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OwlSports.com 2016 Temple Football Game Notes Temple Football | Edberg Olson Hall 1001 W. Diamond Street | Philadelphia, PA 19122 Rich Burg | Asst. AD Football Communications [email protected] | 215-204-0876 (o) | 215-356-3952 (c) Conor Semple | Graduate Assistant [email protected] | 516-236-0070 (c) Five Things to Look For... THIS WEEK Temple (7-3, 5-1 AAC) rides a four-game conference win streak into New Orleans, taking on Tulane (3-7, 0-6 AAC) in - With a win, Temple would have a 5-game winning streak. Among AAC teams, only Temple and Houston the program’s final road matchup of the season. The game is scheduled for Saturday, November 19, at 3:30 p.m. and own winning streaks of five or more in each of the last will air on ASN/ESPN3 nationally and PHL17 in Philadelphia, as well as 97.5 The Fanatic, Temple football’s flagship two seasons. radio station. The Owls posted their second shutout of the year two weeks ago in a 21-0 win over UConn, and they still - Jahad Thomas has had two touchdowns in seven control their own destiny to finish first in the American Athletic Conference East Division with just two games remain- out of his last eight games and has 14 total touch- ing. Senior QB Phillip Walker continues to impress under center as he has thrown for 16 touchdowns on the season, downs this year (tied for 14th in the nation). helping Temple average 31.8 points during its four-game win streak. The ground game, however, has been the true - The Owls look for their fourth consecutive game star as of late as senior RB Jahad Thomas has extended his total touchdowns on the season to 14, tied for 14th in the with a blocked kick. FBS. Thomas and sophomore RB Ryquell Armstead are one of just three pairs of running backs to rush for 10 or more - DL Haason Reddick has 18.0 TFLs this season and scores this season. The defense is allowing a stingy 22.7 points-per-game and 291.4 yards per game, currently 7th needs 1.5 TFL to break the American Athletic Con- nationally. The unit will go up against a Tulane offense that averages 236.4 yards on the ground. Tulane and Temple ference single season record in TFLs (19.0, Elandorn are the only teams in the AAC to rank in the Top 5 in both rushing offense and rushing defense. Roberts, Houston, 2015). - Temple’s DL Praise Martin-Oguike is second among LAST WEEK active NCAA players in forced fumbles (10) . Temple enters the matchup with Tulane rested following its only bye of the year, earning the recovery time after a dominant shutout of conference foe UConn, 21-0. Senior QB Phillip Walker tied his season-high with three passing GAMEDAY CENTRAL scores against the Huskies, including one to TE Romond Deloatch, who got his first receiving touchdown of the sea- son. Senior RB Jahad Thomas was on the receiving end of the other two scores and has 14 total touchdowns on the Temple Football ............469-574-52 (118th season) season, which ranks tied for 14th in the nation. Meanwhile, sophomore RB Ryquell Armstead had a game-high 133 rushing yards and now leads the team with 807 rushing yards. The defense continued its sensational play as well, 2016 ...................................7-3, 5-1 American posting its second shutout of the season. Senior DL Haason Reddick added another sack increasing his total to 8.5 Head Coach ................................. Matt Rhule — best in the conference — and both he and senior LB Stephaun Marshall tied to lead the team in tackles with eight Career Record ....25-23 (25-23 at Temple) each. Special teams came through for the Owls again as senior DL Praise Martin-Oguike had a blocked field goal, Date .......................Saturday, November 19, 2016 marking the third straight week the Owls blocked a kick. Kickoff .........................................................3:30pm ET Stadium .............................Yulman Stadium (30,000) LAST TIME The Owls defeated the Green Wave, 49-10, last year during their annual homecoming game. Three of the Owls’ current tailbacks had touchdowns in the game: Jahad Thomas, who had one rushing and one receiving; Ryquell Series Results................................. ............................... 2-1 Armstead, who notched two on the ground; and David Hood, who had his first career score. Defensively, DB Sean Last time ............................. W, 49-10 (2015) Chandler also had a 22-yard interception returned for a touchdown, highlighting an afternoon where the Owls only Last time at ........................ Yulman Stadium surrendered 110 yards of total offense. ....................................................W, 10-3 (2014) UP NEXT Opponent ..........................................................Tulane Temple will head home for its final game of the season celebrating Senior Day against East Carolina, aiming to secure 2016 ............................................3-7, 0-6 AAC the American Athletic East Division crown for the second straight year. Head Coach .................................. Willie Fritz 2016 TEMPLE OWLS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Career Record ........ 157–76 (3-7 at Tulane) Date ........................................ Time Opponent .........................TV ........Result TV Broadcast ..............................ASN/ESPN3/PHL17 Friday, September 2 ................7:00pm ARMY ................................ CBSSN ........L, 13-28 play-by-play ......................Jeff McCarragher Saturday, September 10 ..........1:00pm STONY BROOK ...............ESPN3 .......W, 38-0 analyst ....................................Michael Young Saturday, September 17 ........ 12:00pm @ Penn State .............................BTN .......L, 27-34 Saturday, September 24 ....... 12:00pm CHARLOTTE ................ASN/CSN .....W, 48-20 Saturday, October 1 ................ 12:00pm * SMU ...............................ESPNews .....W, 45-20 Radio .........................................97.5 The Fanatic TuneIn Radio ... www.tunein.com/templefb Thursday, October 6 ................8:00pm * @ Memphis ............................ ESPN .......L, 27-34 play-by-play ..........................Harry Donahue Saturday, October 15 ...............7:00pm * @ UCF ..................................... ESPN .....W, 26-25 analyst ......................................... Paul Palmer Friday, October 21 ....................7:00pm * USF ....................................... ESPN ..... W, 46-30 sidelines .....................................Harry Mayes Saturday, October 29 ..............3:30pm * CINCINNATI ..................... CBSSN .......W, 34-13 Friday, November 4 .................7:00pm * @ UConn ................................ESPN2 .........W, 21-0 Saturday, November 12 .......................... -------------------BYE ------------------- Saturday, November 19 ...........3:30pm * @ Tulane ...................... ESPN3/ASN Saturday, November 26................ TBD * EAST CAROLINA ..................TBD Saturday, December 3 .......... 12:00pm TBD [CCG]..................ABC/ESPN TBD .................................................... TBD Bowl Game ............................TBD All times Eastern; * = American Athletic Conference game; CCG = American Athletic Conference Championship All games broadcast on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Follow OwlSports Twitter Facebook Instagram Temple .com @Temple_FB Temple-University- Temple_FB Football Football • 1 • 2016 Temple Football QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Communications Rich Burg ...............Asst. AD - Football Communications School....................................................... Temple University Matt Rhule ......................................................... Head Coach Conor Semple ........................Communications Assistant Location ......................................................Philadelphia, Pa. Ed Foley ......... Asst. Head Coach / TEs / Special Teams Matt Stainthorpe ..........................Communications Intern Founded ..........................................................................1884 Phil Snow ..................... Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Madison Dishman ........................Communications Intern Enrollment .................................................................. 39,000 Glenn Thomas .................... Offensive Coordinator / QBs Jim Sullivan ...................................Communications Intern President................................................. Richard M. Englert Francis Brown.......................... Assoc. Head Coach / DBs Cam Ecker .....................................Communications Intern School Website ........................................www.Temple.edu George DeLeone ..........................Run Game Coord. / OL Nickname .........................................................................Owls Frisman Jackson .................Passing Game Coord. / WRs Development/Recruiting Evan Cooper ........................Director of Player Personnel School Colors ................................. Cherry (201C) & White Elijah Robinson.............Defensive Run Game Coord. DL Adam DiMichele .......... Director of Player Development Athletics Website ..............................www.OwlSports.com Mike Siravo ..................... Def. Passing Game Coord. LBs E.J. Barthel .........Coordinator of On-Campus Recruiting Director of Athletics ..................................Dr. Patrick Kraft Chris Wiesehan ...........................Sr. Offensive Asst. / RBs Vinish Kanthan .................Football Operations Assistant Assoc. AD/Chief of Staff (FB Admin.) ........Sean Padden Reggie Garrett .................. Graduate