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2015 Temple Football GAME NOTES Temple Football w Edberg Olson Hall w 1001 W. Diamond Street w Philadelphia, PA 19122 Rich Burg w Asst. AD - Football Communications AT [email protected] w 215.204.0876 (o) w 215.356.3952 (c) Marco Cerino w Athletic Communications Assistant [email protected] w 609.413.2631 (c) Larry Dougherty w Sr. Associate AD - Communications [email protected] w 215.204.2588 (o) w 215.651.1822 (c) This Week TEMPLE VS. NOTRE DAME The #21/22 Owls conclude their non-conference slate with a prime- Date: October 31, 2015 OVER THE AIRWAVES time showdown with the #9/9 Notre Dame Fighting Irish. Temple en- Kickoff: 8:00 PM Radio ..........97.5 The Fanatic ters the game after winning 24-14 at East Carolina. The Irish enjoyed Stadium: Lincoln Finanicial Harry Donahue ..Play-by-Play a bye week after defeating rival Southern Cal at home 41-31 on Octo- Field, Philadelphia, PA (69,176) Paul Palmer......Color Analyst ber 17th. Harry Mayes ..........Sidelines So far in 2015, Temple’s strong offense has dominated the time of possession battle. Much of that is junior running back Jahad Thomas, who has become the primary ball carrier for head coach Matt Rhule’s NATIONAL GAME OF THE WEEK traditionally-focused offense, setting new career highs and recording Television Student Radio..............WHIP a rushing score in each game in 2015. His former high school team- Chris Fowler ......Play-by-Play Zach Gelb..........Play-by-Play mate, P.J. Walker, has become a steady field general at quarterback Kirk Herbstreit..Color Analyst Michael Zahn ...Color Analyst and has shown a strong arm. The Owls have tall targets at wide re- Heather Cox...........Sidelines Carly Mascitti.............Sidelines ceiver that will challenge the Irish defense. Linebacker Jaylon Smith and defensive lineman Romeo Okwara will have to take on a veteran 2015 Temple Football Schedule Owl offensive line, centered by Lombardi and Rimington candidate senior, Kyle Friend. Date Opponent . .TV . .Results/Time Sat., Sept. 5 PENN STATE . .ESPN . .W, 27-10 Temple’s defense currently leads the American Athletic Conference Sat., Sept. 12 * at Cincinnati . .ESPNews W, 34-26 in six different categories. They’ll face a tough test in the dynamic Sat., Sept. 19 at UMass . .ESPN3 . .W, 25-23 Notre Dame attack. DeShone Kaiser has flourished as the starting Sat., Sept. 26 ----- BYE ----- quarterback after Malik Zaire’s injury pressed him into action. C.J. Fri., Oct. 2 at Charlotte . .CBSSN . .W, 37-3 Prossie has become a threat any time he touches the ball. Temple’s Sat., Oct. 10 * TULANE [HC] . .ESPNU . .W, 49-10 defense has 12 interceptions in the first seven games, tops in the con- Sat., Oct. 17 * UCF [CA] . .CBSSN . .W, 30-16 ference, led by senior linebacker Tyler Matakevich. The NCAA’s active Thur., Oct. 22 * at East Carolina . .ESPN2 . .W, 24-14 career tackles leader has shown athletic range this season, making Sat., Oct. 31 NOTRE DAME . .ABC . .8:00pm plays on balls while dropping into coverage. The rush defense, led Fri., Nov. 6 * at SMU . .ESPN2 . .8:00pm by senior defensive linemen Nate D. Smith and Matt Ioannidis, is top- Sat., Nov. 14 * at USF . .TBD . .TBD 10 nationally, averaging under 92 yards allowed per game. Sat., Nov. 21 * MEMPHIS . .TBD . .TBD Sat., Nov. 28 * UCONN . .TBD . .TBD The Last Time Sat., Dec. 5 * The American Championship ABC/ESPN The Matt Rhule era at Temple began with the team’s first visit to 12:00pm South Bend. The Owls opened 2013 with a 28-6 loss to the Irish. Tommy Rees threw for three touchdowns on the day. The lone Owl Home games in CHERRY score came on a Kenny Harper touchdown run. * American Athletic Conference games . HC = Homecoming CA = Cancer Awareness Game All times Eastern and subject to change. Up Next Temple returns to American Athletic Conference play with a Friday night tussle with SMU in Dallas. A TEMPLE WIN WOULD MEAN... ...first 8-0 start in program history last Week ...Coach Rhule goes to .500 in his career (16-16) Temple defeated East Carolina before a raucous weeknight crowd in ...first 4-0 start at home since 2010 Greenville, North Carolina. Senior wide receiver Robby Anderson had ...first win against a team from Indiana eight catches for 126 yards, including a 23 yard touchdown from P.J. ...first time defeating ranked teams in consecutive seasons Walker that put the Owls ahead in the fourth quarter. Running back ...first home win as a ranked team since 1941 Jahad Thomas had two rushing scores, giving him 12 for the season. ...first sweep of non-conference schedule in school history ...first nine-game winning streak since 2009 (school record) The Owls defense forced two turnovers, led by senior linebacker Tyler ...second win against a ranked team at home (0-32 before 2014) Matakevich, who had a season-high 13 tackles, a sack, and an inter- ...47th different FBS program the Owls have defeated ception. Social Media Hub Website Facebook Twitter Instagram www.TUDiamonds.com owlsports.com/football /TempleOwlsFootball @Temple_FB Temple_FB OWLSPORTS.COM 1 2015 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #WETHET Quick Facts Coaching Staff Evan Cooper ......................Director of Player Personnel School ..............................................Temple University Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97)........................Head Coach Adam DiMichele ...........Director of Player Development Location..............................................Philadelphia, PA Ed Foley .Asst. Head Coach / Tight Ends / Special Teams Mike Wallace ....................................Student Assistant Founded ..............................................................1884 Marcus SatterfieldOffensive Coordinator / Running Equipment Enrollment .......................................................39,000 Backs Greg Valenzisi.......................Head Equipment Manager President .......................................Dr. Neil D. Theobald Phil Snow...................................Defensive Coordinator Derek Radaker ................Assistant Equipment Manager School Website ..................................www.Temple.edu Francis Brown .....................................Defensive Backs Operations Nickname .............................................................Owls Frisman Jackson....................................Wide Receivers Scott Wallace ................Director of Football Operations School Colors..............................Cherry (201C) & White Elijah Robinson......................................Defensive Line Ryan Kelly................... Asst. Dir. of Football Operations Athletics Website..........................www.OwlSports.com Mike Siravo ...............................................Linebackers Chet Zukowski.................Football Operations Assistant Director of Athletics .............................Dr. Patrick Kraft Glenn Thomas .........................................Quarterbacks Sam Diamond ....Coordinator of Football Administration Conference........................................American Athletic Chris Wiesehan ......................................Offensive Line Strength & Conditioning Website......................................www.theAmerican.org Derek Carr ........................Graduate Assistant - Offense Jeremy Scott...................Head Strength & Conditioning Eric Fargo.........................Graduate Assistant - Defense Brandon Washington ......Asst. Strength & Conditioning Football Information Bobby Maffei ...................Graduate Assistant - Defense Kevin Kroboth.................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Stadium .....................................Lincoln Financial Field Calvin Powell....................Graduate Assistant - Offense Pat Boyle........................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Surface ...................................................Natural grass Rob Dvoracek....................................Student Assistant Buddy Brown ....................................Student Assistant Capacity ...........................................................69,176 Brian Fallon.................................................Student As- Video First Season of Football.........................................1894 sistant MattTemple Delgado....................................Video Football Communications Coordinator AllTime Record ........................................45956752 Damiere Shaw...................................Student Assistant Nate FriedmanAssistant Video Coordi- Head Coach ........................Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) Nadia Harvin..........................Administrative Specialist nator RICH BURG Career Record ......................................................15-16 Academics Assistant AD - Football Communications Temple Record .....................................................15-16 Emily DeRatt .....................................Academic Advisor O: (215) 204-0876 2014 Record.................................................6-6 overall Da’Mon Merkerson............................Academic Advisor C: (215) 356-3952 [email protected] American Conference Record (finish) ..............44 (6th) Reid Vanderlinder .............................Academic Advisor Football Contact Offensive Alignment ....................................Pro Spread Athletic Trainers Credential Requests Defensive Alignment...............................................43 Al Bellamy..........................Director of Athletic Training Starters Returning Masahiro Takahagi.................Assistant Athletic Trainer ..........................23 (8 offense, 11 defense, 4 specialist) Victor Szwanki