRobertis Arnold Ebikeite Andrew Eisenson L.J. Holder Audley Isaacs Jeremy Jennings Carrington Jones Peyton Jones Eric Kiewlak Cole Lerch Drew Levin Ifeanyi Maijeh Ty Mason Will Mobley Emil Moody George Reid Aidan Rosa Griffin Sestili Collin Washington Casey Williams
GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER Colorado (1) Jacob Martin Massachusetts (1) Aaron Adu Ohio (1) Jovahn Fair Texas (1) Leon Pinto Washington DC (1) Christian Braswell North Carolina (2) Andrew Eisenson Jager Gardner Connecticut (3) Logan Marchi Jaelin Robinson Isaiah Wright Virginia (4) Keyvone Bruton Marshall Ellick Sharif Finch Cequan Jefferson New York (7) Jonny Forrest Matt Hennessy Benson Israel Ifeanyi Maijeh Alex Starzyk Adrian Sullivan Derrek Thomas Maryland (10) Jadan Blue Cole Boozer Malik Burns Arnold Ebikeite Carrington Jones Mike Jones DeAndre Kelly William Kwenkeu Ty Mason Quincy Roche
SCHOOL PRIDE These players attended the same school before coming to Temple: HIGH SCHOOLS Cheltenham Max Cavallucci Brendan Mack Chris Myarick
LaSalle College Cole Lerch Corey Lerch Neuman-Goretti Mike DiFrancesco Emil Moody Piscataway Linwood Crump Aidan Rosa
Don Bosco Prep Matt Hennessy Frank Nutile
Springfield Nick Apostolu Dan Archibong
Downingtown West Connor Bowler Thomas Mattioni
St. Joe’s Prep Todd Jones Benny Walls
Henrico Sharif Finch Cequan Jefferson
Timber Creek Kareem Ali Adonis Jennings Greg Webb
Imhotep Tyliek Raynor Aaron Ruff Gordon Thomas
Valley Forge Audley Isaacs Domenic Nigrelli
Lakewood Chapelle Russell Amir Tyler
43 Alex Starzyk....................... P
PREP SCHOOLS East Coast Sam Franklin Delvon Randall Alex Starzyk Fork Union Cequan Jefferson Boas Pogue Taiyir Wilson Valley Forge Vaughn Fulton Booker McLean COLLEGE Pittsburgh Adonis Jennings Hez Trahan
Florida (10) F. Booth-Lloyd Ventell Bryant Todd Centeio Sam Franklin Freddie Johnson Austin Jones Randle Jones Dana Levine Jyquis Thomas Brodrick Yancy New Jersey (28) Kareem Ali Josh Allen Ryquell Armstead Jeremiah Atoki Shaun Bradley Kimere Brown Rob Chandler Sean Chandler Linwood Crump Kevin DeCaesar Michael Dogbe L.J. Holder David Hood Adonis Jennings Leon Johnson Keith Kirkwood Josh Lang Drew Levin Booker McLean Zach Mesday Frank Nutile Jake Robinson Aidan Rosa Chapelle Russell Chris Smith Amir Tyler Benny Walls Greg Webb Pennsylvania (53) Nick Apostolu Dan Archibong T.J. Backer Aaron Boumerhi Connor Bowler Darian Bryant Brian Carter Max Cavaucci
45 Rob Ritrovato...................FB 46 Casey Williams............... DL
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Anthony Cruz Mark DeRobertis Mike DiFrancesco Karamo Dioubate Jared Folks Artrel Foster Vaughn Fulton Shaun Gabriel I.Graham-Mobley Travis Hines Audley Isaacs Jeremy Jennings Peyton Jones Todd Jones Eric Kiewlak Sam Kramer Cole Lerch Corey Lerch Branden Mack Christian Martir Thomas Mattioni James McHale Will Mobley Emil Moody Chris Myarick Domenic Nigrelli Vincent Picozzi Boaz Pogue Delvon Randall Tyliek Raynor George Reid Rob Ritrovato Aaron Ruff Anthony Russo John Ruza Griffin Sestili Nick Sharga Jullian Taylor Gordan Thomas Hez Trahan Collin Washington Casey Williams Travon Williams Taiyir Wilson Kenny Yeboah (players in cherry are from Philadelphia)
NAME GAME Aaron (3) Adu, Boumerhi, Ruff
Isaiah (2) Graham-Mobley Wright
Anthony (2) Cruz, Russo
Jacob/Jake (2) Jacob Martin Jake Robinson
Chris/Christian (5) Christian Braswell Christian Martir Chris Myarick Chris Smith Cole (2) Boozer, Lerch David (2) Hood, Perkins Freddie (2) Booth-Lloyd Johnson
Jonny/John (2) Jonny Forrest John Ruza Josh (2) Allen, Lang, Leon (2) Johnson, Pinto Michael (3) DiFrancesco Dogbe Jones
Nick (2) Apostolu, Sharga Rob (2) Chandler Ritrovato Sam (2) Franklin, Kramer Shaun/Sean/Shawn (3) Shaun Bradley Sean Chandler Shawn Gabriel Todd (2) Centeio, Jones Tom (2) T.J. Backer Thomas Mattioni William (2) Kwenkeu, Mobley
LETTERWINNERS Four-Time (8) Brian Carter Sean Chandler Sharif Finch Artrel Foster Leon Johnson Corey Lerch Jacob Martin Alex Starzyk
Three-Time (11) R.Armstead F. Booth-Lloyd Ventell Bryant Michael Dogbe David Hood Adonis Jennings Austin Jones Keith Kirkwood Delvon Randall Nick Sharga Brodrick Yancy
Two-Time (23) Jeremiah Atoki Cole Boozer Aaron Boumerhi
44 Jared Folks.......................LB
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Leon Pinto Boaz Pogue Tyliek Raynor Quincy Roche Anthony Russo Amir Tyler Taiyir Wilson Kenny Yeboah
Shaun Bradley Linwood Crump Karamo Dioubate Marshall Ellick Jovahn Fair Sam Franklin Jager Gardner Cequan Jefferson William Kwenkeu Chris Myarick Rob Ritrovato Jaelin Robinson Jake Robinson Chapelle Russell Chris Smith Adrian Sullivan Derrek Thomas Jyquis Thomas Greg Webb Isaiah Wright
OwlSports.com PARTICIPATION 2017 Cons. Career # Player GP-GS GP-GS GP-GS ND Nova UMass USF Hou ECU UConn Army Navy Cin UCF Tulsa 12 Ali, Kareem 0-0 0-0 5-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 62 Apostolu, Nick 0-0 0-0 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 95 Archibong, Dan 12-9 12-1 14-9 DT DT DT DT x x DT DT DT DT x DT 7 Armstead, Ryquell 12-5 15-1 37-9 RB x RB RB RB x x x x x x RB 19 Atoki, Jeremiah 11-0 7-0 23-0 x x x x - x x x x x x x 99 Booth-Lloyd, Freddie 11-2 11-0 37-4 - x x x x x x x DT DT x x 79 Boozer, Cole 12-12 26-13 39-13 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 97 Boumerhi, Aaron 12-0 21-0 21-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 23 Bradley, Shaun 12-12 16-12 23-12 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 24 Brown, Kimere 6-0 4-0 6-0 - - - - - x x - x x x x 20 Bruton, Keyvone 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 19 Bryant, Ventell 9-3 0-0 34-14 - x WR x WR WR x x - x x 55 Carter, Brian 11-11 4-4 47-23 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG - RG RG RG RG 16 Centeio, Todd 2-0 0-0 2-0 - - x x - - - - - - - 3 Chandler, Sean 12-12 18-18 48-47 S S S S S S S S S S S S 11 Crump, Linwood 12-6 25-3 25-6 x x x x CB CB CB x x CB CB CB 53 DeCaesar, Kevin 2-0 0-0 5-0 - - - - - - - - - x x 54 DiFrancesco, Mike 0-0 0-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 72 Dioubate, Karamo 11-0 10-0 23-0 x - x x x x x x x x x x 98 Dogbe, Michael 11-6 4-0 40-15 DT DT x DT DT DT DT - x x x x 27 Ellick, Marshall 12-0 13-0 27-5 x x x x x x x x x x x x 70 Fair, Jovahn 5-3 2-0 19-16 LG LG LG - - - - - - - x x 6 Finch, Sharif 12-11 12-4 52-24 DE DE DE DE DE DE DE x DE DE DE DE 44 Folks, Jared 1-0 0-0 14-5 - - - x - - - - - - - 39 Forrest, Jonny 1-0 0-0 1-0 - - - - - - - x - - - 8 Foster, Artrel 12-10 16-0 51-23 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB x CB x 36 Franklin, Sam 12-7 26-1 26-6 SLB SLB SLB x x x x SLB SLB SLB x SLB 21 Gardner, Jager 3-0 0-0 25-1 x x - x - - - - - - - 37 Graham-Mobley, Isaiah 10-2 0-0 10-2 WLB x x x x x x x x WLB - 48 Grimes, Daishaun 4-0 0-0 11-0 x x x x - - - - - - - 58 Hennessy, Matt 11-11 4-4 14-12 C C C C C C C - C C C C 24 Hood, David 12-7 15-0 34-9 x RB x x x RB RB RB RB RB RB x 71 Israel, Benson 0-0 0-0 3-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Jefferson, Cequan 2-0 0-0 31-0 - - x x - - - - - - - 17 Jennings, Adonis 12-10 40-6 40-16 WR WR x WR WR x WR WR WR WR WR WR 80 Johnson, Freddie 11-0 10-0 13-0 x - x x x x x x x x x x 53 Johnson, Leon 12-8 37-2 44-30 LT LT LT LT LT LT LT x x x LT LT 29 Jones, Austin 4-0 0-0 36-0 x x x x - - - - - - - 10 Jones, Mike 12-12 12-12 12-12 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 81 Jones, Randle 11-0 11-0 20-0 - x x x x x x x x x x x 40 Jones, Todd 10-2 9-2 17-2 x - - x x x x x x x WLB WLB 93 Kelly, Deandre 9-1 1-0 12-1 x x x x x x - DE x - - 5 Kirkwood, Keith 12-11 26-7 35-24 WR WR WR WR x WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 35 Kwenkeu, William 12-0 13-0 25-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 57 Lang, Josh 1-0 1-0 4-0 - - - - - - - - - - - x 59 Lerch, Corey 12-0 52-0 52-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 51 Levine, Dana 12-1 13-0 16-1 x DE x x x x x x x x x x 88 Mack, Branden 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 12 Marchi, Logan 10-7 0-0 15-7 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB x x x - 9 Martin, Jacob 12-11 12-10 49-14 DE x DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 74 McHale, James 9-3 8-0 23-3 - - x - x x x LT LT LT x x 30 Mesday, Zach 6-0 0-0 7-0 - - - - x x x - x x x 85 Myarick, Chris 11-9 6-5 29-12 TE TE x TE TE - x TE TE TE TE TE 83 Nigrelli, Domenic 0-0 0-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 18 Nutile, Frank 7-5 5-5 13-5 - - - x - x - QB QB QB QB QB 48 Petrick, Steve 2-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - - x - - - - - x 76 Picozzi, Vincent 9-6 9-4 9-6 - - - x x LG LG x LG LG LG LG 2 Randall, Delvon 12-12 40-26 40-26 S S S S S S S S S S S S 45 Ritrovato, Rob 12-0 25-0 30-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 77 Robinson, Jaelin 11-1 0-0 26-1 x x x x x x x LG x x x 82 Robinson, Jake 10-0 7-0 24-1 - x x x - x x x x x x x 90 Roche, Quincy 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 78 Ruff, Aaron 5-0 5-0 11-0 - - - - - - - x x x x x 22 Russell, Chapelle 9-8 0-0 19-10 x WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB - - 89 Ruza, John 0-0 0-0 2-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 4 Sharga, Nick 12-5 40-0 40-16 FB FB x FB FB x FB x x x x x 49 Smith, Chris 2-0 2-0 16-0 - - - - - - - - - - x x 43 Starzyk, Alex 12-0 52-0 52-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 69 Sullivan, Adrian 5-3 1-0 25-17 - - x LG LG - - RG - - - x 94 Taylor, Jullian 11-6 5-2 19-9 x x DT x DT DT - DT x x DT DT 21 Thomas, Derrek 7-1 3-0 26-3 - x x CB x - - - - x x 63 Thomas, Gordon 2-1 1-0 10-1 - - - - - - - C - - - x 28 Thomas, Jyquis 7-0 0-0 28-0 - - x x x x x x x - - 96 Trahan, Hez 0-0 0-0 0-0 - - - - - - - - - - - 25 Tyler, Amir 1-0 0-0 1-0 - - - - - - - x - - - 32 Walls, Benny 12-0 17-0 23-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 60 Webb, Greg 8-1 2-0 21-1 - - x x x x x x x - DT x 26 Williams, Travon 11-0 4-0 16-0 x x x x x x x - x x x x 13 Wright, Isaiah 12-8 23-8 24-9 x x x x WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 14 Yancy, Brodrick 7-2 0-0 33-6 x x WR x - WR x x - - - 84 Yeboah, Kenny 12-1 12-0 13-1 x x TE x x x x x x x x x
CAPS - indicates starting position;
x - played but did not start;
“-” - did not play
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2017 Temple Football TEMPLE OWLS STARTERS OFFENSE @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa
LT LG C L.Johnson Fair Hennessy L.Johnson Fair Hennessy L.Johnson Fair Hennessy L.Johnson Sullivan Hennessy L.Johnson Sullivan Hennessy L.Johnson Picozzi Hennessy L.Johnson Picozzi Hennessy McHale Ja.Robinson G.Thomas McHale Picozzi Hennessy McHale Picozzi Hennessy L.Johnson Picozzi Hennessy L.Johnson Picozzi Hennessy
RG Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Carter Sullivan Carter Carter Carter Carter
RT TE WR Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Yeboah Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Wright (WR) V.Bryant Boozer Wright (WR) Kirkwood Boozer Wright (WR) Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood Boozer Myarick Kirkwood
WR A.Jennings A.Jennings V.Bryant A.Jennings A.Jennings V.Bryant A.Jennings A.Jennings A.Jennings A.Jennings A.Jennings A.Jennings
WR/RB/TE RB Sharga (FB) Armstead Sharga (FB) Hood Yancy (WR) Armstead Sharga (FB) Armstead Sharga (FB) Armstead Yancy (WR) Hood Sharga (FB) Hood Wright (WR) Hood Wright (WR) Hood Wright (WR) Hood Wright (WR) Hood Wright (WR) Armstead
QB Marchi Marchi Marchi Marchi Marchi Marchi Marchi Nutile Nutile Nutile Nutile Nutile
DEFENSE @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa
DE DT NT Finch Archibong Dogbe Finch Archibong Dogbe Finch Archibong Taylor Finch Archibong Dogbe Finch Taylor Dogbe Finch Taylor Dogbe Finch Archibong Dogbe Kelly Archibong Taylor Finch Archibong Booth-Lloyd Finch Archibong Booth-Lloyd Finch Webb Taylor Finch Archibong Taylor
DE SLB MLB WLB FS Martin Franklin Bradley Graham-Mobley S.Chandler Levine Franklin Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Franklin Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin D.Thomas (CB) Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Crump (CB) Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Crump (CB) Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Crump (CB) Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Franklin Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Franklin Bradley Russell S.Chandler Martin Franklin Bradley Graham-Mobley S.Chandler Martin Crump (CB) Bradley T.Jones S.Chandler Martin Franklin Bradley T.Jones S.Chandler
SS CB CB Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Crump Randall M.Jones Foster Randall M.Jones Crump
WEEKLY STATISTICAL LEADERS @Notre Dame
Rushing (Att-Yds-TDs)
Passing (C-A-Yds-I-TD)
Receiving (No-Yds-TD)
Tackles (S-A-T)
Sacks
INTs
Armstead (19-67-0)
Marchi (19-35-245-0-2)
Wright (4-79-0)
Randall (6-5-11)
Randall
M.Jones
VILLANOVA
Hood (4-21-0)
Marchi (20-34-274-0-0)
V.Bryant (7-79-0)
Russell (6-4-10)
Roche (1.0) Bradley, Levine
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Martin (1.0)
UMASS
Armstead (17-91-0)
Marchi (22-37-248-0-3)
Wright (4-69-1)
Randall (7-2-9)
Roche (3.0)
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@#21 USF
Ritrovato (5-24-0)
Nutile (4-12-57-1-0)
A,Jennings (2-33-0)
Russell (9-4-13)
Martin (1.0)
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HOUSTON
Armstead (14-63-0)
Marchi (20-41-182-3-1)
Wright (5-53-0)
Kwenkeu (7-1-8)
-
Randall (1)
@ECU
Hood (20-106-1)
Marchi (19-31-321-1-2)
Wright (6-91-1)
Bradley (5-4-9)
Martin (2.0)
Randall (1)
UCONN
Armstead (9-31-1)
Marchi (33-54-356-1-1)
Hood (8-91-0)
Russell (9-3-12)
Franklin (1.0)
Randall (1)
@Army
Armstead (18-151-2)
Nutile (20-29-290-0-1)
A.Jennings (4-62-1)
Bradley (7-4-11)
Finch, Martin (0.5)
S.Chandler (1)
NAVY
Wright (4-40-0)
Nutile (22-30-289-1-4)
Kirkwood (7-87-1)
Russell (7-18)
Finch (2.0)
Randall (1)
@Cincinnati
Hood (23-108-1)
Nutile (19-30-224-1-1)
V.Bryant (4-62-0)
Chandler (8-3-11)
Archibong (1.0)
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#15 UCF
Hood (12-81-0)
Nutile (17-40-201-4-2)
V.Bryant (4-26-0)
Taylor (8-2-10)
Finch (2.0)
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@Tulsa
Hood (14-84-1)
Nutile (20-28-262-0-3)
Kirkwood (4-71-2)
Bradley (9-4-13)
Martin (2.0)
S.Chandler
D.Thomas (1)
UNIFORMS #1 JERSEY WEEKLY CAPTAINS (HELMETS-JERSEYS-PANTS) @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa
19-V.Bryant 3-S.Chandler 5-Kirkwood 6-Finch 53-L.Johnson C-W-C 98-Dogbe 4-Sharga 8-Foster 9-Martin 79-Boozer W-C-C 94-Taylor 17-A.Jennings 55-Carter 69-Sullivan 94-Taylor B-B-B 17-A.Jennings 4-Sharga (2) 7-Armstead 10-M.Jones 94-Taylor (2) C-W-W 22-Russell 6-Finch (2) 9-Martin (2) 58-Hennessy 59-Lerch C-C-W 10-M.Jones 5-Kirkwood (2) 10-M.Jones (2) 60-Webb 79-Boozer (2) B-W-B 13-Wright 2-Randall 3-S.Chandler (2) 17-A.Jennings (2) 55-Carter (2) C-C-C 23-Bradley 4-Sharga (3) 8-Foster (2) 23-Bradley 43-Starzyk W-W-W 95-Archibong 5-Kirkwood (3) 9-Martin (3) 18-Nutile 22-Russell B-C-C 99-Booth-Lloyd 17-A.Jennings (3) 53-L.Johnson (2) 57-Lang 99-Booth-Lloyd W-W-C 24-Hood 2-Randall (2) 18-Nutile (2) 85-Myarick 98-Dogbe B-B-C 94-Taylor (2) 3-S.Chandler (3) 4-Sharga (4) 5-Kirkwood (4) 9-Martin (4) B-W-W
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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OwlSports.com TEAM STATISTICS 2017 Results Date Sep 2 Sep 9 Sep 15 Sep 21 Sep 30 Oct 7 Oct 14 Oct 21 Nov 2 Nov 10 Nov 18 Nov 25
Opponent..................................................... at Notre Dame..................................................L VILLANOVA ....................................................W UMASS..............................................................W @ #21 USF.........................................................L HOUSTON.........................................................L @ECU.................................................................W UCONN..............................................................L @Army........................................................... L (OT) NAVY.................................................................W @Cincinnati......................................................W #15 UCF.............................................................L @Tulsa...............................................................W
Score 16-49 16-13 29-21 7-43 13-20 34-10 24-28 28-31 34-26 35-24 19-45 43-22
Overall Conference Home Away 0-1-0 0-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 2-2-0 0-1-0 0-2-0 2-3-0 0-2-0 2-1-0 3-3-0 1-2-0 1-2-0 3-4-0 1-3-0 2-2-0 3-5-0 2-2-0 4-5-0 2-3-0 3-2-0 5-5-0 3-3-0 3-2-0 5-6-0 3-4-0 3-3-0 6-6-0 4-4-0 3-3-0
Time 3:17 3:01 3:29 3:23 3:25 3:17 3:19 3:39 3:07 3:22 3:21 3:25
Attendance 77,622 35,117 22,911 24,325 24,024 313,26 29,849 34,876 26,127 22,773 25,877 17,032
* - Conference game;
TEAM STATISTICS...................................TEMPLE...................... OPP SCORING................................................................. 298...........................332 Points Per Game................................................. 24.8...........................27.7 Points Off Turnovers..............................................50.............................82 FIRST DOWNS........................................................ 244...........................247 Rushing.....................................................................82.............................114 Passing..................................................................... 141........................... 106 Penalty.......................................................................21............................. 27 RUSHING YARDAGE............................................1632.........................2182 Yards gained rushing........................................ 1897........................2538 Yards lost rushing................................................ 265.......................... 356 Rushing Attempts................................................ 420.......................... 492 Average Per Rush.................................................3.9............................ 4.4 Average Per Game...........................................136.0......................... 181.8 TDs Rushing.............................................................12.............................. 18 PASSING YARDAGE.............................................3019........................2520 Comp-Att-Int........................................... 244-425-15..............204-353-8 Average Per Pass....................................................7.1.............................. 7.1 Average Per Catch.............................................. 12.4...........................12.4 Average Per Game...........................................251.6........................210.0 TDs Passing.............................................................20.............................. 21 TOTAL OFFENSE..................................................4651........................ 4702 Total Plays............................................................. 845...........................845 Average Per Play...................................................5.5............................5.6 Average Per Game...........................................387.6........................ 391.8 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards...............................47-1046.................... 42-869 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards................................21-168.........................11-93 INT RETURNS: #-Yards......................................8-234.....................15-206 KICK RETURN AVERAGE.................................... 22.3..........................20.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.....................................8.0............................8.5 INT RETURN AVERAGE...................................... 29.2........................... 13.7 FUMBLES-LOST.....................................................12-6.......................... 19-7 PENALTIES-Yards...............................................91-816.................... 86-760 Average Per Game............................................ 68.0..........................63.3 PUNTS-Yards.................................................. 54-2094................. 56-2402 Average Per Punt............................................... 38.8......................... 42.9 Net punt average............................................... 34.5..........................38.5 KICKOFFS-Yards.............................................64-3875..................62-3728 Average Per Kick................................................ 60.5...........................60.1 Net kick average................................................ 39.9..........................38.4 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....................... 30:26...................... 29:34 3RD-DOWN Conversions............................... 78/186......................70/178 3rd-Down Pct.......................................................42%..........................39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions.................................. 10/18.........................10/21 4th-Down Pct........................................................56%..........................48% SACKS BY-Yards...............................................32-205...................... 19-142 MISC YARDS...............................................................-9..............................15 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED......................................35.............................40 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS................................ 19-28........................ 17-27 ON-SIDE KICKS........................................................ 0-1.............................1-5 RED-ZONE SCORES............................... (34-42) 81%........... (45-52) 87% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS.................(21-42) 50%........... (32-52) 62% PAT-ATTEMPTS........................................(29-32) 91%........... (39-40) 98% ATTENDANCE..................................................163905................... 207954 Games/Avg Per Game................................6/27318..................6/34659 Neutral Site Games............................................................................... 0/0
SCORE/QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd Temple 42 120 61 Opponents 58 91 100
Playing With the Lead @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa TOTAL
4th OT Tot 75 0 298 80 3 332
Ahead Behind Tied 0:00 59:27 0:33 46:07 0:00 13:53 56:18 1:25 2:17 0:00 53:59 6:01 0:00 49:18 10:42 37:01 8:06 14:53 10:33 35:17 14:10 9:55 12:13 37:52 56:18 0:00 3:42 45:27 0:00 14:33 4:29 44:43 10:48 46:53 9:12 3:55 313:01 273:40 133:19
ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/G WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 194 595 109 324 0 0 1222 101.8 JENNINGS,Adonis 12 22 691 0 41 0 0 754 62.8 HOOD,David 12 562 172 0 0 0 0 734 61.2 JONES,Mike 12 0 0 50 599 43 0 692 57.7 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 12 553 64 0 0 0 0 617 51.4 KIRKWOOD,Keith 12 0 575 0 4 0 0 579 48.2 BRYANT,Ventell 9 0 273 0 0 0 0 273 30.3 JONES,Randle 11 -4 194 0 0 0 0 190 17.3 RITROVATO,Rob 12 174 0 0 0 0 0 174 14.5 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 0 136 0 0 0 0 136 11.3 YANCY,Brodrick 7 0 108 0 0 0 0 108 15.4 CHANDLER,Sean 12 0 0 9 0 92 6 107 8.9 ELLICK,Marshall 11 0 93 0 0 0 0 93 8.5 THOMAS,Derrek 7 0 0 0 0 83 0 83 11.9 MYARICK,Chris 11 0 68 0 0 0 0 68 6.2 JOHNSON,Freddie 11 0 20 0 40 0 0 60 5.5 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 28 0 0 30 0 0 58 5.3 SHARGA,Nick 12 53 4 0 0 0 0 57 4.8 NUTILE,Frank 7 46 0 0 0 0 0 46 6.6 MARTIN,Jacob 12 0 0 0 0 0 44 44 3.8 GARDNER,Jager 3 37 0 0 0 0 0 37 12.3 MACK,Branden 12 0 23 0 0 0 0 23 1.9 RANDALL,Delvon 12 0 0 0 0 16 0 16 1.3 LEVINE,Dana 12 0 0 0 8 0 0 8 0.7 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0.6 ROBINSON,Jake 11 0 3 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 CENTEIO,Todd 2 -2 0 0 0 0 0 -2 -1.0 HENNESSY,Matt 11 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -0.3 MARCHI,Logan 7 -30 0 0 0 0 0 -30 -4.3 TEAM -5 0 0 0 0 0 -5 Total 12 1632 3019 168 1046 234 50 6099 508.2 Opponents 12 2182 2520 93 869 206 50 5870 489.2
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2017 Temple Football OFFENSIVE STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Ls Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G HOOD,David 12 116 584 22 562 4.8 4 33 46.8 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 12 141 604 51 553 3.9 4 56 46.1 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 23 209 15 194 8.4 1 50 16.2 RITROVATO,Rob 12 36 182 8 174 4.8 1 19 14.5 SHARGA,Nick 12 21 54 1 53 2.5 1 15 4.4 NUTILE,Frank 7 25 84 38 46 1.8 1 21 6.6 GARDNER,Jager 3 12 44 7 37 3.1 0 14 12.3 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 6 28 0 28 4.7 0 11 2.5 JENNINGS,Adonis 12 2 22 0 22 11.0 0 22 1.8 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 2 7 0 7 3.5 0 4 0.6 CENTEIO,Todd 2 4 10 12 -2 -0.5 0 6 -1.0 HENNESSY,Matt 11 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -0.3 JONES,Randle 11 3 4 8 -4 -1.3 0 4 -0.4 MARCHI,Logan 7 26 65 95 -30 -1.2 0 22 -4.3 TEAM 2 0 5 -5 -2.5 0 0 Total 12 420 1897 265 1632 3.9 12 56 136.0 Opponents 12 492 2538 356 2182 4.4 18 66 181.8
TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G MARCHI,Logan 7 271 -30 1658 1628 232.6 NUTILE,Frank 7 196 46 1346 1392 198.9 HOOD,David 12 116 562 0 562 46.8 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 12 141 553 0 553 46.1 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 27 194 -5 189 15.8 RITROVATO,Rob 12 36 174 0 174 14.5 SHARGA,Nick 12 21 53 0 53 4.4 GARDNER,Jager 3 12 37 0 37 12.3 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 6 28 0 28 2.5 JENNINGS,Adonis 12 2 22 0 22 1.8 CENTEIO,Todd 2 6 -2 20 18 9.0 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 2 7 0 7 0.6 HENNESSY,Matt 11 1 -3 0 -3 -0.3 JONES,Randle 11 3 -4 0 -4 -0.4 TEAM 5 -5 0 -5 Total 12 845 1632 3019 4651 387.6 Opponents 12 845 2182 2520 4702 391.8
PASSING G Eff C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G MARCHI,Logan 7 117.95 136-245-8 55.5 1658 9 48 236.9 NUTILE,Frank 7 139.98 104-171-7 60.8 1346 11 74 192.3 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 39.50 2-4-0 50.0 -5 0 0 -0.4 CENTEIO,Todd 2 184.00 2-2-0 100.0 20 0 11 10.0 TEAM 0.00 0-3-0 0.0 0 0 0 Total 12 125.55 244-425-15 57.4 3019 20 74 251.6 Opponents 12 132.86 204-353-8 57.8 2520 21 48 210.0
SCORING BOUMERHI,Aaron KIRKWOOD,Keith JENNINGS,Adonis WRIGHT,Isaiah HOOD,David ARMSTEAD,Ryquell JONES,Austin NUTILE,Frank RITROVATO,Rob MARTIN,Jacob YANCY,Brodrick SHARGA,Nick ROBINSON,Jake MARCHI,Logan Total Opponents
RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/G WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 41 595 14.5 3 51 49.6 JENNINGS,Adonis 12 39 691 17.7 7 74 57.6 KIRKWOOD,Keith 12 39 575 14.7 7 51 47.9 BRYANT,Ventell 9 28 273 9.8 0 29 30.3 HOOD,David 12 25 172 6.9 1 36 14.3 JONES,Randle 11 14 194 13.9 0 45 17.6 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 14 136 9.7 0 37 11.3 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 12 12 64 5.3 0 12 5.3 ELLICK,Marshall 11 10 93 9.3 0 19 8.5 YANCY,Brodrick 7 8 108 13.5 1 48 15.4 MYARICK,Chris 11 8 68 8.5 0 18 6.2 MACK,Branden 12 2 23 11.5 0 15 1.9 JOHNSON,Freddie 11 2 20 10.0 0 12 1.8 SHARGA,Nick 12 1 4 4.0 0 4 0.3 ROBINSON,Jake 11 1 3 3.0 1 3 0.3 Total 12 244 3019 12.4 20 74 251.6 Opponents 12 204 2520 12.4 21 48 210.0
INTERCEPTIONS RANDALL,Delvon CHANDLER,Sean THOMAS,Derrek JONES,Mike Total Opponents
FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 JONES,Austin 4-5 80.0 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 BOUMERHI,Aaron 15-23 65.2 0-0 6-7 4-6 4-7 1-3
No. Yds Avg TD Long 4 16 4.0 0 16 2 92 46.0 0 49 1 83 83.0 0 83 1 43 43.0 0 43 8 234 29.2 0 83 15 206 13.7 1 34
KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long JONES,Mike 27 599 22.2 0 42 WRIGHT,Isaiah 13 324 24.9 1 98 JENNINGS,Adonis 2 41 20.5 0 24 WILLIAMS,Travon 2 30 15.0 0 17 LEVINE,Dana 1 8 8.0 0 8 JOHNSON,Freddie 1 40 40.0 0 40 KIRKWOOD,Keith 1 4 4.0 0 4 Total 47 1046 22.3 1 98 Opponents 42 869 20.7 0 58
FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long MARTIN,Jacob 2 44 22.0 1 44 CHANDLER,Sean 1 6 6.0 0 6 Total 3 50 16.7 1 44 Opponents 4 50 12.5 0 35
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
|------------- PATs ------------| TD FGs Kck Ru Rc Pa DX Saf Pts 0 15-23 24-26 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 69 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 36 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 0 4-5 5-6 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 17 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-1 0 0 8 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 0 35 19-28 29-32 0-0 1 1-3 0 0 298 40 17-27 39-40 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 332
Lg Blk 37 0 52 2
FG SEQUENCE Temple: (36,36n)(22,48n,44,49)(24,43b,52,37)()(41,29)(52n,29,39) (21)(32n,27n)(22,33)(27,22,44n)(39n,35,41)(39,51n) Opponents: (44n,47n)(42n,44,34)(23m,39m,32m)(44,28,25,37,44)(25,35) (25,50n)(36n)(39)(48,24)(46n,26)(44)(28,47,46n) KICKOFFS No. Yds BOUMERHI,Aaron 64 3875 Total 64 3875 Opponents 62 3728
Avg 60.5 60.5 60.1
TB OB Retn Net YdLn 18 1 18 1 869 39.9 25 12 4 1046 38.4 26
PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd STARZYK,Alex 52 2094 40.3 54 7 15 18 7 2 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 54 2094 38.8 54 7 15 18 7 2 Opponents 56 2402 42.9 65 4 9 22 14 0
PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WRIGHT,Isaiah 10 109 10.9 1 72 JONES,Mike 9 50 5.6 0 19 CHANDLER,Sean 2 9 4.5 0 7 Total 21 168 8.0 1 72 Opponents 11 93 8.5 0 16
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OwlSports.com DEFENSIVE STATISTICS |--------------------Tackles------------------| |-Sacks-| |-----Pass Def-----| |-----Fumbles-----| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Asst Total TFL/Yds No-Yards Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 23 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 47 34 81 10.0-28 1.0-7 . 1 3 . 1 . . 2 RANDALL,Delvon 12 55 21 76 6.5-16 1.0-1 4-16 . . . . . . 3 CHANDLER,Sean 12 52 22 74 1.5-6 . 2-92 3 . 1-6 1 . . 22 RUSSELL,Chapelle 9 44 26 70 3.5-15 0.5-5 . 1 . . 2 . . 36 FRANKLIN,Sam 12 38 14 52 8.5-33 3.0-19 . 5 . . . . . 6 FINCH,Sharif 12 31 20 51 14.5-76 7.5-51 . 1 6 1-0 1 . . 9 MARTIN,Jacob 12 19 20 39 11.0-64 8.0-59 . . 1 2-44 2 . . 10 JONES,Mike 12 31 7 38 4.0-9 . 1-43 6 . . . . . 94 TAYLOR,Jullian 11 19 19 38 9.0-27 . . . . . . . . 35 KWENKEU,William 12 20 8 28 2.0-3 . . . . . . . . 90 ROCHE,Quincy 12 22 5 27 9.5-39 6.0-34 . . . 1-0 3 . . 40 JONES,Todd 10 17 8 25 . . . . . . . . . 8 FOSTER,Artrel 12 20 4 24 1.0-5 . . 1 . 1-0 . . . 51 LEVINE,Dana 12 10 13 23 1.0-14 1.0-14 . . 4 . 1 1 . 32 WALLS,Benny 12 13 8 21 . . . 1 . . 2 . . 37 GRAHAM-MOBLEY,Isaiah 10 16 5 21 2.5-9 2.0-8 . . . . . . . 98 DOGBE,Michael 11 12 9 21 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 95 ARCHIBONG,Dan 12 5 12 17 1.5-6 1.0-5 . 2 . . . . . 11 CRUMP,Linwood 12 14 1 15 . . . 4 . . . . . 4 SHARGA,Nick 12 5 8 13 . . . . . . . . . 99 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 10 7 1 8 2.0-4 1.0-2 . . . . . . . 93 KELLY,DeAndre 10 1 7 8 . . . 1 . . . . . 28 THOMAS,Jyquis 7 8 . 8 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 21 THOMAS,Derrek 7 5 1 6 . . 1-83 5 . . . . . 72 DIOUBATE,Karamo 10 2 2 4 0.5-1 . . 1 3 1-0 . . . 80 JOHNSON,Freddie 11 2 2 4 . . . . . . . . . 85 MYARICK,Chris 11 3 . 3 . . . . . . . . . 49 SMITH,Chris 2 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . . 55 CARTER,Brian 11 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 24 BROWN,Kimere 5 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 59 LERCH,Corey 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 60 WEBB,Greg 7 . 2 2 . . . . . . . . . 24 HOOD,David 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 84 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 5 KIRKWOOD,Keith 12 2 . 2 . . . 1 . . . . . 97 BOUMERHI,Aaron 12 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . . 70 FAIR,Jovahn 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 48 GRIMES,Daishaun 3 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 19 ATOKI,Jeremiah 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 26 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 1 . 1 1.0-3 . . . . . . . . 27 ELLICK,Marshall 11 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 81 JONES,Randle 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 1I BRYANT,Ventell 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 17 JENNINGS,Adonis 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 13 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 . 1 1 0.5-0 . . . . . . . . Total 12 542 278 820 92-360 32-205 8-234 33 17 7-50 13 1 . Opponents 12 494 330 824 69.0-267 19-142 15-206 49 9 6-50 9 6 .
1ST DOWN CONVERSIONS (Rushing-Receiving) ND Nova UMass USF Hou ECU UConn Army Navy Cin UCF Tulsa TOTAL Wright 0-4 1-1 0-3 0-1 2-3 1-5 0-4 1-2 1-3 0-3 2-1 1-3 9-33 Armstead 1-0 4-0 4-1 1-0 7-2 2-0 3-1 1-0 3-1 26-5 Kirkwood 0-4 0-2 0-3 0-1 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-28 A.Jennings 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-3 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-23 Hood 1-0 0-1 2-0 3-0 2-3 1-1 1-0 4-0 2-0 2-1 18-6 V.Bryant 0-4 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-14 Ritrovato 2-0 1-0 1-0 3-0 3-0 10-0 Yeboah 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-8 R.Jones 0-1 0-2 0-1 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-7 Sharga 2-0 2-0 1-0 5-0 Yancy 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-5 Nutile 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 Ellick 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-4 Myarick 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 Gardner 1-0 1-0 2-0 F.Johnson 0-1 0-1 0-2 Marchi 2-0 2-0 T.Williams 1-0 1-0 2-0 Bradley 1-0 1-0 Centeio 1-0 1-0 Mack 0-1 0-1 Jak.Robinson 0-1 1-0
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2017 Temple Football GAME BY GAME STATS |-------RUSHING--------| |-------RECEIVING------| |---------------PASSING---------------| |---------KICK RET----------| | ---------PUNT RET---------| Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg S-02 @Notre Dame 37 85 0 17 19 245 2 29 19-35-0 245 2 29 6 142 0 30 2 2 0 2 S-09 VILLANOVA 27 79 1 15 20 274 0 43 20-34-0 274 0 43 3 61 0 25 2 10 0 7 S-15 UMASS 34 119 0 56 24 268 3 30 24-39-0 268 3 30 4 72 0 23 1 12 0 12 S-21 @#21 USF 33 -4 0 19 7 89 0 19 7-25-4 89 0 19 8 165 0 36 2 17 0 19 S-30 HOUSTON 37 142 0 22 20 182 1 22 20-42-3 182 1 22 4 96 0 27 0 0 0 0 O-07 @ECU 46 179 2 22 21 344 2 48 21-33-1 344 2 48 0 0 0 0 2 7 0 8 O-14 UCONN 29 117 2 22 33 356 1 37 33-55-1 356 1 37 2 48 0 35 3 17 0 17 O-21 @Army 37 217 3 50 21 289 1 51 21-31-0 289 1 51 3 77 0 42 4 21 0 8 N-02 NAVY 28 104 0 29 22 289 4 40 22-30-1 289 4 40 4 52 0 21 1 5 0 5 N-10 @Cincinnati 43 205 2 27 19 224 1 34 19-30-1 224 1 34 2 115 1 98 0 0 0 0 N-18 #15 UCF 35 196 0 33 17 201 2 74 17-42-4 201 2 74 8 142 0 40 0 0 0 0 N-18 @Tulsa 34 193 2 47 21 258 3 65 21-29-0 258 3 65 3 76 0 26 4 77 1 72 Totals 420 1632 12 56 244 3019 20 74 244-425-15 3019 20 74 47 1046 1 98 21 168 1 72 Avg/rush: 3.9 Avg/catch: 12.4 Pass effic: 125.55 KR avg: 22.3 PR avg: 8.0
T E M P L E
Date Opponent S-02 @Notre Dame S-09 VILLANOVA S-15 UMASS S-21 @#21 USF S-30 HOUSTON O-07 @ECU O-14 UCONN O-21 @Army N-02 NAVY N-10 @Cincinnati N-18 #15 UCF N-18 @Tulsa Totals Date S-02 S-09 S-15 S-21 S-30 O-07 O-14 O-21 N-02 N-10 N-18 N-18
O P P O N E N T S
tot off 330 353 387 85 324 523 473 506 393 429 397 451 4651
|---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts 37 32 69 4.0-12 2.0-7 0 0-0 1-43 6 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 51 14 65 9.0-58 3.0-38 4 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 46 22 68 12.0-51 9.0-47 2 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 3-2 0 0 0 29 53 18 71 9.0-21 1.0-6 1 2-44 0-0 1 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 57 6 63 5.0-18 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 29 24 53 8.0-37 4.0-26 0 0-0 1-16 9 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 34 46 18 64 9.0-40 2.0-17 2 1-0 1-0 0 2 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 34 44 78 5.0-17 1.0-5 0 0-0 1-43 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 28 58 12 70 11.0-36 5.0-26 1 0-0 1-0 0 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 34 40 32 72 3.0-14 1.0-5 1 1-6 0-0 1 3 0 3-3 0 1 0 35 50 14 64 12.0-39 2.0-16 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 19 45 34 79 5.0-17 2.0-12 1 1-0 2-132 0 5 0 6-4 0 0 0 43 542 278 820 92.0-360 32.0-205 13 7-50 8-234 17 33 1 32-29 0 1 0 298
|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 @Notre Dame 6 226 37.7 46 0 0 3 0 2 VILLANOVA 5 221 44.2 49 0 1 1 0 2 UMASS 5 229 45.8 54 0 1 1 2 1 @#21 USF 10 362 36.2 54 1 1 2 2 3 HOUSTON 4 151 37.8 53 0 1 1 1 2 @ECU 2 79 39.5 48 0 0 0 0 2 UCONN 6 238 39.7 52 0 1 2 1 1 @Army 5 165 33.0 53 1 1 0 1 1 NAVY 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 1 0 0 @Cincinnati 2 93 46.5 47 0 1 0 0 0 #15 UCF 3 106 35.3 40 0 0 1 0 0 @Tulsa 5 203 40.6 44 0 0 3 0 4 Totals 54 2094 38.8 54 2 7 15 7 18
|--------FIELD GOALS-------| Att-Made Lg Blkd 2-1 36 0 4-3 49 0 4-3 52 1 0-0 0 0 2-2 41 0 3-2 39 0 1-1 21 0 2-0 0 0 2-2 33 0 3-2 27 0 3-2 41 0 2-1 39 1 28-19 52 2
|----------------KICKOFFS----------------| No Yds Avg TB OB 4 232 58.0 1 0 5 298 59.6 1 0 7 443 63.3 0 0 2 106 53.0 1 0 4 255 63.8 1 0 7 437 62.4 5 0 5 291 58.2 1 1 5 321 64.2 2 0 7 410 58.6 2 0 7 420 60.0 1 0 3 180 60.0 0 0 8 482 60.2 3 0 64 3875 60.5 18 1
|-------RUSHING--------| |-------RECEIVING------| |---------------PASSING---------------| | ---------KICK RET----------| | ---------PUNT RET---------| tot Date Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg off S-02 @Notre Dame 44 422 5 66 17 184 2 34 17-30-1 184 2 34 2 48 0 30 1 0 0 0 606 S-09 VILLANOVA 30 20 0 15 27 382 1 31 27-41-0 382 1 31 4 60 0 21 1 15 0 15 402 S-15 UMASS 33 81 1 29 23 377 2 37 23-39-0 377 2 37 7 147 0 28 1 1 0 1 458 S-21 @#21 USF 63 312 4 47 8 96 0 24 8-20-0 96 0 24 1 6 0 6 2 13 0 8 408 S-30 HOUSTON 31 162 1 35 25 226 1 39 25-36-1 226 1 39 3 55 0 25 0 0 0 0 388 O-07 @ECU 22 34 0 11 20 253 1 39 20-38-1 253 1 39 2 29 0 15 1 0 0 0 287 O-14 UCONN 38 139 0 49 18 105 3 16 18-28-1 105 3 16 3 60 0 23 1 6 0 6 244 O-21 @Army 50 248 3 44 8 141 1 32 8-18-1 141 1 32 3 64 0 23 3 42 0 13 389 N-02 NAVY 52 136 0 14 13 226 3 48 13-19-1 226 3 48 4 91 0 58 0 0 0 0 362 N-10 @Cincinnati 35 184 1 29 21 221 2 35 21-37-0 221 2 35 6 151 0 41 1 16 0 16 405 N-18 #15 UCF 40 130 2 32 18 254 4 46 18-28-0 254 4 46 3 81 0 39 0 0 0 0 384 N-18 @Tulsa 54 314 1 24 6 55 1 35 6-19-2 55 1 35 4 77 0 28 0 0 0 0 369 Opp. totals 492 2182 18 66 204 2520 21 48 204-353-8 2520 21 48 42 869 0 58 11 93 0 16 4702 Avg/rush: 4.4 Avg/catch: 12.4 Pass effic: 132.86 KR avg: 20.7 PR avg: 8.5
Date S-02 S-09 S-15 S-21 S-30 O-07 O-14 O-21 N-02 N-10 N-18 N-18 Date S-02 S-09 S-15 S-21 S-30 O-07 O-14 O-21 N-02 N-10 N-18 N-18
Opponent @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa Opp. totals
|---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds 44 36 80 11.0-39 3.0-20 38 16 54 7.0-16 1.0-3 45 20 65 11.0-34 2.0-8 32 32 64 12.0-62 5.0-43 48 10 58 4.0-35 1.0-24 38 46 84 1.0-3 0.0-0 50 18 68 5.0-20 2.0-15 39 36 75 7.0-25 2.0-17 45 10 55 2.0-3 0.0-0 36 42 78 3.0-9 1.0-4 47 20 67 3.0-9 1.0-2 32 44 76 3.0-12 1.0-6 494 330 824 69.0-267 19.0-142
|---FUMBLE--| Pass FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk 1 1-15 0-0 4 3 0 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 0-0 0-0 0 4 1 2-0 4-50 1 5 2 0-0 3-46 0 3 1 0-0 1-31 3 5 1 1-35 1-34 0 6 0 0-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 1 1-0 1-7 1 5 1 1-0 4-38 0 6 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 9 6-50 15-206 9 49
|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 @Notre Dame 2 104 52.0 54 0 0 0 2 0 VILLANOVA 3 125 41.7 46 0 0 0 0 1 UMASS 3 120 40.0 54 0 0 0 1 1 @#21 USF 6 275 45.8 54 0 1 2 2 3 HOUSTON 6 228 38.0 51 0 1 1 1 3 @ECU 6 272 45.3 65 0 2 0 1 1 UCONN 7 297 42.4 51 0 0 1 2 0 @Army 6 282 47.0 65 0 0 1 2 3 NAVY 2 89 44.5 46 0 0 0 0 1 @Cincinnati 5 188 37.6 50 0 0 1 1 3 #15 UCF 5 197 39.4 62 0 0 3 1 4 @Tulsa 5 225 45.0 59 0 0 0 1 2 Opp. totals 56 2402 42.9 65 0 4 9 14 22
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Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 1 3-3 0 0 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 2-2 0 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 0 3-2 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 6-6 0 0 0 3 2-2 0 0 0 6 40-39 0 0 0
|--------FIELD GOALS-------| Att-Made Lg Blkd 2-0 0 0 3-2 44 0 3-0 0 0 5-5 44 0 2-2 35 0 2-1 25 0 1-0 0 0 1-1 29 0 2-2 48 0 2-1 26 0 1-1 44 0 3-2 47 0 27-17 48 0
Pts 49 13 21 43 20 10 28 31 26 24 45 22 332
|----------------KICKOFFS----------------| No Yds Avg TB OB 8 505 63.1 2 0 3 185 61.7 0 0 4 217 54.2 0 0 10 614 61.4 1 1 5 285 57.0 0 1 3 195 65.0 3 0 5 308 61.6 3 0 4 253 63.2 1 0 3 185 61.7 0 0 4 234 58.5 0 2 8 427 53.4 0 0 5 320 64.0 2 0 62 3728 60.1 12 4
OwlSports.com DRIVE PRODUCTION TEMPLE Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs @Notre Dame (Marchi) 13 2 1 1 1 6 1 0 0 1 23.1 15.4 VILLANOVA (Marchi) 11 1 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 36.4 9.1 UMASS (Marchi) 12 3 3 1 0 5 0 0 0 0 50.0 25.0 @#21 USF 18 0 0 0 1 10 2 4 0 1 0.0 0.0 Marchi 10 1 5 1 3 0.0 0.0 Nutile 7 4 1 1 1 0.0 0.0 Centeio 1 1 0.0 0.0 HOUSTON (Marchi) 12 1 2 0 1 4 0 3 0 1 25.0 8.3 @ECU 12 4 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 50.0 33.3 Marchi 11 4 2 1 2 1 1 54.5 36.4 Nutile 1 1 0.0 0.0 UCONN (Marchi) 15 3 1 0 3 6 1 1 0 0 26.7 20.0 @Army (Nutile) 11 4 0 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 36.4 36.4 NAVY (Nutile) 9 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 66.7 44.4 @Cincinnati (Nutile) 11 3 2 1 0 2 1 1 0 1 54.5 27.3 #15 UCF (Nutile) 15 2 2 1 1 3 1 4 0 1 26.7 13.3 @Tulsa (Nutile) 13 5 1 1 0 5 0 0 0 1 46.2 38.5 TOTAL 152 32 19 9 7 54 6 15 0 10 33.6 21.1 Nutile 67 18 7 5 1 20 3 7 0 6 37.3 26.9 Marchi 84 14 12 4 6 33 3 8 0 4 31.0 16.7 Centeio 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0
OPPONENTS @Notre Dame VILLANOVA UMASS @#21 USF HOUSTON @ECU UCONN @Army NAVY @Cincinnati #15 UCF @Tulsa TOTAL
Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs 13 7 0 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 53.8 53.8 10 1 2 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 30.0 10.0 13 3 0 3 1 3 1 0 0 2 23.1 0.0 18 4 5 0 1 6 1 0 0 1 50.0 22.2 11 2 2 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 36.4 18.2 11 1 1 1 1 6 0 1 0 0 18.2 9.1 15 3 0 1 0 7 1 1 0 2 20.0 20.0 12 4 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 0 41.7 33.3 9 3 2 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 55.6 33.3 12 3 1 1 1 5 1 0 0 0 33.3 25.0 14 6 1 0 2 5 0 0 0 0 50.0 42.9 14 2 2 1 0 5 1 2 0 1 28.6 14.3 152 39 17 10 10 56 6 8 0 6 36.8 25.7
RED ZONE STATISTICS
TEMPLE
Times Times Total Rush Pass ------ FGs ------ ---------- Failed to score inside RZ ----------Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made Missed Downs Int Fumb Half Game S-02 @Notre Dame L 16-49 4 3 16 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 S-09 VILLANOVA W 16-13 2 2 10 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S-15 UMASS W 29-21 4 4 19 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 S-21 @#21 USF L 7-43 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S-30 HOUSTON L 13-20 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 O-07 @ECU W 34-10 6 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 O-14 UCONN L 24-28 5 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 O-21 @Army L 28-31 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 N-02 NAVY W 34-26 4 4 20 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-10 @Cincinnati W 35-24 4 4 20 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-18 #15 UCF L 19-45 3 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-25 @Tulsa W 43-22 5 4 27 4 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Totals 42 34 183 21 9 12 13 3 2 1 0 2 0 34 of 42 (81.0%)
OPPONENTS
Times Times Total Rush Pass ------ FGs ------ ---------- Failed to score inside RZ ----------Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made Missed Downs Int Fumb Half Game S-02 @Notre Dame L 16-49 6 6 42 6 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S-09 VILLANOVA W 16-13 4 3 13 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 S-15 UMASS W 29-21 5 3 21 3 1 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 S-21 @#21 USF L 7-43 7 6 26 2 2 0 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 S-30 HOUSTON L 13-20 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 O-07 @ECU W 34-10 3 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 O-14 UCONN L 24-28 4 3 21 3 0 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 O-21 @Army L 28-31 4 4 24 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-02 NAVY W 34-26 4 4 23 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-10 @Cincinnati W 35-24 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-18 #15 UCF L 19-45 6 6 42 6 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 N-25 @Tulsa W 43-22 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 52 45 262 32 13 19 13 4 3 0 0 0 0 45 of 52 (86.5%)
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2017 Temple Football 3RD DOWN SITUATIONS TEMPLE 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3d-n-10+ Total Pct @Notre Dame 3-4 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-2 2-6 5-17 29.4 VILLANOVA 1-1 1-1 1-4 0-3 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 5-14 35.7 UMASS 2-2 1-3 0-1 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 0-3 2-5 9-19 47,4 @#21 USF 0-1 1-1 0-2 1-4 1-7 3-15 20.0 HOUSTON 1-4 1-1 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 4-16 25.0 @ECU 1-1 2-2 5-6 2-4 1-2 2-3 1-1 0-1 14-20 70.0 UCONN 1-1 1-2 1-2 1-3 0-2 1-3 0-2 5-15 33.3 @Army 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-4 8-15 53.3 NAVY 2-2 3-3 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 8-13 61.5 @Cincinnati 1-1 0-1 3-3 1-2 0-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 0-1 8-14 57.1 #15 UCF 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-2 0-1 0-1 2-3 0-2 4-15 26.7 @Tulsa 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 5-13 38.5 TOTAL 8-11 12-15 16-19 3-13 8-23 5-14 7-13 3-8 1-8 8-27 7-35 78-186 72.7 80.0 84.2 23.1 34.8 35.7 53.8 37.5 12.5 29.6 20.0 42.5
OPPONENTS 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3d-n-10+ Total Pct @Notre Dame 2-3 1-2 2-2 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 6-13 46.2 VILLANOVA 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-2 2-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-5 9-17 52.9 UMASS 1-2 0-1 0-1 2-3 1-1 0-4 4-12 33.3 @#21 USF 1-1 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 1-3 3-16 18.8 HOUSTON 1-1 1-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 1-2 1-2 0-4 6-14 42.9 @ECU 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-2 0-5 3-14 21.4 UCONN 0-1 1-1 2-2 1-1 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-6 7-15 46.7 @Army 4-4 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 2-2 1-3 8-16 50.0 NAVY 1-1 1-1 2-3 2-4 1-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 7-15 46.7 @Cincinnati 2-2 2-3 2-2 1-3 1-1 0-1 0-1 1-5 9-18 50.0 #15 UCF 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-1 1-2 1-6 5-13 38.5 @Tulsa 1-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 2-2 0-2 0-1 0-4 3-14 21.4 TOTAL 13-16 7-10 6-11 8-13 7-13 6-18 6-14 4-13 2-7 6-13 5-49 70-177 81.3 70.0 54.5 61.5 53.8 50.0 42.9 30.8 28.6 46.2 10.2 39.5
DRIVE LENGTH SITUATIONS (Drives-TDs-FGs) TEMPLE 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 1-9 Total @Notre Dame 10-2-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 13-2-1 VILLANOVA 1-0-0 2-0-0 4-1-3 3-0-0 1-0-0 11-1-3 UMASS 3-0-1 5-2-1 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 12-3-3 @#21 USF 3-0-0 5-0-0 5-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 18-0-0 HOUSTON 2-0-0 4-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-2 2-0-0 12-1-2 @ECU 1-1-0 2-1-0 3-0-0 1-0-1 3-1-0 2-1-1 12-4-2 UCONN 3-0-0 5-2-0 3-0-0 2-0-0 1-0-1 1-1-0 15-3-1 @Army 4-2-0 3-1-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 10-4-0 NAVY 3-3-0 1-0-1 2-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-1 9-4-2 @Cincinnati 1-0-0 2-1-1 3-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-1 11-3-2 #15 UCF 2-0-0 4-1-0 5-0-0 2-1-0 1-0-1 1-0-1 15-2-2 @Tulsa 2-2-0 7-1-1 1-0-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 13-5-1 TOTAL 12-3-0 54-10-2 52-10-7 22-3-4 15-2-1 5-0-2 4-1-2 3-1-1 4-2-0 1-1-0 151-32-18
OPPONENTS 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 1-9 Total @Notre Dame 4-1-0 5-3-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 13-7-0 VILLANOVA 2-1-0 2-0-0 3-0-0 2-0-1 1-0-1 10-1-2 UMASS 1-0-0 2-0-0 5-1-0 5-2-0 13-3-0 @#21 USF 3-0-1 2-0-0 2-0-0 1-1-0 3-1-1 6-2-3 1-0-0 18-4-5 HOUSTON 1-0-0 4-2-0 2-0-0 2-0-2 2-0-0 11-2-2 @ECU 1-0-0 2-0-0 5-1-0 3-0-1 11-1-1 UCONN 1-0-0 5-1-0 6-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 15-3-0 @Army 1-0-0 4-1-0 4-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 11-4-0 NAVY 2-0-0 2-1-0 3-1-1 2-1-1 9-3-2 @Cincinnati 3-0-0 5-1-1 2-2-0 2-0-0 12-3-1 #15 UCF 1-0-0 4-1-0 1-1-0 3-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-1 1-1-0 14-6-1 @Tulsa 1-1-0 3-0-0 9-1-2 1-0-0 14-2-2 TOTAL 10-2-0 35-6-1 53-10-4 22-8-4 9-3-1 7-2-1 3-2-1 9-4-4 0-0-0 3-2-0 151-39-16
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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OwlSports.com TAKEAWAYS = POINTS TEMPLE Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play @Notre Dame E 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 3rd 6:47 1 ND14 1 B.Wimbush pass / INT: M.Jones VILLANOVA +1 1 0 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 4th 0:09 1 V40 1 M,Gudzak reception / FF: S.Bradley / FR: S.Finch UMASS +1 1 0 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 6 2nd 0:46 1 M18 1 A.Ford sacked / FF: Q.Roche / FR: Q.Roche @ #21 USF -4 2 0 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 1st 5:56 1 SF39 1 C.Watt blocked punt return / FR: J.Martin 2nd 2:06 1 EZ 1 Q.Flowers sacked / FF: J.Martin / FR: J.Martin HOUSTON -2 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 2nd 1:57 1 T13 1 K.Postma pass / INT: D.Randall @ECU E 0 1 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7 2nd 5:42 1 E34 1 T.Sirk pass / INT: D.Randall UCONN E 1 1 2 0 0 Scores:TA = 2:2 ... TD:TA = 2:2 ... Points = 14 1st 10:07 1 T22 1 B.Shirreffs pass / INT: D.Randall 3rd 1:39 1 C21 1 T.Beals reception / FF: C.Russell / FR: A.Foster @Army +1 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 2nd 0:00 1 A30 1 L.Langdon pass / INT: S.Chandler NAVY E 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 4th 8:21 1 T33 1 Z.Abey pass / INT: D.Randall @Cincinnati -1 1 0 0 1 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 3 1st 0:15 1 C25 1 H.Moore rush / FF: Q.Roche / FR: S.Chandler #15 UCF -5 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 @Tulsa +3 1 2 1 0 2 Scores:TA = 1:3 ... TD:TA = 1:3 ... Points = 7 2nd 0:32 1 TLS2 1 W.Hefley pass / INT: D.Thomas 4th 4:33 1 TLS13 1 W.Hefley sacked / FF: J.Martin / FR: K.Dioubate 4th 0:40 1 TLS16 1 W.Hefley pass /INT: S.Chandler TOTAL -6 7 8 6 1 8 Scores:TA = 7:15 ... TD:TA = 6:15 ... Points = 44
OPPONENTS Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play @Notre Dame 1 0 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7 4th 8:11 1 T34 1 R.Armstead rush / FF: G.Martini / FR: D.Tranquill VILLANOVA 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 UMASS 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 @ #21 USF 2 4 1 4 1 Scores:TA = 5:6 ... TD:TA = 1:6 ... Points = 19 1st 11:08 1 T26 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: D.Nichols 2nd 9:50 1 T6 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: D.Nichols 2nd 6:45 1 50 1 A.Jennings reception / FF: D.Nichols / FR: T.Fullwood 3rd 13:10 1 T20 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: D.Abraham 3rd 11:33 1 T22 1 M.Hennessy snap /FR: N.Sawtelle 3rd 8:42 1 T26 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: N.Sawtelle HOUSTON 0 3 0 1 2 Scores:TA = 1:3 ... TD:TA = 0:3 ... Points = 3 2nd 10:59 1 H35 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: G.Davis 2nd 1:15 1 T40 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: I.Johnson 4th 0:00 1 H20 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: G.Davis @ECU 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 1st 3:23 1 E33 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: A.Ramseur UCONN 1 1 2 0 0 Scores:TA = 2:2 ... TD:TA = 2:2 ... Points = 14 2nd 6:00 1 T9 1 B.Yancy reception / FF: J.Swann / FR: M.Terry 3rd 6:37 1 EZ 1 L.Marchi pass / INT: T.Coyle @Army 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 NAVY 0 1 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 6 4th 7:28 1 A30 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: M.Farrar @Cincinnati 1 1 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 1st 14:26 1 C49 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: M.Taylor 4th 5:45 1 C35 1 R.Ritrovato rush / FF: T.Gilbert / FR: T.Gilbert #15 UCF 1 4 3 1 1 Scores:TA = 4:5... TD:TA = 3:5 ... Points = 24 2nd 10:33 1 T21 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: P.Jasinski 2nd 9:04 1 T23 1 R.Armstead rush / FF: S.Griffin / FR: T.Davis 2nd 3:02 1 T5 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: K.Gibson 3rd 8:13 1 UCF48 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: S.Griffin 4th 2:54 1 EZ 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: N.Clarke @Tulsa 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 TOTAL 6 15 9 6 6 Scores:TA = 15:21 ... TD:TA = 9:21 ... Points = 80
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2017 Temple Football BIG PLAYS RUSHING PLAYS OF 10+ YARDS; PASS PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS; RETURNS OF 30+ YARDS Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret NOTRE DAME 20 Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings 30 C.J. Sanders (KOR) 25 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 33 Brandon Wimbush to Equanimeous St. Brown 17 Ryquell Armstead 37t Josh Adams 29 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 11 Josh Adams 10 Ryquell Armstead 13 Brandon Wimbush 43 Mike Jones (INT return) 12 Cam Smith 30 Mike Jones (KOR) 60 Josh Adams 17 Brandon Wimbush 34 Brandon Wimbush to Equanimeous St. Brown 16 Brandon Wimbush 12 Josh Adams 25 Brandon Wimbush to Durham Smythe 22 Josh Adams 40 Dexter Williams 11 Brandon Wimbush 24 Brandon Wimbush 66 Dexter Williams Run Pass Ret 12 26 43 15 32 14 29
TEMPLE Run Pass Ret David Hood 31 Logan Marchi to Keith Kirkwood 25 Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings 28 Nick Sharga 25 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 24 Jager Gardner 28 Logan Marchi to Ventell Bryant 15
Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret 56 Ryquell Armstead 25 25 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 29 30t Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings 20 30 Logan Marchi to Keith Kirkwood 35 20 Ryquell Armstead 12 11 Ryquell Armstead 29 29 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 25 37
VILLANOVA Zach Bednarczyk to Changa Hodge Zach Bednarczyk to Ryan Bell Zach Bednarczyk to Changa Hodge Zach Bednarczyk to Taurus Phillips Zach Bednarczyk to Taurus Phillips Zach Bednarczyk to Zac Kerxton Zach Bednarczyk
UMASS Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer Marquis Young Andrew Ford to Adam Breneman Andrew Ford to Andy Isabella Andrew Ford Andrew Ford to Sadiq Palmer Andrew Ford to Jessie Britt Andrew Ford to Brennon Dingle
Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret #21 USF 36 Mike Jones (KOR) 13 Quinton Flowers 44t Jacob Martin (fumble return) 13 Darius Tice 19 Rob Ritrovato 47t Darius Tice 11 Rob Ritrovato 26 D’Ernest Johnson 24 Quinton Flowers to Tyre McCants 22t Quinton Flowers 16 Quinton Flowers 15 D’Ernest Johnson 15 Darius Tice 13 Darius Tice 10 D’Ernest Johnson 10 Darius Tice 13 Trevon Sands Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret HOUSTON 22 Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright 12 D’Eriq King 22 Logan Marchi 13 Dillon Birden 20 Logan Marchi to Randall Jones 13 Dillon Birden 16 David Hood 13 D’Eriq King 20 Ryquell Armstead 35 Kyle Postma 13 David Hood 39 Kyle Postma to Keith Corbin 11 Travon Williams 23 Kyle Postma to D’Eriq King 21 Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings 10 Duke Catalon 11 Kyle Postma 14 Duke Catalon Run Pass Ret 13 48 22 37 25 45 10 29 32t
TEMPLE
Run Pass Ret ECU David Hood 10 Davon Grayson Logan Marchi to Brodrick Yancy 20 Thomas Sirk to Jimmy Williams David Hood 11 Darius Pinnix Logan Marchi to Keith Kirkwood 31 Aaron Ramseur (INT) Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings 31 Thomas Sirk to Quay Johnson Logan Marchi to Randle Jones 39 Thomas Sirk to Jimmy Williams David Hood 26 Thomas Sirk to Davon Grayson Logan Marchi to Keith Kirkwood 35 Thomas Sirk to Jimmy Williams Logan Marchi to Isaiah Wright
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
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OwlSports.com BIG PLAYS RUSHING PLAYS OF 10+ YARDS; PASS PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS; RETURNS OF 30+ YARDS Run Pass Ret 35 22 11 13 37 11 14 10 21 21 21 25
TEMPLE Run Pass Ret UCONN Mike Jones (KOR) 10 Keyion Dixon Adonis Jennings 18 Kevin Mensah David Hood 35 Marshe Terry (fumble) Logan Marchi 19 Arkeel Newsome Logan Marchi to Kenny Yeboah 13 Arkeel Newsome David Hood 34t Tyler Coyle (INT) Rob Ritrovato 49 Bryant Shirreffs Ryquell Armstead Logan Marchi to Adonis Jennings Logan Marchi to Kenny Yeboah Logan Marchi to David Hood Logan Marchi to David Hood
Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret ARMY 19 Ryquell Armstead 19 Darnell Woolfork 50t Isaiah Wright 11t Darnell Woolfork 13 Frank Nutile 24 Ahmad Bradshaw to Jeff Ejekam 37t Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 19 Ahmad Bradshaw 43 Sean Chandler (INT) 13 Kell Walker 51 Frank Nutile to Isaiah Wright 14 Ahmad Bradshaw 36 Frank Nutile to David Hood 32 Ahmad Bradshaw to Kell Walker 43t Ryquell Armstead 44t Darnell Woolfork 17 Ryquell Armstead 11 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. 20 Frank Nutile to Isaiah Wright 21 Kelvin Hopkins Jr. to Kell Walker 12 Ryquell Armstead 10 Darnell Woolfork 21t Ryquell Armstead Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret NAVY 29 Isaiah Wright 58 Malcolm Perry (KOR) 24 Frank Nutile to Keith Kirkwood 12 Malcolm Perry 40t Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 12 Chris High 34t Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 22 Zach Abey to Darryl Bonner 33 Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 14 Zach Abey 26 Zach Abey to Malcolm Perry 10 Zach Abey 10 Zach Abey 31 Zach Abey to Tyler Carmona 48 Garrett Lewis to Malcolm Perry Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret 12 Ryquell Armstead 29 27 David Hood 14 24 Frank Nutile to Randle Jones 29t 21 Frank Nutile 28 34t Frank Nutile to Keith Kirkwood 21t 98t Isaiah Wright (KOR) 31 29 Frank Nutile to Ventell Bryant 13 41 35 20
CINCINNATI Hayden Moore Hayden Moore Hayden Moore to Thomas Geddis Mike Boone Mike Boone Hayden Moore to Kahill Lewis Michael Warren II Michael Warren II (KOR) Hayden Moore to Kahill Lewis Hayden Moore to Devin Gray
Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret #15 UCF 10 Travon Williams 39 Mike Hughes (KOR) 33 David Hood 26 Otis Anderson 40 Freddie Johnson (KOR) 41 McKenzie Milton to Tre’Quan Smith 26 Isaiah Wright 15 McKenzie Milton 12 David Hood 13 Adrian Killens Jr. 12 Rob Ritrovato 32 Otis Anderson 74t Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 22t McKenzie Milton to Tre’Quan Smith 12 Rob Ritrovato 35 McKenzie Milton to Michael Colubiale 11 Taj McGowan 10 Noah Vedral 46 Noah Vedral to Emmanuel Logan-Greene Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret TULSA 47 Isaiah Wright 16 Chad President 15 David Hood 11 D’Angelo Brewer 28t Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 13 D’Angelo Brewer 10 Ryquell Armstead 35t Chad President to Justin Hobbs 51 Frank Nutile to Keith Kirkwood 17 D’Angelo Brewer 65 Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings 14 D’Angelo Brewer 83 Derrek Thomas (INT-W.Hefley) 24 D’Angelo Brewer 72t Isaiah Wright (punt return) 23 D’Angelo Brewer 25 David Hood 13 D’Angelo Brewer 14t D’Angelo Brewer 19 D’Angelo Brewer 11 D’Angelo Brewer 26 Rowdy Simon
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2017 Temple Football THE LAST TIME....(TEAM) TEAM Temple Opponent Won in Overtime 10/12/13 at UConn, 17-14 10/21/17 Won by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation 9/9/17 vs. Villanova, 16-13 (last score at 1:00) 11/7/14 49-yard FG by Aaron Boumerhi Tied Game by Scoring in the 10/26/13 at SMU, 59-49 10/21/17 Last Two Minutes of Regulation (tied game at 1:02 with Kenny Harper 2-yard run and Nick Visco kick) Shutout 11/19/16 at Tulane, 31-0 11/10/07 Held Opponent without a Touchdown 11/19/16 at Tulane, 31-0 11/23/10 Scoreless First Half 9/30/17 loss to Houston, 20-13 11/10/17 Won by 20 or More Points 11/25/17 at Tulsa, 43-22 11/18/17 Won After Trailing by 20 or More Points n/a 11/23/13 Held a 28 or More Point Lead 11/19/16 at Tulane, 31-0 (31) 11/18/17 Held a 21 or More Point Lead 11/25/17 at Tulsa, 43-22 (23) 11/18/17 Scored 20 or More Points in a Quarter 11/25/17 at Tulsa, 43-22 (21 point, 2nd Q) 11/18/17 Scored 20 or More Points in a Half 11/25/17 at Tulsa, 43-22 (31 point 1st half) 11/18/17 Touchdowns Scored by Offense and Defense 10/1/16 vs. SMU, 45-20 (5 offense, 1 defense) 10/14/17 Touchdowns Scored by Off., Def. and Special Teams 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State (5 off, 1 def, 2 st) 10/6/16 Safety Scored 10/21/16 vs. USF (team) 12/22/15 Two-Point Conversion 11/10/17 at Cincinnati (I.Wright pass tom F.Nutile) 10/15/16 No Penalties in Game 11/26/16 vs. East Carolina 12/3/16 50 or More Points Scored in a Game 11/6/15 win at SMU, 60-40 10/26/13 40 or More Points Scored in a Game 11/25/17 at Tulsa, 43-22 1/118/17 Touchdown Scored on First Drive 12/3/16 Jahad Thomas (15-yd. run) 11/25/17 at #19 Navy [AACCG] (9:43)
at Army, 31-28 vs. Memphis, 16-13 (last score at 0:00) 31-yard FG by Jake Elliott at Army, 31-28 (tied game at 0:01 with 16-yard TD pass from Kelvin Hopkins Jr. to Jermaine Adams) vs. #25 Penn State, 31-0 at Miami (OH), 23-3 at Cincinnati, 35-24 #15 UCF, 45-19 vs. UConn, 28-21 (trailed 21-0 at 11:47 in 3rd Q) #15 UCF, 45-19 (32) #15 UCF, 45-19 (32) #15 UCF, 45-19 (24 point 2nd Q) #15 UCF, 45-19 (31 point 1st half) vs. UConn, 28-24 (3 offense, 1 defense) at Memphis, 34-27 (2 off., 1 def., 1 sp. teams) by Toledo (team) at UCF (N.Patti pass to A.Cochran) at #19 Navy [AACCG] win at SMU, 59-49 #15 UCF, 45-19 Chad President to Justin Hobbs (35-yard pass) at Tulsa (11:05)
500 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 400 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 300 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 200 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 400 Net Yards Passing by Team 300 Net Yards Passing by Team No Sacks Allowed No Turnovers
9/2/17 11/10/17 11/25/17 11/25/17 9/12/15 9/15/17 9/30/17 1/18/17
at Notre Dame (606) at Cincinnati (405) at Tulsa (314) at Tulsa (314) at Cincinnati (427) vs. UMass (377) vs. Houston #15 UCF
9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 11/23/10 11/23/10 9/21/17
at #21 USF (85) at #21 USF (85) at #21 USF (-4) at #21 USF (-4) at #21 USF (-4) at #21 USF (89) at #21 USF (89) at Miami (FL) (7) at Miami (FL) (7) at #21 USF (5)
OFFENSE
10/21/17 11/25/17 10/21/16 11/10/17 10/6/16 10/14/17 11/2/17 11/25/17
at Army (506) at Tulsa (451) vs. USF (319) at Cincinnati (205) at Memphis (445) vs. UConn (356) vs. Navy at Tulsa
DEFENSE Held Opponent Under 200 Net Yards of Total Offense 11/19/16 at Tulane (142) Held Opponent Under 300 Net Yards of Total Offense 10/14/17 vs. UConn (244) Held Opponent Under 50 Yards Rushing 10/7/17 at ECU (34) Held Opponent Under 75 Yards Rushing 10/7/17 at ECU (34) Held Opponent Under 100 Yards Rushing 10/7/17 at ECU (34) Held Opponent Under 100 Net Yards Passing 11/25/17 at Tulsa (55) Held Opponent Under 150 Net Yards Passing 11/25/17 at Tulsa (55) Seven or More Sacks by Team 9/15/17 vs. UMass (9) Six or More Sacks by Team 9/15/17 vs. UMass (9) Five or More Sacks by Team 11/2/17 vs. Navy (5)
SPECIAL TEAMS No Punts n/a n/a Blocked Punt 10/29/16 Avery Ellis vs. Cincinnati 10/21/17 Cole Christiansen at Army Missed Extra Point Attempt 9/15/17 Austin Jones vs. UMass 10/29/16 Josh Pasley vs. Cincinnati Blocked Extra Point Attempt 11/2/17 Dana Levine vs. Navy 11/25/17 Diamon Cannon at Tulsa Blocked Field Goal Attempt 11/4/16 Praise Martin-Oguike at UConn 9/15/17 Isaiah Rodgers vs. UMass Blocked Field Goal returned for a TD n/a n/a Blocked PAT returned for a score 9/19/15 Will Hayes at UMass (blocked by 11/25/17 Shamari Brooks at Tulsa P.Martin-Oguike & recovered by S.Marshall) (blocked by Diamon Cannon)
RETURNS Interception Return for a Touchdown 11/6/15 Fumble Returned for Touchdown 9/21/17 Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 11/10/17 Punt Return for a Touchdown 11/25/17 Blocked Punt, Returned for Touchdown 10/2/15
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Sean Chandler (41 yards) at SMU 10/14/17 Jacob Martin (44 yards) at #21 USF 10/20/12 Isaiah Wright (98 yards) at Cincinnati 10/6/16 Isaiah Wright (72 yards) at Tulsa 11/6/10 Sharif Finch at Charlotte 8/28/14 (rec./ret. by Nate L. Smith 16 yds for TD)
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Tyler Coyle (34 yards) vs. UConn Khaseem Green (20 yards) vs. Rutgers Tony Pollard (95 yards) at Memphis Sam Kirkwood (recovered in EZ) at Kent State Oren Burks at Vanderbilt (recovered in EZ)
OwlSports.com THE LAST TIME....(INDIVIDUAL) OFFENSE Temple Opponent Individual 300-Yard Rushing Game 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/a Individual 200-Yard Rushing Game 10/21/16 Ryquell Armstead (20-210-2TDs) vs. USF 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Individual 150-Yard Rushing Game 10/21/17 Ryquell Armstead (18-151-2TDs) at Army 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Individual 100-Yard Rushing Game 11/10/17 David Hood (23-108-1TD) at Cincinnati 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Two 100-Yard Rushers in the Same Game n/a 9/21/17 Darius Tice (15-117-2TDs) and D’Ernest Johnson (24-106-0TDs) at #21 USF Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games (Same Season) 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas (26-193-1TD) at Cincinnati 11/14/15 Marlon Mack (21-230-2TDs) at USF 9/5/15 Jahad Thomas (29-135-2TDs) vs. Penn State 11/6/15 Matt Davis (17-102-1TD) at SMU 10/31/15 DeShone Kizer (17-143-2TDs) vs. #9 Notre Dame Combined 200-Yard Rushing by Two Players 10/21/17 Ryquell Armstead (18-151-2TDs) and 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) and Isaiah Wright (4-52-1TDs) at Army Rowdy Simon (13-36-0TDs) at Tulsa Individual with 30 or More Carries 10/17/15 Jahad Thomas (31-199-3TDs) vs. UCF 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Individual with 25 or More Carries 10/15/16 Jahad Thomas (27-120-1TD) at UCF 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Rushing Play of 60 or More Yards 10/21/16 Ryquell Armstead (76t) vs. USF 9/2/17 Dexter Williams (66) at Notre Dame Rushing Play of 40 or More Yards 11/25/17 Isaiah Wright (47) at Tulsa 10/21/17 Darnell Woolfork (44t) at Army Individual with Three or More Rushing Touchdowns 10/17/15 Jahad Thomas (31-199-3TDs) vs. UCF 10/21/17 Darnell Woolfork (18-132-3TDs) at Army Individual with Two or More Rushing Touchdowns 10/21/17 Ryquell Armstead (18-151-2TDs) at Army 10/21/17 Darnell Woolfork (18-132-3TDs) at Army Individual with 50 or More Pass Attempts 10/14/17 Logan Marchi (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMass Individual with 40 or More Pass Attempts 11/18/17 Frank Nutile (17-40-201-4-2TDs) vs. #15 UCF 9/9/17 Zach Bednarczyk (27-41-382-0-1TD) vs. Villanova Individual with 30 or More Pass Completions 10/14/17 Logan Marchi (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn 10/22/15 Blake Kemp (31-48-272-1INT-1TD) at ECU Individual with 25 or More Pass Completions 10/14/17 Logan Marchi (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn 9/30/17 Kyle Postma (25-36-226-1-1TD) vs. Houston Individual 400-Yard Passing Game 10/6/16 P.Walker (36-59-445-2TD-2INT) at Memphis 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel (30-52-427-2-4INT) at Cincinnati Individual 300-Yard Passing Game 10/14/17 Logan Marchi (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn 9/15/17 Andrew Ford (23-37-377-0-2TDs) vs. UMass Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (Same Season) 2017 Logan Marchi (19-31-321-1-2TDs) at ECU (10/7); 2017 Zach Bednarczyk (27-41-382-0-1TD) vs. Villanova (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn (10/14) Andrew Ford (23-37-377-0-2TDs) vs. UMass Individual with Five or More Touchdown Passes 11/22/08 Adam DiMichele (21-37-370-0-6TDs) vs. EMU 11/3/12 T.Bridgewater (19-28-324-5 TD-0 INT) at Louisville Individual with Four or More Touchdown Passes 11/2/17 Frank Nutile (22-30-289-1-4TDs) vs. Navy 11/18/17 McKenzie Milton (16-23-208-0-4TDs) vs. #15 UCF Individual with 10 or More Receptions 12/5/15 Robby Anderson (12-150-1TD) at #19 Houston 10/22/15 Isaiah Jones (10-106-1TD) at ECU Individual 200-Yard Receiving Game 10/28/13 Robby Anderson (9-239-2TDs) at SMU 10/26/13 Keenan Holman (10-209-3TDs) at SMU Individual 150-Yard Receiving Game 11/19/16 Ventell Bryant (9-168-1TDs) at Tulane 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) at UMass Individual 100-Yard Receiving Game 11/2/17 Adonis Jennings (5-127-2TDs) vs. Navy 10/7/17 Jimmy Williams (5-110-0TDs) at ECU Two 100-Yard Receivers in the Same Game 10/11/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107, 1TD) & 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) & Jamie Gilmore (2-100-0TDs) vs. Tulsa Rodney Mills (5-104-2TDs) at UMass Consecutive 100-Yard Receiving Games (Same Season) 2014 Jalen Fitzpatrick (6-108-1TD) at UConn 2017 Changa Hodge (4-100-0TDs) vs. Villanova and (5-107-1TD) vs. Tulsa Sadiq Palmer (7-117-0TDs) vs. UMass Pass Play of 80 or More Yards 10/26/13 Jalen Fitzpatrick to R.Anderson (83t) at SMU 12/22/15 Phillip Ely to Cody Thompson (80t) vs. Toledo Pass Play of 60 or More Yards 11/25/17 F.Nutile to Adonis Jennings (65) at Tulsa 12/22/15 Phillip Ely to Cody Thompson (80t) vs. Toledo Pass Play of 40 or More Yards 11/25/17 F.Nutile to Adonis Jennings (65) at Tulsa 11/18/17 M.Milton to T.Smith (41) vs. #15 UCF Individual with Four or More Touchdown Receptions 11/22/08 Bruce Francis (4) vs. Eastern Michigan 9/16/06 Logan Payne (4) at Minnesota Individual with Three or More Touchdown Receptions 11/30/13 Robby Anderson (7-96-3TDs) at Memphis 11/16/13 J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) vs. #15 UCF Led Team in Both Rush. & Rec. Yards in Same Game 10/6/15 Jahad Thomas at Memphis 10/2/15 Kalif Phillips at Charlotte (13-37-0TDs rush. & 6-121-2TDs rec.) (19-125-0TDs rush. & 2-41-0TDs rec.) 100-Yd. Rusher & 100-Yd. Receiver in the Same Game 11/26/16 Jahad Thomas (24-152-2TDs rush.) 11/14/15 Marlon Mack (21-230-2TDs rush.), Adonis Jennings (6-100-0TDs rec.) vs. ECU Rodney Adams (7-147-1TD rec.) at USF 100-Yd. Rush. & Rec. & 300-Yd. Passer in Same Game n/a 11/16/13 Storm Johnson (14-122-0TDs rush.), J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs rec.), Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs rec.), Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15 UCF At Least One Rushing & Receiving TD in Same Game 11/19/16 Jahad Thomas at Tulane 11/14/15 Marlon Mack at USF (22-57-1TD rush. 2-46-1TD rec.) (21-230-2TDs rush. 3-42-1TD rec.) At Least One Rush. TD & One TD Pass in Same Game 11/10/17 Frank Nutile at Cincinnati 11/18/17 McKenzie Milton vs. #15 UCF (19-30-224-1TD pass, 5-28-1TD rush) (16-23-208-0-4TDs) pass., 6-23-1TD rush.)
DEFENSE Individual with Three or More Interceptions Individual with Two or More Interceptions 9/12/15 9/12/15 Individual with Four or More Sacks 10/19/02 Individual with Three or More Sacks 9/15/17 Individual with Two or More Sacks 11/25/17
n/a n/a Tyler Matakevich (2) at Cincinnati 9/30/17 Garrett Davis (2) vs. Houston Alex Wells (2) at Cincinnati Dan Klecko (4.0) at UConn n/a Quincy Roche (3.0) vs. UMass 9/14/13 DeAndre Slate (3.0) vs. Fordham Jacob Martin (2.0) at Tulsa 9/2/16 Alex Aukerman (2.0) vs. Army
Individual with Five or More Field Goals Individual with Four or More Field Goals 9/3/10 Individual with Three or More Field Goals 10/21/16 Individual with 60-yard or More Punt 12/22/15 Individual with 50-yard or More Field Goal 9/15/17
n/a Brandon McManus vs. Villanova Aaron Boumerhi vs. USF (3-3) Alex Starzyk (71) vs. Toledo Aaron Boumerhi (52) vs. UMass
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Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF Mac Loudermilk (62) vs. #15 UCF Andrew Gantz (53) at Cincinnati
2017 Temple Football 2017 HIGH & LOWS Best................................................................. TEMPLE..................................... Worst
43 28 523 217 356 84 46 55 33 0 0 0 0 0 4 42 37:20 20 14
at Tulsa........................................................................................................... Points............................................................... 7 vs. UConn.................................................................................................First Downs.......................................................... 7 at ECU..................................................................................................... Total Offense...................................................... 85 at Army............................................................................................... Net Yards Rushing...................................................-4 vs. UConn...........................................................................................Net Yards Passing................................................. 89 vs. UConn.......................................................................................................Plays............................................................. 58 at ECU ................................................................................................ Rushing Attempts..................................................27 vs. UConn.............................................................................................. Pass Attempts..................................................... 25 vs. UConn...........................................................................................Pass Completions.................................................... 7 (2x) last vs. Navy.........................................................................................Sacked..............................................................5 (5x) last at Tulsa......................................................................................Intercepted..........................................................4 (3x) last at Tulsa..........................................................................................Fumbles.............................................................2 (6x) last at Tulsa.................................................................................... Fumbles Lost.........................................................2 (4x) last at Tulsa................................................................................... Total Turnovers.......................................................6 at Cincinnati............................................................................................... Penalties........................................................... 12 at Notre Dame.....................................................................................Yards Penalized..................................................123 at ECU................................................................................................Time of Possession.......................................... 25:56 at ECU...................................................................................... Third Down Conversions (att)........................................ 13 at ECU.................................................................................... Third Down Conversions (conv)........................................3
at #21 USF at #21 USF at #21 USF at #21 USF at #21 USF (2x) last vs. Navy vs. Villanova at #21 USF at #21 USF at #21 USF (2x) last vs. #15 UCF (3x) last at ECU at #21 USF at #21 USF vs. UConn at Tulsa vs. Villanova (2x) last at Tulsa at #21 USF
Worst...........................................................OPPONENT.................................. Best 10 ECU................................................................................................................. Points............................................................ 49 Notre Dame 15 (2x) last by UConn..................................................................................First Downs....................................................... 26 Notre Dame 287 ECU.......................................................................................................... Total Offense....................................................606 Notre Dame 20 Villanova............................................................................................ Net Yards Rushing...............................................422 Notre Dame 55 Tulsa.....................................................................................................Net Yards Passing...............................................382 Villanova 60 ECU..................................................................................................................Plays............................................................. 83 #21 USF 22 ECU...................................................................................................... Rushing Attempts................................................. 63 #21 USF 18 Army........................................................................................................ Pass Attempts...................................................... 41 Villanova 6 Tulsa.....................................................................................................Pass Completions..................................................27 Villanova 9 UMass............................................................................................................Sacked..............................................................0 Houston 2 Tulsa...........................................................................................................Intercepted..........................................................0 (6x) last by #15 UCF 4 Villanova .....................................................................................................Fumbles.............................................................0 (3x) last by #15 UCF 2 #21 USF .................................................................................................. Fumbles Lost.........................................................0 (6x) last by #15 UCF 3 Tulsa....................................................................................................... Total Turnovers.......................................................0 (2x) last by #15 UCF 12 Houston...................................................................................................... Penalties.............................................................4 Notre Dame 108 Houston................................................................................................Yards Penalized................................................... 20 Notre Dame 22:40 ECU.....................................................................................................Time of Possession.......................................... 34:04 Villanova 12 UMass....................................................................................... Third Down Conversions (att)........................................ 18 Cincinnati 3 (3x) last by Tulsa.................................................................. Third Down Conversions (conv)........................................9 (2x) last by Cincinnati
Temple.........................................................INDIVIDUAL.................................. Opponent
151 23 2 8 127 2 166 215 356 54 33 4 4 56 74t 98t 72t 83 54 52 2 12 13 3.0 1
Ryquell Armstead at Army................................................................ Yards Rushing...................................................255 David Hood at Cincinnati............................................................... Rushing Attempts................................................. 34 Ryquell Armstead at Army..................................................................Rushing TDs.........................................................3 David Hood vs. UConn......................................................................... Receptions........................................................... 7 Adonis Jennings vs. Navy ...............................................................Yards Receiving................................................... 117 (2x) last by Keith Kirkwood at Tulsa................................................ Receiving TDs.........................................................1 Ryquell Armstead at Army.....................................................Combined Yards (rush/rec).......................................258 Isaiah Wright at Tulsa......................................................... All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret)...................................258 Logan Marchi vs. UConn....................................................................Yards Passing...................................................382 Logan Marchi vs. UConn................................................................... Pass Attempts...................................................... 41 Logan Marchi vs. UConn................................................................Pass Completions..................................................27 Frank Nutile vs. Navy.............................................................................TD Passes...........................................................4 Frank Nutile vs. #15 UCF.............................................................Interceptions Thrown.................................................2 Ryquell Armstead vs. UMass..............................................................Longest Run...................................................... 66 Frank Nutile to Adonis Jennings vs. #15 UCF...................Longest Pass Completion.......................................... 48 Isaiah Wright at Cincinnati........................................................ Longest Kickoff Return............................................. 58 Isaiah Wright at Tulsa....................................................................Longest Punt Return................................................ 15 Derrek Thomas at Tulsa........................................................ Longest Interception Return....................................... 34t (2x) last by Alex Starzyk at #21 USF................................................ Longest Punt...................................................... 65 Aaron Boumerhi vs. UMass.......................................................... Longest Field Goal................................................ 48 (3x) last by Keith Kirkwood at Tulsa...........................................Touchdowns Scored..................................................3 (3x) last by Keith Kirkwood at Tulsa.................................................Points Scored...................................................... 19 (2x) last by Shaun Bradley at Tulsa........................................................Tackles............................................................ 16 Quincy Roche vs. UMass........................................................................... Sacks............................................................. 1.5 (8x) last by S.Chandler and D.Thomas at Tulsa............................ Interceptions.........................................................2
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D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa Darnell Woolford, Army (2x) last by D’Eriq King, Houston Sadiq Palmer, UMass (21x) last by Justin Hobbs, Tulsa D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa D’Angelo Brewer, Tulsa Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova McKenzie Milton, #15 UCF Will Hefley, Tulsa Dexter Williams, Notre Dame Garret Lewis to Malcolm Perry, Navy Malcolm Perry, Navy Trey Johnson, Villanova Tyler Coyle, UConn (2x) last by Nick Schrage, Army Bennett Moehring, Navy Darnell Woolford, Army Emilio Nadelman, #21 USF Jaylyin Minor, Cincinnati (2x) last by M.Love and A.Sanchez, #21 USF (2x) last by Garrett Davis, Houston
OwlSports.com Notre Dame 49, Temple 16 Saturday, September 2, 2017 Notre Dame Stadium, South Bend, Ind.
Temple (0-1) 3 7 Notre Dame (1-0) 21 7
TEMPLE FALLS TO IRISH IN COLLINS’ DEBUT SOUTH BEND, Ind. – Temple could not start the Geoff Collins era in the win column Saturday afternoon as the Owls lost, 49-16, at Notre Dame Stadium against the Fighting Irish. This completes the three-game series between the schools. Keys to the Game > Notre Dame jumped out to an early 14-0 lead on the Owls and scored touchdowns on four of their first five drives to increase the lead to 28-3. > Redshirt freshman QB Logan Marchi, who started and played the entire game, found redshirt senior WR Keith Kirkwood for a 12-yard touchdown to cut the margin to 28-10 prior to halftime. > Following Kirkwood’s TD, Temple held Notre Dame scoreless until Tony Jones, Jr. rushed in from seven-yards out to make it 35-10. > Marchi then connected with redshirt junior WR Brodrick Yancy for an 11-yard score to cut the margin to 35-16, early in the fourth quarter, but two late Irish scores sealed the win. > Notre Dame QB Brandon Wimbush was impressive in his first start, throwing for 184 yards and two TDs while also rushing for 104 yards and a touchdown. > On the day, Marchi went 19 of 35 for 245 yards and two touchdowns, while distributing the ball to nine different receivers. Game Notes > Five Temple players made their first career starts – linebacker Isaiah Graham-Mobley, center Matt Hennessy, Marchi, defensive tackle Dan Archibong, and linebacker Sam Franklin. > Three Owls saw their first game action of their careers – Graham-Mobley, wide receiver Branden Mack, and defensive lineman Quincy Roche. > In his first game at Temple, Jones also made his first interception as an Owl. > Marchi’s TD pass to Kirkwood was the first of his career. > Redshirt junior S Delvon Randall and redshirt fresh-
man DL Quincy Roche each registered their first career sacks. > Sophomore WR Isaiah Wright had a career day with four catches and 79 yards receiving - both game highs. Quoatable “I love them, I’m proud of the way they competed, the way they fought, they never quit,” said Collins. “Logan [Marchi] came in and played admirably and moved the offense really well at times, threw some really nice balls and threw some balls that not a lot of kids in the country can make. And I thought the rest of the offense kind of rallied around him,” said Collins.
Scoring Summary 1st 14:27 J.Adams 37 run (J.Yoon kick), 2-70 0:33 5:50 B.Wimbush 8 run (J.Yoon kick), 7-59 2:44 2:23 A. Jones 36 FG, 9-57 3:27 1:13 B.Wimbush 12 pass to N.Weishar (J.Yoon kick), 3-72 1:10 2nd 11:09 B.Wimbush 5 pass to E.St.Brown (J.Yoon kick), 8-76 3:40 6:09 L.Marchi 12 pass to K.Kirkwood (A.Jones kick), 11-75 5:00 3rd 1:22 T.Jones 7 run (J.Yoon kick), 8-80 3:03 4th 12:05 L.Marchi 11 pass to B.Yancy (L.Marchi pass failed), 11-70 4:17 5:44 J.Adams 1 run (J.Yoon kick), 6-34 2:27, 2:29 D.Williams 1 run (J.Yoon kick), 3-69 0:53
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TU-ND 0-7 0-14 0-14 3-14 3-21 3-28 10-28
0 6 16 7 14 49
Attendance: 77,622 Kickoff time: 3:42 pm Temperature: 74 End of Game: 6:59 pm Wind: NW 9mph Total elapsed time: 3:17 Weather: Sunny Officials: Referee: Jeff Heaser; Umpire: Mark Wilson; Linesman: Joseph Griesser; Line judge: Richard Misner; Back judge: Jacques Hooper; Field judge: C. Clougherty; Side judge: Jerry Hocker; Center judge: Larry Saunders Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM ND 18 26 37-85 44-422 245 184 35-19-0 30-17-1 72-330 74-606 0-0 1-15 2-2 1-0 6-142 2-48 1-43 0-0 6-37.7 2-52.0 1-1 0-0 6-42 4-20 33:49 26:11 5 of 17 6 of 13 0 of 2 1 of 2 3-4 6-6 2-7 3-20
RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 19-67; Gardner 6-19; Hood 6-14; Sharga 2-6; Marchi 4-(-21). Notre Dame - J.Adams 19-161; Williams 6-124; Wimbush 12-106; T. Jones 6-19; C.Smith 1-12. PASSING: Temple - Marchi 19-35-0-245. Notre Dame - Wimbush 17-30-1-184. RECEIVING: Temple - Wright 4-79; Kirkwood 4-60; A.Jennings 2-30; Ellick 2-25; Yancy 2-22; Hood 2-7; Yeboah1-10; Armstead 1-8; Sharga 1-4. Notre Dame St. Brown 4-80; Weishar 3-20; C.Smith 3-10; Smythe 2-34; Mack 2-17; Claypool 1-16; Canteen 1-7; T.Jones 1-0 INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - M.Jones 1-43. Notre Dame - None FUMBLES: Temple - Armstead 1-1. Notre Dame - None.
10-35 16-35 16-42 16-49
SACKS: Temple - Randall 1.0; Roche 1.0. Notre Dame Coney 1.0; D.Hayes 1.0; Okwara, J. 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Randall 6-5; S.Chandler 4-3; Bradley 2-5; Franklin 4-1; Russell 3-2; M.Jones 4-0; Foster 3-1; Roche 2-2; Walls 1-2; Finch 1-2; Graham-Mobley 2-0; Dogbe 1-1; Martin 0-2; Yeboah 1-0; Myarick 1-0; Atoki 1-0; Levine 1-0; T.Jones 0-1; Sharga 0-1; Taylor 0-1; Wright 0-1; Archibong 0-1; Dioubate 0-1. Notre Dame - Morgan 4-4; Coney 3-3; Martini 1-5; Coleman 4-1; Hayes 1-4; Love 4-0; D.Hayes 3-1; Tillery 3-1; Bonner 2-2; Tranquill 1-3; Studstill 0-4; Elliott 2-1; Tagovailoa-Amos 2-1; T.Jones 2-1; Bilal 2-0; Trumbetti 1-1; Pride 1-0; Kareem 1-0; Watkins 1-0; Vaughn 1-0; Crawford 1-0; Okwara 1-0; Genmark-Heath 1-0; Claypool 1-0; Hainsey 1-0; Hinish 0-1; Tiassum 0-1; Williams 0-1; Robertson, I. 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Temple 16, Villanova 13 Saturday, September 9, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa TEMPLE BREAKS TIE WITH LAST MINUTE FG TO WIN PHILADELPHIA – SophoGame Notes OwlSports.com more Aaron Boumheri > Sharga scored his first connected on a career career touchdown on a long 49-yard field goal one-yard run. with one minute remain> Redshirt sophomore ing to lift Temple to a Dana Levine made his hard-fought 16-13 win career start. over Villanova in front > Sophomore lineof 35,117 Saturday at backer Shaun Bradley Lincoln Financial. The registered his first career win was the first for Owls sack. (1-1) and new head coach > Redshirt sophomore Geoff Collins. QB Logan Marchi had a strong game, completing Keys to the Game 20 of 34 passes for 274 > The first half was a yards defensive battle as the > Bryant made only score on the board seven catches for 79 was a 22-yard field goal yards, while senior WR from senior kicker Austin Adonis Jennings had Jones, until redshirt sethree catches for 75 nior fullback Nick Sharga yards. Bryant’s seventh plowed forward for a reception of the game one-yard touchdown run was the 100th of his with one second remaincareer. Presented By ing in the half to give the > Villanova (1-1) Owls a 10-0 lead. entered the game > The Temple defense ranked #6 in the latest held Villanova to 31 STATS FCS poll. rushing yards and 98 SEPTEMBER 9, 2017 passing yards in the •1• first half. > On their first drive of the second half, the Owls marched into field goal range Scoring Summary TU-Nova and sophomore kicker Aaron Boumerhi nailed a 441st 1:13 A.Jones 22 FG, 8-68 3:29 3-0 yard field goal to extend the Owls’ lead to 13-0. 2nd > In the third quarter, the Temple defense buckled down 0:01 N.Sharga 1 run 10-0 and forced a Villanova change of possession as the (A.Jones kick), 8-75 1:59 Wildcats were threatening in the redzone. 3rd > Villanova then scored 13 straight points, tying the 12:01 A.Boumerhi 44 FG, 9-46 2:59 13-0 game on a 34-yard Drew Kresge field goal with 3:29 0:49 D.Kresge 44 FG, 11-34 6:18 13-3 remaining. 4th > Redshirt junior WR Ventell Bryant made a one-handed 10:18 Z.Bednarczyk 10 pass to T.Phillips 13-10 29-yard reception on the ensuing possession to help (D.Kresge kick), 8-91 3:43 set up Boumheri’s winning kick. 3:29 D.Kresge 34 FG, 9-36 4:40 13-13 > Sophomore LB Shaun Bradley forced a Villanova 1:00 A.Boumerhi 49 FG, 7-42 2:23 16-13 fumble with senior DE Sharif Finch recovering to seal the win.
TEMPLE
vs.
VILLANOVA
Villanova (1-1) Temple (1-1)
0 0 3 7
3 10 13 3 3 16
Attendance: 35,117 Kickoff time: 3:35 pm Temperature: 71 End of Game: 6:36 pm Wind: NNW 12mph Total elapsed time: 3:01 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Chas. Lamertina; Umpire: Ken Huffhines; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Stephen Ray; Back judge: James Downey; Field judge: Mark Windham; Side judge: Jim Smith; Center judge: Joe Clarkson Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
Nova TEM 19 17 30-20 27-79 382 274 41-27-0 34-20-0 71-402 61-353 0-0 0-0 1-15 2-10 4-60 3-61 0-0 0-0 3-41.7 5-44.2 4-1 0-0 5-35 8-59 34:04 25:56 9 of 17 5 of 14 0 of 2 0 of 0 3-4 2-2 1-3 3-38
RUSHING: Villanova - Gudzak 11-17; Forbes 5-15; McClenton 3-0; Shaud 1-(-3); Bednarczyk, Z. 10-(-9). Temple - Hood 4-21; Armstead 12-19; Gardner 4-18; Sharga 4-17; Wright 1-9; Team 1-(-2); Marchi 1-(-3). PASSING: Villanova - Bednarczyk 27-41-0-382. Temple - Marchi 20-34-0-274. RECEIVING: Villanova - Phillips 6-94; Bell 6-88; Hodge 4-100; Gudzak 4-42; Kerxton 2-31; Forbes 2-0; Padovani 1-15; Shaud 1-7; McGrigg 1-5. Temple - V.Bryant 7-79; Kirkwood 4-61; A.Jennings 3-75; Yancy 2-22; Armstead 2-5; Wright 1-32; Hood 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Villanova - None. Temple - None. FUMBLES: Villanova - Gudzak 1-1; T.Johnson 1-0; Rolle 1-0; Bednarczyk 1-0. Temple - None. SACKS: Villanova - Steeb 1.0. Temple - Levine 1.0; Bradley 1.0; Martin 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Villanova - Steeb 6-2; T.Johnson 6-0; Hunter 4-2; Reaves 3-3; Wiley 5-0; Rolle 1-4; Shockley 3-1; Fallon 2-1; Stewart 1-2; Amos 2-0; Seigle 2-0; Anderson 1-0; J.Williams 1-0; Cohen 1-0; J.Johnson 0-1. Temple - Russell 6-4; Randall 8-0; S.Chandler 7-1; Bradley 6-1; Finch 5-1; Franklin 2-2; M.Jones 2-1; Crump 2-0; Taylor 2-0; Walls 2-0; Foster 2-0; Kwenkeu 1-1; Levine 1-1; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Dogbe 1-0; Martin 1-0; Roche 1-0; Lerch 1-0; Archibong 0-1; Kelly 0-1.
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OwlSports.com Temple 29, UMass 21 Friday, September 15, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa TEMPLE SACKS UMASS 29-21 PHILADELPHIA – Tem OwlSports.com ple (2-1) took down the Game Notes UMass Minutemen (0-4) > Roche’s three sacks is under the Friday night the first time a Temple lights, 29-14. Quarterplayer had a multi-sack back Logan Marchi game since DL Praise finished the day 22 of 37 Martin-Oguike against for 248 yards and three ECU on Oct. 21, 2016. touchdowns, completing It is also the first time a passed to 11 different reTemple player had three ceivers. On the ground, sacks in a game since junior RB Ryquell ArmTyler Matakevich against stead saw his best game Penn State on Sept. 5, of the season, rushing 2015. for 91 yards on 17 carries, > For the second week averaging 5.4 yards in a row, Boumerhi made per carry. The defense his career long field goal. amassed nine sacks with This was the longest by redshirt freshman DE a Temple kicker since Quincy Roche accountBrandon McManus hit ing for a career-high a 53-yard field goal three solos. against Villanova on Sept. 3, 2010. Keys to the Game > Linebackers Sam > Temple started off Franklin and Isaiah fast out of the gate with Graham-Mobley both Armstead picking up 60 registered their first yards on the first drive, career sacks. including a 56-yard rush > Kirkwood and Marshall up the right sideline. Ellick both saw season SEPTEMBER 15, 2017 The drive ended with highs in receptions and •1• an Austin Jones 24-yard receiving yards. Kirkfield goal to put the Owls wood caught four passes on the board, 3-0. for 64 yards, while Ellick had four catches for 33 yards. > The Minutemen looked to get on the board, but kicker > The nine sacks today are the most by Temple since Michael Schreiner missed a 23-yard field goal on their recording 10 vs. Penn State on Sept. 5, 2015. opening drive. > Redshirt freshman TE Kenny Yeboah made his first career start. > The Owls were looking to extend their lead to 6-0, but > Freshman QB Todd Centeio saw his first caan Aaron Boumerhi 43-yard field goal was blocked by reer action. The Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Isaiah Rodgers. native, went two of two for 20 yards. > Schreiner attempted a 39-yard field goal to tie up the game at three, however kicked it wide left. > UMass bounced back after QB Andrew Ford found RB Scoring Summary TU-UM Nick Orehoya for a 10-yard score to go ahead 7-6. 1st > It wasn’t long before Temple struck again. Marchi 12:43 A.Jones 24 FG, 6-65 2:17 3-0 found WR Adonis Jennings for a 30-yard touchdown on 2nd a fly route. The Owls took the lead 10-7. 2:29 A.Ford 10 pass to N.Orekoya 3-7 > Quincy Roche sacked Ford, forcing a fumble. The (M.Schreiner kick), 5-64 2:20 Randallstown, Md. native would end up recovering the 1:04 L.Marchi 30 pass to A.Jennings 10-7 fumble which would lead to a Marchi 12-yard TD pass to (A.Jones kick), 8-73 1:19 Keith Kirkwood to make it 16-7. 0:10 L.Marchi 11 pass to K.Kirkwood 16-7 > The Owls continued their unanswered scoring run as (A.Jones kick failed), 3-18 0:36 Boumerhi booted a 52-yard career long field goal to put 3rd Temple up 19-7. 10:18 A.Boumerhi 52 FG, 9-53 3:30 19-7 > The Minutemen answered four minutes later as Ford 5:56 A.Ford 20 pass to J.Britt 19-14 found Jessie Britt for a 20-yard touchdown to cut the (M.Schreiner kick), 9-66 4:15 deficit to five, 19-14. 1:52 A.Jones 37 FG, 10-44 3:56 22-14 > The Owls would add another 10 straight points with 4th another field goal by Jones and a touchdown from 3:48 L.Marchi 13 pass to A.Wright 29-14 Marchi to Isaiah Wright. (A.Jones kick), 10-72 4:51 > In the waning minutes of the game, UMass marched 1:41 A.Ford 3 run 29-21 down the field to cut the Temple lead to 29-21. (M.Schreiner kick), 8-76 2:00 > The Minutemen had one final chance after holding the Owls to a three-and-out, but Sharif Finch’s second sack of the game ended the threat.
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Attendance: 22,911 Kickoff time: 7:02 pm Temperature: 80 End of Game: 10:31 pm Wind: SW 7mph Total elapsed time: 3:29 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Charles Lewis; Umpire: Ken Huffhines; Linesman: Jeremy McCurley; Line judge: JakeWeatherford; Back judge: Eric Hermick; Field judge: Ken Bushey; Side judge: Joel Moenkhoff; Center judge: StephenDiSangro Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UMass TEM 25 20 33-81 34-119 377 268 39-23-0 39-24-0 72-458 73-387 0-0 0-0 1-1 1-12 7-147 4-72 0-0 0-0 3-40.0 5-45.8 3-1 1-0 6-48 7-74 28:22 31:38 4 of 12 9 of 19 1 of 2 1 of 1 3-5 4-4 2-8 9-47
RUSHING: UMass - Young 15-77; Isabella 2-8; Team 1-(-1); Ally 1-(-1); Comis 1-(-9); Ford 13-(-22); Orekoya 0-29. Temple - Armstead 17-91; Sharga 4-12; Centeio 2-10; Hood 3-7; Marchi 7-5; R.Jones 1-(-6). PASSING: UMass - Ford 23-37-0-377; Team 0-2-0-0; Comis 0-0-0-0. Temple - Marchi 22-37-0-248; Centeio 2-2-0-20. RECEIVING: UMass - Palmer 7-117; Isabella 4-60; Britt 3-57; Breneman 3-46; Dingle 2-46; Herring 2-33; Orekoya 1-10; Young 1-8. Temple - Wright 4-69; Kirkwood 4-64; Ellick 4-33; A.Jennings 3-41; V.Bryant 2-28; Hood 2-7; R.Jones 1-11; Myarick 1-7; Yancy 1-5; Yeboah 1-4; Armstead 1-(-1). INTERCEPTIONS: UMass - None. Temple - None. FUMBLES: UMass - Ford 2-1; Comis 1-0. Temple - M. Jones 1-0. SACKS: UMass - Downey 1.0; Casali 1.0. Temple Roche 3.0; Finch 2.0; Franklin 2.0; Graham-Mobley 1.0; Martin 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): UMass - Casali 4-5; Rodgers 7-0; Montero 3-4; Downey 4-2; Barr 3-3; Ali-Musa 4-0; Llowery 3-1; Addo 3-0; McCubrey 3-0; Lebeau 2-1; R. Jones 1-2; Holines 2-0; Moses 2-0; Hayes 1-1; Calhoun 1-0; Horn 1-0; Byczko 1-0; Previte 0-1. Temple - Randall 7-2; Roche 7-1; Franklin 6-2; Graham-Mobley 5-1; Russell 3-3; M.Jones 4-1; Bradley 2-2; Levine 2-2; Finch 3-0; Martin 1-2; Sharga 1-2; S.Chandler 2-0; D.Thomas 2-0; Foster 1-0; Taylor 0-1; R.Jones 0-1; Crump 0-1; Archibong 0-1.
2017 Temple Football #21 USF 43, Temple 7 Thursday, September 21, 2017 Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, Fla.
Temple (2-2) USF (4-0)
#21 USF’S DEFENSE SMOTHERS TEMPLE TAMPA – #21 USF (4-0, 1-0) proved to be too much for the visiting Temple Owls (2-2, 0-1) Thursday night at Raymond James Stadium. Noted for their high-powered offense, it was the Bulls’ defense that led the way in the lopsided 43-7 win in the conference opener for both teams. Keys to the Game > Temple struggled offensively all game, amassing just 85 total yards while turning the ball over six times. > Temple’s defense was tough, especially in the first quarter, holding the explosive USF offense to just 36 yards and an Emilio Nadelman 44yard field goal. That score came after Logan Marchi’s first interception of the season at the Owls’ 26. > Darius Tice exploded up the middle for a 47-yard touchdown run on the first play of the second quarter to give the Bulls a 10-0 lead. > The Owls defense again came up big following Marchi’s second interception, holding USF off the scoreboard on four plays from the TU six-yard line. Delvon Randall had the big stop on third down with a solo tackle of Mitch Wilcox at the two. The defensive front then stuffed the Bulls fourth down rush. > USF quarterback Quinton Flowers broke free for a 22yard touchdown following a short punt from Temple’s end zone to make it 17-0. > Redshirt junior QB Frank Nutile, seeing his first action of the season, completed his first pass to Adonis Jennings, but the Owls’ wide receiver fumbled for TU’s third turnover of the half. > That fumble led to another Nadelman field goal (28 yds) to increase the Bulls lead to 20-0. > Senior DL Jacob Martin gave the Owls life in the final minutes of the first half, stripping Flowers and then returning the fumble 44 yards for the touchdown. > Temple’s defense forced a three-and-out on the first USF possession of the second half, but Nutile was picked off on the Owls’ opening drive. That led to a Tice three-yard touchdown to make it 27-7. > Turnovers on consecutive drives led to two more Nadelman field goals, making it 33-7. > Nadelman added a fifth field goal, coming from 44 yards out, on the Bulls first drive of the fourth quarter to extend the lead to 36-7.
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> Flowers scored from one yard out, his second rushing TD of the game, to finish the scoring. Game Notes > Marchi’s streak of pass attempts without an interception ended at 108 attempts with USF cornerback Deatrick Nichols’ first quarter pick. > The Owls utilized three QBs during the contest with Marchi starting, freshman Todd Centeio playing a series in the first quarter, and Nutile making his first appearance of the season. > USF accumulated 408 total yards of total offense with Tice (117 yds, 2 TDs) and D’Ernest Johnson (106 yds) each eclipsing the century mark on the ground. > Temple redshirt sophomore LB Chapelle Russell led all defenders with 13 tackles, including nine solo.
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Attendance: 24,325 Kickoff time: 7:351pm Temperature: 85 End of Game: 10:54 pm Wind: NE 7mph Total elapsed time: 3:23 Weather: Clear Officials: Referee: Michael Roche; Umpire: Hilbert Byers; Linesman: Dan Harrington; Line judge: Lance Thompson; Back judge: Michael Griffith; Field judge: Ben Vasconcells; Side judge: Ryan Robinson; Center judge: Jon Baden; Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM USF 7 22 33--4 63-312 89 96 25-7-4 20-8-0 58-85 83-408 2-44 2-0 2-17 2-13 8-165 1-6 0-0 4-50 10-36.2 6-45.8 2-2 3-2 6-51 9-70 27:16 32:44 3 of 15 3 of 16 0 of 1 1 of 2 0-0 6-7 1-6 5-43
RUSHING: Temple - Ritrovato 5-24; Hood 5-13; Armstead 11-3; Sharga 2-2; Gardner 2-0; Hennessy 1-(-3); Nutile 3-(-7); Centeio 2-(-12); Marchi 2-(-24). USF - Tice 15-117; D.Johnson 24-106; Flowers 16-59; Sands 6-32; Team 1-(-1); Barr 1-(-1). PASSING: Temple - Marchi 3-13-3-32; Nutile 4-12-1-57; Centeio 0-0-0-0. USF - Flowers 8-20-0-96. RECEIVING: Temple - A.Jennings 2-33; V.Bryant 2-13; R.Jones 1-17; Wright 1-14; F.Johnson 1-12. USF - D. Johnson 2-29; McCants 2-29; Scantling 2-26; Alaka 1-8; Wilcox 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. USF - Nichols 2-14; Abraham 1-26; Sawtelle 1-10. FUMBLES: Temple - Hennessy 1-1; A.Jennings 1-1. USF - Flowers 2-1; Watts 1-1.
Scoring Summary 1st 8:59 E.Nadelman 44 FG, 5-(-1) 2:09 2nd 14:53 D.Tice 47 run (E.Nadelman kick), 3-54 0:46 6:55 Q.Flowers 22 run (E.Nadelman kick), 2-25 0:33 4:45 E.Nadelman 28 FG, 6-39 2:00 2:06 J.Martin 44 fumble return (A.Jones kick) 3rd 11:47 D.Tice 3 run (E.Nadelman kick), 4-20 1:23 8:58 E.Nadelman 25 FG, 7-14 2:35 7:23 E.Nadelman 37 FG, 4-6 1:19 4th 12:33 E.Nadelman 44 FG, 12-56 4:12 7:45 Q.Flowers 1 run (E.Nadelman kick), 8-49 3:01
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SACKS: Temple - Martin 1.0. USF - Sanchez 1.5; Love 1.5; Wilkins 0.5; Abraham 1.0; V.Jackson 0.5. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Russell 9-4; S.Chandler 5-2; Randall 5-2; Kwenkeu 5-0; Bradley2-3; Graham-Mobley 3-1; Levine 1-3; T,Jones 3-0; Taylor 2-1; M. Jones 2-0; Sharga 2-0; Martin 2-0; J.Thomas 2-0; Archibong 1-1; Finch 1-0; Grimes 1-0; Crump 1-0; Franklin 1-0; Roche 1-0; Dioubate 1-0; Dogbe 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Myarick 1-0; D.Thomas 0-1. USF - Wilkins 5-2; Sanchez 3-4; Fullwood 2-3; McGee 4-0; D.Thomas 2-2; Sands 3-0; Nichols 2-1; V.Jackson 1-2; Sawtelle 1-2; Senat 0-3; Reaves 2-0; Love 1-1; Sutton 1-1; K.Johnson 1-1; Abraham 1-1; Hoggins 1-0; Hector 1-0; Cronkrite 1-0; Sanders 0-1; Kegler 0-1; Bronson 0-1; Bayes 0-1; Watts 0-1; Livingstone 0-1; Black 0-1; Ferguson 0-1; Hampton 0-1.
OwlSports.com Houston 20, Temple 13 Saturday, September 30, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa TEMPLE’S SECOND HALF COMEBACK FALLS SHORT PHILADELPHIA – After struggling through a tough first half, laced with close calls and no points, Temple (2-3, 0-2 AAC) battled back throughout the remainder of the game, coming up short, 20-13, to visiting American Athletic Conference foe Houston (3-1, 1-0 AAC) on Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls defense competed spectacularly, holding the high-powered Cougar offense to just 388 total yards on the day. Meanwhile, the Temple rushing attack got back on its feet, racking up 142 yards on 37 carries.
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ing the Cougar offense for the remainder of the game. The excellent field position set up Boumerhi with a 29-yard chip shot, finally closing the gap to one possession, 20-13. > Throughout the final minutes of the game, the Owls had two offensive opportunities to knot the score at 20, but came up short each time. With time expiring, Houston intercepted Marchi for the third time, sealing the 20-13 victory over Temple.
Game Notes > The first half shutout composed by the Houston defense marked the first time in 51 games Temple Keys to the Game was unable to find the > Following a string of scoreboard in the opening scoreless possessions to two periods. The stretch Presented By kickoff the game, Houston dates back to October 7, found the endzone on 2013, when the Owls fell a 13-yard misdirection to then-No. 7 Louisville. rush up the left sideline > Boumerhi went perfect SEPTEMBER 30, 2017 midway through the first for the first time this •1• quarter. The touchseason, going 2-of-2 on down came one play field goals (35, 29). after a Temple inter> Sophomore ception was reversed in lieu of a pass interference LB William Kwenku recorded a career-best in call, setting up the Cougars deep in the red zone. tackles with seven, topping his previous high > As the second quarter began, Houston extended of five earlier this season against USF. its lead to 10-0 off a 25-yard field goal from Ca> Similarly, redshirt senior DB Mike Jones racked den Novikoff, capping a 10-play, 55-yard drive. up a season-high in tackles, notching six on the > Novikoff returned less than five minutes latgame. Previously this year, Jones had two games (at er to knock through another attempt, this Notre Dame & vs. UMass) with four total tackles. time from 35-yards out, pushing the Cougars Scoring Summary TU-UH to an eventual 13-0 halftime advantage. 1st > Houston continued the second half just as they 4:18 D.King 13 run 0-7 had the first: with a scoring drive. The Cougars (C.Novikoff kick), 8-80 2:54 maneuvered their way 85 yards on nine plays, 2nd sealing the possession with a nine-yard touchdown 13:58 C.Novikoff 25 FG, 10-55 3:14 0-10 pass from QB Kyle Postma to WR Linell Bonner III. 7:57 C.Novikoff 35 FG, 9-47 3:02 0-13 > The ensuing Temple drive proved fruitful for the first 3rd time in the matchup, as the Owls moved the ball 41 11:34 K.Postma 9 pass to L.Bonner 0-20 yards before K Aaron Boumerhi drilled a 41-yard field (C.Novikoff kick), 9-85 3:26 goal, cutting the lead down to a 20-3 Houston edge. 8:56 A.Boumerhi 41 FG, 8-41 2:32 3-20 > One unsuccessful Cougar possession later, Temple 4th managed an 11-play, 85-yard drive all the way into the 14:53 L.Marchi 1 pass to D.Hood 10-20 endzone. Following a touchdown overturned on second (A.Boumerhi kick), 11-85 4:37 down and a stuffed run on third, QB Logan Marchi 8:47 A.Boumerhi 29 FG, 11-50 4:21 13-20 shoveled the ball to RB David Hood for the one-yard score, moving the Owls within striking distance. > The Temple defense proceed to come alive, dominat-
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Attendance: 24,024 Kickoff time: 12:02pm Temperature: 62 End of Game: 3:27pm Wind: NNW 16mph Total elapsed time: 3:25 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Anthony Calabrese; Umpire: Jeffrey Akers; Linesman: Brian Perry; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back judge: James Sima; Field judge: Glen Wilson; Side judge: Bruce Williams; Center judge: Charles Lewis Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
Hou TEM 23 22 31-162 37-142 226 182 36-25-1 42-20-3 67-388 79-324 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-55 4-96 3-46 1-0 6-38.0 4-37.8 1-0 2-0 12-108 10-83 28:35 31:25 6 of 14 4 of 16 0 of 0 3 of 4 4-4 2-3 1-24 0-0
RUSHING: Houston - Postma 15-81; Birden 6-34; Catalon 6-32; King 4-15. Temple - Armstead 14-63; Hood 8-53; T.Williams 1-11; Wright 6-8; Marchi 7-7; Sharga 1-0. PASSING: Houston - Postma 25-36-1-226. Temple Marchi 20-41-3-182; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Houston - King 7-51; Dunbar 6-78; Bonner 6-43; Catalon 3-5; Birden 2-10; Corbin 1-39. Temple - Wright 5-53; A.Jennings 4-41; Hood 3-8; R.Jones 2-36; V.Bryant 2-11; Kirkwood 1-15; Yeboah 1-8; Armstead 1-7; Myarick 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Houston - Davis 2-36; I.Johnson 1-10. Temple - Randall 1-0. FUMBLES: Houston - Catalon 1-0. Temple - Hood 2-0. SACKS: Houston - Egbule 1.0. Temple - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Houston - Adams 8-1; Hines 7-2; Davis 4-1; Egbule 4-0; Kh.Williams 4-0; T.Williams 4-0; Winchester 3-1; Turner 3-1; I.Johnson 2-2; Doubenmier 3-0; Chevis 2-1; Thurman 1-1; Fleming 1-0; Oliver 1-0; Gilbert 1-0. Temple - Kwenkeu 7-1; M.Jones 6-0; Randall 5-0; Foster 4-0; S.Chandler 3-1; Franklin 3-0; Crump 3-0; Finch 3-0; Roche 3-0; Dogbe 3-0; Taylor 3-0; Russell 1-2; Graham-Mobley 2-0; D.Thomas 2-0; A,Jennings 1-0; Levine 1-0; Bradley 1-0; Kirkwood 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Ellick 1-0; Walls 1-0; F.Johnson 1-0; Dioubate 1-0; Yeboah 0-1; Carter 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Temple 34, ECU 10 Saturday, October 7, 2017 Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, N.C.
Temple (3-3) ECU (1-5)
OWLS PLAY COMPLETE GAME ON ROAD, SHUT DOWN PIRATES FOR COLLINS’ FIRST CONFERENCE WIN GREENVILLE, N.C. – Highlighted by a much-improved offensive performance, Temple routed ECU in a 3410 victory on the road, dominating throughout on both sides of the ball. The Owls revved their offensive engine early and often, balancing the unit via strong efforts from redshirt sophomore QB Logan Marchi, who finished the game 19-of-31 passing for 321 yards and two touchdowns, and redshirt junior RB David Hood, who powered his way for 106 rushing yards and one touchdown on 20 carries. Keys to the Game > Both the Temple and ECU offenses got to strong starts, as each set up field goal attempts on their opening possessions. After driving 41 yards on nine plays, Owl kicker Aaron Boumerhi missed a 52-yarder wide left, setting up the Pirates to march 57 yards back the opposite direction and chip shot in a 25-yard attempt for the early 3-0 lead. > As the second quarter began, Temple was able to find the board behind a 29-yard field goal from Boumerhi, leveling the score at 3-3. Earlier that drive, the Owls converted on a crucial third-and-long with a 48-yard pass to redshirt junior Brodrick Yancy, setting up the eventual short kicking attempt. > After the Owls’ defense forced a punt deep inside their own territory, Marchi orchestrated an eight-play, 91-yard touchdown drive, giving Temple its first lead of the day, 10-3. Marchi wrapped up the season’s longest scoring drive with a five-yard connection to WR Adonis Jennings, his second TD catch of the year. > A Delvon Randall interception on the ensuing Pirate possession gave Temple excellent field position on ECU’s side of the 50, setting up a twoyard TD rush by Hood and a 17-3 Owls edge. > Another defensive stand gifted the Temple offense with a short field, a position Marchi and company immediately sought to take advantage of. After a 45-yard bomb found sophomore WR Randle Jones inside the five-yard line, redshirt junior Rob Ritrovato powered his way into the end zone on a two-yard rush, surging Temple to a 24-3 lead heading into halftime. > Following the halftime break, the ECU offense came out hitting on all cylinders, driving 11-plays and 75 yards for a touchdown and cutting the Temple lead down to 24-10. > Two unsuccessful possessions later, Marchi and the Owls’ offense returned looking to recapture their 21-point advantage. The redshirt sophomore quarterback was impressive, finding WR Isaiah Wright up the right sideline on a 32-yard touchdown pass late in the drive, securing Temple a 31-10 edge near the end of the third quarter. > An ECU turnover-on-downs on their side of the 50-yard line set up yet another Boumerhi field goal attempt, this time from 39 yards out, for a 34-10 Temple lead. > Under the supervision of back-up QB Frank Nutile,
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Temple finished the game with a drive inside the ECU red zone, running out the clock with a play to the Pirate four-yard line. Game Notes > For first-year Temple head coach Geoff Collins, the win marks his first road and conference victory with the Owls, his third try in both categories. > Meanwhile, senior DE Jacob Martin racked up his fourth and fifth sacks of the season, forcing an ECU turnover-on-downs with his first bout into the Pirate backfield. > After years playing power blocker in the Temple backfield, Ritrovato found the end zone for the first time in his career late in the first half, forcing his way in on a two-yard rush up the middle. > Meanwhile, Hood racked up 106 yards rushing, a career-high, breaking the 100yard plateau for his first time along the way. > Throughout the game, Marchi completed a 25yard or better pass to five different Owl receivers: Yancy (48), Jones (45), Keith Kirkwood (37 & 29), Isaiah Wright (32) and Adonis Jennings (25). > Further, Marchi finished the game with 321 yards passing, topping the 300-yard mark for the first time in his short career with the Owls. > Yancy’s 48-yard first quarter reception, a catch that set up a game-tying field goal, now sits as the longest in the wideout’s career with the Owls. > Similarly, Jones grabbed a 45-yard reception of his own, a career-best, setting up the Owls inside the red zone for their third score of the game. > Finally, redshirt freshman Branden Mack grabbed his first career reception with Temple, a 15-yard toss from Nutile late in the fourth quarter. Scoring Summary 1st 7:52 J.Verity 25 FG, 9-57 3:39 2nd 14:44 A.Boumerhi 29 FG, 7-55 1:59 7:01 L.Marchi 5 pass to A.Jennings (A.Boumerhi), 8-91 4:45 4:34 D.Hood 2 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 5-34 1:08 1:05 R.Ritrovato 2 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 5-53 2:33 3rd 10:47 T.Sirk 11 pass to Q.Johnson (J.Verity, Jake kick), 11-75 4:13 2:04 L.Marchi 32 pass to I.Wright (A.Boumerhi kick), 7-80 2:56 4th 14:54 A.Boumerhi 39 FG, 4-8 1:04
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Attendance: 31,326 Kickoff time: 12:01 pm Temperature: 76 End of Game: 3:18 pm Wind: SSE 7mph Total elapsed time: 3:17 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Todd laPenta; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Ken Bushey; Center judge: Terry Killens Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM ECU 24 15 46-179 22-34 344 253 33-21-1 38-20-1 79-523 60-287 0-0 0-0 2-7 1-0 0-0 2-29 1-16 1-31 2-39.5 6-45.3 2-0 1-0 8-65 8-96 37:20 22:40 14 of 20 3 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 2 4-6 2-3 4-26 0-0
RUSHING: Temple - Hood 20-106; Ritrovato 14-48; Sharga 3-10; T.Williams 2-4; Marchi 1-3; Armstead 4-3; Wright 1-3; Nutile 1-2. ECU - Pinnix 7-30; Grayson 1-10; Howe 4-10; Dye 1-(-2); Sirk 9-(-14). PASSING: Temple - Marchi 19-31-1-321; Nutile 2-2-023. ECU - Sirk 20-38-1-253. RECEIVING: Temple - Wright 6-91; Kirkwood 4-79; A. Jennings 3-37; R.Jones 2-47; Yancy 1-48; Mack 1-15; Hood 1-8; F.Johnson 1-8; Yeboah 1-6; V.Bryant 1-5. ECU - J.Williams 5-110; Howe 5-24; Q.Johnson 3-51; Grayson 2-40; T.Brown 2-19; Pinnix 2-6; Marshmon 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Randall 1-16. ECU - Ramseur 1-31. FUMBLES: Temple - Hood 1-0; Armstead 1-0. ECU Howe 1-0. SACKS: Temple - Martin 2.0; Roche 1.0; Finch 1.0. ECU - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Bradley 5-4; Randall 4-1; Finch 2-3; Russell 3-1; S.Chandler 2-2; Roche 3-0; M.Jones 1-2; Taylor 0-3; Martin 2-0; Franklin 1-1; Foster 1-1; Levine 0-2; Dogbe 0-2; Crump 1-0; Walls 1-0; Kwenkeu 1-0; Hood 1-0; Cor.Lerch 1-0; Kelly 0-1; Dioubate 0-1. ECU - Ramseur 6-5; Wiggins 5-6; Gore 5-1; D.Robinson 3-3; Gibbs 1-5; Love 4-1; Irvin 3-2; Sutton 2-3; Anderson 2-2; Gutierrez 1-3; Hickerson 0-4; J.Williams 1-2; Fulp 1-2; Elmore 1-1; Myers 1-1; Holton 1-0; Howe 1-0; James 0-1; Owens 0-1; Turner 0-1; Price 0-1; Purvis 0-1.
OwlSports.com UConn 28, Temple 24 Saturday, October 14, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa
UConn (2-4) Temple (3-4)
OWLS FALL TO UCONN IN HOMECOMING GAME PHILADELPHIA – Despite admirable performances on both sides of the ball, Temple came up short in a comeback bid against division rival UConn, falling 28-24 Saturday afternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls’ defense competed particularly well, forcing two turnovers and slowing down the potent UConn passing attack throughout the game. Redshirt sophomore LB Chapelle Russell led the unit with 12 tackles, one for loss, while fellow junior S Delvon Randall picked up five tackles with one interception. Keys to the Game > The Temple defense went to work early against the high-powered UConn passing attack, as Randall picked off a pass up the left sideline midway through the Huskies’ opening drive. > Despite a slow start on their first drive, the Owls’ offense hit on all cylinders following the turnover, driving 78 yards over 10 plays for a touchdown. Redshirt junior RB David Hood capped the possession with two impressive runs: an 11-yard bulldozer followed up by a one-yard surge into the end zone, giving Temple the 7-0 advantage. > Even with a long field and its backs up against the goal line, the UConn offense managed an 88-yard scoring drive to knot the game at a touchdown apiece to start the second quarter, leaving the game a 7-7 tie. > The Huskies followed up the score with a string of positive plays, beginning with a forced fumble on Owls’ WR Brodrick Yancy that was returned to the Temple nine-yard line. The offense took advantage soon after, as QB Bryant Shirreffs found WR Hergy Mayala on a short six-yard fade into the right corner of the end zone, setting up UConn with its first lead of the game, 14-7. > After holding the one-score edge through halftime, UConn kick-started the second half with an 11-play, 63-yard touchdown possession, jumping out to a 21-7 lead over the Owls. Shirreffs threw his third score of the game, this time a screen to RB Arkeel Newsome. > The Temple offense rebounded immediately behind a few quick-strike tosses from QB Logan Marchi, cutting the lead back to one-score, 21-14. The redshirt sophomore initially found redshirt freshman TE Kenny Yeboah for 37 yards to set up the Owls inside the red zone, allowing Marchi to find sophomore WR Isaiah Wright wide open in the back of the end zone on a perfect nine-yard pass. > Despite Temple holding UConn to a quick three-andout, the tables quickly turned as Marchi’s initial pass of the drive was intercepted and taken 34 yards for a pick-six by DB Tyler Coyle, re-extending the Huskies’ lead back to two touchdowns, 28-14. > Following a failed fourth-down conversion inside the UConn red zone, the Temple defense stepped up for the Owls, as senior DB Artrel Foster recovered a fumble on the Huskies’ first play of the drive. The offense answered with haste, as junior RB Ryquell Armstead powered his way 10-yards for a touchdown, cutting the
UConn lead, 28-21. > Another quick possession from UConn set up the Temple offense with a chance to knot the game at 28 apiece. The Owls drove inside the five-yard line before finding a brick wall in the form of the Huskies’ front seven, leading to sophomore K Aaron Boumerhi’s first attempt and success from 21 yards out, leaving UConn up just 28-24. > After UConn missed on a 36-yard field goal attempt, Marchi worked to lead Temple down the field in the final minute of the matchup. The redshirt sophomore came up just short on a fourth down hail mary, as the ball was knocked down in the end zone before it could reach redshirt junior WR Ventell Bryant. Game Notes > As UConn moved the ball into Temple territory on its initial drive, Randall interrupted the Huskies’ progress with his third interception on the year. The timely turnover means the junior now has one pick in each of the past three games (Houston, ECU & UConn), and moves him into a tie for eighth all-time in career interceptions at Temple (7). > Down two scores, Marchi found a wide-open Yeboah for 37-yards up the right sideline, setting up an eventual touchdown later in the possession. The catch-and-run surpassed Yeboah’s previous long (15 yards vs. Charlotte) by an impressive 22 yards. With Yeboah’s later 21-yard reception, the redshirt freshman also topped his career-best in catches (2). > Despite the low point total, Marchi and the passing game performed above expectations, notching a career-best 356 yards through the air. The mark surpasses last week’s former career-best against ECU, when the redshirt sophomore tossed for 321 passing yards. Scoring Summary 1st 6:23 D.Hood 1 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 10-78 3:44 2nd 10:44 B.Shirreffs 6 pass to Q.Skanes (M.Tarbutt kick), 15-88 5:57 5:17 B.Shirreffs 6 pass to H.Mayala (M.Tarbutt kick), 2-9 0:43 3rd 9:30 B.Shirreffs 6 pass to A.Newsome (M.Tarbutt kick), 11-63 5:30 7:54 L.Marchi 9 pass to I.Wright (A.Boumerhi kick), 6-75 1:36 6:37 T.Coyle 34 INT return (M.Tarbutt kick) 4th 14:55 R.Armstead 10 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 4-21 1:44 11:14 A.Boumerhi 21 FG, 6-44 1:58
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Attendance: 29,849 Kickoff time: 12:02pm Temperature: 67 End of Game: 3:21pm Wind: N 15-10mph Total elapsed time: 3:19 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Charles Lamertina; Umpire: Kenneth Huffhines; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Stephen Ray; Back judge: Tom Fimmen; Field judge: Mark Windham; Side judge: Alex Moore; Center judge: Joe Clarkson Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UConn TEM 15 28 38-139 29-117 105 356 28-18-1 55-33-1 66-244 84-473 1-35 0-0 1-6 3-17 3-60 2-48 1-34 1-0 7-42.4 6-39.7 2-1 1-1 6-51 12-117 30:01 29:59 7 of 15 5 of 15 0 of 0 0 of 3 3-4 4-5 2-15 2-17
RUSHING: UConn - Newsome 18-56; Shirreffs 7-39; Mensah 7-25; Dixon 2-12; D.Williams 1-6; Hopkins 1-5; Team 2-(-4). Temple - Armstead 9-31; Hood 6-29; A. Jennings 1-22; Ritrovato 1-14; Bradley 2-7; R.Jones 1-4; Sharga 2-4; T.Williams 2-3; Marchi 4-3; Wright 1-0. PASSING: UConn - Shirreffs 18-28-1-105. Temple Marchi 33-54-1-356; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: UConn - Mayala 4-28; McLean 3-30; Skanes 3-18; Newsome 3-(-4); Dixon 2-13; Bloom 1-11; Beals 1-9; Davis 1-0. Temple - Hood 8-91; Wright 6-50; A.Jennings 5-52; Yeboah 4-73; Kirkwood 4-46; V.Bryant 2-20; Myarick 1-13; Ellick 1-8; Armstead 1-4; Yancy 1-(-1). INTERCEPTIONS: UConn - Coyle 1-34. Temple - Randall 1-0. FUMBLES: UConn - Beals 1-1; Newsome 1-0. Temple - Yancy 1-1. SACKS: UConn - Fatukasi 1.0; Joseph 1.0. Temple Franklin 1.0; Russell 0.5; Martin 0.5. TACKLES (UA-A): UConn - Joseph 7-4; Swann 7-0; Diggs 4-3; Brown 6-0; Coyle 3-3; Britton 3-2; Carrezola 3-1; Terry 3-1; Fortt 3-0; Bell 2-1; Fatukasi 2-1; Bloom 1-1; Hahn 1-0; Lawley 1-0; Freeborn 1-0; Tarbutt 1-0; J.Robinson 1-0; Buss 1-0; Mayala 0-1. Temple - Russell 9-3; Bradley 5-2; Dogbe 4-2; Randall 4-1; Franklin 3-2; S.Chandler 3-2; Foster 3-1; J.Thomas 2-0; Roche 2-0; Finch 2-0; Kwenkeu 1-1; Archibong 1-1; Martin 1-1; M. Jones 1-0; T.Jones 1-0; Carter 1-0; F.Johnson 1-0; Sharga 1-0; Crump 1-0; Walls 0-1; Booth-Lloyd 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Army 31, Temple 28 Saturday, October 21, 2017 Michie Stadium, West Point, N.Y.
Temple (3-5) Army (6-2)
ARMY OUTLASTS TEMPLE IN OVERTIME THRILLER WEST POINT, N.Y. – In a matchup that showcased two squads unwilling to back down, Temple failed to convert on an overtime field goal, falling to Army in a tight 31-28 OT contest Saturday afternoon at Michie Stadium. The Owls performed well despite a slew of injuries and first-time starters on both sides of the ball, ultimately coming up short on the road against a relentless Black Knights unit. Keys to the Game > Army kicked off the scoring on the Black Knights’ second possession of the game, taking the ball 68 yards over 12 plays before wrapping up the drive with an 11yard touchdown rush by Darnell Woolfolk. > The Black Knights’ special teams came through to set up their following offensive drive, as a blocked punt placed Army at the Owls’ 28-yard line. Two plays later, including a 24-yard pass, Army extended its lead out to 14-0 early in the second quarter. > Temple took over its next possession with purpose, responding behind WR Isaiah Wright’s 50-yard touchdown run. The sophomore broke away under the guise of a unique formation, drifting between defenders en route to the end zone. > After the Temple defense shut down Army near midfield, the Owls’ took over deep in their own territory. First-time starter QB Frank Nutile then proceeded to orchestrate an 83-yard touchdown drive to knot the game at 14 apiece, culminating with a 37-yard bomb to senior WR Adonis Jennings for the score. > The third quarter proved nearly as uneventful as the first, as the only highlight came as Temple K Aaron Boumerhi clanged a 32-yard field goal off the right upright. > Near the start of the final period, the Owls were finally able to earn their first lead of the day. Nutile kickstarted the drive with a 36-yard toss to redshirt junior RB David Hood before junior RB Ryquell Armstead broke loose on a 43-yard scamper for the Temple touchdown and the 21-14 edge. > Late in the fourth quarter, the Black Knights found a response of their own, as Woolfolk sprinted 44 yards for a game-tying score, 21-21. > The ensuing Temple possession saw a very methodical offensive drive by the Owls, as Nutile guided his unit down the field for their fourth touchdown of the game. Armstead again showed his toughness, breaking multiple tackles on a 21-yard push into the end zone, giving Temple a 28-21 advantage with less than two minutes to play. > With just one second remaining, Army once again closed the gap on the Owls, scoring on a 16-yard touchdown pass from back-up QB Hopkins to WR Adams. With the late score tying the game 28 all, Temple advances to its first overtime matchup since 2012. > With the Owls winning the coin toss, they elected to play defense to kickoff OT. Army took advantage of the
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opening possession, drilling a 29-yard field goal for the three-point lead. > Despite the Temple offense performing similar to their counterpart, Boumerhi failed to convert on a 27-yard attempt, ending the game in Army’s favor, 31-28. Game Notes > On the game, the Owls saw five new players make their first career starts: redshirt junior Frank Nutile at QB, redshirt junior James McHale at LT, redshirt junior Jaelin Robinson at LG, redshirt junior Gordon Thomas at C and redshirt sophomore DeAndre Kelly at DE. > Redshirt freshman Jonny Forrest stepped onto the field for the first time as a Temple Owl, earning time on special teams throughout the game. . > Senior S Sean Chandler, a four-year veteran in the Temple secondary, grabbed his first interception of the year on the final play of the opening half. With the pick, Chandler jumps up another spot to seventh alltime in career interceptions (8) with Temple. > Do-it-all sophomore Isaiah Wright compiled two 50yard plus plays on the day, as he picked up a 50-yard rush in the second quarter and a 51-yard reception in the third. > The joint sack on the Black Knights’ final drive by Temple seniors DE Jacob Martin and DE Sharif Finch marked the first Army has given up all year. > Temple advanced to an overtime matchup for the first time since 2012, when the Owls dropped UConn in a 17-14 victory on the road. Scoring Summary 1st 0:51 D.Woolfolk 11 run (B.Wilson kick), 12-68 7:07 2nd 12:30 D.Woolfolk 4 run (B.Wilson kick), 2-28 0:48 10:05 I.Wright 50 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 6-80 2:19 3:38 F.Nutile 37 pass to A.Jennings (A.Boumerhi kick), 6-83 2:50 4th 13:21 R.Armstead 43 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 4-78 1:21 5:03 D.Woolfolk 44 run (B.Wilson kick), 5-80 2:31 1:38 R.Armstead 21 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 8-58 3:16 0:01 K.Hopkins, Jr. 16 pass to J.Adams (B.Wilson kick), 14-79 1:30 OT 15:00 B.Wilson 29 FG, 5-13 0:00
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Attendance: 34,876 Kickoff time: 12:02 pm Temperature: End of Game: 3:41 pm Wind: Total elapsed time: 3:39 Weather: Sunny Officials: Referee: Stuart Mullins; Umpire: Johnnie Forte; Linesman: John Hoffman; Line judge: Robert Zivkovic; Back judge: Scot Maslin; Field judge: Ryan Flynn; Side judge: George Liotus; Center judge: Jeff Tomlin Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM Army 24 19 37-217 50-248 289 141 31-21-0 18-8-1 68-506 68-389 0-0 0-0 4-21 3-42 3-77 3-64 1-43 0-0 5-33.0 6-47.0 1-0 0-0 8-45 5-46 28:41 31:19 8 of 15 8 of 16 0 of 0 0 of 0 0-2 4-4 1-5 2-17
RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 18-151; Wright 4-52; Hood 8-11; Nutile 5-3; Sharga 1-0; Ritrovato 1-0. Army Woolfolk 18-132; Bradshaw 13-49; Walker 7-36; Davidson 3-11; Slomka 3-9; Hopkins Jr. 2-6; Holt 2-3; Trainor 1-2; Asberry 1-0. PASSING: Temple - Nutile 20-29-0-290; Wright 1-2-0(-1). Army - Hopkins Jr. 5-12-0-67; Bradshaw 3-5-0-74; Langdon 0-1-1-0. RECEIVING: Temple - A.Jennings 4-62; V.Bryant 4-29; Wright 3-79; Myarick 3-23; Kirkwood 2-20; Armstead 2-15; Hood 1-36; Yeboah 1-13; Yancy 1-12. Army - Walker 3-59; Adams 2-25; Ejekam 1-24; Asberry 1-18; Trainor 1-15. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - S.Chandler 1-43. Army None. FUMBLES: Temple - Wright 1-0. Army - None. SACKS: Temple - Martin 0.5; Finch 0.5. Army - Voit 1.0; Nachtigal 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Bradley 7-4; Russell 4-5; Franklin 5-2; Martin 0-7; S.Chandler 4-2; Taylor 1-5; Sharga 1-4; Finch 1-4; Randall 2-2; Archibong 1-3; Foster 3-0; Graham-Mobley 2-0; M.Jones 2-0; Kwenkeu 1-1; Kelly 0-2; Walls 0-2; F.Johnson 0-1. Army - Nachtigal 8-5; Aukerman 4-6; Christiansen 5-3; Regan 3-4; Gibson 3-2; McClinton 1-4; Bourdeau 1-3; Jones 3-0; Reynolds 2-0; Brinson 2-0; Voit 1-1; Lynch 1-1; Wright 1-1; Oyetuga 1-1; Bassett 1-0; Ramirez 1-0; Asberry 1-0; Coates 0-1; Parker 0-1; Schrage 0-1; Davis. 0-1; A.Jones 0-1.
OwlSports.com Temple 34, Navy 26 Thursday, November 2, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa TEMPLE KNOCKS OFF NAVY IN REMATCH OF 2016 AAC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME PHILADELPHIA – In a dominant performance reminiscent of last season’s conference title game, QB Frank Nutile and the Temple offense took care of business in a 34-26 victory over Navy in front of a nationally-televised audience Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The senior signal-caller guided the Owls’ offense on six consecutive scoring drives throughout the win, including four for touchdowns, ending just two on negative plays (interception & punt).
after an interception of Nutile snapped Temple’s streak of scoring possessions, finding the end zone on a 16-yard pass. The touchdown would cut the Owls’ lead down to 34-19 with just under six minutes to play. > Under guidance of a back-up quarterback, the Midshipmen would cut the lead one more time with a late touchdown pass, finalizing the score at 34-26 in Temple’s favor. Game Notes > The Owls’ 10 first quarter points marks the team’s best showing in Keys to the Game the opening period this > After receiving the season, as they had previopening kickoff, the Owls ously combined for just offense went to work 16 points in the first eight immediately, driving the matchups. Presented By field behind a method> Nutile carried a streak ical composition of air of 10 consecutive comattack and ground game. pletions from midway through the first quarter The possession would NOVEMBER 2, 2017 all the way to his first sizzle out inside the Navy attempt of the third, the five-yard line, setting up •A• longest of his career. K Aaron Boumerhi for a > For the game, Jennings 22-yard field goal and an grabbed five receptions for 127 yards and two touchearly 3-0 edge. downs. The pair of scores stand out in particular, as > The Naval Academy took advantage on the ensuing each was 30-yards or more, meaning all four of his TD kickoff, as the return team set up the Midshipmen catches this year came from that distance or greater. offense on the Temple 36-yard line. The Owls’ defense Further, the 127 yards marks Jennings’ third career 100proved stout, however, forcing a 48-yard field goal as yard receiving game. Navy knotted the game at 3-3. > Early in the fourth quarter, redshirt freshman Isaiah > Under the guidance of Nutile, Temple responded on Graham-Mobley picked up his first career sack. its next possession in quick-strike fashion. On a short > Late in the final period, junior S Delvon Randall third-and-three, Nutile dropped a 40-yard dime to grabbed his fourth pick of the season and eighth oversenior WR Adonis Jennings as he streaked up the left all, tying him once again with fellow safety and senior sideline, recapturing the lead, 10-3. Sean Chandler on the all-time Temple leaderboards at > Following a defensive stand, Nutile and the Owls’ 11th in program history. offense once again put on a clinic against the Midship> Redshirt sophomore Dana Levine broke through men defense. The senior quarterback went 5-for-5 the Navy offensive front to earn special teams coach throughout the drive, finishing off the possession with Ed Foley and his unit their first blocked kick of the two straight to senior WR Keith Kirkwood for the TD and year, helping the team hold onto title as the NCAA a 17-3 advantage. leader in the category over the past four seasons. > With one second remaining in the first half, Navy was forced into a short field goal after the Temple defense Scoring Summary TU-Navy made a stand inside the five-yard line, ending the initial 1st two periods up 17-6. 11:18 A.Boumerhi 22 FG, 11-73 3:42 3-0 > The Temple offense continued its scoring streak 8:51 B.Moehring 48 FG, 5-6 2:17 3-3 on its opening possession of the second half, as the 5:31 F.Nutile 40 pass to A.Jennings 10-3 Nutile-to-Jennings connection remained in-sync. This (A.Boumerhi kick), 6-84 3:13 time around, the signal-caller found his fellow senior on 2nd a 34-yard pass in the end zone, jumping Temple out to 9:35 F.Nutile 8 pass to K.Kirkwood 17-3 a 24-6 lead. (A.Boumerhi kick), 12-88 6:06 > On the ensuing Navy drive, the Midshipmen finally 0:00 B.Moehring 24 FG, 19-68 9:35 17-6 found some traction as they drove 75 yards over 10 3rd plays for their first touchdown of the day, cutting their 11:22 F.Nutile 34 pass to A.Jennings 24-6 deficit to a 24-13 difference. (A.Boumerhi kick), 4-60 1:03 > Nutile’s career night continued one possession later 6:05 Z.Abey 5 pass to M.Perry 24-13 as he once again led the Owls on a scoring drive, their (B.Moehring kick), 10-75 5:17 fifth consecutive of the night. After once again finding 0:57 F.Nutile 3 pass to Jak.Robinson 31-13 Jennings on a 33-yard pass, this time down to the one (A.Boumerhi kick), 11-81 5:01 yard line, Nutile tossed a three-yard gem to redshirt 4th sophomore TE Jake Robinson for the score, both the 10:27 A.Boumerhi 33 FG, 7-22 3:00 34-13 first catch and TD of his career. 5:51 G.Lewis to B.Colon 16 pass 34-19 > Midway through the final period, Boumerhi drilled (B.Moehring kick blocked), 4-37 1:37 a field goal attempt from 33 yards out, extending 2:12 G.Lewis 8 pass to T.Carmona 34-26 Temple’s streak of scoring drives to six and its lead over (B.Moehring kick), 10-80 2:38 Navy to 34-13. > The Navy offense was able to generate some points OwlSports.com
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Attendance: 26,127 Kickoff time: 8:02pm Temperature: 66 End of Game: 11:09pm Wind: SSE 8mph Total elapsed time: 3:07 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Todd LaPenta; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Todd Riddick; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Ken Bushey; Center judge: Terry Killens Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
Navy TEM 20 20 52-136 28-104 226 289 19-13-1 30-22-1 71-362 58-393 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-5 4-91 4-52 1-0 1-0 2-44.5 1-21.0 2-0 0-0 7-69 6-50 33:35 26:25 7 of 16 8 of 13 3 of 5 0 of 0 4-4 4-4 0-0 5-26
RUSHING: Navy - Abey 25-60; High 12-38; Perry 5-23; J.Brown 3-10; Makekau 1-3; Walker 3-2; Bonner 1-1; G.Lewis 2-(-1). Temple - Wright 4-40; Hood 7-35; Armstead 14-26; Nutile 2-3; Sharga 1-0. PASSING: Navy - Abey 6-9-1-111; G.Lewis 6-9-0-110; Perry 1-1-0-5. Temple - Nutile 22-30-1-289. RECEIVING: Navy - Perry 4-94; Carmona 4-63; Bonner 2-40; Colon 1-16; J.Brown 1-8; Abey 1-5. Temple - Kirkwood 7-87; A.Jennings 5-127; Wright 3-35; Ellick 2-16; R.Jones 2-7; Mack 1-8; Yeboah 1-6; Jak.Robinson 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Navy - Farrar 1-0. Temple - Randall 1-0. FUMBLES: Navy - N.Smith 1-0; Abey 1-0. Temple None. SACKS: Navy - None. Temple - Finch 2.0; Graham-Mobley 1.0; Booth-Lloyd 1.0; Roche 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Navy - M.Thomas 6-4; Thompson 5-1; Palmore 5-1; Merchant 5-0; Howard 4-1; Webb 3-0; Polu 3-0; S.Williams 2-1; Hailey 2-0; K.Williams 2-0; Pittman 2-0; Farrar 2-0; Ryan 1-1; Norton 1-0; N.Smith 1-0; Laster 1-0; Obanor 0-1. Temple - Finch 6-3; Russell 7-1; Randall 5-1; Bradley 5-1; Martin 2-2; J.Thomas 4-0; Kwenkeu 3-1; Walls 3-1; S.Chandler 1-3; Franklin 3-0; Graham-Mobley,I 2-1; M.Jones 2-1; Dogbe 2-0; Roche 2-0; Booth-Lloyd 2-0; Levine 1-1; K.Brown 1-0; T.Jones 1-0; Crump 1-0; Foster 1-0; Kelly 1-0; Archibong 0-1; Sharga 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Temple 35, Cincinnati 24 Friday, November 10, 2017 Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio
Temple (5-5) Cincinnati (3-7)
OWLS CONTROL BEARCATS UNDER FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS CINCINNATI, Ohio – Battling a cold front rolling in from the north and a Cincinnati squad fighting for postseason survival, Temple methodically took care of the Bearcats, 35-24, for its second consecutive conference victory under the night lights. Making just his third career start, redshirt junior QB Frank Nutile guided the Owls’ offense as he surgically took apart the Cincinnati secondary, compiling 224 yards through the air on 19-of-30 passing for one touchdown. Keys to the Game > WIth less than a minute remaining in the first quarter, Temple K Aaron Boumerhi started off the scoring with a short 27yard field goal, moving the Owls into an early 3-0 lead. > The Owls called Boumerhi’s number again one possession later, watching as the sophomore kicker sliced through an attempt from 22-yards out, extending Temple’s early edge to 6-0. > Midway through the second quarter, RB David Hood flipped his way into the end zone on a one-yard rush, pushing Temple out to a commanding 13-0 advantage. On the play, a stretch run to the right side, the redshirt junior was up-ended by a Cincinnati defender, landing just past the goal line for the the game’s opening touchdown. > After a scoreless first half, the Bearcats responded on their opening possession of the third quarter, driving 68 yards over nine plays for a touchdown, cutting Temple’s lead down to 13-7. > Nutile and the Owls’ offense quickly matched their counterparts with a scoring drive of their own, as the redshirt junior signal-caller dropped in a 34-yard gem up the right sideline to redshirt senior WR Keith Kirkwood for the touchdown and a 20-7 edge. > Cincinnati cut into the Temple lead yet again soon after taking over, driving for its second consecutive TD and moving within one possession of the Owls. > The Temple special teams saw fit for the Owls’ offense to never touch the field on their ensuing possession, as WR Isaiah Wright ran back a 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown. The sophomore wasn’t done, however, as he took the direct snap on the two-point attempt and found Nutile wide open in the flat for the successful conversion, putting Temple up 28-14. > The Bearcats’ offense continued to rumble on their next drive, taking the Owls deep into their own territory. A few stops inside the red zone, though, and Cincinnati was forced into a 26-yard field goal, going down 28-17 to kickoff the fourth quarter. > Temple’s offensive consistency continued without issue as Nutile and company took over deep in their own territory. The redshirt junior quarterback capped the possession himself as he scooted into the end zone on a three-yard rush around the right edge of the O-Line, vaulting the Owls into a commanding 35-17 advantage. > With less than three minutes remaining in the game, Cincinnati concluded the scoring with a three-yard TD pass to the front-left pylon, setting the final score at 3524 in Temple’s favor.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Game Notes > Up just six after Cincinnati compiled back-to-back scoring drives, Wright shifted the momentum back in the Owls’ favor as he sprinted untouched 98 yards for Temple’s first special teams touchdown of the year. Coincidentally, the last time Temple notched a kickoff return TD came early during the 2015 season at Cincinnati, as Jahad Thomas took back a 100-yard return to open the second half in the 34-16 victory. > For the second time this season, Hood surpassed his career high on the ground, surging to 108 total yards for the game to pair with his lone score. The total also marks the redshirt junior’s second career 100-yard rushing game, as he picked up his first earlier this year against ECU (106). > Earlier this season, redshirt sophomore QB Logan Marchi put together the best three-game statistical passing start in school history, compiling 767 yards through the air. Following an injury sidelining Marchi midway through the season, Nutile took over under center and has proceeded to break his predecessor’s record, tossing 803 yards through his initial three starts (Army, Navy & Cincinnati). > The last time a Temple student-athlete threw and ran for a touchdown came two years ago when QB Phillip Walker, the then-junior, orchestrated a 60-40 road victory over SMU. Nutile, making just his third career start with Temple, did the same against Cincinnati, finding Kirkwood for a 34-yard TD pass in the third quarter before rushing three yards for his first career ground score midway through the final period. > Further, the last time the Owls saw their quarterback find the end zone using his legs came early last season, again with Walker. Early on the road against Penn State, the senior rushed for his only ground touchdown of the year in the 34-27 loss to the Nittany Lions. Scoring Summary 1st 0:33 A.Boumerhi 27 FG, 13-79 5:25 2nd 13:15 A.Boumerhi 22 FG, 7-20 2:00 6:39 D.Hood 1 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 12-84 4:47 3rd 11:37 H.Moore 29 pass to T.Geddis (R.Jones kick), 9-68 3:18 9:51 F.Nutile 34 pass to K.Kirkwood (A.Boumerhi kick), 5-74 1:39 7:40 M.Boone 21 run (R.Jones kick), 7-71 2:06 7:27 I.Wright 98 KOR (I.Wright to F.Nutile pass) 4th 14:56 R.Jones 26 FG, 11-64 3:46 11:03 F.Nutile 3 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 9-65 3:53 2:34 H.Moore 3 pass to M.Boone (R.Jones kick), 11-65 3:11
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Attendance: 22,773 Kickoff time: 7:02 pm Temperature: 29 End of Game: 10:24 pm Wind: 7 ENE Total elapsed time: 3:22 Weather: Clear, Cold Officials: Referee: Adam Savoie; Umpire: N. Pergine; Linesman: Daniel Shelton; Line judge: Tod Reese; Back judge: Tom Fimmen; Field judge: Chris Bikowski; Side judge: Alex Moore; Center judge: Ryan Wingers Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM Cin 25 21 43-205 35-184 224 221 30-19-1 37-21-0 73-429 72-405 1-6 0-0 0-0 1-16 2-115 6-151 0-0 1-7 2-46.5 5-37.6 1-1 2-1 4-50 11-107 32:17 27:43 8 of 14 9 of 18 0 of 0 2 of 3 4-4 2-2 1-5 1-4
RUSHING: Temple - Hood 23-108; Ritrovato 9-44; Armstead 4-28; Nutile 5-28; A.Jennings 1-0; Team 1-(3). Cincinnati - Moore 11-75; Boone 9-59; Warren 1040; Doaks 4-13; Team 1-(-8); J.Smith 0-5. PASSING: Temple - Nutile 19-30-1-224. Cincinnati Moore 20-36-0-217; Boone 1-1-0-4. RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 4-62; Wright 3-39; R.Jones 3-38; A.Jennings 3-16; Kirkwood 2-40; Armstead 2-12; Myarick 1-18; Hood 1-(-1). Cincinnati - Lewis 5-84; Boone 4-7; Gray 3-50; Cogswell 3-16; Geddis 2-40; Warren 1-9; Doaks 1-7; Savage 1-4; Moore 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. Cincinnati - Taylor 1-7. FUMBLES: Temple - Ritrovato 1-1. Cincinnati - Team 1-0; Moore 1-1. SACKS: Temple - Archibong 1.0. Cincinnati - Copeland 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - S.Chandler 8-3; T.Jones 4-3; Finch 3-4; Bradley 2-5; Taylor 2-4; Randall 3-2; Martin2-2; Crump 3-0; Franklin 2-1; Archibong 2-1; M. Jones 2-0; Roche 1-1; Walls 1-1; Graham-Mobley 0-2; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; D.Thomas 1-0; Foster 1-0; T.Willaims 1-0; Myarick 1-0; Levine 0-1; Dogbe 0-1; Kwenkeu 0-1. Cincinnati - Minor 7-9; Young 4-6; White 4-6; Jacobs 5-2; Copeland 4-3; Taylor 3-1; Stephens 2-2; Broughton 1-3; Murphy 0-4; Gilbert 2-0; Clements 1-1; Brooks 0-2; Campbell1-0; Fitz 1-0; M.Smith 1-0; L.Johnson 0-1; Wilson 0-1; Brown 0-1.
OwlSports.com #15 UCF 45, Temple 19 Saturday, November 18, 2017 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa OWLS STUMBLE TO #15 UCF AS KNIGHTS STAY UNBEATEN OwlSports.com PHILADELPHIA – Marlon Williams for an Despite playing host to eight-yard TD up the left Senior Day and opening sideline and a commandthe game with serious ing 45-13 edge. energy, Temple failed > Temple was able to to overcome No. 15 find the scoreboard once UCF and its undefeated in the second half behind streak, falling to the a season-best 74-yard Knights 45-19 in the touchdown pass from Owls’ home finale. Led Nutile to redshirt junior by QB McKenzie Milton, Adonis Jennings, cutting UCF dominated the the lead down to what turnover battle throughwould serve as the final out the game, gifting score, 45-19. the nation’s top scoring offense with consistent Game Notes short fields due to the > Playing into the spirit five Temple turnovers of a Senior Day that (four interceptions, one sent off 21 players and fumble). a class that is tied for the winningest in school Keys to the Game history (31 victories), > After missing a head coach Geoff Collins 29-yarder on the openput in redshirt senior DE ing possession, sophoChris Smith for the first more K Aaron Boumerhi time this season. redeemed himself with a > Redshirt senior DL Presented By successful 35-yard field Greg Webb earned his goal to grant Temple an first start of the year early 3-0 lead, putting at defensive tackle, a the Knights in a trailing position he has played NOVEMBER NOVEMBER 18, 18, 2017 2017 position for the just the crucial back-up through•1• out the season. fourth time this year. > Midway through the > The UCF offense fourth quarter, Jennings grabbed a 74-yard touchdown quickly responded on its ensuing possession, driving pass from Nutile, a play that would serve as both the 60 yards over seven plays to tack on their first touchOwls’ season-long from scrimmage and the redshirt down of the game. Milton took care of the scoring junior’s career-long reception. Jennings continued his himself, rushing the final four yards for the TD. trend of only catching touchdowns over 30 yards, earn> Early in the second quarter, the Owls marched their ing his fifth on the year and his fourth from Nutile. way down the field for the unit’s first touchdown, ending > Playing for the final time at Lincoln Financial Field, the drive on an eight-yard TD catch by senior WR Keith redshirt senior DL Jullian Taylor compiled his best Kirkwood. With the score, Temple reestablished its lead game to date, racking up a career-high 10 tackles over UCF, 10-7. with 4.5 tackles-for-loss. Similarly, fellow redshirt > Determined to match the Owls, Milton and the senior DE Sharif Finch continued to harass opposKnights’ offense compiled a second straight scoring ing quarterbacks as he put together yet another drive, this time watching Dredrick Snelson rush two two-sack game, not to mention his three TFLs. yards into the end zone after receiving a pitch from Milton on the right edge for the 14-10 advantage. Scoring Summary TU-UCF > Following an interception of Nutile, the UCF offense 1st went to work with a short field, scoring this time on a 4:12 A.Boumerhi 35 FG, 12-28 4:56 3-0 nine-yard toss from Milton to Otis Anderson for a 21-10 1:55 M.Milton 4 run 3-7 lead midway through the second period. (M.Wright kick), 7-60 2:10 > The Temple offense continued to struggle as RB 2nd Ryquell Armstead fumbled deep in Owls’ territory, 13:37 F.Nutile 8 pass to K.Kirkwood 10-7 once again granting the Knights with excellent field (A.Boumerhi kick), 7-61 3:15 position. A defensive stand kept UCF out of the end 11:25 D.Snelson 2 run 10-14 zone, though, as Matthew Wright drilled a 33-yarder for (M.Wright kick), 6-74 2:06 a 24-10 edge. 9:20 M.Milton 9 pass to O.Anderson 10-21 > Offensive issues continued to plague Temple, as (M.Wright kick), 4-21 1:13 Nutile threw his second pick of the game following a 8:13 M.Wright 44 FG, 4--5 0:51 10-24 pair of back-to-back punts by both teams. The Knights 2:36 M.Milton 5 pass to G.Davis 10-31 went to work on the Owls’ five-yard line after the return, (M.Wright kick), 1-5 0:26 scoring on one play for a 31-10 lead. 0:00 A.Boumerhi 41 FG, 11-29 2:24 13-31 > With just over two minutes to play in the half, QB 3rd Frank Nutile was able to orchestrate an 11-play drive 9:39 M.Milton 22 pass to T.Smith 13-38 deep into UCF territory, setting up Boumerhi for his (M.Wright kick), 6-49 2:49 second field goal on the day as time expired, nailing a 5:31 M.Milton 8 pass to M.Williams 13-45 41-yarder for a 31-13 halftime deficit. (M.Wright kick), 7-52 2:42 > The Knights’ offense picked up the second half right 4th where they left off, taking their second possession of 11:37 F.Nutile 74 pass to A.Jennings 19-45 the third quarter 49 yards for a touchdown. Milton once (F.Nutile pass failed), 2-86 0:41 again involved himself on the score, tossing a 21-yarder to Tre’Quan Smith for the TD and 38-13 advantage. > After yet another Temple interception, Milton guided his offense back down inside the red zone, finding
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Attendance: 25877 Kickoff time: 12:01pm Temperature: 53 End of Game: 3:22pm Wind: S 11mph Total elapsed time: 3:21 Weather: Mostly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: N. Pergine; Linesman: Charles Twiddy; Line judge: Colin Gaynor; Back judge: James Downey; Field judge: Rick Santilli; Side judge: Matt Waldron; Center judge: Mark Mobra Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
UCF TEM 17 19 40-130 35-196 254 201 28-18-0 42-17-4 68-384 77-397 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 3-81 8-142 4-38 0-0 5-39.4 3-35.3 0-0 1-1 7-55 6-57 28:49 31:11 5 of 13 4 of 15 0 of 2 4 of 5 6-6 3-3 1-2 2-16
RUSHING: UCF - Anderson 5-58; Killins 10-30; Milton 6-23; Richardson 7-8; Vedral 5-7; McGowan 5-6; Snelson 1-2; Team 1-(-4). Temple - Hood 12-81; Ritrovato 5-41; Wright 4-32; Armstead 7-18; Nutile 6-14; T.Williams 1-10. PASSING: UCF - Milton 16-23-0-208; Vedral 2-5-0-46. Temple - Nutile 17-40-4-201; Team 0-1-0-0; Wright 0-10-0. RECEIVING: UCF - T.Smith 4-89; M.Williams 3-30; Franks 3-17; Anderson 2-18; G.Davis 2-16; Logan-Greene 1-46; Colubiale 1-35; Killins 1-2; Snelson 1-1. Temple - V.Bryant 4-26; Kirkwood 3-32; A.Jennings 2-88; R.Jones 2-24; Wright 2-16; Hood 2-1; Yeboah 1-8; Armstead 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: UCF - Griffin 1-22; Gibson 1-17; Clarke 1-0; Jaskinski 1-(-1). Temple - None. FUMBLES: UCF - None. Temple - Armstead 1-1. SACKS: UCF - Connors 1.0. Temple - Finch 2.0. TACKLES (UA-A): UCF - Burkett 6-1; Jasinski 5-2; Hughes 5-1; Mitchell 4-1; Neal 3-2; Pittman 3-1; Guerad 0-4; Griffin 3-0; Clarke 2-1; McCrae 2-0; Burgess-Becker 2-0; Evans 1-1; T.Davis 1-1; Gibson 1-1; G.Davis 1-1; Moore 1-0; Luyanda 1-0; Grant 1-0; Cochran 1-0; Lowry 1-0; Harrison 1-0; Odigie 1-0; Connors 1-0; Hill 0-1; Gebka 0-1; Causey 0-1. Temple - Taylor 8-2; Franklin 6-2; S.Chandler 6-0; T.Jones 5-1; Finch 4-0; M.Jones 3-1; Bradley 1-3; Randall 3-0; Crump 2-0; Walls 2-0; Foster 1-1; Kwenkeu 1-1; Martin 1-1; Hood 1-0; C.Smith 1-0; Fair 1-0; Brown 1-0; Boumerhi 1-0; V.Bryant 1-0; Kirkwood 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 0-1; Dogbe 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Temple 43, Tulsa 22 Saturday, November 25, 2017 H.A. Chapman Stadium, Tulsa, Okla.
Temple (6-6) Tulsa (2-10)
TEMPLE OUTPACES TULSA TO GAIN BOWL-ELIGIBILITY TULSA, Okla. – With Bowl eligibility on the line and facing an underrated Tulsa squad in hostile territory, Temple put together a signature performance across all three facets of the game, weathering the Golden Hurricane in a 43-22 victory. Following an abnormally quiet game last week against unbeaten UCF, the Owls’ offense returned to its usual potency behind the efforts of QB Frank Nutile and his receiving corps, dialing up 262 passing yards and three touchdowns through the air (not to mention two long receptions to inside the Tulsa five-yard line, setting up a pair of rushing touchdowns). Keys to the Game > After shutting down the Temple offense to open the game, Tulsa took over deep in its own territory. The Golden Hurricane proceeded to drive the field behind a combination of power rushing and pinpoint passing, concluding the possession with a 35-yard pass over the top for the game’s opening touchdown and a 7-0 lead. > The Owls’ offense responded on their ensuing possession, putting together a nine-play, 52-yard drive to set up K Aaron Boumerhi for a 39-yard FG. > After exchanging punts, the Temple offense went to work again, this time driving 90 yards via a slew of big plays that culminated with Nutile connecting with WR Adonis Jennings for a 28-yard TD. > Following another stop from the defense, Temple was able to take advantage. Two plays after Nutile dropped a gem into WR Keith Kirkwood up the left sideline to set up the Owls in the red zone, junior RB Ryquell Armstead outpaced nearly the entire Tulsa defense as he sprinted the width of the field for Temple’s second TD. > The Golden Hurricane found a spark on offense during its ensuing drive, pushing down inside the Owls’ red zone. After a few close calls, Temple forced Tulsa to settle for a FG, closing the scoring gap down to 17-10. > The Owls refused to allow Tulsa to threaten their first half lead, compiling a third-consecutive TD possession highlighted, once again, by a Nutile-to-Jennings pass. This time around, the redshirt junior wideout caught a 65-yarder down to the one-yard line, allowing RB David Hood to punch it in for the TD the following play. > Tulsa was able to put together a second consecutive scoring drive, kicking a 47-yard FG to pull within 11. > After forcing a Temple punt with just over a minute remaining in the first half, Tulsa was looking to close the gap before heading into halftime. The Owls’ defense had other plans, though, as redshirt junior DB Derrek Thomas intercepted a pass and ran the ball back 83 yards to the Tulsa two-yard line. Temple only needed one play to cover the last two yards, as Nutile found Kirkwood wide open for the score and a 31-13 lead. > Aided by a pair of 15-yard personal fouls, the Tulsa offense opened the second half with a TD drive, capping the possession with a 14-yard rush into the end zone and slicing the deficit down to a 31-20 margin. > Following the Owls’ defense holding Tulsa, Isaiah Wright notched a 72-yard punt return for a TD to safely secure Temple’s lead, 37-20.
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> The fourth quarter proved scoreless until, with just over three minutes remaining, Nutile found Kirkwood for the pair’s second touchdown of the day, this time a short six-yard catch to the end zone’s front right pylon. On the ensuing PAT, though, Tulsa would put up the final points of the game, blocking the attempt and returning it the length of the field for two points. Game Notes > The Nutile-to-Jennings duo racked up 89 yards with one touchdown on the day. Since Week 8 against Army, the two have compiled 382 yards with five scores, best on the team during that span. > On the day, Nutile consistently found his receivers for big gains, as Jennings pulled down a 65-yarder and Kirkwood brought in one for 51 yards. Although each possession would eventually end in a rushing score, the two receptions serve as Temple’s longest pass plays not for touchdowns. > The Owls notched 31 first half points against the Golden Hurricane, surpassing the 30-point mark for just the fourth time this season. > Sophomore LB Shaun Bradley played a major role for the Temple defense against the Golden Hurricane, racking up a career-high 13 tackles in the matchup. > Wright’s third quarter punt return for a touchdown marks the first of its kind for Temple since 2014, when Khalif Herbin did the same against Delaware State. Further, > With less than a minute to go in the victory, safety Sean Chandler grabbed the final regular season pick of his four-year career, sliding the senior starter up into a tie for eighth all time in career interceptions (9). Scoring Summary TEM-TLS 1st 11:05 C.President 35 pass to J.Hobbs 0-7 (R.Jones kick), 8-90 2:22 6:55 A.Boumerhi 39 FG, 9-52 4:03 3-7 1:53 F.Nutile 28 pass to A.Jennings 10-7 (A.Boumerhi kick), 3-90 0:54 2nd 12:08 R.Armstead 9 run 17-7 (A.Boumerhi kick), 8-90 3:27 7:44 R.Jones 28 FG, 14-64 4:24 17-10 5:33 D.Hood 1 run 24-10 (A.Boumerhi kick), 4-75 2:01 1:55 R.Jones 47 FG, 10-45 3:38 24-13 0:27 F.Nutile 2 pass to K.Kirkwood 31-13 (A.Boumerhi kick), 1-2 0:05 3rd 10:19 D.Brewer 14 run 31-20 (R.Jones kick), 9-72 4:35 3:26 I.Wright 72 punt return 37-20 (A.Boumerhi kick blocked) 4th 3:17 F.Nutile 6 pass to K.Kirkwood 43-20 (A.Boumerhi kick blocked), 4-13 1:16 3:17 C.Williams PAT return 43-22
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Attendance: 17,032 Kickoff time: 3:01 pm Temperature: 66 End of Game: 6:26 pm Wind: 9 NNE Total elapsed time: 3:25 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Todd LaPenta; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Todd Riddick; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Bobby Wright; Center judge: Terry Killens Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM TLS 20 25 34-193 54-314 258 55 29-21-0 19-6-2 63-451 73-369 0-0 0-0 4-77 0-0 3-76 4-77 2-132 0-0 5-40.6 5-45.0 0-0 1-1 10-123 6-55 29:12 30:48 5 of 13 3 of 14 1 of 1 1 of 1 4-5 2-3 2-12 1-6
RUSHING: Temple - Hood 14-84; Armstead 12-53; Wright 2-50; Ritrovato 1-3; Nutile 3-3; Sharga 1-2; R.Jones 1-(-2). Tulsa - Brewer 34-255; Simon 13-36; President 5-35; Hefley 2-(-12). PASSING: Temple - Nutile 20-28-0-262; Wright 1-1-0-(4). Tulsa - President 4-13-0-40; Hefley 2-6-2-15. RECEIVING: Temple - Kirkwood 4-71; Hood 4-15; A. Jennings 3-89; Wright 3-38; Yeboah 3-8; R.Jones 1-14; Ellick 1-11; Armstead 1-8; Myarick 1-4. Tulsa - Hobbs 3-46; Riederer 1-6; Brewer 1-3; Stokes 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - D.Thomas 1-83; S.Chandler 1-49. Tulsa - None. FUMBLES: Temple - None. Tulsa - Hefley 1-1. SACKS: Temple - Martin 2.0. Tulsa - Brubaker 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Bradley 9-4; S.Chandler 7-3; Martin 7-3; Randall 3-5; T.Jones 3-3; Levine 3-3; Walls 2-1; M.Jones 2-1; Franklin 2-1; Taylor 1-2; C.Smith 1-1; Webb 0-2; Dogbe 0-2; Kelly 0-2; Finch 0-2; Archibong 0-2; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Boumerhi 1-0; Kwenkeu 0-1; F.Johnson 0-1; Roche 0-1. Tulsa - Edmiston 6-7; Whitfield 3-8; Suits 3-7; Cannon 4-3; Brubaker 4-2; Wadley 3-1; K.Thomas 2-1; R.Robinson 2-1; J.Smith 1-2; C.Williams 1-1; S.Robinson 0-2; Gipson 0-2; Green 0-2; Carter 1-0; Landon 1-0; Riederer 1-0; Uhles 0-1; Pugh 0-1; Mouton 0-1; Stevenson 0-1; Hefley 0-1.
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Worcester, Mass. Doherty Memorial
2017 (Freshman): Joined the program as a walk-on in the fall ... expected to redshirt.
2017
High School: Two-year letterwinner at defensive back and wide receiver for Doherty Memorial in Worchester, Mass. … two-year letterwinner in basketball … member of the 2014 state championship team … as a senior, had 1,050 total yards from scrimmage, 65 tackles, and 8 interceptions … played in the Central Massachusetts All-Star game. Personal: Born Aaron Adu in Bronx, N.Y. … parents are Isofi and Agnes Adu … has two brothers, Michael Adu (25) and Harold Ntiamoah (30) … favorite video game is NBA 2K18 … mechanical engineering major.
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Kareem
Sicklerville, N.J. Winslow Township HS
2017 Honors: 2017 - Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week (Houston, UCF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Cincinnati). 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team in August as a walk-on ... expected to redshirt. High School: Four-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and defensive back at Winslow Township High School under head coach Kemp Carr ... first team all-conference and earned scholar athlete of the week honors ... accrued 400 hundred yards and earned 50 tackles in his senior year. Personal: Born Joshua Allen in Sicklerville, N.J. ... son of Cynthia Allen ... sister Jhasmine (20).
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Pennsauken, N.J. Timber Creek HS
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2016 Honors: 2015 - Scout team defensive player of the week (UMass). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): A backup cornerback who has not seen game action thus far this season. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action vs. Army exclusively on special teams ... saw action at cornerback vs. Stony Brook ... suffered arm injury in week 2 and did not see action again until the season finale (ECU) and Bowl game (Wake Forest). 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... started at Temple in Spring 2015 ... made debut at Cincinnati ... redshirted. High School: Played running back and defensive back for coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek in Sicklerville, N.J. ... won 43 games in his four-year career ... was a two-time South Jersey champ after 12-0 (2011) and 10-2 (2012) seasons ... was 10-2 as a junior and 11-1 as a senior ... earned all-state, all-conference, and all-county recognition as a junior and senior ... earned a N.J. Mini Max award ... played in the 2015 US Army All-American game ... ranked as the #7 player in New Jersey and the #28 cornerback in the country ... also lettered three times in track and was the State champ in the 55-meter. Personal: Born Kareem Ali, Jr. in Willingboro, N.J. ... both parents attended Temple University ... father played football for the Owls from 1996-98 when he was known as Kareem Gilliard ... mother, Tasha, ran track ... has three brothers: Kahlil (10), KeRon (8), and Keyon (5) ... has a dog named Lily ... lists his favorites as: Friday Night Lights (movie/ book), Grey’s Anatomy (TV show), sweet potatoes (food) ...finance major. Opp. 2017 2016 2015 Career
KAREEM ALI’S DEFENSIVE STATS P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR 0/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 4/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 5/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
Icon Key Letterwinner All-American Athletic Conference Earned Undergraduate Degree Participated in Championship Game Owl Scholar Athlete Participated in Boca Raton Bowl Walk On Participated in Military Bowl
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6-5 • 300 Finance
Springfield, Pa. Springfield HS
2017 2014 Honors: 2017 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2016 - Member of American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2015 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Tulane) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Had offseason surgery and is still recovering ... has not seen game action yet this season. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Suffered a hip injury in the offseason ... saw only game action of the season vs. Cincinnati (10/29). 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut versus Tulane. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Four-year letterwinner at offensive and defensive line at Springfield under head coach Tom Kline … earned all-Delco and all-league honors in his senior year … received an all-state honorable mention his junior year … was also a three-year letter winner in swimming, one-year in wrestling, three-year in indoor track, and four-year in outdoor track. Personal: Born Nicholas Richard Apostolu in Springfield, Pa. … parents are Maryann and Chris Apostolu … has a brother Dan (21) and a sister Georgia (16) … has a dog named Shadow ... is an amateur magician ... volunteered for Appalachian Service Project ... finance major. Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp @Cin.................dnp @UMass..........dnp @Char..............dnp Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU..............dnp @USF...............dnp Memphis.........dnp UConn.............dnp @Hou(CCG)....dnp Toledo(Bowl)..dnp 2015...................1/0
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NICK APOSTOLU’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND.................dnp SB.....................dnp Villanova.........dnp @PSU...............dnp UMass..............dnp Char.................dnp @USF...............dnp SMU.................dnp Houston..........dnp @Mem..............dnp @ECU...............dnp @UCF...............dnp UConn.............dnp USF...................dnp @Army.............dnp Cin.........................x Navy.................dnp @Uconn...........dnp @Cin.................dnp @Tulane..........dnp UCF..................dnp ECU..................dnp @Tulsa.............dnp @Navy(CCG)..dnp 2017.................. 0/0 WForest(Bowl).dnp Career...............2/0 2016...................1/0
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95 ARCHIBONG DL
7 ARMSTEAD RB Ryquell
Dan
Junior
r-Freshman
6-6 • 285 Criminal Justice
2017
5-11 • 205 Criminal Justice
Springfield, Pa. Springfield HS
2017
Honors: 2017 - ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, ECU, UConn, Army, Navy, Cincinnati) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Plays in a deep D-line rotation ... made first career start opening day at Notre Dame ... started at DT in nine of 12 games ... wore #1 against Navy ... notched his first sack as an Owl on the road vs. Cincinnati. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... saw first game action of career vs. Charlotte at defensive line and made first career tackle ... redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner at defensive end and tight end for head coach Chris Britton at Springfield (Pa.) High … all-state honorable mention at defensive end senior year ... was a Blue-Gray All-American and Maxwell Award nominee … earned second-team all-league recognition at defensive end and honorable mention recognition at tight end junior year ... finished 12-1 as a junior and 6-5 as a senior. Personal: Born Daniel Patrick Archibong (pronounced: arch-EE-bong) in Philadelphia ... parents are Heather Carroll, Sean Carroll (stepfather), and Henry Archibong ... sisters Sophia Carroll (7) and Jules Archibong (3), and brothers Shaun Carroll (6) and Owen Archibong (4) ... criminal justice major and wants to work for tech in FBI. “He does an unbelievable job for us, has started a bunch of games, and is just a tough physical kid, unselfish kid and he is another one that I don’t know if he has gotten a 'B' since he has gotten to college." - HC Geoff Collins, 10/31/17 DAN ARCHIBONG SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 4....................................................................... vs. Army, 10/21/17 Solo.............................................2................................................................. at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Asst............................................. 3.......................................................................vs. Army, 10/21/17 TFLs........................................ 1.0.................................................................. at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Sacks...................................... 1.0.................................................................. at Cincinnati, 11/10/17
Millville, N.J. Millville HS
2016 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Week (Army) ... #the STANDARD Player of the Game (Houston, UConn, Army, Tulsa) ... Doak Walker Award Watch List ... 2016- All-American Athletic Conference Third Team (Phil Steele) ... AAC Honor Roll (SMU, USF) ... Offensive Production Player of the Week (SMU, USF) ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (UCF) ... OwlSports.com Under Armour Student Athlete of the Week (SMU, USF). 2017 (Junior): Had team-high in rushing yards against Notre Dame, UMass, Houston, UConn and Army ... scored his first TD of the season vs. UConn ... rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns against Army ... moved into a tie for seventh all-time on Temple's leaderboard for career rushing touchdowns after picking up his 20th against Tulsa ... finished the season second in rushing yards (553) and tied for first in rushing TDs (4). 2016 (Sophomore): Started opening day vs. Army in place of Jahad Thomas and rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for a career-high 210 yards on 20 carries and scored two TDs against USF including a 76-yard score that tied for the 8th longest run from scrimmage by an Owl since 1971 and the 210 yards ranks 13th in the record books. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... debuted against Penn State, rushing four times for eight yards and making one catch for three yards ... set season highs in carries and yards at Charlotte ... started and scored first two career touchdown versus Tulane ... played in 12 games and finished behind only Jahad Thomas with 51 carries ... was one of three freshmen to see significant action, along with RB Jager Gardner and DB Delvon Randall. High School: Played running back for coach Jason Durham at Millville (N.J.) High ... rushed for over 2,500 yards in his career including 1,488 yards and 18 TDs as a senior when his team went 5-3 ... holds the school single-game record with 337 rushing yards ... lettered twice in football and three times in track ... a three-time all-conference selection in track leading Millville to the county title in 2013-14.
Personal: Born Ryquell Keeman Armstead (pronounced: RAH-qwell) in Bridgeton, N.J. ... parents are Tara Armstead and Rynell Lawrence ... has a sister Rachell Armstead (19) - a hurdler on the Temple track DAN ARCHIBONG'S DEFENSIVE STATS field team - and brother Rynell Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS Lawrence Jr. (16) ... list of favorites @ND 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Yards Name.......................................Years include: SportsCenter (TV show), Villanova 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 The Replacements (movie), and ta- 4,895 Paul Palmer..........................1983-86 UMass 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 cos (food) ... criminal justice major. 3,570 Bernard Pierce.....................2009-11 @USF 1/1 1-1-2 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 3,260 Tanardo Sharps............. 1999-2002 Houston 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 “I tell you, he’s a complete play- 2,647 Matt Brown.......................... 2009-12 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 er. He can catch the ball, he has 2,610 Anthony Anderson............. 1975-78 UConn 1/1 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 really good vision, explosiveness. @Army 1/1 1-3-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 With him, it’s just a matter of get- 2,599 Jahad Thomas......................2013-16 Navy 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 ting touches, staying healthy and 2,383 Todd McNair........................1985-88 @Cincinnati 1/1 2-1-3 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0 0 being fresh.” - RB coach Tony Lu- 2,218 Henry Hynoski..................... 1972-72 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 cas, 8/11/17 1,943 Mark Bright........................... 1976-79 @Tulsa 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/9 5-12-17 1.5/6 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0 0 1,730 Harold Harmon...................1980-83 “Playing running back at this lev2016 2/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1,663 Ryquell Armstead............ 2015-17 el, you are going to get hit a lot. Career 14/9 6-12-18 1.5/6 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0 0 So, he is just trying to make sure TDs Name.......................................Years that he is taking care of his body and putting him in a position to RYQUELL ARMSTEAD’s OFFENSIVE STATS 53 Bernard Pierce.....................2009-11 play because he wants to play. RUSHING RECEIVING 39 Paul Palmer..........................1983-86 He is one of the most competitive Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg 30 Jahad Thomas......................2013-16 kids I have ever been around. So @ND 1/1 19 67 3.5 0 17 1 8 8.0 0 8 22 Matt Brown.......................... 2009-12 he wants to be out there with his Villanova 1/0 12 19 1.6 0 7 2 5 2.5 0 3 22 Anthony Anderson............. 1975-78 teammates.” - HC Geoff Collins, UMass 1/1 17 91 5.4 0 56 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 10/10/17 21 Walter Washington............2003-04 @USF 1/1 11 3 0.3 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/1 14 63 4.5 0 20 1 7 7.0 0 7 20 Ryquell Armstead............ 2015-17 @ECU 1/0 4 3 0.8 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 20 Tanardo Sharps............. 1999-2002 UConn 1/0 9 31 3.4 1 10 1 4 4.0 0 4 @Army 1/0 18 151 8.6 2 43 2 15 7.5 0 11 RYQUELL ARMSTEAD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Navy 1/0 14 26 1.9 0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 Rushes...................................... 20..................................................... (2x) last at UConn, 11/4/16 @Cincinnati 1/0 4 28 7.0 0 12 2 12 6.0 0 12 Yards........................................ 210...................................................................... vs. USF, 10/21/16 UCF 1/0 7 18 2.6 0 8 1 6 6.0 0 6 Long..........................................76t..................................................................... vs. USF, 10/21/16 @Tulsa 1/1 12 53 4.4 1 10 1 8 8.0 0 8 TDs............................................... 2.......................................................(7x) last at Army, 10/21/17 2017 12/5 141 553 3.9 4 56 12 64 5.3 0 12 Receptions................................. 2.............................................. (4x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 2016 13/3 156 919 5.9 14 76t 5 41 8.2 0 19 Yards...........................................19..................................................................... at Navy, 12/03/16 2015 11/1 68 191 3.7 2 16t 2 7 3.5 0 4 Long............................................19..................................................................... at Navy, 12/03/16 Career 36/9 365 1663 4.6 20 76t 19 112 5.9 0 19
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19 ATOKI LB
47 BACKER T.J.
Jeremiah
WR
r-Sophomore
6-2 • 223 Vineland, N.J. Entrepreneurship & Innovation Mgmt. Vineland HS
Sophomore
6-3 • 208 Sports Management
Stroudsburg, Pa. Stroudsburg
2017 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (UConn) ... 2016 - Special Teams Production Player of the Week (SMU) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (UCF) ... 2015 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Tulane). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Plays on most special teams units ... missed game 5 (Houston) due to injury. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his college debut vs. Army ... saw action in the first three games all on special teams ... had first five tackles of his career vs. SMU ... was injured in the second quarter vs. USF (head) and did not return ... did not play against Cincinnati, but returned and saw game action in the team's last five games. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... did not see game action and redshirted.
2017 (Sophomore): Joined team in spring as a walk-on and has not seen game action thus far. College: Played one year of baseball at Bloomsburg University for coach Mike Collins. High School: Played wide receiver at Stroudsburg for coach Jim Miller … three-year letterwinner ... helped his team go a perfect 10-0 his senior season … broke numerous school records his senior season including receiving yards in a game (181), receiving TDs in a game (4), receiving TDs in season (10) and receiving TDs in career (16) … firstteam All-Eastern Pennsylvania Conference in 2015 and played in the Lehigh Valley All-Star Classic … also played baseball. Personal: Born Tom Backer in Lake Tahoe, Calif. … parents are Beth and Don Backer … has one sister Brooke (4) … grandfather Tony Rincanvage played for the Pittsburgh Steelers … list of favorites include: Wolf of Wall Street (movie), The Office (TV show), Eagles (NFL team), Brian Dawkins (NFL player), baseball (sports besides football) … plans to major in sports management.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Dan Russo at Vineland (N.J.) South H.S. ... as a senior, had 11 receptions for 232 yards and five touchdowns ... also recorded seven tackles, one pass break up, two forced fumbles, and one interception returned for a touchdown ... finished his career with 51 tackles (34 solos), 5.0 sacks, and three interceptions ... also ran track and won the State title in the 200-meters (22.28). Personal: Born Jeremiah O. Atoki ... mother, LeAnne Hadnot, is a nurse ... entrepreneurship and innovation management major.
86 BLUE Jadan
WR
Freshman
6-0 • 175 Business
Randallstown, Md. Peddie Prep / Mt. Saint Joseph
Honors: 2017- Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (ND, UConn). 2017 (Freshman): Was part of the 2017 recruiting class and has not seen game action thus far.
JEREMIAH ATOKI'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.......................................5...........................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Solo............................................. 4......................................................................... vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Asst..............................................1...........................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/15
JEREMIAH ATOKI’S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd S k / Yd Q H Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 11/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 12/0 7-1-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 23/0 8-1-9 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back at Peddie Prep High in Hightstown, N.J., under coach Christopher Malleo … helped the Falcons get to a 6-2 record in 2016 … received first-team all-conference honors for the Mid-Atlantic Prep League and NJ first-team all-prep as a receiver … his senior season, he had 23 receptions for 457 yards and five touchdowns while only playing in five games … against Hun School, had eight receptions for 139 yards to pace the Falcons' offense, including a TD of 65 yards and a 38-yard reception to set up another score … in win over archrival Lawrenceville, scored twice - a 46-yard catch and a 62-yard punt return … had seven catches including two TD receptions in win over Wyoming Seminary … on defense, recorded a pick-six … prior to his senior year, played at Mt. Saint Joseph High in Hightstown, Md., for head coach Rich Holzer … his junior year, he finished with 47 receptions, 892 yards and nine touchdowns … earned first-team all-state honors … was a Baltimore Touchdown Club selection and participated in the MD Crab Bowl All Star Game … set the MSJ school record with a 99-yard TD reception … was a three-time 4x200 champion and first-team All-MIAA in track for three years. Personal: Born Jadan James-Edward Blue in Baltimore, Md. … parents are Lekeshia and James Blue … has two brothers, Landan (9) and Payton (4) … cousin Ladarius Webb plays for the Baltimore Ravens … list of favorites include: Transformers (movie), The Great Gatsby (book), math (subject) ... plans to major in business.
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99 BOOTH-LLOYD DL
79 BOOZER OL Cole
Freddie
r-Senior
r-Junior
6-1 • 325 Criminal Justice
6-5 • 295 Hunt Valley, Md. Adult & Organizational Devel. Loyola Blakefield HS
Cocoa, Fla. Cocoa HS
2016 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy, Cincinnati). 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Suffered a pre-game injury against Notre Dame and did not play ... has seen action on a deep defensive line in every game since ... earned first start of the season in home victory over Navy. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started first game of career vs. Army and recorded one tackle ... had his first career TFL in the win vs. Stony Brook ... got second start of his career vs. Charlotte and tied a career-high in tackles along with getting the first pass break up of his career ... had a career-high in tackles (5) and recorded another pass breakup vs. SMU ... added another TFL for two yards against UCF (10/15) ... recorded his first solo career sack in the AAC Championship game against #19 Navy (12/3). 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made college debut against Penn State ... appeared in 12 games ... saw action on defense and also played on FG protection ... registered first career tackle for loss at East Carolina. High School: Played DT for coach John Wilkinson at Cocoa (FL) HS ... the Tigers went 11-2 in 2013 … registered 63 tackles, 36 solos, and 6 sacks as a senior … had an 81-yard INT return for a TD vs. Gonzaga College HS ... selected to play in the Florida Athletic Coaches Association North-South All Star Game ... was a combined 46-7 in four years, including a 14-0 record as a freshman twice earned all-state and all-county honors … also was a state qualifier in wrestling and participated in track & field ... Personal: Born Freddie Dimitrius Booth-Lloyd in Cocoa, Fla. … mother is Lynda Booth ... has three brothers Allen (37), Dominique (28), and D’iante (19), and a sister Rika (32) ... list of favorites include: Friday (movie), The Boondocks (TV show), rap (music), The Blindside (book), mac & cheese (food) ... criminal justice major.
FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.......................................5...........................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Solo............................................. 3...........................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Asst.............................................2...........................................................(2x) last vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Sack......................................... 1.0.......................................................... (2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 TFL............................................1.0........................................................... (5x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 PB.................................................1............................................................(2x) last vs. SMU 10/1/16 FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 1/0 1-0-1 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 2-0-2 1.0/2 1.0/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 11/2 8-2-10 2.0/3 1.0/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 14/2 11-7-18 5.0/11 1.5/3 0 0/0 2 0 0 2015 12/0 4-5-9 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 37/4 23-14-37 7.5/16 2.5/5 0 0/0 2 0 0
2016 2017
2017
2016
2016
2016
Honors: 2017 - ECAC First Team All-East ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (ND, Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Made first start on offensive line at Notre Dame and has been a mainstay as starting RT ... started every game this season at RT ... is the only player to start every game on offense and one of just five overall for the Owls. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Made the transition to offensive line from tight end ... added 30 pounds during the offseason ... wore No. 87 as he saw action in multiple TE sets in every game. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games, as a blocking TE in short yardage situations and on the kickoff return team. 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his college debut in the 37-7 opening day win at Vanderbilt ... made first career reception in week 3 vs. Delaware State. 2013 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played tight end and linebacker for coach Brant Hall at Loyola Blakefield HS in Towson, Md. … All-MIAA and Baltimore Touchdown Club honoree … had 22 catches as a senior …. participated in the Baltimore Touchdown Club Bowl … also played basketball and rugby … an All-MIAA selection in rugby. Personal: Born Christopher Cole Boozer in Hunt Valley, Md. … mother is Kathleen Boozer … has two younger brothers— Greyson (20) and Evan (16) ... adult and organizational development major.
COLE BOOZER’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD 2014 3/0 1 5 5.0 0 2015 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 2016 14/1 0 0 0.0 0 Career 1 5 5.0 0 COLE BOOZER'S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp...................... .P/S @ND.......................... RT Villanova.................. RT UMass....................... RT @USF........................ RT Houston................... RT @ECU........................ RT UConn...................... RT @Army...................... RT Navy.......................... RT @Cin.......................... RT UCF........................... RT @Tulsa...................... RT 2017....................... 12/12 Career.................. 38/13
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97 BOUMERHI K
18 P
Aaron
Sophomore
6-0 • 195 Biochemistry
Philipsburg, Pa Philipsburg-Osceola HS
2016 2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area ... AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Villanova) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU) ... Lou Garza Award Watch List ... 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Second Team ... AAC Special Teams Player of the Week (USF, Cincinnati) ... Special Teams Production Player of the Week (UCF, USF, Navy)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Connor
BOWLER Freshman
6-3 • 191 Undeclared
Glenmoore, Pa. Downingtown West HS
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer and has not seem game action thus far this season High School: Lettered his junior season at Downingtown West for Coach Milano … earned second team All-Chesmont during his junior year…Played in the East West All Star Game. Personal: Connor Bowler in Akron, Ohio … son of Debby and Jim Bowler … brother Brandon (21).
2017 (Sophomore): Kicked career long 49-yard field goal to beat Villanova earning his AAC Special Teams POTW ... followed that up a week later by kicking a career-long 52-yard field goal against UMass. 2016 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... kicked first extra point of career at Memphis in place of injured Austin Jones ... made his first career start against UCF, scoring eight points on two field goals and two extra points ... made a 47-yard field goal vs. UCF, the longest by an Owl since 2012 ... scored a career-high 14 points, going 3-for-3 on field goal attempts and 5-for-5 on extra point attempts against USF ... recorded a career-high 65.0 average yards per kickoff at UConn ... recorded first career tackle after kicking off (UConn) ... kicked a career-high four field goals vs. Wake Forest in the Military Bowl. High School: Was the kicker and punter for coach Michael Soyster at Philipsburg-Osceola High School … two-time first-team All-Mountain League recipient during his junior and senior years … was invited to play in the Progressland All Stars football, WesternPAFootball.net Small School team in back-to-back years … lettered in soccer as a sophomore and freshman … selected into the National Honors Society for students earning a 3.5 GPA or higher. Personal: Born Aaron Boumerhi in Altoona, Pa. … parents are Jennifer Farrell and Pierre Boumerhi … has two brothers named Alex and Nick ... list of favorites: The Lion King (movie), Hatchet (book), Pat McAfee (NFL player), Moe’s burrito (food), and Rocky Steps (Philadelphia site) … biochemistry major.
AARON BOUMERHI'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS PATs...............................................................5..................................................... vs. USF, 10/21/16 PAT Attempts..............................................6..................................................... at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Consecutive PAT..................................... 32......................................................11/26/16-11/25/17 FGs Made....................................................4.....................................vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 FGs Attempts..............................................4.....................................vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Long........................................................... 52.................................................. vs. UMass, 9/15/17
Temple All-Time Leaders coring Name.......................................................Year S 338 Brandon McManus .......................... 2009-12 324 Bernard Pierce ................................... 2009-11 264 Paul Palmer ......................................... 1983-86 252 Austin Jones.................................... 2014-17 234 Jahad Thomas .................................... 2013-16 228 Bill Wright............................................ 1985-88 220 Don Bitterlich ..................................... 1973-75 190 Cap Poklemba ............................. 1999-2002 156 Nick Mike-Mayer................................ 1970-72 146 Anthony Anderson ........................... 1975-78 141 Bob Clauser ........................................ 1978-82 138 Aaron Boumerhi............................. 2016-17 138 Bruce Francis ................................... 2005-08 FGM Name.......................................................Year 60 Brandon McManus .......................... 2009-12 52 Austin Jones.................................... 2014-17 46 Bill Wright ........................................... 1985-88 36 Cap Poklemba ............................. 1999-2002 35 Don Bitterlich ..................................... 1973-75 33 Nick Mike-Mayer................................ 1970-72 30 Aaron Boumerhi............................. 2016-17
AARON BOUMERHI'S KICKING STATS Opp. G Pt XP % FG % 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Bk KO Avg TB OB @ND 1 4 58.0 1 0 Villanova 1 6 2-3 .667 2-3 49 0 5 59.6 1 0 UMass 1 3 1-2 .500 0-1 1-1 52 1 7 63.3 0 0 @USF 1 0 2 53.0 1 0 Houston 1 7 1-1 1.000 2-2 1.000 1-1 1-1 41 0 4 63.8 1 0 @ECU 1 10 4-4 1.000 2-3 .667 1-1 1-1 0-1 49 0 7 62.4 5 0 UConn 1 6 3-3 1.000 1-1 1.000 1-1 21 0 5 39.7 1 1 @Army 1 4 4-4 1.000 0-2 .000 0-1 0-1 0 5 64.2 2 0 Navy 1 10 4-4 1.000 2-2 1.000 1-1 1-1 0 7 58.6 2 0 @Cincinnati 1 9 3-3 1.000 2-3 .667 2-2 0-1 27 0 7 60.0 1 0 UCF 1 8 2-2 1.000 2-3 .667 1-2 1-1 41 0 3 60.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1 7 4-6 .667 1-2 .500 1-1 0-1 39 1 8 60.2 3 0 2017 12 70 25-27 .926 15-23 .652 0-0 6-7 4-6 4-7 1-3 52 2 64 60.5 18 1 2016 9 74 29-30 .967 15-17 .882 0-0 4-4 6-7 5-5 0-1 48 1 54 58.3 12 1 Career 21 144 54-57 .947 30-40 .750 0-0 10-11 10-13 9-12 1-4 52 3 118 59.5 30 2 2017: ()(48m,44,49)(43b,52)()(41,29)(52m,29,39)(21)(32m,27m)(22,33)(27,22,44m)(39m,35,41)(39,51b) 2016: (32,47)(22,35,42)(26,27)(36m,32)(35)(50m,48,42)
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41 BRASWELL DB
Shaun
Christian
Sophomore
6-1 • 225 Sport & Rec. Mgmt.
Freshman
Mt. Holly, N.J. Rancocas Valley HS
5-10 • 170 Athletic Training
Washington, D.C. Friendship Collegiate Academy
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (ND). 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - ECAC First Team All-East ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, Tulsa). 2017 (Sophomore): Was a first-year starter at MLB ... forced game-sealing fumble and registered first career sack against Villanova ... had a game-high and career-best nine tackles, including two TFLs, at ECU ... reset career-high with 11 tackles against Army ... notched another career-high in tackles at Tulsa (13) ... led the team in tackles (81) and was third in TFLs (10.0). 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... suffered an injury during camp that sidelined him for the first two games ... saw first game action of his career vs. Penn State exclusively on special teams ... had a then career-high 3 tackles vs. Charlotte ... had first forced fumble of career at Memphis. Post Graduate: Participated in the 2015 Temple summer training ... took classes at Burlington County College in the 2015 Fall.
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action thus far this season. High School: Played cornerback and wide receiver at Friendship Collegiate Academy for coach Mike Hunter … helped lead his team to the program's first District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) Class 2A title since 2012 … a part of a defensive unit that shutout Woodson High (13-0) in the championship game to finish 10-2 on the season … earned first-team All-USA D.C. honors in 2016 at DB … named to the 2016 Senior Under Armour Elite 100 that honors the top senior high school players in Maryland and Washington D.C. … among 44 finalists to participate in the 2016-17 Big 33 game … 2016 All-Metro honorable mention … MVP recognition at his position (DB) during the Charlotte Open Regional … two-time DCSAA Honor Roll recipient (2013-14 & 2015-16) … also competed in track and field, placing third in the 100 meter dash, clocking in at 11:40 seconds at the 2016 DCSAA State Track and Field Championships ... member of National Honor Society. Personal: Born Christian Amon Braswell in Washington, D.C. ... mother is Mia Hayes ... has a brother Jaylen Braswell (20) ... plans to major in athletic training.
High School: Played running back and defensive back for coach Dan Haussman at Rancocas Valley (N.J.) High ... as a senior, earned first team all-county after rushing for 1,467 yards and 22 touchdowns on 188 carries ... topped the 100-yard mark in seven of 11 games ... added 6 catches for 88 yards ... on defense, registered 19 tackles and one interception ... also lettered in basketball and track ... earned Rancocas Valley High Male Athlete of the Year in 2014-15. Personal: Born Shaun Russell Ellis-Bradley in Westhampton, N.J. ... parents are Ashley (biological mother) and Jamar Smith and Lydia and Marcus (biological father) Bradley ... father, Marcus, played junior college football ... sisters Gianna Smith (11) and Genesys Smith (7) and brothers Cameron Bradley (6) and Alex Bradley (4) ... sports and recreation management major. “When we get to the point where its player-led, its not coach-led as much, he's one of those types of guys that just kind of has the charisma, has the juice, has the energy, has the presence to take hold of that group.” - LB coach Andrew Thacker, 8/4/17
SHAUN BRADLEY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles......................................13......................................................................... at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Solo.............................................9........................................................................ at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Asst.............................................5..................................................(2x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 TFLs........................................ 2.0.............................................................(4x) last at Navy, 11/2/17 Sacks....................................... 1.0...................................................................vs. Villanova, 9/9/17 FF..................................................1.................................................... (2x) last vs. Villanova 9/9/17 Rushes........................................2.................................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Yards........................................... 7.................................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 SHAUN BRADLEY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 2-5-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 6-1-7 2.0/11 1.0/7 0 0/0 0 1 0 UMass 1/1 2-2-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 2-3-5 2.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 5-4-9 2.0/6 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 5-2-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/1 7-4-11 1.0/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 5-1-6 2.0/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 2-5-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 1-3-4 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 9-4-13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/12 47-34-81 10.0/28 1.0/7 1 0/0 1 1 0 2016 11/0 4-2-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 Career 23/12 51-36-87 10.0/28 1.0/7 1 0/0 1 2 0
SHAUN BRADLEY’S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND Villanova UMass @USF Houston @ECU UConn 1/0 2 7 3.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 @Army Navy @Cincinnati UCF @Tulsa 2017 1/0 2 7 3.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 Career 2 7 3.5 0 4 0 0 0 0 0
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24 BROWN DB
20 BRUTON DB Keyvone
Kimere
r-Freshman
r-Freshman
6-0 • 170 Liberal Arts
5-11 • 200 Computer Science
Penns Grove, N.J. Penns Grove HS
Norfolk, Va. Lake Taylor HS
Honors: 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UConn, Tulane). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first action with special teams on the road at Tulsa.
2017 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Is a back up cornerback and member of the special teams units ... made collegiate debut at ECU ... recorded first career tackle against Navy. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Three-year varsity starter at defensive back and wide receiver for coach John Emel at Penns Grove High in Carney’s Point, N.J. … earned first team all-state when he totaled 45 tackles, 37 solo, with four interceptions as a senior… grabbed 27 receptions for 656 yards and nine touchdowns … also rushed for 176 yards and one score on 20 carries … in 30 career games, caught 50 passes for 1,094 yards with 14 touchdowns, along with 301 rushing yards with three scores on 31 carries … defensively, snared 11 interceptions with 126 total tackles, 91 solo … compiled 18 wins in three-year career … won individual state title in long jump as a junior, and led team to group championship three times.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Four-year letterwinner at defensive back and wide receiver under head coach Hank Sawyer at Lake Taylor High in Norfolk, Va. ... #37 recruit in Virginia ... allstate, all-region, and all-conference as a senior and led his team to a 14-0 mark en route to the state championship (lost in double OT) ... second team all-state and first team all-conference as a junior ... 216 tackles, 13 interceptions and 18 touchdowns in his career ... played in 757 Nike All-Star game ... earned all-conference in track. Personal: Born Keyvone (pronounced: KEY-vonn) Curtis Bruton in New York City ... mother is Evelyn Daniels ... guardians are Dena and Charles Basile ... has a dog named Rambo ... favorite class in English and favorite book is Hunger Games ... computer science major.
Personal: Born Kimere (pronounced: kah-meer) Brown in Penns Grove, N.J. ... parents are Renee Brown and Clifton Shaw ... sisters Dontaja (21), Rayana (21), Dannaja (19), Diamond (17), Dominique (15), and Anija (14); and brothers Clifton Jr. (21), and Amar’e (7) ... liberal arts major.
KIMERE BROWN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles........................................1................................................... (2x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Asst..............................................1................................................... (2x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17
KIMERE BROWN'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 0/0 Navy 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 6/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 6/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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KEYVONE BRUTON'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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19
Darian
WR
r-Freshman
6-5 • 325 Kinesiology
Philadelphia, Pa. Chestnut Hill Academy
2017 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has not seen game action thus far. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... missed the season due to shoulder injury ... redshirted. High School: Four-year varsity offensive tackle for coach Rick Knox at Springside Chestnut Hill Academy in Philadelphia … earned second-team all-conference recognition senior season … ranked as the #32 player in Pennsylvania … also competed in track and field (shot put) ... earned Garrett Pagon Academic Award. Personal: Born Darian K. Bryant in Philadelphia ... parents are Carla and Baron Bryant ... mother is a Temple alum as is cousin Cherbria Bryant ... has a sister Brianna (15) ... has a dog named Gandhi ... writes poetry ... list of favorites include: Lion King (movie), Catcher in the Rye (book), history (subject), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL team) ... kinesiology major. Opp.................P/S @ND.................dnp Villanova.........dnp UMass..............dnp @USF...............dnp Houston..........dnp @ECU...............dnp UConn.............dnp @Army.............dnp Navy.................dnp @Cin.................dnp UCF..................dnp @Tulsa.............dnp 2017.................. 0/0 Career.............. 0/0
DARIAN BRYANT'S OFFENSIVE LINE STATS
Ventell
BRYANT r-Junior
6-3 • 200 Kinesiology
Tampa, Fla. Jefferson HS
2015 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Cincinnati) ... Fred Biletnikoff Award Watch List ... 2016 - Offensive Production Player of the Week (Tulane) ... OwlSports.com Student-Athlete of the Week (Tulane). 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made 100th career reception while leading the team with 7 catches against Villanova ... became 10th all-time at Temple in career receptions (106) following two catches against Houston ... similarly, moved into 10th all-time in career receiving yards (1,630) after catching two balls for 20 yards against UConn ... vaulted into 9th on the all-time lists in both career receptions (113) and receiving yards (1,659) after grabbing four catches for 29 yards at Army ... continued to climb the all-time leaderboards at Cincinnati, grabbing four catches for 62 yards as he moved into 8th in both receptions and receiving yards ... grabbed four receptions for 26 yards in home finale versus UCF, jumping into a tie for 6th in receptions (121) and 7th in receiving yards (1747). 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Was awarded with a single digit jersey during the 2016 camp (was #87) ... Temple awards single digits to the toughest players on the team as voted on by the players ... suffered an injury in practice and did not play games 2-4 ... scored his first touchdown of the season on a 42-yard catch vs. SMU ... led the team with five receptions and 94 yards vs. UCF ... recorded a career-high 115 receiving yards in his first start of the season against USF ... launched a career day at Tulane with nine receptions for 168 yards and a TD ... set career high with 11 receptions vs. Wake Forest in Military Bowl. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in every game and became a top target for Phillip Walker ... made first start at UMass .... led team in receptions and caught first career touchdown against UCF, which put Walker second all-time in career TD passes at Temple ... finished second on team in receptions and yards ... set career highs against #9 Notre Dame ... set team-high for season with 75-yard TD catch at SMU ... set new marks for freshman receptions (39) and yardage (579), shattering the old marks of 22 receptions (Sean Szarka, 2012) and 378 yards (Carlos Johnson, 1998). 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played wide receiver for coach Jeremy Earle at Jefferson High School in Tampa, FL … led team to 10-2 record and the FHSAA 6A second round of playoffs … as a senior had 34 catches for 756 yards and 11 touchdowns … averaged 20.7 YPC his senior year ... earned first team All-Western Conference honors … was 6-62 receiving as a junior. Personal: Born Ventell Jamal Bryant in Tampa, Fla. … parents are Luz Lebron and Oscar Bryant ... kinesiology major. VENTELL BRYANT’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions.................................... 11............................................. vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Yards............................................168............................................................ at Tulane, 11/19/16 Long............................................. 75t................................................................ at SMU, 11/6/15 Touchdowns....................................1......................................... (7x) last at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Rushes..............................................1............................................. vs. Toledo, (BRB) 12/22/15 Rushing Yards................................9............................................. vs. Toledo (BRB), 12/22/15
TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS
Recepts Name.......................................Years 165 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 138 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 130 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 126 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 122 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 121 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 121 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 120 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 114 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 Rec Yds Name.......................................Years 2,272 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 2,035 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 1,882 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 1,869 Van Johnson........................1992-96 1,856 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 1,780 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 1,747 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 1,730 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015
VENTELL BRYANT'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 1/0 7 79 11.3 0 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/1 2 28 14 0 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/0 2 13 6.5 0 10 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/1 2 11 5.5 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/0 2 20 10.0 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 4 29 7.3 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 1/0 4 62 15.5 0 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 4 26 6.5 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 9/3 28 273 9.8 0 29 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 11/5 54 895 16.6 4 44 0 0 0.0 0 0 2015 14/6 39 579 14.8 3 75t 1 9 9.0 0 9 Career 34/14 121 1747 14.4 7 75t 1 9 9.0 0 9
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91 BURNS DL
55 CARTER OL
Malik
Brian
Freshman
6-3 • 245 Business Management
r-Senior
Marbury, Md. Lackey HS
6-1 • 300 Communication Studies
Harrisburg, Pa. Harrisburg HS
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action thus far. High School: Played running back and linebacker/defensive end for head coach John Lush at Lackey High … 2016 All-Southern Maryland Athletic Conference most outstanding player and all-conference honors at two positions as a senior when he helped the team to a 8-2 record … his accolades also included all-county player of the year, first team all-county running back, second team all-county defensive end, second team AllMet … on defense, had 68 total tackles, 42 solo tackles, 15 TFLs , four sacks, 3 forced fumbles, and 4 fumble recoveries … also rushed for 2,290 yards and 26 TDs on 220 carries … rushing yards led the state of Maryland in 2016 and ranked second all-time for a single-season in school history … third player to rush for over 2,000 yards in school history … was selected to play in the PG/SMAC All Star Game, the Maryland Crab Bowl, and the BIG 33 Game … recognized as an ELITE 100 Player in the State of Maryland … compiled 54 tackles, five sacks, and four fumble recoveries over his three-year varsity career … had a career-high 45 tackles in 2015. Personal: Born Malik Juan Burns in Marbury, Md. ... parents Portia Posey and Michael Burns ... brother Mikey Burns (32) ... business management major.
2014 2016 2017 2017 2015 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - Second Team All-American Athletic Conference ... ECAC First Team AllEast ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, Houston, ECU, UConn, Cincinnati) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (UConn) ... 2013 - Scout team player of the week (Army). 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Has been a mainstay on the offensive line so far in the season ... started at RG Weeks 1-7 before being sidelined due to injury prior to Week 8 against Army ... returned into starting rotation for victory over Navy following the bye week. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in every game last season ... played in a seven-man O-line rotation and shared time at both guard spots. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started 10 games at right guard (first four and last six) ... saw action in each game as the Owls played a six-man O-line rotation ... was part of a starting offensive line that led the FBS in time of possession improvement from previous season ... unit named to Joe Moore Award Honor Roll as top offensive line in the country (9/12). 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Was expected to be a big part of the D-line rotation but suffered an ankle injury at the beginning of summer camp and returned to practice just after the season opener ... saw game action in week 3 vs. Delaware State ... had first career start in week 7 at UCF at DT ... has shuttled between the D-line and O-line this season ... started at RG in week 9 against Memphis ... played in the final three games on the FG and PAT unit. 2013 (Freshman): Redshirted ... earned scout team player of the week for his efforts leading up to the win vs. Army. High School: Two-way lineman for coach Calvin Everett at Harrisburg HS … three-year starter … 2012 first-team All-Mid-Penn Conference honoree on defense … selected to participate in the Big 33 Game. Personal: Born Brian Carter ... parents are Melody Fleming and Melvin Washington … guardian is Tracey Smith ... communications studies major.
Opp.................P/S @Vandy............dnp Navy..................dnp Del State............... x @UConn...........dnp Tulsa.................dnp @Houston............. x @UCF..................DT ECU........................ x Memphis............RG @PSU..................... x Cin.......................... x @Tulane................ x 2014...................8/2
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BRIAN CARTER’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp..................P/S PSU.....................RG Army...................... x @Cin....................RG SB........................... x @UMass.............RG @PSU..................... x @Char.................RG Char........................ x Tulane.................... x SMU....................... x UCF........................ x @Memphis............ x @ECU..................... x @UCF..................... x ND.......................... x USF......................... x @SMU.................RG Cin.......................... x @USF..................RG @UConn................ x Memphis............RG @Tulane................ x UConn................RG ECU........................ x @Hou(CCG).......RG @Navy(CCG)........ x Toledo (Bowl)...RG WForest(Bowl)..... x 2015................ 14/10 2016................. 14/0
Opp..................P/S @ND.................. RG Villanova.......... RG UMass............... RG @USF................ RG Houston........... RG @ECU................ RG UConn.............. RG @Army.............dnp Navy.................. RG @Cin.................. RG UCF................... RG @Tulsa.............. RG 2017..................11/11 Career........... 47/23
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83 CAVALLUCCI
Rob
Max
p
DL
Freshman
6-1 • 175 Wyncote, Pa. Entrepreneurship Cheltenham
2017
Camden, N. J. Highland Regional
2017
2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this far. High School: Lettered his senior year at Cheltenham for head coach Joe Gro … was first team all-conference his senior year … played in the MontCo-BucksCo All-Star Game … four year letterwinner in track and field … second team AAU All-American in the javelin. Personal: Born Max Kai Cavallucci in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Chris and Lori Cavallucci … has a brother Justin (20) … list of favorites include: Collateral Beauty (movie), Ballers (TV show), hip-hop/rap (music), How to Win Friends and Influence People (book), WaWa Hoagie (food), statistics (class), Spruce Street Harbor Park (Philadelphia site), Marquette King (NFL player) … vegetarian … entrepreneurship and innovation management major.
16 CENTEIO QB
Junior
6-0 • 250 Social Work
2017 (Junior): Joined the program as a transfer from Ferrum College in the fall...redshirted. College: Appeared in one game as a true freshman and seven as a sophomore with Ferrum College, accumulating five total tackles during that span. High School: Competed on the defensive line at Highland Regional in Blackwood, N.J. … as a senior, had 42 solo tackles and 45 assists for 87 total tackles along with three tackles-for-loss. Personal: Born Robert Westly Chandler, Jr. in Camden, N.J. … parents are Markita and Theron Best … has four sisters, Dominque (28), Alicia (25), Roshonda (22) and Charlotte (19), and one brother, Rob, Jr. (30) ... cousin Sean Chandler has served as a four-year starter in the Temple secondary as well as the program's lone four-time single-digit honoree … social work major.
Todd
Freshman
6-0 • 212 Business
Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. William T. Dwyer
ROB CHANDLER'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR 2017 0/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016* 7/0 3-2-5 3.0/10 2.0/9 1 0/0 0 0 1 2015* 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 8/0 3-2-5 3.0/10 2.0/9 1 0/0 0 0 1 *-with Ferrum College
2017 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Villanova) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Freshman): Was a mid-year enrollee and was part of the 2017 recruiting class ... participated in spring game ... made debut against UMass and completed his first career pass attempt (11-yards to WR Randle Jones) and rushed for 10 yards. High School: Was a quarterback for head coach Ron Jack Daniels at William T. Dwyer High … during his senior season, threw for 2,344 yards and 31 TDs and rushed for four TDs … earned first-team Palm Beach Football 8A-6A and Sun Sentinel honors … Lou Groza award finalist … two-time Sun Sentinel Super 11 pick … made ESPN 106.3 Top-63 seniors list (#15) … spent his freshman and sophomore years at Royal Palm Beach High before transferring to Dwyer … recorded over 2,000 passing yards and 27 TDs in his two seasons at Royal Palm … led Royal Palm to a 11-2 record by registering 1,126 passing yards and 14 TDs in his sophomore season. Personal: Born Todd Anthony Centeio in Pembroke Pines, Fla. … parents are Nydia and Todd Centeio … has two sisters, Eliya Charo (23) and Taylour Centeio (17) … list of favorites include: ESPNs 30 for 30 (TV show), youth culture and public speaking (class), and Forest Gump (movie) … majoring in business. “That’s critical for those guys to be able to get here as an early enrollee. That was a huge opportunity for him. When you start evaluating quarterbacks and you start talking about personalities you either say ‘Is he the kid that gets it? Does he have it?’ And he does. He has a little bit of swagger to him." - OC Dave Patenaude, 7/31/17
TODD CENTEIO'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING RUSHING Opp. P/S Eff Cpl Att Cp% Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Ls No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 184.00 2 2 100.0 20 0 0 11 0/0 2 10 5.0 0 6 @USF 1/0 0.00 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2/13 2 -13 -6.5 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 2/0 184.00 2 2 100.0 20 0 0 11 2/13 4 -3 -0.8 0 6 Career 2/0 184.00 2 2 100.0 20 0 0 11 2/13 4 -3 -0.8 0 6
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2017 Temple Football
3 CHANDLER DB Sean
High School: Two-way player for coach Dwayne Savage at Camden High School … also returned punts and kickoffs … three star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked the #27 player in New Jersey … led Camden to a 10-1 overall record including an undefeated regular season and a trip to the NJSIAA South Group State Semi-Final (it was the first time since 1976 that the school had won 10 games) … as a senior, accumulated 60 tackles (50 solo), 2 TFL, 1 FR and 8 INTs (3 returned for TDs) while totaling 1,365 all-purpose yards highlighted by 622 receiving yards and was named Philadelphia Inquirer Defensive Player of the Year … finished his career with 104 tackles (94 solo), 8 INTS, 1 FF and 1 FR ... was all-conference as a junior and sophomore … played for the North Squad in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl ... also ran track.
Senior
6-0 • 195 Kinesiology
Camden, N.J. Camden HS
2015 2015 2016 2015 2016 2014 2016 2016 2015 2017 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - All-American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention ... ECAC First Team All-East ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, Villanova, ECU, UConn, Army, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List (top defensive player) ... Jim Thorpe Award Watch List (top defensive back) ... Lott IMPACT Award Watch List ... Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... 2016 - All-American Athletic Conference Second Team (AAC, Phil Steele) ... ECAC First Team All-Star ... Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List ... Jim Thorpe Award Watch List ... Defensive Effort Player of the Week (Tulane, Navy) ... 2015 - All-Conference Second Team by American Athletic Conference ... Second Team All-American Athletic Conference by Phil Steele ... All-Star by ECAC ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (10/17) ... 2014 - Rookie of the Week by ECAC (vs. Memphis). 2017 (Senior): Has started each game at FS ... also sees action at cornerback and is one of the team's punt returners ... co-captain for the opening game at Notre Dame. ...moved up to 11th on the Temple all-time interceptions leaderboard after grabbing his first pick of the season against Army ... led the team in tackles (11) for the first time all season at Cincinnati, where he also picked up his first fumble recovery of the year ... picked up his 9th career interception at Tulsa, jumping up into a tie for eighth on the all-time school leaderboards ... finished third on the team with a career-high 74 tackles and second in INTs (2).
Personal: Born Sean Chandler in Camden, N.J. … nicknamed “Champ” … parents are LaTanya Woodson and James Chandler ... has a brother Cornell Woodson (26), and sisters Ebony Chandler (22), Eyana Chandler (20) and Colette Chandler (8) ... list of favorites include: NFL Total Access (TV show), Paid in Full (movie), The Bully (book), rap (music) and ribs (food) ... kinesiology major. “I coached kids in the past who had entitlement issues. Sean Chandler has zero. He is respectful, he is grateful for everything he gets and understands he has to work for everything he gets, and he has just been awesome to coach.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/31/17 “Champ is the reason Tavon Young is playing in the NFL. Tavon wasn’t always the hardest worker, but when Champ came, that all changed and he became an unbelievable worker after that.” - Fran Brown, former Temple DB coach, currently at Baylor, 10/31/17 “[Chandler] has one of the strongest mental mind-sets I have ever seen.” - Fran Brown, former Temple DB coach, currently at Baylor, 10/31/17
2016 (Junior): Made the switch from starting corner to safety ... made 10 tackles in debut at new position vs. Army ... recorded sixth career interception in win vs. Stony Brook ... led team in tackles at Penn State (8) ... did not play in games vs. SMU, Memphis, UCF, and USF due to a leg injury ... started and recorded four tackles (3 solo) in his return vs. Cincinnati (10/29) ... made a team-high six tackles and first career fumble recovery at Tulane ... was a difference maker in AAC Championship game with 8 tackles and a forced fumble that led to Temple's third score and a 21-0 first-quarter lead. 2015 (Sophomore): Started at cornerback every game, just one of three Owls to start every game (with Tyler Matakevich and Phillip Walker) ... at Cincinnati, collected seven tackles (three solo), with two passes broken up that led to two Owls INTs ... scored first career touchdown against Tulane ... INT return for TD at SMU ... third in conference and 32nd in nation in passes defended. 2014 (Freshman): Finished third on the Owls with 65 tackles, the most among DBs ... his nine passes defended (1 INT, 8 PBs) were just three shy of the conference leader ... was a big reason why Temple shaved 100 passing yards off their totals from 2013 ... one of the team’s most impressive freshmen ... was the only freshman starter for the Owls ... forced a turnover nearly every day during the first week of camp and coaches and teammates took notice ... climbed up the depth chart to become a starting CB ... earned the distinction of a single-digit jersey given to the toughest players on the team - was voted that honor by his teammates (Coach Rhule said he wouldn’t give that honor to a freshman but agreed with the players' vote) ... did not start opening day but started in every other game ... forced first career fumble and had first sack in week 4 victory at Connecticut ... recorded first career interception at Tulane off QB Nick Montana. TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME INT LEADERS INTs Name............................ Years 20 Anthony Young ....... 1981-84 15 Mark McCants.......... 1977-80 13 Kevin Ross.................1980-83 13 Bob Salla....................1975-77 11 Sam Shaffer............... 1978-81 11 Bob Mizia................... 1973-75 10 Terrance Leftwich....1999-02 9 Sean Chandler........ 2014-17 9 Jaiquawn Jarrett......2007-10 9 Chonn Lacey..............1998-01 9 Dominique Harris.. 2006-09 8 Delvon Randall....... 2015-17 8 Eddie Parker............. 1984-87
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
SEAN CHANDLER’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.......................................12................................................. vs. #21 East Carolina, 11/1/14 Solo.............................................12................................................. vs. #21 East Carolina, 11/1/14 Asst............................................. 6........................................................vs. Wake Forest 12/27/16 TFL..............................................3.0..................................................... vs. #21 Memphis, 11/21/15 Sack........................................... 1.0......................................................(3x) last at UConn, 11/4/16 FF..................................................1......................................................(4x) last vs. UMass, 9/15/17 FR..................................................1.................................................(2x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 INT................................................1.........................................................(9x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Return Yards.............................65t....................................................................... at SMU,10/10/15 TDs...............................................1......................................................... (2x) last at SMU, 10/10/15 PBU............................................. 2....................................... (4x) last at East Carolina, 10/22/15
SEAN CHANDLER’S DEFENSIVE STATS PUNT RETURNS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR No FC Yds Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 4-3-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 0 2 2.0 0 2 Villanova 1/1 7-1-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 1 0 7 7.0 0 7 UMass 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 - - - - - @USF 1/1 5-2-7 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 - - - - - Houston 1/1 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 - - - - - @ECU 1/1 2-2-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 - - - - - UConn 1/1 3-2-5 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 - - - - - @Army 1/1 4-2-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/43 0 0 0 - - - - - Navy 1/1 1-3-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 - - - - - @Cincinnati 1/1 8-3-11 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 - - - - - UCF 1/1 6-0-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 - - - - - @Tulsa 1/1 7-3-10 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/49 0 0 0 - - - - - 2017 12/12 52-22-74 1.5/6 0.0/0 0 2/92 3 1 1 2 0 9 4.5 0 7 2016 10/10 30-21-51 3.5/7 1.0/1 0 2/0 1 1 1 6 0 66 13.2 0 48 2015 14/14 44-21-65 5.5/11 1.0/4 0 4/63 10 0 0 17 - 206 12.1 0 65 2014 12/11 52-17-69 3.0/10 1.0/8 0 1/0 8 2 0 - - - - - Career 48/47 178-81-259 13.5/34 3.0/13 0 9/155 22 4 2 25 0 273 10.9 0 65
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38 CRUZ
Anthony
Linwood
WR
Sophomore
6-0 • 180 Sport & Rec. Mgmt.
South Amboy, N.J. Piscataway HS / Sayerville HS
r-Sophomore
6-2 • 185 Biology
Dingmans Ferry, Pa. East Stroudsburg North/Saint Francis
2016 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, UCF) ... 2016 Co-Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (USF). 2017 (Sophomore): Has seen action on special teams and as the nickel corner in every game this season ... made first career start (vs. Houston) and had career-high 3 tackles ... matched his career-high in tackles (3) at Cincinnati. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... wore jersey number 29 to start the year but also wore 46 and 11 ... saw first game action and recorded first tackle of career in game vs. Stony Brook and played in every game after ... registered his first career forced-fumble vs. UCF ... tied his career-high in solo tackles with two against USF.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted. High School: Played wide receiver and running back for head coach Chuck Dailey at East Stroudsburg North in Bushkill, Pa. … rushed for 700 yards and eight touchdowns, and added 50 yards receiving … two interceptions on defense during his senior year … honorable mention safety and McDonald's All-Star nomination … four-time letterman in track and field and one letter in basketball … all-conference recognition in the high jump … finished 6th place in the 110 hurdles and was a track and field state champion. Personal: Born Anthony Alexander Cruz in New York, N.Y. … parents Lurbin (mom) and Anthony (dad) Cruz … has three brothers, Brian (19), Brandon (13), and Ayden (6) … also has one sister, Marilyn (25) … list of favorites: Martin (TV show), Bell Tower (place on campus), NY Jets (NFL team), and Brandon Marshall (NFL player) … biology major.
High School: Was a two-year varsity starter at defensive back and wide receiver for coach Chris Beagan at Sayreville High in Parlin, N.J. before moving to Piscataway (N.J.) High for senior season under coach George Najjan … team’s second leading rusher as junior, compiling 236 yards on 26 carries in a shortened three-game season… grabbed 19 receptions for 238 yards as a sophomore… also ranked fourth on the team with 38 tackles … ran two legs of a 4x100 relay team, which won the State Group IV Title … ran the 100, 200 and 400 meter races on the school’s first Group IV state track & field title team in 2014. Personal: Born Linwood Denzel Crump in Livingston, N.J. ... parents are Patricia and Linwood Crump, Sr. ... sisters Cimone (26) and Alanni (16) ... sports and recreation management major.
LINWOOD CRUMP’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................................3........................................(2x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Solo......................................................3........................................(2x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Assists..................................................1............................................................ vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Passes Defensed...............................1....................................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 FF...........................................................1.................................................................at UCF, 10/15/16 LINWOOD CRUMP'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 UCF 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/6 14-1-15 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 2016 13/0 8-0-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 Career 25/6 22-1-23 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 1 0
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53 DeCAESAR LB
31
Kevin
r-Sophomore
6-0 • 215 Engineering
2016 2017
RB
Westville, N.J. West Deptford HS
Mark
DeROBERTIS Freshman
5-8 • 185 Engineering
Malvern, Pa. Great Valley
2017
2015
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Villanova) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2016 Defensive scout team player of the week (Stony Brook) ... Member of American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Defensive scout team defensive player of the week (Cincinnati) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first appearance of the season with the special teams unit at Cincinnati. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his college debut vs. Stony Brook ... also played vs. Charlotte and East Carolina. 2015 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... did not see any game action and redshirted. High School: Played for coach Clyde Folsom at West Deptford High School in the Colonial Conference in the West Jersey Football League … three year letterwinner at linebacker and fullback … team went 12-0 sophomore year and won state championship, and 10-1 conference champions his junior year … collected 111 tackles, 15 tackles for loss, 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, and 2 INTs his senior year, as team went 9-3 … finished career with 279 tackles, 41 tackles for loss, 8 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 4 INTs … named first-team all-conference all three seasons … 2nd team all-South Jersey as junior and 1st-team as a senior … made 3rd-team all-state as a senior, along with Golden Eagle award and West Deptford HS Male Athlete of the year … four-year letterwinner in golf .. lettered in track freshman year. Personal: Born Kevin Anthony DeCaesar in Woodbury, N.J. … parents are Lorraine and Kevin DeCaesar … has sisters Jessica (25) and Isabella (11) … grandfather John served in the military … volunteered to make food and gift baskets for the poor during Thanksgiving and Christmas … favorites include the Eagles (team), JJ Watt (player), Shawshank Redemption (movie), Spongebob Squarepants (TV show), Religion around the World (class) … engineering major.
2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action thus far. High School: Lettered three years at Great Valley High School for head coach Dan Ellis … played running back, safety and linebacker … combined for 2,150 rushing yards, 600 receiving yards, and 36 touchdowns on offense … had four interceptions, two touchdowns and 240 tackles on defense … 2017 Maxwell Football Club selection … first team all-area for running back and safety during junior and senior year. Personal: Born Mark Wiley DeRobertis in Bryn Mawr, Pa. … parents are Massimo and Jenny DeRobertis … has two sisters Mia (16) and Emma (15) … list of favorites include: Dark Knight Rises (movie), Family Guy (TV show), Kendrick Lamar/A$AP Rocky (artists), chocolate (food), physics (class), Morgan Hall North (place on campus), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia site), NBA 2k (video game), Christian McCaffrey (NFL player) ... engineering major.
54 DiFRANCESCO LB Mike
r-Sophomore
6-0 • 230 Criminal Justice
Philadelphia, Pa. Neumann-Goretti HS
2016
2016
Honors: 2017 - Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week (UMass). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action in win vs. Stony Brook at linebacker. 2015 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... did not see game action and redshirted. High School: Played linebacker and tight end for coach Charles Szydlik at Neumann-Goretti High School … school went 9-5 and won the Philadelphia Catholic League Class AA Championship his senior year … two-time first team All-Catholic League at inside linebacker … also handled some kickoffs and punts … played junior varsity basketball as a sophomore at one of Philadelphia top prep programs. Personal: Born Michael Reed DiFrancesco in Philadelphia ... parents are Adele and Sal DiFrancesco … has two brothers Salvatore (23) and Christian (22) who also played for Neumann-Goretti ... criminal justice major.
KEVIN DeCAESAR'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 2/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 3/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 5/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
MIKE DiFRANCESCO'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 0/0 0-0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 1/0 0-0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 1/0 0-0-0 0/0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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72 DIOUBATE DL
98 DOGBE DL
Karamo
Michael
Sophomore
6-3 • 295 University Studies
r-Junior
6-3 • 280 Strategic Communications
Philadelphia, Pa. Prep Charter HS
2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa). 2017 (Sophomore): Made his season debut against Notre Dame and recorded 1 tackle. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... saw first game action in win vs. Stony Brook and recorded three tackles and a TFL ... forced first career fumble at Tulane. High School: Four-year letterman on the defensive line under coach David Hand at Prep Charter in Philadelphia … ranked as the #12 defensive tackle in the country and fifth best player in the state of Pennsylvania ... was two-time all-state honoree and threetime all-city and all-league ... collected 40 sacks over his junior and senior seasons. Personal: Born Karamo Dioubate (pronounced: ka-rah-moe DEE-ooh-bah-tay) in New York City ... mother is Mariama Sheriff ... has brothers Rashid Dioubate (24) and Mamud Dioubate (17) and sister Sanassa Sheriff (21) ... university studies major.
Morris Plains, N.J. Parsippany Hills HS
2015 2015 2016 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, USF, Houston, ECU, UConn) ... 2016 - Defensive Effort Player of the Week (SMU, UCF). 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Recorded two tackles against Notre Dame and played 40 snaps despite not being expected to play ... wore the #1 jersey vs. Villanova - given to the team's toughest players on a weekly basis ... had a season-high 6 tackles and his first TFL vs. UConn. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action in a deep D-line rotation but became the starter by game 5 ... had his first career sack vs. SMU ... had a career-high in tackles (7) and TFL (3.0) at Memphis ... recorded his second career forced fumble at UConn. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games ... was part of the defensive line rotation that led the American Athletic Conference in total defense ... first career forced fumble at UMass. 2014 (Freshman): Made his college debut in the win at Vanderbilt ... played on defense and special teams in games 1-4 ... redshirted. High School: Played defensive end for coach David Albano at Parsippany Hills High School … named the Newark Star Ledger Player of the Year … led team to a 9-3 record including a trip to the NJSIAA North II, Group Three Final … as a senior collected 145 tackles (45 solo), 18 TFL and 22 sacks ... played in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl and NJ/ NY All Star Game … a three year letterwinner, he finished his high school career with 245 tackles (74 solo), 30 sacks, 3 FF and a blocked punt. Personal: Born Michael Dogbe … parents are Binta and Solomon Dogbe ... has a brother Chris (12) and sisters Grace (20) and Eunice (15) ... list of favorites include: Friday Night Lights and All About the Benjamins (movies), rap (music) ... strategic communications major.
KARAMO DIOUBATE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................ 3.................................................................. vs. Stony Brook 9/10/16 Solo...................................... 3................................................................. vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 Assist.................................... 1................................................................... (3x) last at ECU, 10/7/17 Tackles for Loss................. 1................................................................. vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 Passes Defensed............... 1............................................................................... at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Forced Fumbles................. 1............................................................................. at Tulane, 11/19/16 Fumble Recoveries........... 1............................................................................... at Tulsa, 11/25/17 KARAMO DIOUBATE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-1-1 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 1 2017 11/0 2-2-4 0.5/1 0.0/0 1 0/0 1 0 1 2016 12/0 4-1-5 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 Career 23/0 6-3-9 1.5/2 0.0/0 1 0/0 1 0 1
MICHAEL DOGBE’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................ 7.........................................................................at Memphis, 10/6/16 Solo...................................... 4.........................................................................at Memphis, 10/6/16 Asst...................................... 4........................................................................ at (2x) UCF, 10/15/16 QB Hurries........................... 1...................................................(2x) last at #19 Houston, 12/5/15 Forced Fumbles................. 1...................................................................... (2x) at UConn, 11/4/16 Sack.................................. 1.0.................................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/16 TFLs.................................. 3.0.........................................................................at Memphis, 10/6/16 MICHAEL DOGBE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 4-2-6 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 0/0 Navy 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 11/6 12-9-21 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 13/8 18-25-43 5.0/17 1.5/12 0 0/0 0 1 0 2015 12/0 7-7-14 0.0/0 0.0/0 2 0/0 0 1 0 2014 4/0 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 40/14 39-42-81 6.0/18 1.5/12 2 0/0 0 2 0
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27 ELLICK
97 EBIKETIE
Marshall
Arnold
DL
WR
Freshman
6-4 • 212 Undeclared
Silver Spring, Md. Albert Einstein HS
r-Junior
6-2 • 191 Kinesiology
Richmond, Va. Monacan HS
Honors: 2017 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UMass, Houston). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action thus far. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner for Albert Einstein High in Baltimore, Md., under head coach Mike Bonavia … as a senior, helped Einstein earn a 6-4 record while playing linebacker and wide receiver … earned 2016 co-Defensive Player of the Year and first-team All-Sentinel honors … awarded Washington Post All-Metro honorable mention in his senior year … compiled 21.5 sacks, 36 TFLs, while catching for 298 yards and three TDs at the receiver position as a senior … racked up 9.5 sacks, 14.0 TFLs, three fumble recoveries, three pass deflections, and two blocked field goals in his junior year … also played basketball and averaged 9.7 rebounds and 6.5 points for his career as a power forward … participated in high jump and sprints in track and field … transferred from Richard Montgomery before his sophomore season. Personal: Born Arnold Kevin Ebiketie in Yaounde, Cameroon (joins William Kwenkeu, an Owls' LB, as Cameroon natives) … parents are Jean Marie Ebiketie and Guy Susanne … has two sisters, Nancy (21) and Nelly (13), and a brother Yvan (17) … plans to major in sports management.
2017 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has seen action in every game this season as a wide receiver and on special teams ... had season-highs in receptions (4) and receiving yards (33) against UMass. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Army ... made first start of career at Penn State ... had a career-high in receptions (5) and yards (54) and a career-long reception of 20-yards at Memphis ... missed the USF and Cincinnati game due to injury ... ended up playing in 10 games. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Charlotte ... played in five games (at Charlotte, Tulane, at East Carolina, Notre Dame, at SMU) mostly on special teams. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. Prep School: Played one year at Air Force Academy Prep School … had three catches for two TDs. High School: Played wide receiver for coach Dan Parsons at Monacan High School … started just one game. Personal: Born Marshall Roy Ellick in Richmond, Va. … son of Penny and Jeff Ellick … has one sister Lilly (17) … hobbies include weightlifting and video games … lists his favorites as: Remember the Titans (movie), Sports Nation (TV show), and hip-hop and R&B (music) ... kinesiology major.
65 EISENSON Andrew
OL
Freshman
6-4 • 294 Undeclared
Durham, N.C. Northern HS
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Three-year letterwinner as a center and offensive tackle at Northern High School in Durham, NC under Coach RJ Wilson…Scholar athlete recognition for four years and Pac-6 All-Conference honors his junior season… Played in the East West All Star Game…Four year letter winner for track and field and one year for lacrosse. Personal: Born Andrew Eisenson in Durham, N.C… Son of Adam and Nancy Eisenson … has one brother Stephen (17).
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
MARSHALL ELLICK'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..................................... 5......................................................at Memphis, 10/6/16 Yards............................................... 54.....................................................at Memphis, 10/6/16 Long................................................20.................................................... at Memphis, 10/6/16 MARSHALL ELLICK'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 2 25 12.5 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/0 4 33 8.3 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/0 2 16 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 1 11 11.0 0 11 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/0 10 93 9.3 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 10/5 12 141 11.8 0 20 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 2015 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 27/5 22 234 10.6 0 20 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1
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2017 (Redshirt Senior): Was awarded the #6 jersey (previously wore #56) - Temple gives single-digit jerseys to the team's toughest players ... co-captain for the opening game at Notre Dame ... recovered game-sealing fumble against Villanova ... set a new career-high for sacks in a season (7.5) good for second on the team ... finished first with 14.5 TFLs and first among DL in tackles (51) ... holds the record for games played by an Owl (52; along with Corey Lerch and Alex Starzyk).
Jovahn r-Sophomore
6-2 • 300 Kinesiology
2016 2017
2016
2016
Akron, Ohio Firestone HS
2016 (Senior): Blocked a punt in the opening game vs. Army, adding to his total of five career blocked punts ... tied his single-game career-high in sacks (1.0) and tackles for loss (2.0) vs. Stony Brook ... recorded his first forced fumble of the season vs. Charlotte ... chronic knee injuries limited him to four games and was granted a medical redshirt.
2016
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (SMU) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Is a mainstay on the offensive line ... started the first three games at LG but suffered an injury vs. UMass and missed games 4-10 ... returned to the offensive line rotation in home finale against UCF. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Emerged as the starting left guard from camp and made his collegiate debut on opening day vs. Army ... played in all 14 games and started at left guard all but one. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of 2015 recruiting class redshirted.
... did not see game action and
High School: Four-year letterwinner at offensive and defensive line under head coach Tim Flossie at Firestone High in Akron, Ohio ... recorded 13 forced fumbles and three sacks in senior season ... received third-team all-state, second-team all-district, and first-team all-conference honors ... played in the Summit County All-Star game ... also wrestled and ran track and field. Personal: Born Jovahn T. Fair in Kent, Ohio ... parents are Joseph Fair and Debra Garner ... kinesiology major. Opp.................P/S Army...................LG SB.......................LG @PSU.................LG Char......................x SMU...................LG @Memphis........LG @UCF.................LG USF.....................LG Cin......................LG @UConn............LG @Tulane............LG ECU....................LG @Navy (CCG)...LG WForestBowl)..LG 2016............... 14/13
JOVAHN FAIR'S OFFENSIVE LINE STATS Opp.................P/S @ND...................LG Villanova...........LG UMass................LG @USF...............dnp Houston..........dnp @ECU...............dnp UConn.............dnp @Army.............dnp Navy.................dnp @Cin.................dnp UCF.......................x @Tulsa..................x 2017...................5/3 Career............19/16
6 FINCH DL 2017
2016
2017
High School: Played linebacker for coach Roger Brookes at Henrico (VA) HS where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Cequan Jefferson … as a senior, had 123 tackles and seven sacks … as a junior, had 161 tackles and 10.5 sacks … led the team in every defensive statistical category as a junior and senior. Personal: Born Sharif Finch ... parents are Wendy Finch and Gregory Finch … originally from Queens, N.Y. ... communication studies major.
NCAA Active Leaders in Blocked Kicks GP 52 51 44
Pos DL DB DL
Name Sharif Finch Kieron Williams Kemoko Turay
School Temple Nebraska Rutgers
Cl. Sr Sr Sr
SHARIF FINCH’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................9............................................................................ vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Solo..........................................6............................................................................ vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Asst..........................................5.......................................................... (2x) last at Army, 10/21/16 Sacks................................... 2.0.....................................................(3x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 TFL........................................ 3.5............................................................................ vs. Navy, 11/2/17 PBU...........................................1................................................... (4x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Blocked Punt.........................2........................................................ at East Carolina, 10/22/15 Forced Fumble.......................1......................................................... (5x) last vs. UMass 9/15/17 Fumble Recovery..................2............................................................................ vs. Navy, 9/6/14 Touchdown..............................1.......................................(2x) last vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 Interceptions...........................1................................................. (2x) last vs. Penn State, 9/5/15
Henrico, Va. Henrico HS
2015
2013 (Freshman): A true freshman who added to the youthfulness of the defensive front seven ... battled senior SLB Blaze Caponegro throughout the season and got the chance to start vs. Army and at SMU while Caponegro nursed an injury ... in the season finale, batted down a pass on 3rd down forcing Memphis to punt and then blocked the punt on the following play which Temple recovered in the endzone for a TD.
Blocks 5 3 3
r-Senior
2013 2014 2015 2017
2014 (Sophomore): A converted LB, Finch earned the starting DE spot by showing a knack for getting to the QB ... on Navy’s first offensive play, he forced a fumble that he recovered in the endzone for a TD ... had first career interception in week 3 vs. Delaware State, where he returned it 65 yards for a touchdown ... was one of only three players in the nation that had more than his two defensive touchdowns ... spent games 7-8 at SLB due to depleted LB corps ... returned to the starting lineup against Cincinnati.
“Sharif is a great leader. He brings energy every day to practice. Even when he is banged up, he will come to practice and try to get the best out of everyone.” - DB Delvon Randall, 11/8
Sharif
6-5 • 250 Communication Studies
2015 (Junior): Played 12 of 13 games in the defensive end rotation ... recorded a 26yard INT return against Penn State to set up the go-ahead score ... blocked a punt at Charlotte that led to a Nate L. Smith return TD ... missed UCF while nursing a knee injury ... returned to lineup and blocked two punts against East Carolina ... finished second in the nation in blocked kicks.
2015
Is the NCAA active leader for career punt blocks with five. Honors: 2017 - Second Team All-American Athletic Conference ... ECAC First Team All-East ... N4A Student-Athlete Award (September) ... American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Villanova) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy) ... Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week (Navy) ... 2016 - Defensive Production Player of the Week (Stony Brook) ... Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UCF) ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (10/24), Special Teams Co-Player of the Game (East Carolina) ... 2014 - Midseason All-AAC First Team by Phil Steele Publications ... Defensive Lineman of the Week honorable mention by CFPA (Navy, UConn) ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Delaware State).
SHARIF FINCH'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 1-2-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 3 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 5-1-6 2.0/8 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 UMass 1/1 3-0-3 3.0/14 2.0/13 0 0/0 0 1 0 @USF 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 3-0-3 1.0/10 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 2-3-5 1.0/7 1.0/7 2 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 1-5-6 1.0/5 0.5/3 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 6-3-9 3.5/14 2.0/12 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 3-4-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0/0 1 0 0 UCF 1/1 4-0-4 3.0/18 2.0/16 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/11 31-20-51 14.5/76 7.5/51 6 0/0 1 1 1 2016 4/0 4-7-11 2.0/8 1.0/7 0 0/0 1 2 0 2015 13/1 7-6-13 3.0/5 1.0/2 1 1/26 0 0 0 2014 12/10 20-15-35 7.5/32 2.0/21 1 1/65t 1 2 3 2013 11/2 21-9-30 4.0/13 2.0/5 0 0/0 1 0 0 Career 52/24 83-57-140 31.0/134 13.5/86 8 2/91 4 5 4
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39 FORREST RB
Jared
Jonny
r-Junior
6-1 • 235 Strategic Communication
r-Freshman
Harrisburg, Pa. Susquehanna Twp HS
5-10 • 215 Sport & Rec. Management
New Rochelle, N.Y. New Rochelle HS
2017
2016 2017 2016 2016 2016 Honors: 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.
2016
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (USF, ECU, UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Player of the Week (Charlotte) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made his season debut at USF. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action vs. Stony Brook and recorded first two tackles of his career ... made his first career start at MLB vs. Charlotte .. recorded his first career interception vs. SMU ... had first quarterback hit of career at Memphis (5) ... recorded a career-high 10 tackles, one for a loss, and his first career forced fumble at UCF ... recorded first career sack at #19 Navy. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Suffered a shoulder injury that required surgery and missed the entire season. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played DE/LB for coach Joe Headen at Susquehanna Township HS ... a two-year letterman ... posted 10 sacks, one interception, and one TD as a senior earning all-conference honors ... had 8 sacks and one INT his junior year ... was also recruited by Buffalo and Delaware.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has not seen game action so far this season ... made first career appearance in game against Army. 2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted. High School: Played running back and linebacker for coach Lou DiRienza at New Rochelle High School … 2015 running back of the year and was first-team All-Sectional … during his junior year in 2014, he rushed for 950 yards and was named first-team allstate … earned all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2013 … Was invited to play in the Section 1 all-star game, but did not play. Personal: Born Jonathan Forrest in New Rochelle, N.Y. … parents are Randy and Janice Forrest … has two brothers named Jeffrey Williams (27) and Jordan Forrest (16), and one sister Jasmine Forrest ... list of favorites: Shark Tank (TV show), Hunger Games (book), Cam Newton (NFL player), and basketball (other sport) … sports and recreation management major.
Personal: Born Jared Michael Folks in Harrisburg, Pa. … parents are Jamie and Jonathan Folks ... has a brother Jonathan (22) ... enjoys reading and writing poetry ... listens to Notorious B.I.G. ... is a huge fan of Friday Night Lights listing it as his favorite movie, book, and TV show ... strategic communications major.
JARED FOLK'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.....................................10..........................................................................at UCF 10/15/16 Asst............................................ 7....................................................................... at UCF, 10/15/16 Solo............................................ 5................................................................. at Memphis, 10/6/16 Sack........................................0.5..................................................................at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Int................................................. 1......................................................................... vs. SMU, 10/1/16 QBH............................................ 1................................................................. at Memphis, 10/6/16 JARED FOLKS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 13/5 18-14-32 2.0/3 0.5/2 1 1/12 0 1 0 Career 14/5 18-14-32 2.0/3 0.5/2 1 1/12 0 1 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
JONNY FORREST’s OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
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Artrel
Sam
r-Senior
5-11 • 197 Criminal Justice
Sophomore
Meadville, Pa. Meadville HS
6-3 • 210 Psychology
2015 2014 2016 2016 2015 2017 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2016 - Defensive Effort Player of the Week (USF) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Earned a single-digit and was awarded #8 (previously wore #16) - Temple gives single-digits to the team's toughest players ... has started every game at cornerback ... recorded his first career TFL vs. Houston. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Emerged as a starting cornerback and started 12 of 13 games he played in ... recorded a career-high six tackles vs. Army ... had first pass break up of career in game vs. Stony Brook ... injured vs Cincinnati and missed the entire second half and the next game. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played every game as a reserve defensive back and on special teams ... made first career start against UConn. 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his collegiate debut in week 1 at Vanderbilt and recovered a fumble ... played in each game as a contributor on special teams ... returned a punt block 15 yards for a touchdown in week 3 vs. Delaware State. 2013 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played CB and RB for coach Mike Feleppa at Meadville HS … four-year varsity starter … in prep career, had 4,248 all-purpose yards, including 3,249 rushing yards on 499 carries, 37 TDs, 130 tackles, and 6 INTs … 2012 District 10 Region 5 firstteam honoree on defense, second-team honoree on offense … rushed for 101 yards in 2012 season opener against Northwestern … named one of the Top 100 juniors in Pennsylvania … 2011 District 10 Region 5 first-team honoree on defense, second-team honoree on offense … rushed for more than 1,000 yards as a junior and sophomore … as a junior, had 3 INTs … also a 2012 first-team All-Region honoree on defense and second-team All-Region on offense … attended the 2012 Temple Football Camp … participated in the 2012 Chesapeake Bowl … also played basketball.
Crystal River, Fla. Citrus HS/ East Coast Prep
2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Army, Cincinnati, UCF) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UConn, ECU). 2017 (Sophomore): Made his first collegiate start against Notre Dame ... registered first career sack and a career-high 8 tackles against UMass ... matched career high in tackles versus #15 UCF. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... made his college debut in the opener vs. Army ... played on special teams in every game ... saw first action as a defensive back vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career tackle on special teams at Penn State. Prep: Played one season at East Coast Prep following high school graduation. High School: Two-year starter at both wide receiver and defensive back for coach Justin Taylor at Citrus High in Inverness, Fla. … as senior at Citrus, rushed for 326 yards and three touchdowns on 47 carries … also grabbed 24 catches for 423 yards and two scores … over two year career, compiled 47 receptions for 932 yards and seven touchdowns … defensively, snared three interceptions along with 79 tackles, 45 solo … also a two-year varsity basketball player. Personal: Born Samuel Lamar Franklin ... psychology major. “He’s very coachable. He wants to be great. He understands the package, but there’s a lot of things that can happen to him that sometimes are first-time things. But once he gets it, he’s going to be a great player.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/10,17 “He’s definitely a lot faster than a typical linebacker should be and definitely more athletic… So sticking on the slot receivers, bigger receivers, faster receivers, so he definitely has a wide range of attributes to his game.” - LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley
Personal: Born Artrel Jonte Foster Bell in Meadville, Pa. … parents are Tammy Foster and Art Bell … has a sister, Asia Foster (26), and a brother, Armoni Foster (15) … cousin is Wade Manning, former WR/CB (1979-82) for the Dallas Cowboys and Denver Broncos … considering a career in graphic design or athletic training ... criminal justice major.
ARTREL FOSTER’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles............................................... 6.................................................................vs. Army, 9/2/16 Solo......................................................4........................................ (3x) last vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Asst......................................................3.................................................................vs. Army, 9/2/16 TFL.....................................................1.0........................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Fumble Recoveries...........................1...........................................(3x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Touchdowns........................................1................................................. Delaware State, 9/20/14 ARTREL FOSTER'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 4-0-4 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 @Army 1/1 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/10 20-4-24 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 1 2016 13/12 27-7-34 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 1 2015 14/1 3-7-10 0.5/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2014 12/0 4-1-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 Career 51/23 54-19-73 1.5/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 2 0 3
SAM FRANKLIN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles............................................... 8......................................... (2x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Solo..................................................... 6......................................... (2x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Assists................................................ 2......................................... (4x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 TFLs..................................................3.0.......................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Sacks...............................................2.0............................................................ vs. UMass, 9/15/17 SAM FRANKLIN'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 4-1-5 0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 Villanova 1/1 2-2-4 0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 UMass 1/1 6-2-8 2.0/11 2.0/11 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 1-1-2 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 3-2-5 3.0/14 1.0/8 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/1 5-2-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 3-0-3 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 UCF 1/0 6-2-8 1.5/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 2-1-3 0.5/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 2017 12/7 38-14-52 8.5/33 3.0/19 0 0/0 4 0 0 2016 14/0 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 26/7 41-15-56 8.5/33 3.0/19 0 0/0 4 0 0
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21 GARDNER RB Jager
Vaughn
FULTON
Junior
r-Junior
6-6 • 265 Political Science
Philadelphia, Pa. Valley Forge
6-2 • 219 Business
2016 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Rejoined team as a walk-on in the fall ... has yet to see game action. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined team as a walk-on in the fall. College: Played two years for head coach Dante Coles at Valley Forge Military Academy … converted from defensive line to the offensive line ... two year Dean's List recipient. High School: Played on the defensive line for coach Jim Grugan at Sun Valley High … earned second-team All-Ches-mont League as a senior … also wrestled and posted an undefeated mark during his freshman year and went 26-9 to finish out his wrestling career in 2012-13. Personal: Born Vaughn Divine Fulton in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Jeffrey Johnson and Rezephyr Fulton … has one sister Rezephyr a.k.a. Teddy (29) … list of favorites: The Bible (book), Gladiator (movie), and MMA (sport besides football), The Ultimate Fighter (TV show), Battlefield (video game) ... would one day like to be the president ... former high school saxophonist ... political science major.
2016
2015
2015
2017 (Junior): Played in three of the first four games before suffering a season-ending injury at USF. 2016 (Sophomore): Saw first game action vs. Stony Brook and recorded second career touchdown .... broke a 17-yard run vs. Charlotte, his longest of the season ... tied his season-high in carries with four, while registering his first kick return of the season for 14 yards vs. Cincinnati (10/29) ... scored his second TD of the season vs. ECU. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... made his college debut against Penn State in the season opener ... appeared in late action at Charlotte ... primary kickoff returner, beginning at East Carolina ... made first start and set school record with 94-yard TD run at SMU ... was one of three true freshmen to see significant action, along with RB Ryquell Armstead and DB Delvon Randall.
Shaun
High School: Played running back for coach Kenny Ford at Charles D. Owens High in Black Mountain, N.C. ... gained 2,776 rushing yards and 36 touchdowns on 282 carries as a senior ... broke the 100-yard mark in all 13 games ... added three touchdowns on seven catches for 260 yards ... as a junior, ran for 2,578 yards and 31 touchdowns on 266 carries ... in two seasons amassed 119 tackles, including 12.0 TFLs, and one sack ... also had 683 kick return yards and five touchdowns ... rushed for 6,955 yards in his career, which is a Western North Carolina record ... named Western Highland Conference Offensive Player of the Year ... also played basketball and participated in 100, 200 and long jump in track.
Sophomore
Personal: Born Jager Arkil Gardner ... mother is Beverly Gardner ... likes to hunt and fish ... business major.
59 GABRIEL lb
2015 2016
Black Mountain, N.C. Charles D. Owens HS
6-2 • 255 Biology
Harrisburg, Pa. Central Dauphin
2017 Honors: 2017- Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Army) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UCF). 2017 (Sophomore): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... redshirted. College: Played linebacker at Morgan State University in Baltimore, Md. for head coach Frederick Farrior in 2016. High School: Lettered three years at Central Dauphin for head coach Glenn McNamee … played defensive end and tight end … earned all-conference honors during his junior year
JAGER GARDNER’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes............................................12.............................................. (2x) last at Tulane, 11/19/16 Yards............................................. 110................................................................... at SMU, 11/6/15 Long..............................................94t................................................................... at SMU, 11/6/15 TDs.................................................... 1............................... (3x) last vs. East Carolina, 11/26/16 Kickoff Returns.............................. 5...................................................................at USF, 11/14/15 Long...............................................54...................................................................at USF, 11/14/15 All-Purpose Yards..................... 140...................................................................at USF, 11/14/15
Personal: Born Rashaun Marcus Gabriel in Nyack, N.Y. … goes by Shaun … parents are Jean Gabriel and Kincy Vachon … has one brother Terrell (18), and four sisters, Jasmine (16), Phylicia (10), Mikayla (11), Leilah (11) … list of favorites include: Paid in Full (movie), My Wife and Kids (TV show), Harry Potter series (book), burritos and chinese (food), Student Center (place on campus), Sports Complex JAGER GARDNER'S OFFENSIVE STATS (Philadelphia site), NBA 2k (video game), San Francisco 49ers (NFL RUSHING RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS team), Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL player), basketball (sport besides footOpp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg ball), Geno’s (place to get cheesesteak) … owns a marble chess set @ND 1/0 6 19 3.2 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - from Afghanistan … biology major. Villanova 1/0 4 18 4.5 0 9 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - - UMass 0/0 @USF 1/0 2 2 2.0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cin 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 3/0 12 39 3.3 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2016 11/0 29 111 3.8 2 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 1 14 2015 11/1 32 184 5.8 1 94t 0 0 0.0 0 0 16 359 22.4 0 54 Career 25/1 73 353 4.8 3 94t 0 0 0.0 0 0 17 373 21.9 0 54 Additional Stats - Special Teams Tackles (1) - 2016 1 v. USF
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58 HENNESSY OL
2017
2017
Isaiah
Matt
r-Freshman
6-2 • 215 Sport & Rec. Mgmt.
r-Freshman
King of Prussia, Pa. Upper Merion HS
6-4 • 295 Business Mgmt.
Bardonia, N.Y. Don Bosco Prep HS
2017
Honors: 2017- APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (UMass, ECU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Houston, ECU, UConn, Army) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (USF).
Honors: 2017 - ECAC First Team All-East ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, Villanova, Houston, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... Rimington Award Watch List 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has seen action at linebacker and special teams in every game this season .. made first career start opening day at Notre Dame ... registered first career sack against UMass ... returned into the starting rotation following an injury to Chapelle Russell prior to Week 10 at Cincinnati ... injured during Cincinnati game and missed action against #15 UCF and at Tulsa the following two weeks.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made first start at center on opening day at Notre Dame and started through Week 7 before an injury sidelined him prior to Week 8 versus Army ... returned into the starting rotation for the victory over Navy following the bye week.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Versatile two-year varsity starter at defensive back, wide receiver and quarterback for coach Harold Smith at Upper Merion High School in King of Prussia, Pa. … was team captain, MVP, and school athlete of the year as a senior ... totaled 82 tackles, 60 solo, with six interceptions as a senior ... owns the school record with a 96-yard interception return for a TD … grabbed 27 receptions for 485 yards and six touchdowns … also rushed for 255 yards and two scores on 39 carries … in 20 career games, rushed for 655 yards with three scores on 94 carries along with 26 catches for 465 yards and five touchdowns … served as signal-caller as well, primarily as a junior, compiling 678 passing yards and seven scores on a 31.2 completion percentage … defensively, snared eight interceptions with 103 total tackles, 74 solo … also lettered in both basketball and lacrosse. Personal: Born Isaiah Donnell Graham-Mobley in Bryn Mawr, Pa. ... parents are Maria Graham-Baptist (mother) and William Baptist (stepfather), and Kevin Mobley (father) and Christine Mobley (stepmother) ... sister Mia Kai Mobley (8) and brother Liam Baptist (8) ... father and several uncles played college football - John Mobley, Kyle Helton and Teddy Pendergrass ... sports recreation management major.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... was the top backup at center (one of only two true freshmen on the two-deep) ... saw first game action vs. Stony Brook ... got first start of his career at LG vs. Charlotte ... redshirted. High School: Versatile two-way starter at offensive tackle and on the defensive line for head coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J. … team captain and helped lead team to non-public Group IV New Jersey state title as a senior … ranked #33 player out of the state of New Jersey ... played on the USA U-19 Team ... was a teammate of current Owl Frank Nutile Personal: Born Matthew Connor Hennessey in Nyack, N.Y. ... parents are Andrea and Tom Hennessey ... has an older brother Thomas (23) who played at Duke ... Thomas joined the Indianapolis Colts as a long snapper in 2017 and was later traded to the NY Jets ... business management major. “I see Kyle Friend in him. He can move. He’s smart. He communicates well. He’s a leader. He’s strong. He just understands the offense. He’s very much close to Kyle Friend, in my opinion.” - senior teammate Leon Johnson, 8/17/17
ISAIAH GRAHAM-MOBLEY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 6.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Solo............................................. 5.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Asst............................................. 2............................................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 TFL.............................................. 1.0........................................................ (2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Sack........................................... 1.0........................................................ (2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp ISAIAH GRAHAM-MOBLEY'S DEFENSIVE STATS SB..........................x Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @PSU...............dnp @ND 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Char...................LG SMU.................dnp UMass 1/0 5-1-6 1.0/3 1.0/3 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Memphis.......... X @USF 1/0 3-1-4 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @UCF...............dnp USF...................dnp @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Cin....................dnp UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @UConn..........dnp @Army 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulane..........dnp Navy 1/0 2-1-3 1.0/5 1.0/5 0 0/0 0 0 0 ECU..................dnp @Cincinnati 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Navy (CCG) dnp UCF 0/0 WForestBowl)dnp @Tulsa 0/0 2016...................3/1 2017 10/2 16-5-21 25/9 2.0/8 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 10/2 16-5-21 2.5/9 2.0/8 0 0/0 0 0 0
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MATT HENNESSEY'S OFFENSIVE LINE STATS Opp.................P/S @ND..................... C Villanova............. C UMass.................. C @USF................... C Houston.............. C @ECU................... C UConn................. C @Army.............dnp Navy..................... C @Cin..................... C UCF...................... C @Tulsa................. C 2017..................11/11 Career............14/12
2017 Temple Football
24 HOOD RB
25 HINES
David
Travis
WR
r-Junior
r-Freshman
5-11 • 180 Business Management
Stroudsburg, Pa. Stroudsburg
5-9 • 190 Media Studies & Production
2017 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action thus far. High School: Played at Stroudsburg for head coach Jim Miller … also played basketball and ran track & field … won the Jay Effross Memorial Award … honor roll student. Personal: Born Travis C. Hines in Passaic, N.J. … parents are Selena and Errick Hines … has a brother Trevor (16) and sister Tamia (16) … list of favorites include: Martin (TV show), Sport and Leisure in American Society (class), TECH Center (place on campus), Madden and NBA 2k (video game), New York Giants (NFL team), Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL player), Basketball (sport besides football) … loves to draw … majoring in business management.
L.J.
WR
2016 2017 2015 2015 2017 2015 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Cincinnati) ...APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (ECU, Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UConn, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (SMU) ... Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (USF)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Started at running back against Villanova ... caught a shovel pass from Logan Marchi for a touchdown against Houston ... made the start at ECU and eclipsed the 100-yard plateau for the first time - career-best 20 carries for 106 yards ... once again surpassed his career-high in rushing yards at Cincinnati (108 yards) ... leads the team in rushing with 562 yards and is tied for first with 4 rushing TDs. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Was used as a multi-purpose back who can run, catch and block ... shined on special teams and began working at cornerback in week 5 ... recorded one tackle vs Cincinnati ... missed UConn and Tulane games due to injury.
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2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Charlotte ... scored first receiving touchdown of career against Tulane from QB Frank Nutile ... made first career start at East Carolina ... earned more playing time as the season progressed and became part of the 3rd down packages.
Freshman
6-3 • 214 Computer Science
Galloway, N.J. Absegami HS
Marlboro, N.J. Manalapan HS
2014 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut in week 3 vs. Delaware State ... led the team in rushing with 62 yards on eight carries ... redshirted.
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (ND, USF, Navy). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action thus far. High School: Played wide receiver for head coach Ed Gurrieri at Manalapan (N.J.) High … had 644 yards receiving and nine TDs combined over his junior and senior seasons … helped the Braves to an 11-1 record and a NJSIAA CJG5 championship appearance in 2016 … 2015 All-District selection for Freehold Regional High … ranked #10 on the Super 60 Shore Conference recruits in the 2017 class. Personal: Born L'Jeron Joshua Holder in Stony Brook, N.Y. ... parents are Will Holder, Tonya Solomon, and Meriel Holder ... sisters LeDawn (16) and Empress (4) and brothers King (3) and Will (1) ... list of favorites include: Hunger Games (book), math (subject), Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL player) ... computer science major.
High School: Played running back for coach Dennis Scuderi at Absegami High School … ranked the #35 player in New Jersey … as a senior, totaled 1,651 yards and 21 TDs, including 1,431 rushing yards and 17 TDs on the ground … nearly broke the school rushing record with 261 yards and 5 TDs vs. Egg Harbor Township … rushed for 957 yards and 10 TDs on 138 carries and caught 17 passes for 327 yards and 3 TDs as a junior. Personal: Born David L. Hood III … nicknamed Tre … has a son David ... parents are Lisa and David Hood ... media studies and production major. “The big thing with David is he just works every day and runs hard in practice and his attention to detail, where each hole is supposed to hit and having trust in his offensive linemen has played a big part in (his success) as well.” - HC Geoff Collins 11/14 DAVID HOOD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes................................. 23....................................................................at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Yards.................................. 108....................................................................at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Long..................................... 33..................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Rush TDs.................................1............................................................ (5x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Receptions........................... 8.......................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Yards.....................................91.......................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Long.....................................36............................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 Rec. TDs..................................1.....................................................(2x) last vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Total TDs.................................1.............................................................(7x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 All-Purpose Yds............... 120.......................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17
DAVID HOOD'S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING KICKOFF RETURNS Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 6 14 2.3 0 7 2 7 3.5 0 7 - - - - Villanova 1/1 4 21 5.3 0 0 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UMass 1/0 3 7 2.3 0 5 2 7 3.5 0 12 - - - - @USF 1/0 5 13 2.6 0 5 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Houston 1/0 8 53 6.6 0 16 3 8 2.7 1 4 - - - - @ECU 1/1 20 106 5.3 1 22 1 8 8.0 0 8 - - - - UConn 1/1 6 29 4.8 1 11 8 91 11.4 0 25 - - - - @Army 1/1 8 11 1.4 0 8 1 36 36.0 0 36 - - - - Navy 1/1 7 35 5.0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 - - - - @Cin 1/1 23 108 4.7 1 27 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 - - - - UCF 1/1 12 81 6.8 0 33 2 1 0.5 0 4 - - - - @Tulsa 1/0 14 84 6.0 1 25 4 15 3.8 0 12 - - - - 2017 12/7 123 562 4.8 4 33 25 172 6.9 1 36 - - - - 2016 11/0 16 87 5.4 0 14 1 11 11.0 0 0 2 31 15.5 0 22 2015 9/2 45 180 4.0 1 17 9 73 8.1 1 1 1 19 19.0 0 0 2014 2/0 11 62 7.8 0 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Career 34/9 188 891 4.7 5 33 35 256 7.3 2 36 3 50 16.7 0 22
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AUDLEY
DB
Freshman
6-1 • 220 Philadelphia, Pa. Sports Management Valley Forge Military Academy
Cequan
JEFFERSON Senior
5-10 • 192 Adult & Organizational Devel.
Richmond, Va. Henrico HS
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (ECU, Cincinnati). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played running back and linebacker for head coach Mike Korom at Valley Forge Military Academy … earned second-team all-state for the PIAA Division 2A and All-Southeastern Pa. in 2016 at LB … first-team All-Bicentennial Athletic League (BAL) at RB and LB, to go along with BAL Defensive Player of the Year honors … as a senior gained 1,123 rushing yards, and compiled 133 tackles … participated in the Blue-Gray Regional Combine … recorded 117 tackles, 11 TFLs, three sacks, and one forced fumble during his junior year, while scoring nine TDs on offense … led the team with 108 tackles and six sacks as a sophomore. Personal: Born Audley Alphonso Isaacs Jr. in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Danielle Simmons and Audley Isaacs Sr. ... brothers Simeon (20), Josh (20), Marky (12) and sister Morgan (11) ... list of favorites include: pizza (food), Flash (TV show), history (subject) ... enjoys art and always wanted to be an artist ... sports management major.
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2017
2015 2016
2015
2016
2014
Honors: 2017 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2016 - Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Cin, ECU). 2017 (Senior): Made season debut against UMass and also saw action at USF ... has not played since week 4 at USF after aggravating an injury. 2016 (Junior): After an experiment in the spring at wide receiver, changed back to cornerback ... saw first action at defensive back vs. Stony Brook and also downed a punt at the 1-YL early in the game, setting the tone for a 38-0 victory ... made his first career fumble recovery that led to a Temple TD vs. Cincinnati ... recorded a career-high four tackles (2 solo) against UConn ... added two more special teams tackles vs. ECU. 2015 (Sophomore): Made season debut at Charlotte ... has appeared in 11 games, mostly on special teams. 2014 (Freshman): Made his collegiate debut at Vanderbilt in the season opener and recorded his first career INT (off QB Stephen Rivers) ... played in five of the first six games before an ankle injury sidelined him. Prep School: Played cornerback for coach John Shuman at Fork Union Military Academy.
Benson
High School: Played defensive back and wide receiver for coach Roger Brookes at Henrico High School where he was a teammate of fellow Owl Sharif Finch … three star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked the #18 player in Virginia and #57 athlete in the country in 2013 by Rivals.com ... played three seasons and was first team all-state on offense and defense as a senior … originally signed national letter of intent to play for Virginia Tech in February of 2012.
r-Sophomore
6-1 • 295 University Studies
2015 2016
Spring Valley, N.Y. St. Joseph’s (NJ) HS
Personal: Born Cequan D. Jefferson in Richmond, Va. ... enjoys dancing ... included on his list of favorites: Martin (TV show), rap and R&B (music), and pizza (food) ... adult and organizational development major. 2016 Honors: 2017 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UMass) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (ECU, Tulsa). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action of career vs. Stony Brook and also saw action vs. Charlotte and Cincinnati. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Played offensive line for coach Augie Hoffman at St. Joseph’s in Montvale, N.J. ... team went 8-3 his senior year to rank 5th in the state of New Jersey. Personal: Born Benson Israel in Port au Prince, Haiti ... parents are Marlene and Bieneis Israel ... family from Haiti and immigrated to United States in 2007 ... has four brothers - all names start with “Ben” and followed by a creole word ... university studies major.
Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp SB..........................x @PSU...............dnp Char......................x SMU.................dnp @Memphis......dnp @UCF...............dnp USF...................dnp Cin.........................x @UConn..........dnp @Tulane..........dnp ECU..................dnp @Navy (CCG) dnp WForestBowl)dnp 2016..................3/0
BENSON ISRAEL'S OFFENSIVE LINE STATS Opp.................P/S @ND.................dnp Villanova.........dnp UMass..............dnp @USF...............dnp Houston..........dnp @ECU...............dnp UConn.............dnp @Army.............dnp Navy.................dnp @Cin.................dnp UCF..................dnp @Tulsa.............dnp 2017.................. 0/0 Career...............3/0
CEQUAN JEFFERSON’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 4........................................................................... at UConn, 11/4/16 Solo....................................... 2............................................(3x) last vs. East Carolina, 11/26/16 Assist.................................... 2............................................(2x) last vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Interceptions........................ 1...................................................................at Vanderbilt, 8/28/14 Long INT Return...............30...................................................................at Vanderbilt, 8/28/14 Fumble Recovery................ 1................................................................ vs. Cincinnati, 10/29/16
CEQUAN JEFFERSON'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 2/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 13/0 8-5-13 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 2015 11/0 4-0-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2014 5/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/30 0 0 0 Career 31/0 14-5-19 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/30 0 0 1
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Adonis
JENNINGS
WR
Senior
6-3 • 205 Criminal Justice
Sicklerville, N.J. Timber Creek HS
Freshman
5-10 • 180 Undeclared
Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown East
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Houston) ... Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UConn, Tulsa). 2015 2016 2015 2017 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - ECAC First Team All-East ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy, UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Offensive Production Player of the Week (ECU). 2017 (Senior): Has played in every game ... scored first TD of the season vs. UMass ... ... wore the #1 at USF - the number is awarded each week to one of the team's toughest players ... had season-high 5 receptions vs. UConn and Army ... caught two touchdowns against Navy and had third career 100-yard receiving game ... slotted career-long catch late versus #15 UCF, a 74-yard touchdown from QB Frank Nutile ... currently leads the team in receiving with 691 yards, is second in receptions (39) and tied for first in TDs (7). 2016 (Junior): Started and tied then career-high in receptions vs. Stony Brook (4) ... had his first touchdown of the season vs. Charlotte on a then career-long reception of 51 yards ... had a 40-yard TD reception vs. Cincinnati (10/29) ... had then career-high in receptions (6) and his first career 100-yard game and also returned one kickoff for 43 yards against ECU ... had career-highs in receptions (7), yards (154) and TDs (2) in Military Bowl vs. Wake Forest.
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played cornerback and wide receiver at Downingtown East High for coach Michael Matta … had 45 catches for 480 yards and eight touchdowns his senior year … was a three-year starter and the team went 34-9 during that time span … has been voted all-league and all-county all three years … his junior and senior year he was all-district and made several all-state teams ... school all-time leader in interceptions with 12 … also four-time letterwinner in track and field and won the 4x100 state championship as a sophomore; took second his junior year … also in his junior year, he placed third in the 100-meter dash at the PIAA Class 3A state track and field championships. Personal: Born Jeremy A. Jennings in Chester, Pa. … parents are Kisha and Wendell Wesley … brothers Jamere Walker (27), Joe Jennings (23), and J'Von Jennings (20), and sister Jaleya Jennings (24) … cousin Rahlir Hollis-Jefferson attended Temple … plans to major in criminal justice.
2015 (Sophomore): Debuted for the Owls against Penn State with two catches for 16 yards ... started at Cincinnati ... scored first career touchdown at UMass ... blocked punt against UCF. College: Played wide receiver under head coach Paul Chryst at the University of Pittsburgh ... Greg Lewis, former Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver, was his position coach ... had 55 yards on six catches as a freshman. High School: Three-year letterwinner as wide receiver for head coach Rob Hinson at Timber Creek ... was a part of two 10-2 teams (2013 and 2013) ... won a state championship in 2012 with current Temple teammates Kareem Ali and Greg Webb ... as a senior, had 1,434 yards and 15 touchdowns on 83 catches ... was named all-conference as a junior and senior ... also named first-team all-state as a senior ... participated in the Semper Fidelis All-American Game ... also was a three-year letterwinner in track & field ... placed fifth in the 100m at Meet of Champions in 2014 ... also won first place in the 4x100 in 2013 and 2014 with Kareem Ali. Personal: Born Adonis Martel Jennings in Stratford, N.J. ... parents are LoCrata and Orea Jennings ... has two brothers, Lamere Pollitt (24) and Deion Jennings (16) ... has volunteered with Big Brothers & Big Sisters ... criminal justice major. ADONIS JENNINGS' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..........................7............................................................. vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Yards.................................154............................................................. vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 TDs........................................2................................................................(2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Long.................................. 74t....................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Rushes..................................3................................................................(2x) at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Yards.................................. 36............................................................................at Tulane, 11/19/16 Long................................... 22.........................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17
ADONIS JENNINGS' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 2 30 15.0 0 20 0 0 0.0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 3 75 25.0 0 43 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/0 3 41 13.7 1 30 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/1 2 33 16.5 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/1 4 41 10.3 0 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 3 37 12.3 1 25 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/1 5 52 10.4 0 21 1 22 22.0 0 22 @Army 1/1 4 62 15.5 1 37 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/1 5 127 25.4 2 40 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 3 16 5.3 0 11 1 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/1 2 88 44.0 1 74t 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 3 89 29.9 1 65 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/10 39 691 17.7 7 74t 2 22 11.0 0 22 2016 14/3 27 474 17.5 4 58 7 81 11.6 0 20 2015 14/3 14 146 10.4 2 23t 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014* 5/0 6 55 9.2 0 20 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 45/16 86 1366 15.9 13 74t 9 103 11.4 0 22 * - with Pittsburgh
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TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS
Recepts Name.......................................Years 165 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 138 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 130 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 126 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 122 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 121 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 121 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 120 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 114 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 111 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 106 Van Johnson........................1992-96 98 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 97 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 94 Phil Goodman.....................2003-04 89 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 86 Adonis Jennings.............. 2015-17 Rec Yds Name.......................................Years 2,272 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 2,035 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 1,882 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 1,869 Van Johnson........................1992-96 1,856 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 1,780 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 1,747 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 1,730 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 1,693 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 1,632 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 1,629 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 1,542 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 1,523 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 1,505 Randy Grossman..................1971-73 1,483 Keith Gloster........................ 1984-87 1,458 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 1,355 Phil Goodman.....................2003-04 1,325 Adonis Jennings.............. 2015-17
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Leon
Freddie
WR 2017
r-Senior
r-Freshman
6-1 • 190 Health Professions
6-5 • 325 Advertising
North Ft. Myers, Fla. North Ft. Myers HS
2017
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UCF) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut against Notre Dame ... plays on special teams and sees action at wide receiver ... pressed into action as kickoff returner vs. #15 UCF and registered 40-yard return. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... made college debut vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first reception of his career in game vs. Charlotte ... suffered an injury vs. Charlotte ... was awarded medical redshirt. High School: Played receiver, running back, defensive back and returned kicks at North Ft. Myers (Fla.) High under head coach Earnest Graham ... only played there as a senior after transferring from East Lee County High in Lehigh Acres, Fla. ... had 13 catches for 183 yards ... ranked as #8 recruit in Southwest Florida by the News-Press ... had 338 yards and six touchdowns on 18 receptions as a junior ... defensively, claimed 25 tackles, 22 solo, with three interceptions ... 200-meters conference champion. Personal: Born Freddie Johnson ... health professions major.
2014 2015 2016 2017
2016 2017
2016
2015 2016
Plainfield, N.J. Bound Brook HS
2015
2016
Honors: 2017 - Senior Bowl Watch List ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Offensive Effort Player of the Week (Charlotte)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Co-captain for the opening game at Notre Dame ... started every game at LT through Week 7 ... suffered an injury in the first quarter against UConn and did not return ... played in a limited role against Army, Navy & Cincinnati ... jumped back into the starting line-up against #15 UCF in home finale. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Emerged as the starting right tackle during camp and started there in all 14 games ... was praised by former head coach Matt Rhule as the most productive player vs. Charlotte despite entering the game battling multiple injuries. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started at right tackle against Penn State, but was injured in 3rd quarter ... injured and didn’t play against Cincinnati and UMass ... returned to starting lineup at Charlotte ... game captain at SMU and started at LT ... started seven games and played in five others as Owls employed a six-man rotation ... part of starting offensive line that led FBS in time of possession improvement from previous season. 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in six games mostly as a reserve guard and tackle ... made his collegiate debut in the season opening win at Vanderbilt ... made his first career start in week 10 vs. East Carolina. 2013 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Two-way lineman for coach Dom Longo at Bound Brook HS … as a senior, had 20 tackles, including 15 solo stops … also played center for the Crusaders’ basketball team. Personal: Born Hubert Leon Johnson … prefers to go by middle name … mother is Valerie Graves ... served an internship with Comcast SportsNet in the spring of 2017 ... advertising major.
FREDDIE JOHNSON'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions...........................1..................................................................(3x) last at ECU, 10/7/17 Yards................................... 14.....................................................................vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Long.................................... 14.....................................................................vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Kickoff Returns....................1....................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 KOR Yards......................... 40....................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Longest KOR.................... 40....................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 FREDDIE JOHNSON'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1 12 12.0 0 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 11/0 2 20 10.0 0 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 2/0 1 14 14.0 0 14 1 17 17.0 0 17 Career 13/0 3 34 11.3 0 14 1 17 17.0 0 17 Additional Stats: Special Teams Tackles (3) - 1 vs. Houston, 1 vs. UConn, 1 at Tulsa; Kickoff Returns (1-40) - 1-40 vs. UCF
Opp.................P/S @Vandy................x Navy.................dnp Del State..............x @UConn...............x Tulsa.................dnp @Houston.......dnp @UCF....................x ECU....................LG Memphis.........dnp @PSU...............dnp Cin.........................x @Tulane..........dnp 2014...................6/1
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LEON JOHNSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S PSU.................... RT Army................... RT @Cin.................dnp SB....................... RT @UMass..........dnp @PSU................. RT @Char................ RT Char................... RT Tulane................ RT SMU................... RT UCF.................... RT @Mem................ RT @ECU................. RT @UCF................. RT ND...................... RT USF..................... RT @SMU.................LT Cin...................... RT @USF....................x @Uconn............. RT Memphis..............x @Tulane............ RT UConn..................x ECU.................... RT @Hou(CCG).........x @Navy(CCG).... RT Toledo(Bowl).......x WForest(Bowl).RT 2015.................12/7 2016............... 14/14
Opp.................P/S @ND....................LT Villanova............LT UMass.................LT @USF..................LT Houston.............LT @ECU..................LT UConn................LT @Army..................x Navy......................x @Cin......................x UCF.......................x @Tulsa................LT 2017................. 12/8 Career..........44/30
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Carrington
Austin
Freshman
Senior
5-10 • 205 Economics
2014 2015 2016
2017
2015
6-1 • 259 Kinesiology
Orlando, Fla. Boone HS
2015
Kinsale, Va. St. Mary's Rykan
2014
2017 Honors: 2017 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UCF).
Honors: 2016 - Special Teams Production Player of the Week (Charlotte) ... 2015 - Eastern Football/Metro NY Football Writers Special Teams Player of the Week (10/31 vs. #9 Notre Dame) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... 2014 - American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (9/27 at UConn) ... Rookie of the Week by ECAC (9/27 at UConn). 2017 (Senior): Tried to come back from ACL surgery and shared the kicking duties with Aaron Boumerhi through the first four games of the season ... ... made 100th career extra point against UMass ... moved up to fourth all-time in school record books with 252 points.
2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... has not seem game action thus far. High School: Played at St. Mary’s Rykan for head coach Jerry Franks … played offensive and defensive line … also lettered four years in track & field Personal: Born Carrington Anthony Jones in Kinsale, Va. … parents are Vernell and Michael Jones … has two sisters Veronica (26) and Michelle (20) … list of favorites include: Fruitvale Station (movie), Key & Peele (TV show), Washington Redskins (NFL team) … kinesiology major.
2016 (Junior): Finished 10-12 (.833) on field goals made and a perfect 23-23 (1.000) on extra points .... was tied for 15th in the NCAA and 2nd in the conference for field goals per game (1.60) before suffering an ACL injury on a kickoff return at Memphis and missing the remainder of the season ... set a school record with 19 consecutive field goals made ... hit longest field goal of the season at Penn State (45 yards). 2015 (Sophomore): Hit a 30-yard and 40-yard FG along with all 3 PATs against Penn State, with six kickoffs for 360 yards ... converted two PATs and three field goals at UMass, including game-winning 32-yard FG with seven seconds remaining ... passed Don Bitterlich for most FGs in a single season by a Temple kicker at #19 Houston, the first kicker to eclipse 100 points in a season ... finished fourth among American kickers in points/game and third in FG/game. 2014 (Freshman): Earned the starting place kicking position duties as a true freshman ... went 2-3 in field goals and 4-4 in PATs week 1 at Vanderbilt ... led the team with 69 points ... named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week and Rookie of the Week by ECAC in week 4 after a 10 point performance at UConn ... made a 46-yard field goal to tie the game 13-13 with 2:46 vs. Memphis. High School: Four-year letterwinner as kicker for coach Andy Johnson at Boone HS in Orlando, Fla. … as a senior, made five of eight field goal attempts and 80 percent of his kickoffs being touchbacks … in his career, made 15 of 23 field goals … Preseason third-team all-state honors … third-team All-American in kickoffs … played in the NUC all-south classic. Personal: Born Austin Robert Jones in Orlando, Fla. … parents are Cathie and Bob Jones … has two sisters Jessica (33) and Shelby (23) … has two dogs named Sugar and Angel … list of favorites include: The Blind Side (movie), The Office (TV Show), Justin Tucker (NFL Player) … economics major.
Temple All-Time Leaders coring Name.......................................................Year S 338 Brandon McManus .......................... 2009-12 324 Bernard Pierce ................................... 2009-11 264 Paul Palmer ......................................... 1983-86 252 Austin Jones.................................... 2014-17 FGM Name.......................................................Year 60 Brandon McManus .......................... 2009-12 52 Austin Jones.................................... 2014-17 46 Bill Wright ........................................... 1985-88 AUSTIN JONES’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Points.......................................................... 12............................................ vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 PATs............................................................... 7.........................................(3x) last at SMU, 11/6/15 PAT Attempts.............................................. 7.........................................(3x) last at SMU, 11/6/15 Consecutive PAT..................................... 58........................................................ 10/2/15-current FGs Made....................................................3................................(3x) last vs. Toledo, 12/22/15 FGs Attempts..............................................5........................................................ at USF, 11/14/15 Long............................................................47.................................................. at UConn, 9/27/14 FG Streak................................................... 19........................................................ 11/14/15-10/6/16
AUSTIN JONES’ KICKING STATS Opp. G Pt XP % FG % 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ Lg Bk KO Avg TB OB @ND 1 4 1-1 1.000 1-2 .500 0-0 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 36 0 0 0 0 0 Villanova 1 4 1-1 1.000 1-1 1.000 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 22 0 0 0 0 0 UMass 1 8 2-3 .667 2-2 1.000 0-0 1-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 37 0 0 0 0 0 @USF 1 1 1-1 1.000 0-0 .000 Houston 0 @ECU 0 UConn 0 @Army 0 Navy 0 @Cin 0 UCF 0 @Tulsa 0 2017 4 17 5-6 .833 4-5 .800 0-0 2-2 2-3 0-0 0-0 37 0 0 0 0 0 2016 6 53 23-23 1.000 10-12 .833 0-0 3-4 5-5 2-3 0-0 45 0 39 60.3 6 0 2015 14 113 44-45 .977 23-28 .821 0-0 4-4 15-18 4-5 0-1 41 0 8 59.5 0 1 2014 12 69 30-30 1.000 13-22 .591 1-1 4-6 6-8 2-5 0-1 47 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 35 252 102-104 .980 52-67 .776 1-1 13-16 28-34 8-13 0-2 47 0 47 60.1 6 1 2014: (19,28,22n)(28)()(47,34,44n)()(22)()(50n)(43,37n,46)(31,42n,25)(30,31,27n)(35n,37, 39n) 2015: (30,40)(35,40)(33,37,32)(36n,39)()()(28,52n,37n)(41,6)(35)(39n,33,35,45n,34)(35)(40,39)(20,37)(29,25,35) 2016: (41,27)(21)(45,34)(36,31)(30)(31,23,43m,26m) 2017: (36,36m)(22)(24,37)()
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2013 (Freshman): Announced as a candidate for the Jerry Rice Award, presented by The Sports Network to the top first-year player in NCAA Division I-FCS … played in 11 of 12 games, including eight as a starting cornerback … ranked third in the MEAC with four interceptions and fourth in the conference with 12 PBUs … added 39 tackles (27 solo), including 3.5 TFLs, and a fumble recovery … named MEAC Rookie of the Week after intercepting two passes and collecting four tackles (three solo), including a solo takedown for a loss, and a pass break-up during a road win at Charlotte ... intercepted a pass in overtime to help the Eagles defeat Saint Augustine's.
Mike
JONES r-Senior
5-11 • 187 Sports Management
Baltimore, Md. Milford Mill HS
2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (ND, Houston) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (USF) ... #the STANDARD Player of the Game (ND, USF, Houston, Tulsa) ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... 2016 - All-MEAC First Team (cornerback and return specialist) … 2014 - All-MEAC First Team (cornerback and return specialist) … BOXTOROW All-America Team (return specialist) … BOXTOROW All-America Honorable Mention (cornerback) … Beyond Sports Network FCS All-America Second Team (cornerback) … The Sports Network FCS All-America Third Team (punt returner) … 2013 - College Sports Journal Football Championship Subdivision All-Freshman Team … Phil Steele's FCS Freshman All-American First Team … second-team All-MEAC … College Sports Madness All-MEAC first-team. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Transferred to Temple after earning degree at North Carolina Central in the winter ... has started every game at cornerback ... made Temple debut at Notre Dame and recorded first interception as an Owl ... season-high (6) tackles against Houston ... wore the #1 jersey at ECU - given to the team's toughest player on a weekly basis ... had a TFL vs. UConn and Navy. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Named to All-MEAC first-team as both a defensive back and return specialist … as a return specialist, topped MEAC with an average of 22.0 yards per punt return and was one of only four returners in FCS with two punt return touchdowns … as a cornerback, tallied 30 tackles and five passes defended with two interceptions and three pass break-ups … was a two-time MEAC Specialist of the Week (10/17 & 11/7). 2015 (Junior): Started first three games of the season before suffering season-ending injury in first quarter of third game at FIU (9/19) … broke school record with 145 punt return yards versus Saint Augustine's … granted a medical redshirt. 2014 (Sophomore): Earned first-team All-MEAC honors as both a return specialist and defensive back … selected to All-America Teams by The Sports Network, Beyond Sports Network and BOXTOROW … ranked second in the nation (NCAA Division I-FCS) in punt returns, averaging 19.1 yards per return with a long of 60 yards … averaged team-best 22.3 yards per kickoff return … led the MEAC and ranked sixth in the NCAA Division I-FCS with 18 passes defended, including five interceptions and 13 pass break-ups … collected 40 tackles (30 solo) with 2.5 TFLs … tallied season-high seven tackles with one TFL, an interception and two pass break-ups versus Howard … recorded four stops with an interception and a pass deflection at East Carolina. MIKE JONES' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 7........................................................................vs. Howard 10/4/14 Solo....................................... 6.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Assist.................................... 3.................................................... at Bethune-Cookman, 10/1/16 TFL.......................................1.0........................................................(8x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Interceptions....................... 2......................................................................at Charlotte, 9/14/13 Long INT Return...............80.............................................................. vs. St. Augustine, 9/7/13 PBU....................................... 3..............................................(2x) at Bethune-Cookman, 11/1/14 Fumble Recovery................ 1........................................................................ at Howard, 10/5/13 Kickoff Returns................... 8........................................................................ at #21 USF, 9/21/17 KOR Yards........................ 165........................................................................ at #21 USF, 9/21/17 Longest KOR.....................42..........................................................................at Army. 10/21/177 Punt Returns....................... 5..............................................................vs. St. Augustine, 9/5/15 PR Yards........................... 145..............................................................vs. St. Augustine, 9/5/15 PR TDs................................... 1............................................(2x) last at Delaware State, 11/5/16 Longest PR...................... 90t........................................................... at Delaware State, 11/5/16
High School: Three-time all-county selection at Milford Mill Academy … tagged all-state and all-division as a senior … helped lead team to state semifinals with 11-2 record … as a senior, amassed 59 tackles, 4 interceptions, 5 PBUs and 3 forced fumbles, while also recording more than 1,400 all-purpose yards (600 rushing, 501 receiving, 305 return yards). Personal: Born Michael Jones Jr. in Baltimore, Md. … parents are Erica Williams and Michael Jones, Sr. … earned his undergraduate degree in sports management from North Carolina Central. “Mike Jones is a big-time college football player, and he’s going to be big-time moving forward at the next level.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/2 “[Jones] has an unbelievable attitude, really bought into this culture, he’s dove in with two feet. He’s become a tremendous leader and competitor. He is a dominant force on special teams and played a great game at cornerback last week." - HC Geoff Collins, 10/4
27 JONES Peyton
db
Freshman
6-0 • 185 Berwyn, Pa. Education Conestoga
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played at Conestoga for head coach John Vogan … played wide receiver, quarterback, running back and safety … four-year letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse. Personal: Born Peyton Force Jones in Berwyn, Pa. … goes by PJ … mother is Caroline Stormi Jones … aunt Marcie attended Temple … has a brother Keenen … list of favorites include: Good Will Hunting (movie), Last Chance U (TV show), r&b (music), The Blind Side (book), BBQ (food), Morgan Hall (place on campus), Rocket League (video game), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL team), Brian Dawkins (NFL player), basketball and lacrosse (sports besides football) … wants to become a teacher … majoring in education.
MIKE JONES' STATS DEFENSIVE STATS PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD @ND 1/1 4-0-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/43 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 81 27.0 0 Villanova 1/1 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 1 3 3.0 0 3 3 61 20.3 0 UMass 1/1 4-1-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 1 12 12.0 0 12 4 72 18.0 0 @USF 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2 17 8.5 0 19 8 165 20.6 0 Houston 1/1 6-0-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 69 23.0 0 @ECU 1/1 1-2-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0 0 0.0 0 UConn 1/1 1-0-1 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 2 17 8.5 0 17 2 48 24.0 0 @Army 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 3 77 25.8 0 Navy 1/1 2-1-3 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 @Cin 1/1 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 UCF 1/1 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 26 26.0 0 2017 12/12 31-7-38 2.0/7 0.0/0 0 1/43 6 0 0 9 50 5.6 0 17 27 599 22.2 0 2016 12/12 20-14-34 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 2/6 3 0 0 10 220 22.0 2 90 9 110 12.2 0 2015 3/3 1-0-1 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 6 144 24.0 0 48 3 61 20.3 0 2014 12/12 30-10-40 2.5/11 0.0/0 0 5/-5 13 0 0 15 287 19.1 0 60 6 134 22.3 0 2013 12/9 27-12-39 3.5/5 0.0/0 0 4/115 8 0 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 Career 51/48 109-43-152 10.0/25 0.0/0 0 12/159 31 0 1 40 670 16.8 2 90 45 904 20.1 0
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Randle
Todd
JONES Sophomore
6-0 • 185 Sport & Rec. Mgmt.
Junior
Miami Beach, Fla. North Miami Beach HS
6-0 • 221 Adult & Organizational Devel.
2017
2017
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Cincinnati). 2017 (Sophomore): Caught first career pass (11-yards from Logan Marchi) against UMass ... recorded career-highs in receptions (2) and yards (36) vs. Houston and topped that with career-long 45-yard reception the following week at ECU ... reset career-high with three receptions (38 yards) at Cincinnati. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... made college debut vs. Stony Brook ... had his longest kickoff return of 26 yards vs. UCF .. had a career-high three kick returns for 60 yards against USF ... was hurt in practice leading up to the game vs. Cincinnati and did not play ... rushed for 13 yards on two carries at Tulane. High School: Played wide receiver for head coach Aaron Harris at Miami Beach (Fla.) Senior High ... three-year captain ... had 17 receptions for 600 yards and 11 rushes for 300 yards as a senior ... voted both offensive and special teams MVP ... earned All-Dade County honors as a junior and senior ... also a two-year letterwinner in track. Personal: Born Randle Donte Jones in Miami, Fla. ... mother is Vicki Solomon ... guardians are Tawanda Solomon and Ana Rivas ... brothers Randle Jones (24), Akeem Jones (23) and sister Leighla Morris (12) ... sports recreation management major.
2017
2015
2015
Philadelphia, Pa. St. Joe’s Prep HS
2016
2015
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Cincinnati, UCF, Tulsa) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (Army) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (ECU)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Junior): Appeared as a linebacker against Notre Dame for season debut ... had career-high 3 tackles at #21 USF ... joined the first string defense at Cincinnati following an injury to Isaiah Graham-Mobley and an already-depleted linebacker corps, setting career-highs in total tackles (7), solos (4) and assists (3) ... made his first career start with Temple against #15 UCF, reseting career-high in solo tackles (5) along the way. 2016 (Sophomore): Saw first action of season vs. Stony Brook. 2015 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... made his Owls’ debut at Charlotte ... played in five games (at Charlotte, Tulane, UConn, at Houston and Toledo) mostly on special teams. High School: Three-year letterwinner at linebacker for head coach Gabe Infante at St. Joe’s Prep (Pa.) … had 90 tackles, six sacks, four interceptions and one touchdown as a senior … was the team captain and MVP of a squad that was 10-1 and lost in the Catholic League Championship in 2013 … was named first-team all-Catholic League, first-team all-city, and first-team all-Southeastern Pennsylvania as a senior … also received second-team all-state honors … played in the Philadelphia All-Star game and the East-West All-Star game. Personal: Born Todd Dawann Jones in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Danetta Bates and Todd Jones, Sr. … has one brother, Tyler Jones (2) … spent two years in Alabama and Virginia working with Habitat for Humanity … also serves as a youth basketball coach at a local recreation center … adult and organizational development major and would like to become a principal. “He embodies the ‘Temple TUFF’ characteristic. He is a guy who has resiliency, continues to work, takes nothing for granted, and complains about nothing. He had a longterm goal to be a contributor. That was far-fetched in the preseason, far-fetched at times early in the season, but he has continued to work. He has made himself valuable on special teams and now at linebacker.” - LB coach Andrew Thacker, 11/14
RANDLE JONES’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions............................................3................................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Receiving Yards................................. 47.............................................................vs. ECU, 10/7/17 Longest Reception........................... 45.............................................................vs. ECU, 10/7/17 Kickoff Returns.....................................3........................................................... vs. USF, 10/21/16 Kickoff Return Yards.........................60........................................................... vs. USF, 10/15/16 Longest Kickoff Return.................... 26............................................................ at UCF, 10/15/16 Rushes.....................................................1.............................................(3x) last at Tulsa 11/25/17 Yards.......................................................4...................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Longest Rush........................................4...................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 RANDLE JONES' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING K ICKOFF RETURNS Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - UMass 1/0 1 11 11.0 0 0 - - - - - @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Houston 1/0 2 36 18.0 0 20 - - - - @ECU 1/0 2 47 23.5 0 45 - - - - UConn 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Navy 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Cin 1/0 3 38 12.7 0 24 - - - - UCF 1/0 2 24 12.0 0 15 - - - - @Tulsa 1/0 1 14 14.0 0 14 - - - - 2017 11/0 11 170 15.5 0 45 - - - - 2016 9/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 7 144 20.6 0 26 Career 20/0 11 170 15.5 0 45 7 144 20.6 0 26 ADDITIONAL STATS: Special Teams Tackles (1) - 1 vs. UMass ... Rushing [3-(-4)] - 1-(-6) vs. UMass, 1-4 vs. UConn, 1-(-2) at Tulsa
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TODD JONES’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 7.................................................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Solo....................................... 5......................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Assists.................................. 3.............................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17
TODD JONES' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 1/0 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 4-3-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 5-1-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 3-3-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 9/2 17-9-26 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 3/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2015 5/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 17/2 18-10-28 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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30 KIEWLAK Eric
Deandre
WR
r-Sophomore
6-1 • 260 Psychology
Hyattsville, Md. DeMatha HS
2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Player of the Week (Charlotte). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine games, making his first career start at Army where he recorded career-high two tackles ... registered first career tackle against Villanova. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made college debut vs. Stony Brook ... also saw action vs. Charlotte and East Carolina. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted.
Freshman
5-8 • 160 Kinesiology
Fairless Hills, Pa. Conwell-Egan Catholic
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on in the spring ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Jack Techtmann at Conwell-Egan Catholic … had 100 career tackles and seven interceptions as a threeyear letterman … also played basketball, baseball and volleyball. Personal: Born Eric Anthony Kiewlak in Fairless Hills, Pa. … parents are Michele and Richard Kiewlak … father is a Temple graduate … list of favorites includes: seafood (food), Dumb and Dumber (movie), motivational (music), and Wes Welker (NFL player) … kinesiology major.
High School: Four-year varsity player for head coach Elijah Brooks at DeMatha Catholic ... repeated as WCAC champions in junior and senior year ... received all-conference first-team and DMVelite all-DMV honors ... listed on the Top 50 list for Maryland by Rivals ... played in the Maryland Crab Bowl. Personal: Born DeAndre Robert Kelly in Washington, D.C. ... parents are Felicia and Robert Kelly ... has two brothers, JoJuan (28) and Kendrick (24), and one sister, Kennedy (16) ... has volunteered with youth football players, the homeless, and the elderly ... list of favorites include: Law and Order: SVU (TV show), Things Fall Apart (book), and Lavar Arrington (NFL player) ... psychology major.
DEANDRE KELLY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 2.............................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Solos...................................... 1..............................................................................vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Assists.................................. 2.............................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 PBUs...................................... 1..................................................................at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 DEANDRE KELLY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 Villanova 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 9/1 1-4-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0 2016 3/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 12/1 1-6-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 1 0 0
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5 WR
Keith
KIRKWOOD r-Senior
6-3 • 220 Sports Business
Neptune, N.J. Neptune HS
2016 2016 2016 2014 2016 2017 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - Jason Witten College Man of the Year semifinalist ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Villanova) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Houston, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, UCF, Tulsa) ... Wuerffel Award Watch List ... Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... 2016- Offensive Production Player of the Week (Stony Brook, Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (UCF) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Was awarded a single digit (#5) in the spring - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the team's toughest players and Kirkwood was the first to earn one under head coach Geoff Collins (#5 was Collins' college football number) ... co-captain for the opening game at Notre Dame and caught four balls for 60 yards, each converting for a first down ... showcased versatility as he grabbed career-high seven receptions for 87 yards and a touchdown versus Navy ... tied a career-high with two TDs at Tulsa ... leads the team in TDs (7), tied for second in receptions (39), and is third in receiving yards (575). 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Earned the start vs. Army in the opener and was one of two players with over 30 yards receiving ... was awarded offensive player of the game vs. Stony Brook after scoring a career-high two touchdowns ... recorded a then career-high in receptions at Penn State (5) ... led the team in receptions (3) vs. SMU ... had a remarkable 8-yard TD reception with 0:01 remaining as the Owls scored 19 straight points to earn a 26-25 victory at UCF ... rushed for 20 yards on two carries against ECU. 2015 (Junior): Played against Penn State in the season opener before an injury sidelined him for the remainder of the season ... redshirted. 2014 (Sophomore): Transferred from Hawaii ... was granted a hardship waiver on 10/10 and saw his first action the following day vs. Tulsa ... had first Temple catch and touchdown in game six at Houston. College: Appeared in eight games as a true freshman for Hawaii, making five starts at wide receiver … finished the season with 12 receptions for 250 yards and four touchdowns … started the season-opener against USC (Aug. 29) and caught 60-yard touchdown … season-high 84 receiving yards on two catches against the Trojans … season-high four catches for 78 yards and a score against Army (Nov. 30) … also scored against Fresno State (Sept. 28) and at Utah State (Nov. 2) … named to the academic all-MW team. High School: A 2013 graduate of Neptune High School in New Jersey…played just one year of organized football…selected to All Shore Media’s all-Shore second team, allClass B North and all-Monmouth County second team…totaled 33 catches for 737 yards and seven touchdowns…enjoyed best game versus Wall, recording 211 receiving yards and three touchdowns…helped Neptune finish 9-3 and reach its second straight Central Jersey Group III final…also a standout basketball player ... was a nominee for the 2013 McDonald’s All-America Boys High School Basketball Team…led Neptune’s basketball team to the Group III state finals as a junior and averaged 17 points and 15 rebounds during the team’s state title run…received several Division I basketball scholarship offers ... an Academic All-Shore selection. Personal: Born Keith Kirkwood in Neptune, N.J. ... earned degree in criminal justice ... has four brothers and one sister ... parents are Kevin and Maria Kirkwood of Neptune, N.J.
KEITH KIRKWOOD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions........................................ 7.................................................................Vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Yards................................................ 98..........................................................at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Receiving TDs..................................2................................................ (2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Longest Reception......................60t...................................................................... USC, 8/29/13 Rushes................................................2............................................................... vs. ECU, 11/26/16 Yards................................................ 20............................................................... vs. ECU, 11/26/16 Longest Rush.................................. 12............................................................... vs. ECU, 11/26/16
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS
Recepts Name.......................................Years 165 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 138 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 130 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 126 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 122 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 121 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 121 Jalen Fitzpatrick....................2011-14 120 Clint Graves......................... 1970-72 114 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 111 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 106 Van Johnson........................1992-96 98 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 97 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 Rec Yds Name.......................................Years 2,272 Willie Marshall.....................1983-86 2,035 Bruce Francis..................... 2005-08 1,882 Gerald Lucear....................... 1978-81 1,869 Van Johnson........................1992-96 1,856 Zamir Cobb........................ 2000-03 1,780 Troy Kersey.......................... 1994-97 1,747 Ventell Bryant.................. 2015-17 1,730 Robby Anderson........2011-13, 2015 1,693 Rich Drayton........................1987-90 1,632 Sean Dillard.........................1999-02 1,629 Steve Watson...................... 1975-78 1,542 Keith Kirkwood................. 2014-17 KEITH KIRKWOOD'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 4 60 15.0 1 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 4 61 15.3 0 26 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/1 4 64 16.0 1 30 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/0 1 15 0.0 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 4 79 19.8 0 37 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/1 4 46 11.5 0 16 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/1 2 20 10.0 0 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/1 7 87 12.4 1 24 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 2 40 20.0 1 34t 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/1 3 32 10.7 1 17 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 4 71 17.8 2 51 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/11 39 575 14.7 7 51 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 14/11 42 648 15.4 4 56 2 20 10.0 0 12 2015 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014 8/2 4 69 17.2 1 39t 0 0 0.0 0 0 2013* 8/5 12 250 20.8 4 60t 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 43/29 97 1542 15.9 16 60t 2 20 10.0 0 12 * - with Hawaii Additional stats: Special Teams Tackles (1) - 1 vs. Houston.
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35 KWENKEU LB William
Sam
Sophomore
r-Freshman
6-3 • 225 Business/Risk Management
6-1 • 225 University Studies
Landisville, Pa. Hempfield HS
2017
2016
Honors: 2017- Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Army) ... 2016 - Member of American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted. High School: Was a quarterback for head coach Ron Zeiber of Hempfield High … was a Lancaster-Lebanon second-team selection in 2015 as starting QB and honorable mention in 2014 … lead his team to a 10-3 record in his senior year … rushed and passed for over 1,000 yards in both his junior and senior years … played in the Tri-County All-Star game (Manheim Touchdown Club) … was a three-year letterman in track and field … finished in the top 10 percent of his class and was a part of the National Honors Society. Personal: Born Samuel Christopher Kramer in Landisville, Pa. … parents are Julie and Larry Kramer … has two sisters, Melinda (29) and Janelle (21) … also has one brother, Ben (26) … enjoys playing the guitar and piano … list of favorites include: buffalo chicken wings (food), NBA 2K (Xbox game), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL), and Tim Tebow (NFL player) … majoring in business/risk management.
Waldorf, Md. St. Charles HS
2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #the STANDARD Defensive Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2016 - Defensive Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook, Charlotte). 2017 (Sophomore): One of the Owls' top special teams players ... also sees action at linebacker ... ...had first career TFL at #21 USF ... had career-highs in total tackles (8) and solo tackles (7) vs Houston. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class .... played in all 14 games and was a standout on special teams ... tied for a team-high in tackles (5) vs. Stony Brook ... had first TFL of his career vs. Charlotte ... had a fumble recovery during a punt return inside the five yard-line at Memphis. High School: Played as a sophomore at McDonough High before rezoning brought him to a newly built school, St. Charles High, in 2014 ... played running back and linebacker for head coach Avery Williams at St. Charles ... was school MVP and earned all-conference honors ... rushed for 1,145 yards and 16 touchdowns on 203 carries and collected 101 tackles (51 solos), three fumble recoveries, a sack, and an interception ... played in the Maryland Crab Bowl ... also participated in soccer, track and wrestling ... member of the Honor Roll Society and had perfect attendance throughout high school. Personal: Born William Patrick Kwenkeu (pronounced: kwen-koo) in Douala, Cameroon ... named after former president Bill Clinton (mother watched his second inauguration the year Kwenkeu was born) ... mother, Martine Etammane, moved to the United States in 2010 and brought William over two years later ... mother is a certified nursing assistant ... university studies major.
WILLIAM KWENKEU'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 8.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Solo....................................... 7.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Assists................................... 1............................................................ (12x) last at Tulsa 11/25/17 TFL.......................................1.0.......................................................(2x) last vs. #15 UCF 11/18/17
WILLIAM KWENKEU'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 5-0-5 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 7-1-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 1-1-2 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/0 20-8-28 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 13/0 10-4-14 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 Career 25/0 30-12-42 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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57 LANG LS
59 LERCH LS Corey
Joshua
Senior
r-Senior
6-0 • 210 Human Resource Mgmt.
5-10 • 200 Finance
Point Pleasant, N.J. Point Pleasant Beach HS
2014 2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (ECU) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017
2017 (Redshirt Senior): Made season debut at Tulsa in season finale. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut as a long snapper vs. Stony Brook and saw action vs. Charlotte.
Rydall, Pa. La Salle College HS
2016 2015 2015 2014 2016 2014 2017 2016 2015 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Villanova) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, Houston, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Special Teams Production Player of the Week (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Senior): Primary long snapper ... has played in every game since joining the team as a walk-on freshman in 2014 ... served as team captain vs. Houston ... holds the record for games played by an Owl (52; along with Sharif Finch and Alex Starzyk).
2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made collegiate debut against Tulane in Homecoming victory.
2016 (Junior): Was the primary long snapper in all 14 games.
2014 (Sophomore): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... redshirted.
2015 (Sophomore): Served as the primary long snapper and played in every game.
High School: Multi-position player for head coach John Wagner at Point Pleasant Beach … was a member of the team who had the best winning record in school history … member of the 2012 B Central championship team … also played basketball and was a wrestler.
2014 (Freshman): Joined fellow freshman place kicker Austin Jones and punter Alex Starzyk to give the Owls a youthful, yet inexperienced specialist group ... as a freshman walk on, Lerch earned the long snapping duties with a steady camp ... played first collegiate game in week 1 at Vanderbilt ... recorded one tackle in week 9 at UCF.
Personal: Born Joshua Jason Lang in Manalapan, N.J. … parents are Carol and Tom Lang … has a brother Tom (27) … loves to cook and would like own a chain of restaurants one day … human resource management major.
High School: Three-year starting long snapper at La Salle College HS for coach Drew Gordon … played on two Philadelphia Catholic League championship teams ... played lacrosse his sophomore year … second honors in academics.
Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp @Cin.................dnp @UMass..........dnp @Char..............dnp Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU..............dnp @USF...............dnp Memphis.........dnp UConn.............dnp @Hou(CCG)....dnp Toledo(Bowl)..dnp 2015...................1/0
Personal: Born Corey Austin Lerch in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Lynda and Craig Lerch … has a brother Cole (18) - an Owls' teammate - and a sister Casey (14) … father played football at East Stroudsburg University … enjoys trap shooting, fishing and playing squash … volunteered for Operation Gulf Coast in New Orleans to help rebuild homes … finance major.
JOSHUA LANG’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND.................dnp SB..........................x Villanova.........dnp @PSU...............dnp UMass..............dnp Char......................x @USF...............dnp SMU.................dnp Houston..........dnp @Mem..............dnp @ECU...............dnp @UCF...............dnp UConn.............dnp USF...................dnp @Army.............dnp Cin....................dnp Navy.................dnp @Uconn...........dnp @Cin.................dnp @Tulane..........dnp UCF..................dnp @Tulsa..................x ECU..................dnp @Navy(CCG)..dnp 2017....................1/0 WForest(Bowl).dnp Career...............4/0 2016..................2/0
46 LERCH LS
Opp.................P/S @Vandy................x Navy......................x Del State..............x @UConn...............x Tulsa......................x @Houston............x @UCF....................x ECU.......................x Memphis..............x @PSU....................x Cin.........................x @Tulane...............x 2014................ 12/0
Cole
Opp.................P/S @ND......................x Villanova..............x UMass...................x @USF....................x Houston...............x @ECU....................x UConn..................x @Army..................x Navy......................x @Cin......................x UCF.......................x @Tulsa..................x 2017................. 12/0 Career............ 52/0
92 LEVIN Drew
Freshman
5-10 • 190 Undecided
COREY LERCH’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S PSU.......................x Army......................x @Cin......................x SB..........................x @UMass...............x @PSU....................x @Char...................x Char......................x Tulane...................x SMU......................x UCF.......................x @Mem...................x @ECU....................x @UCF....................x ND.........................x USF........................x @SMU...................x Cin.........................x @USF....................x @Uconn................x Memphis..............x @Tulane...............x UConn..................x ECU.......................x @Hou(CCG).........x @Navy(CCG).......x Toledo(Bowl).......x WForest(Bowl)....x 2015................ 14/0 2016................ 14/0
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Rydall, Pa. La Salle College HS
2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season.
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in August ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Three-year letter winner as a long snapper for LaSalle College for coach John Steinmetz … lettered in lacrosse. Personal: Born Cole Lerch in Philadelphia, Pa. … son of Lynda and Craig Lerch … brother Corey (21) - an Owls' teammate - and sister Casey (14)
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Freshman
6-2 • 185 Voorhees, N.J. Accounting Eastern
2017
High School: Kicked at Eastern in Voorhees, N.J. for head coach Dan Boguszyweski … lettered during his senior year … only played football one year … first team all-conference. Personal: Born Drew Eric Levin in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Jill and Keith Levin … has a brother Max (20) and sister Lexi (15) … father was a walk-on tennis player at Temple … list of favorites include: Benchwarmers (movie), America’s Got Talent (TV show), Lil Vzi (artist), french fries (food), math (class), Twisted Taco (place on campus), Lincoln Financial Field (Philadelphia site), NBA 2K (video game), Pat McAfee (NFL player), basketball (sport besides football), Geno’s (place to get cheesesteak) … accounting major.
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51 LEVINE DL
88 MACK
Branden
Dana
WR
r-Sophomore
6-4 • 205 Sport & Recreation Mgmt.
2017
Hallandale Beach, Fla. Hallandale HS
2016
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Houston, Navy) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy) ... 2015 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UConn). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first career start against Villanova and recorded a sack ... has played in every game as a defensive end and on special teams ... blocked the team's first kick of the season on a PAT against Navy ... recorded a career-high 6 tackles at Tulsa. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made college debut vs. Stony Brook and recorded first career sack ... saw action in the final two games of the regular season (Tulane, ECU). 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Played defensive end for head coach Dameon Jones at Hallandale High … had 56 tackles, 16 sacks, and six turnovers forced as a senior … team went 10-2, 7-0 in conference play and won 6A-15 District Championship, but lost in the second round of the FHSAA 6-A playoffs … named first-team 8A-6A all-county defense … ranked #28 in the class of 2015 by the Sun Sentinel … participated in the Miami Nike All-Combine in 2013 and 2014 … also ran track. Personal: Born Dana J. Levine (pronounced la-VIN) ... parents are Tamara and Dana Levine, Sr. ... father is a detective ... originally from Philadelphia, the family moved to Florida when Dana was in middle school ... sport and recreation management major.
r-Freshman
6-5 • 205 Marketing
Wyncote, Pa. Cheltenham HS
2017 Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (UConn, UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UCF) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (SMU). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut opening day at Notre Dame ... plays on special teams and also sees action at receiver ... caught his first career pass from Frank Nutile for 15 yards at ECU. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class. High School: Played quarterback, running back, defensive back, and kicker/punter at Cheltenham High in Philadelphia for head coach Joe Gro ... team captain ... earned all-conference, all-region and all-city as a senior when he threw for 1,500 yards and ran for another 1,050 yards ... averaged 12+ tackles per game ... had 12 career interceptions ... also lettered in basketball and track. Personal: Born Branden Ruckmen Mack in Germantown, Pa. ... father, Daryl Mack, passed away in spring 2017 ... brother Daryl Jr. (23) attended Temple ... cousin LeLand Lassiter is a defensive back for Howard University ... marketing major. BRANDEN MACK’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions...........................1.............................................................. (2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Yards................................... 15................................................................................. at ECU, 10/7/17 Long.................................... 15................................................................................. at ECU, 10/7/17 BRANDEN MACK'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 - - - - - - - - - Villanova 1/0 - - - - - - - - - UMass 1/0 - - - - - - - - - @USF 1/0 - - - - - - - - - Houston 1/0 - - - - - - - - - @ECU 1/0 1 15 15.0 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/0 2 23 11.5 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 12/0 2 23 11.5 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0
DANA LEVINE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 6............................................................................ at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Solo....................................... 3............................................................................ at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Assists.................................. 3.............................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Sacks..................................1.0.............................................................. (2x) vs. Villanova, 9/9/17 TFLs.....................................1.0.............................................................. (2x) vs. Villanova, 9/9/17 Blocked Kicks...................... 1.............................................................................. vs. Navy 11/2/17 Kickoff Returns.................... 1......................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 KOR Yards............................ 8......................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Longest KOR....................... 8......................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17
DANA LEVINE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 1-1-2 1.0/14 1.0/14 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 2-2-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 1-3-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 3-3-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/1 10-13-23 1.0/14 1.0/14 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 4/0 2-0-2 1.0/11 1.0/11 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 16/1 12-13-25 2.0/25 2.0/25 0 0/0 0 0 0 Additional Stats: Kickoff Returns (1-8) - 1-8 vs. UCF ... Blocked Kicks (1) - 1 vs. Navy
88 MAIJEH DL Ifeanyi Freshman
6-2 • 261 Undeclared
Far Rockaway, N.Y. Poly Prep
Honors: 2017 - Juice Boyz Defensive Player of the Game (UConn, Navy). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played defensive end and tight end for head coach Kevin Fountaine at Poly Prep High … helped lead Poly Prep to a 5-3 record overall … accolades include firstteam all-city, top 100 New York and defensive MVP of Ivy League conference in 2016 ... led Poly Prep as a senior with nine sacks and seven TFLs. Personal: Born Ifeanyi Louis Maijeh (pronounced ee-FINE my-JAY) in Brooklyn, N.Y. … parents are Calandra (mother) and Ife Maijeh (father) … has three brothers Obi (16), Kanayo (13), and Arinze (10) … plans to major in sports management.
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9 MARTIN DL
Logan
Jacob
r-Sophomore
Senior
6-0 • 205 Bristol, Conn. Entrepreneurship & Innov. Mgmt. St. Paul Catholic HS
6-2 • 250 Journalism
2017 2017 Honors: 2017- American Athletic Conference Weekly Honor Roll (UMass) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, Villanova, ECU) ... Under Armour Student-Athlete of the Week (ECU) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Tulane) ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first career start opening day at Notre Dame and threw for two touchdowns (first career TD to Keith Kirkwood for 12 yards) ... was the first QB not named Phillip Walker to throw for at least 245 yards and 2 TDs without an INT since Adam DiMichele in 2008. ... his 767 passing yards were the most by an Owls' QB in his first three starts ... tied school record for pass attempts without an interception to start a season with 109 (snapped at USF) ... topped the 300-yard plateau for the first time at ECU (19-31-321-2TDs) - hit five different receivers for 25+-yard receptions ... followed up the next week vs. UConn with a another career-best in passing yards (356), denoting the first time since 2010 a Temple QB had back-to-back 300+-yard passing games (Mike Gerardi) ... injury prevented him from playing QB since game 8 but sees action as holder on FGs and PATs ... still led the team in passing yards (1,658). 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Battled Frank Nutile for the backup role behind QB Phillip Walker and became the #2 QB ... made college debut vs. Stony Brook and attempted two passes on two drives ... completed his first two passes of his career vs. Charlotte. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class and started school in the Spring ... redshirted ... had previously attended camp in August 2014. High School: Played quarterback for coach Jude Kelly at St. Paul Catholic in Bristol, Conn. ... threw for 3,220 yards and 38 touchdowns as a senior and rushed for 540 yards and six touchdowns ... also threw for 38 TDs as a junior ... in his 36 career games, amassed 9,702 yards and 112 touchdowns passing, 789 yards and 12 touchdowns rushing, along with 38 tackles and four interceptions on defense ... had 1,077 yards on 32 punts as a sophomore. Personal: Born Logan David Marchi (pronounced MARCH-she) ... parents are Michelle and John Marchi ... has an older brother, Kyle (23) ... entrepreneurship and innovative management major. “What I like is the combination of him being able to run and throw, throw the ball at times as good as anybody in the country” - OC Dave Patenaude, 10/14/17
LOGAN MARCHI'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Attempts.............................54....................................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Completions......................33....................................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Yards................................ 356....................................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Longest Pass....................48...........................................(to Brodrick Yancy) at ECU, 10/7/17 Rushes.................................. 7..................................................... (2x) last vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Yards..................................... 7.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Longest Rush....................22.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17
LOGAN MARCHI'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING RUSHING Opp. P/S Eff Cpl Att Cp% Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Ls No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 131.94 19 35 54.2 245 2 0 29 3/20 4 -21 -5.3 0 0 Villanova 1/1 136.52 20 34 58.8 274 0 0 43 1/3 1 -3 -3.0 0 0 UMass 1/1 142.52 22 37 59.4 248 3 0 30 2/8 7 5 0.7 0 7 @USF 1/1 -2.40 3 13 23.1 32 0 3 19 2/24 2 -24 -12.0 0 0 Houston 1/1 79.48 20 41 48.8 182 1 3 22 1/24 7 7 1.0 0 22 @ECU 1/1 163.11 19 31 61.3 321 2 1 48 0/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 UConn 1/1 118.90 33 54 61.1 356 1 1 37 2/15 4 3 0.8 0 13 @Army 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Navy 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - @Cincinnati 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 10/7 117.95 136 245 55.5 1658 9 8 48 11/94 26 -30 -1.4 0 22 2016 5/0 73.93 2 6 33.3 29 0 0 15 0/0 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 Career 15/7 116.35 138 251 55.0 1387 9 8 48 11/94 27 -32 -1.7 0 22
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Aurora, Colo. Cherokee Trail HS
2014 2015 2015 2017 2017 2015 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - Second Team All-American Athletic Conference ... ECAC First Team AllEast ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (USF, ECU, Army) ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, UMass, USF, ECU, UConn, Army, Navy, UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) Good Works Team nominee ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (UConn) ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Senior): Mainstay on the defensive line ... made a strip sack of QB Quinton Flowers that he recovered and took it back 44-yards for a touchdown at USF ... also recovered a fumble on a blocked punt in that game ... had a career-best 2.0 sacks at ECU ... recorded a career-high 7 tackles versus Army ... reset career-high in multiple categories at Tulsa, including tackles (10), solo tackles (7) and TFLs (3.5) while matching his previous career-best in sacks (2.0) ... finished the year leading the team in sacks (8.0), second in TFLs (11.0), first in fumble recoveries (2) and tied for second in forced fumbles (2). 2016 (Junior): Was awarded with a single-digit jersey (went from 91 to 9) ... Temple awards single digits to the toughest players on the team as voted on by the players ... earned a start and recorded half a sack in the opening game vs. Army ... was sidelined for Stony Brook game due to a leg injury ... had first quarterback hurry vs. SMU ... recorded first solo sack of the season at Memphis ... registered two tackles and one sack vs. UCF ... registered his first career pass breakup against UConn. 2015 (Sophomore): Played in all but one game in defensive line rotation and on special teams ... recorded first career sack against Penn State QB Christian Hackenberg ... recovered first fumble of season at East Carolina. 2014 (Freshman): Was one of two freshmen to see significant action on offense/defense ... made collegiate debut in week 1 at Vanderbilt ... was a core special teams player and also contributed on defense ... led team in tackles in week 3 vs. Delaware State ... made first career start in week 10 vs. East Carolina. High School: Played DE for coach Monte Thelen at Cherokee Trail in Aurora, CO … Cougars posted a 10-3 record in 2013 … had 44 tackles, 8 TFL, and 5.5 sacks as a senior. Personal: Born Jacob W. Martin … mother, Kim Martin, coaches track ... brother, Josh (23), was a rookie free agent for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013 after attending Columbia University ... in fact, it was Josh who helped Temple land its first Colorado recruit. The Chiefs employ two former Temple graduate assistants - Britt Reid and Mark DeLeone on their coaching staff, and it was a conversation between Josh, Britt and Mark that led Temple to take a look at Jacob ... Josh now plays for the New York Jets ... was elected coordinator of alumni relations for the American Athletic Conference Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... journalism major. JACOB MARTIN’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.........................................10............................................................... at Tulsa, 11/251/17 Solo.................................................7............................................................... at Tulsa, 11/251/17 Assists............................................7.................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 TFL............................................... 3.5............................................................... at Tulsa, 11/251/17 Sacks..........................................2.0................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/251/17 Forced Fumbles............................1................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/251/17 Fumble Recoveries.................... 2.............................................................at #21 USF, 9/21/17 PB.....................................................1.................................................(2x) last vs. ECU, 11/26/16 JACOB MARTIN'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 1-0-1 1.0/17 1.0/17 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 1-2-3 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 2-0-2 1.0/6 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 1 2 Houston 1/1 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 2-0-2 2.0/12 2.0/12 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 1-1-2 0.5/4 0.5/4 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/1 0-7-7 0.5/2 0.5/2 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 2-2-4 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 2-2-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 1-1-2 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 7-3-10 3.5/15 2.0/12 0 0/0 0 1 0 2017 12/11 19-20-39 11.0/64 8.0/59 0 0/0 0 2 2 2016 12/1 10-8-18 2.5/27 2.5/27 1 0/0 2 0 0 2015 13/0 2-3-5 2.5/9 1.0/5 1 0/0 0 0 1 2014 12/2 6-7-13 1.5/3 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 1 Career 49/14 37-38-75 17.5/103 11.5/91 2 0/0 2 2 4
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WR
Sophomore
5-11 • 200 Wyomissing, Pa. Wyomissing
Thomas
MATTIONI r-Freshman 6-0 • 185 Accounting
Downingtown, Pa. Downingtown West
2017
2017 2017 (Sophomore): Joined the team as a walk on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season.
2016 (Freshman): Spent his freshman season at Lock Haven University as the team’s starting strong safety, recording 60 total tackles, 7.5 tackles for loss, and an interception … letterwinner.
High School: Played at Downingtown West for head coach Mike Milano … three-year letterwinner … played quarterback and defensive back … All-Ches-mont during his senior and junior years … combined for 27 offensive touchdowns and three interceptions … played in the Valor Bowl … two-year letterwinner in basketball and lacrosse. Personal: Born Thomas D. Mattioni in Downingtown, Pa. … parents are David and Lisa Mattioni … has two sisters Maria (24) and Gina (23) … list of favorites include: Django Unchained (movie), Narcos (TV show), Kanye West (artist), Lone Survivor (book), social studies (class), Alter Hall (place on campus), Citizens Bank Park (Philadelphia site), Madden (video game), Steve Smith Sr. (NFL player), baseball (sport besides football) … works in HVAC during the summer … wanted to be a NASCAR driver when he was a kid … accounting major.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at linebacker and running back for Wyomissing Area Jr./Sr. in Wyomissing, Pa. for coach Bob Wolfrum … district qualifier and threeyear letterwinner in outdoor track … all-state linebacker, conference linebacker of the year, first team all-conference offense, first team all-conference defense … played in the Berks Senior Football Classic all-star game. Personal: Born Christian Martir in Reading, Pa. … parents are Christopher and Lissette Martir… has brother Christopher, sisters Liz, Linette, and Lianne … favorite movies are South Paw and The Dark Knight Rises … mechanical engineering major.
47 MASON DB Ty
Freshman
5-10 • 172 Undeclared
Silver Spring, Md. James Hubert Blake
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (USF, Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy, Cincinnati). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played football for James Hubert Blake High under head coach DeShawn Anderson … finished his senior year with eight interceptions and 36 solo tackles … in 2016, he was selected to play in the Maryland Crab Bowl and selected to the ALL-MOCO and ALL-Met football teams … in track & field during his junior year, he broke the record in the long jump at indoor nationals with 23'5 … also set three school records: the 4x100 and 4x200, and the long jump with a personal best of 23'11. Personal: Born Dearaeg Mason but goes by Ty.
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34 McLEAN RB Booker
James
r-Junior
r-Junior
6-6 • 300 Criminal Justice
2017
2017
2015
6-1 • 180 Montville, N.J. Sports Mgmt. Montville Township HS/Valley Forge
Dunmore, Pa. Dunmore HS
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has not seen game action so far this season.
2015
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall.
Honors: 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Cin). 2017 (Redshirt Junior): A backup offensive lineman who sees action on FG/PAT units ... played most of the UConn game at LT after Leon Johnson went down with an injury ... made first career start against Army. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action on offensive line vs. Stony Brook and saw action vs. Charlotte and Cincinnati. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games on the FG protection unit. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted.
High School: Played quarterback, defensive back, and punter for head coach Donald Morgenroth at Montville Township … all-state honorable mention as a DB … also competed in track and field, becoming the Morris County long jump champion in his junior year … finished fifth in the state of New Jersey for the long jump. Personal: Born Booker Thomas McLean in Morristown, N.J. … guardian is Sandra Henry … has two brothers Jumanji McLean (21) and Tommy McLean, and two sisters Glennesha Gunning (31) and Kadian Stewart ... cousin Patrick Chung played at Oregon and played in the NFL for eight years (Patriots, Eagles) … list of favorites: curry goat (food), Harry Potter (book), Patrick Pederson (NFL player), and Track (other sport) … sports management major.
High School: Three star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked the #34 player in Pennsylvania … played for coach Jack Henzes at Dunmore High School … led team to 11-1 record as a senior on the way to a league championship … state runner up and District 2 AA champs as a junior … started three years on both sides of the offensive and defensive line … two-time all-state, all-region, and all-league team … played for the North team in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl … also received offers from Syracuse, Florida International, Buffalo and UMass … also a four-year letterwinner in track and field … went to Districts three years consecutively for shot put. Personal: Born James Lewis McHale … son of Alison and Mark McHale … has two brothers John (22) and Mark (16) … majoring in criminal justice and plans on becoming a police officer upon graduation … hobbies include hiking, fishing and hunting … favorite movies are The Departed and Boondock Saints. “He’s awesome, he’s a tough kid. He’s physical. He goes into the game every week with the mindset (that) the quarterback is not going to get hit and my man is not going to make a tackle in the run game. However he has to do it, he’s just going to get the job done. “We talk about Temple tough all the time, he’s the epitome of it.” - HC Geoff Collins 11/15
Opp.................P/S PSU.......................x @Cin......................x @UMass...............x @Char...................x Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU...................x @USF....................x Memphis..............x UConn..................x @Hou(CCG).........x Toledo(Bowl).......x 2015................. 11/0
JAMES McHALE’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND.................dnp SB..........................x Villanova.........dnp @PSU...............dnp UMass...................x Char......................x @USF...............dnp SMU.................dnp Houston...............x @Mem..............dnp @ECU....................x @UCF...............dnp UConn..................x USF...................dnp @Army................LT Cin.........................x Navy....................LT @Uconn...........dnp @Cin....................LT @Tulane..........dnp UCF.......................x ECU..................dnp @Tulsa..................x @Navy(CCG)..dnp 2017...................9/3 WForest(Bowl).dnp Career............ 23/3 2016..................3/0
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Zach
Will
r-Junior
6-0 • 240 Early Childhood Education
2017
2016 2017
K
Bordentown, N.J. Nottingham HS
Freshman
5-8 • 155 Business Admin. & Mgmt
Lititz, Pa. Warwick
2017
2014
Honors: 2017 - #the STANDARD Player of the Game (Houston) ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Tulsa) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Villanova) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made the switch from LB to DE ... saw first action of the season vs. Houston. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Recovered from knee surgery ... saw first career-game action vs. Cincinnati. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Redshirted while recovering from offseason knee surgery. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. Prep School: Played at linebacker, running back and fullback at Canterbury School (CT) under coach Ken Parson … recorded 72 tackles and five forced fumbles.
2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played at Warwick for head coach Bob Locker … two-year letterwinner … was 11 of 17 on field goals … lettered in basketball (two years), soccer (two years), and tennis (one year) … played for PA Classics Academy Soccer … first team All-Star for soccer … Academic All-Star for basketball … Class President … member of National Honor Society, National Business Honor Society, Spanish Honor Society … distinguished honor roll all four years. Personal: Born William Clay Mobley in Rockville, Md. … goes by Will … parents are Kendrick and Barbara Mobley … has a sister Kate (22) … list of favorites include: Remember the Titans (movie), The Office (TV show), The Bible (book), pasta (food), math (class), Fox School of Business (place on campus), City Hall (Philadelphia site), FIFA (video game), Seattle Seahawks (NFL team), Russell Wilson (NFL player), soccer (sport besides football), Geno’s (place to get cheesesteak) … once rode his bike from Seattle, Wash. to Portland, Ore. In two days … business administration and management major.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at defensive end, tight end and fullback at Nottingham (NJ) High School for coach Jon Adams … was a member of the 2013 CJ Group III state title winning team, who had a record of 11-1 … as a senior, had 106 tackles, 19.5 sacks, two interceptions, and six forced fumbles … third-team All-State, first-team All-State Group III, first-team All South Jersey, first-team all-conference (7A)/county, NJ Super 100 All State Team, Conference lineman of the year, and four time player of the week for Mercer County in 2012 … played in the New Jersey North vs South All State game and Sunshine Football Classic in 2013 … also lettered three years in basketball and two years in baseball. Personal: Born Zachary John Mesday in Trenton, N.J. … parents are Suzanne and Kenneth Mesday … has a brother Joe (24) … favorite movies are Friday Night Lights and More Than A Game … early childhood education major ... if football doesn’t work out, would like to be an elementary school teacher and high school football coach.
87 MOODY TE Emil
Freshman
6-4 • 205 Undeclared
Philadelphia, Pa. Neumann-Goretti
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played defensive end and wide receiver at Philadelphia's Neumann-Goretti High under head coach Lincoln Townsend … as a senior, set a school season record with 17 sacks ….led the squad in receiving in 2015 and 2016 … 2014 second-team All-Catholic League 2A by Philly.com and Philadelphia Tribune when he helped the team to a 9-4 record and District 12 Class 2A champions and first Philadelphia Catholic League title since 1954 … as a junior, tallied 268 receiving yards on 15 catches (17.8 average) and three receiving touchdowns … he also added two sacks, eight quarterback hurries, 10 total tackles (four TFLs) and one forced fumble … also played basketball. Personal: Born Emil Joseph. Moody in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Tamara Moody and Joe Cann … has one brother Devin Moody (24) … plans to study business administration. ZACH MESDAY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 0/0 Navy 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 6/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 7/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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83 NIGRELLI TE
Chris
Domenic
r-Junior
6-4 • 255 Marketing
r-Senior
Elkins Park, Pa. Cheltenham HS
6-2 • 240 Finance
2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - #the STANDARD Player of the Game (Houston, Army, UCF) ... 2016 - CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.
Wayne, Pa. Valley Forge HS
2015 2016 2017 Honors: 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll. 2017
2017 (Redshirt Senior): Has not seen game action so far this season.
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Was put on scholarship announced at halftime of the spring game ... is the primary TE ... did not play at ECU after suffering an injury in pre-game warm ups ... made career-long reception (18 yards) on opening play at Cincinnati.
2016 (Redshirt Junior): Made college debut vs. Stony Brook.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in all 14 games on special teams and double tight end packages .... started in first career game vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career reception at Penn State.
Prep School: Played one season at Valley Forge Military Academy for coach Mike Muscella in Wayne, Pa. … featured at tight end … caught five balls for 70 yards … named 1st team Sea Board Conference at tight end.
2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut at Charlotte ... played in four games (at Charlotte, Tulane, at USF, UConn), mostly on special teams.
High School: Played for coach Doug Dahms at Wilson High School in the Lancaster-Lebanon Conference, three-year letterwinner … played fullback, tight end, defensive end, and outside linebacker … team went 37-5 in his three seasons and won league all three years, along with a District 3 title his junior year … caught 29 passes for 429 yards and six TDs his senior year … 1st team league tight end, 2nd team league linebacker, 3rd team all-state tight end … finished career with 43 catches for 654 yards and eight TDs … played in Berks all-star game and Lancaster-Lebanon All-Star game after senior season … played basketball freshman and sophomore year.
2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner at tight end and defensive end for coach Joe Gro at Cheltenham High … team captain and earned coach's award ... recorded 40 receptions and 12 touchdowns ... named to the Suburban One AllLeague first team for both offense and defense … played in MontCo All Star game ... also played basketball all four years and volleyball his junior and senior years. Personal: Born Christopher George Myarick in Elkins Park, Pa. … parents are Annette and Albert Myarick … mother graduated from Temple … brothers Nick (25) and Tim (15) … has a dog named Trinity … has volunteered for the Lupus Foundation of America for over 10 years ... list of favorites: Game of Thrones (TV show), The Dark Knight (Movie), Hip Hop (Music), LeSean McCoy (NFL Player), The Great Gatsby (book), Math (Class) ... marketing major.
2015 (Junior): Joined team as a walk-on ... redshirted.
Personal: Born in Reading, Pa. … parents are Jeff and Colette Nigrelli … siblings are Nicole (38), Adam (35), and Regina (30) … brother Adam played at Valley Forge and La Salle … favorites include the Eagles (football team), American Sniper (movie), and buffalo chicken cheesesteak (food) … works with Autism Awareness and National Down Syndrome Society … finance major looking to work on Wall Street.
CHRIS MYARICK’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..........................3..............................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 Receiving Yards............... 23..............................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 Longest Reception.......... 18......................................................................at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 CHRIS MYARICK'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Villanova 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UMass 1/0 1 7 7.0 0 5 - - - - @USF 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Houston 1/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 - - - - @ECU 0/0 UConn 1/0 1 13 13.0 0 13 - - - - @Army 1/1 3 23 7.7 0 9 - - - - Navy 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Cincinnati 1/1 1 18 18.0 0 18 - - - - UCF 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Tulsa 1/1 1 4 4.0 0 4 - - - - 2017 11/8 8 68 8.5 0 18 - - - - 2016 14/3 1 15 15.0 0 15 - - - - 2015 4/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Career 29/11 9 83 9.2 0 18 - - - - Additional Stats: Special Teams Tackles (4) - 1 vs. ND, 2 at USF, 1 at Cin.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
DOMENIC NIGRELLI'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - 2016 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Career 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - -
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6-4 • 225 Accounting
Wayne, N.J. Don Bosco Prep
2017 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Navy) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Navy, Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - President's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made his first appearance of the season against #21 USF and had then career-high four completions ... made first career start against Army, compiling career-bests in passing yards (290), completions (20) and attempts (29) ... followed up next game with career-bests in completions (22), and touchdowns (4) ... became the first Temple Owl to score points in the same game by throwing, running and catching (at Cincinnati) when he threw and ran for TDs and caught a two-point conversion ... also ran for a career-high 28 yards on five carries versus the Bearcats ... led the team in passing TDs (11). 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Battled redshirt freshman Logan Marchi for backup QB role ... saw action for one series of the game vs. Stony Brook in 38-0 victory ... made first pass attempt of the season vs. Charlotte. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Served as #2 QB behind starter Phillip Walker ... made collegiate debut at end of Charlotte game ... threw first career passes and first TD to David Hood against Tulane. 2014 (Freshman): Suffered a knee injury during the first week of summer camp and missed the entire season ... redshirted. High School: Three star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked the #28 player in New Jersey … pro style quarterback for coach Greg Toal at Don Bosco Prep School in Ramsey, N.J. … led team to a 7-4 record and league title en route to a NJSIAA Non-Public Group 4 State Semi-Final appearance … passed for 1,458 yards going 124-198 while throwing for 13 TDs as a junior and was named 2nd team all non-public … finished his career with 3,100 passing yards and 28 touchdowns … chose Temple over UCF, Indiana and Cincinnati. Personal: Born Frank Nutile … son of Rob and Rose Nutile … father played quarterback for Louisville and Maryland in the 1980’s … has one sister Gianna (17) … hobbies include pick-up basketball and baseball games … lists his favorites as: Goodfellas (movie), Breaking Bad (TV show), and pizza (food) ... has a dog named Chazz ... accounting major. “He was just obsessed with being great. That’s just who Frank Nutile is, he eats adversity for breakfast.” - Don Bosco OC Drew Lascari, 11/14
FRANK NUTILE'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING Opp. P/S Eff Cpl Att Cp% Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Ls @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 1/0 56.57 4 12 42.9 57 0 1 17 1/2 Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/0 196.60 2 2 100.0 23 0 0 15 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/1 164.34 20 29 68.9 290 1 0 51 2/19 Navy 1/1 191.59 22 30 73.3 289 4 1 40 0/0 @Cincinnati 1/1 130.39 19 30 63.3 224 1 1 34 1/4 UCF 1/1 81.21 17 40 42.5 201 2 4 74t 1/2 @Tulsa 1/1 185.39 20 28 71.4 262 3 0 65 1/6 2017 6/4 139.98 104 171 60.8 1346 11 7 74t 6/33 2016 3/0 0.00 0 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0/0 2015 3/0 322.00 3 3 100.0 40 1 0 19 1/4 Career 12/4 141.49 107 176 60.8 1386 12 7 74t 7/37
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3 -7 2.3 0 0 1 2 2.0 0 2 5 3 0.6 0 13 2 3 1.5 0 3 5 28 5.6 1 21 6 14 2.3 0 8 3 3 1.0 0 7 25 46 1.8 1 21 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 -4 -4.0 0 -4 26 42 1.6 1 21
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FRANK NUTILE’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Attempts......................................40................................................. vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Completions...............................22......................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Completion %.......................100.0............................................(2x) last at ECU, 10/7/17 Passing Yards......................... 290........................................................ at Army, 10/21/17 TD....................................................4......................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Long Pass.................................. 74t..........(to Adonis Jennings) vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Rushes........................................... 5................................ (2x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Yards............................................28................................................ at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Long Rush.................................... 21................................................ at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Rush TDs.........................................1................................................ at Cincinnati, 11/10/17
2017 Temple Football
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66 PINTO OL
Vincent
Leon
r-Freshman
6-4 • 300 Liberal Arts
2017
r-Freshman
Collegeville, Pa. Lansdale Catholic HS
6-3 • 275 Criminal Justice
Houston, Texas Lamar HS
2017
2016
2017
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Special Teams Player of the Game (UConn, UCF).
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw his first career action at USF ... plays on FG and PATs ... made first career start at ECU ... has served as the primary LG in place of an injured Jovahn Fair.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in August ... has not seen game action this season.
2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted. High School: Was a two-way starter on the offensive line and defensive line for coach Tom Kirk of Lansdale Catholic for two years … earned first-team All-Catholic as well as an all-state selection … played in the Philadelphia City All Star game … named second-team honors for academics … attended Methacton High School for his freshman and sophomore years. Personal: Born Vincent Picozzi in Voorhees, N.J. … parents Anthony and Margaret Picozzi … has six sisters Rachel (22), Sarah (20), Mary (15), Grace (12), Kate (10), and Mia (8) … also has two brothers Anthony (23) and Nicholas (17) … enjoys camping, hiking, and canoing … list of favorites: Big Fish (movie), Ireland (road trip), Duck Walk (drill), and J.J. Watt (NFL player) … liberal arts major.
College: Was a walk-on at LSU and spent the 2016 season with the Tigers but didn’t play. High School: Played offensive line at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas for coach Tom Nolan … was a two year letterwinner … had a team record of 21-4 … was named second team all-district during his senior campaign. Personal: Born Leon Cesar Depaul Pinto in Houston, Texas to parents Juan and Kathleen Pinto … list of favorites include: Rick and Morty (TV show), hip hop (music genre), The Alchemist (book), History (class), Pat’s Cheesesteaks (Philadelphia site), Madden (video game), JJ Watt (NFL player), basketball (sport besides football), reading (hobby) … when he was younger he wanted to be an astronaut … criminal justice major.
55 POGUE Boaz
LB
r-Freshman
6-2 • 220 Chambersburg, Pa. Human Development Fork Union Military Academy
2017 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the program as a transfer from Morehead State in the fall. College: Joined the Morehead State program as a freshman and was redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner as a outside linebacker at Fork Union Military Academy in Fork Union, Va. ... as a senior, averaged six tackles per game while compiling three interceptions and three sacks ... named all-region as a senior. Personal: Born Boaz Pogue in Chambersburg, Pa. … parents are George and Lisa Pogue … has two sisters, Chantel Tremetiere (48) and Hannah Pogue (15) … sister Chantel played collegiate basketball at Auburn before taking her talent to the WNBA ... human development & community engagement major.
Opp.................P/S @ND.................dnp Villanova.........dnp UMass..............dnp @USF....................x Houston...............x @ECU.................LG UConn...............LG @Army..................x Navy...................LG @Cin...................LG UCF....................LG @Tulsa...............LG 2017...................9/6 Career...............9/6
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DELVON RANDALL’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles...................................11................................................................ at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Solos....................................... 8.....................................................................vs. Villanova, 9/9/17 Assists.................................... 5........................................................... (2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Int.............................................. 1.......................................................... (8x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/177 PB............................................. 1....................................................(5x) last at #19 Navy, 12/3//16 TFL....................................... 2.0.................................................(2x) last at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Sacks .................................. 1.0................................................................ at Notre Dame, 9/2/17
Delvon Junior
6-1 • 210 University Studies
Pittsburgh, Pa. Gateway HS
2015 2017 2015 2015 2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - First Team All-American Athletic Conference ... ECAC First Team AllEast ... AAC Defensive Player of the Week by College Football Madness (Navy) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (ECU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Houston, ECU, UConn, Army, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Defensive Production Player of the Week (Tulane).
34 RAYNOR RB
2017 (Junior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the spring and changed from #23 to #2 ... Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team .... recorded first career sack and had team-high and career-best 11 tackles at Notre Dame ... grabbed third pick of the season against UConn, moving him into 12th all-time in career interceptions (7) ... further, the pick marked the first time since 2001 a Temple player made an interception in three consecutive games (Chonn Lacey) ... picked off Navy for his fourth of the year, jumping up into a tie for 11th all-time for interceptions in school history ... led the club with 4 INTs and was second on the team in tackles (76), first among DBs.
Honors: 2016 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (UCF).
2016 (Sophomore): Emerged as the starting strong safety ... recorded first interception of career and returned it 19 yards in the win vs. Stony Brook ... recorded second pick of the season at Penn State ... had a career-high in tackles (10) vs. SMU ... recorded his first career TFL at UCF ... recorded a career-high six solo tackles, including 1.0 TFL, while getting his third INT of the season vs. USF ... recovered a fumble that was forced by teammate Avery Williams and led to a Temple TD vs. Cincinnati ... ranked third in the conference with 6 takeaways (4 INTs, 2 FFs). 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... made debut for Owls against Penn State ... recorded first three tackles of career (two solo) at Cincinnati ... was one of three freshmen to see significant action, along with RBs Ryquell Armstead and Jager Gardner. High School: Played wide receiver for coach Don Militzer at Gateway High School … three star prospect by Rivals.com … ranked #33 player in Pennsylvania … played in the 2013 Chesapeake Bowl … was a three-time all-conference player totaling 90 catches for 1,480 yards receiving ... was 26-478-5TDs receiving in 2013 and 11-234-4TDs in 2011 … added 34 tackles, a sack and an INT as a senior and 21 tackles and a sack as a TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME INT LEADERS junior … also played basketball. INTs Name............................ Years Personal: Born Delvon Randall in Pitts 20 Anthony Young ....... 1981-84 burgh, Pa. … parents are Tiffany and Wil 15 Mark McCants.......... 1977-80 liam Randall ... brother Drevon (14) and 13 Kevin Ross.................1980-83 sisters Sanaya (12), Kelwan (8) ... list of 13 Bob Salla....................1975-77 favorites include: Money Talks (movie), 11 Sam Shaffer............... 1978-81 Martin (TV show), rap and R&B (music), 11 Bob Mizia................... 1973-75 The Great Gatsby (book) ... university 10 Terrance Leftwich....1999-02 studies major. 9 Sean Chandler........ 2014-17 9 Jaiquawn Jarrett......2007-10 “I knew [Randall] was a baller since he 9 Chonn Lacey..............1998-01 got here his freshman year. It’s not a 9 Dominique Harris.. 2006-09 surprise to me. Even last year he balled 8 Delvon Randall....... 2015-17 out. I already knew he had this in him.” 8 Eddie Parker............. 1984-87 - fellow safety Sean Chandler, 10/31/17
Tyliek r-Freshman
5-10 • 185 Exercise & Sport Science
Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep HS
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Suffered an injury in the summer and missed the season. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Lettered three years as a running back for head coach Albie Crosby at Imhotep in Philadelphia ... gained 1,327 yards on 99 carries as a junior when he earned Public League MVP ... also earned all-city and all-league honors ... was a teammate of current Owls Aaron Ruff and Gordon Thomas. Personal: Born Tyliek (pronounced: TIE-leak) Raynor ... parents are Cinnamon and Javis Raynor.
39 REID DB
George Freshman
6-2 • 195 Business Management
Glenside, Pa. Abington HS
Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (ECU) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Tulsa) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Cincinnati, Tulsa). 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for coach Kevin Conlin at Abington High … finished senior season with 31 catches for 642 yards and 6 touchdowns, along with one fumble recovery for a touchdown, and three interceptions as a first team all-league safety … finished his junior season first in receiving touchdowns (11) and yards among Southeastern Montgomery County and Upper Bucks County high schools … was the 2017 Maxwell Football Club Mini Max Award Recipient … earned PA Football News first team all-state, Southeastern PA all-area and Penn Preps all-state honors in 2016 … was a two-time second team Suburban One National Conference player. Personal: Born George Ellis Reid in Philadelphia, Pa. ... parents are Danette and George Reid ... sister Danae Reid ... business management major.
DELVON RANDALL'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/1 6-5-11 2.0/4 1.0/1 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 8-0-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 7-2-9 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 5-2-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 5-0-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 4-1-5 0.5/1 0.0/0 0 1/16 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 4-1-5 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/1 2-2-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 5-1-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/1 3-2-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 3-5-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/12 55-21-76 4.5/12 1.0/1 0 4/16 0 0 0 2016 14/14 43-22-65 6.0/22 0.0/0 0 4/57 5 0 2 2015 14/0 12-4-16 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 40/26 110-47-157 10.5/34 1.0/1 0 8/73 5 0 2
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45 RITROVATO FB
Jaelin
Rob
r-Junior
r-Junior
5-11 • 230 Marketing
6-6 • 325 Criminal Justice
West Chester, Pa. West Chester East HS
2016 2016 2016 2016 2014 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UCF) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. ` 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has appeared in every game on special teams ... led the team in rushing yards at USF with 24 yards highlighted by a career-long 19 yard scamper ... saw extended backfield action at ECU and had career-highs in attempts (14), yards (48) and scored hist first career TD ... awarded a full scholarship during the Week 9 bye. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action of the season vs. Stony Brook as a fullback ... played in every game but the season opener vs. Army and saw most action on special teams. 2015 (Sophomore): Moved to fullback and played in opener against Penn State ... suffered injury and missed remainder of season ... redshirted. 2014 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut in week 3 victory against Delaware State ... played in games 3-6, mostly on special teams.
2016 2017
2017
2016
West Haven, Conn. Wilbur Cross HS
2016
Honors: 2017- #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army) ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has appeared in every game so far as the sixth offensive lineman ... made first career start against Army. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first action of the season vs. Stony Brook ... saw regular action sharing time with Leon Johnson at right tackle. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut at Charlotte ... also played vs. Tulane and UConn ... with injuries to the tight end position, saw action as a blocking TE. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played one season for coach John Acquavita at Wilbur Cross … was a standout basketball player who also played football as a senior … helped lead a ground game that averaged 232.8 yards per game. Personal: Born Jaelin Robinson … mother is Tyra Robinson ... criminal justice major.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at wide receiver, linebacker and running back for head coach Dan Elli at West Chester East … named to all-area and all-league for two years … played in the PFSCA East-West Game and Valor Bowl … also was a two-year letterwinner in wrestling and one-year letterwinner in track. Personal: Born Robert Matthew Ritrovato in West Chester, Pa. ... nicknamed "Nitro" … parents are Susan and Stephen Ritrovato … has a brother Alex (22) … mother attended Temple … has volunteered with Little Viking youth wrestling camp … wanted to be a superhero when he was younger … marketing major. “We have given a scholarship to Nitro, it is a special moment, he is a special kid who plays fullback and running back and starts on two of our special teams. The special thing about Nitro, since [Ryquell Armstead] has been banged up most of the season there are weeks Rock hasn’t been able to practice and Nitro has had to take a ton of the reps, and somehow Rock finds a way to get in on game days, which is great how unselfish [Ritrovato is] and ready to do anything for the team which is special. He also has a 3.7 grade point average.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/31/17
ROB RITROVATO’s OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/0 5 24 4.8 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 14 48 3.4 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/0 1 14 14.0 1 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 9 44 4.9 0 9 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 5 41 8.2 0 12 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 1 3 3.0 0 3 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/0 36 174 4.8 1 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 13/0 3 8 2.7 0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 30/0 39 182 4.7 1 19 0 0 0.0 0 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp @Cin.................dnp @UMass..........dnp @Char...................x Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU..............dnp @USF...............dnp Memphis.........dnp UConn..................x @Hou(CCG)....dnp Toledo(Bowl)..dnp 2015..................3/0
JAELIN ROBINSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND......................x SB..........................x Villanova..............x @PSU...............dnp UMass...................x Char......................x @USF....................x SMU......................x Houston...............x @Mem...................x @ECU....................x @UCF....................x UConn..................x USF........................x @Army...............LG Cin.........................x Navy......................x @Uconn................x @Cin......................x @Tulane...............x UCF.......................x ECU.......................x @Tulsa.............dnp @Navy(CCG).......x 2017................... 11/1 WForest(Bowl)....x Career............. 26/1 2016................ 12/0
ROB RITROVATO’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles............................................ 1.............................................(2x) last at Houston, 10/17/14 Solo.................................................. 1................................................................at UConn, 9/27/14 Asst.................................................. 1.............................................................at Houston, 10/17/14 Carries...........................................14...................................................................... at ECU, 10/7/17 Rushing Yards.............................48...................................................................... at ECU, 10/7/17 Rushing TDs................................... 1...................................................................... at ECU, 10/7/17 Longest Rush...............................19...................................................................... at USF, 9/21/17 ROB RITROVATO'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR 2015 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2014 4/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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90 ROCHE DL
Jake
Quincy
r-Sophomore
r-Freshman
6-2 • 245 Haddonfield, N.J. Business & Management Haddonfield Memorial HS
2016 2017
2016
2016
6-4 • 230 Kinesiology
2016
Randallstown, Md. New Town HS
2017
Honors: 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appears in games on special teams and in multiple tight end formations ... grabbed both his first career catch and touchdown reception on the same play late against Navy, a three-yard toss from Frank Nutile. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Started first career game in the opener vs. Army ... recorded a solo tackle on special teams vs Stony Brook ... saw action in every game, mostly on special teams. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Played tight end for coach Frank Delano at Haddonfield (N.J.) Memorial H.S. ... had 415 yards and 9 touchdowns on 16 receptions as a senior ... also had 41 tackles, 25 solo, 10 pass break ups and two fumble recoveries on defense ... team went 11-0 and won the South Jersey Group 2 Championship for the second consecutive year ... received Colonial Conference first-team and All-South Jersey honors ... also played basketball. Personal: Born Jacob David Robinson in Voorhees, N.J. ... parents are Grace and Dave Robinson ... has two brothers, Drew Benson (27) and Christian Benson (23) ... list of favorites include: Anchorman (movie), Two and a Half Men (TV show), and Terrell Owens (NFL player) ... business and management major.
Honors: 2017 - Co-American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (UMass) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Week (UMass) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut opening day at Notre Dame and recorded first career sack ... recorded career-highs in sacks (3.0), TFLs (4.0), tackles (8), forced and recovered fumbles (1) against UMass en route to Co-AAC defensive POTW ... led the team with 3 forced fumbles, was third in sacks (6.0), and fourth in TFLs (9.5). 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: Played defensive line and tight end at New Town High in Owings Mills, Md. ... earned all-state and all-county as a senior and broke the school record with 19 sacks ... played in the Crab Bowl ... was part of the school’s state championship in basketball. Personal: Born Quincy G. Roche (pronounced: roe-SHAY) in Baltimore, Md. ... parents are Marlene and Franklin Roche Sr. ... has three brothers and three sisters ... kinesiology major. QUINCY ROCHE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.........................................8.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Solo............................................... 7 ................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Asst...............................................2.............................................................at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Sacks ....................................... 3.0.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 TFLs.......................................... 4.0.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Forced Fumbless........................1................................................(3x) last at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Fumble Recoveries....................1.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 QUINCY ROCHE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 2-2-4 1.5/8 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 1-0-1 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/0 7-1-8 4.0/15 3.0/14 0 0/0 0 1 1 @USF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 3-0-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 @ECU 1/0 3-0-3 1.0/7 1.0/7 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 2-0-2 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 2-0-2 1.0/7 1.0/7 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/0 22-5-27 9.5/39 6.0/34 0 0/0 0 3 1 Career 12/0 22-5-27 9.5/39 6.0/34 0 0/0 0 3 1
JAKE ROBINSON’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions...........................1............................................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Yards.....................................3............................................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Long.................................... 3t............................................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Touchdowns.........................1............................................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17 JAKE ROBINSON'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UConn 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Army 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Navy 1/0 1 3 3.0 1 3 - - - - @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Tulsa 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - 2017 10/0 1 3 3.0 1 3 - - - - 2016 14/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Career 24/1 1 3 3.0 1 3 - - - - -
3 lb
Aidan
ROSA Freshman
6-1 • 225 Milltown, N.J. Undeclared Piscataway
2017 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played linebacker and tight end at Piscataway for head coach Dan Higgins … played linebacker, tight end, and defensive line … three-year letterwinner … combined for 218 tackles, 36 tackles for loss, one interception, one defensive touchdown and two touchdown receptions … also lettered in track & field. Personal: Born Aidan Shala Rosa in Brooklyn, N.Y. … parents are Ray and Leslie Rosa … has three brothers Elias (21), Silas (10), Tristan (4), and two sisters Kiana (23), Leah (16) … list of favorites include: Break Bad (TV show), The Giver (book), english (class), Anderson Hall (place on campus), New York Giants (NFL team), Tom Brady (NFL player) … is a ballet, tap, modern and break dancer … plans to major in business.
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Aaron
r-Sophomore
r-Junior
6-3 • 300 Criminal Justice
2017
6-1 • 225 Media Studies & Production
Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep Charter HS
Lakewood, N.J. Lakewood HS
2016 2017
2017
Honors: 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Navy). 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut at Army ... plays on FG and PAT protection. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action of the season vs. Stony Brook and saw action vs. Charlotte and Cincinnati. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut against Tulane ... also played at UConn. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played offensive line at Imhotep Charter High School in Philadelphia for coach Al Crosby … team captain … compiled a 12-3 record as a senior and a 14-1 record as a junior … in 2012, became the first charter school to reach the PIAA Championship game and did so again, winning in 2013 … led the way for 4,300 rushing yards and 96 total TDs … won offensive player of the game in a 2012 quarterfinal win… earned Eagles Top Achiever Award in 2011 and 2012 … ranked #5 player in Pennsylvania by Rivals. com … ranked a four star recruit by Rivals.com ... also recruited by Stanford, Syracuse, Wisconsin, Georgia Tech, Michigan State and Virginia Tech. Personal: Born Aaron Coley Ruff in Philadelphia … nicknamed “Big Ruff” … parents are Yvette and Hayward Ruff … mother went to Temple ... has a brother Isaiah (27) and a sister Ava (6) … loves to cook … hopes to become an engineer technologist ... criminal justice major.
Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (UConn) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, UConn). 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): In his first start since returning from ACL surgery, led the team in tackles against Villanova ... led team in total tackles with 13 at USF, a career-high ... wore the #1 jersey vs. Houston (given to the team's toughest player each week) ... suffered injury prior to Cincinnati and missed the remainder of the season ... was the team's leading tackler with 70 at the time of his injury and still finished fourth. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his college debut in the opener vs. Army on defense and special teams ... saw action in first 10 games ... started first game of his career and recorded his first three tackles, forced fumble and fumble recovery vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first pass breakup of career vs. Charlotte ... had a career-high in tackles (7) and recorded first sack of career vs. SMU ... made start at WLB in place of Stephaun Marshall at Memphis and had 5 solo tackles ... was injured in practice prior to the Tulane game and missed the remainder of the season. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... was one of just three true freshmen on the opening day two-deep depth chart ... redshirted. High School: Played quarterback, running back, and linebacker for coach L.J. Clark at Lakewood (N.J.) High ... threw for 553 yards and four touchdown as a senior ... in his career, rushed for 1,586 yards and 18 touchdowns on 224 carries, including 827 yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior ... had two 200+ rushing games as a senior ... named one of the Top 50 New Jersey recruits ... named to All-Class B South team ... also participated in basketball and track. Personal: Born Chapelle A. Cook ... mother, Nikita Smith, was in the Navy ... took his father’s last name after high school ... has one brother, Anthony Cook ... lived with Coach Clark’s parents to finish high school after his mom moved ... has also lived in Atlanta, Brooklyn, and Virginia ... media studies and production major. "He’s gained a lot of experience over the short 4 weeks, myself and the rest of the coaching staff are really excited about his play. There is a healthy respect from our players for Chapelle.” - HC Geoff Collins, 9/27/17 “That is something the program prides itself in, so for the coaches and teammates to respect me enough as a player to be in that #1 jersey means a lot. All the work I put in coming off the injury and doing the things I am doing, them putting me in the #1 jersey is like things are starting to click and our best football is only going to keep coming.” - Russell, 9/27/17 CHAPELLE RUSSELL'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles..................................13.............................................................................. at USF, 9/21/17 Solos....................................... 9...................................................... (2x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Assists.................................... 6...........................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 FF............................................. 2......................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 FR.............................................. 1.............................................................vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 PB............................................. 1.............................................................(2x) last vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Sack..................................... 1.0............................................................................ vs. SMU, 10/1/16 TFL....................................... 2.0............................................................................. vs. SMU 10/1/16
Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp @Cin.................dnp @UMass..........dnp @Char..............dnp Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU..............dnp @USF...............dnp Memphis.........dnp UConn..................x @Hou(CCG)....dnp Toledo(Bowl)..dnp 2015..................2/0
AARON RUFF’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND.................dnp SB..........................x Villanova.........dnp @PSU...............dnp UMass..............dnp Char......................x @USF...............dnp SMU.................dnp Houston..........dnp @Mem..............dnp @ECU...............dnp @UCF...............dnp UConn.............dnp USF...................dnp @Army..................x Cin.........................x Navy......................x @UConn..........dnp @Cin......................x @Tulane..........dnp UCF.......................x ECU.......................x @Tulsa..................x @Navy(CCG)..dnp 2017...................5/0 WForest(Bowl).dnp Career.............. 11/0 2016..................4/0
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CHAPELLE RUSSELL'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 3-2-5 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/1 6-4-10 1.0/5 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 3-3-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 9-4-13 1.5/3 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 1-2-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/1 9-3-12 0.5/5 0.5/5 0 0/0 0 2 0 @Army 1/1 3-6-9 0.5/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/1 7-1-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 9/8 44-26-70 3.5/15 0.5/5 0 0/0 0 2 0 2016 10/2 20-5-25 2.0/12 1.0/11 0 0/0 2 1 1 Career 19/10 64-31-95 5.5/27 1.5/16 0 0/0 2 3 1
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Anthony
John
WR
r-Freshman
6-4 • 228 Business & Management
Doylestown, Pa. Archbishop Wood HS
Honors: 2017 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Houston). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Was in a four-way battle for the starting QB position this summer ... saw first game action as PAT/FG holder in home finale versus #15 UCF. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: A three-year starter at quarterback for head coach Steve Devlin at Archbishop Wood in Warminster, Pa. ... was an Elite 11 finalist and first team all-state ... named Catholic League MVP and Maxwell Award’s Tri-State High School Player of the Year ... threw for 2,500 yards and Catholic League record 35 touchdowns. Personal: Born Anthony Russo in Doylestown, Pa. ... parents are Nancy and Tony Russo ... sisters Chelsea (23), Emily (20) and Gina (15) ... uncle Dan Meier played football at North Carolina State ... business and management major.
r-Junior
6-0 • 182 Kinesiology
Wallingford, Pa. Strath Haven HS
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made college debut in win vs Charlotte and saw action vs Cincinnati. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Was not with team. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Played defensive back and running back at Strath Haven under head coach Kevin Clancy … finished his career with 104 tackles and eight interceptions … had 20 receptions for 400 yards and six interceptions his senior year … named all-league and all-conference in 2013 … played in the Hero Bowl … also lettered in track. Personal: Born John Anthony Ruza in Chester, Pa. … parents are Chris and John Ruza … has a sister Juliania (25) … has a cat named Junie and a dog named Parker … enjoys golf and fishing … kinesiology major. JOHN RUZA'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 0/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 2/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
50 SESTILI OL Griffin Freshman
6-3 • 277 Business Management
Sewickley, Pa. North Allegheny HS
Honors: Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Army) ... Juice Boyz Offensive Player of the Game (Army). 2017 (Freshman): Was a member of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Played tight end for coach Art Walker at North Allegheny High … was a three-year letterwinner and a team captain as a senior … had six catches for 73 yards in just six games his senior year and received first-team all-conference honors … his junior year, he had seven catches for 100 yards and three touchdowns and received second-team all-conference honors ... also played basketball in high school.
ANTHONY RUSSO'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING RUSHING Opp. P/S Eff Cpl Att Cp% Yds TD Int Lg Sk/Ls No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - @Tulsa 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017 2/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - Career 2/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
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Personal: Born Griffin Christopher Sestili in Raleigh, N.C. … parents are Jana and Chris Sestili … father is the JV coach at North Allegheny High and played at Pitt … has a brother Carson (12) ... list of favorites: Step Brothers (movie), Travel Team (book), The Office (TV show), science (subject) … business management major.
2017 Temple Football
4 SHARGA FB
“He’s a superstar. You guys have seen it. If you want to know what a single-digit [jersey number] tough guy is, look at Nick Sharga. He probably played half the game on defense, he was our starting fullback, he was running down kickoffs, he was on kickoff returns. It harkens back to iron man football.” - HC Geoff Collins on Sharga's play at Army, 10/21/17
Nick r-Senior
6-2 • 240 Kinesiology
Cherryville, Pa. Northampton HS
Opp. 2015
2015 2015 2015 2016 2016 2017 2014 2016 2016 2017 2017 Honors: 2017 - CoSIDA All-Academic District Team ... Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area ... Campbell Trophy Semifinalist ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Week (UMass) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (ND, Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, UMass, Houston, UConn, Army, Navy, UCF, Tulsa) ... Senior Bowl Watch List ... 2016 - CoSIDA All-Academic District Team ... Philly-SIDA Academic All-Area ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (SMU, USF) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Tulane) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Academic All-Area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... President’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Is the starting fullback and plays on all special teams units ... scored first career TD vs. Villanova ... is among the team leaders with 8 special teams tackles. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Started at fullback in season opener vs. Army and had first two career carries - each converted short yardage situations for first downs ... converted 14 of his 17 carries into first downs ... had 17 yard-carry in win vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career reception at Penn State ... was lauded as Player of the Game vs. USF by the ESPN crew after leading the way for 319 rushing yards and a pair of TDs by Jahad Thomas and Ryquell Armstead ... added three carries of his own, converting each for short-yardage third down conversions ... made two solo tackles on special teams in the AAC Championship victory against #19 Navy. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Voted by teammates to wear a single-digit jersey, awarded to the toughest players ... only two-way player, seeing time at fullback and linebacker ... played all 14 games with five starts (four at FB, one at MLB) ... made debut for Owls against Penn State, recording four tackles (one solo) ... collected one tackle (solo) at Cincinnati ... returned a squib kick for four yards at UMass ... first start at MLB against #21 Memphis. 2014 (Sophomore): Redshirted.
NICK SHARGA'S DEFENSIVE STATS P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR 14/5 9-6-15 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
NICK SHARGA’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes............................................. 4............................................. (2x) last vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Rushing Yards..............................30..........................................................at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Longest Rush...............................25..........................................................at #19 Navy, 12/3/16 Rushing TDs.................................... 1..........................................................vs. Villanova, 9/9/17 Receptions...................................... 1......................................(2x) last at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Receiving Yards............................. 4......................................................at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Longest Reception....................... 4......................................................at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Tackles............................................ 5......................................................... at Charlotte, 10/2/15 Solo.................................................. 3......................................................... at Charlotte, 10/2/15 Asst.................................................. 3...................................................... vs. Penn State, 9/5/15 TFL..................................................1.0......................................................... at Charlotte, 10/2/15
49 SMITH LB Chris r-Senior
5-10 • 225 Business Management
North Plainfield, N.J. North Plainfield HS
2014 2017 2016 2017 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa) ... 2016 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (SMU) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... 2015 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (SMU) ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2013 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Saw first game action late in home finale against #15 UCF. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Saw first action of the season vs. Stony Brook ... recorded a career-high two tackles vs. Charlotte.
College: Spent the 2013 season at West Virginia Wesleyan.
2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first tackle of season against Tulane in his only action.
High School: Two-year letterwinner at linebacker and tight end at Northampton HS under coach Robert Steckel … was named to the Hot 100 Players list for 2010-2011 season … wrestled for three years and was a District XI champion.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw his first collegiate action in the season opening win at Vanderbilt.
Personal: Born Nicholas John Sharga in Northampton, Pa. … parents are Marie and Paul Sharga … is one of 11 children - has brothers Jude (27) and Andrew (15), and sisters Katherine (30), Ann Marie (29), Nicole (26), Christine (22), Claire (20), Ruth (19), Andrea (17), and Rose (16) … wants to become a physical therapist … kinesiology major. “He is one of the best fullbacks in college football. He is actually one of the best kickoff coverage guys in college football. This is a stat I don’t know if a lot of people know about: He is one of the top 10 tacklers in college football on kickoff coverage. So he is special. ..He is a special player.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/10/17 NICK SHARGA’s OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/1 2 6 3.0 0 4 1 4 4.0 0 4 Villanova 1/1 4 17 4.3 1 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 UMass 1/0 4 12 3.0 0 6 0 0 0.0 0 0 @USF 1/1 2 2 2.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 Houston 1/1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 3 10 3.3 0 4 0 0 0.0 0 0 UConn 1/1 2 4 2.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Army 1/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/0 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 1 2 2.0 0 2 0 0 0.0 0 0 2017 12/5 21 53 2.5 1 15 1 4 4.0 0 4 2016 14/6 18 97 5.4 0 25 1 2 2.0 0 2 2015 14/5 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 40/16 39 150 3.8 1 25 2 6 3.0 0 4 Additional Stats: Special Teams Tackles (8) - 1 at ND, 3 vs UMass, 2 at USF, 1 vs UConn & 1 vs Navy ... Defensive Tackles (5) against Army
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
2013 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on and redshirted. High School: Three-time All-Skyland Conference player for coach Robert Lake at North Plainfield HS … played running back and linebacker … participated in the 2013 Basilone Bowl … also a two-year letterwinner in basketball and track and field … National Honor Society member. Personal: Born Christopher R. Smith … parents are Thomas and Rhonda Smith … has sister Sierra (21) and brother Brandon (14) … business management major. CHRIS SMITH’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles..................................2............................................................. (2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Solo........................................2..................................................................... at Charlotte, 9/24/16 Assists...................................2.........................................................................vs. Tulane 10/10/15 CHRIS SMITH'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 2/0 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 11/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2015 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2014 2/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 16/0 4-2-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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Alex
Adrian
Senior
6-2 • 226 Criminal Justice
r-Senior
Pleasant Valley, N.Y. Arlington HS
6-3 • 295 Media Studies & Production
2015 2014 2015 2016 2016 2014 2015 2016 2017 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, UMass, Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Ray Guy Award candidate (Nations Top Punter) ... Special Teams Production Player of the Game (Stony Brook) ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - ECAC Special Teams Player of the Week (Penn State) ... Special Teams Player of the Game (SMU and UConn) ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - Honorable Mention Punter of the Week by CFPA (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Senior): Primary punter for the team ... awarded #theSTANDARD special teams player of the game against ND and UMass ... holds the record for games played by an Owl (52; along with Sharif Finch and Corey Lerch). 2016 (Junior): Awarded special teams player of the game vs. Stony Brook after 4 punts with a average of 47.5 yards, including two kicks inside the opposing three yard-line ... booted a season long 55-yard punt vs. Charlotte ... had two punts inside the 20 vs. SMU on six occasions. 2015 (Sophomore): Handled punting duties for every game ... was heralded by former head coach Matt Rhule for “flipping the field” and was an early MVP ... finished fourth in conference in punting average and fifth in punts inside the 20. 2014 (Freshman): A freshman walk on, Starzyk beat out Tyler Mayes and Colby Perry for the starting punter position ... earned College Football Performance Award’s Punter Performer of the Week honorable mention vs. Navy after holding a 51.8-yard average on 5 punts, including 3 of 50+ yards ... in a game won by field position, nailed five of nine punts inside the 20 as Temple upset #21 East Carolina in week 8.
2016 2017
2016 2017
2016
2016
Babylon, N.Y. Babylon Jr.-Sr. HS
2016
Honors: 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2013 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Played the final three quarters vs. UMass at LG ... started in place of Jovahn Fair at LG Weeks 4 & 5 and at RG in Week 8. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Emerged as the starting right guard and started at RG in all 14 games. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in two games (at Charlotte and Tulane). 2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in his first collegiate game in the opening day win at Vanderbilt ... saw action in three other games. 2013 (Freshman): Mid-year student who enrolled at Temple and redshirted. Prep School: Played one season for coach Tony Johnson at Worcester Academy (Mass.) … Honor Roll student. High School: Played offensive tackle and defensive end for coach Rick Punzone at Babylon Junior-Senior HS … team went 15-6 his last two seasons … named to the 2012 Best Players on Long Island Honor Roll for basketball. Personal: Born Adrian Sullivan, Jr. … parents are Sonja Stewart and the late Adrian Sullivan, Sr. … uncle is former Temple and current San Diego Chargers assistant coach Andrew Dees … media studies and production major.
Prep School: Was a punter/kicker at East Coast Prep (MA) under coach Dick Bell … was named Special Teams Player of the Year … in the first year of the program, team posted an 8-4 record. High School: Played as a punter/kicker under coach Dominick DeMatteo at Arlington High School … was an All-League and All-Section selection, as well as Special Teams Player of the Year … played in the New York North vs. South All-Star Game … also participated in crew and played basketball. Personal: Born William Alex Starzyk in Poughkeepsie, NY … goes by middle name … parents are Lisa and Bill Starzyk … has a sister Tyler-Kate (21) … has participated in multiple Relay for Life events and basketball and football charity events … criminal justice major.
ALEX STARZYK’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Punts.............................................. 9............................................... (2x) last at #21 USF, 9/21/17 Punting Average.................... 51.8.....................................................................vs. Navy, 9/6/14 Long.............................................. 71..................................................vs. Toledo (BRB), 12/22/15 Inside 20....................................... 5.............................................. vs. #21 East Carolina, 11/1/14 Over 50..........................................3.......................................... (2x) last vs. Penn State, 9/5/14
Opp. @ND Villanova UMass @USF Houston @ECU UConn @Army Navy @Cin UCF @Tulsa 2017 2016 2015 2014 Career
ALEX STARZYK’S PUNTING STATS GP No Yds Avg Lg TB FC I20 50+ Bk 1 6 226 37.7 46 0 3 2 0 0 1 5 221 44.2 49 1 1 2 0 0 1 5 229 45.8 54 1 1 1 1 0 1 9 362 40.2 54 1 2 3 2 1 1 4 151 37.8 53 1 1 2 1 0 1 2 79 39.5 48 0 0 2 0 0 1 6 238 39.7 52 1 1 1 1 0 1 4 165 41.2 53 1 0 1 1 1 1 1 21 21.0 21 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 93 46.5 47 1 0 0 0 0 1 3 106 35.3 40 0 0 0 0 0 1 5 203 40.6 44 0 2 4 0 0 12 52 2094 40.3 54 7 11 16 6 2 14 48 2065 39.0 55 1 7 20 5 0 14 63 2674 42.4 71 8 18 19 13 1 12 70 2689 38.4 62 4 26 17 7 1 52 233 9522 40.9 71 20 62 72 31 4
Opp.................P/S @Vandy................x Navy.................dnp Del State..............x @UConn...............x Tulsa.................dnp @Houston.......dnp @UCF....................x ECU..................dnp Memphis.........dnp @PSU...............dnp Cin....................dnp @Tulane..........dnp 2014..................4/0
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ADRIAN SULLIVANS’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp Army.................. RG @Cin.................dnp SB...................... RG @UMass..........dnp @PSU................ RG @Char...................x Char.................. RG Tulane...................x SMU.................. RG UCF..................dnp @Mem............... RG @ECU...............dnp @UCF................ RG ND....................dnp USF.................... RG @SMU..............dnp Cin..................... RG @USF...............dnp @Uconn............ RG Memphis.........dnp @Tulane........... RG UConn.............dnp ECU................... RG @Hou(CCG)....dnp @Navy(CCG)... RG Toledo(Bowl)..dnp WForest(Bowl).RG 2015..................2/0 2016............... 14/14
Opp.................P/S @ND.................dnp Villanova.........dnp UMass...................x @USF.................LG Houston............LG @ECU...............dnp UConn.............dnp @Army.............. RG Navy.................dnp @Cin.................dnp UCF..................dnp @Tulsa..................x 2017...................5/3 Career...........25/17
2017 Temple Football
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21 THOMAS DB Derrek
Jullian
r-Junior
r-Senior
6-5 • 280 Strategic Communications
2017
2016 2017
6-3 • 193 Media Studies & Production
Glenside, Pa. Williamstown (NJ) HS
2017
2016 2017
Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Houston, Army, UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Houston, Army, Navy, UCF, Tulsa). 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Played in games 1-6 before missing UConn due to injury ... served as captain and wore the #1 jersey vs. UMass ... has started four games this season ... registered a game- and career-high 10 tackles in home finale against #15 UCF, including a career-best 4.5 TFLs. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Saw action in opener vs. Army and recorded a career-high five tackles ... started first career game vs. Stony Brook ... missed rest of the season due to injury. 2015 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared against Penn State ... suffered a leg injury that required surgery and missed the remainder of the season.
2017
Albany, N.Y. Bishop Maginn HS
2016
2014
Honors: 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Tulsa) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (ECU) ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut against UMass and recorded 2 tackles ... made first start of season at USF ... did not play games 6-9 due to injury ... returned to action Week 10 at Cincinnati where he picked up one tackle ... notched first career interception in season finale at Tulsa, returning the pick 83 yards inside the Golden Hurricane five-yard line. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made the transition from wide receiver to cornerback and played in 13 games ... had first tackle of career in win over Stony Brook ... had a career high 6 tackles vs. Charlotte ... racked up a career-high three pass break ups vs. Cincinnati, while playing the entire second half in place of Artrel Foster ... made his first career start at cornerback versus UConn.
2014 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first career game action in week 3 win vs. Delaware State ... saw action in four games.
2015 (Sophomore): Did not see game action ... redshirted.
2013 (Freshman): Redshirted.
2014 (Freshman): Made his collegiate debut in season opening win at Vanderbilt ... played in first four games and games 9-10.
High School: Played defensive end, tight end, and linebacker for coach Frank Fucetola [a former Temple player (‘70)] at Williamstown HS where he was a teammate of former Owl Buddy Brown … versatile athlete … 2012 All-State, All-Mid Athletic, All-Group 5, and All-South Jersey honoree … team went a perfect 12-0 en route to the 2012 state Class 5 championship as a senior, had 60 tackles and 14 sacks … participated in the NorthSouth Game … volunteered for Mastery Charter School’s beautification project. Personal: Born Jullian Patrick Taylor in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Rufus Taylor and Rolanda Brewer … has brother, Jay (10), and sister, Mia (10) … father is a Temple alum who was a walk-on the men’s basketball team in 1989 … strategic communications major.
JULLIAN TAYLOR’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 10.....................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Solo......................................... 8.....................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Asst......................................... 5..........................................................................vs. Army, 10/21/17 TFL........................................4.5.....................................................................vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Sack..................................... 1.0.......................................................vs. Delaware State, 9/20/14 JULLIAN TAYLOR'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 2-1-3 1.0/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/1 3-0-3 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/1 0-3-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/1 1-5-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 2-4-6 1.0/6 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/1 8-2-10 4.5/13 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/1 1-2-3 1.0/2 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 11/6 19-19-38 8.5/26 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 3/2 5-3-8 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2015 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2014 4/0 3-1-4 1.5/7 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 19/8 27-23-50 10.0/33 1.0/6 0 0/0 0 0 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
Prep School: Played WR for coach Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. … was 15-446-4TDs receiving in 2013 … named offensive player of the game after his 3 catch 125 yard and one TD performance at Yale. High School: Played WR and CB for coach Joseph Grasso at Bishop Maginn High in Albany, N.Y. … served as the Griffins captain and was all-state and all-conference as a senior after garnering all-conference honors as a junior … led all receivers with 40 catches for 857 yards and 7 TDs … also had 31 tackles and an INT ... was a NY State Hall of Fame scholar-athlete ... also played basketball and ran track. Personal: Born Derrek Tremonte Thomas in Albany, N.Y. ... nicknamed “DT” ... parents are Diana Sandaire and Derrek Thomas ... media studies and production major.
DERREK THOMAS' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.............................................. 6....................................................... vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Solo.................................................... 6....................................................... vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Asst.................................................... 3............................................................... at UConn, 11/4/16 Interceptions..................................... 1................................................................ at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Longest INT Return......................83................................................................ at Tulsa, 11/25/17 PB....................................................... 3.................................................... vs. Cincinnati, 10/29/16
DERREK THOMAS’ OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg 2014 6/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 0 0 0.0 0 0 DERREK THOMAS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/1 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 0/0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/83 2 0 0 2017 6/1 5-1-6 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/83 2 0 0 2016 13/3 22-7-29 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 7 0 0 Career 25/4 27-8-35 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/83 9 0 0
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Gordon
r-Junior
r-Junior
5-10 • 296 Criminal Justice
2017
Philadelphia, Pa. Imhotep HS
6-1 • 205 Strategic Communications
Plant City, Fla. Plant City HS
2014
2016 2017
Honors: 2017- #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Scout team offensive player of the week (UMass) ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made first appearance of the season and first career start against Army. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw action vs. Stony Brook, Charlotte, Cincinnati, Tulane and East Carolina as a backup center. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Charlotte ... made home debut against Tulane ... also played vs. UConn. 2014 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted. High School: Played center at Imhotep Charter under coach Al Crosby … won the 2A public and city championships in 2013 and 2014 … was the state runner up in 2014 and state semi-finalist in 2013 … individually was Philadelphia all-public honors in 2011, 2012, and 2013 … Philadelphia all-city honors in 2012 and 2013 … received Philadelphia Eagles Top Achiever in 2012, 2013, and 2014 … played in the 2014 Philadelphia City all-star game.
2015 2017
2017
2017
2015
2015
Honors: 2015 - Special Teams Player of the Week (Charlotte). 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut against UMass and played in every game through Week 9 ... registered career-high 4 tackles vs. Navy ... suffered an injury prior to Cincinnati and will miss remainder of the season. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut at Penn State ... had a career-high (3) tackles vs. Charlotte ... tied his career-high in tackles the following week vs. SMU ... made first quarterback hit at Memphis. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in every game, mostly on special teams. 2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner as an outside linebacker and safety for coach Wayne Ward at Plant City (FL) High School … had 59 tackles (36 solo), four sacks, an interception, and 10 passes defenses as a senior … also forced a fumble, recovered two and blocked one punt … first-team all-conference defense and defensive captain. Personal: Born Jyquis (pronounced ja-KEESE) LaDale Thomas in Plant City, Fla. … mother is Katura Jackson … wants to be a rehabilitation therapist … strategic communications major.
Personal: Born Gordon Wesley Thomas, Jr. in Philadelphia, Pa. … nickname is Gee … parents are Sandra and Gordon Thomas … has two sisters Sarah (23) and Nicole (20) … father played football at Cheyney University … has a dog named Rocky … loves airplanes and wanted to be a pilot when he was younger … studying criminal justice with hopes to join law enforcement. “I would be remiss if I didn’t talk about Gordon Thomas, 5-9, 300 pound walk-on who comes in and starts at center for a Division I college football game and does it at a high level….For what he has gone through to get where he is - a walk on playing center at a high level. I was obviously very proud of him.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/31/17
JYQUIS THOMAS’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 4.............................................................................vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Solo......................................... 4.............................................................................vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Assist...................................... 2............................................................. (2x) last vs. SMU, 10/1/16
Opp.................P/S PSU..................dnp @Cin.................dnp @UMass..........dnp @Char...................x Tulane...................x UCF..................dnp @ECU...............dnp ND....................dnp @SMU..............dnp @USF...............dnp Memphis.........dnp UConn..................x @Hou(CCG)....dnp Toledo(Bowl)..dnp 2015..................3/0
GORDAN THOMAS’ OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.................P/S Opp.................P/S Army.................dnp @ND.................dnp SB..........................x Villanova.........dnp @PSU...............dnp UMass..............dnp Char......................x @USF...............dnp SMU.................dnp Houston..........dnp @Mem..............dnp @ECU...............dnp @UCF...............dnp UConn.............dnp USF...................dnp @Army................. C Cin.........................x Navy.................dnp @Uconn...........dnp @Cin.................dnp @Tulane...............x UCF..................dnp ECU.......................x @Tulsa..................x @Navy(CCG)..dnp 2017....................2/1 WForest(Bowl).dnp Career.............. 10/1 2016..................5/0
JYQUIS THOMAS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 2-0-2 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 4-0-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 7/0 8-0-8 1.0/1 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 7/0 3-4-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0 2015 14/0 3-4-7 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 28/0 14-8-22 1.0/1 0.0/0 1 0/0 0 0 0
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Hez
Benny
r-Junior
6-3 • 255 Criminal Justice
Sophomore
Philadelphia, Pa. Roman Catholic HS
6-1 • 208 University Studies
2016
2017
2017 (Redshirt Junior): Has not seen game action so far this season.
2016
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova) ... 2016 - Special Team Production Player of the Week (ECU)... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Did not see any game action ... redshirted. College: Redshirted as a true freshman at Pitt in 2014. High School: Three-year starter and four-year letterman at defensive end for head coach Joe McCourt at Philadelphia Roman Catholic ... combined for 18 tackles for a loss, 10 sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... two-time All-Catholic AAAA Division ... Philadelphia Daily News All-City ... considered one of Southeastern Pennsylvania’s top prospects by the Philadelphia Inquirer ... disruptive performer who compiled 18 total tackles for loss, 10 sacks, five forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries as a senior ... also played tight end. Personal: Born Hezekiah (pronounced: hez-ee-kye-ah) Joseph Trahan ... goes by Hez ... parents are Lawrence Trahan and the late Bernadette Trahan ... has two brothers and one sister ... criminal justice major.
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2016
Cinnaminson, N.J. St. Joe’s Prep HS
2017 (Sophomore): Has appeared in every game so far as a backup safety ... forced a fumble vs. Villanova. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... saw first game action and had a game-high 5 tackles along with his first career interception vs. Stony Brook ... played in 11 games mostly on special teams. High School: Two-time letterwinner at running back and defensive back for head coach Gabe Infante at St. Joe’s Prep in Philadelphia as a junior and senior ... was first team allleague both years ... lettered as a freshman and sophomore and at Camden (N.J.) Catholic ... also was a four-time letterwinner and all-state and all-league honoree in track. Personal: Born Benjamin Walls in Camden N.J. ... parents are Delilah and Benjamin Walls ... has a brother Hector (25) and sister Ayana (11) ... university studies major.
Amir
r-Freshman
6-0 • 195 University Studies
Lakewood, N.J. Lakewood HS
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova) ... Juice Boyz Special Teams Player of the Game (Army) 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Army. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted. High School: A four-year letterwinner as a defensive back and running back at Lakewood (N.J.) High for head coach L.J. Clark ... was a teammate of current Owl Chapelle Russell ... had over 1,000 yards and 20 touchdowns rushing as a senior ... added two more scores on interception returns and one on a punt return ... ranked the #32 player out of New Jersey ... also played basketball. Personal: Born Amir (pronounced: AY-meer) Asad Tyler in Philadelphia ... guardians are Stacy and Sean Barksdale, the parents of his high school teammate, Sean ... has five brothers and two sisters ... university studies major.
AMIR TYLER'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 0/0 @USF 0/0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 0/0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
BENNY WALLS' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 5.............................................................vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 Solos....................................... 4.............................................................vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 Assists.................................... 2...............................................................vs. Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Interceptions.......................... 1.............................................................vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 Forced Fumbles.................... 1.............................................................(2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17
BENNY WALLS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 1/0 1-2-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 1-0-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 0-1-1 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 3-1-4 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 1 0 @Cincinnati 1/0 1-1-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UCF 1/0 2-0-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 2-1-3 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 12/0 13-8-21 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 2 0 2016 11/0 11-1-12 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 0 0 Career 23/0 24-9-33 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 1/0 0 2 0
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Casey
Collin
Freshman
Freshman
6-1 • 200 Sports Management
6-3 • 240 Kinesiology
Philadelphia, Pa. Central HS
Philadelphia, Pa. South Philadelphia HS
2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... has not seen game action this season. High School: Was a wide receiver and running back for former Temple WR Rich Drayton at Central High three-year letterwinner … also competed in track and field … was part of the school's 4x400 relay team that finished first at the Penn Relays during the 2016 outdoor season … also competed in the 4x100 relays and 400-meter event. Personal: Born Collin Dean Washington in Camden, N.J. ... parents are Wanda King-Washington and Dean Washington ... sister Colbi (16) ... sports management major.
60 WEBB DL Greg r-Senior
6-1 • 305 Criminal Justice
2017 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UConn) ... Juice Boyz Defensive Player of the Game (Houston, Army) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2017 (Freshman): Was a mid-year enrollee and was part of the 2017 recruiting class ... participated in spring game ... has not seen game action in the regular season. High School: Played running back and linebacker for coach Frank Natale at South Philadelphia High … was a four-year letterwinner … registered 20 tackles and 350 rushing yards in four games as a senior … was selected to play in the Philadelphia City all-star game where he record two rushing touchdowns and 15 tackles … also a high school star in basketball and track & field. Personal: Born Casey Joseph Williams at Temple University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa. …. mother is Zina Williams … has two siblings David (29) and Jared (24) … list of favorites include: Hangover (movie), SpongeBob (TV show), hip hop and rap (music), stuffed shells (food), geometry (class), Baltimore Ravens (NFL team) … plans to major in sports medicine.
Sicklerville, N.J. Timber Creek HS
2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy) ... Juice Boyz Special Teams Player of the Game (Houston). 2017 (Redshirt Senior): Made his season debut against UMass and first career start in home finale versus No. 15 UCF ... tied career-high in tackles (2) in season finale at Tulsa. 2016 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 13 games as part of the defensive line rotation ... recorded first TFL as a Temple Owl with 1.5 TFLs against Tulane. Junior College: Attended Hutchinson Community College, the #4 ranked junior college team ... had 48 tackles, seven for a loss, 2.5 sacks and one forced fumble as the team went 11-1. High School: Played defensive tackle under head coach Robert Hinson at Timber Creek in Sicklerville, N.J. ... had a dominant junior season with 94 tackles, 26 for a loss, 13 sacks and 3 fumble recoveries ... missed the first two months of his senior year with a torn ACL, but bounced back and helped team win NJSIAA South Jersey IV championship ... 2013 U.S. Army All-American Bowl selection ... All-South Jersey selection as a sophomore ... All-League selection and All-Parochial selection as a sophomore ... also a standout wrestler earning All-South Jersey honors ... went 34-2 and was District and Region champion as a sophomore wrestler ... teammate of fellow Owls Kareem Ali, Jr. and Adonis Jennings. Personal: Born Greg Jerome Webb III in Columbus, Ga. ... parents are Virginia and Greg Webb Jr. ... mother has been in the Army for 24 years ... dreamed of being a Olympic gold medalist when he was younger ... criminal justice major. GREG WEBB'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 2........................................................... (3x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Solos....................................... 2.......................................................... vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Assists.................................... 2...........................................................................at Tulsa, 11/25/17 TFLs.......................................1.5.........................................................................at Tulane, 11/19/16 GREG WEBB'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp. P/S U-A-TT TFL/Yd Sk/Yd QH Int/Yd PB FF FR @ND 0/0 Villanova 0/0 UMass 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Houston 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @ECU 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 UConn 0/0 @Army 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Navy 1/0 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 1/1 0-0-0 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 @Tulsa 1/0 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2017 8/1 0-2-2 0.0/0 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 2016 13/0 4-3-7 1.5/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0 Career 21/1 4-5-9 1.5/4 0.0/0 0 0/0 0 0 0
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Travon
WR 2017
Taiyir
TE
r-Sophomore
5-8 • 160 Kinesiology
Philadelphia, Pa. New Foundations Charter HS
2017
Schwenksville, Pa. Fork Union Military Academy
2017
2015
Honors: 2017 - Juice Boyz Offensive Player of the Game (Houston).
Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Villanova. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Dressed but did not play in the opener vs. Army ... had a kick return for 26 yards in his first college game vs. Stony Brook. 2015 (Freshman): Walked on as a freshman ... did not see game action and redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner for coach Phil Gormley at New Foundations Charter High in Philadelphia ... Played wide receiver, running back, and returned punts and kicks ... Accumulated over 500 yards from scrimmage as a senior ... finished career with 1,077 receiving yards and 22 total touchdowns ... made all-Public League in 2013 and 2014, along with all-city and all-Southeastern PA in 2014 ... played in city all-star game ... won three letters in basketball and two in track. Personal: Born Travon Natrell Williams in Willingboro, N.J. ... has four brothers and sisters ... favorites include the Dallas Cowboys (NFL), Tavon Austin (NFL Player), Ride Along (movie), hip-hop (music), To Kill a Mockingbird (book) ...kinesiology major, interested in becoming a physical therapist.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Has played fullback, tight end, and defensive end ... has not seen game action so far this season. 2016 (Freshman): Part of 2016 recruiting class signed in February ... recovering from 2015 surgery and will likely redshirt this season. Prep School: Played running back for head coach John Shuman at Fork Union (Va.) Military Academy ... team finished 8-2. High School: Played wide receiver and linebacker for coach Scott Reed at Perkiomen Valley High in Collegeville, Pa. ... team finished 9-3 in 2014 ... had 19 catches for 391 yards and six touchdowns as a senior ... added 174 yards and three touchdowns on 18 carries ... participated in track and field (100-meter, 200-meter and javelin). Personal: Born Taiyir (pronounced: TIE-ear) Devon Dennison-Wilson in Philadelphia, PA ... parents are Tia and Chris Holloway and father Andre Wilson ... has two brothers, Keenan Wilson (22) and Jacen Holloway (9) and three sisters, Naja McBride (19), Paradise Wilson (9) and Jenna Wilson (6) ... Naja currently attends Temple ... has a dog named Ceaser ... list of favorites include: Lion King (movie), Teen Wolf (TV show), Hunger Games (book) and math (subject) ... sports management major.
“He can play receiver, he can play running back, I think he’s a great player,. I’m sure coach is going to utilize him to the best of his abilities.” - OL Cole Boozer, 10/4
TRAVON WILLIAMS’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes........................................................2...................................(2x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Rushing Yards...........................................11................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Longest Rush............................................11................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Kickoff Returns.........................................2................................. (2x) last vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 Kickoff Return Yards..............................37.............................................. vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Longest Kickoff Return........................ 26......................................... vs. Stony Brook, 9/10/16 TRAVON WILLIAMS' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING K ICKOFF RETURNS Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 0/0 Villanova 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - UMass 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - - @USF 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Houston 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 11 11.0 0 11 - - - - @ECU 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 4 2.0 0 2 - - - - UConn 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 3 1.5 0 3 - - - - @Army 0/0 Navy 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 @Cin 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 UCF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 10 10.0 0 10 2 30 15.0 0 17 @Tulsa 1/0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2017 10/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 6 28 4.7 0 11 2 30 15.0 0 17 2016 5/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 1 0.5 0 1 3 63 21.0 0 26 Career 15/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 8 29 3.6 0 11 5 93 18.6 0 26 Additional Statistics: Special Teams Tackles (1) - 1 at Cin.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
r-Freshman
6-2 • 245 Sport & Rec. Mgt.
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Isaiah
WRIGHT Sophomore
6-2 • 212 University Studies
West Hartford, Conn. Kingswood-Oxford HS
2016 2016 2016 2017 Honors: 2017 - American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Cincinnati, Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, Tulsa). 2017 (Sophomore): Led the team in catches (4) and receiving yards (79) against Notre Dame (9/2/17) ... headlined team with career-highs in both catches (6) for receiving yards (91) at ECU ... wore the #1 jersey vs. UConn - given to the team's toughest player on a weekly basis ... ran back 98-yard kickoff return for TD against Cincinnati, the first for Temple since 2015 and followed up next play by throwing successful two-point conversion to Frank Nutile ... recorded first Temple punt return for a touchdown since 2014 in season finale at Tulsa, running the kick back 72 yards for the score ... with the punt return TD, has now scored five different ways this season (receiving, rushing, passing, kickoff return & punt return), making him just the sixth player in the FBS to do so in the past ten years ... leads the team in receptions (41), second in receiving yards (595), third in rushing (194), and third in TDs (6). 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... saw first game action, going for seven carries for 42 yards and a punt return for 14 yards vs. Stony Brook ... was featured in the wildcat formation while rushing for 23 yards vs. SMU ... caught his first pass of his career and finished with two for 11 yards and rushed for a career-high 58 yards, including a 24-yard run against USF ... made his first career start vs. Cincinnati ... scored his first career touchdown (22-yard run) at Tulane. High School: Dynamic two-way athlete at both wide receiver and defensive back for coach Jason Martinez at Kingswood-Oxford High School in Hartford, Conn. ... is a threetime all-conference honoree … during career, snared 91 receptions for 1,917 yards and 19 touchdowns … also rushed for 330 yards and one score on 24 carries … defensively, racked up 74 total tackles, 47 solo, with four interceptions and two fumble recoveries. Personal: Born Isaiah Deshai Wright in Waterbury, Conn. ... parents are Nina Wright and Randy Smith ... has a brother Elijah (14) ... university studies major. “Isaiah is an explosive playmaker, and we need to get him the ball early and often. Any time he touches the ball he has that one-cut potential.” - QB Logan Marchi, 9/12/17 “Even though he is highly productive, makes a lot of plays for us — everybody recognizes him for the special plays he makes all year — but it is his work ethic, what he does every day in practice. We wear a catapult system, which measures the kids’ effort, the distance traveled, their workload, their top speed, the number of times they hit their top speed every single day in practice. Since preseason camp, he has been one of the top three in every single category on a daily basis, so the kid who is going to wear #1 for us this week is Isaiah Wright.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/10/17
ISAIAH WRIGHT'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Carries...................................... 7............................................. (3x) last vs. Cincinnati, 10/29/16 Rushing Yards...................... 52.........................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 Longest Rush....................... 50.........................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Receptions..............................6....................................................(2x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Receiving Yards.................... 91............................................................................at ECU, 10/7/17 Longest Reception.............. 51.........................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 KOR...........................................6........................................................ vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 KOR Yards............................169........................................................ vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Longest KOR....................... 98t.................................................................at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Punt Return............................. 4.........................................................................at Tulsa, 11/25/17 PR Yards.................................77.........................................................................at Tulsa, 11/25/17 Longest PR.......................... 72t.........................................................................at Tulsa, 11/25/17
ISAIAH WRIGHT'S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING RECEIVING PUNT RETURNS KICKOFF RETURNS Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 0 0 0 0 0 4 79 19.8 0 29 1 20 20.0 0 20 1 20 20.0 0 20 Villanova 1/0 1 9 9.0 0 9 1 32 32.0 0 32 - - - - - - - - - - UMass 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 69 17.3 1 29 - - - - - - - - - - @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 1 14 14.0 0 14 - - - - - - - - - Houston 1/1 6 8 1.3 0 5 5 53 10.6 0 22 - - - - - 1 27 27.0 0 27 @ECU 1/1 1 3 3.0 0 3 6 91 15.2 1 32 - - - - - - - - - UConn 1/1 1 0 0.0 0 0 6 50 8.3 1 15 1 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - @Army 1/1 4 52 13.0 1 50 3 79 26.3 0 51 3 19 6.3 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 Navy 1/1 4 40 10.0 0 29 3 35 11.7 0 16 1 5 5.0 0 5 3 48 16.0 0 21 @Cin 1/1 0 0 0.0 0 0 3 39 13.0 0 19 0 0 0.0 0 0 2 115 57.5 1 98t UCF 1/1 4 32 8.0 0 26 2 16 8.0 0 15 0 0 0.0 0 0 4 64 16.0 0 22 @Tulsa 1/1 2 50 25.0 0 50 3 38 12.7 0 19 4 77 19.3 1 72t 2 50 25.0 0 26 2017 12/8 23 194 8.4 1 50 41 595 14.5 3 51 10 121 12.1 1 72t 13 324 24.9 1 98t 2016 12/1 42 232 5.5 1 26 8 81 10.1 0 30 2 17 8.5 0 14 11 278 25.3 0 47 Career 24/9 65 426 6.6 2 50 49 686 14.0 0 51 12 138 11.5 1 72t 24 602 25.1 1 98t Additional Stats: Special Teams Tackles (1) - 1 vs. ND; Passing [2-4-(-5)] - 1-1-(-1) at Army, 0-1 vs. UCF, 1-1-(-4) at Tulsa
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Allentown, Pa. Parkland Senior HS
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Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, UConn).
Honors: 2016 - Offensive Production Player of the Week (Charlotte) ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (Cincinnati & UConn) ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... 2014 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in games 1-4 as part of a deep, talented receiving corps ... had a TD in season opener at Notre Dame ... missed game 5 (Houston) due to injury ... had career-long 48-yard reception (from QB Logan Marchi ) at ECU ... suffered injury prior to Cincinnati and missed the remainder of the season. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw game action in the opener vs. Army at receiver and on special teams .. scored first touchdown of his career vs. Stony Brook (a 14-yard catch from QB Phillip Walker) and added another vs. Charlotte ... had a career-high in receptions (9) and yards (88) at Memphis ... was injured in the first half at Tulane and did not return and went on to miss the final three games. 2015 (Sophomore): Made first catch of season at Cincinnati ... suffered an injury on special teams during the game ... did not play at UMass ... returned at Charlotte and Tulane, but would miss the remainder of the season.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made first career start against UMass ... had career-best four receptions for 73 yards, including a career-long 37-yard reception (from QB Logan Marchi), against UConn. 2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... caught first reception of his career vs. Charlotte (15 yards from QB Logan Marchi) ... redshirted. High School: A two-year letterwinner at Parkland Senior High in Allentown, Pa. ... played defensive back, wide receiver, and also punted and kicked ... holds the school records for receptions in a season (72), career receptions (119), and receiving touchdowns in a season (14) ... was the first player to top 1,000 receiving yards in a season ... earned all state, all-area and all-league honors as a senior after hauling in 72 passes for 1,160 yards and 14 scores to go along with five interceptions ... also lettered twice in basketball. Personal: Born Kenneth Yeboah (pronounced: ya-BOW-ah) in Providence, R.I. ... parents are Mouna Holt-Yeboah and George Yeboah ... sisters Kendra (15) and Kenisha (13) ... university studies major.
2014 (Freshman): Made his collegiate debut in opening day win at Vanderbilt ... played in 11 games ... made first collegiate catch in week 9 against Memphis. High School: Played wide receiver for coach Joe Kinnan at Manatee High School … a three-year letterwinner ... had 41 catches for 648 yards and 7 TDs in his career … led his team to a 11-1 record in his senior year … was 32-133-2TDs rushing and 11-233-2TDs receiving in 2013. Personal: Born Brodrick Jamari Yancy in Sarasota, Fla. … parents are Clarissa and Brent Yancy ... has a brother Brent III (20) and sisters Breanna (25), Brentara (23) and Brittney (22) ... uncle Carlos Yancy was drafted in the seventh round of the 1995 NFL Draft by the New England Patriots ... his list of favorites include: Coach Carter (movie), The Game (TV show), rap (music), and chicken wings (food) ... sports and recreational management major.
BRODRICK YANCY’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..............................9................................................................. at Memphis 10/6/16 Receiving Yards................... 88.................................................................. at Memphis, 10/6/16 Longest Reception..............48............................................................................at ECU, 10/7/17 Touchdown...............................1............................................. (3x) last vs. Notre Dame, 9/2/17 BRODERICK YANCY'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 2 22 11.0 1 11 0 0 0 0 0 Villanova 1/0 3 22 7.3 0 14 0 0 0 0 0 UMass 1/1 1 5 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Houston 0/0 @ECU 1/1 1 48 48.0 0 48 0 0 0 0 0 UConn 1/0 1 -1 -1.0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 @Army 1/0 1 12 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Navy 0/0 @Cincinnati 0/0 UCF 0/0 @Tulsa 0/0 2017 7/2 9 108 12.0 1 48 0 0 0.0 0 0 2016 11/4 24 284 11.8 2 40t 0 0 0.0 0 0 2015 4/0 2 11 6.5 0 14 0 0 0.0 0 0 2014 11/0 6 35 5.8 0 8 0 0 0.0 0 0 Career 32/6 40 439 11.0 3 40t 0 0 0.0 0 0
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KENNY YEBOAH’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions.............................. 4....................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Receiving Yards....................73....................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Longest Reception..............37....................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 KENNY YEBOAH'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING RUSHING Opp. P/S No Yd Avg TD Lg No Yd Avg TD Lg @ND 1/0 1 10 10.0 0 10 - - - - Villanova 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UMass 1/1 1 4 4.0 0 4 - - - - @USF 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Houston 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 - - - - @ECU 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 - - - - UConn 1/0 4 73 18.3 0 37 - - - - @Army 1/0 1 13 0.0 0 13 - - - - Navy 1/0 1 6 6.0 0 6 - - - - @Cincinnati 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - UCF 1/0 1 8 8.0 0 8 - - - - @Tulsa 1/0 3 8 2.7 0 7 - - - - 2017 12/1 14 138 9.9 0 37 - - - - 2016 1/0 0 0 0.0 0 0 - - - - Career 13/1 14 138 9.9 0 37 - - - - Additional Stats: Special Teams Tackles - 1 vs. ND
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Dr. Patrick KRAFT Director of Athletics 5th Year at Temple (3rd as Dir. of Athletics) Since his appointment as Director of Athletics in May 2015, after serving two years as Deputy Director of Athletics, Dr. Patrick Kraft has led a transformation in Temple University’s Department of Athletics. During his tenure, investments and enhancements in student-athlete welfare, in support of coaches and staff, in academic support and in facilities have provided deserved regional and national attention for the University. In 2016, Kraft was recognized by the Sports Business Journal and by the Philadelphia Business Journal’s Forty Under 40 for his work at Temple. Among the accomplishments and initiatives during Kraft’s tenure: On the Field • Football won the 2016 American Athletic Conference Championship, marking its first Conference Championship since 1967 and first Conference Championship Game ever; won 20 games in a two-year span, was nationally-ranked for consecutive seasons and competed in a bowl game in consecutive seasons, all for first time in school history; and football is one of five FBS teams to win 10 or more games in each of the past two seasons and play in its conference championship game in each year. • Men’s Basketball won its first American Athletic Conference Regular Season title (2016), and first regular season title since 2012; defeated nationally ranked teams (#24 Florida State, #19 West Virginia) in consecutive days for the first time in school history to win the 2016 NIT Season Tip-Off and earned a berth in the 2016 NCAA Tournament, marking its seventh appearance in nine years. • Women’s Basketball cracked the Top 25 in 2017 for the first time since the 2005-06 season and made its first NCAA appearance in five years. • Volleyball finished #47 in NCAA RPI in 2016, its best finish since the 2002 season and posted its third straight 20-win season. • Men's Soccer cracked the Top 25 in 2015 for the first time since 1997 and posted its first road win over Penn State since 1989. • Women’s Lacrosse made an appearance in the Top 20 in 2016 for the first time since 2005. • Women’s Gymnastics posted its best 10 scores in program history during the 201617 season and sent its first individual qualifier since 2009, Daisy Todd, to NCAA Regionals. • Women’s Fencing set a school record for wins in 2017 and earned its’ highest ever ranking (#6). • Men’s Crew medaled in the Varsity 8 at the 2016 Dad Vail Regatta for the first time in eight years. • Women’s Soccer posted consecutive double-digit win seasons (2014, 2015) for the first time in program history. • Blanca Fernandez became the first ever All-American in Temple women’s cross country history and first women’s track All-American since 1988. In the Classroom • Student-athletes achieved a record five consecutive semesters with a combined GPA of 3.10 or above and 11 consecutive semesters above a 3.0. Fifteen programs earned a cumulative GPA greater than 3.0, led by women's volleyball (3.58) and men's tennis (3.46). Twelve of those programs combined for GPAs above a 3.40. • Men’s Basketball, Men’s Cross Country, Football, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Women’s Cross Country, Fencing, Field Hockey, Lacrosse, Women’s Rowing, Women’s Soccer, Women’s Tennis, Women’s Track & Field and Volleyball (16 out of 19 sports) have achieved record team GPAs in the past four semesters. • Sixty-nine percent of student-athletes earned at least a 3.0 GPA in the spring of 2017, setting a Temple Athletics record. Another record was set with seven teams earning public recognition for their Academic Performance Rate (APR) data. • With an average multi-year APR of 991, Temple ranked 12th in the nation among Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions, and led all full members of the American Athletic Conference in 2017. Temple also is one of just 17 FBS institutions with all sports having multi-year APR's of 970 or greater. • Student-athletes posted a record high 88% Graduation Success Rate (GSR), setting a school-record for the seventh consecutive year. Temple also posted its highest Federal Graduation Rate (71%) since 2010. Temple's overall GSR number is tied for 24th among all Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) schools. Football posted a GSR of 86, tied for 14th in the nation along with Nebraska and Miami (Fla.). Temple is one of 11 FBS schools in the country with all teams over 77 in GSR. The other 10 schools are Alabama, Duke, Michigan, Northwestern, Notre Dame, Stanford, Tulane, UCF, Vanderbilt and Virginia Tech. • Eight programs have earned record high GSRs in the last two years: Football, Men’s Basketball, Men’s Golf, Men’s Soccer, Men’s Tennis, Fencing, Women’s Lacrosse, Women’s Tennis. • Temple teams earned three conference Team Academic Excellence Awards in 2015-2016: Men’s Basketball, Volleyball, Lacrosse (Big East). • The Graduating Class of 2016 was the largest in Temple Athletics history • Twenty-five student-athletes had earned their degrees prior to competing in the Military Bowl, which was the largest number of graduates for any of the 2016 bowl participants Student-Athlete Welfare • Facilitated the development of a number of initiatives aimed at improving the mental health of student-athletes, including the establishment of a partnership with Temple’s Department of Clinical Psychology to deliver onsite behavioral health
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coaching for student-athletes. Partnered with the University’s Student Health Services so its staff can be a resource for all student-athletes. Hired the first mental health professional to handle student-athlete needs. • Instituted a career program with more than 50 national and regional employers attending career development events, during which student-athletes have the opportunity to hone their networking skills and establish professional connections. • The Verified Program was developed in 2016 to provide student-athletes with access to high level professionals to assist in their professional growth. The Verified program is a product of a strong collaboration between the Resnick Center and the Temple Career Center, which provides regular programming and career coaching for student-athletes throughout the academic year and summer. • Students have served more than 9,000 community service hours in 65 projects since 2014-2015, four times more than in previous periods. Enhancing Facilities • The Temple Sports Complex, home to men’s and women’s soccer, lacrosse, field hockey and track opened in the fall of 2016. • The newly restored East Park Canoe House, home to men’s crew and women’s rowing, opened in 2016. • New practice facility for men’s golf opened in 2017. • Enhancements have been made to athletic training facilities, strength and conditioning facilities, and to the student-athlete academic support center while locker room renovations and upgrades were also completed for each varsity team, including new locker rooms for Temple’s Olympic sports programs unveiled in 2015. • Temple Athletics will open the doors to the brand new STAR (Student Training and Recreation) Complex in the fall of 2017. The Complex will offer a 10,000 square foot weight and cardio area, facilities for the Athletics and Campus Recreation departments, an indoor turf field, and a two-lane track outside the building. Enhancing Revenue and the Brand • Annual donations have increased 75% over the last three years and the development office has had three consecutive record-setting years in annual fund raising, including multiple six and seven-figure commitments in support of our football program, the new Temple Owls Sports Complex, and the Men’s Crew and Women’s Rowing programs. • Key partnerships with Learfield Sports Properties, Learfield Licensing Partners, and IMG/Learfield Ticket Solutions have been secured and enhanced as well as a lucrative rights deal with Under Armour. • Created Owls TV, a video services arm dedicated to athletics, and developed a broad-ranging digital and social media department to integrate video and engage the Temple fan base. • Temple Football posted the largest attendance gain among FBS programs during the 2015 season, playing in front of an average home crowd of 44,159, an increase of 20,789 per game. • In 2015, ESPN’s College GameDay made its first trip to Philadelphia for a Temple football game. Prior to Temple, Kraft served two years (2011-13) as the Executive Senior Associate Athletics Director at Loyola University Chicago. He was also a member of the senior staff at his alma mater, Indiana University, serving as Senior Assistant Director from 2009-11. Kraft played football as an undergraduate at Indiana and holds three degrees from the University. He earned a bachelor’s degree in sports marketing/management (2000), a master’s degree in athletic administration (2005), and a doctorate in sports management (2008). Kraft and his wife, Betsy, reside in Cherry Hill, N.J., with their daughter, Annabelle, and son, Joseph.
Vinnie JAMES Football Administrator 3rd Year at Temple (1st as sport administrator) Vinnie James, who joined the Temple Athletics staff in July, 2014, was promoted to the position of Associate Athletics Director/Chief of Staff in June 2017. He previously held the position of Assistant Athletics Director for Business Operations. In his new role, James provides high-level support to the Director of Athletics by handling special projects, conducting research and facilitating comparative analyses. In addition, James serves as the sport administrator for the football program and has continued monitoring operating budgets for the department's 19 sport programs and administrative areas. James came to Temple from La Salle University where he spent two years as Athletics Business Manager for the Explorers. He was solely responsible for executing the daily business operations for La Salle's athletics department. James distributed monthly budget reports for all sports and departments, and assisted in the overall budget planning for the department. Prior to his time at La Salle, James spent a year at Villanova University as an intern in the Athletic Director's office. His responsibilities at Villanova were widely varied, and included working with the business office as well as providing administrative support and serving as event manager for women's soccer. James is a 2007 graduate of Bloomsburg University with a bachelor's degree in political science. He was a four-year varsity starter and two-year team captain for Bloomsburg's baseball team, and he went on to earn a master's in business administration from Bloomsburg in 2009. While completing the MBA program, James served as a graduate assistant baseball coach.
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Geoff COLLINS Head Coach Western Carolina '94 1st Season at Temple Geoff Collins accepted the head coaching position at Temple University on December 14, 2016, becoming the 27th head football coach in Owls’ history. Armed with 23 years of coaching experience, Collins has proven to be a driven leader who is not bashful about the word love. He has demonstrated a love for his players and they have reciprocated that passion in their actions and words.
the leading assistant coaches in the nation numerous times and is the only coach to be a Broyles Award nominee, given to the nation’s best assistant coach, at three schools [FIU (2010), MSU (2014) and Florida (2015)].
“I could not speak more highly of Coach Collins,” said Houston Texans’ LB Benardrick McKinney who played for Collins at Mississippi State. “He has done so much for shaping the player I am today. He coached aggressively with a tremendous amount of energy and fun. He loved his players. Coach Collins would do anything for us, on and off the field. Not only did he train us to be the best defensive players we could be on the field, but also the best men we would be off the field.”
“The excitement over Temple football has been growing for years, and Geoff is going to ensure that Temple’s reputation for quality on the field and in the classroom is going to continue,” said President Richard M. Englert. “Our student-athletes are great representatives of this university and make me proud every time I see them play.” “Geoff Collins is an extraordinary leader, and it’s clear he is the right person to take an already successful program and advance it to the next level,” added the University’s Board of Trustees Chairman Patrick J. O’Connor. “We are thrilled to have him join the Temple University community.”
Collins’ creative spirit has paid dividends on and off the field. Whether devising original game-plans, creating new methods to teach, or splashy ways to pursue recruits, Collins’ ideas are mimicked throughout college football.
Collins is an alumnus of Western Carolina University, where he played defensive back and linebacker. Collins has coached all over, beginning at his alma mater, and most recently working in the SEC at both Florida, where he helped the Gators to back-toback SEC East Division Titles, and Mississippi State in the role of defensive coordinator. Over the course of his career, Collins has helped guide 31 of his student-athletes to careers in the National Football League.
While Collins has gained notoriety for being innovative and energetic, his accomplishments in his first year as head coach can not be overlooked. Despite a roster that needed to start 42 different players due to injuries and youth, he led the Owls to bowl eligibility for the fourth consecutive season and seventh time in nine years.
“As soon as I met with Geoff I knew right away that this was the right coach at the right time for Temple University,” said Director of Athletics Dr. Patrick M. Kraft. “Well beyond Geoff’s acumen as a coach of hard, physical football, he shares our values of embracing the student-athlete and demanding excellence in all that we do.” Collins first began at Florida in 2015, hired by Jim McElwain to be on his initial staff at the school. Collins’ opportunity to serve as defensive coordinator at Florida was his second defensive coordinator job in the SEC, as he held the same title at Mississippi State for two seasons.
Collins navigated through a midseason quarterback change that was brought on by injury but was kept based on performance. The old football adage is that you do not lose your job to injury, but when Logan Marchi went down with a foot injury and was replaced by "Frankie Juice" Nutile, the latter provided a spark to the offense. Collins saw fit to keep Nutile under center and the redshirt junior led the Owls to three wins in the last four games to gain bowl eligibility.
The Florida defense was relentless under the guidance of Collins, finishing the season ranked eighth nationally in 2015. His Gators’ defense was also ranked third in the SEC during that time, only allowing 310.2 yards per game. Collins’ defense also set a number of other records during his time in Gainesville, including being one of only seven FBS teams in the last 20 years to not allow a touchdown against three FBS Power 5 schools on the road, in a single season.
The defense took on Collins' identity and ranked among the conference leaders in yards per game (391.8 - 2nd), passing yards per game (210.0 - 1st), third down percentage (39.3 - 2nd), sacks (32 - 2nd), and tackles for loss (92 - 2nd).
In the 2015 season alone, Collins helped prepare three players who eventually earned first-team All-SEC honors, including CB Jalen “Teez” Tabor, DL Jon Bullard, and CB Vernon Hargreaves. Hargreaves was also a consensus first team All-American in 2015. In total, five of Collins’ defensive players were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft; two first round selections (CB Vernon Hargreaves and S Keanu Neal) along with DT Jonathan Bullard (3rd), LB Antonio Morrison (4th), and DE Alex McCalister (7th), along with Brian Poole who started for the Falcons in the Super Bowl after joining Atlanta as a rookie free agent.
For his performance, Collins was named ECAC Coach of the Year.
The Florida team capitalized on the success of its defense in 2016, finishing 8-4 on the year and earning its second straight SEC East Division Title. The unit
Prior to coming to Temple he had been recognized as one of
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THE GEOFF COLLINS FILE PERSONAL Year Coaching . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23rd Year Coaching College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23rd Year Coaching at Temple . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Western Carolina ‘94 . . . . B.A. in Sports Mgmt. & Exercise Science Hometown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Conyers, Ga. High School . . . . . Rockdale County High School Born . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . April 10, 1971 Family . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Jennifer Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Astrid (1)
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GEOFF COLLINS' BOWL HISTORY (13) Bowl............................................. Date...............................Result Gator............................................ Jan. 1, 2000.................Miami 28, Georgia Tech 13 Peach........................................... Dec. 29, 2000............LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 Seattle......................................... Dec. 27, 2001..............Georgia Tech 24, Stanford 14 Gator............................................ Jan. 1, 2007.................West Virginia 38, Georgia Tech 35 Independence........................... Dec. 30, 2007.............Alabama 30, Colorado 24 St. Petersburg............................ Dec. 19, 2009..............Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Little Caesars Pizza.................. Dec. 26, 2010.............FIU 34, Toledo 32 Music City................................... Dec. 30, 2011...............Mississippi State 23, Wake Forest 17 Gator............................................ Jan. 1, 2013..................Northwestern 34, Mississippi State 20 Liberty.......................................... Dec. 31, 2013...............Mississippi State 44, Rice 7 Orange........................................ Dec. 31, 2014...............Georgia Tech 49, Mississippi State 34 Citrus........................................... Jan. 1, 2016..................Michigan 41, Florida 7 Outback...................................... Jan. 2, 2017.................Florida 30, Iowa 3
Western Carolina (1989-92) – Linebacker / Defensive finished among the nation’s best in multiple categories Back - first in pass efficiency (92.87), second in pass defense (148.5), third in defensive scores (5), fourth in red zone COACHING EXPERIENCE defense (71.8), fifth in total defense (293.0), sixth in Temple University (2017-present) scoring defense (16.8 ppg), and seventh in first downs 2017-present – Head Coach allowed (206). Collins also helped three of his players earn All-SEC selections in the 2016 season. Florida's deUniversity of Florida (2015-16) fensive unit developed seven more draft picks in 2017, 2015-16 – Defensive Coordinator / Safeties including four in the first two rounds. Mississippi State (2011-12, 2013-14) 2013-14 – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Prior to his time at Florida, Collins was a member of the 2011-12 – Co-Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers coaching staff at Mississippi State. Originally hired to serve as the linebackers coach and co-defensive coorFlorida International (2010) dinator for the 2011 season, Collins was promoted to the 2010 – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers position of defensive coordinator in 2013. UCF (2008-09) 2008-09 – Linebackers/ Recruiting Coordinator University of Alabama (2007) 2007 – Director of Player Personnel Georgia Tech (1999-01, 2006) 2006 – Director of Player Personnel 2001 – Tight Ends 1999-00 – Graduate Assistant Albright College (1997-1998) 1997-98 – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers Fordham University (1996) 1996 – Linebackers Franklin (N.C.) High School (1995) 1995 – Assistant Coach Western Carolina University (1993-94, 2002-05) 2002-05 – Defensive Coordinator / Defensive Backs 1993-94 – Student Assistant NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) CB Anthony Gaitor (7) – FIU '11 – Buccaneers DT Fletcher Cox (1) – MSU ’12 – Eagles S Charles Mitchell (6) – MSU ’12 – Falcons CB Darius Slay (2) – MSU ’13 – Lions CB Johnathan Banks (2) – MSU ’13 – Buccaneers S Johnathan Cyprien (2) – FIU '13 – Jaguars DT Josh Boyd (5) – MSU ’13 – Packers LB Tourek Williams (6) – FIU ’13 – Chargers LB Preston Smith (2) – MSU '15 – Redskins LB Matt Wells (6) – MSU '15 – Patriots LB Deontae Skinner (FA) – MSU '15 – Patriots CB Taveze Calhoun (FA) – MSU '15 – Bears CB Vernon Hargreaves (1) – Florida ’16 – Buccaneers S Keanu Neal (1) – Florida ’16 – Falcons DL Jon Bullard (3) – Florida ’16 – Bears DT Chris Jones (3) – MSU ’16 – Chiefs CB Will Redmond (3) – MSU ’16 – 49ers LB Antonio Morrison (4) – Florida ’16 – Colts DE Alex McCalister (7) – Florida ’16 – Eagles DB Brian Poole (FA) – Florida ’16 – Falcons LB Jarrad Davis (1) – Florida '17 – Lions S Marcus Maye (2) – Florida '17 – Jets CB Quincy Wilson (2) – Florida '17 – Colts CB Teez Tabor (2) – Florida '17 – Lions LB Alex Anzalone (3) – Florida '17 – Saints DT Caleb Brantley (6) – Florida '17 – Browns DT Joey Ivie (7) – Florida '17 – Cowboys DE Bryan Cox (FA) – Florida '17 – Panthers
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Mississippi State had tremendous success while he was on the coaching staff, most notably the 2014 season, when the Bulldogs when they were ranked #1 in the country for most of the season and finished with a 10-3 record. This 10-win season was the best finish at the school in 15 years, and concluded with a berth in the Orange Bowl. Collins’ defense was dominant that season, producing the most sacks in the SEC (37), as well as the #1 ranked red zone defense and ninth ranked scoring defense in the country. The season prior, Mississippi State went 7-6 and defeated Rice in the Liberty Bowl, 44-7. Collins’ unit was one of the best in the SEC. In his first season as full-time defensive coordinator, his defense ranked among the SEC’s top five in a number of categories, including fourth in total defense (349.3 yards per game), fourth in rushing defense (144.2 yards per game) and fifth in passing defense (205.2 yards per game). He also held his last three opponents during the 2013 season to just 11.3 points per game. In 2012, the Bulldogs finished the year 8-5 and made an appearance in the Gator Bowl. That year, Collins tutored DB Darius Slay, a second team All-SEC selection. Along with Slay, who was picked in the second round of the NFL Draft, Collins helped prepare a number of other Mississippi State players for careers in the NFL, including Jim Thorpe Award winner CB Jonathan Banks (2nd round), Will Redmond (3rd round), and DT Josh Boyd (5th round). During his first season on the staff, Mississippi State finished the season 7-6 as the Bulldogs went to the Music City Bowl, defeating Wake Forest, 25-17. In Collins’ first season as a co-defensive coordinator for the Bulldogs, he helped mentor DT Fletcher Cox, a first team All-American and first team All-SEC selection in 2011. Cox was selected 12th overall in the first round of the NFL draft by the Philadelphia Eagles, and earned All-Pro honors in 2014 and 2015. Collins’ ability to mold a defense was evident well prior to his time in Mississippi State and Florida. Before coaching in the SEC, he sharpened his teeth as the defensive coordinator and linebackers coach at Florida International University in 2010. During that season, his defense was ranked first in the Sun Belt Conference in total defense, scoring defense, pass defense efficiency, and turnover margin. This, off of the prior year when the team was ranked 119th in total defense nationally. This dramatic turnaround led Collins to be named a finalist for the Broyles Award in 2010, an award for the top assistant in college football.
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Before joining the staff at FIU, Collins was a linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach George O’Leary at UCF for two seasons. In 2009, he was part of a staff the led the Knights to an 8-5 record and a berth in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Even though UCF did not make a bowl game in 2008, he had the defense ranked second in Conference USA in total and scoring defense. Collins also spent some time working at both the University of Alabama and Georgia Tech. In 2007, he worked at Alabama as the director of player personnel under head coach Nick Saban and had the #1 recruiting class in the country. That class included Mark Ingram Jr., the 2008 Heisman Trophy winner and the first-ever by an Alabama player. He spent the 2006 season at Georgia Tech as director of player personnel. Georgia Tech secured their best recruiting class in team history that year as well. Between the years of 2002 and 2005, Collins was the defensive coordinator at his alma mater Western Carolina. Collins’ defense was continually ranked near the top nationally at the FCS level while under his guidance. In 2005, the team was ranked first nationally in pass defense and 18th in total defense. The team also led the So-Con conference in rushing defense for the first time in program history in that season. From 1999-2000, Collins served as a graduate assistant at Georgia Tech under O’Leary. During that time, the Yellow Jackets had a 25-12 record, including reaching three consecutive bowl games. In Collins’ last season at Georgia Tech he was promoted to tight ends coach under current Houston Texans’ head coach Bill O’Brien and the Yellow Jackets defeated the Stanford Cardinal in the 2001 Seattle Bowl, 25-12. Collins got his chance at being a defensive coordinator at Albright College from 1997-1998. Before that, he was a linebackers coach for the Fordham Rams for the 1996 season. In 1995, he was an assistant coach for Franklin High School in North Carolina. He began his coaching career at his alma mater, Western Carolina University, contributing as a student assistant during the 1993 and 1994 seasons. Collins played college football at WCU as an outside linebacker and defensive back from 1989-1992. He totaled 194 career tackles during his four year career with the Catamounts. As a junior, he was the team’s fifth-leading tackler (68), while registering 6.0 tackles-for-loss. As a senior, he helped Western Carolina to a 7-4 record, totaling 62 total tackles and 5.0 tackles-for-loss. The Conyers, Ga., native was born April 10, 1971. He and his wife, Jennifer (formerly Haynes), have one daughter, Astrid (one).
OwlSports.com TEMPLE’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES (BY PCT.) Seasons Games W L Coach (Years) Horace Butterworth (1907) 1 6 4 0 Henry J. Miller (1925-32) 8 73 50 15 William Nicholai (1914-16) 3 17 9 5 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38) 6 58 31 18 Wayne Hardin (1970-82) 13 135 80 52 Dr. Frank W. White (1908) 1 6 3 2 H. Shindle Wingert (1901-05) 5 24 13 9 Matt Rhule (2013-16) 4 51 28 23 Steve Addazio (2011-12) 2 24 13 11 George Makris (1960-69) 10 93 45 44 Geoff Collins (2017) 1 12 6 6 William J. Schatz (1909-13) 5 29 13 13 Charles M. Williams (1894-98) 5 29 13 15 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54) 6 55 24 28 Ray Morrison (1940-48) 9 78 31 38 Al Golden (2006-10) 5 61 27 34 John T. Rogers (1899-1900) 2 14 4 8 Bruce Arians (1983-88) 6 66 21 45 Jerry Berndt (1989-92) 4 44 11 33 Bobby Wallace (1998-2005) 8 90 19 71 Albert Barron (1924) 1 5 1 4
T 2 8 3 9 3 1 2 — — 4 — 3 1 3 9 — 2 0 0 — 0
Pct. .833 .740 .618 .612 .604 .583 .583 .549 .542 .505 .500 .500 .466 .464 .455 .443 .357 .318 .250 .211 .200
MOST SEASONS COACHED Wayne Hardin (1970-82).................................................. 13 George Makris (1960-69)................................................10 Ray Morrison (1940-48)..................................................... 9 Bobby Wallace (1998-2005)............................................ 8 Henry J. Miller (1925-32)................................................... 8 Bruce Arians (1983-88)...................................................... 6 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54).................................................. 6 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38)................................... 6 Al Golden (2006-10).......................................................... 5 Ron Dickerson (1993-97).................................................. 5 Charles M. Williams (1894-98)......................................... 5 William J. Schatz (1909-13)............................................... 5 H. Shindle Wingert (1901-05)........................................... 5 MOST GAMES COACHED Wayne Hardin (1970-82)............................................... 135 George Makris (1960-69)...............................................93 Bobby Wallace (1998-2005)..........................................90 Ray Morrison (1940-48)................................................... 78 Henry J. Miller (1925-32)................................................. 73 Bruce Arians (1983-88)....................................................66 Al Golden (2006-10).........................................................61 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38).................................58 Ron Dickerson (1993-97)................................................55 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54)................................................55 Matt Rhule (2013-16).........................................................51 Jerry Berndt (1989-92).................................................... 44 Peter P. Stevens (1956-59).............................................32 MOST WINS Wayne Hardin (1970-82).................................................80 Henry J. Miller (1925-32).................................................50 George Makris (1960-69)...............................................45 Ray Morrison (1940-48).................................................... 31 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38).................................. 31 Matt Rhule (2013-16)........................................................28 Al Golden (2006-10)........................................................ 27 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54)................................................24 Bruce Arians (1983-88).....................................................21 Bobby Wallace (1998-2005)...........................................19 Steve Addazio (2011-12)................................................... 13 Charles M. Williams (1894-98)........................................ 13 William J. Schatz (1909-13).............................................. 13 H. Shindle Wingert (1901-05).......................................... 13 AVERAGE WINS PER SEASON Matt Rhule (2013-16).....................................................7.00 Steve Addazio (2011-12).............................................. 6.50 Henry J. Miller (1925-32)............................................. 6.25 Wayne Hardin (1970-82)...............................................6.15 Geoff Collins (2017)...............................................6.00 Al Golden (2006-10).................................................... 5.40 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38)............................... 5.17 George Makris (1960-69)........................................... 4.50 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54)............................................ 4.00 Horace Butterworth (1907)......................................... 4.00
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED MISSISSIPPI STATE LB BENARDRICK MCKINNEY – Originally recruited as a twostar quarterback out of high school, he developed into a 2014 First-Team All-SEC selection and 2012 Freshman All-SEC selection. Named an All-American by numerous media outlets and left school after his junior year in 2014 for the NFL Draft. MSU’s leading tackler in 2013 and 2014 and ended his career with 244 tackles. CB DARIUS SLAY – Second Team All-SEC selection in 2012. Played two seasons at MSU and finished his career with six interceptions. Drafted 36th overall in the 2013 NFL Draft by the Detroit Lions. DL FLETCHER COX – First Team All-American and All-SEC in 2011. Amassed 114 tackles, 24.5 tackles-for-loss and 8.5 sacks during his career. Selected with the 12th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft. Named a Second Team All-Pro after the 2014 season.
FLORIDA CB VERNON HARGREAVES – Was a three-time All-American and All- SEC Selection at corner back. Played three seasons at UF prior to declaring for the NFL Draft after his junior year. Was selected in the first round by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 11th overall pick. DB KEANU NEAL - Ranked third on the team with 96 total tackles, including a team-high 51 solo grabs as a junior. Played in a total of 34 games and made 19 starts for the UF secondary. Neal declared for the NFL Draft after his junior season and was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the first round with the 17th overall pick. DL JON BULLARD - Was named a semifinalist for the Chuck Bednarik Award, a first-team All-American by CBSSports.com and Pro Football Focus, and was a unanimous first-team All-SEC selection his senior year. Bullard appeared in 50 games and made 36 starts as a Gator and was selected in the third round of the NFL Draft with the 72nd overall pick by the Chicago Bears.
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DB BRIAN POOLE - Despite joining Atlanta as an undrafted free agent, made the transition to the pro game quickly and helped the Falcons to the Super Bowl in his rookie year. Played in all 16 games with nine starts during the regular season and played in all three playoff games starting two, including SBLI. LB ALEX ANZALONE - A tremendous leader who, despite missing most of his freshman and junior years to shoulder injury, was a second day draft choice by the New Orleans Saints. CB TEEZ TABOR - Was a first team All-SEC player as a sophomore in 2015 and junior in 2016. Declared for the NFL Draft as a junior and was selected by Detroit in the second round (53rd overall). CB QUINCY WILSON - Played in 39 games in three seasons recording six interceptions. Earned second team All-SEC honors as a junior.
2017 Temple Football
Ed FOLEY Tight Ends / Special Teams Bucknell ‘89 10th Season at Temple Ed Foley entered his 10th season at Temple after being retained by Geoff Collins. Collins will be the fourth Owls' head coach Foley has worked under. He was named interim head coach after Matt Rhule's departure, and led the Owls in the 2016 Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman. Once again he leads the tights ends and special teams units. Previously he served as the Owls’ recruiting coordinator and tight ends coach/assistant offensive line coach for three seasons. Special teams continued to build on its success in his third year at the helm. Over the past three seasons, no school has more than Temple's 13 blocked kicks, or 18 over the past four seasons. Since 2013, the Owls are tied for the most blocked kicks in the nation while Sharif Finch is the current NCAA leader in career blocked kicks among active players with five. Foley helped mentor freshman kicker Aaron Boumerhi to second-team all-conference honors after being substituted for Austin Jones when he went down with an ACL injury at Memphis. With a combined 21-of-25 on the season for Jones and Boumerhi, Temple’s kickers ranked at the top of the conference in FG percentage. Also, as a tight end coach, he helped Colin Thompson earn honorable mention all-conference. In 2015, he made an immediate impact on special teams in his first year as the coordinator. Temple blocked an NCAA leading seven kicks, Jahad Thomas tied a team record with a 100-yard kickoff return for a touchdown, and Austin Jones set the school record for field goals made (23) and points by a kicker (113). In 2013, Foley helped develop former QB Chris Coyer into a tight end. That progress was hindered due to nagging injuries but Coyer closed out his senior campaign with 129 receiving yards and a TD in the season finale. In 2010, Foley’s tight ends and offensive line helped the team to an 8-4 regular-season record. The Owls recorded back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 197879. A school record six offensive players earned All-MAC accolades, including first-team honorees TE Evan Rodriguez, OL Colin Madison, and OL Darius Morris. Madison and Morris became the first repeat first-team All-MAC recipients in school history. In 2009, the tight ends and offensive line helped TU win a single-season record nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall record and first-place tie in the MAC East. Five offensive players were named All-MAC, including senior TE Steve Maneri and four linemen. Juniors Colin Madison and Darius Morris earned First Team accolades.
after catching 86 balls for 991 yards under Foley’s tutelage. Prior to joining the Pride, Foley served seven years at Fordham University, including two seasons as head coach from 2004-05. After a 5-6 record in 2004, a season in which the Rams dropped four games by a touchdown or less, Fordham slipped to a 2-9 mark in 2005. As Fordham’s offensive coordinator and offensive line coach from 1999 through 2003, Foley helped rejuvenate a program that rose to the top of the Patriot League in 2002, when it won its first-ever league title with a 10-3 record. In 2003, the Rams compiled a 9-3 overall record and had 12 players named to the All-Patriot League Team, including six members on the offense, four of whom were named to the first team. Under Foley’s guidance, the Fordham offense set numerous team and individual records. The Rams set a team record for most rushing yards in a season in 2003, gaining 1,657 yards, while also setting a school record for most pass completions in a season with 255. In 2002, Fordham led the Patriot League in passing offense and scoring offense, while finishing second in total offense and setting a team record for most points in a season. In addition to winning the Patriot League title that season, the Rams advanced to the NCAA I-AA Playoffs, where they defeated Northeastern University in the first round. In 2001, Foley helped the Fordham offense develop its first 1,000-yard rusher on the NCAA Division I-AA level, as well as the first-ever 1,000-yard receiver in Fordham’s history. The Rams had the second-ranked passing offense in the Patriot League in 2001 as well as the second-best scoring offense. In 2000, Foley’s offense established a running game that generated 1,635 yards (an average of 148.6 per game), the most for a Fordham team on the I-AA level until the 2003 team gained 1,657. Foley arrived at Fordham after spending the 1998 season as the offensive coordinator and offensive line coach at Jacksonville University, which sponsored a football team that year for the first time in the school’s history. Foley helped lead the Dolphins to a 4-5 record during their inaugural season, as the offense scored 271 points in nine games (30.1 ppg). The Dolphin attack averaged 380 yards per game, a perfectly balanced 190 yards rushing and passing per game. Foley also served as an assistant coach at the University of Pennsylvania from 1991 to 1993, and again from 1995 to 1997, spending the 1994 season as an assistant at Williams College. At Penn, Foley coached the tight ends and tackles for five years and helped the Quakers to a perfect 10-0 record in 1993, when they also won the Ivy League Championship. Prior to his stint at Penn, Foley served as the offensive line coach at the State University of New York (SUNY) at Albany for two years.
In his first season with the Owls in 2008, Foley helped Temple to its most wins in nearly two decades. The Owls out-scored their opponents for the season for the first time since 1990. Foley also helped Temple bring in its fourth highly touted recruiting class with Al Golden being the head coach.
Foley was a three-year starter at Bucknell University, playing offensive guard for one season and center for two. During his junior year, he was named the team’s top lineman, and he served as a captain during his senior year. He earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology from Bucknell in 1989 and a master’s degree in educational psychology at SUNY Albany in 1991.
A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, Foley returned to the City of Brotherly Love after spending two seasons at Hofstra as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach. The Pride offense blossomed under Foley in his first year as coordinator, increasing its yardage total from 269 to 388 yards per contest from the previous year. The Pride’s scoring output also increased from 16.8 to 26.9 points per game. Foley also brought balance to the Pride attack as Hofstra’s rushing total was its highest since 2000 (145 yards/game) and its passing attack netted 243 yards per contest. Charles Sullivan left as the all-time leader in receptions and yards
Foley and his wife Rebecca have two sons, Charlie (17) and Luke (10), and a daughter Sara (8). His brother Glenn was a seven-year NFL veteran quarterback, playing with the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks from 1993 to 2000.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED TEMPLE TE COLIN THOMPSON - Three year letterwinner and 2016 honorable mention all-conference selection. He played in 36 games (22 starts) during his time at Temple. TE EVAN RODRIGUEZ – Two-time first-team All-MAC honoree. Named to Mackey Award Watch List. Played in the 2012 EastWest Shrine Game. K/P BRANDON McMANUS - Temple's all-time leader in scoring (338 points), FGs made (60), PATs (158), and punting (45.4 average). Named 2011 All-MAC, 2012 All-Big East, and 2012 AFCA Good Works Team. Won SB 50 with the Denver Broncos.
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C ALEX DERENTHAL– Second-team All-MAC in 2008; two-time ECAC All-Star. 2007 AFCA Good Works Team. Holds the school record for consecutive games as a starter (47). Team’s Offensive MVP in 2007 and Team MVP in 2006 as a sophomore. TE STEVE MANERI– 2009 third-team All-MAC. Team captain. Started all 13 games as a senior in 2009. Added 12 receptions for 134 yards and two touchdowns. Earned the team’s John Rienstra Award for excellence in off-season conditioning.
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FORDHAM DE AKI JONES– First-team All-Patriot League in 2003 as a junior. Team won the 2002 Patriot League Championship. Team leader in sacks for three consecutive years 2002, 2003,and 2004. DB THADDEUS KORNEGARY– Consensus first-team All-American as a senior in 2004. Two-time first-team All-Patriot League honoree. Played eight seasons in the CFL with Hamilton, Saskatchewan, BC, and Calgary.
OwlSports.com ED FOLEY’S BOWL HISTORY (6) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result I-AA First Round.......................... Nov. 30, 2002......................Fordham 29, Northeastern 24 I-AA Quarterfinals....................... Dec. 7, 2002.........................Villanova 24, Fordham 10 EagleBank.................................... Dec. 29, 2009......................UCLA 30, Temple 21 Gildan New Mexico.................... Dec. 17, 2011..........................Temple 37, Wyoming 15 Marmot Boca Raton................... Dec. 22, 2015.......................Toledo 32, Temple 17 Military........................................... Dec. 27, 2016.......................Wake Forest 34, Temple 26
THE ED FOLEY FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8th Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bucknell ‘89 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.A. in Psychology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . SUNY Albany ‘91 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.A. in Psychology Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Cherry Hill, NJ High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cherry Hill East Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . September 26, 1967 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Rebecca Children: . . . . . . . . Charlie (17), Luke (10), Sara (8)
PLAYING Bucknell (1985-88) – Center / Offensive Guard
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2008-present) 2017-present – Tight Ends / Special Teams 2015-16 – Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends / Special Teams 2013-14 – Assistant Head Coach / TEs 2011-12 – Director of Football Ops. 2008-10 – Tight Ends / Assistant Offensive Line / Recruiting Coord. Hofstra University (2006-07) 2007 – Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coord. / Offensive Line 2006 – Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line Fordham University (1999-05) 2004-05 – Head Coach 1999-03 – Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Jacksonville University (1998) 1998 – Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line University of Pennsylvania (1991-93, 1995-97) 1995-97 – Tight Ends / Off. Tackles 1991-93 – Tight Ends / Off. Tackles Williams College (1994) 1994 – Offensive Line SUNY Albany (1989-90) 1989-90 – Offensive Line
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) QB Kevin Eakin (FA) – Fordham ‘04 – Jets DE Aki Jones (FA) – Fordham ‘05 – Redskins RB Kareem Huggins (FA) – Hofstra ‘09 – Buccaneers OT Devin Tyler (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Ravens TE Steve Maneri (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Patriots TE Evan Rodriguez (4) – Temple ‘12 – Bears TE Matt Balasavage (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Ravens K Brandon McManus (FA) - Temple '13 - Colts TE Colin Thompson (FA) – Temple '17 – Giants
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2017 Temple Football
Taver JOHNSON Defensive Coordinator Whittenberg ‘94 1st Season at Temple Taver Johnson joined the Temple University staff in January 2017 as the defensive coordinator under new head coach Geoff Collins. Johnson came to Temple with 23 years of coaching experience, spending the previous three years as Purdue’s defensive backs coach. He mentored a talented group that saw a defensive back finish first on the team in tackles during his first two seasons - safeties Landon Feichter with 105 in 2014 and Leroy Clark with 88 in 2015. Prior to joining the Boilermakers, Johnson was the defensive backs coach at the University of Arkansas in 2013 after spending the 2012 season as an assistant head coach and linebacker’s coach. Under his guidance, safety Alan Turner recorded a team-high 97 tackles during the 2013 season. Before crossing state borders, the Ohio native coached 13 years in his home state. From 2007-11 he was the defensive backs coach at Ohio State under former head coach Jim Tressel. During Johnson’s tenure, Ohio State landed nine Big Ten All-Academic DBs, four first-team All-Big Ten DBs, and two consensus All-American DBs in Malcolm Jenkins (2008) and Chimdi Chekwa (2010). Five players from Johnson’s secondary, including Jenkins, went on to be drafted into the NFL. Under Johnson’s leadership, Jenkins accumulated 57 tackles, 4.0 TFLs, nine pass breakups, three interceptions, three forced fumbles, and two blocked kicks during his All-American campaign. He also earned the Jim Thorpe award in 2008 while earning first-team AllBig 10 honors in 2007 and 2008.
During that 2003 season, the team went undefeated in conference play and maintained a 13-1 overall record. After a 21-3 loss at Iowa, the Redhawks began a 13-game winning streak that began with a 44-14 dismantling at Northwestern and concluded with a MAC championship and a 48-29 victory over Louisville in the GMAC Bowl. Under Johnson’s guidance, three linebackers propelled to first-team All-MAC status during his first four years with Ohio. Among his stops, he spent the 2004 season in the NFL as Cleveland Browns special teams coach and the 1999 season as a defensive graduate assistant at Notre Dame. Before making his way to Notre Dame, Johnson coached at DIII Millikin, taking on three roles as linebackers coach (1996-98), strength and conditioning coach (1996), and defensive coordinator (1998). In 1998, Johnson tutored four all-conference players - LB Bob Meyer (1st), DT Carlos Burns (1st), Servera Gilbert (1st), and DB Tony Frierdich (2nd) - to turn the unit into the second best defense in the College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin, and first in scoring defense. This helped lead the team to an 8-2 record and an NCAA playoff berth. The Big Blue eventually fell in the first round to Johnson’s alma mater, Wittenberg, 13-10. The Cincinnati native remained at home for college attending Division III Wittenberg, where he graduated with a degree in business administration. On the field, the four-year letterman was dominant, leading the team in tackles in three of his four seasons.
Prior to Ohio State, Johnson spent six seasons at Miami (Ohio) University, He started as the Redhawks’ linebackers coach from 20002003 before being promoted to assistant head coach/ defensive coordinator two seasons later (2005-06). In his first three years, he built a championship defense, which eventually climbed to the 35th total defense, 22nd scoring defense, and the 19th rushing defense in 2003. In 2005 the unit was fifth in the nation in turnover margin.
His success led to back-to-back AP Little All-America and AllNorth Coast Atlantic Defensive Player of the Year honors in 1992 and 1993, while the Tigers went a combined 17-2-1 during his junior and senior seasons. He remains third in solo tackles (209) and fourth in total tackles (368) in school history. Johnson and his wife Sharday have a son, Tyree, and a daughter, Brooklynn.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED PURDUE S LANDON FLETCHER - Defensive MVP in a vote by his teammates and honorable mention All-Big Ten by the conference coaches and media . appeared in all 12 games, making 10 starts. He led the Boilermakers with a career-high 105 total tackles, 71 solo, including 2.5 for loss.
OHIO STATE S MALCOLM JENKINS – First Team All-America (Pro Football Weekly) and Second team All-America (Walter Camp, AP, Rivals) Received first team all-Big Ten (media, coaches, Rivals) and was Thorpe Award semifinalist. He had 47 tackles for season and 26 career starts for the Buckeyes.
MIAMI (OH) LB TERNA NANDE - Received first-team All-MAC honors in 2004. In 45 games he started 41 times. He finished his career with 288 tackles (174 solos), eleven sacks for minus-54 yards, 38 tackles for losses and nine quarterback pressures. He recovered six fumbles and caused three others.
CB ANTHONY BROWN - A three-year starter who collected 189 tackles, four interceptions and 19 passes defensed. Part of a tremendous 2016 rookie class for Dallas (6th round) that helped lead the Cowboys to a 13-3 record.
CB CHIMIDI CHEKWA - As a senior in 2010, Chekwa was named a first team All-American by he FWAA and College Sporting News. Had 42 tackles and three interceptions as a senior.
LB JOHN BUSING - Led the nation in interceptions (5) by a linebacker as a junior and earned first team All-MAC in 2005. Moved to safety as a pro after becoming an undrafted free agent by Cincinnati.
CB FRANKIE WILLIAMS - Played four seasons for the Boilermakers with 227 tackles and 10 career interceptions. Signed with Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent.
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OwlSports.com TAVER JOHNSON'S BOWL HISTORY (6) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result GMAC Bowl.................................. Dec. 18, 2003.......................Miami (OH) 49, Louisville 28 BCS National Championship .. Jan. 7, 2008......................... LSU 38, Ohio State 24 Fiesta Bowl................................... Jan. 5, 2009.........................Texas 24, Ohio State 21 Rose Bowl..................................... Jan. 1, 2010...........................Ohio State 26, Oregon 17 Sugar Bowl................................... Jan. 4, 2011...........................Ohio State 31, Arkansas 26 Gator Bowl................................... Jan. 2, 2012..........................Florida 24, Ohio State 17
THE TAVER JOHNSON FILE PERSONAL Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22nd Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21st Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Whittenberg ‘94 . . . . . . . . . . . . B.A. in Business Administration Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cincinnati, Ohio High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cape Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 8, 1972 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Sharday Children: . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyree (13), Brooklynn (10)
PLAYING Wittenberg (1990-93) – Linebacker
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Defensive Coordinator Purdue University (2014-16) 2014-16 – Defensive Backs University of Arkansas (2012-13) 2013 – Defensive Backs 2012 – Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers
Ohio State University (2007-11) 2007-11 – Defensive Backs Miami (OH) University (2001-06) 2005-06 – Asst. Head Coach / Def. Coord. 2000-03 – Linebackers Cleveland Browns (2004) 2004 – Assistant Special Teams Notre Dame (1999) 1999 – Graduate Assistant Millikin (1996-98) 1998 – Defensive Coordinator / Linebackers 1997 – Linebackers 1996 – Linebackers / Strength & Conditioning Wittenberg University (1994-95) 1994-95 – Defensive Line / Asst. to AD
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) LB Terna Nande (5) – Miami (OH) '06 – Titans LB John Busing (FA) – Miami (OH) '06 – Bengals S Malcolm Jenkins (1) – Ohio State '09 – Saints CB Donald Washington (4) – OSU '09 – Chiefs CB Chimdi Chekwa (4) – Ohio State '11 – Raiders CB Devon Torrance (FA) – Ohio State '11 – Vikings CB Tevin Mitchel (6) – Arkansas '15 – Redskins CB Anthony Brown (6) – Purdue '16 – Cowboys CB Frankie Williams (FA) – Purdue '16 – Colts
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Dave PATENAUDE Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Central Connecticut State ‘90 1st Season at Temple Dave Patenaude, who spent the previous five seasons as the offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach for Coastal Carolina, began the same role for the Owls on head coach Geoff Collins’ new coaching staff in 2017.
and ended up being a runner-up in the Patriot League behind Lehigh. In his first year at Georgetown, Patenaude helped the Hoyas achieve one of the team’s most productive offense seasons in the previous 10 years with 3,230 yards.
In 2016, Patenaude propelled the Chanticleers to a 10-2 record for their third 10-win season in the past five years. The offense averaged 37.3 PPG while finishing in the FCS top five for multiple offensive categories. That season, Patenaude mentored two All-Americans including De’Angelo Henderson, who left Coastal Carolina as the all-time leader in eight different rushing categories and was a finalist for the Walter Payton FCS offensive player of the year twice.
Patenaude arrived at Georgetown after spending three years on Hofstra’s coaching staff. When he initially joined the Pride, Patenaude served as the quarterbacks coach and passing game coordinator during the 2007 season under current Temple coach Ed Foley who was offensive coordinator at the time. The following season, Patennaude was promoted to offensive coordinator and stayed in that role from 2008-09, until the program shut down. During the 2008, the Pride ranked top five in the conference for rushing and was ranked 7th in total offense. In 2007, he mentored senior Brian Savage (Houston Texans’ QB Tom Savage’s brother) to fourth in the conference and 15th in the FCS in total offensive yards.
From 2013-15, Patenaude tutored quarterback Alex Ross, who became the most decorated quarterback in Coastal Carolina’s history. At the conclusion of his career, Ross became the first quarterback to be a three-time first team Big South selection and win the conference’s offensive player of the year twice. Ross broke almost every single passing and total offensive record for the Chanticleer, while breaking multiple conference records as well. He set Big South career marks for total offense, touchdowns responsible for, and most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. He was a 2015 finalist for the Walter Payton FCS offensive player of the year during his senior season.
For three years, Patenaude served as a part of Holy Cross coaching staff. During the 2004-05 season, he was the team’s running back coach and tutored RB Steve Silva, who was a two time All-American RB during those years and led the nation in all-purpose yards during the 2005 season. The 2006 season saw Patenaude switch to wide receivers coach and he added special team’s coordinator to his decorated resume. Patenaude served as the head coach of the University of New Haven during the 2002-03 season before the program was dropped. During his time there, he led the Chargers to five wins and helped mentor OL Phil Bogle to reach the NFL, the school’s first player to go pro since 1996.
Coastal Carolina had seven All Big South players on offense during the 2014 season and two All-Americans, which included Ross and offensive lineman Chad Hamilton. That year, the Chanticleers finished first in nine different offense categories in the Big South and had the 13th highest scoring offense in the FCS. CCU continued building from its 2013 season as the offense was FCS top five in five different categories along with having broken 25 of the school’s single-season offensive records. Patenaude also produced another finalist for the Walter Payton FCS offensive player of the year in Lorenzo Taliaferro, as he ranked third in the FCS in rushing touchdowns and yards that season.
Prior to reaching a head coaching position, Patenaude spent four years on Columbia’s coaching staff. He served as the wide receivers coach from 1998-2000 and added coaching the quarterbacks during the 2000 season. In 2001, he was promoted to offensive coordinator for the Lions, where he helped the offense average 28.6 points over its last four games. Prior to going to Columbia, he spent four seasons at Fordham University. During his time with the Rams, Patenaude served many different roles as he was hired as a tight ends coach (1994), became special teams coordinator and wide receivers (1995-97) and quarterback coach as an extra role during his final two seasons (1996-97). It was during this time that he first worked with Temple head coach Geoff Collins.
Patenaude’s ability to run an efficient offense became evident in his first season with CCU. In 2012, Coastal Carolina came close to breaking many program highs including rushing for 2,590 yards -- then second-best total in program history and passing for 3,101 yards. They posted a then school-record 5,691 yards of total offense, ranking first in the Big South and 18th nationally with an average of 437.8 yards of total offense per game.
Patenaude began his collegiate coaching career in 1991 as running backs coach at the United States Coast Guard Academy. After one season at the Coast Guard Academy in New London, Conn., he moved on to Springfield (Mass.) College, where he served as wide receivers and running backs coach in 1992 and 1993. While at Springfield, he completed a master's degree in physical education and sports management. A 1990 graduate of Central Connecticut State University, Patenaude was a three-year starting quarterback and free safety for the Blue Devils. He and his wife, Christine, have two daughters, Eva (12) and Estelle (7).
Prior to CCU, Patenaude spent two seasons as the offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for Georgetown. In 2011, the Hoyas went 8-3, which was a four-game improvement over the previous year,
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED COASTAL CAROLINA QB ALEX ROSS - Three-time first team Big South selection & conference’s offensive player of the year twice. Set Big South career marks for total offense, touchdowns responsible for, and most rushing touchdowns by a quarterback. He was a 2015 finalist for the Walter Payton FCS offensive player of the year during his senior season. RB LORENZO TALLAFERRO - Superb 2013 season which resulted in being a Walter Payton Award Finalist, 2nd Team All-American (Associated Press), and Big South Offensive Player of the Year.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
HOFSTRA QB BRIAN SAVAGE- 2007-Ranked fourth in the CAA and 13th in the FCS in passing yards, fourth in the conference and 15th in the nation in total offense . Posted the sixth-best single season passing yards mark in school history. HOLY CROSS RB STEVE SILVA- 2015Earned first team All-America honors from the American Football Coaches Association and the Sports Network. Placed 13th in the voting for the 2005 Walter Payton Award and Chosen as the Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year and the Patriot League Special Teams Player of the Year.
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NEW HAVEN OL PHIL BOGLE- First team Division iii All-Independent selection as a senior in 2002 and winner the Jim Langer Award
OwlSports.com DAVE PATENAUDE'S BOWL HISTORY (8) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result FCS First Round ......................... Nov. 24 ,2013.......................CCU 24, Bethune-Cookman 14 FCS Second Round.................... Dec. 1, 2013.........................Old Dominion 63, CCU 35 FCS First Round.......................... Nov. 20, 2013.......................CCU 48, Bethune-Cookman 24 FCS Second Round.................... Dec. 7, 2013..........................CCU 42, Montana 35 FCS Quarterfinals....................... Dec. 14, 2013........................North Dakota St. 48, CCU 14 FCS Second Round.................... Dec. 6, 2014.........................CCU 36, Richmond 15 FCS Quarterfinals....................... Dec 13, 2014.........................North Dakota St. 39, CCU 32 FCS First Round.......................... Nov. 28, 2015.......................The Citadel 41, CCU 38
THE DAVE PATENAUDE FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27tth Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . Central Connecticut State '90 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.A . in Communications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Springfield '94 M.A. in Physical Education & Sports Management Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Taftville, Conn. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . St. Bernards Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 9, 1968 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Christine Children: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Eva (12), Estelle (7)
PLAYING Central Connecticut State (1986-89) – Quarterback / Defensive Back
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Coastal Carolina University (2012-16) 2012-16 – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Georgetown University (2010-11) 2010-11 – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks Hofstra University (2007-09) 2008-09 – Offensive Coordinator 2007 – Quarterbacks / Pass Game Coordinator Holy Cross University (2004-06) 2006 – Wide Receivers 2004-05 – Running Backs University of New Haven (2002-03) 2002-03 – Head Coach Columbia University (1998-01) 2001 – Offensive Coordinator 2000 – Wide Receivers / Quarterbacks 1998-99 – Wide Receivers Fordham University (1994-97) 1996-97 – Quarterbacks / Wide Receivers / Special Teams 1995 – Wide Receivers / Special Teams 1994 – Tight Ends Springfield College (1992-93) 1992-93 – Runnings Backs / Wide Receivers US Coast Guard (1991) 1991 – Running Backs
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) OL Phil Bogle (FA) – New Haven '03 – Chargers RB Lorenzo Tallaferro (4) – CCU '14 – Ravens WR Matt Hazel (4) – CCU '14 – Dolphins RB De'Angelo Henderson (6) – CCU '17 – Broncos OL Sam Ekwonike (FA) – CCU '17 – Giants OL Voghens Larrieux (FA) – CCU '17 – Bills OL Chase Tidwell (FA) – CCU '17 – Seahawks
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Stan HIXON Wide Receivers Iowa State ‘80 1st Season at Temple Stan Hixon joined the Temple Owls in March 2017 as wide receivers coach. A 36-year coaching veteran with 10 seasons in the NFL where he helped both Houston and Washington reach the playoffs, he spent the 2016 season consulting at both the professional and college ranks. Hixon is reunited with Temple head coach Geoff Collins. Hixon was the Georgia Tech wide receivers coach in 1999 while Collins was a graduate assistant. Hixon has spent many years under Bill O’Brien and Chan Gailey, two of Collins’ mentors. Hixon spent four seasons under O’Brien including two with the Houston Texans after following him from Penn State. In 2014, Hixon coached one of the top wide receiver duos in the NFL in DeAndre Hopkins and Andre Johnson. Under Hixon, Hopkins had a breakout second season in the pros, setting career highs with 76 receptions for 1,210 yards and six touchdowns. He also managed to eclipse 2,000 yards receiving for his career and became the second-youngest player in NFL history to do so. Additionally, veteran Andre Johnson led the team with 86 receptions and had 936 yards receiving in his 12th season in the league. Johnson and Hopkins had the third-most combined yards receiving of any teammates in the AFC with 2,146 in 2014. Johnson departed in 2015 as a free agent but Hopkins continued to develop setting team records in receptions (111), receiving yards (1,521) and touchdowns (11) en route to the playoffs and his first Pro Bowl berth.
From 2004-09 Hixon was with the Washington Redskins where he guided a veteran unit, led by Santana Moss and Antwaan Randle El. Under Hixon’s tutelage in 2008, WR Moss had 79 receptions for 1,044 yards and six touchdowns. This marked the third 1,000-yard receiving season of Moss's career, and his second with 75 or more catches. Additionally in 2008, Randle El recorded 53 receptions for 593 yards and four touchdowns. Hixon guided Moss to a breakout season in 2005 that ended with his first trip to the Pro Bowl. Moss set a new Redskins’ franchise record with 1,483 receiving yards on the season finishing second in the NFL. Prior to joining the Redskins, Hixon coached four years at LSU (2000-03), where he coached eight players at the college level that went on to careers in the NFL. He served as associate head coach in addition to wide receivers coach and was part of the Tigers’ 2003 NCAA National Championship team. Under Hixon’s guidance, three Tigers had 1,000-yard receiving seasons and he had a player named All-SEC three times.
In his time at Penn State (2012-13), Hixon coached Allen Robinson to two of the most prolific seasons for a wide receiver in PSU history as Robinson set school records with 97 receptions and 1,432 yards during the 2013 season. Robinson finished his three-year career at Penn State ranked second in career receptions (177) and third in receiving yardage (2,474) despite only having three catches for 29 yards in the season prior to Hixon’s arrival.
In 2001, Hixon coached Josh Reed to one of the most dominating seasons ever by a receiver in SEC history. Reed caught a school-record 94 passes for an SEC-record 1,740 yards and seven touchdowns. He was named an All-American and won the Fred Biletnikoff Award, given to college football’s top wide receiver. Reed completed his three-year college career, two of which were coached by Hixon, with a then-SEC record 3,001 receiving yards on 167 receptions. Prior to LSU, Hixon coached wide receivers at Georgia Tech (199599), developing a pair of All-ACC receivers in Kelly Campbell and Dez White. He previously coached running backs for two seasons at Wake Forest (1993-94). Hixon served as wide receivers coach at South Carolina (1989-92), producing All-American Robert Brooks and Eddie Miller, and at Appalachian State (1983-88). He began his college coaching career overseeing running backs at Morehead State (1980-82). Hixon was a standout receiver at Iowa State. He starred in the Peach Bowl in 1977 and the Hall of Fame Bowl in 1978. A native of Lakeland, Fla., he earned his bachelor’s degree in physical education from Iowa State and earned his master’s degree at Morehead State. Hixon and his wife, Rebecca, have three children - son Drew and daughters Adele and Avis - and seven grandchildren.
Hixon spent the 2010 and 2011 seasons as wide receivers coach of the Buffalo Bills under Gailey. In 2010, he helped Stevie Johnson breakout on the NFL scene, posting career highs and leading the Bills in receptions (82), receiving yards (1,073), and touchdowns (10) and was only the fourth wide receiver to post 1,000 yards and 10 touchdowns in a season in team history.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED HOUSTON WR ANDRE JOHNSON - A seven-time Pro Bowl selection who hold nearly every Houston Texans' receiving record. Played 12 years with Houston after being the #3 selection in the NFL Draft in 2003. Retired in 2016 ranked #11 all-time in the NFL in receptions (1,062), and #10 in receiving yards (14,185), along with 70 career touchdowns. WR DEANDRE HOPKINS - Left Clemson after three seasons as the school's all-time leader in receiving yards (3,020) and touchdown receptions (27). Was Houston's first round selection in 2013 (27th overall). Under Hixon's guidance caught 187 passes for 2,731 yards and 17 touchdowns in two seasons en route to a Pro Bowl berth and second team All-NFL recognition. WASHINGTON WR SANTANA MOSS - A 14-year NFL veteran who completed his career with 732 receptions for 10,283 yards and 66 touchdowns. His most productive season was 2005, his first with Hixon, when he caught 84 passes for 1,483 yards and 9 scores en route to his first Pro Bowl. His 1,483 yards set a Redskins' record and was the second most in the NFL that season.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
WR ANTWAAN RANDLE EL - A former college quarterback and first team All-American, he carved out a nine-year NFL career as a wide receiver and returner. BUFFALO WR STEVIE JOHNSON - An eight-year NFL receiver who amassed 336 catches for 4,267 yards and 31 touchdowns in his career. In his two years with Hixon (2010-11), had his best seasons and nearly half of his career totals (158-2,077-17TDs). PENN STATE WR ALLEN ROBINSON - During 2013 season was named first-team All-American by Sporting News and second-team All-American by Phil Steele. During 2013 season, he had 97 receptions for 1,432 receiving yards and 6 touchdown receptions, while starting all 12 regular season games. LSU WR MICHAEL CLAYTON - During his career, he caught 182 passes for 2,582 yards and 21 TDs , which was the most by any Tiger at the time. He is the only player in LSU history to have at least 700 yards receiving in three straight seasons. and named all-SEC three times.
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WR JOSH REED - He was awarded the Billetnikoff Award in 2001 as the best receiver in college football He was a first-team allSEC selection in 2000 and 2001, and a consensus All-American in 2001. He holds the SEC season record for receiving yardage per game (145.0 in 2001) and is second in career receiving yardage per game (96.8). GEORGIA TECH WR DEZ WHITE - One of 10 semifinalists for the Biletnikoff Award during 1999 season. Second-team all-Atlantic Coast Conference selection and the Yellow Jackets leading receiver with 46 catches for 973 yards and nine touchdowns SOUTH CAROLINA WR ROBERT BROOKS - Four-year all conference section. Freshman All-American during 199 season
OwlSports.com STAN HIXON'S BOWL HISTORY (7) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result Carquest Bowl............................. Dec. 29, 1997.......................Georgia Tech 35, West Virginia 30 Gator Bowl................................... Jan. 1, 1999...........................Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 Gator Bowl................................... Jan. 1, 2000..........................Miami 28 ,Georgia Tech 13, Peach Bowl.................................. Dec. 29, 2000......................LSU 28, Georgia Tech 14 Sugar Bowl................................... Jan. 2, 2002.........................LSU 47, Illinois 34 Cotton Bowl................................. Jan. 1, 2003..........................Texas 35, LSU 20 Sugar Bowl (Championship).... Jan. 4, 2004.........................LSU 21, Oklahoma 14
THE STAN HIXON FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Iowa State ‘80 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Physical Education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Morehead State ‘82 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Education Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeland, Fla. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lakeland Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . July 24, 1957 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife –Rebecca Children: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Drew, Adele, Avis
PLAYING Iowa State (1977-80) – Wide Receiver
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Wide Receivers Houston Texans (2014-15) 2014-15 – Wide Receivers Penn State (2012-13) 2012-13 – Assistant Head Coach / Wide Receivers Buffalo Bills (2010-11) 2010-11 – Wide Receivers Washington Redskins (2004-09) 2004-09 – Wide Receivers Louisiana State (2000-03) 2000-03 – Associate Head Coach / Wide Receivers Georgia Tech (1995-99) 1995-99 – Wide Receivers Wake Forest (1993-94) 1993-94 – Running Backs South Carolina (1989-92) 1989-92 – Wide Receivers Appalachian State (1983-88) 1983-88 – Wide Receivers / Tight Ends Morehead State (1980-82) 1980-82 – Running Backs
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) TE Steve Wilks (10) – App. State '92 – Giants WR Robert Brooks (3) – USC '92 – Packers WR Eddie Miller (9) – USC '92 – Colts WR Charlie Simmons (2) – Ga. Tech '95 – Packers WR Charlie Rogers (5) – Ga. Tech '99 – Seahawks WR Dez White (3) – Georgia Tech '00 – Bears WR Josh Reed (2) – LSU '02 – Bills WR Michael Clayton (1) – LSU '04 – Buccaneers WR Devery Henderson (2) – LSU '04 – Saints WR Allen Robinson (2) – Penn State ‘14 – Jaguars
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Tony LUCAS Running Backs Columbia ‘03 1st Season at Temple Tony Lucas joined Temple University as the running backs coach under head coach Geoff Collins in January 2017. Lucas spent the previous four seasons (2013-16) at Delaware in the same position (20132016), where he turned the Blue Hens into a top-five rushing attack in the Colonial Athletic Association (CAA). In his first year at Delaware, the offense ranked fourth in the CAA in rushing, which helped the offense finish second in the conference in scoring. He mentored RB Andrew Pierce, who was named second-team All-CAA, and put on the Walter Payton Award Watch List during his senior season.
third-team CAA all-conference in 2016, while Jefferson earned CAA co-rookie of the year honors and was put on the CFPA FCS National Freshman Performer of the Year Watch List in 2015. Prior to Delaware, Lucas spent two seasons (2011-12) at Georgetown University, where he was part of new Temple offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude’s staff. In Lucas’ first season as the running backs coach, the Hoyas went 8-3 behind the second ranked rushing offense (147.5) and scoring offense (27.0) in the Patriot League. The following year, the running attack continued its stellar play, finishing as the third ranked rushing offense in the conference (146.1). During his time with the Hoyas, Lucas guided Nick Campanella to back-to-back second-team All-Patriot League honors after he led the team in rushing in consecutive years.
In 2014, the unit was led by the dynamic duo of Jalen Randolph and Wes Hills who kept the Blue Hens’ ground game among the top five in rushing average in the CAA and sixth in total offense. The pair combined for 15 TDs and 1,603 rushing yards.
Lucas started his coaching journey as a graduate assistant and outside linebackers coach at Division III Trinity College in 2008. He remained there for two seasons, while he completed his masters in economics in 2010. Later that year, he left to become the defensive quality control coach and assistant academic coordinator at Bowling Green.
During the 2015 season, Lucas helped mentor the young running back tandem of redshirt freshman Thomas Jefferson and sophomore Kareem Williams. The two kept the Blue Hens’ running game ranked second in the CAA and 17th in the NCAA (219.4 yards per game).
The Bloomfield, Conn. native's roots stem from the Ivy league where he played defensive back for Columbia University. He majored in economics and received his bachelor’s degree in 2003.
A balanced attack was established from the Blue Hens’ rushing game in 2016, where Hills, Jefferson and Randolph each compiled over 600 yards on the ground and combined for 20 touchdowns. The trio propelled the rushing offense finish second in the CAA for the second-straight year.
While playing at Columbia, Lucas was given the Maniatty-Remmer Unsung Hero Award. This award is given to a player whose role is not always obvious to the outside observer, but without his contributions, the team would not be as successful. The recipient is one who strives to be a leader and performs his assignments to the best of his ability without expecting or requiring any public recognition.
Under Lucas’ mentoring, Randolph became a three-time COSIDA District 2 firstteam All-Academic (2014, 2015, and 2016) and three-time CAA All-Academic selection (2013, 2014, and 2015). Hills was a
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED DELAWARE RB ANDREW PIERCE - 2013 ALL-CCA Football Second Team and was put on the Walter Payton Award Watch list during his senior year. He finished his career with a school-high 930 carries and ranked second in rushing yards with 4,459 rushing yards, good for eight all-time in CAA histor. RB WES HILL - Three-year letterwinner and All-CAA first-teams and All-American candidate his senior year.
GREATNESS DOESN’T QUIT.
RB THOMAS JEFFERSON - In 2015, he earned CAA Co-Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, becoming first UD offensive player to be honored with that award since Andrew Pierce in 2010. Finished 14th in voting for the STATS FCS Freshman Player of the Year Award. Played in 11 games with seven starts and rushed for team-highs of 890 yards, 178 carries (5.0 avg.), and seven touchdowns.
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GEORGETOWN RB NICK CAMPANELLA - Named Second Team All-Patriot League for second consecutive season. .Earned the John L. Hagerty Award for team's best back. Led Hoyas and seventh in the PL with 501 rushing yards and ninth in the PL in scoring with nine TD's. BOWLING GREEN DL CHRIS JONES - Finished his career with has 157 career tackles, 28.0 sacks, 46.0 tackles for loss, six forced fumbles and five fumble recoveries.
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THE TONY LUCAS FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Columbia ‘03 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.A in Economics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trinity College ‘10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . M.A. in Economics Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Bloomfield, Conn. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bloomfield Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . May 7, 1981
PLAYING Columbia University (2000-03) - Defensive Back
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Running Backs University of Delaware (2013-16) 2013-16 – Running Backs Georgetown University (2011-12) 2011-12 – Running Backs Bowling Green University (2010) 2010 – Defensive Quality Control Coach Trinity College (2008-09) 2008-09 – Graduate Assistant / Linebackers
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) DL Chris Jones (6) – Bowling Green ‘12 – Patriots
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Jim PANAGOS Defensive Line Maryland ‘93 1st Season at Temple Jim Panagos entered his first season at Temple University in 2017 as the defensive line coach under head coach Geoff Collins. Panagos inherited a unit that lost Haason Reddick to the Arizona Cardinals with the 13th overall selection, along with two others, Avery Ellis and Praise Martin-Oguike, who went on to the professional level. He took the remaining parts and created an 11-man rotation that helped the Owls to 32 sacks and 92 tackles for loss. In back-to-back weeks, the defense held Army and Navy, at the time the #2 and #1 rushing units, respectively, to nearly half of their average rushing yards.
Prior to Rutgers, he spent five years with the UCF. There he helped the program to three bowl appearances, including a 10-6 victory over Georgia in the 2010 Liberty Bowl where the Knights were ranked 24th in the country. His front four created havoc for QB Aaron Murray, forcing him into two interceptions, to go along with three sacks. In his first season, the defense recorded 39 sacks (15th in the country). During the 2009 season, the defense erupted for 38 sacks (7th in the country), held opposing offenses to 82.5 rushing YPG (3rd in the nation) and finished 11th in the nation in TFLs.
His leadership helped two seniors, Sharif Finch (51 tackles, 14.5 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, 1 FF, 1 FR) and Jacob Martin (39 tackles, 11.0 TFLs, 8.0 sacks, 2 FF, 2 FR), to their best seasons, earning Panagos a nomination for the Broyles Award, given to the nation's best assistant coach.
FootballScoop.com named Panagos its National Defensive Line Coach of the Year in 2009. Bruce Miller (13) and Jarvis Geathers (11) both hit double-digits in sacks while tackle Torell Troup was a second round selection in the NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills. Miller earned conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors in 2009 and again in 2010. Miller would eventually be drafted by the San Francisco 49ers after leading the Knights in TFLs and sacks in three seasons under Panagos guidance (2008-10).
Prior to joining Temple, Panagos gained over 10 years of experience in coaching defensive lines, first serving at UCF for five years (2007-2011) and then Rutgers for four years (2012-2015), and one year at Pittsburgh (2016).
In 2011, the Knights defensive unit ranked 4th in the country behind just Florida State, South Carolina, and Alabama.
At Rutgers in 2012, Panagos made an immediate impact on the Scarlet Knights as the defensive unit finished fourth in the nation in scoring defense (14.15 points allowed/game) and 10th in total defense. The defensive line played a huge part in the scheme by cumulating 7.3 tackles-for-loss (16th ranked in the country) and holding opponents to 97.2 rushing yards per game (sixth). He also tutored DT Scott Vallone, who had a career-high 52 tackles and first-team All-Big East honors.
Before hitting the Division I football landscape, Panagos spent four seasons in the NFL with the Minnesota Vikings. First as an offensive and defensive quality control assistant from 2002-03 before earning the role of assistant defensive line and special team coach during the 2004-05 season. The Brooklyn native played defensive line at the University of Maryland and became a two-year letterman where he led the Terrapins with five sacks and 12 TFLs in his final season. There he graduated with a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice in 1993.
Then in 2014, Panagos steered DT Darius Hamilton and DE Kemoko Turay to all-conference honors during the Knights transition from the Big East to the Big Ten. Hamilton led the defense with 11.5 tackles-for-loss, including a career-best six sacks. Turay picked up a team-high 7.5 sacks, ranking eighth among Big Ten players.
He remained at his alma mater for a year as a defensive assistant and eventually left to assume an assistant coaching job at C.R. James Alternative School in Tampa, Fla', where he also taught mathematics. Panagos and his wife Maureen have three kids: Jack, Hayden, and Olivia.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED PITT DL E'JUAN PRICE - 2016 consensus second team All-American and Chuck Bednarik Award semifinalist. Ranked secondd in the nation with 1.8 tackles for loss and averaged 1.0 sack per game. His 13.0 sacks were the most by a Panther in 30 years. Earned 2015-16 first team All-ACC. RUTGERS DL DARIUS HAMILTON - In 2014, he Started all 12 games at de fensive tackle. Awarded the David Bender Trophy as the top lineman on the team at the senior banquet. Led the defensive line with 56 tackles on the season.
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DL SCOTT VALONE - was a four-year starter for the Scarlet Knights at defensive tackle and was a First Team All-Big East selection in 2012. Vallone amassed 195 tackles in 51 consecutive starts. He received the David Bender Trophy after his senior season, awarded to the top defensive lineman. UCF DL TORELL TROOP - Second team All-Conference USA selection from 2008-09. In 2009, he was a captain and started all 13 games, helping Kinights obtain the top defense in the conference. in 2008, starting all 12 games posting 52 tackles and 12.5 tackles for a loss which was second on the team.
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DL BRUCE MILLER - -Conference-USA Defensive Player of the Year. All-C-USA First Team. Rivals.com All-Bowl team and CBSSports.com All-Bowl team. Started all 14 games and ended the season with 63 tackles including a team-high 13.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 8.5 sacks, two interceptions returned for touchdowns, two pass break-ups, 18 quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles. DL LEGER DOUZABLE - A third team All-Conference USA selection as a senior who parlayed a rookie free agent contract with Minnesota into a nine-year NFL career with eight different teams.
OwlSports.com JIM PANAGOS' BOWL HISTORY (7) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result Liberty Bowl................................. Dec. 29, 2007......................Mississippi St. 10, UCF 3 St. Petersburg Bowl................... Dec. 19, 2009.......................Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Liberty Bowl................................. Dec. 29, 2010.......................UCF 10, Georgia 6 Russell Athletic Bowl................. Dec. 28, 2012.......................Virginia Tech 13, Rutgers 10 (0T) New Era Pinstripe Bowl............ Dec. 28, 2013.......................Notre Dame 29, Rutgers 16 Quick Lane Bowl........................ Dec. 24, 2014.......................Rutgers 40, North Carolina 21 Pinstripe Bowl............................. Dec. 28, 2016.......................Northwestern 31, Pittsburgh 24
THE JIM PANAGOS FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Maryland ‘93 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Criminal Justice Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Islip, N.Y. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . East Islip Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . March 23, 1971 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Maureen Children: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jack, Hayden, Olivia
PLAYING University of Maryland (1989-1992) – Defensive Line
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Defensive Line University of Pittsburgh (2016) 2016 – Defensive Consultant/ Defensive Line Rutgers University (2012-15) 2012-15 – Defensive Line UCF (2007-11) 2007-11 – Defensive Line Minnesota Vikings (2002-05) 2005 – Assistant Defensive Line / Assistant Special Teams 2003-04 – Defensive Quality Control 2002 – Offensive Analyst / Quality Control
C.R. James Alternate School (1994-97) 1994-97 – Assistant Coach University of Maryland (1993) 1993 – Assistant Defensive Line
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) DL Leger Douzable (FA) - UCF '08 - Minnesota DL Torell Troop (2) – UCF '10 – Bills DL Bruce Miller (7) – UCF '10 – 49ers DL Marvin Booker (FA) – Rutgers '13 – Buccaneers DL Ka'Lial Glaud (FA) – Rutgers '14 – Buccaneers DL Marcus Thompson (FA) – Rutgers ‘14 – Dolphins DL E'Juan Price (7) - Pitt '17 - Rams
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Cory ROBINSON Cornerbacks Central Connecticut State ‘09 1st Season at Temple Cory Robinson joined Geoff Collins’ staff in 2017 as defensive backs coach. Robinson came from Toledo where he assisted the squad to finish 9-3 and as runner ups for the conference title in the MAC. While there, he helped the Rockets’ pass defense limit opponents to only 220.0 passing yards per game. Robinson began his collegiate career as director of player personnel at the University Maryland from 2015-16.
sive backs coordinator at IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., as the lead developer for high school, college and professional defensive back clients and participants. In 2014, Robinson served as assistant head coach at Saint Francis Academy High School in Baltimore, Md. Before that, he held numerous roles at Calvert Hall High School in Baltimore from 2009-13, serving as the director of football operations, recruiting coordinator, and assistant varsity coach. Robinson graduated from Central Connecticut State in 2009 with a degree in communications and a minor in business/marketing. He was a starting defensive back on the football team.
Prior to Maryland, Robinson served as the defen-
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED TOLEDO DB DeJAUN ROGERS - 2016 second-team All-MAC and thirdteam All-MAC in the 2015 season. Had 87 tackles, six passes deflected and one interception during his senior year. IMG ACADEMY CB ELI APPLE - Rated the #1 prospect in N.J. and the #6 CB in the nation as a high school senior. Went to Ohio State and was part of the Buckeyes 2015 CFP National Championship team. Was the defensive MVP of the 2016 Fiesta Bowl. First round draft choice (10th overall) of the Giants in 2016. DB ANTHONY LEVINE - An undrafted DB/LB out of Tennessee State in 2010. Originally signed with Green Bay and was part of
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its Super Bowl XLV Championship team and later signed with Baltimore in 2012 when they won SB XLVII. CB JULIAN WILSON - A three-year letterwinner at Oklahoma he earned Academic All-Big 12 honors all three years. Had four interceptions, including one he returned 100-yards for a touchdown. Was signed by Baltimore as a rookie free agent in 2015. CB CYRUS JONES - A BCS (Alabama, 2013), CFP (Alabama, 2016), and Super Bowl (Patriots, LI) champion. Played at Baltimore's Gilman School scoring 24 touchdowns before heading to Alabama from 2012-15. Began as a wide receiver before making the switch to corner as a sophomore. Was a second round pick (60th overall) by New England in 2016.
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CALVERT HALL COLLEGE HIGH DB ADRIAN AMOS - A four-year letterwinner and three-year starter at Penn State. Played both corner and safety and totaled seven interceptions and 143 tackles. Became a fifth round selection of Chicago in the 2015 NFL Draft and earned first team All-Rookie that season. CB TREVOR WILLIAMS - Played receiver at Penn State as a freshman before converting to corner and becoming a three-year starter. Finished college playing in 49 games with 84 tackles and five interceptions. Signed with San Diego as an undrafted free agent in 2016 but was released and eventually played 12 games as a rookie for Oakland.
OwlSports.com CORY ROBINSON’S BOWL HISTORY (1) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result Camellia Bowl.............................. Dec. 17, 2016.........................Appalachian St. 31, Toledo 28
THE CORY ROBINSON FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . Central Connecticut State‘09 . . B.A. in Communications / Business Admin. Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Baltimore, Md. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cardinal Gibbons Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . November 12, 1987
PLAYING Central Connecticut State (2005-09) – Defensive Back
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Cornerbacks University of Toledo (2016) 2016 – Cornerbacks University of Maryland (2015-16) 2105-16 – Director of Player Personnel St. Francis Academy High School (Md.) (2014) 2014 – Assistant Head Coach Calvert Hall College High School (Md.) (2009-13) 2009-13 – Director of Football Operations / Recruiting Coordinator / Asst. Varsity Coach
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) S Adrian Amos (5) – (Calvert Hall) Penn State '15 – Bears CB Trevor Williams (FA) – (Calvert Hall) Penn State '16 – Chargers
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Andrew THACKER Linebackers Furman ‘07 1st Season at Temple Andrew Thacker was named Temple's linebacker coach in January 2017. As such, he inherited a unit that graduated all three starters from 2016. He groomed three sophomores - Shaun Bradley, Chapelle Russell, and Sam Franklin - and one redshirt freshman - Isaiah Graham-Mobley - into a fast, ball-hungry group. Following the 2017 regular season, Thacker was tabbed for American Football Coaches Foundation annual 35 Under 35 Coaches Leadership Institute. The program is “aimed at identifying and developing premier, future leaders in the football coaching profession.” Thacker came from Kennesaw State, were he served as a linebackers coach during the 2016 season. He helped guide the team to an 8-3 record, which was the program's best in their short history. That season, linebackers Anthony Gore and Izzy Sam led the Owls in tackles and were both second-team All-Big South selections. He was also a big part of a defense that ranked first in Big South in scoring (27.1) and rushing defense (130.3) and second in total defense (321.8).
142 tackles, which ranked fifth in the league that year. In 2013, Thacker was the safeties coach at the University of Southern Mississippi. During that season, three of his safeties were top five on the team in tackles, including DeBarriaus Miller who led the team with 92 tackles. He previously served as the defensive graduate assistant from 2010-12 at Oklahoma State where he was mainly responsible for the linebackers. The Cowboys went 11-2 in 2010 and defeated Arizona in the Alamo Bowl. The 2011 season followed with more success, as they were the Big 12 Champions finishing with a 12-1 record and No. 3 final AP ranking after a win over Stanford in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. In 2012, Oklahoma State was 8-5 including a win over Purdue in the Heart of Dallas Bowl. He helped OSU's linebackers Caleb Lavey and Shaun Lewis achieve All-Big 12 honorable mention status in 2012. While Thacker was a graduate assistant at UCF, he worked closely with current Temple head coach Geoff Collins who was the Knights’ linebackers coach from 2008-09. In 2008, the Knights’ defense allowed just 333.8 yards per game, led by All-Conference USA first team defensive backs Sha'reff Rashad and Joe Burnett. UCF recorded an 8-5 record in 2009 that included an appearance in the St. Petersburg Bowl. Defensive end Bruce Miller claimed the C-USA Defensive Player of the Year award, and he was joined by defensive mates Jarvis Geathers and Cory Hogue on the all-league first team.
Prior to Kennesaw State, Thacker was the safeties coach at UCF in 2015, returning to the Knights’ program after previously serving as a defensive graduate assistant from 2008-09. While coaching the safties, Thacker was also responsible for recruiting the Northern Florida area.
Thacker played at Furman from (2004-07) where he started at safety for the Paladins. He was the 2004 Southern Conference Freshman of the Year and the 35-15 during Thackers four year career, including making three NCAA FCS Playoff appearances.
Thacker returned to the Knights following one season as a defensive assistant with the Atlanta Falcons. In 2014, he helped Atlanta rank 12th in the NFL in interceptions and assisted LB Paul Worrilow to pick up
The Cartersville, Ga., native received his bachelor's degree from Furman in political science and Spanish in 2007. He is married to the former Liza Calhoun and the couple has a daughter, Caroline Brooks, and son, Bear.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED KENNESAW STATE LB ANTHONY GORE - Led the team and ranked ninth in Big South with a program-record 70 this season. His 11.0 tackles for loss were second-most on the team and fifth-most in Big South.
OKLAHOMA STATE LB SHAWN LEWIS - Finished with 230 tackles for his career with 26.0 tackles for loss and 5 interception. Was named honorable mention All-Big 12 during the 2012 season.
SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI DB DeBARRIUS MILLER - During 2013 season, led the team in tackles with 93 as a sophomore.
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UCF DL BRUCE MILLER - -Conference-USA Defensive Player of the Year. All-C-USA First Team. Rivals.com All-Bowl team and CBSSports.com All-Bowl team. Started all 14 games and ended the season with 63 tackles including a team-high 13.5 tackles for loss, a team-high 8.5 sacks, two interceptions returned for touchdowns, two pass break-ups, 18 quarterback hurries, and two forced fumbles
OwlSports.com ANDREW THACKER’S BOWL HISTORY (4) Bowl............................................... Date........................................Result St. Petersburg Bowl................... Dec. 19, 2009.......................Rutgers 45, UCF 24 Alamo Bowl.................................. Dec. 29,2010........................Oklahoma State 36, Arizona 10 Fiesta Bowl................................... Jan. 2, 2012..........................Oklahoma State 41, Standford 38 Heart of Dallas Bowl.................. Jan. 1, 2013...........................Oklahoma State 58, Purdue 17
THE ANDREW THACKER FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1st College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Furman ‘07 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Political Science / Spanish Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cartersville, Ga. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gainesville Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5/31/1985 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Liza Children: . . . . . . . . Caroline and Bear (newborn)
PLAYING Furman (2004-07) – Defensive Back
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2017-present) 2017-present – Linebackers Kennesaw State (2016) 2016 – Linebackers UCF (2008-09, 2015) 2015 – Safeties 2008-09 – Defensive Graduate Assistant Atlanta Falcons (2014) 2014 – Defensive Assistant University of Southern Mississippi (2013) 2013 – Safeties Oklahoma State University (2010-12) 2010-12 – Defensive Graduate Assistant
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) DB Joe Burnett (5) – UCF ‘09 – Steelers DL Torell Troop – (2) UCF '10 – Bills DL Bruce Miller (7) – UCF '10 – 49ers LB Caleb Lavey (FA) – OSU '14 – Cowboys LB Shaun Lewis (FA) – OSU '14 – Packers S Shaquil Griffin (3) – UCF '17 – Seahawks S Dirco Johnson (FA) – UCF '17 – Cardinals
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Chris WIESEHAN Offensive Line Wabash College ‘93 4th Season at Temple Chris Wiesehan (pronounced WEEZ-uh-han) entered his fourth season with the Owls and returned to coach the offensive line. During his 22-year coaching career, Wiesehan has coached nearly all offensive positions. During the 2016 season, Wiesehan helped develop the running back duo of secondteam All-Conference selection Jahad Thomas and sophomore Ryquell Armstead. The two rushed for a combined 1,836 yards while scoring 27 rushing TDS. They are the only pair of RBs in the nation to each rush for 900+ yards and 13 TDs this season. The 2015 offensive unit for the Owls had three All-American Athletic Conference players in Kyle Friend, Eric Lofton, and Dion Dawkins. The O-line paved the way for running back Jahad Thomas, also an all-conference selection, to rush for over 1,000 yards and 17 touchdowns last season.
Eagle Bank Bowl and tight ends Ryan Moya and Logan Paulsen signed with the Cleveland Browns and Washington Redskins, respectively. From 2007-08, Wiesehan served as the offensive line coach at Syracuse. During his tenure, the Orange had their first 1,000-yard rusher in five seasons and two of his players were either drafted or signed by NFL teams. In addition, his offensive line cut the number of sacks allowed in half during his second year. Prior to Syracuse, Wiesehan served as the offensive line coach at James Madison in 2006. In his only season, the Dukes won the Atlantic 10 South Division and led the conference in rushing. JMU also ranked 11th nationally in rushing and qualified for NCAA Division I-AA playoffs.
In his first season at Temple, Wiesehan oversaw an offensive line that cut its sack total by over 33% from the previous year. The line allowed just 21 sacks (down from 32) which was the third lowest total in 29 seasons. In fact, Temple quarterbacks were sacked just once every 19.2 pass attempts the best mark in school history. The line performed admirably considering a midseason stretch of six games with six different line combinations. Wiesehan’s methods seemed to impact junior center Kyle Friend the most. Working with his third position coach in as many seasons, Friend earned recognition on every all-conference list.
Wiesehan gained NFL experience by working as an offensive assistant for Tampa Bay in 2005. Prior to that, he coached at Northern Arizona from 2001-04, where he spent two seasons each as wide receivers coach and offensive line coach. At NAU, the line allowed the fewest sacks in the Big Sky while helping produce a 1,000-yard rusher, and six linemen earned all-conference honors. NAU also won the 2003 Big Sky Championship and qualified for the NCAA Division I-AA playoffs in 2001 and ’03. Wiesehan spent two seasons at Buffalo from 1999-2000, coaching the wide receivers and tight ends during his first season and offensive line in his second year.
Wiesehan came to Philadelphia from the University of Hawaii where he began as an offensive line/run game coordinator. He helped coach freshman center Ben Clarke, who received All-Mountain West honorable mention honors and received the team’s Offensive Player of the Year award. After coaching the offensive line in 2012, Wiesehan moved to running backs coach in 2013.
During 1997-98, he was on staff at Notre Dame as the tight ends coach where the Irish participated in the Independence Bowl and the Gator Bowl. He spent the 1996 season coaching the tight ends at Purdue and mentored three-time Super Bowl champion New England Patriot Matt Light. He began his coaching career at Fort Hays State from 1994-95 as the receivers coach, where he coached two All-Americans and four all-conference players. The school won the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference and participated in the Division II National Playoffs.
Wiesehan traveled to UH after serving as wide receivers coach for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League. In 2011, he helped Winnipeg to the Grey Cup. In his first year, he coached a group which boasted the second leading receiver in the league, Terrence Edwards, who finished with 1,372 yards and 12 touchdowns.
As a player, Wiesehan was a wide receiver and kick returner at Wabash College (1990-93). As a senior, he served as team captain and earned All-America honors while being named his team’s Receiver of the Year for the third time. He was inducted into its Hall of Fame in 2014.
Wiesehan spent the 2009 season at UCLA as tight ends coach. The Bruins participated in the
Wiesehan and his wife, Renee, have one son, Colton.
PROMINENT PLAYERS COACHED TEMPLE OL DION DAWKINS - was a four-year letterwinner and a team captain during his senior year. He was a pivotal part of the Owls' offensive line as he compiled 40 starts during his illustrious career. In 2015, Dawkins was given fourth-team Phil Steele All-American honors while in 2016 he was a unanimous first team all-conference selection. OL KYLE FRIEND - the first three-time captain in school history and one of the most respected players ever to wear the Cherry and White. A starter since his freshman year, he was a staple at the center position despite having three position coaches and two head coaches in his four seasons. Friend was recognized for his on field play – first-team All-Amercian Athletic Conference, Rimington and Rotary Lombardi Award Watch Lists. RB JAHAD THOMAS - three-year letterwinner and a team captain during his senior year. He was a two-time all-conference running back and scored 38 touchdowns over the last two seasons. In 2016, Thomas scored two touchdowns in nine out of his twelve games including his first six which was the longest streak in the nation last season and the longest streak in Owls' history. He left Temple third all-time in touchdowns (39), third in rushing touchdowns (30), sixth in rushing yards (2,599), and third in all-purpose yards (4,744). HAWAII RB JOE IOSEFA - Averaged better than 100 rushing yards per game, finishing the year with eight touchdowns. UCLA OL NATE CHANDLER – Multi-position player who began his college career at offensive line and was moved to tight end,
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but spent the majority of his career on the defensive line and finished with 38 tackles, two sacks and two pass deflections. Signed by Carolina Panthers as a free agent in 2012. TE CORY HARKEY – Played every game of his college career, totaling 213 yards on 28 receptions at tight end. Awarded Jerry Long “Heart” Award and Kenneth S. Washington Award for Outstanding Senior of the Year. Signed as a free agent by St. Louis in 2012. TE RYAN MOYA - UCLA’s outstanding senior in 2009. Placed on the 2009 John Mackey Award Watch List. Finished career as #3 UCLA all-time TE. TE LOGAN PAULSEN - Teamed with Ryan Moya to form a dynamic duo at TE. A late bloomer who was signed by the Redskins and is a 5-year NFL veteran. JAMES MADISON OL DORIAN BROOKS – Started all 38 games in his last three seasons after transitioning from D-line to O-line. Second-team All-CAA and all-state. Signed as a free agent with Pittsburgh in 2010 and was a member of the Super Bowl XLV team. NORTHERN ARIZONA WR CLARENCE MOORE - Two-time first team All-Big Sky selection (2002 and 2003) and NAU’s career receiving yards leader with 3,042 yards. Ranked 11th in Big Sky history, and one of 13 players ever in the Big Sky to top 3,000 career receiving yards. His 28 receptions for touchdowns rank #1 in NAU history and 10th all-time in conference history. Caught 182 passes for NAU, third all-time in Lumberjack history.
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UNIVERSITY OF BUFFALO WR DREW HADDAD – Holds school career record for receptions (240) and receiving yards (3,409) and single-season records in yards (1,158) and catches (85). Drafted in the 7th round of the 2000 draft by Buffalo Bills and also played with Indianapolis, San Diego, and Frankfurt Galaxy (NFL Europe). WR ANDRE FORDE – Four-year letterwinner amassing 1,775 yards and 13 touchdowns on 125 receptions. Spent time with Chicago, Indianapolis, and Amsterdam Admirals (NFL Europe), as well as two seasons with Tulsa Talons (AFL). NOTRE DAME OL LUKE PETITGOUT – Drafted in the first round (19th overall) in the 1999 NFL Draft by the New York Giants. Spent eight years with the Giants and one season with Tampa Bay. OL MIKE ROSENTHAL – A Walter Camp Foundation All-American. Fifth-round draft pick in the 1999 draft by the Giants, which launched an eight-year playing career. TE JABARI HOLLOWAY – Drafted in the fourth round of the 2001 NFL Draft by New England, where he won one Super Bowl (2001); also played for Houston. PURDUE OL MATT LIGHT – Played tight end his freshman year. During senior year, he was second team All-Big Ten by media and honorable mention by coaches and started all 12 games at left tackle. Was part of offensive line that allowed just 15 sacks in 568 pass attempts.
OwlSports.com CHRIS WIESEHAN’S BOWL HISTORY (5) Bowl.........................................Date..................................Result Independence.......................Dec. 28, 1998.................LSU 27, Notre Dame 9 Gator........................................Jan. 1, 2000....................Georgia Tech 35, Notre Dame 28 Eagle Bank.............................Dec. 29, 2009................UCLA 30, Temple 21 Marmot Boca Raton.............Dec. 22, 2015.................Toledo 32, Temple 17 Military.....................................Dec. 27, 2016..................Wake Forest 34, Temple 26
THE CHRIS WIESEHAN FILE PERSONAL Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23rd Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4th Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3rd College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wabash College, ‘94 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B.A. in English Hometown: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Indianapolis, Ind. High School: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Ben Davis High Born: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . August 29, 1971 Family: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Wife – Renee Children: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Colton (4)
PLAYING CAREER Wabash College (1990-93) – Wide Receiver / Kick Returner
COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2014-present) 2016-present – Senior Offensive Asst. / Running Backs 2014-15 – Offensive Line University of Hawaii (2012-13) 2013 – Running Game Coordinator 2012 – Offensive Line Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2010-11) 2010-11 – Wide Receivers UCLA (2009) 2009 – Tight Ends Syracuse University (2007-08) 2007-08 – Offensive Line James Madison University (2006) 2006 – Offensive Line Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005) 2005 – Offensive Assistant Northern Arizona University (2001-04) 2004 – Wide Receivers 2002-03 – Offensive Line 2001 – Wide Receivers University at Buffalo (1999-2000) 2000 – Offensive Line 1999 – Wide Receivers Notre Dame (1997-98) 1997-98 – Tight Ends Purdue University (1996) 1996 – Tight Ends Fort Hays State College (1994-95) 1994-95 – Wide Receivers
NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) OL Matt Light (2) – Purdue ‘97 – Patriots OL Luke Pettigout (1) – Notre Dame ‘98 – Giants OL Mike Rosenthal (5) – Notre Dame ‘98 – Vikings TE Jabari Halloway (4) – Notre Dame ‘00 – Patriots TE Dan O’Leary (6) – Notre Dame ‘00 – Bills TE John Owens (5) – Notre Dame ‘01 – Lions WR Drew Haddad (7) – Buffalo ‘99 – Bills WR Andre Forde (FA) – Buffalo ‘03 – Colts WR Clarance Moore (6) – NAU ‘03 – Ravens OL Dorian Brooks (FA) – James Madison ‘09 – Steelers OL Ryan Durand (7) – Syracuse ‘08 – Titans TE Ryan Moya (FA) – UCLA ‘10 – Browns TE Logan Paulsen (FA) – UCLA ‘10 – Redskins TE Corey Harkey (FA) – UCLA ‘11 – Rams TE Nate Chandler (FA) – UCLA ‘11 – Panthers OL Shahbaz Ahmed (FA) – Temple ‘16 – Falcons OL Kyle Friend (FA) – Temple ’16 – Jets OL Dion Dawkins (2) – Temple '17 – Bills RB Jahad Thomas (FA) – Temple '17 – Cowboys
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RYAN ANDERSON Athletic Training Asst.
KRISTY BANNON SROMOVSKY Sr. Assoc. AD Compliance
JORDAN BARBER Strength & Conditioning
JOE BATTAGLIA GA - Offense
AL BELLAMY Head Athletic Trainer
CODY BOOTH GA - Offense
PAT BOYLE Strategic Specialist
RICH BURG Asst. AD Football Comm.
TIM CONNOR Off. Analyst/Ops.
TERESA COVINGTON Asst. AD Compliance
ERIKA DeVAUGHN Academic Advisor
ADAM DIMICHELE Quality Control/ Offense & Recruiting
CONNOR ELLIS Video Asst.
DAVID FEELEY Head Strength & Conditioning
REGGIE GARRETT GA - Defense
DAVE GERSON SWAG Coordinator
NADIA HARVIN Executive Asst. to HFC
RYAN HORTON Strength & Conditioning
KANE IVERS-OSTHUS Equipment Asst.
BOBBY JAMES Sp.Teams Analyst/Ops.
LARRY KNIGHT Quality Control/ Defense & Recruiting
PAT KOLB Comm. Asst.
KYLE LANE Video Coordinator
JOSH LINAM Def. Analyst/Ops.
AARON MANNICCI Comm. Asst.
MATT McCARTHY Comm. Asst.
DA' MON MERKERSON Academic Advisor
JUSTIN MILLER Sr. Director Academic Support
TOM PAJIC Director of Player Personnel
KYLE SEGER Strength & Conditioning
VINCE SINAGRA Chief of Staff
KEN SLOUGH Head Equipment Manager
AMEENA SOLIMAN Operations Asst.
SANTINO STANCATO Social Media
JIM SULLIVAN Comm. Asst.
MASAHIRO TAKAHAGI Asst. Athletic Trainer
REID VANDERLINDEN Academic Advisor
SCOTT WALLACE Dir. of Football Operations
ZAC WHITE Athletic Training Asst.
RONELL WILLIAMS GA - Defense
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2017 Temple Football BOWL GAME TALE OF THE TAPE Year Date
Bowl/Opponent
Temple Coach
Stadium/Location
1935 Jan. 1
Sugar Bowl Pop Warner Tulane Stadium #13 Tulane L 14-20 New Orleans, La.
1979 Dec. 15
Garden State Bowl II Wayne Hardin California W 28-17
Giants Stadium East Rutherford, N.J.
2009 Dec. 29
EagleBank Bowl Al Golden RFK Stadium UCLA L 21-30
Washington, D.C.
2011 Dec. 17
Gilden New Mexico Bowl Steve Addazio Wyoming W 37-15
UNM Stadium Albuquerque, N.M.
2015 Dec. 22
Marmot Boca Raton Bowl Matt Rhule FAU Stadium Toledo L 17-32
Boca Raton, Fla.
2016 Dec. 27
Military Bowl presented by Northrup Grumman Ed Foley Wake Forest L 26-34
Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md.
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Highest Attendance Most Points 1979 Garden State Bowl 2016 Military Bowl 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl 2011 Gilden New Mexico Bowl 2009 EagleBank Bowl 1935 Sugar Bowl
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2011 Gilden New Mexico Bowl 1979 Garden State Bowl 2016 Military Bowl 2009 EagleBank Bowl 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl 1935 Sugar Bowl
______________________________________________________________________________________________ 2017 Temple Owls who have played in two previous bowls: (15)
Ryquell Armstead, Ventell Bryant, Brian Carter, Sean Chandler, Michael Dogbe, Artrel Foster, David Hood, Cequan Jefferson, Adonis Jennings, Leon Johnson, Todd Jones, Corey Lerch, Delvon Randall, Nick Sharga, and Alex Starzyk.
2017 Temple Owls who have played in one previous bowl: (31)
2015 Boca Raton Bowl (6) - Sharif Finch, Jager Gardner, Austin Jones, Jacob Martin, James McHale, and Jyquis Thomas. 2016 Military Bowl (25) - Kareem Ali, Jeremiah Atoki, Freddie Booth-Lloyd, Cole Boozer, Aaron Boumerhi, Shaun Bradley, Linwood Crump, Karamo Dioubate, Marshall Ellick, Jovahn Fair, Jared Folks, Sam Franklin, Keith Kirkwood, William Kwenkeu, Dana Levine, Chris Myarick, Rob Ritrovato, Jaelin Robinson, Jake Robinson, Chris Smith, Adrian Sullivan, Derrek Thomas, Benny Walls, Greg Webb, and Isaiah Wright.
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OwlSports.com #13 Tulane 20, #3 Temple 14 Janary 1, 1935 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La.
Temple (7-1-2) Tulane (10-1)
1935 Sugar Bowl NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Mid-Winter Sports Association of New Orleans was formed in 1934 to formulate plans for an annual New Year’s Day football classic. On Dec. 2, 1934, the Association’s executive board selected Tulane (9-1), unbeaten in the South, and unbeaten Temple (7-0-2), coached by Glenn “Pop” Warner, to play in the first game. The game was a financial and artistic success; however, the final 20–14 result was a heartbreaker for Temple fans. The Owls built up a 14-point lead only to see Tulane score touchdowns in the second, third, and fourth quarters to win the game. The inaugural Sugar Bowl turned into a contest between two All-Americans—Temple’s Dave Smukler (who played all 60 minutes) and Tulane’s Claude “Monk” Simons. After the Owls’ Danny Testa scored the first touchdown in Sugar Bowl history with a seven-yard TD reception from Smukler. Smukler rushed for second score. With Smukler converting both extra points, the Owls were up 14–0. On the next kickoff, Johnny McDaniel received the ball and lateraled to Simons, who scampered 85 yards for a touchdown. The Owls held a 14-7 edge at halftime. Dick Hardy scored the tying touchdown in the third quarter on an 11-yard pass from Bucky Bryan. With less than three minutes left, Hardy notched the game-winning score on a 43-yard reception in the end zone. Temple blocked the extra point attempt, but was unable to score on its final drive. The hometown team would go on to win the first Sugar Bowl.
ulane Stadium served as T home for the Sugar Bowl until 1975 when it moved to its present site— the Louisiana Superdome. Temple Notables > Team captain — Pete Stevens > Temple took the train from Philadelphia to Baton Rouge, La., a three-day ride. > During a stop in Atlanta, Ga., the Owls stretched their legs on the station platform and held a 10-minute “workout” with a loaf of bread as a football. > Six players were ill with the grip (“flu”) but made the trip. > Halfback Horace Mowry, who fractured his wrist against Bucknell in the regular-season finale, was fitted with a special cast for the bowl game. However, he did not start the game. > The following players saw action in the game: LE Lloyd Wise (60 mins.), LT William Doherty (60), LG John Boyd (28), C Peter Stevens (60), RG Stanley Gurzynski (60), RT James Russell (60), RE Elmer Anderson (45), QB Glenn Frey (60), RHB John Stonik (18), LHB Daniel Testa (35), FB David Smukler (60), LG Thomas Miller (32), RE Joseph Zanin (15), RHB Horace Mowrey (42), LHB Wilfred Longsderff (25). > Temple and Tulane each received $27,800 from the gate receipts, almost double their guarantee. Admission prices were $1.50 and $3.50.
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Scoring Summary V-H 1st Temple Danny Testa 7 pass from Dave Smukler (Smukler kick) 7-0 2nd Temple Smukler 1 run (Smukler kick) 14-0 Tulane Claude Simons 85 lateral from Johnny McDaniel on a kickoff return (Barney Mintz kick) 14-7 3rd Tulane Dick Hardy 11 pass from Bucky Bryan (Mintz kick) 14-14 4th Tulane Hardy 43 yd pass from Mintz (kick blocked) 14-20 Attendance Kickoff time: Weather:
22,206 1:30pm Cool, cloudy
Head coaches: Temple - Glenn “Pop” Warner Tulane - Ted Cox Team Stats Records First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Net Yards Passing Pass Comp-Attempts-Int Total Offense Punts-Avg.
Temple Tulane 7-1-2 10-1 13 10 182 140 19 88 3-13-1 8-16-1 201 228 12-30.3 10-34.5
Rushing: Tulane — Claude Simons 9-61; Bucky Bryan 3-26. Temple — Dave Smukler 24-88 TD; Horace Mowrey 12-40. Passing: Tulane — Barney Mintz 2-6, yards 53, 1 TD. Temple — Dave Smukler 3-6, 19 yards, 1 TD. Receiving: Tulane — Dick Hardy 3-57, 2 TDs. Temple — Preisser 1-10, Danny Testa 1-7, 1 TD. Players who saw action in Sugar Bowl: LE Lloyd Wise LT William Docherty LG John Boyd C Peter Stevens RG Stanley Grayson (Gurzynski) RT James Russell RE Elmer Anderson QB Glenn Frey RHB John Stonik LHB Daniel Testa FB David Smukler LG Thomas Miller RE Joseph Zanin RHB Horace Mowrey LHB Wilfred Longsderff
2017 Temple Football Temple 28, California 17 December 15, 1979 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.
Temple (10-2) 21 0 0 7 28 California (6-6) 0 14 0 3 17
1979 Garden State Bowl EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Temple ended its most successful season with its first-ever bowl victory. It was the Owls’ 10th win of the year (a team record) and earned Wayne Hardin’s team a spot in the AP and UPI Top 20. Temple was ranked 17th in both polls, the first time the Temple football team was nationally ranked in the final wire service polls. Appearing in their first bowl game in 45 years, the Owls jumped out to a quick 21–0 lead in the first quarter, scoring on their first three possessions. Kevin Duckett scored the first two TDs on eight and four-yard runs. QB Brian Broomell connected on a seven-yard pass to Wiley Pitts for the third score. TU had 193 yards of total offense, including 150 yards rushing, in the opening stanza. Temple then withstood a 17-point California rally before clinching the game with a 14-play, 78-yard scoring drive over 5:58 in the fourth quarter. Broomell tossed a five-yard touchdown pass to Gerald “Sweet Feet” Lucear for the win.
Temple Notables > Team captains— Brian Broomell, Mike Curcio, Casey Murphy > Temple was ranked No. 17 in the United Press International and the Associated Press final polls. > Eight members of the 1935 Sugar Bowl team attended the game as guests of Temple President Marvin Wachman. > During their bowl trip, the Owls toured New York City, eating at Mama Leone’s and attending the musical The 1940s Radio Hour on Broadway. > Temple received a $225,000 payout from the gate receipts. Admission prices were $5 and $12. > After four years (1978-81), the Garden State Bowl was discontinued. That led to the formation of the Kickoff Classic, held at Giants Stadium to begin the football season.
The telling statistic of the game was the rushing total, with Temple gaining 300 yards on the ground while holding the Golden Bears to only 23 yards.
Scoring Summary T-C 1st 9:17 TU - K.Duckett 8 run (R.Fioravanti kick), 10-67, 3:41 7-0 5:04 TU - K.Duckett 4 run (Fioravanti kick), 6-50, 2:46 14-0 0:32 TU - W.Pitts 7 pass from B.Broomell (R.Fioravanti kick), 8-53, 2:38 21-0 2nd 10:47 Cal - M.Bouza 12 pass from R.Campbell (M.Luckhurst kick), 2-11, 0:41 21-7 4:31 Cal- J.Rose 14 pass from R. Campbell (M.Luckhurst kick), 8-59, 4:18 21-14 4th 11:51 Cal- M.Luckhurst 34 FG, 6-63, 3:09 21-17 6:47 TU- G.Lucear 5 yd pass from B.Broomell (R.Fioravanti kick), 14-78, 5:58 28-17 Attendance 55,493 Kickoff time 1:16pm End of Game 4:10pm Total Elapsed Time 2:54 Temperature: 29 Wind: 6-12 mp SSW Weather: Sunny & clear Officials: Ernest Hackney, Rosario Amato, Bill Cummings, Mark Kane, James Robertson, Gil Rushton, Chester Zdrowski Head coaches: California - Roger Theder Temple - Wayne Hardin Team Stats Records First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Net Yards Passing Pass Comp-Attempts-Int Total Offense (Plays-Yds) Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Punts-Yards Kickoff Returns- Yards
Cal Temple 6-6 10-2 15 21 24-23 59-300 241 81 25-39-1 9-20-0 63-264 79-381 6-37.0 6-34.2 3-1 1-1 5-51 9-75 2-26 3-5 4-78 3-56
Rushing: Cal — Paul Jones 16-49, Tuggle 2-3, Rich Campbell 6-(-29). Temple — Mark Bright 19-112, Kevin Duckett 22-92-2, Brian Broomell 8-40, Wiley Pitts 3-32, Sherman Myers 5-13, Bob Stark 2-11.
The game’s Most Valuable Player, Temple’s Mark Bright, gained 112 of those yards on 19 carries, while backfield teammate Kevin Duckett ran for 92 yards and two touchdowns. Temple quarterback Brian Broomell joined in the act by tossing touchdown strikes to Wiley Pitts and Gerald Lucear.
Passing: Cal — Rich Campbell 25-38-0-241-2, Eric Anderson 0-1-1-0-0. Temple — Brian Broomell 9-200-81-2. Receiving: Cal — Matt Bouza 7-114-1, Joe Rose 8-621, Paul Jones 6-30, Don Sprague 2-28, John Tuggle 2-7. Temple — Gerald Lucear 3-41-1, Wiley Pitts 1-7-1, Mark Bright 2-7, Kevin Duckett 2-6, Drew Wesnak 1-20. Interceptions: Temple— Rick McCoy 1-0. Tackles (UA-A): Cal — Greg Bracelin 4-11, Pat Graham 3-9, Ron Coccimiglio 4-6, Ron Hill 3-7, Rich Dixon 2-7, Stan Holloway 5-3, George Moskowite 1-5, Kirk Karacozoff 1-4, Darnell Chapman 1-2, Fred Williams 0-3, Pat Turner 0-2, Ulysses Madison 0-2, Ahmad Anderson 0-1, Dupre Marshall 0-1, Reggie Camp 0-1. Temple — Steve Conjar 4-10, Mike Curcio 1-13, Joe Rosati 4-3, Guy Peters 3-2, Rick McCoy 2-1, Ken Streich 1-4, Robert Keels 1-4, Mark McCants 1-4, Colin McCarty 2-1, Brett Hardenstine 1-2, Brett Egan 0-2, Mike Fuoco 0-1, Bill Shirk 0-1.
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OwlSports.com UCLA 30, Temple 21 December 29, 2009 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
2009 Eagle bank Bowl
UCLA (7-6) Temple (9-4)
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Scoring Summary UCLA-TEM 1st 12:15 TU - S.Maneri 26 pass from V.Charlton (B.McManus kick), 6-80, 2:45 0-7 HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WASHINGTON, D.C. stead he was standing on 6:00 UCLA- N.Rosario 46 pass from K.Prince – UCLA scored 23 unthe sideline in a Temple answered points to pull parka, as he injured his (K.Forbath kick), 1-46, 0:07 7-7 off a come-from-behind left shoulder and would 2nd win over Temple, 30-21, sit out the half. 3:47 TU- B.Pierce 11 run Tuesday evening in the (McManus kick), 10-85, 4:49 7-14 EagleBank Bowl. The BruTemple had its only real 1:25 TU- M.Brown 2 run ins (7-6) spoiled the Owls’ opportunity to score in (9-4) first appearance in a the half on its opening (McManus kick), 4-15, 2:00 7-21 bowl since 1979, but not possession. Two big 0:00 UCLA- Forbath 40 FG, 3-33, 0:17 10-21 a remarkable season that plays, the first was by 3rd included a school-record Charlton – a 21-yard first 11:59 UCLA- T. Austin 32 pass from Prince nine-game win streak down scramble, and the (Forbath kick), 6-52, 3:01 17-21 and a co-regular season second by Brown, who vs Mid-American Conference broke a 29-yarder to the 4th East Division ChampionUCLA 18. Three straight 12:31 UCLA- Forbath 42 FG, 9-47, 3:14 20-21 ship. rushes by Brown made 6:01 UCLA- A.Ayers 2 INT return “We are obviously it fourth-and-one at the (Rosario pass from Prince) 28-21 disappointed in the outUCLA 9. The Owls elect4:29 UCLA- Team safety 30-21 come, but I don’t want to ed to go for it, but with december 29 H 2009 diminish what these setheir big back sidelined, niors have accomplished Brown was stopped Attendance: 23,072 in their careers,” Temple short, ending the drive. Kickoff time: 4:30pm Temperature: 30 head coach Al Golden End of Game: 7:44pm Wind: Brisk aid. “Unfortunate ending After that, the Bruins deTotal Elapsed Time: 3:14 Weather: Cold & windy but definitely have to give fense, which featured benefitting the credit to how UCLA finthree Associated Press Officials: Referee- Todd Geerlings; Umpire- Rick ished the game. We had All-Americans, was able Nelson; Linesman- Jim Ryan; Line Judge- Paul Engelan excellent game plan. I to put the clamps on the berts; Back Judge- Jack Lyman; Field Judge- Bobby thought we came out with Owl attack. After gaining rfk stadium Sagers; Side Judge- Terry Anderson a lot of energy and a lot 242 yards of total offense HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH of passion…We went after and 12 first downs in the them. I was proud of our first half, Temple manHead coaches kids for doing that, but we aged just four first downs UCLA Rick Neuheisel made too many mistakes.” and 40 yards of offense over the final 30 Temple Al Golden minutes. A crowd of 23,072, with more than half The Owls only first down the remainder Team Stats UCLA TU donning Cherry and White, braved the of the contest came on a roughing the frigid weather and blustery winds. The kicker penalty that gave TU the ball at First Downs 13 16 Owls had plenty to cheer about in the UCLA 40. Charlton then was picked off Rushes-Net Yards 28-93 42-123 first half as the offense, directed by juby first team All-America sophomore FS Net Yards Passing 221 159 nior QB Vaughn Charlton and featuring Rahim Moore, who recorded his nation’s Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 16-31-1 13-23-2 the freshman backfield combination of Bernard Pierce leading 10th interception on an acrobatic play defending Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 59-314 65-282 and Matt Brown, found the end zone three times in junior WR Michael Campbell down the right sidelines. building a 21-7 lead. Still, the Cherry and White defense, led by allFumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Making his first start since the Navy win on Oct. MAC performers Dominique Harris, Andre Neblett and Punt returns-Yds-TD 4-57-0 2-4-0 31, Charlton (13-23, 159 yds., 1 TD) completed seven of Jaiquawn Jarrett, kept the Owls in the contest. Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 5-82-0 3-69-0 his first eight passes for 95 yards, none bigger than the Temple held UCLA without a first down the reInterception Ret.-Yds-TD 2-2-1 1-21-0 26-yard TD to senior TE Steve Maneri that capped the mainder of the third quarter, and bent at the start of the Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-40.8 7-34.9 Owls six-play, 80-yard opening drive. fourth, before holding the Bruins to a 42-yard field goal UCLA answered two possessions later. After Terby Forbath to make it 21-20 with 12:31 remaining to play. Fumbles-Lost 0-0 0-0 rence Austin returned a Jake Brownell punt 47 yards to The Owls defense stopped UCLA on its next Penalties-Yards 4-40 3-10 the TU 46, freshman QB Kevin Prince (16-31, 222 yds, possession as Alex Joseph and Muhammad Wilkerson Possession Time 27:32 32:28 2 TDs) found sophomore SE Nelson Rosario streaking corralled Prince in the backfield on a third and long at Third-Down Conversions 5 of 15 5 of 16 down the left sidelines on the first play for a 46-yard midfield. Temple took the ball at its own 18 and after Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 0 of 2 score to tie the game, 7-7. Brown was stopped for a three-yard loss, Charlton was Temple, which controlled the ball on offense for called for intentional grounding setting up a third and 20 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-1 2-3 21:27 of the 30 minutes of the opening half, started to get from the TU 8. Charlton then was picked off at the line Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-20 1-7 its running on track with Pierce and Brown playing tagof scrimmage while looking for a short pass on the flat team to combine for 94 yards, 61 coming in the second to Joe Jones by Akeem Ayers. Ayers, who would be Rushing: UCLA — Moline 15-69, Prince 5-14, Craft quarter. named the MVP of the game, ran it in from two-yards out 1-9, Franklin 3-6, Coleman 1-3, Team 1-(-1), Austin 1-( Playing his first game since suffering a shoulder to give UCLA its first lead, 28-21. injury on the first play of the Kent State game, Pierce Things went from bad to worse on Temple’s next 2), Thigpen 1-(-5). Temple — M. Brown 20-83, Pierce gained 86 total yards, 53 rushing on 12 carries and 33 on possession. James Nixon was tackled for a nine-yard 12-53, McPherson 1-11, Green 1-3, Charlton 5-2, Nixon three receptions. He looked like his old self, especially loss on the first play. Brown, who finished with a game2-(-12), Team 1-(-17). on the Owls’ second scoring drive. He barreled 13 yards high 83 yards on 20 carries, picked up three yards on up the middle for a first down to midfield and capped it the next play. Following an incomplete pass Brownell Passing: UCLA — Prince 16-31-1-221-2. Temple — with an 11-yard TD run around right end. went back to punt, but the ball from center sailed over With Temple leading 14-7, junior DB Marquise Livhis head for a safety, making the score 30-21. Charlton 13-23-2-159-1. erpool picked off Prince at midfield and returned the ball UCLA ran out the clock on the ensuing punt to 21 yards before being pulled down by his facemask. end Temple’s best season in three decades. Receiving: UCLA — Rosario 4-66, Moline 3-44, Starting at their own 15, Temple quickly marched Pierce, who set the school record for touchdowns Paulsen 3-31, Austin 2-41, Embree 2-28, Thigpen 2-11. it in with Pierce moving the ball five yards before giving in a season (16) with his TD run tonight, and freshman Temple — Pierce 3-33, Campbell 2-15, Rodriguez 2-12, way to Brown, who made three straight rushes, the last Brandon McManus, who had three extra points, tied for up the middle for a two-yard touchdown to give Temple the school single season scoring record with 96 points. Matt Brown 2-4, Nixopn 1-43, Maneri 1-26, Green 1-21, a 21-7 lead with 1:25 remaining in the half. They eclipsed the previous mark of 95 points set by PK Jones 1-5. Both teams exchanged three-and-out possesDon Bitterlich in 1975. sions that gave the Bruins the ball with 17 seconds left Interceptions: UCLA — Ayers 1-2, Moore 1-0. Temple and at their own 47. Prince made two quick first down Temple Notables — Liverpool 1-21. strikes, the second for 19 yards to Chane Moline, who > Team captains— Dominique Harris, Steve Maneri, Anwent out-of-bounds at the Temple 22 with one second dre Neblett, Devin Tyler on the clock. Tackles (UA-A): UCLA — Ayers 7-2, Kyle Bosworth > Serving as honorary captains for the coin toss were Junior PK Kai Forbath, the 2009 Groza Award Steve Conjar and Mike Curcio, members of the 1979 Gar5-2, Verner 4-3, Carter 2-5, Korey Bosworth 3-3, Price winner given to the nation’s top kicker, converted his den State Bowl team. 4-1, Moore 3-1, Siewierski 2-2, Dye 1-3, Price 1-3, Jones 36th straight field goal from within 50 yards to cut the > The game was Temple’s 13th game this season, the 1-2, Hester 2-0, Abbott 1-1, seven with 1 each. Temple margin to 21-10 at intermission. most games in a single season for the Owls in 111 sea Senior Terrence Austin returned the opening kick— Elijah Joseph 5-2, Alex Joseph 3-4, Liverpool 4-2, sons of intercollegiate football action. off 30 yards to the UCLA 47 and then he capped a sixJarrett 3-3, Wilkerson 3-2, Brinson 2-2, Robinson 2-2, > During their bowl trip, the Owls toured Washington, play Bruin scoring drive with a 32-yard TD reception to Neblett 2-2, Haley 3-0, Kamara 3-0, Harris 1-2, nine D.C., visiting the Lincoln & Jefferson Memorials, and the cut the margin to 21-17. players with 1 each. U.S. Capitol. When the Owls took the field for their first possession of the second half, Pierce was not with them. In-
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2017 Temple Football Temple 37, Wyoming 15 December 17, 2011 UNM Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M.
Temple (9-4) 7 21 3 6 37 Wyoming (8-5) 0 7 0 8 15
2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl ALBUQUERQUE-Temple used three one-yard touchdown runs to jump out to a 21-0 lead over Wyoming and never looked back in posting a 37-15 over the Cowboys to win the Gildan New Mexico Bowl on Dec. 17 in front of 25,762. It is the second bowl game victory in program history and first since Temple defeated California, 28-17, in the 1979 Garden State Bowl. The Owls finished the season on a four-game win streak at 9-4 overall. The win also extended Temple’s Senior Class record to 31 wins over the last four seasons. ‘I’m awful proud of our seniors, some great accomplishments from them,” head coach Steve Addazio said. “That is our first bowl win since 1979 and our ninth win of the year for our seniors, their 31st win. It meant an awful lot to our program and our university.” Sophomore QB Chris Coyer was named the game’s Offensive MVP, and senior LB Tahir Whitehead earned Defensive MVP honors. Coyer, showing no ill effects from a shoulder injury suffered in the team’s final regular-season game against Kent State, was flawless directing the Temple attack. He completed eight of 12 passes for 169 yards and one touchdown and also rushed for 71 yards on 12 carries. Whitehead, a second team All-MAC performer, had a team-high 11 tackles, leading an Owl defensive unit that allowed just 267 yards to the Cowboys. Junior RB Bernard Pierce set the tone early for the Owls. Pierce, who rushed for 100 yards and two touchdowns on the day, had eight carries for 31 yards in Temple’s opening drive. His last carry was a one-yard touchdown. That capped a 13-play, 90-yard drive that lasted 6:19 seconds. Wyoming then marched down the field on an 11play drive of its own, but junior FS Vaughn Carraway batted away a pass by freshman QB Brett Smith on a third and 16 play. Freshman PK Daniel Sullivan was then wide right on his 49-yard field goal giving the Owls the ball back on their own 31. Senior WR Joe Jones broke a 35-yard run off a reverse on the first play of the Owls’ second drive. It was one of nine straight rushes against the Cowboys 115th ranked rush defense. The last run was another Pierce one-yard TD, to make it 14-0 with 14:28 to play in the half. Senior CB Kee-ayre Griffin then intercepted a Smith pass and returned it 30 yards to the Wyoming 35. Pierce and Coyer each had 12 yard first down runs before junior RB Matt Brown finished the drive with a one-yard TD run, making it 21-0. The Cowboys finally got on the scoreboard as Smith connected with freshman WR Josh Doctson on a 21-yard touchdown on a 4th-and-three play with 37 seconds left in the half. The Owls answered in one play as Coyer found a wide-open senior WR Rod Streater down the right sideline for a 61-yard touchdown to give Temple a 28-7 lead at halftime and momentum heading into the lockerroom.
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Temple controlled the game on both sides of the ball in the second half. The only scoring for the Owls came on the foot of junior PK Brandon McManus, who connected on three of three field goals. Wyoming finally found the end zone again with three seconds on the clock. when Smith hit Kody Sutton for 14-yard touchdown. Temple Notables > Temple Captains: #85 DE Morkeith Brown, #77 OL John Palumbo, #43 DE Adrian Robinson, and #2 LB Tahir Whitehead. > The win was Temple’s second bowl win in school history. The Owls won the 1979 bowl, 28-17 over California. > The win was the ninth win under first-year head coach Steve Addazio. He has the most wins in school history by a first-year head coach. He surpassed Wayne Hardin [1970-82] who had seven wins in 1970. > Temple finished the 2011 season at 9-4 overall. This is the third consecutive season the Owls have posted at least eight victories and the second time in three seasons TU has won nine games. > The win extended the school record for most wins (31) by any Senior Class in school history. The previous record was 28 wins from 1928-31. The 19 members of the Senior Class concluded their collegiate careers today. > Senior DB Kee-ayre Griffin’s interception in the second quarter was the fifth of his career and the third of his career. R-freshman Anthony Robey’s interception in the second quarter was the first of his collegiate career. > With 255 rushing yards on the day, Temple set the school record for rushing yards in a season (3,335). The previous record was 2,884 from 2009. > Temple extended the school record for rushing touchdowns in a season. With three rushing TDs in the game, the Owls finished with 38 rushing TDs this season. The previous record was 29 rushing TDs, set by the 2009 team. > Pierce added to his career records and finished with 324 career points, 53 career rushing touchdowns, and 54 total career touchdowns. He extended his season records to 27 touchdowns and 162 points. > With four extra points, junior PK Brandon McManus has made 50 consecutive extra points (PAT), a new season record. He surpassed Ron Fioravanti (1979) who made 48 straight. > The attendance of 25,762 is the second-largest bowl crowd to watch Temple. The most was 55,493 at the 1979 Garden State Bowl. > Sophomore QB Chris Coyer (8-12-0, 169 yds 1ytd, 12 carries, 71 yds) was named the game’s Offensive MVP, while senior LB Tahir Whitehead (11 tackles) earned Defensive MVP honors.
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Scoring Summary 1st 8:41 TU- B.Pierce 1 run (B.McManus kick), 13-90, 6:19 2nd 14:28 TU- Pierce 1 run (McManus kick), 9-69, 4:11 10:21 TU- M.Brown 1 run (McManus kick), 6-35, 1:58 00:37 UW- J.Doctson 21 pass from B.Smith (D.Sullivan kick), 11-62, 5:00 00:19 TU- R.Streater 61 pass from C.Coyer (McManus kick), 1-61, 0:09 3rd 1:22 TU- McManus 34 FG, 13-60, 6:34 4th 12:50 TU- McManus 37 FG, 7-47, 2:43 3:22 TU- McManus 34 FG, 13-56, 8:23 0:03 UW- K.Sutton 14 pass from Smith (Smith rush), 10-71, 3:13
T-W 7-0 14-0 21-0 21-7 28-7 31-7 34-7 37-7 37-15
Attendance 25,762 Kickoff time 12:04 p.m. End of Game 3:08 p.m. Total Elapsed Time 2:56 Temperature: 38 Wind: Calm Weather: Partly cloudy Officials: Referee- Tom Tomczyk; Umpire- Jeff Akers; Linesman- Steve Matarante; Line Judge- Kevin Codey; Back Judge- Jim Downey; Field Judge- Rick Santilli; Side Judge- george Liotus Head coaches: Temple - Steve Addazio Wyoming - Dave Christiansen Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Net Yards Net Yards Passing Pass Comp-Attempts-Int Total Offense (Plays-Yds) Fumble Returns-Yds-TD Punt returns-Yds-TD Kickoff returns-Yds-TD Interception Ret.-Yds-TD Punts (Number-Avg.) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TU UW 23 17 255 140 169 127 8-12-0 20-30-3 63-424 63-267 0-0-0 0-0-0 0-0-0 1-5-0 3-37-0 3-79-0 3-38-0 0-0-0 1-40.0 3-37.3 1-0 2-0 7-55 5-56 32:33 27:27 8 of 13 5 of 14 1 of 1 5 of 5 6-6 2-2 1-9 0-0
Rushing: Temple — Pierce 25-100, Coyer 12-71, Matt Brown 13-49, Joe Jones 1-35. Wyoming — Smith 1665, Sutton 4-33, Miller 5-31, Alexander 7-17, Stratton 1-(-6). Passing: Temple — Coyer 8-12-0-169-1. Wyoming — Smith 20-30-3-127-2. Receiving: Temple — Joe Jones 3-26, Rodriguez 2-52, Eugene 2-30, Streater 1-61. Wyoming — Rufran 9-24, Doctson 3-32, Herron 3-31, Stratton 2-13, Sutton 1-14, Alexander 1-13, Ogbonna 1-0. Interceptions: Temple — Robey 1-8, Griffin 1-130, Kroboth 1-0. Tackles (UA-A): Temple — Whitehead 6-5, Stephen Johnson 6-4, Kroboth 4-1, Gildea 3-2, Robinson 2-3, Morkeith Brown 2-3, Ahkeem Smith 1-3, Zamel Johnson 2-1, Kamal Johnson 1-2, Youboty 1-2, Blueford 2-0, Hutton 2-0, eight players with 1. Wyoming — Hendricks 7-6, Gipson 7-1, Knapton 3-4, Ruff 3-2, Purcell 3-2, Taufa’asau 2-3, anderson 4-0, Harris 2-2, Browder 3-0, Jones 2-1, Biezuns 1-2, Durbin 1-2, six players with 1.
OwlSports.com Toledo 32, #24 Temple 17 December 22, 2015 FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla.
2015 Marmot Boca Raton bowl
BOCA RATON, Fla. – #24 Temple couldn’t complete chedule a fourth-quarter comePeNN STATe 3:30 p.m. W, 27-10 back, as the Owls fell to steady *at cincinnati Toledo, 8 p.m. 32-17, inW,a34-26 downpour at the Marmot at uMass 3 p.m. W, 25-23 Boca Raton Bowl. at charlotte 7 p.m. W, 37-3 Temple’s offense 12 p.m. 49-10 first *TulANe# was sluggish inW, the half, were *ucF 7 p.m.as the Owls W, 30-16 held to just 67 net yards. *at east carolina 12 p.m. W, 24-14 Toledo racked up 199 NOTRe dAMe yards 8 p.m. of offense, l, 20-24 168 in *at SMu 8 p.m. W, 60-40 two the air, using a safety, field goals and l,a23-44 touch*at uSF 7 p.m. down to lead 12-3 at the *MeMPhIS 12 p.m. W, 31-12 break. *ucONN W, 27-3 7 p.m. The Owls came alive in the thirdL, 13-24 quarter, 12 p.m. at Houston** holding Toledo scoreless, 7 p.m. vs. Toledo@ but settled for two field ames in cAPS and played at lincoln Financial Field. goalsto game on times. offense, in closOwlSports.com for updates * - American Athletic conference game ing the gap to 12-9. # - homecoming American Athletic conference championship Boca Raton, In anFla.action-packed Marmot Boca Raton Bowl, fourth quarter, Temple finally found the end zone, avoiding being held without a touchdown for the first time all season. The Owls made things interesting, converting an improbable two-point conversion to make it an eight-point game, but an on-side kick attempt was recovered by Toledo. The Rockets tacked on one more score and the Owls final drive stalled, ending the game. Senior WR Brandon Shippen set a career-high with 70 yards receiving on four catches to lead the Owls, while classmate Robby Anderson finished with six catches for 66 yards. QB Phillip Walker went 23-42 for 236 yards and one interception. The Owls were without the services of leading rusher Jahad Thomas, CB Tavon Young and LB Avery Williams, who exited the game at the half. They entered the game without Alex Wells as the first team all-conference safety suffered a hamstring injury earlier in the week.. After the teams traded punts to open up the game, Temple pinned Toledo to their own 1-yard line, giving the Owls good field position after forcing yet another Rockets’ punt. Starting at their own 48-yard line, Temple used a 13-play 40-yard drive, ending with a 29-yard Austin Jones field goal to take a 3-0 lead with 1:13 left in the quarter. Temple forced a three-and-out on Toledo’s next possession, but the Rockets got on the board after a fumble from RB Jahad Thomas squirted out of the back of the end zone for a safety. Leading 3-2, Toledo took the free kick out to their own 45, and took the lead after a five-play 55-yard drive. The score came on a 26-yard touchdown from Phillip Ely to Corey Jones, giving Toledo a 9-3 lead with 12:16 remaining in the second quarter. Toledo tacked on a field goal as time expired to take a 12-3 lead into halftime. The Rockets forced a three-and-out from Temple, taking over at their own 42yard line. Two big plays, including a 26-yard pass from Ely to Michael Roberts put Toledo in field goal range, where Jameson Vest made it a nine-point lead with a 38-
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yard field goal. Temple opened the second half with an eightplay 67-yard drive, capped by an Austin Jones field goal, cutting the lead to 12-6. A 40-yard pass from QB Phillip Walker to WR Ventell Bryant and a 13yard rush from Brandon Shippen, set up Jones for a 25-yard FG, his 22nd of the year, setting a new single-season school record. Jones passed Don Bitterlich’s 1975 total. The Owls forced a three-and-out on Toledo’s next possession, and then set up yet another Jones field goal. Sean Chandler started the Owls at midfield with a 12-yard punt return and Walker added a 14-yard rush to set up Jones’ score, which put Temple within a field goal (12-9) with 6:11 remaining in the third. Toledo marched down the field on their next possession, getting to Temple’s 44-yard line. On a 3rd and 12, Temple SS Nate L. Smith broke up a pass in the end zone, keeping Toledo off the board. The teams traded punts to open the fourth quarter, with Alex Starzyk booting a career-best 71-yarder for Temple. However, the kick was out of the reach of the Temple defense, trickling into the end zone for a touchback. On the next play, Toledo’s Ely found Cody Thompson for an 80-yard touchdown, making it 19-9 Rockets with 12:41 to play. Temple got down to the Toledo 34 on its next possession, but Walker was intercepted by the Rockets’ Juwan Haynes at the 26-yard line. From there, Toledo put together a 74-yard drive that took 5:31 off the clock, ending with a 1-yard TD run from Kareem Hunt. The Owls blocked the extra point, setting the score to 25-9 with 5:46 to play. After the Toledo score, Temple recorded its first touchdown of the game, capping an 11-play, 68-yard drive with a two-yard run from TE Kip Patton. Shippen had two big catches on the drive, and was thrown to as Toledo was flagged for pass interference in the end zone, setting up the touchdown. Temple elected to go for two, and Walker scrambled out of pressure and somehow found Anderson in the end zone, making it an eightpoint game, 25-17, with 2:50 on the clock. Temple went for the onside kick, but the referees signaled that Toledo came up with the ball under a pile of players at midfield. Hunt then tacked on an insurance score for the Rockets, scoring from 41-yards out to put the game out of reach at 32-17 with just 2:29 on the clock. The Owls had one more possession before the clock ran out, but the drive stalled at the Toledo 27-yard line, ending the game 32-17 in Toledo’s favor.
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Scoring Summary TU-UT 1st 1:13 A.Jones 29 FG, 13-40 5:45 3-0 2nd 13:56 Toledo Team safety 3-2 12:16 P.Ely to C.Jones 26 pass 3-9 (J.Vest kick), 5-55 1:40 0:00 J.Vest 38 FG, 6-36 1:10 3-12 3rd 11:38 A.Jones 25 FG, 8-67 3:22 6-12 6:11 A.Jones 35 FG, 8-37 3:50 9-12 4th 12:41 P.Ely to C.Thompson 80 pass 9-19 (J.Vest kick), 1-80 0:12 5:46 K.Hunt 1 run 9-25 (J.Vest kick blocked), 12-74 5:31 2:50 K.Patton 2 run 17-25 (P.Walker to R.Anderson pass), 11-68 2:56 2:29 K.Hunt 41 run 17-32 (J.Vest kick), 2-46 0:21 Attendance: 25,908 Kickoff time: 7:06 pm Temperature: 79 End of Game: 10:30 pm Wind: SE 12mph Total elapsed time: 3:24 Weather: Steady Rain Officials: Referee: K.Stine; Umpire: S.Jackson; Linesman: S.Petersen; Line judge: C.Conway; Back judge: L.Bobitt; Field judge: J.Grant; Side judge: E.Balbis; Alternate: T.Smith; Head coaches Toledo - Jason Candle Temple - Matt Rhule Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances
TEM TOL 21 18 33-99 33-150 236 285 42-23-1 29-20-0 75-335 62-435 0-0 0-0 3-33 1-4 4-75 3-66 0-0 1-0 5-45.2 6-47.0 1-0 1-0 4-30 9-63 31:50 28:10 6 of 15 5 of 12 0 of 1 0 of 1 4-5 1-1
RUSHING: Temple - Walker 10-30; Armstead 8-25; Shippen 1-13; Hood 3-10; Bryant 1-9; Ja.Thomas 8-5; R.Anderson 1-5; Patton 1-2. Toledo - Hunt 15-79; Swanson 11-53; C.Jones 1-15; Remy 1-8; Jones-Moore 3-6; Team 1-(-3); Ely 1-(-8). PASSING: Temple - Walker 23-42-1-236. Toledo - Ely 20-28-0-285; Team 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Temple - R.Anderson 6-66; Shippen 4-70; Hood 4-23; Deloatch 4-8; Bryant 2-58; Major 1-5; Christopher. 1-3; Patton 1-3. Toledo - Thompson 4-119; Roberts 3-46; C.Jones 3-42; Russell 3-32; Hunt 3-6; Di.Johnson 2-28; Swanson 1-7; Davis 1-5. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. Toledo - Haynes 1-0. FUMBLES: Temple - Ja.Thomas 1-0. Toledo - Ely 1-0. SACKS: Temple - None. Toledo - Gibbs 1-0 TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich. 2-10; Alwan 3-3; Marshall. 3-2; Chandler 3-2; N.L.Smith 2-3; Walton 1-3; Martin-Oguike 1-3; Hayes 1-3; Finch 2-1; A,Williams 2-1; Randall 2-1; Dogbe 1-2; Ioannidis 1-2; N.D.Smith 0-2; A.Robinson 1-0; Patton 1-0; Aromire 1-0; Foster 1-0; Martin 0-1; Jy.Thomas 0-1; Reddick 0-1; Young 0-1. Toledo - Murdock 6-5; Voss 6-4; Milligan 7-2; Woodley 3-3; Rogers 3-3; Norrils 3-3; Whittiker 1-5; Hester 1-3; Covington 2-1; Gibbs 1-2; Haynes 1-1; Mathis 1-1; Swift 1-1; O.Jones 0-2; Quinn 0-2; Zmolik 1-0; Stepec 0-1; Adeniyi 0-1; Olekanma 0-1; Linch 0-1; De.Johnson 0-1; Taafe 0-1.
2017 Temple Football Wake Forest 34, #24 Temple 26 December 27, 2016 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md.
Temple (10-4) 7 3 10 Wake Forest (7-6) 14 17 0
2016 MILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN ANNAPOLIS — Facing off in the program's first ever back-to-back postseason appearance, No. 24 Temple came up short, 34-26, against ACC opponent Wake Forest in the Military Bowl Tuesday afternoon at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. Following the loss, the Owls fell to 10-4 (7-1 American) on the season, failing to reach the record 11th win Temple has been chasing these past two seasons. Despite falling behind 31-7 in the first half, Temple came surging back in the second, scoring two touchdowns and three field goals before coming up short on the final drive. Right out of the gate, Temple showed its resolve on both sides of the ball, initially forcing an interception on the third play from scrimmage to set up the offense in ideal field position. Senior QB Phillip Walker and Co. took advantage one snap later, dropping in a 48-yard dime to junior WR Adonis Jennings, who carried his defender into the end zone. Unfortunately, the Wake Forest offense woke up two possessions later, scoring on each of their next five drives up to the end of the first half. First, Demon Deacon QB John Wolford found his tight end on a 41-yard pass up the centerline to even the score at seven apiece. Next, after an Owls' three-and-out, Wake Forest drove 54 yards to another end zone appearance, this time a 20-yard pass from Wolford. A muffed punt by Temple DB Sean Chandler set up the Demon Deacons inside the Owls' 10-yard line, leading to an 8-yard rush for yet-another touchdown. During the second quarter, the Wake Forest onslaught continued, as Wolford led his unit to, first, a field goal before wrapping up the half with a three-yard touchdown rush. Temple responded in its final possession of the first half, knocking in a 45-yard field goal by freshman Aaron Boumerhi after an 11-play, 54-yard drive. Similar to how the game began, the Owls' offense saw a spark from Jennings as the second half kicked off, this time watching the junior weave his way through the Demon Deacon defense for a 58-yard score just three snaps in. The defense held its ground on the ensuing possession, as sophomore DB Delvon Randall intercepted Wake
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Forest in the end zone to squash any Demon Deacon response. Behind the efforts of Walker and multiple downfield connections, including two perfectly placed darts to sophomore WR Ventell Bryant and junior WR Keith Kirkwood, the Owls set up Boumerhi for his second field goal attempt. On the following two possessions, after two punts from Wake Forest, Temple looked to Boumerhi yet again, watching the freshman all-conference selection drill his third and fourth field goals of the day from 32 and 38 yards out, cutting the score to under one possession. Wake Forest extended its lead back to eight points after a field goal of their own, ensuring the Owls would need both a touchdown and two-point conversion to force overtime. Unfortunately for Temple, the offense was unable to convert a first down as the Demon Deacons took over on downs and were able to kneel the ball to secure their victory. Scoring Summary 1st 13:33 P.Walker to A.Jennings 48 pass (A.Boumerhi kick), 1-48 0:09 8:37 J.Wolford to C.Serigne 41 pass (M.Weaver kick), 4-60 1:06 5:20 J.Wolford to T.Hines 20 pass (M.Weaver kick), 4-54 0:57 2nd 12:26 C.Carney 11 run (M.Weaver kick), 1-11 0:08 8:34 M.Weaver 25 FG, 10-62 2:08 3:02 M.Colburn 3 run (M.Weaver kick), 9-39 2:34 0:04 A.Boumerhi 45 FG, 11-57 2:58 3rd 14:08 P.Walker to A.Jennings 58 pass (A.Boumerhi kick), 3-75 0:52 3:51 A.Boumerhi 24 FG, 11-74 5:13 4th 9:36 A.Boumerhi 32 FG, 8-44 3:14 3:56 A.Boumerhi 38 FG, 10-56 3:39 1:59 M.Weaver 30 FG, 4-3 1:57
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Attendance: 26,656 Kickoff time: 3:35 pm Temperature: 63 End of Game: 7:01 pm Wind: W 5-10mph Total elapsed time: 3:26 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Kevin Stine; Umpire: Mark Baynes; Linesman: Ralph Green; Line judge: Jeff Chandler; Back judge: Tim Smith; Field judge: Mike Boshers; Side judge: Ed Balbis; Center judge: Jeremy Parker Team Stats First Downs Rushes-Yards (Net) Passing Yards (Net) Passes Att-Comp-Int Total Offense Plays-Yards Fumble Returns-Yards Punt Returns-Yards Kickoff Returns-Yards Interception Returns-Yards Punts (Number-Avg) Fumbles-Lost Penalties-Yards Possession Time Third-Down Conversions Fourth-Down Conversions Red-Zone Scores-Chances Sacks By: Number-Yards
TEM WF 21 22 23--20 43-125 396 243 49-28-1 29-14-2 72-376 72-368 0-0 0-0 1--1 3-2 6-169 5-134 2-0 1-1 5-32.2 5-34.6 3-1 2-0 4-35 7-68 30:57 29:03 1 of 12 6 of 14 1 of 2 0 of 0 4-4 5-5 3-23 4-59
RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 7-35; Sharga 1-1; Armstead 7-1; Wright 1-(-3); Walker 7-(-54). WF - Carney 1771; Colburn 14-60; Wolford 9-(-2); Team 3-(-4). PASSING: Temple - Walker 28-49-1-396. WF - Wolford 10-19-1-183; Kearns 4-10-1-60. RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 11-151; Jennings 7-154; Kirkwood 6-81; Armstead 1-7; Wright 1-7; Deloatch 1-4; Ja.Thomas 1-(-8). WF - Washington 5-57; Serigne 3-68; Hines 3-46; Wade 1-31; Colburn 1-21; Bachman 1-20. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Chandler 1-0; Randall 1-0. WF - Ejiofor 1-1. FUMBLES: Temple - Wright 1-0; Chandler 1-1; Walker 1-0. WF - Bates 1-0; Wolford 1-0. SACKS: Temple - A.Robinson 1.0; Reddick 1.0; Alwan 1.0. WF - Banks 2.0; Brown 1.0; Ejiofor 0.5; Yarbary 0.5. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - A.Robinson 4-5; Alwan 6-1; A.Williams 3-4; Chandler 1-6; Reddick 4-2; Martin-Oguike 2-4; Randall 2-3; Dogbe 0-5; Foster 3-1; Marshall 0-4; Hairston 2-0; Webb 2-0; Jefferson 0-2; Ellis 0-2; D.Thomas 0-2; Ali 1-0; Walker 1-0; Hood 1-0; Grimes 0-1; Kwenkeu 0-1; Franklin 0-1. WF - Watson 7-0; Bates 5-2; Brown 4-3; Lee 3-4; Ejiofor 4-2; Henderson 2-2; Janvion 2-2; Yarbary 1-3; J.Williams 1-2; Kemp 1-2; Redd 2-0; Bassey 2-0; Banks 2-0; Okonye 1-1; Dawson 1-0; Mays 1-0; Lamot 1-0; McNeil 1-0; Bateman 0-1.
OwlSports.com BOWL RECORDS TEMPLE OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS HIGHS LOWS FIRST DOWNS 23 vs. Wyoming 2011 13 vs. Tulane 1935 Total 22 by Wake Forest 2016 10 by Tulane 1935 17 vs. California 1979 5 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Rushing 10 by Wake Forest 2016 3 by California 1979 by Wyoming 2011 14 vs. Wake Forest 2016 4 vs. Wyoming 2011 Passing 13 by Toledo 2015 7 by Wyoming 2011 vs. California 1979 3 vs. Toledo 2015 0 vs. California 1979 Penalty 1 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Toledo 2015 vs. Wyoming 2011 by California 1979 by Wyoming 2011 by UCLA 2009 RUSHING 51 vs. Wyoming 2011 23 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Attempts 43 by Wake Forest 2016 12 by Tulane 1935 by Wyoming 2011 255 vs. Wyoming 2011 -20 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Net Yards 150 by Toledo 2015 23 by California 1979 6.4 vs. California 1979 -0.9 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Yards per Carry 11.7 by Tulane 1935 2.4 by California 1979 3 vs. Wyoming 2011 0 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Touchdowns 2 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Wyoming 2011 by Toledo 2015 by UCLA 2009 by California 1979 PASSING 49 vs. Wake Forest 2016 12 vs. Wyoming 2011 Attempts 31 by UCLA 2009 16 by Tulane 1935 vs. California 1979 28 vs. Wake Forest 2016 3 vs. Tulane 1935 Completions 25 by California 1979 8 by Tulane 1935 .667 vs. Wyoming 2011 .231 vs. Tulane 1935 Completion Pct. .689 by Toledo 2015 .483 by Wake Forest 2016 396 vs. Wake Forest 2016 19 vs. Tulane 1935 Yards 285 by Toledo 2015 88 by Tulane 1935 2 vs. UCLA 2009 0 vs. Wyoming 2011 Interceptions 3 by Wyoming 2011 0 by Toledo 2015 vs. California 1979 2 vs. Wake Forest 2016 0 vs. Toledo 2015 Touchdowns 2 by Wake Forest 2016 1 by Tulane 1935 vs. California 1979 by Toledo 2015 by Wyoming 2011 by UCLA 2009 by California 1979 TOTAL OFFENSE 79 vs. California 1979 38 vs. Tulane 1935 Plays 72 by Wake Forest 2016 41 by Tulane 1935 424 vs. Wyoming 2011 201 vs. Tulane 1935 Net Yards 435 by Toledo 2015 228 by Tulane 1935 6.7 vs. Wyoming 2011 4.3 vs. UCLA 2009 Avg./Play 7.0 by Toledo 2015 4.2 by Wyoming 2011 by California 1979 PUNT RETURNS 3 vs. Toledo 2015 0 vs. Wyoming 2011 Number 4 by UCLA 2009 1 by Toledo 2015 vs. California 1979 by Wyoming 2011 33 vs. Toledo 2015 -1 vs. Wake Forest 2016 Yards 57 by UCLA 2009 2 by Wake Forest 2016 KICKOFF RETURNS 6 vs. Wake Forest 2016 3 vs. Wyoming 2011 Number 5 by Wake Forest 2016 3 by Toledo 2015 vs. UCLA 2009 by UCLA 2009 by Wyoming 2011 vs. California 1979 169 vs. Wake Forest 2016 37 vs. Wyoming 2011 Yards 134 by Wake Forest 2016 66 by Toledo 2015 INT RETURNS 3 vs. Wyoming 2011 0 vs. Toledo 2015 Number 1 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by California 1979 by Toledo 2015 by Tulane 1935 38 vs. Wyoming 2011 0 vs. Toledo 2015 Yards 1 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Toledo 2015 by California 1979 PUNTS 12 vs. Tulane 1935 1 vs. Wyoming 2011 Number 10 by Tulane 1935 3 by Wyoming 2011 363 vs. Tulane 1935 40 vs. Wyoming 2011 Yards 345 by Tulane 1935 112 by Wyoming 2011 40.4 vs. Toledo 2015 30.3 vs. Tulane 1935 Average 47.0 by Toledo 2015 34.6 by Wake Forest 20169 PENALTIES 9 vs. California 1979 3 vs. UCLA 2009 Number 9 by Toledo 2015 4 by UCLA 2009 75 vs. California 1979 10 vs. UCLA 2009 Yards 68 by Wake Forest 2016 40 by UCLA 2009 FUMBLES 3 vs. Wake Forest 2016 0 vs. UCLA 2009 Number 3 by California 1979 0 by UCLA 2009 1 vs. Wake Forest 2016 0 vs. Toledo 2015 Lost 1 by California 1979 0 by Wake Forest 2016 vs. California 1979 vs. Wyoming 2011 by Toledo 2015 vs. UCLA 2009 by Wyoming 2011 by UCLA 2009 SCORING 37 vs. Wyoming 2011 14 vs. Tulane 1935 Points 34 by Wake Forest 2016 15 by Wyoming 2011 4 vs. Wyoming 2011 0 vs. Toledo 2015 PAT Attempts 4 by Wake Forest 2016 1 by Wyoming 2011 by Toledo 2015 4 vs. Wyoming 2011 0 vs. Toledo 2015 PAT Conversions 4 by Wake Forest 2016 1 by Wyoming 2011 4 vs. Wake Forest 2016 0 vs. UCLA 2009 FG Attempts 2 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Tulane 1935 vs. Tulane 1935 by UCLA 2009 by California 1979 4 vs. Wake Forest 2016 0 vs. Tulane 1935 FG Made 2 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Wyoming 2011 by UCLA 2009 4 vs. Wyoming 2011 1 vs. Toledo 2015 Touchdowns 4 by Wake Forest 2016 2 by Wyoming 2011 California 1979 by Toledo 2015 by California 1979 MISCELLANEOUS 4 vs. California 1979 0 vs. Toledo 2015 Sacks By 4 by Wake Forest 2016 0 by Wyoming 2011 .615 (8/13) vs. Wyoming 2011 .083 (1/12) vs. Wake Forest 2016 3rd Down Conv. Pct. .428 (6/14) by Wake Forest 2016 .333 (5/15) by UCLA 2009 1.000 (1/1) vs. Wyoming 2011 .000 (0/2) vs. Toledo 2015 4th Down Conv. Pct. 1.000 (5/5) by Wyoming 2011 .000 (0/1) by Toledo 2015 vs. UCLA 2009 (1/1) by UCLA 2009 30:57 vs. Wake Forest 2016 32:33 vs. Wyoming 2011 Time of Possession 29:03 by Wake Forest 2016 27:27 by Wyoming 2011 90 vs. Wyoming 2011 (13 plays, 6:19) Longest TD Drive (Yds) 80 by Toledo 2015 (1 play,0:12) 90 vs. Wyoming 2011(13 plays, 6:19, TD) Longest Drive (Yards) 80 by Toledo 2015 (1 play, 0:12, TD) 14 vs. California 1979 (78 yards, 5:58, TD) Longest Drive (Plays) 12 by Toledo 2015 (74 yards, 5:31) 6:34 vs. Wyoming 2011 (13 plays, 60 yards, FG) Longest Drive (Time) 5:31 by Toledo 2015 (12 plays, 74 yards)
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TEMPLE
OPPONENT
RUSHING
TEMPLE
OPPONENT
Points
14, Aaron Boumerhi, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
12, Kareem Hunt, Toledo 2015
Points by Kicking
14, Aaron Boumerhi, vs. Wake Forest, 2017 10, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017
SCORING
Attempts
25, Bernard Pierce vs. Wyoming 2011 17, Cade Carney, Wake Forest, 2017
Net Yards
112, Mark Bright vs. California 1979
79, Kareem Hunt, Toledo 2015
Touchdowns
2, Bernard Pierce vs. Wyoming 2011 1, Cade Carney, Wake Forest, 2017
Touchdowns
2, Adonis Jennings, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
2, Kareem Hunt, Toledo 2015
2, Kevin Duckett vs. California 1979 1, Matt Colburn, Wake Forest, 2017
2, Bernard Pierce vs. Wyoming 2011
2, Dick Hardy, Tulane 1935
2, Kevin Duckett vs. California 1979
Long Run
35, Joe Jones vs. Wyoming 2011
41, Kareem Hunt, Toledo 2015
Attempts
49, Phillip Walker vs. Wake Forest, 2017
38, Rich Campbell, California 1979
Completions
28, Phillip Walker vs. Wake Forest, 2017
25, Rich Campbell, California 1979
PAT Conversions
PAT Attempts
PASSING
Completion Pct. Yards
.667, Chris Coyer vs. Wyoming 2011
.714, Phillip Ely, Toledo 2015
396, Phillip Walker vs. Wake Forest, 2017
285, Phillip Ely, Toledo 2015
2-Point Conv. Att.
2, Vaughn Charlton vs. UCLA 2009
4, Ron Fioravanti vs. California 1979 1, Brett Smith, Wyoming 2011
1, Rosario Nelson, UCLA 2009
2, Phillip Walker, vs. Wake Forest, 2017 2, John Wolford, Wake Forest, 2017
2-Point Conv. Made 1, P.Walker to R.Anderson vs. Toledo 2015
1, Brett Smith, Wyoming 2011
1, Rosario Nelson, UCLA 2009
2, Brian Broomell vs. California 1979
2, Phillip Ely, Toledo 2015
2, Brett Smith, Wyoming 2011
2, Kevin Prince, UCLA 2009
2, Rich Campbell, California 1979
Longest Pass
61, Chris Coyer vs. Wyoming 2011
80t, Phillip Ely, Toledo 2015
11, Ventell Bryant, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
9, Dominic Rufran, Wyoming 2011
154, Adonis Jennings, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
119, Cody Thompson, Toledo 2015
2, Adonis Jennings, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
2, Dick Hardy, Tulane 1935
RECEPTIONS
FG Attempts
4, Aaron Boumerhi, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
2, Kai Forbath, UCLA 2009
2, Mick Luckhurst, California 1979
FG Made
4, Aaron Boumerhi, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
2, Kai Forbath, UCLA 2009
Longest FG Made 45, Aaron Boumerhi, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
42, Kai Forbath, UCLA 2009
DEFENSE
Receptions Touchdowns Long Play
61, Rod Streater vs. Wyoming 2011 80t, Cody Thompson, Toledo 2015
TOTAL OFFENSE Plays Net Yards
Tackles
14, Steve Conjar vs. California 1979
14, Mike Curcio, vs. California 1979
Solo Tackles
6, Tahir Whitehead vs. Wyoming 2011
7, Rolan Milligan, Toledo 2015
6, Stephen Johnson vs. Wyoming 2011
7, Tashaun Gipson, Wyoming 2011 7, Brian Hendricks, Wyoming 2011
63, Brett Smith, Wyoming 2011
156, Matt Brown vs. UCLA 2009
178, Terrence Austin, UCLA 2009
3, Sean Chandler vs. Toledo 2015
4, Terrence Austin, UCLA 2009
Yards
33, Sean Chandler vs. Toledo 2015
57, Terrence Austin, UCLA 2009
Longest Return
14, Sean Chandler vs. Toledo 2015
47, Terrence Austin, UCLA 2009
6, Isaiah Wright, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
5, Terrence Austin, UCLA 2009
169, Isaiah Wright, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
133, J. Armstrong, W.Forest, 2017
47, Isaiah Wright, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
85, Claude Simons, Tulane 1935
KICKOFF RETURNS Number Longest Return
6, Jarred Alwan, vs. Wake Forest, 2017 7, Brad Watson, Wake Forest, 2017
Assisted Tackles
Number
15, Greg Bracelin, California 1979
75,Phillip Walker vs. Toledo 2015
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Yards
4, Jameson Vest, Toledo 2015
3, Brett Smith, Wyoming 2011
Yards
4, Ron Fioravanti vs. California 1979
4, Brandon McManus vs. Wyoming 2011 4, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017 1, P.Walker to R.Anderson vs. Toledo 2015
Interceptions Touchdowns
4, Brandon McManus vs. Wyoming 2011 4, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017
10, Tyler Matakevich vs. Toledo 2015
7, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009 11, Greg Bracelin, California 1979
10, Steve Conjar vs. California 1979
Tackles for Loss
3.0, Ken Streich vs. California 1979
Sacks
3.0, Guy Peters vs. California 1979 2.0, Josh Banks, Wake Forest, 2017
2.5, T.Brown, Wake Forest, 2017
2.0, Kyle Bosworth, UCLA 2009
QB Hurries
2, Muhammad Wilkerson vs. UCLA 2009
2, Treyvon Hester, Toledo 2015
2, Trent Voss, Toledo 2015
INTERCEPTION RETURNS Number
1, Sean Chandler, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
1, Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest, 2017
1, Delvon Randall, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
1, Juwan Haynes, Toledo 2015
1, Anthony Robey vs. Wyoming 2011
1, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009
1, Kee-ayre Griffin vs. Wyoming 2011
2, Rich Dixon, California 1979
1, Kevin Kroboth vs. Wyoming 2011
2, Fred Williams,California 1979
1, Marquise Liverpool vs. UCLA 2009
Interceptions
1, Sean Chandler, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
1, Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest, 2017
1, Rick McCoy vs. California 1979
1, Rahim Moore, UCLA 2009
1, Delvon Randall, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
1, Juwan Haynes, Toledo 2015
Yards
30, Kee-ayre Griffin vs. Wyoming 2011
2, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009
1, Kee-ayre Griffin vs. Wyoming 2011
1, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009
Longest Return
30, Kee-ayre Griffin vs. Wyoming 2011
2, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009
1, Kevin Kroboth vs. Wyoming 2011
1, Rahim Moore, UCLA 2009
1, Anthony Robey vs. Wyoming 2011
1, Marquise Liverpool vs. UCLA 2009
Interception Yards
30, Kee-ayre Griffin vs. Wyoming 2011
Fumbles Forced
1, Jarred Alwan, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
1, T.Brown, Wake Forest, 2017
1, Marcus Green vs. Wyoming 2011
1, E.Bassey, Wake Forest, 2017
1, Ja’Wuan Woodley, Toledo 2015
KICKOFFS Number
8, Brandon McManus vs. Wyoming 2011 7, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017
Yards
535, Brandon McManus vs. Wyoming 2011
Average
66.9, Brandon McManus vs. Wyoming 2011 62.6, M.Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017
Yards Average (min. 3 punts) Longest Punt
2, Juwan Haynes, Toledo 2015
2, Roberts Keels vs. California 1979
2, Rolan Milligan, Toledo 2015
2, DeJuan Rogers, Toledo 2015
2, Akeem Ayers, UCLA 2009
62.6, Jeff Locke, UCLA 2009
7, Jake Brownell vs. UCLA 2009
8, Jeff Locke, UCLA 2009
244, Jake Brownell vs. UCLA 2009
326, Jeff Locke, UCLA 2009
45.2, Alex Starzyk vs. Toledo 2015
47.0, Nick Ellis, Toledo 2015
71, Alex Starzyk vs. Toledo 2015
64, Nick Ellis, Toledo 2015
Fumbles Recovered
1, Guy Peters vs. California 1979
1, D.Diemel, Wake Forest, 2017
1, Kirk Karacozoff, California 1979
1, Harvey Salem, California 1979
1, Mike Harmon, California 1979
Blocked Kicks
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2, Derrek Thomas, vs. Wake Forest, 2017
438, M.Weaver, Wake Forest, 2017
PUNTS Number
Passes Broken Up
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2017 Temple Football
ARMSTEAD PLAYING THROUGH PAIN IN JUNIOR SEASON Evan Easterling, TEMPLE NEWS November 7, 2017 Millville High School’s athletic teams are called the Thunderbolts. In 2013 and 2014, the South Jersey school’s football team had “speed” and “lightning” in the backfield. Rob Ennis Jr. was the speed. The 5-foot-10inch tailback averaged nine yards per carry as a junior and scored 14 touchdowns before committing to Purdue University, a Power Five school in the Big Ten Conference, in the offseason before his senior year. He’s now a running back at Division III Widener University. Ryquell Armstead was the lightning, gaining yards with strength and power. Armstead, listed at 185 pounds in high school, transitioned from playing fullback to getting more carries at running back during his junior season and verbally committed to Temple shortly after Ennis chose Purdue. The junior running back powered his way to 151 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries against Army West Point on Oct. 21. He had his first multi-touchdown game this season. At the end of his 21-yard touchdown run with one minute, 38 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Armstead bowled over Army sophomore defensive back Cameron Jones near the pylon. “Putting his shoulders down and running the defender over, that’s ‘Quell,” said Ennis, who has known Armstead since the two were about 6 or 7 years old. “It’s not different for me to see. It’s probably different for everybody else to see, but not me.” On Feb. 4, 2015, National Signing Day for Armstead’s high school class, ESPN SportsCenter and college football anchor Kevin Negandhi, a 1998 communications alumnus, tweeted Temple had landed “the biggest recruit in school history.” Negandhi’s tweet referred to a running back, but not Armstead. Former coach Matt Rhule had convinced four-star back T.J. Simmons, Rivals.com’s 17th-best running back, to come to Temple. By November, Simmons announced his intentions to transfer. He only played in one game. Armstead wasn’t as highly touted as Simmons. He entered as the seventh running back on the depth chart and finished preseason camp second, he said.
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RYQUELL ARMSTEAD Feature Page 1 of 1 He played in 11 games as a freshman and scored two touchdowns. Last season, he had 919 yards rushing, had five multi-touchdown games and led the Owls with 14 rushing touchdowns. Armstead has 1,564 career rushing yards to rank 12th in program history since 1971. “It’s all about confidence once you get there,” Armstead said. “Them stars and everything doesn’t mean anything to me between the lines. I always say I was under-recruited. I found my home fast.” Former Millville coach Jason Durham noticed Armstead’s maturation during his junior and senior years. He fought through injuries to play and pulled teammates aside to give them advice. He is doing the same this year for Temple. A nagging toe injury on his left foot kept him from practicing during the week leading up to the Owls’ game against Connecticut on Oct. 14. Armstead had nine carries for 31 yards and a touchdown. Armstead felt the healthiest he had all season during the game against Army, he said. “He definitely looked like himself,” said redshirt-junior offensive lineman Gordon Thomas, whose locker in Edberg-Olson Hall is next to Armstead’s stall. “I didn’t realize until I watched the tape about a day or two later just how well he looked to his previous self the past season.” Coach Geoff Collins and Armstead, who he often calls “Rock,” have developed trust in their first season together. Before his second touchdown against Army, Armstead told Collins, “Give me the ball, let me run power and I’m going to get the first down and probably score,” Collins said. Armstead has a quiet leadership style, Collins said, something the Owls’ first-year coach learned can be effective during his first year as the University of Florida’s defensive coordinator in 2015. He’d been challenging Marcus Maye, now a rookie safety for the New York Jets, to be vocal until Maye told Collins to watch him during a practice. Maye explained to teammates how plays developed after every rep, Collins said.
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Armstead is similar, Collins said. While sophomore linebacker Shaun Bradley and junior safety Delvon Randall “run around and get everybody going,” Collins said, Armstead “doesn’t say a lot” and lets his work ethic set an example. “There’s weeks that he could barely walk, but he cares so much about his teammates and what we’re doing as a team that he was willing to lay it all on the line to go out there and perform and help them to play very well,” Collins said.
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WORTH THE WEIGHT Matt McCarthy, OWLSPORTS.COM September 20, 2017
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Redshirt senior Cole Boozer is the ultimate coach’s player. He is the player who does whatever the coach needs him to do. It is this mentality that coaches love and they know whenever they need anything from him, he’s ready to go.
back on again.”
This mindset was tested going into the 2016 football season. The team needed some extra help on the offensive line.
Changing positions from tight end to offensive line is not too uncommon. Last year, Brian O’Neill from Pittsburgh was the highest ranked offensive linemen in pass blocking and allowed zero sacks. He is another example of players who have made that switch.
“They thought that for me to succeed in this program, and to possibly play at the next level, that I had to move positions,” Boozer said. “I completely agree with them.” Boozer was always used to the bruising positions in football and in sports in general. Going back to his high school days at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Md., he played tight end and linebacker. When he wasn’t in football season, he was playing its hybrid, rugby. He was accustomed to playing the hard-nosed positions in football and rugby. Playing football for Temple University would be nothing different. Boozer’s first season for the team was back in 2013 where he was recruited to play tight end. After redshirting his freshman year, he ultimately found a role for himself as a blocking tight end. In week 3 of the 2014 season, he caught a ball for five yards against Delaware State. That would be the only time he was utilized as a receiver in the passing game. The next two seasons he appeared in 23 total games. He became a mainstay as a blocking tight end and even started in the 2016 Military Bowl against Wake Forest. Though his receiving abilities were stashed away, he had cemented his place in the rotation and found regular playing time. The offseason of 2016 would see a transition period for Boozer and a new challenge raised. The coaches needed him to change positions from a blocking tight end to the offensive line. The challenge itself wasn’t just learning a new position. The real challenge in this move was his weight. He had to gain 30 pounds to match the other linemen’s weight. To pickup the extra 30 pounds, he had to eat food. Lots of it. “I ate 6-7 times a day,” Boozer said. “I ate over 5000 calories in those days. I’m coasting at the moment but I know I have to put it
For perspective, that is the equivalent of eating nine McDonald’s Big Mac burgers, 20 New York strip steaks, or 112 Wendy’s chicken nuggets.
Luckily for Boozer, there was somebody within the football program who had experience in the same exact situation. Graduate assistant coach Cody Booth was a Temple football player from 2010-2013. He joined the team as a walk on his freshman year, made a name for himself as a tight end in the program, and eventually made the switch from tight end to offensive line. Booth went on to play in the NFL as well. Undrafted coming out of college in 2014, he signed a rookie free agent deal with the Chicago Bears. Later he would spend two years with the Jacksonville Jaguars and then most recently the Washington Redskins. “He helped me a lot with the weight gain program,” Boozer said. “How to eat and what I should be doing and certain foods I should be eating. Also with hydration and the ways to get heavier.” He took his suggestions in stride and put on the required poundage. In the 2016 season, he wore number 87 during games as he wasn’t quite ready to go at offensive line yet. He would be featured in multiple tight end sets and blocking situations. This year is a different story. He has started every game this season at right tackle. This is his second head coach in his five years with the program. After seeing four years with Matt Rhule, he is enjoying the new change that came with new head coach Geoff Collins. He also sees a change in the locker room as well. “It’s different,” Boozer said. “I wouldn’t say happier or more loose. But we’re a faster and younger team at the moment.” This being his final year with Temple as a student-athlete, he’s had some time to look
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back and appreciate what Temple has done for him and what he’s done for the university. “From going from where I started at 2-10 to 6-6 to 10-4 and 10-4,” Boozer said. “I’ve come to appreciate the work ethic. This being my fifth season and I graduated in three and a half years, I’m now pursuing a graduate program in sports business. Temple has helped me become more educated and well-rounded as a person.”
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CENTEIO BRINGS HIS ‘SWAGGER’ TO QUARTERBACK COMPETITION Tom Ignudo, TEMPLE NEWS August 8, 2017 When Todd Centeio’s dad caught him playing basketball down the street with his friends as a kid, he would yell at him. The freshman quarterback wasn’t allowed to play other sports. Centeio was committed to football 24/7. Because Centeio grew up in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, his dad, also named Todd, wanted him to take advantage of being able to play during the whole year at quarterback camps and at the local rec center. “If it wasn’t camp season, we were in the backyard running the ladder, we were working on three-step drops, five-step drops, seven-step drops,” the elder Centeio said. “We were always working.” The younger Centeio, now more than 1,000 miles north of his hometown, is one of four candidates competing for Temple’s starting quarterback position. The three other candidates are redshirt junior Frank Nutile, redshirt sophomore Logan Marchi and redshirt freshman Anthony Russo. Centeio came to Temple in Spring 2017 as an early enrollee to participate in spring practices, allowing him to be seen in action by the coaches sooner. “That’s critical for those guys to be able to get here as an early enrollee,” offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude said. “That was a huge opportunity for him. When you start evaluating quarterbacks and you start talking about personalities you either say, ‘Is he a kid that gets it? Does he have it?’ And he does. He has a little bit of swagger to him.” Patenaude added Centeio has the ability to make plays with his feet when the pocket collapses, a skill he said the three other candidates don’t offer. In his senior year at William T. Dwyer High School, Centeio rushed for 243 yards on 34 carries for three touchdowns. He also threw for 2,344 yards and 31 touchdowns. The three-star recruit had offers from Power 5 programs like the University of Miami, University of Nebraska and North Carolina State University. He chose Temple after de-committing from Miami in May 2015. Miami made offers to other quarterbacks in Centeio’s class, and the family wanted a
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TODD CENTEIO Feature Page 1 of 1 school fully committed to them, the elder Centeio said. Centeio received his first offer from Temple, and three coaches, including offensive quality control and recruiting coach Adam DiMichele, kept in contact with him. Dwyer coach Jack Daniels witnessed the traits Patenaude spoke of when he coached Centeio as a junior and senior in high school. While playing against Palm Beach Gardens High School during his junior year, Centeio pulled a zone read and dashed for 15 yards. VanDarius Cowan, a University of Alabama linebacker ranked as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, caught Centeio and brought him down from behind. After the play, Centeio came over to the sideline and had a badly swollen knee, Daniels said. Daniels was comfortable with taking Centeio out to not risk further injury. But Centeio offered the two-time state champion coach a different plan. “‘I’m not coming out,’” Daniels recalls Centeio told him. “He goes, ‘I’m hurt, my knee is a little bit stiff but when that happens you play through the pain.’” Dwyer beat Palm Beach Gardens 32-6, but Centeio missed several games in the aftermath due to a knee sprain. Centeio transferred to Dwyer after a twoyear stint at Royal Palm Beach High. Royal Palm’s offense was a run-oriented system, but Centeio wanted to showcase his ability to make plays with his arm down the field and Dwyer became the perfect fit because of its spread offense, his father said. Since 2002, Daniels has sent five quarterbacks to Football Bowl Subdivision programs, including former University of Florida and North Carolina State quarterback Jacoby Brissett. He led the New England Patriots to a win during Week 3 last season while Tom Brady served a four-game suspension. Centeio is the most recent to go from Dwyer to Division I. “We didn’t change anything mechanic-wise because he was accurate, he got the ball out
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quick, he had a really quick release,” Daniels said. “What we did is teach him more concepts and when to pull it on zone reads and run on [run-pass options]. He’s really good at that stuff.” Centeio has displayed some scrambling ability in preseason practice. Sophomore linebacker Shaun Bradley, who has faced off with Centeio and the three other candidates for starting quarterback in preseason camp, said they have all displayed different skill sets on the practice field. Marchi is quick and has a nice sling, Nutile is calm and composed and Russo is big but looks quicker since last fall, he said. And Centeio has shown Bradley something new every day of practice. “I’ll be sitting on the sideline, he’ll throw a pass and I’m like ‘Damn, I didn’t know he had that in him,’” Bradley said. “Or he’ll make a move or run… I like his game a lot, he reminds me of P.J. [Walker].”
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FROM HOMELESS SHELTERS TO FOOTBALL STARDOM Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER October 26, 2017 Tears were flowing. Here were some of the toughest, hard-nosed college football players around, and their emotions got the best of them when one of their own stood and told a story of resiliency, courage and determination. It was early in Sean Chandler’s football career at Temple, his freshman season in 2014, The Owls’ defensive backs coach at the time, Francis Brown, had each of his players get up and tell the others something they didn’t know about his life. Chandler rose to speak and soon had a captivated audience. “Every single one of those guys was crying,” recalled Brown, now the assistant head coach at Baylor under former Temple coach Matt Rhule. Chandler, who speaks softly but hits like a sledgehammer on the field, remembers telling his story. “I remember getting up, and I started crying a little,” Chandler recalled earlier this month. “The other guys are like, ‘Dang, we didn’t know.’ ” Few people knew that Chandler and his family had lived in what he estimates were six different homeless shelters while he was growing up in Camden. One of the shelters, he stayed in for about a year. Chandler says his family’s situation became more stable when he was in the seventh grade. Before that, he was living a shelter-to-shelter existence. Even as things improved, Chandler never became complacent with his living conditions. “Every day, you wonder if it can happen again,” he said. And every day of his life is spent doing his best to make sure it won’t. SUPPORT SYSTEM Chandler’s family includes mother Latonya Woodson, and sisters Ebony Chandler, 25; Tyana Chandler, 23; and Collette Chandler, 10. He also has an older brother, Cornell Woodson, 30, who Chandler says was off to college at the time of the frequent moves. Chandler says he doesn’t live with his father, James, but has kept in contact. The family politely declined to discuss the situation, and even Sean Chandler was reluctant to go into too much detail. “Honestly, I had fun as a child,” he said. “Now I look back on it and say, ‘Man, that isn’t a way to live.’ ” His story had a profound impact on his fellow defensive backs, who were in the room that emotional day. “After he was done speaking, there was silence throughout the room,” former Temple and current Baltimore Ravens cornerback Tavon Young recalled. “I felt bad for him, but then again, I felt good at what type of person he turned out to be.” Temple senior cornerback Artrel Foster re-
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members the raw emotions Chandler’s story produced. “I was all teared up and didn’t understand what he had been through his whole life,” Foster said. “When I heard that, I understand why he works as hard as he does.” Anybody who has spent time around Chandler always points out his incredible work ethic and his silent but firm leadership. “For us, we didn’t do double sessions and he used to organize and hold a practice in preseason,” said Dwayne Savage, Chandler’s high school coach and still the head coach at Camden High. “Everybody respected him so much that they showed up for those workouts.” Even had Chandler not endured such an unstable living situation in his early childhood, he likely would have been hard-working. But the experience cemented a certain mental toughness and drive that have enabled him to be a four-year starter and definite NFL prospect. “Now I look back on it and see all the things I have overcome, and nothing can break me because nothing was as bad as that,” said Chandler, who attended Dr. Charles E. Brimm Medical Arts High School while playing for Camden. “If I went through that, then it shows I can keep pushing.” APPROPRIATE NICKNAME Few people call Chandler “Sean” — to most, he’s “Champ.” The name came, he recalled, when he started playing midget football at age eight. He was on a team, the East Camden Seminoles, that had several players named Sean. It was the first day of practice, and the team had a hitting drill, which Chandler won. Being the champion of that drill, he became known as “Champ.” Through the years, he has worn that nickname like a badge. “Champ” is a hero to many in his hometown. “I am so proud of him,” said Brown, the Baylor assistant. Brown and Chandler have a long relationship. Brown was a star quarterback and defensive back at Camden. Chandler was a star receiver, running back, defensive back, return man — you name it — at the school. Brown persuaded the Owls to give Chandler his first scholarship offer. Brown was one of the few people in the Temple program who knew Chandler’s story. “He is from the city I came from and people don’t always have positive things to say about Camden, but Champ is an example of the positives,” Brown said. “He came from nothing.” Stories about Chandler’s work ethic are legendary. He often stays at Temple’s football facility until he is bleary-eyed looking at tape of the next opponent. “Champ is the reason Tavon Young is playing in the NFL,” Brown said. “Tavon wasn’t
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always the hardest worker, but when Champ came, that all changed and he became an unbelievable worker after that.” Young, on injured reserve with a torn ACL, has maintained a close relationship with Chandler. The two worked out together in the off-season. “He was a great teammate,” Young said. “On the field, you always want to have him on your team, but off the field, he is a tremendous person.” Chandler has made the same favorable impression on Temple’s new coaching staff. “I coached kids in the past who had entitlement issues. Sean Chandler has zero,” Temple first-year coach Geoff Collins said. “He is respectful, he is grateful for everything he gets and understands he has to work for everything he gets, and he has just been awesome to coach.” THE NEXT LEVEL Chandler, who is listed at 6-foot and 190 pounds, was a starting cornerback in his first two seasons at Temple and has been a starting free safety the past two years. He has great potential as a punt returner, although he has returned only two kicks this season. “He’ll be in the NFL,” said one pro talent evaluator who requested anonymity. “Depending on the system, he could play corner or safety.” Added Brown: “He will play free safety in the NFL, like ‘Honey Badger,’ ” referring to Tyrann Mathieu of the Arizona Cardinals. Collins was a defensive coordinator the past six years in the Southeastern Conference, including the previous two seasons at Florida, and has coached his share of NFL prospects. “He is an SEC player, an NFL player,” said Collins, whose 3-5 team has a bye this week and will return to action Thursday, Nov. 2 at Lincoln Financial Field against Navy. For Chandler, everything he has done has been geared toward reaching the NFL. “I have been dreaming of the NFL since I was young,” said Chandler, who is on pace to graduate in May with a degree in kinesiology. Chandler has the speed, intelligence and hunger to make it to the NFL. He also has one of the greatest intangibles. “He has one of the strongest mental mindsets I have ever seen,” Brown said. That strength came from early-life adversity. “I know how strong I had to be from what my family went through,” Chandler said. “It helps motivate me to get to the next level.”
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A DESERVING CHAMP Pat Kolb, OWLSPORTS.COM October 12, 2017 Temple football had a long history of being mediocre. They have an overall losing record since the program was started back in 1894. They have a losing record in bowl games. Temple football hasn’t always been known for their success, but things are changing. They have Sean Chandler. Chandler, or as his teammates and coaches call him “Champ,” grew up in Camden, New Jersey. Being close to Temple gave him the opportunity in high school to see the team play and practice close to home. Champ, after committing to Temple his senior year of high school, would watch them practice in the spring at Camden High School. He knew it was only a matter of time before he would be on that field with them. “I knew I was getting a step ahead of everybody,” said Chandler. “I was gonna be feasting. I tried to get a step ahead of all the other incoming freshman and beat them out like that. I was gaining confidence by going out there too and showing myself that I could do this, that I could play at the next level.” Those practices he attended most likely helped him make that smooth transition to the next level his freshman year, since he started making plays right off the bat. “He was only a freshman, but in camp he probably had the most interceptions,” said Tyler Matakevich, Champ’s former teammate. “You roll back the film and you just see the same guy flashing, making plays.” Single digit numbers are only given to the toughest players on the team, but after a couple of weeks, Champ was voted to be one of the select few. “I didn’t know it was a trend to start out with, but when Coach Rhule was giving me the jersey he was like ‘I don’t know about this one,’” Chandler recalled. “So I’m walking up there, gaining a chip on my shoulder as I’m walking up there. I was ready to show everybody I deserve this number. I already knew my teammates were behind me so I was like ‘that’s all I need.’” To date, Champ is the youngest Temple player to receive a single digit, and he has worn that number 3 all four years of his career. Overcoming adversity is nothing new to Champ, and carrying a chip on his shoul-
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SEAN CHANDLER Feature Page 1 of 1 der has almost become the norm for him. When Sean Chandler was growing up in Camden, he bounced around from house to house and spent one year in a homeless shelter with his family. Champ wouldn’t be concerned about himself though, he was always looking out for his little sister and the rest of his family. “If I went to a game with one of my coaches, we would get hot dogs and stuff like that,” said Chandler in an interview with Kevin Negandhi. “I would just try to act like ‘can I get two’ and he would say ‘alright we’ll get you two’ and I’d just save one of those hotdogs for my little sister.” That family first mentality helped Chandler switch from corner to safety his junior year after starting at corner all but one game his first two years and after being second in passes defended in the American Athletic Conference his freshman year and third his sophomore year. Chandler knew the switch wouldn’t be easy, but his coaches knew he had more than enough talent to play the position. “It was something different, since I never played the position in high school,” said Champ. “It was a lot of new stuff to learn but I’m always open to learning new things. Having coach Snow out there helped me develop into a way better player and stuff like that so it was cool.”
he’s thinking,” said Johnson, who spent 2007-2010 as defensive backs coach at Ohio State, where he coached Eagles star safety Malcolm Jenkins. “He’s got a good personality and, on top of that, he’s a worker. He does a really good job of getting out there and doing a lot of behind-the-scenes things. When the place is shut down, he’s usually here, day or night.” “I’m excited about [Chandler] and he epitomizes ‘Temple Tuff’ and single-digit tough,” Collins said. “You just see him every day with a look in his eye and a desire to be great. I just think he epitomizes what this program is all about. Tough defines Champ. He’s a team player who doesn’t let his past define him, and Temple adopted that mindset with his presence. Since Chandler has been at Temple, the team has a winning record of 29-17. He really has helped turn the program around. So where is Temple now? Like we noted, they are 29-17 over Champ’s career heading into this weekend’s homecoming game against UConn and they are sitting 3-3 this season. He is also anchoring a strong temple secondary and playing with their respect. “I’ve been around some great defensive backs,” said defensive back Artrel Foster, a fellow single digit honoree. “But I’m not much of a leader I would give that to Champ. I look up to him, really.”
Chandler not only learned from Snow though, a 39-year coaching veteran who spent time in the NFL and in the Pac 12. He now learns from head coach Geoff Collins and defensive coordinator Taver Johnson who have developed some of the most talented deep defenders playing in the NFL. Champ’s excited to play for his new coaches and work with them in helping the team get better.
This is Champ’s last season with the Owls, and his body of work over his four years with the team speaks for itself. He will go down as one of the best to ever play in the Temple Owls defensive backfield and most likely join former teammates Tavon Young and Nate Hairston at the next level. Head coach Geoff Collins recognizes Champ’s greatness as well.
“When a new coaching staff comes in,” said Chandler, “I feel like you have to get the guys to buy in, to buy into the team. Now I’m the guy who feels like I have to make that connection from the coaches to the players and bring it all together.”
“Over the last seven years, I’ve coached some really good defensive backs. Sean Chandler is in that conversation with any of those kids.”
Champ respects his new es, and the respect is
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WITH A MIX OF SABAN AND SWAG, COLLINS TAKES OVER AT TEMPLE Ralph Russo, ASSOCIATED PRESS June 17, 2017 PHILADELPHIA — Geoff Collins flips through the pages in a three-ring binder, and then grabs another and does the same. He finds the pages he wants and puts them side-by-side. Two travel itineraries, one from his time as Florida defensive coordinator and one that was used by his predecessor at Temple. The logos at the top of the page, the fonts, the layout of the schedule — it all looks about the same. That’s not a coincidence. Collins, the new Temple coach, and Matt Rhule, the former one, are friends who have been sharing ideas and best practices for years — including that travel itinerary used by Collins’ old Gators boss, Jim McElwain. “I had intimate knowledge of how the Temple program for the last 10 years has been developed,” Collins said. “I walk into things that, hey, I had a say in that or I helped come up with that.” Now Collins, as Rhule once was, is the firsttime head coach in charge of the Owls. Collins’ plan is to be true to the core values instilled in the program by his buddy, while infusing Temple Tough with Saban-style structure, a “Moneyball” mindset and his own swagger — swag for short. “My big thing, too, is being tough, being physical, being disciplined, having attention to detail and having fun, having swag, having energy, having juice; I don’t think those are mutually exclusive. You can have all those things and have them be working together,” Collins said.
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remained close. Collins, 46, bounced around the south, including a year as director of player personnel for Nick Saban at Alabama, before becoming one of the most respected defensive coordinators in college football. Rhule became head coach at Temple in 2013, leading the program to unprecedented success. The last two seasons, the Owls have won 20 games, appeared in the American Athletic Conference title game twice and won the AAC last year. He left to take the Baylor job and his one hope for a replacement was someone who would respect what was already in place. “We won because of our process and our system and the way that we did things. And the kids that we had. And I love those kids. I didn’t want anybody to come in and tear down everything that they had built. Not what I had built, but that they had built,” Rhule said. Kraft said Rhule’s relationship with Collins put him on the AD’s radar. Rhule said he never stumped for his friend. There was no need. “He knew how to speak our language,” Kraft said. “His interview was as good an interview as I have ever been in.” In Collins’ first meeting with Temple players, he was quick to make clear that what they had built would be preserved. He pulled aside the seniors, players he would never coach, and assured them Temple would still be their home.
Collins’ new office — Rhule’s old office — is still in move-in mode. In a glass trophy case there are a just a few framed photos, including team pictures from Collins’ time at Division III Albright College.
“We created a legends row in the locker room so when those guys come back from the NFL and they’re home working out, they’ve got a place in our building they feel welcome,” Collins said.
Collins was defensive coordinator at Albright in 1998 when he hired Rhule as linebackers coach for “$1,800 a year and a meal card,” Rhule said. They spent a year together in Reading, Pennsylvania, then were reunited at FBS Western Carolina, where again Collins was defensive coordinator and hired Rhule.
Haason Reddick, the Temple defensive end who was drafted in the first round by Arizona in April, said Collins has delivered on his promise.
After four seasons with Western Carolina, Collins and Rhule went separate ways but
“I interact with him on Twitter, things of that sort,” Reddick said. “There’s a great connection. He’s a cool guy. What I’ll say is he’s come in there with a lot of enthusiasm.” Rhule’s version of Temple Tough was no-
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frills and understated. Collins takes a more bold approach. He hired a S.W.A.G. coordinator (specialist with advanced graphics) to handle multimedia and social media. He changed the way the Owls practice to mimic how Alabama has done it under Saban. “A lot of places you go to there’s 22 kids practicing, 88, however many other kids watching the practice,” Collins said. “That doesn’t happen at one of our practices. Everyone’s engaged. Everyone is developing, going through the practice. Rotation. Movement. Going from one drill to another drill. Everybody’s moving all the time. Reduce the practice time, but exponentially get more reps.” He also brought a DJ to practice to play music, mixing Saban and swag. In June, Collins made another unique hire, naming former Temple offensive lineman Pat Boyle strategic specialist in charge of enhancing the analytics department. Collins said reading Michael Lewis’ book “Moneyball” about how the Oakland Athletics of the early 1990s revolutionized data-driven analysis and decision-making in baseball helped crystalize his vision for running an organization. He wants to use analytics in every aspect of Temple football from recruiting to conditioning to game planning. “Geoff is able to come in and still stay true to Temple Tough. Hardnose, physical, disciplined team, but he’s going to do it in a completely different way,” Rhule said. “With really, really cool ideas and a new outlook. Because now’s the time to bring Temple to the next step.”
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TEMPLE’S GEOFF COLLINS: ALWAYS A COACH IN THE MAKING Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER March 21, 2017 Walk into Geoff Collins’ office, and, as with most football coaches, there are photos. But there is one that catches the eye immediately from the nomadic journey he took before he was named Temple’s head coach in December. There is a photo of Albright College’s 1997 Middle Atlantic Conference champions, a team picture that Collins brought with him at the seven subsequent stops as an assistant and now his first as a head coach. That Albright team was special to Collins, who is taking over at Temple for his good friend and former Albright coaching colleague, Matt Rhule, now at Baylor. Albright was an early stop for Collins but one that he said helped launch his career path that led to Temple. Collins began coaching in 1993 when he spent two seasons as a student assistant at his alma mater, Western Carolina. He then spent one year as a high school assistant before being named linebackers coach for a season at Fordham in 1996. After that season, he was named defensive coordinator at Albright. “Two of my favorite years were at Albright College,” Collins said in a recent interview in his new office. At Albright, it was his first job as a defensive coordinator, a position he held the last two seasons at the University of Florida. And while he says he loved every place he has coached in college since his time at Albright - Georgia Tech (for two different stints), a return to Western Carolina, Alabama, Central Florida, Florida International, Mississippi State, and then Florida - his time at the Division III school remains dear to his heart. One of the reasons for that is the relationships he has built, and they provide insight into the type of coach Collins has become. Sure, he’s tough, self-assured and demanding. But he said he’s also a relationship builder who hasn’t forgotten the players who helped him along the way.
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every one of them, but there was something about the way I related to those Albright players that was special,” said Collins, who will turn 46 on April 10. “And that is why everywhere I have gone, the [photo] has come with me, because those relationships that have lasted 19, 20 years are very special.” One of his top players at Albright was defensive back Bob Maro, who still holds the school record with 23 interceptions. “He came in, and we went from a defense that ran a couple of things to one that had a playbook that was so thick I didn’t know how I would learn it,” said Maro, who is an attorney living in Collegeville. And while Collins gets close to his players, he wasn’t afraid to dispense discipline, which Maro found out firsthand. After Maro and two teammates broke a team rule, they were forced to run what is known as the roller coaster. It included running, running and more running, leaving Maro and his friends on the brink of exhaustion. “That was the first of a kind discipline [under Collins], and I don’t think anybody did anything wrong after that,” Maro recalled. “We gained a lot of respect for him after that happened, and we realized if we messed up we would be punished.” Maro visited Collins last season at Florida, attending a game against Missouri.
“Most people would read the title of that book and say they don’t want any part of the profession, but I just loved it, loved everything about the process, the mentality of being a head football coach,” he said. At that time, he was a player at Rockdale Country High in Georgia. Not surprisingly, he was like a coach on the field. “Geoff was an excellent high school player who didn’t have the most ability but had the biggest heart,” said Jeff Beggs, his high school coach. “He really played hard, worked hard, just soaked up the knowledge and what it took, film study and those kinds of things, and used it to his advantage to be the best high school player he could be.” Collins was a walk-on at Western Carolina who played cornerback and special teams as a freshman and earned a scholarship leading into his sophomore season. He started at safety as a sophomore.
“I have five kids, and he gave us a tour of the place. We were on the field. It was topnotch,” Maro said. “He has always stayed grounded and true to his players.”
“After that season I saw the coaching staff was trying to outrecruit me, so I got a little bigger and became an outside linebacker,” he said.
It was also at Albright that Collins realized how much he enjoyed recruiting, a part of the job that many of his peers do not embrace.
As a junior, after starting at outside linebacker, he again felt the staff was trying to recruit better players at his position, so he gained more weight and started at inside linebacker as a senior.
“That first year at Albright, we signed 82 kids, and I was responsible for 45 of them,” Collins said. “It was there I really learned how to relate to different people from different areas, and those two years were invaluable to my coaching career.”
Especially at Albright.
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in middle school he moved to Conyers, less than an hour from Atlanta. He fit the profile of many future coaches, an overachieving player who got every ounce out of his ability. Collins loved playing, but coaching always appealed to him. As a high school senior, he read the book Pressure by former Cleveland Browns coach Sam Rutigliano. Like the Albright photo, this book is in his office at Temple. Among other things, the book provided insight into life as a head coach in the NFL. Collins couldn’t read it fast enough.
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“He was probably undersized, but the thing that gave him a chance was his attitude, the way he played the game,” said Morris Starr, who was Western Carolina’s linebackers coach during Collins’ senior year. “He was a student of the game who understood where he needed to be, and his effort was always great.”
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TEMPLE’S GEOFF COLLINS: ALWAYS A COACH IN THE MAKING Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER March 21, 2017 His production wasn’t bad, either. Collins finished with 194 career tackles, but he knew his limitations, meaning that there would be no dreams of the NFL, the CFL or any pro league. Still, Collins knew he wanted to stay in the game.
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“He was always an upbeat guy and very positive,” O’Leary said, “and I could see when I interviewed him that winning was important to him.”
“I loved everything about college football, the process, the camaraderie, the away trips,” he said. Yes, even the eight-hour bus rides were something savored by Collins. “Being with my guys on the bus, getting ready to play somebody else, that was really something,” he said. Another break After Albright, he got his first job at a Football Bowl Subdivision school, serving two years as a graduate assistant and another as tight ends coach at Georgia Tech under head coach George O’Leary, who became a major Collins mentor. “Even as a [graduate assistant], he had the right personality, good rapport with the people he dealt with and was very good with the players,” O’Leary said. In 2008-09, Collins reunited with O’Leary, who was then the head coach at Central Florida. Collins served as the linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator. “George O’Leary was one of the biggest influences on me and somebody who played a big part of who I am as a coach to this day,” Collins said “He gave me my first Division I full-time opportunity.” And now he has his first head-coaching opportunity, and Collins, who, along with wife Jennifer, has an infant daughter, can’t wait to wake up every day. He has enjoyed meeting the people in the Philadelphia area and getting to know the players he inherited and the others he recruited and has a zest for his new surroundings and job. Most of all, Collins has built lifelong friendships with each step along the way. Through the years, he has inspired loyalty with legions of players. He wants that to continue at Temple. And he wants to win.
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NEW TEMPLE COACH GEOFF COLLINS BRINGING THE SWAG TO SURGING OWLS Pete Thamel, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED May 10, 2017 PHILADELPHIA — New Temple coach Geoff Collins grabs his keychain, pushes a button that resembles a car alarm and his office door swings shut. He stole the automatic door opener idea from former boss Nick Saban, and it’s one of the small signs of a new era of Temple football here. After back-to-back 10-win seasons under former coach Matt Rhule, Collins’s tenure at Temple promises both similar philosophies and an open door to unique twists. Collins and Rhule are close friends, stemming from working together at Albright College in Reading, Pa., in 1998. “The common thread with me and Matt most is we care about people,” says Collins. “We want to see people succeed, we’re positive, we coach hard, but even though we coach hard, people know we’re doing it because we want what’s best for them.” Collins has worked for everyone from Saban to Mississippi State’s Dan Mullen to Florida’s Jim McElwain, and along the way he developed his own high-energy style. Just peek at the Swag Chalice behind his desk, a staff position called S.W.A.G. Coordinator and plenty of “green lightning” stocked in the fridge. (That’s his term of endearment for Diet Mountain Dew.) Collins’s arrival has spiked the caffeine levels in Philadelphia, and he shared his thoughts on how to utilize that energy to continue the winning ways at Temple.
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Collins: When I first hit the job, I was up to probably eight to ten minimum daily, and this is way too many. I was sleeping four hours a night, so I started drinking these things [points to natural drinks in his refrigerator]. I don’t know if they’re in the [beverage] contract we’re using now. But they still have 90 caffeine units in them. But it’s mostly water. It’s all natural. Still got a healthy dose in here. So now I drink eight to ten of those. I don’t know if the cumulative effect is any better, but the green lightning intake has reduced and whatever those things are called have gone through the roof. We had a huge party at my house Saturday night for all the staff and administration and academic people and the dude that was running the drink service at the party pulled me aside and showed me two cases of Diet Mountain Dew. I’m like, “I’m trying to slow down.” The reputation precedes me. SI: It seems you started a new Temple Tough tradition here of not wearing socks? Collins: I was at Florida, and Jim McElwain didn’t wear socks. I started not wearing socks, so I got caught on campus in eight-degree weather on a local Philadelphia TV show, and I wasn’t wearing socks. They made a huge deal about it. So I have to be Temple Tough now. So if I go to wearing socks because it’s cold, then I’m soft, and I’m not going to be soft.
SI: I see that sweet bedazzled Swag Chalice behind you desk. I recall the one you had at Mississippi State. How do you transfer over that tradition?
SI: So walk me back to 1998 when you were the defensive coordinator at Albright College and Matt Rhule was the linebacker coach.
Geoff Collins: I don’t. It’s just something people find out and they want to create one for me. The strength coaches did, and they have Swag Chalices as well. They created one for me and themselves. It started back in Starkville, when one of the strength coaches, Brady Collins [no relation], every day after practice he’d make smoothies. They would make me a mango smoothie that was ridiculous, and one day I said I need a better cup and something that’s branding. I said I need a Swag Chalice, or something off the cuff. And he created one that was just ridiculous, and I got my Swag Chalice.
Collins: It was his first job, my first coordinator job, so we just had an absolute blast. Every cool thing we ever thought of to do, we did. Some of my best memories are from there at Albright College. Sean Padden who is now Matt’s director of operations at Baylor, was the D-line coach, Matt was linebackers coach, I was the defensive coordinator, DBs coach. We had an absolute blast and we’re still close. Four of those [Albright] guys were at the Temple spring game. Matt was awesome even from a young age.
SI: My spies who have worked with you told me to ask how many Diet Mountain Dews you drink a day.
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SI: You had said you were a huge Temple fan for almost a decade because of your longtime friendship with Matt. Did you lean on him a lot before taking this job?
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Collins: Yes, 100%. And I had known for four years, and being an SEC coordinator and having some success, this was a job I was interested in. I’m from Atlanta, consider myself a city person, so living in the fourth-largest media market in the country was very appealing to me, and having such close relationships—I always tell people, some of the favorite kids I ever coached have been from this area. I’ve loved all of them, but the makeup of the kids from this area—they’re tough, they’re physical, they earn everything they get, they work for it—that was very appealing to me and I knew the culture Matt had created here and really had been created for 10 years [under Al Golden and Steve Addazio] is in line with who I am. I knew that transition was going to be smooth, and I’m having exit meetings with the players and they’re amazed with how seamless the transition has been. SI: I’m going to ask you a little bit about all your influences because you’ve worked for a diverse crop of head coaches. You were with Nick Saban his first year at Alabama. What did you take from that? Collins: Being able to be one-on-one with Nick Saban on a daily basis is invaluable to my career. The other nice thing is I got to be behind the curtain, so to say. There would be defensive meetings that I was privy to sit in on, then we’d break and have meetings and it’d be me and coach Saban. We’d be talking about the roster, talking about recruiting, recruiting strategy, things we’re going to be doing, practice planning, all the things that as a coordinator/position coach, you don’t have access to Nick Saban in that manner. I was able to go, and it’s me and him talking about real-life issues that impact Alabama football. It was at the start of the social media age, so Myspace was the deal. Then the next year was when Facebook went from being just college to global, and we were all out in front of that. Helping [Saban] transition into the social media age was awesome for me and being able to be there, on the ground Day 1. Being able to be with him Day 1 on a daily basis and really seeing not just how he works defensively, but to be in the global meetings and seeing how his mind works and I loved it. I think he’s brilliant, how he holds people accountable, sets responsibilities, sets roles and defines them, and people go and do their job. He’s brilliant.
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NEW TEMPLE COACH GEOFF COLLINS BRINGING THE SWAG TO SURGING OWLS Pete Thamel, SPORTS ILLUSTRATED May 10, 2017 SI: Give me a few specifics you learned from Nick. Collins: The opponent and scoreboard don’t matter. He talks about that all the time. You have to get better at what you do on a daily basis, doesn’t matter what your role is. Accept personal responsibility for your own self-determination. He says that all the time. And so every day, you come into this building as a player or a coach, you have a responsibility to do your job and to accept that responsibility and to be driven and motivated to do it. We have a pyramid I made, we probably have seven or eight years ago just a philosophical pyramid of what I believe in as a coach, and those are two of the top tenets and those are directly from him. There’s a ton more I say on a daily basis, but those are two that are forefront. SI: What did you take from working with George O’Leary? Collins: The big thing, just work ethic and attention to detail. There’s not one single thing that happened in the football program that he missed. So you had to be on your toes, be accountable, know what you were doing and follow through on every little detail. It might be a staple in the right place on something you stapled for him, whether the corner of the tape where you posted something on the wall, every single thing mattered. I have a case of OCD, and he added a bunch of OCD tendencies to me. Just the attention to detail, I take it as a source of a pride that I was a GA for him and he promoted me to full-time coach. So I must’ve been doing something halfway decent, and I carried that with me. SI: What about Mario Cristobal at FIU? Collins: Passion, energy. I thought he was a great coach for the coordinators. He was a really good coach. He assured he managed the things that needed to be managed, provided resources, was a great recruiter to provide you, make sure you had the players. And you were freed up as a coordinator to game plan, to scheme, to call the game, because you had the resources in place to be successful. SI: Dan Mullen at Mississippi State? Collins: From the Day 1 when they stepped on campus to the time they left, everything
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was geared toward the development of the player. The work ethic, the toughness, athletic ability, fundamentals, technique, all was in line to improve on a daily basis. I think this place is a developmental program, so I take pride in that. I actually had a team meeting today, and I talked about Dak Prescott and Benardrick McKinney, two guys now starting at a high level in the NFL, and how they developed and why. What was their mindset? What were the steps? We’re using those things here. SI: Quick sidebar: What’s your favorite Dak story? You were there when Mississippi State went to No. 1 in 2014. Collins: In the off-season, we would have these very intense workouts on certain Fridays, big special workouts and some days there’d be three of them. Thirty kids in one session, 30 in another and then 30 kids in another. Dak always made sure he came to the first one and he would kill the workout, work harder than anybody. Just destroy the workout. After the workout we would break it down, 29 kids would leave, Dak would stay and go to the next workout and would be in there encouraging, pushing, motivating. Wouldn’t do the entire workout physically but would go and motivate this group. Those 30 kids would break it down, go to class, and Dak would go to the next workout and would do every workout with every kid. The thing I talk about when referring to him is how everything he did, he was all in, and that’s what we try to impress upon our football players. How you do in the classroom is how you’re going to do on the football field. How you do in off-season conditioning is how you’re going to do on the football field. How you do anything is how you’ll do everything. SI: What about Jim McElwain about Florida (other than not wearing socks)? Collins: Coach Mac was the best thing to happen for me preparing to be a head coach. I’ve been blessed to be around some legendary head coaches, and I’ve seen a lot of times guys try to become those coaches when they get their shot as a head guy. Coach Mac showed me that you can and should be yourself when you’re the head coach. I’ve been able to use the great things I’ve learned from the coaches I’ve been around, but I’ve done it being true to my personality and have had an absolute blast
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doing it. SI: I can’t leave here without asking you about the position you created—S.W.A.G. Coordinator? Give me some insight into Dave Gerson and his job as Specialist With Advanced Graphics. Collins: He loves it. He’s a huge Temple fan his entire life. He used to have his own YouTube shows when he was 8 or 9 years old. I get here and I kinda notice a couple graphics near his work station, and I’m like make me this, and it was 10 times better than I’d even asked. I kept asking, and he just kept outperforming with the graphics stuff. And that’s how college football recruiting is going. Everyone has a multimedia coordinator. When I went to Georgia Tech, I had been a full-time coach, coordinator, and I got to be an off-the-field coach. I was like, ‘What title could I have that would translate to the NFL?’ Nobody in college football had this title, but they did in the NFL, director of player personnel. Now that’s the standard title in college football, and I was the first one to have that title. Titles, to me, are important. Anybody can be social media coordinator. You can be the Specialist With Advanced Graphics, and we’ll call you the S.W.A.G. Coordinator. It ended up being a national story, and it couldn’t happen to a better kid and he just consistently keeps outperforming. He has the least swag of anybody with that title. But he’s an unbelievable kid, he taught himself Photoshop. He figured it out because he loves Temple football, Temple University and he’s special. SI: You’ve given a lot of credit to Nadia Harvin, your administrative specialist, for helping you adjust. It’s hard to believe that she’s worked in football at Temple for more than 20 years. What’s she meant? Collins: She’s been wonderful. She’s been here for a long time, even though she looks very young. She knows everybody, and everybody loves and respects her. She’s just a joy to come to work and see everyday, and her connection with both the former players and everyone on campus in invaluable. She has just been amazing.
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SHARIF FINCH IN A CLASS BY HIMSELF Shawn Pastor, OWLS DAILY August 14, 2017 There are 19 seniors on the 2017 Temple football roster. Six of them are true seniors. They were still in high school when the Owls kicked off the Matt Rhule era on August 31, 2013 at Notre Dame. That leaves 13 fifth-year seniors – guys who started college in 2013. Among those 13 fifth-year seniors, however, there are five guys who didn’t join the team until after 2013 – from transfers like Keith Kirkwood and Greg Webb to walk-ons like Josh Lang. So there are eight guys here and now, on Geoff Collins’ first Temple team, who were also members of Rhule’s first team: Cole Boozer, Brian Carter, Sharif Finch, Artrel Foster, Leon Johnson, Chris Smith, Adrian Sullivan, and Jullian Taylor. Among those eight guys, only one of them played as a true freshman. Only one of them made the 2013 season-opening trip to South Bend, Ind. Only one of them stepped onto the field at Notre Dame Stadium. Senior defensive end Sharif Finch is in a class by himself. Currently weighing in at 255 pounds, Finch made the two-deep as a 218-pound backup linebacker for his college debut. In fact, he was on the field for the opening kickoff, which he still recalls vividly. “The opening kickoff, they had the Spidercam up, it was cool,” Finch remembered. “So I’m 17 and I’m like, ‘OK, this is a big stage.’ But I was fine, it was just football.” Finch had high expectations when he arrived on North Broad Street earlier that summer. And he climbed the depth chart pretty quickly.
SHARIF FINCH Feature Page 1 of 1 he recalled. “So I figured I would travel. But I had to do my job on special teams. That was really the way I traveled.” And while he raced the Spidercam down the field to cover the opening kickoff against the Fighting Irish, the real shock to his system came later in the first quarter, when he was thrust into action on defense. “I wasn’t really sure if I was going to play,” Finch said. “But a redshirt senior (Blaze Caponegro) went down in the first quarter, and I was in the game.”
“I turned on the Penn State game two years ago, and watched him play,” Collins said. “There were some great players that were in that game when Temple beat Penn State. And Sharif Finch was arguably the best player on the field throughout that game.
He wasn’t credited with any tackles that day. But the experience gave him something he can share with his teammates as they prepare to enter the same historic venue in a few short weeks.
“So getting him back is huge. His leadership ability, his love for his teammates, how hard he works, and then just his ability to come off the edge throughout the spring was obvious.”
“Back then I was young and didn’t really understand how big the platform was,” said Finch, who has played numerous big-stage games alongside his teammates over the past two years. “But now it’s just another game. It’s just football.”
Finch seems an obvious candidate to be awarded a single-digit jersey this preseason. But at this point he’s more concerned about maintaining the standard that the Cherry and White defense has set over the course of his career.
Of course, Finch wouldn’t be making this trip to South Bend if not for longstanding knee problems that limited him to four games last season. He was granted a medical redshirt. Finch has battled knee injuries throughout his Temple career.
“The blueprint has been laid out already,” he said. “So a lot of the guys understand what it takes to be successful and to win. And now we’ve got Coach Collins. Defensively, Temple has always had a standard. And Coach Collins has a similar standard coming from one of the top defenses in the country. So I think we’re fine.”
“I’m fine now,” he said just before the start of preseason camp. “I’m feeling 100 percent healthy.” Finch graduated last December with a degree in communications. So, healthy or not healthy, he didn’t need to keep his address on North Broad Street.
Finch said he wasn’t surprised when he found his name on the travel roster for the season opener.
When you consider the fact that the Owls reached the pinnacle of the American Conference last season, and that many of Finch’s 2013 freshman classmates moved on to the professional ranks – and other endeavors – this offseason, it’s not inconceivable that Finch could have decided to move on, too. Indeed, there were other scholarship players from last year’s team who earned their degree this offseason, and still had eligibility remaining, but decided to turn in their uniform.
“I knew pretty early, I was a two pretty early,”
For Finch, that was never a consideration.
“When I got here, we were kind of young as a team,” he said. “So I knew if I just did what I had to do every day and competed, I would have a chance to play. And I liked my chances pretty early because I could grasp the playbook and I was performing pretty well.”
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“I love football and I love Temple,” he explained. “So I knew I was coming back for sure. It wasn’t a question. Everybody kind of expected me to come back, from the coaches to my family. So everything is good, and I’m healthy and I’m excited for this season.” Collins shares that enthusiasm.
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The first test comes on Labor Day weekend at Notre Dame, where Finch made his debut four years ago. Since then, he’s shared a million experiences with his teammates. But none of them had that singular experience
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AN OWL’S JOURNEY Pat Kolb, OWLSPORTS.COM September 14, 2017
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What does it mean to be an Owl? Owls do many different things that set them apart from different animals in their habitat. They are silent flyers, which makes it easier to stalk their prey; they are labeled as a symbol of wisdom; and they are found in almost all habitats across the globe. These characteristics define owls, and they also define Artrel Foster.
career in the Temple secondary, however Foster did not always play in the defensive backfield.
Foster is a redshirt senior defensive back for the Temple Owls and he embodies not only what it is to be Temple TUFF, but also what it is to be an owl.
Owls adapt to their habitat, and Foster did that for Temple. After being a first-team all-district defensive back and second team running back at Meadville High School, Foster mastered his craft in the defensive backfield and credits his progress to former Temple players.
The Meadville, Pa., native is very soft spoken, and when asked about his leadership role this year, he recognizes his position but also mentions his current and former teammates and their jobs in the owls’ secondary. “I feel like this is an honor,” Foster said. “I’ve been around some great defensive staffs and some great cornerbacks, but I wouldn’t say I’m the leader. I would give that to Champ [Sean Chandler] so I look up to him. Our secondary as a whole is just very experienced and we try to take on that leadership role as a whole.” As much as Foster would like to play down his role, it is easy to see on and off the field that he leads by example and has a command of his position in Temple’s strong secondary. That is one of the reasons he was awarded the single-digit number 8. “He studies like crazy,” said defensive coordinator Tavor Johnson. “He’s a pro already when it comes to all the intricacies and the little detailed things and he’s done a good job. He’s physical, and you love physical corners and he’s just done a nice job with that.”
“When I was in high school I was really a running back and I played a little bit of corner but I was really more of an offensive guy,” Foster said. “When I got here they just put me at corner and just took on that role.”
“Luckily I was behind Tavon Young and other experienced guys so I got to pay attention to them,” Foster said. “I just really enjoyed that and took on the role from there.” Foster looks to follow in the footsteps of his former teammates Nate Hairston and Tavon Young and see his lifelong dream of being a professional football player come true after this upcoming season. “When I was younger my goal was to just be in the NFL,” Foster said. With another successful and productive year at Temple, this Owl would be well on his way to achieving his dream. He has all the characteristics of not only an owl, but also of an elite corner at the next level.
Being an owl not only means you are a silent killer, but also that you are wise. The past two seasons Foster has been named to the American Athletic Conference All Academic team and wears an Owl Scholar patch. “This is a great school,” Foster said. “It was not easy getting my degree in criminal justice. You have a great academic staff and great advisors who helped me. I’m just so happy to have the opportunity to come here and get my degree and play football.” The third-year cornerback is finishing his
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SOPHOMORE MATURING AT ‘MARQUEE’ POSITION IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL Evan Easterling, TEMPLE NEWS October 10, 2017 Samuel Franklin, Sr. didn’t want his son to graduate college before he did. Franklin didn’t want him to “rub it in [his] face.” He won’t have to worry about any bragging. Franklin will earn an associate’s degree in applied electronics technology in heating, ventilation and air conditioning from Southern Technical College in Auburndale, Florida next month. “Not too many” from his home in Crystal River, Florida, a town of about 3,000 people near the Gulf of Mexico, go to a major university, Franklin said. His son is an exception. Sophomore linebacker Samuel Franklin Jr., who goes by “Sam,” has 23 tackles, two sacks and three pass breakups for Temple (3-3, 1-2 American Athletic Conference). After playing mostly on special teams last season, Sam Franklin has started three games. He plays the “Sam” or strong-side linebacker spot, “one of the most difficult” and “marquee” positions in college football, coach Geoff Collins said. Sam Franklin has to fit gaps in run defense, and he often plays nickel back and covers receivers deep downfield. “Right now, I feel pretty comfortable [in coverage],” Sam Franklin said. “But next year, I want to work on some things. … I feel good, but I don’t feel like where I need to be at. I’m not at Artrel Foster level yet as I would say.” Foster, a redshirt-senior cornerback, lives with Franklin, redshirt-sophomore defensive lineman Dana Levine and redshirt-sophomore defensive back Kareem Ali in the Diamond Green Apartments at 10th and Diamond streets. Foster wears No. 8, a single-digit number that signifies he is one of the team’s toughest players. Sam Franklin said he tries to pick up on Foster’s habits, like how he does extra stretches and workout sessions to improve. During the preseason, when junior running back Ryquell Armstead — who wears No. 7 — mentioned players who could possibly succeed former quarterback Phillip Walker as No. 8’s bearer, he mentioned Sam Franklin. “Sophomore, junior, senior, you know, it really doesn’t matter,” Armstead said. “It’s about
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SAM FRANKLIN Feature Page 1 of 1 who competes at a high level, who’s very respectful and who the coaches trust.” Sam Franklin’s past experience as a defensive back helps him in his “Sam” linebacker role, he said. He signed an offer to play for the University of Massachusetts starting in Fall 2015, but he had to play a postgraduate year at East Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to improve his grades. He committed to Temple in February 2016. At East Coast Prep, the offensive and defensive coaches had a “tug of war” over where to use Sam Franklin because of his athleticism, coach Dick Bell said. He played cornerback, linebacker, safety and wide receiver. He recorded 13.5 tackles in one game and had an 81-yard touchdown catch in another. “He’s definitely a lot faster than a typical linebacker should be and definitely more athletic,” redshirt-freshman linebacker Isaiah Graham-Mobley said. “So sticking on the slot receivers, bigger receivers, faster receivers, so he definitely has a wide range of attributes to his game.” Bell said he had to work on Sam Franklin’s discipline during his time at East Coast Prep and he’d sometimes be too aggressive. Collins noticed it shortly after he arrived at Temple in December and watched the team practice for the Military Bowl. He often played running back on the scout team and would sometimes “lose his composure,” Collins said. Sam Franklin committed a personal foul for a verbal confrontation with officials in the Owls’ 43-7 loss against South Florida on Sept. 21. He knew he made a mistake that he had to fix. After the game, like Sam Franklin usually does, he talked with his dad on the phone and told him he wanted to find a way to apologize. His dad suggested he write an email or a letter, and he took his advice. Sam Franklin handwrote a letter and brought it with him to Edberg-Olson Hall on Sept. 24 for Collins to send to the officials involved. They’d never seen a player do that before, Collins said the officials told him. “I thought I needed to apologize too because I was stepping out of line as a player,
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and that’s not something you do, especially on the field, no matter if the game is going your way or not,” Sam Franklin said. “I just make sure he’s going to be a man at the end of all that football,” his dad said. Sam Franklin has matured significantly during Collins’ tenure, he said. “He’s very coachable,” Collins said. “He wants to be great. He understands the package, but there’s a lot of things that can happen to him that sometimes are first-time things. But once he gets it, he’s going to be a great player.”
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BROTHERS IN ARMS Matt McCarthy, OWLSPORTS.COM October 5, 2017 It often happens that two players from the same high school continue their football careers at the same collegiate program. What does not happen often, however, is two high school teammates who transfer to the same school after playing for different universities. Adonis Jennings and Greg Webb, both seniors with Temple, found themselves with the Owls after beginning their collegiate careers elsewhere. Jennings saw great success for Timber Creek High School in Sicklersville, N.J. He was a three-year letter winner under head coach Rob Hinson and won the New Jersey state championship in 2012. On that same 2012 championship team were three future Owls: Greg Webb, Kareem Ali and Zaire Williams. “It is nice going to high school with them and then college with them,” Jennings said. “It is really weird that you get four guys from the same high school on the same college team.” During Jennings’ senior year, he put up spectacular numbers, racking up 1,434 receiving yards and 15 touchdowns. Those stats would be good enough to earn him first team allstate in 2013, earning him a position in the Marine Corps Semper Fidelis Bowl Game. He committed in high school to play football at the University of Pittsburgh, catching six passes for 55 yards during his freshman campaign. He even learned under Kansas City Chiefs’ wide receiver coach Greg Lewis, a former Philadelphia Eagle, who was the receivers coach at Pitt that season. In his heart though, Jennings knew that his home was not in Pittsburgh. He knew he was going to come back closer to home. Former Timber Creek teammates Kareem Ali and Zaire Williams both lent him some tidbits about playing football at Temple; however, Jennings knew he had to make the decision for himself however. “It was a decision I made on my own and I don’t regret it,” Jennings said. “Pitt was a great university and I do not regret going there either. I believe that everything happens for a reason.” Jennings has had success at Temple, catching 53 passes for 807 yards and seven touchdowns during his time with the Owls. He was even a key role in their AAC Championship run last year.
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“Being on two ten-win teams, I am really honored and blessed to be a part of that historical moment,” Jennings reflected. “There is a lot of people who didn’t see it coming, but I did and I knew it in my heart when I came here.” Greg Webb had a stellar career with Timber Creek as well. His junior year he recorded a whopping 94 total tackles, 26 for loss along with 13 sacks. He tore his ACL before his senior season and missed two months of action due to the injury. That would not stop him, though, as he made a roaring comeback and helped the team win the New Jersey state championship. He would go on to be selected to play in the U.S Army All-American Bowl Game. Webb saw himself take a different route to get to Temple, as he originally enrolled at the University of North Carolina. After one season, he fielded multiple offers from highly-ranked junior college programs. Eastern Mississippi, Hines Community College and Hutchinson Community College all had a big interest in Webb. In the end, though, Webb wound up choosing Hutchinson Community College in Kansas, the fourth-ranked JUCO football program in the nation at the time. “All were 17-plus hours away so I knew I would be further away from home,” Webb said. “Also I really liked the coaching staff at Hutchinson. That was the selling point for me and also the track record of athletes they had.” Webb enjoyed a period of success with Hutchinson as the team went 11-1 in his only season. He recorded 48 total tackles, forced a fumble and made two-and-a-half sacks. Just like Jennings, Webb wanted to return close to home and play college football with a signature program. He saw the opportunity when current Temple Owls’ teammate Kareem Ali and former teammate Zaire Williams convinced him to join the program. “I always wanted to go to school with all of my friends and mimic what we did in high school,” Webb said. “Zaire told me how Temple is and how the campus is and how hard they were going. Because I like that ‘go hard’ mentality.” He joined the team last year for the 2016 season, seeing action in 13 games that year in a deep rotation at defensive line. He recorded seven total tackles in those games and recorded one-and-a-half TFLs against Tulane.
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This year he has played in three of the first five games. For this weekend’s upcoming matchup against ECU, Webb has been named one of the captains for the game due to his recent play and connection with North Carolina. For Jennings and Webb, their different paths have taken them to many places away from home. What they share together – a state championship in high school and a conference championship in college – will form a lasting bond. Welcome home, brother.
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TEMPLE’S LEON JOHNSON PUTS COMMUNICATION SKILLS TO USE ON AND OFF FIELD Mike Kern, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS April 11, 2017 LEON JOHNSON isn’t sure what he wants to do with his life whenever the football part of it is over. He only knows he wants to try to make the world a better place, wherever and however he’s able. “I want to do anything where I can positively impact someone else, whether it’s just standing on the corner helping people across the street or standing in front of a camera telling people what’s going on that day,” said the 6-5, 320-pound offensive lineman, a two-year starter who’ll be a fifth-year senior for Temple next season. “I think that’s what’s important. You can make all the money you want, have all the things we value as young people, but I think when the lights go out at night, you have to ask yourself if you were a positive influence on something or somebody.” It takes only about five minutes of being around him to get that he’s hardly your average student-athlete. He’s very much into the big picture, of what he can be and what he can give. From a guy who’s already helped the Owls to consecutive 10-win seasons, the best two-year run in program history. Still, he sees a lot more out there. On the field and hopefully well beyond. “Short backstory,” said Johnson, an advertising major who is interning this semester at Comcast SportsNet. “My grandmother, one of her favorite anchormen was Don Lemon from CNN. This was early in his career. A young black man on CNN was a big deal. She really instilled that thought into me. It’s why I chose communications. “When I played Madden or NBA basketball on my video game, I would actually mute the television and I’d do the commentary myself. So that’s kind of how I got into it. I wouldn’t record it. It was just something I’d do for me. I don’t think anyone else on this planet knows I did that. You’re the first person I’ve ever told.” At Comcast, he does a number of things, all in the name of getting experience. “You can learn all you want, but there’s nothing better than actually doing it,” Johnson stressed. “If, say, the Flyers are playing the Hurricanes, I’m logging that game, like Dale Weise gets a goal, so the guys who do the postgame shows have the map. And I’ll stand in on interviews. I’m there, watching
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John Clark or Marshall Harris do their job. “I look at advertising as pretty much (encompassing) everything. When I tweet something, like I put out one for the bone-marrow registry we’re having on Wednesday, that’s advertising. It doesn’t have to be traditional. I’m keeping my spectrum wide open. I think I have the skills, and the personality, to work well in different ways. Communications is communications. Maybe I could be on-air, or even behind the camera. “I like the culture (at CSN). There’s such a camaraderie within that office. They’re a team. They need each other, just like we do here. I’m used to being on the sports side of it. Now I’m looking at it from reporting what happened. It’s interesting.” Johnson, whose real first name is Hubert (Leon is his dad’s name, and his middle name), grew up as an only child in Plainfield, N.J. Like a lot of other kids, he could have gone either way. Fortunately, he chose wisely. And made it. But he knows what the flip side might have been. “It was rough,” he remembered. “But I had everything I needed. My mom and dad did a great job. Young on, I really didn’t want for anything. But I could see things around me. Violence, drugs, stuff like that. It just happens in most inner cities. “I lost a lot of friends to different things. I just saw something different for myself. I knew the right way. Again, because of how I was raised. People are a product of their experiences. I’ve been around a lot, and seen a lot. I got into my fair share of things. We all have. I just wanted something better. I didn’t want to put my mother through anything. She bent over backwards for me. How could I repay her by making her come for a jail visit or even something worse? I didn’t want to get caught up in that life . . . “I had a situation with my grades (at Bound Brook High School). Probably 90 percent of the guys here would tell you the same thing. I’m a 3.0 GPA now. I am proud I was able to go to college, for free, and go home and know my mom can see the things I’m doing. I just try to be a good person. I use Twitter as an outlet. If I’m on there I’m always saying something motivational or positive, talking about something that’s going on. If one person sees something I say and it does something positive that makes them live their
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lives a little differently, that’s fine with me. Even if they don’t retweet it. That’s my goal.” He’s sitting out the final spring practice of his career, after undergoing surgeries following the season to repair injuries to his shoulder, hip and groin. Injuries he played with all through the 2016 season. So for now he’s mostly a cheerleader for his linemates and the rest of the team, which has a new coach in former Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins, who was brought in after his friend Matt Rhule left after four seasons for Baylor. Things won’t be quite the same. That doesn’t mean the Owls - who are coming off their first conference (American Athletic) title in 47 years - have to stop winning big. “From a leadership standpoint, it’s hard not being on the field, because I’m supposed to regulate a certain standard to some degree,” Johnson said. “What I’m telling them to do, I can’t do myself. I played last year because Phil (Walker) and Haason (Reddick) and Jahad (Thomas) meant more to me than being hurt. We’re like a band of brothers. Everything is about playing for the person next to you. That’s the only way you can be successful in a team setting. “Even in a class, if you’re in a group of four and have to get a project done, if you’re not on the same page with each other, you really get no progress. If all 11 guys aren’t working together, there’s a slim chance the play will work. First I want to make sure I rehab the right way, and then just do anything I can to get the guys going. I can actually give feedback from another perspective now, almost like a coach. And it might mean more coming from a peer. I’m not a real vocal guy. I’ll say something when I need to. There’s a level of respect and responsibility that goes with that. So sometimes that’s enough. (Rhule) gave us the keys. We drove the car. I’m one of the upperclassmen now.” Indeed he is. Sure sounds like someone worth following.
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REDEMPTION: THE LEON JOHNSON AND JULLIAN TAYLOR STORY Aaron Mannicci, OWLSSPORTS.COM September 1, 2017 As Temple football’s week one showdown against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish quickly approaches, one common theme highlights the senior campaigns for highly-touted leaders Leon Johnson and Jullian Taylor: Redemption. After an injury ended Taylor’s junior season ten games too soon and numerous nagging injuries resulted in three offseason surgeries for Johnson, being able to enter the 2017 season with a clean slate of health is exciting news for the Owls. Although both Johnson and Taylor still managed to make significant contributions to Temple’s second consecutive 10-win season, they were left wanting more. With a road trip to the storied football-town of South Bend, Indiana first up on the schedule, the two seniors are certainly focused on moving in the right direction to kickoff the season. “When you get something that you have a passion for taken away from you, it’s tough. It grinds you up. It humbles you,” said Johnson, who missed spring practices due to rehabbing offseason surgeries. “I’m happy to be back doing what I love. I’m back.” Taylor, whose junior season was cut short directly following his first career start, agrees. “I’ve definitely been using the missed time as motivation,” Taylor said. “Proving to myself that I can come back and proving everybody right who still believes in me is definitely motivation. It’s been a long journey, but I think in the end it’ll have been meaningful.” Ever since head coach Geoff Collins’ first day on campus, he has prided himself and his team on being tough - Temple TUFF. However, being “Temple TUFF” is much deeper than what it seems to be on the surface. It is far more than just a catchy phrase or a motivational tool for this team, and to better understand it, there are no two players who can speak on the topic better than Taylor and Johnson. “Being ‘Temple TUFF’ is putting everybody in the building before yourself,” Johnson said. “You represent a school, a team, coaches, family, and even other teammates. Making good decisions, that’s being ‘Temple TUFF’. It’s not easy, but it’s something that you develop over time. If you care enough for the people in this building, you will be ‘Temple TUFF’.” His hard work hasn’t gone unnoticed, though. When redshirt-freshman quarterback Anthony Russo was asked about his starting tackle during summer camp, he spoke very highly of what Johnson brings to the table for the Owls. “We know that no matter what, when he [Leon] is out there, he’s going to be ready to
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go,” Russo said. “Whether he’s 100 percent or not, he’s going to give it his all. He’s going to lay it all on the line for the team.” Taylor agrees with his teammate, being ‘Temple TUFF’ is something special. “’Temple TUFF’ is a lifestyle. It’s more than just on the field. Everything from being on time, to your social life, to how you carry yourself,” Taylor said. “It’s about being the best person that you can be.” In addition to experiencing injury-riddled junior campaigns, Johnson and Taylor’s similarities go far beyond the football field. The fifth year seniors’ common interests in media and communications resulted in each of them interning with separate media networks this offseason, learning the ins-andouts of the media industry - all while rehabbing and fighting their way back onto the gridiron. At CBS3, Taylor gained valuable experience, doing everything from sitting in on editorial meetings, shadowing reporters, and working on feature stories for the network. “It was very meaningful,” Taylor said. “I’m glad I was given the opportunity. Whenever I’m done with football, it’s definitely something that I’d love to get into.” As for Johnson, whose offseason internship was with Comcast Sports Net as a newsroom intern, he too found the experience worthwhile. “I really got into it,” Johnson said. “From my perspective, I’ve always been on the sportsside of things. So to have the opportunity to experience things from the other side of sports was great. It was a great overall experience. Definitely an enjoyable time.” Since Collins’ arrival at Temple in December, position versatility has been something he and his staff have put an emphasis on. In addition to becoming more well-rounded off the field, Johnson spent a portion of this summer’s camp honing his craft on the field, revealing his jack-of-all-trades type skill set and putting it all on display - by taking snaps at defensive end. “It was interesting,” Johnson said. “I’ve got some athleticism, so being able to showcase what I can do is exciting. Talking to some of the other linemen, talking to coach [Jim] Panagos here and there, it was fun to be able to do.” As for Taylor, his aforementioned injury prevented him from truly breaking out as one of the anchors along the Owls’ defensive line. However, big things still seem to be on the horizon for the senior defensive end. He still believes that the sky is the limit this season, and for good reason. Taylor recorded a ca-
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reer-high five tackles in last season’s opener against Army and went on to earn his first career start the following week against Stony Brook. “It feels good to be back in the swing of things and to be 100 percent healthy with the team,” said Taylor, who missed ten games last season due to injury. “That’s what I missed most. I feel like this could be a magical season, especially with Coach Collins as our coach.” Over the offseason, Temple football experienced a great deal of turnover in comparison to years past. With Collins now at the helm and a mere ten starters returning, in some buildings, there would be uncertainty - but not here. Expectations and confidence are at an all-time high for this battle tested Owl football team, and many within the building firmly believe that the sky is the limit. In a make or break year for a program coming off of consecutive 10-win seasons and incredibly steady improvement, that is crucial. “We have been in just about every situation that a team can be in,” explained Johnson, who recognizes and understands the highs and lows of college football all too well. From experiencing a two win season in 2013 to finishing as a Top-25 team the past two seasons, it’s been a long journey for the upperclassmen in this program. “From losing 90 percent of the games just a few years back, to being in win-or-go-home situations, we’ve been in these situations for the past three years,” Johnson said. “We’re going to be experienced, we’re going to be tough, we’re going to outwork you, and we’re going to learn you from top to bottom. That’s our edge.” With the 2017 season kicking off tomorrow, seasoned leaders like Taylor and Johnson will certainly be called on to step up - and they seem to be ready for that challenge. After all they’ve been through over the past four seasons, failure doesn’t seem to be an option.
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CAPTAIN KIRK Aaron Mannicci, OWLSPORTS.COM November 16, 2017 Keith Kirkwood arrived at Temple as a low-profile transfer hailing all the way from the University of Hawaii. One hardship waiver, two 10-win seasons, an American Athletic Conference championship and the growth of his now five year-old daughter, Aria, later, and Kirkwood finds himself as one of the program’s most respected leaders and high-profile players. However, it wasn’t always easy for the Neptune, New Jersey, native. His story is lengthy and his journey has been long, but above all else, it’s been worthwhile. “It’s been an amazing experience,” said Kirkwood. “This ride at Temple has just been amazing. Playing with guys like Robby Anderson, Brandon Shippen, Jalen Fitzpatrick, John Christopher… I’ve just had a great ride here, and it’s time to finish out these last two weeks.” As a true freshman at Hawaii, Kirkwood earned the starting job and made an immediate impact for the Rainbow Warriors. After winning the starting job at receiver and appearing in eight games over the course of his freshman campaign, Kirkwood’s future was bright there. Then, tragedy struck. On November 30th, 2013, Hawaii running back Willis Wilson - a close friend of Kirkwood’s - drowned on a beach in Hawaii, sending shockwaves not only throughout the Hawaii football community, but all throughout college football. Wilson’s tragic death, combined with the struggle of being so far away from Aria, was the driving force behind Kirkwood’s return to the east coast, and eventually, his arrival at Temple. “When I was at Hawaii, my friend on the team [Wilson] passed away,” said Kirkwood in an interview earlier this year. “There were struggles with that, because we were pretty close, but I also knew I didn’t want to be away from my daughter. She’s mostly the inspiration for wanting to come back home.” Prior to Aria’s birth, her biological father passed away. Kirkwood immediately stepped into the role as her father, and well… the rest is history. “She’s been a tremendous gift from God to me,” explained Kirkwood. “I’m able to see a lot of different things in life that most people don’t get to, being not only a student athlete, but a father.” Balancing fatherhood and football is something that - on the surface - Kirkwood seemingly has mastered. On the gridiron, he continues to impress not only as a leader, but as one of the team’s most consistent impact players. As for off the field, he says, “Being a student, an athlete, and a father can be difficult and challenging… but just seeing her face everyday inspires me to be a better man, and to go further and take that extra step everyday.” Typically, college athletes who transfer from one school to another are forced to sit out for one year. However in this case, the NCAA granted Kirkwood a “hardship waiver” due
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to the death of his friend, allowing him to pick back up and play immediately. Without this, Kirkwood may have never been able to call North Philadelphia home. Kirkwood’s journey to becoming a vital component in Temple football’s recent success has been one of many twists and turns. His debut for the Owls came mid-season of his sophomore campaign where he caught his first reception and touchdown against Houston. Kirkwood then seemed to be primed for a breakout junior season, but an injury in the season opener against Penn State sidelined him for the rest of the season, resulting in him being redshirted. However, he says, being sidelined wasn’t the worst. “It wasn’t the worst, and looking back, I kind of see it as a positive,” Kirkwood explained. “It got me better, it motivated me, and I became a different athlete and receiver, and it’s showed.” Once the 2016 season came around, which would be Kirkwood’s last with long-time coach Matt Rhule and quarterback Phillip Walker, he was practically destined to breakout - and that is exactly what he did. Kirkwood’s redshirt-junior campaign kicked off with a bang, as the fourth-year junior hauled in 21 receptions for 315 yards and two touchdowns through the first six games. He quickly became a reliable go-to target in the high powered offense, and that was evident on the last play of the Owls’ seventh game, a road battle against UCF that would define Temple’s season. The Owls trailed UCF 25-20. It was firstand-goal from the eight yard line with six seconds left on the clock. Quarterback P.J. Walker quickly stepped under center with the intention to spike the ball and stop the clock after a throw to receiver Ventell Bryant placed the Owls within striking distance. Once the line got set, Walker called hike and to many spectator’s surprise, dropped back to pass instead of spiking the ball. With pressure approaching and a hand in his face, Walker stood tall and threw up a 50/50 ball to the back of the end-zone, and none other than Keith Kirkwood came down with the catch over a leaping defender to seal the victory with a mere one second to spare.
be exact. The program’s tradition of awarding it’s toughest, most dedicated players with a single digit was kept alive by current head coach Geoff Collins, and the importance of the honor cannot be taken lightly. “Guys who wear the single-digit understand how important it is to the players and the coaches, but the main thing is the leadership aspect, just bringing the young guys along and making sure everything is in order,” he said. “It’s not about the swag, or coming out of high school and getting the number you want, it’s about the hard work, the dedication, and the time and effort you put in.” Since arriving at Temple roughly a year ago, coach Collins and company placed an emphasis on being “Temple TUFF.” That slogan can be found everywhere from on the walls of Edberg-Olson Hall (Temple’s football facility) to scattered across social media as a hashtag. However, according to Kirkwood, it’s much deeper than that. “Over the years it’s just a culture that has been embedded in this program,” explained Kirkwood. “It’s all about being the best person you can be, on and off the field.” In addition to stressing the importance of toughness, Temple’s staff made position versatility a major focal point, as well. Thus, Kirkwood began taking snaps at defensive end during the spring, and those snaps eventually carried over into games this season. Kirkwood racked up one sack in Temple’s spring game and has one tackle on the season. “It was pretty cool, just showing that I’m an athlete that can play multiple positions and that I’m flexible,” said Kirkwood. “Wherever they put me, I’m just going to go out and dominate and do what I have to do.”
And just like that, Keith Kirkwood had arrived.
Temple’s Saturday afternoon showdown against undefeated, #15 ranked UCF is quickly approaching, and there is a lot riding on this game. As Temple sits at 5-5, a sixth victory would give this senior class the most wins in school history, would make the Owls bowl-eligible for the third consecutive season (also a school record), and would be an incredible way for the seniors to celebrate their senior day - their last time suiting up in Cherry & White at Lincoln Financial Field.
That game-winning grab sparked a seven-game winning streak for the program, which resulted in a second consecutive bowl game appearance and an American Athletic Conference Championship.
According to coach Collins, his mindset entering this week is no different than any other week - he’s simply focused on getting a win. Nonetheless, the importance of this game cannot be understated.
“I think [the UCF game] was a big turning point, but it wasn’t just me, it was the whole team on that last drive,” said Kirkwood. “Everybody did their job and that resulted in a victory, but we can’t look back at last year, we’ve got to look at our opponent this week, and come out and do nothing different.”
“This is the biggest game, simply because it’s the next game,” explained Kirkwood. “It’s nothing different. We have to come out and attack like we have all week. For the seniors, it’s our last time playing in front of our families and our last time at The Linc, so we have to go out with a bang and try to put on a show.”
Kirkwood finished his junior campaign with 42 receptions for 648 yards and four touchdowns. Early that following offseason, the team awarded Kirkwood with their highest honor, a single-digit jersey number - #5, to
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TEMPLE’S JACOB MARTIN LUCKY TO BE SPARED FROM AURORA THEATER SHOOTING 5 YEARS AGO Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER July 19, 2017 Jacob Martin admits that going to movie theaters is something he has rarely done since that fateful day five years ago today in Aurora, Colo. With the anniversary upon us of the tragic shooting spree at Theater 9 of the Century Aurora 16 Multiplex Theater, Martin, a senior defensive lineman at Temple, reflects on July 20, 2012, and how close he came to being in the middle of that horrific scene in his hometown. During a midnight premiere showing of the Batman movie The Dark Knight Rises, James Holmes went on a mad shooting rampage, killing 12 and wounding 70. Holmes eventually was sentenced to 12 life terms in prison plus 3,318 years. Martin had planned to be there, and the only reason he didn’t end up in the theater was that there weren’t enough tickets to accommodate his group of seven. “We were ready to go,” he said during a recent interview at Temple’s football facility. Martin, who was entering his senior year in high school, had called ahead and asked if he could order seven tickets. “They only had four tickets,” he said. So Martin and his friends decided to hang out at a golf course near his house. Instead of attending the highly anticipated movie, Martin and his friends were throwing a football around, on a golf course, having a good time. We were hanging out, doing what high school guys do,” he said. At the Martin household in Aurora, the mood was drastically different. Martin had told his parents, Kim and Lloyd, that he would be at the theater. When the shooting occurred and the news spread, the parents desperately attempted to reach their son, with no success. It turned out his cellphone battery had died. Imagine the horror the parents felt, not knowing if their son was alive. “We kind of went into a panic and were calling Jacob and couldn’t contact him,” his father said in a phone interview from Colorado. “I was wondering, ‘What the hell is going on?’ ” His wife was wondering the same thing.
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“We didn’t know if he was dead or alive,” Kim Martin said. Everybody was calling Jacob, including his brother Josh, a linebacker for the New York Jets. “I had all sorts of phone messages,” Jacob Martin said. “There were a lot of concerned people.” Martin was only a few minutes from his home at the golf course. And he was a few minutes from the movie theater. “I didn’t know what was going on, but for a good five minutes, you heard police sirens,” he said. “Once we heard all that, we decided to head back to my house.” When he arrived home, he didn’t yet know about the tragedy or about the concern of everybody in his family. Imagine the sight of him walking through the door. “I was extremely relieved and thankful and blessed when he walked through the door,” his mother said. “I was sad for the people who were tragically killed but thankful and blessed my son and his friends were all right.”
idea of going.” The community of Aurora has done its best to move on. “They have reopened the theater, made changes, but it’s constantly on the forefront of people’s minds,” Kim Martin said. How can it not be? “It is something that is ever present in everybody’s mind,” said Lloyd Martin, whose family has since moved to nearby Centennial, Colo. “You never envision having a situation like that when you are going to watch a movie.” One of the friends with Jacob Martin that night was Evan Worthington, now a redshirt junior free safety for Colorado. He is from Aurora. “People I know from Aurora don’t like going to movie theaters anymore, especially the premieres,” Worthington said. “I know now when I am in a movie theater I always look at where I have to exit if something happens.” He estimates that he has been to the movies five times since that evening. Worthington says he reflects on that evening occasionally and realizes how fortunate he was.
It was a situation in which his parents both wanted to hug and tear into him simultaneously.
“It was a blessing we didn’t buy the tickets,” he said. “I think about it and think, ‘Wow, that could have really been us.’ ”
“I said, ‘Don’t you have a phone charger?’ ” his father recalls asking Jacob incredulously. “I said, ‘What the heck are you doing? Your mom and I have been freaking out.’ ”
Worthington understands that at this time of year, approaching the anniversary date, the topic is something he can’t avoid.
The parents eventually settled down, so relieved that their son hadn’t attended the movie. The tragedy naturally had a profound impact on Jacob Martin, so much so that the seemingly innocent act of attending a movie isn’t so simple anymore. “I have not been back to Century 16 since,” he said. “I haven’t gone to see many movies in theaters due to that.” He estimates he has been to a movie theater twice since, both times in Philadelphia. “A lot of people I know were a little afraid to go to the movie theaters after that,” Jacob Martin said. “It takes the joy out of the whole
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“It will get brought up, but I know the people in Aurora want to move on,” Worthington said. “It is something we don’t usually talk about.” Like Worthington, Jacob Martin realizes how truly fortunate he was not to have been able to purchase those movie tickets. “The whole thing would have been a lot different for me if I ended up there,” Martin said. “I consider myself 100 percent lucky.”
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HELLO MR. PRESIDENT Joe Fichetola, OWLSPORTS.COM September 8, 2017 Five years ago Jacob Martin couldn’t envision where he would be today. On July 20, 2012, Martin and four of his friends went to their local movie theater in Aurora, Colorado to see the midnight premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises.” When the five high school seniors walked up to the ticket window, they were disappointed to hear that there were only four tickets left to the showing. Little did they know, this was a life changing moment of disappointment. During the showing, an active shooter appeared in the theater, killing 12 people and injuring another 70. For Martin, this event shaped the man that he is today. “I think it’s a true blessing I am where I am today,” said the six foot two, 250 pound defensive end. “God has a plan for everyone and his plan was for me not to be there that night. I am truly thankful, and also sorry for those who lost their lives in that movie theater.” Prior to the night of the shooting, Martin was under-recruited out of high school. His brother Josh, who went to Columbia University and played linebacker for the Kansas City Chiefs at the time of Jacob’s recruitment, told his coaches Britt Reid and Mark DeLeone, both former Temple graduates, about his brother. Reid and DeLeone took a look at the defensive end from Cherokee Trail High School and quickly informed Temple head coach Matt Rhule. Martin has been a member of the team since 2014 and during his freshman season, didn’t see a lot of playing time. “I missed some opportunities my freshman year in some games,” Martin said. “I could get there, I’d win the one-on-ones or the pass rush, but I just couldn’t finish with the sack. It was frustrating as a young player to be playing as a true freshman and not see the success you were looking to see on the field. That could alter your mindset a little bit, you begin to doubt yourself and doubt your abilities.” Luckily Martin battled through this tough time and polished his moves with help from his brother Josh. Working with his brother showed during his sophomore season, where Martin started
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JACOB MARTIN Feature Page 1 of 1 to see more playing time for the Owls and his success was clear in the team’s season opener against in-state rival, Penn State. It was second and six from the Penn State 24 yard line. Martin lined up at defensive end. Christian Hackenberg snapped the ball and dropped back to pass. Martin made his way through the offensive line and finished, registering his first career sack. “You can’t explain that feeling,” Martin said. “You play against people all the time but with a packed stadium and getting a stop that’s big time.” Martin would finish his sophomore year with 13 tackles, one sack and one fumble recovery. After the team finished 10-4 in 2015, Martin emerged as a leader for the Owls in the 2016 offseason and was awarded one of the prestigious single digit numbers – the number nine. This is even more special for Martin because he was elected to earn this number by his teammates. From a young age, Martin took pride in being a leader – so much that it landed him the nickname ‘Mr. President’ when he was in high school. “I was always good at leading people,” Martin said. “I was never a follower. Knowing how to be a good leader, you have to learn from great leaders. I have learned a lot from the guys before me whether it was Kenneth Harper, Tyler Matakevich, Matt Ioannidis, Haason Reddick, Avery Williams, Praise Martin-Oguike or Phillip Walker. Guys like that have taught me a lot over the years. Learning how they lead and what worked and didn’t work, made me the leader I am now.” Not only has Martin been a leader on the field, but off the field as well. Over the past two seasons, he has represented the football team on the Temple Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC). He and other representatives from the other Temple teams work together to improve the student-athlete experience at Temple. “You want to be involved,” Martin said. “You love seeing the athletic community, and being a part of a group that goes through the same things. They all go through training
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and have long days. It’s a place where we all can reflect, congregate and create a better athletic community. That was a goal for the SAAC over the last couple of years; to build the athletic community into one core group instead of just the 19 individual sports teams. I think we have done a good job of creating that environment”
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NUTILE BRINGING JUICE TO FOOTBALL TEAM AS STARTING QUARTERBACK Tom Ignudo, TEMPLE NEWS November 14, 2017
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As Isaiah Wright sat in the front row of his Organizational Communication class in Ritter Hall, he received a text message.
cafeteria. Lascari said Nutile consumed film to the point where he would finish the coaches’ sentences during sessions.
Redshirt-junior quarterback Frank Nutile sent the sophomore wideout a video explaining how Temple’s offense could exploit Navy’s secondary on Nov. 2.
“He was just obsessed with being great,” Lascari said.
“He was right,” said Wright, who had four carries and three catches in Temple’s 34-26 win. “That’s just Nutile,” he added. “He’s just always trying to give everybody the edge that they need to be successful.” Coach Geoff Collins gave Nutile the nickname “Frankie Juice” because of the way his teammates and coaches gravitate toward him. After Temple scored a touchdown against Navy, Nutile ran up and down the sideline butting helmets with his teammates to hype up the kickoff squad. Nutile has started Temple’s past three games. He has a 2-1 record as a starter and has completed 61-of-89 passes for 803 yards, six touchdowns and two interceptions. The day after the Owls beat Navy, Nutile texted Collins and offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude while they were on a recruiting trip about how Temple could take advantage of Cincinnati’s defense in the red zone. Temple scored all four times it reached the red zone during Friday’s 35-24 win against the Bearcats. “I’m trying to stay to the same process just really trying to prepare, almost over prepare…so I feel confident,” Nutile said. “And also us and the O-line have been getting in there watching the blitz tape the last couple of weeks, and that’s really helped us out a lot.” Nutile didn’t just start these habits at Temple. While Nutile played high school football at Don Bosco Prep in North Jersey, the team watched film together before every practice. Nutile got a head start on his teammates. During lunch, Nutile brought his food into former offensive coordinator Drew Lascari’s office to watch film instead of eating in the
Nutile’s father, Robert Nutile, said his son’s friends even got frustrated with him when they played Madden on Xbox. Robert Nutile remembers his son’s friends running up the basement steps and quitting after Frank Nutile switched plays after seeing his friend’s defense. “Even when playing a video game, he’s looking at, ‘What type of match-ups can I get? What situation was the best situation to get it to my guys?’” said Robert Nutile, who played quarterback at the University of Louisville and University of Maryland in the 1980s. Frank Nutile said having a father who played at the Division I level is a huge help because he can rely on him for advice before games. But Robert Nutile said his son’s work ethic and the competition he faced at Don Bosco are reasons he has had recent success at Temple. Frank Nutile’s junior season at Don Bosco ended when the team lost to Bergen Catholic High School in the playoffs. The next morning, Frank Nutile was in his garage jumping rope and training with an agility ladder. Then, he went to work out at K-Strength Sports Training in Fairfield, New Jersey. “I said, ‘Frank, take off a couple of days,’” Robert Nutile said. “‘Nah, I can’t, Dad. I gotta get ready for next year,’” Robert Nutile said his son told him. During Frank Nutile’s senior season at Don Bosco, he suffered a hamstring injury midway through the year that kept him sidelined until Lascari called his number late in the fourth quarter of a game against Bergen Catholic. Frank Nutile didn’t play the previous four weeks, Lascari said, but his passes of 26 and 12 yards led the Ironmen down the field to hit a 42-yard field goal and tie the game. Don Bosco ended up beating Bergen Catholic, 23-17, in triple-overtime.
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“That’s just who Frank Nutile is,” Lascari said. “He eats adversity for breakfast.” When it comes to eating, Frank Nutile also has his teammates covered. On Nov. 5, he invited the team’s offensive line to his room at the Diamond Green Apartments on 10th and Diamond streets to eat and watch Sunday Night Football. Before games, Frank Nutile’s mother, Rosemarie Nutile, drops off homemade Italian dishes, like baked ziti, meatballs, lasagna and quarts of “gravy” for him and his roommates. Senior defensive lineman Jacob Martin, who has lived with Frank Nutile throughout college, is no stranger to Rosemarie Nutile’s cooking. Because he is from Colorado and can’t easily go home for holidays, Martin visits the Nutiles. The Nutiles “definitely accepted” Martin into their family, he said. “I think that’s a great thing to have that type of camaraderie and that closeness,” Robert Nutile said. “You go to war with those guys every week, so definitely, I like when I hear that. I like when I hear that stuff.”
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WHY ISN’T TEMPLE’S PAUL PALMER IN COLLEGE FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME? Mike Kern, PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS May 22, 2017 JUST OVER three decades ago, Temple’s Paul Palmer set 23 school records, four NCAA records and tied another. His 1,866 rushing yards as a senior in 1986 was the ninth-highest Division I total at the time. His 4,895 career yards ranked sixth-best. The 2,633 all-purpose yards in his final season broke the previous mark set by Heisman Trophy winner Marcus Allen. Palmer finished with the most rushing yards in consecutive games (588), three straight games (775) and four in a row (987). Those records are now held by Heisman winners Ricky Williams and Barry Sanders. His 417 all-purpose yards against East Carolina in the first of those games equalled a record. The rushing portion of that (349) came within eight of matching one more. He finished second to Miami quarterback Vinny Testaverde for both the Heisman and Maxwell Award in 1986. “The best pound-for-pound running back,” said his coach, Bruce Arians. So is he worthy of being in the College Football Hall of Fame? “I don’t really know how that works or what goes into it,” said Palmer, who has made it onto the ballot (approximately 75 FBS players) every year since 2012. “It was always kind of in my mind . . . “Based on numbers, if you kind of look at the competition I played, I think I absolutely should be in.” There’s a story as to how he got to this point in the process. “I was in Connecticut,” Palmer recalled. “Walter Camp has an All-America team, and they invite their alumni back every on anniversaries. It was the 25th for my class. So Keith Jackson (Oklahoma tight end) was there, and we’re having a conversation. And he mentions the Hall of Fame. And I told him I wasn’t in. He said, ‘What do you mean?’ I’m like, ‘Dude, I’m not.’ So he says he’s going to take care of it. And he gives (his coach) Barry (Switzer) a call. A couple of months later I was on the ballot. I’m telling you that’s the God’s honest truth. “Keith is like a brother. We hung with each other the most. Cris Carter, Jerome Brown, Cornelius Bennett. There were others. Shane Conlan, Rod Woodson. It was a pretty good team . . . People would ask me about (the Hall). You get to a certain age where you just think it’s not going to happen. “There are guys in the Hall that have won the Heisman that I had better numbers than. The year that Bo (Jackson) won (1985) he was third in the nation in rushing yards per game. Lorenzo White was one. I was two. I’d
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compare my last two years in college to almost anyone. But that was a long time ago. Maybe they just forget. At some point you accept it. But look at what I’d done, and who it was against.” It was a different era. A Big East football conference was still five years away. In 1985 the Owls played at No. 11 Penn State in Week 2 and lost by two. Then they hosted No. 13 Brigham Young, the defending national champions, and again lost by a deuce. In the 10th game the following season they went to No. 11 Alabama and lost by 10. “That’s what makes it more impressive,” said Arians, who just used the Arizona Cardinals first-round pick in the NFL draft to take Temple linebacker Haason Reddick, a walk-on who was coached by Palmer, an assistant at South Jersey’s Haddon Heights High School. “One year I think we played like eight teams that were in the top 20 in defense. And he still had some legendary games. “People who know him will tell me, ‘Oh by God yeah, what a great player.’ You see who’s going in the Hall every year and you’ll go, ‘Where’s Paul Palmer?’ We didn’t run the option. He was running up the middle. The field wasn’t all spread out. You think of smaller backs (he was 5-10, 180 pounds). He played a big-back role. And there was no doubt (opponents) were trying to stop him. “I think it hurts that some people today might not know. But when you’re runner-up for the Maxwell and Heisman, it speaks for itself.” No Temple player is in the Hall. Maxwell-winning quarterback Steve Joachim (1974) and offensive lineman Bill Singletary (whose 64 is the only Owl football number retired) were first nominated for consideration by the university last year. Guard John Rienstra, who blocked for Palmer, was nominated this year as well. Three Temple coaches - Ray Morrison, Pop Warner and Wayne Hardin - are enshrined. The National Football Foundation, which oversees the process, has a list of criteria that includes being a solid citizen in the community. Check. “He was someone I could always lean on throughout the journey I had,” said Reddick. “When I didn’t know what was next for me, he’d push me to just keep going. He’s really one of a kind. Outside of my parents, he’s been the most influential person in my life. Whenever I saw him it brightened my day. You know, there goes ‘Boo Boo.’ He was the one who kept on me to seize the opportunity. “We looked at him as a super hero. For a long time he pretty much was Temple football history.”
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Palmer, who was nicknamed after the sidekick character from the Yogi Bear cartoon, is the Owls’ radio analyst. He works as a teacher’s aid, in a “one-on-one” program for autistic children. For a time, the Maryland native’s records were expunged after it was found he had signed with an agent before his eligibility had expired. They were later reinstated, though in the media guide it does still have the 1986 team going 0-11 instead of 6-5. “People move on,” he said. “Maybe if I’d won the Heisman, or the Maxwell, people would look at me a little differently. I just wish they would take a deeper look. But you have to live in the now. It’s still possible, as long as I’m on the ballot. So at least I have that. “A lot of people probably never saw me play. It’s not like today, where almost every game is on TV. Things were a lot more regionalized back then. I think they see my name and go, ‘He had a pretty good career.’ Every now and then someone will say, to me, ‘Weren’t you the second runner-up in the Heisman?’ No, I was the runner-up. The second runner-up is third place. “One year I got the (ballot) and skimmed through the running backs I knew of. And I was like, ‘No way. Who’s that? Wait, who’s THAT?’ You see some names that jump out at you. OK, this person or that person. But it’s tough. I guess I’m as guilty as anyone else, really. Sometimes you identify with the names that are fresh in your minds. Or the ones that went on to have a great pro career . . . But I had my time. And it was up there.” The 2018 ballot will be announced on June 1. An NFF spokeswoman said it means something that Palmer has remained on it for five years, even though that doesn’t ensure anything. There’s also a committee, called the Honors Court and chaired by Archie Griffin, that goes over the qualifications of each candidate. Palmer once received enough support from that group to bypass the regional screening the following year, no minor detail. Yet he’s still waiting. And that might never change. Neither will the numbers. Or the memories. “At this point in my life it would mean a lot,” said Palmer, a first-round pick (No. 19 by Kansas City) who played for three NFL teams in as many seasons. “Not just for me. There were a lot of people that were there with me. They’re accomplishments we can all enjoy, and feel proud of. Not one second in my life did I ever think I did anything by myself. Everyone else put in the same amount of work as I did. I was the product of what they did for me.” One day, maybe it will even get them the ultimate recognition. Which of course would be unforgettable.
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DELVON RANDALL ‘NEVER GOING TO BE SATISFIED’ Tom Ignudo, TEMPLE NEWS October 31, 2017 When Delvon Randall played as a sophomore at Gateway High School in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, he focused on eating. Randall enjoys the fried chicken from Hook Fish & Chicken a couple blocks from his house in Pittsburgh, but he would rather feast on the football field with takeaways, touchdowns and big hits. “Basically eating is playing well, making plays and doing what every alpha athlete should do,” said Anthony Davis, who played with Randall at Gateway and is now a redshirt-junior defensive back at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. At Gateway, Randall, Davis and Montae Nicholson, now a safety for the Washington Redskins, formed “The Eat Team.” “Just eat, eat, eat and keep eating,” Randall said. “I’m never going to be satisfied with anything.” Randall, a junior safety, leads Temple with three interceptions and ranks second with 54 tackles. His streak of three consecutive games with an interception ended on Oct. 21 against Army West Point, which primarily runs the ball. In 2016, Randall led the team with four interceptions and recovered two fumbles. At Gateway, Randall, Davis and Nicholson used to compete for how many takeaways they could force and bring back to their coach, Terry Smith. After coaching Gateway from 2002-12, Smith coached wide receivers at Temple in 2013 and has been the defensive recruiting coordinator and cornerbacks coach at Penn State since 2014. Davis remembers when Randall scored the touchdown during their sophomore year at Antimarino Stadium in Monroeville, Pennsylvania, that sparked the creation of “The Eat Team” in 2012. Randall made a catch over a Greater Latrobe Senior High School defensive back in the end zone. Davis, who watched from the sideline, ran toward the end zone, and he and Randall began pretending to “eat,” motioning as if eating with a spoon.
DELVON RANDALL Feature Page 1 of 1 “They competed so much sometimes it got a little hostile in a positive way,” Smith said. “They wanted to be ‘the guy.’ … It was like iron sharpening iron, because you had good-on-good battling and competing. They set goals for themselves to achieve.” Randall and Davis aren’t on the same team anymore, but they still compete for the most interceptions. During the season, they talk via FaceTime, over the phone or text after their games. Davis is tied for second with three interceptions on the Crimson Hawks. “I tell him, ‘I’m going to have more picks than you,’” Davis said. “Most of the time [Temple is] on TV, so I’ll watch the little recaps and he usually always has a little play on one of the recaps,” he added. Ever since Randall started playing football, he dreamed of playing in the NFL. During his sophomore year of high school -— with only one offer from the University of Toledo — he watched the 2012 NFL Draft thinking his dreams could soon become reality. Once Temple hired coach Geoff Collins in December 2016, Randall said he immediately thought of the defensive backs Collins coached as the University of Florida’s defensive coordinator. In the 2017 NFL Draft, teams selected former Florida defensive backs Marcus Maye, Quincy Wilson and Teez Tabor in the second round. Former Florida defensive backs Vernon Hargreaves and Keanu Neal were selected in the first round in 2016. Collins said Randall was like a “sponge” during the offseason and came into the season on a mission. In February, inside defensive coordinator Taver Johnson’s office at Edberg-Olson Hall, Collins, Randall and senior safety Sean Chandler dug into Collins’ catalog of defensive back film to watch Neal, Wilson and Tabor’s techniques. “We watched those films and then we watched NFL films because our defense is very similar to what they run at the Falcons, what they run at the Seahawks and what they run with the Cardinals,” Collins said.
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“So we’ll watch that tape over the summer, let ’em see the things that we are doing from our scheme that they’re working in the NFL.” Smith said Randall, Davis and Nicholson won Gateway a lot of games during their careers. Smith added he wasn’t surprised by Randall’s performance over the past two seasons. Chandler hasn’t been shocked by it either. “I’ve been knew [Randall] was a baller since he got here his freshman year,” Chandler said. “It’s not a surprise to me. Even last year he balled out. I already knew he had this in him.”
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CHAPELLE RUSSELL LIVING HIS “MISSION” Tom Ignudo, TEMPLE NEWS September 26, 2017 L.J. Clark could see it in Chapelle Russell’s body language after practice. The redshirt-sophomore linebacker — then a junior at Lakewood High School in New Jersey — didn’t want to go back to the Red Carpet Inn, where he lived at the time. The hotel, about a 25-minute drive from Lakewood, had no cable or kitchen. Russell’s mother, Nikita Smith, paid $40 a day to send him and his brother, Anthony, to school via taxi, he said. Smith was discharged from the Navy after 14 years and was suffering through some hardships. But the hardest thing she would do would be to separate herself from her two sons. Clark, Lakewood’s football coach, offered Russell to spend the night at his parents’ house after practice. After staying at the house for a few days, Clark reached out to his mother, Barbara Clark, to make Russell living there a permanent solution. He still lives there today. It was Smith’s younger sister, Nikita Smalls, who convinced Smith to allow Chapelle to stay with the Clark’s in Lakewood. “That was the best and hardest thing she did,” said Chapelle, “trust an absolute stranger with the only thing she had left...me and my brother.” “This boy was on a mission, and I could see it,” Barbara Clark said. “We’re a football family. … This was our mission, to get him where he needs to be. And it’s exactly where he is right now.” Russell has started the past three games for the Owls. His 34 tackles rank second on the team, and he has recorded 10 or more tackles in two games. Prior to Temple’s game against Tulane in 2016, Russell tore his ACL and had to miss the remainder of the season and 2017 spring practices. He wasn’t 100 percent healthy until the beginning of September, he said. Four games into this season, Russell feels like he’s right where he belongs. “I waited my time behind some great guys like Tyler Matakevich, Stephaun Marshall, single-digit guys that carried on this linebacker tradition,” Russell said. “So I just
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CHAPELLE RUSSELL Feature Page 1 of 1 wanted to be able to go out there, knowing that I was next up, and put on for guys like that.” Russell is originally from Hinesville, Georgia, but he moved often due to his mother being in the Navy. His mother and father separated when he was younger, and his father stayed in Georgia. As he grew up, Russell kept in touch with his father, who was sick for most of Russell’s life, L.J. Clark said. Russell lived in Virginia, Chicago, Baltimore and New York before he arrived in Lakewood when he was in the eighth grade. Russell finally settled in one spot once he moved into the Clark household with Barbara Clark and her husband, Larry Clark. The two knew Russell because they were involved with Lakewood’s football program. Before every home game, the couple cooked six pounds of bacon and 12 dozen eggs for the team. L.J. Clark also hosted team-building events at his parents’ house, where the team would bond over grilling food and swimming. Even with some familiarity with Russell, Barbara Clark said it was awkward when he first moved into her home. She tried to make him as comfortable as possible. She bought him his favorite cereals: Apple Jacks and Cinnamon Toast Crunch. But Russell had to get used to the rules of the house. “My father was in the military,” L.J. Clark said. “My father is…very structure-oriented. Chapelle, a normal high school kid, he would try to sleep until three o’clock in the afternoon. When my father wakes up, everybody wakes up in the house.” Larry Clark, a Vietnam War Army veteran, woke Russell up at 6 a.m. for chores like raking leaves, walking the dogs and cleaning the pool. After Russell completed his chores, Larry Clark rewarded him by taking him out to breakfast. L.J. Clark said his father and Russell developed a good relationship. The two watched football together every weekend. He even taught Russell how to drive a car. L.J. Clark said his father watches every
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game Russell plays and will call or text Russell to let him know that he missed a tackle. “Chapelle likes that type of stuff, he likes the structure,” L.J. Clark said. When Russell enrolled at Temple, the Clarks helped him move into his dorm. Barbara Clark said she bought him his bedspread, pillows and blankets. Russell was just getting settled into his new home at Temple. He was watching a movie with former linebacker Avery Williams when the phone rang. It was then-defensive backs coach Francis Brown, who was with his mother. He told him to come to Edberg-Olson Hall. Once Russell got there, he found out his father died of brain and back cancer. Through high school, Russell’s last name was Cook. He changed it to his father’s last name after he passed. Russell said it was tough dealing with his father’s death, but he uses it as motivation and knows his father is watching over him on the field. “This was always the dream,” Russell said. “Playing Division I football and coming from all of the stuff I been through, all the bumps on my road to finally make it here, being able to make plays on Saturdays, my mother in the stands, it just brightens her day, brightens my day. … So it’s finally good to see the little pal that everybody used to see running around do what I’m doing now.” (this article was edited from its original posting)
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TOUGHNESS PERSONIFIED Aaron Mannicci, OWLSPORTS September 28, 2017 When redshirt senior Nick Sharga first burst onto the scene in North Philadelphia prior to the 2014 season, Owls fanatics knew very little about the now fan-favorite. However, threeyears after walking-on as a linebacker, Sharga’s punishing blocks and fiery play have garnered national attention, continue to steal the hearts of fans, and have resulted in the Cherryville, Pa. native being praised by many as the country’s most talented fullback. The 6-foot-2, 240-pound two-way sensation didn’t have the privilege of taking the easy route, though. As an under-recruited linebacker and tight end from Northampton High School in Pennsylvania who entered his senior season with only limited interest from schools, a season ending injury on opening night of that senior season seemed to spell out the end of Sharga’s football career. Catching the eye of division 1 recruiters out of a small town like Sharga’s was difficult enough. After the injury, the few schools that had originally expressed interest, were gone. So, once Sharga bid farewell to his senior season, he wasn’t sure what - if anything - was next for him on the gridiron. “It was definitely tough. I had a decision to make,” said Sharga. “What I ended up deciding to do was take the whole next year off. I trained, worked out, rehabbed, and made sure I was ready to go for that following season.” After spending nearly two years away from football, Sharga’s next stop turned out to be West Virginia Wesleyan University, where he’d get his first taste of football at the next level. Sharga immediately started making noise as the Bobcats’ starting inside linebacker, eventually ending the season with 65 total tackles, two sacks, and one forced fumble. However, taking the road less traveled and being away from his family - where Sharga is one of eleven children - for the first time was difficult. 33542”It was different. I’ve always had someone around, someone to talk to,” Sharga said. “Being five hours away from home, I called my parents a lot. Fortunately everything worked out, we stayed close, and just went from there.” After spending just one semester at WVW, Sharga spent the spring “shopping around” for a new home on the National Collegiate Scouting Association website, in hopes that his productive freshman campaign would be enough to land himself a better gig. As it turned out, his next stop would be at North Broad Street in Philadelphia, where for-
NICK SHARGA Feature Page 1 of 1 mer-Owls head coach Matt Rhule welcomed the gritty, crazy-haired linebacker onto the team as a walk-on. “I shopped around for some schools and no one got back to me,” said Sharga, “so I emailed Temple.” And, well… the rest is history. “It was always my dream to play Division 1-A football, and it worked out perfectly. I couldn’t have asked for a better place to continue my football career.”
Sharga’s fiery play on the field is matched by a personality that many in Temple’s Edberg-Olson Hall Football Complex rave about, and a toughness that is unmatched. So unmatched that opposing coaches have credited Temple’s increasingly gritty play over the past few seasons to Sharga’s toughness. Prior to Temple’s 37-10 victory over East Carolina in the 2016 season, Pirates head coach Scottie Montgomery credited the Owls’ toughness to playing with Sharga.
Before Sharga ever played a down for the Cherry and White, he was selected by his teammates to wear a single-digit on his jersey - a long-time Temple football tradition that honors the team’s toughest players.
“Their fullback (Nick Sharga) … he’s a throwback player. He gives their whole team a different level of toughness because they have to face him every day in practice,” Montgomery explained. “That level of toughness that they have — that is the difference in the Temple team now versus the Temple of old.”
After redshirting his sophomore season, Sharga began taking snaps at fullback and linebacker, all while becoming one of the Owls’ most valuable special teamers. On opening day of the 2015 season against a heavily-favored Penn State team, Sharga racked up four tackles in his debut in front of a full house at Lincoln Financial Field, contributing to one of greatest wins in the program’s history.
Since head coach Geoff Collins’ hiring in December, he has placed an emphasis on his players being “Temple TUFF”. The clever phrase can be seen all around Temple’s facility, scattered across TU social media, on t-shirts, and so on. However, it’s far more than a creative marketing campaign. For Sharga and this Owls team, it’s not simply about playing Temple TUFF… it’s about living that way, too.
Ending the season with five total starts (four at fullback, one at linebacker) topped off what had already been an incredible journey.
“There’s definitely aspects of that on the field, just being physical, being tough, and just competing in everything you do,” explained Sharga. “We love competing… I like to take that attitude into the classroom, too... It’s all about being the best at everything you do.”
“I don’t think I could’ve written my story any better. I’m blessed,” said Sharga. “That uncertainty that I had with not knowing what was going to happen out of high school, it’s tough dealing with that... I just took everything one day at a time, made it here, and made sure I made the most out of my opportunities.” Things seem to come easy for Sharga on the gridiron. Even off the gridiron, they seem to as well. Sharga taught himself to play guitar as a child, managed to balance multiple varsity sports and a 3.8 GPA in high school, and won a district title in his second sport - wrestling - in the nationwide hot-bed of wrestling, the highly regarded District XI. However, behind the scenes, the work was certainly being put in. “It’s something I take a lot of pride in,” he explained. “Playing offense, defense, special teams, it is a lot of bouncing around in practice… I like to compete off the field as well as on it, so keeping up the grades in the classroom is second nature to me. I’ve got to be the best at everything I can.”
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Now, as Temple looks to get back on track for their Saturday afternoon matchup against Houston, Sharga’s presence on and off the field will be vital. As the two-year letterwinner looks to pen the last chapter of his journey in North Philly over the next few months, there is still plenty of football to be played. Sitting at 2-2, the Owls will be tested over the course of the next few weeks. With notable in-conference matchups approaching, starting this Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field, Sharga and the already battle-tested Owls look to start heading in the right direction and are ready for whatever is coming their way. “We’re taking everything one day at time, and that’s all you can really do in football. You can’t look too far ahead,” he said. “We’re keeping our sights on Houston, and I’m just focused on giving it everything I’ve got on Saturday.” If anybody is up for the challenge, it’s Sharga.
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GREATEST SHOW ON TURF; THE STORY OF THE 2017 WET BANDITS Tom Bradway, TBTWENTY May 5, 2017 First and foremost, I would be remiss to not say thank you to the 2016 Savages for the laying the foundation this team was built on. This championship is as much yours as it is ours. I love you guys. We don’t say that enough… I remember walking off that field after our walk-off loss to Kappa Sig in the quarterfinals trapped with my own thoughts. What went wrong? Why is this happening? What the hell am I supposed to do with 13 bottles of Andrè champagne? It was the absolute lowest point of my life. Nutile and I went to Chipotle for about an hour and a half that night to sulk and search for the answers. We weren’t exactly sure at the time what would get us back the following year, but we made a promise to each other to not let this happen again. It was the beginning of the “Greatest Show on Turf”. For those of you who have experienced intramural softball, you know its a business. Like the last scene in Friday Night lights, the board is cleared of the past and filled with the future. Removing guys like Heyen, Rumer, Carling, Cooper, Thompson, and TeveroniPizza was emotional. You work so hard with these guys in the offseason and develop these relationships and then poof, they’re gone in the blink of an eye. But their sad departure is met with new faces hopeful for a championship. After much deliberation from returning vets, we decided on the newcomers who we felt gave us the best chance to win. Corey Lerch, Marshall Ellick, and Chris Myarick were chosen as the pieces to help us win a championship. Let me break down real quick why these young men were chosen: Corey Lerch: We knew Corey was athletic and would be as competitive as we were when it came to winning. We needed to replace pieces in the outfield, and we felt that Corey filled that void. Also, we didn’t have anyone with blonde hair and we felt it was really important to have someone with blonde hair. Marshall Ellick: We initially only talked about how fast Marshall was and how we needed that kind of speed in the outfield. Then I think Frank heard from a friend of a friend of a friend of a friend that he played baseball back in the day so we snagged him. Thank god we did. Chris Myarick: Marshall told us Chris was really upset that we didn’t invite him so we just felt obligated at that point to a do a good deed. Lol, jk. Slick boul was an easy choice. We talked to his old gym teacher at Cheltenham (WE IN HERE) and he swore Myarick
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WET BANDITS Feature Page 1 of 2 would’ve been a first baseman at Clemson if he had played. Plus, we needed some extra money. Congrats on the scholly! Denim shirts filling up that closet as we speak. Jacob Martin was forced to move to a coaching role after his offseason job as a college football player caused him to break his foot, and he embraced the role with open arms. Brendan McGowan was back in a big way after missing last season with an injury, and we looked forward to his YUGE bat in the lineup. We also added John Ruza to our data analytics department as an intern. As for the rest of us, it was clear we needed to change our personal attitudes. It had to become less about the batting average and more about the winning percentage. And we did exactly that. We played unselfish baseball and bulldozed teams in the regular season and secured the bag the number one seed in the playoffs. Finally… Our date with destiny. We knocked off 9 Boys 1 Bat (forfeit. cowards.), Sigma Alpha Mu, and the Swamp Donkeys in our #KillEverybodyTour to the Final Four. We matched up against the other big swinging bat in the league, Crown Telecom Inc. in the semifinals. After being down 10 early, we clawed back to make the game 16-14 in the top of the 5th. What followed this was simply breathtaking and almost unfathomable. Three straight innings of shutout baseball and the Wet Bandits are headed the ‘ship with a 22-16 victory! And so it came to be that at approximately 11:00 PM on a Wednesday night the Wet Bandits would square off against the Sons of Pitches for a chance at redemption. Honestly, I can not possibly do this game justice with my words. Since a lot of the details will reveal themselves in each player’s “Most Memorable Moment”, I’ll make a long story short. The bandits entered the top of the 6th inning down 20-11. Nine runs, folks. Nine! Then, all of a sudden, the cardiac kids came alive once again. Ultimately, we won the game in walk off fashion 22-20 on the first ball hit out of Geasey Field since 1997 off the bat of our very own co-captain “Frankie Juice” Nutile. Quite honestly, I’m still waiting to wake up from the dream I lived that night. The game itself deserves it’s own blog, but I think it’s important to highlight the key contributions made by each player. Rob “Nitro” Ritrovato, Shortstop If anyone would like to try to tell me Nitro was not the best shortstop in the league this year please come find me so I can punch you directly in your face. The guy was a vacuum cleaner all year over there in the West Wing. Replacing Rob Heyen, the goat of OBP%, as leadoff hitter was no easy task and Nitro filled the shoes and then some. His ability to get on base took so much pressure off the rest of our lineup. Most Memorable Moment: The backhand
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play for the first out in the bottom 7th of the of the Semi-finals followed by unreal glove flip will be burned in my brain forever. It was at that moment Crown Telecom headed for the exit to beat the traffic. You will never see a better men’s softball league play by an infielder than that. Ever. Tom Bradway, Outfield This is a tough one to write because I’m really not a guy who likes to toot his own horn. All I want people to remember me for is how much I cared about this team. If we had lost, I would have descended slowly into madness, and I’m not sure I would have ever fully recovered. I did my job for this team in the field, at the plate, and in the front office. Playing baseball at the division 1 level for five minutes pays off sometimes. Most Memorable Moment: I have to say the two RBI single in the championship game to knot it at 20-20 before Frankie Juice went blast off into the polluted North Philly sky. Credit should go to Lerch and Nitro for getting on and being aggressive and smart on the bags. Frank Nutile, Third Base You want to talk about a guy who cared about his team and his teammates? Look no further than the italian irishman himself. This man became an urban legend the night of April 26th when he launched the first ball over the fence at Geasey Field in twenty years. But my favorite thing is how loyal he was to #TheProcess since we sat in that Chipotle a little over a year ago. His commitment never wavered. A hell of a team co-captain. This is your team moving forward. Remember… ain’t no curses. Most Memorable Moment: First HR over the fence at Geasey Field since 1997. He’s going to try to tell you me tying the game took pressure off him and it was a team effort and blah blah blah but 20 YEARS MAN. Unreal. Heroes get remembered. Legends never die. Brendan McGowan, DH/Outfield A healthy McGowan added a completely new dynamic to our team. We finally had a consistent power hitter who knew how to drive in runs. We never really specifically gave out awards, but if we had I firmly believe Mac was our silver slugger and the engine that gave our offense so much juice. His performance on Championship Wednesday is one I will never forget. Most Memorable Moment: 12 RBIs on Championship Wednesday… 12 RBIS!!! Honestly until the homer from Nute, Mac hit two of the farthest balls I’ve ever seen hit on that field. He even said, “If Frank doesn’t hit a homerun here, I will”, and I 100% believe that he would have.
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GREATEST SHOW ON TURF; THE STORY OF THE 2017 WET BANDITS Tom Bradway, TBTWENTY May 5, 2017 Eric “Skip” Neefe, Outfield Our fearless leader. The one who gave this team a heartbeat and dealt with us idiots every step of the way. Honestly, the best coach I’ve ever played for. This dude provided raw power and consistency from the left side of the plate for the middle of our lineup. I think every right fielder in the league has been victimized by Skip mashing a ball over their head. Most Memorable Moment: When you’re down 10 runs in the semis the juice has to come from somewhere. What better place for it to come from than off the bat of the guy who proudly wears that C on his chest. I don’t know about the rest of the guys, but I needed that. Neefe’s dinger brought me back to life. Can’t teach the clutch gene. Jake Robinson, Catcher An absolute one man wrecking crew on the base paths and probably a fixture in the nightmares of numerous infielders around the league. Jake knew his role was to get on base and him buying into that role is one of the main reasons we raised the trophy got a sweet Gildan championship t-shirt. I seriously love this guy for being as selfless as he was and battling through injuries for his teammates. He was also very solid behind the plate. Most Memorable Moment: Again, this team had the clutch gene. When the bases were juiced and his team was down a few runs needing a miracle, what did J Rob do? He rips a double down the left field line. Haddonfield’s finest, baby. Chris Myarick, First Base Who knew receiving a full scholarship at the Spring Game surrounded by his loving family and teammates would be the second best thing to happen to Chris in the month of April? As solid of a first baseman as they come and an integral part of the middle of our lineup. His gym teacher was absolutely right. Slick Boul could have easily played at Clemson, but thank god he didn’t. Also, he gives me really good fashion advice so I enjoyed having him around. Most Memorable Moment: It would be easy to point to his stellar play at first base here, but I am going to do something unorthodox because there was one moment that can’t go unnoticed. The guy woke up at 4 AM to make a four and a half hour drive back from Rhode Island to play in the City Six. That commitment, along with his play, validated our decision to add him to the team in the offseason. Marshall Ellick, Outfield Another offseason acquisition that proved to be a key piece in our ability to win this year. In the words of Chris Smith, “this man is the perfect combination of size and speed”. We knew he was fast, but we didn’t know he
WET BANDITS Feature Page 2 of 2 would have arguably the smoothest swing on the team and hit the ball a country mile. I care a lot about the future of this team moving forward, and I’m very comfortable leaving the outfield in the hands of Lerch and Ellick. Most Memorable Moment: In my personal opinion, the grand slam Marshall hit in the semi-finals was the defining moment of that game. An absolute ROCKET to deep center to bring life back to our team. I blacked out the moment the ball left the bat and next thing I knew I had climbed to the top of the dugout fence and Marsh was crossing home plate. Another validation of a great offseason acquisition. James Jimmy McHale, Second Base James was a member of the 2016 Savages. JIMMY was a member of the 2017 Wet Bandits. I can’t emphasize enough how crucial his improvement was to our success. I know Frank challenged him in the offseason, and no one has ever answered the call more than Jimmer did this season. His play at second base was flawless, and he became a line drive machine at the plate. Most Memorable Moment: It’s important to note we entered the bottom of the 7th in the championship game down 18-20. It’s more important to know how. With two outs, the Sons of Pitches had runners on 2nd and 3rd with a good hitter at the plate. The dude hit maybe the hardest line drive of the game to the right side. “Oh no…”, I thought. Then, in a moment that will live forever, Jimmy sticks his glove in the air and snags this absolute piss rocket. That catch saved our entire season. Cole Boozer, DH/Outfield There was a common theme with this team. We cared about each other and we would do anything to win. This guy was ready and willing to play on one friken leg before Skip decided to give him the day off to recover. Booz was an imposing figure at the plate, and he hit the cover off the ball all year. Our inability to win last year came from the fact our bottom of the lineup could not get on base. Not only did Cole consistently get on base, but he had opposing infielders scared of taking a laser to the face in the process. Most Memorable Moment: I knew we were winning it all in the quarterfinals when Booz hit an absolute missile homerun. There are certain times that stick in my head where I just knew this team had all the tools to do it, and that was one. Our bottom of the lineup supplying that kind of power is what made this team different than last year’s. Plus, Blair was there so he totally pimped the hell out of it. #BadToTheBoneBooz Corey Lerch, Outfield Now, Skip did a lot of very smart things this year but putting Lerch at the bottom of the
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lineup as a “second lead-off” may have been the smartest. Lerch consistently getting on base leading right to the top of our line-up provided us a huge advantage. On top of that, his play as the field general of our outfield in centerfield was fantastic. The only reason I was able to play freely in the outfield was because I knew Lerch would be backing me up. That’s the type of leadership and effort you need to win. Most Memorable Moment: So it came to be in the last half-inning of the year with a tworun deficit, Coach Neefe’s “second lead-off” came to the plate. Our motto all year was to hit hard balls in play. What’s he do? HARD ball in play to get on base and start the rally. And how was I able to score two on my single, you ask? Smart, aggressive base running by Lerch and Nitro to get to second and third. Again, validating what a stellar offseason we had. Coach Jacob Martin: Chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp, chirp. Nobody chirps quite like Coach Martin. As previously stated, Jacob was forced to sit out due to a broken foot, but it didn’t change his enthusiasm or passion for seeing this team win. He embraced his new role as third base coach and team chirper. I think he pays rent in half the heads of kids throughout the league. If you played third base against us, your mind was no doubt jumbled up by the top of the fourth inning. We love you, Coach. Data Analytics Intern John Ruza: We decided to see what all this data analytics hoopla was about and hired Ruza in the offseason, and I’m so glad we did. The guy just came to work with his lunch pale and a smile and did whatever was asked. His enthusiasm for the team was very evident. It was rare that a game or an inning didn’t start with John saying, “Let’s go Bandits!”, followed by “Shut the hell up Ruza.” Numbers don’t lie, and these particular numbers are absolutely staggering. Keep in mind we won three games due to forfeit (0-0 result) and still scored 20 more runs than the next best team. A 91 point run differential is absolutely ABSURD. Should have probably allowed one more run though. Would have been really #nice. Numbers are great, but this team was only ever concerned with one number. The number in the W column. Everyone bought into a culture of winning. Team first, individual second. I love this group of guys and I wanted nothing more than to do this with them. For the next couple years until they bulldoze it to the ground rest of my life I will drive by Geasey Field and re-live all of these memories. “The Greatest Show on Turf” was not in St. Louis. It was in North Philadelphia.