2018 Temple Football Bowl Guide by Temple Athletics

2018 BOWL GUIDE

TEMPLE FOOTBALL

HAASON REDDICK

“#TempleTUFF is being physical, relentless, mentally TUFF, and doing whatever it takes to get the job done. It also means that you are elite and that you are the best of the best.”

DION DAWKINS

“#TempleTUFF simply means embracing the underdog role even when we know we aren’t the underdog. No one wants to play us for 60 minutes. The amount of blood, sweat, and tears that have been shed on that field will forever be a part of this brotherhood.”

MUHAMMAD WILKERSON

“#TempleTUFF is being physical and mentally TUFF, and dominating your opponent for 60 minutes. It’s a mindset you must earn because nothing is given, the grind and struggle is real on 10th and Diamond so ask yourself...are you #TempleTUFF?”

TYLER MATAKEVICH

“#TempleTUFF is the most dominant, mentally tough, physical guys on the field. Someone who puts fear in his opponents and isn’t going to stop until they quit. Someone who embraces the grind, holds himself and his teammates accountable. #TempleTUFF is someone who is willing to do whatever it takes to be great and leads by example.”

PJ WALKER

“#TempleTUFF is a mentality we carry on our shoulders when we step on the field. We know we are going to play harder and faster than our opponent for 60 minutes.”

MATT IOANNIDIS

“#TempleTUFF is all about embracing the pain that goes into being great. We enjoy the fact that it is uncomfortable and hard. We attack everything even harder without folding under pressure. We keep our hands off our hips and never show weakness.”

TAVON YOUNG

“When you step out on the field, there’s no fear. You physically, mentally, and emotionally care about your teammates and you fight for your brothers. By doing that, you’re going to have that #TempleTUFF respect.”

Temple has had a long list of contributors who originally joined the program as a walk-on. The young kids who come to campus with a chip on their shoulder, personify the culture of the program. That's why Haason Reddick was able to go from walk-on to first round draft choice and why coaches continue to reward those such as Todd Jones, Zack Mesday, Chris Myarick, Rob Ritrovato, and Travon Williams with scholarships as they grow through the program.

2018 INDEPENDENCE BOWL TEMPLE OWLS (8-4, 7-1 AMERICAN) VS. DUKE BLUE DEVILS (7-5, 3-5, ACC) Game: The Independence Bowl was named because it was inaugurated in 1976, the year of the United States Bicentennial. It is the 11th oldest bowl game in college football. Since 2017, the game has been sponsored by Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar and officially known as the Walk-On’s Independence Bowl.

GAMEDAY CENTRAL Temple Football............469-584-52 (120th season) 2018.................................... 8-4, 7-1 American Interim Head Coach........................ Ed Foley Career Record........................................... 7-16 Temple Record............................................ 0-1 Date ..........................................December 27. 2018 Kickoff ................................. 1:30pm ET (12:30pm CT) Stadium .................................. Independence Stadium Series Results................................................................ 0-0 ....................................................... first meeting

Date: Thursday, December 27, 2018

Opponent............................................................. Duke 2018............................................ 7-5, 3-5 ACC Head Coach........................... David Cutcliffe School Record..............66-72 (10th season) Career Record.............110-101( 17th season)

Site: Independence Stadium (49,565) in Shreveport, Louisiana. Kickoff: 1:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. CT) Television: The 2018 Independence Bowl will be broadcast nationally by ESPN. Mike Couzens (play-by-play), Kirk Morrison (analyst), and Laura Sisler (sidelines) will call the game. Radio: The Owls’ radio broadcast will air on 97.5 The Fanatic with Harry Donahue (play-by-play), Paul Palmer (analyst) and Colin Thompson (sidelines). Sports USA Radio holds the national broadcast rights. Josh Appel (play-by-play) and Brandon Noble (analyst) will call the action. Series History: This will be the first game between the two schools. It marks the fifth time that Temple will play its first game against an opponent in a bowl game.

TV Broadcast.......................................................ESPN play-by-play.............................Mike Couzens analyst........................................Kirk Morrison sideline....................................... Lauren Sisler Radio

..........................................97.5 The Fanatic TuneIn Radio.... www.tunein.com/templefb play-by-play...........................Harry Donahue analyst.......................................... Paul Palmer sideline.................................Colin Thompson

National Radio............................... Sports USA Radio play-by-play.................................. Josh Appel analyst....................................Brandon Noble Live Stats .....www.independence.statbroadcast.com Tickets

.................... 1-800-204-TIXX or owlstix.com

Bowl History: This is Temple’s eighth 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), 2016 Military Bowl (34-26 loss to Wake Forest), and 2017 Gasparilla Bowl (28-3 win over Florida International).

Table of Contents Media Information.......................................3-6 Bowl Notes................................................. 8-22 Dr. Pat Kraft, Dir. of Athletics....................... 16 Ed Foley, Interim Head Coach.............. 16-17 Coaches & Staff........................................18-19 Depth Chart/Above the Line..................... 24 Rosters......................................................25-26 TEMPLE (8-4, 7-1) 2018 STATISTICAL COMPARISON DUKE (7-5, 3-5) 2018 Statistics......................................... 27-40 2018 Game Recaps.................................41-52 Avg. AAC/FBS............................................ Category......................................... AAC/FBS Avg 420.3 6/50.................................................Total Offense................................................... 9/72 392.6 Player Bios............................................. 54-126 164.5 10/67..............................................Rushing Offense...............................................14/96 67.2 Bowl History & Records.....................128-136 255.8 5/39..............................................Passing Offense.................................................7/64 229.9 128.84 6/80....................................... Pass Efficiency Offense.......................................... 8/90 127.21 Feature Clips........................................138-160 35.6 4/22.............................................. Scoring Offense................................................ 11/78 27.2 _____________________________ 356.7 190.4 166.3 103.06 24.7 .42 38.0 54.2 38.6 40.7 79.2 79.1 35.47 13.95 10.74 22.27 17.21 5.83

2/40................................................ Total Defense................................................... 9/82 419.4 6/91.............................................. Rushing Defense............................................. 13/116 222.3 1/7................................................ Passing Defense.................................................4/34 197.10 1/5..........................................Pass Efficiency Defense......................................... 5/39 120.92 3/46............................................. Scoring Defense................................................ 6/70 27.4 5/36............................................. Turnover Margin............................................... 11/105 -0.50 10/79..................................... 3rd Down Conversion Pct.........................................7/51 41.0 9/60.....................................4th Down Conversion Pct........................................ 6/48 57.1 8/72............................ 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense........................... 12/127 50.0 6/84............................ 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense............................. 51/74 40.0 9/102.......................................... Red Zone Offense............................................... 7/77 82.9 4/32............................................Red Zone Defense.............................................. 6/48 81.6 12/107................................................. Net Punting....................................................11/99 35.96 1/18..................................................Punt Returns.................................................. 14/110 5.24 11/105........................................Punt Return Defense.............................................7/75 9.08 3/35................................................Kickoff Returns ...............................................12/78 19.76 1/12.........................................Kickoff Return Defense .......................................... 1/25 18.64 5/59..............................................Tackles For Loss...............................................10/70 5.8

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Bowl Guide Credits Temple’s 2018 Military Bowl Guide was produced by the Temple Football Communications Department. Written and edited by Rich Burg, Michael Antonellis and Stephen Mitchell. Additional editing by Joey Dougherty, Ally Esposito, Kristen Hill, Pat Kolb, Aaron Mannicci. Design and cover by Santino Stancato. Photos by Zamani Feelings, Jesse Garber, Joe Labolito, and Betsy Manning.

LOCAL DINING Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar

www.walk-ons.com 7031 Youree Drive 3010 Airline Drive 318-220-4256 318-747-5588 Voted the #1 sports bar in America by ESPN, Walk-On’s Bistreaux & Bar’s mission is to deliver a memorable game day experience with a taste of Louisiana created by our All-American team. Our entire Walk-On’s team works hard every day to ensure every customer has a winning experience with great food, beverages, service and atmosphere.

Bistro To Go

www.bistrotogo.com 333 Texas Avenue Suite 125 748 Lassus Lane Shreveport, LA 71101 Shreveport, LA 71106 318-841-1140 318-861-4833 At Bistro to Go we understand that time is valuable, and sometimes cooking a great, nourishing meal for you or your family is just not on the menu. That’s why we opened JB’s Market. Its Bistro to Go quality food in the time and cost you will love. Stop by and pick up some fresh-made food for your home, office, or small group!

Great Raft Brewing

www.greatraftbrewing.com 1251 Dalzell Street Shreveport, LA 71104 318-734-9881 Great Raft Brewing’s mission is to create fresh craft beer that complements the lifestyles and cultures of Louisiana. Our beer is complex, inspired, bold and plentiful, providing our customers a beer experience unlike any other. Southern people enjoy spicy, flavorful food and Great Raft beer not only stands up to the bold flavors in our cooking, but complements it as well.

Honey Baked Ham Company & Café www.honeybakedonline.com 5739 Youree Drive Shreveport, LA 71105 318-865-4411

Johnny’s Catfish & Seafood

www.johnnyscatfish.com 5130 Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71129 318-686-3695 North Louisiana’s Most Famous Catfish Dinner.

Superior Bar & Grill

www.superiorgrill.com 6123 Line Avenue Shreveport, LA 71106 318-869-3243 They have the finest Mexican food around; sizzling fajitas, mouthwatering enchiladas, cheesy nachos and of course their famous margaritas.

Superior Steakhouse

www.superiorssteakhouse.com 855 Pierremont Road #120 Shreveport, LA 71106 318-219-4123 Polished chophouse furnishing classic cuts & fine wines in a dark-wood setting with outdoor tables.

Twisted Root

www.twistedrootburgerco.com/shreveport/ 8960 Line Avenue Shreveport, LA 71106 318-868-6410 Twisted Root is a perfect fit for Shreveport, and is special because it’s the first restaurant that we opened outside of Dallas. We feature funky music-themed décor, a huge bar, covered and uncovered family-friendly patios, and we strive to put a genuine smile on every face walking through the door. Options range from gourmet beef, turkey or vegan burgers, plus spiked shakes! This location also offers game meats.

Silver Star Smoke House www.silverstarsmokehouse.com 1201 Dixie Overland Rd. Bossier City, LA 71111 318-752-3633

Johnny’s Pizza

www.Johnnysph.com 114 Benton Spur Bossier City, LA 71111 318-742-7374

Lucky Palace 2018 Airline Dr. Bossier City, LA 71111 318-742-7033

3915 Gilbert Dr. 201 E. Preston Ave. Broadmoor Shreveport, LA 71104 Shreveport, LA 71105 318-865-3010 318-868-4471 3202 N Market St Shreveport, LA 71107 318-221-9200 From the “only link in the world’s smallest pizza chain” with a tiny store and three parking spaces across from a college in Monroe, Louisiana, in 1967, to the largest locally owned pizza chain in North Louisiana. Johnny’s Pizza House has come a long way, tossing and turning the area’s favorite pizza without fail day after day.

www.lucky-palace.com 750 Diamond Jacks Blvd. Bossier City, LA 318-752-1888 Located in the lobby of Bossier Inn & Suites in Bossier City, Lucky Palace is a gourmet Chinese restaurant featuring an extensive wine list. The menu includes popular Chinese favorites like orange chicken, lo mein noodles and beef with broccoli, but also offers fine dining options such as lobster tail, Thai green curry prawns and more. The restaurant often hosts wine pairings, holiday parties and live music performances. In 2018, Lucky Palace was featured on the SEC Networks television show True South.

Missing Link

9462 Ellerbe Road Suite 100 Shreveport, LA 71106 318-865-0233 Upscale, casual dining combining award winning steaks and BBQ. Full bar services available AND family friendly!

www.themissinglinkfoodservices.com 504 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-751-5820 The Missing Link is a downtown Shreveport restaurant specializing in unusually creative hot dogs. Popular menu items include the mac-n-cheese dog, the Chicago dog and the Cajun dog. Sides include rosemary and garlic fries.

Copeland’s of New Orleans

Parish Taceaux

Country Tavern

Ralph & Kacoo’s The Seafood Restaurant

Silver Star Grille

www.copelandsofneworleans.com 1665 East Bert Kouns Industrial Loop Shreveport, LA 71106 318-797-0143 Copeland’s restaurants’ casually festive atmosphere combines New Orleans flavor and comfort with an upscale sensibility. From the Creole favorites that embody the heart and soul of Southern Louisiana, to our flavorful takes on seafood, pasta, salads, steaks and desserts, we offer something for everyone. www.countrytavern.com 823 Brook Hollow Drive Shreveport, LA 71105 318-797-4477 We are world famous for their moist lean perfectly barbecued pork ribs. Served for over 6 decades we have been called for by name by two US Presidents and described as “None better in the Barbecue Rib World” by the Austin American Statesman. Our ribs were voted “Best Ribs in Texas” by Texas Monthly Magazine and featured on Food Networks Best of….Barbeque. We also serve Black Angus Beef, grilled to your satisfaction. Finish the night with our Special Homestyle Peach or Blackberry Cobbler topped with ice cream.

Ernest’s Orleans

www.ernestsorleans.com 1601 Spring Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-226-1325 Ernest’s Orleans Restaurant has been a part of Shreveport’s history for over sixty years! Located at 1601 Spring St, sitting on top of the hill, Ernest’s features prime steaks, fresh seafood, and Italian eats. Ernest’s famous marinated crab claws and red snapper Ernest are just two dishes that highlight our menu. Tableside desserts and after dinner drinks await our guests! If it’s a night to remember, be sure to celebrate with us!

Herby-K’s

www.herbyks.net 1833 Pierre Ave Shreveport, LA One of Shreveport’s longest-running restaurants, HerbyK’s is a seafood and sandwich joint that exudes Louisiana charm. Fresh Gulf oysters (in season), gumbo, crab claws and the famous Shrimp Buster sandwich are all local favorites. For fans of big, refreshing cocktails, the house specialty cocktail - the Pink Flamingo - is fantastic. HerbyK’s was established in 1936 and is still run by members of the same family who originally opened the restaurant. In 2018, Herby-K’s was featured on the SEC Networks television show True South.

www.cadrehg.com 708 Texas Street Shreveport, LA 318-626-5999 Parish Taceaux, located at 708 Texas Street in downtown Shreveport, is an urban taqueria serving unique, Southern-inspired tacos such as fried catfish tacos and Nashville hot chicken tacos. Alcohol is available, including barrel-aged margaritas and local craft beer. Curbside parking is free after 5 p.m. in downtown Shreveport. www.ralphandkacoos.com 1700 Old Minden Road Bossier City, LA 71111 318-747-6660 Cajun cuisine featuring crawfish, alligator, shrimp, crab, oysters, gumbo and great steaks. Daily lunch and Chef Specials with Sunday Jazz Brunch from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Five private dining rooms available. Heart healthy menu available.

Red River Brewing

www.redriverbeer.com 1201 Marshall Street Shreveport, LA 71101 318-317-4110 With roots in the local home brewing community, our mission is to bring high quality local beer to high quality local people. Visit our taproom and taste our beers in the building that brews them. Our taproom features 10 draught lines and great views of our brew house and tanks. Stop in and check out the facility and merchandise shop, try a pint or flight and jump in on our Saturday tour!

Tacomania Cantina

www.tacomaniacantina.com 641 Kings Hwy Shreveport, LA 71105 318-868-4588 Touted as some of the best Mexican food in town, Tacomania is a Mexico City Cantina. A favorite of Shreveport and Bossier City patrons, Tacomania offers a diverse and extensive menu of Mexico, Tex-Mex and California cuisine. Tacomania has been highly rated three times by The Times Preview, Forum and Portfolio magazine. Tacomania has also been nominated three times as one of the five finalists of the “Best Mexican Restaurants in North Louisiana” by SB Magazine. The Cantina also features “off menu” items which offer many true unique Mexican dishes. Additional restaurant suggestions can be found at the following link: www.shreveport-bossier.org/restaurants Those in BLUE are official bowl sponsors.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS All times listed in CENTRAL Time and subject to change Saturday, December 22 TBD Sam’s Town Shreveport........................................................Team Arrival Sunday, December 23 TBD TBD.............................................................................................Practice 2:00pm Sam’s Town Shreveport........................................................Official Team Arrival 5:30pm Shreveport Municipal Auditorium.......................................The Big Game Show 6:30pm Petroleum Club........................................................................VIP Reception Monday, December 24 7:30am Shreveport Convention Center...........................................FCA Breakfast TBD TBD.............................................................................................Practice 9:00-10:30am Food Bank of NWLA..............................................................Community Service 10:45am-12:00pm Barksdale Air Force Base.....................................................Community Service 6:45pm Taste of Louisiana...................................................................Walk-On’s Bisteaux & Bar (7031 Youree Drive) Tuesday, December 25 9:00am-12:00pm Holy Angels Residential Facility..........................................Community Service Visit TBD TBD.............................................................................................Practice Wednesday, December 26 TBD TBD.............................................................................................Walkthru 10:00am Independence Stadium.........................................................News Conference 5:00pm Red River District.....................................................................Pub Crawl 6:00pm Louisiana Boardwalk & Downtown....................................Mardi Gras Preview Parade 7:30pm Red River District.....................................................................Pep Rally & Battle of the Bands 7:45pm Red River District.....................................................................Block Party Thursday, December 27 2:30pm Independence Stadium.........................................................Independence Bowl

TEMPLE HEADQUARTERS in SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA Sam’s Town Shreveport..............................877-429-0711 315 Clyde Fant Parkway...............Shreveport, La. 71101 Independence Bowl Media Contact Erik Evenson (Media Relations).............. 404-368-7481 ............................................ erik@independencebowl.org MEDIA HOTEL/MEDIA HEADQUARTERS Hotel: Residence Inn Marriott.................. 318-584-7125 501 Traffic Street.............................Bossier City, La. 71111 Practice Interviews will take place at the practice field prior to practice. Practice will be open to the media for 15 minutes at the beginning of practice. Please contact the Temple Football Communications Dept. at least 24 hours in advance if you plan on attending practice.

Credentials All media credential requests must be made via the Independence Bowl online credentialing system at www.WalkOnsIndependenceBowl.com (go to the Media link and click on the link to Sports Systems). Requests must be made no later than Friday, December 14. 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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Football Communications Rich Burg Assistant AD Football Communications O: (215) 204-0876 C: (215) 356-3952 rich.burg@temple.edu Football Contact / Credential Requests

Michael Antonellis Graduate Extern Athletic Comm. C: (508) 244-9933 michael.antonellis @temple.edu Secondary Football Contact

BOWL HISTORY Bowl Participation Name.........................................15.....16 17......T Dan Archibong......................................... x........1 Ryquell Armstead.....................x........x x.......3 Freddie Booth-Lloyd............................. x x....... 2 Aaron Boumerhi ................................... x x....... 2 Shaun Bradley........................................ x x....... 2 Kimere Brown........................................... x........1 Keyvone Bruton....................................... x........1 Ventell Bryant...........................x........x x.......3 Linwood Crump..................................... x x....... 2 Kevin DeCaesar....................................... x........1 Karamo Dioubate.................................. x x....... 2 Michael Dogbe..........................x........x x.......3 Jovahn Fair.............................................. x x....... 2 Sam Franklin........................................... x x....... 2 Jager Gardner...............................x.........

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Isaiah Graham-Mobley........................... x........1 Matt Hennessy......................................... x........1 Freddie Johnson..................................... x........1 Randle Jones............................................ x........1 Todd Jones................................x........x x.......3 William Kwenkeu................................... x x....... 2 Dana Levine............................................ x x....... 2 Branden Mack.......................................... x........1 James McHale...............................x......... x....... 2 Chris Myarick.......................................... x x....... 2 Frank Nutile.............................................. x........1 Vincent Picozzi......................................... x........1

All-Time Bowl Games Year Date 1935 Jan. 1

Bowl/Opponent Sugar Bowl #13 Tulane

Temple Coach Pop Warner L, 14-20

Stadium/Location Tulane Stadium New Orleans, La.

1979 Dec. 15

Garden State Bowl II California

Wayne Hardin W, 28-17

Giants Stadium East Rutherford, N.J.

2009 Dec. 29 EagleBank Bowl UCLA

Al Golden L, 21-30

RFK Stadium Washington, D.C.

2011 Dec. 17

Steve Addazio W, 37-15

UNM Stadium Albuquerque, N.M.

2015 Dec. 22 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl Toledo

Matt Rhule L, 17-32

FAU Stadium Boca Raton, Fla.

2016 Dec. 27 Military Bowl Wake Forest

Ed Foley L, 26-34

Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md.

2017 Dec. 21

Geoff Collins W, 28-3

Tropicana Field St. Petersburg, Fla.

55,493 26,656 25,908 25,762 23,072 22,206 16,363

Gildan New Mexico Bowl Wyoming

Gasparilla Bowl FIU

Highest Attendance Most Points 1979 Garden State Bowl 37 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 2016 Military Bowl 28 2017 Gasparilla Bowl 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl 28 1979 Garden State Bowl 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl 26 2016 Military Bowl 2009 EagleBank Bowl 21 2009 EagleBank Bowl 1935 Sugar Bowl 17 2015 Marmot Boca Raton Bowl 2017 Gasparilla Bowl 14 1935 Sugar Bowl

Delvon Randall..........................x........x x.......3 Rob Ritrovato.......................................... x x....... 2 Jaelin Robinson..................................... x x....... 2 Jake Robinson........................................ x x....... 2 Quincy Roche........................................... x........1 Aaron Ruff................................................. x........1 Anthony Russo......................................... x........1 Jyquis Thomas..............................x.........

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Benny Walls............................................ x x....... 2 Travon Williams........................................ x........1 Isaiah Wright........................................... x x....... 2 Kenny Yeboah.......................................... x........1

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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, D.C. In fact, more than 40% of the US population is within a day’s drive from Philadelphia.

Temple is one of 11 institutions in the country with multiyear 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.

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 the market is the 4th largest in the country.

Temple’s athletic department has 19 sports and 500 student-athletes.

Temple’s athletic facilities are among the finest in the country. The football team plays its games in the NFL stadium operated by the Super Bowl Champion 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.

Temple is the 26th largest public University in the country with over 41,000 students. Founded in 1884, Temple has 404 academic programs including five professional schools of law, medicine, dentistry, pharmacy, and podiatry.

Temple has been bowl eligible seven out of the last nine years. The Owls finished 10-4, won the AAC Eastern Division and were ranked in the Top 25 twice in the past three seasons. They won the AAC Championship in 2016 and the Gasparilla Bowl in 2017.

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 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, College Gameday, to Philadelphia.

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.

GAME NOTES

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NOTES QUICK FACTS

School.....................................................Temple University Location.................................................... Philadelphia, Pa. Founded .........................................................................1884 Enrollment ..................................................................41,000 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...............................................469-584-52 2018 Record........................................................ 8-4 overall American Conference Record (finish) .... 7-1 (2nd-East) Interim Head Coach................... Ed Foley (Bucknell ‘89) Career Record.................................................................7-16 Offensive Alignment.............................................Pro Style Defensive Alignment...................................................... 4-3

COACHING STAFF

Ed Foley .............................................Interim Head Coach Jim Panagos............................................................................ ................Asst. HC-Defense /D-Line/Run Game Coord. Dave Patenaude................. Offensive Coordinator/QBs Andrew Thacker................. Defensive Coordinator/LBs Chris Wiesehan........ Offensive Line/Run Game Coord. Nathan Burton.........................................Defensive Backs Adam DiMichele..................................................................... .................QBs/Inside Receivers/Recruiting Coord.-Off. Stan Hixon.................................................. Wide Receivers Larry Knight...Outside LBs/Recruiting Coord.-Defense Tony Lucas.................................................. Running Backs Joe Battaglia.....................Graduate Assistant - Offense Cody Booth.......................Graduate Assistant - Offense Eric Church.......................Graduate Assistant - Defense Thomas Niles...................Graduate Assistant - Defense Tom Pajic................................... Senior Offensive Advisor Jason Semore........................ Senior Defensive Advisor Tim Conner............Offensive Analyst/Operations Asst. Ronell Williams.....Defensive Analyst/Operations Asst. Brian Fallon, Connor Ferst, Nick Papagano.................... .................................................................Student Assistants Nadia Harvin.........................................Exec. Asst. to HFC Academics Da’Mon Merkerson...Assistant Dir. Academic Support Irie Dennis............................................. Academic Advisor Erika DeVaughn................................... Academic Advisor Reid Vanderlinden............................... Academic Advisor Athletic Trainers Al Bellamy............................Director of Athletic Training Masahiro Takahagi..................Assistant Athletic Trainer Ryan Anderson.....................Athletic Trainer Fellowship Zachery Brigham..................Athletic Trainer Fellowship Recruiting Reggie Garrett................... Director of Player Personnel

SEASON REVIEW AND BOWL PREVIEW The 2018 Temple Football team was led by a record-setting senior class. Collectively, the group has become the winningest class in school history with 35 wins. They are the only senior class to play in four bowl games, which is half the amount that Temple has played in over the school’s 120 football seasons. Nineteen players will dress for their last game on December 27, the 2018 Independence Bowl. SAF Delvon Randall and DT Michael Dogbe will play in their 54th game in the Cherry & White, setting a school record. WR Ventell Bryant will look to close out his career with at least one catch in every game he has played (currently 47). He already holds the school record for receptions (169) and receiving yards (2,413). RB Ryquell Armstead will leave North Broad Street among the greatest running backs in school history (573-2,812-34TDs) and with a couple of significant American Athletic Conference records in tow – most career rushing touchdowns (34) and most rushing touchdowns in a game (6). The defense – which ranked in the Top 10 in the country in touchdowns (7, 1st), takeaways (28, 3rd), fumble recoveries (13, 3rd), passing efficiency (103.06, 5th), yards per play (4.49, 7th), and passing yards per game (166.3, 8th) – will return one of the best linebacking corps in the country. That unit is led by first-team All-AAC MLB Shaun Bradley and also returns Chapelle Russell, Sam Franklin and Isaiah Graham-Mobley. Those four are ranked among the team’s top six tacklers in 2018 and combined for 258 stops, 17 TFLs, 7.5 sacks, three interceptions and seven fumble recoveries. The 2018 defense was anchored by first team all-conference players at every level. It’s no surprise that each one earned a respected single-digit. Dogbe led the line with 69 tackles, and team-highs in sacks (7.0) and TFLs (12.5). Bradley was second in tackles (72) while making two key interceptions. Randall led the team with 78 tackles and three picks. Rock Ya-Sin was the biggest surprise, becoming a leader among the young cornerback group in his only year at Temple (he transferred from Presbyterian College). The offense evolved in 2018 as redshirt sophomore Antony Russo took command from under center. After taking over as starter, he led the team to a 7-2 record and hung an average of 36 points and 435.7 yards per game. He will benefit from the return of five offensive linemen who started games throughout the year. Jovahn Fair earned second-team All-AAC honors and will anchor the line along with Matt Hennessy and Vincent Picozzi. Adam Klein and Isaac Moore allowed Temple to claim being the only FBS team to start true freshmen at both left and right tackle. Temple’s special teams were truly that in 2018 and appears prepared to continue its productive ways. The Owls have been among the FBS leaders in blocked kicks for the past five seasons and added six scores from those units this year. Besides being aggressive, Temple also employs the most dynamic returner in the country. WR Isaiah Wright, the AAC Special Teams Player of the Year, became the first Temple player to return both a kickoff and punt for a touchdown in consecutive seasons. While the 2018 season opener was not the team’s best moment, it served as a catalyst for the entire 8-4 campaign. Temple started off slow and battled back, but could not overcome its own errors. That experience became a learning tool for the Owls as they emphasized to the team that they needed to strike first and that the only team who could beat Temple, was Temple itself. While the Owls would go on to win eight of the remaining 11 games, its losses came at the hands of three teams –Buffalo (10-3), Boston College (7-5), and #7 UCF (11-0) – who were among the best in the country.

Compliance Kristy Bannon Sromovsky.................................................... Sr. Assoc. AD - .Compliance & Student-Athlete Affairs

In the games that mattered most, Temple proved they were once again one of the best teams in the American posting a 7-1 conference record. It’s the third time in four seasons that the Owls posted a 7-1 AAC record and their 25 conference wins since 2015 lead the American.

Communications Rich Burg............. Asst. AD - Football Communications Michael Antonellis..............................Graduate Assistant Stephen Mitchell, Ally Esposito, Kristen Hill.................... Pat Kolb, Aaron Mannicci, Joey Dougherty..................... .................................................................Student Assistants

2018 TEMPLE OWLS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE

Equipment Ken Slough.............................Head Equipment Manager Kane Ivers-Osthus...........................Equipment Assistant Operations Vince Sinagra................................................. Chief of Staff Scott Wallace................Director of Football Operations Pat Boyle..............Strategic Specialist/Operations Asst. Santino Stancato.................................................................... ................ Asst. Dir. Operations & Creative Coordinator Dave Gerson...... Creative Director/SWAG Coordinator Gordon Thomas.............................. Operations 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

Date................................................ Time Opponent ................................ TV...........Result Saturday, September 1.................... 12:00pm VILLANOVA.........................ESPNews.............L, 17-19 Saturday, September 8.....................3:30pm BUFFALO...................................ESPN3.......... L, 29-36 Saturday, September 15................. 12:00pm @ Maryland.........................................BTN.......... W, 35-14 Thursday, September 20.................. 7:30pm * TULSA.......................................... ESPN........... W, 31-17 Saturday, September 29................ 12:00pm @ Boston College....................... ESPNU.......... L, 35-45 Saturday, October 6........................ 12:00pm * ECU [CA]...............................ESPNews........... W, 49-6 Saturday, October 13.........................3:30pm * @ Navy........................................... CBSSN.......... W, 24-17 Saturday, October 20...................... 12:00pm * #20 CINCINNATI [HC]........... ESPNU.......... W, 24-17 Saturday, October 27...................................... ----------------------- BYE ---------------------------------------Thursday, November 1...................... 7:30pm * @ #9 UCF......................................... ESPN.......... L, 40-52 Saturday, November 10....................7:00pm * @ Houston.................................... CBSSN.........W, 59-49 Saturday, November 17................... 12:00pm * USF........................................ESPNews.......... W, 27-17 Saturday, November 24....................3:30pm * @ UConn....................................... ESPNU............W, 57-7 Walk-On’s Independence Bowl.......1:30pm DUKE............................................ ESPN.......................... All times Eastern * = American Athletic Conference game; [HC] - Homecoming; [CA] - Cancer Awareness Game

NOTES TEMPLE TUFF 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. Two players have carried over the honor from 2017: Delvon Randall and Ryquell Armstead. Bradley, Dogbe and Nutile earned theirs this spring, Bryant, Hennessy, Ritrovato, Russell and Ya-Sin this summer. Robinson was awarded his just before the season finale. The NCAA prohibits offensive linemen from wearing numbers outside of 50-79 in a game so Hennessy will still wear #58 and Robinson #77 in games. Here is a list of Temple’s TUFF Guys:

#1 Ventell BRYANT Graduate

#2 Delvon RANDALL Senior

Chapelle RUSSELL r-Junior

Rob RITROVATO r-Senior

Shaun BRADLEY Junior

Rock YA-SIN Senior

#7 Ryquell ARMSTEAD Senior

This Week ‘TELL ME SOMETHING GOOD WR Ventell Bryant has caught at least one pass in every game he has played in his career for a span of 47 straight games. He has the second longest active streak in FBS behind Fresno State WR KeeSean Johnson (48).

THREE-AND-OUT OF THIS WORLD Only four teams in FBS have forced more than Temple’s 64 three-and-outs: #1 Alabama (72), #2 Clemson (70), Utah State (67), and Cincinnati (67). The Owls have forced a three-and-out on 38.6% of their defensive drives.

GOING BOWLING Temple football has been to seven bowl games in the program’s history. Three of them have come in the past three years. The Owls have been bowl-eligible five consecutive seasons for the first time in program history, and in the last ten years Temple has been bowl-eligible eight times. That means the 2018 class will have gone to half of the bowl games that Temple has been to in history.

OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS Temple has been among the most opportunistic teams in the country. The Owls rank first in the FBS with six defensive touchdowns and tied for third with five blocked kicks. Their 28 takeaways ranks third in the country and first in the conference.

TOP 10 HANDS Twice this season the Owls have been featured on ESPN Top 10 plays because of interceptions. CB Rock Ya-Sin’s pick was a no-look one-handed snag against Tulsa that landed him as the #1 play. Against USF, SAF Delvon Randall had a one-handed full extension reach back interception that landed him in the #4 spot on the famous highlight countdown.

#GETTHEBALL Much has been made recently about college football teams using methods to reward players for turnovers. Geoff Collins may have started that tradition using a GetTheBall Board since his days as a defensive coordinator at Western Carolina from 2002-05. A grease board sits on the sidelines and players write their names on it when they create a takeaway. Today’s players tend to write their twitter handles to grow their following. In addition, in 2017 Collins added allowing those players to hand the ball to any coach who must immediately drop down and do 10 push-ups.

#8 Frank NUTILE Graduate

Jaelin ROBINSON r-Senior

#9 Michael DOGBE Graduate

OL Matt HENNESSY r-Sophomore

Things to Look For This Week...

A GOOD OFFENSE IS A GREAT DEFENSE Temple has scored a non-offensive touchdown in nine of 12 games so far this season. 13 non-offensive touchdowns is ranked first in the nation. Villanova - Q.Roche blocked a field goal and it was returned 74-yards by K.Brown. Buffalo - B.Mack blocked punt that was recovered by T. Mason in the endzone. Maryland - S.Bradley interception returned 78-yards; T.Centeio completed a fake punt pass 36-yards to F.Johnson. Tulsa - T.Mason 36-yard interception return; Q.Roche forced fumble that was recovered and returned 50-yards by K.Dioubate BC - R.Ritrovato forced fumble on a kickoff that was recovered and returned 19-yards by I.Graham-Mobley ECU - I.Wright 59-yard punt return UCF - A.Russo 5-yard fake field goal keeper USF - I.Wright 73-yard punt return; D.Levine strip sack recovered in the endzone by C.Russell UConn - C.Braswell interception returned eight yards; I.Wright 99-yard kick return

FRESH FACES Temple’s Adam Klein has started games 4-12 at right tackle as a true freshman. He is the only true freshman to start eight games at right tackle in the FBS. True freshman Isaac Moore recorded his first career start against Houston. He and Klein are the only true freshman starting tackle duo in the nation. Multiple True Freshmen Starters on the O-Line Temple started two – RT and LT; Texas State starts two - G and T (had a third start earlier this year at T); Hawaii starts two – C and RT.

DARE TO KICK Reigning AAC Special Teams Player of the Year Isaiah Wright is one of the premier return specialists in the nation. Wright has amassed 976 combined kick return yards which ranks first in the American Athletic Conference and second in the nation. Wright is still looking to add to his resume with another return for a touchdown. He has two punt returns (ECU and USF) and a kick return (UConn) for a touchdown this season.

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- The Owls will look to win back-to-back bowls for the first time. Last bowl, Temple dominated FIU 28-3 and QB Frank Nutile won MVP for his two touchdown performance. - WR Ventell Bryant looks to add onto his 47 game streak of at least one reception per game. He also holds the Temple all-time receptions and receiving yards record which he will also add to. - RB Ryquell Armstead averages 109.8 rushing yards per game which ranks third in the country. He is also fourth all-time in Temple history with 2,812 rushing yards and third in rushing touchdowns with 34. - SAF Delvon Randall and DT Michael Dogbe will be playing their final game as Temple Owls. When they step on the field for the 54th time, they will break the record for most games played as an Owl. Randall will be the only player to play in 54 games consecutively. - Temple and Duke both had very different second halves of their seasons. The Owls went 5-1 with the only loss coming against #9 UCF. The Blue Devils went 2-4 in that stretch. - Temple is the second AAC team to represent the conference in the Independence Bowl since the creation of the conference. - The Owls need 26 more rushing yards for 2,000. The Owls have had 3,000 passing and 2,000 rushing yards the past four seasons. - With one more passing touchdown, the Owls would have at least 20 rushing and 20 passing touchdowns for the fifth time in program history.

NOTES Team TEMPLE TUFF The phrase “Temple Tuff” is synonymous with the fight and grit of Temple’s football team. However, it was coined by legendary Temple basketball coach John Chaney whose teams also were noted for their hard-nosed, lunch-pail passion by which they played.

BEST OF CLASS

Temple’s senior class entered its fourth season with 27 victories. That ranked tied for ninth all-time in school history over a four-year span. Now with 35, they are the all-time winningest class in school history. This senior class has also played in four of the eight bowl games that Temple has appeared in.

WHAT’S IN A NAME Geoff Collins had been creative with titles for new staff members and had 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.”

POSITION FLEXIBILITY One of the main coaching philosophies is to incorporate position flexibility throughout his roster. Geoff Collins 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. In 2017-18, some of those were: Shaun Bradley (LB/RB), Freddie Booth-Lloyd (DL/FB), Dan Archibong (DL/TE), Ryquell Armstead (RB/DE), and Sam Franklin (NKL/LB/DE).

LONGEVITY IS KEY Delvon Randall and Michael Dogbe are on the verge of breaking the all-time games played mark as a Temple Owl. After the bowl, both Randall and Dogbe will have played in 54 games, a Temple record, with Randall doing it 54 games straight. These two have a supporting cast that has also played in plenty of games. 10 players currently have a streak of 24-or-more games played in a row.

NOT HOW YOU START IT’S HOW YOU FINISH Temple started the season slow for the second year in a row and halfway through sported a 3-3 record. After dominating ECU at home to get to 3-3 on the season, the Owls turned it on and went 5-1 in the second half of the season. It was the best second half of the season the Owls have had since going 6-0 including a conference championship win in 2016.

A RYQ & A NICE PLACE RB Ryquell Armstead is climbing his way up the Temple all-time rushing yard list. After rushing for 604 yards and five touchdowns last season he nearly doubled his output with 210 carries, 1,098 yards, and 13 touchdowns, and rushed for 100+ yards in six of ten games played this season. Armstead is fourth in Temple history with 2,812 career rushing yards and third all-time in career rushing touchdowns with 34. He is also fourth all-time in rushing yards in the AAC.

CUT FROM THE SAME CLOTH Redshirt senior FB Rob “Nitro” Ritrovato was awarded #4 heading into the 2018 season. Ritrovato walked on to the team during his freshman year and made his collegiate debut in week three of hat year against Delaware State. He was also awarded a scholarship during the week nine bye last season. Ritrovato follows in the footsteps of fellow walk-on FB Nick Sharga. Sharga was also awarded the honor of wearing #4 during his redshirt sophomore season. Ritrovato best game this season came against Houston when he ran 14 times for 91 yards and a touchdown.

YOU DO THE MATH Offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan has taken position flexibility concept to a new level. Interior linemen Matt Hennessy, Jovahn Fair and Vincent Picozzi spent the spring working at all five line positions. Tackles James McHale, and Jaelin Robinson can play each position. That group of five players could go 72 plays without using the same combination more than once. Robinson is one of two players in the nation that has started at three different offensive line positions this season. The Owls have added even more linemen into the mix with true freshmen Isaac Moore and Adam Klein (a starter in games 4-12). Moore started twice at LT (Houston and USF).

POWER-I-WRIGHT Although listed as a wide receiver, Isaiah Wright is a multi-dimensional threat who has been known to lineup in the backfield, especially in Wildcat formation. Wright is first on the team with 1,428 all-purpose yards and second in the country in combined kick return yards with 976. He is also one of three players in the country to return a kick and punt for a touchdown. Wright scored in four different ways (receiving TD, rushing TD, punt return TD, kick return TD) in back-to-back seasons, the first player to do so in a decade.

RETURN OF THE MACK Coming off a great summer camp and cracking the first team, Branden Mack started his first collegiate game week one Villanova. Mack caught his first career touchdown against Buffalo, caught another to pair it, and also blocked a punt that was recovered in the endzone for a touchdown. One of just two offensive players to start every game at the same position, Mack has 41 catches and leads the team with five touchdowns. He caught the game-tying touchdown against Cincinnati with 0:49 left to play in regulation.

KEEPING UP THE JONES-ES

Offense

Junior WR Randle Jones has proved that he can beat anyone in the country down the field. Jones has 21 catches for 428 yards and four touchdowns. Three of his four touchdowns have been for 30+ yards, including a 70-yard touchdown against UCF. His 20.4-yards per catch averages ranks second in the AAC and eighth in the country.

BOMBS OVER BROAD STREET This season, Temple topped he 600+ mark for total yards once (at #9 UCF), 500+ three times, and 400+ in eight games. The Owls enter the bowl game needing 256 passing yards and 27 points to set school records. Against UCF, the Owls had a 300-yard passer (Russo), 100-yard rusher (Armstead), and 100-yard receiver (V.Bryant) for the second time in program history.

2018 RANKINGS .................................................................Total....................AAC.......................FBS Ryquell Armstead Rushing Yards/Game ............................... 109.8............................ 2............................... 3 Rushing Yards............................................. 1,098.............................4............................ 25 Rushing TDs.......................................................13............................ 6............................. 21

HE’S #1 With 2,413 receiving yards, WR Ventell Bryant sits first overall on the Temple all-time career receiving yards list and first on the receptions list with 169. He eclipsed Zamir Cobb’s record of 165 catches and Willie Marshall’s 2,272 receiving yards.

Randle Jones Yards/Reception........................................... 20.4............................ 2............................... 8 Anthony Russo Yards/Attempt.................................................7.81.............................4.............................37 Yards/Completion......................................... 13.5............................ 6.............................23

YOUNG GUN QB Anthony Russo has started eight games for the Owls. His first career start came in a win at Maryland. Against UCF, Russo went 31-52 for 444 yards and four touchdowns and also ran for a touchdown. Russo was the third Owl ever to throw for more than 400 yards in a game. On the season Russo is 173-299 with a 57.8% completion rate. He has thrown for 2,335 yards and 13 touchdowns with a 7-2 record.

Isaiah Wright Combined Kick Returns ............................. 976..............................1...............................2 All-Purpose/Game.......................................119.0............................ 5.............................38 Kickoff Returns.............................................25.9.............................3............................... 8 Punt Returns.................................................. 13.9..............................1...............................6 Punt Return TDs.................................................2..............................1................................ 1

THREE’S COMPANY Regardless of injury, the Owls like to implement multiple packages using all three of their quarterbacks. All three quarterbacks: Frank Nutile, Anthony Russo, and Todd Centeio have different styles and provide a brand new look for the Owls when they get out on the field.

NOTES Defense BIG THACK ATTACK While early in his career as a defensive coordinator, 33-year old Andrew Thacker’s defense had a signature game at Maryland followed by a monster week against Tulsa and another dominating week against ECU. The Owls D held ECU without a touchdown for the first time in AAC play and the first time in six years. The Darkside also held five teams to 111-or-fewer passing yards - Maryland, Navy, Cincinnati and UConn.

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.” Junior 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. He recorded his first career sack against Maryland. He also recovered a fumble for a touchdown against Tulsa.

CAN YOU SMELL WHAT THE ROCK IS COOKING? CB Rock Ya-Sin was known just as much for wrestling in high school as he was for football. The senior transfer from Presbyterian College was a dominant force in wrestling in Georgia, finishing his high school career as a three-time regional champion, county champion, and a two-time state champion. He has two interceptions this season. Out of players targeted 50 times or more, Ya-Sin is the only DB in the nation to not allow a reception over 20 yards.

NO FLY ZONE Temple’s young defensive backfield has been improving each week. Nothing speaks to that as much as this stat – Temple has allowed just 18 completions of over 20-yards this season. They allowed just six in the first three games and had a stretch of 5.5 games without allowing one at all. While senior transfer Rock Ya-Sin has deservedly gotten most of the accolades, junior Linwood Crump, redshirt sophomore Kimere Brown, and redshirt freshmen Christian Braswell and Ty Mason have matched the effort while sharing the load on the other corner (combined four INTs and 10 PBUs).

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. With three interceptions this season and 11 in his career, Delvon has led the Owls in each of the past three seasons. The two-time first-team All-AAC player also leads the team with 78 tackles. He had a pick three weeks in a row before snapping the streak against UConn.

EASY PICKIN’ The defense has been clicking on all cylinders since joining the AAC. Temple recorded a conference-best 15 interceptions in 2018, their fifth straight season recording 10-ormore interceptions. The Owls are the only team in the AAC to record 10-or-more interceptions the last five years straight. Of the Darkside’s 15 interceptions, three were pick-6’s - against Maryland, Tulsa, and UConn - and interceptions against Cincinnati, Houston, and USF, all sealed the game.

FOLLOW THE LEADER Last season’s leading tackler was MLB Shaun Bradley with 85 stops. His on-field production allowed for him to become the defense’s vocal leader as well. That led to Bradley earning one of the coveted single-digit jerseys and first-team All-AAC honors. He currently has 72 tackles. He also had two interceptions, a PBU, and a sack.

Special Teams ISN’T THAT SPECIAL? Ed Foley joined Temple’s football program in 2008 and has held many roles. He continues as the special teams coordinator for the fifth straight season. During that time, the kicking game has flourished with Austin Jones, Aaron Boumerhi, and now Will Mobley among the most accurate kickers in the nation. The unit is also among the best in the nation in coverage and blocked kicks.

AIN’T THAT FRESH Temple special teams has been a highlight of the team so far this season despite the inexperience at some of the most vital positions on the field. The Owls employ a redshirt freshman punter (Connor Bowler), kicker (Will Mobley), and long snapper (Cole Lerch).

BLOCK PARTY Since the start of Ed Foley’s tenure as the team’s special teams coordinator, the Owls lead the NCAA in blocked kicks (punts, field goals and PATs) since 2014. The Owls have also blocked at least one of every kind of kick this season. ......................Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 Punts FG/PATs Temple......................23 5 1 5 7 5 2-0-3-5-3 3-1-2-2-2 BYU............................. 20 3 2 4 8 3 0-0-1-3-1 3-2-3-5-2 Toledo..........................19 7 3 3 5 1 6-2-1-2-0 1-1-2-3-1 Air Force.................... 16 3 4 3 3 3 2-2-2-0-1 1-2-1-3-2 Alabama......................15 2 3 2 6 2 1-1-1-3-0 1-2-2-3-2

THREE PART GAME Often teams forget that some of the most important parts of the game occur during special teams. Temple is a team that prides itself on executing special teams at the highest level. The Owls have proved that by scoring on special teams in seven games this season. The Owls’ scored on offense, defense, and special teams against Maryland, USF, and UConn . It had been nearly four years since they scored on all three phases of the game and the Owls have done it twice in a row and three times this season. The previous time was Sept. 20, 2014 vs. Delaware State.

WILD BOYZ Temple’s defensive line has been dubbed with the nickname “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 (2017, Cardinals) - and a handful of other pro players have learned their trade at Temple. In 2018, Julian Taylor (49ers 6th round), Jacob Martin (Seahawks 7th), and Sharif Finch (Titans’ FA) joined that fraternity. DTs Michael Dogbe and Freddie Booth-Lloyd lead a solid young group who are following in their footsteps.

THAT’S MY DOG Michael Dogbe continued his own development and emerged as a leader for the defensive line. Not an easy job for a unit that lost three players to the professional levels in each of the past two seasons. Dogbe is a workout warrior with a 505 bench press, 37 reps of 225-bench, 685 squat, and a 4.85 40-yard dash, Dogbe is use to hard work. He has 7 sacks, 12.5 TFLs, three forced fumbles and 69 tackles on the season.

FBL Freddie Booth-Lloyd’s initials can also be used to represent a nickname – Freakin’ Big Load. The 6-1, 330-lb. defensive lineman, referred to as “Freddie Love”, has been used in short yardage situations for the Owls this season. He has been given the ball on the 1-yard line at Maryland, vs. ECU, and at Houston, and plowed into the end zone each time for a touchdown.

2018 RANKINGS .................................................................Total....................AAC.......................FBS Michael Dogbe Sacks/Game..................................................0.58.............................4............................ 55 Forced Fumbles /Game.............................0.25............................ 6............................ 29 Branden Mack Blocked Kicks.....................................................2..............................1...............................5 Delvon Randall Interceptions....................................................... 3.............................3.............................36 Quincy Roche Blocked Kicks.....................................................2..............................1...............................5 Fumbles Recovered..........................................2............................ 5............................. 21 Chapelle Russell Fumble Recoveries...........................................5..............................1................................ 1 Rock Ya-Sin Passes Defensed/Game................................1.2.............................4.............................24

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NOTES Miscellaneous EL DIABLO

OWLS IN THE PROS [as of December 7, 2018] Name (Years Lettered)....................... Team...............................Pos. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE Robby Anderson (2011-13, 2015).......... New York Jets.................. WR Cole Boozer (2016-17)............................ Tampa Bay Bucs (PS)..... OL Sean Chandler (2014-17)........................ New York Giants.............. DB Dion Dawkins (2013-16).......................... Buffalo Bills....................... OL Sharif Finch (2013-15, 2017).................. Tennessee Titans............ DE Nate Hairston (2014-16).......................... Indianapolis Colts........... DB Matt Ioannidis (2012-15)......................... Washington Redskins.... DT Keith Kirkwood (2013-16)....................... New Orleans Saints........ WR Jacob Martin (2014-17)............................ Seattle Seahawks........... DE/LB Tyler Matakevich (2012-15).................... Pittsburgh Steelers......... LB Brandon McManus (2009-12)............... Denver Broncos.............. K/P Haason Reddick (2013-16)..................... Arizona Cardinals........... DL/LB Rod Streeter (2010-11)............................. Cleveland Browns (IR)... WR Jullian Taylor (2017)................................. San Francisco 49ers...... DT Phillip Walker (2013-16).......................... Indianapolis Colts (PS)... QB Tahir Whitehead (2008-11)..................... Oakland Raiders.............. LB Muhammad Wilkerson (2008-10)........ Green Bay Packers (IR).. DL Tavon Young (2012-15)........................... Baltimore Ravens............ DB Name (Years Lettered)....................... Team...............................Pos. CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE Derek Dennis (2007-08, 10-11)............. Calgary Stampeders...... OL Avery Ellis (2012, 2014-16)..................... Ottawa RedBlacks.......... DL Eric Lofton (2013-15)................................ BC Lions............................ OL Avery Williams (2013-16)........................ Ottawa RedBlacks.......... LB ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE Sean Daniels (201-12)............................. Philadelphia Soul............ DL Wayne Tribue (2008-11).......................... Philadelphia Soul............ OL OWLS COACHING IN THE PROS Keith Armstrong, RB (1983-86).......Atlanta Falcons......... special teams Todd Bowles, DB (1982-85)............New York Jets .......... head coach Andrew Dees, OL (2006-10)...........Buffalo Bills................ asst. off. line Mark DeLeone, GA (2011)................Kansas City Chiefs... asst. LBs Kevin Gilbride, Jr., WR (2007-09)..Chicago Bears.......... tight ends Al Golden HC (2006-10)..................Detroit Lions.............. linebackers Al Holcomb, GA (1996).....................Arizona Cardinals .... def. coord. Amos Jones, ST (1983-88)..............Cleveland Browns.... special teams Britt Reid, GA (2012)..........................Kansas City Chiefs... def. line

On opening day, the team learned that a member of the Temple Football family was seriously ill and in a coma. Kane Ivers-Othus, an assistant equipment manager, and one of Geoff Collins’ first hires at Temple (the two worked together at Florida), was diagnosed with leukemia and is currently receiving treatment. A GoFundMe page (www.gofundme.com/help-kane-iversosthus) has been created by a family member and raised over $50,000. Temple Football also hosted a blood drive on November 12, at Edberg-Olson Hall. Kane is now going through physical therapy and chemotherapy treatments.

BEASTS OF THE NORTHEAST If you want to go to the NFL, go to Temple. In the past three years, the Owls have had more players drafted or signed by NFL teams of any program in the northeast. In 2018 alone, Temple had 10 players sign with NFL teams, among the most in the country.

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The Owls saw seven players go to the pros after a very successful 2015 season topped by 10 players each from 2016 and 2017. Eight players were drafted, including DE/LB Haason Reddick who was selected by Arizona with the #13 overall pick in 2017. OL Dion Dawkins and CB Nate Hairston joined Reddick in 2017 while CB Tavon Young, DL Matt Ioannidis, and LB Tyler Matakevich were the 2016 draft choices. There are currently 18 former Owls playing in the NFL.

IT’S ALL ACADEMIC 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 3.02 GPA this spring, the highest team GPA in program history, and the first time the team has finished above a 3.0 collectively. The team also posted a combined 3.15 summer GPA. It marked 11 consecutive semesters of 2.7+. The Owls also had the second-highest APR (Academic Progress Rate) among all NCAA Division I FBS programs. Temple remains one of two (Purdue) football programs in the nation whose multi-year APR has never decreased and its recent Graduate Success Rate (86) ranked 14th in the nation among all FBS institutions. In the past four bowl seasons, Temple ranked in the top three in number of graduates on the roster competing in a bowl game.

COME HERE AND STAY A WHILE Temple football was tied for sixth in country with 12 graduate students on the roster to begin the 2018 season, including two graduate transfers. WR Ventell Bryant, DE Michael Dogbe, DE Jimmy Hogan, LB Todd Jones, OL James McHale, DE Zach Mesday, TE Chris Myarick, QB Frank Nutile, OL Aaron Ruff, SAF Jyquis Thomas, DB Rodney Williams, and WR Brodrick Yancy all received their undergraduate diplomas prior to the 2018 season and are pursuing masters degrees in a variety of disciplines. They will be joined by six others who will earn their degree prior to the bowl game. Those players are: RB Ryquell Armstead, DT Freddie Booth-Lloyd, OL Vaughn Fulton, RB Rob Ritrovato, OL Jaelin Robinson, and LB Chapelle Russell.

UNITED NATIONS Temple has more countries (seven) represented on this year’s roster than any team in the country: Sweden (Oskar Andersson, Isaac Moore), Cameroon (Arnold Ebiketie, William Kwenkeu), Cuba (A.J. Perez, Jose Barbon), Dominican Republic (J.D. Gomez), Jamaica (Nickolos Madourie), Nigeria (David Nwaogwugwu), and the United States.

POWERFUL SCHEDULING With 19 games scheduled against Power 5 schools between 2018-2028, Temple has more future opponents against those schools than any other institution outside of those conferences. The Owls have at least one game in each of those 11 seasons. Among the list of future opponents are: Boston College, Duke, Georgia Tech, Maryland, Miami (ACC); Penn State, Rutgers (Big Ten); Oklahoma (Big 12).

LOOKING AHEAD The 2019 season offers the following AAC slate: UCF, UConn, Memphis and Tulane come to Lincoln Financial Field and the Owls travel to Cincinnati, ECU, USF, and SMU. Non-conference opponents will feature Bucknell (8/31), Maryland (9/14), and Georgia Tech (9/28) at home and Buffalo (9/21) on the road. Dates for AAC games will be announced in the spring.

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 beginning of semester 3) Successfully completed his/her undergraduate degree at Temple - A record 59 players will wear the patch this season. - 47 Football players wore the patch last season and 43 in 2016.

POSITION-BY-POSITION QUARTERBACKS Second-year offensive coordinator David Patenaude heads the unit again and has had a successful season throwing the ball around the field to 18 different pass catchers. Leading the group entering the 2018 season was graduate Frank Nutile, who took over the starting job last year in week eight. Last season was capped off when the team won the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl, 28-3, over FIU where he was named MVP after going 18-28 for 254 yards with one throwing and one rushing TD. “Frankie Juice,” as Geoff Collins called him, has thrown for 585-yards and four touchdowns in three starts this season. Anthony Russo started his first career game against Maryland and held down the job for the remainder of the season. He is 7-2 as the starter and has 2,335 passing yards and 13 touchdowns. Russo was the third Owl ever to throw for 400 yards in a game. In his best game, he went 31-52 for 444 yards and four touchdowns against UCF. Redshirt freshman Todd Centeio has played in every game, coming in during special packages. Centeio threw his first career touchdown pass against Maryland and rushed for his first career touchdown against UConn. The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the addition of Trad Beatty (Columbia, S.C. / Ben Lippen) who enrolled into school early and benefited from working with the Owls during the spring. Seth Agwunobi (Alexandria, Va. / Episcopal Academy) was added as a freshman walk-on this summer. Bryce McLain (Waxhow, N.C. / Marvin Ridge) was added as a walk on this fall. WIDE RECEIVERS This unit is once again led by Stan Hixon who brings 37 years of coaching experience to the Temple sidelines. In his second year with the Owls, Hixon mentors a deep and talented unit. Junior Isaiah Wright has made a huge impact within the Owls’ offense in his first three years on the team. Wright is first on the team in all-purpose yards this season (1,428) and scored in four different ways in consecutive seasons (receiving, rushing, kick return, and punt return) making him just the first player in FBS history to do so in the past decade. Wright has 33 catches for 368 yards and three touchdowns this year. He eclipsed 3,000 career all-purpose yards against Houston. He returned a kick 99-yards for a touchdown against UConn and also has two punt returns for touchdowns (ECU and USF). Redshirt senior Ventell Bryant sits at #1 for Temple in career receptions (169) and receiving yards (2,413). He earned second-team All-AAC recognition with a team-high 47 catches for 659 yards and three scores. Against Navy, he led the Owls with 8 catches for 147 yards and a touchdown. He had his first multiple touchdown game against UCF, leading all receivers with seven catches for 109 yards and two touchdowns. Bryant also threw for a 2-point conversion this season. Redshirt sophomore Branden Mack started every game and has proved to be a viable option in the air for the Owls. Mack caught two touchdowns against Buffalo and blocked a punt that was recovered in the endzone for a Temple touchdown. He is second on the team with 41 catches and 556 yards. Mack leads the team with five touchdown catches, one of which was the game-tying score against Cincinnati with 0:49 to play. Junior Randle Jones and redshirt junior Travon Williams found ways to make an impact on the field in a variety of ways. Jones caught a 44-yard touchdown from Nutile during

the Buffalo game and caught a 31-yard touchdown against ECU. Jones also caught a 70-yard bomb against UCF. He has 21 catches for 428 yards and four touchdowns on the season. Williams was awarded a scholarship after the win against USF. Sean Ryan (Brooklyn N.Y. / Erasmus Hall) was a mid-year enrollee and has become a part of the passing game for the Owls. He caught his first career touchdown against ECU and has nine catches for 118 yards and a touchdown in 10 games played. Redshirt senior Brodrick Yancy made early contributions to a deep unit in 2017, finishing with nine receptions, 108 yards, and a touchdown. He made a comeback in 2018 and appeared in 10 games grabbing 10 catches for 206 yards. Redshirt sophomore Freddie Johnson made a huge impact on special teams, solidifying himself as one of Temple’s top gunners. He caught a touchdown pass on a fake punt from Centeio against Maryland. He has seven catches for 140 yards and a touchdown in nine games played. Jadan Blue was a highly-touted member of the 2017 recruiting class who redshirted while opening eyes on the scout team. He played in the first seven games and averaged nearly 10-yards per touch. Travis Hines and Thomas Mattioni joined the unit as walkons in the 2017 fall and have not seen any game action. The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the additions of Jose Barbon (Lancaster, Pa. / Conestoga Valley), Kadas Reams [New Brunswick (N.J.) High], Jordan Smith (Davie, Fla. / Western), and Ronnie Stevenson [Montour (Pa.) High]. Zachary Ludwig (Bradenton, Fla. / Great Valley) was added as a walk-on this fall. RUNNING BACKS Second-year coach Tony Lucas heads the unit again. He as two single-digit seniors along with a few promising young players. Senior Ryquell Armstead has run for 1,098 yards and 13 touchdowns en route to fist-team all-conference honors. He currently has 2,812 career yards (ranked 4th) and 34 TDs (3rd). He had 210 yards and an AAC-record six touchdowns against Houston. Redshirt senior Rob Ritrovato is the primary fullback returning to the Owls’ offense. He also is a vital part of special teams and has forced two fumbles on kickoff, including one that was recovered for a touchdown against BC. He was second on the team in rushing with a career-high 61-2553TDs and 7-51 receiving. Redshirt junior Jager Gardner made contributions to the offense early last season but suffered a season-ending injury in week four at USF and missed the remainder of the year. Gardner has since made a comeback and is being used as a change-of-pace back for the Owls. He has 58 carries for 219 yards so far this season. Redshirt freshman Jeremy Jennings and redshirt sophomores Johnny Forrest and Tyliek Raynor ave seen spot duty this season and have combined for 161 rushing yards on 29 carries with one score (Raynor at Maryland). The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the addition of Kyle Dobbins (Richland, N.J. / Timber Creek). Anton Brown (Washington D.C. / McKinley Technology) was added as a walk-on this fall.

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ALL-TIME LEADERS Rush Yds 4,895 3,570 3,260 2,812

Name................................... Years Paul Palmer...................... 1983-86 Bernard Pierce.................2009-11 Tanardo Sharps..........1999-2002 Ryquell Armstead.........2015-18

ush TDs Name................................... Years R 53 Bernard Pierce.................2009-11 39 Paul Palmer...................... 1983-86 34 Ryquell Armstead.........2015-18 \ Rcepts Name................................... Years 169 Ventell Bryant...............2015-18 165 Zamir Cobb.....................2000-03 ec Yds R 2,395 2,272

Name................................... Years Ventell Bryant...............2015-18 Willie Marshall................. 1983-86

INTs Name..........................................Years 20 Anthony Young ...................... 1981-84 15 Mark McCants......................... 1977-80 13 Kevin Ross................................1980-83 13 Bob Salla...................................1975-77 11 Delvon Randall.................... 2015-18 11 Sam Shaffer.............................. 1978-81 11 Bob Mizia................................. 1973-75 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 ........................ 1973-75 204 Ryquell Armstead...............2015-18 190 Cap Poklemba ................ 1999-2002 156 Nick Mike-Mayer................... 1970-72 151 Aaron Boumerhi..................2016-18 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 31 Aaron Boumerhi..................2016-18 ll-Purp Name........................................... Year A 6,613 Paul Palmer..............................1983-86 5,272 Matt Brown............................. 2009-12 4,732 Jahad Thomas ....................... 2013-16 4,502 Tanardo Sharps .............. 1999-2002 3,750 Ant. Anderson ....................... 1975-78 3,692 Bernard Pierce....................... 2009-11 3,510 Travis Shelton....................... 2004-08 3,330 Isaiah Wright.......................2016-18 3,226 Todd McNair............................1985-88 3,173 Paul Loughran......................... 1970-72 2,987 Ryquell Armstead...............2015-18

POSITION-BY-POSITION CURRENT STREAKS Consecutive GP/GS Pos Delvon Randall..................................53/39 SAF Sam Franklin......................................39/1 NKL Linwood Crump................................38/8 CB Rob Ritrovato.....................................38/0 Isaiah Wright......................................36/0 Shaun Bradley.................................. 29/12 MLB Dan Archibong................................. 25/14 DT Branden Mack.................................. 25/12 WR Quincy Roche................................... 25/0 Kenny Yeboah.................................. 25/1 TE Karamo Dioubate.............................23/0 Vincent Picozzi................................. 22/12 RG Todd Jones....................................... 22/0 Jake Robinson.................................. 20/0 Chris Myarick......................................19/7 TE Michael Dogbe...................................17/12 DT Kimere Brown.....................................17/0 Jovahn Fair..........................................15/13 LG Keyvone Bruton.................................14/0 Jaelin Robinson.................................12/12 LT Ventell Bryant.....................................13/2 WR Isaiah Graham-Mobley.....................13/0 Chapelle Russell................................12/12 WLB Rock Ya-Sin.........................................12/12 CB Adam Klein..........................................12/9 RT Jimmy Hogan.....................................12/7 DE Jyquis Thomas...................................12/2 SAF Connor Bowler ..................................12/0 Todd Centeio......................................12/0 Anthony Cruz......................................12/0 Cole Lerch...........................................12/0 Ty Mason.............................................12/0 Zack Mesday .....................................12/0 Isaac Moore........................................12/0 Christian Braswell...............................11/0 Audley Isaacs......................................11/0 Kevin DeCaesar................................ 10/0 Randle Jones.......................................9/0 Sean Ryan............................................ 8/0 Amir Tyler ............................................ 8/0 Dana Levine......................................... 7/4 DE James McHale.....................................6/0 Ryquell Armstead............................... 4/4 RB Freddie Booth-Lloyd.......................... 4/0 Freddie Johnson................................ 4/0 DaeSean Winston............................... 4/0 Brodrick Yancy.................................... 4/0 Travis Malinowski............................... 3/0 Travon Williams................................... 3/0 Jeremy Jennings................................2/0 George Reid.........................................2/0 Benny Walls ........................................2/0 Matt Hennessy..................................... 1/1 C Frank Nutile.......................................... 1/1 QB Seth Agwunobi.................................... 1/0 Trad Beatty............................................ 1/0 Darian Bryant........................................ 1/0 Arnold Ebiketie.................................... 1/0 Jonny Forrest....................................... 1/0 Jager Gardner...................................... 1/0 William Kwenkeu................................. 1/0 Boaz Pogue.......................................... 1/0 Kadas Reams........................................ 1/0 Aaron Ruff............................................. 1/0 Griffin Sestili.......................................... 1/0

TIGHT ENDS Ed Foley continues leading the tight ends in his sixth year at the position. He is also the special teams coordinator and has been with the Owls for 10 seasons. He is the longest tenured coach with Temple Football. Foley is fortunate to return all three tight ends who saw action n 2017. Redshirt senior Chris Myarick has started each game this season and has 12 catches for 136 yards and a touchdown. He caught his first career touchdown against UConn. The former walk-on was awarded a scholarship last spring. Redshirt sophomore Kenny Yeboah had three catches for 16 yards against Buffalo including a 2-point conversion thrown by WR Ventell Bryant. He caught his first touchdown pass, a 47-yarder, against Maryland. Jake Robinson caught both his first pass and TD on the same play last year versus Navy. He started the game against Maryland and ECU. Sam Kramer joined the team as a walk-on in 2016 and has switched from LB to TE. Redshirt freshman L.J. Holder moved to TE after spending time at WR and LB. The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the addition of Aaron Jarman (Kinston, N.C. / North Lenoir) and David Martin-Robinson (Landsville, Pa. / Hempfield). Nick Picozzi (Collegeville, Pa. / Landsdale Catholic) was added as a walk-on this summer. OFFENSIVE LINE This unit is headed by Chris Wiesehan, a 2018 Broyles Award nominee, who coached the O-line in 2014-15 and 2017-18. He has been given the additional title of run game coordinator this year. Wiesehan has 23 years of coaching experience, including 20 years in college. Leading the unit is redshirt sophomore Matt Hennessy who was nominated as a Rimington Award finalist as the best center in the country. He earned ECAC second-team accolades a year ago and was a Campbell Award nominee this season.. Redshirt junior Jovahn Fair and redshirt sophomore Vincent Picozzi are the two other returning starters for the Owls. Fair started every game in 2016 at guard, but suffered a shoulder injury in 2017 that caused him to miss games 4-10. When Fair went down, it was Picozzi who stepped into the starting left guard role and held onto the spot for most of the season Redshirt senior Jaelin Robinson rotated in every game last season as the sixth offensive lineman and was one of two FBS offensive linemen to start multiple games at three different positions this season. James McHale is another redshirt senior who showed a lot of promise last year as he started three games for the Owls at left tackle. Robinson and McHale play both left and right tackle and guard for the Owls. True freshmen Adam Klein (Springfield, Pa. / Episcopal Academy) and Isaac Moore (Orebro, Sweden / Thoren Business School) earned playing time early and found their way into the starting lineup by season’s end. Klein started games 4-12 at RT and Moore started games 10-11 at LT. Redshirt senior Aaron Ruff is another returning player with experience but has played in 16 games during his career with limited snaps. Redshirt senior Vaughn Fulton and redshirt sophomores Darian Bryant and Leon Pinto add depth to the unit. Bryant was a part of the 2016 recruiting class while Fulton and Pinto both joined the team as walk-ons. Griffin Sestili and Andrew Eisenson are both redshirt freshmen who joined the program last season. Sestili has seen action in eight games this year.

The 2018 recruiting class also welcomed the additions of sophomore transfer J.D. Gomez (Miami Fla. / ASA College), and freshmen Oskar Anderson (Katiskoga, Sweden / Celsiusskolan) and David Nwaogwugwu (Bronx, N.Y. / DeWitt Clinton). Sean Eilertsen (Stamford, Conn. / Cheshire Academy) and Riley Keating (Morganville, N.J. / Marlboro) were added as freshman walk-ons this summer. DEFENSIVE LINE The “Wild Boyz,” nickname of Temple’s defensive line, was again headed by second-year coach Jim Panagos, a Broyles Award semifinalist last season. The unit lost some impact players such as Sharif Finch, who finished 12th in program history with 14.5 sacks and Jacob Martin, a team captain who wore a single-digit the past two years, an honor given to Temples toughest players. Redshirt senior Michael Dogbe is the unit’s leader as he has provided the Owls with quality playing time throughout his four-year career. He has freakish strength – 505 lb. bench press, 37 reps at 225, 685 lb. squat to go with a 4.85 40yard dash for a 6-3, 280 frame. Dogbe has 69 total tackles, 12.5 tackles-for-loss, seven sacks, and three forced fumbles this season. He had a career-high 2.5 sacks and 3.5 TFLs at Maryland. He had 1.5 sacks and a forced fumble against Cincinnati. Redshirt sophomore Dan Archibong starts oppositie Dogbe. He has 16 tackles, 2 TFLs, half a sack, three PBUs, and blocked a field goal against UCF. Redshirt senior Freddie Booth-Lloyd and junior Karamo Dioubate add experience on the inside. Booth-Lloyd has 18 tackles, two TFLs, and a forced fumble this year. He had his first career carry on offense for a 1-yard touchdown against Maryland and scored again on a similar play against ECU and Houston. Dioubate was part of the 2016 recruiting class as he was a four-star prospect for the Owls. He had his first career sack against Maryland. He also returned a fumble for a 50-yard touchdown against Tulsa. He has 23 tackles, a sack, 1.5 TFLs, and a PBU on the year. The Owls added graduate transfer Jimmy Hogan from Rutgers this summer. He was originally recruited to RU by Panagos. He recorded his first career sack as an Owl against Maryland and had another against Tulsa. He recovered a fumble against Cincinnati. Redshirt sophomore Quincy Roche is a rising star for the Owls. This season he has blocked two kicks, recorded 49 tackles, seven TFLs, four sacks and forced two fumbles, one of which was returned for a touchdown. Graduate Zach Mesday has played a lot of defensive end this season and recorded his first career sack against Maryland and got another in OT vs. Cincinnati. He has 33 tackles, eight TFLs, and four sacks on the year. He was awarded a sixth year of eligibility and a scholarship for the 2019 season. Redshirt juniors Dana Levine and DeAndre Kelly continue to earn increased playing time. Levine was hurt during the Villanova game but has since returned. He has 29 tackles in eight games played. He also had a strip sack against USF that was recovered for a touchdown to add to the Owls’ lead. Kelly has five tackles and one TFL this season. Arnold Ebiketie and Ifeanyi Maijeh were part of the 2017 recruiting class and ended up redshirting. Ebiketie has seen action in five games this season and Maijeh has five tackles in seven games. Sophomore Nickolos Madourie transferred from Dakota College where he played defensive tackle. He is joined in 2018 by incoming freshmen Khris Banks (Wayne, N.J. / DePaul Catholic), Evan Boozer (Hunt Valley, Md. / Loyola Blake-

POSITION-BY-POSITION field), Dante Burke (Virginia Beach, Va. / Bishop Sullivan), Antonio Colclough (Bronx, N.Y. / Cardinal Hayes), and Tyreke Young [Hilton Head (S.C.) High]. LINEBACKERS Things couldn’t be more different for the linebacking corps between the start of 2017 and 2018. The unit entered 2017 with little experience but is among the Owls’ most promising units now. Heading the group for the second straight season is Andrew Thacker, who was promoted to defensive coordinator and selected to AFCA 35 Under 35 Awards. He will be aided by Larry Knight, who was promoted to outside linebacker coach last winter. Two third-year players who earned single-digits highlight the group. Leading the unit on the field is junior Shaun Bradley who has 72 tackles, 4 TFLs, one sack, and two interceptions and returned one for a touchdown through 12 games this season. He earned first-team All-AAC honors. Redshirt junior Chapelle Russell is back from injury that left him out for the last 4 games of the season. He is among the finalists for National Comeback Player of the Year. He has 65 tackles, four TFLs, one sack, and leads the nation with five fumble recoveries. William Kwenkeu is another junior who has seen action in 10 games. He has 32 tackles, one TFL, and one sack on the season. Redshirt sophomore Isaiah Graham-Mobley and senior Todd Jones add more depth to the position. Graham-Mobley is fifth on the team with 63 tackles this season. He also has a fumble recovery, two sacks, two TFLs, and a PBU. Jones has 22 tackles, a TFL, and an interception this year. Kevin DeCaesar is a former walk-on who is in his redshirt junior year and sees action on special teams. Audley Isaacs and Collin Washington were part of the 2017 recruiting class. Boaz Pogue transferred from Morehead State midway through the 2017 season and also ended up redshirting. Isaacs became a part of the special teams unit since week two. The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the additions of Layton Jordan [McKeesport (Pa.) High] and Travon King (Camden, N.J. / Woodrow Wilson). NICKEL Junior Sam Franklin has been so versatile this season. He has played both NKL and DE. He recorded his first career interception against Villanova and has tallied 58 tackles, three sacks, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and seven TFLs this season. He has completed what Temple calls “the defensive cycle”, accumulating one of each of the defensive statistics so far this season.

Senior Rock Ya-Sin transferred from Presbyterian College after they dropped from FCS to DII. He started 24 games throughout his career and collected 95 tackles with five interceptions. He recorded his first interception as an Owl against Buffalo and grabbed another against Tulsa. He has 47 tackles, two TFLs, two interceptions, and 12 PBUs this season and earned first-team All-AAC recognition. Junior Linwood Crump returns as the most experienced cornerback. He grabbed his first career interception against Maryland. He has ten tackles and two interception this season. Redshirt sophomore Kimere Brown adds some experience to a young unit. Brown saw action in seven games last season on special teams. Brown returned a blocked kick for a touchdown against Villanova. He has 14 tackles and four PBUs this season. Christian Braswell and Ty Mason were part of the 2017 recruiting class who ended up redshirting last season. Mason recovered a blocked punt in the endzone for a touchdown against Buffalo and had a pick-six against Tulsa. He also blocked a punt against Houston. He has 11 tackles this year. Braswell saw action in 10 games this season and grabbed a pick-six against UConn. Josh Allen was a freshman walk-on last season who ended up redshirting. The 2018 recruiting class also welcomed the additions of Elijah Clark [Sayreville (N.J.) High] and Chauncey Moore (Washington, D.C. / Friendship Collegiate Academy). Delvon Randall, who was the Owls only first-team all-conference selection in 2017 and he repeated in 2018. The three-year starter has 11 interceptions for his career, which has him in a tie for 4th on the all-time list. Randall is leading the team with 78 tackles, six pass breakups, three interceptions and two forced fumbles this season. Redshirt senior Jyquis Thomas was sidelined after week nine due to injury last season but has come back strong. Thomas has 33 tackles, three TFLs, one sack, and one PBU this year. Junior Benny Walls has 42 tackles, one sack, two interceptions and three PBUs this season. Keyvone Bruton and Amir Tyler are both redshirt sophomores who make contributions on special teams and select defensive packages. Bruton has 14 tackles and two PBUs this season Anthony Cruz is a redshirt junior who was added as a walk-on in the fall of 2016. He switched to safety this spring. He has four tackles and one fumble recovery this season while seeing action in 11 games.

Rodney Williams was added as a graduate transfer from Syracuse this spring. The Cherry Hill, N.J., native played 33 games for the Orange with 21 starts, collecting 125 tackles and 4 INTs. Williams started his first game for the Owls against Buffalo. He has 31 total tackles, three TFLs and five PBUs in ten games.

George Reid was part of the 2017 recruiting class who ended up redshirting, while Peyton Jones was a walkon added in the 2017 fall who also redshirted. Reid saw action in four games.

DaeSean Winston (Severn, Md. / Archbishop Spalding) was added in the 2018 recruiting class. He has seen action in nine games.

The 2018 recruiting class welcomed the addition of Amir Gillis (Philadelphia, Pa. / Simon Gratz). Omar Jamaladdin (Philadelphia, Pa. / Central) and Brendon Carroll [Jim Thorpe (Pa.) High] were added as walk-ons in the 2018 fall.

DEFENSIVE BACKS This unit is headed by first-year coach Nathan Burton who came to Temple from NC State. He replaced Taver Johnson who coached the safeties, and Corey Robinson who tutored the cornerbacks.

SPECIALISTS The unit is led by Ed Foley for the fifth consecutive season. Junior Aaron Boumerhi took over duties on kickoffs, field goals and extra points midway through last season. Redshirt freshman Will Mobley has seen action since the

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Buffalo game when Boumerhi aggravated an injury. After redshirting this past season, punters Connor Bowler and Max Cavallucci competed for the starting punter role this offseason. Bowler emerged from camp as the starter. Redshirt freshman Cole Lerch steps into the shoes of his older brother, Corey Lerch, for the long snapping duties. Sophomore Travis Malinowski (long-snapper) was added to the roster a walk-on in the spring. Joe Tacopina (Stamford, Conn. / Cheshire Academy) was added as a freshman walk-on this summer.

AAC ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS Yards Name.............................Final Seas. 3,917 D'Angelo Brewer, Tulsa............... '17 3,679 Quintin Flowers, USF................... '17 3,609 Marlon Mack, USF........................ '16 2,948 Dontrell Hillard, Tulane................ '17 2,812 Ryquell Armstead, Temple.......‘18 2,599 Jahad Thomas, Temple............'16 2,509 Kenneth Farrow, Houston........... '15

TDs Name.............................Final Seas. 41 Quintin Flowers, USF................... '17 39 Greg Ward, Houston.................... '16 39 Zach Abey, Navy...........................‘18 34 Ryquell Armstead, Temple.......‘18

AAC ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS Rcpts Name.............................Final Seas. 337 Zay Jones, ECU.............................‘16 238 Anthony Miller, Memphis............ ‘17 233 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati.....‘15 208 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa.....................‘16 189 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa....................‘16 183 Noel Thomas, UConn..................‘16 169 Ventell Bryant, Temple.............‘18 Rec Yds 3,675 3,590 3,220 2,808 2,748 2,545 2,528 2,430 2,413 2,324

Name.............................Final Seas. Zay Jones, ECU.............................‘16 Anthony Miller, Memphis............ ‘17 Courtland Sutton, SMU............... ‘17 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa.....................‘16 Tre’Quan Smith, UCF................... ‘17 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa....................‘16 Shaq Washington, Cincinnati.....‘15 Steven Dunbar, Houston............. ‘17 Ventell Bryant, Temple.............‘18 Linell Bonner, Houston................ ‘17

COACHING RECORDS 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 Geoff Collins (2017-18).......................................15 Steve Addazio (2011-12).................................... 13 Charles M. Williams (1894-98)......................... 13 William J. Schatz (1909-13)............................... 13 H. Shindle Wingert (1901-05)........................... 13 MOST WINS FIRST TWO SEASONS Geoff Collins (2017-18).......................................15 Steve Addazio (2011-12).................................... 13 Wayne Hardin (1970-71)..................................... 13

Overall at Home Road Neutral Site Conference Vs. Ranked Teams Overtime Homecoming August September October November December Tuesday Thursday Friday Saturday Day Games (kickoff before 6:00pm) Night Games (kickoff after 6:00pm) Scoring first Scoring on first drive Opp scores on first drive Winning coin toss When leading at halftime When tied at halftime When trailing at halftime Vs. teams over .500 (*) Vs. teams at .500 (*) Vs. teams under .500 (*) 300+ total offensive yards 400+ total offensive yards 500+ total offensive yards 200+ offensive passing yards 300+ offensive passing yards 400+ offensive passing yards 100+ offensive rushing yards 150+ offensive rushing yards 200+ offensive rushing yards Offense scores 20+ points Offense scores 30+ points Offense scores 40+ points Takeaways/turnovers are plus Takeaways/turnovers are even Takeaways/turnovers are negative <=300 total defensive yards <=400 total defensive yards <=500 total defensive yards <=200 defensive passing yards <=300 defensive passing yards <=400 defensive passing yards <=100 defensive rushing yards <=150 defensive rushing yards <=200 defensive rushing yards Defense allows <=10 points Defense allows <=20 points * - calculated at the end of the season

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 AVERAGE WINS PER SEASON Geoff Collins (2017-18)...................................7.50 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 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

TEMPLE’S ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACHES (BY PCT.) Coach (Years) Seasons Gms W L T Pct. Horace Butterworth (1907) 1 6 4 0 2 .833 Henry J. Miller (1925-32) 8 73 50 15 8 .740 William Nicholai (1914-16) 3 17 9 5 3 .618 Glenn S. “Pop” Warner (1933-38) 6 58 31 18 9 .612 Wayne Hardin (1970-82) 13 135 80 52 3 .604 Geoff Collins (2017-18) 2 25 15 10 — .600 Dr. Frank W. White (1908) 1 6 3 2 1 .583 H. Shindle Wingert (1901-05) 5 24 13 9 2 .583 Matt Rhule (2013-16) 4 51 28 23 — .549 Steve Addazio (2011-12) 2 24 13 11 — .542 George Makris (1960-69) 10 93 45 44 4 .505 William J. Schatz (1909-13) 5 29 13 13 3 .500 Charles M. Williams (1894-98) 5 29 13 15 1 .466 Albert P. Kawal (1949-54) 6 55 24 28 3 .464 Ray Morrison (1940-48) 9 78 31 38 9 .455 Al Golden (2006-10) 5 61 27 34 — .443 John T. Rogers (1899-1900) 2 14 4 8 2 .357 Bruce Arians (1983-88) 6 66 21 45 0 .318 Jerry Berndt (1989-92) 4 44 11 33 0 .250 Bobby Wallace (1998-2005) 8 90 19 71 — .211 Albert Barron (1924) 1 5 1 4 0 .200

The Owls’ Record since 2013 when...

Total 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 43-32 8-4 7-6 10-4 10-4 6-6 2-10 22-15 4-2 3-3 6-1 5-1 3-3 1-5 19-18 4-2 3-3 4-2 5-2 3-3 1-5 1-2 0-0 1-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 30-18 7-1 4-4 8-1 7-1 4-4 1-7 4-8 1-1 0-2 1-0 1-2 1-0 0-3 1-1 1-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 5-1 1-0 0-1 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 0-1 11-12 2-3 2-3 2-2 3-0 2-1 0-3 14-9 3-0 1-2 4-1 4-1 1-2 1-4 14-9 3-1 3-1 3-0 3-1 1-3 1-4 3-3 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-2 1-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 6-3 1-1 2-1 0-1 1-0 1-0 0-0 6-4 0-0 2-0 2-1 2-0 0-2 0-1 32-25 7-3 3-5 8-1 7-3 5-4 2-9 25-24 6-3 3-5 6-2 4-1 4-4 2-9 18-10 2-1 4-1 4-2 6-3 2-2 0-1 32-11 6-1 5-2 8-2 7-2 5-2 2-2 14-3 2-1 2-0 4-0 3-0 2-1 1-0 9-11 2-2 3-1 2-0 2-2 0-3 0-3 9-16 1-3 2-3 0-1 4-0 2-4 0-4 33-7 5-1 7-0 9-2 7-0 5-0 2-4 3-2 1-0 0-1 0-0 1-0 1-1 0-0 4-25 2-3 0-5 1-1 2-4 0-5 0-6 11-27 3-3 2-5 2-4 3-4 1-4 0-6 2-2 0-0 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-2 0-0 31-6 5-1 5-1 7-0 6-0 5-0 2-4 36`-22 4-1 7-4 10-2 9-3 4-3 2-9 18-7 4-1 3-2 6-1 3-0 1-0 1-3 6-5 1-1 0-1 3-1 1-0 0-0 1-2 25-23 5-3 6-4 4-2 4-3 4-2 2-9 7-8 2-0 1-0 1-1 1-0 0-0 2-7 3-4 1-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 2-2 32-17 2-2 8-5 9-0 8-2 3-2 2-8 27-8 4-0 4-4 9-0 6-0 2-2 2-4 17-6 2-1 2-3 6-0 5-0 1-0 1-2 36-16 2-1 7-2 10-2 10-2 5-1 2-8 27-3 3-1 4-0 8-0 6-0 4-0 2-2 11-2 3-1 1-0 3-0 2-0 1-0 1-1 27-5 4-0 4-1 9-1 5-1 4-1 1-1 10-4 2-0 3-2 1-0 2-1 1-0 1-1 6-24 2-4 0-3 0-2 3-2 1-5 0-8 27-7 5-0 6-5 6-0 5-0 4-1 1-1 30-12 2-1 6-4 8-2 7-1 5-3 2-1 30-18 0-2 5-1 9-3 9-3 5-5 2-4 30-14 5-1 7-6 8-2 5-1 3-3 2-1 33-17 1-2 7-2 10-3 7-4 6-5 2-2 31-22 1-1 4-0 10-3 8-4 6-6 2-8 23-7 1-0 6-3 6-0 7-1 2-2 1-1 25-12 2-1 3-3 7-2 8-1 4-3 1-2 29-16 3-1 2-1 9-2 9-2 5-4 1-6 16-0 2-0 2-0 3-0 4-0 5-0 0-0 27-4 5-1 3-1 8-0 7-0 4-2 1-0

2018 HONOR ROLL ALL-CONFERENCE....................AAC Ryquell Armstead, RB..................... 1 Ventell Bryant, WR...........................2 Shaun Bradley, LB............................ 1 Michael Dogbe, DT.......................... 1 Jovahn Fair, OL.................................2 Delvon Randall, SAF........................ 1 Isaiah Wright, RS............................... 1 Rock Ya-Sin, CB................................ 1

ECAC

Watch Lists Bronko Nagurski Award................................ Delvon Randall Chuck Bednarik Award...................................Delvon Randall Doak Walker Award................................... Ryquell Armstead Jim Thorpe Award........................................... Delvon Randall John Mackey Award.........................................Kenny Yeboah Maxwell Award.......................................................Frank Nutile Paul Hornung Award.......................................... Isaiah Wright Ray Guy Award................................................ Connor Bowler Rimington Award............................................. Matt Hennessy Senior Bowl................... Ryquell Armstead, Ventell Bryant, ................ Michael Dogbe, Frank Nutile, Delvon Randall Wuerffel Award......................................................Frank Nutile DT Dan Archibong Academic All-Area............................... Philadelphia Inquirer Phillips 66 Student-Athlete of the Week............. (Houston) Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ............................................ Phil Steele (2nd), Athlons (4th) RB Ryquell Armstead College Player of he Year .............................. Brooks-Irvine Memorial Football Club Academic All-Area............................... Philadelphia Inquirer AAC Offensive Player of the Week....................... (Houston) AAC Honor Roll ................................................. (Tulsa, Boston College)........................................................................................... Walter Camp National Offensive POW................ (Houston) CFPA National Performer of the Week................ (Houston) ESPN Helmet Sticker................................................ (Houston) Paul Hornung Honor Roll...............................................(Tulsa) PFF National Offense of the Week RB................. (Houston) College Sports Madness National Offensive POW............. .................................................................................. (Houston) Temple Athletics Athlete of the Month............(September) Temple Athletics Athlete of the Week......(Tulsa, Houston) Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ...........................................Athlons (2nd), Phil Steele (2nd) K Aaron Boumerhi Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference .............................................Athlons (3rd), Phil Steele (3rd) P Connor Bowler Academic All-Area............................... Philadelphia Inquirer LB Shaun Bradley Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference .......................Athlons (1st), Phil Steele (1st), Lindys (2nd) WR Ventell Bryant AAC Honor Roll.................................................................(Navy) Temple Athletics Athlete of the Month.............(November) DT Michael Dogbe Top 50 Freakâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s List..........................................Bruce Feldman AAC Defensive Player of the Week .................... (Maryland) College Football Madness AAC Def. POTW..... (Maryland) OL Jovahn Fair Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ............................................................................. Athlons (4th) LB Sam Franklin Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ............................................................................. Athlons (4th) College Sports Madness AAC Defensive POTW.....(Navy)

DE Dana Levine College Sports Madness AAC Defensive POW... (UConn) QB Frank Nutile William Campbell Trophy Semi-Finalist ..............................................National Football Foundation SAF Delvon Randall Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ..........................Athlons (1st), Lindys (1st), Phil Steele (1st) DE Quincy Roche AAC Defensive Player of the Week ............................(Tulsa) ............................................American Athletic Conference Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ......................Lindys (1st), Athlons (2nd), Phil Steele (4th) LB Chapelle Russell Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Nominee Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Week.....(Cincinnati) Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ....................................................................... Phil Steele (3rd) QB Anthony Russo Temple Athletics Athlete of the Week......................... (ECU) AAC Honor Roll.................................................................. (ECU) PFF National Offense of the Week QB........................ (UCF) WR/KR Isaiah Wright AAC Special Teams Player of the Year AAC Special Teams Player of the Week............................................................ (ECU, USF, UConn) Paul Hornung Honor Roll................................................ (ECU) Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference...................... Athlons (PR-1st, WR-3rd, KR-4th), Phil Steele (WR/KR-3rd TE Kenny Yeboah Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ....................................................................... Phil Steele (3rd) APEX Predator (Player of the Week) Villanova - Mack (O), Dogbe (D), F.Johnson (ST) Buffalo - Armstead (O), Ya-Sin (D), Randall (ST) Maryland - V.Bryant (O), Dogbe (D), Mobley (ST) Tulsa - Armstead (O), Roche (D), F.Johnson (ST) BC - Armstead (O), Bradley (D), Ritrovato (ST) ECU - Russo (O), Dogbe (D), Wright(ST) Navy - V.Bryant (O), Randall (D), Mesday (ST) Cincinnati - Hennessy (O), Dogbe (D), T.Jones (ST) UCF - Russo (O), Ya-Sin (D), Graham-Mobley (ST) Houston - Armstead (O), O-Line (Fair, Klein, McHale, I.Moore, V.Picozzi, Jae.Robinson) Bruton (D), Mobley (ST) USF - Mack (O), J.Thomas (D), Braswell, Mesday (ST) UConn - Klein (O), Randall (D), Ritrovato (ST)

Scout Team Player of the Week Villanova - Agwunobi (O), Banks (D), Martin-Robinson (ST) Buffalo - Pinto (O), Isaacs (D), Winston (ST) Maryland - Barbon (O), Pogue (D), Agwunobi (ST) Tulsa - Jarman (O), Maijeh (D), Adu (ST) Boston College - Forest (O), Colclough (D), Clark (ST) ECU - Eisenson, Fulton, Jarman, Nwaogwugwu (O), Reid (D), Stevenson (ST) Navy - Eisenson (O), Boozer (D), C.Moore (ST) Cincinnati - Beatty (O), Burke (D), Ryan (ST) UCF - Fulton (O), Cruz (D), Barbon (ST) Houston - Barbon (O), Reed (D), C.Moore (ST) USF - Nwaogwugwu (O), Allen (D), Martin-Robinson (ST) UConn - Beatty (O), Boozer (D), Smith (ST)

OL Matt Hennessy Preseason All-Amercian Athletic Conference ............................................Phil Steele (2nd), Athlons (3rd)

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#theSTANDARD Game 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Archibong D D D S D D D D D Armstead O O O Beatty O Booth-Lloyd D D D D Bowler S S S S Bradley D D D/S D D D Braswell S D D D K.Brown D D D Bruton D D V.Bryant O O O Centeio O/S O Crump D D D/S Cruz S S S Dioubate D D D D Dogbe D D D D Fair O O O Forrest O Franklin D D D D/S D D S Gardner O Graham-Mobley S S S D D/S Hogan D Hennessy O O O O O Isaacs S S F.Johnson S S S S S R.Jones O O O O O T. Jones D D Klein O O O O O Kwenkeu S D Levine D D D/S Mack O/S O/S O O O/S O O S O Mason D O S S Mesday D S D D D D Mobley S S I.Moore O O Myarick O O O S O O O Nutile O O V.Picozzi O O O O Randall D D D D D D D Ritrovato O O O/S O O O S S O S O Jae.Robinson O Jk.Robinson O S Roche S D D D D Russell D D D D D D Russo O O O Ryan O J.Thomas D D Walls S D D D R.Williams D D D T.Williams O Wright O O S Ya-Sin D D D D Yancy O O Yeboah O O Juice Boyz Villanova - Jordan, C.Moore, Nwaogwugwu Buffalo - Isaacs, Keating, Colclough Maryland - Bruton, C. Moore, N. Picozzi Tulsa - Boozer, Burke, Colclough, Keating, Nwaogwugwu, Perez Boston College - Cavallucci, Jarman, Winston ECU - Boozer, A.Brown Navy - Agwunobi, Lerch, Pogue Cincinnati - Brown, Colclough, C.Moore, F.Johnson, Perez UCF - Lerch, Pogue, Tacopina, Tyler Houston - Cruz, DeCeaser, Forrest USF - Kwenkeu, Madourie, Pinto, R.Williams UConn - Colclough, Gomez, Nwaogwugwu, Pogue

DIRECTOR OF ATHLETICS DR. PATRICK KRAFT

SINCE 2014, TEMPLE FOOTBALL HAS…

Director of Athletics 5th Year at Temple

• 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. • Posted the largest marginof victory ever against an FBS opponent (57-7 at UConn in 2018). • Beaten a ranked team at home for the first time ever (#21 ECU in 2014, #21 Memphis in 2015, and #20 Cincinnati in 2018). • 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 four straight in the series. • 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). • 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 - Tyler Matakevich with the 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 five consecutive season for the first time in school history. • Participated in bowl games in back-to-back years (2015-18). • 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 in program history (1979, 2015, 2016). • Won its first Conference Championship since 1967 and its first Conference Championship Game ever. • 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. In 2018, he duplicated the feat of scoring via rush, receiving, punt return and kickoff return, becoming the only FBS player to do that in consecutive seasons in over a decade. • Broke the program record for most offensive yards in a game (670). • Had a 300-yard passer, 100-yard rusher, and 100-yard receiver all in one game (UCF).

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. In 2018, Kraft was appointed to a four-year term on the NCAA Division I Strategic Vision and Planning Committee. Among the accomplishments and initiatives pertaining to the football team during Kraft’s tenure (for a full list of accomplishments please see his bio on website): 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. The Owls finished off the 2017 season with a win in the Gasparilla Bowl. It was the fourth consecutive season that Football was bowl eligible, and the third straight year for competing in a bowl game. Both are program records. Off the Field >Student-athletes achieved a record seven consecutive semesters with a combined GPA of 3.10 or above and 13 consecutive semesters above a 3.0. >Football joined 16 out of 19 sports who have achieved record team GPAs in the past six 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. In the spring of 2018, an all-time record 178 student-athletes earned a semester GPA of 3.5+ as well as a record number of 27 student-athletes earned a perfect 4.0 semester GPA. >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. >Eight programs have earned record high GSRs in the last two years including football. 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 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 full-time mental health professional dedicated solely to handling 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. Enhancing Facilities >In the Winter of 2018, Temple opened the New York City Angels Student-Athlete Lounge, an on-campus location in which student-athletes can study, interact and relax. 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. 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 Haddonfield, N.J., with their daughter, Annabelle, and son, Joseph.

INTERIM HEAD COACH ED FOLEY 2009

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TWITTER: @coachedfoley

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Assistant Head Coach-Offense / Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends | Bucknell '89 Ed Foley took over as Temple’s interim head coach for the third time on December 7, 2018. He led the Owls in the 2016 Military Bowl and will lead the team in the 2018 Independence Bowl becoming the first Temple head coach to lead the Owls in multiple bowl games. Foley in his 11th season at Temple where he is the assistant head coach offense / special teams coordinator / tight ends coach. He was promoted to assistant head coach in 2018 but continues to lead the tight ends and special teams units.

Bucknell in 1989 and a master’s degree in educational psychology at SUNY Albany in 1991. Foley and his wife Rebecca have two sons, Charlie (18) and Luke (11), and a daughter Sara (9). His brother Glenn was a seven-year NFL veteran quarterback, playing with the New York Jets and Seattle Seahawks from 1993 to 2000.

The longest tenured member of the staff, Foley has had numerous roles with the Owls. He was one of two coaches retained by Geoff Collins making Collins the fourth Owls' head coach that Foley had worked under. Temple special teams has been among the best in the country under Foley and 2018 was no different. The Owls blocked five kicks and scored six special teams touchdowns. RS Isaiah Wright was the first player in school history to record a punt and kickoff return touchdown in consecutive seasons and was named American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Year. His two leading tight ends also combined for 23 catches, 279 yards, two touchdowns, and a two point conversion.

THE ED FOLEY FILE PERSONAL Year in Collegiate Athletics: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30th Year Coaching: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28th Year Coaching College: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28th Year Coaching at Temple: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9th Year at current position: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5th 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 (18), Luke (11), Sara (9)

PLAYING Bucknell (1985-88) – Center / Offensive Guard

COACHING EXPERIENCE Temple University (2008-present) 2018-present – Assistant Head Coach-Offense / Special Teams Coordinator / Tight Ends 2017 – 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.

A native of Cherry Hill, NJ, Foley returned to the City of Brotherly Love in 2008 after spending two seasons at Hofstra as the assistant head coach, offensive coordinator, and offensive line coach. 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. 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.

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

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.

Williams College (1994) 1994 – Offensive Line

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

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 OL Cole Boozer (FA) - Temple '18 - Buccaneers

ED FOLEY’S BOWL HISTORY (7) 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 Gasparilla............................................ Dec. 21, 2017.....................Temple 28, FIU 3

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FOOTBALL STAFF

JIM PANAGOS Asst. HC-Defense/ Run Game Coord./ Defensive Line

DAVE PATENAUDE Offensive Coord./ Quarterbacks

ANDREW THACKER Defensive Coord./ Linebackers

CHRIS WIESEHAN Run Game Coord./ Offensive Line

NATHAN BURTON Defensive Backs

ADAM DIMICHELE Quarterbacks/ Inside Receivers/ Recruiting Coord.-Off

STAN HIXON Wide Receivers

LARRY KNIGHT Outside LBs/ Recruiting Coord. Defense

TONY LUCAS Running Backs

TOM PAJIC Senior Offensive Advisor

JASON SEMORE Senior Defensive Advisor

JOE BATTAGLIA Graduate Assistant Offense

CODY BOOTH Graduate Assistant Offense

ERIC CHURCH Graduate Assistant Defense

THOMAS NILES Graduate Assistant Defense

TIM CONNER Offensive Analyst/ Operations Asst.

RONELL WILLIAMS Defensive Analyst/ Operations Asst.

DAVID FEELEY Head Strength & Conditioning

RYAN HORTON Asst. Strength & Conditioning

JORDAN BARBER Asst. Strength & Conditioning

KYLE SEGER Strength & Conditioning Asst.

SCOTT WALLACE Director of Football Operations

PAT BOYLE Strategic Specialist/ Operations Asst.

FOOTBALL STAFF

VINNY JAMES Football Administrator

VINCENT SINAGRA Chief of Staff Football

REGGIE GARRETT Director of Player Personnel

KEN SLOUGH Head Equipment Manager

KANE IVERS-OSTHUS Equipment Assistant

NICOLE EARLEY Equipment Assistant

RICH BURG Asst./ AD- Football Communications

MICHAEL ANTONELLIS Graduate Assistant Communications

AL BELLAMY Director of Athletic Training

MASAHIRO TAKAHAGI Assistant Athletic Trainer

RYAN ANDERSON Athletic Trainer Fellowship

ZACHERY BRIGHAM Athletic Trainer Fellowship

SANTINO STANCATO Asst. Dir. Operations & Creative Coordinator

DAVE GERSON Creative Director/ SWAG Coordinator

KYLE LANE Video Coordinator

GORDON THOMAS Operations Assistant

NADIA HARVIN Exec. Asst. To HFC

BRIAN FALLON Student Assistant

CONNOR FERST Student Assistant

NICK PAPAGANO Student Assistant

DAâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;MON MERKERSON Asst. Dir. Academic Support

IRIE DENNIS Academic Advisor

ERIKA DEVAUGHN Academic Advisor

REID VANDERLINDEN Academic Advisor

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2018 OPPONENTS SCHEDULES 2018 Lists 2017 Starters Returning - Offense (6) RB Ryquell Armstead (6), C Matt Hennessy (12), TE Chris Myarick (10), QB Frank Nutile (6), OL Vincent Picozzi (6), WR Isaiah Wright (8). 2017 Starters Lost - Offense (7) OL Cole Boozer (13), OL Brian Carter (12), RB David Hood (7), WR Adonis Jennings (11), OL Leon Johnson (9), WR Keith Kirkwood (13), QB Logan Marchi (7). 2017 Starters Returning - Defense (7) DT Dan Archibong (10), LB Shaun Bradley (12), CB Linwood Crump (6), DT Michael Dogbe (6), LB Sam Franklin (8), S Delvon Randall (13), LB Chapelle Russell (8). 2017 Starters Lost - Defense (6) S Sean Chandler (13), DE Sharif Finch (12), CB Artrel Foster (11), CB Mike Jones (13), DE Jacob Martin (12), DT Jullian Taylor (7). 2017 Lettermen Returning - Specialists (1) K Aaron Boumerhi 2017 Lettermen Returning (39) Dan Archibong, Ryquell Armstead, Freddie Booth-Lloyd, Aaron Boumerhi, Shaun Bradley, Kimere Brown, Ventell Bryant, Linwood Crump, Karamo Dioubate, Michael Dogbe, Jovahn Fair, Sam Franklin, Isaiah Graham-Mobley, Matt Hennessy, Freddie Johnson, Randle Jones, Todd Jones, DeAndre Kelly, William Kwenkeu, Dana Levine, Branden Mack, James McHale, Zach Mesday, Chris Myarick, Frank Nutile, Vincent Picozzi, Delvon Randall, Rob Ritrovato, Jaelin Robinson, Jake Robinson, Quincy Roche, Aaron Ruff, Chapelle Russell, Jyquis Thomas, Benny Walls, Travon Williams, Isaiah Wright, Brodrick Yancy, Kenny Yeboah. 2017 Lettermen Lost (26) Nick Apostolu, Jeremiah Atoki, Cole Boozer, Brian Carter, Sean Chandler, Marshall Ellick, Sharif Finch, Artrel Foster, David Hood, Adonis Jennings, Leon Johnson, Mike Jones, Keith Kirkwood, Josh Lang, Corey Lerch, Logan Marchi, Jacob Martin, Domenic Nigrelli, Nick Sharga, Chris Smith, Alex Starzyk, Adrian Sullivan, Jullian Taylor, Derrek Thomas, Gordon Thomas, Greg Webb.

VILLANOVA (5-6) S-01 @Temple..............................................W, 19-17 S-08 @Lehigh....................................................... W, 31-9 S-15 TOWSON...................................................L, 35-45 S-22 BUCKNELL................................................. W, 49-7 S-29 @Stony Brook..........................................L, 27-29 O-06 @Maine........................................................L, 13-10 O-13 JAMES MADISON......................................L, 0-37 O-20 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-27 NEW HAMPSHIRE..................................... L, 0-34 N-03 @Richmond...............................................W, 45-21 N-10 WILLIAM & MARY..................................... L, 17-24 N-17 @Delaware...............................................W, 42-21

NAVY (3-10) S-01 @Hawaii......................................................L, 41-59 S-08 MEMPHIS................................................. W, 22-21 S-15 LEHIGH...................................................... W, 51-21 S-22 @SMU.........................................................L, 30-31 S-29 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-06 @Air Force ..................................................L, 7-35 O-13 TEMPLE .............................................. L, 17-24 O-20 HOUSTON ...............................................L, 36-49 O-27 Notre Dame (San Diego) ......................L, 22-44 N-03 @Cincinnati................................................. L, 0-42 N-10 @UCF.........................................................L, 24-35 N-17 TULSA ......................................................W, 37-29 N-24 @Tulane.....................................................L, 28-29 D-08 Army (Philadelphia) ...................................L, 7-17

BUFFALO (10-3) S-01 DELAWARE STATE................................. W, 48-10 S-08 @Temple............................................ W, 36-29 S-15 EASTERN MICHIGAN........................... W, 35-28 S-22 @Rutgers...................................................W, 42-13 S-29 ARMY.......................................................... L, 13-42 O-06 @Central Michigan.................................W, 34-24 O-13 AKRON ...................................................... W, 24-6 O-20 @Toledo......................................................W, 31-17 O-27 -------------------------- BYE ------------------------------O-30 MIAMI (OH) ..............................................W, 51-42 N-06 KENT STATE ............................................W, 48-14 N-14 @Ohio ........................................................ L, 17-52 N-23 @Bowling Green ....................................W, 44-13 N-30 NORTHERN ILLINOIS [MACC].............L, 29-30

CINCINNATI (10-2) S-01 @UCLA.......................................................W, 26-17 S-08 MIAMI (OH).................................................W, 21-0 S-15 ALABAMA A&M........................................ W, 63-7 S-22 OHIO.........................................................W, 34-30 S-29 @UConn..................................................... W, 49-7 O-06 TULANE.....................................................W, 37-21 O-13 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-20 @Temple....................................... L, 17-24 (ot) O-27 @SMU............................................... W, 26-20 (ot) N-03 NAVY...........................................................W, 42-0 N-10 USF............................................................W, 35-23 N-17 @UCF.......................................................... L, 13-38 N-23 ECU..............................................................W, 56-6

MARYLAND (5-7) S-01 TEXAS.......................................................W, 34-29 S-08 @Bowling Green.....................................W, 45-14 S-15 TEMPLE............................................... L, 14-35 S-22 MINNESOTA.............................................W, 42-13 S-29 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-06 @Michigan..................................................L, 21-41 O-13 RUTGERS .................................................. W, 34-7 O-20 @Iowa........................................................... L, 0-23 O-27 ILLINOIS...................................................W, 63-33 N-03 MICHIGAN STATE..................................... L, 3-24 N-10 @Indiana.................................................... L, 32-34 N-17 OHIO STATE.......................................L, 51-52 (ot) N-24 @Penn State................................................L, 3-38

UCF (12-0) A-30 @UConn....................................................W, 56-17 S-08 SOUTH CAROLINA STATE....................W, 38-0 S-15 @North Carolina.................................... canceled S-21 FLORIDA ATLANTIC............................. W, 56-36 S-29 PITTSBURGH...........................................W, 45-14 O-06 SMU.......................................................... W, 48-20 O-13 @Memphis ...............................................W, 31-30 O-20 @ECU.........................................................W, 37-10 O-27 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------N-01 TEMPLE.............................................W, 52-40 N-10 NAVY.........................................................W, 35-24 N-17 CINCINNATI...................................... W, 52-51 (ot) N-23 @USF......................................................... W, 38-10 D-01 MEMPHIS [AACC]....................................W, 56-41

TULSA (3-9) S-01 CENTRAL ARKANSAS .........................W, 38-27 S-08 @Texas........................................................L, 21-28 S-15 ARKANSAS STATE..................................L, 20-29 S-22 @Temple............................................... L, 17-31 S-29 --------------------------- BYE ----------------------------O-04 @Houston .................................................L, 41-26 O-12 USF ............................................................L, 24-25 O-20 @Arkansas ................................................. L, 0-23 O-27 TULANE.....................................................L, 17--24 N-03 UCONN......................................................W, 49-19 N-10 @Memphis................................................. L, 21-47 N-17 @Navy ....................................................... L, 29-37 N-24 SMU...........................................................W, 27-24

HOUSTON (8-4) S-01 @Rice........................................................W, 45-27 S-08 ARIZONA...................................................W, 45-18 S-15 @Texas Tech.............................................L, 49-63 S-22 TEXAS SOUTHERN................................W, 70-14 S-29 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-04 TULSA .......................................................W, 41-26 O-13 @ECU....................................................... W, 42-20 O-20 @Navy.......................................................W, 49-36 O-27 USF............................................................W, 57-36 N-03 @SMU......................................................... L, 45-31 N-10 TEMPLE.............................................. L, 49-59 N-15 TULANE.....................................................W, 48-17 N-23 @Memphis.................................................L, 31-52

BOSTON COLLEGE (7-5) S-01 UMASS...................................................... W, 55-21 S-08 HOLY CROSS...........................................W, 62-14 S-13 @Wake Forest..........................................W, 41-34 S-22 @Purdue.....................................................L, 13-30 S-29 TEMPLE............................................. W, 45-35 O-06 @NC State.................................................L, 23-28 O-13 LOUISVILLE............................................ W, 38-20 O-20 --------------------------- BYE ----------------------------O-26 MIAMI ........................................................W, 27-14 N-03 @Virginia Tech..........................................W, 31-21 N-10 CLEMSON....................................................L, 7-27 N-17 @Florida State...........................................L, 21-22 N-24 SYRACUSE................................................L, 21-42

USF (7-5) S-01 ELON........................................................... W, 34-0 S-08 GEORGIA TECH.....................................W, 49-38 S-15 @Illinois..................................................... W, 25-19 S-22 ECU............................................................ W, 20-13 S-29 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-06 @UMass................................................... W. 28-20 O-12 @Tulsa ..................................................... W, 25-24 O-20 UCONN.....................................................W, 38-30 O-27 @Houston................................................. L, 36-57 N-03 TULANE.......................................................L, 15-41 N-10 @Cincinnati...............................................L, 23-35 N-17 @Temple.............................................. L, 17-27 N-23 UCF..............................................................L, 10-38

ECU (3-9) S-01 NORTH CAROLINA A&T.......................L, 23-29 S-08 NORTH CAROLINA.................................W, 41-19 S-15 @Virginia Tech....................................... canceled S-22 @USF...........................................................L, 13-20 S-29 OLD DOMINION.....................................W, 37-35 O-06 @Temple................................................L, 6-49 O-13 HOUSTON ...............................................L, 20-42 O-20 UCF ............................................................. L, 10-37 O-27 ---------------------------- BYE ----------------------------N-03 MEMPHIS...................................................L, 41-59 N-10 @Tulane......................................................L, 18-24 N-17 UCONN..................................................... W, 55-21 N-23 @Cincinnati................................................. L, 6-56 D-01 @NC State................................................... L, 3-58

UCONN (1-11) A-30 UCF.............................................................. L, 17-56 S-08 @Boise State...............................................L, 7-62 S-15 RHODE ISLAND..................................... W, 56-49 S-22 @Syracuse..................................................L, 21-51 S-29 CINCINNATI.................................................L, 7-49 O-06 @Memphis.................................................L, 14-55 O-13 --------------------------- BYE -----------------------------O-20 @USF..........................................................L, 30-38 O-27 UMASS........................................................ L, 17-22 N-03 @Tulsa.........................................................L, 19-49 N-10 SMU............................................................L, 50-62 N-17 @ECU..........................................................L, 21-55 N-24 TEMPLE................................................. L, 7-57

ROSTER & STATS

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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 game, will be printed in bold.

OFFENSE OL

DEFENSE

Griffin Sestili......................... 6-3, 285, r-Fr, 1L

Matt Hennessy (C).........6-4, 295, r-So, 2L

Isaac Moore ............................6-7, 305, Fr, 1L

SPECIAL TEAMS

Zach Mesday ........................ 6-1, 240, Gr, 2L

Dana Levine.................... 6-4, 230, r-Jr, 2L

Arnold Ebiketie..........................6-4, 225, r-Fr

Jovahn Fair (LG).............. 6-2, 300, r-Jr, 3L

Adam Klein (RT)................. 6-5, 264, Fr, 1L

James McHale ..................... 6-6, 295, Gr, 3L

Darian Bryant............................6-5, 320, r-So

Vincent Picozzi (RG)......6-4, 295, r-So, 2L

Jaelin Robinson (LT).......6-6, 325, r-Sr, 3L

Will Mobley....................... 5-8, 160, r-Fr, 1L

Connor Bowler................. 6-3, 195, r-Fr, 1L

Max Cavallucci.............................6-1, 180, r-Fr

Quincy Roche....................6-4, 235, r-So, 2L

Travis Malinowski (SS)....... 5-11, 205, r-So

Jimmy Hogan.....................6-4, 265, Gr, 1L

Matt Hennessy (SS)..........6-4, 295, r-So, 2L

Michael Dogbe.................. 6-3, 280, Gr, 4L

Cole Lerch (LS)................5-10, 190, r-Fr, 1L

Ifeanyi Maijeh............................. 6-2, 270, r-Fr

Anthony Russo................6-4, 230, r-So, 1L

Karamo Dioubate...................6-3, 295, Jr, 3L

RET

Delvon Randall (PR)................ 6-1, 215, Sr, 4L

Dan Archibong...............6-6, 285, r-So, 2L

Isaiah Wright (KR/PR)........ 6-2, 220, Jr, 3L

Aaron Ruff.............................. 6-3, 300, Gr, 2L

Freddie Booth-Lloyd...........6-1, 330, r-Sr, 4L

Freddie Johnson.................6-1, 190, r-So, 2L

David Martin-Robinson...............6-4, 228, Fr

Chapelle Russell...............6-1, 215, r-Jr, 3L

Jake Robinson.....................6-2, 240, r-Jr, 3L

Shaun Bradley....................6-1, 225, Jr, 3L

Kenny Yeboah....................6-5, 230, r-So, 2L

Isaiah Graham-Mobley....6-2, 220, r-So, 2L

Chris Myarick.................... 6-4, 250, Gr, 3L

William Kwenkeu.....................6-1, 230, Jr, 3L

Todd Jones............................ 6-0, 220, Gr, 2L

Ventell Bryant................... 6-3, 200, Gr, 4L

Sean Ryan................................. 6-4, 195, Fr, 1L

NKL 16

DaeSean Winston................... 6-2, 201, Fr, 1L

Isaiah Wright ......................6-2, 212, Jr, 3L

Rodney Williams.....................5-10, 187, Gr, 1L

Brodrick Yancy...................... 5-10, 195, Gr, 4L

Sam Franklin.......................6-3, 210, Jr, 3L

Travon Williams....................5-8, 160, r-Jr, 2L

Delvon Randall....................6-1, 215, Sr, 4L

Freddie Johnson.................6-1, 190, r-So, 2L

Keyvone Bruton................. 5-11, 200, r-So, 1L

Randle Jones.......................... 6-0, 185, Jr, 2L

Jyquis Thomas....................6-1, 190, Gr, 3L

Branden Mack................ 6-5, 215, r-So, 2L

Benny Walls............................. 6-1, 208, Jr, 2L

Frank Nutile....................... 6-4, 220, Gr, 2L

Rock Ya-Sin.........................6-2, 190, Sr, 1L

Anthony Russo................... 6-4, 230, r-So, 1L

Linwood Crump..................6-0, 175, Jr, 3L

Todd Centeio........................ 6-1, 205, r-Fr, 1L

Christian Braswell............... 5-10, 178, r-Fr, 1L

Rob Ritrovato......................5-11, 240, r-Sr, 3L

Ty Mason...............................5-10, 185, r-Fr, 1L

Jonny Forrest.......................... 5-10, 220, r-So

Kimere Brown...................... 6-0, 170, r-So 2L

Ryquell Armstead............. 5-11, 215, Sr, 4L

Jager Gardner......................6-2, 215, r-Jr, 3L

Jeremy Jennings....................... 5-10, 177, r-Fr

Tyliek Raynor............................ 5-10, 195, r-So

FB RB

S I D E L I N E

Ed Foley TEs / Sp. Teams

Adam DiMichele QBs / Slot WRs

Stan Hixon Wide Receivers

Chris Wiesehan Offensive Line

Joe Battaglia Grad. Asst.

P R E S S

Dave Patenaude Offensive Coord.

Tony Lucas Running Backs

Nate Burton Defensive Backs

Larry Knight Outside LBs

Cody Booth Grad Asst.

Tim Conner Analyst

B O X Andrew Thacker Defensive Coord.

Jim Panagos Defensive Line

Eric Church Grad. Asst.

Thomas Niles Grad. Asst.

Ronell Williams Analyst

ROSTERS TEMPLE OWLS ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No Name....................... Pos Ht Wt Elig Ltr.Hometown / High School / Last School 38 17 33 60 95 7 56 23 32 11 18 99 87 97 15 5 14 24 24 20 75 1 48 37 43 16 29 96 11 12 53 92 33 9 47 79 68 70 27 36 61 21 49 72 19 58 25 98 13 30 27 86 22 97 80 26 81 40 46 73 42 44 71 50 35

Aaron Adu..........................CB Seth Agwunobi..................QB Josh Allen...........................CB Oskar Andersson.............. OL Dan Archibong.................. DT Ryquell Armstead............. RB Khris Banks........................ DT Jose Barbon...................... WR A.J. Barmer......................... RB Trad Beatty.........................QB Jadan Blue........................ WR Freddie Booth-Lloyd........ DT Evan Boozer....................... DE Aaron Boumerhi................... K Connor Bowler..................... P Shaun Bradley....................LB Christian Braswell.............CB Anton Brown...................... RB Kimere Brown....................CB Keyvone Bruton..............SAF Darian Bryant..................... OL Ventell Bryant................... WR Dante Burke....................... DE Brendan Carroll.................CB Max Cavallucci..................... P Todd Centeio.....................QB Elijah Clark..........................CB Antonio Colclough........... DE Linwood Crump................CB Anthony Cruz...................SAF Kevin DeCaesar.................LB Karamo Dioubate.............. DT Kyle Dobbins...................... RB Michael Dogbe.................. DT Arnold Ebiketie.................. DE Sean Eilertsen................... OL Andrew Eisensen............. OL Jovahn Fair......................... OL Jonny Forrest..................... FB Sam Franklin....................NKL Vaughn Fulton................... OL Jager Gardner................... RB Amir Gillis..........................SAF J.D. Gomez......................... OL Isaiah Graham-Mobley.....LB Matt Hennessy.................. OL Travis Hines....................... WR Jimmy Hogan..................... DE L.J. Holder...........................LB Audley Isaacs.....................LB Omar Jamaladdin ...........CB Aaron Jarman.....................TE Jeremy Jennings.............. RB Vaughn Jennings.............. DE Freddie Johnson.............. WR Peyton Jones...................SAF Randle Jones.................... WR Todd Jones..........................LB Layton Jordan.....................LB Riley Keating...................... OL DeAndre Kelly................... DE Travon King.........................LB Adam Klein......................... OL Sam Kramer........................TE William Kwenkeu...............LB

5-10 6-2 6-3 6-6 6-6 5-11 6-4 6-0 5-10 6-5 6-0 6-1 6-4 6-0 6-3 6-1 5-10 5-8 6-0 5-11 6-5 6-3 6-4 6-0 6-1 6-1 6-3 6-3 6-0 6-2 6-0 6-3 5-11 6-3 6-4 6-4 6-4 6-2 5-10 6-3 6-6 6-2 5-11 6-6 6-2 6-4 5-11 6-4 6-2 6-1 5-11 6-6 5-10 6-3 6-1 6-0 6-0 6-0 6-2 6-2 6-1 6-3 6-5 6-3 6-1

175 r-Fr - Worcester, MA / Doherty Memorial 187 Fr - Alexandria, VA / Episcopal Academy 190 r-Fr - Sicklerville, NJ / Winslow Township 298 Fr - Karlskoga, Sweden / Celsiusskolan 285 r-So 2L Springfield, PA / Springfield 215 Sr 4L Millville, NJ / Millville 294 Fr - Wayne, NJ / DePaul Catholic 177 Fr - Lancaster, PA / Conestoga Valley 195 So - Edgewood, MD / Edgewood 216 Fr - Columbia, SC / Ben Lippen 185 r-Fr - Randallstown, MD / Peddie 330 r-Sr 4L Cocoa, FL / Cocoa 231 Fr - Hunt Valley, MD / Loyola Blakefield 200 Jr 2L Philipsburg, PA / Philipsburg-Osceola 195 r-Fr 1L Glenmoore, PA / Downingtown West 225 Jr 3L Mt. Holly, NJ / Rancocas Valley 178 r-Fr 1L Washington, DC / Friendship Collegiate Acad. 185 r-Fr - Washington, DC / McKinley Technology 175 r-So 2L Penns Grove, NJ / Penns Grove 205 r-So 1L Norfolk, VA / Lake Taylor 320 r-So - Philadelphia, PA / Chestnut Hill Academy 200 Gr 4L Tampa, FL / Jefferson 253 Fr - Virginia Beach, VA / Bishop Sullivan 205 r-Fr - Jim Thorpe, PA / Jim Thorpe 180 r-Fr - Wyncote, PA / Cheltenham 205 r-Fr 1L Palm Beach Gardens, FL / Dwyer 168 Fr - Sayreville, NJ / Sayreville 221 Fr - Bronx, NY / Cardinal Hayes 175 Jr 3L South Amboy, NJ / Piscataway 185 r-Jr 1L Dingmans Ferry, PA/E. Stroudsburg N/St. Francis 215 r-Jr 1L Westville, NJ / West Deptford 295 Jr 3L Philadelphia, PA / Prep Charter 186 Fr - Richland, NJ / Timber Creek 280 Gr 4L Morris Plains, NJ / Parsippany Hills 225 r-Fr - Silver Spring, MD / Albert Einstein 295 Fr - Stamford, CT / Chershire Academy 285 r-Fr - Durham, NC / Northern 300 r-Jr 3L Akron, OH / Firestone 220 r-So - New Rochelle, NY / New Rochelle 210 Jr 3L Crystal River, FL / Citrus / East Coast Prep 280 r-Sr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Sun Valley / Valley Forge 215 r-Jr 3L Black Mountain, NC / Charles D. Owen 187 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Simon Gratz 295 So - Miami, FL / Miami Senior 220 r-So 2L King of Prussia, PA / Upper Merion 295 r-So 2L Bardonia, NY / Don Bosco Prep 180 r-So - Stroudsburg, PA / Stroudsburg 265 Gr 1L Wycoff, NJ / Ramapo / Rutgers 215 r-Fr - Marlboro, NJ / Manalapan 227 r-Fr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Valley Forge Military 190 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Central 254 Fr - Kinston, NC / North Lenoir 177 r-Fr - Downingtown, PA / Downingtown East 211 r-Fr - Chester Springs, PA / Downingtown East 190 r-So 2L North Ft. Myers, FL / North Ft. Myers 190 r-Fr - Berwyn, PA / Conestoga 185 Jr 2L Miami Beach, FL / Miami Beach Senior 220 Gr 2L Philadelphia, PA / St. Joe’s Prep 207 Fr - McKeesport, PA / McKeesport 315 Fr - Morganville, NJ / Marlboro / Milford Academy 255 r-Jr 2L Hyattsville, MD / DeMatha 189 Fr - Camden, NJ / Woodrow Wilson 264 Fr 1L Springfield, PA / Episcopal Academy 230 r-So - Landisville, PA / Hempfield 230 Jr 3L Waldorf, MD / St. Charles

No Name....................... Pos Ht Wt Elig Ltr.Hometown / High School / Last School 59 17 17 88 91 88 46 37 21 41 74 18 10 91 43 63 85 8 66 69 46 76 66 45 2 34 12 39 4 77 82 90 55 78 3 15 10 50 83 89 29 28 25 32 31 23 26 16 13 6 14 84 94

Cole Lerch...........................LS 5-10 190 r-Fr 1L Rydal, PA / LaSalle College Dana Levine....................... DE 6-4 230 r-Jr 2L Hallandale Beach, FL / Hallandale Zachary Ludwig................ WR 5-9 175 r-Jr - Bradenton, FL / Great Valley Branden Mack.................. WR 6-5 215 r-So 2L Wyncote, PA / Cheltenham Nickolos Madourie........... DE 6-6 230 So - Sunrise, FL / Dakota College Ifeanyi Maijeh.................... DT 6-2 270 r-Fr - Far Rockaway, NY / Poly Prep Travis Malinowski..............LS 5-11 205 r-So - Dearborn Heights, MI / Divine Child David Martin-Robinson.....TE 6-4 228 Fr - Landisville, PA / Hempfield Ty Mason.............................CB 5-10 185 r-Fr 1L Silver Spring, MD / James Hubert Blake Thomas Mattioni.............. WR 6-0 190 r-So - Downingtown, PA / Downingtown West James McHale................... OL 6-6 295 Gr 3L Dunmore, PA / Dunmore Bryce McLain.....................QB 6-3 205 Fr - Waxhaw, NC / Marvin Ridge Zack Mesday..................... DE 6-1 240 Gr 2L Bordentown, NJ / Nottingham / Canterbury Will Mobley........................ K/P 5-8 160 r-Fr 1L Lititz, PA / Warwick Chauncey Moore..............CB 6-0 175 Fr - Washington, DC / Friendship Collegiate Acad. Isaac Moore....................... OL 6-7 305 Fr 1L Orebro, Sweden / Thoren Business Chris Myarick......................TE 6-4 250 Gr 3L Elkins Park, PA / Cheltenham Frank Nutile........................QB 6-4 220 Gr 2L Wayne, NJ / Don Bosco Prep David Nwaogwugwu....... OL 6-5 240 Fr - Bronx, N.Y. / DeWitt Clinton A.J. Perez............................ OL 6-1 308 r-Fr - Harrisburg, PA / Central Dauphin Nick Picozzi.........................TE 6-5 215 Fr - Collegeville, PA / Lansdale Catholic Vincent Picozzi.................. OL 6-4 295 r-So 2L Collegeville, PA / Lansdale Catholic Leon Pinto.......................... OL 6-3 290 r-So - Houston, TX / Lamar / LSU Boaz Pogue.........................LB 6-2 210 r-So - Chambersburg, PA/Fork Union Military Acad./ Morehead State Delvon Randall................SAF 6-1 215 Sr 4L Pittsburgh, PA / Gateway / East Coast Prep Tyliek Raynor..................... RB 5-10 195 r-So - Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep Kadas Reams.................... WR 6-2 175 Fr - New Brunswick, NJ / New Brunswick / Milford George Reid.....................SAF 6-2 200 r-Fr 1L Glenside, PA / Abington Rob Ritrovato..................... FB 5-11 240 r-Sr 3L West Chester, PA / East Jaelin Robinson................. OL 6-6 325 r-Sr 3L West Haven, CT / Wilbur Cross Jake Robinson....................TE 6-2 240 r-Jr 3L Haddonfield, NJ / Haddonfield Memorial Quincy Roche.................... DE 6-4 235 r-So 2L Randallstown, MD / New Town Aidan Rosa..........................LB 6-1 215 r-Fr - Milltown, NJ / Piscataway Aaron Ruff........................... OL 6-3 300 Gr 2L Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep Chapelle Russell................LB 6-1 215 r-Jr 3L Lakewood, NJ/ Lakewood Anthony Russo..................QB 6-4 230 r-So 1L Doylestown, PA / Archbishop Wood Sean Ryan......................... WR 6-4 195 Fr 1L Brooklyn, NY / Erasmus Hall Griffin Sestili....................... OL 6-3 285 r-Fr 1L Sewickley, PA / North Allegheny Jordan Smith..................... WR 6-5 210 Fr - Davie, FL / Western Ronnie Stevenson........... WR 6-5 194 Fr - Montour, PA / Montour Joe Tacopina........................K 5-11 185 Fr - Stamford, CT / Chershire Academy Jyquis Thomas................SAF 6-1 190 Gr 3L Plant City, FL / Plant City Amir Tyler..........................SAF 6-0 195 r-So 1L Lakewood, NJ / Lakewood Benny Walls.....................SAF 6-1 210 Jr 2L Cinnaminson, NJ / St. Joe’s Prep Collin Washington.............LB 6-1 190 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Central Rodney Williams.............NKL 5-10 187 Gr 1L Cherry Hill, NJ / Cherry Hill West / Syracuse Travon Williams................ WR 5-8 160 r-Jr 2L Philadelphia, PA / New Foundations Charter DaeSean Winston...........NKL 6-2 201 Fr 1L Severn, MD / Archbishop Spalding Isaiah Wright..................... WR 6-2 220 Jr 2L West Hartford, CT / Kingswood-Oxford Rock Ya-Sin........................CB 6-2 190 Sr 1L Decatur, GA / SW Dekalb / Presbyterian Brodrick Yancy................. WR 5-10 195 Gr 4L Bradenton, FL / Manatee Kenny Yeboah....................TE 6-5 230 r-So 2L Allentown, PA / Parkland Senior Tyreke Young..................... DE 6-3 208 Fr - Hilton Head, SC / Hilton Head

PRO-NUN-SEE-AY-SHUNS Coaches 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-tee Jager Gardner............................................... JAG-er William Kwenkeu.................................... kwen-koo Dana Levine.................................. DAY-na La-veen Nickolos Madourie..............................ma-door-ee Ifeanyi Maijeh...............................ee-FINE my-JAY Will Mobley................................................. MOB-lee Chris Myarick................................................ MY-rick Frank Nutile................................................. new-tile David Nwaogwugwu........................ NO-goo-goo

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Boaz Pogue.......................................BOE-az Poag Tyliek Raynor...............................................TIE-leak Kadas Reams.............................................. KAY-dus Rob Ritrovato................................rich-roe-vah-toe Quincy Roche.......................................... roe-SHAY Jyquis Thomas..........................................ja-KEESE Amir Tyler.................................................... AY-meer Kenny Yeboah.......................................ya-BOW-ah Tyreke Young.............................................. TIE-reek

ROSTERS NUMERICAL ROSTER

No Name

Pos

1 Ventell Bryant................ WR

No Name

Pos

45 Boaz Pogue......................LB

2 Delvon Randall.............SAF

46 Nick Picozzi......................TE

3 Chapelle Russell.............LB

46 Layton Jordan..................LB

4 Rob Ritrovato...................FB

46 Travis Malinowski...........LS

5 Shaun Bradley.................LB

47 Arnold Ebiketie............... DE

6 Rock Ya-Sin..................... CB

48 Dante Burke.................... DE

7 Ryquell Armstead.......... RB

49 Amir Gillis.......................SAF

8 Frank Nutile.....................QB

50 Griffin Sestili.................... OL

9 Michael Dogbe............... DT

50 Sam Kramer.....................TE

10 Sean Ryan...................... WR

53 Kevin DeCaesar..............LB

10 Zack Mesday.................. DE

55 Aidan Rosa.......................LB

11 Trad Beatty......................QB

56 Khris Banks..................... DT

11 Linwood Crump............. CB

58 Matt Hennessy............... OL

12 Kadas Reams................. WR

59 Cole Lerch........................LS

12 Anthony Cruz................SAF

60 Oskar Andersson........... OL

13 Isaiah Wright.................. WR

61 Vaughn Fulton................ OL

13 L.J. Holder........................LB

63 Isaac Moore.................... OL

14 Brodrick Yancy.............. WR

66 David Nwaogwugwu.... OL

14 Christian Braswell.......... CB

66 Leon Pinto....................... OL

15 Anthony Russo...............QB

68 Andrew Eisenson.......... OL

15 Connor Bowler.................. P

69 A.J. Perez......................... OL

16 Todd Centeio..................QB

70 Jovahn Fair...................... OL

16 DaeSean Winston........NKL

71 Adam Klein...................... OL

17 Seth Agwunobi...............QB

72 J.D. Gomez...................... OL

17 Zachary Ludwig............. WR

73 Riley Keating................... OL

17 Dana Levine.................... DE

74 James McHale................ OL

18 Bryce McLain..................QB

75 Darian Bryant.................. OL

18 Jadan Blue..................... WR

76 Vincent Picozzi............... OL

19 Isaiah Graham-Mobley..LB

77 Jaelin Robinson.............. OL

20 Keyvone Bruton...........SAF

78 Aaron Ruff........................ OL

21 Jager Gardner................ RB

79 Sean Eilertsen................ OL

21 Ty Mason.......................... CB

80 Freddie Johnson........... WR

22 Jeremy Jennings........... RB

81 Randle Jones................. WR

23 Jose Barbon................... WR

82 Jake Robinson.................TE

23 Rodney Williams..........NKL

83 Jordan Smith.................. WR

24 Anton Brown................... RB

84 Kenny Yeboah.................TE

24 Kimere Brown................. CB

85 Chris Myarick...................TE

25 Travis Hines.................... WR

86 Aaron Jarman..................TE

25 Amir Tyler.......................SAF

87 Evan Boozer.................... DE

26 Travon Williams............. WR

88 Branden Mack............... WR

26 Peyton Jones................SAF

88 Ifeanyi Maijeh................. DT

27 Jonny Forrest...................FB

89 Ronnie Stevenson........ WR

27 Omar Jamaladdin.......... CB

90 Quincy Roche................. DE

28 Jyquis Thomas.............SAF

91 Nickolos Madourie........ DE

29 Elijah Clark....................... CB

91 Will Mobley..................... K/P

29 Joe Tacopina..................... K

92 Karamo Dioubate........... DT

30 Audley Isaacs..................LB

94 Tyreke Young.................. DE

31 Collin Washington..........LB

95 Dan Archibong............... DT

32 Benny Walls..................SAF

96 Antonio Colclough........ DE

33 Kyle Dobbins................... RB

97 Vaughn Jennings........... DE

33 Josh Allen........................ CB

97 Aaron Boumerhi................ K

34 Tyliek Raynor.................. RB

98 Jimmy Hogan.................. DE

35 William Kwenkeu............LB

99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd..... DT

ROSTER BY CLASS Graduates (12) Ventell Bryant Michael Dogbe Jimmy Hogan Todd Jones James McHale Zack Mesday Chris Myarick Frank Nutile Aaron Ruff Jyquis Thomas Rodney Williams Brodrick Yancy RS-Senior (4) F. Booth-Lloyd Vaughn Fulton Rob Ritrovato Jaelin Robinson Senior (3) Ryquell Armstead Delvon Randall Rock Ya-Sin RS-Junior (10) Anthony Cruz Kevin DeCaesar Jovahn Fair Jager Gardner DeAndre Kelly Dana Levine Zach Ludwig Jake Robinson Chapelle Russell Travon Williams Junior (9) Aaron Boumerhi Shaun Bradley Linwood Crump Karamo Dioubate Sam Franklin Randle Jones William Kwenkeu Benny Walls Isaiah Wright

RS-Soph. (21) Dan Archibong Kimere Brown Keyvone Bruton Darian Bryant Jonny Forrest I.Graham-Mobley Matt Hennessy Travis Hines Freddie Johnson Sam Kramer Branden Mack Travis Malinowski Vincent Picozzi Leon Pinto Boaz Pogue Tyliek Raynor Quincy Roche Anthony Russo Amir Tyler Kenny Yeboah Sophomore (2) J.D. Gomez N.Madourie RS-Freshman (27) Aaron Adu Josh Allen Jadan Blue Connor Bowler Christian Braswell Anton Brown Brendan Carroll Max Cavallucci Todd Centeio Arnold Ebiketie Andrew Eisenson L.J. Holder Audley Isaacs Omar Jamaladdin Jeremy Jennings Vaughn Jennings Peyton Jones Cole Lerch Ifeanyi Maijeh Ty Mason Thomas Mattioni Will Mobley

37 Brendan Carroll.............. CB 38 Aaron Adu....................... CB 39 George Reid..................SAF

40 Todd Jones.......................LB 41 Thomas Mattioni........... WR

Freshmen (30) Seth Agwunobi Oskar Andersson Khris Banks Jose Barbon Trad Beatty Evan Boozer Dante Burke Elijah Clark A.Colclough Kyle Dobbins Sean Eilertsen Amir Gillis Aaron Jarman Layton Jordan Riley Keating Travon King Adam Klein D.Martin-Robinson Bryce McLain Chauncey Moore Isaac Moore D.Nwaogwugwu Nick Picozzi Kadas Reams Sean Ryan Jordan Smith R.Stevenson Joe Tacopina DaeSean Winston Tyreke Young

These players attended the same school before coming to Temple:

Hempfield Sam Kramer D.Martin-Robinson Imhotep Tyliek Raynor Aaron Ruff

HIGH SCHOOLS Cheltenham Max Cavallucci Brendan Mack Chris Myarick

Lakewood Chapelle Russell Amir Tyler

Cheshire Acad. Sean Eilertsen Joe Tacopina

Lansdale Catholic Nick Picozzi Vincent Picozzi

Don Bosco Prep Matt Hennessy Frank Nutile

Marlboro L.J. Holder Riley Keating

Downingtown East Jeremy Jennings Vaughn Jennings

Piscataway Linwood Crump Aidan Rosa

Downingtown West Connor Bowler Thomas Mattioni

Sayreville Elijah Clark Linwood Crump

Friendship Collegiate Acad. Christian Braswell Chauncey Moore

St. Joe’s Prep Todd Jones Benny Walls

42 DeAndre Kelly................ DE 43 Chauncey Moore........... CB 43 Max Cavallucci.................. P 44 Travon King......................LB

GEOGRAPHICAL ROSTER Sweden (2) Oskar Andersson Isaac Moore Connecticut (4) Sean Eilertsen Jaelin Robinson Joe Tacopina Isaiah Wright Florida (13) F. Booth-Lloyd Ventell Bryant Todd Centeio Sam Franklin J.D. Gomez Freddie Johnson Randle Jones Dana Levine Zachary Ludwig N.Madourie Jordan Smith Jyquis Thomas Brodrick Yancy Georgia (1) Rock Ya-Sin

New Jersey (23) Josh Allen Ryquell Armstead Khris Banks Shaun Bradley Kimere Brown Elijah Clark Linwood Crump Kevin DeCaesar Kyle Dobbins Michael Dogbe Jimmy Hogan L.J. Holder Riley Keating Travon King Zack Mesday Frank Nutile Kadas Reams Jake Robinson Aidan Rosa Chapelle Russell Amir Tyler Benny Walls Rodney Williams North Carolina (4) Andrew Eisenson Jager Gardner Aaron Jarman Bryce McLain

Maryland (8) Jadan Blue Evan Boozer Arnold Ebiketie DeAndre Kelly William Kwenkeu Ty Mason Quincy Roche DaeSean Winston

South Carolina (2) Trad Beatty Tyreke Young

Massachusetts (1) Aaron Adu

Texas (1) Leon Pinto

Michigan (1) Travis Malinowski

Virginia (3) Seth Agwunobi Keyvone Bruton Dante Burke

New York (6) A.Colclough Jonny Forrest Matt Hennessy Ifeanyi Maijeh D.Nwaogwugwu Sean Ryan

Ohio (1) Jovahn Fair

Pennsylvania (44) Dan Archibong Jose Barbon Aaron Boumerhi Connor Bowler Darian Bryant Brendan Carroll Max Cavallucci Anthony Cruz Karamo Dioubate Vaughn Fulton Amir Gillis I.Graham-Mobley Travis Hines Audley Isaacs Omar Jamaladdin Jeremy Jennings Vaughn Jennings Peyton Jones Todd Jones Layton Jordan Adam Klein Sam Kramer Cole Lerch Branden Mack D.Martin-Robinson Thomas Mattioni James McHale Will Mobley Chris Myarick A.J. Perez Nick Picozzi Vincent Picozzi Boaz Pogue Delvon Randall Tyliek Raynor George Reid Rob Ritrovato Aaron Ruff Anthony Russo Griffin Sestili R.Stevenson Collin Washington Travon Williams Kenny Yeboah

Washington DC (3) Christian Braswell Anton Brown Chauncey Moore

(players in cherry are from Philadelphia)

NAME GAME

SCHOOL PRIDE

36 Sam Franklin.................NKL 37 David Martin-Robinson.. TE

A.J. Perez George Reid Aidan Rosa Griffin Sestili Collin Washington

PREP SCHOOLS East Coast Sam Franklin Delvon Randall Milford Riley Keating Kadas Reams

Aaron (4) Adu, Boumerhi, Jarman, Ruff

Freddie (2) Booth-Lloyd Johnson

Amir (2) Gillis, Tyler

Isaiah (2) Graham-Mobley Wright

Anthony (2) Cruz, Russo Branden/Brendan (2) Branden Mack Brendan Carroll Chris/Christian/Khris (3)

Khris Banks Christian Braswell Chris Myarick David (2) Martin-Robinson Nwaogwugwu

Todd (2) Centeio, Jones Travis (2) Hines, Malinowski Travon (2) King, Williams

James/Jimmy (2) Jimmy Hogan James McHale

Vaughn (2) Fulton, Jennings

Rock/Ryquell (2) Ryquell Armstead Rock Ya-Sin

William (2) Kwenkeu, Mobley

Sam (2) Franklin, Kramer

Zachary (2) Ludwig, Mesday

Shaun/Sean (4) Shaun Bradley Sean Eilertsen Sean Ryan

LETTERWINNERS Four-Time (6) R.Armstead F. Booth-Lloyd Ventell Bryant Michael Dogbe Delvon Randall Brodrick Yancy

Three-Time (5) Shaun Bradley Linwood Crump Karamo Dioubate Jovahn Fair Sam Franklin Jager Gardner William Kwenkeu James McHale Chris Myarick Rob Ritrovato Jaelin Robinson Jake Robinson Chapelle Russell Jyquis Thomas Isaiah Wright

Two-Time (19) Dan Archibong Aaron Boumerhi Kimere Brown I.Graham-Mobley Matt Hennessy Freddie Johnson Randle Jones Todd Jones DeAndre Kelly Dana Levine Branden Mack Zack Mesday Frank Nutile Vincent Picozzi Quincy Roche Aaron Ruff Benny Walls Travon Williams Kenny Yeboah

One-Time (22) Connor Bowler Christian Braswell Keyvone Bruton Todd Centeio Anthony Cruz Kevin DeCaesar Vaughn Fulton Jimmy Hogan Audley Isaacs Adam Klein Cole Lerch Ty Mason Will Mobley Isaac Moore George Reid Anthony Russo Sean Ryan Griffin Sestili Amir Tyler Rodney Williams DaeSean Winston Rock Ya-Sin

PARTICIPATION 2018 Cons. Career # Player GP-GS GP-GS GP-GS Nova Buf MD Tulsa BC ECU Navy Cin UCF Hou USF UConn Duke 17 Agwunobi, Seth 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - x 95 Archibong, Dan 12-12 25-14 27-22 DT DT DT DT DE DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 7 Armstead, Ryquell 10-9 4-4 47-19 RB RB RB RB x RB - - RB RB RB RB 11 Beatty, Trad 1-0 1-0 1-0 - - - - - - - - - - - x 18 Blue, Jadan 7-0 0-0 7-0 x x x x x x x - - - - - 99 Booth-Lloyd, Freddie 11-0 4-0 49-4 x x x x x x x - x x x x 97 Boumerhi, Aaron 2-0 0-0 24-0 x x - - - - - - - - - 15 Bowler, Connor 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 5 Bradley, Shaun 12-12 29-12 36-24 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB 14 Braswell, Christian 11-0 11-0 11-0 - x x x x x x x x x x x 24 Brown, Kimere 12-3 17-0 19-3 CB x CB CB x x x x x x x x 20 Bruton, Keyvone 12-2 14-0 14-2 x x x x x x x x x SAF NKL x 75 Bryant, Darian 2-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - - x - - - - - x 1 Bryant, Ventell 12-9 13-2 47-23 WR WR WR WR WR x x WR WR x WR WR 16 Centeio, Todd 12-1 12-0 14-1 x x x x QB x x x x x x x 11 Crump, Linwood 12-9 38-8 38-15 x CB x x CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 18 Cruz, Anthony 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 53 DeCaesar, Kevin 10-0 10-0 16-0 - - x x x x x x x x x x 92 Dioubate, Karamo 12-1 23-0 36-1 x x x x DT x x x x x x x 9 Dogbe, Michael 12-12 17-12 53-27 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 47 Ebiketie, Arnold 5-0 1-0 5-0 x x - - - x - - - x - x 70 Fair, Jovahn 12-12 15-13 32-29 LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG LG 27 Forrest, Jonny 3-0 1-0 4-0 - - - - - x x - - - - x 36 Franklin, Sam 12-9 39-1 39-17 NKL x DE DE NKL x NKL NKL NKL NKL x NKL 61 Fulton, Vaughn 1-0 0-0 1-0 - - - - - x - - - - - 21 Gardner, Jager 9-1 1-0 34-2 x x x x - x x RB x - - x 19 Graham-Mobley, Isaiah 12-0 13-0 23-2 x x x x x x x x x x x x 58 Hennessy, Matt 10-10 1-1 25-23 C C C C C C C C C - - C 98 Hogan, Jimmy 12-11 12-7 12-11 DE DE DE DE x DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 30 Isaacs, Audley 11-0 11-0 11-0 - x x x x x x x x x x x 22 Jennings, Jeremy 4-0 2-0 4-0 - x x - - - - - - - x x 80 Johnson, Freddie 9-0 4-0 23-0 x x x x x - - - x x x x 81 Jones, Randle 10-3 9-0 31-3 - x - x x WR WR x x WR x x 40 Jones, Todd 12-0 22-0 30-3 x x x x x x x x x x x x 42 Kelly, Deandre 9-0 0-0 22-1 x x x x x x x x x - - 71 Klein, Adam 12-9 12-9 12-9 x x x RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 35 Kwenkeu, William 10-0 1-0 36-1 x x x x x x x x x - - x 59 Lerch, Cole 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 17 Levine, Dana 8-5 7-4 25-6 DE - - - - x x x DE DE DE DE 88 Mack, Branden 12-12 25-12 25-12 WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR WR 88 Maijeh, Ifeanyi 7-0 5-0 7-0 - - - - x x - x x x x x 46 Malinowski, Travis 3-0 3-0 3-0 - - - - - - - - - x x x 37 Martin-Robinson, David 3-0 0-0 3-0 - x x - - x - - - - - 21 Mason, Ty 12-0 12-0 12-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 74 McHale, James 9-3 6-0 33-6 LT LT RT - - - x x x x x x 10 Mesday, Zack 12-0 12-0 19-0 x x x x x x x x x x x x 91 Mobley, Will 11-0 11-0 11-0 - x x x x x x x x x x x 63 Moore, Isaac 12-2 12-0 12-2 x x x x x x x x x LT LT x 85 Myarick, Chris 12-11 19-7 42-23 TE TE TE TE x TE TE TE TE TE TE TE 8 Nutile, Frank 4-4 1-1 18-10 QB QB - - QB - - - - - - QB 76 Picozzi, Vincent 12-12 22-12 22-18 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG C C RG 45 Pogue, Boaz 3-0 1-0 3-0 - - x - - - - - - x - x 2 Randall, Delvon 12-12 53-39 53-39 SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF 34 Raynor, Tyliek 4-0 0-0 4-0 - - - - x x x - - x - 12 Reams, Kadas 2-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - - x - - - - - x 39 Reid, George 5-0 2-0 5-0 - - - - - x x - x - x x 4 Ritrovato, Rob 12-1 38-0 43-2 x x x x x x RB x x x x x 77 Robinson, Jaelin 12-12 12-12 39-13 RT RT LT LT LT LT LT LT LT RG RG LT 82 Robinson, Jake 12-2 20-0 37-3 x x TE x x TE x x x x x x 90 Roche, Quincy 12-5 25-0 25-5 x DE x x DE DE DE DE x x x x 78 Ruff, Aaron 5-0 1-0 17-0 x - - - - x x - x - - x 3 Russell, Chapelle 12-12 12-12 31-22 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB 15 Russo, Anthony 11-9 0-0 14-9 x x QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 10 Ryan, Sean 10-0 8-0 10-0 - x x - x x x x x x x x 50 Sestili, Griffin 8-0 1-0 8-0 x x x x x x x - - - - x 28 Thomas, Jyquis 12-2 12-2 40-2 x x x x x x x x x x SAF SAF 25 Tyler, Amir 9-0 1-0 10-0 x x - - x x x x x x x x 32 Walls, Benny 11-9 2-0 35-9 SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF SAF - x x 23 Williams, Rodney 10-4 0-0 10-4 x NKL NKL NKL x NKL x x x x - 26 Williams, Travon 10-0 3-0 27-0 x - x x x x x x - x x x 16 Winston, DaeSean 9-0 4-0 9-0 x - x x - x x - x x x x 13 Wright, Isaiah 12-7 36-0 37-16 WR WR x WR WR x WR WR WR x x x 6 Ya-Sin, Rock 12-12 12-12 12-12 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 14 Yancy, Brodrick 10-1 4-1 43-7 x x x x - x x - x x WR x 84 Yeboah, Kenny 12-2 25-1 26-3 x x x x x x x x x TE x TE CAPS - indicates starting position;

x - played but did not start;

“-” - did not play

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2018 STATISTICS TEMPLE OWLS STARTERS OFFENSE LT VILLANOVA McHale BUFFALO McHale @Maryland Jae.Robinson TULSA Jae.Robinson @Boston College Jae.Robinson ECU Jae.Robinson @Navy Jae.Robinson #20 CINCINNATI Jae.Robinson @#9 UCF Jae.Robinson @Houston I.Moore USF I.Moore @UConn Jae.Robinson

LG C RG RT TE Fair Hennessy Picozzi Jae.Robinson Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Jae.Robinson Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi McHale Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Centeio (QB) Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick Fair Picozzi Jae.Robinson Klein Myarick Fair Picozzi Jae.Robinson Klein Myarick Fair Hennessy Picozzi Klein Myarick

WR Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack Mack

WR WR/RB/TE RB V.Bryant Wright (WR) Armstead V.Bryant Wright (WR) Armstead V.Bryant J.Robinson (TE) Armstead V.Bryant Wright (WR) Armstead V.Bryant Wright (WR) Nutile (QB) R.Jones J.Robinson (TE) Armstead R.Jones Wright (WR) Ritrovato V.Bryant Wright (WR) Gardner V.Bryant Wright (WR) Armstead R.Jones Yeboah (TE) Armstead V.Bryant Yancy (WR) Armstead V.Bryant Yeboah (TE) Armstead

QB Nutile Nutile Russo Russo Russo Russo Russo Russo Russo Russo Russo Nutile

DEFENSE VILLANOVA BUFFALO @Maryland TULSA @Boston College ECU @Navy #20 CINCINNATI @#9 UCF @Houston USF @UConn

DE DT NT DE Hogan Archibong Dogbe Levine Hogan Archibong Dogbe Roche Hogan Archibong Dogbe Franklin Hogan Archibong Dogbe Franklin Roche Dioubate Dogbe Archibong Hogan Archibong Dogbe Roche Hogan Archibong Dogbe Roche Hogan Archibong Dogbe Roche Hogan Archibong Dogbe Levine Hogan Archibong Dogbe Levine Hogan Archibong Dogbe Levine Hogan Archibong Dogbe Levine

WLB MLB NKL Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley R.Williams Russell Bradley R.Williams Russell Bradley R.Williams Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley R.Williams Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley Franklin Russell Bradley Bruton Russell Bradley Franklin

FS SS CB CB Randall Walls Ya-Sin K.Brown Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Walls Ya-Sin K.Brown Randall Walls Ya-Sin K.Brown Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Walls Ya-Sin Crump Randall Bruton Ya-Sin Crump Randall J.Thomas Ya-Sin Crump Randall J.Thomas Ya-Sin Crump

WEEKLY LEADERS VILLANOVA

Rushing (Att-Yds-TDs)

Passing (C-A-Yds-I-TD)

Receiving (No-Yds-TD)

Tackles (S-A-T)

Sacks

INTs

Armstead (14-31-0)

Nutile (18-32-185-1)

Mack (7-78-0)

Bradley (7-3-10)

Dogbe, Roche (1.0)

Franklin (1)

BUFFALO

Armstead (14-107-0)

Nutile (15-31-216-3)

Mack (3-47-2)

Randall (8-1-9)

Ya-Sin (1)

@Maryland

Armstead (26-118-0)

Russo (15-25-228-1)

V.Bryant (5-45-0)

Franklin (7-18)

Dogbe (2.5)

Bradley, Crump (1)

TULSA

Armstead (24-108-1)

Russo (7-20-112-0)

R.Jones (2-49-0)

Bradley (7-4-11)

@Boston College

Armstead (24-171-4)

Russo (20-45-255-0)

Wright (7-114-0)

Bradley, Graham-Mobley (6-5-11)

ECU

Armstead (20-91-1)

Russo (21-25-254-4)

Mack (5-43-1)

Graham-Mobley (4-2-6)

Dogbe, Franklin

Franklin, Roche (2.0) Mason, Walls, Ya-Sin (1)

Walls (1.0)

@Navy

Gardner (11-52-0)

Russo (23-31-300-1)

V.Bryant (8-147-1)

Franklin (7-3-10)

#20 CINCINNATI

Gardner (15-56-0)

Russo (20-41-237-3)

R.Jones (5-61-1)

Randall (6-3-9)

Dogbe (1.5)

Bradley (1)

@#9 UCF

Armstead (27-142-0)

Russo (31-52-444-4)

V.Bryant (7-10-2)

Russell (3-5-8)

@Houston

Armstead (30-210-6)

Russo (14-22-217-0)

V.Bryant (7-61-0)

Bradley (8-2-10)

Dogbe, Mesday (1.0)

Randall (1)

USF

Armstead (26-64-1)

Russo (20-34-264-0)

V.Bryant (4-76-0)

Roche (8-1-9)

Levine, Roche (1.0)

Crump, Randall (1)

@UConn

J.Jennings (4-60-0)

Nutile (9-12-184-0)

Mack (2-62-0)

Randall (7-4-11)

Graham-Mobley.

Braswell, T.Jones

Mesday, J.Thomas (1.0)

Walls (1)

Randall (1)

UNIFORMS WEEKLY CAPTAINS (HELMETS-JERSEYS-PANTS) VILLANOVA BUFFALO @Maryland TULSA @Boston College ECU @Navy #20 CINCINNATI @#9 UCF @Houston USF @UConn

2-Randall 7-Armstead 8-Nutile 9-Dogbe 1-V.Bryant 4-Ritrovato 6-Ya-Sin 77-Jae.Robinson 5-Bradley 14-Yancy 85-Myarick 98-Hogan 3-Russell 28-J.Thomas 58-Hennessy 99-Booth-Lloyd 23-R.Williams 40-T.Jones 70-Fair 95-Archibong 14-Yancy (2) 35-Kwenkeu 85-Myarick (2) 92-Dioubate 4-Ritrovato (2) 6-Ya-Sin (2) 9-Dogbe (2) 77-Jae.Robinson (2) 1-V.Bryant (2) 2-Randall (2) 5-Bradley (2) 70-Fair (2) 3-Russell (2) 7-Armstead (2) 74-McHale 99-Booth-Lloyd (2) 4-Ritrovato (3) 8-Nutile (2) 9-Dogbe (3) 40-T.Jones 3-Hennessy (2) 5-Bradley (3) 15-Russo 70-Fair (3) 88-Mack 2-Randall (3) 13-Wright 77-Jae.Robinson (3) 78-Ruff

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2018 TEAM STATISTICS 2018 Results Date Sep 1 Sep 8 Sep 15 Sep 20 Sep 29 Oct 6 Oct 13 Oct 20 Nov 1 Nov 10 Nov 17 Nov 24 Dec 27

Opponent..................................................... VILLANOVA.......................................................L BUFFALO...........................................................L @Maryland........................................................W TULSA...............................................................W @Boston College.............................................L ECU....................................................................W @Navy...............................................................W #20 CINCINNATI........................................ W (ot) @#9 UCF...........................................................L @Houston.........................................................W USF.....................................................................W @UConn............................................................W Duke [Independence Bowl]...........................

TEAM STATISTICS...................................TEMPLE...................... OPP SCORING..................................................................427.......................... 296 Points Per Game................................................. 35.6.......................... 24.7 Points Off Turnovers..............................................95.............................69 FIRST DOWNS........................................................ 255...........................275 Rushing.................................................................... 101............................135 Passing.................................................................... 139............................ 101 Penalty.......................................................................15............................. 39 RUSHING YARDAGE............................................ 1974........................2284 Yards gained rushing.......................................2240........................2682 Yards lost rushing................................................ 266...........................398 Rushing Attempts................................................ 465.......................... 559 Average Per Rush.................................................4.2............................. 4.1 Average Per Game...........................................164.5........................ 190.3 TDs Rushing............................................................26..............................19 PASSING YARDAGE............................................3069.........................1996 Comp-Att-Int............................................227-397-18............ 209-394-15 Average Per Pass................................................... 7.7............................. 5.1 Average Per Catch.............................................. 13.5............................ 9.6 Average Per Game..........................................255.8........................166.3 TDs Passing..............................................................19.............................. 18 TOTAL OFFENSE.................................................5043........................4280 Total Plays............................................................. 862.......................... 953 Average Per Play...................................................5.9............................ 4.5 Average Per Game..........................................420.2........................356.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards.................................. 41-913.................... 47-809 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards............................... 21-287..................... 19-204 INT RETURNS: #-Yards..................................... 15-174...................... 18-154 KICK RETURN AVERAGE.................................... 22.3........................... 17.2 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE.................................... 13.7........................... 10.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE........................................ 11.6............................8.6 FUMBLES-LOST.....................................................12-5........................24-13 PENALTIES-Yards............................................. 92-876.................... 79-638 Average Per Game.............................................73.0......................... 53.2 PUNTS-Yards.................................................. 53-2204................. 64-2695 Average Per Punt................................................ 41.6...........................42.1 Net punt average............................................... 35.5.......................... 36.7 KICKOFFS-Yards..............................................75-3941..................58-3365 Average Per Kick................................................ 52.5......................... 58.0 Net kick average................................................ 38.8......................... 38.0 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game....................... 28:47........................ 31:13 3RD-DOWN Conversions................................ 66/171...................... 81/199 3rd-Down Pct.......................................................39%...........................41% 4TH-DOWN Conversions..................................13/24........................18/32 4th-Down Pct........................................................54%..........................56% SACKS BY-Yards...............................................33-205........................15-86 MISC YARDS..............................................................85............................... 0 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED......................................56............................. 39 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS..................................12-18.......................... 9-15 ON-SIDE KICKS....................................................... 0-2..............................1-1 RED-ZONE SCORES.............................. (42-53) 79%............(34-43) 79% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS................(32-53) 60%........... (28-43) 65% PAT-ATTEMPTS....................................... (53-54) 98%............(33-37) 89% ATTENDANCE...................................................162821....................192492 Games/Avg Per Game................................ 6/27137................. 6/32082 Neutral Site Games............................................................................... 0/0

Score Overall Conference Home Away Time Attendance 17-19 0-1 0-1 3:05 32,357 29-36 0-2 0-2 3:21 25,511 35-14 1-2 1-0 3:08 32,057 31-17 2-2 1-0 1-2 3:17 24,217 35-45 2-3 1-1 3:52 40,111 49-6 3-3 2-0 2-2 3:02 26,681 24-17 4-3 3-0 2-1 3:09 30,106 24-17 5-3 4-0 3-2 3:31 33,026 40-52 5-4 4-1 2-2 3:54 41,153 59-49 6-4 5-1 3-2 3:51 30,862 27-17 7-4 6-1 4-2 3:08 29,029 57-7 8-4 7-1 4-2 3:02 18,203

SCORE/QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd Temple 99 135 90 Opponents 81 81 66 Playing With the Lead VILLANOVA BUFFALO @Maryland TULSA @Boston College ECU @Navy #20 CINCINNATI @#9 UCF @Houston USF @UConn TOTAL

4th OT Tot 96 7 427 68 0 296

Ahead Behind Tied 13:28 42:25 4:07 4:12 35:04 20:44 47:33 0:00 12:27 48:37 0:00 11:23 18:33 33:17 8:10 52:55 0:00 7:05 15:00 18:16 26:44 15:56 21:20 23:44 23:06 34:39 2:15 58:50 0:00 1:10 10:05 46:39 3:16 57:47 0:00 2:13 366:02 231:40 123:18

ALL PURPOSE G Rush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/G WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 84 368 251 725 0 0 1428 119.0 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 10 1098 52 0 0 0 0 1150 115.0 BRYANT,Ventell 12 12 659 0 0 0 0 671 55.9 MACK,Branden 12 0 556 35 0 0 0 591 49.2 JONES,Randle 10 0 428 0 0 0 0 428 42.8 RITROVATO,Rob 12 255 51 0 8 0 0 314 26.2 GARDNER,Jager 9 219 89 0 0 0 0 308 34.2 JOHNSON,Freddie 9 0 140 0 109 0 0 249 27.7 YANCY,Brodrick 10 0 206 0 0 0 0 206 20.6 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 0 143 0 0 0 0 143 11.9 MYARICK,Chris 12 0 136 0 0 0 0 136 11.3 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 27 0 0 0 94 0 121 10.1 RYAN,Sean 10 0 118 0 0 0 0 118 11.8 CENTEIO,Todd 12 82 0 0 0 0 0 82 6.8 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 17 64 1 0 0 0 82 7.5 JENNINGS,Jeremy 4 67 0 0 0 0 0 67 16.8 RANDALL,Delvon 12 0 0 0 60 0 0 60 5.0 BLUE,Jadan 7 18 39 0 0 0 0 57 8.1 RUSSO,Anthony 11 51 0 0 0 0 0 51 4.6 DIOUBATE,Karamo 12 0 0 0 0 0 50 50 4.2 RAYNOR,Tyliek 4 48 0 0 0 0 0 48 12.0 FORREST,Johnny 3 40 5 0 0 0 0 45 15.0 MASON,Ty 12 0 0 0 0 36 0 36 3.0 JONES,Todd 12 0 0 0 0 22 0 22 1.8 GRAHAM-MOBLEY,Isaiah 12 0 0 0 0 0 19 19 1.6 FRANKLIN,Sam 12 0 0 0 0 15 0 15 1.2 RUSSELL,Chapelle 12 0 0 0 0 0 14 14 1.2 ROBINSON,Jake 12 0 13 0 0 0 0 13 1.1 BROWN,Kimere 12 0 0 0 11 0 0 11 0.9 BRASWELL,Christian 11 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.7 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 11 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0.3 MARTIN-ROBINSON,David 3 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0.7 HOGAN,Jimmy 12 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 0.2 YA-SIN,Rock 12 0 0 0 0 -1 0 -1 -0.1 NUTILE,Frank 4 -10 0 0 0 0 0 -10 -2.5 TEAM 7 -37 0 0 0 0 0 -37 -5.3 Total 12 1974 3069 287 913 174 85 6502 541.8 Opponents 12 2284 1996 204 809 154 13 5460 455.0

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2018 STATISTICS RUSHING GP Att Gain Ls Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 10 210 1163 65 1098 5.2 13 75 109.8 RITROVATO,Rob 12 61 263 8 255 4.2 3 20 21.2 GARDNER,Jager 9 58 246 27 219 3.8 1 26 24.3 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 19 93 9 84 4.4 1 18 7.0 CENTEIO,Todd 12 20 96 14 82 4.1 1 21 6.8 JENNINGS,Jeremy 4 8 73 6 67 8.4 0 43 16.8 RUSSO,Anthony 11 36 112 61 51 1.4 2 16 4.6 RAYNOR,Tyliek 4 12 52 4 48 4.0 1 15 12.0 FORREST,Johnny 3 9 41 1 40 4.4 0 14 13.3 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 3 28 1 27 9.0 0 28 2.2 BLUE,Jadan 7 3 18 0 18 6.0 0 7 2.6 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 2 17 0 17 8.5 1 10 1.5 BRYANT,Ventell 12 3 16 4 12 4.0 0 16 1.0 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 11 3 3 0 3 1.0 3 1 0.3 NUTILE,Frank 4 10 19 29 -10 -1.0 0 8 -2.5 TEAM 7 8 0 37 -37 -4.6 0 0 -5.3 Total 12 465 2240 266 1974 4.2 26 75 164.5 Opponents 12 559 2682 398 2284 4.1 19 53 190.3 PASSING RUSSO,Anthony NUTILE,Frank CENTEIO,Todd TEAM WRIGHT,Isaiah Total Opponents

G Eff C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G 11 129.11 173-299-13 57.9 2335 13 70 212.3 4 125.79 42-75-5 56.0 585 4 63 146.2 12 172.87 12-18-0 66.7 149 2 36 12.4 7 0.00 0-4-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 12 128.84 227-397-18 57.2 3069 19 70 255.8 12 103.06 209-394-15 53.0 1996 18 57 166.3

RECEIVING G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/G BRYANT,Ventell 12 47 659 14.0 3 62 54.9 MACK,Branden 12 41 556 13.6 5 49 46.3 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 33 368 11.2 3 53 30.7 JONES,Randle 10 21 428 20.4 4 70 42.8 MYARICK,Chris 12 12 136 11.3 1 36 11.3 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 11 143 13.0 1 47 11.9 YANCY,Brodrick 10 10 206 20.6 0 40 20.6 RYAN,Sean 10 9 118 13.1 1 24 11.8 GARDNER,Jager 9 8 89 11.1 0 38 9.9 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 10 8 52 6.5 0 15 5.2 JOHNSON,Freddie 9 7 140 20.0 1 44 15.6 RITROVATO,Rob 12 7 51 7.3 0 14 4.2 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 4 64 16.0 0 29 5.8 BLUE,Jadan 7 3 39 13.0 0 18 5.6 FORREST,Johnny 3 3 5 1.7 0 5 1.7 ROBINSON,Jake 12 1 13 13.0 0 13 1.1 MARTIN-ROBINSON,David 3 1 2 2.0 0 2 0.7 ARCHIBONG,Dan 12 1 0 0.0 0 0 0.0 Total 12 227 3069 13.5 19 70 255.8 Opponents 12 209 1996 9.6 18 57 166.3 INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg TD Long RANDALL,Delvon 3 0 0.0 0 0 CRUMP,Linwood 2 0 0.0 0 0 YA-SIN,Rock 2 -1 -0.5 0 0 WALLS,Benny 2 0 0.0 0 0 BRADLEY,Shaun 2 94 47.0 1 78 FRANKLIN,Sam 1 15 15.0 0 15 MASON,Ty 1 36 36.0 1 36 BRASWELL,Christian 1 8 8.0 1 8 JONES,Todd 1 22 22.0 0 22 Total 15 174 11.6 3 78 Opponents 18 154 8.6 1 37 KICK RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WRIGHT,Isaiah 28 725 25.9 1 99 JOHNSON,Freddie 6 109 18.2 0 35 RANDALL,Delvon 4 60 15.0 0 25 RITROVATO,Rob 1 8 8.0 0 8 ISAACS,Audley 1 0 0.0 0 0 BROWN,Kimere 1 11 11.0 0 11 Total 41 913 22.3 1 99 Opponents 47 809 17.2 0 46 PUNT RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long WRIGHT,Isaiah 18 251 13.9 2 73 MACK,Branden 2 35 17.5 0 20 WILLIAMS,Travon 1 1 1.0 0 1 MASON,Ty 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 21 287 13.7 3 73 Opponents 19 204 10.7 1 27

TOTAL OFFENSE G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G RUSSO,Anthony 11 335 51 2335 2386 216.9 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 10 210 1098 0 1098 109.8 NUTILE,Frank 4 85 -10 585 575 143.8 RITROVATO,Rob 12 61 255 0 255 21.2 CENTEIO,Todd 12 38 82 149 231 19.2 GARDNER,Jager 9 58 219 0 219 24.3 WRIGHT,Isaiah 12 20 84 0 84 7.0 JENNINGS,Jeremy 4 8 67 0 67 16.8 RAYNOR,Tyliek 4 12 48 0 48 12.0 FORREST,Johnny 3 9 40 0 40 13.3 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 3 27 0 27 2.2 BLUE,Jadan 7 3 18 0 18 2.6 WILLIAMS,Travon 11 2 17 0 17 1.5 BRYANT,Ventell 12 3 12 0 12 1.0 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 11 3 3 0 3 0.3 TEAM 7 12 -37 0 -37 -5.3 Total 12 862 1974 3069 5043 420.2 Opponents 12 953 2284 1996 4280 356.7 SCORING TD MOBLEY,Will 0 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 13 WRIGHT,Isaiah 7 MACK,Branden 5 JONES,Randle 4 RITROVATO,Rob 3 BRYANT,Ventell 3 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 3 RUSSO,Anthony 2 MASON,Ty 2 YEBOAH,Kenny 1 BRADLEY,Shaun 1 GARDNER,Jager 1 DIOUBATE,Karamo 1 BRASWELL,Christian 1 JOHNSON,Freddie 1 MYARICK,Chris 1 RUSSELL,Chapelle 1 CENTEIO,Todd 1 GRAHAM-MOBLEY,Isaiah 1 RAYNOR,Tyliek 1 BROWN,Kimere 1 WILLIAMS,Travon 1 RYAN,Sean 1 BOUMERHI,Aaron 0 YA-SIN,Rock 0 TEAM 0 Total 56 Opponents 39 FIELD GOALS M-A BOUMERHI,Aaron 1-3 MOBLEY,Will 11-15

|------------- PATs ------------| FGs Kck Ru Rc Pa DX Saf Pts 11-15 51-51 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 84 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 78 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-1 0 0 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 18 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-0 0 0 8 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 1-3 2-2 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 0 12-18 53-54 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 427 9-15 33-37 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 296

Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 33.3 0-0 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 73.3 2-2 3-6 4-4 2-3 0-0

Lg Blk 46 0 41 0

FG SEQUENCE Temple: (46,29m)(40m)()(24m,33)()()(26m,31)(28)(41,27,40m)(40)(29m,33,36)(18,18,27) Opponents: (31)(46)()(18,47m)(26)(29,42)(24)(44,37m,49m,39m)(40m,32)()(35)() KICKOFFS No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn MOBLEY,Will 71 3704 52.2 9 1 BOUMERHI,Aaron 4 237 59.2 0 0 Total.......... 75 3941 52.5 9 1 809 38.8 26 Opponents...... 58 3365 58.0 10 6 913 38.0 27 PUNTING No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blkd BOWLER,Connor 52 2204 42.4 62 6 12 18 11 1 TEAM 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 53 2204 41.6 62 6 12 18 11 1 Opponents 64 2695 42.1 72 3 16 17 17 2 FUMBLE RETURNS No. Yds Avg TD Long GRAHAM-MOBLEY,Isaiah 1 19 19.0 1 19 RUSSELL,Chapelle 1 14 14.0 1 14 DIOUBATE,Karamo 1 50 50.0 1 50 HOGAN,Jimmy 1 2 2.0 0 2 BROWN,Kimere 0 0 0.0 1 0 Total 4 85 21.2 4 50 Opponents 1 13 13.0 0 13

2018 STATISTICS 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 2 RANDALL,Delvon 12 55 23 78 . . 3-0 6 . . 2 . . 5 BRADLEY,Shaun 12 47 25 72 4.0-13 1.0-3 2-94 1 2 . . . . 9 DOGBE,Michael 12 34 35 69 12.5-60 7.0-49 . . 2 . 3 . . 3 RUSSELL,Chapelle 12 36 29 65 4.0-11 1.5-7 . 3 . 5-14 . . . 19 GRAHAM-MOBLEY,Isaiah 12 47 16 63 2.0-14 2.0-14 . 1 . 1-19 . . . 36 FRANKLIN,Sam 12 40 18 58 7.0-19 3.0-9 1-15 . . 1-0 1 . . 90 ROCHE,Quincy 12 34 15 49 7.0-35 4.0-27 . 1 3 2-0 2 2 . 6 YA-SIN,Rock 12 36 11 47 2.0-2 . 2--1 12 . . . . . 32 WALLS,Benny 11 21 21 42 1.0-8 1.0-8 2-0 5 . . . . . 10 MESDAY,Zack 12 22 11 33 8.0-39 4.0-30 . . 1 . 2 . . 28 THOMAS,Jyquis 12 26 7 33 3.0-13 1.0-8 . 1 . . . . . 35 KWENKEU,William 10 19 13 32 1.0-6 1.0-6 . . . . . . . 23 WILLIAMS,Rodney 10 23 8 31 3.0-10 . . 5 1 . . . . 17 LEVINE,Dana 8 16 13 29 3.5-17 1.5-11 . . 2 . 1 . . 92 DIOUBATE,Karamo 12 12 11 23 1.5-4 1.0-0 . 3 . 1-50 . . . 40 JONES,Todd 12 15 7 22 1.0-3 . 1-22 . . . . . . 99 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie 11 9 9 18 2.0-3 . . . . . 1 . . 98 HOGAN,Jimmy 12 7 10 17 3.0-18 1.5-9 . . . 1-2 1 . . 95 ARCHIBONG,Dan 12 6 10 16 2.0-8 0.5-4 . 3 1 . . 1 . 24 BROWN,Kimere 12 8 6 14 . . . 4 . . . . . 20 BRUTON,Keyvone 12 10 4 14 . . . 2 . . . . . 21 MASON,Ty 12 6 5 11 0.5-1 . 1-36 2 . . . 1 . 14 BRASWELL,Christian 11 5 5 10 . . 1-8 2 . . . . . 11 CRUMP,Linwood 12 10 . 10 . . 2-0 2 . . . . . 16 WINSTON,DaeSean 9 4 2 6 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 81 JONES,Randle 10 5 . 5 . . . . . . . . . 42 KELLY,DeAndre 9 2 3 5 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 88 MAIJEH,Ifeanyi 7 3 2 5 1.0-1 . . . . . . . . 4 RITROVATO,Rob 12 3 2 5 . . . . . . 2 . . 80 JOHNSON,Freddie 9 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . 12 CRUZ,Anthony 11 3 1 4 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 47 EBIKETIE,Arnold 5 4 . 4 . . . . . . . . . 85 MYARICK,Chris 12 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . . 39 REID,George 5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . . 77 ROBINSON,Jaelin 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 8 NUTILE,Frank 4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 7 ARMSTEAD,Ryquell 10 1 . 1 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . . 76 PICOZZI,Vincent 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 25 TYLER,Amir 9 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 21 GARDNER,Jager 9 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 30 ISAACS,Audley 11 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 84 YEBOAH,Kenny 12 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 53 DECAESAR,Kevin 10 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 10 RYAN,Sean 10 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . 59 LERCH,Cole 12 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . . 88 MACK,Branden 12 . . . . . . . . . . 1 . TEAM 7 2 . 2 2.0-18 2.0-18 . . . . 1 . . Total 12 582 330 912 73-308 33-205 15-174 53 12 13-85 16 5 . Opponents 12 522 294 816 70-246 15-86 18-154 56 7 5-13 6 1 .

1ST DOWN CONVERSIONS (Rushing-Receiving)

Nova Buf MD Tulsa BC ECU Navy Cin UCF Hou USF UConn TOTAL Armstead 4-0 4-0 7-0 5-1 6-2 6-0 6-0 9-0 1-2 1-0 49-5 Mack 0-5 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-4 0-3 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-30 Wright 0-2 0-2 3-0 1-6 1-1 0-2 0-3 0-4 0-1 1-0 6-21 V.Bryant 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-1 1-5 0-5 0-4 0-1 1-25 Ritrovato 1-0 2-0 0-1 3-1 1-0 1-0 5-0 2-0 15-2 Gardner 1-0 2-0 1-1 3-2 1-0 2-0 10-3 R.Jones 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-11 Yancy 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-9 Yeboah 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-8 F.Johnson 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-7 Russo 1-0 4-0 1-0 1-0 7-0 Myarick 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-6 Ryan 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-5 Centeio 1-0 2-0 1-0 4-0 T.Williams 0-1 0-1 1-1 1-3 Blue 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 Raynor 1-0 2-0 3-0 J.Jennings 2-0 2-0 Bradley 1-0 1-0 Forrest 1-0 1-0 Nutile 1-0 1-0 Jk.Robinson 0-1 0-1 TOTAL 5-10 6-10 9-11 11-4 7-15 11-14 8-11 3-11 12-21 15-11 2-15 12-6 101-139

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2018 STATISTICS |-------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-01 VILLANOVA 22 46 0 11 19 205 1 22 19-33-2 205 1 22 3 49 0 23 2 28 0 27 251 S-08 BUFFALO 29 115 0 50 17 240 3 44 17-38-2 240 3 44 5 123 0 32 1 15 1 0 355 S-15 @Maryland 52 165 2 25 16 264 2 47 16-28-1 264 2 47 1 31 0 31 1 2 0 2 429 S-20 TULSA 36 191 2 28 8 109 0 41 8-21-2 109 0 41 3 75 0 42 1 10 0 10 300 S-29 @BC 34 191 4 75 21 261 0 35 21-47-2 261 0 35 7 123 0 27 1 3 0 3 452 O-06 ECU 48 173 2 21 25 297 4 34 25-30-1 297 4 34 1 27 0 27 5 129 1 59 470 O-13 @Navy 34 109 2 15 23 300 1 62 23-32-1 300 1 62 4 95 0 39 1 10 0 10 409 O-20 #20 CINC 30 80 0 13 20 237 3 43 20-42-3 237 3 43 2 22 0 16 2 2 0 2 317 N-01 @#9 UCF 46 226 1 33 31 444 4 70 31-52-2 444 4 70 6 73 0 20 1 2 0 2 670 N-10 @Houston 58 312 8 33 15 225 0 53 15-23-0 225 0 53 6 126 0 35 1 20 0 20 537 N-17 USF 40 73 1 22 20 264 0 28 20-35-1 264 0 28 1 47 0 47 3 67 1 73 337 N-24 @UConn 36 293 4 43 12 223 1 63 12-16-1 223 1 63 2 122 1 99 2 -1 0 1 516 Totals 465 1974 26 75 227 3069 19 70 227-397-18 3069 19 70 41 913 1 99 21 287 3 73 5043 Avg/rush: 4.2 Avg/catch: 13.5 Pass effic: 128.84 KR avg: 22.3 PR avg: 13.7

T E M P L E

Date S-01 S-08 S-15 S-20 S-29 O-06 O-13 O-20 N-01 N-10 N-17 N-24 Date S-01 S-08 S-15 S-20 S-29 O-06 O-13 O-20 N-01 N-10 N-17 N-24

O P P O N E N T S

| ---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds VILLANOVA 56 18 74 6.0-23 2.0-12 BUFFALO 55 16 71 2.0-3 0.0-0 @Maryland 35 16 51 9.0-38 7.0-30 TULSA 61 54 115 9.0-35 6.0-29 @Boston College 54 48 102 4.0-11 2.0-9 ECU 44 16 60 9.0-33 3.0-23 @Navy 38 30 68 2.0-6 0.0-0 #20 CINCINNATI 47 28 75 5.0-41 4.0-39 @#9 UCF 44 18 62 3.0-5 0.0-0 @Houston 53 18 71 9.0-48 3.0-27 USF 58 10 68 4.0-16 2.0-12 @UConn 37 58 95 11.0-49 4.0-26 Totals 582 330 912 73.0-308 33.0-207

|---FUMBLE--| Pass FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk 1 0-0 1-15 0 3 0 0-0 1-0 0 6 2 0-0 2-78 0 6 4 2-64 3-35 0 4 1 2-19 0-0 1 1 0 0-0 0-0 0 5 1 1-0 0-0 1 4 3 2-2 1-16 0 3 0 0-0 1-0 2 7 2 2-0 1-0 4 8 1 3-0 2-0 0 2 1 1-0 3-30 4 4 16 13-85 15-174 12 53

|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 VILLANOVA 2 86 43.0 45 0 0 0 0 1 BUFFALO 5 215 43.0 50 0 0 1 1 2 @Maryland 6 230 38.3 52 1 2 1 1 1 TULSA 4 170 42.5 47 0 0 1 0 2 @Boston College 4 154 38.5 41 0 1 0 0 0 ECU 7 322 46.0 60 0 1 2 4 3 @Navy 2 75 37.5 43 0 0 1 0 1 #20 CINCINNATI 8 367 45.9 62 0 1 1 3 2 @#9 UCF 3 143 47.7 56 0 0 1 2 2 @Houston 4 167 41.8 45 0 0 2 0 0 USF 6 197 32.8 41 0 0 2 0 3 @UConn 2 78 39.0 48 0 1 0 0 1 Totals 53 2204 41.6 62 1 6 12 11 18

Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf 2 2-2 0 0 0 1 3-3 0 1 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 4-4 0 0 0 0 5-5 0 0 0 0 7-7 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 1 4-4 0 0 0 1 8-8 0 0 0 0 3-3 0 0 0 0 7-6 0 0 0 5 54-53 0 1 0

|--------FIELD GOALS-------| Att-Made Lg Blkd 2-1 46 0 1-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2-1 33 0 0-0 0 0 0-0 0 0 2-1 31 0 1-1 28 0 3-2 41 0 1-1 40 0 3-2 36 0 3-3 27 0 18-12 46 0

Pts 17 29 35 31 35 49 24 24 40 59 27 57 427

|----------------KICKOFFS----------------| No Yds Avg TB OB 4 237 59.2 0 0 3 160 53.3 0 0 6 349 58.2 0 0 6 252 42.0 0 0 6 350 58.3 0 0 8 422 52.8 0 0 5 292 58.4 3 0 4 213 53.2 1 0 8 428 53.5 2 0 10 527 52.7 3 1 6 235 39.2 0 0 9 476 52.9 0 0 75 3941 52.5 9 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-01 VILLANOVA 37 151 0 35 29 254 3 30 29-40-1 254 3 30 4 75 0 21 2 9 0 10 405 S-08 BUFFALO 41 152 2 22 26 275 3 33 26-45-1 275 3 33 3 34 0 19 2 25 0 17 427 S-15 @Maryland 31 132 0 34 8 63 0 27 8-21-2 63 0 27 5 113 0 32 2 44 1 27 195 S-20 TULSA 66 208 2 29 22 195 0 15 22-41-3 195 0 15 2 30 0 26 2 22 0 13 403 S-29 @BC 66 275 3 52 16 148 3 17 16-34-0 148 3 17 6 110 0 26 2 46 0 26 423 O-06 ECU 28 76 0 53 18 120 0 15 18-39-0 120 0 15 5 86 0 23 1 9 0 9 196 O-13 @Navy 53 270 2 45 3 14 0 14 3-11-0 14 0 14 1 19 0 19 1 3 0 3 284 O-20 #20 CINC 47 200 2 42 14 111 0 15 14-34-1 111 0 15 2 21 0 17 3 29 0 21 311 N-01 @#9 UCF 43 318 4 40 17 312 3 57 17-33-1 312 3 57 5 104 0 36 1 2 0 2 630 N-10 @Houston 44 205 2 39 28 322 5 40 28-47-1 322 5 40 3 53 0 37 2 16 0 13 527 N-17 USF 48 184 2 49 14 82 0 22 14-23-2 82 0 22 5 56 0 46 1 -1 0 0 266 N-24 @UConn 55 113 0 16 14 100 1 13 14-26-3 100 1 13 6 108 0 31 0 0 0 0 213 Opp. totals 559 2284 19 53 209 1996 18 57 209-394-15 1996 18 57 47 809 0 46 19 204 1 27 4280 Avg/rush: 4.1 Avg/catch: 9.6 Pass effic: 103.06 KR avg: 17.2 PR avg: 10.7 | ---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts S-01 VILLANOVA 39 8 47 6.0-18 1.0-4 0 0-0 2-0 0 4 0 3-1 0 0 0 19 S-08 BUFFALO 37 18 55 6.0-21 2.0-13 1 1-13 2-37 0 5 0 4-3 0 0 0 36 S-15 @Maryland 44 40 84 6.0-27 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-23 0 4 1 2-2 0 0 0 14 S-20 TULSA 39 14 53 6.0-26 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 S-29 @Boston College 42 24 66 5.0-20 2.0-13 1 1-0 2-32 1 6 0 5-4 0 1 0 45 O-06 ECU 54 36 90 10.0-46 2.0-14 1 0-0 1-22 0 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 6 O-13 @Navy 44 26 70 3.0-10 1.0-6 2 1-0 1-0 1 3 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 O-20 #20 CINCINNATI 41 22 63 7.0-18 0.0-0 0 0-0 3-3 0 11 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 N-01 @#9 UCF 56 30 86 7.0-26 3.0-21 0 0-0 2-10 5 6 0 7-7 0 0 0 52 N-10 @Houston 45 34 79 7.0-18 2.0-8 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 49 N-17 USF 55 8 63 6.0-15 2.0-7 0 1-0 1-27 0 6 0 2-2 0 0 0 17 N-24 @UConn 26 34 60 1.0-1 0.0-0 0 0-0 1-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 7 Opp. totals 522 294 816 70.0-246 15.0-86 6 5-13 18-154 7 56 1 37-33 0 1 0 296 Date S-01 S-08 S-15 S-20 S-29 O-06 O-13 O-20 N-01 N-10 N-17 N-24

|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 VILLANOVA 3 128 42.7 57 0 0 1 1 1 BUFFALO 4 116 29.0 49 1 0 2 0 1 @Maryland 8 344 43.0 62 0 1 2 2 1 TULSA 3 133 44.3 47 0 0 1 0 0 @Boston College 5 214 42.8 49 0 0 1 0 2 ECU 11 482 43.8 52 0 1 3 3 0 @Navy 3 117 39.0 52 0 0 0 1 1 #20 CINCINNATI 6 314 52.3 72 0 0 2 3 3 @#9 UCF 3 145 48.3 54 0 0 0 2 2 @Houston 5 176 35.2 59 1 0 1 1 2 USF 7 257 36.7 53 0 0 1 2 1 @UConn 6 269 44.8 55 0 1 2 2 3 Opp. totals 64 2695 42.1 72 2 3 16 17 17

|--------FIELD GOALS-------| Att-Made Lg Blkd 1-0 0 1 1-1 46 0 0-0 0 0 2-1 18 0 1-1 26 0 2-2 42 0 1-1 24 0 4-1 44 0 2-1 32 1 0-0 0 0 1-1 35 0 0-0 0 0 15-9 46 2

|----------------KICKOFFS----------------| No Yds Avg TB OB 4 237 59.2 0 1 7 429 61.3 2 0 3 179 59.7 1 1 3 192 64.0 0 0 8 473 59.1 1 0 3 193 64.3 2 0 4 233 58.2 0 0 4 209 52.2 1 0 9 493 54.8 2 1 7 396 56.6 0 1 4 208 52.0 1 2 2 123 61.5 0 0 58 3365 58.0 10 6

2018 STATISTICS DRIVE PRODUCTION TEMPLE

Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs VILLANOVA (Nutile) 8 1 1 1 1 2 2 25.0 12.5 BUFFALO (Nutile) 12 3 1 5 1 2 25.0 25.0 @Maryland (Russo) 13 4 2 6 1 30.8 30.8 TULSA (Russo) 10 2 1 1 4 2 30.0 20.0 @BC (Russo) 15 4 3 4 1 2 1 26.7 26.7 ECU 14 6 7 1 42.9 42.9 Russo 11 5 5 1 45.5 45.5 Centeio 3 1 2 33.3 33.3 @Navy (Russo) 10 3 1 1 2 1 1 1 40.0 30.0 #20 CINCINNATI (Russo) 16 3 1 1 8 3 25.0 18.8 @#9 UCF (Russo) 14 5 2 1 1 3 2 50.0 35.7 @Houston (Russo) 15 8 1 4 2 60.0 53.3 USF (Russo) 14 1 2 1 2 6 1 1 21.4 7.1 @UConn 12 5 3 2 1 1 66.7 41.7 Nutile 7 4 2 1 85.7 57.1 Centeio 4 1 1 2 50.0 25.0 Beatty 1 1 0.0 0.0 TOTAL 153 45 12 6 10 53 3 18 0 6 37.3 29.8 Russo 118 35 8 4 9 42 2 13 0 5 36.4 29.7 Nutile 27 8 3 2 1 7 1 5 0 0 40.7 29.6 Centeio 7 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 42.9 28.6 Beatty 1 1 0.0 0.0

OPPONENTS

Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs VILLANOVA 10 3 1 3 1 2 30.0 30.0 BUFFALO 13 5 1 1 4 1 1 46.2 38.5 @Maryland 13 1 8 2 2 0.0 0.0 TULSA 13 2 1 1 1 3 2 3 23.1 15.4 @Boston College 15 6 1 1 5 1 1 46.7 40.0 ECU 16 2 1 11 2 12.5 0.0 @Navy 10 2 1 2 3 1 1 30.0 20.0 #20 CINCINNATI 16 2 1 3 1 6 1 1 1 18.8 12.5 @#9 UCF 15 7 1 1 3 1 2 53.3 46.7 @Houston 16 7 1 5 2 1 43.8 43.8 USF 16 2 1 1 7 2 2 1 18.8 12.5 @UConn 13 1 2 6 1 3 7.7 7.7 TOTAL 166 37 9 6 12 64 10 15 0 15 27.7 22.3

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-01 VILLANOVA L 17-19 2 1 7 1 1 1 S-08 BUFFALO L 29-36 1 1 7 1 1 S-15 @Maryland W 35-14 2 2 14 2 2 S-20 TULSA W 31-17 4 2 10 1 1 1 1 1 S-29 @Boston College L 35-45 3 3 21 3 3 O-06 ECU W 49-6 4 4 28 4 2 2 O-13 @Navy W 24-17 7 3 17 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 O-20 #20 CINCINNATI W 24-17 4 3 17 2 2 1 1 N-01 @#9UCF L 40-52 7 5 30 4 1 3 1 1 1 N-10 @Houston W 59-49 8 8 52 7 7 1 N-17 USF W 27-17 4 3 13 1 1 2 1 N-24 @UConn W 57-7 7 7 37 4 3 1 3 Totals 53 42 253 32 22 10 10 5 1 3 1 1 0 42 of 53 (79.2%)

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-01 VILLANOVA L 17-19 4 2 13 2 2 1 1 S-08 BUFFALO L 29-36 5 2 14 2 1 1 1 1 1 S-15 @Maryland W 35-14 S-20 TULSA W 31-17 4 3 17 2 2 1 1 S-29 @Boston College L 35-45 7 6 37 5 2 3 1 1 O-06 ECU W 49-6 1 1 3 1 O-13 @Navy W 24-17 3 3 17 2 2 1 O-20 #20 CINCINNATI W 24-17 2 1 1 N-01 @#9UCF L 40-52 7 7 45 6 3 3 1 N-10 @Houston W 59-49 6 6 42 6 2 4 N-17 USF W 27-17 3 3 17 2 2 1 N-24 @UConn W 57-7 1 1 7 1 1 Totals 43 34 212 28 14 14 6 2 2 2 0 3 0 34 of 43 (79.1%)

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2018 STATISTICS 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 VILLANOVA 2-2 2-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 2-2 0-1 1-1 1-1 8-13 61.5 BUFFALO 0-1 1-1 0-4 1-3 0-1 1-4 3-14 21.4 @Maryland 2-3 1-3 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 1-1 0-1 1-3 6-17 35.3 TULSA 2-2 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 4-12 33.3 @Boston College 1-1 2-3 2-2 0-1 1-2 0-2 1-2 0-1 1-2 8-16 50.0 ECU 3-3 1-2 1-1 1-1 1-3 0-1 2-2 0-1 1-3 10-17 58.8 @Navy 2-3 0-1 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-3 4-11 36.4 #20 CINCINNATI 0-1 1-1 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-4 3-3 0-2 4-17 23.5 @#9 UCF 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-2 0-2 1-2 0-2 1-4 4-16 25.0 @Houston 2-2 1-1 1-1 1-2 1-1 0-3 0-3 6-13 46.2 USF 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-2 3-3 0-2 1-2 0-3 5-17 29.4 @UConn 3-3 0-2 1-2 0-1 4-8 50.0 TOTAL 17-22 7-16 7-13 6-16 5-13 2-14 4-8 6-12 2-10 5-17 6-32 66-171 77.3 43.8 53.8 37.5 38.5 14.3 50.0 50.0 20.0 29.4 18.8 38.6

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 VILLANOVA 2-3 2-2 1-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 1-5 8-16 50.0 BUFFALO 1-2 1-1 1-1 0-2 2-2 1-1 2-2 1-4 0-2 9-17 52.9 @Maryland 0-1 0-1 1-3 0-8 1-12 8.3 TULSA 1-1 2-4 2-2 3-4 1-2 0-4 1-1 3-5 13-23 56.5 @Boston College 5-6 1-1 2-4 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-2 1-5 10-22 45.5 ECU 3-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-3 1-2 0-2 0-1 0-4 4-18 22.2 @Navy 1-1 0-2 1-1 2-2 0-1 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 5-13 38.5 #20 CINCINNATI 1-1 1-2 0-1 1-5 2-2 1-2 0-1 1-3 0-2 7-19 36.8 @#9 UCF 1-2 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-2 1-8 12.5 @Houston 1-2 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-2 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-2 0-2 7-16 43.8 USF 1-3 1-1 2-2 1-1 0-3 0-2 1-2 0-1 0-1 6-16 37.5 @UConn 4-4 0-1 1-3 2-2 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-1 1-1 0-3 10-19 52.6 TOTAL 20-25 7-16 7-12 10-14 8-18 5-16 5-13 5-17 3-9 6-22 5-38 81-191 80.0 43.8 58.3 71.4 44.4 31.3 38.5 29.4 33.3 27.3 13.6 42.4

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 VILLANOVA 1-0-0 1-0-0 4-1-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 8-1-1 BUFFALO 3-1-0 6-2-0 2-0-0 1-0-0 12-3-0 @Maryland 1-1-0 1-0-0 7-2-0 2-1-0 2-0-0 13-4-0 TULSA 1-0-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 3-1-0 2-1-1 10-2-1 @Boston College 2-0-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 4-1-0 1-0-0 15-4-0 ECU 1-1-0 7-2-0 3-0-0 1-1-0 2-2-0 14-6-0 @Navy 3-0-0 1-1-0 3-2-0 1-0-1 1-0-0 1-0-0 10-3-1 #20 CINCINNATI 4-0-0 8-1-0 1-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-1 15-2-1 @#9 UCF 1-0-0 3-1-0 5-2-0 5-2-2 14-5-2 @Houston 1-0-0 4-2-0 3-2-0 4-1-1 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 15-8-1 USF 1-0-0 4-0-1 5-1-0 3-0-1 1-0-0 14-1-2 @UConn 2-1-0 2-1-0 2-2-0 1-0-0 2-0-2 2-1-0 1-0-1 12-5-3 TOTAL 9-2-0 24-7-0 55-17-2 34-9-3 13-3-4 4-2-1 3-1-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 3-1-2 152-44-12

OPPONENTS 90-99 80-89 70-79 60-69 50-59 40-49 30-39 20-29 10-19 1-9 Total VILLANOVA 1-0-0 1-1-0 5-2-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 10-3-0 BUFFALO 1-0-0 2-1-1 4-0-0 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 13-5-1 @Maryland 1-0-0 4-0-0 6-0-0 2-0-0 13-0-0 TULSA 1-0-0 3-0-0 4-1-1 3-0-0 1-1-0 1-0-0 13-2-1 @Boston College 2-1-0 4-0-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 1-1-0 2-0-1 1-1-0 15-6-1 ECU 1-0-0 6-0-0 7-0-1 2-0-1 16-0-2 @Navy 3-0-0 6-2-1 1-0-0 10-2-1 #20 CINCINNATI 2-0-0 2-0-0 7-1-0 1-0-0 2-1-1 1-0-0 15-2-1 @#9 UCF 3-2-0 7-4-1 2-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 15-7-1 @Houston 2-1-0 6-3-0 3-0-0 4-2-0 1-1-0 16-7-0 USF 2-0-0 4-1-0 2-0-0 3-1-0 1-0-0 3-0-0 1-0-1 16-2-1 @UConn 2-0-0 4-0-0 5-1-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 13-1-0 TOTAL 11-0-0 36-7-1 63-14-4 24-5-1 12-5-0 8-3-1 6-0-2 1-1-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 165-37-9

TAKEAWAYS = POINTS TEMPLE

Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play VILLANOVA -1 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 3 0:41 1 T30 1 Z.Bednarczyk pass / INT: S.Franklin BUFFALO -2 0 1 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7 2 1:45 1 EZ 1 T.Jackson pass / INT: R.Ya-Sin @Maryland +1 0 2 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 4 4:04 1 EZ 1 K.Hill pass / INT: S.Bradley 4 2:46 1 T29 1 T.Pigram pass / INT: L.Crump TULSA +3 2 3 2 1 2 Scores:TA = 3:5 ... TD:TA = 2:5 ... Points = 17 1 6:23 1 EZ 1 L.Skipper pass / INT: T.Mason 2 10:10 1 TM21 1 L.Skipper pass / INT: R.Ya-Sin 3 11:33 1 EZ 1 L.Skipper sacked / FF: Q.Roche / FR: K.Dioubate 4 7:09 1 TM49 1 L.Skipper run / FF: S.Franklin / FR: C.Russell 4 2:59 1 TM23 1 L.Skipper pass / INT: B.Walls @BC -1 2 0 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 1 7:39 1 EZ 1 M.Walker kickoff return / FF: R.Ritrovato / FR: I.Graham-Mobley 3 13:01 1 BC39 1 G.Carlson bad punt snap / FR: A.Cruz ECU -1 0 0 0 0 0 Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 @Navy -1 1 0 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 1 10:31 1 N19 1 T.Walker rush / FF: D.Randall / FR: C.Russell #20 CINC E 2 1 1 1 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 1:3 ... Points = 10 1 11:35 1 C4 1 D.Ridder sacked / FF: M.Dogbe / FR: J.Hogan 1 10:20 1 C16 1 J.Wright kickoff return / FF: R.Ritrovato / FR: S.Franklin OT 1 T36 1 D.Ridder pass / INT: S.Bradley @#9 UCF -1 0 1 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 6 4 13:41 1 T33 1 M.Milton pass / INT: Randall @Houston +2 2 1 2 0 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 2:3 ... Points = 14 1 12:34 1 T31 1 D.King sacked / FR: C.Russell 3 7:52 1 H26 1 D.King sacked / FF: Z.Mesday / FR: Q.Roche 4 0:42 1 T5 1 D.King pass / INT: D.Randall USF +3 3 2 1 1 3 Scores:TA = 2:5 ... TD:TA = 1:5 ... Points = 10 3 8:50 1 T33 1 B.Barnett pass / INT: D.Randall 3 7:03 1 T41 1 J.Ford rush / FR: Q.Roche 4 10;03 1 T47 1 J.Farrar kickoff return / FR: D.Winston 4 1:37 1 EZ 1 B.Barnett sacked / FF: D.Levine / FR: C.Russell 4 0:37 1 T13 1 B.Barnett pass / INT: Crump @UConn +3 1 3 2 1 1 Scores:TA = 3:4 ... TD:TA = 2:4 ... Points = 17 2 5:43 1 UC36 1 D.Pindell pass/ INT: T.Jones 2 5:11 1 UC4 1 bad snap/ FR: C.Russell 2 2:38 1 EZ 1 D.Pindell pass/ INT: C.Braswell 3 7:55 1 UC32 1 D.Pindell pass/ INT: B.Walls TOTAL +5 13 15 12 4 12 Scores:TA = 16:28 ... TD:TA = 12:28 ... Points = 95

OPPONENTS

Opponent Qtr Time Rem. Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play VILLANOVA 0 2 0 0 2 Scores:TA = 0:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 0 4 6:45 1 V32 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: J.Steeb 4 1:12 1 T48 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: E.Trent BUFFALO 1 2 2 0 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 2:3 ... Points = 13 2 13:32 1 B37 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: C.Lewis 3 9:35 1 T26 1 F.Nutile pass / INT: C.Lewis 4 0:15 1 T19 1 F.Nutile sacked / FR: C.Onwuka @Maryland 0 1 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7 2 3:23 1 EZ 1 A.Russo pass / INT: D.Savage TULSA 0 2 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 1 12:15 1 TS5 1 A.Russo pass / INT: C.Edmiston 4 14:14 1 TS47 1 A.Russo pass / INT: C.Edmiston @BC 1 2 2 0 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 2:3 ... Points = 14 2 5:07 1 BC45 1 A.Russo pass / INT: H.Chevers 2 3:31 1 T9 1 A.Russo pass / INT: T.Torres 3 12:27 1 BC37 1 A.Russo sacked / FR: T.Karafa ECU 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 1 13:06 1 EE37 1 A.Russo pass / INT: C.Seargent @Navy 1 1 0 1 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 3 1 9:56 1 N32 1 I.Wright reception / FF: J.Ryan / FR: J.Webb 4 2:06 1 EZ 1 A.Russo pass / INT: J.Ryan #20 CINCINNATI 0 3 1 0 2 Scores:TA = 1:3 ... TD:TA = 1:3 ... Points = 7 1 6:17 1 T41 1 A.Russo pass / INT: C.Bryant 4 6:12 1 C8 1 A.Russo pass / INT: T.Gilbert 4 4:12 1 C24 1 A.Russo pass / INT: C.Bryant @#9 UCF 0 2 0 0 2 Scores:TA = 0:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 0 3 12:59 1 T39 1 A.Russo pass / INT: N.Clarke 4 0:45 1 T43 1 A.Russo pass / INT: R.Grant @Houston 1 0 1 0 0 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7 3 12:20 1 T13 1 F.Johnson kickoff return / FF: E.Gooden / FR: R.Mbu USF 1 1 0 1 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 3 1 2:42 1 T37 1 I.Wright muffed punt return / FR: C.Barr 3 8:33 1 T47 1 A.Russo pass / INT: R.Hoggins @UConn 0 1 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 2 9:16 1 UC8 1 F.Nutile pass/ INT: O.Robinson TOTAL 5 18 8 2 13 Scores:TA = 10:23 ... TD:TA = 8:23 ... Points = 61

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BIG PLAYS RUSHING PLAYS OF 10+ YARDS; PASS PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS; RETURNS OF 30+ YARDS Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Villanova 21 Frank Nutile to Branden Mack 18 Aaron Forbes 74t Kimere Brown (blocked FGA) 12 Matt Gudzak 11 Ryquell Armstead 12 Justin Covington 20 Todd Centeio to Ventell Bryant 35 Aaron Forbes 22 Frank Nutile to Isaiah Wright 11 Justin Covington 11 Aaron Forbes 30t Zach Bednarczyk to Jarrett McClenton Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Buffalo 12 Jager Gardner 33 Tyree Jackson to Charlie Jones 36 Frank Nutile to Chris Myarick 37 Cameron Lewis (INT return) 22 Frank Nutile to Ventell Bryant 22t Kevin Marks 39t Frank Nutile to Branden Mack 13 Kevin Marks 44t Frank Nutile to Randle Jones 27 Tyree Jackson to Tyler Mabry 32 Isaiah Wright (KOR) 11 Kevin Marks 50 Ryquell Armstead 12 Kevin Marks 16 Kevin Marks 27 Tyree Jackson to K.J. Osborn 29t Tyree Jackson to Anthony Johnson Run Pass Ret 44 36t 11 40 12 25 47t 23 31 78t

TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Maryland Anthony Russo to Freddie Johnson 32 Ty Johnson (KOR) Todd Centeio to Freddie Johnson 14 Anthony McFarland Ryquell Armstead 27 Kasim Hill to D.J. Turner Anthony Russo to Brodrick Yancy 20 Anthony McFarland Ryquell Armstead 16 Anthony McFarland Ryquell Armstead 34 Anthony McFarland Anthony Russo to Brodrick Yancy 13 Anthony McFarland Anthony Russo to Chris Myarick 19 Tyrell Pigram Isaiah Wright (KOR) 10 Ty Johnson Shaun Bradley (INT return)

Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Tulsa 25 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 11 Luke Skipper 36t Ty Mason (INT return) 11 Corey Taylor 42 Isaiah Wright (KOR) 14 Shamari Brooks 41 Anthony Russo to Randle Jones 14 Luke Skipper 21 Ryquell Armstead 29 Corey Taylor 11 Isaiah Wright 13 Luke Skipper 16 Ryquell Armstead 22t Ryquell Armstead 50t Karamo Dioubate (fumble return) 13 Isaiah Wright 12 Ryquell Armstead 28 Shaun Bradley Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Boston 75t Ryquell Armstead 25 A.J. Dillon 20 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 52t A.J. Dillon 11 Isaiah Wright 17 Ben Glines 22 Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 10 Ben Glines 30 Anthony Russo to Isaiah Wright 16 Ben Glines 35 Anthony Russo to Isaiah Wright 10 Ben Glines 10 Ryquell Armstead

College

Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret ECU 21 Ryquell Armstead 10 Anthony Scott 12 Isaiah Wright 53 Hollton Ahlers 13 Ryquell Armstead 24t Anthony Russo to Sean Ryan 20 Anthony Russo to Brodrick Yancy 32 Isaiah Wright (punt return) 20 Anthony Russo to Jager Gardner 10 Ryquell Armstead 59t Isaiah Wright (punt return) 31t Anthony Russo to Randle Jones 34 Todd Centeio to Brodrick Yancy 21 Todd Centeio 11 Jonny Forrest 18 Todd Centeio Run Pass Ret TEMPLE 12 Jager Gardner 38 Anthony Russo to Jager Gardner 15t Tyliek Raynor 39 Isaiah Wright (KOR) 20 Anthony Russo to Jager Gardner 40 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 62t Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 13 Rob Ritrovato

Run Pass Ret Navy 10 Nelson Smith 20 Garret Lewis 12 Myles Fells 11 Garret Lewis 45 Nelson Smith 12 Anthony Gargiulo 12 Nelson Smith 15 Malcolm Perry 10 Nelson Smith

BIG PLAYS RUSHING PLAYS OF 10+ YARDS; PASS PLAYS OF 20+ YARDS; RETURNS OF 30+ YARDS Run Pass Ret TEMPLE 13 Jager Gardner 12 Jager Gardner 43 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 29 Anthony Russo to Randle Jones 20 Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 25 Anthony Russo to Isaiah Wright

Run Pass Ret #20 Cincinnati 13 Michael Warren 24 Michael Warren 21 Charles McClelland 12 Desmond Ridder 13 Michael Warren 10 Michael Warren 42t Charles McClelland 11 Michael Warren

Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret #9 UCF 33 Ryquell Armstead 36 Adrian Killins (KOR) 16 Ventell Bryant 28 McKenzie Milton to Adrian Killins 24 Anthony Russo to Chris Myarick 34 McKenzie Milton to Gabriel Davis 12 Ryquell Armstead 29 McKenzie Milton to Gabriel Davis 70t Anthony Russo to Randle Jones 14 Taj McGowan 32 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 57 McKenzie Milton to Otis Anderson 25 Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 36 Adrian Killins (KOR) 11 Ryquell Armstead 10 Adrian Killins 12 Ryquell Armstead 19 Greg McCrae 30 Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 11 Marlon Williams 12 Anthony Russo 11 Adrian Killins 16 Anthony Russo 23 McKenzie Milton to Dredrick Snelson 11 Anthony Russo 27 Taj McGowan 15 Ryquell Armstead 17 Greg McCrae 27 Anthony Russo to Brodrick Yancy 17 Greg McCrae 13 Anthony Russo 32t Greg McCrae 24 Anthony Russo to Randle Jones 10 Greg McCrae 11 McKenzie Milton 14 Greg McCrae 10 Taj McGowan 12 Greg McCrae 40 Greg McCrae Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret Houston 20 Ryquell Armstead 22 D’Eriq King to Rael Singleton 30 Isaiah Wright (KOR) 23 D’Eriq King to Keith Corbin 13 Rob Ritrovato 21 D’Eriq King to Bryson Smith 19 Ryquell Armstead 10 Patrick Carr 49 Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 40 D’Eriq King to Rael Singleton 35 Freddie Johnson (KOR) 37 Bryson Smith (KOR) 23 Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 31 D’Eriq King 33t Ryquell Armstead 11 D’Eriq King 11 Ryquell Armstead 39 D’Eriq King 53 Anthony Russo to Isaiah Wright 30 D’Eriq King to Bryson Smith 14 Rob Ritrovato 18 Kervin Justice 13 Ryquell Armstead 14 D’Eriq King 18 Ryquell Armstead 20 D’Eriq King to Bryson Smith 18 Rob Ritrovato 11 Rob Ritrovato 18 Ryquell Armstead Run Pass Ret 47 22 21 21 22 28 73t 27

TEMPLE Run Pass Ret USF Isaiah Wright (KOR) 49 Jordan Cronkrite Ryquell Armstead 10 Duran Bell Anthony Russo to Branden Mack 22 Blake Barnett to Jernard Phillips Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant 46 Bentlee Sanders (KOR) Anthony Russo to Sean Ryan 10 Duran Bell Anthony Russo to Brodrick Yancy 10 Blake Barnett Isaiah Wright (punt return) Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant

Run Pass Ret TEMPLE Run Pass Ret UConn 30 Frank Nutile to Branden Mack 10 David Pindell 17 Jeremy Jennings 10 David Pindell 18t Isaiah Wright 12 David Pindell 99t Isaiah Wright (KOR) 11 Kevin Mensah 63 Frank Nutile to Randle Jones 16 Kevin Mensah 18 Todd Centeio 31 Ryquell Armstead 18 Rob Ritrovato 32 Frank Nutile to Branden Mack 20 Rob Ritrovato 26t Jager Gardner 14 Jager Gardner 14 Jonny Forrest 29 Todd Centeio to Travon Williams 10t Travon Williams 43 Jeremy Jennings

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THE LAST TIME....(TEAM) TEAM Temple Opponent Won in Overtime 10/20/18 vs. #20 Cincinnati, 24-17 10/21/17 at Army, 31-28 Won by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation 9/9/17 vs. Villanova, 16-13 (last score at 1:00) 9/8/18 vs. Buffalo, 36-29 (last score at 0:55) 49-yard FG by Aaron Boumerhi 29-yard TD pass from T.Jackson to A.Johnson Tied Game by Scoring in the 10/20/18 vs. #20 Cincinnati, 24-17 OT 10/21/17 at Army, 31-28 OT Last Two Minutes of Regulation (tied game at 0:49 with 20-yard pass (tied game at 0:01 with 16-yard TD pass from Anthony Russo to Branden Mack) from Kelvin Hopkins Jr. to Jermaine Adams) Shutout 11/19/16 at Tulane, 31-0 11/10/07 vs. #25 Penn State, 31-0 Held Opponent without a Touchdown 10/6/18 vs. ECU, 49-6 11/23/10 at Miami (OH), 23-3 Scoreless First Half 11/17/18 win vs. USF, 27-17 12/21/17 vs. FIU [BBMGB], 28-3 Won by 20 or More Points 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 11/18/17 #15 UCF, 45-19 Won After Trailing by 20 or More Points n/a 11/23/13 vs. UConn, 28-21 (trailed 21-0 at 11:47 in 3rd Q) Held a 28 or More Point Lead 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (50) 11/18/17 #15 UCF, 45-19 (32) Held a 21 or More Point Lead 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (50) 11/18/17 #15 UCF, 45-19 (32) Scored 20 or More Points in a Quarter 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (27 point, 2nd Q) 11/10/18 at Houston, 59-49 (21 point 3rd Q) Scored 20 or More Points in a Half 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (40 point 1st half) 11/10/18 at Houston, 59-49 (35 point 2nd half) Touchdowns Scored by Offense and Defense 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (5 offense, 1 defense) 10/14/17 vs. UConn, 28-24 (3 offense, 1 defense) Touchdowns Scored by Off., Def. and Special Teams 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 (5 off, 1 def., 1 sp. teams) 10/6/16 at Memphis, 34-27 (2 off., 1 def., 1 sp. teams) Safety Scored 10/21/16 vs. USF (team) 12/22/15 by Toledo (team) Two-Point Conversion 9/8/18 vs. Buffalo (V.Bryant pass to K.Yeboah) 9/29/18 at BC (A.Brown pass to T.Sweeney) No Penalties in Game 11/26/16 vs. ECU 12/3/16 at #19 Navy [AACCG] 50 or More Points Scored in a Game 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 11/1/18 at #9 UCF, 52-40 40 or More Points Scored in a Game 11/24/18 at UConn, 57-7 11/10/18 at Houston, 59-49 Touchdown Scored on First Drive 11/24/18 Isaiah Wright (18-yard run) 11/24/18 David Pindell pass to Keyion Dixon (4-yard) at UConn (13:00) at UConn (7:06)

OFFENSE 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

11/24/18 11/24/18 11/10/18 11/24/18 11/1/18 11/1/18 11/24/18 11/25/17

at UConn (516) at UConn (516) at Houston (312) at UConn (293) at #9 UCF (444) at #9 UCF (444) at UConn at Tulsa

11/10/18 11/10/18 11/1/18 11/10/18 9/12/15 11/10/18 11/1/18 10/6/18

at Houston (527) at Houston (527) at #9 UCF (318) at Houston (205) at Cincinnati (427) at Houston (322) at #9 UCF vs. ECU

10/6/18 11/24/18 10/7/17 10/7/17 10/6/18 11/17/18 11/24/18 9/15/18 9/20/18 9/20/18

vs. ECU (196) at UConn (213) at ECU (34) at ECU (34) vs. ECU (76) vs. USF, 27-17 (82) at UConn (100) at Maryland (7) vs. Tulsa (6) vs. Tulsa (6)

9/21/17 9/1/18 9/1/18 11/17/18 11/17/18 9/21/17 9/20/18 11/23/10 11/23/10 9/21/17

at #21 USF (85) vs. Villanova (251) vs. Villanova (46) vs. USF, 27-17 (73) vs. USF, 27-17 (73) at #21 USF (89) vs. Tulsa (109) at Miami (FL) (7) at Miami (FL) (7) at #21 USF (5)

DEFENSE Held Opponent Under 200 Net Yards of Total Offense Held Opponent Under 300 Net Yards of Total Offense Held Opponent Under 50 Yards Rushing Held Opponent Under 75 Yards Rushing Held Opponent Under 100 Yards Rushing Held Opponent Under 100 Net Yards Passing Held Opponent Under 150 Net Yards Passing Seven or More Sacks by Team Six or More Sacks by Team Five or More Sacks by Team

SPECIAL TEAMS No Punts n/a n/a Blocked Punt 11/10/18 Ty Mason at Houston 9/15/18 Jesse Aniebonam at Maryland Missed Extra Point Attempt 11/24/18 bad snap at UConn 9/29/18 John Tessitore at Boston College Blocked Extra Point Attempt 9/1/18 Quincy Roche vs. Villanova 11/25/17 Diamon Cannon at Tulsa Blocked Field Goal Attempt 11/1/18 Dan Archibong at #9 UCF 9/15/17 Isaiah Rodgers vs. UMass Blocked Field Goal returned for a TD 9/1/18 Kimere Brown vs. Villanova (blkd by Q.Roche) 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 11/24/18 Christian Braswell (8 yards) at UConn 9/15/18 Darnell Savage (23 yards) at Maryland Fumble Returned for Touchdown 11/17/18 Chapelle Russell (recovered in EZ) vs. USF 10/20/12 Khaseem Green (20 yards) vs. Rutgers Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 11/24/18 Isaiah Wright (99 yards) at UConn 10/6/16 Tony Pollard (95 yards) at Memphis Punt Return for a Touchdown 11/17/18 Isaiah Wright (73 yards) vs. USF 11/6/10 Sam Kirkwood (recovered in EZ) at Kent State Blocked Punt, Returned for Touchdown 9/8/18 Branden Mack vs. Buffalo 9/15/18 Jesse Aniebonam at Maryland (recovered in EZ by Ty Mason) (blocked and recovered at T27)

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 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Individual 150-Yard Rushing Game 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 11/1/18 Greg McCrae (16-188-1TD) at #9 UCF Individual 100-Yard Rushing Game 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (19-125-1TD) at Houston Two 100-Yard Rushers in the Same Game 11/19/11 Bernard Pierce (21-157-3TDs) and 9/29/18 A.J. Dillon (28-161-2TDs) and Matt Brown (8-133-2TDs) at Army Ben Glines (23-120-1TD) at Boston College Three 100-Yard Rushers in the Same Game n/a 9/2/17 Josh Adams (19-161-2TDs), Dexter Williams (6-124-1TD), and Brandon Wimbush (12-106-1TD) at Notre Dame Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games (Same Season) 11/1/18 Ryquell Armstead (27-142-0TDs) at #9 UCF 10/13/18 Nelson Smith (18-108-1TD) at Navy 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 10/20/18 M.Warren (25-132-1TD) vs. #20 Cincinnati 11/1/18 Greg McCrae (16-188-1TD) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (19-125-1TD) at Houston Combined 200-Yard Rushing by Two Players 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) and 11/1/18 Greg McCrae (16-188-1TD) and Rob Ritrovato (14-91-1TD) at Houston Taj McGowan (6-56-2TDs) at #9 UCF Individual with 30 or More Carries 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 11/25/17 D’Angelo Brewer (34-255-1TD) at Tulsa Individual with 25 or More Carries 11/17/18 Ryquell Armstead (26-64-1TD) vs. USF 10/20/18 M.Warren (25-132-1TD) vs. #20 Cincinnati Rushing Play of 60 or More Yards 9/29/18 Ryquell Armstead (75t) at BC 9/2/17 Dexter Williams (66) at Notre Dame Rushing Play of 40 or More Yards 11/24/18 Jeremy Jennings (43) at UConn 11/17/18 Jordan Cronkrite (49) vs. USF Individual with Three or More Rushing Touchdowns 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 10/21/17 Darnell Woolfork (18-132-3TDs) at Army Individual with Two or More Rushing Touchdowns 11/10/18 Ryquell Armstead (30-210-6TDs) at Houston 11/17/18 Jordan Cronkrite (17-83-2TDs) vs. USF Individual with 50 or More Pass Attempts 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMass Individual with 40 or More Pass Attempts 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston Individual with 30 or More Pass Completions 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 10/22/15 Blake Kemp (31-48-272-1INT-1TD) at ECU Individual with 25 or More Pass Completions 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston Individual 400-Yard Passing Game 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel (30-52-427-2-4INT) at Cincinnati Individual 300-Yard Passing Game 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (Same Season) 10/7/17 Logan Marchi (19-31-321-1-2TDs) at ECU 11/1/18 M.Milton (17-33-312-1INT-3TDs) at #9 UCF 10/14/17 Logan Marchi (33-54-356-1-1TD) vs. UConn 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston Individual with Five or More Touchdown Passes 11/22/08 Adam DiMichele (21-37-370-0-6TDs) vs. EMU 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston Individual with Four or More Touchdown Passes 11/1/18 A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (28-46-322-1INT-5TDs) at Houston 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 11/1/18 Ventell Bryant (7-109-2TDs) at #9 UCF 11/10/18 Bryson Smith (27-117-3TDs) at Houston 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) 9/27/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (6-108-1TD) at UConn 9/9/17 Changa Hodge (4-100-0TDs) vs. Villanova 10/11/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107-1TD) vs. Tulsa 9/15/17 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 11/24/18 F.Nutile to R.Jones (63) at UConn 12/22/15 Phillip Ely to Cody Thompson (80t) vs. Toledo Pass Play of 40 or More Yards 11/24/18 F.Nutile to R.Jones (63) at UConn 11/10/18 D.King to R.Singleton (40) at Houston 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 11/10/18 Bryson Smith (27-117-3TDs) at Houston 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 11/1/18 Ryquell Armstead (27-142-0TDs rush), 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (19-125-1TD rush), Ventell Bryant (7-109-2TDs) at #9 UCF Bryson Smith (27-117-3TDs) at Houston 100-Yd. Rush. & Rec. & 300-Yd. Passer in Same Game 11/1/18 Ryquell Armstead (27-142-0TDs rush), 11/10/18 D’Eriq King (19-125-1TD rush, Ventell Bryant (7-109-2TDs rec.), King (28-46-322-5TDs pass.), A.Russo (31-52-444-2INTs-4TDs) at #9 UCF Bryson Smith (27-117-3TDs) at Houston 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 11/24/18 Todd Centeio at UConn 11/10/18 D’Eriq King at Houston (3-3-39-1TD pass, 6-32-1TD rush) (28-46-322-5TDs pass, 19-125-1TD rush.) At Least One TD Pass & One Rec. TD in Same Game n/a 9/29/18 Anthony Brown at Boston College (15-33-139-2TDs pass., 1-9-1TD rec.)

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 9/20/18

n/a n/a Tyler Matakevich (2) at Cincinnati 10/20/18 Coby Bryant (2) vs. #20 Cincinnati 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 S.Franklin and Q.Roche (2.0) vs. Tulsa 11/1/18 Trysten Hill (2.0) at #9 UCF

Individual with Five or More Field Goals Individual with Four or More Field Goals Individual with Three or More Field Goals Individual with 60-yard or More Punt Individual with 50-yard or More Field Goal

Cap Poklemba at Pittsburgh Brandon McManus vs. Villanova Will Mobley (3-3) at UConn Connor Bowler (62) vs. #20 Cincinnati Aaron Boumerhi (52) vs. UMass

SPECIAL TEAMS

11/9/02 9/3/10 11/24/18 10/20/18 9/15/17

10 10 37

9/21/17 9/21/17 9/21/17 10/20/18 9/12/15

Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF Emilio Nadelman (5-5) at #21 USF James Smith (72) vs. #20 Cincinnati Andrew Gantz (53) at Cincinnati

2018 HIGHS & LOWS Best................................................................. TEMPLE..................................... Worst

59 35 670 312 444 98 58 52 31 0 0 0 0 1 4 47 38:08 61.5 (8/13)

at Houston..................................................................................................... Points..............................................................17 at #9 UCF.................................................................................................First Downs........................................................ 16 at #9 UCF............................................................................................... Total Offense.....................................................251 at Houston......................................................................................... Net Yards Rushing................................................. 46 at #9 UCF...........................................................................................Net Yards Passing................................................109 at #9 UCF.......................................................................................................Plays............................................................. 52 at Houston ......................................................................................... Rushing Attempts................................................. 22 at #9 UCF.............................................................................................. Pass Attempts...................................................... 16 at #9 UCF...........................................................................................Pass Completions....................................................8 (4x) last at UConn.......................................................................................Sacked..............................................................3 at Houston................................................................................................Intercepted..........................................................3 (4x) last at #9 UCF.....................................................................................Fumbles.............................................................3 (6x) last at UConn................................................................................. Fumbles Lost..........................................................1 (4x) last at UConn............................................................................... Total Turnovers.......................................................3 (2x) last at UConn..................................................................................... Penalties........................................................... 15 vs. Tulsa................................................................................................Yards Penalized..................................................149 at #9 UCF..........................................................................................Time of Possession............................................ 21:21 vs. Villanova............................................................................. Third Down Conversions (%)..........................21.4 (3/14)

vs. Villanova (4x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati vs. Villanova vs. Villanova vs. Tulsa at UConn vs. Villanova at UConn vs. Tulsa at #9 UCF vs. #20 Cincinnati at Navy (5x) last vs. USF (3x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati at Houston at #9 UCF vs. Villanova vs. Buffalo

Worst...........................................................OPPONENT.................................. Best

6 ECU................................................................................................................. Points............................................................ 52 #9 UCF 11 Maryland...................................................................................................First Downs....................................................... 35 #9 UCF 195 Maryland................................................................................................. Total Offense....................................................630 #9 UCF 76 ECU..................................................................................................... Net Yards Rushing................................................318 #9 UCF 14 Navy.....................................................................................................Net Yards Passing...............................................322 Houston 52 Maryland.........................................................................................................Plays............................................................107 Tulsa 28 ECU...................................................................................................... Rushing Attempts................................................. 66 (2x) last by Boston College 11 Navy........................................................................................................ Pass Attempts......................................................47 Houston 3 Navy.....................................................................................................Pass Completions................................................. 29 Villanova 7 Maryland.......................................................................................................Sacked..............................................................0 (3x) last by #9 UCF 3 (2x) last by UConn..................................................................................Intercepted..........................................................0 (3x) last by Navy 4 (2x) last by UConn.....................................................................................Fumbles.............................................................0 (2x) last by #9 UCF 3 USF........................................................................................................... Fumbles Lost.........................................................0 (5x) last by #9 UCF 5 Tulsa....................................................................................................... Total Turnovers.......................................................0 ECU 12 Houston ..................................................................................................... Penalties..............................................................1 UConn 90 Houston................................................................................................Yards Penalized.................................................... 15 UConn 21:52 #9 UCF...............................................................................................Time of Possession.......................................... 38:39 Villanova 8.3 (1/12) Maryland................................................................................... Third Down Conversions (%)...................... 56.5 (13/23) Tulsa

Temple.........................................................INDIVIDUAL.................................. Opponent

210 30 6 8 147 2 210 210 444 52 31 4 3 75t 70t 99t 73t 78t 62 46 6 36 11 2.5 1

Ryquell Armstead at Houston ......................................................... Yards Rushing....................................................188 Ryquell Armstead at Houston....................................................... Rushing Attempts................................................. 28 Ryquell Armstead at Houston............................................................Rushing TDs.........................................................2 Ventell Bryant at Navy ......................................................................... Receptions...........................................................9 Ventell Bryant at Navy.......................................................................Yards Receiving................................................... 117 (2x) last by Ventell Bryant at #9 UCF............................................. Receiving TDs........................................................3 Ryquell Armstead at Houston...............................................Combined Yards (rush/rec)........................................188 Ryquell Armstead at Houston.......................................... All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret)...................................206 Anthony Russo at #9 UCF.................................................................Yards Passing...................................................322 Anthony Russo at #9 UCF................................................................ Pass Attempts..................................................... 46 Anthony Russo at #9 UCF.............................................................Pass Completions................................................. 29 (2x) last by Anthony Russo at #9 UCF...............................................TD Passes...........................................................5 Anthony Russo vs. #20 Cincinnati............................................Interceptions Thrown.................................................3 Ryquell Armstead at Boston College...............................................Longest Run...................................................... 53 Anthony Russo to Randle Jones at #9 UCF.......................Longest Pass Completion...........................................57 Isaiah Wright at UConn.............................................................. Longest Kickoff Return............................................. 46 Isaiah Wright vs. USF.....................................................................Longest Punt Return.............................................. 27t Shaun Bradley at Maryland................................................. Longest Interception Return.........................................37 Connor Bowler vs. #20 Cincinnati................................................... Longest Punt.......................................................72 Aaron Boumerhi vs. Villanova...................................................... Longest Field Goal................................................ 46 Ryquell Armstead at Houston.....................................................Touchdowns Scored..................................................3 Ryquell Armstead at Houston...........................................................Points Scored...................................................... 18 (4x) last by Delvon Randall at UConn....................................................Tackles............................................................ 16 Michael Dogbe at Maryland..................................................................... Sacks............................................................ 2.0 (15x) last by C.Braswell, T.Jones, and B.Walls at UConn............ Interceptions.........................................................2

Greg McCrae, #9 UCF A.J. Dillon, Boston College (5x) last by Jordan Cronkrite, USF (2x) last by Justin Hobbs, Tulsa Bryson Smith, Houston Bryson Smith, Houston Greg McCrae, #9 UCF Bryson Smith, Houston D’Eriq King, Houston D’Eriq King, Houston Zach Bednarczyk, Villanova D’Eriq King, Houston (2x) last by David Pindell, UConn Holton Ahlers, ECU McKenzie Milton to Otis Anderson, #9 UCF Bentlee Sanders, USF Jesse Aniebonam, Maryland Cameron Lewis, Buffalo James Smith, #20 Cincinnati Adam Mitcheson, Buffalo Bryson Smith, Houston Bryson Smith, Houston Tre Watson, Maryland Trysten Hill, #9 UCF (3x) last by Coby Bryant, #20 Cincinnati

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Villanova 19, Temple 17 Saturday, September 1, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

Villanova (1-0) Temple (0-1)

WILDCATS JUMP TO EARLY LEAD AND HOLD OFF OWLS AT THE FINISH PHILADELPHIA – Football opened up the 2018 season against crosstown opponent Villanova. After a back-and-forth game all afternoon, the Wildcats edged out the Owls 19-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in front of 32,357 fans. Special teams played a huge role in keeping the score close as DE Quincy Roche blocked two kicks and CB Kimere Brown returned the first blocked kick for a touchdown. KEYS TO THE GAME >Villanova scored first in the contest with an eight play, 70-yard drive resulting in a touchdown pass from QB Zach Bednarczyk to TE Ryan Bell. >Temple countered with a 12-play, 42-yard drive capped off by a 46-yard field goal by kicker Aaron Boumerhi to make it 7-3 Villanova. >Villanova added another score on a 17-yard touchdown pass to WR Brandon Chadbourn. The drive went 11 plays and 76 yards to make it 13-10 Villanova. >Villanova set up for another field goal but the 31-yard attempt was blocked by DE Quincy Roche. The ball was then scooped up by CB Kimere Brown and returned 76-yards for a touchdown, making the score 13-10 still in favor of Villanova. >Temple scored first in the second half as QB Frank Nutile took the Owls down 70-yards on 12 plays, finishing off the drive with a 15-yard touchdown pass to WR Isaiah Wright. The Owls took their first lead of the game, 17-13, with 5:45 left in the 3rd quarter. >Villanova answered with 7:17 left in the 4th quarter. Bednarczyk threw a 30-yard touchdown pass to WR Jarrett McClenton to take the lead. Temple’s DE Quincy Roche blocked his second kick of the day to keep the score 19-17. >Villanova would hang on to the lead after forcing two turnovers late in the game, eventually running out the clock.

GAME NOTES >Temple team doctor, Dr. Milo Sewards, was the honorary captain for the coin toss. Sewards left the team last year after the game against Navy for a 6-month tour in Afghanistan. >Temple continues its streak of blocking kicks. They lead the FBS in blocked kicks with 20 since 2014. >DE Quincy Roche had both blocked kicks. He also recorded a sack and five tackles total, two for loss. >WR Branden Mack made his first career start. He led the team with seven catches for 78 receiving yards. >LB Sam Franklin grabbed his first career interception. He also had four tackles. >FB Rob Ritrovato had his first career catch - a 4-yard reception from Nutile. >CB Rock Ya-Sin made his first career start in FBS and for Temple. He had five total tackles and one for loss. >True Freshmen OL Isaac Moore, LB DaeSean Winston, and OL Adam Klein saw action throughout the game. >Villanova’s DB Julian Williams was ejected on the last play of the first quarter for a targeting penalty, resulting in an untimed down. Scoring Summary TU-Nova 1st 10:53 Z.Bednarczyk 1 pass to R.Bell 0-7 (D.Kresge kick), 8-70 4:07 5:35 A.Boumerhi 46 FG, 12-42 5:00 3-7 1:03 Z.Bednarczyk 17 pass to B.Chadbourn 3-13 (D.Kresge kick failed), 11-76 4:27 2nd 7:47 K.Brown 74 blocked FG return 10-13 (A.Boumerhi kick) 3rd 5:45 F.Nutile 15 pass to I.Wright 17-13 (A.Boumerhi kick), 12-70 4:37 4th 7:17 Z.Bednarczyk 30 pass to J.McClenton 17-19 (D.Kresge kick blocked), 10-80 4:35

10 10 39

13 0 3 7

0 7

6 19 0 17

Attendance: 32,357 Kickoff time: 12:02 pm Temperature: 73 End of Game: 3:07 pm Wind: E 8mph Total elapsed time: 3:05 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: A.Calabrese; Umpire: Jeff Akers; Linesman: Dan Harrington; Line judge: Colin Gaynor; Back judge: James Sima; Field judge: Mark Windham; Side judge: Bruce Williams; 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

Nova TEM 26 16 37-151 22-46 254 205 40-29-1 33-19-2 77-405 55-251 0-0 0-0 2-9 2-28 4-75 3-49 2-0 1-15 3-42.7 2-43.0 1-0 1-0 9-82 6-56 38:39 21:21 8 of 16 8 of 13 3 of 3 0 of 1 2-4 1-2 1-4 2-12

RUSHING: Villanova - Forbes 16-111; Covington 8-30; Gudzak 5-20; McClenton 2-5; Bednarczyk 3-minus 3; Team 3-(-12). Temple - Armstead 14-31; Nutile 5-11; Centeio 2-6; Wright 1-(-2). PASSING: Villanova - Bednarczyk 29-40-1-254. Temple - Nutile 18-32-2-185; Centeio 1-1-0-20. RECEIVING: Villanova - Bell 9-81; Hodge 6-40; McClenton 5-63; Forbes 3-18; J.Jones 2-23; Chadbourn 1-17; DaSilva 1-5; Covington 1-5; Bingelis 1-2. Temple - Mack 7-78; V.Bryant 5-56; Wright 3-37; Myarick 2-12; Blue 1-18; Ritrovato 1-4. INTERCEPTIONS: Villanova - Steeb 1-0; Trent 1-0. Temple - Franklin 1-15. FUMBLES: Villanova - Forbes 1-0. Temple - Armstead 1-0. SACKS: Villanova - Fisher 1.0. Temple - Dogbe 1.0; Roche 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Villanova - Russo 5-2; Rolle 3-3; Benford 5-0; Hunter 4-1; Fisher 4-0; C.Smith 4-0; White 3-0; Wiley 2-1; J.Johnson 2-0; Steeb 1-1; Trent 1-0; Vassel 1-0; Dumas 1-0; Black 1-0; Gudzak 1-0; Seigle 1-0. Temple - Bradley 7-3; Russell 6-4; Randall 5-1; Graham-Mobley 5-1; Dogbe 3-3; Roche 5-0; Ya-Sin 5-0; Kwenkeu 3-2; Franklin 4-0; R.Williams 3-0; Walls 2-1; F.Johnson 2-0; K.Brown 2-0; Levine 2-0; Mesday 1-1; Crump 1-0; Dioubate 0-1; Hogan 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Buffalo 36, Temple 29 Saturday, September 8, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa. TEMPLE FALLS TO BUFFALO IN SEE-SAW BATTLE TO THE BITTER END PHILADELPHIA – In a back-and-forth matchup all afternoon, the Temple Owls and Buffalo Bulls traded scores before the Bulls proved to be too much in the end. Despite two touchdown catches by WR Branden Mack, Temple fell to Buffalo, 36-29, in a game that came down to the last drive of the night.

and was forced to punt. Branden Mack blocked the Buffalo punt and it was recovered by Ty Mason in the endzone for a touchdown. The Owls then set up for a two-point conversion that was completed on an end around reverse pass from Bryant to TE Kenny Yeboah. The game was then tied 22-22.

>Temple began the game by attempting a sky kick that Buffalo recovered at the 50-yard line. Temple stopped the Bulls on a fourthand-one to begin their first offensive drive.

>Buffalo then countered with an 8-play, 58-yard drive that resulted in a 5-yard touchdown catch by WR Antonio Nunn to make it 29-22 Buffalo.

>After narrowly avoiding a sack, QB Tyree Jackson threw a 33-yard reception to WR Charlie Jones to score first in the game. A missed extra point kept the score at 6-0 Buffalo. >QB Anthony Russo and QB Todd Centeio came into the game in a variety of packages for the Owls. Russo completed his first collegiate pass to Brodrick Yancy for 18 yards. >Taking a shot into the end zone, Nutile had his pass picked off on a 50/50 ball intended for WR Ventell Bryant. The interception led to a 7-play, 63-yard drive capped off by a 22-yard run by RB Kevin Marks. Buffalo attempted a 2-pt conversion, but it was picked off by CB Rock Ya-Sin to keep the score at 12-0 Buffalo. >Jackson was intercepted again by Rock YaSin to give Temple 1:45 seconds to get down the field and score to end the half. >Nutile and Co. drove 80-yards on 8 plays to get on the board cutting the lead to 12-7. In the final play of the half, Nutile slung a Hail Mary pass into a crowd of Owls and Bulls that was brought down by WR Brandon Mack for the touchdown. >Temple started out the second half with another scoring drive. Nutile connected with WR Randle Jones on a 44-yard bomb to make the score 14-12 in favor of Temple. It was his first career touchdown catch. >Nutile threw another interception deep in Owls’ territory to set up Buffalo for a 1-yard touchdown run by Kevin Marks to make it 19-14 Buffalo. >After some back-and-forth, Buffalo drove down and kicker Adam Mitcheson hit a 46yard field goal to make it 22-14 Buffalo.

>Temple answered the Buffalo score with a scoring drive of its own. The Owls drove 8-plays, 75-yards in 2:52 to tie the game at 29. Nutile threw a 3rd-and-goal fade to the corner of the endzone to Mack who brought it in for the score, his second touchdown of the day. >Buffalo came back down the field 81-yards and scored again on a 29-yard catch-and-run by WR Anthony Johnson. With 0:59 to go, the score was 36-29 Buffalo. >In an attempt to come down and win the game, Nutile was strip-sacked at midfield, sealing the win for Buffalo. Scoring Summary TU-Buf 1st 1:51 T.Jackson 33 pass to C.Jones 0-6 (A.Mitcheson kick failed), 4-49 1:33 2nd 11:01 K.Marks 22 run 0-12 (T.Jackson pass INT’d), 7-63 2:31 0:00 F.Nutile 39 pass to B.Mack 7-12 (W.Mobley kick), 8-80 1:45 3rd 12:20 F.Nutile 44 pass to R.Jones 14-12 (W.Mobley kick), 6-74 2:40 8:08 K.Marks 1 run 14-19 (A.Mitcheson kick), 5-26 1:27 1:48 A.Mitcheson 46 FG, 11-53 5:01 14-22 4th 11:24 T.Mason blocked punt rec. in EZ 22-22 (V.Bryant pass to K.Yeboah) 7:43 T.Jackson 5 pass to A.Nunn 22-29 (A.Mitcheson kick), 8-58 3:39 4:53 F.Nutile 3 pass to B.Mack 29-29 (W.Mobley kick), 8-75 2:50 0:59 T.Jackson 29 pass to A.Johnson 29-36 (A.Mitcheson kick), 10-81 3:49

>Temple backed up Buffalo into their own endzone

Buffalo (2-0) Temple (0-2)

6 6 10 14 36 0 7 7 15 29

Attendance: 25,511 Kickoff time: 3:36 pm Temperature: 69 End of Game: 6:57 pm Wind: NNE 12mph Total elapsed time: 3:21 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: K. Huffhines; Linesman: Daniel Shelton; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back judge: James Downey; Field judge: Chris Bikowski; Side judge: Kyle Brownell; 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

BUF TEM 27 16 41-152 29-115 275 240 45-26-1 38-17-2 86-427 67-355 1-13 0-0 2-25 1-15 3-34 5-123 2-37 1-0 4-29.0 5-43.0 1-0 1-1 4-29 6-65 35:42 24:18 9 of 17 3 of 14 1 of 3 3 of 3 2-5 1-1 2-13 0-0

RUSHING: Buffalo - Marks 25-138; Reed 8-12; Hawkins 3-10; T.Jackson 2-3; Patterson 1-2; Team 2-(-13). Temple - Armstead 14-107; J.Jennings 3-13; Gardner 5-13; Centeio 2-6; Ritrovato 1-1; Nutile 4-(-25). PASSING: Buffalo - T.Jackson 26-45-1-275. Temple - Nutile 15-31-2-216; Russo 2-4-0-24; Team 0-2-0-0; Centeio 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Buffalo - A.Johnson 6-76; Osborn 6-58; Rushing 4-23; C.Jones 3-63; Mabry 2-30; Nunn 2-11; Lefebvre 2-8; Marks 1-6. Temple - Mack 3-47; Wright 3-29; Yeboah 3-16; R.Jones 2-50; V.Bryant 2-30; Myarick 1-36; Yancy 1-18; F.Johnson 1-12; Martin-Robinson 1-2. INTERCEPTIONS: Buffalo - Lewis 2-37. Temple - YaSin 1-0. FUMBLES: Buffalo - Team 1-0. Temple - Nutile 1-1. SACKS: Buffalo - Koonce 1.0; Harris 1.0. Temple None. TACKLES (UA-A): Buffalo - Hodge 5-5; Collier 3-2; Harris 2-2; Patterson 2-2; Lewis 2-2; Mack 2-1; Banks 2-1; B.Williams 2-0; Hill 2-0; Wright 2-0; Riggins 1-1; Koonce 1-1; Brandon 1-1; Onwuka 1-0; Baker 1-0; Scott 1-0; Akin 1-0; Harrison 1-0; Abbas 1-0; Slack 1-0; Terry 1-0; A.Johnson 1-0; Wilson 1-0. Temple - Randall 8-1; Walls 5-3; Ya-Sin 6-1; Bradley 4-2; R.Williams 4-1; Russell 4-1; Kwenkeu 2-3; Mesday 2-2; Hogan 3-0; J.Thoams 3-0; Graham-Mobley 3-0; Dogbe 1-2; Franklin 2-0; Mason 1-0; Ebiketie 1-0; Jae.Robinson 1-0; Roche 1-0; Dioubate 1-0; Booth-LLoyd 1-0; Yeboah 1-0; Nutile 1-0.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 35, Maryland 14 Saturday, September 15, 2018 Maryland Stadium, College Park, Md.

Temple (1-2) Maryland (2-1)

TEMPLE DOMINATES IN WIN OVER MARYLAND COLLEGE PARK, Md. – Temple Football bounced back in a big way Saturday with an impressive win over previously unbeaten Maryland, 35-14. The Owls dominated the game on both sides of the ball on their way to a huge road win against the Big 10 school. Temple finished with 80-plays for 429 yards compared to Maryland’s 52-plays for 195 yards. KEYS TO THE GAME >QB Anthony Russo started the game for Temple as QB Frank Nutile was held out due to injury. QB Todd Centeio also rotated in throughout the game. >The Owls struck first on a 4th-and-8 from Maryland’s 34-yard line. Centeio took the direct snap on a fake punt and rolled right looking to throw. WR Freddie Johnson caught the pass down the Temple sideline and scampered into the endzone untouched. It was Centeio’s first career touchdown throw and Johnson’s first career touchdown catch. The quarter would end 7-0 Temple. >Also in the first quarter, Michael Dogbe recorded 1.5 sacks, Zack Mesday had one sack, and Jimmy Hogan had a half sack. >On a 3rd-and-16 from the Temple 43 yard-line, Russo completed a 40-yard pass to WR Brodrick Yancy to keep the drive alive. This led to a one-yard touchdown on a dive play by DT Freddie Booth-Lloyd. Booth-Lloyd doesn’t play offense often, but he has seen action in goal line situations throughout practice. With 6:38 to go in the half, Temple led 14-0. >With 3:23 left in the half, Maryland’s Darnell Savage picked off Russo and returned it for a touchdown to make the score 14-7. >Temple answered quickly with a long drive and a touchdown. The 11-play, 65-yard drive was capped off by a 2-yard touchdown by FB Rob Ritrovato. The Owls scored with seven seconds left in the half and took a 21-7 lead into halftime. >To start the second half, Temple marched down the field and scored on a 47-yard catch and run by TE Kenny Yeboah from Russo. It was his first career touchdown catch and Russo’s first career touchdown throw. Just three minutes into the second half, the Owls led 28-7. >The Owls continued to shut down the Terrapins on both sides of the ball. Headed into the fourth quarter, Temple had run 67 plays for 387 yards compared to Maryland’s 34 plays for 109 yards. Dogbe forced anoth-

er fumble and eventually the Terrapins would turn the ball over on downs with 11:54 left in the 4th quarter. >Maryland blocked a Connor Bowler punt and returned it 27-yards for a touchdown to cut the Owls lead to 28-14 with 8:21 to play. >Maryland got the ball back and was eyeing another shot at the endzone on Temple’s 22-yard line. LB Shaun Bradley ended the Terps threat with a 78-yard pick-six to seal the victory. >Owls CB Linwood Crump came up with another TU interception to close out the contest. GAME NOTES >Temple dominated time of possession by more than 10 minutes, amassing 36:33 compared to 23:27 for Maryland. >Temple’s stingy defense only allowed the Terrapins to convert 1-of-12 third down conversions, forcing Maryland to punt eight times. >RB Ryquell Armstead rushed for 118 yards on 26 carries, with his longest being a 25-yard run. This was his second straight 100+ yard game this season.

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Attendance: 32,057 Kickoff time: 12:02 pm Temperature: 76 End of Game: 3:10 pm Wind: ENE 7mph Total elapsed time: 3:08 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: C. Lamertina; Umpire: Michael Powell; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Jeffery Cooney; Back judge: Byron Adams; Field judge: Rick Santilli; 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

TEM MD 21 11 52-165 31-132 264 63 28-16-1 21-8-2 80-429 52-195 0-0 0-0 1-2 2-44 1-31 5-113 2-78 1-23 6-38.3 8-43.0 0-0 2-0 4-50 5-35 36:33 23:27 6 of 17 1 of 12 2 of 4 1 of 2 2-2 0-0 7-28 0-0

RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 26-118; Ritrovato 14-38; Gardner 8-12; Wright 2-2; Booth-Lloyd 1-1; J.Jennings 1-(-6). Maryland - McFarland 11-107; T.Johnson 6-23; Pigrome 7-21; Fleet-Davis 1-0; Okonkwo 1-(-3); Hill 5-(16). PASSING: Temple - Russo 15-25-1-228; Team 0-1-0-0; Centeio 1-1-0-36; Wright 0-1-0-0. Maryland - Hill 7-17-156; Pigrome 1-4-1-7. RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 5-45; F.Johnson 3-86; Mack 3-30; Yeboah 1-47; Yancy 1-40; Myarick 1-23; Wright 1-2; Armstead 1-(-9). Maryland - Turner 4-38; Jacobs 2-7; J.Jones 1-12; D.Jones 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Bradley 1-78; Crump 1-0. Maryland - Savage 1-23.

>Dogbe recorded seven tackles, 2.5 sacks, 3.5 tacklesfor-loss, and two forced fumbles.

FUMBLES: Temple - None. Maryland - Hill 2-0.

>The Owls had more tackles-for-loss (nine for 38 yards) in this game than they did previously all season.

SACKS: Temple - Dogbe 2.5; Dioubate 1.0; Mesday 1.0; Bradley 1.0; Kwenkeu 1.0; Hogan 0.5. Maryland None.

Scoring Summary TU-MD 1st 2:33 T.Centeio 36 pass to F.Johnson 7-0 (W.Mobley kick), 9-95 3:06 2nd 6:38 F.Booth-Lloyd 1 run 14-0 (W.Mobley kick), 12-76 5:00 3:23 D.Savage 23 INT return 14-7 (J.Petrino kick) 0:07 R.Ritrovato 2 run 21-7 (W.Mobley kick), 11-65 3:16 3rd 12:10 A.Russo 47 pass to K.Yeboah 28-7 (W.Mobley kick), 6-75 2:50 4th 8:21 J.Aniebonam 27 blocked punt return 28-14 (J.Petrino kick) 4:11 S.Bradley 78 INT return 35-14 (W.Mobley kick)

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TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Franklin 7-1; Dogbe 5-2; Graham-Mobley 3-3; Russell 3-0; Walls 2-1; Kwenkeu 2-1; Bradley 2-0; Mesday 2-0; R.Williams 1-1; J.Thomas 1-1; Mason 1-1; Dioubate 1-0; Crump 1-0; F.Johnson 1-0; Randall 1-0; Archibong 1-0; Cruz 1-0; K.Brown 0-1; Ya-Sin 0-1; Kelly 0-1; Roche 0-1; Hogan 0-1. Maryland Watson 9-6; Savage 6-1; Aniebonam 3-4; Richardson 3-3; Saine 1-5; J.Davis 1-5; Brooks 4-1; Tanyi 2-3; Cowart 2-3; Mosley 2-2; Lewis 2-1; Kulka 1-2; R.Davis 2-0; Ellis 2-0; Howard1-1; McLean 1-1; Lewis 1-0; Cobbs 1-0; Nchami 0-1; Oluwatimi 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 31, Tulsa 17 Thursday, September 20, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

Tulsa (1-3) Temple (2-2)

DARKSIDE DOMINATES IN CONFERENCE WIN PHILADELPHIA – The Temple Owls opened up Conference play at home in front of 24,217 fans with a commanding win over Tulsa, 31-17. Temple forced a season-high five turnovers, three interceptions, four forced fumbles, and two fumble recoveries in the win. RB Ryquell Armstead rushed for 108 yards and recorded his first career sack while playing DE. LB Shaun Bradley led the Owls with 11 tackles and had a fake punt run for 28 yards. KEYS TO THE GAME >The Owls took the opening drive down to the 15-yard line before a batted ball at the line was picked off by Tulsa. >The Owls then responded with a pick of their own. Ty Mason jumped a pass and returned the interception 36-yards for the touchdown, giving Temple a 7-0 lead. >Tulsa countered with a 3-yard touchdown run by Cory Taylor. The drive went 16-plays and 75-yards. Temple would get the ball back with 0:36 left in the first quarter. >The Owls started out the second quarter with a long pass from Anthony Russo to WR Randle Jones for 41 yards to the four-yard line. Three plays later, Russo ran the ball in from the one to make it 14-7, Temple. >Temple forced another turnover on the following Tulsa drive. Rock Ya-Sin grabbed an interception on a one-onone deep pass, his second pick of the season. >After a defensive stop, the Owls would march down the field 66 yards on seven plays in just 2:38. Armstead scored for the first time this season on a 22-yard carry to push the lead to 21-7. >In the opening drive of the second half, Quincy Roche forced two fumbles. The second fumble was recovered by DT Karamo Dioubate and returned 50-yards for a touchdown to make the score 28-10 Temple. >In the opening drive of the fourth quarter, Russo’s pass was bobbled and picked off by Tulsa which led to a 14play 53-yard drive and a score to make it 28-17 with 9:58 left to play. >Tulsa got the ball back, but Temple responded with a strip sack by LB Sam Franklin which was recovered by LB Chapelle Russell. Fellow LB Shaun Bradley was then able to extend the ensuing offensive drive for Temple on a fourth down fake punt direct snap that he ran for

28 yards to the Tulsa 16 yard line. >The recovered fumble led to a 33-yard field goal by kicker Will Mobley to make it 31-17 Temple. >On the following drive, the Owls forced another turnover, their fifth of the game. SAF Benny Walls intercepted the ball to seal the game for Temple. GAME NOTES >Ryquell Armstead became the ninth Owl to surpass 2,000 career rushing yards. His TD was the 22nd rushing touchdown of his career, tying him for fourth in school history. This was his third consecutive game with 100 rushing yards, the last Owl to do so was Bernard Pierce in 2011. >Armstead is the third player ever to have 100-yards rushing and a sack in a game. The other two are Anthony Samuel (9/1/2011 for Bowling Green) and Vic Hall (11/29/08 for Virginia). >Karamo Dioubate’s fumble return for a touchdown was Temple’s first in exactly a year. DE Jacob Martin returned a fumble 44-yards for a touchdown against USF on 9/21/17. >The last time Temple forced five turnovers in a single game was at Cincinnati on September 12, 2016. >This was the second consecutive game the Owls scored as many defensive touchdowns as they allowed their opponent to score. Scoring Summary 1st 6:23 T.Mason 36 INT return (W.Mobley kick) 0:45 C.Taylor 3 run (N.Walker kick), 16-75 5:38 2nd 12:59 A.Russo 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 7-55 2:37 3:19 R.Armstead 22 run (W.Mobley kick), 7-66 2:38 0:00 N.Walker 18 FG, 15-74 3:19 3rd 11:33 K.Dioubate 50 fumble return (W.Mobley kick) 4th 10:07 C.Taylor 5 run (N.Walker kick), 14-53 4:07 4:24 W.Mobley 33 FG, 8-35 2:45

TU-Tulsa 7-0 7-7 14-7 21-7 21-10 28-10 28-17 31-17

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Attendance: 24,217 Kickoff time: 7:31 pm Temperature: 71 End of Game: 10:48 pm Wind: ESE 7mph Total elapsed time: 3:17 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Mike Roche; Umpire: Hilbert Byers; Linesman: Adam Loudin; Line judge: Lance Thompson; Back judge: M. Griffith; Field judge: B. Vasconcells; Side judge: Jake Dishaw; 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

TULSA TEM 32 16 66-208 36-191 195 109 41-22-3 21-8-2 107-403 57-300 0-0 2-64 2-22 1-10 2-30 3-75 2-0 3-35 3-44.3 4-42.5 4-2 0-0 8-73 6-47 36:51 23:09 13 of 23 4 of 12 4 of 5 1 of 1 3-4 2-4 0-0 6-29

RUSHING: Tulsa - Taylor 23-96; Brooks 22-65; Skipper 21-47. Temple - Armstead 24-108; Wright 4-33; Bradley 1-28; Gardner 4-12; Blue 1-7; Centeio 1-2; Russo 1-1. PASSING: Tulsa - Skipper 22-41-3-195. Temple - Russo 7-20-2-112; Centeio 1-1-0-(-3). RECEIVING: Tulsa - Hobbs 9-78; Anderson 5-44; Stokes 4-39; K.Johnson 2-21; Taylor 1-7; Brooks 1-6. Temple - R.Jones 2-49; V.Bryant 2-34; F.Johnson 1-17; Armstead 1-15; Wright 1-(-3); Gardner 1-(-3). INTERCEPTIONS: Tulsa - Edmiston 2-0. Temple - Mason 1-36; Walls 1-0; Ya-Sin 1-(-1). FUMBLES: Tulsa - Skipper 4-2. Temple - None. SACKS: Tulsa - None. Temple - Franklin 2.0; Roche 2.0; Hogan 1.0; Armstead 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Tulsa - Edmiston 4-3; Bunch 4-1; Gipson 4-1; R.Robinson 3-0; Martin 3-0; Evans 3-0; Stevenson 2-1; Whitfield 2-1; Cannon 1-2; Hobbs 2-0; Hill 2-0; S.Robinson 1-1; Collins 1-1; Mouton 0-2; Wright 1-0; Anderson 1-0; Ivy 1-0; Romo 1-0; Stokes 1-0; Player 1-0; Wick 1-0; Minter 0-1. Temple - Bradley 7-4; Ya-Sin 7-3; Roche 6-2; Franklin 3-5; Dogbe 2-6; Russell 2-6; R.Williams 5-2; J.Thomas 5-1; Graham-Mobley 5-1; Dioubate 2-4; Walls 1-4; Randall 0-5; Hogan 2-2; Archibong 2-2; Mesday 2-1; Booth-Lloyd 2-1; K.Brown 2-1; T.Jones 1-1; Winston 1-1; Armstead 1-0; Gardner 1-0; Kwenkeu 1-0; Crump 1-0; Lerch 0-1; Myarick 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Boston College 45, Temple 35 Saturday, September 9, 2018 Alumni Stadium, Chestnut Hill, Mass. TEMPLE DROPS BACK-AND-FORTH BATTLE TO BOSTON COLLEGE

Temple (2-3) 14 7 Boston Col. (4-1) 13 18

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Despite a career day of 24-carries, 171-yards and four-touchdowns from RB Ryquell Armstead, the Owls lost to ACC foe Boston College 45-35 in front of 40,111 fans at Alumni Stadium. Temple is now 2-3 (1-0 AAC) on the season.

going for his fourth score of the game on a one-yard carry to close the gap to 38-35 with 9:02 left in the game.

KEYS TO THE GAME >Boston College struck first on a 7-yard catch and throw to make it 7-0 BC.

GAME NOTES >Ryquell Armstead now holds sole position of fourth for career rushing touchdowns as a Temple Owl with 26.

>On the ensuing drive RB Ryquell Armstead ran 75-yards for a touchdown to tie the game. >The following kickoff, Temple was called offsides, but instead of taking the penalty, BC opted for a re-kick. This worked out in the Owls favor as FB Rob Ritrovato forced a fumble on the re-kick and LB Isaiah Graham-Mobley scooped it and scored to put Temple up 14-7. >BC would score again on a 16-yard touchdown catch. The Eagles kicker would miss the extra point to keep Temple ahead 14-13. >Temple countered the score after some back-andforth with Armstead’s second rushing touchdown of the day. It was all set up by a third-and-one deep pass by Anthony Russo to Ventell Bryant that he grabbed with one hand while being interfered with by a defender. Bryant came up with the pass and landed on the one-yard line, setting up Armstead for the walk-in score to put Temple up 21-13. >Armstead and BC’s A.J. Dillon continued to duel on the ground as Dillon rushed for a 52-yard touchdown and converted a two-point conversion to tie the game at 21. >BC picked off Russo and brought the ball all the way to the Owls’ 9-yard line to set up a Dillon touchdown to give the Eagles a 28-21 lead with three minutes to play in the half. The Owls later would surrender a field goal to end the half down 31-21. >With 9:22 left in the third quarter, BC scored another touchdown on a reverse pass to extend its lead to 38-21. >Armstead got on the board for the third time on a one-yard touchdown run to cut the deficit to 38-28 with 6:31 left in the third. >Armstead continued to feast on the Eagles’ defense

>The Owls attempted to rally back and take the lead, but fell short on a handful of drives. BC would score a one-yard touchdown with 3:11 left in the contest to push the lead to 45-35.

>With 100-yards rushing, Armstead now has four-straight 100-yard rushing games. The last time a single Owl rushed for 100-yards in four straight games was Tanardo Sharpes from Sept. 21-Oct. 19, 2002. >This was the first time in Armstead’s career that he rushed for four touchdowns in a game. >Isaiah Wright had his first 100-yard receiving game this season. He made seven catches for 114 yards. >It was the fifth straight game the Owls have had a non-offensive touchdown. Scoring Summary TU-BC 1st 8:16 A.Brown 7 pass to T.Sweeney 0-7 (J.Tessitore kick), 12-64 3:33 7:58 R.Armstead 75 run 7-7 (W.Mobley kick), 2-75 0:37 7:39 I.Graham-Mobley 19 fumble return 14-7 (W.Mobley kick) 4:08 A.Brown 16 pass to J.Smith 14-13 (J.Tessitore kick failed), 11-85 3:31 2nd 6:46 R.Armstead 1 run 21-13 (W.Mobley kick), 13-69 5:07 4:25 A.Dillon 52 run 21-21 (A.Brown pass to T.Sweeney), 3-55 0:42 2:59 A.Dillon 2 run 21-28 (D.Longman kick), 2-9 0:32 0:20 D.Longman 26 FG, 10-26 2:06 21-31 3rd 9:22 J.Smith 9 pass to A.Brown 21-38 (D.Longman kick), 9-63 3:05 6:31 R.Armstead 1 run 28-38 (W.Mobley kick), 9-72 2:51 4th 9:02 R.Armstead 1 run 35-38 (W.Mobley kick), 14-83 5:03 3:11 B.Glines 1 run 35-45 (D.Longman kick), 8-45 2:43

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Attendance: 40,111 Kickoff time: 12:02 pm Temperature: 68 End of Game: 3:54 pm Wind: NW 6mph Total elapsed time: 3:52 Weather: Sunny/Clear Officials: Referee: Adam Savoie; Umpire: William Thomas; Linesman: Dan Harrington; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: Mark Windham; Side judge: Ryan Robinson; 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 BC 24 28 34-191 66-275 261 148 47-21-2 34-16-0 81-452 100-423 1-19 0-0 1-3 2-46 7-123 6-110 0-0 2-32 4-38.5 5-42.8 1-1 2-2 11-95 10-79 26:03 33:57 8 of 16 10 of 22 1 of 4 3 of 5 3-3 6-7 2-9 2-13

RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 24-171; Blue 2-11; Wright 2-8; Ritrovato 1-5; Centeio 1-3; Raynor 1-2; Team 1-(-1); Russo 2-(-8). Boston College - Dillon 28-161; Glines 23-120; A.Brown 8-8; Levy 3-7; Team 3-(-9); Carlson 1-(-12). PASSING: Temple - Russo 20-45-2-255; Centeio 1-20-6. Boston College - A.Brown 15-33-0-139; J.Smith 1-1-0-9. RECEIVING: Temple - Wright 7-114; Mack 4-59; V.Bryant 3-25; Armstead 2-16; Ritrovato 1-14; R,Jones 1-9; Ryan 2-18; Blue 1-6. Boston College - J.Smith 4-36; White 3-34; Walker 3-19; Sweeney 2-9; Idrizi 1-17; Levy 1-15; A.Brown 1-9; Garrison 1-9. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. Boston College Torres 1-29; Cheevers 1-3. FUMBLES: Temple - Russo 1-1. Boston College - Carlson 1-1; Walker 1-1. SACKS: Temple - Russell 1.0; Team 1.0. Boston College - Allen 2.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Bradley 6-5; Graham-Mobley 6-5; Roche 7-2; Randall 4-5; Ya-Sin 5-3; Franklin 3-3; Russell 2-4; Kwenkeu 4-1; Dogbe 2-3; J.Thomas 1-3; Booth-Lloyd 1-3; Walls 0-4; Mason 2-1; Braswell 1-2; Bruton 2-0; T.Jones 2-0; Cruz 1-1; Archibong 0-2; Myarick 1-0; Ritrovato 1-0; R.Jones 1-0; Dioubate 1-0; Maijeh 0-1. Boston College - Allen 6-2; Harris 4-3; Sebastian 6-0; Cheevers 4-2; Richardson 4-2; R.Smith 2-4; Strachan 3-2; Torres 3-1; Karafa 2-1; Lamot 2-1; Denis 1-2; Palmer 0-2; E.Jones 1-0; Glines 1-0; Ray 1-0; McDuffie 1-0; D.Jones 1-0; Bletzer 0-1; Walker 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 49, ECU 6 Saturday, October 6, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

ECU (2-3) Temple (3-3)

OFFENSE EXPLODES WHILE DEFENSE THROTTLES ECU IN TEMPLE’S LARGEST MARGIN OF VICTORY VS. FBS OPPONENT PHILADELPHIA – In the second conference game of the season, the Temple Owls easily defeated the ECU Pirates 49-6 in front of 26,681 fans at Lincoln Financial Field. QB Anthony Russo threw for four touchdown passes and the Owls didn’t let up a touchdown in the game. It is the Owls’ largest margin of victory ever against an FBS opponent. The Owls are now 3-3 (2-0 AAC). This game proved Temple’s sheer force when firing on all cylinders. In all three wins, the Owls never trailed and, in this one, it was a runaway from the get-go. Despite not creating a turnover, a rare occurrence for the ball-hawking Owls, Temple forced ECU to punt 11 times after only converting on 4-of-18 on third downs. The Owls had their best field position of the season so far, and capitalized by hanging points all afternoon. The Owls also had their best day in the air this season as Russo completed 21-of-25 for 254 yards and four touchdowns. The Doylestown, Pa. native had as many touchdowns today as incompletions. RB Ryquell Armstead got into the end zone for the third game in a row and rushed for 91 yards on the day. The Owls proved they are a top-tier American Athletic Conference team with the statement win coupled with a dominating victory against Tulsa. Russo remains undefeated in home starts and continues to gain confidence as he lets the ball fly more in each game. He has spread the ball around the last two games, connecting with eight different receivers against BC and 11 today against ECU. HIGHLIGHTS >Temple has scored a non-offensive touchdown in every single game this season. This week WR Isaiah Wright returned a punt 59 yards for a touchdown. It was his first of the season. >True freshman Sean Ryan led the team with four catches for 57 yards and his first career touchdown. >Russo threw a touchdown to four different receivers, becoming the first QB to do so since Frank Nutile against Navy last season. >Temple was the first team to hold ECU without a touchdown in AAC action in the league’s history. >This was Temple’s largest margin of victory against any opponent since beating Delaware State, 59-0, on Sept. 20, 2014.

HOW IT HAPPENED >Following an interception on its first drive, the Owls battled back and forced the Pirates to punt. Temple drove down the field 80 yards on seven plays to score first. The score came on blown coverage by ECU and a 24-yard touchdown catch from Russo to Ryan. >On the next drive, the Owls forced a turnover on downs to start with the ball in ECU territory. The drive would result in a seven-yard touchdown by WR Branden Mack from Russo. >The Owls would force a three-and-out and get the ball back to start the second quarter. Russo started the drive by connecting with Ryan on a 12-yard pass, and Armstead would follow that up with a 10-yard run to get the ball to the ECU two yard line. It would take two more rushes for Armstead to cross the goal line, but he eventually would to make the score 21-0 Temple with 14:00 left to play in the half. >Temple would force a three-and-out as ECU got set to punt to Wright, who fielded it at the Temple 41 and returned it 59 yards for the score. >The second half began slow for both teams until Russo hit WR Randle Jones on a deep 31-yard pass for a touchdown to extend the lead to 42-3. Scoring Summary 1st 7:55 A.Russo 24 pass to S.Ryan (W.Mobley kick), 7-80 2:40 1:25 A.Russo 7 pass to B.Mack (W.Mobley kick), 8-42 3:32 2nd 14:02 R.Armstead 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 5-44 1:19 12:24 I.Wright 59 punt return (W.Mobley kick) 6:30 ECU J.Verity 29 FG, 7-49 1:23 2:15 A.Russo 19 pass to I.Wright (W.Mobley kick), 10-75 4:15 3rd 5:37 A.Russo 31 pass to R.JOnes (W.Mobley kick), 5-56 1:44 4th 12:19 J.Verity 42 FG, 5-50 1:21 8:34 F.Booth-Lloyd 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 10-75 3:45

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Attendance: 26,681 Kickoff time: 12:01 pm Temperature: 68 End of Game: 3:03 pm Wind: SE 4mph Total elapsed time: 3:02 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: Jeff Flanagan; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Adam Loudin; Line judge: Jeffery Cooney; Back judge: Eric Hartman; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Kevin Buskey; 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

ECU TEM 12 26 28-76 48-173 120 297 39-18-0 30-25-1 67-196 78-470 0-0 0-0 1-9 5-129 5-86 1-27 1-22 0-0 11-43.8 7-46.0 0-0 1-0 2-25 6-66 26:05 33:55 4 of 18 10 of 17 0 of 1 0 of 0 1-1 4-4 2-14 3-23

RUSHING: ECU - Alhers 5-56; Scott 7-20; Pinnix 4-7; Christian 3-6; Ifedi 1-6; Howe 4-3; Herring 4-(-22). Temple - Armstead 20-91; Centeio 6-31; Forrest 4-16; Raynor 5-14; Wright 2-14; Gardner 7-12; Ritrovato 2-3; Booth-Lloyd 1-1; Russo 1-(-9). PASSING: ECU - Herring 17-31-0-112; Ifedi 1-4-0-8; Ahlers 0-4-0-0. Temple - Russo 21-25-1-254; Centeio 4-5-0-43. RECEIVING: ECU - Henley 5-34; Proehl 3-17; T.Brown 2-22; Deans 2-20; Scott 2-9; Green 1-9; Farrier 1-5; Watley 1-4; Howe 1-0. Temple - Mack 5-43; Ryan 4-57; R.Jones 3-47; Wright 3-22; Yancy 2-54; Gardner 2-24; Forrest 2-0; T.Williams 1-16; Blue 1-15; Jk.Robinson 1-13; V.Bryant 1-6. INTERCEPTIONS: ECU - Seargent 1-22. Temple None.

TU-ECU 7-0 14-0 21-0 28-0 28-3 35-3 42-3 42-6 49-6

FUMBLES: ECU - None. Temple - Gardner 1-0. SACKS: ECU - Sutton 1.0; Harvey 1.0. Temple - Walls 1.0; Franklin 1.0; Dogbe 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): ECU - Bivens 5-5; Robinson 4-5; Turner 3-5; Tillman 3-4; Harvey 3-4; Sutton 5-0; Holton 4-1; Gibbs 3-2; Charles 2-3; Gore 4-0; Ramseur 3-1; Saba 3-0; N.Johnson 2-1; Witherspoon 2-1; Seargent 2-0; Price 1-1; Futrell 1-1; Purvis 1-0; James 1-0; Berry 1-0; Pratt 1-0; Hickerson 0-1; Henderson 0-1. Temple - Graham-Mobley 4-2; Randall 4-0; Bruton 3-1; J.Thomas 3-0; Ya-Sin 2-1; Russell 2-1; R.Williams 2-1; Dogbe 2-1; Walls 1-2; Ebiketie 2-0; Dioubate 2-0; Mesday 2-0; Braswell 2-0; K.Brown 2-0; Booth-Lloyd 2-0; Bradley 1-1; Ritrovato 1-1; Mason 1-1; Winston 1-1; Archibong 1-0; Maijeh 1-0; Kelly 1-0; Franklin 1-0; Levine 1-0; Myarick 0-1; T.Jones 0-1; Picozzi 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 24, Navy 17 Saturday, October 13, 2018 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, Annapolis, Md.

Temple (4-3) Navy (2-4)

TEMPLE HALTS NAVY 24-17, REMAINS PERFECT IN AAC PLAY ANNAPOLIS, Md.The Temple Owls continue rolling through conference play as they took down the Navy Midshipmen, 24-17, in front of 30,106 fans at Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. The Owls are now 4-3 on the season and 3-0 in American Athletic Conference play. Temple’s passing offense clashed with Navy’s triple-option run game, and the air attack came out on top. Despite time of possession being lopsided in favor of Navy, 33:07-26:53, Temple took advantage of the time they had on the field and worked efficiently and methodically to put up 24 points in the win. The Owls outgained the Midshipmen 409-284 and also had 21 first downs to Navy’s 18 in the victory. KEYS TO THE GAME >Temple and Navy traded fumbles in Navy territory before a 10-minute Navy drive resulted in the first score of the game, a field goal that put them up at the beginning of the second quarter. >Temple answered in the ensuing drive with a nine-play, 77-yard drive that was capped off by Raynor’s first career touchdown, a 15-yard run into the endzone to make the score 7-3 Temple. >Navy answered with their first touchdown of the game, a one-yard run to make it 10-7 Navy. >Neither team would make any more noise for the remainder of the first half. >In the first series of the second half, Navy broke a long 45-yard run to get all the way to the Temple 30-yard line. Navy would run it three more times, the final being a 12-yard touchdown to make it 17-7 Navy. >A long return by WR Isaiah Wright set up the Owls on the Navy 43-yard line to begin their first offensive possession of the second half. A pitch pass from Russo to RB Jager Gardner went another 20-yards to get further into Midshipmen territory. The Owls however had to settle for a field goal. Will Mobley’s 31-yard attempt was good to make the score 17-10 Navy. >Temple then forced Navy to punt and started their drive on their own 45-yard line. Russo connected with Bryant for a nine-yard catch. After a Gardner rush for five yards, Russo hit Bryant again with a one-on-one deep ball for 40 yards, bringing the Owls into the redzone. The Owls would not come up empty-handed

in this trip to the redzone as Ritrovato scored on a 1-yard rushing touchdown to even the score at 17-17 with 5:53 left to play in the third quarter. >Both teams exchanged punts the rest of the third quarter and into the fourth quarter. Temple forced a turnover on downs as the Midshipmen creeped into field goal range. The Owls didn’t waste any time on the next drive. Russo continued to feed Bryant and on the first play of the drive, they connected for a 62-yard touchdown. Bryant beat the entire right side of the secondary and Russo hit him perfectly in stride for the go-ahead touchdown. The Owls took the lead, 24-17, with 9:14 left to play in the game. >Temple forced a three-andout and got the ball back on their own 20-yard line with 8:13 left to play. Temple marched down the field again, but a Russo pass was intercepted by Navy on a one-on-one ball in the endzone. Navy would attempt a game tying drive with 2:06 left to play in the game. The stingy Owl defense would force the Midshipmen to turn the ball over on downs and Temple would take over on the Navy 20 yard line with 1:40 left to play.

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Attendance: 30,106 Kickoff time: 3:37 pm Temperature: 58 End of Game: 6:46 pm Wind: N 10-15mph Total elapsed time: 3:09 Weather: Partly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Anthony Calabrese; Umpire: Jeff Akers; Linesman: Brian Perry; Line judge: Colin Gaynor; Back judge: James Sima; Field judge: Glen Wilson; Side judge: Bruce Williams; 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 Navy 21 18 34-109 53-270 300 14 32-23-1 11-3-0 66-409 64-284 0-0 0-0 1-10 1-3 4-95 1-19 0-0 1-0 2-37.5 3-39.0 3-1 2-1 7-63 6-40 26:53 33:07 4 of 11 5 of 13 1 of 1 1 of 3 3-7 3-3 0-0 1-6

RUSHING: Temple - Gardner 11-52; Ritrovato 12-35; Raynor 3-25; Russo 5-9; Wright 1-1; Centeio 1-(-2); TEAM 1-(-11). Navy - N.Smith 18-108; Lewis 12-56; Perry 12-48; Gargiulo 7-35; Fells 1-12; Walker 1-5; King-El 1-4; Maloy 1-2. PASSING: Temple - Russo 23-31-1-300; Centeio 0-1-00. Navy - Lewis 3-11-0-14. RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 8-147; R.Jones 3-28; Mack 3-18; Wright 3-17; Gardner 2-58; Yancy 1-11; Myarick 1-7; Yeboah 1-7; Ritrovato 1-7. Navy - Maloy 2-0; T.Jackson 1-14.

GAME NOTES >WR Ventell Bryant has caught a pass in 42 straight games. He is tied for the longest active streak in the FBS.

INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. Navy - Ryan 1-0.

>Redshirt sophomore RB Tyliek Raynor scored his first career touchdown.

SACKS: Temple - None. Navy - Cromartie 1.0.

FUMBLES: Temple - Wright 2-1; Team 1-0. Navy - Perry 1-0; Walker 1-1.

>Temple has allowed less than 20 points in five of seven games this season. >Temple has a takeaway in every game except a 49-6 win against ECU. Scoring Summary 2nd 14:55 B.Moehring 24 FG, 17-71 10:01 11:31 T.Raynor 15 run (W.Mobley kick), 9-77 3:24 5:45 G.Lewis 1 run (B.Moehring kick), 11-75 5:46 3rd 13:13 N.Smith 12 run (B.Moehring kick), 4-75 1:47 10:47 W.Mobley 31 FG, 6-29 2:26 5:53 R.Ritrovato 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 8-65 2:52 4th 9:14 A.Russo 62 pass to V.Bryant (W.Mobley kick), 1-62 0:10

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TU-Navy 0-3 7-3 7-10 7-17 10-17 17-17 24-17

TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Franklin 7-3; Bradley 4-4; Dogbe 4-4; Randall 6-1; Booth-Lloyd 1-4; Roche 2-2; Russell 2-2; Graham-Mobley 1-2; Levine 2-0; J.Thomas 2-0; Kelly 1-1; Mesday 1-1; R.Williams 1-1; Walls 0-2; Dioubate 1-0; Archibong 1-0; R.Jones 1-0; Ya-Sin 1-0; T.Jones 0-1; K.Brown 0-1; Mason 0-1. Navy - Sullivan 7-5; Heflin 8-3; S.Williams 4-3; Ryan 5-0; Cromartie 3-2; Kinley 1-4; Nash 3-1; Pittman 3-1; Fochtman 2-2; Farrar 3-0; Springer 2-1; Brannan 1-1; Polu 0-2; Heyward 1-0; J.Smith 1-0; Edwards 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 24, #20 Cincinnati 17 Saturday, October 20, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

Cincinnati (6-1) 7 3 Temple (5-3) 10 0

TEMPLE WIN OVERTIME THRILLER VS. PREVIOUSLY UNDEFEATED AND #20 CINCINNATI PHILADELPHIA – The Temple Owls came back in the final minute of play to force overtime and take down #20 Cincinnati, 24-17, in front of a Homecoming crowd of 33,026 fans at Lincoln Financial Field. This was Temple’s first win against an AP Top 25 team since defeating #19 Navy in the 2016 Conference championship game. It was the first time Temple has won in overtime since October 12, 2013.

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endzone on a 16-yard pass from QB Anthony Russo to WR Randle Jones. Jones was able to corral the ball while making a diving play and tapping his right toe in bounds of the score.

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CLASS OF ‘96

HALL OF FAME 2018

HENRY BURRIS

>Cincinnati then capitalized on a Russo interception and started with the ball inside the Temple 40 yard-line with 6:17 left to play in the first quarter. The Bearcats’ RB Michael Warren rushed the ball three times, the third being a 24-yard run for a touchdown.

Quarterback

One of the greatest quarterbacks in Temple Football history, Henry Burris (1993-96) set 20 Temple records during his four-year career and still owns the Owls’ single game marks for passing yards (445) and total offense (502), both set at Pitt in 1996. Upon graduation, Burris headed north where he embarked on a record-setting career in the Canadian Football League. A two-time CFL Most Valuable Player (2010, 2015), Burris led his teams to three Grey Cup Championships (1998, 2008, 2015), earning Grey Cup MVP honors in 2008 and 2015. He ended his CFL career ranked third all-time with 63,227 passing yards, 7,426 attempts and 374 touchdowns while placing fourth with 4,638 completions. He also was a member of the NFL’s Green Bay Packers (2001) and Chicago Bears (2002).

The contest was a defensive battle throughout and featured six turnovers. The Owls had great field position to start the game and jumped out to a 10-0 lead, but up until the final quarter the offense was nowhere to be found. Late game heroics from QB Anthony Russo and the offense led to a seven-play, 75-yard drive in just 1:48 to tie the game at 17-17. After marching down the field as the clock ticked toward 0:00, Russo hit WR Branden Mack for a wide open 20-yard touchdown to force overtime. Cincinnati won the toss in overtime and elected to play defense first. The Owls made them pay, scoring on just the third play, a 25-yard throw from Russo to WR Isaiah Wright to make it 24-17 Temple. Russo threw for 237 total yards, 172 of which came in the fourth quarter and overtime. The Owl defense held strong and a botched snap on second down forced Cincinnati to air it out on third-and-36, resulting in a game-sealing interception by LB Shaun Bradley. All afternoon the Owl defense applied pressure up the middle to deny runs inside and get to the quarterback. The stingy Owl defense only allowed 111 yards passing and sacked the quarterback four times. It became a battle of flipped fields as both teams forced one another to punt eight times. How it Happened >The Owls forced a turnover on their first defensive series. DT Michael Dogbe burst through the middle of the line and chased down the Bearcats’ QB to force a strip sack deep in Cincinnati territory. The ball was recovered by DE Jimmy Hogan at the Cincinnati 11-yard line. The Bearcats would hold the Owls to a field goal. >On the following play, FB Rob Ritrovato forced a fumble on the kick return that was recovered by NKL Sam Franklin on the Cincinnati 16 yard-line. The Owls set themselves up with prime field position because of their ability to take the ball away from Cincinnati. Theys capitalized on their prime field position by getting into the

>The Bearcats scored again y forcing the Owls to punt. After starting on the Temple 44 yard-line, Cincinnati kicker, Cole Smith, hit a 44-yard field goal. >Cincinnati missed field goal attempts on their next three possessions, proving to be detrimental late in the game. >Russo and the offense put Alumni Association together multiple drives in the fourth quarter, but two in a row ended in interceptions. The Owls’ defense would hold strong in the fourth, giving the offense one more chance with 2:37 left in the game and 75 yards to go for a game-tying score. Russo arched the team down the field before finding Mack on a delayed route up the right sideline for the game-tying score. The momentum stayed with the Owls heading into overtime when on the third play, Russo connected with Wright for the game winning score. ®

>After Cincinnati botched a snap on second down, the Bearcats were staring at a third-and-36 with game on the line. Forced to throw it long, LB Shaun Bradley was able to intercept the lofty pass and solidify the victory for Temple. Scoring Summary 1st 10:27 W.Mobley 28 FG, 4--7 1:15 9:03 A.Russo 16 pass to R.Jones (W.Mobley kick), 3-16 1:17 4:52 M.Warren 24 run (C.Smith kick), 4-41 1:25 2nd 9:31 C.Smith 44 FG, 7-18 3:34 3rd 6:09 C.McClelland 42 run (C.Smith kick), 9-75 3:41 4th 0:49 Russo 20 pass to B.Mack (W.Mobley kick), 7-75 1:48 OT A.Russo 25 pass to I.Wright (W.Mobley kick), 3-25 0:00

TU-UC 3-0 10-0 10-7 10-10 10-17 17-17 24-17

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Attendance: 33,026 Kickoff time: 12:03 pm Temperature: 60 End of Game: 3:34 pm Wind: WSW 4mph Total elapsed time: 3:31 Weather: Mostly Cloudy Officials: Referee: Stuart Mullins; Umpire: Mark Shupe; Linesman: Steve Clein; Line judge: Jim Slayton; Back judge: James Downey; Field judge: Alonzo Ramsey; Side judge: Kevin Violette; 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

UC TEM 20 16 47-200 30-80 111 237 34-14-1 42-20-3 81-311 72-317 0-0 1-2 3-29 2-2 2-21 2-22 3-3 1-16 6-52.3 8-45.9 3-2 0-0 7-65 6-60 31:19 28:41 7 of 19 4 of 17 0 of 1 0 of 1 0-2 3-4 0-0 3-28

RUSHING: Cincinnati - Warren 25-132; McClelland 4-70; Ridder 16-9; Forrest 1-0; Team 1-(-11). Temple Gardner 15-56; Ritrovato 7-14; Russo 1-9; Centeio 1-4; Wright 3-1; Bradley 2-(-1); V.Bryant 1-(-3). PASSING: Cincinnati - Ridder 14-33-1-111; Team 0-1-0-0. Temple - Russo 20-41-3-237; Centeio 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: Cincinnati - Labelle 3-27; Deguara 3-25; Medaris 2-15; Warren 2-1; Geddis 1-15; J.Jackson 1-15; Lewis 1-7; Cloud 1-6. Temple - R.Jones 5-67; Wright 5-54; Mack 4-41; V.Bryant 2-52; Gardner 2-1; Ryan 1-15; Ritrovato 1-7. INTERCEPTIONS: Cincinnati - C.Bryant 2-0; Gilbert 1-3. Temple - Bradley 1-16. FUMBLES: Cincinnati - Wiggins 1-1; TEAM 1-0; Ridder 1-1. Temple - None. SACKS: Cincinnati - None. Temple - Dogbe 155; Graham-Mobley 1.0; Mesday 1.0; Archibong 0.5. TACKLES (UA-A): Cincinnati - Wiggins 8-2; Young 4-5; Clements 3-5; Jeffries 4-1; Fitz 3-2; Bryant 4-0; Broughton 3-1; Wright 2-2; Forrest 2-2; Copeland 1-2; Brooks 2-0; White 1-0; Tucky 1-0; Gilbert 1-0; Dublanko 1-0; M.Smith 1-0. Temple - Randall 6-3; Russell 4-3; Graham-Mobley 5-1; Franklin 3-2; R.Williams 3-2; Kwenkeu 2-3; Ya-Sin 4-0; Dogbe 2-2; Roche 2-2; Walls 2-1; Levine 2-1; Dioubate 1-2; Bradley 1-2; Archibong 0-3; Maijeh 2-0; Mesday 2-0; J.Thomas 2-0; T.Jones 1-0; Ritrovato 1-0; Mason 1-0; K.Brown 1-0; Hogan 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES #9 UCF 52, Temple 40 Thursday, November 1, 2018 Spectrum Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Temple (5-4) UCF (8-0)

OWLS AND KNIGHTS GO TOE-TO-TOE IN SLUGFEST FOR EAST DIVISION LEAD ORLANDO - In front of 41,153 fans at Spectrum Stadium the Temple Owls lost a shootout to the #9 UCF Knights 52-40 in the highest scoring matchup of the season. Temple is now 5-4 (4-1 AAC). The offensive showdown featured back-and-forth scoring from QB Anthony Russo and UCF QB McKenzie Milton. Russo threw for four touchdowns and rushed for another. The team’s combined for 1,300 total yards, with Temple setting a school single-game record of 670. Temple outscored UCF 34-28 in the first two quarters, but a slower start to the second half and few costly penalties left the Owls empty handed. How It Happened >Both the Owls and Knights came out gunning in the first half scoring a combined 62 points as Temple went into halftime up 34-28. The Owls scored first on their first drive of the game on a 41-yard field goal from kicker Will Mobley. UCF attempted to counter with a field goal of their own in the next drive, but DT Dan Archibong blocked the kick giving the Owls the ball back while retaining the lead. >UCF forced a three-and-out that led to a touchdown to give UCF the lead 7-3. Temple took the lead back, 10-7, on an 18-yard touchdown pass from QB Anthony Russo to WR Branden Mack. On the ensuing drive, UCF scored to retake the lead 14-10. UCF fired back with another touchdown to cut the lead to 14-10. Three plays later, Russo hit WR Randle Jones for a 70-yard touchdown. It was Jones’ fourth touchdown of the season and third for over 30-yards. >The Owls forced the Knights’ first punt of the game and capitalized by driving all the way into field goal territory. A running into the kicker penalty by UCF forced a first down and the Owls drove down inside the five yard-line. The Owls set up for a field goal again but instead ran a fake and Russo scampered into the endzone to push the Temple lead to 24-14. Milton and the UCF offense countered and took the ball 75 yards and scored on fourth down on a QB keeper by Milton to make it 24-21 Owls. >The Owls answered with a 55-yard drive that resulted in a 27-yard field goal by Mobley to push the score to 27-21 Temple. Both teams traded punts before UCF scored on a 10-play 73-yard drive to give UCF the lead 28-27 with 1:43 left in the first half. The Owl offense was able to string together a six-play 64-yard drive capped off by a 15-yard touchdown pass from Russo to WR Ventell Bryant. Temple took a 34-28 lead into the second half.

UCF scored twice in the third quarter to take their largest lead of the game 42-34. >Temple struck first in the fourth quarter with an interception by SAF Delvon Randall that gave Temple the ball back with 13:41 left to play in the fourth quarter. Russo-and-company drove down the field 67-yards on eight plays led in part by tough runs by Russo and RB Ryquell Armstead. The drive was finished off by Bryant on an eight-yard touchdown catch. The Owls attempted a two-point conversion to tie the game but RB Jager Gardner was stopped short on the one yard line, UCF held the lead 42-40 with 9:44 left in the game. >UCF put together another quick scoring drive to push the score to 49-40 with 8:16 left in the fourth quarter. The Owls attempted to make a comeback only down nine. Temple got all the way to the UCF 30 yard-line but couldn’t convert on a fourth down and score. UCF would add a field goal and the game would end 52-40. Scoring Summary 1st 12:45 W.Mobley 41 FG, 7-44 2:15 8:54 M.Milton 19 pass to D.Snelson (M.Wright kick), 4-86 0:55 6:10 A.Russo 18 pass to B.Mack (W.Mobley kick), 7-75 2:44 4:12 M.Milton 9 pass to M.Colubiale (M.Wright kick), 10-70 1:58 2:52 A.Russo 70 pass to R.Jones (W.Mobley kick), 3-82 1:20 2nd 13:52 A.Russo 5 run (W.Mobley kick), 11-79 2:57 11:22 M.Milton 1 run (M.Wright kick), 7-75 2:30 6:12 W.Mobley 27 FG, 14-55 5:10 1:43 T.McGowan 1 run (M.Wright kick), 10-73 2:06 0:18 A.Russo 15 pass to V.Bryant (W.Mobley kick), 6-64 1:25 3rd 14:10 G.McCrae 32 run (M.Wright kick), 4-66 0:50 3:52 M.Milton 19 pass to M.Colubiale (M.Wright kick), 7-88 1:58 4th 9:44 A.Russo 8 pass to V.Bryant (A.Russo pass failed), 8-67 3:57 8:16 T.McGowan 10 run (M.Wright kick), 6-75 1:28 1:36 M.Wright 32 FG, 7-55 3:21

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Attendance: 41,153 Kickoff time: 7:31 pm Temperature: 77 End of Game: 11:24 pm Wind: SSE 5mph Total elapsed time: 3:53 Weather: Clear Officials: Referee: Charles Lamerti; Umpire: Michael Prowell; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Stephen Ray; Back judge: Mike Griffith; Field judge: Rick Santilli; 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

TEM UCF 35 35 46-226 43-318 444 312 52-31-2 33-17-1 98-670 76-630 0-0 0-0 1-2 1-2 6-73 5-104 1-0 2-10 3-47.7 3-48.3 0-0 0-0 14-149 8-50 38:08 21:52 4 of 16 1 of 8 3 of 5 1 of 1 5-7 7-7 0-0 3-21

RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 27-142; Russo 12-46; V.Bryant 1-16; Ritrovato 3-16; Gardner 2-5; Wright 1-1. UCF - McCrae 16-188; McGowan 6-56; Killins 9-34; Milton 7-19; Anderson 2-12; M.Williams 1-11; Hill 1-0; Team 1-(-2). PASSING: Temple - Russo 31-52-2-444. UCF - Milton 17-33-1-312. RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 7-109; Mack 5-65; Wright 5-40; Yancy 4-55; R.Jones 2-94; Yeboah 2-31; Myarick 2-30; Gardner 1-9; Ryan 1-6; Armstead 1-3; Ritrovato 1-2. UCF - Nixon 4-39; Killins 3-55; Snelson 3-46; G.Davis 2-63; Colubiale 2-28; M.Williams 2-24; Anderson 1-57. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Randall 1-0. UCF - Grant 1-10; Clarke 1-0. FUMBLES: Temple - None. UCF - None. SACKS: Temple - None. UCF - Hill 2.0; T.Davis 1.0.

24-14 24-21 27-21 27-28 34-28 34-35 34-42 40-42 40-49 40-52

TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Russell 3-5; Kwenkeu 4-2; Randall 5-0; Bradley 4-1; Franklin 4-0; Walls 3-1; Dogbe 2-2; Roche 1-3; Graham-Mobley 3-0; Levine 2-1; Dioubate 2-1; Mesday 2-1; J.Thomas 2-0; Ya-Sin 2-0; Crump 2-0; R.Jones 1-0; Archibong 1-0; Hogan 1-0; Kelly 0-1. UCF - Gibson 10-4; Evans 4-4; Grant 3-4; Wooten 3-3; Jasinski 3-3; T.Davis 3-2; Connors 2-3; Causey 4-0; K.Johnson 3-0; Hill 3-0; A.Robinson 3-0; Mitchell 2-1; Clarke 2-1; Collier 2-0; Moore 2-0; Cochran 2-0; Harris 2-0; Powell 1-1; Gilyard 1-0; Lewis 1-0; Luyanda 0-1; K.Davis 0-1; Charlton 0-1; Hayes 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 59, Houston 49 Saturday, November 10, 2018 TDECU Stadium, Houston, Texas OWLS RIDE ARMSTEAD TO SIX TDS IN TEXAS SHOOTOUT HOUSTON - In front of 30,862 at TDECU Stadium in the Lone Star State, the Temple Owls beat the Houston Cougars 59-49 in the cross-divisional matchup that featured a lot of scoring. The Owls are now 6-4 and 4-1 in the American Athletic Conference and are officially bowl eligible for the fifth consecutive year. Temple got out to a quick lead and never trailed in the contest. RB Ryquell Armstead had a career game, rushing 30 times for 210 yards and a career high six touchdowns. Armstead has run for four or more touchdowns twice this season, the first Owl to accomplish this feat. It was also his fifth 100-yard rushing game of the season. His six rushing touchdowns is second on the Temple single game list behind Montel Harris’ seven rushing TDs against Army in 2012. The Owls had 200-yards passing and 200-yards rushing combined in consecutive games for the first time in program history. The Owls also had the highest combined point total since beating SMU 59-49 in 2013. Senior WR Ventell Bryant is now the all-time leading receiver in Temple history with 2,319 yards, surpassing Willie Marshall’s 2,272-yards. How It Happened >The Owls were firing on all cylinders and came out hot in the first quarter. The Owls started on defense and forced the Cougars to punt in their first offensive series. The punt was blocked by CB Ty Mason and recovered by WR Branden Mack deep in Houston territory at the Cougar eight yard-line. Armstead scored on his second rush of the day from five yards out to give Temple an early 7-0 lead. >On the next Houston drive, the Owls recovered a fumble and took the ball 66 yards on 12 plays to go up 14-0 with 8:34 left in the first quarter. The drive was kept alive on a fourth-and-five from the Houston 35 yard-line. The Owls ran a fake punt pass executed on an eight yard pass from QB Todd Centeio to WR Freddie Johnson. Armstead finished the drive off with a four-yard touchdown, his second of the day. >The Cougars put one score on the board and the first quarter ended 14-7 Temple. >Temple received the ball to start the second half and wasted no time scoring again. The Owls took 12 plays to go 70-yards in just 4:53 and finished the drive off with an eight-yard touchdown by Rob Ritrovato to push the score to 21-7 Temple. >Houston answered on the next drive to make it 21-14 with 10:12 left to play in the second quarter. The Owls took a 28-14 lead into halftime after the third Armstead touchdown, this one from two yards out. >Armstead’s onslaught continued in the second half as

Temple (6-4) Houston (7-3)

he scored his longest touchdown of the game, a 33-yard rush on the third play of the half, which brought the score to 35-14 Temple. >Houston scored backto-back touchdowns and brought it to a one score game, 35-28 Temple. The Owls answered by taking the ball down to the one yard-line and giving it to DT Freddie Booth-Lloyd for a touchdown, his third rushing touchdown of the season to make it 42-28 Temple. >Armstead added his sixth and final touchdown from six yards out at the start of the fourth quarter to make the score 56-35. >Houston would score twice more in hopes of a comeback, but Temple would bleed the clock and eventually a field goal by Will Mobley would push the lead to 59-49 Temple with 1:41 left to play in the game. The Owls’ defense would hold strong in the final drive, denying the chance for a Cougar comeback. An interception by SAF Delvon Randall sealed the game and the win. Scoring Summary 1st 13:50 R.Armstead 5 run (W.Mobley kick), 2-8 0:31 8:34 R.Armstead 4 run (W.Mobley kick), 12-66 4:00 2:52 D.King 2 pass to R.Singleton D.Witherspoon kick), 15-75 5:42 2nd 12:59 R.Ritrovato 8 run (W.Mobley kick), 12-70 4:53 10:12 P.Carr 7 run (D.Witherspoon kick), 10-75 2:47 2:24 R.Armstead 2 yd run (W.Mobley kick), 10-85 4:46 3rd 14:15 R.Armstead 33 yd run (W.Mobley kick), 2-56 0:45 12:27 D.King 14 pass to R.Brooker D.Witherspoon kick), 6-70 1:55 10:52 D.King 2 run (D.Witherspoon kick), 4-13 1:28 8:39 F.Booth-Lloyd 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 5-74 2:13 6:12 R.Armstead 4 yd run (W.Mobley kick), 5-26 1:40 5:25 D.King 17 pass to B.Smith (D.Witherspoon kick), 4-59 0:47 4th 10:22 R.Armstead 6 yd run (W.Mobley kick), 9-80 4:02 8:31 D.King 30 pass to B.Smith (D.Witherspoon kick), 7-84 1:51 6:18 D.King 12 pass to B.Smith (D.Witherspoon kick), 8-52 2:13 1:41 W.Mobley 40 FG, 9-37 4:37

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Attendance: 41,153 Kickoff time: 6:02 pm Temperature: 48 End of Game: 9:53 pm Wind: NNE 9mph Total elapsed time: 3:51 Weather: Cloudy & Cool Officials: Referee: Adam Savoie; Umpire: William Thomas; Linesman: Dan Harrington; Line judge: Peter Beratta; Back judge: Victor Firth; Field judge: Mark Windham; 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 HOU 28 31 58-312 44-205 225 322 23-15-0 47-28-1 81-537 91-527 0-0 0-0 1-20 2-16 6-126 3-53 1-0 0-0 4-41.8 5-35.2 1-1 2-2 15-114 12-90 34:23 25:37 6 of 13 7 of 16 1 of 1 2 of 3 8-8 6-6 3-27 2-8

RUSHING: Temple - Armstead 30-210; Ritrovato 1491; Wright 2-8; Raynor 3-7; Booth-Lloyd 1-1; Russo 5-0; Team 3-(-5). Houston - King 19-125; Carr 15-44; B.Smith 4-20; Justice 3-18; C.Smith 2-7; Stevenson 1-(-9). PASSING: Temple - Russo 14-22-0-217; Centeio 1-1-08. Houston - King 28-46-1-322; B.Smith 0-1-0-0.

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RECEIVING: Temple - V.Bryant 7-61; Mack 2-72; Yeboah 2-27; Wright 1-53; F.Johnson 1-8; R.Jones 1-6; Myarick 1-(-2). Houston - B.Smith 7-117; Stevenson 7-31; Corbin 6-72; Singleton 3-64; Brooker 2-24; Homan 1-8; Singleton 1-5; Justice 1-1.

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INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Randall 1-0. Houston None.

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FUMBLES: Temple - F.Johnson 1-1. Houston - D.King 2-2. SACKS: Temple - Mesday 1.0; Dogbe 1.0; Team 1.0. Houston - A.Robinson 1.0; Young 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Bradley 8-2; Dogbe 5-2; Franklin 4-2; Randall 4-2; Levine 2-4; T.Jones 5-0; R.Williams 4-0; Crump 4-0; Graham-Mobley 4-0; YaSin 3-0; Roche 2-1; Braswell 1-1; K.Brown 1-1; Dioubate 0-2; Mesday 1-0; Bruton 1-0; R.Jones 1-0; Russell 1-0; Cruz 1-0; Archibong 0-1. Houston - Anderson 8-4; R.Brown 4-5; Spreewell 6-2; I.Johnson 6-2; Robinson 5-3; Young 3-2; Godfrey 0-5; Egbule 2-2; Myres 1-2; Vaughan 0-3; Gooden 2-0; Stuard 2-0; Turner 2-0; Watkins 1-1; Hall 1-1; Kirven 1-0; Owens 1-0; Lewis 0-1; Fleming 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 27, USF 17 Saturday, November 17, 2018 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.

USF (7-3) Temple (6-4)

OWLS BULLRUSH USF WITH 27 SECOND HALF POINTS TO ERASE 17-POINT HALFTIME DEFICIT PHILADELPHIA – In front of 29,029 fans at Lincoln Financial Field, the Temple Owls overcame a 17-0 halftime deficit to shock the USF Bulls 27-17 on Senior Day. Temple moves to 7-4 (6-1 in the AAC) heading into the final week of the regular season. Nine of 19 players that walked on Senior Day started the game for Temple. The last time Temple had a comeback of 17-points or more was in 2007 against Akron. The Owls were down 20-3 after three quarters in that contest, and scored 21 unanswered points to win the game 24-20. The Owls defense and special teams paved the way to victory in the second half. Temple forced five turnovers and scored 20 points in those key areas to propel them to the win. How it Happened >Temple couldn’t seem to get the offense clicking in the first half and the defense played well, but not up to full potential. The full force of the defense and special teams wouldn’t come out until the second half. >The Owls forced USF to punt four times, but Temple had to punt five times in the first 30 minutes of play. USF scored its first TD on its first drive. The Bulls scored again on a 35-yard field goal to go up 10-0 right at the start of the second quarter. They scored once more before the half ended on a one-yard TD. >After forcing USF to punt on its first drive of the second half, Temple drove 69 yards on 10 plays for its first score. After multiple tries from the one-yard line, RB Ryquell Armstead trucked his way into the endzone to make it 17-7. >On the second play of the following drive, SAF Delvon Randall grabbed his third interception of the season on a one-handed jump ball on Temple’s 33 yard-line. The first play of Temple’s ensuing drive USF countered with a pick of its own. USF then fumbled the ball on a handoff with DE Quincy Roche recovering to give the Owls the ball back on their own 40 yard-line. After the ping-ponging of turnovers, Temple drove the ball 43 yards on eight plays and Will Mobley connected on a 33-yard FG. >The Owls forced the Bulls to punt on their next possession. QB Anthony Russo then hit WR Brodrick Yancy with a 28-yard pass to end the quarter. Russo completed two more passes for 18 and 12 yards, respectively, to get the Owls into the red zone. The drive set up Mobley for a 36-yard field goal.

>Temple forced a quick three-and-out on USF’s following drive and forced the Bulls to punt. WR Isaiah Wright fielded the punt, started to go right and then cut back hard left with a host of blockers ahead. Wright was able to get to the corner and up the sideline for a 73-yard TD. >On the ensuing kickoff, Mobley kicked the ball directly at a USF player in front of him on the 50-yard line, the ball bounced off the Bull and NKL DaeSean Winston recovered the pegged onside kick to give Temple the ball on its own 47-yard line. Although the Owls couldn’t capitalize on the onside kick, the momentum was fully on Temple’s side. >The Owls defense held strong and forced the Bulls to punt again with 5:15 left to play. Temple would then begin to gain ground and bleed the clock. Russo hit Ventell Bryant for a 27-yard pass play to get the ball across midfield. Russo and Armstead then ran the ball as the clock ticked. Temple got all the way down to the USF 31 yard-line and elected to punt on the short field in order to pin the Bulls. >USF set up on their own 10-yard line to begin its drive with 1:44 left. On the first play, DE Dana Levine flew around the edge to get to USF QB Blake Barnett for a strip sack. The ball was on the ground and bobbled and rolled into the endzone before LB Chapelle Russell scooped it up for the game sealing score. The Owls strengthened their lead to 27-17, with 1:33 left. >The game would end on the next drive after a mis-run route led to an easy interception for CB Linwood Crump. Scoring Summary 1st 11:52 J.Cronkrite 3 run (C.Weiss kick), 6-60 2:07 2nd 14:50 C.Weiss 35 FG, 8-19 2:52 2:27 J.Cronkrite 1 run (C.Weiss kick), 12-83 4:21 3rd 9:41 R.Armstead 1 run (W.Mobley kick), 10-69 3:46 3:59 W.Mobley 33 FG, 8-43 3:04 4th 11:44 W.Mobley 36 FG, 9-61 3:21 10:05 I.Wright 73 punt return (W.Mobley kick) 1:37 C.Russell fumble recovery in EZ (W.Mobley kick)

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Attendance: 29,029 Kickoff time: 12:01 pm Temperature: 42 End of Game: 3:09 pm Wind: WNW 14mph Total elapsed time: 3:08 Weather: Cloudy Officials: Referee: J. Magallanes; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back judge: James Downey; Field judge: Rick Santilli; Side judge: Matt Waldron; 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

USF TEM 15 18 48-184 40-73 82 264 23-14-2 35-20-1 71-266 75-337 0-0 0-0 1--1 3-67 5-56 1-47 1-27 2-0 7-36.7 6-32.8 3-3 2-1 7-55 7-61 29:41 30:19 6 of 16 5 of 17 1 of 2 1 of 3 3-3 3-4 2-7 2-12

RUSHING: USF - Cronkrite 17-83; Ford 14-58; Bell 9-33; Barnett 8-10. Temple - Armstead 26-64; Ritrovato 3-8; Russo 9-3; V.Bryant 1-(-1); Team 1-(-1). PASSING: USF - Barnett 14-23-2-82. Temple - Russo 20-34-1-264; Centeio 0-1-0-0. RECEIVING: USF - Bronson 4-25; McCants 3-32; Mathis 3-15; Phillips 2-3; St.Felix 1-6; Bell 1-1. Temple - V.Bryant 4-76; Mack 3-41; Armstead 2-24; Myarick 2-21; T.Williams 2-19; Yeboah 2-15; Yancy 1-28; Ryan 1-22; R.Jones 1-15; Wright 1-3; Archibong 1-0. INTERCEPTIONS: USF - Hoggins 1-27. Temple - Crump 1-0; Randall 1-0. FUMBLES: USF - Barnett 1-1; Farrar 1-1; Ford 1-1. Temple - Russo 1-0; Wright 1-1. SACKS: USF - Livingstone 1.0; Yates 1.0. Temple Levine 1.0; Roche 1.0. TACKLES (UA-A): USF - McGee 11-0; Thomas 6-1; Hoggins 6-1; Roberts 5-1; Reaves 5-1; V.Jackson 4-0; Wilkens 4-0; Boyce 4-0; Black 3-0; Livingstone 1-2; Kegler 1-2; Yates 2-0; Hampton 2-0; Davis 1-0. Temple - Roche 8-1; Dogbe 6-2; J.Thomas 6-1; Randall 5-1; Bruton 4-1; Mesday 4-0; Russell 4-0; Bradley 3-1; Walls 3-0; Levine 2-1; T.Jones 2-1; Winston 2-0; Graham-Mobley 2-0; Franklin 2-0; R.Jones 1-0; Ya-Sin 1-0; Ryan 1-0; Reid 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Hogan 0-1.

2018 GAME SUMMARIES Temple 57, UConn 7 Saturday, November 24, 2018 Rentschler Field, East Hartford, Conn. TEMPLE SOARS TO 50-POINT VICTORY IN REGULAR SEASON FINALE EAST HARTFORD, Conn. - EAST HARTFORD, Conn.- In front of 18,203 fans at Pratt and Whitney Stadium, the Temple Owls beat the UConn Huskies 57-7 in the final regular season game of the season. The Owls end their regular season 8-4 and 7-1 in the American Athletic Conference. Temple’s 7-1 conference record is its best since 2016. The Owls dominated every facet of the game and scored 50 unanswered points after both teams traded touchdowns to begin the game. Temple scored a season-high 40 points in the first half despite only running 26 total plays. The Owls capitalized on stellar field position throughout the game and scored on all seven of their redzone possessions. The Owls forced four turnovers in the game, which helped set up the excellent field position. Temple scored in all three phases of the game for the third time this season and the second game in a row. The Owls’ stingy defense allowed 213 total yards and the offense amassed 516 yards, 223 in the air and 293 on the ground. Temple only ran 52 plays compared to the Huskies’ 81. Nine different Owls rushed the ball and nine TU players caught a pass. This game marked the highest point differential this season in an American Athletic Conference Game. It is also the third highest point differential ever in an American Athletic Conference Game. This was also the highest point differential against an FBS school in Temple Football history. How it Happened >The Owls started the game and struck first in the contest. Temple drove down the field on the first drive and scored, and didn’t look back from there. QB Todd Centeio pitched the ball to WR Isaiah Wright who ran it in for an 18-yard touchdown. >Temple wouldn’t allow another scoring play for UConn the rest of the half. Meanwhile the Owls scored 31 unanswered before the half ended. Following the UConn score, Wright received the kickoff from the one-yard line and returned it 99-yards untouched for a touchdown. >After forcing the Huskies to turn the ball over on downs, the Owls drove 92 yards on six plays to score another touchdown. A three-yard run by Centeio stretched the lead to 20-7. >The Owls and Huskies traded interceptions on the next two drives and Temple would take over on the UConn 36 yardline after an interception by LB Todd Jones. With prime field position the Owls would capitalize on the turnover and score on a five-yard touchdown reception by TE Chris Myarick from Centeio.

first play of the next drive and took over on the UConn four yardline. The Owls turned the excellent field position into an 18-yard field goal by kicker Will Mobley. >The Owls forced a third turnover in a row on the ensuing UConn drive. After inside pressure forced the UConn QB to flush the pocket, CB Christian Braswell picked off a lofted pass and returned it eight yards for a touchdown. >With 50 seconds left in the half, QB Frank Nutile and the offense drove down the field 54-yards and set Mobley up for an 18-yard field goal to extend the lead to 40-7. >The onslaught continued in the second half on Temple’s first possession. RB Jager Gardner took a 26-yard rush up the middle of the defense to the house to make it 47-7 in favor of the Owls. SAF Benny Walls also had an interception in the third that took some offensive momentum away from the Huskies. >In the Owls first possession of the fourth quarter, the Owls platooned rushing between Centeio, RB Jonny Forrest, and WR Travon Williams. The Owls drove 70-yards and Williams finished off the drive with a 10-yard touchdown run.

>Temple recovered an errant snap by UConn on the

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Attendance: 18,203 Kickoff time: 3:32 pm Temperature: 41 End of Game: 6:34 pm Wind: ENE 10mph Total elapsed time: 3:02 Weather: Cloudy & Gray Officials: Referee: Riley Johnson; Umpire: Bill Lamkin; Linesman: Todd Riddick; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; Back judge: Eric Hartman; Field judge: James Reif; Side judge: Ken Bushey; 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

TEM CT 18 20 36-293 55-113 223 100 16-12-1 26-14-3 52-516 81-213 0-0 0-0 2--1 0-0 2-122 6-108 3-30 1-0 2-39.0 6-44.8 2-0 4-1 4-50 1-15 21:47 38:13 4 of 8 10 of 19 0 of 0 1 of 3 7-7 1-1 4-26 0-0

RUSHING: Temple - J.Jennings 4-60; Gardner 6-57; Armstead 5-56; Ritrovato 4-44; Centeio 6-32; Forrest 5-24; Wright 1-18; T.Williams 2-17; Nutile 1-4; Team 2-(19). UConn - Mensah 24-94; Pindell 17-24; Black 1020; Krajewski 2-0; Team 2-(-25). PASSING: Temple - Nutile 9-12-1-184; Centeio 3-3-039; Team 0-1-0-0. UConn - Pindell 12-23-3-89; Krajewski 2-3-0-11. RECEIVING: Temple - Mack 2-62; Ritrovato 2-17; Myarick 2-9; R.Jones 1-63; T.Williams 1-29; V.Bryant 1-18; F.Johnson 1-17; Forrest 1-5; Armstead 1-3. UConn - Mayala 3-32; Mensah 3-16; Dixon 3-14; Black 2-16; Davis 2-15; Burnett 1-7.

Notes >The Owls scored in all three phases of the game for the third time this season. Scoring Summary 1st 13:00 I.Wright 18 run (W.Mobley kick), 6-71 2:00 7:06 D.Pindell 4 pass to K.Dixon (M.Tarbutt kick), 15-75 5:54 6:53 I.Wright 99 kickoff return (Team rush fumbled) 2nd 14:24 T.Centeio 3 run (W.Mobley kick), 6-92 2:16 5:19 T.Centeio 5 pass to C.Myarick (W.Mobley kick), 2-36 0:24 3:57 W.Mobley 18 FG, 4-3 1:14 2:38 C.Braswell 8 INT return (W.Mobley kick) 0:00 W.Mobley 18 FG, 7-53 0:50 3rd 10:20 J.Gardner 26 run (W.Mobleyl kick), 5-87 1:47 4th 8:09 T.Williams 10 run (W.Mobley kick), 6-70 2:41 3:35 W.Mobley 27 FG, 6-47 3:12

Temple (8-4) UConn (1-11)

INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - T.Jones 1-22; Braswell 1-8; Walls 1-0. UConn - O.Robinson 1-0. TU-CT 7-0 7-7 13-7 20-7 27-7 30-7 37-7 40-7 47-7 54-7 57-7

FUMBLES: Temple - Lerch 1-0; Team 1-0. UConn Team 2-1; Moncion 1-0; Mensah 1-0. SACKS: Temple - Graham-Mobley 1.0; Mesday 1.0; J.Thomas 1.0; Russell 0.5; Levine 0.5. UConn - None. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Randall 7-4; Levine 3-6; Mesday 3-5; Graham-Mobley 6-1; T.Jones 4-3; Russell 3-3; Dogbe 0-6; Hogan 1-4; Walls 2-2; Braswell 1-2; Kwenkeu 1-1; Booth-Lloyd 1-1; J.Thomas 1-1; Dioubate 1-1; Franklin 0-2; Bruton 0-2; K.Brown 0-2; Ya-Sin 0-2; Archibong 0-2; F.Johnson 1-0; Ebiketie 1-0; Crump 1-0; Reid 0-1; Isaacs 0-1; Roche 0-1; Mason 0-1; Maijeh 0-1; DeCaesar 0-1; Ritrovato 0-1; Tyler 0-1. UConn - O.Robinson 4-4; Sterling 3-5; Coyle 5-2; Fortt 3-4; Terry 3-1; Hahn 1-3; C.Thomas 0-4; Pace1-2; King 2-0; Swenson 1-1; Murphy 0-2; Uguak 0-2; Gilmartin 1-0; Carroll 1-0; Beavers 1-0; Garson 0-1; Lucien 0-1; Van Demark 0-1; Mensah 0-1.

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AARON ADU

#38

2017

5-10 ♦ 175 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Worcester, Mass. ♦ Health Professions Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Tulsa)

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.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): One of the team's top scout team players. 2017 (Freshman): Joined the program as a walk-on in the fall ... redshirted.

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 … health professions major.

High School: Two-year letterwinner at defensive back and wide receiver for Doherty

SETH AGWUNOBI

#17

2018

6-2 ♦ 187 ♦ Fr ♦ Alexandria, Va. ♦ Environmental Science ♦ TWITTER: @sethagwu Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Villanova) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Maryland) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy).

copal High School in Alexandria, Va. … first team All-IAC honors in his freshman and junior seasons … finished 8-2 as a freshman, 8-1 as a junior, and 5-4 as a senior … played baseball and indoor track.

2018 Season (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... saw first game action on kickoff team at UConn.

Personal: Born Seth Oderah Agwunobi in Bethesda, Md. … sisters are Rachael and Abigail … uncle, Douglas Brooks, graduated from Temple in 1990 … environmental science major.

High School: Four-year letterwinner at quarterback for coach Panos Voulgaris at Epis-

JOSH ALLEN

#33

2017

6-3 ♦ 190 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Sicklerville, N.J. ♦ Entreprenurship & Innovation Management ♦ TWITTER: @YizzoJay Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - Special Teams Scout Team Player of the Week (Houston, UCF, FIU) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Cincinnati). 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Has dressed for every home game, but has not seen game action. 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team in August as a walk-on ... redshirted.

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 S. Allen in Sicklerville, N.J. ... son of Cynthia Allen ... sister Jhasmine (21) ... entreprenurship & innovation management major.

Icon Key Letterwinner Participated in Championship Game Earned Undergraduate Degree Participated in Boca Raton Bowl Owl Scholar Athlete Participated in Military Bowl All-American Athletic Conference Walk On

Participated in Gasparilla Bowl

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OSKAR ANDERSSON

#60

6-6 ♦ 298 ♦ Fr ♦ Karlskoga, Sweden ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @oskueeer 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Attended Celsiusskolan in Solna, Sweden … played offensive tackle under head coach Robert Johansson for the Karlskoga Wolves … earned the European championship in 2017 and the Swedish championship in 2015.

Personal: Born Oskar Andersson in Karlskoga, Sweden … mother Karolina … sister, Amanda (21) … list of favorites include: The Blindside (movie), pizza (food), and Dallas Cowboys (NFL team) … aspired to be a hockey player as a kid … communication studies major.

DAN ARCHIBONG 2017

2018

2017

2018

#95

2017

6-6 ♦ 285 ♦ r-So ♦ Springfield, Pa. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @_Arch95 Honors: 2018 - Academic All-Area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... CoSida Academic All-America Team Nominee ... 66 Phillips Athlete of the Week (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Buffalo, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College, ECU, Navy, Houston, USF) ... 2017 - ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, ECU, UConn, Army, Navy, Cincinnati, FIU) ... 2016 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll

DAN ARCHIBONG'S DEFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Entered season as a starter on the defensive line ... tied career-high in tackles with four against Tulsa ... made a sack in the last minute of regulation to force overtime vs. #20 Cincinnati ... caught first career pass vs. USF (from Anthony Russo). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Was part of a deep D-line rotation ... made first career start opening day at Notre Dame ... started at DT in 10 of 13 games ... had a career-high four tackles at Army ... wore #1 against Navy ... notched his first sack as an Owl on the road vs. Cincinnati ... recorded a sack in Gasparilla Bowl vs. FIU.

Opp.

P/S

2016

2/0

2017

13 / 10

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

7 - 13 - 20

2.5 / 8

2.0 / 7

0/0

Villanova

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0 0

Buffalo

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0 0

@Maryland

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0 0

Tulsa

1/1

2 - 2 -4

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

0 - 3 -3

0.5 / 4

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

@Houston

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

Personal: Born Daniel Patrick Archibong (pronounced arch-EE-bong) in Philadelphia ... parents are Heather Carroll, Sean Carroll (stepfather), and Henry Archibong and Samantha Archibong (stepmother) ... sisters Sophia Carroll (8) and Jules Archibong (2) ... brothers Shaun Carroll (7) and Owen Archibong (5) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics) ... criminal justice major and wants to work for tech in FBI.

-0

DAN ARCHIBONG SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 4....................................................... (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Solo.............................................2........................................................ (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Asst............................................. 3.....................................(2x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 TFLs........................................ 1.0............................................................(2x) last vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Sacks...................................... 1.0.......................................... (2x) last vs. FIU [BBMGB], 12/21/17 Pass Breakups...........................1.....................................(5x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18

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12 / 12

6 - 10 - 16

2.0 / 8

0.5 / 4

0/0

Career

27 / 22

14 - 23 - 37

4.5 / 16

2.5 / 11

0/0

Blocked FG - 1 at UCF; Receiving 1-0 vs. USF

“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

2018

PLAYER BIOS RB

RYQUELL ARMSTEAD 2015

2016

2017

2018

2016

2015

2016

2017

5-11 ♦ 215 ♦ Sr ♦ Millville, N.J. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @track_chaser Honors: 2018 - College Player of the Year by Brooks-Irvin Memorial Football Club .... First Team All-AAC ... Academic All-Area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... Maxwell Player of the Week (Houston) ... Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... CFPA National Performer of the Week (Houston) ... Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Houston) ... College Sports Madness National Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... ESPN Helmet Sticker (Houston) ... Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Tulsa) ... AAC Honor Roll (Tulsa, Boston College) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Buffalo, Tulsa, Boston College, Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF, Houston, UConn) ... Temple Athletics Student Athlete of the Month (September) ... Temple Athletics Student Athlete of the Week (Tulsa, Houston) ... Doak Walker Award Watch List ... 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) 2018 (Senior): Entered the season as the starter at running back and handled the bulk of the rushing ... eclipsed the 100 yard mark in six of ten games ... became just the third player in the FBS since 2000 to rush for 100 yards and record a sack in a game (Tulsa) ... rushed for 100+ yards in four straight games (Buffalo, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College) ... had career highs in carries (30), rushing yards (210) and TDs (6) at Houston, earning national honors for POTW ... moved into third all-time in career rushing TDs and fourth alltime in career rushing yards for Temple ... eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards on the season vs. USF, becoming just the 10th Temple player to do so ... moved into 11th all-time for Temple in all-purpose yards (2,987) ... second in the conference (13th in the nation) in rushing yards per game (109.8) ... fifh in the conference (29th in the nation) in total rushing yards (1,098) ... sixth in the conference (21st in the nation) in rushing TDs (13). 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 ... finished the season second in rushing yards (604) and tied for first in rushing TDs (5). 2016 (Sophomore): Started opening day vs. Army in place of Jahad Thomas and rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for a then 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-KWELL) in Bridgeton, N.J. ... parents are Tara Armstead and Rynell Lawrence ... has a sister Rachell Armstead (20) - a hurdler on the Temple track field team - and brother Rynell Lawrence Jr. (17) ... list of favorites include: SportsCenter (TV show), The Replacements (movie), and tacos (food) ... adult & organizational development major. “Playing running back at this level, you are going to get hit a lot. So, he is just trying to make sure that he is taking care of his body and putting him in a position to play because he wants to play. He is one of the most competitive kids I have ever been around. So he wants to be out there with his teammates.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/10/17 RYQUELL ARMSTEAD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes................................................ 30..................................................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Yards..................................................210.................................................................. (2x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Long................................................... 76t...................................................................................... vs. USF, 10/21/16 TDs.........................................................6..................................................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Receptions...........................................2..........................................................................(7x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Yards................................................... 24.........................................................................................vs. USF, 11/17/18 Long..................................................... 19...................................................................................... at Navy, 12/03/16

RYQUELL ARMSTEAD’S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING

RECEIVING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2015

11 / 1

191

3.7

16t

3.5

2016

13 / 3

156

919

5.9

76t

8.2

2017

13 / 6

156

604

3.9

5.4

1/1

2.2

0.0

Villanova Buffalo

1/1

107

7.6

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

118

4.5

-9

-9.0

-9

Tulsa

1/1

108

4.5

22t

15.0

@BC

1/0

171

7.1

75t

8.0

ECU

1/1

4.6

0.0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

142

5.3

3.0

@Houston

1/1

210

7.0

0.0

USF

1/1

2.5

12.0

@UConn

1/1

11.2

3.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

10 / 9

210

1098

5.2

75t

6.5

Career

47 / 19

573

2812

4.9

76t

175

6.0

Sacks: 1 vs. Tulsa TEMPLE'S ALL-PURPOSE LEADERS

TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS

ards Name............................. Years Y 6,613 Paul Palmer................ 1983-86 5,272 Matt Brown................ 2009-12. 4,732 Jahad Thomas........... 2013-16 4,502 Tanardo Sharps... 1999-2002 3,750 Ant. Anderson............1975-78 3,692 Bernard Pierce........... 2009-11 3,510 Travis Shelton........... 2004-08 3,226 Todd McNair.............. 1985-88 3,192 Isaiah Wright........... 2016-18.. 3,173 Paul Loughran............1970-72 2,987 Ryquell Armstead... 2015-18

ards Name............................. Years Y 4,895 Paul Palmer................ 1983-86 3,570 Bernard Pierce........... 2009-11 3,260 Tanardo Sharps... 1999-2002 2,812 Ryquell Armstead... 2015-18 TDs Name............................. Years 53 Bernard Pierce........... 2009-11 39 Paul Palmer................ 1983-86 34 Ryquell Armstead... 2015-18

TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME SCORING LEADERS

coring Name............................ Years 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............. 1973-75 204 Ryquell Armstead... 2015-18

AAC ALL-TIME RUSHING LEADERS

ards Name.................... Final Seas. Y 3,917 D'Angelo Brewer, Tulsa...... '17 3,679 Quintin Flowers, USF......... '17 3,609 Marlon Mack, USF...............'16 2,948 Dontrell Hillard, Tulane...... '17 2,812 Ryquell Armstead............ '18 TDs Name.................... Final Seas. 41 Quintin Flowers, USF......... '17 39 Greg Ward, Houston...........'16 34 Ryquell Armstead............ '18

PLAYER BIOS DT

KHRIS BANKS

#56

6-4 ♦ 294 ♦ Fr ♦ Wayne, N.J. ♦ Sport Tourism Hospitality Mgmt. ♦ TWITTER: @KBanks_13 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Villanova)

team as a freshman and sophomore.

2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born Khristopher James Banks in Montclair, N.J. ... mother Kellishia Brown and father Lenny Banks ... has one sister, Kori Banks (21), and one brother, Rodney Bird (13) ... list of favorites include: Last Chance U and Rick & Morty (TV shows), The Great Gatsby (book), the New York Jets (NFL franchise) and J.J. Watt (NFL player) ... has a pet dog named Justice ... made the academic honor roll six times during his high school career ... sport tourism hospitality mgmt. major.

High School: Lettered four years at offensive tackle and on the defensive line for coach John McKenna at DePaul Catholic High in Wayne, N.J. … compiled a career 33-15 record with the Spartans, including an undefeated 12-0 mark his freshman season ... honored on the all-state, all-county and all-metro team twice (junior & senior) as well as the allleague team three times (senior, junior & sophomore) ... played on the varsity basketball

WR #23

JOSE BARBON

6-0 ♦ 177 ♦ Fr ♦ Lancaster, Pa. ♦ Sport Tourism Hospitality Mgmt. ♦ TWITTER: @JoseBarbon24 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Maryland, Houston) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (UCF) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played wide receiver and defensive back for head coach Gerad Novak at Conestoga Valley High in Lancaster, Pa … was a three-year letterwinner and twice earned first-team wide receiver and defensive back honors … as a senior, recorded 68 catches for 1,041 yards and 16 touchdowns earning wide receiver of the year honors … also added three touchdowns on seven interceptions en route to defensive back of the year accolades … scored 22 TDs overall, adding a kick return and two punt return

scores … as a junior, hauled in 64 catches for 925 yards and seven touchdowns en route to wide receiver of the year honors, and added six interceptions for one score as a defensive back … was 37-497-3TDs receiving as a sophomore … also participated in track . Personal: Born Jose Barbon in Havana, Cuba … resides in Lancaster, Pa. … mother Lazara Linares and father William Barbon … has a brother Will (23) … both parents and brother served in the military … list of favorites include: Wild 'N Out (TV show), Fast and Furious (movies), and Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL team) … sport tourism hospitality mgmt. major.

TRAD BEATTY

#11

2018

6-5 ♦ 216 ♦ Fr ♦ Columbia, S.C. ♦ Business & Management ♦ TWITTER: @BeattyTrad Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy) ... Scout Team Offensive Player of the Game (UConn) ... /Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year enrollee who joined the Owls in January ... saw first game action at UConn.

yards and four touchdowns against Cardinal Newman … was a three-year letterwinner at Chapin High before transferring … was a Class 4A all-state selection as a junior, leading his team to an 11-3 record on 124-of-193 passing for 1,911 yards and 17 touchdowns … led team to 11-2 record as a sophomore and 7-4 as a freshman … was a three-time letterwinner in baseball … member of the National Honor Society.

High School: Played quarterback for head coach Derek White at Ben Lippen High in Columbia, S.C., as a senior … was 143-of-194 passing for 2,892 yards and 29 touchdowns with just four interceptions, leading his team to an 8-3 record … earned first-team all-state, The State All-Midlands first team, and SCISA offensive player of the year … was a five-time SCISA player of the week and was selected to play in North-South AllStar game … completed 19 consecutive passes and finished with a school record 508

Personal: Born Bruce Alan Beatty in Columbia, S.C. … parents are Michele and Alan Beatty … lives in Chapin, S.C. … has two sisters, Sarah Joyce (15) and Ashlyn (12) … father played football at Furman and grandfather Bruce Beatty played at University of South Carolina before joining the Army … list of favorites include: Talladega Nights (movie), Friday Night Lights (TV show), and calculus (subject) … enjoys hunting and fishing … speaks Spanish … business & management major.

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PLAYER BIOS WR #18

JADAN BLUE 6-0 ♦ 185 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Randallstown, Md. ♦ Psychology ♦ TWITTER: @jb5_ Honors: 2017- Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (ND, UConn).

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.

2018 (Sophomore): Recorded first career catch against Villanova (18 yards from QB Frank Nutile). 2017 (Freshman): Was part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action and redshirted. 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 rival Lawrenceville,

Personal: Born Jadan James-Edward Blue in Baltimore, Md. … parents are Lekeshia and James Blue … has two brothers, Landan (10) and Payton (5) … cousin Ladarius Webb plays for the Baltimore Ravens … list of favorites include: Transformers (movie), The Great Gatsby (book), and math (subject) ... psychology major.

JADAN BLUE'S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING

RECEIVING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

Villanova

1/0

0.0

Buffalo

1/0

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

7.0

@BC

1/0

ECU

1/0

@Navy

1/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB]

PUNT RETURNS

KICKOFF RETURNS

Avg

18.0

0.0

5.5

6.0

0.0

15.0

0.0

Total Lg

Yards

0.0

Avg TD

0.0

2018

7/0

6.0

13.0

0.0

Career

7/0

6.0

13.0

0.0

JADAN BLUE’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions......................................1..................................................... (3x) last ECU, 10/6/18 Receiving Yards........................... 18......................................................... vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Longest Catch............................. 18........................................................ vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Carries.............................................2.......................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Rushing Yards............................... 11........................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18.. Longest Rush................................. 7............................................................ vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18

PLAYER BIOS DT

FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD 2015

2016

2017

2018

2016

2015

2016

#99

2017

2016

6-1 ♦ 330 ♦ r-Sr ♦ Cocoa, Fla. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @1Way_BoothLloyd Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa, ECU, Navy, USF) ... 2017 APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy, Cincinnati, FIU). 2018 (Redshirt Senior): Sees action in defensive line rotation ... had first career carry and rushing TD (1 yard) as a fullback against Maryland ... forced first fumble of career against Tulsa ... scored two more TDs as fullback against ECU and Houston ... tied career-high in tackles (5) against Navy. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Suffered a pre-game injury against Notre Dame and did not play ... saw action on a deep defensive line in every game after ... earned first start of the season in home victory over Navy and had a sack. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started first game of career vs. Army and recorded one tackle ... had his first career TFL in win vs. Stony Brook ... got second start of his career vs. Charlotte and recorded 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 at #19 Navy. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made college debut vs. Penn State ... appeared in 12 games ... saw action on defense and also played on FG protection ... registered first career tackle for loss at ECU. 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 (38), Dominique (29), and D’iante (20) ... has a sister Rika (33) ... list of favorites include: Friday (movie), The Boondocks (TV show), rap (music), The Blindside (book), and mac & cheese (food) ... criminal justice major.

FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2015

12 / 0

4 - 5 -9

0.5 / 2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016

14 / 2

11 - 7 - 18

5.0 / 11

1.5 / 3

0/0

2017

12 / 2

9 - 2 - 11

2.0 / 3

1.0 / 2

0/0

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

1 - 3 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

1 - 4 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

2018 Career

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

11 / 0

9 - 9 - 18

2.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

49 / 4

33 - 23 - 56

9.5 / 19

2.5 / 5

0/0

Rushing: 1-1-1TD at Maryland; 1-1-1TD vs. ECU; 1-1-1TD at Houston

FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.......................................5..........................................................(2x) last at Navy, 10/13/18 Solo............................................. 3...........................................................................vs. SMU, 10/1/16 Asst............................................. 4......................................................................... at Navy, 10/13/18 Sack......................................... 1.0.......................................................... (2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 TFL............................................1.0...........................................................(8x) last vs. ECU, 10/6/18 PB.................................................1............................................................(2x) last vs. SMU 10/1/16 Forced Fumbles........................1........................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Fumble Recoveries..................1........................................................................... vs. FIU, 12/21/17

EVAN BOOZER

#87

6-4 ♦ 231 ♦ Fr ♦ Hunt Valley, Md. ♦ Psychology ♦ TWITTER: @BabyBoozer84 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Navy, UConn) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Tulsa, ECU) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born Evan Malloy Boozer in Hunt Valley, Md. … mother is Kathie Boozer … two brothers, Cole (23) and Greyson (21) … Cole just graduated from Temple where he also played football … has a dog named Spike … list of favorites include: Step Brothers (movie), Impractical Jokers (TV show), and Beowulf (book) … psychology major.

High School: Played defensive line at Loyola Blakefield in Towson, Md., for head coach Anthony Zehyone … was a three-year letterwinner … notched seven sacks, 24 TFLs, an senior after an eight sack, 27 TFL season as a junior … added two scores – one on an interception return and one fumble recovery … blocked two punts … selected for the Baltimore Touchdown Club and Blue Gray All Star games … also played rugby.

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PLAYER BIOS K

AARON BOUMERHI 2016

2016

2017

2016

#97

2017

6-0 ♦ 200 ♦ Jr ♦ Philipsburg, Pa. ♦ Health Professions ♦ TWITTER: @aaron_boumerhi Career: Entered 2018 as Temple's 10th all-time leading scorer with 147 points and seventh in all-time field goals Opp. made with 30. 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.

XP%

2016

28 - 29

0.966

15 - 17

0.882 0 - 0

2017

28 - 30

0.933

15 - 23

2-2

1.000

1-2

Buffalo

0-0

0.000

0-1

0.000

@Maryland

0.000

Villanova

Tulsa

@Boston College

ECU

#20 Cincinnati

2018 (Junior): Entered season as the starting kicker ... aggravated injury in week 2 game against Buffalo ... had @Navy surgery and will miss remainder of the season.

2017 (Sophomore): Kicked career-long 49-yard field @#9 UCF goal to beat Villanova earning him AAC Special Teams POTW ... followed that up a week later by kicking a ca- @Houston reer-long 52-yard field goal against UMass. USF 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.

AARON BOUMERHI'S KICKING STATS GP

@UConn

FG% 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Lg Blk KO

4-4

6-7

5-5

0-1

0.652 0 - 0

6-7

4-6

4-7

1-3

0.500

0-1

1-1

Avg

TB OB

58.1

59.4

59.2

0.0

0-1

0 0 0 0 -

0.000

2018

Duke [IB] 2

2-2

1.000

1-3

Career

151

58 - 61

0.951

31 - 43

0.333 0 - 0

0-1

0-0

1-2

0-0

59.2

1-4

127

57.0

0.721 0 - 0 10 - 12 10 - 13 10 - 14

2016: ()()()()()()(32,47)(22,35,42)(26,27)(36m,32)(35)(50m,48,42) 2017: ()(48m,44,49)(43b,52)()(41,29)(52m,29,39)(21)(32m,27m)(22,33)(27,22,44m)(39m,35,41)(39,51b)() 2018: (46,29m)(40m)()()()()()()()()()()

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

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 … inducted into the National Honor Society for students earning a 3.5 GPA or higher. Personal: Born Aaron Samuel Boumerhi (pronounced BOOM-ayr-ee) in Altoona, Pa. … parents are Jennifer Farrell and Pierre Boumerhi … has two brothers, Alex and Nick ... list of favorites include: The Lion King (movie), Hatchet (book), Pat McAfee (NFL player), Moe’s burrito (food), and Rocky steps (Philadelphia site) … was awarded a scholarship in December of 2017 ... health professions 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..........................................2014-17 234 Jahad Thomas .................................... 2013-16 228 Bill Wright............................................ 1985-88 220 Don Bitterlich ..................................... 1973-75 204 Ryquell Armstead.......................... 2015-18 190 Cap Poklemba ............................. 1999-2002 156 Nick Mike-Mayer................................ 1970-72 151 Aaron Boumerhi.............................2016-18 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 31 Aaron Boumerhi.............................2016-18

PLAYER BIOS P

CONNOR BOWLER 2017

2018

#15

2018

6-3 ♦ 195 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Glenmoore, Pa. ♦ Electrical Engineering ♦ TWITTER: @Bowler_Football Honors: 2018 - Academic All-Area by Philadelphia Inquirer ... Ray Guy Award Watch List ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Buffalo, Maryland, UCF, Houston).

CONNOR BOWLER’S PUNTING STATS Opp.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Emerged as the starting punter during preseason camp ... had a career day against ECU where he kicked four punts for 50+ yards and landed three inside the 20 yard line ... kicked a career-high eight punts for 367 yards vs. #20 Cincinnati, including one for a career-long 62 yards.

Yds

Avg

Villanova

43.0

I20 50+ Bk 1

Buffalo

215

43.0

@Maryland

230

46.0

2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

Tulsa

170

42.5

@Boston College

154

38.5

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.

ECU

322

46.0

@Navy

37.5

#20 Cincinnati

367

45.9

@#9 UCF

143

47.7

@Houston

167

41.8

USF

197

32.8

@UConn

39.0

2018

2204

42.4

Career

2204

42.4

Personal: Born Connor Bowler in Akron, Ohio … son of Debby and Jim Bowler … brother Brandon (22) ... electrical engineering major.

CONNOR BOWLER'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Punts................................................8........................................ vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Punting Yards............................ 367......................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Long.............................................. 62........................................ vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 . Fair Catches...................................2.................................................(3x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Inside-the-20 Punts......................3................................................ (2x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 50+ Punts.......................................4............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18

Duke [IB]

10 10 59

0.0

PLAYER BIOS LB

SHAUN BRADLEY 2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2016

6-1 ♦ 225 ♦ Jr ♦ Mt. Holly, N.J. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @sdot_bradley Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Boston College) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Buffalo, Tulsa, Navy, Houston, USF) ... 2017 - ECAC First Team All-East ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, Tulsa, FIU). 2018 (Junior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the spring and changed from #23 to #5 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... entered season as starter at MLB ... second on the team in tackles (72) ... returned an interception for a TD against Maryland, the first for Temple since 11/6/15 ... ran a fake punt for 28 yards and a first down against Tulsa ... made the game-sealing interception in overtime vs #20 Cincinnati.

SHAUN BRADLEY'S STATS DEFENSE A

TFL / Yds

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

2016

11 / 0

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR No Yd 0

0/0

0.0

2017

13 / 12

51 - 34 - 85

10.0 / 28

1.0 / 7

1/0

3.5

28.0 0 28

-1

-0.5

Villanova

1/1

7 - 3 - 10

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 3

1 / 78

Tulsa

1/1

7 - 4 - 11

0.5 / 0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

6 - 5 - 11

1.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

4 - 4 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

1 / 16

@#9 UCF

1/1

4 - 1 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

8 - 2 - 10

1.0 / 9

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

Post Graduate: Participated in the 2015 Temple summer training camp... took classes at Burlington County College in the 2015 Fall.

@UConn

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

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 (85) and was fourth in TFLs (10.0).

High School: Played running back and defensive back for coach 2018 Dan Haussman at Rancocas Valley (N.J.) High ... as a senior, Career 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.

12 / 12

-0

47 - 25 - 72

36 / 24 102 - 61 - 163

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 (12) and Genesys Smith (8) ... brothers Cameron Bradley (7) and Alex Bradley (5) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics) ... adult & organizational development 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...................................... (3x) last at Boston College, 9/29/18 TFLs........................................ 2.0.............................................................(4x) last at Navy, 11/2/17 Sacks....................................... 1.0................................................... (2x) last at Maryland, 9/15/18 QB Hurries..................................1.................................................... (4x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Interceptions..............................1.....................................(3x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Longest Int. Return.............. 78t...................................................................at Maryland, 9/15/18 Forced Fumbles........................1.................................................... (2x) last vs. Villanova 9/9/17 Rushes........................................2.....................................(2x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Yards........................................ 28........................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18

Avg TD Lg

0.0

4.0 / 13

1.0 / 3

2 / 94

9.0

0 28

14.0 / 41

2.0 / 10

3 / 94

6.8

0 28

PLAYER BIOS CB

CHRISTIAN BRASWELL

#14

2018

5-10 ♦ 178 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Washington, D.C. ♦ Exerecise & Sport Science ♦ TWITTER: @Primetimee__2 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (USF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, USF, UConn) ... 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (ND, FIU). 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action of career against Maryland ... recorded first tackle against Boston College ... recorded first career intecerception that he returned for a TD at UConn. 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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 (21) ...exercise & sport science major.

CHRISTIAN BRASWELL'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

@Maryland

1/0

Tulsa @Boston College

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

1/8

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

11 / 0

5 - 5 - 10

0.0 / 0

1/8

Career

11 / 0

5 - 5 - 10

0.0 / 0

1/8

CHRISTIAN BRASWELL'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................................3............................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo..................................................... 2................................................................ vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Assists................................................ 2............................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defended..............................1............................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Interceptions.......................................1............................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Touchdowns........................................1............................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

ANTON BROWN

#24

2018

5-8 ♦ 185 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Washington, D.C. ♦ Management Information Systems ♦ TWITTER: @_ton_x2 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (ECU, Cincinnati) 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall. High School: Played running back for head coach Robert Lee at McKinley Technology High in Washington, D.C. … named DCIAA East All-Star starting running back and captain his senior season … Letterman and Comeback Player of the Year Award honors … also participated in track and field.

Personal: Born Anton Preppy Brown in Washington, D.C … goes by the nickname Anteeezy … mother is Danette Beasley … brothers are Tyrale Beasley (26) and Raphael Beasley (30) … sister is Bonisha Brown (23) … list of favorites include: Carter High (movie), Naruto (TV show), Goosebumps series (book), Redskins (NFL team), Barry Sanders/Sean Taylor/Lebron James (athlete) … spaghetti (pregame meal) and the Bahamas (place in the world) … wants to own his own marketing business … management information systems major.

10 10 61

PLAYER BIOS CB

KIMERE BROWN 2017

2018

#24

2017

6-0 ♦ 175 ♦ r-So ♦ Penns Grove, N.J. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @kimere_pick_6 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Houston, USF)

KIMERE BROWN'S DEFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first career start against Villanova and returned a blocked kick for a touchdown ... recorded career-high three tackles vs. Tulsa.

Opp.

P/S

2017

7/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Was a back up cornerback and member of the special teams units ... made collegiate debut at ECU ... recorded first career tackle against Navy.

Villanova

1/1

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

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 in Carneys Point, N.J. … earned first team all-state when he totaled 45 tackles, 37 solo and 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. Personal: Born Kimere (pronounced: kah-mear) Brown in Penns Grove, N.J. ... parents are Renee Brown and Clifton Shaw ... sisters Dontaja (22), Rayana (22), Dannaja (20), Diamond (18), Dominique (16), and Anija (15) ... brothers Clifton Jr. (22), and Amar’e (8) ... communication studies major.

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2018

12 / 3

8 - 6 - 14

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

19 / 3

10 - 6 - 16

0.0 / 0

0/0

Kickoff Returns: 1-11 at Navy

KIMERE BROWN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 3........................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Solo.............................................2...........................................................(3x) last vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Asst.............................................2......................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defended....................2....................................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 TDs...............................................1....................................................................vs. Villanova, 9/1/18

PLAYER BIOS SAF #20

KEYVONE BRUTON 2018

2018

2017

5-11 ♦ 205 ♦ r-So ♦ Norfolk, Va. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @00brute Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Houston, USF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Maryland) ... 2016 Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UConn, Tulane). Opp.

P/S

2017

2/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

4 - 1 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

KEYVONE BRUTON'S DEFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Sees action on special teams and at safety ... made first career start at Houston and defended two passes ... had a carer-high five tackles vs. USF. Villanova 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first action with special teams on the road at Tulsa. 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 ... all-state, 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 @#9 UCF is Evelyn Daniels ... guardians are Dena and Charles Basile ... has a dog named Rambo ... @Houston favorite class in English and favorite book is Hunger Games ... liberal arts major. KEYVONE BRUTON'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles............................................... 5................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Solo......................................................4................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Assists................................................ 2............................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defended............................ 2..........................................................at Houston, 11/10/18

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2018

12 / 2

10 - 4 - 14

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

14 / 2

10 - 4 - 14

0.0 / 0

0/0

DARIAN BRYANT 2017

#75

2018

6-5 ♦ 320 ♦ r-So ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @TheDBryant_75 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

DARIAN BRYANT’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

dnp

Buffalo

dnp

2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... missed the season due to shoulder injury ... redshirted.

@Maryland

dnp

Tulsa

dnp

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.

@BC

dnp

ECU

@Navy

dnp

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 (16) ... 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) ... liberal arts major.

#20 Cincinnati

dnp

@#9 UCF

dnp

@Houston

dnp

USF

dnp

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action vs. ECU. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.

@UConn

P / S Opp.

P/S

Duke [IB]

2018

2/0 Career

10 10 63

2/0

PLAYER BIOS WR

VENTELL BRYANT 2015

2016

2017

2018

2015

2016

2015

2016

2017

6-3 ♦ 200 ♦ Gr ♦ Tampa, Fla. ♦ Innovation Strategy (Grad. Cert.) ♦ TWITTER: @iamvb_87 Honors: 2018 - Second Team All-AAC ... OwlSports.com Student-Athlete of the Month (November) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Maryland, Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, UCF, Houston, UConn) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Cincinnati, FIU) ... 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.

Bryant's streak of games with at least one reception - second behind Fresno State's KeeSean Johnson for the FBS's longest active streak (49).

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the summer and changed from #19 to #1 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... entered third straight season as a top target at wide receiver ... had first multiple touchdown game (2) at #9 UCF ... topped the 100 yard receiving mark at Navy and at #9 UCF ... surpassed Willie Marshall to become Temple’s all-time receiving yards leader on 11/10 at Houston ... surpassed Zamir Cobb to become Temple’s all-time receptions leader on 11/17 vs USF. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made 100th career reception while leading the team with 7 catches against Villanova ... climbed the school's all-time list in receptions and receiving yards moving from 10th early in the season in both catergories to fifth in receptions (122) and seventh in receiving yards (1,754). 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Was awarded with a single digit jersey during the 2016 camp (was #87) ... 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).

VENTELL BRYANT’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2015

14 / 6

579

14.8

75t

9.0

2016

11 / 5

895

16.6

0.0

2017

10 / 3

280

9.7

0.0

1/1

11.2

0.0

Villanova Buffalo

1/1

15.0

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

9.0

0.0

Tulsa

1/1

17.0

0.0

@BC

1/1

8.3

0.0

ECU

1/0

6.0

0.0

@Navy

1/0

147

18.4

62t

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

26.0

-3

-3.0

-3

@#9 UCF

1/1

109

15.6

16.0

@Houston

1/0

8.7

0.0

USF

1/1

19.0

-1

-1.0

-1

@UConn

1/1

18.0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 9

659

14.0

62t

4.0

Career

47 / 23

169

2413

14.3

75t

5.3

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 ... pursuing a graduate certificate in innovation strategy. "9:30 at night, Ventell Bryant is out on the field catching balls. 9:30 at night after he gets the single-digit. People ask why guys get single-digits, it’s because of that. He earned it, he worked hard, he’s out there being a positive role model for our guys" - HC Geoff Collins, 8/28/18 VENTELL BRYANT’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions.................................... 11............................................. vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Yards............................................168............................................................ at Tulane, 11/19/16 Long Catch.................................. 75................................................................ at SMU, 11/6/15 Touchdowns...................................2............................................................. at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Rushes..............................................1.................................................(4x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Rushing Yards.............................. 16............................................................. at #9 UCF, 11/1/18

AAC ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS

TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME RECEIVING LEADERS

cpts Name.................... Final Seas. R 337 Zay Jones, ECU...................'16 238 Anthony Miller, Memphis... '17 233 Shaq Washington, Cin........'15 208 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa...........'16 189 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa...........'16 183 Noel Thomas, UConn.........'16 169 Ventell Bryant.................. '18 Rec YdsName................... Final Seas. 3,675 Zay Jones, ECU...................'16 3,590 Anthony Miller, Memphis... '17 3,220 Courtland Sutton, SMU...... '17 2,808 Keevan Lucas, Tulsa...........'16 2,748 Tre'Quan Smith, UCF.......... '17 2,545 Josh Atkinson, Tulsa...........'16 2,528 Shaq Washington, Cin........'15 2,430 Steven Dunbar, Houston... '17 2,413 Ventell Bryant..................'18

cepts Name............................Years R 169 Ventell Bryant.........2015-18 Rec Yds Name............................Years 2,413 Ventell Bryant.........2015-18

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DANTE BURKE

#48

6-4 ♦ 253 ♦ Fr ♦ Virginia Beach, Va. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @burke_dante Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Tulsa)

second-team All-Tidewater team as a senior ... recorded 58 tackles and 14 sacks as a junior … also had three touchdowns that year.

2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born Dante L. Burke in Panama City, Fla. ... parents Damien and Tammy Burke ... three brothers, A.J. (21), Daniel (13) and Devin (5) ... list of favorites include: Spiderman Homecoming (movie), Gulliver's Travels (book), Rainbow Six Siege (video game) and J.J. Watt (NFL player) ... university studies major.

High School: Played defensive end for head coach Chris Scott at Bishop Sullivan Catholic … rated the #2 defensive end in Virginia … as a senior, registered 30 tackles, 21 tackles-for-loss, eight sacks, four forced fumbles and one touchdown ... named to the

BRENDAN CARROLL

#37

2018

6-0 ♦ 205 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Jim Thorpe, Pa. ♦ Exercise Science 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall. JUCO: Played wide receiver for head coach Mark Nofri at Sacred Heart University in Fairfield, Conn. ... redshirted. High School: Played quarterback, punter and punt returner for head coach Mark Rosenberger at Jim Thorpe in Jim Thorpe, Pa. … Times News all-area athlete honors … also lettered in baseball, basketball and track … student council president.

Personal: Born Brendan James Carroll … parents are Danielle Hess and Brian Carroll … brother is Kaden (10) … sister is Abby (8) … list of favorites include: Step Brother (movie), The Office (TV show), New York Yankees (pro sports team), Delessandro’s (cheesesteak place) and Europe (place in the world) … wants to be an athletic physical therapist … exercise science major.

MAX CAVALLUCCI 2017

#43

2018

6-1 ♦ 180 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Wyncote, Pa. ♦ Entrepreneurship & Innovation Management ♦ TWITTER: @maxlucci_ Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Boston College) 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Lost a preseason competition for the punting role to Connor Bowler ... also plays on scout team. 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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), and Marquette King (NFL player) … vegetarian … entrepreneurship and innovation management major.

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TODD CENTEIO 2018

#16

2017

6-1 ♦ 205 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @toddycenteio Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UConn) ... 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Villanova) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2018 (Sophomore): Entered the season as the number three quarterback ... the only QB in the country to serve as a personal protector on punts ... threw first career TD pass against Maryland (36-yarder to WR Freddie Johnson) ... made first career start in a three QB formation against Boston College ... had a passing TD, rushing TD and career-high 32 rushing yards at UConn. 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 ... missed the last nine games of the season and was granted a redshirt. High School: Played 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 (pronounced sent-ayoh) in Pembroke Pines, Fla. … parents are Nydia and Todd Centeio … has two sisters, Eliya Charo (24) and Taylour Centeio (18) … list of favorites include: ESPN 30 for 30 (TV series), youth culture and public speaking (class), and Forest Gump (movie) … communication studies major. “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

Sk / Ls

2017

2/0

184.00

100.0

Avg

2/3

-3

-0.8

Villanova

1/0

268.00

100.0

0/0

3.0

Buffalo

1/0

0.00

0.0

0/0

3.0

@Maryland

1/0

732.40

100.0

Tulsa

1/0

74.80

100.0

36t

0/0

0.0

-3

0/0

2.0

@Boston College

1/1

75.20

50.0

0/0

3.0

ECU

1/0

152.24

80.0

1/5

5.2

@Navy

1/0

0.00

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0.00

0.0

0/0

-2

-2.0

-2

0.0

0/0

4.0

@#9 UCF

1/0

@Houston

1/0

0.00

0.0

0/0

0.0

167.20

100.0

0/0

0.0

USF

1/0

0.00

0.0

0/0

0.0

@UConn

1/0

319.20

100.0

0/0

5.3

Duke [IB]

2018

12 / 1

172.87

66.7

149

36t

1/5

4.1

Career

14 / 1

173.98

70.0

169

36t

3/8

3.3

TODD CENTEIO'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Attempts..........................................5............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Completions...................................4............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Completion %........................100.0.......................................... (6x) last at UConn, 11/24/18.. Passing Yards............................. 43............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18.. Long Pass................................... 36t........................................................at Maryland, 9/15/18 Passing TDs....................................1............................................. (2x) at. at UConn, 11/24/18 Rushes.............................................6........................................... (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 . Rushing Yards............................. 32...........................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Long Rush..................................... 21............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Rushing TDs....................................1...........................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

ELIJAH CLARK

#29

6-3 ♦ 168 ♦ Fr ♦ Sayreville, N.J. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @king_clark_ Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Boston College) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played defensive back for head coach Chris Beagan at Sayreville (N.J.) High ... served as the team captain in addition to being recognized to the first-team all-area, all-division and all-conference teams following his senior season … also played basketball during all four years and ran track for two years.

Personal: Born Elijah Anthony Clark in Summit, N.J. … nicknamed Eli … parents Marcia and Anthony Clark … has one brother, Lamont Smith (28), and one sister, Kenyetta Clark (34) ... list of favorites include: Family Guy (TV show), Hip-Hop/rap (music), City Hall (Philadelphia site), New York Giants (NFL franchise), and Odell Beckham, Jr. (NFL player) ... enjoys going fishing ... liberal arts major.

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ANTONIO COLCLOUGH

#96

6-3 ♦ 221 ♦ Fr ♦ Bronx, N.Y. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @AntonioBCole Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Boston College) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Buffalo, Tulsa, Cincinnati, UConn) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born Antonio Beckett Colclough in the Bronx, N.Y. … father Anthony Colclough served in the Army … has one brother, Anthony, and one sister, Ashley … communication studies major.

High School: Played defensive end for head coach C.J. O'Neil at Cardinal Hayes in Bronx, N.Y. … earned all-city and all-conference recognition as a senior … made 46 tackles with five TFLs and four sacks as a senior … also played basketball.

LINWOOD CRUMP 2016

2017

2018

2016

#11

2017

6-0 ♦ 175 ♦ Jr ♦ South Amboy, N.J. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @Linwood_Crump Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Boston College, USF) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, UCF, FIU) ... 2016 - Co-Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (USF). 2018 (Junior): Made first start of season against Buffalo ... recorded first career interception against Maryland (thrown by QB Tyrelle Pigrome) ... had a career-high four tackles at Houston ... had another interception vs USF ... started games 5-12. 2017 (Sophomore): Saw action on special teams and as the nickel corner in every game ... made first career start against Houston and had career-high 3 tackles ... matched his career-high in tackles (3) at Cincinnati ... had a career-high two pass breakups in the Gasparilla Bowl vs. FIU. 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. 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 (27) and Alanni (17) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics) ... communication studies major.

LINWOOD CRUMP'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

13 / 0

8 - 0 -8

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2017

13 / 6

14 - 1 - 15

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

1/0

Tulsa

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

1/0

@UConn

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 9

10 - 0 - 10

0.0 / 0

2/0

Career

38 / 15

32 - 1 - 33

0.0 / 0

2/0

LINWOOD CRUMP’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................................4..........................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Solo......................................................4..........................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Assists..................................................1............................................................ vs. UMass, 9/15/17 Passes Defensed............................. 2................................................................. vs. FIU, 12/21/17 Forced Fumbles.................................1.................................................................at UCF, 10/15/16 Interceptions.......................................1.................................................. (2x) last vs USF, 11/17/18

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PLAYER BIOS SAF #12

ANTHONY CRUZ 2016

2018

6-2 ♦ 185 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Dingmans Ferry, Pa. ♦ Media Studies and Production Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, USF, UConn) ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UCF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first career game action against Villanova ... recorded first career tackle against Maryland ... recovered a fumble against Boston College ... plays on special teams coverage units. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action.

ANTHONY CRUZ'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted.

@Boston College

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

ECU

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Personal: Born Anthony Alexander Cruz in New York, N.Y. … parents Lurbin (mother) and Anthony (father) Cruz … has three brothers, Brian (20), Brandon (14), and Ayden (7) … also has one sister, Marilyn (26) … list of favorites: Martin (TV show), Bell Tower (place on campus), New York Jets (NFL team), and Brandon Marshall (NFL player) … media studies and production major.

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 0

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

12 / 0

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

ANTHONY CRUZ’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles............................................... 2............................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18 Solo.......................................................1.......................................... (3x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Assists..................................................1............................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18 Fumble Recoveries...........................1............................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18

PLAYER BIOS LB

KEVIN DECAESAR 2015

2018

2016

2017

#53

2017

6-0 ♦ 215 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Westfield, N.J. ♦ Engineering ♦ TWITTER: @KDeCaesar Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Villanova) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2016 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Stony Brook) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

KEVIN DECAESAR'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

3/0

0 - 0 -0

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017

3/0

2018 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut on special teams against Maryland ... recorded first-career tackle at UConn.

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first appearance of the season with the special teams unit at Cincinnati.

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made his college debut vs. Stony Brook ... also played vs. Charlotte and ECU.

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2015 (Freshman): Joined team as a walk-on ... did not see any game action ... redshirted.

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

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 ... went 10-1 and conference champions his junior year … collected 111 tackles, 15 TFL, 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 … second team all-South Jersey as junior and first team as a senior … made third 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.

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

10 / 0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

16 / 0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Personal: Born Kevin Anthony DeCaesar in Woodbury, N.J. … parents are Lorraine and Kevin DeCaesar … has sisters Jessica (26) and Isabella (12) … 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), J.J. Watt (player), Shawshank Redemption (movie), Spongebob Squarepants (TV show), and Religion Around the World (class) … engineering major.

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KARAMO DIOUBATE 2016

2017

2018

2016

#92

2017

6-3 ♦ 295 ♦ Jr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @KaramoDioubate Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Tulsa, Cincinnati, USF) ... 2017 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa).

KARAMO DIOUBATE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2018 (Junior): Recorded first career sack against Maryland ... recorded a career-high six tackles against Tulsa and returned a fumble 50 yards for a TD.

2016

12 / 0

4 - 1 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017

12 / 0

2 - 2 -4

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017 (Sophomore): Made his season debut against Notre Dame and recorded 1 tackle.

Villanova

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

Buffalo

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

2 - 4 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 2 -2

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

1 - 1 -2

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

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 (25) and Mamud Dioubate (18) and sister Sanassa Sheriff (22) ... adult & organizational development major. KARAMO DIOUBATE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................6..............................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Solo......................................2...............................................................(3x) last at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Assist................................... 4..............................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Sacks................................ 1.0.........................................................................at Maryland, 9/15/18 Tackles for Loss............. 1.0............................................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defensed............... 1............................................................ (5x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles................. 1............................................................................. at Tulane, 11/19/16 Fumble Recoveries........... 1............................................................. (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Touchdowns........................ 1............................................................................. vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2018

12 / 1

12 - 11 - 23

2.5 / 4

1.0 / 0

0/0

Career

36 / 1

18 - 14 - 32

4.0 / 6

1.0 / 0

0/0

KYLE DOBBINS

#33

5-11 ♦ 186 ♦ Fr ♦ Richland, N.J. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @kyledobbs36 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played running back at Timber Creek High in Sicklerville, N.J., for head coach Rob Hinson as a senior after playing at St. Augustine ... recognized by Scout.com as the #2 running back in New Jersey … was a four-year letterwinner and posted a 34-4 record … three-time first team all-conference, and two-time all-state … amassed 4,804 yards and 57 touchdowns in his career … tallied 672 offensive yards and 11 touchdowns as a senior … collected 1,340 yards and 17 touchdowns as a junior … burst on the scene with 1,852 yards and 21 touchdowns as a sophomore … also lettered twice in track.

Personal: Born Kyle Thomas Dobbins in Voorhees, N.J. … mother Michelle Cyrus … has two brothers, Carlton (30) and Cameron (20) … his grandfather, Billy Harris Sr., and uncle, Clarence Harris, both served in the military … has a dog named Clay … list of favorites include: Spiderman (movie), The Alchemist (book), and math (subject) … aspired to be a scientist as a kid … university studies major.

PLAYER BIOS DT

MICHAEL DOGBE 2015

2016

2017

2018

2015

2018

2016

2015

2016

#9 2017

6-3 ♦ 280 ♦ Gr ♦ Morris Plains, N.J. ♦ Entrepreneurship ♦ TWITTER: @mdogbe14 Honors: 2018 - First Team All-AAC ... AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Maryland) ... AAC Defensive Player of the Week by College Sports Madness (Maryland) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Villanova, Maryland, ECU, Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Buffalo, ECU, Navy, Houston, USF) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ND, USF, Houston, ECU, UConn) ... 2016 - Defensive Effort Player of the Week (SMU, UCF). 2018 (Redshirt Senior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the spring and changed from #98 to #9 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... entered the season as a starter on the defensive line ... had a career day against Maryland recording career-highs in tackles (7), TFLs (3.5), forced fumbles (2) and sacks (2.5) ... eclipsed career-high in tackles with eight against Tulsa, Navy and USF ... made a sack in the last minute of regulation to force overtime vs. #20 Cincinnati ... tied career-high in TFLs (3.5) at Houston ... leads the team in sacks (7.0) and TFLs (12.5) ... third on the team in tackles (69) ... fourth in the AAC in sacks per game (.58) ... fourth in the AAC (30th in the nation) in forced fumbles per game (.25). 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 player on a weekly basis ... had a season-high 6 tackles and his first TFL of the season 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 (13) ... sisters Grace (21) and Eunice (16) ... list of favorites include: Friday Night Lights and All About the Benjamins (movies), and rap (music) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics) ... received undergraduate degree in strategic communications ... pursuing his masters in entrepreneurship & innovation management.

MICHAEL DOGBE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2014

4/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

2015

12 / 0

7 - 7 - 14

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016

13 / 9

18 - 25 - 43

5.0 / 17

1.5 / 12

0/0

2017

12 / 6

14 - 12 - 26

2.0 / 2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/1

3 - 3 -6

2.0 / 9

1.0 / 5

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

5 - 2 -7

3.5 / 13

2.5 / 9

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

2 - 6 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

2 - 3 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

2 - 1 -3

1.0 / 10

0/0

@Navy

1/1

4 - 4 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

2 - 2 -4

1.5 / 18

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

5 - 2 -7

3.5 / 9

1.0 / 7

0/0

USF

1/1

6 - 2 -8

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

0 - 6 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 12

34 - 35 - 69

12.5 / 60

7.0 / 49

0/0

Career

53 / 27

75 - 80 - 155

19.5 / 79

8.5 / 61

0/0

MICHAEL DOGBE’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................8..................................................................(3x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Solo......................................6................................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Asst......................................6............................................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 QB Hurries........................... 1.............................................................(7x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles................2.........................................................................at Maryland, 9/15/18 Sacks............................... 2.5.........................................................................at Maryland, 9/15/18 TFLs...................................3.5.......................................................... (2x) last at Houston, 11/10/18

10 10 71

PLAYER BIOS DE

ARNOLD EBIKETIE

#47

2018

6-4 ♦ 225 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Silver Spring, Md. ♦ Sport & Recreation Management ♦ TWITTER: @Arnoldkevin18 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UMass, Houston). 2018 (Sophomore): Saw first game action vs. Villanova ... recorded first career tackle vs. Buffalo. 2017 (Freshman): Was part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner for Albert Einstein High in Kensington, 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 in 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 (pronounced ebb-uh-KAY-tee) in Yaounde, Cameroon (joins William Kwenkeu, an Owls' LB, as Cameroon natives) … parents are Jean Marie Ebiketie and Guy Susanne … has two sisters, Nancy (22) and Nelly (14), and a brother Yvan (18) … sport & recreation management major.

ARNOLD EBIKETIE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0 0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

Duke [IB]

ARNOLD EBIKETE’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................2................................................................................ vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Solo......................................2................................................................................ vs. ECU, 10/6/18

-0

2018

5/0

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

5/0

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

SEAN EILERTSON

#79

2017

6-4 ♦ 295 ♦ Fr ♦ Stamford, Conn. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @SeanSeanwe 2018 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer. Prep: Lettered at offensive tackle for head coach David Dykeman at Cheshire Academy. High School: Four-year letterwinner at offensive tackle for head coach Donny Panapada at Trinity High School in Stamford, Conn. … made all-west FCIAC team his junior and senior years … finished 8-2 as a junior and 6-4 as a senior.

Personal: Born Sean William Eilertson in Stamford, Conn. … parents are Marj and Dan Eilertson … has a sister Anne … uncle Tony Brown played for the Buffalo Bills … has volunteered for the American Red Cross … has a dog named Maddox … list of favorites include: Guardians of the Galaxy (movie), The Flash (TV show), classic rock (music), Percy Jackson (book), Chinese (food), math (class), Rocky statue (Philadelphia site), Fortnite (video game), Broncos (NFL team), Aaron Rodgers (NFL player), golf (sport other than football), Dalessandro’s (cheesesteak place) … when he was younger he wanted to be a police officer ... liberal arts major.

ANDREW EISENSON 2017

#68

2018

6-4 ♦ 285 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Durham, N.C. ♦ Supply Chain Mangement ♦ TWITTER: @AndrewEisenson Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (ECU, Navy) 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): One of the team's top scout team players. 2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

High School: Three-year letterwinner as a center and offensive tackle at Northern High in Durham, N.C. under head coach R.J. 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 letterwinner for track and field and one year for lacrosse. Personal: Born Andrew Edward Eisenson in Durham, N.C. … parents are Adam and Nancy Eisenson … has one brother, Stephen (18) ... supply chain management major.

PLAYER BIOS OL

JOVAHN FAIR 2016

2017

2018

2016

2018

2017

2016

#70

6-2 ♦ 300 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Akron, Ohio ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @Fair_75 Honors: 2018 - Second Team All-AAC .. APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, Houston, UConn) ... 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. 2018 (Reshirt Junior): Entered third straight season as season as starter at left guard ... has started all twelve games.

JOVAHN FAIR’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Army

@ND

Villanova

Stony Brook

Villanova

Buffalo

@PSU

UMass

@Maryland

@USF

dnp Tulsa

SMU

Houston

dnp @BC

@Memphis

@ECU

dnp ECU

@UCF

UConn

dnp @Navy

USF

@Army

dnp #20 Cincinnati

Cincinnati

Navy

dnp @#9 UCF

@UConn

@Cincinnati

dnp @Houston

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.

@Tulane

UCF

USF

ECU

@Tulsa

@UConn

@Navy [CCG]

FIU [BBMGB]

Duke [IB]

Personal: Born Jovahn T. Fair in Kent, Ohio ... parents are Joseph Fair and Debra Garner ... human development and community engagement major.

2016

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): 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 in all but one. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of 2015 recruiting class ... did not see game action and redshirted.

Charlotte

WF [MB]

LG 14 / 13 2017

6 / 4 2018

12 / 12

2017

0/0 Career

32 / 29

JONNY FORREST 2016

P/S

#27

2018

5-10 ♦ 220 ♦ r-So ♦ New Rochelle, N.Y. ♦ Management Information Systems ♦ TWITTER: @jforrest_21 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU) ... Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Boston College) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (USF, ECU, UCF, Tulsa) ... 2016 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Charlotte) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll.

JONNY FORREST’S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING

RECEIVING

P/S

Avg

2017

1/0

0.0

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

High School: Played running back and linebacker for coach Lou DiRienzo 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 all-state … earned all-conference honors as a sophomore in 2013 … Was invited to play in the Section 1 All-Star Game, but did not play.

@BC

0/0

ECU

1/0

4.0

0.0

@Navy

1/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

Personal: Born Jonathan Forrest in New Rochelle, N.Y. … parents are Randy and Janice Forrest … has two brothers, Jeffrey Williams (28) and Jordan Forrest (17) ... has one sister, Jasmine Forrest ... list of favorites: Shark Tank (TV show), Hunger Games (book), Cam Newton (NFL player), and basketball (other sport) … management information systems major.

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

4.8

5.0

Duke [IB]

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut vs. ECU ... had a career-high five carries for 24 yards at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made first career appearance in game against Army. 2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted.

JONNY FORREST’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes......................................... 5.................................................................. at UConn, 11/24/18 Yards..........................................24.................................................................. at UConn, 11/24/18 Long............................................14.................................................................. at UConn, 11/24/18 Receptions................................. 2.......................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Yards............................................ 5.................................................................. at UConn, 11/24/18 Long............................................. 5.................................................................. at UConn, 11/24/18

10 10 73

Opp.

0.0

2018

3/0

4.4

1.7

Career

4/0

4.4

1.7

PLAYER BIOS NKL #36

SAM FRANKLIN 2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

6-3 ♦ 210 ♦ Jr ♦ Crystal River, Fla. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @datboyduck4 Honors: 2018 - College Football Madness AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, Houston, USF, UConn) ,,, 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Army, Cincinnati, UCF, FIU) ... Opp. 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (UConn, ECU).

2016

2018 (Junior): Entered season as the starting nickelback ... recorded first-career inter- 2017 ception against Villanova ... recorded first career forced fumble against Tulsa ... led the team with a career-high 10 tackles against Navy ... recovered first career fumble vs. #20 Villanova Cincinnati ... is the only Temple player to record a "defensive cycle" (tackle, sack, TFL, Buffalo INT, FF, FR) this season. @Maryland

2017 (Sophomore): Made his first collegiate start against Notre Dame ... registered first Tulsa career sack and a career-high eight tackles against UMass ... had career-high 3.0 TFLs against UConn ... matched career high in tackles versus #15 UCF. @Boston College ECU

2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... made his collegiate debut in the opener vs. Army ... played on special teams in every game ... saw first action as @Navy a defensive back vs. Stony Brook ... recorded first career tackle on special teams at #20 Cincinnati 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 had 24 receptions 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 ... adult & organizational development major. "He’s difficult to block. He’s slippery. He’s athletic, and he’s very good at creating negative plays." - DC Andrew Thacker, 9/15/18

SAM FRANKLIN'S DEFENSIVE STATS P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds

Int / Yds PB FF FR

14 / 0

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

13 / 8

43 - 16 - 59

9.5 / 41

4.0 / 27

0/0

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

1 / 15

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/1

7 - 1 -8

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/1

3 - 5 -8

2.5 / 6

2.0 / 4

0/0

1/1

3 - 3 -6

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 5

0/0

1/1

7 - 3 - 10

2.0 / 6

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/1

3 - 2 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 9

40 - 18 - 58

7.0 / 19

Career

39 / 17

86 - 35 - 121

16.5 / 60

3.0 / 9

1 / 15

7.0 / 36

1 / 15

SAM FRANKLIN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles..............................................10................................................................at Navy, 10/13/18 Solo......................................................7................................................(2x) last at Navy, 10/13/18 Assists................................................ 5..............................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 TFLs..................................................3.0.......................................................... vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Sacks...............................................2.0.............................................. (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Passes Broken Up.............................1..................................................(5x) last vs. FIU, 12/21/17 Interceptions.......................................1.......................................................... vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Forced Fumbles.................................1..............................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Fumble Recoveries...........................1.......................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18

PLAYER BIOS OL

VAUGHN FULTON 2016

2018

6-6 ♦ 280 ♦ r-Sr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Political Science ♦ TWITTER: @Vaughn_WAREAGLE Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (ECU, UCF)

VAUGHN FULTON’S OFFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Saw first game action against ECU. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Rejoined team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Joined team as a walk-on in the fall.

Opp.

P/S

Villanova

dnp

Buffalo

dnp

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.

@Maryland

dnp

Tulsa

dnp

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.

@BC

dnp

ECU

Personal: Born Vaughn Divine Fulton in Philadelphia, Pa. … parents are Jeffrey Johnson and Rezephyr Fulton … has one sister, Rezephyr, who goes by Teddy (30) … 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 president ... former high school saxophonist ... political science major.

@Navy

dnp

#20 Cincinnati

dnp

@#9 UCF

dnp

@Houston

dnp

USF

dnp

@UConn

dnp

Duke [IB]

10 10 75

2018

1/0

Career

1/0

#61

PLAYER BIOS RB

JAGER GARDNER 2015

2016

2018

2016

2015

#21

2015

6-2 ♦ 215 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Black Mountain, N.C. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @jagergardner5 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UConn) 2018 (Senior): Made season debut in return from injury against Villanova ... had a career-high 58 receiving yards and lead the team in rushing in RB Ryquell Armstead's absence at Navy ... had a career-high 15 carries for a season-best 56 yards vs. #20 Cincinnati. 2017 (Junior): Played in three of the first four games before suffering a season-ending injury at USF ... redshirted. 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 ECU ... 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. High School: Played running back for coach Kenny Ford at Charles D. Owen 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.

JAGER GARDNER'S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING

RECEIVING

KICKOFF RETURN

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2015

11 / 1

184

5.8

94t

0.0

359

22.4

2016

11 / 0

111

3.8

0.0

14.0

2017

3/0

3.3

0.0

Villanova

1/0

0.0

Buffalo

1/0

2.6

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

1.5

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

3.0

-3

-3.0

-3

@BC

0/0

ECU

1/0

1.7

12.0

@Navy

1/0

4.7

29.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

3.7

0.5

@#9 UCF

1/0

2.5

9.0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

9.5

26t

0.0

9/1

219

3.8

26t

11.1

0.0

34 / 2

131

553

4.2

94t

11.1

373

21.9

Duke [IB] 2018 Career

Personal: Born Jager (pronounced JAG-er) Arkil Gardner ... mother is Beverly Gardner ... likes to hunt and fish ... adult & organizational development major.

0.0

JAGER GARDNER’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes............................................15...........vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Rushing Yards............................. 110...................................at SMU, 11/6/15 Long Rush....................................94t...................................at SMU, 11/6/15 Receptions..................................... 2 ............................................................... ........................................................ (3x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Receiving Yards...........................58................................at Navy, 10/13/18 Long Reception...........................38................................at Navy, 10/13/18 Kickoff Returns.............................. 5...................................at USF, 11/14/15 Long KOR......................................54...................................at USF, 11/14/15 All-Purpose Yards..................... 140...................................at USF, 11/14/15 TDs.................................................... 1................(3x) last vs. ECU, 11/26/16

SAF #49

AMIR GILLIS

5-11 ♦ 187 ♦ Fr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Sport & Recreation Management ♦ TWITTER: @AmirGillis1 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played quarterback and safety for head coach Erik Zipay at Simon Gratz in Philadelphia … was a three-year letterwinner and led his team to a 27-8 record over those years … won the 5A MVP.

Personal: Born Amir C. Gillis in Philadelphia … parents are Amy Curtis and Warren Gillis … has one brother Warren Gillis III and one sister Myisha Gillis … lists Friday, Don't Be a Menace, Menace II Society, and Boyz in the Hood as his favorite movies … Max's and Ishkabibbles are his two favorite Philly cheesesteak places … sport & recreation management major.

PLAYER BIOS OL

J.D. GOMEZ

#72

2018

6-6 ♦ 295 ♦ So ♦ Miami, Fla. ♦ Business Management ♦ TWITTER: @jdthegiant31 Honors: Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UConn) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year transfer who joined the Owls in January. College: Played offensive line for head coach William Valencia at ASA College in Hialeah, Fla.

High School: Was a three-year letterwinner at offensive line for head coach Ivan Rosales at Miami (Fla.) Senior High … earned honorable mention for the All-Dade County team as a senior … played as a freshman but missed his sophomore season before returning as a junior . Personal: Born Jobdariel Gomez in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic … is fluent in Spanish … list of favorites include: How I Met Your Mother (TV show), Miami Dolphins (NFL team), and Baby Driver (movie) … business management major.

ISAIAH GRAHAM-MOBLEY 2017

2018

#19

2017

6-2 ♦ 220 ♦ r-So ♦ King of Prussia, Pa. ♦ Media Studies & Production ♦ TWITTER: @GMIsaiah Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Boston College, Navy, Cincinnati, USF) ... 2017 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (UMass, ECU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Houston, ECU, UConn, Army) ... 2016 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (USF). 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Sees action at linebacker and on special teams ... led team with a career-high 11 tackles against Boston College and returned a fumble for a TD ... led the team in tackles (6) in a dominating 49-6 win over ECU. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw action at linebacker and special teams in 11 games .. made first career start opening day at Notre Dame ... registered first career sack against UMass and a career-high in tackles (6) ... 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. 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), William Baptist (stepfather), Kevin Mobley (father) and Christine Mobley (stepmother) ... sister Mia Kai Mobley (9) and brother Liam Baptist (9) ... father and several uncles played college football - John Mobley, Kyle Helton and Teddy Pendergrass .... media studies & production major.

ISAIAH GRAHAM-MOBLEY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2017

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

11 / 2

19 - 7 - 26

2.5 / 9

2.0 / 8

0/0

Villanova

1/0

5 - 1 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

3 - 3 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

5 - 1 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

6 - 5 - 11

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

1 - 2 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

5 - 1 -6

1.0 / 6

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

6 - 1 -7

1.0 / 8

0/0

Duke [IB]

2018

12 / 0

47 - 16 - 63

-0

2.0 / 14

0/0

/ 1

Career

23 / 2

66 - 23 - 89

4.5 / 23

4.0 / 22

0/0

ISAIAH GRAHAM-MOBLEY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 11.................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Solo............................................. 6.................................................... (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Asst............................................. 5.................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 TFL.............................................. 1.0................................................... (4x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Sacks......................................... 1.0................................................... (4x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defended.....................1................................................................... vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Forced Fumbles........................1..................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Fumble Recoveries..................1..................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 TDs...............................................1..................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18

10 10 77

PLAYER BIOS OL

MATT HENNESSY 2017

2018

2017

2018

#58

2017

6-4 ♦ 295 ♦ r-So ♦ Bardonia, N.Y. ♦ Finance ♦ TWITTER: @matt_hennessy Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... CoSida Academic All-America Team Nominee ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa, Boston College, ECU, Navy, UConn) ... Temple Owl Club Academic Award ... Rimington Award Watch List ... 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, FIU) ... Rimington Award Watch List ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started wearing the single digit #3 on his jersey in practice and on his helmet during games (Temple awards single digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team) ... entered season as starter at center and serves as the linchpin for a young offensive line that plays true freshmen at RT and LT ... according to PFF, has allowed zero QB pressures on 232 pass blocks through first seven weeks (no center in FBS has done better) ... started games 1-9 ... left game with injury at #9 UCF and missed games 10 and 11 ... returned in regular season finale at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made first start at center on opening day at Notre Dame and started all but one game ... injury sidelined him week 8 vs. Army. 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

MATT HENNESSY’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Army

dnp @ND

Stony Brook

Villanova

P / S Opp.

Villanova

Buffalo

@PSU

dnp UMass

@Maryland

Charlotte

Tulsa

SMU

dnp Houston

@BC

ECU

@Navy

@Memphis

@USF

@ECU

@UCF

dnp UConn

USF

dnp @Army

Cincinnati

dnp Navy

@UConn @Tulane

dnp #20 Cincinnati

@#9 UCF

dnp @Cincinnati

@Houston

dnp

dnp UCF

USF

dnp

ECU

dnp @Tulsa

@UConn

@Navy [CCG]

dnp FIU [BBMGB]

Duke [IB]

WF [MB]

dnp

2016

3 / 1 2017

12 / 12 2018

10 / 10

0/0 Career

Personal: Born Matthew Connor Hennessy in Nyack, N.Y. ... parents are Andrea and Tom Hennessy ... has an older brother Thomas (24) who played at Duke ... Thomas joined the Indianapolis Colts as a long snapper in 2017 and was later traded to the NY Jets ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics ... finance major. “I have coached some really good players over my 20-year career; he is arguably as good a center as I have ever seen in college football.." - HC Geoff Collins, 8/28/18

P/S

25 / 23

PLAYER BIOS WR #25

TRAVIS HINES 2017

5-11 ♦ 180 ♦ r-So ♦ Stroudsburg, Pa. ♦ Business Management ♦ TWITTER: @THINES__25 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): One of the team's top scout team players. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action. 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 Charles Hines in Passaic, N.J. … parents are Selena and Errick Hines … has a brother Trevor (17) and sister Tamia (17) … list of favorites include: Martin (TV show), Sport and Leisure in American Society (class), TECH Center (place on campus), Madden and NBA 2k (video games), New York Giants (NFL team), Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL player), and basketball (sport besides football) … loves to draw … majoring in business management.

JIMMY HOGAN

#98

2018

6-4 ♦ 265 ♦ Gr ♦ Wycoff, N.J. ♦ Innovation Management & Entrepreneurship (Masters) Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - Academic All-Big 10 ... 2016 - Academic All-Big 10 ... 2015 - Academic All-Big 10.

JIMMY HOGAN'S DEFENSIVE STATS P/S

2014

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0/0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2015

10 / 0

2 - 3 -5

2.5 / 5

1.5 / 4

0/0

2016

9/0

4 - 6 - 10

2.0 / 4

0.5 / 1

0/0

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in three games ... honored on Senior Day vs. #16 Michigan State.

2017

3/0

1 - 1 -2

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in nine games on the defensive line ... totaled 10 tackles with two for a loss.

Buffalo

1/1

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.5 / 3

0/0

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Appeared in 10 games as a reserve defensive lineman ... had five tackles on the season with three for a loss ... recorded a sack in collegiate debut vs. Norfolk State ... switched from jersey No. 75 to No. 98 in the offseason.

Tulsa

1/1

2 - 2 -4

1.0 / 6

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

1 - 4 -5

1.5 / 9

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

2018 (Redshirt Senior): Joined Temple in July after graduating from Rutgers ... eligible to play in 2018 as a graduate transfer ... was originally recruited to Rutgers by Jim Panagos, Temple D-line coach ... entered season as a starter on the defensive line ... recorded his first sack as an Owl against Maryland ... recovered first fumble vs. #20 Cincinnati ... had career-highs in tackles (5) and TFLs (1.5) at UConn.

2014 (Freshman): Did not see game action ... redshirted. High School: Played defensive end and offensive tackle at Ramapo for coach Drew Gibbs ... totaled 48 tackles as a senior in 10 games ... named first-team All-Group III offense and second-team All-Bergen County offense ... recorded 32 tackles and four sacks as a junior to help team win North Jersey I, Group III title ... named all-metro for play on the offensive line ... part of NJVarsity Top 30 list after junior season ... rated a three-star recruit by Scout and 247Sports ... the 35th-best prospect in the state according to 247Sports ... played defensive end in a 4-3 scheme and spent much of the time in a four-point stance ... timed as quick as 4.6 in the 40-yard dash. Personal: Born James Nickolas Hogan ... earned his undergraduate degree in criminal justice from Rutgers ... pursuing his masters in innovation management and entrepreneurship.

Opp.

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2018

12 / 11

7 - 10 - 17

3.0 / 18

1.5 / 9

0/0

Career

34 / 11

14 - 20 - 34

8.5 / 30

3.5 / 14

0/0

JIMMY HOGAN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles....................................... 5....................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo............................................. 3..................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Asst............................................. 4....................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 TFL.............................................. 1.5...................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Sack........................................... 1.0..................................................... (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 QB Hurries..................................1................................................(2x) last vs. Nebraska, 11/14/15 Forced Fumbles........................1..................................................... (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles........................1..................................................... (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Fumble Recoveries..................1................................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18

10 10 79

PLAYER BIOS TE

L.J. HOLDER

#13

6-2 ♦ 215 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Marlboro, N.J. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @ljeron21 Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (ND, USF, Navy). 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Was moved to tight end after spending the spring at linebacker. 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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 (17) and Empress (5) and brothers King (4) and Will (2) ... list of favorites include: Hunger Games (book), math (subject), and Odell Beckham Jr. (NFL player) ... university studies major.

AUDLEY ISAACS 2018

#30

2018

6-1 ♦ 227 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Sports Management ♦ TWITTER: @isaacs_jr Honors: 2018 - #the STANDARD Player of the Game (UConn) ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Buffalo) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Buffalo) ... 2017 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (ECU, Cincinnati).

AUDLEY ISAACS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2018 (Sophomore): Saw first game action against Buffalo ... recorded first career tackle at UConn.

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

@Maryland

1/0

Tulsa

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 (21), Josh (21), Marky (13) and sister Morgan (12) ... list of favorites include: pizza (food), Flash (TV show), history (subject) ... enjoys art and always wanted to be an artist ... sports management major.

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

#27

2018

11 / 0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

11 / 0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

OMAR JAMALADDIN

#27

2018

5-11 ♦ 190 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Biology 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall. High School: Was a three-year letterwinner as a wide receiver and linebacker for coach Richard Drayton at Central High in Philadelphia, Pa, … received All-Public, All-City Honors in 2016 and played in 2016 Philadelphia City All-Star Game ... also lettered in track and field.

Personal: Born Omar Sa’d Jamaladdin … has two brothers, Sa’d (11) and Uzair (9), and one sister, Zayna (12) ... list of favorites include: The Kite Runner (book), Future (music), and NBA 2k (video game) … majoring in biology.

PLAYER BIOS TE

AARON JARMAN

#86

6-6 ♦ 254 ♦ Fr ♦ Kinston, N.C. ♦ Finance ♦ TWITTER: @AaronJ05 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Tulsa, ECU) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Boston College) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played tight end and defensive end for head coach Kim Brown at North Lenoir High in La Grange, N.C. … four-year letterwinner … also played baseball and

basketball. Personal: Born Aaron Gregory Jarman in Kinston, N.C. … parents are Becky and Greg Jarman … has a sister Rylie (19) … has a dog named Sunny … list of favorites include: Seinfeld and Friends (TV show), lasagna (food), math (subject), Minnesota Vikings (NFL team), and Captain America (movie) … finance major.

JEREMY JENNINGS

#22

5-10 ♦ 177 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Downingtown, Pa. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @smalljj10 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). 2018 (Sophomore): Saw first game action and had three carries against Buffalo ... was limited in games 4-10 due to injury ... made return in week 12 vs. USF ... had a career high four carries for 60 yards at UConn.

JEREMY JENNINGS' OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

Buffalo

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 … criminal justice major. JEREMY JENNING’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Carries.............................................4.......................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18 Rushing Yards............................. 60...........................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Long.............................................. 43...........................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

RECEIVING

Avg

1/0

4.3

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

-6

-6.0

-6

0.0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

ECU

0/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

1/0

@UConn

1/0

15.0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

4/0

8.4

0.0

Career

4/0

8.4

0.0

VAUGHN JENNINGS

#97

2018

6-3 ♦ 211 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Chester Springs, Pa. ♦ Undeclared 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the winter. High School: Attended Downingtown East in Chester Springs, Pa., but did not play football … was a three-year letterwinner in basketball for Downingtown East.

Personal: Born Vaughn Irving Jennings in Franklin, N.J. … parents’ names are Vaughn and Lesly … has two sisters, Arielle (23) and Serena (18) … list of favorites include: The Dark Knight (movie), chicken and rice (food), North Carolina (road trip), Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia site), Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL team), and Odell Beckham (NFL player).

10 10 81

PLAYER BIOS WR #80

FREDDIE JOHNSON 2017

2018

2017

6-1 ♦ 190 ♦ r-So ♦ North Ft. Myers, Fla. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @FreddieJ3_ Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Villanova, Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Buffalo, Maryland, Boston College, UCF, USF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UCF, FIU) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team.

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.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Recorded a career high two special teams tackles vs. Villanova ... lead the team in receiving yards with a career high three receptions for 86 yards and scored his first career touchdown on a career-long 44 yard reception from QB Todd Centeio at Maryland. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Notre Dame ... played on special teams and saw action at wide receiver ... pressed into action as kickoff returner vs. #15 UCF and registered 40-yard return.

Personal: Born Freddie Lee Johnson ... human development and community engagement major.

FREDDIE JOHNSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

KICKOFF RETURN

SpTm

Opp.

P/S

Avg

Tkls

2016

2/0

14.0

17.0

0.0

2017

12 / 0

12.0

0.0

40.0

Villanova

1/0

0.0

Buffalo

1/0

12.0

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

28.7

44t

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

17.0

0.0

14.0

@BC

1/0

0.0

17.3

ECU

0/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0.0

@Houston

1/0

8.0

0.0

21.5

USF

1/0

0.0

@UConn

1/0

17.0

0.0

9/0

140

20.0

44t

0.0

109

18.2

23 / 0

190

17.3

44t

17.0

149

21.3

Duke [IB] 2018 Career

0.0

FREDDIE JOHNSON'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..........................3....................................................................... at Maryland, 9/15/18 Receiving Yards............... 86....................................................................... at Maryland, 9/15/18 Longest Reception........44t....................................................................... at Maryland, 9/15/18 Carries...................................1.....................................................................vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Rushing Yards................... 17.....................................................................vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Longest Rush.................... 17.....................................................................vs. Charlotte, 9/24/16 Kickoff Returns...................3.......................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 KOR Yards.........................52.......................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Longest KOR.................... 40....................................................................... vs. #15 UCF, 11/18/17 ST Tackles...........................2........................................................................ vs. Villanova, 9/1/18

PLAYER BIOS SAF #26

PEYTON JONES 2017

2018

6-0 ♦ 190 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Berwyn, Pa. ♦ Education ♦ TWITTER: @TheForce27 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Suffered injury in camp and will miss the entire season.

Personal: Born Peyton Force Jones in Berwyn, Pa. … goes by P.J. … mother is Caroline Stormi Jones … his 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 … education major.

2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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.

WR #81

RANDLE JONES 2017

2018

2017

6-0 ♦ 185 ♦ Jr ♦ Miami Beach, Fla. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @GVO81 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, Houston, USF, UConn) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Cincinnati) 2018 (Junior): Caught first career touchdown pass (44-yarder from QB Frank Nutile) vs. Buffalo ... made first career start against ECU ... had a team-high and career-high five receptions vs. #20 Cincinnati ... had a career-high 94 receiving yards at #9 UCF, including a 70yard TD pass from QB Anthony Russo ... second in the conference (eigth in the nation) in yards per reception (20.4). 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 (25), Akeem Jones (24) and sister Leighla Morris (13) ... human development & community engagement major.

RANDLE JONES' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

KICKOFF RETURN

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2016

9/0

0.0

144

0.0

2017

12 / 0

170

15.5

-4

0.0

25.0

44t

0.0

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

24.5

0.0

@BC

1/0

9.0

0.0

ECU

1/1

15.7

31t

0.0

@Navy

1/1

9.3

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

13.4

0.0

@#9 UCF

1/0

47.0

70t

0.0

@Houston

1/1

6.0

0.0

USF

1/0

15.0

0.0

@UConn

1/0

63.0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

10 / 3

428

20.4

70t

0.0

Career

31 / 3

598

18.7

70t

-4

-1.3

144

20.6

RANDLE JONES’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions............................................5...................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Receiving Yards................................. 94..........................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Longest Reception..........................70t..........................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 TDs...........................................................1.......................................... (4x) last at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 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

10 10 83

PLAYER BIOS LB

TODD JONES 2015

2017

2018

2017

2018

2015

2016

#40

2017

6-0 ♦ 220 ♦ Gr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Sports Business (Masters) ♦ TWITTER: @ToddJones_10 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, UConn) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Cincinnati, UCF, Tulsa, USF) ... 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. 2018 (Senior): Sees action at linebacker and on special teams ... recorded first career interception and tied his career-high in tcakles (7) at UConn.

TODD JONES' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2015

5/0

1 - 1 -2

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2016

3/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017

10 / 3

21 - 11 - 32

0.5 / 0

0/0

2017 (Junior): Saw action at 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, resetting career-high in solo tackles (5) along the way.

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Sophomore): Saw first action of season vs. Stony Brook.

@Boston College

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

ECU

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

5 - 0 -5

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

4 - 3 -7

0.0 / 0

1 / 22

Duke [IB]

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 (3) … spent two years in Alabama and Virginia working with Habitat for Humanity … also serves as a youth basketball coach at a local recreation center … was awarded a scholarship in January 2018 ... earned degree in adult and organizational development ... pursuing a masters degree in sports business.

-0

2018

12 / 0

15 - 7 - 22

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

1 / 22

Career

30 / 3

37 - 19 - 56

1.5 / 3

0.5 / 0

1 / 22

“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, 11/14/17 TODD JONES’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 7.........................................................(2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo....................................... 5.......................................................(2x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Assists.................................. 3......................................................... (3x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 TFLs.....................................1.0.......................................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Interceptions........................ 1.........................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

LAYTON JORDAN

#46

6-2 ♦ 207 ♦ Fr ♦ McKeesport, Pa. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @datdude_8 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Defensive Player of the Game (Villanova) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born Layton Jordan in Pittsburgh, Pa. … mother Leah Simmons … has a sister London (24) … has a dog named Albert … university studies major.

High School: Played running back and linebacker for head coach Matt Miller at McKeesport (Pa.) High … rushed for 1,257 yards and 14 touchdowns as a senior and added 24 tackles and two sacks … also played basketball.

PLAYER BIOS OL

RILEY KEATING

#73

2018

6-2 ♦ 315 ♦ Fr ♦ Morganville, N.J. ♦ Education ♦ TWITTER: @rileykeating10 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Buffalo, Tulsa) 2018 Season (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer. JUCO: Played center for head coach Bill Chaplick at Milford Academy in New Berlin, N.Y. … finished 10-2 in his only season. High School: Three year letterwinner at center for head coach Jason Dagato at Marlboro High School in Marlboro, NJ … 2nd team all-NJ group U … 1st team all-shore … 1st

team all-division … played in the Gridiron Classic – All-Shore Game … played baseball his sophomore year. Personal: Born Riley Keating in Hoboken, N.J. … parents are Rob and Robyn Keating … brother is Ryan … uncle, Anthony Morris, played football for Temple in the 1980s … list of favorites include: Friday Night Lights (movie), Flash (TV show), Giants (NFL team), Jason Kelce (NFL player), Pat’s (cheesesteak place), Twitter (social media platform), protein bar (pregame meal), Popeye’s (cheat meal) and America (place in the world) … education major.

DEANDRE KELLY 2017

2018

#42

2017

6-1 ♦ 255 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Hyattsville, Md. ♦ Human Development Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army) ... 2016 - Defensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Charlotte). 2018 (Redshirt Junior): Sees action in defensive line rotation ... recorded first tackle for a loss vs. ECU. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 10 games, and made his first career start at Army where he recorded a career-high two tackles. 2016 (Redshirt Freshman): Made college debut vs. Stony Brook ... also saw action vs. Charlotte and ECU. 2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted. 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 (29) and Kendrick (25), 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) ... human development and community engagement major. DEANDRE KELLY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 2.............................................................(3x) last at Navy, 10/13/18 Solos...................................... 1.............................................................(4x) last at Navy, 10/13/18 Assists.................................. 2.............................................................(2x) last at Tulsa, 11/25/17 TFLs.....................................1.0.............................................................................. vs ECU, 10/6/18 Passes Defended............... 1..................................................................at Notre Dame, 9/2/17

DEANDRE KELLY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

3/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017

10 / 1

2 - 6 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB] 2018 Career

/ 9/0 22 / 1

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2 - 3 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

4 - 9 - 13

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

TRAVON KING

#44

2016

6-3 ♦ 189 ♦ Fr ♦ Camden, N.J. ♦ Sport & Recreation Management ♦ TWITTER: @travonking7 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played wide receiver and linebacker for head coach Preston Brown at Woodrow Wilson High … ranked as the 33rd best player in New Jersey … earned first team All-South Jersey honors as a senior after recording 21.5 sacks, 38 tackles-for-loss and 70 total tackles … also had 46 catches for 700 yards and eight touchdowns … as a

junior totaled 390 receiving yards on 25 receptions along with 6 receiving touchdowns and added 44 tackles for loss. Personal: Born Travon W. King in Camden N.J. … parents are Pippa Blanton and Charles King … father served in the military … sport & recreation management major.

10 10 85

PLAYER BIOS OL

ADAM KLEIN

#71

2018

6-5 ♦ 264 ♦ Fr ♦ Springfield, Pa. ♦ Kinesiology ♦ TWITTER: @_Kleindaddy_ Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston, UConn) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, Houston, UConn) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class ... saw first game action against Villanova ... made first career start against Tulsa ... one of just five true freshman to see game action (WR Sean Ryan, TE David Martin-Robinson, NKL DaeSean Winston, and OL Isaac Moore) ... has started last nine games. High School: Played offensive line for head coach Todd Fairlie at Episcopal Academy in Newtown Square, Pa. … was a four-year letterwinner … earned second team all-conference honors as a sophomore and junior before garnering first team honors as a senior … lettered four times in track & field and once in basketball. Personal: Born Adam Patrick Klein in Springfield, Pa. … mother Patti Klein … three brothers, Kurt (30), Ryan (27), and Erik (25) … spent one summer week in Jamaica working for Special Olympics … list of favorites include: Remember the Titans (movie), The Great Gatsby (book), math (class), and Meek Mill (music) … enjoys tennis … kinesiology major.

ADAM KLEIN’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

Buffalo

@Maryland

Tulsa

@BC

ECU

@Navy

#20 Cincinnati

@#9 UCF

@Houston

USF

@UConn

P / S Opp.

P/S

Duke [IB]

2018

12 / 9 Career

2018 FBS TRUE FRESHMAN O-LINEMAN STARTERS (MIN. 7 STARTS)

P/S Name............................................... Pos. 13/13 Ilm Manning, Hawai’i........................... LT 13/13 Solo Vaipulu, Hawai’i.......................... RG 12/12 Donovan Laie, Arizona........................ LT 12/12 Christaphany Murray, UCLA................C 12/12 Hunter Corne, Akron...........................LG 12/11 Christian Darrisaw, Virginia Tech...... LT 11/10 Trace Klopton, So. Miss........................C 12/9 Adam Klein, Temple ......................RT. 10/9 Spencer Burford, UTSA......................LG 8/8 Zuri Henry, UTEP.................................. LT 11/7 Jerome Carvin, Tennessee............ ...RG 10/7 Cade Mays, Georgia............................ LT 7/7 Penei Sewell, Oregon......................... LT

12 / 9

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SAM KRAMER 2018

2017

#50

2018

6-3 ♦ 230 ♦ r-So ♦ Landisville, Pa. ♦ Business Management ♦ TWITTER: @SamKramer717 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. 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Recovered from offseason surgery ... made the transition from linebacker to tight end. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Did not see game action. 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 … led 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 Honor Society. Personal: Born Samuel Christopher Kramer in Landisville, Pa. … parents are Julie and Larry Kramer … has two sisters, Melinda (30) and Janelle (22) … also has one brother, Ben (27) … enjoys playing the guitar and piano … list of favorites include: buffalo chicken wings (food), NBA 2K (Xbox game), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL team), and Tim Tebow (NFL player) … business management major.

WILLIAM KWENKEU 2016

2017

2018

2016

#35

2017

6-1 ♦ 230 ♦ Jr ♦ Waldorf, Md. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @WilliamKwenkeu Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, UCF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (FIU) ... #the STANDARD Defensive Player of the Game (Houston, FIU) ... 2016 - Defensive Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook) ... Special Teams Effort Player of the Week (Stony Brook, Charlotte).

WILLIAM KWENKEU'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

13 / 0

10 - 4 - 14

TFL / Yds 1.0 / 2

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2017

13 / 1

26 - 8 - 34

4.0 / 14

2.0 / 11

0/0

Villanova

1/0

3 - 2 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

2 - 3 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

2 - 1 -3

1.0 / 6

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

4 - 1 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

2 - 3 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

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 ... became a U.S. citizen on Dec. 20, 2017, one day before playing in Gasparilla Bowl ... mother is a certified nursing assistant ... adult & organizational development major.

Duke [IB]

2018 (Junior): Sees action at linebacker and on special teams. 2017 (Sophomore): One of the Owls' top special teams players ... also saw action at linebacker ... ...had first career TFL at #21 USF ... had career-highs in total tackles (8) and solo tackles (7) vs Houston ... made his first career start at MLB in the Gasparilla Bowl and led the team with 2.0 sacks. 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.

-0

2018

10 / 0

19 - 13 - 32

1.0 / 6

0/0

Career

36 / 1

55 - 25 - 80

6.0 / 22

3.0 / 17

0/0

WILLIAM KWENKEU'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 8.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Solo....................................... 7.....................................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Assists.................................. 3..................................... (2x) last vvs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Sacks.................................2.0.............................................................................. vs. FIU, 12/21/17 TFL......................................2.0.............................................................................. vs. FIU, 12/21/17

10 10 87

PLAYER BIOS LS

COLE LERCH 2017

2018

#59

2018

5-10 ♦ 190 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Rydal, Pa. ♦ Finance ♦ TWITTER: @Cole_Lerch Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy, UCF) 2018 (Sophomore): Entered season as the primary long snapper, taking over for his brother Corey Lerch who held the position from 2014-17 ... saw first game action against Villanova.

COLE LERCH’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in August ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

Buffalo

@Maryland

High School: Three-year letterwinner as a long snapper for LaSalle College for coach John Steinmetz … lettered in lacrosse.

Tulsa

@BC

Personal: Born Cole Lerch in Philadelphia, Pa. … son of Lynda and Craig Lerch … brother Corey (22) played football at Temple (2014-17) ... sister Casey (15) ... finance major.

ECU

@Navy

#20 Cincinnati

@#9 UCF

@Houston

USF

@UConn

P / S Opp.

P/S

Duke [IB]

2018

12 / 0 Career

12 / 0

PLAYER BIOS DE

DANA LEVINE 2017

2018

2016

#17

2017

6-4 ♦ 230 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Hallandale Beach, Fla. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @Only1ofme51 Honors: 2018 - College Sports Madness AAC Defensive Player of the Week (UConn) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, UConn) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, Houston, Navy, Houston) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy) ... 2015 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (UConn). 2018 (Redshirt Junior): Left game vs. Villanova in 2nd quarter with ankle injury ... returned from injury in week six against ECU ... tied career-high in tackles (6) at Houston ... recorded a sack and forced fumble vs. USF ... had career-highs in tackles (9) and TFLs (2.5) at UConn.

DANA LEVINE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

4/0

2 - 0 -2

TFL / Yds 1.0 / 11

1.0 / 11

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2017

13 / 0

12 - 13 - 25

2.0 / 20

0/0

Villanova

1/1

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first career start vs. Villanova and recorded a sack ... 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 ... also recorded a sack and forced fumble vs. FIU in the Gasparilla Bowl.

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

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).

ECU

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... redshirted.

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

High School: Played defensive end for head coach Dameon Jones at Hallandale High … had 56 tackles, 16 sacks, and six forced turnovers as a senior … team went 10-2, 7-0 in conference play and won the 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.

@#9 UCF

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

2 - 4 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

2 - 1 -3

1.0 / 7

0/0

@UConn

1/1

3 - 6 -9

2.5 / 10

0.5 / 4

0/0

Duke [IB]

Personal: Born Dana J. Levine (pronounced DAY-na La-veen) ... 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 ... adult & organizational development major.

2018 Career

-0

8/5

16 - 13 - 29

3.5 / 17

1.5 / 11

0/0

25 / 5

30 - 26 - 56

6.5 / 48

4.5 / 42

0/0

DANA LEVINE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 9.........................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo....................................... 3.........................................................(2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Assists.................................. 6.........................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Sacks..................................1.0.............................................................. (4x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 TFLs....................................2.5.........................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles.................. 1.............................................................. (2x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 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

ZACHARY LUDWIG

#17

2018

5-9 ♦ 175 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Bradenton, Fla. ♦ Marketing 2018 (Redshirt Junior): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall. High School: Played quarterback for head coach Dan Ellis at Great Valley in Malvern, Pa. … finished 12-2 his senior year, 8-3 his junior year and 6-4 his sophomore year … became team’s first 2,000 yard passer and led them to their first ever district championship in his senior season … named Valor Bowl Offensive MVP his senior year.

Personal: Born Zachary Thomas Ludwig in Bradenton, Fla. … parents are Deborah and Ed Ludwig … brothers are River (21), Lake (20), Noah (18), Falls (13) and Storm (15) … sisters are Brittany (28), Rain (23), Bay (11) and Brooke (9) … father Ed played college football at Colby College … list of favorites include: Casino (movie), Ballers (TV show), The Great Gatsby (book), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL team), Tim Tebow (athlete), Geno’s (cheesesteak place), Twitter (social media platform) and Siesta Key Beach (place in the world) … marketing major.

10 10 89

PLAYER BIOS WR #88

BRANDEN MACK 2017

2018

2017

6-5 ♦ 215 ♦ r-So ♦ Wyncote, Pa. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @MACK_IT_OUT Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Villanova, USF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Buffalo, Boston College, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, UCF, USF, UConn) ... 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). 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made first career start vs. Villanova and led team with seven catches for 78 yards (five for a first down) ... caught two touchdowns (first of career) and blocked a punt (recovered by Ty Mason for a TD) vs. Buffalo ... caught the game-tying TD to force overtime vs. #20 Cincinnati ... leads the conference (5th in the nation) in blocked kicks with 2 ... leads the team with five receiving TDs. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut at Notre Dame ... played on special teams and also saw 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 ... redshirted. 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. (24) attended Temple ... cousin LeLand Lassiter is a defensive back for Howard University ... human development & community engagement major. BRANDEN MACK’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..........................7........................................................................ vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Receiving Yards............... 78........................................................................ vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Long................................... 49........................................................................ at Houston, 11/10/18 TDs........................................2........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18

BRANDEN MACK'S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2017

13 / 0

11.5

0.0

Villanova

1/1

11.1

0.0

Buffalo

1/1

15.7

39t

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

10.0

0.0

Tulsa

1/1

0.0

@Boston College

1/1

14.8

0.0

ECU

1/1

8.6

0.0

@Navy

1/1

6.0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

10.3

20t

0.0

@#9 UCF

1/1

13.0

0.0

@Houston

1/1

36.0

0.0

USF

1/1

13.7

0.0

@UConn

1/1

31.0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 12

556

13.6

0.0

Career

25 / 12

579

13.5

0.0

Blocked Punt (1): vs. Buf 9/8/18

PLAYER BIOS DE

NICKOLOS MADOURIE

#91

6-6 ♦ 230 ♦ So ♦ Sunrise, Fla. ♦ Unversity Studies ♦ TWITTER: @Hotboynick619 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) 2018 (Sophomore): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. College: Played at Dakota College in Bottineau, N.D. … 45 tackles, 15.5 sacks, four fumbles … co-defensive MVP … first team all-region. High School: Played defensive end for head coach David Coleman at Piper High in

Sunrise, Fla. ... registered 65 tackles, 18 tackles-for-loss and 12 sacks as a senior, helping his team to a 9-2 mark. Personal: Born Nickolos Chevaun Madourie (pronounced ma-door-ee) in Kingston, Jamaica ... parents Natalie and Glenroy Madourie ... has two brothers, Michael (24) and Nasiel (8) ... list of favorites include: Agent 47 (movie), Hard Knocks (TV show), lobster (food), J.J. Watt (NFL player) and Kodak Black (artist) ... university studies major.

DT #88

IFEANYI MAIJEH 2018

6-2 ♦ 270 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Far Rockaway, N.Y. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @Ifeanyi_Maijeh Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Tulsa) ... 2017 - Juice Boyz Defensive Player of the Game (UConn, Navy). 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action and recorded a tackle against Boston College. 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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 first-team 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 (17), Kanayo (14), and Arinze (11) …university studies major.

DANA LEVINE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 2....................................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Solo....................................... 2....................................................... vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 Assists................................... 1.........................................................(2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 TFLs.....................................1.0............................................................................. vs. ECU, 10/6/18

IFEANYI MAIJEH' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

ECU

1/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati @#9 UCF

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

7/0

3 - 2 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

7/0

3 - 2 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

10 10 91

PLAYER BIOS LS

TRAVIS MALINOWSKI 2018

#46

2018

5-11 ♦ 205 ♦ r-So ♦ Dearborn Heights, Mich. ♦ Legal Studies ♦ TWITTER: @travismal 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the winter ... saw first game action as the short snapper on PATs and FGs at Houston. College: Attended Erie CC in Buffalo, N.Y. during the 2017 seaso … attended Central Michigan in the fall of 2016. High School: Played for head coach John Filiatraut at Divine Child in Dearborn Heights, Mich., where he was the team’s primary long snapper for four years … also lettered as a junior and senior at offensive line and linebacker … lettered three-times in lacrosse and earned All-Catholic honors as a senior … lettered twice in hockey where he was selected Academic All-Catholic. Personal: Born Travis Alexander Malinowski in Dearborn Heights, Mich. … parents are Robert and Mary Kay … list of favorites include: Top Gun (movie), country (music genre), Liberty Bell (Philadelphia site), Detroit Lions (NFL team), and hockey (sports besides football) … attended same high school as Pat Shurmur, New York Giants head coach … legal studies major.

TRAVIS MALINOWSKI’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

dnp

Buffalo

dnp

@Maryland

dnp

Tulsa

dnp

@BC

dnp

ECU

dnp

@Navy

dnp

#20 Cincinnati

dnp

@#9 UCF

dnp

@Houston

USF

@UConn

P / S Opp.

P/S

Duke [IB]

2018

3/0 Career

DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON

3/0

#37

6-4 ♦ 228 ♦ Fr ♦ Landisville, Pa. ♦ Health Professions ♦ TWITTER: @Allstar_DavdM Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Villanova, USF) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class ... saw game action and recorded first career reception against Buffalo (2 yards from QB Frank Nutile) ... one of just five true freshman to see game action (WR Sean Ryan, OL Adam Klein, NKL DaeSean Winston, and OL Isaac Moore). High School: Played wide receiver, running back, linebacker, safety, and returner for head coach Ron Zeiber at Hempfield High in Lancaster, Pa. … was a four-time letterwinner and two-time all-conference … scored 11 touchdowns as a senior to go with 53 tackles, two interceptions and one forced fumble … overall, scored 26 touchdowns and tallied 134 tackles … played in the L-L All Star game … was also a four-year letterwinner in basketball and track. Personal: Born David Michael Martin-Robinson in Lancaster, Pa. … mother Michaele Martin and father Andre Robinson … has one brother, Darien Ressler (17), and one sister, Davida Robinson (1) … has a cat named Tuxy … list of favorites include: Game of Thrones (book and TV show), anatomy (class), and weight room (place to be) … plans to study health professions. DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions...........................1........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Receiving Yards..................2........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Long......................................2........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18

DAVID MARTIN-ROBINSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo @Maryland Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

RUSHING

Avg

1/0

2.0

0.0

1/0

0.0

ECU

1/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

3/0

2.0

0.0

Career

3/0

2.0

0.0

PLAYER BIOS CB

TY MASON

#21

2018

5-10 ♦ 185 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Silver Spring, Md. ♦ Media Studies and Production ♦ TWITTER: @_masonnn__ Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Tulsa, ECU, Houston, USF) ... 2017 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (USF, Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy, Cincinnati).

TY MASON'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first career game action against Villanova ... recovered a blocked punt for a touchdown against Buffalo ... recorded first career interception against Tulsa that he returned 36 yards for a TD to open the scoring ... blocked a punt at Houston.

Villanova

1/0

Buffalo

1/0

@Maryland

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

Tulsa

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

1 / 36

@Boston College

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

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.

ECU

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

Personal: Born Dearage Mason but goes by Ty ... media studies and production major. TY MASON'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................ 3............................................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18 Solo......................................2............................................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18 Assists.................................. 1............................................................ (5x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 TFLs.................................. 0.5............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 TDs........................................ 1.............................................................. (2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Interceptions....................... 1............................................................................... vs.Tulsa, 9/20/18 Longest Int. Return....... 36t............................................................................... vs.Tulsa, 9/20/18 Passes Defended.............2............................................................................... vs.Tulsa, 9/20/18

-0

2018

12 / 0

6 - 5 - 11

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

1 / 36

Career

12 / 0

6 - 5 - 11

0.5 / 1

0.0 / 0

1 / 36

Touchdown: 1 vs. Buffalo (blocked punt recovery); 1 vs. Tulsa INT return; … Blocked Punt: 1 at Houston

WR #41

THOMAS MATTIONI 2017

2018

6-0 ♦ 190 ♦ r-So ♦ Downingtown, Pa. ♦ Accounting ♦ TWITTER: @Thomas_Mattioni 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Among the top scout team players. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action. High School: Played at Downingtown West for head coach Mike Milano … three-year letterwinner … played quarterback and defensive back … All-Chesmont 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 David Mattioni in Downingtown, Pa. … parents are David and Lisa Mattioni … has two sisters Maria (25) and Gina (24) … 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.

10 10 93

PLAYER BIOS OL

JAMES MCHALE 2015

2017

2018

2017

2015

#74

2017

6-6 ♦ 295 ♦ Gr ♦ Dunmore, Pa. ♦ University Studies ♦ TWITTER: @McHale174 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Cincinnati). 2018 (Graduate): Entered season as starter at left tackle ... was injured at Maryland and missed games 4-6 ... returned from injury in week 7 against Navy. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): A back-up offensive lineman who saw 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 ... also started vs. Navy and at Cincinnati.

JAMES MCHALE’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

PSU

Army

@Cincinnati

Stony Brook

@UMass

@PSU

P / S Opp.

dnp

@ND

dnp

Villanova

dnp

Buffalo

@Maryland

x dnp

UMass

@USF

P/S LT

@Charlotte

Charlotte

dnp

Tulsa

dnp

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action on offensive line vs. Stony Brook and saw action vs. Charlotte and Cincinnati.

Tulane

SMU

dnp

Houston

@BC

dnp

UCF

dnp

@Memphis

dnp

@ECU

ECU

dnp

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in 11 games on the FG protection unit.

@ECU

dnp

@UCF

dnp

UConn

@Navy

dnp

USF

dnp

@Army

#20 Cincinnati

Navy

@#9 UCF

2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. 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.

@SMU

Cincinnati

@USF

@UConn

dnp

@Cincinnati

@Houston

Memphis

@Tulane

dnp

UCF

USF

UConn

ECU

dnp

@Tulsa

@UConn

@Houston [CCG]

@Navy [CCG]

dnp

FIU [BBMGB]

Duke [IB]

WF [MB]

Toledo [BRB] 2015

11 / 0 2016

dnp 3 / 0 2017

Personal: Born James Lewis McHale … son of Alison and Mark McHale … has two brothers John (23) and Mark (17) … Mark is a freshman at Temple and works in the football equipment department ... hobbies include hiking, fishing and hunting … favorite movies are The Departed and Boondock Saints ... earned degree in criminal justice in December 2017 and plans on becoming a police officer … university studies major.

10 / 3 2018 Career

9/3 33 / 6

“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 TUFF all the time, he’s the epitome of it.” - HC Geoff Collins 11/15/17 "Anytime we can get [McHale] back and get him into the rotation, it elevates everybody’s play along the line." - HC Geoff Collins 10/2/18

BRYCE MCLAIN

#18

2018

6-3 ♦ 205 ♦ Fr ♦ Waxhaw, N.C. ♦ Economics ♦ TWITTER: @BryceMcLain 2018 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall. High School: Two-year letterwinner at quarterback for coach Aubrey Carter at Marvin Ridge … finished 10-2 as a senior … passed and rushed for over 1000 yards in his senior season, gaining all-conference and all-county honors.

Personal: Born Jaymeson Bryce McLain in Allentown, Pa. … parents are Mary and James McLain … has a sister Lyndsey (21) … father, James, played college football at Davidson College … list of favorites include: The Godfather (movie), Burn Notice (TV show), soul (music), Elephant Run (book), Philadelphia Eagles (NFL team), Cristiano Ronaldo (pro-athlete), Dalessandro’s (cheesesteak place), Snapchat (social media platform), Bojangles (pregame meal) and South Dakota (place in the world) … economics major.

PLAYER BIOS DE

ZACK MESDAY 2014

2017

2018

2016

2017

#10

2018

6-1 ♦ 240 ♦ Gr ♦ Bordentown, N.J. ♦ Early Childhood Education ♦ TWITTER: @ZM57_ Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Navy, USF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Boston College, Navy, UCF, USF, UConn) ... 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.

ZACH MESDAY'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2016

1/0

0 - 0 -0

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2017

6/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2018 (Graduate): Awarded a sixth year of eligibility and a full scholarship for 2019 in week 12 ... made first career tackle for a loss (four yards) against Villanova ... recorded first career sack against Maryland ... had an 11-yard sack in overtime vs. #20 Cincinnati ... had first career forced fumble and recorded a sack at Houston ... recorded career-highs in tackles (8) and TFLs (3.0) at UConn ... second on the team in TFLs (8.0)

Villanova

1/0

1 - 1 -2

1.0 / 4

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 9

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made the switch from LB to DE ... saw first action of the season vs. Houston.

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Recovered from knee surgery ... saw first career-game action vs. ECU (one play as a fullback).

@Navy

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 11

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

2 - 1 -3

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

2014 (Freshman): Redshirted.

@Houston

1/0

1 - 0 -1

1.0 / 8

0/0

Prep School: Played at linebacker, running back and fullback at Canterbury School (CT) under coach Ken Parson … recorded 72 tackles and five forced fumbles.

USF

1/0

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

3 - 5 -8

3.0 / 6

1.0 / 2

0/0

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 2012 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.

Duke [IB]

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Redshirted while recovering from offseason knee surgery.

Personal: Born Zachary John Mesday in Trenton, N.J. … parents are Suzanne and Kenneth Mesday … has a brother Joe (25) … favorite movies are Friday Night Lights and More Than A Game … early childhood education major ... if football doesn’t work out, he would like to be an elementary school teacher and high school football coach.

2018

12 / 0

22 - 11 - 33

-0

8.0 / 39

4.0 / 30

0/0

/ 0

Career

19 / 0

22 - 11 - 33

8.0 / 39

4.0 / 30

0/0

ZACK MESDAYS SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................8............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo...................................... 4................................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Asst......................................5........................................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18 TFLs.................................. 3.0............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Sacks................................ 1.0............................................................ (4x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 QB Hurries........................... 1............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

10 10 95

PLAYER BIOS K

WILL MOBLEY 2017

2018

#91

2018

5-8 ♦ 160 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Lititz, Pa. ♦ Business Administration & Management ♦ TWITTER: @FreeWilly110 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Maryland, Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati, UConn)

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.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw first game action against Buffalo when K Aaron Boumerhi was injured and remained the team's primary kicker ... made first career field goal (33-yarder) against Tulsa ... kicked a career-long 41 yard field goal at #9 UCF ... has made 51 consecutive PATs, a school record ... broke Brandon McManus's record of 50 PATs in a season (2012).

Personal: Born William Clay Mobley (pronounced MOB-lee) in Rockville, Md. … goes by Will … parents are Kendrick and Barbara Mobley … has a sister Kate (23) … 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.

2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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

WILL MOBLEY'S KICKING STATS Opp.

XP%

FG% 10-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+

Lg Blk KO

Avg

TB OB

Villanova

Buffalo

3-3

1.000

0-0

53.3

@Maryland

5-5

1.000

0-0

58.2

Tulsa

4-4

1.000

1-2

42.0

@Boston College

5-5

1.000

0-0

58.3

ECU

7-7

1.000

0-0

52.8

@Navy

3-3

1.000

1-2

0.500

0-1

#20 Cincinnati

3-3

1.000

1-1

1.000

1-1

@#9 UCF

4-4

1.000

2-3

0.667

1-1

@Houston

8-8

1.000

1-1

1.000

USF

3-3

1.000

2-3

0.667

@UConn

6-6

1.000

3-3

0.000

Duke [IB]

0.500

0-1

1.000 2 - 2 0.000

1-1

58.4

53.2

1-2

53.5

1-1

52.7

39.2

52.9

2-2

1-1 -

2018

51 - 51

1.000

11 - 15

0.733 2 - 2

3-6

4-4

2-3

0-0

52.2

Career

51 - 51

1.000

11 - 15

0.733 2 - 2

3-6

4-4

2-3

0-0

52.2

2018: ()()()(24m,33)()()(26m,31)(28)(41,27,40m)(40)(29m,33,36)(18,18,27)

WILL MOBLEY'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS PATs...............................................................8................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 PAT Attempts..............................................8................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Consecutive PAT...................................... 51.........................................................9/8/18-present FGs Made....................................................3..................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 FGs Attempts..............................................3.................................. (3x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Long............................................................ 41....................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Touchbacks.................................................3................................(2x) last at Houston, 11/10/18

PLAYER BIOS CB

CHAUNCEY MOORE

#43

6-0 ♦ 175 ♦ Fr ♦ Washington, D.C. ♦ Computer Science ♦ TWITTER: @ChaunceyMoore7 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Navy, Houston) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Villanova, Maryland, Cincinnati) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played defensive back for coach Mike Hunter at Friendship Collegiate Academy … helped lead his team to an 8-4 record during his senior year … named conference player of the week during week seven in his senior campaign … four-time

letterwinner in track & field … ranked #1 for his senior class academically, was school valedictorian, made the Dean's List all four years, and was a National Honor Society Scholar, Achievers Scholar and OSSE Scholar. Personal: Born Chauncey D'Andre Moore in Silver Spring, Md. … mother is Carletta Moore … has a brother Douglas (23) … list of favorites include: The Dark Knight (movie), Stranger Things (TV show), Rocky Steps (Philadelphia site), and San Francisco 49ers (NFL team) … enjoys watching movies and playing games ... computer science major.

ISAAC MOORE 2018

#63

2018

6-7 ♦ 305 ♦ Fr ♦ Orebro, Sweden ♦ Sport Tourism Hospitality Mgmt. ♦ TWITTER: @lisaacmoore Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year enrollee who joined the Owls in January ... saw first game action against Villanova ... one of just five true freshman to see game action (WR Sean Ryan, TE David Martin-Robinson, NKL DaeSean Winston, and OL Adam Klein) ... has played in every game ... started games 10 and 11, making him part of the only true freshman starting tackle duo in the nation. High School: Attended Thoren Business School ... played offensive line/defensive line for coach Aaron Fielder for Orebro Black Knights in Sweden ... in 2017 he helped lead his team to a 4-2 overall record … named offensive tackle of the year for the 2016-17 seasons in the U-19 Vastra conference. Personal: Born Isaac Jonathan Moore in Orebro, Sweden … father is Ronald Moore ... nicknamed Moose ... brother Marcus (22) … list of favorites includes: City of God (movie), It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (TV show), Nelson Mandela: No Easy Walk to Freedom (book), Swedish meatballs (food), the training room (place on campus), and Tyron Smith (NFL player) ... sport tourism hospitality management major. “We can’t get him enough reps. The great thing about him is that he doesn’t make the same mistake twice. So you have to give him as much exposure as you can.” - OC Dave Patenaude, 9/3/18 “Isaac is acclimating at a rapid pace. He’s doing a great job in the film room, coming out here and getting better every day. He is doing a great job of getting around the vets in the room and learning from them.” - Offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan, 9/3/18

ISAAC MOORE’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

Buffalo

@Maryland

Tulsa

@BC

ECU

@Navy

#20 Cincinnati

@#9 UCF

@Houston

USF

@UConn

P / S Opp.

Duke [IB]

2018

12 / 2 Career

EUROPEANS IN FBS

Name Isaac Moore Ville Valasti Chris Mulumba Lukas Kolter Lorenz Metz Jan-Phillip Bombeck Yannick Rohrschneider Steve Nielsen Hjalte Froholdt Christop Henle Thomas Odukoya Emeka Jilani Ryan Rimmler Habakkuk Baldonado

P/S

School.................................Country Temple...............................Sweden Eastern Michigan.................Finland Colorado................................Finland UMass....................................Germany Cincinnati..............................Germany Colorado State.....................Germany Eastern Michigan.................Germany Eastern Michigan.................Denmark Arkansas................................Denmark Baylor......................................Austria Eastern Michigan................Netherlands Ball State..............................England Ball State..............................Germany Pittsburgh.............................Italy

10 10 97

12 / 2

PLAYER BIOS TE

CHRIS MYARICK 2015

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2018

2017

2016

#85

6-4 ♦ 250 ♦ Gr ♦ Elkins Park, Pa. ♦ Entrepreunrship (Masters) ♦ TWITTER: @cmyarick Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Tulsa, ECU, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, UConn) ... 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. 2018 (Graduate): Entered season as starting tight end ... equally adept as a pass catcher and in-line blocker ... scored first career receiving TD at UConn (5 yards from Todd Centeio) 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Was put on scholarship announced at halftime of the spring game ... primary TE ... did not play at ECU after suffering an injury in pre-game warm ups ... had a career-high 3 catches for 23 yards at Army ... made career-long reception (18 yards) on opening play at Cincinnati. 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. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Made collegiate debut at Charlotte ... played in four games (at Charlotte, Tulane, at USF, UConn), mostly on special teams. 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 (pronounced MY-rick) in Elkins Park, Pa. … parents are Annette and Albert Myarick … mother graduated from Temple … brothers Nick (26) and Tim (16) … 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), The Great Gatsby (book), math (class) ... earned a scholarship in spring of 2017 ... earned an undergraduate degree in marketing ... pursuing masters in innovation management & entrepreunrship.

CHRIS MYARICK’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2015

4/0

0.0

Lg 0

2016

14 / 3

15.0

0.0

2017

12 / 9

8.5

0.0

Villanova

1/1

6.0

0.0

Buffalo

1/1

36.0

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

23.0

0.0

Tulsa

1/1

0.0

@BC

1/0

0.0

ECU

1/1

0.0

@Navy

1/1

7.0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

0.0

@#9 UCF

1/1

15.0

0.0

@Houston

1/1

-2

-2.0

-2

0.0

USF

1/1

10.5

0.0

@UConn

1/1

4.5

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 11

136

11.3

0.0

Career

42 / 23

219

10.4

0.0

CHRIS MYARICK’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions..........................3..............................................................................at Army, 10/21/17 Receiving Yards............... 36........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Longest Reception......... 36........................................................................... vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Receiving TDs.....................1.......................................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18

PLAYER BIOS QB

FRANK NUTILE 2017

2018

2017

2016

2017

2018

2017

6-4 ♦ 220 ♦ Gr ♦ Wayne, N.J. ♦ Entrepreneurship (Masters) ♦ TWITTER: @fnutile18 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy, UConn) ... Temple Parliament Spirit Award ... Maxwell Award Watch List ... Wuerffel Award Watch List ... 2017 - Gasparilla Bowl MVP ... American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (Navy) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Navy, Tulsa, FIU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army, Navy, Cincinnati, Tulsa, FIU) ... Under Armour TU Student -Athlete of the Month (November) ... 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. 2018 (Graduate): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the spring and changed from #18 to #8 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... entered season as starter at quarterback ... was sidelined games 3-6 due to injury ... started final game of the regular season at UConn after QB Anthony Russo was sidelined with an injury. 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 to a 28-3 win including both one passing and one rushing TD en route to Gasparilla Bowl MVP ... led the team in passing TDs (12).

FRANK NUTILE'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING Opp.

P/S

Eff

Cpl

Att

Cp%

Yds

2015

3/0

322.00

100.0

RUSHING TD Int 1

Sk / Ls

Avg

1/4

-4

-4.0

-4

2016

3/0

0.00

0.0

0/0

0.0

2017

8/6

141.71

122

199

61.3

1600

74t

7 / 41

1.9

Villanova

1/1

102.63

56.3

185

1/4

2.2

Buffalo

1/1

125.95

48.4

216

44t

2 / 13

-25

-6.3

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0 0.00

0.0

0/0

0.0

187.13

75.0

184

0/0

4.0

@Boston College

1/1

ECU

0/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/1

Duke [IB]

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Battled redshirt freshman Logan Marchi for backup QB role ... saw action for one series of the game vs. Stony Brook 2018 in 38-0 victory ... made first pass attempt of the season vs. Charlotte. Career

4/4

125.79

56.0

585

3 / 17

-10

-1.0

18 / 10

138.35

167

279

59.9

2225

74t

11 / 62

1.1

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.

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...................................(3x) last vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Yards....................................... 28............................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Long Rush............................... 21............................................... at Cincinnati, 11/10/17 Rush TDs....................................1..........................................(2x) last vs. FIU, 12/21/17 Efficiency Rating............322.0...................................................vs. Tulane, 10/10/15

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 Francesco Robert Nutile (pronounced new-tile) … given the nickname "Frankie Juice" by Geoff Collins ... son of Rob and Rose Nutile … father played quarterback for Louisville and Maryland in the 1980’s … has one sister Gianna (18) … 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 ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics ... earned undergraduate degree in accounting ... pursuing masters in innovation management & entrepreunrship. “Frank is really bright and really competitive. He is probably one of the smartest couple of guys I have ever coached regarding his understanding of the offense we run.” - OC Dave Patenaude, 8/20/18 “If your quarterback, the face of your program, is a true tough guy, then you will probably have a tough football team. Frank is that. He is tough. He is a great leader, he’s a great teammate. And for our team to feel so strongly about him to give him a single-digit that early, I think is special.” - HC Geoff Collins, 8/28/18

10 10 99

PLAYER BIOS OL

DAVID NWAOGWUGWU

#66

6-5 ♦ 240 ♦ Fr ♦ Bronx, N.Y. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @DavidNwaogwugwu Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (ECU, USF) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Villanova, Tulsa, UConn)

loss, and four sacks as a senior earning first team all-city … as a junior notched 48 tackles, 17 TFLs and two sacks … also lettered in basketball.

2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class.

Personal: Born David Nwaogwugwu (pronounced NO-goo-goo) in Nigeria … parents are Joy and Obidma Nwaogwugwu … brothers, Joseph (6) and Emmanuel (2), and sister Chinwendu (4) … list of favorites include: Harry Potter (movie), Teen Wolf (TV show), rap (music) … liberal arts major.

High School: Was a four-year letterwinner as a defensive end and offensive tackle for head coach Howard Langley at Dewitt Clinton High … had 42 tackles, 28 tackles-for-

A.J. PEREZ 2018

#69

2018

6-1 ♦ 308 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Harrisburg, Pa. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @717_theFuture Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Tulsa, Cincinnati)

his sophomore and freshman years … also played basketball.

2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the winter.

Personal: Born Angel Lewis Perez … son of Kathy Waters … has one sister, Raquel (18) … list of favorites include: SportsCenter (TV show), Myrtle Beach (road trip), New England Patriots (NFL team), Tom Brady (NFL player) and basketball (sport besides football) … liberal arts major.

High School: Played defensive line for coach Glen Mac at Central Dauphin East … was honorable-mention All-State his senior and junior year while receiving all-conference

NICK PICOZZI

#46

2018

6-5 ♦ 215 ♦ Fr ♦ Collegeville, Pa. ♦ Engineering ♦ TWITTER: @npicozzi22 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Maryland). 2018 Season (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer. High School: Two year letterwinner at tight end and defensive end for head coach Tom Kirk at Lansdale Catholic in Lansdale, Pa. … elected captain and 1st team all-catholic his senior season … lettered four times in swimming and once in volleyball.

Personal: Born Nick Rocco Picozzi in Voorhees, N.J. … parents are Anthony and Margaret Picozzi … brothers are Vincent and Anthony … sisters are Racheal, Sarah, Kate, Mary, Grace and Mia … brother Vincent also currently plays football for Temple … list of favorites include: The Revenant (movie), country (music), Eagles (NFL team), Derrick Coleman (NFL player), Pat’s (cheesesteak place), Twitter/Instagram (social media platforms) and Yellowstone (place in the world) … engineering major.

100

PLAYER BIOS OL

VINCENT PICOZZI 2016

2017

2018

2017

2018

#76

2017

6-4 ♦ 295 ♦ r-So ♦ Collegeville, Pa. ♦ Risk Management and Insurance ♦ TWITTER: @vince_picozzi67 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Tulsa, Houston, USF) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU) ... 2016 - American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll. 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Entered season as starter at right guard ... played center at #9 UCF after Matt Hennessy went down with an injury and has held the position since ... has started all twelve games

VINCENT PICOZZI’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

@ND

dnp Villanova

Villanova

dnp Buffalo

UMass

dnp @Maryland

@USF

Tulsa

Houston

@BC

@ECU

ECU

2016 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on ... redshirted.

UConn

@Navy

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.

@Army

#20 Cincinnati

Personal: Born Vincent Picozzi in Voorhees, N.J. … parents Anthony and Margaret Picozzi … has six sisters Rachel (23), Sarah (21), Mary (16), Grace (13), Kate (11), and Mia (9) … also has two brothers Anthony (24) and Nicholas (18) … enjoys camping, hiking, and canoing … list of favorites: Big Fish (movie), Ireland (vacation spot), Duck Walk (drill), and J.J. Watt (NFL player) … risk management and insurance major.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Saw his first career action at USF ... played on FG and PATs ... made first career start at ECU ... served as the primary LG in place of an injured Jovahn Fair.

Navy

@#9 UCF

@Cincinnati

@Houston

UCF

USF

@Tulsa

@UConn

Duke [IB]

FIU [BBMGB]

2017

10 / 6 2018

P / S Opp.

P/S

0/0

C RG

12 / 12

Career

10 10 101

22 / 18

PLAYER BIOS OL

LEON PINTO 2017

#66

2018

6-3 ♦ 290 ♦ r-So ♦ Houston, Texas ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @lpinto_72 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Buffalo) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UConn, UCF).

High School: Played offensive line at Lamar High School in Houston, Texas, for coach Tom Nolen … was a two year letterwinner … had a team record of 21-4 … was named second team all-district during his senior campaign.

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Provides depth at each o-line position.

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), J.J. Watt (NFL player), basketball (sport besides football), reading (hobby) … when he was younger he wanted to be an astronaut … criminal justice major.

2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in August ... did not see game action. College: Was a walk-on at LSU and spent the 2016 season with the Tigers but didn’t play.

BOAZ POGUE

#45

2017

6-2 ♦ 210 ♦ r-So ♦ Chambersburg, Pa. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @boaz_pogue6 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Maryland) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Navy, UCF, UConn) 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action at Maryland. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Joined the program as a transfer from Morehead State in the fall ... did not see game action. College: Joined the Morehead State program as a freshman and was redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner as an 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 (pronounced BOE-az Poag) in Chambersburg, Pa. … parents are George and Lisa Pogue … has two sisters, Chantel Tremetiere (49) and Hannah Pogue (16) … Chantel played collegiate basketball at Auburn before taking her talent to the WNBA ... human development & community engagement major.

BOAZ POGUE' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

ECU

0/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

1/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

Duke [IB]

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

-0

2018

3/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

3/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

102

PLAYER BIOS SAF

DELVON RANDALL 2015

2016

2017

2018

2017

2018

2015

2016

2017

6-1 ♦ 215 ♦ Sr ♦ Pittsburgh, Pa. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @EatTeam_2 Honors: 2018 - First Team All-AAC ... APEX PredaTEMPLE'S ALL-TIME tor Defensive Player of the Game (Navy, UConn) ... INT LEADERS APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Buffalo) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game INTs Name...........................Years (Buffalo, Tulsa, ECU, Cincinnati, Houston, USF, 20 Anthony Young ...... 1981-84 UConn) ... Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List ... 15 Mark McCants..........1977-80 Bronko Nagurski Award Watch List ... Jim Thorpe 13 Kevin Ross............... 1980-83 Award Watch List ... 2017 - First Team All-American 13 Bob Salla...................1975-77 Athletic Conference ... First Team All-Conference 11 Delvon Randall...... 2015-18 (Phil Steele) ... ECAC First Team All-East ... AAC 11 Sam Shaffer.............. 1978-81 Defensive Player of the Week by College Football 11 Bob Mizia..................1973-75 Madness (Navy) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (ECU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Houston, ECU, UConn, Army, Tulsa, FIU) ... 2016 - Defensive Production Player of the Week (Tulane). 2018 (Senior): Entered the season as an established starter at safety ... led the team with nine tackles vs. #20 Cincinnati ... recorded an interception in three straight games (UCF, Houston, USF) to move up to fifth all-time in career interceptions for Temple ... tied a career-high in tackles (11) at UConn ... third in the conference (38th in the nation) in interceptions (3) ... leads the team in tackles (78). 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 ... picked off Navy for his fourth of the year ... led the team with 4 INTs and was second on the team in tackles (83), first among DBs. 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).

DELVON RANDALL'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2015

14 / 0

2016 2017

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

12 - 4 - 16

0.0 / 0

14 / 14

43 - 22 - 65

6.0 / 22

0.0 / 0

4 / 57

13 / 13

62 - 21 - 83

4.5 / 12

1.0 / 1

4 / 16

1/1

5 - 1 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

8 - 1 -9

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

0 - 5 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

4 - 5 -9

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

0/0

ECU

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

6 - 1 -7

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

6 - 3 -9

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

5 - 0 -5

0.0 / 0

1/0

@Houston

1/1

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

1/0

USF

1/1

5 - 1 -6

0.0 / 0

1/0

@UConn

1/1

7 - 4 - 11

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 12

55 - 23 - 78

0.0 / 0

3/0

Career

53 / 39

172 - 70 - 242

10.5 / 34

1.0 / 1

11 / 73

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 junior … also played basketball. Personal: Born Delvon Randall in Pittsburgh, Pa. … parents are Tiffany and William Randall ... brother Drevon (15) and sisters Sanaya (13), Kelwan (9) ... list of favorites include: Money Talks (movie), Martin (TV show), rap and R&B (music), The Great Gatsby (book) ... human development and community engagement major.

DELVON RANDALL’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles...................................11........................................................(2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Solos....................................... 8.........................................................(2x) last vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Assists.................................... 5........................................(4x) last at Boston College, 9/29/18 Interceptions.......................... 1............................................................ (11x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Int. Return Yards..................21............................................................................ vs.USF, 10/21/16 Passes Defended................ 2..........................................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 TFL....................................... 2.0.................................................(2x) last at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Sacks .................................. 1.0................................................................ at Notre Dame, 9/2/17 Forced Fumbles.................... 1........................................................... (2x) last at Navy, 10/13/18 Fumble Recoveries.............. 1............................................... (2x) last vs. Cincinnati, 10/29/16

10 10 103

PLAYER BIOS RB #34

TYLIEK RAYNOR

5-10 ♦ 195 ♦ r-So ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @Tyliek_Raynor7 Honors: 2016 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (UCF).

TYLIEK RAYNOR’S OFFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Saw first game action at Boston College ... scored first career rushing touchdown at Navy. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Suffered an injury in the summer and missed the season.

RUSHING Opp.

P/S

RECEIVING

Avg

Villanova

0/0

2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted.

Buffalo

0/0

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 Owl Aaron Ruff.

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@BC

1/0

2.0

0.0

ECU

1/0

2.8

0.0

@Navy

1/0

8.3

15t

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0 3

2.3

0.0

Personal: Born Tyliek (pronounced: TIE-leak) Raynor ... parents are Cinnamon and Javis Raynor ... human development and community engagement major.

TYLIEK RAYNOR'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Carries............................................ 5....................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Rushing Yards.............................25................................................................... at Navy, 10/13/18 Longest Rush............................. 15t................................................................... at Navy, 10/13/18 Rushing TDs................................... 1................................................................... at Navy, 10/13/18

@Houston

1/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

4/0

4.0

15t

0.0

Career

4/0

4.0

15t

0.0

104

PLAYER BIOS WR #12

KADAS REAMS 2018

6-2 ♦ 175 ♦ Fr ♦ New Brunswick, N.J. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @kadasreams 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year enrollee who joined the Owls in January ... saw first game action vs. ECU. Prep School: Attended Milford Academy where he helped the team to a 10-2 record in 2017 under head coach Bill Chaplick. High School: Played wide receiver for head coach Don Sofilkanich at New Brunswick (N.J.) High … was a two-year letterwinner … earned Baller of the Year and first team all-conference as a senior … recorded 154 yards and four touchdowns on seven receptions against Edison … was third team all-conference as his team went 9-2 as a junior … played in the North-South All Star game … recorded a 4.37 in the 40-yard dash. Personal: Born Kadas (pronounced KAY-dus) Reams in New Brunswick, N.J. … parents are Joyce Inman Reams and Kevin Reams … has one brother, Maurice Inman (33), and two sisters, Shamara Inman (26) and Jalessa Inman (28) … criminal justice major.

KADAS REAMS' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@BC

0/0

ECU

1/0

@Navy

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

Duke [IB]

RUSHING

Avg

0.0

2018

2/0

0.0

Career

2/0

0.0

SAF

GEORGE REID 2018

#39

2018

6-2 ♦ 200 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Glenside, Pa. ♦ Business Management ♦ TWITTER: @Ge0rgeReid Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (ECU, Houston) ... 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). 2018 (Sophomore): Saw first game action against ECU. 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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. GEORGE REID'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 1............................................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Solo....................................... 1.................................................................................. vs USF, 11/17/18

GEORGE REID'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

0/0

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

ECU

1/0

@Navy

1/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

@Houston

0/0

USF @UConn Duke [IB]

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

-0

2018

5/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

5/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

10 10 105

PLAYER BIOS FB

ROB RITROVATO 2014

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

5-11 ♦ 240 ♦ r-Sr ♦ West Chester, Pa. ♦ Marketing ♦ TWITTER: @Robertmatthew_7 Honors: 2018 - Burlsworth Trophy Nominee ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Game (Boston College, UConn) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College, ECU, Navy, Cincinnati, UCF, Houston, USF) ... 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. 2018 (Redshirt Senior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the summer and changed from #45 to #4 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... recorded first career catch against Villanova ... forced a fumble on a kickoff that was returned for a TD against Boston College ... also forced a fumble on a kickoff vs #20 Cincinnati that resulted in an Owls' TD ... had a career-high 91 rushing yards and a TD at Houston ... had a career-high two receptions for 17 yards at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): 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.

ROB RITROVATO’S OFFENSIVE STATS RUSHING Opp.

P/S

RECEIVING

Avg

Sp.Tms

Avg

Tackles

2014

4/0

2015

1/0

0.0

played defense 0

0.0

2016

13 / 0

2.7

0.0

2017

13 / 1

178

4.8

0.0

Villanova

1/0

0.0

4.0

Buffalo

1/0

1.0

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

2.7

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

0.0

@BC

1/0

5.0

14.0

ECU

1/0

1.5

0.0

@Navy

1/1

2.9

7.0

2015 (Sophomore): Moved to fullback and played in opener against Penn State ... suffered injury and missed remainder of season ... redshirted.

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

2.0

7.0

@#9 UCF

1/0

5.3

2.0

2014 (Freshman): Made collegiate debut in week 3 victory against Delaware State ... played in games 3-6, mostly on special teams.

@Houston

1/0

6.5

0.0

USF

1/0

2.7

0.0

@UConn

1/0

11.0

8.5

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 (pronounced rich-roe-vah-toe) in West Chester, Pa. ... nicknamed "Nitro" … parents are Susan Silvestri 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 … awarded a scholarship in fall of 2017 ... marketing major.

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 1

255

4.2

7.3

Career

43 / 2

101

441

4.4

7.3

“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 “At 5-foot-11 and 240 pounds, he isn't going to outrun many defenders outside, but he gives maximum effort in whatever job is asked to perform...It is hard for a former walkon to be among the leaders of the team, but that is the case with Ritrovato, whose effort is infectious.” - Marc Narducci, Philadelphia Inquirer, 10/15/18 ROB RITROVATO’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles........................................... 2....................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Solo................................................. 2....................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Asst.................................................. 1.............................................................at Houston, 10/17/14 Carries...........................................14..............................................(3x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Rushing Yards..............................91............................................................. at Houston, 11/10/18 Rushing TDs................................... 1..............................................(3x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Longest Rush............................. 20............................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18 Receptions.................................... 2............................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18 Receiving Yards...........................17............................................................... at UConn, 11/24/18 Longest Catch.............................14............................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 ST Tackles..................................... 2....................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18

106

PLAYER BIOS OL

JAELIN ROBINSON 2016

2017

2018

2017

2016

#77

2017

6-6 ♦ 325 ♦ r-Sr ♦ West Haven, Conn. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @jae_robinson77 Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Player of the Game (Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Navy) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Army) ... 2014 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2018 (Redshirt Senior): Entered season as starter at right tackle ... was switched to left tackle in week 3 and then to right guard in week 10 after center Matt Hennessy went down with an injury ... has started all twelve games ... one of just two players in the country to start at three positions on the offensive line this season (other is Tyler Higby of Michigan State) ... was awarded the single digit jersey #7 during the last week of the regular season to wear in practice and on his helmet in games (Temple awards single digits to the toughest players on the team) . 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Appeared in 12 games 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.

JAELIN ROBINSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

PSU

dnp Army

dnp @ND

@Cincinnati

dnp Stony Brook

@UMass

dnp @PSU

Villanova

dnp UMass

P / S Opp.

P/S

Villanova

Buffalo

@Maryland

@Charlotte

Charlotte

@USF

Tulsa

Tulane

SMU

Houston

@BC

UCF

dnp @Memphis

@ECU

ECU

@ECU

dnp @UCF

UConn

@Navy

dnp USF

@Army

#20 Cincinnati

@SMU

dnp Cincinnati

Navy

@#9 UCF

@USF

dnp @UConn

@Cincinnati

@Houston

Memphis

dnp @Tulane

UCF

USF

@Tulsa

@Houston [CCG] dnp @Navy [CCG]

FIU [BBMGB]

Toledo [BRB]

dnp WF [MB]

2015

3 / 0 2016

UConn

ECU

12 / 0 2017

dnp @UConn x

Duke [IB]

12 / 1 2018 Career

Personal: Born Jaelin Robinson … mother is Tyra Robinson ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics ... criminal justice major.

10 10 107

12 / 12 39 / 13

PLAYER BIOS TE

JAKE ROBINSON 2016

2017

2018

2016

2018

2016

#82

2017

6-2 ♦ 240 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Haddonfield, N.J. ♦ Marketing ♦ TWITTER: @JakeYake33 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, USF) ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll.

JAKE ROBINSON’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

2018 (Redshirt Junior): Sees action on special teams and as an extra tight end ... started against Maryland and ECU. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Appeared 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 (28) and Christian Benson (24) ... list of favorites include: Anchorman (movie), Two and a Half Men (TV show), and Terrell Owens (NFL player) ... marketing major.

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2016

14 / 1

0.0

2017

11 / 0

3.0

0.0

Villanova

1/0

Buffalo

1/0

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

0.0

@BC

1/0

0.0

ECU

1/1

13.0

0.0

@Navy

1/0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0.0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0.0

@Houston

1/0

0.0

USF

1/0

@UConn

1/0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 2

13.0

0.0

Career

37 / 3

8.0

0.0

JAKE ROBINSON’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions...........................1............................................................... (2x) last vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Yards................................... 13...............................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Long.................................... 13...............................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Touchdowns.........................1............................................................................... vs. Navy, 11/2/17

108

PLAYER BIOS DE

QUINCY ROCHE 2017

2018

#90

2017

6-4 ♦ 235 ♦ r-So ♦ Randallstown, Md. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @NT_Agent__0 Honors: 2018 - AAC Defensive Player of the Week (Tulsa) ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Tulsa) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Tulsa, Houston, USF, UConn) ... 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).

QUINCY ROCHE'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2017

13 / 0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

26 - 5 - 31

11.5 / 46

7.0 / 39

0/0

Villanova

1/0

5 - 0 -5

2.0 / 9

1.0 / 7

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

6 - 2 -8

2.0 / 15

0/0

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 fumbles (1) and recovered fumbles (1) vs. UMass en route to Co-AAC defensive POTW honors ... led the team with 3 forced fumbles, second in TFLs (11.5), and third in sacks (7.0).

@Boston College

1/1

7 - 2 -9

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted.

@#9 UCF

1/0

1 - 3 -4

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

High School: Played defensive line and tight end at New Town High in Owings Mills, Md. ... earned all-state and all-county honors 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.

@Houston

1/0

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

8 - 1 -9

2.0 / 8

1.0 / 5

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Recorded a career-high two blocked kicks against Villanova ... made first career start against Buffalo ... forced career-high two fumbles against Tulsa, one of which was recovered and returned for a touchdown ... led the team and tied his career-high with nine tackles vs USF ... leads the conference (5th in the nation) in blocked kicks (2) ... fifth in the conference (21st in the nation) in fumble recoveries (2).

Personal: Born Quincy G. Roche (pronounced: roe-SHAY) in Baltimore, Md. ... parents are Marlene and Franklin Roche Sr. ... has three brothers and three sisters ... communication studies major. QUINCY ROCHE'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles.........................................9......................................................... (2x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Solo...............................................8 ........................................................................vs. USF, 11/17/18 Asst...............................................3......................................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Sacks ....................................... 3.0.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 TFLs.......................................... 4.0.................................................................... vs. UMass, 9/15/17 QB Hurries....................................1.................................................... (4x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles.........................2......................................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Fumble Recoveries....................1......................................................... (3x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Blocked Kicks.............................2..................................................................vs. Villanova, 9/1/18 Passes Defended.......................1......................................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18

-0

2018

12 / 5

34 - 15 - 49

7.0 / 35

4.0 / 27

0/0

Career

25 / 5

60 - 20 - 80

18.5 / 81

11.0 / 66

0/0

Blocked Kicks (2): - 2018 - 2 vs. Villanova (PAT, FG)

10 10 109

PLAYER BIOS LB

AIDAN ROSA 2017

#55

2018

6-1 ♦ 215 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Milltown, N.J. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @aidan_rosa 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): One of the team's top scout team players.

and two touchdown receptions … also lettered in track & field.

2017 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the fall ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

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: Breaking 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 … liberal arts major.

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

AARON RUFF 2017

2018

2017

2018

#78

2017

6-3 ♦ 300 ♦ Gr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ University Studies Honors: 2016 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Navy). 2018 (Redshirt Senior): Made season debut against Villanova ... saw extensive playing time in victory over ECU ... served as team captain at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut at Army ... saw action 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 ... earned his degree in criminal justice in December 2017.

AARON RUFF’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

PSU

dnp Army

dnp @ND

dnp Villanova

@Cincinnati

dnp Stony Brook

@UMass

dnp @PSU

@Charlotte

dnp Charlotte

Tulane

SMU

Villanova

dnp

dnp @Maryland

dnp

dnp Tulsa

dnp

dnp Houston

dnp @BC

dnp x

dnp UMass x

@USF

dnp @Memphis

dnp @ECU

dnp ECU

@ECU

dnp @UCF

dnp UConn

dnp @Navy

dnp USF

dnp @Army

@SMU

dnp Cincinnati

@USF

dnp @UConn

Memphis

dnp @Tulane

dnp UCF

ECU

@Houston [CCG] dnp @Navy [CCG]

#20 Cincinnati

Navy

@#9 UCF

dnp @Cincinnati

@Houston

dnp

USF

dnp

@Tulsa

@UConn

dnp FIU [BBMGB]

Duke [IB]

Toledo [BRB]

dnp WF [MB]

dnp

2015

2 / 0 2016

4 / 0 2017

6 / 0 2018 Career

110

dnp Buffalo

UCF

UConn

P/S

dnp

5/0 17 / 0

PLAYER BIOS LB

CHAPELLE RUSSELL 2016

2017

2018

6-1 ♦ 215 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Lakewood, N.J. ♦ Media Studies & Production ♦ TWITTER: @Chapelle_Era Honors: 2018 - Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year Award Nominee ... Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Week (Cincinnati) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Buffalo, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College, USF, UConn) ... 2017 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (UConn) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, UConn). 2018 (Redshirt Junior): Was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the summer and changed from #22 to #3 (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team) ... returned from second ACL surgery of career and entered season as one of the team's starting linebackers ... led the team in tackles with 10 in first game back vs. Villanova ... forced a fumble in the endzone for a TD vs USF ... fourth on the team in tackles (65) ... leads the nation in fumble recoveries (5). 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 is special athlete and one of the elite linebackers in our conference, probably in all of college football." - HC Geoff Collins, 10/30/18

CHAPELLE RUSSELL'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2016

10 / 2

20 - 5 - 25

2.0 / 12

1.0 / 11

0/0

1 0

2017

9/8

44 - 26 - 70

3.5 / 15

0.5 / 5

0/0

Villanova

1/1

6 - 4 - 10

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

4 - 1 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 0

@Maryland

1/1

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

2 - 6 -8

1.5 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/1

2 - 4 -6

1.0 / 3

0/0

0 0

ECU

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

4 - 3 -7

0.0 / 0

0/0

0 0

@#9 UCF

1/1

3 - 5 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

3 - 3 -6

0.5 / 4

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 12

36 - 29 - 65

Career

31 / 22 100 - 60 - 160

4.0 / 11

1.5 / 7

0/0

9.5 / 38

3.0 / 23

0/0

CHAPELLE RUSSELL'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles..................................13.............................................................................. at USF, 9/21/17 Solos....................................... 9...................................................... (2x) last vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Assists.................................... 6..........................................................(2x) last vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 FF............................................. 2......................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 FR.............................................. 1........................................................(6x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 PB............................................. 1......................................................(7x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Sack..................................... 1.0............................................................................ vs. SMU, 10/1/16 TFL....................................... 2.0............................................................................. vs. SMU 10/1/16

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PLAYER BIOS QB

ANTHONY RUSSO 2018

2018

#15

2017

6-4 ♦ 230 ♦ r-So ♦ Doylestown, Pa. ♦ Advertising ♦ TWITTER: @Anthony_Russo15 Honors: 2018 - Temple Athletics Athlete of the Month (October) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (ECU, UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Navy, Houston) ... 2017 - Offensive Scout Team Player of the Week (Houston). 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Entered season as the primary backup at quarterback, but led the team to a 7-2 record since being inserted as the starter ... completed first career pass against Buffalo (18 yards to WR Brodrick Yancy) ... made first career start at Maryland and threw first career TD pass (47-yarder to TE Kenny Yeboah) ... threw a career-high four TDs to four different receivers vs. ECU ... dueled Heisman candidate McKenzie Milton at #9 UCF where he had career-highs in attempts (52), completions (31), passing yards (444), passing TDs (4), rushes (12) and rushing yards (46) - also had first career rushing TD ... missed regular season finale at UConn due to injury ... fourth in the conference (39th in the nation) in yards per attempt (7.81) ... sixth in the conference (21st in the nation) in yards per completion (13.5). 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Was in a four-way battle for the starting QB position ... saw first game action as PAT/FG holder in home finale vs. #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 Tri-State High School Player of the Year ... threw for 2,500 yards and a Catholic League record 35 touchdowns. Personal: Born Anthony Russo in Doylestown, Pa. ... parents are Nancy and Tony Russo ... sisters Chelsea (24), Emily (21) and Gina (16) ... uncle Dan Meier played football at North Carolina State ... advertising major.

ANTHONY RUSSO'S OFFENSIVE STATS PASSING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Eff

Cpl

Att

Cp%

Yds

2017

3/0

0.00

0.0

TD Int 0

Villanova

1/0

Sk / Ls

Avg

0/0

0.0

Buffalo

1/0

100.40

50.0

0/0

0.0

@Maryland

1/1

141.81

60.0

228

47t

0/0

0.0

0 1t

Tulsa

1/1

62.04

35.0

112

0/0

1.0

@Boston College

1/1

83.16

44.4

255

2 / 13

-8

-4.0

ECU

1/1

214.14

84.0

254

31t

1/9

-9

-9.0

-9

@Navy

1/1

159.68

74.2

300

62t

1/6

1.8

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

106.85

48.8

237

0/0

9.0

@#9 UCF

1/1

149.03

59.6

444

70t

3 / 21

3.8

@Houston

1/1

146.49

63.6

217

2/8

0.0

USF

1/1

118.16

58.8

264

2/7

0.3

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB]

2018

11 / 9

129.11

173

299

57.9

2335

70t

11 / 64

1.4

Career

14 / 9

129.11

173

299

57.9

2335

70t

11 / 64

1.4

ANTHONY RUSSO’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Attempts.................................52...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Completions........................... 31...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Completion %................... 84.0........................................................ vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Passing Yards.....................444...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Passing TDs.............................4.......................................(2x) last at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Long Pass..............70t (to Randle Jones).................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Efficiency Rating............ 214.14........................................................ vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Rushes..................................... 12...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Yards....................................... 46...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Long Rush............................... 16...................................................... at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Rushing TDs..............................1.......................................(2x) last at #9 UCF, 11/1/18

TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME SINGLE SEASON

TEMPLE'S ALL-TIME SINGLE

PASSING YARDS RECORDS

SEASON COMPLETIONS RECORDS

Yards 3,295 2,972 2,716 2,335

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Name............................... Year Phillip Walker....................2016 Phillip Walker....................2015. Henry Burris......................1994 Anthony Russo............. 2018

omps. Name.............................. Year C 245 Phillip Walker....................2015 230 Phillip Walker................... 2016. 222 Devin Scott.......................1999 215 Henry Burris......................1994 203 Phillip Walker....................2014 187 Walt. Washington........... 2004 173 Anthony Russo............. 2018 173 Mike McGann................. 2002

PLAYER BIOS WR #10

SEAN RYAN 2018

2018

6-4 ♦ 195 ♦ Fr ♦ Brooklyn, N.Y. ♦ Sport & Recreation Management ♦ TWITTER: @ryan1_sean Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU) ... Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Cincinnati) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class and was a mid-year enrollee who joined the Owls in January ... saw first game action against Buffalo ... one of just five true freshman to see game action (OL Adam Klein, TE David Martin-Robinson, NKL DaeSean Winston, and OL Isaac Moore) ... caught first career pass (11 yards from QB Anthony Russo) against Boston College ... caught first career TD (24 yards from Russo) against ECU. High School: Played wide receiver for head coach Danny Landberg at Erasmus Hall High in Brooklyn, N.Y. … was a four-year letterwinner, compiling a 44-8 career record … helped lead his team to a 12-1 record in his senior year when he was selected Wide Receiver of the Year for his conference, not to mention earning a place on the allcity, Brooklyn 44, and all-conference teams … named to the all-city, Brooklyn 44 and all-conference teams during his sophomore and junior seasons as well. Personal: Born Sean Ryan in Philadelphia, Pa. … mother is Tameekah Douglas … has four sisters: Oniel (18), Tamia (13), Hailey (8), and Hayden (2) … has a pet turtle named Shizzy … list of favorites includes: Philadelphia Museum of Art (Philadelphia site), New York Jets (NFL team), and rap/hip hop (music genre) … sport & recreation management major. SEAN RYAN'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions.....................................4.............................................................. vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Yards............................................. 57............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Long............................................. 24t.............................................................. vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Touchdowns....................................1............................................................... vs. ECU, 10/6/18

SEAN RYAN’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp.

P/S

Villanova

0/0

Buffalo

RUSHING

Avg

1/0

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

0.0

Tulsa

0/0

@BC

1/0

9.0

0.0

ECU

1/0

14.3

24t

0.0

@Navy

1/0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

15.0

0.0

@#9 UCF

1/0

6.0

0.0

@Houston

1/0

0.0

USF

1/0

22.0

0.0

@UConn

1/0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

10 / 0

118

13.1

24t

0.0

Career

10 / 0

118

13.1

24t

0.0

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PLAYER BIOS OL

GRIFFIN SESTILI

#50

2018

6-3 ♦ 285 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Sewickley, Pa. ♦ Marketing ♦ TWITTER: @GriffSestili Honors: 2017 - Scout Team Offensive Player of the Week (Army) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Army). 2018 (Sophomore): Saw first game action against Villanova. 2017 (Freshman): Was a member of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted. 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. 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 (13) ... list of favorites: Step Brothers (movie), Travel Team (book), The Office (TV show), science (subject) … marketing major.

GRIFFIN SESTILI’S OFFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P / S Opp.

Villanova

Buffalo

@Maryland

Tulsa

@BC

ECU

@Navy

#20 Cincinnati

dnp

@#9 UCF

dnp

@Houston

dnp

USF

dnp

@UConn

P / S Opp.

P/S

Duke [IB]

2018

8/0 Career

8/0

WR #83

JORDAN SMITH 6-5 ♦ 210 ♦ Fr ♦ Davie, Fla. ♦ Unversity Studies ♦ TWITTER: @YOUGUCCI1 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (UConn) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played wide receiver for coach Adam Ratkevich at Western ... made 45 catches for 703 yards and 10 touchdowns as a senior ... earned first-team all-county honors.

Personal: Born Jordan Elijah Smith in Hollywood, Fla. … mother is Latrese Smith ... list of favorites include: Planet of the Apes (movie), Forensic Files (TV show), Diary of a Wimpy Kid (book), the Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL franchise) and Odell Beckham, Jr. (NFL player) … enjoys working out and playing games ... has a pet dog named Lola ... university studies major.

WR #89

RONNIE STEVENSON 6-5 ♦ 194 ♦ Fr ♦ Montour, Pa. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @Ron_S21 Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (ECU) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played both wide receiver and cornerback for coach Lou Cerro at Montour High in Pittsburgh, Pa. … lettered all four years at both positions, compiling a 26-16 career record … during both his senior and junior campaigns, was named an honorable mention on the All-Northwest Nine conference team.

Personal: Born Ronald Dubois Stevenson, Jr. in Pittsburgh, Pa. … parents are Kay and Ron Stevenson … has a twin sister, Rayna, an older sister, Kennedi (18), and younger brother, Vason (13) … has a pet dog named Milo … list of favorites include: Remember the Titans (movie), spaghetti (food), Pittsburgh Steelers (NFL team), and ESPN (TV network) … liberal arts major.

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PLAYER BIOS #29

JOE TACOPINA 2017

5-11 ♦ 185 ♦ Fr ♦ Stamford, Conn. ♦ Liberal Arts ♦ TWITTER: @jtacopina9 Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UCF) 2018 (Freshman): Joined the team as a walk-on in the summer. High School: Two-year kicker/punter for head coach David Dykeman at Cheshire Academy in Cheshire, Conn. … all-New England kicker his senior year … went 3-of-4 on FGs and 44-of-45 on PATs his junior year … went 37-of-37 on PATs his senior year … finished 8-2 as a junior and 8-1 as a senior … also lettered in lacrosse and swimming.

Personal: Born Joseph David Tacopina in Westport, Conn. … parents are Tish and Joe Tacopina … brothers Matt (19) and Chris (23); and sisters Olivia (17) and Morgan (25) … has a dog named Cyrus … enjoys the beach … list of favorites include: Black Mass (movie), Entourage (TV show), rap (music), Unbroken (book), banana pancakes (food), Newport, RI (road trip), Fortnite (video game), Oakland Raiders (NFL team), Derek Carr (NFL player), soccer (sport other than football) … has only been playing football for two years … liberal arts major.

SAF #28

JYQUIS THOMAS 2015

2017

2018

2017

2015

6-1 ♦ 190 ♦ Gr ♦ Plant City, Fla. ♦ Innovation Strategy (Grad. Cert.) ♦ TWITTER: @QuissyQuis Honors: 2018 - APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (USF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Boston College, USF) ... 2015 - Special Teams Player of the Week (Charlotte).

JYQUIS THOMAS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2015

14 / 0

2016 2017

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

3 - 4 -7

0.0 / 0

7/0

3 - 4 -7

0.0 / 0

7/0

8 - 0 -8

1.0 / 1

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

Buffalo

1/0

2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut at Penn State ... made first quarterback hit at Memphis.

@Maryland Tulsa

2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in every game, mostly on special teams.

2018 (Graduate): Sees action at safety ... recorded a career-high seven tackles in his first career start vs. USF ... recorded TFLS against ECU, #20 Cincinnati and UConn ... recorded first career sack at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut against UMass and played in every game through week 9 ... registered a then career-high 4 tackles vs. Navy ... suffered an injury prior to Cincinnati and missed remainder of the season.

2014 (Freshman): Redshirted. High School: Three-year letterwinner as an outside linebacker and safety for coach Wayne Ward at Plant City (Fla.) High School … had 59 tackles (36 solo), four sacks, an interception, and 10 passes defensed 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 … earned his degree in strategic communications in winter 2017 ... pursuing a graduate certificate in innovation strategy. JYQUIS THOMAS’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 7............................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Solo......................................... 6............................................................................. vs. USF, 11/17/18 Assist...................................... 2........................................................ at Boston College, 9/29/18 TFLs...................................... 1.0........................................................ (4x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Passes Defended................. 1........................................ (2x) last at Boston College, 9/29/18 Sacks................................... 1.0........................................................ (2x) last at UConn, 11/24/18

0/0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0.0 / 0

0/0

0.0 / 0

0/0

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

1/0

5 - 1 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

3 - 0 -3

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

6 - 1 -7

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

1 - 1 -2

1.0 / 8

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 2

27 - 6 - 33

3.0 / 13

1.0 / 8

0/0

Career

40 / 2

41 - 14 - 55

4.0 / 14

1.0 / 8

0/0

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SAF #25

AMIR TYLER 2018

6-0 ♦ 195 ♦ r-So ♦ Lakewood, N.J. ♦ Human Development ♦ TWITTER: @Amir_TeamNike Honors: 2018 - Juice Boyz Player of the Game (UCF) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova) ... Juice Boyz Special Teams Player of the Game (Army)

AMIR TYLER'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2017

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... redshirted.

@Maryland

0/0

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.

Tulsa

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

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 ... human development and community engagement major.

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Villanova ... sees action on special teams ... made first career tackle at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made season debut at Army.

Duke [IB] 2018 Career

-0

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

9/0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

10 / 0

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

AMIR TYLER'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 1............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Assists.................................. 1............................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18

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PLAYER BIOS SAF #32

BENNY WALLS 2017

2018

2016

2017

2016

6-1 ♦ 210 ♦ Jr ♦ Cinnaminson, N.J. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @Bennywalls22 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Maryland, Cincinnati, USF) ... 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.

BENNY WALLS' DEFENSIVE STATS

2018 (Junior): Entered season as a starter at safety ... recorded a career-high eight tackles agaisnt Buffalo ... recorded second career interception against Tulsa ... recorded first career sack against ECU.

Opp.

P/S

2016

11 / 0

11 - 1 - 12

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

1/0

2017

13 / 0

13 - 8 - 21

0.0 / 0

0/0

Villanova

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

5 - 3 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

1 - 4 -5

0.0 / 0

1/0

@Boston College

1/1

0 - 4 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

1 - 2 -3

1.0 / 8

0/0

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.

@Navy

1/1

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

3 - 1 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

Personal: Born Benjamin Walls in Camden N.J. ... parents are Delilah and Benjamin Walls ... has a brother Hector (26) and sister Ayana (12) ... criminal justice major.

@Houston

0/0

USF

1/0

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

2 - 2 -4

0.0 / 0

1/0

2017 (Sophomore): Appeared in every game on special teams and as a backup safety ... forced one fumble vs. Villanova and vs. Navy. 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.

BENNY WALLS' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 8........................................................................ vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Solos....................................... 5........................................................................ vs. Buffalo, 9/8/18 Assists.................................... 4........................................(2x) last at Boston College, 9/29/18 Interceptions.......................... 1........................................................(3x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Forced Fumbles.................... 1.............................................................(2x) last vs. Navy, 11/2/17 Passes Defended................. 1........................................................(5x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 TFLs...................................... 1.0............................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18

Duke [IB] 2018 Career

-0

11 / 9

21 - 21 - 42

1.0 / 8

2/0

35 / 9

45 - 30 - 75

1.0 / 8

3/0

COLLIN WASHINGTON

#31

6-1 ♦ 190 ♦ r-Fr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Communication Studies ♦ TWITTER: @__collin11 2018 (Redshirt Freshman): Moved from safety to linebacker in the spring ... one of the team's top scout team players. 2017 (Freshman): Was a part of the 2017 recruiting class ... did not see game action ... redshirted.

Personal: Born Collin Dean Washington in Camden, N.J. ... parents are Wanda King-Washington and Dean Washington ... sister Colbi (17) ... communication studies major.

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.

10 10 117

PLAYER BIOS NKL #23

RODNEY WILLIAMS 2018

5-10 ♦ 187 ♦ Gr ♦ Cherry Hill, N.J. ♦ Marketing (Masters) ♦ TWITTER: @rwsix_ Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Tulsa, Cincinnati) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (USF) ... 2017 - All-ACC Academic Team selection ... 2015 - AllACC Academic Team selection ... 2014 - All-ACC Academic Team selection.

RODNEY WILLIAMS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

2018 (Graduate Transfer): Transferred from Syracuse upon graduation and joined Temple in time for summer semester for his final year of eligibility ... made first start for Temple against Villanova ... played both safety and nickel ... missed the last two games due to injury.

2014

2/0

1 - 1 -2

0/0

0.0 / 0

0/0

2015

9/5

13 - 4 - 17

0.0 / 0

0/0

2016

11 / 10

44 - 16 - 60

3.0 / 4

1.0 / 2

2/0

Syracuse Career: Played in 33 games (21 starts) at Syracuse from 2014-17 ... posted 125 tackles (89 solo) and four career passes defended, including two interceptions ... 10 games with 5+ tackles, including six in 2016 and three in 2017 ... redshirted in 2014 due to injury … named to the 2017 All-ACC Academic Football Team ... member of the Syracuse Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC) ... three-year letterwinner.

2017

2017 (Redshirt Junior): Played in 11 games with six starts at free safety ... second among defensive backs with 46 tackles (31 solo), including three for a loss, and two pass breakups … recorded multiple tackles in 10 out of the 11 games ... had seven games with 4+ tackles and three games with 5+ … missed the season-opener versus Central Connecticut State due to injury ... posted a season-high nine tackles against Central Michigan. 2016 (Redshirt Sophomore): Played in 11 games, starting the last 10 games of the year at strong safety ... fourth on the team and second among defensive backs with 60 tackles, including 44 solo ... six 5+ tackle games ... averaged eight tackles per contest over the last three games (vs. NC State, vs. Florida State, at Pittsburgh) ... led the Orange with two interceptions, and tied for third on the squad with four passes defended ... missed the season opener against Colgate due to injury ... against Notre Dame, served as SU’s special teams captain and recorded nine tackles ... five tackles and intercepted his first career pass against Virginia Tech ... against NC State, tallied a career-best 10 tackles, including nine solo … logged eight tackles, including his first career sack, against Florida State ... member of the 2017 Spring SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2015 (Redshirt Freshman): Played in nine games at free safety and made 17 tackles (13 solo) ... started the first five games of the season ... against Rhode Island, made his first career start and was credited with one tackle ... missed the Virginia and Pittsburgh games due to injury ... dressed, but did not play, at Louisville … named to the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll in the spring. 2014 (Freshman): Awarded a medical redshirt after suffering a season-ending injury in the second game of the year ... at Central Michigan, posted two tackles and recovered a fumble on a kickoff before getting hurt … member of the SU Athletic Director’s Honor Roll both semesters. High School: Started at quarterback, safety and placekicker and was a three-year captain for head coach Jim Scerbo at Cherry Hill (N.J.) West ... 2012 and 2013 All-South Jersey first team ... as a senior quarterback, completed 53-of-91 passes for 732 yards and seven touchdowns … also returned kicks and punts for the Lions … scored more than 1,000 career points in four seasons in basketball.

11 / 6

31 - 15 - 46

3.0 / 9

0.0 / 0

2/0

Villanova

1/0

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

4 - 1 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Maryland

1/1

1 - 1 -2

1.0 / 3

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

5 - 2 -7

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

2 - 1 -3

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

3 - 2 -5

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

4 - 0 -4

1.0 / 6

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

0/0

@UConn

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

10 / 4

23 - 8 - 31

Career

43 / 25 112 - 44 - 156

3.0 / 10

0.0 / 0

0/0

9.0 / 23

1.0 / 2

4/0

RODNEY WILLIAMS' SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................. 10...................................................................vs. NC State, 11/12/16 Solos....................................... 9...................................................................vs. NC State, 11/12/16 Assists.................................... 4.....................................(2x) last vs. Central Michigan, 9/16/17 TFLs...................................... 1.0......................................................(8x) last at Houston, 11/10/18 Sacks .................................. 1.0.....................................................................vs. #17 FSU, 11/19/16 Interceptions.......................... 1.............................................. (4x) last vs. Wake Forest, 11/11/17 Pass Breakups...................... 2.................................................................... at Louisville, 11/18/17 QB Hurries.............................. 1..........................................................................at #9 UCF, 11/1/18

Personal: Born Rodney Steven Williams Jr. in Mount Holly, N.J. … mother is Christina Williams … has four brothers ... pursuing his masters in marketing.

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TRAVON WILLIAMS 2015

2017

2018

2017

5-8 ♦ 160 ♦ r-Jr ♦ Philadelphia, Pa. ♦ Kinesiology ♦ TWITTER: @tra_pound5 Honors: 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Cincinnati, UConn) ... 2016 - Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... 2015 - Athletic Director’s Honor Roll. 2018 (Redshirt Junior): Made season debut against Villanova ... sees action on special teams and at wide receiver in select packages ... made first career catch (16 yards from QB Todd Centeio) against ECU ... earned a full scholarship for 2019 after win over USF in week 12 ... had first career rushing TD (10 yards) at UConn. 2017 (Redshirt Sophomore): Made season debut against Villanova ... used on jet sweeps and finished the season with six carries for 28 yards. 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.

TRAVON WILLIAMS' OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp.

P/S

Avg

RUSHING TD

Avg

KICKOFF RETURN TD

Avg

2016

5/0

0.0

1.0

21.0

2017

11 / 0

0.0

4.7

15.0

Villanova

1/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

@BC

1/0

ECU

1/0

16.0

0.0

@Navy

1/0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

1/0

@#9 UCF

0/0

@Houston

1/0

USF

1/0

9.5

0.0

@UConn

1/0

29.0

8.5

10t

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

10 / 0

16.0

8.5

10t

0.0

Career

26 / 0

16.0

5.1

18.6

TRAVON WILLIAMS’ SINGLE GAME HIGHS Rushes........................................................2.................................... (3x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Rushing Yards..........................................17....................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Longest Rush............................................11................................................vs. Houston, 9/30/17 Rushing TDs............................................... 1....................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Receptions................................................2.......................................................... at USF, 11/17/18 Receiving Yards..................................... 29....................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Longest Catch....................................... 29....................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 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

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DAESEAN WINSTON 2018

6-2 ♦ 201 ♦ Fr ♦ Severn, Md. ♦ Criminal Justice ♦ TWITTER: @WinstonDaesean Honors: 2018 - Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Week (Buffalo) ... Juice Boyz Player of the Game (Boston College) 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class ... saw first career game action vs. Villanova ... one of just five true freshman to see game action (WR Sean Ryan, TE David Martin-Robinson, OL Adam Klein, and OL Isaac Moore) ... made a key fumble recovery on a kickoff vs. USF. High School: Played defensive back for head coach Kyle Schmitt at Archbishop Spalding High in Severn, Md. … was a four-year letterwinner … selected to play in Maryland Crab Bowl … also lettered four times in track & field. Personal: Born DaeSean Ali Winston in Towson, Md. … parents are Nina and Sean Winston … has three sisters: Dayanna (6), Da'Nia (4), and Dakota (2) … has a cat named Dusty … list of favorites include: Family Guy (TV show), Macbeth (book), history (subject), and Teez Tabor (NFL player) … is a huge Star Wars fan … wants to be an FBI agent … criminal justice major.

DAESEAN WINSTONS' DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

TFL / Yds

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR

Villanova

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

0/0

@Maryland

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Boston College

0/0

ECU

1/0

1 - 1 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/0

2 - 0 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/0

0 - 0 -0

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

9/0

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

Career

9/0

4 - 2 -6

0.0 / 0

0/0

DAESEAN WINSTON'S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles................................... 2.............................................................(3x) last vs. USF, 11/17/18 Solos....................................... 2............................................................................ vs. USF, 11/17/18 Assists..................................... 1............................................................ (2x) last vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Fumble Recoveries.............. 1............................................................................ vs. USF, 11/17/18

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ISAIAH WRIGHT 2016

2017

2018

2017

2016

6-2 ♦ 220 ♦ Jr ♦ West Hartford, Conn. ♦ Adult & Organizational Development ♦ TWITTER: @itz_onlywright Honors: 2018 - AAC Special Teams Player of the Year ... First Team All-AAC ... AAC Special Teams Playter of the Week (ECU, USF, UConn) ... Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (ECU) ... APEX Predator Special Teams Player of the Week (ECU) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (ECU, UCF, UConn) ... Paul Hornung Award Watch List ... 2017 - First Team All-Conference Return Specialist (Phil Steele) ... 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, FIU). 2018 (Junior): Entered the season as a starting wide receiver and the top return man ... led team with seven receptions for a career-high 114 yards against Boston College ... earned AAC Special Teams Player of the Week and Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll honors after returning six kicks for 156 yards and a TD against ECU ... caught game-winning TD in overtime vs. #20 Cincinnati ... became just the fourth player in Temple history to eclipse 3,000 all-purpose yards at Houston ... had a career-long punt return for a TD (73 yards) vs. USF ... had a career-long 99 yard kickoff return TD at UConn (99 yards) ... fourth all-time in career kick return yards (1,596) for Temple ... leads the conference (second in the nation) in combined kick return yards (976) ... fifth in the conference (36th in the nation) in all-purpose yards per game (119.0) ... third in the conference (19th in the nation) in kickoff returns (25.9) ... leads the conference (sixth in the nation) in punt returns (13.9) ... leads the nation in punt return TDs (2) ... one of just three players in the nation to have a kickoff and punt return TD this season.

in the FBS to do so in the past decade ... led the team in receptions (46), third in receiving yards (668), third in rushing (188), and tied for first in TDs (7). 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 (15) .. part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics ... adult and organizational development major. 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 Rushing TDs.............................1..................................................... (3x) last at UConn, 11/24/18 Receptions.............................. 7..................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Receiving Yards................... 114..................................................... at Boston College, 9/29/18 Longest Reception............. 53...................................................................at Houston, 11/10/18 Receiving TDs.........................1.................................... (7x) last vs. #20 Cincinnati, 10/20/18 KOR...........................................6........................................................ vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 KOR Yards............................169........................................................ vs. Wake Forest, 12/27/16 Longest KOR....................... 99t.....................................................................at UConn, 11/24/18 Punt Return.............................5..........................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 PR Yards...............................129..........................................................................vs. ECU, 10/6/18 Longest PR...........................73t.......................................................................... vs. USF, 11/17/18

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) and 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, 2018 FBS COMBINED KICK RETURN YARD LEADERS School Wright scored five different ways Yards Name in 2017 (receiving, rushing, pass- 1,294 Michael Walker.............. Boston College ing, kickoff return & punt return), 976 .Isaiah Wright............................Temple making him just the sixth player

ISAIAH WRIGHT’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg TD

2016

12 / 1

9.3

232 5.5

2017

PASSING

KICKOFF RETURN

Avg TD Lg Att Cmp Yd TD INT Lg

Avg

278

25.3

-5

TD Lg

PUNT RETURN

Total

Avg

Yards

8.5

TD Lg 0

601 1301

13 / 8

668

14.5

188

7.5

324

24.9

98t

121

0.0

72t

Villanova

1/1

12.3

-2

-2.0

-2

16.3

14.0

112

Buffalo

1/1

9.7

0.0

24.5

0.0

127

@Maryland

1/0

2.0

1.0

31.0

2.0

Tulsa

1/1

-3

-3.0

-3

8.3

30.5

10.0

101

@BC

1/1

114

16.3

4.0

17.8

3.0

196

ECU

1/0

7.3

19t

7.0

27.0

129

25.8

59t

192

@Navy

1/1

5.7

1.0

28.0

10.0

112

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

10.8

25t

0.3

16.0

1.0

@#9 UCF

1/1

8.0

1.0

18.0

2.0

@Houston

1/0

53.0

4.0

21.7

0.0

126

USF

1/0

3.0

0.0

47.0

22.3

73t

117

@UConn

1/0

0.0

18.0

18t

122

61.0

99t

-2

-2.0

-2

138

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

12 / 7

368

11.2

Career

37 / 16

1110

12.8

0.0

4.4

18t

725

25.9

99t 18

251

13.9

73t

1428

504 5.9

-5

1327

25.5

99t 31

389

12.5

73t

3330

10 10 121

PLAYER BIOS CB

ROCK YA-SIN 2018

2018

6-2 ♦ 190 ♦ Sr

♦ Decatur, Ga. ♦ Psychology ♦ TWITTER: @Rock_152

Honors: 2018 - First Team All-AAC ... APEX Predator Defensive Player of the Game (Buffalo, UCF) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, ECU, Cincinnati, USF) 2018 (Senior): Was a mid-year transfer in January from Presbyterian College after the Blue Hose decided to move down from FCS to DII (Ya-Sin was extended the opportunity to finish out his scholarship but was given the ability to seek other opportunities) ... was awarded a coveted single-digit jersey in the summer (Temple awards single-digits to the nine toughest players on the team ... made first career start in FBS for Temple against Villanova ... recorded first interception for Temple against Buffalo ... recorded a career-high 10 tackles vs. Tulsa and had an interception make the top play on SportsCenter ... fourth in the conference (24th in the nation) in passes defended per game (1.2). 2017 (Junior): Started all 11 games at cornerback for head coach Tommy Spangler at Presbyterian College ... finished the year a first-team all-Big South selection ... recorded a school record five interceptions ... also recovered two fumbles while registering 49 total tackles, fourth most on the team ... career-high seven tackles against Saint Francis. 2016 (Sophomore): Started all 11 games at cornerback … totaled 31 tackles, including 2.0 tackles for loss, with a team-high nine pass breakups and a fumble recovery … returned a fumble recovery 61 yards for a touchdown at South Alabama, PC’s only defensive score of the year … made a career-high seven tackles in the season finale at South Alabama. 2015 (Freshman): Played in every game, making two starts at cornerback … recorded 15 tackles and two pass breakups … recorded a career-high six tackles in a start at Western Carolina … also made three tackles at both Miami (OH) and Liberty. High School: Played defensive back at Southwest Dekalb High in Decatur, Ga. … twotime all-county and two-time all-region selection … the Dekalb County leader in interceptions … a three-time region champion, three-time county champ, and two-time state champion wrestler … a member of the Honor Roll and Principal’s List.

ROCK YA-SIN'S DEFENSIVE STATS Opp.

P/S

2015

11 / 2

11 - 4 - 15

TFL / Yds 0.0 / 0

0.0 / 0

Sk / Yds QH Int / Yds PB FF FR 0

0/0

2016

11 / 10

26 - 5 - 31

2.0 / 7

0.0 / 0

0/0

2017

11 / 11

34 - 15 - 49

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

5 / 45

Villanova

1/1

5 - 0 -5

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Buffalo

1/1

6 - 1 -7

0.0 / 0

1/0

@Maryland

1/1

0 - 1 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

Tulsa

1/1

7 - 3 - 10

0.0 / 0

1 / -1

@Boston College

1/1

5 - 3 -8

0.0 / 0

0/0

ECU

1/1

2 - 1 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Navy

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

#20 Cincinnati

1/1

4 - 0 -4

0.0 / 0

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/1

2 - 0 -2

1.0 / 1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@Houston

1/1

3 - 0 -3

0.0 / 0

0/0

USF

1/1

1 - 0 -1

0.0 / 0

0/0

@UConn

1/1

0 - 2 -2

0.0 / 0

0/0

Duke [IB]

-0

2018

12 / 12

Career

45 / 35 107 - 35 - 142

Personal: Born Andurrahman Ibn Ya-Sin ... parents are Ramadan Ya-Sin and Abrenda Kelly ... psychology major. ROCK YA-SIN’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Tackles..............................................10..............................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Solo......................................................7..............................................................vs. Tulsa, 9/20/18 Assists................................................ 5....................(2x) last vs. Charlotte-Southern, 10/14/17 TFL.....................................................1.0...............................................(5x) last at #9 UCF, 11/1/18 Interceptions..................................... 2....................................................... at Monmouth, 11/4/17 Longest Return...............................30......................................................vs. St. Francis, 10/7/17 Fumble Recoveries......................... 2...............................................................at Liberty, 11/11/17

122

36 - 11 - 47

2.0 / 2

0.0 / 0

2 / -1

5.0 / 10

0.0 / 0

7 / 44

PLAYER BIOS WR #14

BRODRICK YANCY 2014

2016

2017

2018

2016

2017

2018

5-10 ♦ 195 ♦ Gr ♦ Bradenton, Fla. ♦ Innovation Strategy (Grad. Cert.) ♦ TWITTER: @b_yancy6 Honors: 2018 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UCF, Houston) ... 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. 2018 (Graduate): Sees action in select packages as part of a deep receiver group ... had a season-best 4 receptions for 55 yards at #9 UCF. 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. 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 (21), and sisters, Breanna (26), Brentara (24) and Brittney (23) ... 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) ... pursuing a graduate certificate in innovation strategy.

BRODRICK YANCY’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING

RUSHING

Opp.

P/S

Avg

2014

11 / 0

5.8

0.0

2015

4/0

5.5

0.0

2016

11 / 4

284

11.8

40t

0.0

2017

7/2

108

12.0

0.0

Villanova

1/0

0.0

Buffalo

1/0

18.0

0.0

@Maryland

1/0

40.0

0.0

Tulsa

1/0

@BC

0/0

ECU

1/0

27.0

0.0

@Navy

1/0

11.0

0.0

#20 Cincinnati

0/0

@#9 UCF

1/0

13.8

0.0

@Houston

1/0

0.0

USF

1/1

28.0

0.0

@UConn

1/0

0.0

Duke [IB]

0.0

2018

10 / 1

206

20.6

0.0

Career

43 / 7

598

11.7

0.0

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

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PLAYER BIOS TE

KENNY YEBOAH 2017

2018

#84

2017

6-5 ♦ 230 ♦ r-So ♦ Allentown, Pa. ♦ Advertising ♦ TWITTER: @Kenny_Yeboah15 Honors: 2018 - John Mackey Award Watch List ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Maryland, Houston) ... 2017 - #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (UMass, UConn). 2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Sees action on special teams and splits action at tight end ... scored first toudown of career at Maryland on a career-long 47-yard reception from QB Anthony Russo. 2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Made first career start vs. UMass ... had career-high four receptions for 73 yards vs. 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 (16) and Kenisha (14) ... advertising major.

KENNY YEBOAH’S SINGLE GAME HIGHS Receptions.............................. 4....................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Receiving Yards....................73....................................................................vs. UConn, 10/14/17 Longest Reception.............47t.................................................................. at Maryland, 9/15/18 Receiving TDs.........................1.................................................................. at Maryland, 9/15/18

KENNY YEBOAH’S OFFENSIVE STATS RECEIVING Opp.

P/S

Avg

RUSHING TD

Avg

2016

1/0

15.0

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6-3 ♦ 208 ♦ Fr ♦ Hilton Head, S.C. ♦ Exercise & Sport Science ♦ TWITTER: @TyrekeYoung24 2018 (Freshman): Was part of the 2018 recruiting class. High School: Played defensive end and wide receiver for head coach B.J. Payne at Hilton Head High … ranked as the 63rd best player in South Carolina … three-time all-area selection and earned Big 22 and all-region as a senior … recorded 62 tackles, 20 tackles-for-loss, 14.0 sacks, three forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries as a senior … participated in the Border Bowl and the Blitz Bowl … also played basketball.

Personal: Born Tyreke (pronounced TIE-reek) Leon Young in Hilton Head, S.C. … parents are Shanada Young and Marvin Smart (stepfather) … Marvin was a wide receiver at The Citadel … brothers, Victor Frazier (24) and Aaron Frazier (20), and sisters, Shania (14), Lania (11), and Aria (8) … has two cats named Chloe and Leo … list of favorites include: Hatchet (book), The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings (movie), … enjoys fishing and hunting … exercise & sport science major

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1935 SUGAR BOWL #13 Tulane 20, #3 Temple 14 January 1, 1935 Tulane Stadium, New Orleans, La. 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 home for the Sugar Bowl until T 1975 when it moved to its present site— the Louisiana Superdome. Temple Notables > Team captain — Pete Stevens

Temple (7-1-2) Tulane (10-1) 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. Scoring Summary 1st Temple Danny Testa 7 pass from Dave Smukler (Smukler kick) 2nd Temple Smukler 1 run (Smukler kick) Tulane Claude Simons 85 lateral from Johnny McDaniel on a kickoff return (Barney Mintz kick) 3rd Tulane Dick Hardy 11 pass from Bucky Bryan (Mintz kick) 4th Tulane Hardy 43 yd pass from Mintz (kick blocked)

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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

1979 GARDEN STATE BOWL Temple 28, California 17 December 15, 1979 Giants Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J. 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 (10-2) 21 0 0 7 28 California (6-6) 0 14 0 3 17 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 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. 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.

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.

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. 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.

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

Passing: Cal — Rich Campbell 25-38-0-241-2, Eric Anderson 0-1-1-0-0. Temple — Brian Broomell 9-200-81-2.

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

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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.

2009 EAGLE BANK BOWL UCLA 30, Temple 21 December 29, 2009 RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.

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HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH WASHINGTON, D.C. Temple had its only – UCLA scored 23 unreal opportunity to score answered points to pull in the half on its openoff a come-from-behind ing possession. Two big win over Temple, 30-21, plays, the first was by Tuesday evening in the Charlton – a 21-yard first EagleBank Bowl. The Brudown scramble, and the ins (7-6) spoiled the Owls’ second by Brown, who (9-4) first appearance in a broke a 29-yarder to the bowl since 1979, but not UCLA 18. Three straight a remarkable season that rushes by Brown made included a school-record it fourth-and-one at the nine-game win streak UCLA 9. The Owls electand a co-regular season ed to go for it, but with vs Mid-American Conference their big back sidelined, East Division ChampionBrown was stopped ship. short, ending the drive. A crowd of 23,072, After that, the Bruins with more than half dondefense, which featured ning Cherry and White, three Associated Press december 29 H 2009 braved the frigid weather All-Americans, was able and blustery winds. The to put the clamps on the Owls had plenty to cheer Owl attack. After gaining about in the first half as 242 yards of total offense the offense, directed by and 12 first downs in the junior QB Vaughn Charlton first half, Temple manbenefitting the and featuring the freshman aged just four first downs backfield combination of and 40 yards of offense Bernard Pierce and Matt over the final 30 minutes. Brown, found the end The Owls only first rfk stadium zone three times in builddown the remainder of HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ing a 21-7 lead. the contest came on a Making his first start roughing the kicker pensince the Navy win on Oct. alty that gave TU the ball 31, Charlton (13-23, 159 yds., 1 TD) comat UCLA 40. Charlton then was picked pleted seven of his first eight passes off by first team All-America sophomore for 95 yards, none bigger than the 26FS Rahim Moore, who recorded his nayard TD to senior TE Steve Maneri that tion’s leading 10th interception on an accapped the Owls six-play, 80-yard openrobatic play defending junior WR Michael ing drive. Campbell down the right sidelines. UCLA answered two possessions Still, the Cherry and White defense, led later. After Terrence Austin returned a by all-MAC performers Dominique Harris, Jake Brownell punt 47 yards to the TU 46, freshman QB Andre Neblett and Jaiquawn Jarrett, kept the Owls in the Kevin Prince (16-31, 222 yds, 2 TDs) found sophomore SE contest. Nelson Rosario streaking down the left sidelines on the Temple held UCLA without a first down the refirst play for a 46-yard score to tie the game, 7-7. mainder of the third quarter, and bent at the start of the Temple, which controlled the ball on offense for fourth, before holding the Bruins to a 42-yard field goal 21:27 of the 30 minutes of the opening half, started to get by Forbath to make it 21-20 with 12:31 remaining to play. its running on track with Pierce and Brown playing tag The Owls defense stopped UCLA on its next team to combine for 94 yards, 61 coming in the second possession as Alex Joseph and Muhammad Wilkerson quarter. corralled Prince in the backfield on a third and long at Playing his first game since suffering a shoulder midfield. Temple took the ball at its own 18 and after injury on the first play of the Kent State game, Pierce Brown was stopped for a three-yard loss, Charlton was gained 86 total yards, 53 rushing on 12 carries and 33 on called for intentional grounding setting up a third and 20 three receptions. He looked like his old self, especially from the TU 8. Charlton then was picked off at the line on the Owls’ second scoring drive. He barreled 13 yards of scrimmage while looking for a short pass on the flat up the middle for a first down to midfield and capped it to Joe Jones by Akeem Ayers. Ayers, who would be with an 11-yard TD run around right end. named the MVP of the game, ran it in from two-yards out With Temple leading 14-7, junior DB Marquise Livto give UCLA its first lead, 28-21. erpool picked off Prince at midfield and returned the ball Things went from bad to worse on Temple’s next 21 yards before being pulled down by his facemask. possession. James Nixon was tackled for a nine-yard Starting at their own 15, Temple quickly marched loss on the first play. Brown, who finished with a gameit in with Pierce moving the ball five yards before giving high 83 yards on 20 carries, picked up three yards on way to Brown, who made three straight rushes, the last the next play. Following an incomplete pass Brownell up the middle for a two-yard touchdown to give Temple went back to punt, but the ball from center sailed over a 21-7 lead with 1:25 remaining in the half. his head for a safety, making the score 30-21. Both teams exchanged three-and-out posses UCLA ran out the clock on the ensuing punt to sions that gave the Bruins the ball with 17 seconds left end Temple’s best season in three decades. and at their own 47. Prince made two quick first down Pierce, who set the school record for touchdowns strikes, the second for 19 yards to Chane Moline, who in a season (16) with his TD run tonight, and freshman went out-of-bounds at the Temple 22 with one second Brandon McManus, who had three extra points, tied for on the clock. the school single season scoring record with 96 points. Junior PK Kai Forbath, the 2009 Groza Award They eclipsed the previous mark of 95 points set by PK winner given to the nation’s top kicker, converted his Don Bitterlich in 1975. 36th straight field goal from within 50 yards to cut the margin to 21-10 at intermission. Temple Notables Senior Terrence Austin returned the opening kick> Team captains— Dominique Harris, Steve Maneri, Anoff 30 yards to the UCLA 47 and then he capped a sixdre Neblett, Devin Tyler play Bruin scoring drive with a 32-yard TD reception to > Serving as honorary captains for the coin toss were cut the margin to 21-17. Steve Conjar and Mike Curcio, members of the 1979 Gar When the Owls took the field for their first posden State Bowl team. session of the second half, Pierce was not with them. Instead he was standing on the sideline in a Temple parka, as he injured his left shoulder and would sit out the half.

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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 6:00 UCLA- N.Rosario 46 pass from K.Prince (K.Forbath kick), 1-46, 0:07 7-7 2nd 3:47 TU- B.Pierce 11 run (McManus kick), 10-85, 4:49 7-14 1:25 TU- M.Brown 2 run (McManus kick), 4-15, 2:00 7-21 0:00 UCLA- Forbath 40 FG, 3-33, 0:17 10-21 3rd 11:59 UCLA- T. Austin 32 pass from Prince (Forbath kick), 6-52, 3:01 17-21 4th 12:31 UCLA- Forbath 42 FG, 9-47, 3:14 20-21 6:01 UCLA- A.Ayers 2 INT return (Rosario pass from Prince) 28-21 4:29 UCLA- Team safety 30-21 Attendance: 23,072 Kickoff time: 4:30pm Temperature: 30 End of Game: 7:44pm Wind: Brisk Total Elapsed Time: 3:14 Weather: Cold & windy Officials: Referee- Todd Geerlings; Umpire- Rick Nelson; Linesman- Jim Ryan; Line Judge- Paul Engelberts; Back Judge- Jack Lyman; Field Judge- Bobby Sagers; Side Judge- Terry Anderson Head coaches UCLA Rick Neuheisel Temple Al Golden 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

UCLA TU 13 16 28-93 42-123 221 159 16-31-1 13-23-2 59-314 65-282 0-0-0 0-0-0 4-57-0 2-4-0 5-82-0 3-69-0 2-2-1 1-21-0 8-40.8 7-34.9 0-0 0-0 4-40 3-10 27:32 32:28 5 of 15 5 of 16 1 of 1 0 of 2 0-1 2-3 3-20 1-7

Rushing: UCLA — Moline 15-69, Prince 5-14, Craft 1-9, Franklin 3-6, Coleman 1-3, Team 1-(-1), Austin 1-(2), Thigpen 1-(-5). Temple — M. Brown 20-83, Pierce 12-53, McPherson 1-11, Green 1-3, Charlton 5-2, Nixon 2-(-12), Team 1-(-17). Passing: UCLA — Prince 16-31-1-221-2. Temple — Charlton 13-23-2-159-1. Receiving: UCLA — Rosario 4-66, Moline 3-44, Paulsen 3-31, Austin 2-41, Embree 2-28, Thigpen 2-11. Temple — Pierce 3-33, Campbell 2-15, Rodriguez 2-12, Matt Brown 2-4, Nixopn 1-43, Maneri 1-26, Green 1-21, Jones 1-5. Interceptions: UCLA — Ayers 1-2, Moore 1-0. Temple — Liverpool 1-21. Tackles (UA-A): UCLA — Ayers 7-2, Kyle Bosworth 5-2, Verner 4-3, Carter 2-5, Korey Bosworth 3-3, Price 4-1, Moore 3-1, Siewierski 2-2, Dye 1-3, Price 1-3, Jones 1-2, Hester 2-0, Abbott 1-1, seven with 1 each. Temple — Elijah Joseph 5-2, Alex Joseph 3-4, Liverpool 4-2, Jarrett 3-3, Wilkerson 3-2, Brinson 2-2, Robinson 2-2, Neblett 2-2, Haley 3-0, Kamara 3-0, Harris 1-2, nine players with 1 each.

2011 GILDAN NEW MEXICO BOWL Temple 37, Wyoming 15 December 17, 2011 UNM Stadium, Albuquerque, N.M. 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.

Temple (9-4) 7 21 3 6 37 Wyoming (8-5) 0 7 0 8 15 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

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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.

2015 BOCA RATON BOWL Toledo 32, #24 Temple 17 December 22, 2015 FAU Stadium, Boca Raton, Fla. BOCA RATON, Fla. – #24

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ter, 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 eight-point 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. 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

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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.

2016 MILITARY BOWL Wake Forest 34, #24 Temple 26 December 27, 2016 Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Md. 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.

2017 GASPARILLA BOWL Temple 28, FIU 3 December 21, 2017 Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, Fla. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - Battling a resilient FIU squad in a defensive slugfest, Temple managed to never surrender its early lead as the Owls fought their way to a 28-3 victory over the Panthers at the Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl in St. Petersburg, Fla. The group effort from Temple's defense paved the way for late offensive success, as the former compiled a bowl-record seven sacks and season-high three turnovers in the win. Keys to the Game > Following both offenses suffering through rough starts, Temple QB Frank Nutile and company put together the game's initial scoring drive to open the second quarter. After driving 64 yards over six plays, the redshirt junior decided the conclude the possession himself, fighting his way four yards into the end zone for the 7-0 advantage. > Neither offense would manage a score for nearly another full quarter until FIU compiled a 12-play, 62-yard drive that concluded with a 27-yard field goal, cutting Temple's lead to 7-3. > The Owls' offense saw fit to immediately respond to the Panthers' threat on their ensuing possession, putting together a 75-yard drive that culminated with a one-yard rushing score from redshirt junior David Hood for the 14-3 edge. The touchdown would never had happened without elite efforts from Nutile and his receiving corps, as the redshirt junior signal-caller effortlessly helped claw Temple out of a first-and-30 situation behind a pair of pinpoint throws. The true setup, though, came from redshirt senior Adonis Jennings, who despite being tackled to the ground at the one-yard line, managed to reel in a 39-yard reception all while lying nearly prone on his back. > The Temple offensive engine continued to purr as the Owls' joint attack, both through the air and on the ground, finally broke the Panthers' sturdy defense. Taking over on the Owls' own seven-yard line, Hood kicked off festivities with a 29-yard rush up the left sideline before Nutile found sophomore WR Isaiah Wright for a 45-yard TD toss, bolstering Temple to a 21-3 advantage. > Following FIU's third turnover of the game - fumble recovery by redshirt junior Freddie Booth-Lloyd - the Owls' offense went to work with excellent field position. Unsurprisingly, Temple quickly took advantage as junior RB Ryquell Armstead powered his way five yards for the touchdown and the game's final score, lifting the Owls to the 28-3 victory.

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Game Notes > The victory serves as the program's first postseason win since the 2011 Gildan New Mexico Bowl where Temple topped Wyoming 37-15. > Both sides of the ball saw first-time starters, as redshirt junior Rob Ritrovato got the nod at fullback while sophomore William Kwenkeu filled in at middle linebacker. > Midway through the first quarter with the Owls' offense reeling from a tough turnover (backwards pass ruled a fumble), S Sean Chandler saw fit to grab his third interception of the year on a deep pass deflection. The senior registered the 10th pick of his distinguished career, vaulting him into a tie for seventh all-time in the Temple record books. > Following Chandler's early interception during the opening period, FIU's turnover woes continued as LB Shaun Bradley picked off a low pass midway through the second quarter. The interception marks the first of Bradley's young career with the Owls. > Kwenkeu, who received the first start of his career in place of Bradley, earned his keep at middle linebacker behind some consistent play. The true sophomore recorded the first two sacks of his career and assisted the defense with six tackles on the game. > Following Nutile's solid performance under center, as he threw for 254 yards and one touchdown on 18-of-28 passing, the redshirt junior was awarded Most Valuable Player (MVP) honors. > As for head coach Geoff Collins, the win serves as just the second time in Gasparilla Bowl history that a first-year head coach brought home a victory, joining then-Louisville head coach Charlie Strong who did the same in 2010. > The Temple defense put together seven sacks for the game, good for second-best by the unit this season (9.0 in win over UMass) and a bowl-record. Scoring Summary 2nd 11:45 F.Nutile 4 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 7-68 3:08 3rd 3:12 J.Borregales 27 FG, 12-62 4:13 0:28 D.Hood 1 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 7-75 2:44 4th 7:26 F.Nutile 45 pass to I.Wright (A.Boumerhi kick), 5-93 1:48 3:54 R.Armstead 5 run (A.Boumerhi kick), 5-23 2:09

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Attendance: 16,363 Kickoff time: 8:05 pm Temperature: 72 End of Game: 11:42 pm Wind: n/a Total elapsed time: 3:37 Weather: Indoors Officials: Referee: Tim O'Dey; Umpire: Ryan McClellan; Linesman: Ryan MacDonald; Line judge: Mike Maisner; Back judge: Doug Warns; Field judge: Phil Hicks; Side judge: Jeff Pasold; Center judge: Brett Denker 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 FIU 20 20 41-141 40-88 254 169 28-18-0 34-17-2 69-395 74-257 0-0 0-0 1-0 3-4 0-0 5-107 2-0 0-0 5-41.4 7-35.6 2-1 1-1 10-86 6-59 29:52 30:08 4 of 12 4 of 15 0 of 2 1 of 2 3-3 1-1 7-38 1-7

RUSHING: Temple - Hood 14-76; Armstead 15-51; Nutile 8-18; Ritrovato 1-4; Team 1-(-2); Wright 2-(-6). FIU - Maxwell 11-52; Gardner 10-26; A.McGough 1-17; Phillips 6-16; Alexander 12-(-23). PASSING: Temple - Nutile 18-28-0-254. FIU - Alexander 16-33-2-162; A.McGough 1-1-0-7. RECEIVING: Temple - Kirkwood 6-96; Wright 5-73; A.Jennings 3-51; Armstead 2-11; F.Johnson 1-16; V.Bryant 1-7. FIU - Maloney 3-42; J.Williams 3-41; Scott 3-24; Gaiter 3-21; Thornton 1-17; Kraut 1-9; McKever 1-7; Singleton 1-5; Phillips 1-3. INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - S.Chandler 1-0; Bradley 1-0. FIU - None. FUMBLES: Temple - Wright 2-1. FIU - Alexander 1-1. SACKS: Temple - Kwenkeu 2-0; T.Jones 0-1; Franklin 1-0; Archibong 1-0; Levine 1-0; Roche 1-0; Finch 1-0. FIU - A.Johnson 1-0. TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Randall 7-0; Franklin 5-2; Kwenkeu 6-0; M.Jones 5-1; T.Jones 4-2; Martin 5-0; Graham-Mobley 3-2; S.Chandler 3-2; Dogbe 2-3; Roche 4-0; Bradley 4-0; Finch 2-2; Archibong 2-1; Levine 2-0; Foster 2-0; Taylor 2-0; Kelly 1-0; Atoki 1-0; F.Johnson 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Webb 1-0. FIU - Wint 10-1; T.Williams 9-1; Gonzalaz 2-6; Silva 5-0; Canady 4-1; Dames 4-1; Tarver 3-1; Curtis 2-1; A,Johnson 2-0; Muhammad 2-0; Juste 1-0; Lubin 1-0; Oliver 1-0; Salisbury 1-0; Russ 1-0; Young 1-0; Singleton 1-0; A.Brown 1-0; Sheriff 0-1; Spence 0-1.

BOWL RECORDS TEMPLE OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS HIGHS LOWS FIRST DOWNS 23, Wyoming (2011) 13, Tulane (1935) Total 22, Wake Forest (2016) 10, Tulane (1935) 17, California (1979) 5, Wake Forest (2016) Rushing 10, Wake Forest (2016) 3, California (1979) 10, Wyoming (2011) 14, Wake Forest (2016) 4, Wyoming (2011) Passing 13, Toledo (2015) 7, Wyoming (2011) 4, California (1979) 3, Toledo (2015) 0, California (1979) Penalty 4, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) 3, Wyoming (2011) 0, Wyoming (2011) 0, UCLA (2009) RUSHING 51, Wyoming (2011) 23, Wake Forest (2016) Attempts 43, Wake Forest (2016) 12, Tulane (1935) 43, Wyoming (2011) 255, Wyoming (2011) -20, Wake Forest (2016) Net Yards 150, Toledo (2015) 23, California (1979) 6.4, California (1979) -0.9, Wake Forest (2016) Yards per Carry 11.7, Tulane (1935) 2.2, FIU (2017) 3, FIU (2017) 0, Wake Forest (2016) Touchdowns 2, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 3, Wyoming (2011) 2, Toledo (2015) 0, Wyoming (2011) 0, UCLA (2009) 0, California (1979) PASSING 49, Wake Forest (2016) 12, Wyoming (2011) Attempts 34, FIU (2017) 16, Tulane (1935) 12, California (1979) 28, Wake Forest (2016) 3, Tulane (1935) Completions 25, California (1979) 8, Tulane (1935) .667, Wyoming (2011) .231, Tulane (1935) Completion Pct. .689, Toledo (2015) .483, Wake Forest (2016) 396, Wake Forest (2016) 19, Tulane (1935) Yards 285, Toledo (2015) 88, Tulane (1935) 2, UCLA (2009) 0, FIU (2017) Interceptions 3, Wyoming (2011) 0, Toledo (2015) 0, Wyoming (2011) 0, California (1979) 2, Wake Forest (2016) 0, Toledo (2015) Touchdowns 2, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 2, California (1979) 2, Toledo (2015) 2, Wyoming (2011) 2, UCLA (2009) 2, California (1979) TOTAL OFFENSE 79, California (1979) 38, Tulane (1935) Plays 74, FIU (2017) 41, Tulane (1935) 424, Wyoming (2011) 201, Tulane (1935) Net Yards 435, Toledo (2015) 228, Tulane (1935) 6.7, Wyoming (2011) 4.3, UCLA (2009) Avg./Play 7.0, Toledo (2015) 3.5, FIU (2017) PUNT RETURNS 3, Toledo (2015) 0, Wyoming (2011) Number 4, UCLA (2009) 1, Toledo (2015) 3, California (1979) 1, Wyoming (2011) 33, Toledo (2015) -1, Wake Forest (2016) Yards 57, UCLA (2009) 2, Wake Forest (2016) KICKOFF RETURNS 6, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) Number 5, FIU (2017) 3, Toledo (2015) 5, Wake Forest (2016) 3, Wyoming (2011) 5, UCLA (2009) 169, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) Yards 134, Wake Forest (2016) 66, Toledo (2015) INT RETURNS 3, Wyoming (2011) 0, Toledo (2015) Number 1, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 1, Toledo (2015) 0, California (1979) 1, Tulane (1935) 38, Wyoming (2011) 0, FIU (2017) Yards 1, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) 0, Toledo (2015) 0, California (1979) PUNTS 12, Tulane (1935) 1, Wyoming (2011) Number 10, Tulane (1935) 3, Wyoming (2011) 363, Tulane (1935) 40, Wyoming (2011) Yards 345, Tulane (1935) 112, Wyoming (2011) 41.4, FIU (2017) 30.3, Tulane (1935) Average 47.0, Toledo (2015) 34.6, Wake Forest (2016) PENALTIES 10, FIU (2017) 3, UCLA (2009) Number 9, Toledo (2015) 4, UCLA (2009) 86, FIU (2017) 10, UCLA (2009) Yards 68, Wake Forest (2016) 40, UCLA (2009) FUMBLES 3, Wake Forest (2016) 0, UCLA (2009) Number 3, California (1979) 0, UCLA (2009) 1, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) Lost 1, FIU (2017) 0, Wake Forest (2016) 1, Wake Forest (2016) 0, Wyoming (2011) 1, California (1979) 0, Toledo (2015) 1, California (1979) 0, UCLA (2009) 0, Wyoming (2011) 0, UCLA (2009) SCORING 37, Wyoming (2011) 14, Tulane (1935) Points 34, Wake Forest (2016) 3, FIU (2017) 4, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) PAT Attempts 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 4, Wyoming (2011) 4, Toledo (2015) 4, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) PAT Conversions 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 4, Wyoming (2011) 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) FG Attempts 2, FIU (2017) 0, Tulane (1935) 0, UCLA (2009) 2, Wake Forest (2016) 0, Tulane (1935) 2, UCLA (2009) 2, California (1979) 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) FG Made 2, Wake Forest (2016) 0, Wyoming (2011) 0, Tulane (1935) 2, UCLA (2009) 4, FIU (2017) 1, Toledo (2015) Touchdowns 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, FIU (2017) 4, Wyoming (2011) 4, Toledo (2015) 4, California (1979) MISCELLANEOUS 7, FIU (2017) 0, Toledo (2015) Sacks By 4, Wake Forest (2016) 0, Wyoming (2011) .615 (8/13), Wyoming (2011) .083 (1/12), Wake Forest (2016) 3rd Down Conv. Pct. .428 (6/14), Wake Forest (2016) .267 (4/15), FIU (2017) 1.000 (1/1), Wyoming (2011) .000 (0/2), FIU (2017) 4th Down Conv. Pct. 1.000 (5/5), Wyoming (2011) .000 (0/1), Toledo (2015) .000 (0/2), Toledo (2015) (1/1), UCLA (2009) .000 (0/2), UCLA (2009) 32:33, Wyoming (2011) 29:52, FIU (2017) Time of Possession 30:08, FIU (2017) 27:27, Wyoming (2011) 93, FIU (2017) [5 plays, 1:48, TD] Longest TD Drive (Yds) 80, Toledo (2015) [1 play,0:12] 93, FIU (2017)[5 plays, 1:48, TD] Longest Drive (Yards) 80, Toledo (2015) [1 play, 0:12, TD] 14, California (1979) [78 yards, 5:58, TD] Longest Drive (Plays) 12, FIU (2017) [62 yards, 4:13, FG] 12, Toledo (2015) [74 yards, 5:31] 6:34, Wyoming (2011) [13 plays, 60 yards, FG] Longest Drive (Time) 5:31, Toledo (2015) [12 plays, 74 yards]

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OPPONENT

RUSHING

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OPPONENT

Points

14, Aaron Boumerhi, Wake Forest (2016)

12, Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2015)

Points by Kicking

14, Aaron Boumerhi, Wake Forest (2016) 10, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest (2016)

SCORING

Attempts

25, Bernard Pierce, Wyoming (2011) 17, Cade Carney, Wake Forest (2016)

Net Yards

112, Mark Bright, California (1979)

79, Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2015)

Touchdowns

2, Bernard Pierce, Wyoming (2011) 1, Cade Carney, Wake Forest (2016)

Touchdowns

2, Adonis Jennings, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2015)

2, Kevin Duckett, California (1979) 1, Matt Colburn, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Bernard Pierce, Wyoming (2011)

2, Dick Hardy, Tulane (1935)

2, Kevin Duckett, California (1979)

Long Run

35, Joe Jones, Wyoming (2011)

41, Kareem Hunt, Toledo (2015)

PAT Attempts

PASSING

4, Aaron Boumerhi, FIU (2017) 4, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest (2016)

Attempts

49, Phillip Walker, Wake Forest (2016) 38, Rich Campbell, California (1979)

4, Brandon McManus, Wyoming (2011)

Completions

28, Phillip Walker, Wake Forest (2016) 25, Rich Campbell, California (1979)

4, Ron Fioravanti, California (1979)

Completion Pct. Yards

.667, Chris Coyer, Wyoming (2011)

.714, Phillip Ely, Toledo (2015)

PAT Conversions

396, Phillip Walker, Wake Forest (2016)

285, Phillip Ely, Toledo (2015)

2, Vaughn Charlton, UCLA (2009)

3, Brett Smith, Wyoming (2011)

Interceptions Touchdowns

2, Phillip Walker, Wake Forest (2016) 2, John Wolford, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Brian Broomell, 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, Wyoming (2011)

80t, Phillip Ely, Toledo (2015)

Receptions

11, Ventell Bryant, Wake Forest (2016) 9, Dominic Rufran, Wyoming (2011) 154, Adonis Jennings, Wake Forest (2016) 119, Cody Thompson, Toledo (2015)

Touchdowns

2, Adonis Jennings, Wake Forest (2016)

Long Play

2, Dick Hardy, Tulane (1935)

61, Rod Streater, Wyoming (2011) 80t, Cody Thompson, Toledo (2015)

1, P.Walker to R.Anderson, Toledo (2015)

1, Brett Smith, Wyoming (2011) 1, Rosario Nelson, UCLA (2009)

2-Point Conv. Made

1, P.Walker to R.Anderson, Toledo (2015)

1, Brett Smith, Wyoming (2011)

1, Rosario Nelson, UCLA (2009)

FG Attempts

4, Aaron Boumerhi, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Jose Borregales, FIU (2017)

2, Kai Forbath, UCLA (2009)

2, Mick Luckhurst, California (1979) 4, Aaron Boumerhi, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Kai Forbath, UCLA (2009)

45, Aaron Boumerhi, Wake Forest (2016)

42, Kai Forbath, UCLA (2009)

Tackles

14, Steve Conjar, California (1979)

15, Greg Bracelin, California (1979)

14, Mike Curcio,, California (1979)

Longest FG Made DEFENSE

Solo Tackles

TOTAL OFFENSE Plays

75,Phillip Walker, Toledo (2015)

63, Brett Smith, Wyoming (2011)

Net Yards

156, Matt Brown, UCLA (2009) 178, Terrence Austin, UCLA (2009)

PUNT RETURNS Number

4, Aaron Boumerhi, FIU (2017) 4, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest (2016) 4, Brandon McManus, Wyoming (2011)

FG Made

RECEPTIONS Yards

2-Point Conv. Att.

4, Jameson Vest, Toledo (2015)

Assisted Tackles

7, Delvon Randall, FIU (2017)

10, Anthony Wint, FIU (2017)

10, Tyler Matakevich, Toledo (2015)

11, Greg Bracelin, California (1979)

10, Steve Conjar, California (1979)

Tackles for Loss

3.0, Ken Streich, California (1979)

3.0, Guy Peters, California (1979) 2.0, Josh Banks, Wake Forest (2016)

2.5, T.Brown, Wake Forest (2016)

3, Sean Chandler, Toledo (2015)

4, Terrence Austin, UCLA (2009)

Yards

33, Sean Chandler, Toledo (2015)

57, Terrence Austin, UCLA (2009)

Sacks

Longest Return

14, Sean Chandler, Toledo (2015)

47, Terrence Austin, UCLA (2009)

2.0, Kyle Bosworth, UCLA (2009)

QB Hurries

2, Muhammad Wilkerson, UCLA (2009)

2, Treyvon Hester, Toledo (2015)

2, Trent Voss, Toledo (2015)

KICKOFF RETURNS Number

6, Isaiah Wright, Wake Forest (2016)

5, Bryce Singleton, FIU (2017)

5, Terrence Austin, UCLA (2009)

Yards Longest Return

169, Isaiah Wright, Wake Forest (2016)

133, J. Armstrong, W.Forest (2016)

Passes Broken Up

47, Isaiah Wright, Wake Forest (2016)

85, Claude Simons, Tulane (1935)

2, Derrek Thomas, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Rolan Milligan, Toledo (2015)

2, Roberts Keels, California (1979)

2, DeJuan Rogers, Toledo (2015)

INTERCEPTION RETURNS

2, Linwood Crump, FIU (2017)

2, Juwan Haynes, Toledo (2015)

Number

1, Shaun Bradley, FIU (2017) 1, Duke Ejiofor, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Rich Dixon, California (1979)

1, Sean Chandler, FIU (2017)

1, Juwan Haynes, Toledo (2015)

2, Fred Williams,California (1979)

1, Sean Chandler, Wake Forest (2016)

1, Akeem Ayers, UCLA (2009)

1, Delvon Randall, Wake Forest (2016)

1, Dana Levine, FIU (2017)

1, T.Brown, Wake Forest (2016)

1, Anthony Robey, Wyoming (2011)

1, Jarred Alwan, Wake Forest (2016)

1, E.Bassey, Wake Forest (2016)

1, Kee-ayre Griffin, Wyoming (2011)

1, Marcus Green, Wyoming (2011)

1, Ja’Wuan Woodley, Toledo (2015)

1, Kevin Kroboth, Wyoming (2011)

1, Marquise Liverpool, UCLA (2009)

1, Rick McCoy, California (1979)

1, Rahim Moore, UCLA (2009)

Yards

30, Kee-ayre Griffin, Wyoming (2011)

Longest Return

30, Kee-ayre Griffin, Wyoming (2011)

Fumbles Forced

Fumbles Recovered

1, Freddie Booth-Lloyd, FIU (2017)

1, Bryce Canady, FIU (2017)

1, Guy Peters, California (1979)

1, D.Diemel, Wake Forest (2016)

2, Akeem Ayers, UCLA (2009)

1, Kirk Karacozoff, California (1979)

2, Akeem Ayers, UCLA (2009)

1, Harvey Salem, California (1979)

1, Mike Harmon, California (1979)

KICKOFFS Number

8, Brandon McManus, Wyoming (2011) 7, Mike Weaver, Wake Forest (2016)

Yards

535, Brandon McManus, Wyoming (2011) 438, M.Weaver, Wake Forest (2016)

Average

66.9, Brandon McManus, Wyoming (2011)

Blocked Kicks

65.0, Sean Young, FIU (2017)

PUNTS Number Yards Average (min. 3 punts) Longest Punt

7, Jake Brownell, UCLA (2009)

8, Jeff Locke, UCLA (2009)

244, Jake Brownell, UCLA (2009)

326, Jeff Locke, UCLA (2009)

45.2, Alex Starzyk, Toledo (2015)

47.0, Nick Ellis, Toledo (2015)

71, Alex Starzyk, Toledo (2015)

64, Nick Ellis, Toledo (2015)

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TEMPLE FOOTBALL HOSTS BLOOD DRIVE FOR STAFFER WITH CANCER Michael Zingrone, TEMPLE NEWS November 15, 2018

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Sarah Galbraith got emotional once she stepped into the Temple University football meeting room. Galbraith, a junior public health major, saw Temple players and coaches erupt in cheers for her and her boyfriend, Kane Ivers-Osthus.

Ivers-Osthus received more than 70 blood transfusions, he told OwlsTV. Every patient is different, but 70 transfusions are “a lot”, said Alana Mauger, the communications manager for the American Red Cross Penn Jersey Blood Services Region.

On Monday at 8 a.m, before the Owls held practice, coach Geoff Collins stopped the team meeting to bring in a person to further explain the blood drive that would take place at Edberg-Olson Hall following Temple’s practice.

Philadelphia is currently experiencing a shortage of blood supply at its hospitals. On average, hospitals in New Jersey, Delaware, and Pennsylvania east of Harrisburg only have roughly a three-day supply of blood, Mauger said.

When Collins opened the doors, Galbraith brought Ivers-Osthus, the Owls’ assistant equipment manager who is in remission from leukemia, into the room.

In order to supply Ivers-Osthus and other patients with enough blood for transfusions, doctors called other hospitals in the region and in the Midwest.

“It was the best feeling in the world because Temple is our rock through all of this,” Galbraith said. “It was a coming home moment.”

Galbraith wanted to do the blood drive to help supply the region’s hospitals for patients who go through the same experiences Ivers-Osthus has.

“We know that we have a big army,” Galbraith added. “It’s been really great to see everyone come out and see Kane thank everyone individually for all the support he has gotten. The university has been unbelievably supportive.” Monday was the first time Ivers-Osthus was at the Owls’ practice facility since being diagnosed with leukemia in early September. Ivers-Osthus stayed on the sideline during the entire practice and went to the blood drive before leaving to attend his first chemotherapy treatment. He will attend Temple’s game against South Florida at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday. “I stopped for a second and saw all the guys hug [Ivers-Osthus] and put their arm around him,” coach Geoff Collins told OwlsTV on Monday. “What he has gone through the last three months …For him to be back in this building that he had been fighting so hard to get back to and [the team] just embracing him is a moment I will never forget.” More than 120 Temple students, fans, employees, football players and coaches waited in line to donate a pint of blood for blood banks in the Delaware Valley region. The idea to host a blood drive came when Ivers-Osthus was three days into a coma. Ivers-Osthus was on his 10th blood transfusion of the hour, Galbraith said, when the doctors at Temple University Hospital said they were running out of blood.

Mauger said blood banks in the Penn-Jersey region are looking “to get blood from wherever we can.” The region holds roughly 20 blood drives every weekday. In order to keep up with the demands, Mauger said, those drives must produce 800 units of blood per day. On Monday, the Temple football blood drive produced 180 units of blood. “To see Temple football hold a blood drive that successful was truly amazing,” Mauger said. “The lack of blood donations in the past two months have caused a shortage for the blood banks in the region. … We are sending blood to hospitals faster than it is coming into the blood banks.” Ivers-Osthus was released from Magee Rehabilitation Hospital Sunday after going through speech and walking therapy the past few weeks. He will need about nine months of chemotherapy treatment, Galbraith said. The Owls love Ivers-Osthus “to death,” graduate student offensive lineman Aaron Ruff said, and are inspired by his battle against cancer. “[Ivers-Osthus] is special,” said Collins, who has known Ivers-Osthus since they were both at the University of Florida. “He is such a selfless individual, he is such a humble individual. He always puts other people’s needs first. …I think it’s really special on the reverse side he gets to see how much he has impacted so many people and that peo-

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ple care so much about him.” Players and coaches visited Ivers-Osthus in the hospital every day while he was in the hospital, Galbraith said. Though Ivers-Osthus has to stay in a hotel because he cannot walk up stairs yet, Galbraith said they have a “man cave” to keep all the mementos players and coaches sent him. Every player and coach hand wrote a letter to Ivers-Osthus and he read every letter out loud as part of his speech therapy. “I am not the only person who has [leukemia],” Ivers-Osthus told OwlsTV. “This will help more people than me. This is bigger than me, bigger than Temple, bigger than Philadelphia.”

TEMPLE’S MONEY DOWN INSTRUCTOR NEEDS HELP Shawn Pastor, OWLSDAILY.COM September 4, 2018 Most of the questions posed to Coach Geoff Collins and his players following practice on Tuesday concerned Temple’s season-opening loss to Villanova. And that’s not just due to the unexpected result.

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Following Saturday’s game, only Collins and two players, Frank Nutile and Michael Dogbe, were made available for postgame interviews, because the team learned immediately after the game that assistant equipment manager Kane Ivers-Osthus became seriously ill that morning. Many team members were devastated by the news, according to a Temple spokesperson. During his Tuesday press conference, Collins spoke of Ivers-Osthus, who has been diagnosed with leukemia, according to a GoFundMe page set up to provide financial support. He is being treated at Temple University Hospital. “He was my student assistant at the University of Florida for two years,” Collins said. “He was one of the first hires when I got the head coaching job here, as a graduate assistant in the equipment room, and did such a tremendous job that he got promoted to full-time status here on our staff. He’s working to get his Master’s.” One thing Collins didn’t mention is that Ivers-Osthus was one of his main “Money Down” guys at Florida. He was one of the guys holding the poster boards with dollar signs, exhorting the Florida defense to make every third down stop. “They’re out of control,” Collins told Gator Talk in 2016, speaking about Ivers-Osthus and fellow Money Down maniac Jacob Gabriel. “It’s a pretty cool deal. Their voices are more hoarse than mine, because we’ll have a third down period (in practice) and for 1012 minutes they’re yelling ‘money down’ at the top of their lungs. So it’s not just game day, it’s practice, it’s every day of the week, it’s a big deal.” Ivers-Osthus, nicknamed “El Diablo,” trained the “Money Down” crew at Temple last season, in addition to his duties in the equipment room. “Just a tremendous young man, and obviously I was broken Saturday with the news,” Collins continued on Tuesday. “But he’s getting tremendous care. His family is up here. So please just keep him in your prayers, because he just means a lot to this football program, he means a lot to a lot of people.”

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SCHOOL, FATHERHOOD, FOOTBALL CONNECT FORMER TEMPLE TEAMMATES Ralph Russo, ASSOCIATED PRESS June 15, 2018 David Hood has been a dad and a college football player and sometimes he had to do both at the same time. Last year during summer workouts at Temple, little David IV, then 3, tagged along with his dad for a few days. Up at 5 a.m., Hood brought his son to the locker room, the training table, the practice field — where the youngster stretched with the team — and then the weight room. “It was adorable,” Temple coach Geoff Collins said. Exactly how many major college football players are fathers is difficult to know. The NCAA does not keep track of student-athletes who are parents, and schools often don’t share such information. But it is certainly not uncommon in college football. Hood, who was Temple’s leading rusher last season, was one of four Owls players parenting young children in 2017, including Hood’s former roommate and fellow running back Ryquell Armstead. Neither is married, but both are raising their child with the child’s mother. They each receive plenty of help from other family members and say Temple coaches have been supportive and accommodating. And, of course, they can turn to each other for encouragement and guidance on juggling school, fatherhood and football.

RYQUELL ARMSTEAD/DAVID HOOD Feature Page 1 of 2 cannot know. So they didn’t know until I got there.” When he got to Temple, Hood found that coach Matt Rhule and his staff wanted to help him be a parent and a student-athlete. Freshman and sophomore football players were required to live on campus, but Hood was allowed to get a place off campus with his girlfriend, Tiffany Gordon, and David IV. “I was coming from class and going straight home to my son and my girl,” Hood said. Now at Baylor, Rhule said he believes educating every man in his program about fatherhood is part of his job. Rhule held a weekly voluntary class on fatherhood last season at Baylor, led by his 69-year-old father, Denny, who is a former minister. “It’s one thing to say, ‘Hey, I want kids to be great fathers,’” Rhule said. “It’s another thing to give them the tools and resources not just for them but for us (coaches). Look at what it really means to be a father and how to do it. That’s the first thing is giving formal training and not just giving lip service, but having something there. The second thing is: understanding as a coach how hard it can be to be a father.” Collins, who followed Rhule as Temple coach, said he allowed players with children to skip mandatory Sunday training table.

“They’re going to call that me and Ryquell’s legacy because that’s all we do,” Hood said. “That’s all we do is talk about what’s going on and try to find the best possible solution to make it work.”

“We would make those accommodations,” Collins said. “If their child gets to spend two or three or four extra hours with their dad that’s very important to us as a coaching staff.”

Hood, 21, has moved on from football, graduating from Temple and leaving a year of football eligibility behind after sustaining a concussion this past spring. He has decided to focus solely on a promising career as a rapper.

Armstead’s daughter, Ry-kail, was born Aug. 5, 2015, the day before the start of his first preseason camp at Temple.

The native of Atlantic City, New Jersey, arrived at Temple in 2014 a father, something he kept hidden from coaches who were recruiting him, worried they would pull his offer. He was living with his girlfriend, pregnant at the time, when then-Temple assistant Francis Brown came for an in-home visit. “I told her to put the biggest hoodie on she could find,” Hood said with a laugh. “They

“I stayed the night and I left that morning to go compete for a job and I ended up becoming second string as a true freshman,” said Armstead, who was second on the team in rushing last season. Since then Temple coaches allowed Armstead to miss preseason activities that fall on his daughter’s birthday. “My coaches understand. They support it. I’m definitely not missing that for the world,” said Armstead, who is expected to be the

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Owls’ top tailback this season as a senior. “Those are memories you’re never going to be able to get back.” Temple is about a 40-minute drive from Armstead’s hometown of Millville, New Jersey. He has spent a lot of time making that drive, but is not around his daughter as much as he would like. He said he is lucky to have family willing to pitch in and credits Ry-kail’s mother, Lamera Rhett, with providing stability for his daughter. “She’s a wonderful human being. She’s very dedicated, hard-working,” Armstead said in a recent phone interview on his way to work an offseason job at a Philadelphia-area restaurant. “She makes sure my daughter is well back home and my family all rally to watch my daughter when my baby momma has to go to work, things of that nature.” Holding a job is all but impossible for most major college football players during the season, and between winter conditioning, spring ball and classes, it doesn’t get much easier in the offseason. Hood and Armstead received football scholarships to cover tuition, room and board and books, plus a $2,500 cost-of-attendance stipend. Both also qualified for federal Pell grants, which give financial assistance to attend college to students whose families qualify. Armstead and Hood both said the Pell grant money helped immensely. “Man, when I got my Pell grant for $2,800, I took 700 off the top,” Hood said. “We’re going to get my son clothes for the whole season. The rest of that was going to the bills. I just save the rest for another rainy day. You got to live quietly. It was humbling. It humbled me a lot. You couldn’t do the things everybody else was doing, going out, buying a thousand pair of sneakers. I had to grow up real fast.” Often that meant while teammates were celebrating a victory, or commiserating after a loss, Hood and Armstead were not around. “With me taking pride in my daughter, I do the things like not partying,” Armstead said. Usually, Hood and Armstead’s children attended Temple home games and watched the rest on TV.

SCHOOL, FATHERHOOD, FOOTBALL CONNECT FORMER TEMPLE TEAMMATES Ralph Russo, ASSOCIATED PRESS June 15, 2018

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“He knows exactly who I am on the field and he knows exactly what position I play,” Hood said. “He knows exactly the people I play with. He knows exactly what channel you can catch me on. And he wants to wear my jersey for a week.” Hood said David IV and Ry-kail have become friends. The moms sometimes get the kids together without the fathers. No longer teammates, fatherhood is likely to keep Hood and Armstead longer than football ever could.

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THE MAKING OF “FREDDIE LOVE”

Aaron Mannicci, OWLSCOOP.COM September 28, 2018 As Temple football’s Saturday afternoon showdown against Boston College quickly approaches, the Owls are flying high into Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, off of backto-back victories. Following an impressive road win versus Maryland and a dominating performance against conference foe Tulsa, head coach Geoff Collins and Temple’s defense are beginning to garner some national attention - and for good reason. Temple’s defense - famously nicknamed the #DARKside - sits atop numerous national rankings, leading the nation in red-zone defense (53.8), defensive touchdowns (4), and blocked kicks (3). In addition, defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker’s unit ranks second in the nation interceptions (7) and fifth in sacks (3.75 per game), and seventh in takeaways (9). A major portion of Temple’s defensive success begins up front, where a seasoned veteran in the program - redshirt senior defensive lineman Freddie Booth-Lloyd - is piecing together an impeccable senior campaign. Fresh off of back-to-back milestone games that saw the 6-foot-1, 330-pound physical specimen force his first career fumble (vs. Tulsa) and rush for an emphatic touchdown (vs. Maryland), Booth-Lloyd enters this week’s contest against the Golden Eagles on a remarkable hot streak. Like a few of his teammates, Booth-Lloyd has already earned a nickname from his head coach who refers to the big man as “Freddie Love.” A native of Cocoa, Florida - a city ranked the 11th most dangerous in the country by the National Council for Home Safety and Security - Booth-Lloyd understood toughness from a young age. So in a program that preaches being #TempleTUFF, he provides the Owls defensive front with a level of toughness that is unmatched. “Being #TempleTuff is being the most physical and relentless guy that you can be,” he explained. However, the grit that Booth-Lloyd displays on a weekly basis is rooted in something much deeper than that. “Growing up, all I had was sports, so I just

FREDDIE BOOTH-LLOYD Feature Page 1 of 1 went from one sport to another just to stay out of trouble… Cocoa really is a bad place.” said Booth-Lloyd. “In my 9th grade year, I figured that if I ever wanted to get out of this place, I would have to play football. I knew I had to dedicate myself to football and make it out of there.”

get on that field. The situation was right.”

Aside from his dedication to making it out of Cocoa, inside the team’s facility at Edberg-Olson Hall, Booth-Lloyd had also been dedicating himself to a much different cause since arriving on campus in 2014: getting the opportunity to score a touchdown at the goal line.

“It feels good to do all that I can to represent,” he said. “It’s an honor to represent my county.”

As unorthodox as handing the ball off to an interior defensive lineman seems, coach Collins preaches versatility across the board, and as the “Minister of Mayhem”, he has never been bashful about taking chances. Lo and behold, in the second quarter of the Owls’ 35-14 rout over Maryland two weeks back, offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude pulled the trigger from the 1-yard line and dialed up a play that featured Booth-Lloyd as the ball carrier. Seconds later, big #99 received the handoff from quarterback Anthony Russo and plunged into the end-zone for the go-ahead touchdown, as all of Temple’s sideline rejoiced. “I had been petitioning [to get the ball] since I got here, and it felt great,” he explained, chuckling. “I’ve scored in that stadium before in high school, so scoring in that stadium again brought back memories.” In the same season that has seen starting running back Ryquell Armstead line up along the defensive line and record a sack, it only made sense for Booth-Lloyd to line up in Armstead’s spot and rush for a touchdown. “He [Booth-Lloyd] is a wonderful kid to be around every day. We were working him in that package for the last six to eight months,” said coach Collins following the win over Maryland. “I still remember when I first got here, watching Freddie’s highlight tape and seeing him score a touchdown on that field. All week I just wanted to get in that situation so Freddie could score a touchdown and

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With highly touted Boston College up next for the Owls, Booth-Lloyd is feeling good, and seems to be more than ready to take the field to do what he does every Saturday: put on for where he’s from.

THE DAY TEMPLE DT MICHAEL DOGBE JOINED THE 500 POUND CLUB Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER August 24, 2018 It was a day that his peers talk about in awe. On July 12, Temple graduate student and defensive tackle Michael Dogbe set a personal record by bench-pressing 505 pounds. That’s right, 505 pounds, for the 6-foot-3, 280-pound Dogbe. This is a player who entered Parsippany Hills High in North Jersey weighing 160 pounds. Dogbe said he was pushed around the football field as a high school freshman and was told for that not to happen he had to hit the weights. He hasn’t stopped since.

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McHale: “As he is getting ready to lift, everybody is around him screaming ‘GDQ Greatness Doesn’t Quit.’” Then the moment came. Michael Dogbe: “I felt good. It was a great accomplish, that was my goal for a very long time and to get that number up it meant the world.” McHale: “When he made the lift, everybody was going nuts.”

“As soon as my freshman high school season ended, I was the first guy in the weight room and the last guy out and in four years I never missed a day,” Dogbe said. “I grew to be 230 as a senior.”

Shaun Bradley, junior linebacker: “That was ridiculous. Actually, my dad did 505 like maybe six years ago. I swear I watched him do it in the gym. So when Dogbe did it, I had a little flashback. That is crazy.”

He has grown even more at Temple. Dogbe has played in 41 games for Temple, with 14 starts. This is expected to be his breakout season and he is considered an NFL prospect.

Anthony Russo, Temple redshirt sophomore quarterback: “I saw all the plates on the bar and said is somebody squatting today? I thought this was max bench day. I see Dogbe under the bar and bench it like it was nothing. That is more than my max squat is and he just goes under and maxes one rep like it is nothing. I have never seen anything like that.”

Dogbe set the tone this summer in the weight room, where he has performed tremendous feats. For instance, his name is on the weight room wall for squatting 685 pounds, the most by a Temple defensive lineman. He has also bench-pressed 225 pounds 37 times, another school record for a defensive lineman. His teammates have seen him lift an inordinate amount of weight, but surpassing 500 pounds was on another level. Here is how those who saw it recall the day. David Feeley, Temple head strength and conditioning coach: “When he walked in the room, we knew it was going to happen. He has such a great demeanor about him. When he has a goal in mind, he is going to get it.” James McHale Temple senior offensive tackle: “When we have big weights like that, coach Feeley will line us up in a tunnel right outside the weight room doors. Mike ran outside the weight room and we kicked the doors open and ran through the tunnel, slapping him on the back and rooting him on.” Feeley: “We call it the tunnel of pain. It’s great.”

Bradley: “We were going crazy, nobody expected that. 505. Come on. That is ridiculous. It was wild, though.” One person who expected him to do it was Feeley. Feeley: “You watch Marvel Comics and watch the Incredible Hulk do some crazy things and you are like wow. But you say he is supposed to do that, but it is still really cool.” Bradley: “My max is about 315. And he topped that by nearly 200 pounds. That is insane.” Feeley: “Everybody freaked out, everybody went crazy, everybody supported him. It was cool positive energy.” Dogbe: “When I did it, my teammates were excited and that made the moment that much better.” Russo: “We have never seen in our lives anybody bench 500 pounds. It was a great moment when he did it, such a cool experience to be able to see that.”

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Feeley: “You have to have a very serious mind-set of what it is going to take to achieve such a hard goal. People think you just have to be strong. No, you have to show up for that. Nothing can go wrong. You can’t have a 95 percent day when you are lifting something that heavy. All that bar has to do is sway a quarter of an inch one way or another and it’s not going up. So, to his credit, that was as perfect as a rep he could come up with.” Dogbe: “If you put up enough weight in weight room, you can go out on the field and basically play with anyone. It is something you have to learn how to transition to the football field, bringing that strength there.” Dogbe’s teammates and coaches were ecstatic, not only because he achieved a herculean feat, but because he is among the most respected and well-liked players on the team. Not overly boisterous, he leads by example. Dogbe is also respected for his academic work, having already earned a degree in communications. Temple coach Geoff Collins: “The way Michael has approached every single day since he has been in college is what Temple football is all about. As special as he is on the field, he’s just as special off the field. He is an unbelievable human being.” Feeley: “God only gives you so much ability and you have to work for a whole lot. Everybody respects Mike and respects his work ethic and how hard he has worked. You don’t just wake up and do that. There are very few people on the planet Earth who can do that. Mike has worked incredibly hard. The respect for him from the players and coaches is tremendous. I am a better person just by meeting him, let along coach him. I can’t say good enough things about Michael Dogbe.” Temple safety Delvon Randall: “Having a guy like Michael as a teammate makes me a better player. He is the type of player that you are proud to say he is your teammate.”

FOOTBALL IS A FAMILY AFFAIR FOR THE HENNESSYS Alex Murphy, OWLSPORTS.COM August 13, 2018 PHILADELPHIA -- Reaching the NFL is the dream for most college football players. For redshirt sophomore offensive lineman Matt Hennessy, the NFL is something that is now very close to home. His brother, Thomas, is going into his second season as a long snapper for the New York Jets. Thomas went undrafted out of Duke University in the 2017 NFL Draft before signing with the Indianapolis Colts, who later traded him to the Jets before the start of the 2017 NFL season. Having Thomas close to Rockland County, where he grew up, and playing in the same stadium as the New York Giants, his favorite NFL team, was special for the Hennessy family. “When he was able to come home and be in an area that he was familiar with, I know that was really exciting for him,” Hennessy said. “Having him local, even though it’s not the Giants, you can’t really complain.”

MATT HENNESSY Feature Page 1 of 1 is pretty cool, and that’s definitely shaped some of the stuff I do,” Hennessy said. Todd Bowles, head coach of the Jets, played for Temple from 1982-1985. Bowles received All-American honorable mention honors in 1984. He went undrafted in 1986 and played for the Washington Redskins and San Francisco 49ers during his seven-year NFL career. “It’s fun to think about. Obviously, everyone wants to get to the league and then to be playing for an organization like the Jets and being in my home market...that would mean the world to me,” Hennessy said. It’s unique that a college football player has a college and family connection on the same NFL team. For Matt though, it’s just a fun fact and he’s looking to create his own legacy with Temple and hopefully in the NFL.

Having a brother playing in the NFL is cool enough, but to have him as a mentor is even better. “There was a competitiveness as well as a level of inspiration between us,” Hennessy said. “I see him doing big things and that’s inspiring for me.” Playing two different positions like his brother, Matt can now learn the same as he continues to better himself on the field. “A lot of it came back when I was in high school, being exposed to all of the stuff he was doing in college, I saw that and that helped me before I got here,” Hennessy said. Growing up, they were very competitive, but they pushed each other to be better. It wasn’t as much an internal competition between the two, but a desire for them both to be successful and make it to the NFL. Thomas making to the next level has only motivated Matt even more. While watching his brother play in the NFL is cool, playing alongside him or against him is the ultimate goal. “Now, seeing all the stuff he’s doing in the NFL, seeing how true professionals do it

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TEMPLE’S ZACK MESDAY HAS PERSEVERED, AND IT’S PAYING OFF IN A BIG WAY Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER November 22, 2018 Few people in the Temple football program will have more to be thankful for on Thanksgiving than Zack Mesday. Last week, the former walk-on — who began as a linebacker, but transitioned to defensive end — was granted a sixth year of eligibility by the NCAA. And with that came the announcement that he would be put on scholarship beginning next semester. Before that announcement, Mesday was planning on being introduced with the seniors on Senior Day, before Temple’s 27-17 comeback win over South Florida on Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field. “I was prepared for that being my last home game,” Mesday said after the victory, in which he recorded a season-high four tackles. For somebody who began at the bottom and had to recover from two ACL surgeries on his right knee, Mesday is grateful for his opportunity. “I think it is finally my time to take over and help out on the defensive line,” he said. “I have always been a guy who has learned from the older dudes.” Mesday was a standout at Nottingham (N.J.) High, where he helped lead his team to the Central Jersey Group 2 title as a senior in 2012. That season, he recorded 19 1/2 sacks. He then spent a prep school season at Canterbury School in Florida, tore his right ACL in each of his first two seasons at Temple, and took quite a while just to step on the field. His first action came in 2016 when he appeared in one game, against Cincinnati. Last season, he appeared in six games, but didn’t record a tackle.

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Mesday has recorded 25 tackles, including five tackles for loss and three sacks. “We were all pulling for him and felt he deserved it,” redshirt sophomore defensive end Quincy Roche said about Mesday’s scholarship. “Coming from a walk-on to scout team to finally getting in the rotation and making plays, I really think he deserved it.” Mesday was recruited to Temple by then-assistant coach Mike Siravo, who is now at Baylor under coach Matt Rhule, the former Owls coach. “When I came here, coach Siravo told me, ‘We think you are good enough to play here, but you have to prove yourself,’ “ Mesday recalled. “I had the two surgeries and at first didn’t have the ability to prove myself.” Last season was the time to show he could get on the field and stay there. This year, he has taken his game to a new level. Temple needed Mesday after an earlier injury to defensive end Dana Levine, who missed four games, but has since returned. “He has been awesome,” coach Geoff Collins said of Mesday. “The culture of the program is so strong. He has really played really well all year and stepped up, and whether he is on scholarship or not on scholarship, he is going to give his all for this university.” For Mesday, perseverance clearly paid off. “He just put his head down and worked,” safety Delvon Randall said. “He didn’t say anything, minded his business, and you can see how much he has improved.”

This season has been a different story. Zack Mesday will be on scholarship next season. Though undersized at 6-foot and 230 pounds, Mesday has a motor that won’t quit. He has appeared in all 11 games for the Owls, who are 7-4, 6-1 in the American Athletic Conference. They close the regular season 3:30 p.m. Saturday at Connecticut (1-10-, 0-7).

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SWEDISH FRESHMAN IS MAKING AN IMPRESSION ON FOOTBALL TEAM Michael Zingrone, TEMPLE NEWS September 3, 2018 In early March, redshirt-sophomore center Matt Hennessy was stuck indoors watching film because of heavy snow when he received a surprising phone call. When Hennessy picked up the phone, freshman offensive lineman Isaac Moore was on the other end asking to meet him at Edberg-Olson Hall to go over film.

ISAAC MOORE Feature Page 1 of 1 No. 1 team in New Jersey according to MaxPreps.com, he would have received more than 30 scholarships offers. “Isaac is doing a great job,” graduate student quarterback Frank Nutile said. “He has really picked everything up. He is a tough guy, a really smart dude. He can help us out now and definitely in the future.”

Moore has been proactive in his approach to improve as he makes the transition to playing football in America. Coaches and players are excited to see the Örebro, Sweden native reach his potential, Hennessy said. Coach Geoff Collins said Moore would have likely started at left tackle during Saturday’s 19-17 loss to Villanova if graduate student James McHale couldn’t play due to injury. McHale started the Owls’ season opener at Lincoln Financial Field, but Moore entered as a substitute during the first quarter. “Since he got here in the winter, he has been really eager to learn,” Hennessy said. “He’ll call me at weird times, weekend morning, random weeknights and say, ‘Hey, you want to go down to the weight room? Let’s go over some technique or go to the film room.’” “Isaac is acclimating at a rapid pace,” offensive line coach Chris Wiesehan said. “He’s doing a great job in the film room, coming out here and getting better every day. He is doing a great job of getting around the vets in the room and learning from them.” Moore and three other true freshmen — offensive lineman Adam Klein, tight end David Martin-Robinson and linebacker DaeSean Winston — made the Above the Line list for Saturday’s game, signifying coaches think they’re ready to be in-game contributions. “We can’t get [Moore] enough reps,” offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude said. “The great thing about him is that he doesn’t make the same mistake twice. So you have to give him as much exposure as you can.” As a recruit, Moore had a two-star ranking and only received offers from Temple and Towson University, according to Rivals.com. Patenaude believes if Moore played for a strong high school program in the United States like Bergen Catholic High School, the

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ONCE OVERLOOKED, TEMPLE SAFETY DELVON RANDALL HAS NFL TEAMS SALIVATING Craig Meyer, PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE August 17, 2018

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There were times, in the darkest and most vulnerable moments, when Delvon Randall thought about quitting, about abandoning the plan that had brought him from Pittsburgh’s Hill District to the woods of western Massachusetts.

that time, he became the first Temple player since 2001 to have interceptions in three consecutive games and goes into the 2018 season 11th on the program’s career interceptions list, only three away from leaping into the top five.

At the start of a three-month stay in 2014 at East Coast Prep in Great Barrington, Mass. — a town of about 7,000 more than a one-hour drive from any city with more than 50,000 residents — Randall was separated from all that he knew and, without a cell phone to call friends and family, was detached in a very literal way.

His production has been a reward of sorts for a program that saw something in him that so few others did.

When the talented young football player felt most fragile, however, something within him wouldn’t allow him to give in. There was a hope that, perhaps, better days were ahead. “I was telling myself there that I might as well go home, that this wasn’t worth the wait,” Randall said. “But I had to tell myself at the same time to be patient because it would all be worth it, that I could finish chasing my dream.” Though it hasn’t officially arrived, at least not yet, that day of which he dreamt is quickly approaching. Entering his senior season at Temple, Randall is in a privileged position that makes his days of being an overlooked prospect at Gateway and a lonely prep schooler seem like a distant memory. A first-team all-American Athletic Conference honoree as a junior, Randall is regarded as one of the best safeties in college football and has been projected by some outlets as a second- or even first-round pick in next year’s NFL draft. A player whose future once seemed uncertain now looks boundlessly bright. “If Delvon gets a chance, which he will, he’s going to make it,” said Dick Bell, Randall’s coach at East Coast Prep. “If he gets drafted in the first round, that’s great. If he gets drafted in the second round, that’s great. But if he gets drafted in the seventh round or sixth round or fifth round, I don’t care. I know that kid. He’ll make the football team wherever he goes.” Randall’s enviable standing comes, in part, from a stellar 2017 season, one in which he had a team-high four interceptions and was second on the team with 76 tackles. During

On a talented Gateway team featuring, among others, four-star recruit and current Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson, Randall stood out, but his obvious talent and skill set, for one reason or another, evaded the attention of major college recruiters. “In high school, Delvon didn’t have the 4.3 speed that makes him a no-brainer,” said Terry Smith, Randall’s coach for several seasons at Gateway. “That was just the one negative that slowed his process down. But when you look at his film, he could play any position. He could play quarterback, tailback, receiver, cornerback, safety and nickel. That’s who Delvon is and that’s what Temple has found out in his career there.” One of the handful of teams that offered Randall a scholarship was Temple, where Smith had accepted a job as a wide receivers coach in January 2013. Three months later, with his former coach leading his recruitment, Randall committed to the Owls. First, however, he made a stop at East Coast Prep, where he arrived in August 2014 to a school that was dull by design. There were no females at the school and players weren’t allowed to have cell phones, two things Bell saw as the biggest distractions for 18-yearold males. For Randall, as it is for so many others who go there, it was jarring. “I’ll tell them all the same thing — you don’t come to East Coast Prep to stay here; you come to leave,” Bell said. “You’re here for a reason. It’s three months of focusing on what your life is going to be.” Eventually, Randall found that sense of focus and purpose. Even as he struggled to acclimate away from the field, he found solace on it, as if putting on pads shielded him from whatever problems he had. He was the team’s offensive MVP and excelled on defense. He drew interest from other schools,

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the kind that didn’t recruit him coming out of Gateway, but he stuck by his commitment to Temple, even after Smith left to become an assistant at Penn State. There, still being pushed by the sense of slight he felt coming out of Gateway, Randall has morphed into a star at the college level. After earning significant playing time for an Owls team that crept in the top 20 of the national polls in 2015, Randall emerged as a starter as a sophomore and hasn’t looked back from there. He pondered leaving after his junior season — “My statistics were better than a lot of safeties who were in the NFL draft,” Randall said — but the same sense of patience he learned in prep school convinced him there was more left to do at Temple. “I’ve been around some really good defensive backs and Delvon Randall is right in that conversation with some of the best ones I’ve ever coached,” said Temple coach Geoff Collins, who coached 12 players selected in the NFL draft in his two seasons as Florida’s defensive coordinator before accepting his current job. Surreal as his current standing may seem at times — with the Sporting News projecting him as a first-round pick, to the New England Patriots, no less — Randall has to toe a delicate balance. It’s hard not to enjoy or savor where he has arrived, but he knows, as Smith put it, that everything he has achieved could be wiped out by a poor senior season. The expectations surrounding him are understandably high, evidenced by even things like his single-digit jersey number, something Temple awards to the toughest players on its team. Toughness is what helped carry Randall to this point and it will carry him forward as he works to accomplish what he has always set out to do. “Being from the Hill District, there’s nothing there,” Randall said. “I never had anything. I’m just blessed at the position I’m at now, even if I was overlooked, even if I think I should have had more offers. I just come out and just ball. At the end of the day, somebody’s going to have to see it.”

Q&A WITH ROB “NITRO” RITROVATO

Pat Kolb, OWLSCOOP.COM October 5, 2018 PHILADELPHIA- Rob ‘Nitro’ Ritrovato was a walk-on Temple football player turned single-digit starter on scholarship. Call it a miracle or even a tradition, Ritrovato probably doesn’t care; he knows what he’s doing. This is Nitro’s senior season and last as an Owl, so I had the chance to sit down with #4 to ask him a couple of questions. Where did the nickname Nitro come from? “When I first came here people got me and Nick Sharga confused cause we both had ridiculously long hair. I did that on purpose though to stand out as a walk on, cause you want to get noticed some how or stand out. When I started showing up on tape, people started calling me names like Sylvester Stallone, Sly, and then someone pulled up a picture of the guy Nitro from American Gladiators and it stuck.” Is that the coolest nickname on the team? If not whose is? “I mean obviously I’m gonna say mine is the coolest, but I think a close second is Frankie Juice. I think I still take the cake for sure.” Did you always see yourself growing up to become a Scholarship Division 1 football player? “To be completely honest, after my junior year of high school I talked to my head coach and he said he thought I could be a really good player in Division 1 AA and that that was a good division for me. It didn’t exactly motivate me to go Division 1 either, I was looking at it as my direction to go with football at the time. I was fine with being a scholarship player on a lower level. Then, in my senior season, I got a high ankle sprain in my second game. After that I played in other games but was never really 100 percent. I was really just a shell of myself. I wasn’t able to perform at my best with recruiters watching me, and that was tough for me. I knew I was still capable of playing FBS or FCS football though.” How’d you end up at Temple then? “I actually had two official visits with two other Division 1AA schools, and then they asked if I still wanted to come in and visit, but I wouldn’t be able to attend on scholarship. I thought it’d be best to move past them after that. It came down to some Division II schools really for me towards the end of the process, but then I heard from Temple. They said my tape was mostly lost in the shuffle throughout the recruiting process but they wanted me to come walk-on. They told me they have a tradition of bringing in walk-ons and non-scholarship players that end up doing great things for the program and said if I thought I was tough enough to come and do it. This was in the fall, and I was still figuring everything out, but when I went into wrestling season that year I saw how much success I had on the team after only wrestling for two years. Then I kind of

ROB RITROVATO Feature Page 1 of 1 had a revelation. I thought if I could come so far in a sport I’ve only played for two years, then I could give Division 1 football a shot. I just told myself ‘I’ve been playing football my whole life, I know what I’m doing.’” Did that recruiting process give you a “you against the world” outlook? “I was always motivated by people who didn’t believe in me, but I would say I was more motivated by the things I have accomplished and by the things I know I can accomplish, if I truly set my mind to it. I knew at the time that Temple was a great school, too. I was just motivated to go and play football, and the rest kind of wrote itself.” You’re a redshirt senior and have played positions like linebacker, fullback, running back and special teams for four years here. What position do you have the most fun with? What position taught you the most and was the most influential in making you a single-digit player? “Most fun with… definitely running back. Getting to carry the ball is… every kid grows up wanting to play quarterback or running back, so playing at that position is a dream come true. For what influenced me the most… I think it was just really myself and seeing the guys who have played before me like Kenneth Harper, John Christopher, Tyler Matakevich, and Nick Sharga. Seeing guys like that and how they conduct themselves on a day-to-day basis made me want to be seen as the guy that’s active in that way. I always thought I had a little bit of grit to me and that was definitely going to need to happen if I was to become a single-digit player at a place like this.” Is that grit why you like special teams so much? “Yeah, I guess. Special teams have always been important to me. I played in five games my freshman year, mostly on special teams, and I was playing just because of my effort. I always made sure I showed up, showed up against big names in practice, and the coaches liked the tape and trusted to put me out there. I got hurt and wasn’t able to make it back out there that year, but that experience was great. I love special teams, I love running down kickoffs, I love setting blocks up for Isaiah [Wright] and the boys, being part of multiple blocked kicks this year; it’s been a great experience.” You guys are getting ready to play ECU this week for your second conference game of the year. In your opinion, what’s the most important part of week-to-week preparation that you do to get ready for gameday? “So I sat down on Wednesday in my apartment to look at cut ups and started looking at special teams since I get most of my reps there and I take a lot of pride in them. Against Boston College, I was watching the kickoff tape and they’re doing a differ-

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ent kind of double team on the 4, which is where I was, and then a fullback coming to double on the 3, which is where Isaiah Graham-Mobley was. So I saw that and thought, “I’m six-foot, 240-pounds, and IGM is 6-2, 215-pounds”, and think I’m better suited to take on that double team from the fullback than Isaiah is. I see it, text coach Foley, he thinks it’s a great idea, and we set it up to be the positions for the game.” And then you guys made a huge play? “That play on the kickoff return I was actually offsides and the refs called it, but they still wanted to return it. So we kicked off again and I ended up causing the fumble and Isaiah picks up the ball and scored.” Getting your scholarship last year was probably a big changing point in your position on the team. What went into you getting to that moment? “A lot of hard work that paid off. It felt amazing, it was a great experience, and it was something I worked for all three years I’ve been here. I can’t thank Coach Collins enough to bestow that on me, and the way he did it… Coach Collins has to do everything times 100, and if he does it he’s doing it big.” How’d he give you that scholarship? “It was Friday on a bye week last year, and it was late at night and everyone wanted to go home and relax for the weekend. We were in a meeting, and a phone went off and everyone’s mad and thinking we’re getting in trouble. It ended up being coach Lucas’s phone and it was my mom. Then Coach Collins told me to stand up and said I was on full scholarship and it was a really cool moment.” Ritrovato has had quite the career at Temple, from being a walk-on turned scholarship single-digit and playing multiple positions on both sides of the ball, and he is grateful for the opportunity to play the game he loves at such a high level. He hopes to end his senior season on a high note with another bowl win but he says you have to take the season one day at a time and game-bygame.

FORMER WILBUR CROSS HIGH STAR JAELIN ROBINSON HAS FOUND A HOME AT TEMPLE Jim Fuller, NEW HAVEN REGISTER November 23, 2018

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Playing football was the last thing on Jaelin Robinson’s mind just a few years back. Now, the Temple senior offensive lineman can’t imagine life without the sport.

stepping on the field and putting on pads, what would happen if I played. Coach Acquavita said to come out for spring ball and if I like it, stick with it.”

The 6-foot-6, 325-pound West Haven native will be returning to the state of Connecticut as the red-hot Owls play UConn at Rentschler Field on Saturday (3:30 p.m., ESPNU). There will be a bowl game and then Robinson hopes there will be more football to play.

That is exactly what Robinson did.

“When the [NFL] guys come in he is definitely on their checklist,” Temple coach Geoff Collins said. “Obviously from a size, speed, athletic ability he is off the charts that way. He has some really good film out there for scouts to watch. The thing about him being able to play multiple positions only increases his value to the NFL.” Robinson started the first two games at right tackle before starting the next five at left tackle. When standout center Matt Hennessy was injured, it caused some shuffling on the line resulting in Robinson moving to right guard. Robinson is one of the major reasons why Temple has won seven of its last nine games after an 0-2 start. “It is pretty good moving around and I’ve been able to do a lot of things as a lineman,” Robinson said. “It is different and I just look at it as a challenge.” The fact that Robinson is playing major-college football is rather remarkable. Robinson’s first love was basketball and it was the sport he played in his first three years at Wilbur Cross High School. Whenever the Governors’ football coach John Acquavita saw the imposing Robinson in gym class or walking down the hall, he could only imagine what Robinson could do on the football field. “I joked that I wasn’t going to play but I would have pads on and just look intimidating to the other team,” Robinson said. “He didn’t really pick up on the sarcasm. He texted one of his buddies at a Division II school and said, ‘hey I’ve got this kid who wants to play football, he is 6-7, 300 pounds.’ The guy texted him back and said if he wants to play, he can come here and I kind of got myself thinking that I got a scholarship without

Robinson was invited to a camp at UConn and George DeLeone, UConn’s offensive coordinator at the time, offered him a scholarship. DeLeone and UConn coach Paul Pasqualoni were fired, however, after an 0-4 start in 2013. DeLeone reached out to Matt Rhule, Temple’s coach at the time, and before long he committed to Temple. Robinson estimated that around 40 friends and family members will make it to Rentschler Field, but he believes that number could grow with each day that passes. It won’t be a surprise to see plenty of folks from Wilbur Cross in attendance as well to watch not only Robinson but talented UConn freshman defensive tackle Travis Jones who had a career-high 10 tackles in last week’s loss at East Carolina. “It looks like he is doing well,” Robinson said. “I am pretty excited to go against him, he went to the same high school as me and I am looking forward to it.” Robinson is also rather excited about graduating from Temple next month with a degree in criminal justice. “Nobody in my immediate family has graduated from college so for me to the first one, it is amazing,” Robinson said. Robinson isn’t the only Connecticut native who has played a starring role for the Owls. West Hartford’s Isaiah Wright is a junior receiver who leads the American Athletic Conference with an average of 14.9 yards on 17 punt returns and his 603 kickoff return yards is also the most in the AAC. Wright also has 33 receptions and has 18 rushing attempts. “He knows how to set up blocks, he is a dynamic athlete with really good change of direction so he is a special, special player,” Collins said. “He has elite ball skills and has change of direction ability so he is a threat anytime he touches the ball. We are trying to find creative ways to get him the ball. He is as dynamic of a player as I’ve ever been

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AFTER TWO TORN ACLS, LAKEWOOD’S RUSSELL BEATING THE ODDS FOR TEMPLE FOOTBALL Jerry Carino, ASBURY PARK PRESS November 20, 2018 A few minutes after he sealed Temple University football’s latest win with a fumble recovery in the end zone, linebacker Chapelle Russell became a tour guide. He and teammate Amir Tyler were showing 8-year-old Dante Clark, the son of their old coach at Lakewood High School, around the Owls’ locker room at Lincoln Financial Field. “Chapelle walked around introducing him as his little brother,” L.J. Clark said. “Dante said, ‘Dad, this was the best day of my life.’” Russell is making the most of every moment of Temple’s 7-4 season, and understandably so. He’s recovered from not one, but two ACL tears in his right knee as a collegian. With 59 tackles and four fumble recoveries, the redshirt junior is one of 30 nominees for the Mayo Clinic Comeback Player of the Year — a national honor administered by The Associated Press and the College Sports Information Directors of America.

CHAPELLE RUSSELL Feature Page 1 of 1 He earned a scholarship to Temple. His first day on campus, his father died of cancer. To honor him, Chapelle took his last name. “He’s fought adversity his whole life,” Clark said. It kept coming. Late in the 2016 season, as a redshirt freshman, Russell suffered the first ACL tear. “It was just a weight on him,” Clark said. “He lost 25 pounds (during rehab). Mentally, he was not in a good place.” But Russell made it back for the 2017 season and was leading the Owls in tackles when the ligament gave way again. Instead of throwing his hands up, he bore down. “He already went through it so knew what needed to get done, and he rehabbed his butt off,” Clark said. “Everything Chapelle does, he does at 100 miles an hour.”

“I couldn’t be prouder of Chapelle, the way he’s handled himself on and off the field,” Temple defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker said. “The way he’s come back two years in a row has been unbelievable, and his dedication and focus in the off season as far as rehabilitation is unprecedented.”

Explained Russell: “I was pre-habbing before the surgery. I strengthened my quad so much, I was able to walk a day after the second surgery.”

Anyone who has endured ACL rehab knows it’s a long grind that tests mind and body. Some athletes aren’t the same after one such tear. Two could be a career-killer.

“Overcoming injuries is all about your heart and how bad you want it,” Russell said. “If you want to stay complacent and think things will be given to you, you’re wrong. You have to stay persistent.”

“There was never a moment where I thought I would never play again,” Russell said. “I wanted to show people I wasn’t going to stay down for the count.” ‘All about your heart’ Russell’s story was inspiring even before the injuries. Known as Chapelle Cook in high school (more on that in a bit), he grew up in the transient world of a Navy family. He was living in a hotel with his mother, who was about to get deployed to yet another location, when he moved in with L.J. Clark’s parents. Football provided stability, and he wanted to see things out at Lakewood High. “Knowing where I came from and knowing what I didn’t have, that always was my driving force,” Russell said.

His first game back, this past September, Russell recorded a team-high 10 tackles.

Thacker remains amazed. “He heals and comes back unlike any normal human being,” the coach said. “He’s playing at such a high level right now and even better than he was when he left the field last season.” Deep sense of loyalty So it wasn’t a surprise when Russell pounced on a South Florida fumble in the end zone last Saturday, sealing a 27-17 victory late in the fourth quarter. He leads the nation in fumble recoveries — and comeback stories. “Getting the game taken away from you, it really humbles you,” Russell said. “It’s a dan-

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gerous game. You can’t take it for granted. You never know when your last play will be.” Temple visits Connecticut Saturday, then it’s on to a bowl game. First, though, he’ll drop by Lakewood’s Thanksgiving football game at Toms River South. “When he comes back to Lakewood, the kids look up to him like he’s a God,” Clark said. Russell had one request, though. After Temple’s win over South Florida, he noticed Clark was wearing a Lakewood sweatshirt. He said, “‘Coach, I’ll trade you a Temple sweatshirt for a Lakewood sweatshirt,’” Clark said. For Clark’s guys — Russell and Tyler and the Piners throughout college football — the loyalty runs deep. “A lot of people talk about Lakewood negatively, this and that,” Clark said. “They represent Lakewood and wear it like a badge of honor.” Russell graduates in December with a degree in media studies and production. Then it’s onto a postgraduate season next fall and the NFL Draft process after that. Can a linebacker with two ACL tears make the league? Bet against Chapelle Russell at your own risk. “The story’s not done for him,” Clark said. “You’ll be writing about him on Sundays , I promise.

TEMPLE QUARTERBACK ANTHONY RUSSO HAS BOWL-BOUND OWLS FLYING HIGH Tom Moore, BUCKS COUNTY COURIER TIMES November 3, 2018 Patience and perseverance paid off twice for Anthony Russo. Russo could’ve decided to transfer from Archbishop Wood when it seemed he was going to have to back up a classmate who had quarterbacked the Vikings to the 2013 PIAA Class 3A championship. It would’ve been understandable if he left Temple when he didn’t get to play a snap from scrimmage after being in a four-way battle for the QB position in 2017. But that’s not Anthony Russo. Russo beat out incumbent Tom Garlick at Wood and went 25-2 during his final two high school seasons, leading the Vikings to the 2014 state championship and earning first-team all-state honors. At Temple, the Owls are 7-2 since Russo started his first game at Maryland in Week 3 when previous starter Frank Nutile couldn’t play due to an injury. He’s had a firm grasp on the position ever since, despite Nutile being healthy for a while. “Me and my parents [Nancy and Tony] joke about it,” said Russo during a telephone conversation Tuesday. “[The two situations are] very similar. I think it’s just how I’m raised. No matter what happens, keep your head down and keep working. You never know when the opportunity’s going to come. All you can control is being ready.” After his sophomore year at Wood, Russo met with head coach Steve Devlin and associate head coach Mike Carey to find out what their plan was for him. If he didn’t have a chance to play, he probably would have transferred, but he was told there would be an open competition, which is what he wanted to hear. He took care the rest. “I stayed and did everything I could to win the [job]” Russo said. By the 2014 opener against DeMatha (Md.), Russo was firmly entrenched as the starter. “In the summertime 7 on 7s, he was not only competing with Garlick but he was pulling away,” Carey said. “He’s always been gifted with great physical tools and a great attitude. He had an arm that I hadn’t seen in a long,

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long time and he’s very, very intelligent.” After Russo redshirted in his first year at Temple, coach Matt Rhule left for Baylor and former Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins replaced Rhule. Collins instituted a spread offense that wouldn’t seem to be ideal for the 6-foot-4, 230-pound Russo, who is more of a dropback quarterback, but Russo has the Owls’ offense clicking in his second season with Collins. Temple is averaging 36 points in Russo’s nine games starting and has scored at least 40 points six times. His best statistical outing was in an Oct. 6 win over East Carolina, when he completed 21 of 25 passes (84 percent) for 254 yards and four touchdowns with one interception. In the Owls’ 52-40 loss at then-No. 9 UCF, Russo threw for a career-best 444 yards and four TDs while rushing for his first score. The most dramatic game was a 24-17 overtime victory over then-No. 20 Cincinnati on Oct. 20. After being intercepted three times, Russo took Temple on the game-tying seven-play, 75-yard drive, culminating with a 20-yard TD pass to receiver Branden Mack with no time remaining. He hit receiver Isaiah Wright with a 25-yard pass to account for the winning points in the first OT. Overall, he has thrown for 2,335 yards this season with a completion percentage of 57.9. “Whenever stuff isn’t going your way, I know exactly what it is I need to do,” Russo said. “All of the guys are able to have confidence in me and themselves because I’m confident out there.” A win in Saturday afternoon’s regular-season finale at Connecticut would put the 20-year-old Russo and the 7-4 Owls (8-4 with a win over UConn) in position to play in a late-December bowl. That’s quite a ways from beginning the season as a backup with nothing guaranteed. “Right now, we’re focused on UConn, but [a bowl looming is] exciting,” said Russo, a Doylestown resident. “It’s something I’ve dreamed about being part of as a kid.

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“We’re definitely looking forward to going to a bowl game, playing a real good opponent and showing the rest of the country what we’re made of.” Anthony Russo has already shown what he’s made of.

FROM FCS TO TEMPLE, CB ROCK YA-SIN KEEPS EXCEEDING EXPECTATIONS — WITH NFL IN HIS SIGHTS Mike Kern, THE ATHLETIC November 21, 2018 A yearago,if youhad told Rock Ya-Sinhe wouldbewhereheis, doingwhat he’s doing,how would he have replied? “I probably would’ve said you were crazy,” he conceded with a smile. “It does seem a little hard to believe, I guess. But my mom always said things happen for a reason. That’s the best way to explain it.” Last season, Ya-Sin was a junior at Presbyterian College, an FCS program in the Big South Conference. Located about two hours from his home in suburban Atlanta, the school was in the “middle of nowhere” in western South Carolina, according to YaSin. The team would only win four games, but the 6-foot-2 cornerback was one of its best players. Ya-Sin was ready to finish his career there before getting on with the rest of his life as a biology major — then came news the program was going to stop giving out scholarships and downgrade to the Pioneer Football League. Though the school said it would honor already announced scholarships, many of his teammates started to look for other places to play after the NCAA ruled they would be immediately eligible. So he did, too. It turned out there were a few connections between Presbyterian’s staff and the coaches at Temple. Ya-Sin eventually ended up on North Broad Street, where he’s again one of the better players, this time on an FBS team. Now, though, he’s generating interest from NFL scouts, something that might not have happened had he not made the move. But what else would you expect from someone who was able to earn a coveted single-digit jersey number — only given to the Owls’ toughest players — before he took the field? He’s wearing No. 6. The last guy to wear that jersey was linebacker Sharif Finch, who made the Tennessee Titans as an undrafted free agent. It also once belonged to running back Paul Palmer, who will be going into the College Football Hall of Fame later this year. You know what they say about the company you keep. “I knew if I came in and worked hard every day, everything would take care of itself,” said Ya-Sin, the third of six children, who wants to be a physical therapist when he’s done covering receivers. “I knew a little bit about Temple, but not much. I used to watch

ROCK YA-SIN Feature Page 1 of 2 You Tube videos of Tavon Young (another single-digit guy drafted by the Ravens in 2016). He was really good. I just wanted to be the best player I could be. I don’t know if people would have noticed me as much if I’d stayed where I was. But I wasn’t really worried about that. You try not to pay attention to that stuff, because it only gets in the way. It’s great that people are saying nice things about me, but you can’t let it become a distraction. So you just try to block it out. The minute you start paying attention to it, you can get complacent. You can never be satisfied. So you cover your ears. When too many people start telling you how good you are, you start to believe it. Maybe that’s when you stop working as hard as you should. I don’t want to be that person.” Ya-Sin didn’t start playing football until he was a junior at Southwest DeKalb High in Decatur, Ga., a program with a storied history that had fallen on hard times. Before that, he was a wrestler, good enough to win two state championships. He would’ve had Division I offers, but there was something in him that wanted to give another sport a try — even though his mother objected. So he didn’t tell her. “My focus kind of shifted,” he said. “You have to cut weight in wrestling, and that’s hard. I knew it was going to be even harder in college. I was the first boy, so I was the man of the house. My mom thought football was dangerous. So I was reluctant at first. By the time I finally told her I was working out, there wasn’t much she could do. And then I found out I could be pretty good. Every week, it seemed like I was playing against 4and 3-star kids, guys who were going to really good schools. But the (FBS) offers never came. Just FCS schools.” Times have changed. He’s already more than held his own against two receivers who could hear their names called next NFL Draft, Buffalo’s Anthony Johnson and Trevon Brown of East Carolina. He will get more opportunities, as the Owls (7-4, 6-1 in the American Athletic Conference) close out their regular season Saturday at Connecticut, before going bowling. Ya-Sin has also accepted an invitation to play in the Senior Bowl (Jan. 26 in Mobile, Ala.) and has been selected for the East-West Shrine Game (Jan. 19 in St. Petersburg, Fla.).

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“It’s an interesting situation, almost unprecedented really,” said Temple defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker, who played a major role in the recruitment process. “You never know if it’s going to be a little bit dicey or not. I met him at a McDonald’s. We knew some other FCS schools were looking at him. You could tell he’s very mature, very driven. He made the right decision for his career. He’s getting a lot of attention because he deserves to get it. I didn’t have to sell it. He got it. He had a vision. He wanted to play at the next level. “We had some very young corners, so he filled a need for us, especially with his experience. But I’d be lying if I said we thought he was going to play as well as he has. That’s all on him. And then to have his teammates vote for him to get a single-digit number, that shows you how they perceive him. It was cool to see that kind of response. But after watching him, it was an absolute no-brainer. He came in here on a mission. He knew we take a lot of pride in Temple toughness. He’s going to test off the charts for the scouts. He’s also going to bring a lot of intangibles. He has a quiet confidence. He’s humble in the best way. And he’s an unbelievable leader. I tell the young guys to watch him, follow that model. It’s incredibly unusual for somebody in his situation to have that kind of impact. But he really wants it.” Ya-Sin said it was always his dream to play for an FBS team, but soon there will be a new dream. A much bigger one. The ultimate one. “Why not go for it?” he said. “But first … we have goals we want to reach as a group. And they’re still out there for us. There will be plenty of time to deal with what comes after. There’s nothing better than winning. “I wanted to play big-time football. It took awhile, but I’m doing that. This was the right place for me. But it was a big decision, kind of a leap of faith. For them, too. I was used to driving home on weekends, since it was only two hours away. Now I’m 1,000 miles away. … I know how it goes. The new guys aren’t always welcomed. But when you grind with them for four or five months (in the offseason), you have to earn their respect very fast. And we went through some gruesome workouts together. So they see what you

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have to give. It’s funny. When I came for my visit, I saw all the cornerbacks working out and they looked really good. I knew I was going to have to compete for a spot. But I think that’s only made me better. I knew nothing was going to be given to me, especially coming from FCS. And that’s the way I wanted it to be.” Who knew? Temple isn’t for everyone. Yet sometimes, it can be an exact fit. And despite losing some classroom credits in the transfer, he’s on schedule to graduate next summer with a degree in psychology. “I’ve had a chip on my shoulder my whole career,” Ya-Sin said. “Wherever I’ve ended up in life, I feel like I’ve been doubted. I remember when coach (Geoff Collins) let me know I was getting a single-digit number. He called the team out to (midfield) and said we were going to get a team photo, so he wanted to make sure everyone had the right jersey. And when he turned mine around it had a 6 on it. I was shocked. Guys have been here three, four years working hard for that. It’s definitely an honor. Everyone seemed happy for me, and it felt genuine. So I felt like I had to live up to that. It’s a heckuva responsibility. At Presbyterian, I could make all-conference and get a pat on the back. So it’s different. “I’ve always been overlooked. I was never in the conversation. I was the FCS guy. I always felt for me to succeed I had to work 10 times harder than the next guy. I used it as motivation. But all this has just happened so fast. My whole life has changed in less than a year. I never thought it would turn out this way. Never. When I told my mom I was coming for a visit, she said, ‘What are you doing?’ Her main thing was making sure I was going to get my education. When I got the number, I didn’t tell her. But she found out, and then she wanted to know why I hadn’t told her. Ever since then I have to keep her up to date.” The news might end up getting bigger and bigger. How’s that for a detour?

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PHILADELPHIA - On Sunday, Temple football players and head coach Geoff Collins returned to campus for the first time after nine-day trip to Japan.

“They are continuing to work on it. I think the government is still planning on having an association for college athletics in Japan,” Jordan said.

Temple, in partnership with the Dome Corporation (exclusive licensee and distributor for Under Armour in Japan) and Temple University Japan (TUJ), had meetings with several universities in Japan and held three various football clinics at universities across the country.

The eight-player contingency that accompanied Coach Collins were hand-picked, and Collins couldn’t have put together a better group of players for the trip.

The main goal of the trip was to discuss the restructuring of the college athletics system in Japan and the formation of a NCAA-like governing body for college athletics. Right now, there are only club teams at colleges in Japan, and those teams are funded only through member payments. Dr. Jeremy Jordan, associate dean of Temple’s School of Sport, Tourism & Hospitality Management (STHM), said that the talks went well and progress is being made to help further support college athletics in Japan. “It was a great opportunity to brand Temple University. It was a great opportunity to brand Temple University Japan,” Jordan said. “It was really helpful to have a head coach go and talk about his experience and the types of things that they could achieve by restructuring how athletics is in Japan. I think it was great to have students there to talk about their experience.” This is a project that Temple has been at the forefront of for the last two years, but with the addition of players and Coach Collins on the trip, Jordan was able to tailor it more towards student-athletes. “We’re really trying to approach the project from the student-athlete experience and how structuring college athletics different in Japan may allow universities to provide more of these types of services and support which will ultimately help the student-athletes,” Jordan said. Jordan believes that while there is work to be done in terms of creating a cohesive organization or association, the foundations have been put in and it’s only a matter of time before more significant steps are taken.

“I know we chose the right eight guys to go. The eight guys that went with us were picked for very specific reasons,” Collins said. “They were engaging, they were positive the entire week...their level of excitement, their level of coaching, it was amazing to see those guys embrace the situation that they were in, the culture they were in and do an unbelievable job.” They also had a jam-packed itinerary, some of the highlights being a Yomiuri Giants baseball game, a sumo wrestling tournament, visiting the U.S. Embassy and looking out at the Tokyo skyline over 1,600 feet in the air in the Tokyo Skytree, the largest tower and second-tallest building in the world. Now back home, Coach Collins and his players had time to reflect on what ended up being a once-in-a-lifetime trip for all who went. “They [Dome] even got us up on a billboard in Shibuya, which is basically Times Square on steroids, so there was me and Frankie Juice ane Ventell Bryant up in the heart of that district which was awesome,” Collins said. “We had an absolute blast.” When the group first landed in Tokyo, it came as a culture shock to a few players, this being their first time traveling to Japan. “When we got to the airport and we were driving in, I was really surprised by how spread out the city was, but everywhere you go, there’s still tall buildings and it’s just an absolutely massive city,” redshirt sophomore C Matt Hennessy said. It took time for the players to not only get adjusted to the time difference and jet lag, but the culture as well. “After the third day, I started picking up different things that you were supposed to do and what was okay to say and do. I found out early that walking and eating isn’t a thing there,” redshirt senior OL Jaelin Robinson

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said. The decision process to see who from the team was going was very long and time-consuming, as many different factors were considered. Once the players got the call, the feeling was a mixture of excitement and honor. “It was exciting. I didn’t know what to expect going to Tokyo, just not being able to understand their way of life, not knowing what’s over there, but I was eager to find out,” redshirt senior OL Michael Dogbe said. “It meant that the coaches thought highly of me...to see that they thought highly of me and that I was one of the guys who they felt could go on the trip was all pretty awesome.” While in Japan, the eight players took a three-credit course “Sport, Culture, and Tourism in Japan,” where they wrote daily blog entries in Japan. They were also required to write pre- and post-essays, comparing their expectations for the trip and what they actually experienced. The trip exceeded the expectations of everyone, especially in terms of the Japanese sports culture. “Actually being at a Yomiuri Giants game, I was really surprised by how intense it was. You would’ve thought it was Game 7 of the World Series, the way that they were into the game. They were going nuts,” redshirt senior QB Frank Nutile said. A new culture also brings some eye-opening experiences and surprises. The entire contingency raved about how the people were very welcoming and the streets were spotless wherever they went. “The people there are very polite, very pleasant people...They were very accommodating, they actually enjoyed helping us, especially if we had trouble going somewhere, they didn’t mind going out of their way to show us where something was at,” redshirt sophomore DT Dan Archibong said. The clinics were well-received from the players. They gave first-hand instruction to players, and despite the initial language barriers, they were able to communicate through football.

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“After every clinic we did, all the kids would surround us and they just treated us like celebrities,” junior WR Isaiah Wright said. “Everywhere we went, they wanted to take pictures or just talk to us or just look at us. I think that’s pretty cool to be out there and just to see people that genuinely want to be around you.” American football is not the premier sport in Japan, but the eight agreed that there was a lot of talent at the camps, some that could even translate over into the states. “I was actually really surprised. Some kids are really talented out there,” junior LB Shaun Bradley said. “A lot of them have good footwork, fundamentally sound. I can tell they don’t do as much weight training as we do, but in terms of the football aspect, they were pretty much on beat.” The food was also a talking point for many as with a new culture comes new and unique food, which Japan didn’t come close to lacking, even though there were a fair share of American fast food staples that the players frequented. “We went to a Korean barbeque place that was pretty much the highlight of my eating experience out there because we got to cook our own meals,” junior CB Linwood Crump said. “We also had a lot of bento boxes. We tried some sushi, seaweed, mochi. It was just a great experience trying all those foods.” The trip was an overwhelming success and there’s already a desire to go back and continue these trips in the future. Asked if he would ever go back again, Collins responded, “I wanna do it next year, so I’ve already got it in the works right now trying to get it done for next year.”

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TEMPLE FOOTBALL: A PLACE WHERE WALK-ONS CAN PROSPER Marc Narducci, PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER August 23, 2018

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They are an inspirational group for those who begin their college football career at the bottom of the depth chart. A successful walk-on provides hope for even the deepest of reserves.

After that season Collins was named head coach, and one of his first phone calls was to Boumerhi to offer him a scholarship. At the time, Collins was wrapping things up as defensive coordinator at Florida.

Surely that is the case at Temple, where five former walk-ons have earned scholarships over the last two years.

“I called him from my home in Gainesville, Fla., and that was the first scholarship I offered to a walk-on,” Collins said.

Some received the news simply by a phone call, others had a more public setting in receiving the information.

Collins and Boumerhi didn’t really know each other at that point.

All five were recruited by former head coach Matt Rhule, now at Baylor, and each was awarded the scholarship by second-year head coach Geoff Collins. Then again, few coaches have the appreciation of what walk-ons go through that Collins does. He was once one himself. Collins was a walk-on during his first year at Western Carolina and was put on scholarship after that. He started for three years, playing mainly linebacker. “I was a walk-on and after my first year I got put on scholarship and that was a special moment for me,” Collins said in a recent interview. “So I truly understand the hard work these guys go through.” Even with Rhule, Temple had a history of walk-ons earning scholarships. Among the more prominent was Haason Reddick, who eventually earned a scholarship, and became a first-round draft choice (13th overall) in 2017 by the Arizona Cardinals. Few walk-ons rise to the prominence of Reddick, but the current five at Temple all needed perseverance. Each is a key contributor to an Owls team that will open its season Sept. 1 at Lincoln Financial Field against Villanova. Here is the story on each. Aaron Boumerhi, junior placekicker. Boumerhi entered the 2016 season not expecting to play. But when kicker Austin Jones suffered a torn ACL in the sixth game of the season at Memphis, he not only became the regular but earned second-team all-conference honors, making 15 of 17 field goal attempts.

“Just stepping in and trusting me and my ability shows what kind of coach and person he is,” Boumerhi said. Vincent Picozzi, redshirt sophomore OL. A product of Lansdale Catholic, Picozzi redshirted in 2016 and, like Boumerhi, didn’t really know Collins well before being offered a scholarship in January 2017. “I came into his office and sat down and [Collins] had the papers there and it was such a surreal moment,” said Picozzi, who started six games last season and is expected to be a starting guard this year. “To me, it was a huge leap of faith on his part and I am so grateful it happened.” Todd Jones, graduate student, LB. A St. Joseph’s Prep graduate, Jones received his scholarship offer this past January. Last season was the first year he received extensive action, appearing in 10 games and making three starts. Jones found out about his scholarship during a team meeting after an offseason workout. “The team knew about it,” he recalled. “The next thing you knew it was on a screen that I had earned a scholarship. It felt really good and the hard work and staying consistent with everything really paid off.” Collins said it was a memorable moment. “That was in a team meeting and the place went absolutely nuts,” Collins said. “That went viral on ESPN.” Chris Myarick, graduate student, TE. Myarick, a Cheltenham product, also had

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an elaborate scholarship announcement. It was at halftime during the spring football game in 2017. He was first named the team’s most valuable walk-on, and then Collins announced the scholarship, and Myarick was mobbed by his teammates. “I felt as if I belonged here and could hang with the scholarship guys as a walk-on,” Myarick said. “That was always my goal, to push and earn a scholarship here.” Last season Myarick appeared in 12 games, making nine starts. He has appeared in 30 career games. Rob “Nitro” Ritrovato, redshirt senior, RB. The graduate of West Chester East began his Temple career at linebacker but was a key reserve running back and special-teams standout last season. He received his scholarship this past October as Temple was preparing for its bye week. The announcement came during a team meeting. Collins had Ritrovato’s mother, Susan Silvestri, call into running backs coach Tony Lucas and didn’t tell her why. So mother and son were surprised when Collins announced it to the entire team. “I had no idea what to say,” Silvestri recalled. “There were no words to express my gratitude to the coaches.” Ritrovato, who has appeared in 31 career games, including all 13 last year, had another recent milestone when he earned a single-digit jersey number from Temple. They are awarded to players for their toughness and dedication. “It felt so good getting the scholarship for me and my family,” Ritrovato said. “Getting the single digit is up there if not more than getting put on scholarship.”

FOOTBALL WALK-ONS ARE REWARDED FOR THEIR EFFORTS Alex Murphy, OWLSPORTS.COM August 20, 2018 PHILADELPHIA- College football is a rewarding game o the athletes that have dedicated their lives playing the game they love. It takes discipline, motivation, and peak performance to be considered to play college football. Student-athletes have to balance a rigorous academic schedule with practices, workouts, and games. It’s even tougher when a player is not on scholarship. Not only does he have to balance all of this, but he also is paying for his education. For walk-on players it can be even harder to see the field and possibly even start in games. However, three Temple walk-ons: graduate student Todd Jones, graduate student Chris Myarick and redshirt senior Rob Ritrovato, had the burden of paying for college lifted as scholarships. All three found out in unique ways, but the reaction between the three was the same: joy and elation. Ritrovato joined Temple football as a walkon in 2014. He was put on scholarship during Temple’s bye week during his redshirt junior year. Ritrovato said being awarded a full scholarship was a big honor, even with the unconventional timing of the award. “It was at 6:15 in the morning at a team meeting. So, eyes were still crusted low,” Ritrovato said. “Once I realized what happened, it was a surreal feeling, but at the moment, it was like a confused ‘Am I dreaming? Am I still asleep?’ kind of deal.” “Nitro” has become an integral part of Temple’s running game, but his nickname all started when he was part of the linebacker corps when he first joined the team. Ritrovato got the nickname from his linebackers coach at the time, Mike Siravo. “Nitro was a competitor on the show ‘American Gladiators’. We were in a meeting and he said, ‘You look like someone.” So, he pulled up the picture and he said, ‘That’s you. You’re Nitro now,’” Ritrovato said. Needless to say, the nickname stuck pretty quickly. “Next day, I walk around the building. Coach Rhule walks up to me and says, ‘Hey Nitro, how’s it going?’” Ritrovato said. “It stuck so well that towards the end of the season, people asked, ‘What was your real name

WALK-ON Feature Page 1 of 1 again? All I know is ‘Nitro’. That’s all I know.’” Nickname or not, being awarded a scholarship was an honor for Ritrovato, but he knows that his job isn’t done there. “Playing sports my whole life, I’ve always been a guy in a leadership role, someone that took command,” Ritrovato. “I’ve been pushing myself to push the other guys and really help younger guys. Lead by example, but also be a vocal guy.” Myarick went from walk-on, to Temple’s goto tight end in a few short years. At halftime of Temple’s 2017 Spring Game, it was announced that Myarick was awarded a scholarship. Myarick was beyond shocked and elated about the announcement.

ship offers or not, Temple was at the top of his list. “I’m a Philly kid. I’ve always been around Temple and I’ve always loved the area. Just being around the facility in high school, actually practicing outside, I got to see the coaches during the summer and what they did,” Jones said. His adjustment from high school to college was “just like any other freshman” and there was really no barrier between him and his teammates. “The players were always friendly in the program. Everybody was always cool,” Jones said.

“It was a surprise to everyone pretty much. It was really, really exciting. I got a chance to celebrate that with my parents, who were there,” Myarick said. “They brought them out onto the field and then they announced it. It was just a great experience.”

Jones proved himself, like everyone else to earn a spot on the team. He started out with the special teams unit and worked his way to playing linebacker during his junior year. That progression, along with his hard work, led up to when he got the news about being awarded a scholarship.

A collarbone injury in his junior year of high school hurt his chances of getting scholarship offers, as many colleges strayed away from him. Instead of letting that impact him negatively, he used the setback to his advantage.

“I had no clue. It was a surprise. When I got it, I was more intrigued by how my teammates rallied around me and how excited they were for me,” Jones said. “And then being able to tell my parents that I finally earned one, and then seeing their reaction as well.”

“It really added fuel to the fire. I still had something to prove,” Myarick said. “I still felt like people missed out on what I could do. I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to be a preferred walk-on and I tried to prove myself.”

For all three walk-ons turned scholarship student-athletes, their mentality on and off the field hasn’t changed. Getting a scholarship has only made them work harder. Granted it was anything but easy, the three remain humble, focused, and motivated to prove they deserve what they were given.

After three years of competition between the other tight ends, the announcement was all the more rewarding for him. But Myarick’s his main goal is like any other player: to make it to the next level. “Once you get to this level and this late in your college career, you see guys that you came in with have early success with their teams so far in the NFL,” Myarick said. “It’s an achievable goal so that’s really what’s motivating me right now.” Now, Myarick went from competing for the starting job to competing to stay in the starting job, and having a full scholarship is going to continue to push him harder. Jones was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, so he was familiar with Temple and the football program. When it came to deciding where to go for college, scholar-

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“I can’t get comfortable. Even though I’ve earned a scholarship, it doesn’t mean I’ve arrived yet,” Myarick said. “I just wanna keep getting better, keep making a difference on the team, just keep becoming a bigger part of the offense, keep helping us win games.” The awards were emotional for the players and their families. The scholarship represents their hard work on the field, as well as being dedicated students in the classroom. The news that the three Owls were getting put on scholarship helped bring the team together and created a memorable experience for each student-athlete, one they will never forget.

THE BIRTH OF A DYNASTY: THE 2018 WET BANDITS Tom Bradway, TBTWENTY.COM May, 2018 What if I told you Philadelphia was the birthplace to something much more significant than the United States of America… The Story of the 2018 Wet Bandits. “There are moments which mark your life. Moments when you realize nothing will ever be the same and time is divided into two parts, before this, and after this…” -Fallen (1998) Last Sunday night was one of those moments. The last stop on the #KillEveryoneTour for the 2018 Wet Bandits. I haven’t witnessed my first born son child come into this world yet, but I imagine it feels a lot like beating KDR 53-12 to go back to back as Temple’s Intramural Softball champion. As always we must pay homage to those that paved the way. The 2016 Savages laid the groundwork for what this organization has become. The Wet Bandits winning culture was born in a Chipotle where Frank Nutile and I shared a somber burrito bowl after a crushing loss to Kappa Sig in the Quarterfinals. No more entitlement. No more excuses. Even with last year’s success I never forgot what it felt like to watch our first season slip away. I briefly discussed last year the business that is intramural softball. The only thing that winning it all did for us last year was make us that much hungrier to do it again. When you’re the defending champ there is obviously a target on your back. When you’re a particularly rowdy group of chirping gentleman (respectfully) AND defending champs there is an even bigger target on your back. Complacency is a silent killer, and the front office was well aware of that. Winning in the fashion we did made it easy to think about walking off into the sunset. The first ball hit out of Geasey Field in 20 years to win the chip made us wonder how we ever top the euphoria of that moment. In all honesty we were aware we probably would never experience another moment like that, but we had a title to defend so we got back in the lab to prepare to do the most difficult thing in sports… Repeat. You don’t just show up in March and get right back in the swing (pun) of things if you want to win this league. Softball is a year round commitment. The off-season really determines who gets the ring 100% cotton t-shirt at the end of the year. Big Dog McGowan and Marshall Ellick were huge pieces of the puzzle last year for us. Eric “Skip” Neefe and his smooth lefty stroke were placed on IR with an Achilles injury. Cole “Booz Daddy Booz Hound Booz Man” Boozer made a respectable business decision to focus on his future as an NFL hopeful. We felt good about the returning roster, but there were obviously holes to fill and we needed to be strategic about finding the right fit. Every Wet Bandit must meet a standard and these questions must be asked: Are you TUFF? Can we trust you? Are you good at softball? Will this MATTER to you? Do your values align with the Wet Bandit cul-

WET BANDITS Feature Page 1 of 2 ture? Have you seen Point Break? After numerous Front Office meetings we decided on the new additions to the program. Here is a brief explanation on why they were chosen. Anthony Russo – We actually wanted Russo on the 2017 team last year too. We knew we needed some power hitters to make up for the guys we were losing and this addition was really a no-brainer. Connor Ferst – Two words. Spark. Plug. You need to have speed in the outfield and we knew Fersty could cover more ground than anyone on the market. Cole Lerch – Legacy! We’re all about family in this organization. We figured if Cole was anything like his brother then this would be a great addition. Trad Beatty – When you have the chance to add another big lefty to the heart of your lineup, you do it. Also, I noticed he was wearing a high school baseball backpack one day and that was all I needed to assume he could mash. I was correct. Thomas Mattioni – Frank and I said very early on we had to make sure we got Mattioni on the team. Another good athlete in the outfield and a great bat to add to the lineup. Kareem Ali – Again, speed kills. We knew we needed to make a conscious effort to speed up our outfield and cover all gaps and we knew Reem could do that for us. Other Internal Moves After spending a year as our Data Analytics intern John Ruza was promoted to Director of Baseball Operations. Cole Boozer was added to the staff as a Graduate Assistant in our operations department and also served as the Team Morale Supervisor. Eric Neefe made the transition to Manager full-time after the Achilles injury I mentioned previously put him on the Injured Reserve. SEASON RECAP Before I talk about each player’s impact on the team I want to quickly reflect on the year we had as a team. I wasn’t worried on March 14th when we lost our season opener to the 1746ers 21-20 in walk-off fashion. That sense of entitlement was back in the air prior to the first pitch. It was really cold and we were just mentally checked out. Losing that game was the best thing that could’ve happened to us in the long run. The rest of the regular season was really a blur. We closed it out winning three straight, but we were battling some injuries and playing with an unfamiliar lineup. Still, you could see a team that was slowly coming into its own. Anyone can look good in March/ Early April. What separates the men from the boys is what you do in late April when the lights are shining brightest. And my god did we get hot at the right time…

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For you folks keeping score at home that is 31.4 runs per game. Not to mention we only played one full 7 inning game with four being called in the 5th inning due to the Mercy Rule. Defensively holding your opponent to 7.4 runs a game in slow pitch softball is unheard of. If you take the two Championship Sunday games alone we outscored The Burnouts and KDR 81-16 (It was actually 53-12). EIGHTY-ONE TO SIXTEEN. 120 run differential in the 5 playoff games alone. The next best in the league for the ENTIRE season was 77 behind our 153. Keep in mind we played TWO FULL GAMES all year. I thought last years numbers were absurd, but this is a whole new level of absolute domination. I do want to give credit to the teams we faced. They had talent and class, but they ran directly into a buzzsaw. If the original murderer’s row showed up yesterday they were getting 30+ hung on their heads. No way around it. Hope the football team is still allowed to attend KDR daylongs. Really sorry to future Owls if that is not the case. If you would like to know just how absolutely dominant we were look no further than these numbers. Take a gander at the “points for” column, and you’ll see the Wet Bandits put up an astounding 226 runs this year. The next best was short by a whopping 92 runs. Again, keep in mind we won a game due to forfeit and only played two complete games. A lot of runs left on the table and these numbers are still staggeringly stupid. MEET THE CLUBHOUSE Rob Ritrovato, Shortstop What a ride it has been for the Shortstop from West Chester. I have to say this one hurts a little bit to write. One of only 5 remaining OG’s from the 2016 Savages squad. I’ll say it one more time for the folks at home who still don’t understand… The BEST Shortstop in league history. Leadoff in slow pitch softball is a lot more difficult than people think. You set the tone for the entire game. There was nobody better than Nitro. Much like “Icy Boul” Myarick last year, earning a full scholarship was the second best thing to happen to Rob this year. What a career. Thomas Mattioni, Outfielder The legend of Frank Nutile was almost followed by the legend of Thomas Mattioni who came about as close as you can get to hitting the ball out of Geasey on CONSECUTIVE at bats. A tip of the cap to the Front Office for this offseason acquisition. All he does is score touchdowns and mash softballs. As a Wet Bandit at the end of my rope, I feel great about the future of the organization with young talent like Mr. Mattioni. Tom Bradway, Outfielder I’m not going to write about myself and how good my softball career was. I refuse to sit here and tell you how productive I’ve been at the plate and efficient in the field (minus this year’s season opener) for the past three years. It’s just not my style to brag about my base running ability or how tirelessly I worked with

THE BIRTH OF A DYNASTY: THE 2018 WET BANDITS Tom Bradway, TBTWENTY.COM May, 2018 the other members of the Front Office to put together a team that could repeat. I’ve just really never been the type of person to discuss my personal achievements or the fact that I’m a two-time intramural softball champion. So I am not going to do that. If you don’t like that then maybe you should stop reading. It’s not about me. It’s about the TEAM. Single Digit Tuff Frankie Juice Nutile, Third Base Wow… Talk about the end of an era. I can’t tell you how much it hurts to write this. We talked so much about what this organization could become in that Chipotle at the lowest time in our lives. As a player, Frank’s resume speaks for itself. The “Left Wing” was always secure with him and Nitro. His homerun in last year’s championship will go down as the most legendary moment in league history. Even as his workload and pressure increased in his offseason job as our starting quarterback, his commitment to our vision never wavered. Thank you for sharing the journey with me. You’re the best little brother I could ask for. Victory chipotle on you. *noogie* Trad Beatty, Outfielder I was really worried about the future of the organization when Trad almost got sent away for committing involuntary manslaughter on Burnouts 1B and former Temple Owl Nick “Whole Wheat Gluten Free Pasta” Apostolu on a line drive SHOT in the semifinals. That was customary for Trad all year. You want to talk about a smooth lefty stroke at the plate look no further than me Trad. Hey future Temple intramural teams, you want to hear something really scary??? He’s a freshman. Bright, bright, bright future for the Wet Bandits. Connor Ferst, Outfielder An absolute nightmare for teams on the base path. Fersty scored maybe the first ground ball inside-the-park homerun in league history where no errors were committed. I was only half kidding when I told him to just keep running no matter what so we could mercy rule the team and go home. Next thing I know he’s crossing home plate and pandemonium ensued. He also was a key piece in the outfield and made my left center job as easy as could be with how much ground he covered. I told you the front office made calculated moves. This was one that paid off big time. Jake Robinson, Catcher Jake… I may miss you the most my friend. Temple’s one man thrill ride. When Jake stepped into the batters box on Geasey his facebook page automatically checked in to Mashville, Tennessee. His favorite 70’s, early 80’s TV sitcom is MASH. He likes his potatoes mashed and his eggs scrambied. All jokes aside, J Rob committed himself to this team from the beginning as an original member of the Savages. His signature tomahawk swing that somehow yielded positive results and his game day accessories brought energy and life to the middle of our lineup. He was also promoted to front office this year which gave him a really good opportunity to give thoughtful feedback on team matters complain about his position in

WET BANDITS Feature Page 2 of 2 the lineup. I love this guy, man (Gruden voice) Chris Myarick, First Base I have NEVER seen anyone dominate athletic competition more than this man in the playoffs. I believe his final stat line in the ‘yoffs was 24 of 25. That is 96%. Although I must mention Russo was correct in saying “that one out was so poop” because it definitely was, in fact, sooooo poop. Still, I began to believe your high school gym teacher was correct. You really should be playing first base at Clemson. I have to give Myarick a ton of credit for his work at first base as well. The infield is a scary place, but he manned that corner better than anyone and made some big time stretches at the bag. Speaking of the bag, you secured it, bro. No doubt. Anthony Russo, Outfielder You know what bodes well for a softball team looking to fill some holes left in the lineup from the previous year? Adding two giant lefties to the middle of your lineup. Russo hit perhaps the furthest ball of the year in his final at bat in our barn burner of a championship game to put us up by about 38 runs at that point. If he was a righty there is no doubt he enters the Frankie Juice legendary status. Again, it’s pretty easy to feel good about the future of the team with guys like Russo looking to slide into that 3 hole/clean up spot. James (Jimmy) McHale, Second Base Jimmer!!! I’m pretty sick and tired of people looking at me funny when I say James was our 2nd baseman. Is he your prototypical build? No. Would I want anyone else in that spot for the Wet Bandits? NO. His cat like reflexes and raw athleticism saved our season last year and his play only got better this year. At the plate Jimmy’s improvement from the Savages season is unparalleled. All he did was hit absolute missiles (mostly at Frank’s head) and produce in big time moments this season. Huge piece of the transformation that made us back to back champs, both literally and figuratively. Cole Lerch, Outfielder Keep it in the family! The Lerch family throws really great tailgates so if we wanted to keep going it was imperative we get Cole on the team. That’s a joke (mostly), but Cole is well on his way to a big time career in intramural softball. He certainly has big shoes to fill, but I know he is up to the challenge. Athletically he was the piece of the puzzle we talked about filling when you look at what the outfield needs to be, and the Lerch duo at the bottom of the lineup was vital to our success. The double leadoff is one of the most important pieces to softball success. Corey Lerch, Outfielder I’ll give you guys a little softball secret. Feel free to take it and use because we have better players than you so it doesn’t matter anyway. Take a really good player, preferably someone who can hit and run equally well, and put them at the bottom of the lineup. It’s called a double leadoff and no one can do it better than Corey Lerch. As sure of a glove as there is in Centerfield and a huge spark for our offense at the

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plate and on the bases. Consistent as anyone during this #backtoback run. I already missed catching his balls as a longsnapper, and now I will miss that energy to my left in the outfield. Kareem Ali, Outfielder Sometimes in intramural softball your offseason job as a student athlete just gets in the way and it is what it is. We were really excited about the addition of Kareem and he showed promise in the regular season before suffering an injury that put him out of commission. I am excited for his future and think he has a lot of good softball in him. May even be a good idea to look at him in that double leadoff role I just mentioned, but what do I know? Just a twotime champ… Eric Neefe, “Skip” Where do I even start? I would’ve wanted nothing more than to play alongside you again this year, and your bat in the lineup would have taken us from scary to absolutely terrifying for opponents. Sometimes injuries happen to let us know we have even more to offer. Lance Harbor never would have known he could coach so well if he hadn’t gotten hurt in Varsity Blues. The dreaded Achilles put you in a position to lead us, and you did that. Best intramural softball manager I’ve ever played for 3 years running. Thank you for everything you did, and for all the bats we have broken over the years. I’ll miss playing with you under the lights and the falling apart turf of Geasey Field, but I’ll find comfort knowing our professional men’s softball league will begin soon. Stay low Neefe. Keep those feet moving. The Final Farewell Nitro said it best the day after we won it all… “They don’t prepare you for how you’re going to feel when your softball career is over.” Truer words have never been spoken. These blog postings are supposed to be humorous in nature, but I can’t even begin to say how much this team and all three softball teams have meant to me and the guys I played with while I’ve been at TU. I’ve been a part of great Temple Football teams that won a lot of games, and these two intramural championships (as crazy as this sounds) mean just as much to me. I’ll keep those generic cotton t-shirts that read “Intramural Champions” right next to my shiny conference title rings and look at them with the same pride and fond memories. Life as a college athlete is a grind that is worth every minute, but when you can do things with your team outside the realm of your sport to compete and have fun together it only makes the experience that much better. I want nothing more than to see the Dynasty continue. As I transition into my full time role in the front office I have some words for the rest of the league for years to come… These dogs will keep hunting.

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ROCK YA-SIN #6 || SR || CB

RYQUELL ARMSTEAD #7 || GR || RB

FRANK NUTILE #8 || GR || QB

MICHAEL DOGBE #9 || GR || DT

BRODRICK YANCY #14 || GR || WR

RODNEY WILLIAMS #23 || GR || S

JYQUIS THOMAS #28 || GR || S

TODD JONES #40 || GR || LB

KEVIN DECAESAR #53 || SR || LB

VAUGHN FULTON #61 || SR || OL

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