TEMPLE FOOTBALL 2010 GAME NOTES

2010 Season Summary

January 11, 2011 TEMPLE (8-4, 5-3 MAC) Temple 2010 Mayor’s Cup Champion [8-4, 5-3 MAC]

Date Opponent Time Sept. 3 VILLANOVA (espn3.com) W, 31-24 Sept. 9 *CENTRAL MICH. (ESPNU) W, 13-10 ot Sept. 18 CONNECTICUT (ESPN Plus) W, 30-16 Sept. 25 at #23/20 Penn State (BTN) L, 13-22 Oct. 2 at Army (CBS-CS) W, 42-35 Temple Football: Oct. 9 *at Northern Illinois (ESPN Plus) L, 17-31 Oct. 16 *BOWLING GREEN (HC) W, 28-27 • won 15 of its last 20 regular-season games Oct. 23 *at Buffalo (ESPN Plus) W, 42-0 • won eight games in consecutive seasons Oct. 30 *AKRON W, 30-0 • tied the school record of 10 consecutive home wins at Lincoln Financial Field Nov. 6 *at Kent State W, 28-10 • recorded its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1978 (7-3-1) and 1979 (10-2) Nov. 16 *OHIO (ESPN2) L, 23-31 • won two consecutive shutouts for the first time since 1971 Nov. 23 *at Miami (Ohio) (ESPN2) L, 3-23 • tied the school record with most wins in two consecutive seasons (17) Home games in BOLD CAPS • tied the school record with most wins in three consecutive seasons (22) * Mid-American Conference games • played just five true freshmen after playing the most freshmen in the nation in 2006 & 2007 All times Eastern and subject to change. • out-scored its opponents for the third consecutive season

Temple Athletic Communications Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple finished the 2010 campaign at Main: 215.204.7445 8-4 overall and 5-3 in the Mid-American Conference. Fax: 215.204.7499

Associate Director (Football Contact) Recording its first back-to-back winning seasons since 1978-79, Temple became bowl eligible Cathy Bongiovi for the second consecutive year for the first time in program history. However, despite a winning Office: 215.204.1608 record, the Owls did not receive an at-large bowl invitation. TU was also shutout from a bowl in Cell: 215.778.6814 1990 after posting a 7-4 record. Email: [email protected] The 2010 squad returned 21 starters to 16 positions. The Owls utilized an East Coast offense and Associate A.D.- Athletic Communications 4-3 defense. Larry Dougherty Office: 215.204.2588 Email: [email protected] Sophomore RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.) led all rushers with 830 yards and seven touch- downs on 148 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) was the top receiver with Credentials 724 yards and six touchdowns on 45 receptions. In five starts, r-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi Al Shrier (Parsippany, N.J.) was 93-of-156 for 1,290 yards and 10 touchdowns. Senior DB Jaiquawn Jar- Office: 215.204.2222 rett (Brooklyn, N.Y..) led the defense with 74 tackles, while junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson Email: [email protected] (Linden, N.J.) had a team-best 9.5 sacks. 2010 Season Summary 2010 Opponents NCAA Statistical Comparison VILLANOVA TEMPLE (8-4, 5-3 MAC) (9-5, 5-3 CAA) Last: NCAA Semifinal MAC / NCAA Rank . . .Average...... Category ...... National Leader L, 41-31 at Eastern Washington ...... 67 ...... 150.25 ...... Rushing Offense...... Georgia Tech (323.31) ...... 90 ...... 183.83 ...... Passing Offense...... Hawaii (394.29) CENTRAL MICHIGAN ...... 89 ...... 334.08...... Total Offense...... Oregon (537.50) (3-9, 2-6 MAC) ...... 79 ...... 25.00...... Scoring Offense ...... Oregon (49.33) Last: L, 42-31 at Toledo ...... 47 ...... 139.50...... Rushing Defense ...... Boston College (80.17) 1 ...... 14 ...... 110.98 ...... Pass Efficiency Defense ...... Texas Christian (94.92) CONNECTICUT 2 ...... 16 ...... 317.67 ...... Total Defense...... Texas Christian (228.46) (8-5, 5-2 Big East) 2 ...... 16 ...... 19.08 ...... Scoring Defense ...... Texas Christian (12.00) Last: Fiesta Bowl ...... 107 ...... 33.63...... Net Punting...... UCLA (41.27) L, 58-21 vs. Oklahoma ...... 73 ...... 7.18...... Punt Returns...... Oregon (18.19) PENN STATE 2 ...... 52 ...... 22.31 ...... Kickoff Returns...... Central Florida (27.78) ...... 88 ...... -0.50...... Turnover Margin...... Virginia Tech (1.38) (7-6, 4-4 Big Ten) 1 ...... 15 ...... 178.17 ...... Pass Defense...... Texas Christian (128.77) Last: Outback Bowl L, 37-24 vs. Florida ...... 65 ...... 127.20...... Passing Efficiency ...... Auburn (186.86) ...... 61 ...... 2.00 ...... Sacks ...... Boise State (3.69) ARMY ...... 91 ...... 5.08 ...... Tackles For Loss...... Miami [Fla.] (8.85) (7-6) ...... 68 ...... 2.00 ...... Sacks Allowed...... Army (0.38) Last: Armed Forces Bowl W, 16-14 vs. Southern Meth. In the final national rankings, Temple ranked No. 14 in pass efficiency defense (110.98), No., 15 in NORTHERN ILLINOIS pass defense (178.17), No. 16 in total defense (317.67), and No. 16 in scoring defense (19.08). In- (11-3, 8-0 MAC) dividually, junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson was No. 15 in sacks (0.79). Last: Humanitarian Bowl W, 40-17 vs. Fresno State GOLDEN NAMED HEAD COACH AT MIAMI BOWLING GREEN On December 12, Al Golden, who led Temple football to 17 wins over the last two seasons, re- signed to accept the head coaching position at the University of Miami. (2-10, 1-7 MAC) Last: L, 41-7 vs. Western Mich. “Al Golden did not just win games at Temple University, but he built a football program, and he did it the right way,” Temple University Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw said. “He engi- BUFFALO neered one of the most remarkable turnarounds in Division I history, and not only did he turn Tem- (2-10, 1-7 MAC) ple football around, he did it in such a way that it will last long after his departure. The turnaround Last: L, 22-14 at Akron was not only seen on the gridiron, but also in the classroom, with unprecedented academic success. He also instilled core values evidenced by the team's outstanding community service AKRON record. (1-11, 1-7 MAC) Last: W, 22-14 vs. Buffalo “He hands off a program that is built for success, and for that Temple University is grateful. We wish him, his wife Kelly, and his entire family all the best at the University of Miami.”

KENT STATE In five seasons on North Broad Street, Golden finished with a 27-34 overall record while breath- (5-7, 4-4 MAC) ing life back into the Temple football program. Last: W, 28-6 vs. Ohio HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES OHIO • Temple became bowl eligible for the second consecutive year and just the fifth time in (8-5, 6-2 MAC) school history. TU also earned bowl eligibility during the 1934 (1935 Sugar Bowl), 1979 Last: R+L Carriers Bowl (Garden State Bowl), 1990 (7-4 record, no bowl bid), and 2009 (EagleBank Bowl) seasons. L, 48-21 vs. Troy MIAMI [Ohio] • Seven of Temple’s 2010 opponents— Villanova (FCS national champion), Central Michi- gan (GMAC Bowl), Connecticut (Papajohns.com Bowl), Penn State (Capital One Bowl), (10-4, 7-1 MAC) Last: GoDaddy.com Bowl Northern Illinois (International Bowl), Bowling Green (Humanitarian Bowl), and Ohio (Little W, 35-21 vs. Middle Tenn. St. Caesar’s Pizza Bowl)— participated in postseason play in 2009. The Owls claimed four vic- tories over these tough foes this fall. 2 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary • Seven of Temple’s 2010 opponents— Connecticut (Fiesta), Penn State (Outback), Army (Armed Forces), Northern Illinois (Humanitarian), Ohio (R+L Carriers), and Miami [OH] (Go- MAC Standings Daddy.com)— as well as defending FCS national champion Villanova — participated in postseason again play this fall. [Final]

• The Owls’ 10-game home win streak (overall games) at Lincoln Financial Field is the longest since the stadium opened in 2003 and tied the longest home win streak in school history of 10 games from the 1972-74 seasons at Temple and Veterans Stadiums.

• Since joining the MAC in 2007, the Owls own the league’s best home record for MAC games at 13-3. EAST MAC Overall • “I'm disappointed for our student-athletes, especially for a remarkable group of seniors who W-L W-L Pct. are the first group since 1982 to graduate Temple with a winning record. It's unfortunate 1. Miami (OH) $ 7-1 10-4 .714 for everyone in the Temple Community, because this is a team truly worthy of a bowl. We 2. Ohio 6-2 8-5 .615 played seven postseason teams, including all four non-conference opponents. We fin- 3. TEMPLE 5-3 8-4 .667 ished 8-4, 3-1 out of conference and beat three postseason teams, including a BCS win over 4. Kent State 4-4 5-7 .417 Big East Champion UConn.” — Al Golden 5. Bowling Green 1-7 2-10 .167 Buffalo 1-7 2-10 .167 Akron 1-7 1-11 .083 JARRETT NAMED PFW ALL-AMERICAN Senior Jaiquawn Jarrett was named to the 2010 Pro Football Weekly All-America Team. WEST MAC Overall W-L W-L Pct. The 22-member team, along with specialists and Honorable Mention selections, honored the 1. Northern Illinois 8-0 11-3 .786 most talented players in college football and was determined based on feedback from NFL eval- 2. Toledo 7-1 8-5 .615 uators taking into consideration a player’s pure talent and contribution to his team. Pro Football 3. Western Michigan 5-3 6-6 .500 Weekly placed an extra premium on true talent and draft value in the selection process, includ- Ball State 3-5 4-8 .333 ing the qualities of toughness, competitiveness, and work ethic. 5. Central Michigan 2-6 3-9 .250 Eastern Michigan 2-6 2-10 .167 JARRETT TABBED FOR SENIOR BOWL Senior Jaiquawn Jarrett has been selected to play in the 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl on $ MAC champion January 29 in Mobile, Ala. The game will be televised on the NFL Network, kicking off at 4 p.m. ET from Ladd-Peebles Stadium. 2010 MAC Schedule Jarrett is the seventh Temple Owl to participate in the prestigious bowl since 1972 and the first since RB Stacey Mack’s appearance in 1998. Friday, Dec. 3 Marathon MAC Championship ALL-MAC HONORS Miami 26, Northern Illinois 21 For the second consecutive year, a school record eight Temple Owls earned first-team All-Mid- American Conference honors. Saturday , Dec. 18 uDrove Humanitarian Bowl Named to the first team were senior DB Jaiquawn Jarrett, senior NT Elisha Joseph, senior OL Northern Illinois 40, Fresno State 17 Colin Madison, r-senior OL Darius Morris, sophomore RB Bernard Pierce, junior DE Adrian Robinson, r-junior TE Evan Rodriguez, and junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson. R+L Carriers Bowl Troy 48, Ohio 21 Named to the second team were sophomore RB Matt Brown and senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph. Senior WR Michael Campbell earned third-team honors. Sunday, Dec. 26 Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl The 11 All-MAC honorees are the second-most for the Owls since joining the MAC in 2007. Florida International 34, Toledo 32 Temple also had eight first-team honorees and a school record 15 All-MAC honorees in 2009. Thursday, Jan. 6 ACADEMIC ALL-MAC HONORS GoDaddy.com Bowl Temple senior NT Elisha Joseph was named to the 2010 Academic All-Mid-American Confer- Miami 35, Middle Tennessee State 21 ence Football Team. The 29-member team of honorees was selected by the schools’ Faculty Athletics Representatives. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 3 2010 Season Summary A team captain, Joseph was a first-team All-MAC honoree. Taking over at nose tackle last fall, National Polls he started all 12 games at his new position. He finished with 44 tackles on the year. A 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee, Joseph was named to the Philadelphia Inquirer Aca- [FINAL] demic All-Area Football Team and the Academic All-MAC team in 2009. He received the team’s Assoc. Press Rank USA Today 2010 George M. Illman Award for Leadership on and off the field. Joseph has a 3.37 grade-point Auburn (56) 1 Auburn (56) average in criminal justice. Texas Christian (3) 2 Texas Christian (1) Oregon 3 Oregon Stanford 4 Stanford Earning Honorable Mention honors were senior TE Vaughn Charlton, sophomore OL Martin Ohio State 5 Ohio State Wallace, and sophomore OL Stephen Yuan. Oklahoma 6 Oklahoma Wisconsin 7 Boise State BANQUET HONORS Louisiana State 8 Louisiana State Senior safety Jaiquawn Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.) received the 2010 Owl Award as Temple’s Boise State 9 / t-8 Wisconsin most valuable player at the annual football banquet. The Owl Award is presented annually to the Alabama 10 Oklahoma State man that is totally dedicated to the Temple Football program and is immensely respected by his Nevada 11 Alabama Arkansas 12 Arkansas peers, all members of the football program, and the Temple University community. The player Oklahoma State 13 Nevada must also possess the desire, integrity, and talent to excel both on and off the playing field and, Michigan State 14 Michigan State above all, be a leader and winner. Mississippi State 15 Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 16 Florida State A two-time first-team All-MAC honoree, team captain Jarrett started all 12 games at free safety Florida State 17 Mississippi State this fall and played in every game of his collegiate career with 43 starts. The Owls’ top de- Missouri 18 Missouri fender with 74 tackles, Jarrett also had two interceptions, two break-ups, a forced fumble, and Texas A&M 19 Nebraska Nebraska 20 Central Florida a fumble recovery this season. Central Florida 21 Texas A&M South Carolina 22 South Carolina Named to the prestigious Jim Thorpe Award Watch List, Jarrett was the recipient of the 2010 Maryland 23 Utah National Football Foundation & College Football Hall of Fame Scholar-Athlete and the 2010 En- Tulsa 24 Maryland terprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Awards. North Carolina St. 25 North Carolina St. On Temple’s all-time charts, Jarrett finished his career ranked No. 9 in interceptions (9) and No. Associated Press Writers’ Poll 11 in tackles (299). Also Receiving Votes: Utah 98, Iowa 54, San Diego St.52, No. Illinois 47, Miami (OH) 21, Fla.19, West Va. 16, Notre Dame 9, UConn 8, Air Force 5, Navy 3, Junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson (Linden, N.J.) was the recipient of the defensive most valu- Hawaii 2, BYU 1, Eastern Wash. 1. able player honor. A two-time first-team All-MAC honoree, the team captain started all 12 games USA Today Coaches’ Poll at tackle. He finished third in tackles with 70 and led the Owls with 13.0 TFL and 9.5 sacks. ARV: No. Illinois 82, Tulsa 41, San Diego St. 36, Named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, he earned MAC Defensive Player of the Week acco- West Va.35, Iowa 31, Miami (OH) 13, Florida 10, lades twice in 2010. UConn 7, Air Force 4, Hawaii 4, Notre Dame 3, Washington 1. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) earned offensive most valuable player honors. Temple in the Polls Named a third-team All-MAC performer, he was the Owls’ top receiver this fall. Campbell played Week AP USA Today in all 12 games with 10 starts. He finished with 724 yards and six touchdowns on 45 receptions. Preseason T43 (2) T47 (2) Named a team captain for the Villanova game, Campbell moved up on TU’s career charts to No. Sept. 7 — T52 (1) 4 with four 100-yard receiving games and No. 14 in receiving yards with 1,229. Sept. 13 — T52 (1) Sept. 19 T50 (1) 38 (5) Senior DB Marquise Liverpool (Ramsey, N.J.) received the special teams’ most valuable player Sept. 26 — — award. A starter in all 12 games at corner, he is one of just seven Owls to start every game while Oct. 3 — T36 (1) also playing on the kickoff and kickoff return units. He finished the season with 37 tackles and Oct. 10 — — Oct. 16 — — a team-high six break-ups. On special teams, Liverpool broke up a two-point conversion on the Oct. 24 — — game’s final play, preserving the win over Bowling Green. He also recovered the fumble on Oct. 31 — — Northern Illinois’ opening drive, setting up Matt Brown’s 25-yard TD run. Nov. 7 36 (4) T32 (11) Nov. 14 31 (9) T30 (23) Junior WR Rod Streater (Burlington, N.J.) was named the team’s newcomer of the year. In his Nov. 21 — T36 (4) first year in the Cherry & White, Streater played in all 12 games with nine starts. He finished sec- Nov. 28 — — ond in receiving with 481 yards and four touchdowns on 30 receptions. Dec. 5 — — Final — — Freshman RB Myron Myles (Ambler, Pa.) and junior LB Jeff Whittingham (Atlantic City, N.J.) (votes) 2010 opponents in Bold were named the scout team players of the year. Both earned the coaches’ scout team player of the week honors several times during the season. 4 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Senior OL Colin Madison (Villa Park, Ill.) earned the Top Hog Award as the top offensive line- man. A two-time first-team All-MAC honoree, the team captain played in all 12 games. A starter Temple Owls at right guard for nine contests, Madison also started at left guard twice. Named to the 2010 New York Post’s Most-Under-Publicized Team, he was named the coaches’ offensive player of in the National the game following the game at Northern Illinois. Statistics Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) earned the Carlos Diaz Award as the team’s [Final] most improved player. Named a second-team All-MAC honoree, he played in 10 games with seven starts at middle linebacker this fall. Second in team defense, Joseph finished with 71 tackles, including a team-best 46 solo takedowns, and a team-high six break-ups. He led TU with a career-high 12 tackles in the win at Army.

R-senior LB Jordan Martin (St. Louis, Mo.) received the Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award. Senior NT Elisha Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) was the recipient of the George M. Illman Award for Leadership on and off the field. Senior WR Josh Hutchison (Hollidaysburg, Pa.) and senior WR Delano Green (Fredericksburg, Va.) shared the J. Myron Honigman Award for Spirit, Dedication & Loyalty. Senior WR Nyles Bynum (Queens, N.Y.) earned the John Rienstra Award for excellence in off-season conditioning. Rushing Captains’ Awards were presented to seniors Jarrett, Eli Joseph, LB Amara Kamara (Newark, 71. Matt Brown 69.17 N.J.), and OL Darius Morris (Long Branch, N.J.) for their leadership during the season. The 78. Bernard Piece 66.18 John “D” Award for the top student manager was given to junior Dan Weick (Holland, Pa.) who completed his second season with the Owls. Passing Effificency 99. Chester Stewart 108.09 R-senior TE Vaughn Charlton (Landenberg, Pa.) received the Owl Club Academic Award, spon- sored by Dr. Peter Chodoff. The human resource management sports a 3.17 GPA. Seniors LB Receiving Yards per Game Amara Kamara and P Jeff Wathne (Ledgewood, N.J.) shared the Athole Jacobi Award for Out- 87. Michael Campbell 60.33 standing Community Service. Punting The Owls also announced that 61 student-athletes earned varsity letters for their contributions 81. Jeff Wathne 38.98 to the team this season. Among the letterwinners were 17 seniors that concluded their careers for the Cherry & White. Punt Returns per Game 39. Delano Green 8.19 2010 Temple Football Letterwinners: Ryan Alderman, Matt Balasavage, Wyatt Benson, Mor- ris Blueford, Cody Booth, Pat Boyle, Levi Brown, Matt Brown, Morkeith Brown, Nyles Bynum, Kickoff Returns per Game Tomas Cabrera, Michael Campbell, Steve Caputo, Vaughn Carraway, Vaughn Charlton, Kadeem 72. James Nixon 23.38 Custis, Sean Daniels, Derek Dennis, Mike Gerardi, Justin Gildea, Delano Green, Marcus Green, Kee-ayre Griffin, Josh Hutchison, Alex Jackson, Jaiquawn Jarrett, Kamal Johnson, Kwame John- Field Goals son, Stephen Johnson, Zamel Johnson, Joe Jones, Maurice Jones, Elisha “Eli” Joseph, Elijah 58. Brandon McManus 1.08 “Peanut” Joseph, Amara Kamara, Kevin Kroboth, Marquise Liverpool, Colin Madison, Jordan Martin, Brandon McManus, Deon Miller, Darius Morris, James Nixon, John Palumbo, Chris Sacks Parthemore, Shahid Paulhill, Bernard Pierce, Darryl Pringle, Adrian Robinson, Evan Rodriguez, 15. Muhammad Wilkerson 0.79 Jeremy Schonbrunner, Ahkeem Smith, Chester Stewart, Rod Streater, Wayne Tribue, Martin Wallace, Jeff Wathne, Quinten White, Tahir Whitehead, Muhammad Wilkerson, Stephen Yuan. Tackles for Loss 57. Muhammad Wilkerson 1.08 SENIOR STATUS The 2010 Owl seniors (17)— WR Nyles Bynum (Queens, N.Y.), WR Michael Campbell, TE Vaughn Charlton, WR Delano Green, WR Josh Hutchison, DB Jaiquawn Jarrett, DB Kwame Johnson (Baltimore, Md.), WR Joe Jones (Davie, Fla.), LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, NT Elisha Joseph, LB Amara Kamara, DB Marquise Liverpool, OL Colin Madison, LB Jordan Martin, OL Darius Morris, DB Deonte Parker (Lakeland, Fla.), and P Jeff Wathne— had a tough beginning.

Arriving as true freshmen in 2007, they won just four games during their first season. However, in their last 20 games, the Owls were 15-5. They recorded back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 1978-79, won the most games in three consecutive seasons since 1977-78-79, www.Pierce4Heisman.com 5 2010 Season Summary and set the school record for consecutive home wins. These seniors became the first Owls in Temple in the school history to earn bowl eligibility in back-to-back seasons.

MAC Stats ACADEMICALLY SPEAKING A school record eight Temple Owls were named to the 2010 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area Football Team.

R-senior TE Vaughn Charlton, sophomore DB Justin Gildea (Hollidaysburg, Pa.), senior DB Jai- [Final] quawn Jarrett, senior NT Elisha Joseph, sophomore PK Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.), jun- Scoring Defense ior WR Rod Streater, r-sophomore OL Martin Wallace (New York, N.Y.), and r-sophomore OL 2. Temple 19.1 Stephen Yuan (Glenside, Pa.) were among the 25 student-athletes named to the team of play- Pass Defense ers from the 10 Delaware Valley institutions that sponsor football. The team is selected by the 1. Temple 178.2 Total Defense sports information offices of the 28 area institutions from the Philadelphia metropolitan area. 2. Temple 306.7 Kickoff Returns Joseph was TU’s only repeat recipient. He also was honored in 2009. The eight honored Owls 2. Temple 22.3 are the most since the Academic Team began in 2005. Temple’s previous high was seven hon- Pass Defense Efficiency 1. Temple 111.0 orees in 2006. PAT Kicking 3. Temple .969 WILKERSON TO FOREGO SENIOR SEASON Least Opponent 1st Down Junior defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson will forego his senior season at Temple Uni- 1. Temple 205 versity to enter the 2011 National Football League Draft. Opponent 4th Down Conversions 1. Temple 33.3 Kickoff Coverage At 6-5, 305 lbs., Wilkerson was the recipient of the team’s defensive most valuable player honor 2. Temple 46.4 in 2010. A two-time first-team All-MAC honoree, the team captain started all 12 games at tackle. Redzone Defense One of just seven Owls to start every game, he finished third in tackles with 70 and led the Owls 3. Temple 73.7 Onside Kick Success with 13.0 TFL and 9.5 sacks. Named to the Outland Trophy Watch List, he earned MAC Defen- 3. Temple [1-2] .500 sive Player of the Week accolades twice in 2010. Onside Kicks Allowed 1. Temple [0-2] 0.00 A social work major, Wilkerson intends to return to Temple to finish his degree. Rushing 5. Bernard Pierce 72.8 6. Matt Brown 69.2 LAST GAME: MIAMI 23, TEMPLE 3 Receiving Yards per game The Miami RedHawks clinched a share of the Mid-American Conference East title with a 23-3 9. Michael Campbell 60.3 win over the visiting Temple Owls Tuesday evening at Yager Stadium in a nationally televised Kick Return Average conference showdown on ESPN2. Miami posted its fourth straight win in improving to 8-4, 7-1 3. James Nixon 23.4 Punting in league play, while the Owls dropped their second straight to fall to 8-4, 5-3. 10. Jeff Wathne 39.0 Scoring / PPG Temple played the game without two of its top players, senior MLB Elijah "Peanut" Joseph and 4. Bernard Pierce 6.6 sophomore RB Bernard Pierce. Joseph was out for the season after suffering a knee injury in the 6. Brandon McManus 5.8 Scoring / TDs Ohio loss, while Pierce was out with a hamstring injury incurred in the same contest. 2. Bernard Pierce 6.6 Scoring / Kick The Owls were not able to mount anything offensively, accumulating just 201 total yards while 4. Brandon McManus 5.8 turning the ball over four times. Temple was only able to amass 55 yards ad four first downs after Field Goals 4. Brandon McManus 1.08 intermission as the Miami defense turned up its intensity in the second half. PAT Kicking Pct. 3. Brandon McManus [31-32] 96.9 The Cherry and White defense allowed 408 yards with 96 coming on a fourth quarter touchdown Tackles gallop by senior Thomas Merriweather to account for the final points in the contest with 9:08 26. Elijah Joseph 6.5 remaining. 29. Jaiquawn Jarrett 6.2 33. Muhammad Wilkerson 5.8 Sacks Besides Merriweather, who rushed for a career-high 182 yards on 22 carries, redshirt freshman 2. Muhammad Wilkerson 9.5 QB Austin Boucher had a solid game in his second start in place of the injured Zac Dysert. Tackles for Loss Boucher completed 15 of 28 passes for 155 yards and two touchdowns. 6. Muhammad Wilkerson 1.08 Fumbles Forced 4. Adrian Robinson 0.25 Sophomore LB Evan Harris led the RedHawk defense with a team-high nine tackles while mak- Fumbles Recovered ing two interceptions. Miami lived in the Temple backfield, compiling seven sacks with Will 9. Adrian Robinson 0.17 Diaz and Jason Semmes each recording two.

6 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Redshirt sophomore QB Mike Gerardi, the recipient of those sacks, struggled all night. He com- pleted 11 of 27 passes for 108 yards and two interceptions. Sophomore RB Matt Brown ac- counted for 56 yards on 14 carries while junior WR Rod Streater had 76 total yards (43 receiving, 33 rushing). Current Streaks Temple jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a 23-yard Brandon McManus field goal. Games Started TEMPLE-MIAMI POSTGAME NOTES DB Jaiquawn Jarrett, Sr. 43 • Temple Team Captains: #14 QB Mike Gerardi (offense), #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #4 LB Amara Kamara, Sr. 42 NT Elisha Joseph (defense), and #71 OL Darius Morris (offense). LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, Sr. 28 OL Colin Madison, Sr. 28 • Carrying flags for Temple were #24 RB Ahkeem Smith, #18 WR Rod Streater, and #1 LB OL Darius Morris, R-Sr. 27 Amara Kamara. OL John Palumbo, R-Jr. 26 DE Adrian Robinson, Jr. 25 • R-freshman DE Kamal Johnson’s blocked field goal in the second quarter was the first of his ca- DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Jr. 25 reer. OL Derek Dennis, R-Jr. 24 DB Marquise Liverpool, Sr. 24 • Freshman LB Wyatt Benson, r-junior LB Stephen Johnson, and junior DB Kevin Kroboth each had OL Wayne Tribue, Jr. 20 his first kickoff return. WR Michael Campbell 19 NT Eli Joseph, Sr. 19 • Junior LB Tahir Whitehead’s six-yard interception return was the first of his career. TE Vaughn Charlton, R-Sr. 18 WR Joe Jones, R-Jr. 16 • R-freshman QB Chris Coyer made his fifth appearance under center. DB Kevin Kroboth, Jr. 16 TE Evan Rodriguez, R-Jr. 16 OL Steve Caputo, Jr. 15 QB Chester Stewart, R-Jr. 14 DB Kee-ayre Griffin, Jr. 12 TE Matt Balasavage, R-Jr. 10

Consecutive Games Started DB Jaiquawn Jarrett, Sr. 43 DT Muhammad Wilkerson, Jr. 25 OL Darius Morris, R-Sr. 20 DE Adrian Robinson, Jr. 19 NT Eli Joseph, Sr. 13 DB Marquise Liverpool, Sr. 13 LB Amara Kamara, Sr. 12 OL Colin Madison, Sr. 11

GIVING BACK Members of the Temple University football team took time to make several special deliveries prior to the Thanksgiving celebration.

Head coach Al Golden, his wife Kelly, and players— r-freshman WR Ryan Alderman, r-fresh- man LB Mike Beatty, freshman OL Joe Cenatiempo, r-freshman QB Chris Coyer, r-freshman LB Michael Doty, senior LB Amara Kamara, senior OL Colin Madison, freshman OL Doug Ran- dall, r-sophomore OL Martin Wallace, senior P Jeff Wathne — delivered boxes and bags of collected canned food items to the Bethesda Project.

The Owl players, coaches, and staff collected canned food items for two weeks during their fourth annual Thanksgiving Food Drive to aid homeless and formerly homeless men and women through the Bethesda Project. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 7 2010 Season Summary Then the entourage stopped by St. John's Hospice. There the players unloaded full turkey din- Career ners, including a 10-12 lb. turkey, mashed potatoes, stuffing, cranberry sauce, rolls, gravy, and pumpkin pie. The dinners were made possible through monetary donations. All players on the Record Watch team donated their per diem to the cause.

Rushing Yards “Thanks to the generosity of the Temple Football staff and players, Temple Football has set a new 5. Henry Hynoski (1972-74) 2,218 record for our Thanksgiving food drive by purchasing 50 Thanksgiving dinners, which will serve 6. Bernard Pierce 2,089 approximately 500 people in the Philadelphia community this Thanksgiving. This does not in- 15. Scott McNair (1989-91) 1,398 clude the canned goods and non-perishable food items we have also collected during our drive,” 16. Matt Brown 1,357 head coach Al Golden said.

100-Yard Rushing Games 1. Paul Palmer (1983-86) 21 2. Tanardo Sharps (1999-02) 15 3. Bernard Pierce 9 11. Matt Brown 4

Rushing Touchdowns 1. Paul Palmer (1983-86) 39 2. Bernard Pierce 26

Receiving Yards 1. Willie Marshall (1983-86) 2,272 13. Phil Goodman (2003-04) 1,355 14. Michael Campbell 1,229

100-Yard Receiving Games 1. Van Johnson (1992-96) 8 3. Troy Kersey (1994-97) 5 4. Michael Campbell 4 TEMPLE’S WINNING WAYS Kickoff Returns for a TD The Temple Owls recorded their second consecutive winning season, the team’s first since the 1t. James Nixon 2 1978 (7-3-1) and 1979 (10-2) seasons.

Field Goals Made The Owls tied the school records for wins in two consecutive seasons (17 wins, set in 1978-79 4. Nick Mike-Mayer (1970-72) 33 and in 1973-74) and for wins in three consecutive seasons (22 wins, set in 1977-78-79 and 5. Brandon McManus 30 1972-73-74). Temple had 17 wins over the last two years (9 in 2009, 8 in 2010) and 22 wins over the last three years (adding 5 in 2008). Points Scored GIVE ME A “D” 4. Cap Poklemba (1999-02) 190 For the first time in 39 years, the Owls recorded back-to-back shutout victories (at Buffalo and 5. Brandon McManus 166 against Akron). The last time the Owls had two consecutive shutouts came in 1971 at Con- 6. Bernard Pierce 162 necticut (38-0, Oct. 9) and against Xavier (38-0, Oct. 16).

Interceptions Temple led the MAC in pass defense (178.2). 8. Terrance Leftwich (1999-02) 10 9. Jaiquawn Jarrett 9 THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME Temple loves its home stadium— Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls won a school record 10 con- Tackles secutive home games at the Linc. The 10-game win streak, the longest since the stadium opened 10. Colin McCarty (1977-80) 300 in 2003, tied the longest home win streak in school history of 10 games from the 1972-74 sea- 11. Jaiquawn Jarrett 299 sons at Temple and Veterans Stadiums.

8 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE In its fourth season of MAC play, Temple owns the best record at home in MAC play over the New School Records last three-plus seasons. MAC Home School 2007 2008 2009 2010 Record Game 1. TEMPLE 3-1 3-1 4-0 3-1 13-3 2. Northern Illinois 4-0 4-0 12-4 3. Toledo 2-2 4-0 11-5 Rushing Touchdowns Central Michigan 3-1 3-1 4-0 1-3 11-5 Matt Brown at Army 4 5. Ohio 3-1 3-1 10-6 6. Western Michigan 2-2 2-2 9-7 Same Game 100-Yard Rushers 7. Miami 3-1 0-4 1-3 3-1 7-9 at Buffalo Ball State 2-2 4-0 0-4 1-3 7-9 Matt Brown 109 9. Kent State 2-2 3-1 6-10 Akron 2-2 1-3 6-10 Bernard Pierce 106 Bowling Green 2-2 0-4 6-10 Buffalo 1-3 0-4 6-10 Field Goals Attempted 13. Eastern Michigan 0-4 0-4 2-14 Brandon McManus vs. Villanova 5

Fumbles Recovered for TDs LINCOLN FINANCIAL FIELD GOES GREEN Quinten White vs. Bowling Green 1 Temple’s home field— Lincoln Financial Field— will be the greenest stadium in the world next season. The Philadelphia Opponents’ Eagles announced on Nov. 18 that they Least First Downs Rushing plan to power the stadium with a combi- Akron 1 nation of onsite wind, solar, and dual-fuel generated electricity, making it the world’s first major sports stadium to con- Season vert to self-generated renewable energy. Rushing TDs by a Sophomore Over the next year, approximately $25 million will be invested to build the system, saving the Bernard Pierce 10 Eagles an estimated $60 million in energy costs. Excess energy will be sold back to the local electric grid. Home Winning Streak 10 games PIERCE, McMANUS BREAK INTO TOP 10 (Sept. 26, 2009 to Nov. 16, 2010) Sophomores PK Brandon McManus and RB Bernard Pierce moved into the Top 10 on the ca- (Nov. 11, 1972 to Oct. 26, 1974) reer chart for scoring. McManus stands No. 5 with 166 points, while Pierce is No. 6 with 162 points . Former RB Paul Palmer (1983-87) holds the record with 264 career points scored. Home Winning Streak at LFF 10 games OLDER, WISER OWLS (Sept. 26, 2009 to Nov. 16, 2010) During the 2006 and 2007 seasons, Temple football fielded the youngest team in the nation. In 2007 alone, the Owls played 25 freshmen, including the nation’s most true freshmen (20) and the nation’s most freshman starters (12). Season Record Watch In 2010, Temple utilized just five true freshmen— LB Olaniyi Adewole (Drexel Hill, Pa.), LB Field Goals Made Wyatt Benson (Philadelphia, Pa.), DB Tomas Cabrera (Hanover, Pa.), DE Sean Daniels (Black- 1. Don Bitterlich (1975) 21 wood, N.J.), and WR Deon Miller (Highland Springs, Va.). An additional 15 redshirt freshmen 6. Cap Poklemba (2002) 14 also saw game action, including DE Shahid Paulhill (Philadelphia, Pa.) who was a member of 7. Brandon McManus 13 the starting line-up.

SOPHOMORES LEAD IN SCORING Scoring Leaders Three Temple Owls— sophomores PK Brandon McManus, RB Bernard Pierce, and RB Matt 1. Brandon McManus (2009) 96 Brown— led the Owls in team scoring. McManus was on top with 13 field goals and 31 extra Bernard Piece (2009) 96 points for 70 points, while Pierce followed with 11 touchdowns for 66 points. Brown was third 9. Don Bitterlich (1974) 71 with seven TDs for 42 points. 10. Brandon McManus 70 11. Bernard Pierce 66 www.Pierce4Heisman.com 9 2010 Season Summary CARDIAC KIDS STRIKE AGAIN 2010 Honors For the second straight year, the Temple Owls handled the pressure down the stretch. Against Bowling Green, the game’s outcome came down to the final play— the third time this season that’s happened. BGSU went for a two-point conversion to win the game, but the Owl defense Cody Booth, TE preserved the win as senior CB Marquise Liverpool broke up the two-point conversion attempt • Gavin White Local 215 Award in the end zone with no time on the clock.

Matt Brown, RB Temple’s first two games also came down to the wire. In the opener against Villanova, sopho- • Second-team All-MAC more Brandon McManus kicked a 43-yard field goal with three seconds remaining in the game • Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele to seal the win. Sophomore DB Justin Gildea added icing on the cake, returning a 26-yard fum- • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month ble for his first collegiate touchdown on the game’s final play. [October] • Midseason First-team All-MAC In the MAC opener against defending champion Central Michigan, McManus was once again by Phil Steele poised to lead the Owls to victory. After missing two field goals in the first half, McManus re- • MAC Offensive Player of the Week deemed himself, nailing a 30-yard field goal in overtime to give TU a 13-10 victory. [Oct. 3] • Philadelphia Daily News Player of the THE DRAGON SLAYERS Week [Oct. 3] Temple won its first three games of the 2010 season, and each opponent participated in post- • National Performer of the Week—RB season a year ago. In the opener the Owls defeated defending FCS national champion Vil- — Honorable Mention [Oct. 3] lanova. In the Mid-American Conference opener, TU went to overtime to beat defending MAC • Rivals.com National MAC Player of champion Central Michigan. Temple captured its first BCS win under Al Golden with a 30-16 the Week [Oct. 3] victory over Connecticut. Temple defeated Bowling Green on the game’s last play. In all, the • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week Owls faced seven opponents during the season that participated in postseason play in 2009. [Oct. 4] DON’T COUNT US OUT Nyles Bynum, WR Temple claimed a 42-35 win at Army, but the Owls trailed the entire game. TU tied the game • John Rienstra Award for Excellence at 28-28 on the opening drive of the fourth quarter before adding two Matt Brown touchdowns in Off-Season Conditioning for the win. The Owls, who trailed 28-13 in the third quarter, reeled off 29 straight points, while holding the Black Knights scoreless, for the victory. Michael Campbell, WR • Third-team All-MAC LUCKY #7 • Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Temple’s 13-10 overtime win over Central Michigan was the first in program history. Since the • Team’s Offensive MVP new overtime rules went into effect, the Owls had played in overtime six times before their first • National Performer of the Week—WR win, including three times under head coach Al Golden. — Honorable Mention [Nov. 21]

Steve Caputo, OL • 2010 NovaCare Comeback Student-Athlete of the Year

Vaughn Charlton, TE • Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention • Owl Club Academic Award • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic All-Area Football Team • Preseason First-team All-MAC by Phil Steele’s College Football

10 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Offense 2010 Honors GERARDI TAKES OVER AT QB R-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi (Parsippany, N.J.) made his debut at quarterback in the win Mike Gerardi, QB over Bowling Green. Just his second appearance in a game, last year he played on special • MAC Offensive Player of the Week teams against Kent State. [Nov. 8] • Rivals.com National MAC Player of His 80-yard TD pass to WR Rod Streater was the first passing TD of his career. Gerardi finished the Week [Nov. 8] 9-of-15 for 163 yards and two touchdowns against the Falcons. • ESPN Helmet Stickers [Nov. 8] • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week In his first start, Gerardi led the Owls to a 42-0 win at Buffalo. He went 9-of-15 again, this time [Nov. 8] for 131 yards and three touchdowns. Justin Gildea, DB In the 30-0 shutout of Akron, Gerardi made his second consecutive start at quarterback. He fin- • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic ished 15-of-22 for 209 yards (all career highs) and one touchdown. All-Area Football Team

In the 28-10 win at Kent State, Gerardi made his third consecutive start at quarterback. In the Delano Green, WR second quarter, Gerardi put the Owls on the scoreboard with the first rushing TD of his career • Fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele with a nine-yard run. He finished 21-of-29 for 368 yards and two touchdowns. The 368 yards • J. Myron Honigman Award for Spirit, passing were the most ever by a TU first-year starter at QB, eclipsing Adam DiMichele’s record Dedication & Loyalty of 322 yards set against Northern Illinois in 2006. • Midseason Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Following the game, Gerardi earned ESPN Helmet Stickers, MAC Offensive Player of the Week, • Preseason Second-team All-MAC and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week. He was also named the Rivals.com National MAC by Phil Steele’s College Football Player of the Week. Kee-ayre Griffin, DB Against Ohio, Gerardi finished with career highs in completions (28) and attempts (42) for 311 • Fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele yards and two touchdowns. Josh Hutchison, WR At Miami, Gerardi went 11-of-27 fpr 1-8 yards. • J. Myron Honigman Award for Spirit, Dedication & Loyalty In six games, Gerardi was 93-of-156 for 1,290 yards and 10 touchdowns. Jaiquawn Jarrett, DB Gerardi joined the team as a walk-on in the spring of 2008. He has since earned a scholarship. • 2011 Under Armour Senior Bowl • Pro Football Weekly All-American MOVIN’ ON UP • First-team All-MAC Sophomore RBs Matt Brown and Bernard Pierce continue to move up the career rushing charts, • Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele chasing Temple’s career leader Paul Palmer (1983-86) who had 4,895 yards and 39 TDs. • Owl Award / Team MVP • Captains’ Award Pierce, who reached the 2,000-yard milestone against Akron, has 2,089 career rushing yards to • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic rank sixth on the Owls’ all-time list. He is second behind Palmer in rushing touchdowns with 26. All-Area Football Team • Jim Thorpe Award Watch List Brown, who reached the 1,000-yard milestone at Northern Illinois, now has 1,357 rushing yards. • MAC Defensive Player of the Week [Sept. 27] BERNIE & THE BUG GIVE ONE-TWO PUNCH AT BUFFALO • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week Sophomore RBs Matt Brown and Bernard Pierce became the ninth duo in school history to [Sept. 27] rush for 100 yards in the same game. At Buffalo Brown had 109 yards, while Pierce finished • Preseason CDS Honorable Mention with 106 yards and two touchdowns. All-American • Preseason First-team All-MAC The last time two Temple players rushed for 100 yards came in 2004 as QB Walter Washington by Phil Steele’s College Football (119) and RB Umar Ferguson (118) accomplished the feat against Florida A&M. The last time • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon two RBs rushed for 100 yards in the same game was in 1997 by Stacey Mack (164) and Elmarko • 2010 NFF & CFHF Scholar Athlete Jackson (101) against Rutgers. • 2010 Enterprise Spirit & Sportsmanship Award www.Pierce4Heisman.com 11 2010 Season Summary CAMPBELL LEADS RECEIVING CORPS 2010 Honors Senior Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) finished his final season with a bang.

In the season opener against Villanova, the senior led the receiving corps with a career-high 127 Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, LB yards and a 62-yard touchdown on a career-high eight receptions. • Second-team All-MAC • Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Campbell led the Owls with 124 yards and a career-high two touchdowns on five receptions in • Carlos Diaz Award / Most Improved Player the win at Army. He caught a 24-yard TD pass from WR Joe Jones. • Midseason Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele In the win at Buffalo, Campbell had three receptions for 24 yards and a touchdown. In the shutout • Preseason First-team All-MAC of Akron, Campbell had 96 yards on three receptions. by Phil Steele’s College Football With his career-high 137 yards in the win at Kent State, Campbell reached the 1,000-yard mile- Elisha Joseph, NT stone with his third 100-yard receiving game. • First-team All-MAC • Academic All-MAC Team Against Ohio, Campbell had a career-high 11 receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns. It was • Fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele the fourth 100-yard game of his career (all this season), moving him to No. 4 on TU’s all-time list. • George M/ Illman Award for Leadership At Miami, Campbell had three catches for 24 yards. • Captains’ Award • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic After 12 games, Campbell led the Owl receiving corps with 724 yards and six touchdowns on 45 All-Area Football Team receptions. He is No. 14 on Temple’s career receiving list with 1,229 yards. • 2010 CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee BIG PLAY PAYS OFF FOR STREATER Junior WR Rod Streater (Burlington, N.J.) had a big catch in the win over Bowling Green. His Amara Kamara, LB 80-yard TD reception not only marked the Owls longest pass play in 12 years, but it marked • 2010 Allstate AFCA Good Works Streater’s longest reception and his first touchdown. Team Member • Athole Jacobi Award for Outstanding In his first game as an Owl, Streater started in the win over Villanova. He finished with 46 yards Community Service on four catches. In the win over Central Michigan, Streater added 64 yards on two receptions, • Captains’ Award including a 56-yard catch. He had a 10-yard reception in the win at Army. • Preseason Third-team All-MAC • 2010 Temple Teammates Award Streater had a perfect game at Buffalo, scoring a touchdown on each of his two receptions, in- for community service cluding a 42-yard TD catch. Marquise Liverpool, DB In the shutout of Akron, Streater led the Owls with five receptions for 35 yards. • Team’s Special Teams MVP • Preseason Honorable Mention In the win at Kent State, Streater had 75 yards and a touchdown on five catches. Against Ohio, All-MAC by Phil Steele’s College Football he gained 60 yards on four receptions. Colin Madison, OL • First-team All-MAC At Miami, Streater had two catches for 43 yards while rushing three times for 33 yards. • First-team All-MAC by Phil Steele • Rivals.com All-Non Bowl Team A starter in nine games, Streater finished second in receiving with 481 yards and four touch- • Top Hog Award / Best Offensive Lineman downs on 30 receptions. • Midseason Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele BUG HAS CAREER DAY AT ARMY • Preseason First-team All-MAC Sophomore RB Matt Brown, nicknamed Bug by the coaching staff for his speed and elusiveness, by Phil Steele’s College Football had a career performance in TU’s 42-35 win at Army. In his third start of the season, he recorded • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon the first 200-yard game of his career and his fourth 100-yard game. Brown had two TDs and 108 • New York Post’s yards on seven carries in the first quarter alone. He finished the game with a career-high 226 Most Under-Publicized Team yards and a school record and career-high four rushing TDs on career-high 28 carries.

His four rushing TDs tied the Michie Stadium record first set by Tony Dorsett (Pittsburgh) in 1975. The last time a Temple player had four rushing TDs was Walter Washington vs. West Vir- ginia in 2003.

12 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Following his performance, Brown earned Honorable Mention National Player of the Week hon- ors as well as Rivals.com National MAC Player of the Week accolades. 2010 Honors

STEWART, COYER ADD DEPTH AT QUARTERBACK Jordan Martin, LB R-junior served as the Owls’ starting quarterback for the first seven games. Chester Stewart • Dr. Arthur N. Cook Most Courageous Athlete Award In the season opener against Villanova, Stewart had a career-high 200 passing yards while tying his completions in a game (16). He was 16-27-0 for 200 yards and one touchdown. In the win Brandon McManus, PK over Central Michigan, Stewart went 16-of-22 for 151 yards. • Fourth-team All-MAC by Phil Steele • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic Guiding the Owls to their third consecutive win, Stewart went 11-of-21 for 159 yards and a All-Area Football Team touchdown against Connecticut. At No. 23/20 Penn State, Stewart was 8-of-19 for 46 yards. • National Placekicker of the Week by College Football Performance In the 42-35 come-from-behind win at Army, Stewart went 7-of-16 for 127 yards and a touch- Awards [Oct. 31] down. He also rushed for 19 yards. Stewart went 13-of-27 for 148 yards and a touchdown at • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month Northern Illinois. He played just one series against Bowling Green, going 1-of-3 for 11 yards. [September] • Groza Star of the Week [Sept. 6] After nine games, Stewart was 72-of-135 for 842 yards and four touchdowns. • MAC Specialist of the Week [Sept. 6] • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week R-freshman (Oak Hill, Va.) saw his first action at QB in the win at Buffalo. He rushed Chris Coyer [Sept. 6] for nine yards but did not throw a pass. Against Ohio, Coyer was 1-of-1 for 10 yards with a • Preseason Fourth-team All-MAC three-yard rush. at Miami, he was 1-of-1 for 37 yards while rushing for five yards. by Phil Steele’s College Football

HE’S BACKKKKKK Darius Morris, OL Heisman Trophy candidate and All-American RB Bernard Pierce returned to the backfield after • First-team All-MAC an outstanding freshman campaign. • Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele • Captains’ Award In the season opener against Villanova, Pierce led all rushers with 75 yards on 20 carries. Pierce • Midseason Second-team All-MAC had a team-best 57 yards and a touchdown on 10 carries in the win over Central Michigan. by Phil Steele • Preseason Second-team All-MAC In the win over Connecticut, Pierce returned to form in his first start of the season. He rushed for by Phil Steele’s College Football 169 yards and two touchdowns while adding his first TD reception, a 27-yarder. Pierce was named • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon the MAC Offensive Player of the Week, the Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week, ECAC Offensive Player of the Week, and OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week following his performance. Myron Myles, RB • Offensive Scout Team Player of the At No. 23/20 Penn State, Pierce scored both touchdowns, finishing with 42 yards on 10 carries Year before leaving the game with an injury. He did not travel to Army. James Nixon, DB / KR Hampered by injury, Pierce saw limited action at Northern Illinois, gaining just six yards on three • Third-team All-MAC by Phil Steele carries. • Paul Hornung Award Watch List • Preseason First-team All-MAC In the win over Bowling Green, Pierce had his second 100-yard game of the season and the by Phil Steele’s College Football eighth 100-yard game of his career. He finished with 106 yards and a touchdown on 15 carries • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon At Buffalo, Pierce rushed for 106 yards and and two touchdowns on 23 carries, marking his John Palumbo, OL third 100-yard game of the season and the ninth 100-yard game of his career. • Preseason Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele’s College Football In the shutout of Akron, Pierce led the Owls with 83 yards and a touchdown en route to sur- passing the 2,000-yard rushing plateau in his career. Shahid Paulhill, DL • Fourth-team All-Freshman In the win at Kent State, Piece led TU with 84 yards and a touchdown on 28 carries. He also had by Phil Steele an eight-yard reception. Against Ohio, Pierce saw action on the first play before being sidelined with an injury. He did not play at Miami.

www.Pierce4Heisman.com 13 2010 Season Summary In 10 games, Pierce finished second in team rushing with 728 yards and 10 touchdowns on 154 2010 Honors carries. He also had 87 yards and a touchdown on eight receptions. Pierce finished second in scoring with 66 points. Pierce stands No. 6 on TU’s career rushing list with 2,089 yards. His 10 touchdowns tied the record, held by Tanardo Sharps (2000), by a sophomore. Bernard Pierce, RB • First-team All-MAC RACING TO THE TOP • First-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Sophomore running backs Matt Brown and Bernard Pierce, once again, were the Owls’ rush- • All-America, Doak Walker Award, ing leaders. Here’s a look at how they compare to Temple’s legendary players as they moved & Heisman Trophy Candidate up the career ranks. • Doak Walker Award Watch List • Walter Camp Player of the Year Rushing Yards in a Season by a SOPHOMORE Watch List Player (Sophomore Season) GP Att. Yards Rushing TDs 100-Yd Gms • Maxwell Award Watch List Tanardo Sharps (2000) 11 202 1,038 10 5 • Midseason Second-team All-MAC Paul Palmer (1984) 11 182 885 9 2 by Phil Steele Matt Brown (2010) 12 162 830 7 2 • National Performer of the Week—RB Anthony Anderson (1976) 10 176 803 2 1 — Honorable Mention [Sept. 19] by Bernard Pierce (2010) 10 154 728 10 3 College Football Performance Awards Tim Brown (2004) 10 108 432 2 0 • ESPN Helmet Stickers from Lou Holtz Todd McNair (1986) 10 63 253 3 0 [Sept. 18] • MAC Offensive Player of the Week LOADED BACKFIELD [Sept. 20] Bernard Pierce wasn’t the only weapon in Temple’s rushing arsenal. Fellow sophomore RB Matt • Rivals.com MAC Player of the Week Brown, who received the starting nod in the first two games, put the Owls on the scoreboard [Sept. 20] in the win over Villanova. He rushed for 54 yards, including a 17-yard TD, on 10 carries. In the • AT&T ESPN All-America Player of the win over Central Michigan, Brown had 48 yards on 16 carries. He also had 17 yards on four re- Week Finalist [Sept. 20] ceptions. • ECAC Offensive Player of the Week [Sept. 20] At No. 23/20 Penn State, Brown had 12 carries for 48 yards as well as a nine-yard reception. • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week He is second in team rushing with 158 yards and a touchdown on 40 carries. He also has 37 [Sept. 20] yards on seven receptions. • CFI Preseason Honorable Mention All-American Brown had a career day at Army. In his third start of the season, he rushed for a career-high four • CDS Preseason Honorable Mention touchdowns and a career-high 226 yards, marking his first 200-yard game. All-American • Preseason First-team All-MAC Brown led all Temple rushers with 93 yards and a touchdown on 13 carries at Northern Illinois. by Phil Steele’s College Football • Preseason MAC Offensive Player of In the win at Buffalo, Brown rushed for 109 yards, coupling with Pierce as just the ninth duo in the Year & All-MAC by Blue Ribbon school history to each rush for 100 yards in the same game. In the shutout of Akron, Brown rushed 13 times for 69 yards and had a three-yard reception. In the win at Kent State, Brown Adrian Robinson, DE rushed four times for 20 yards. • First-team All-MAC • Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Against Ohio, Brown led all rushers with 72 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries. He also had • Bronko Nagurski Watch List four receptions for 20 yards. At Miami, Brown had 56 yards on 14 carries. • Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List • MAC Specialist of the Week [Oct. 18] In 12 games, Brown was the team rushing leader with 830 yards and seven touchdowns on 162 • CFI Preseason Honorable Mention carries. All-American • Walter Camp National Defensive THE BUCK STOPS HERE Player of the Week [Sept. 19] The Owl rushers credited their explosive offensive line— the 2009 Team Offensive MVP— as the • Preseason First-team All-MAC reason for success. In 2010, Temple’s offensive line remained solid as a rock, returning six by Phil Steele’s College Football starters, including three All-MAC honorees— junior LG Wayne Tribue (York, Pa.)/r-junior Derek • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon Dennis (Blackwood, N.J.), r-junior C John Palumbo (Lyndhurst, N.J.), junior RG Pat Boyle (Tow- son, Md.)/Colin Madison (Villa Park, Ill.), and r-senior RT Darius Morris (Long Branch, N.J.).

14 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Adding depth were r-junior Jeremy Schonbrunner (Salisbury, Md.), as well as r-sophomore Martin Wallace (New York, NY.). Schonbrunner recovered the first blocked punt of his career 2010 Honors in the win at Kent State.

Against Ohio, the offensive line had a new look with players switching positions. Tribue made Evan Rodriguez, TE his first start at center, while Dennis made the first fumble recovery of his career in the fourth • First-team All-MAC quarter. • Second-team All-MAC by Phil Steele • Midseason Third-team All-MAC UP IN THE AIR by Phil Steele The receiving corps saw a lot of action this fall. R-junior Joe Jones (Davie, Fla.) led all receivers at No. 23/20 Penn State with 27 yards on three receptions. He showed off his arm in the win at Jeremy Schonbrunner, OL Army, tossing a 24-yard touchdown pass to WR Michael Campbell. Jones led all receivers with • 2010 Mark Bresani Award 60 yards on three catches at Northern Illinois. Jones has 169 yards on 11 receptions. Chester Stewart, QB Senior Delano Green (Fredericksburg, Va.), senior Josh Hutchison (Hollidaysburg, Pa.), and • Preseason Fourth-team All-MAC freshman Deon Miller (Highland Springs, Va.) also saw action. by Phil Steele’s College Football

In the win at Kent State, r-freshman WR Ryan Alderman (Downingtown, Pa.) had his first re- Rod Streater, WR ception. He finished with two catches for 40 yards, all career highs. Against Ohio, Alderman had • Team’s Newcomer of the Year five receptions for 73 yards. At Miami, Alderman led the receiving corps with 41 yards on three • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic receptions. All-Area Football Team • Preseason Honorable Mention All- DON’T FORGET THE TIGHT ENDS MAC by Phil Steele’s College Football Adding to the blocking and receiving corps was Temple’s deep pocket of tight ends. Martin Wallace, OL R-junior Evan Rodriguez (North Bergen, N.J.) had two receptions for 14 yards against Villanova., • Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention Rodriguez caught a 31-yard touchdown pass, his first TD of the season, at Northern Illinois. He • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic finished with a career-high 43 yards. In the win over Bowling Green, he had a 46-yard touchdown All-Area Football Team reception . In the win at Kent State he had three receptions for 28 yards. Jeff Wathne, P Rodriguez led the TEs (standing third overall) with 247 yards and two touchdowns on 21 re- • Athole Jacobi Award for Outstanding ceptions. Community Service • Midseason Third-team All-MAC R-freshman Alex Jackson (Dunnellon, Fla.) had an eight-yard catch in his collegiate debut by Phil Steele against Villanova. He caught his first TD pass with a 10-yard reception in the shutout of Akron. In the win at Kent State, Jackson had a 49-yard TD reception, the second of his career. He made Tahir Whitehead, LB a 28-yard catch against Ohio. • National Performer of the Week—LB Honorable Mention— [Sept. 19] R-junior Matt Balasavage (Lancaster, Pa.), r-senior Vaughn Charlton (Landenburg, Pa.), and junior Morkeith Brown (Harrisburg, Pa.) played in both wins. R-freshman Zach Kane (Toms Jeff Whittingham, DL River, N.J.), listed as a linebacker, saw action on offense against the Chippewas. • Defensive Scout Team Player of the Year Charlton made two receptions, his first at TE, for 10 yards in the win over Central Michigan. He caught a two-point conversion pass in the win at Army. At the end of spring drills, Charlton moved from quarterback to tight end to top the depth chart. A team captain in 2009, Charlton finished the season 107-of-213 for 1,390 yards and 10 touchdowns in nine starts.

www.Pierce4Heisman.com 15 2010 Season Summary 2010 Honors Defense SHUTOUT FIRSTS Muhammad Wilkerson, DT Temple’s defense was clicking on all cylinders in the 42-0 win at Buffalo. The shutout was the • First-team All-MAC first under Al Golden. The last Temple shutout was a 35-0 win over Boston University at Hershey • First-team All-MAC by Phil Steele Stadium on Sept. 5, 1992. It was the first shutout of a BCS opponent since a 17-0 win at East • Team’s Defensive MVP Carolina on Sept. 8, 1984. • Outland Trophy Watch List • Midseason First-team All-MAC For the first time in 39 years, the Owl recorded back-to-back shutout victories (at Buffalo and by Phil Steele against Akron). The last time the Owls had two consecutive shutouts came in 1971 at Connecticut • MAC Defensive Player of the Week (38-0, Oct. 9) and against Xavier (38-0, Oct. 16). [Oct. 25] • MAC Defensive Player of the Week INTERCEPTION U [Sept. 13] Three Owls had big interceptions in the win at Buffalo. Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph had • OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week a 42-yard interception return in the second quarter, marking his first interception this season and [Sept. 13] the second of his career. Sophomore DB Maurice Jones’ interception in the third quarter was • Preseason First Team All-MAC the first of his career. Senior S Jaiquawn Jarrett added another pick in the third quarter, his first by Phil Steele’s College Football of the season and the third interception of his career. • Preseason All-MAC by Blue Ribbon PEANUT EMERGES AS LINEBACKING LEADER Stephen Yuan, OL Taking over the linebacking corps this year is defensive coordinator Mark D’Onofrio. Strong in • Academic All-MAC Honorable Mention numbers, the linebackers also return tremendous game experience. • Philadelphia Inquirer’s Academic All-Area Football Team In the middle, senior Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn) took over for three-year starter Alex Joseph.The first-team All-MAC honoree and two-year starter had four tackles in the win Dan Weick, manager over Villanova. Against Central Michigan, he had six tackles. A Connecticut native, Joseph led • John “D” Award for Outstanding the Owls with nine tackles and two break-ups against the Huskies. He had nine tackles and a Student Manager forced fumble at No. 23/20 Penn State. In the win at Army, Joseph led TU with a career-high 12 tackles. He added 11 tackles, a TFL, and a sack at Northern Illinois. In the win over Bowling Al Golden Green, he had two solo tackles and three break-ups. Joseph had three solo tackles, two TFL, and • Philadelphia Maagazine’s 2010 a 42-yard interception return in the win at Buffalo. In the shutout of Akron, Joseph recorded “Best College Coach in the Region” four solo tackles. He added five tackles in the win at Kent State. Against Ohio, Joseph had six solo tackles in the first half before leaving the game with a season-ending knee injury. Team • 2010 Mayor’s Cup champion After 11 games, Joseph finished second with 71 tackles, including a team-best 46 solo takedowns. • First overtime victory in program’s He also had 5.5 TFL, a team-high six break-ups, a sack, an interception, and a forced fumble. history [13-10 vs. Central Michigan, 9-9-10] • First win over a BCS team under STRONG ON THE OUTSIDE Al Golden [30-16 vs. Connecticut, 9-18-10] On the outside, senior LB Amara Kamara (Newark, N.J.) was tough this fall. A starter in all 12 • Largest margin of victory in a MAC contests, he had nine tackles at No. 23/20 Penn State and in the win at Army. In the shutout of game, 42 points at Buffalo [10-23-10] Akron, Kamara had five solo tackles. Against Ohio, he led the Owls with a career-high 12 tack- • Best start to the season since 1979 les, including a game-high seven solos, and a forced fumble. Kamara led the Owls with a game- • Most consecutive home wins [10] high 10 tackles at Miami. In 12 games, Kamara had 67 tackles,four break--ups, and a forced • Most consecutive home wins at fumble. Lincoln Financial Field [10] • 10 consecutive MAC wins at home Junior Tahir Whitehead (Newark, N.J.) led the linebackers with five tackles, including a TFL, • First back-to-back bowl eligibility in the win over Villanova. He added four tackles in the win over Central Michigan. Against Con- in school history necticut, he had five tackles, including 3.5 TFL, and a sack. At No. 23/20 Penn State Whitehead • First back-to-back winning seasons had a career-high nine tackles, a sack, and a forced fumble. He had six tackles at Northern Illi- since the 1978 and 1979 seasons nois. Whitehead had five tackles in the win over Bowling Green. He had four solo tackles and a • Two consecutive shutouts for the first hurry in the win at Buffalo. In the shutout of Akron, Whitehead had three solo tackles, two TFL, time since 1971 and a forced fumble. Against Ohio, he had four tackles and a break-up. Whitehead had five tack- • First Senior Class to finish with a les and a six-yard interception return at Miami. After 12 games, Whitehead had 56 tackles, 7.5 TFL, winning record (26-23) since 1982 two sacks, two forced fumbles, two break-ups, an interception, and a hurry. [28 years] 16 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Junior Quinten White (Philadelphia, Pa.) had his first fumble recovery and defensive touchdown of his career in the win over Bowling Green. In the win at Kent State, he had three solo stops, including an eight-yard TFL. Helmet Stickers

JOHNSON SHINES IN NEW ROLE The Owls are awarded Diamond After an impressive spring, r-junior LB Stephen Johnson (Norristown, Pa.) worked his way into stickers for their helmets following the starting line-up for the first three games. good performances on and off the playing field. In his first game action, he had four tackles and a break-up in the win over Villanova. In the win over Central Michigan, Johnson led all Owls with a career-high eight solo tackles. In back-to-back Here are the season leaders and this plays in the first quarter, he recorded the first forced fumble and interception of his career. In the week’s top recipients. win over Connecticut, Johnson had three solo takedowns. He had three tackles in the win at Army. He added two solo takedowns at Northern Illinois.Johnson made three solo stops in the win over Bowling Green. After 12 games, Johnson had 31 tackles, including 21 solos, an inter- 2010 ception, a forced fumble, and a break-up.

YO, ADRIAN Season Leaders The strength of TU’s defense began with the defensive line. Under the guidance of former NFL coach Jethro Franklin, in his first season at Temple, the line had experience and depth. First- 1. DT Muhammad Wilkerson 79 team All-MAC and MAC Defensive Player of the Year Adrian Robinson returned to his starting 2. OL Colin Madison 76 role for his junior season. The left end led the Owls and the MAC with 13 sacks, a team-best 3. DB Kee-ayre Griffin 68 14.0 TFL, five forced fumbles, three break-ups, and three hurries last season. 4. DB Jaiquawn Jarrett 67 5. RB Matt Brown 65 In the win over Villanova, Robinson finished with five solo tackles and a sack. Against Central 6. DE Adrian Robinson 64 Michigan, he had three solo tackles, including a TFL. LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph 64 8. OL Derek Dennis 63 Robinson’s play against Connecticut earned him Walter Camp National Defensive Player of the DB Justin Gildea 62 Week honors. He forced a fumble and returned it 24 yards for the go-ahead touchdown with 8:28 10. DB Marquise Liverpool 59 left in the game. He finished with four tackles, including three solos, and two forced fumbles. LB Tahir Whitehead 59

At No. 23/20 Penn State, Robinson had a solo tackle and a fumble recovery. In the win at Army, he had five tackles. In five games, Robinson has 18 tackles, 13 solo, and a team-best two forced fumbles and a team-best two fumble recoveries. At Northern Illinois, Robinson had five tackles and blocked a punt. This Week’s

In the win over Bowling Green, Robinson blocked BGSU’s PAT attempt on the team’s first touch- down. That missed PAT was the difference in the game, forcing the Falcons to opt for a two-point Top 10 Leaders conversion (for the win) on the game’s final play. Robinson finished the game with two solo tack- les, a 14-yard sack, and the PAT block en route to MAC Specialist of the Week honors. following the Ohio game: 1. OL Derek Dennis 8 In the win at Kent State, Robinson had three tackles, including a six-yard sack, and a forced OL Martin Wallace 8 fumble. Against Ohio, he had four tackles. Robinson had three tackles and a break-up at Miami. WR Michael Campbell 8 4. RB Matt Brown 7 A starter in all 12 games at defensive end, Robinson had 38 tackles,4.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks, three OL Colin Madison 7 forced fumbles, two fumble recoveries, and two blocks. 6. OL John Palumbo 6 7. LB Amara Kamara 5 WILKERSON SHINES ON THE LINE RB Ahkeem Smith 5 At tackle, first-team All-MAC junior Muhammad Wilkerson (Linden, N.J.) had five tackles OL Wayne Tribue 5 against Villanova including a TFL. In the win over Central Michigan, he had six tackles, a career- OL Darius Morris 5 high two sacks, a career-high 3.0 TFL, and a forced fumble en route to MAC Defensive Player OL Pat Boyle 5 of the Week honors. Wilkerson had two tackles against UConn. He added nine tackles and a forced fumble at No. 23/20 Penn State. Wilkerson had five tackles, including 1.5 TFL and a sack, in the win at Army. He had nine tackles at Northern Illinois.Wilkerson had nine tackles in the win over Bowling Green, including a career-high eight solo takedowns. In the win at Buffalo, Wilk- erson led the Owls with six tackles and a career-high 2.5 sacks en route to MAC Defensive www.Pierce4Heisman.com 17 2010 Season Summary Player of the Week honors for the second time. In the shutout of Akron, he had four solo tack- Game Captains les. In the win at Kent State, Wilkerson led the Owls with six tackles and a career-high three sacks. Against Ohio, Wilkerson had two solo tackles and a fumble recovery. He had seven tack- Villanova Michael Campbell les and an eight-yard sack at Miami. Jaiquawn Jarrett Eli Joseph Chester Stewart After 12 games, Wilkerson was third with 70 tackles while leading the Owls with 13.0 TFL and 9.5 sacks. Central Michigan Eli Joseph Colin Madison MORE ON THE D-D-D-DEFENSIVE LINE Darius Morris R-freshman Shahid Paulhill (Philadelphia, Pa.), who received a starting role in his collegiate Muhammad Wilkerson debut against Villanova, had three solo takedowns, including a TFL, and a blocked field goal. He Connecticut Eli Joseph added four tackles in the win over Central Michigan. Paulhill had a solo tackle against UConn. Elijah “Peanut” Joseph He added six takedowns at No. 23/20 Penn State. Paulhill had three tackles in the win at Army. Darius Morris He had two solo takedowns and a sack in the win at Buffalo. In the shutout of Akron, Paulhill had Chester Stewart two solo tackles. at Penn State Jaiquawn Jarrett Darius Morris Senior Elisha Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) took over at nose tackle, succeeding three-time All- Chester Stewart MAC honoree Andre Neblett. At No. 23/20 Penn State Joseph had a career-high 10 tackles. In Muhammad Wilkerson the win over Bowling Green, Joseph recorded a career-high seven solo tackles, more than dou- at Army Vaughn Charlton bling his solo tackles for the season in one game. In the win at Kent State, he had three tack- Jaiquawn Jarrett les, including a five-yard TFL. Against Ohio, Joseph had three solo tackles. He had seven tackles Amara Kamara at Miami. A starter at nose tackle in all 12 games, Joseph had 44 tackles, including 22 solo Colin Madison takedowns. at NIU Jaiquawn Jarrett Eli Joseph FRESHMAN MAKES BIG PLAYS Colin Madison Freshman DE Sean Daniels (Blackwood, N.J.) one of five true freshmen to play this season, Darius Morris recorded his first career sack for 11 yards in the win over Bowling Green. He had two solo take- downs in the win at Buffalo. BGSU Jaiquawn Jarrett Eli Joseph Darius Morris In the shutout of Akron, Daniels recorded two sacks. In the win at Kent State, he had three tack- Ahkeem Smith les, a 10-yard sack, and a break-up.

at Buffalo Matt Brown Jaiquawn Jarrett SECONDARY SECOND TO NONE Eli Joseph At free safety, first-team All-MAC selection Jaiquawn Jarrett returned for his senior season. The Elijah “Peanut” Joseph three-year starter led the defense in the win over Villanova with seven tackles, including a TFL. He Darius Morris added three tackles and a 28-yard fumble recovery in the win over Central Michigan. Against Con- necticut, Jarrett had seven tackles. At No. 23/20 Penn State, he posted a game-high 11 tackles en Akron Jaiquawn Jarrett Darius Morris route to MAC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Jarrett had eight tackles, including seven solos Muhammad Wilkerson and a TFL, in the win at Army. He led the Owls with a career-high 13 tackles and a forced fumble at Northern Illinois. Jarrett added nine tackles in the win over Bowling Green. In the win at Buffalo, Jar- at KSU Vaughn Charlton rett had five tackles and an interception. Against Ohio, he had two solo tackles, a break-up, and a Jaiquawn Jarrett Eli Joseph 29-yard interception return. The interception was the ninth of his career, tying him for No. 9 on Tem- Elijah “Peanut” Joseph ple’s all-time interceptions chart. He had seven tackles at Miami. Colin Madison After 12 games, Jarrett was the Owl leader with 74 tackles, including 41 solos. He played in EVERY Ohio Vaughn Charlton game of his collegiate career and sported a team-best 43 consecutive starting appearances. Jaiquawn Jarrett Eli Joseph Amara Kamara At strong safety r-junior Kevin Kroboth (Nazareth, Pa.) added two solo takedowns, including a TFL, Colin Madison against the Wildcats. He added a solo tackle in the win over UConn. Kroboth had six tackles in the Darius Morris win at Army. He had seven tackles at Northern Illinois. In the win at Buffalo, Kroboth had three solo at Miami (OH) Mike Gerardi tackles and a TFL. In the shutout of Akron, Kroboth had a solo tackle and a four-yard interception re- Jaiquawn Jarrett turn. Against Ohio, he had two solo tackles. Kroboth had five tackles, including a TFL, at Miami. Eli Joseph Darius Morris

18 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary GILDEA HAS BIG NIGHT Sophomore DB Justin Gildea (Hollidaysburg, Pa.), who played in 12 games as a true freshman, Inside Temple had a big night in the win over Villanova. On defense he had four solo tackles. He also played on the kickoff unit. Football with On the final play of the game against the Wildcats, Gildea returned a fumble 26 yards for his first collegiate touchdown. Al Golden

In the win over Central Michigan, Gildea had six tackles, including a TFL. At No. 23/20 Penn State, he had eight tackles. He had five tackles in the win over Bowling Green. Gildea led the Owls with six tackles in the win at Buffalo. In the shutout of Akron, Gildea led the Owls with six solo tackles. The Temple University Department of In the win at Kent State, Gildea had three solo tackles and a fumble recovery. Against Ohio, he had Intercollegiate Athletics has partnered four solo tackles. Gildea had four tackles at Miami. with (215) Sports & Entertainment to produce Inside Temple Football with Al After 12 games, Gildea was fifth on the team with 58 tackles, two fumble recoveries, and a break-up. Golden, a bi-weekly television and web show featuring exclusive behind the CATCH THIS scenes access to the Owls’ football Senior DB Marquise Liverpool (Ramsey, N.J.) made his first interception of the season in the win program. over Villanova.. He returned it four yards. It was the fourth interception of his career. The 30-minute television show aired He had five solo tackles in the win over Central Michigan. Liverpool had three solo takedowns against six installments during the season on Connecticut. He had seven tackles, 1.5 TFL, and a break-up in the win at Army. At Northern Illinois Comcast SportsNet. Liverpool had seven tackles and his first career fumble recovery. In just two plays in 12 seconds, the Owls scored on a 25-yard run by sophomore Matt Brown. Episode Liverpool broke up a two-point conversion attempt in the end zone with no time on the clock to #1 Friday, August 27 7 p.m. preserve Temple’s 28-27 win over Bowling Green. #2 Thursday, Sept. 16 11 p.m. #3 Monday, Oct. 4 8 p.m. GRIFFIN SAVES THE DAY #4 Thursday, Oct. 14 11 p.m. Junior DB Kee-ayre Griffin’s (East Orange, N.J.) first interception this season, and just the sec- #5 Thursday, Oct. 28 11 p.m. ond of his career, was a biggie. #6 Thursday, Nov. 14 11 p.m.

In overtime against defending MAC champion Central Michigan, Griffin intercepted a pass in Replays the endzone, denying the Chippewas a touchdown and giving the Owls the ball. TU went on to #1 Sunday, August 29 2:30 p.m. kick a game-winning field goal in the 13-10 win. Griffin had five tackles in the win over Con- #2 Friday, Sept. 17 4 p.m. necticut. At No. 23/20 Penn State, he had four solo tackles. Griffin had four tackles and a break- #3 Friday, Oct. 8 4 p.m. up in the win at Army. He had six tackles at Northern Illinois. Griffin led the TU defense with a #4 Friday, Oct. 15 4 p.m. career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops, the most by a Temple defender this season. In #5 Friday, Oct. 29 4 p.m. the win at Buffalo, he recovered the fumble on the opening kickoff. #6 Friday, Nov. 15 4 p.m.

In the shutout of Akron, Griffin blocked a 42-yard field goal attempt in the second quarter for his first defensive block, helping to preserve TU’s second consecutive shutout. Each show was accessed throughout the month it aired by Comcast’s In the win at Kent State, Griffin led the Owls with six tackles, including a TFL. Against Ohio, he had digital cable subscribers via its two solo tackles. OnDemand service.

After 12 games, Griffin had 51 tackles, three break-ups, 2.5 TFL, an interception, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a blocked field goal. Also, (215) Sports & Entertainment will produce a number of segments exclusively for Temple’s Athletic website, Owlsports.com.

www.Pierce4Heisman.com 19 2010 Season Summary Coaching Staff’s Special Teams BEGINNER’S LUCK ? Players of the Game In the win at Buffalo, true freshman walk-on WR Tomas Cabrera (Hanover, Pa.) finally suited Offense up for the Owls. On the opening kickoff— his very first play— he forced a fumble which led to Villanova Michael Campbell a Bernard Pierce touchdown just six plays later. He also had a solo tackle in his debut. Central Michigan Matt Brown UConn Bernard Pierce In his second road game— the win at Kent State— Cabrera forced another fumble, his second at Penn State — at Army Matt Brown in three games, and added a solo tackle. at NIU Colin Madison BGSU Bernard Pierce Cabrera was the fifth true freshman to see action for Temple this fall. at Buffalo Rod Streater Akron Mike Gerardi at KSU Mike Gerardi McMANUS NAILS CAREER-LONG FIELD GOAL IN OPENER Ohio Michael Campbell Sophomore kicker Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) had a career night in the opener against at Miami (OH) — Villanova.

Defense His 53-yard field goal in the second quarter is his career long. It is also the second-longest field Villanova Jaiquawn Jarrett Central Michigan Muhammad Wilkerson goal in school history. Don Bitterlich holds the school record with a 56-yarder (vs. Akron) and UConn Elijah “Peanut” Joseph a 53-yarder (vs. Dayton) in the 1975 season. at Penn State Jaiquawn Jarrett at Army Amara Kamara at NIU Jaiquawn Jarrett McManus made a career-high four field goals against the Wildcats, including the game-winning BGSU Elisha Joseph 43-yarder with just three seconds remaining. He also added a PAT. at Buffalo Muhammad Wilkerson Akron Elijah “Peanut” Joseph at KSU Muhammad Wilkerson In the win over Central Michigan, McManus nailed a 30-yard field goal in overtime to seal the Ohio Amara Kamara Owls’ win over the defending MAC champion. Against Connecticut, McManus had a 32-yard at Miami (OH) — field goal and three extra points. McManus earned OwlSports.com Athlete of the Month hon- ors for September. Special Teams Villanova Brandon McManus In the win at Army, McManus kicked off seven times for 477 yards (68.1 average) while con- Central Michigan Delano Green UConn Jeff Wathne verting four extra points. At Northern Illinois, he made a 33-yard field goal and added two extra at Penn State Jeff Wathne points. In the win at Buffalo, McManus had six extra points and two punts for 78 yards. at Army Brandon McManus at NIU Delano Green BGSU Adrian Robinson In the shutout of Akron, McManus had a busy day. He converted three field goals (27, 25, 45 at Buffalo Tomas Cabrera yards) and added three extra points en route to National Placekicker of the Week honors by the Akron Brandon McManus, College Football Performance Awards. Kee-ayre Griffin at KSU — Ohio Jeff Wathne In the win at Kent State, McManus made four PAT and kicked off five times for 314 yards (62.8 at Miami (OH) — average). Against Ohio, McManus nailed a 45-yard field, the second longest of his career, and two PAT before snapping his streak of 41 consecutive extra points made end on his final attempt. Scout Team [offense, defense] He also kicked off three times for 168 yards (56.0 average). At Miami, McManus had a 23-yard Villanova O- Ryan Alderman; D- David Kim field goal. Central Mich. O- Connor Reilly; D- Zach Kane UConn O- Scott Roorda; D- Jeff Whittingham at Penn State O- Cody Booth & Chris Burrell; After 12 games, McManus was 13-of-20 in field goals and a 31-for-32 in extra points. He led D- Jeff Whittingham & Tyler Johnson the Owls in scoring with 70 points. He also punted four times for 169 yards (42.2 average). at Army O- Myron Myles & Scott Roorda; D- David Kim & Gregory Gadson at NIU O- Tomas Cabrera; D- Gary Onuekwusi A sophomore placekicker, McManus handled the Owls’ field goals, extra points, and kickoffs as BGSU O- Bret Gillespie; D- Gary Onuekwusi a true freshman in 2009. The only freshman to play in every game, McManus tied Bernard at Buffalo O-Scott Roorda, Evan Regas; D- Vaughn Carraway Pierce with most points scored in a single season (96) while tying the school record for PATs Akron O- Myron Myles; D- Kamal Johnson made and attempted with eight at Akron. McManus became the first kicker to be recruited for at KSU O- Chris Burrell; D- Marcus Green a scholarship under head coach Al Golden. Ohio O- Abdul Smith; D- Jeff Whittingham at Miami (OH) O- Nyles Bynum; D-Gary Onuekwusi SENIOR HANDLES PUNTING DUTIES Senior Jeff Wathne (Ledgewood, N.J.) punted just three times in the win over Villanova. He net- ted 104 yards for a 34.7 average.

20 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary In the win over Central Michigan, Wathne punted four times for 159 yards for a 39.8 average. Against Connecticut, Wathne punted six times for 242 yards, averaging 40.3. His longest on 2010 Owl the day was 49 yards. A career-high four punts were inside the 20. At No. 23/20 Penn State, Wathne had a busy day. He punted seven times for 313 yards, including a 57-yarder. Three of his punts were inside the 20. Honor Roll

In the win at Army, Wathne punted just three times for 117 yards, averaging 39.0 yards. Wathne Owl Outreach had an easy day at Northern Illinois, punting just twice (in the second half) for 96 yards, aver- aging 48.0 yards. One of his punts was inside the 20. In the win over Bowling Green, Wathne [Community Service] punted seven times for 221 yards (31.6 average) in 25 mph winds. In the win at Buffalo, Wathne Jan. John Palumbo punted twice for 64 yards. In the win at Kent State, he had three punts for 124 yards. Two Feb. Bernard Pierce were inside the 20. Against Ohio, Wathne punted three times for 127 yards (42.3 average). March Nyles Bynum April Wayne Tribue Wathne punted six times for 228 yards (38.0 average), including a 50-yarder, at Miami. May Chester Stewart June Wayne Tribue After 12 games, Wathne punted 50 times for 1,949 yards, including a long of 57 yards. Fifteen July Amara Kamara punts were inside the 20 while six were longer than 50 yards. August Matt Brown Sept. Kee-ayre Griffin A PLETHORA OF RETURNERS Oct. Vaughn Carraway Junior James Nixon (New Haven, Conn.) and sophomore Matt Brown returned to their kickoff Nov. Jeff Wathne return duties. The fastest player on the team, Nixon led the Owls with 497 return yards and Dec. Wayne Tribue two touchdowns while setting two school records in 2009. In the win over Villanova, he led Tem- ple with three returns for 68 yards, including a 29-yard return. In the win over Central Michigan, Nixon had a 27-yard kickoff return. Nixon had three returns for 66 yards against UConn. At No. 23/20 Penn State, Nixon had three returns for 67 yards. In the win at Army, he returned five kicks Honor Roll [Academics] for 132 yards, including a 51-yard return. In the win over Bowling Green, Nixon had two returns Jan. C.J. Hammond for 52 yards. Against Ohio, he had season-high 92 yards on three returns. Feb. Jaiquawn Jarrett March Alex Jackson Brown had two kickoff returns for 38 yards, including a 22-yard return against Villanova. In the April Byron Parker win over Connecticut, he had two returns for 45 yards. Brown had a 20-yard kickoff return at May Jeff Whittingham No. 23/20 Penn State. He had a career-long 55-yard return at Northern Illinois. June Gary Onuekwusi July Dante Weaver At Miami, junior DB Kevin Kroboth returned three kickoffs for 63 yards. August Muhammad Wilkerson Sept. Elijah Grant A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Oct. Anthony Robey This fall, junior James Nixon played everywhere. Listed as a cornerback, Nixon played on de- Nov. Myron Myles fense, as a wide receiver for the offense, and as a kickoff returner for special teams. He was Dec. Cody Booth listed on the depth chart at wide receiver, cornerback, and kickoff returner.

In the win over Central Michigan, he had an 11-yard run, a solo tackle, and a 17-yard kickoff re- turn. At No. 23/20 Penn State, Nixon was the Owls’ leading rusher, going 64 yards on two car- ries. In the win at Army, Nixon rushed twice for 10 yards. At Northern Illinois, he had a 12-yard rush, an 18-yard kickoff return, and four tackles. In the win at Buffalo, Nixon rushed for 12 yards and had a nine-yard kickoff return. In the win at Kent State, Nixon returned two kickoffs for 30 yards.

ALDERMAN DEBUTS AT PUNT RETURNER In his collegiate debut, r-freshman Ryan Alderman had his first punt return, going 28 yards. He had another return at No. 23/20 Penn State. Alderman returned two punts in the win over Bowl- ing Green. In the win at Buffalo, Alderman had two punt returns for five yards.

Senior Delano Green had two punt returns in the win over Villanova for six yards. In the win over Central Michigan, Green returned two punts for 22 yards. Against Connecticut, he had a career- high four returns for 42 yards. Green returned two punts for 47 yards at Northern Illinois. In the win at Buffalo, Green returned three punts. In the shutout of Akron, Green returned three punts for 44 yards. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 21 2010 Season Summary Owls under On the Sidelines Al Golden WELCOME TO OUR HOUSE Temple is one of six Bowl Subdivision 2010 . . Overall programs to share its home venue with At home ...... 5-1 . .17-10 an NFL franchise. Since it opened in the On the road ...... 3-3 . .10-23 At neutral sites ...... 0-0 . . . .0-2 fall of 2003, the 68,532-seat Lincoln Fi- nancial Field has hosted the Temple Owls On television (live) ...... 5-4 . .12-23 and the Philadelphia Eagles. In non-televised games ...... 3-0 . .15-11 Temple celebrated the largest crowd in On natural grass ...... 5-2 . .17-19 school history as 69,029 fans, marking the On artificial surface ...... 3-2 . .10-15 Owls’ first sellout at The Linc, watched No. In day games ...... 7-2 . .20-24 25 Penn State and Temple on Nov. 10, In night games (6 p.m.+) ...... 1-2 . . .7-10 2007.

When winning coin toss ...... 4-2 . .15-14 College Team NFL Team Stadium (capacity) 1st College Game When opponent wins toss ...... 4-2 . .12-20 San Diego State Aztecs San Diego Chargers Qualcomm Stadium (70,561) 1967 In overtime games ...... 1-0 . . . .1-3 Tulane Green Wave New Orleans Saints Superdome (69,703) 1975 In games decided by 3 pts or less ...... 2-0 . . . .6-5 South Florida Bulls Tampa Bay Bucanneers Raymond James Stadium (41,441) 1998 In gamed decided by 7 pts or less ...... 2-0 . . . .6-7 Pittsburgh Panthers Pittsburgh Steelers Heinz Field (65,000) 2001 Temple Owls Philadelphia Eagles Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) 2003 In August ...... 0-0 . . . .1-2 In September ...... 3-1 . . .4-16 Miami Hurricanes Miami Dolphins Dolphin Stadium (74,916) 2008 In October ...... 4-1 . . .18-5 In November ...... 1-2 . . .7-10 The previous largest crowd to attend a Temple home football game came on Oct. 1, 1988, when In December ...... 0-0 . . . .0-1 a sellout crowd of 66,592 fans went to Veterans Stadium for a clash with Penn State. Actually eight of Temple’s top 10 attended home games came against the Nittany Lions. Against ranked opponents ...... 0-1 . . . .0-6 Against non-ranked opponents ...... 8-3 . .27-28 In 2009, Temple hosted 104,276 fans (17,379 average), an increase of 34 percent from 2008, Coming off a win ...... 5-3 . .16-11 in its six home contests. Coming off a loss ...... 3-1 . .11-23 In the 2010 season opener against Villanova, the Owls hosted 32,183 fans, the second-largest When scoring first ...... 4-2 . . .15-9 crowd in Temple’s history (since 2003) at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls finished the season When opponent scores first ...... 4-2 . .12-25 with 123,088 fans in six games (20, 514 average), an increase of 18 percent from 2009. When leading at the half ...... 6-1 . . .21-6 When trailing at the half ...... 2-2 . . .6-23 ON THE TUBE When tied at the half ...... 0-1 . . . .0-5 Nine Temple University football games were televised live this fall, including five contests car- ried nationally on ESPN, ESPNU, CBS College Sports Network, and the Big Ten Network. The When scoring 0-9 points ...... 0-1 . . .0-16 When opp.scores 0-9 pts ...... 2-0 . . . .4-2 most televised contests in program history were 10 games during the 2000 season. When scoring 10-19 points ...... 1-2 . . . .4-8 When opp. scores 10-19 pts ...... 3-0 . . .14-2 EARLY BIRDS When scoring 20-29 points ...... 2-1 . . .12-8 For the third consecutive year under Al Golden, the Owl football team conducted morning prac- When opp. scores 20-29 pts ...... 2-2 . . . .5-7 tice sessions. Temple practiced from 9:15 to 11:15 a.m. each weekday. When scoring 30+ points ...... 5-0 . . .12-3 When opp. scores 30+pts ...... 1-2 . . .3-22 IN THE NFL With 100-yard rusher ...... 4-0 . . .13-5 Temple has seven players active on professional rosters. DL Raheem Brock ‘01 [Seattle], DT Ter- When opp. has 100-yard rusher ...... 1-3 . . .7-17 rance Knighton ‘08 [Jacksonville], DT Andre Neblett ‘09 [Carolina] appear on NFL rosters. DB When no 100-yard rusher ...... 4-0 . .10-13 Dominique Harris ‘09 [Buffalo], DE Brian Sanford ‘09 [Cleveland], and LB Alex Joseph ‘09 [Oakland] are on NFL practice squads. QB Henry Burris ‘96 plays for the Calgary Stampeders With 100-yard receiver ...... 3-1 . . . .5-6 When opp. has 100-yard receiver ...... 2-1 . . . .6-8 of the Canadian Football League. When no 100-yard receiver ...... 3-3 . .16-22

With 300-yard passer ...... 1-1 . . . .2-5 When opp. has 300-yard passer . . . . .0-0 . . . .3-4 When no 300-yard passer ...... 6-3 . .22-25

22 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary HAPPY ANNIVERSARY The 2010 season marked the 75th anniversary of Temple’s 1935 Sugar Bowl team. The Owls, In-Season under had coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, played in the inaugural Sugar Bowl on January 1, 1935 against hometown favorite Tulane. The Green Wave captured a 20-14 win at Tulane Stadium in New Orleans. The bowl appearance was Temple’s first. The Owls have also played in the 1979 Birthdays Garden State Bowl and the 2009 EagleBank Bowl. SEPTEMBER NAME GAME 4 Kwame Johnson (21), Sr., DB Several Owls share the same last name. Five players’ sir name is Johnson— r-freshman DE 12 Joe Jones (22), R-Jr., WR Kamal (Willingboro, N.J.), senior DB Kwame (Baltimore, Md.), r-junior LB Stephen (Norris- Jeremy Schonbrunner (21), R-Jr., OL town, Pa.), freshman TE Tyler (Ringwood, N.J.), and r-freshman Zamel (Staten Island, N.Y.). 16 Darryl Shine (22), Jr., WR 18 Deon Miller (21), Fr., WR Four players’ sir name is Brown— r-freshman DT Levi (Bethlehem, Pa.), sophomore RB Matt (Balti- 21 Jaiquawn Jarrett (21), Sr., DB more, Md.), junior TE Morkeith (Harrisburg, Pa.), and freshman DT Terrance (Jackson, N.J.). None Evan Rodriguez (22), R-Jr., TE of the Johnsons or Browns are related. 22 Anthony Robey (19), Fr., DB 23 David Abror (21), Fr., DB TWIN U 24 Darryl Pringle (20), R-Fr., OL Temple’s roster sports two sets of twins. Seniors LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph and DE Elisha 26 Coach Ed Foley Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) are starters for the defense. Juniors Pat and Sean Boyle (Towson, Md.) play on the offensive line.The Joseph twins are fraternal, while the Boyles are identical twins. OCTOBER 3 Mike Gerardi (22), R-Jr., QB PIERCE4HEISMAN 5 Wanemi Omuso (18), Fr., DL Temple Athletics launched a “Hunt for the Heisman” campaign promoting sophomore RB Bernard 10 Coach Rob Spence Pierce for the prestigious Heisman Trophy. 15 Olaniyi Adewole (19), Fr., LB 21 Byron Parker (20), R-Fr., DB Fans and media can follow Pierce’s progress throughout the season on his own website-- 22 Muhammad Wilkerson (21), Jr., DT www.Pierce4Heisman.com. The site contains video, news, feature stories, statistics, compar- 25 Coach Jethro Franklin isons, and photos. Information is also available on Facebook under Pierce4Heisman. 31 Shahid Paulhill (20), R-Fr., DL

In addition to the website, the Heisman campaign included “Hunt for the Heisman” schedule mag- NOVEMBER nets, billboards along Interstate 95 and other major thoroughfares, truck backings, and bus wraps 1 Dante Weaver (20), Fr., DT as well as the splash page on the Athletics’ website. 3 Joe Cenatiempo (19), Fr., OL 6 Coach Tyree Foreman Pierce is Temple’s first Heisman Trophy candidate since running back Paul Palmer (1983-86) fin- 16 Michael Doty (20), R-Fr., LB ished second in the national voting to Miami’s Vinny Testaverde in 1986. Pierce re-wrote all of 20 Andrew Cerett (19), Fr., P Palmer’s freshman records. Temple’s career leader in rushing, Palmer finished his collegiate career 21 Adrian Robinson (21), Jr., LB with 4,895 yards for 39 touchdowns on 935 carries. He also holds the school record with 21 100- 30 Connor Reilly (19), Fr., QB yard rushing games. DECEMBER GOOD WORKS FOR KAMARA Senior LB Amara Kamara (Newark, N.J.) was 1 Coach Andrew Dees one of 22 student-athletes named to the presti- Deonte Parker (24), R-Jr., DB gious Allstate AFCA Good Works Team. He was 3 Zach Kane (21), R-Fr., LB honored at halftime of the Sugar Bowl. 5 Jaimen Newman (19), Fr., DE 9 Kamal Johnson (19), R-Fr., DE A 2010 preseason All-MAC honoree, Kamara re- 14 Jeff Whittingham (20), So., DL ceived the Athletic Department’s 2010 Temple 20 Chris Parthemore (20), R-Fr., TE Teammates Award, given to student-athletes who 24 Alex Jackson (21), R-Fr., TE have demonstrated leadership qualities in the area of community service, inspiring others to engage JANUARY in similar selfless civic endeavors for the purpose 4 Josh Hutchison (22), Sr., WR of improving the quality of life for those in the local 9 Kee-ayre Griffin (22), Jr., DB community. Additionally, Kamara accepted the 2010 T.E.A.M. Award, an acronym standing for Temple's Exceptional Acts for Mankind, for his team’s exceptional community service efforts for the second consecutive year. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 23 2010 Season Summary The four-year starter had the most community service events during the 2009-10 academic year with Quick Facts 12. Kamara has participated in the annual bone marrow donor drive, the Thanksgiving food drive, the Diamond Street clean-up, the EagleBank Bowl Boys’ & Girls’ Club visit, the One Child Saved campaign, Partnership Field Day, Owls for the Cure, Building Men Club, and the Shore Tour as well School: Temple University as numerous hospital visits and Ronald McDonald House visits. He enters the 2010 season with 30 Nickname: Owls career starts, the second most of any Owl. He is also a four-year member of football’s Unity Coun- University Website: www.temple.edu cil which serves as the leadership and the voice of the team. Location: Philadelphia, PA (pop. 1,517,550) Founded: 1884 WE ARE FAMILY Nickname: Owls Being a part of a large team is nothing new for 13 Owls who hail from large families (4 or more School Colors: Cherry (201C) & White siblings). WR Deon Miller has the largest family— eight sisters and two brothers. LB Amara Ka- Enrollment: 37,000 mara and OL Colin Madison follow with seven siblings each. Kamara has five sisters and two President: Ann Weaver Hart (Utah ‘70) brothers, while Madison has five brothers and two sisters. DB James Nixon, WR Darryl Shine, Athletic Director: Bill Bradshaw (La Salle ‘69) and DB Ryan Woods have five siblings each. Freshman DB David Abror has three brothers and Athletics Website: www.OwlSports.com two sisters. Five Owls have four siblings— Matt Brown, Taray Carey, Joe Cenatiempo, Justin Conference: Mid-American (East) Gildea, and Deonte Parker. Conference Website: www.MAC-Sports.com COSBY RECEIVES GOLD MEDAL FROM NFF Actor, comedian, and former Temple football let- Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field terwinner Bill Cosby (‘61) was named the re- Surface: Natural grass cipient of the National Football Foundation's Gold Capacity: 68,532 Medal, the organization's highest honor. A mem- Cost: $512 million (2003) ber of Temple University's Board of Trustees, Press Box Phone: (267) 570-4453 Cosby was joined by NBC’s Tom Brokaw, who received the NFF's Distinguished American First Season of Football: 1894 Award at a dinner on Dec. 7. 2009 Record: 9-4 overall, 7-1 MAC The highest and most prestigious award be- Offense: East Coast stowed by the Foundation, the Gold Medal has been awarded annually since 1958 and recognizes an outstanding American who has demon- Defense: 4-3 strated integrity and honesty, achieved significant career success and has reflected the basic values of those who have excelled in amateur sport, particularly football. Head Coach: Al Golden (Penn State ‘91) Weekly Teleconference: Mondays, 11:06 a.m. Considered one of the most influential and celebrated stars in American show business, Cosby Weekly Media Luncheon: Tuesdays, Noon has touched the lives of many people through his humor, fight for civil rights, charitable in- Assistant Coaches: Mark D’Onofrio volvement and quest for higher education. (Asst. HC/DC/LB), Matt Rhule (QB/OC), Andrew Dees (OL), Sean Desai (ST), A native of Philadelphia, Cosby grew up fostering a lifelong love of sports. After finishing high Ed Foley (TE/OL/RC), Tyree Foreman (RB), school via a correspondence course while enlisted in the Navy, he enrolled at Temple University Jethro Franklin (DL), Rob Spence (WR), on an athletic scholarship and later earned academic honors. A member of the football team, Paul Williams (DB), Bill Griggs (GA), Cosby lettered as a fullback in 1961 and also ran track for the Owls. An avid supporter of his alma Matt Stavish (GA) mater, Cosby frequently attends games and even made media rounds during Temple's EagleBank Bowl berth against UCLA last fall. He also participated in the unveiling of the team's new uni- forms in 2007. Participants Returning: 50 (28 offense, 20 defense, 2 specialists) Participants Lost: 14 (5 offense, 8 defense, 1 specialist)

Starters Returning: 16 (9 offense, 7 defense, 2 specialists) Starters Lost: 6 (2 offense, 4 defense, 0 specialists)

24 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary LOCAL 215 When Al Golden was appointed head football coach at Temple, one of his top Media priorities was to establish a walk-on program unrivaled on the regional and state level; one that afforded players the opportunity to be a part Opportunities of the resurgence of Temple Football. The end product was the or- ganization of the LOCAL 215 program. INTERVIEW REQUESTS Much like the unions that support the great city of Philadelphia, the All interview requests for Temple players, LOCAL 215 represents the tough, disciplined, and blue-collar stu- coaches, or staff members should be directed dent-athletes who believe they have what it takes to play Division I to Athletic Communications. For football coaches and players, please direct your football and build the Owls into a program representative of a first-rate request to Cathy Bongiovi. For athletics university and a first-class city. administrators, please direct your requests to Larry Dougherty. The LOCAL 215 walk-on program is an exceptional opportunity for regional student-athletes to not only earn a roster spot, but the chance to compete for playing time and ultimately earn a MAC TELECONFERENCE scholarship. Al Golden is available every Monday at 11:06 a.m. on the MAC Teleconference. Please contact Temple’s Cathy Bongiovi or the MAC’s Numerous LOCAL 215 members are actively contributing to the team and several more have al- Ken Mather for access information. ready earned a scholarship. Among them are eight current Owls, including senior WR Josh Hutchison, r-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi, and senior P Jeff Wathne. This fall Temple had 32 members of its Local 215 program. WEEKLY MEDIA LUNCHEON Al Golden’s weekly media luncheon is held each week at the Edberg-Olson football USA TODAY COACHES’ POLL complex (11th & Diamond Streets), starting at For the second consecutive season, Temple head coach Al Golden was a voting member on the Noon. Every effort will be made to have weekly the USA Today Coaches’ Poll. He is one of 59 Division I-A coaches on the panel repre- players at the luncheons depending on senting the American Football Coaches Association. individual class schedules.

IN THE COMMUNITY WEEKLY FOOTBALL RELEASE During the off-season, the Temple Owls continued their Owl Outreach program, giving back to To access Temple’s weekly football release, the Philadelphia community with 100 percent student-athlete participation. During their free please log on to www.OwlSports.com. time, the players logged more than 1,000 hours of service last spring alone. The release will be posted on the web site in Acrobat PDF format. The weekly release will More than 40 Temple football players took time out of their busy schedules to help out with the include updated game notes, schedule, depth Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure on Oct. 15 & 17. The players assisted walkers on Friday af- chart, statistics, and game-by-game recaps. ternoon at Camp Angel, carrying luggage and helping them settle into camp. Early Sunday morn- ing, the Owls assisted the walkers as they broke camp and began their third day of walking. CREDENTIALS All requests for home games must be made For the fourth year, the Owls held a canned food drive and donated their per diem to help two through Athletic Communications. Game-by- homeless shelters for Thanksgiving. game credentials must be requested at least one week prior to the game. Local media Each April, the Owls organize a bone marrow drive [setting the record by a collegiate team for requesting credentials for a road game must have that request in two weeks prior to the registering 630 potential donors in 2008]. The team participated in the Partnership Field Day contest (preceding Monday) by submitting in and the Diamond Street Cleanup while organizing a Thanksgiving food drive for two area home- writing on company letterhead by mail to: less shelters. Al Shrier [1700 North Broad Street, 4th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19122], fax [(215) 204-7499] A contingent of players visits children at St. Christopher’s Hospital several times throughout or e-mail ([email protected]). the year. Teammates work the North Philly Aztecs Youth Football Camp each July. The Owls also volunteer with the Philadelphia Ronald McDonald House, assisting with its volunteer bar- INJURY REPORTS becue and First Southwest Airlines Plane Pull. The Owls organize community service events The Temple football program does not each month. release player injury reports.

The Owls have received recognition for their service. At the 2010 Breakfast of Champions cer- emony in April, the football team received its second consecutive T.E.A.M. [Temple's Excep- tional Acts for Mankind] Award for community service by the Temple Athletic Dept. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 25 2010 Season Summary Game Day Policies DID YOU KNOW . . .

• Temple is the only school in the Media Parking MAC that plays it home games on a Media parking at Lincoln Financial Field is available on a limited basis. Please contact Al Shrier natural grass surface. in Athletic Communications at (215) 204-2222 for availability. • Under head coach Glenn “Pop” Warner, Temple played in the inaugural Media Will-Call / Entrance Sugar Bowl against Tulane Media attending games at Lincoln Financial Field (Jan. 1, 1935). must enter on the west side of the stadium (facing 11th St.) across from the Wachovia Center. • Temple University was ranked No. 1 Credentials left at will-call must be picked up at that nationally in diversity on the Princeton entrance only. Review’s 2008 list of “The Best 366 Colleges.” Press Box Phone (267) 570-4453

Telephone Services • In a sellout, Temple hosted a school record and MAC record 69,029 fans vs. No. 25 Penn All seat locations and photographer work areas at State at Lincoln Financial Field to set its all-time best attendance for a home game [Nov. Lincoln Financial Field have complimentary lines for 10, 2007]. high-speed Internet access as well as local and 800 telephone service. Wireless internet access is also available and pool phones will be accessible in the press box for outgoing calls. If you need more services, please contact Athletic Communications.

Statistics Complete individual and team statistics and play- by-play will be distributed throughout the press box at the conclusion of each quarter.

Locker Room Policy Temple maintains a closed locker room policy.

Post-Game Interview Procedures Following games, head coaches and players from both teams are made available to the media. Please take the elevator to the street level and proceed left off the elevator through the double doors. Follow the signs to the media conference rooms, located on the east side of the stadium. Each team will uti- lize an interview room adjacent to its respective locker room. Please address player requests to Cathy Bongiovi of Temple and the visiting school’s sports information representative by the 10-minute mark of the fourth quarter.

Taxi Cabs For transportation to and from Lincoln Financial Field, it is suggested that you call:

Checker Cab Co. at (215) 744-8294 Olde City Taxi at (215) 338-0838

26 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary From the Owls’ Nes . . . Home Attendance David Abror, DB Blaze Caponegro, LB • played DE, LB, and S at Central York HS • father Marc played football at Seton Hall Lincoln Financial Field (2003 to present) Olaniyi Adewole, LB Steve Caputo, OL 1. 69,029 * #25 Penn State • lettered in wrestling and track at Upper Darby HS • his family owns and operates the largest L, 0-31 ...... Nov. 10, 2007 mushroom distributorship in the state of 2. 32,193 Villanova Ryan Alderman, WR Pennsylvania W, 31-24 ...... Sept. 3, 2010 • was a two-time first-team All-Ches-Mont 3. 30,368 Navy honoree at DB and WR while at Bishop Taray Carey, DE L, 19-30 ...... Aug. 31, 2007 Shanahan HS • cousin is Baltimore Ravens’ TE L.J. Smith 4. 30,090 Villanova L, 20-23 (2ot) . . . . .Sept. 6, 2003 Matt Balasavage, TE Vaughn Carraway, DB 5. 27,759 Villanova • played in the 2007 Pennsylvania East-West • cousin Sam Bryant played safety at Pitt, while L, 24-27 ...... Sept. 3, 2009 All-Star Game cousin James Bryant was a linebacker at 6. 27,425 #12 Virginia Tech Louisville L, 23-24 (ot) . . . . .Nov. 15, 2003 Mike Beatty, LB 7. 23,128 #7/6 Miami (Fla.) • played in the East vs. West All-Star Game Joe Cenatiempo, OL L, 3-34 ...... Oct. 15, 2005 • won back-to-back Central League 8. 23,045 Bowling Green Wyatt Benson, LB championships with Garnet Valley HS W, 28-27 ...... Oct. 16, 2010 • played in the 2010 Global Bowl in France 9. 22,934 #21 Pittsburgh Andrew Cerett, P L, 16-30 ...... Nov. 11, 2003 Morris Blueford, Jr., DE • played baseball and volleyball in HS 10. 21,862 Boston College • father Morris, Sr., played at Virginia Tech (1973-75) L, 13-38 ...... Oct. 11, 2003 and presently works as a Special Agent for the FBI Vaughn Charlton, TE • first player in Avon Grove HS school history to Overall Best Attended Cody Bohler, OL sign a Division I NLI • enjoys working on and racing cars Home Games Chris Coyer, QB (includes games at Lincoln Financial Field, Cody Booth, TE • worked out with fellow lefty QB Tim Tebow, the Veterans Stadium & Franklin Field) • participated in the 2009 PSFCA East-West All- 2007 Heisman winner from national champion 1. 69,029 * #25 Penn State . . . . .11/10/07,LFF Star Game Florida 2. 66,592 * Penn State ...... 10/1/88, VS 3. 57,112 #6 Penn State ...... 9/6/75, FF Pat Boyle, OL Kadeem Custis, DE 4. 53,103 #3 Penn State ...... 9/1/78, VS • enjoys painting, carving, and drawing • interested in a career in sports medicine or 5. 49, 313 #9 Penn State . . . .11/15/80, VS sports management 6. 43,808 #12 Penn State . . . .10/5/91, VS Sean Boyle, OL 7. 42,094 Florida A&M ...... 9/20/86, VS • would like to pursue a career as a strength and Sean Daniels, DE 8. 42,005 Penn State ...... 10/30/76,VS conditioning coach • older brother Mike plays DL at Iowa 9. 40,000 Pittsburgh ...... 9/22/84, VS 10. 38,410 #4 Penn State . . . . .10/1/94, FF Matt Brookhart, TE Derek Dennis, OL • sister Meghan was a four-year letterwinner in • first cousin Curtis Kelly played basketball at * sellout LFF – Lincoln Financial Field field hockey at Ohio State, helping the Connecticut … third cousin Dexter Coakley VS – Veterans Stadium FF – Franklin Field Buckeyes to the 2006 Big Ten championship was a three-time Pro Bowl honoree, playing and the NCAA Elite Eight 10th NFL seasons at LB for Dallas and St. Louis Largest Road Crowds Levi Brown, DT Michael Doty, LB • was the lead blocker and tackler on Liberty HS’s • brother Kevin plays football at Lehigh, while sister 1. 105,950 at Penn State PIAA Class 4A state championship team Caroline plays basketball at Connecticut L, 0-47 ...... Nov. 11, 2006 2. 105,514 at #5 Penn State Matt Brown, RB Matt Falcone, DB L, 6-31 ...... Sept. 19, 2009 • participated in the Offense-Defense • father Michael (1970-74) and uncle Tom Wargo 3. 105,106 at #16/15 Penn State All-American Bowl (1981-84) played football at East Stroudsburg L, 3-45 ...... Sept. 20, 2008 University 4. 104,840 at #23/20 Penn State Morkeith Brown, TE L, 13-22 ...... Sept. 25, 2010 • enlisted in the Army following high school Gregory Gadson, DT 5. 101,553 at Penn State • father Rudolph played football at Delaware L, 10-23 ...... Aug. 30, 2003 Terrance Brown, DT 6. 96,735 at #1/2 Penn State • older brother Ray played football at Vanderbilt Mike Gerardi, QB L, 10-52 ...... Sept. 13, 1997 • helped Kimball Union Academy to a perfect 9-0 7. 95,926 at #7 Penn State Brian Burns, DB record and the 2007 New England Evergreen L, 14-66 ...... Sept. 16, 1995 • lived next door to teammate Wyatt Benson League championship 8. 94,892 at #10 Penn State when he lived in Philly L, 8-49 ...... Sept. 12, 1992 Justin Gildea, DB 9. 93,898 at #11 Tennessee Nyles Bynum, WR • uncles Tom Gildea (Villanova), Doug Rhodes L, 20-41 ...... Nov. 3, 1990 • played in the Fugazzi Bowl and Boomer Eisiason (Navy), and Bill Gildea (Purdue) as well as 10. 85,874 at Penn State Outback Bowl cousin Corey Gildea (Lock Haven) each played L, 10-48 ...... Oct. 6, 1990 collegiate football Michael Campbell, WR • played in the 2007 New Jersey North-South All- attendance records since 1973 Star Game www.Pierce4Heisman.com 27 2010 Season Summary On the Radio From the Owls’ Nes . . .

Bret Gillespie, QB Zach Kane, LB • would like to become an orthodontist • participated in the Governor’s Bowl

Elijah Grant, OL David Kim, DL • played at Piscataway HS and Fork Union with • older brother Dustin also attends Temple Dean Miller Kevin Kroboth, DB Delano Green, WR • older brother Jeffrey played baseball at Frost- • earned All-State accolades on the track at burg State University (2007-10) James Monroe HS Jake Lane, OL Marcus Green, LB • participated in the shot put and discus for the ON THE RADIO • older brother, Tim Jr., plays football at Lincoln Cowanesque Valley HS track team University (Pa.) Marquise Liverpool, DB Temple University’s 2010 football Kee-ayre Griffin, DB • was drafted by the Seattle Mariners in the 33rd schedule will be broadcast live over the • three-year, two-way starter at St. Peter’s Prep round of the 2004 amateur draft airwaves and streamed on the internet. C.J. Hammond, WR Colin Madison, OL • mother Vandella works for the Department of • second cousin is four-time NFL Pro Bowl CB All homes games will will be carried on State, while father Cedric, Sr., works for the De- Sam Madison of the Super Bowl XLII champion 1340 AM WHAT, while The Big Talker— partment of Treasury New York Giants 1210 AM WPHT— will carry the away Josh Hutchison, WR Jordan Martin, LB contests. Philly’s 610 AM WIP carried the • earned his bachelor’s degree in criminal justice • great uncle Ricky Stevenson was a corner back in May 2010 at the University of Arizona before being drafted Penn State game. by the Cleveland Browns in 1970 Alex Jackson, TE • didn’t play football until his senior year at Brandon McManus, PK Dunnellon HS • mother Susan played basketball and tennis at 2010 Temple Radio Schedule Philadelphia University … older sister Lauren Sept. 3 VILLANOVA 1340 AM WHAT Jaiquawn Jarrett, DB plays soccer at Slippery Rock Sept. 9 CENTRAL MICH. 1340 AM WHAT • competed in the 2007 New-York New Jersey All-Star Classic and the Empire Challenge Adam Metz, OL Sept. 18 CONNECTICUT 1340 AM WHAT All-Star Game • was a three-time letterwinner in lacrosse Sept. 25 at Penn State 610 AM WIP Oct. 2 at Army 1210 AM WPHT Kamal Johnson, DE Deon Miller, WR Oct. 9 at NIU 1210 AM WPHT • played tight end at Willingboro HS • has eight sisters and two brothers Oct. 16 BOWLING GREEN1340 AM WHAT Kwame Johnson, DB Darius Morris, OL Oct. 23 at Buffalo 1210 AM WPHT • brother Jamal played linebacker at Georgia • played in the 2006 NY-NJ Governor’s Bowl Oct. 30 AKRON 1340 AM WHAT Tech (1991-94) ... brother Irvin played basket- Nov. 6 at Kent State 1210 AM WPHT ball at Clark University (2009) Myron Myles, RB • formerly known as Myron Ross … legally Nov. 16 OHIO 1340 AM WHAT Stephen Johnson, LB changed his last name to Myles in 2010 Nov. 23 at Miami 1210 AM WPHT • rushed for 900 yards as a senior at Methacton HS Jaimen Newman, DE Tyler Johnson, TE • serves as a coach and referee for youth sports • played DE at Lakeland Regional HS All broadcasts are coordinated and James Nixon, DB produced by the Temple University Zamel Johnson, DB • brother Brandon played at Connecticut for three • transferred to TU after Hofstra discontinued its seasons before enrolling at Southern Connecticut Department of Intercollegiate football program State ... brother Lionel, Jr., played DB at Maine Athletics. Joe Jones, WR Wanemi Omuso, DL • played in the 2007 South Florida All Star Game • played in the 2010 North-South All-Star game subjest to change Maurice Jones, DB Gary Onuekwusi, LB • has a twin brother, Marcus • won three consecutive state championships at Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Elijah “Peanut” Joseph, LB • named the defensive MVP of the Connecticut- John Palumbo, OL Rhode Island Governor’s Cup All-Star Game • father John played football at Maryland and Up- sala Elisha “Eli” Joseph, DL • earned first-team All-Central Connecticut Eastern Byron Parker, DB Conference at DB at Hartford Public HS • two-way starter at Tallwood HS

Amara Kamara, LB Deonte Parker, DB • has five sisters and two brothers • two-way starter at Feather River College 28 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary From the Owls’ Nes . . . Owl Upsets

Chris Parthemore, TE Chester Stewart, QB • uncle Mark Ulsh played football at Temple • graduated from DeMatha Catholic HS which of Nationally Ranked (1974-75) … father Gib played football and has produced multiple NFL players, including baseball at West Virginia former Philadelphia Eagles’ RB Brian Westbrook Opponents

Shahid Paulhill, DL Rod Streater, WR • played in the Big 33 All-Star game, recording • played two years at Alfred State before coming five tackles and two sacks to Temple Since 1974, Temple has faced 75 Anthony Petrucci, LB Wayne Tribue, OL nationally ranked teams, including • father Tony played football at Dayton • accepted into Temple’s Honors Program 30 teams ranked in the Top 10. Bernard Pierce, RB Dan Van Norton, DE TU’s two upsets came on the road. • ran the 100 meters in 10.6 seconds, the fastest • grandfather James Ike Jackson played line- time in the state in 2009 backer at Alabama A&M ... cousin Woodie Pip- pens played RB for the Kansas City Chiefs Brett Pierce, DB (1987) W, 28-24 at #14 Virginia Tech • is a two-time New Jersey state champion in Oct. 17, 1998 the high jump Martin Wallace, OL Lane Stadium, Blacksburg, Va. • transferred to Temple after Northeastern discon- Darryl Pringle, OL tinued its football program Temple coach: Bobby Wallace • was born in Philadelphia Jeff Wathne, P/PK Doug Randall, OL • plays the trumpet ... member of the Roxbury • played OL and DL at Lewistown Area HS HS honors wind symphony W, 24-21 at #16 Pittsburgh Sept. 19, 1987 Evan Regas, OL Dante Weaver, DT Pitt Stadium, Pittsburgh, Pa. • made 32 consecutive starts, never missed a • played in the Governor’s Bowl down in three seasons at Toms River HS North Temple coach: Bruce Arians Quinten White, Jr., LB Connor Reilly, QB • father Quinten, Sr., is a police officer • father Neil played professional baseball with the Texas Rangers Tahir Whitehead, LB While the Owls have never beaten a Top • played in the N.J. Governor’s Bowl 10 opponent, they have faced the nation’s Anthony Robey, DB No. 1 ranked team five times: • has several family members who are Temple Jeff Whittingham, DL alumni • has large feet, wearing size 18 EEE shoes Sept. 14, 2002 #1 Miami, L 21-44 Adrian Robinson, DE Muhammad Wilkerson, DT Nov. 3, 2001 at #1 Miami, L 0-38 • one of a school record five Temple Owls to play • played tight end at Linden HS in the 2008 Big 33 Game ... named the Big 33 Sept. 13, 1997 at #1 Penn St, L 10-52 Game MVP Ryan Woods, DB Nov. 14, 1992 at #1 Miami, L, 0-48 • father played basketball at Bloomsburg (1971- Nov. 21, 1981 #1 Pittsburgh, L, 0-35 Evan Rodriguez, TE 73) … sister Caitlyn played lacrosse at Vil- • participated in the New Jersey vs. New York lanova (2001), while Brenna played tennis at All-Star Game Florida Southern (2004-05)

Scott Roorda, OL Stephen Yuan, OL • wants to be a New York state trooper • was a three-year letterwinner in track and field at Bishop McDevitt HS Owl Bowl Games Byron Rutherford, DL • played at Santa Monica (Calif.) College before coming to Temple 1935 Sugar Bowl Jeremy Schonbrunner, OL Jan. 1, 1935 ...... Tulane, L, 14-20 • finished sixth in the shot put at the 2007 Temple coach: Glenn “Pop” Warner Maryland state championship

Darryl Shine, WR 1979 Garden State Bowl • attended Fullerton (Calif.) College for two years Dec. 15, 1979...... California, W, 28-17 before coming to Temple Temple coach: Wayne Hardin Abdul Smith, DB • transferred to Temple after his freshman year at Rutgers ... must sit out the 2010 season 2009 EagleBank Bowl Dec. 29, 2009 ...... UCLA, L, 21-30 Ahkeem Smith, RB Temple coach: Al Golden • set the single-season school record with 27 touchdowns as a junior at Liberty HS www.Pierce4Heisman.com 29 2010 Season Summary Golden File Al PERSONAL GOLDEN Year Coaching: 18th College: Penn State ‘91 B.A. Pre-Law; Head Coach Virginia ‘96 Fifth Season at Temple • Penn State ‘91 M.Ed. Sports Psychology High School: Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic Al Golden, who has 13 postseason bowl Named the 2009 MAC Coach of the Year and Born: July 4, 1969 games on his résumé, concluded his fifth season as the Maxwell Club’s Tri-State Coach of the Year, Family: Wife - Kelly head football coach at Temple University in 2010. Golden also saw an unprecedented 15 Owls earn All- The Colts Neck, N.J., native was named the Owls’ MAC honors, including a school record eight first- Children: A.J. (7/15/05), Addison 24th head football coach on December 6, 2005, after team All-MAC honorees. All-American Bernard (11/7/06), Grace (10/12/09) spending the prior five seasons as defensive coor- Pierce was named the MAC Freshman of the Year, dinator at the University of Virginia. The 41-year old while sophomore Adrian Robinson garnered MAC Golden is the sixth-youngest head coach in college Defensive Player of the Year accolades. PLAYING football’s bowl subdivision. The Owls also received recognition for their In 2010, Golden helped Temple to many firsts in community service efforts. In 2009, the Temple team New England Patriots 1992 - Tight End the program’s history. The Owls will make back-to-back was awarded the Robert P. Levy Community Service Penn State 1987-91 - Tight End bowl appearances for the first time, while recording Award, presented by the Philadelphia Sports Con- back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since gress, and the Athletic Department’s inaugural 1978-79. Finishing the regular-season at 8-4, Temple T.E.A.M. [Temple's Exceptional Acts for Mankind] won the 2010 Mayor’s Cup, won its first overtime game Award for community service. COACHING in school history, won a school-record 10 consecutive Off the field, Golden has mentored the Owls Temple (2006 - present) home games, and recorded the largest margin of vic- through the greatest academic turnaround in the 2010 - Head Coach tory in a MAC game. NCAA APR Reform Era. 2007-09 - Head Coach / Special Teams Eleven Owls earned All-MAC honors, including a In his third season in 2008, Golden guided the 2006 - Head Coach school record eight first-team All-MAC honorees for the Owls to a 5-7 mark, the team’s most wins since second consecutive season. 1990, and a second-place finish in the MAC East. Golden guided the Owls to new heights in Facing five opponents that went on to postseason Virginia (1994-96, 2001-05) 2009. Temple recorded its first winning season since play, the Owls persevered to new heights, despite 2005 - Defensive Coordinator / Def. Backs 1990 and made its first bowl appearance in 30 losing three games on the very last play of the game. 2001-04 - Def. Coord. / Inside Linebackers years. The Owls’ bowl game was just the third in In 2008, Golden saw five Owls earn All-MAC hon- 1994-96 - Graduate Assistant 111 years of Temple football. ors, including senior DT Terrance Knighton, Temple’s Temple finished the season at 9-4 overall, tying inaugural first-team selection. Temple showed sig- for first place in the Mid-American Conference East nificant improvement on special teams, leading the Penn State (2000) Division with a 7-1 mark. The MAC East champi- nation in kickoff returns. The Owls out-scored their 2000 - Linebackers / Recruiting Coord. onship was the Owls’ best conference finish since opponents for the season for the first time since joining the league in 2003. TU won a single-season 1990. Boston College (1997-99) record nine consecutive games. During his second season in 2007, Golden once again played the nation’s most true freshmen (20) 1999 - Linebackers

1997-98 - Outside Linebackers Joseph V. Labolito

Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic HS (1993) 1993 - Offensive Coordinator

Youngest Division I-A Football Head Coaches Coach, University Age Birthday Lane Kiffin, Southern Cal 35 5-9-75 Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 35 12-2-74 Steve Sarkisian, Washington 36 3-8-74 Mario Cristobal, Florida International 39 9-24-70 Bret Bielema, Wisconsin 40 1-13-70 Al Golden, Temple 41 7-4-69 Dan Enos, Central Michigan 42 7-1-68 as of August 2010

30 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary and started the nation’s most true freshmen (12). He orees of the 10 Delaware led the Owls to a 4-8 overall record and a 4-4 mark Valley institutions that Al Golden’s Bowl History during their inaugural season in the Mid-American sponsor football. Three Bowl ...... Season ...... Result Conference. Along the way, TU won three consecu- players were named to EagleBank Bowl ...... 2009 ...... UCLA 30, Temple 21 tive games. The fourth win tied Temple’s mark for the 2006 Eastern College Music City Bowl ...... 2005 ...... Virginia 34, Minnesota 31 the most conference wins since 1967. Led by All- Athletic Conference Divi- MPC Computers Bowl . . . . .2004 . . . Fresno State 37, Virginia 34 (OT) MAC players DT Andre Neblett and DB Dominique sion I-A Football All Star Continental Tire Bowl . . . . .2003 ...... Virginia 23, Pittsburgh 16 Harris, the Cherry & White defense led the MAC in Team, marking the most Continental Tire Bowl ...... 2002 ...... Virginia 48. West Virginia 22 total defense, red zone defense, and pass defense. for the Owls on the ECAC Insight.com Bowl ...... 1999 . . . .Colorado 62, Boston College 28 The Owls’ red zone defense ranked first nationally. squad since a trio also Carquest Bowl ...... 1996 ...... Miami 31, Virginia 21 In his first campaign in Owl Country, Golden earned recognition in Peach Bowl ...... 1995 ...... Virginia 34, Georgia 27 played 22 true freshmen, the most in the nation, 1997. Independence Bowl ...... 1994 ...... Virginia 20, TCU 10 against the third most difficult schedule in the coun- In addition, three football Fiesta Bowl ...... 1991 . . . . .Penn State 42, Tennessee 17 try. Only national champion Florida (10) and Stanford student-athletes were Blockbuster Bowl ...... 1990 . . . .Florida State 24, Penn State 17 (9) played more bowl participants during the regular named honorable men- Holiday Bowl ...... 1989 ...... Penn State 50, BYU 39 season than the Owls, who competed against eight tion freshman All-Ameri- Citrus Bowl ...... 1987 ...... Clemson 35, Penn State 10 teams that earned postseason berths. Thirty-eight cans by The Sporting players saw their first major college football action News. It signaled the under Golden in 2006, including 27 freshmen. largest number of rookies as offensive coordinator at Red Bank (N.J.) Catholic Golden captured his first victory at the helm to receive national recognition in program history. High School. He then served as a graduate assistant when the Owls defeated Bowling Golden was named the youngest defensive under George Welsh at Virginia from 1994 to 1996, Green, 28- 14, at Lincoln Financial coordinator in Division I-A by Virginia head coach where he worked primarily with the linebackers and Field on Oct. 28, 2006. The win Al Groh in January 2001 after spending the previ- the kickoff and punting teams. He helped develop was the largest accomplish- ous season at his alma mater, serving as lineback- All-ACC linebackers James Farrior and Jamie ment for the Owls on the field, ers coach and recruiting coordinator under Joe Sharper, both of whom were chosen in the 1997 NFL but a multitude of goals were Paterno. From 2001 to 2004, the Cavaliers’ defense draft. Farrior was a first-round pick (#8) by the New achieved off the field during improved under his tutelage, ranking 108th in total York Jets, while Sharper was a second-round selec- Golden’s initial campaign. defense in his first year to ranking 18th in total tion (#34) by the Baltimore Ravens. Golden then Temple unveiled the most defense in 2004. In the same time period, Vir- coached the linebackers at Boston College from comprehensive aca- ginia’s scoring defense went from 74th in 1997 to 1999 under Tom O’Brien. While at BC, demic support the nation (27.6 ppg) to 17th (17.7 ppg) Golden coached All-Big East and NFL linebackers team in the Mid- utilizing Golden’s 3-4 scheme. Frank Chamberlin (Tennessee Titans) and Erik Storz American Confer- In addition to his responsibili- (Jacksonville Jaguars). The Eagles finished the 1999 ence. The ties as defensive coordinator, Golden di- regular season with an 8-3 record and a top-25 na- program was rected the inside linebackers from tional ranking, while making their first postseason also successful 2001-04 before shifting to the second- bowl appearance since 1994. in assembling a ary in 2005. In 2004, he oversaw a de- Golden was a three-year (1989-91) letterwin- regional, non- fense that featured the nation’s best ner and two-year starter at tight end for Penn State, conference group of linebackers, according to where he received the 1991 Ridge Riley Award, schedule for Athlon, The Sporting News, and given annually to a player who displays excellence years to come. ESPN The Magazine. Under his in scholarship, sportsmanship, friendship and lead- Recruiting has guidance, Ahmad Brooks blos- ership. As a junior in 1990, Golden played a key role also been a tremendous somed into a finalist for the in Penn State’s nationally-televised 24-21 upset of success under Golden’s Butkus Award. In 2003, Brooks No. 1-ranked Notre Dame at South Bend. leadership. His initial and Kai Parham earned Freshman His touchdown reception late in the fourth signing class in 2006 All- America honors. Golden was quarter tied the score at 21 as Penn State rallied was rated best in the responsible for recruiting Brooks, the from a 21-7 deficit. Golden captained the Nittany MAC by CollegeFoot- USA Today National Defensive Player of Lions his senior year and helped lead them to a 42- ballNews.com, while the Year—the highest ranked recruit to 17 win over Tennessee in the 1992 Fiesta Bowl. Fol- the 2007 and 2008 ever attend UVa. Golden signed the Vir- lowing that victory, Penn State finished with an 11-2 classes earned top ginia High School Player of the Year in record and ranked third in the nation in the final honors in the league both 2002 (Brooks) and 2004 (Olu 1991 AP poll. from Scout.com. Hall). After his tenure as a player in State College, With a During his first two seasons at Golden spent one season in the NFL with the New commitment Virginia, Golden helped develop England Patriots. to community two-time All-ACC linebacker An- Golden, born July 4, 1969, earned his under- service and aca- gelo Crowell, who currently plays graduate degree in pre-law from Penn State in 1991 demics at the core with the Buffalo Bills, and 2003 before receiving his master’s in sports psychology of Golden’s program, a Hula Bowl participant Merrill from Virginia in December, 1996. multitude of individual Robertson. Following the 2001 A 2004 inductee of the Jersey Shore Sports honors were bestowed season, Golden was an assistant Hall of Fame, he is married to the former Kelly Eliz- upon the Owls in 2006. coach for the Gray team in the abeth Hanna of Lock Haven, Pa. The couple has Seven student-athletes were 64th Annual Blue-Gray All-Star three children— son A.J. (5), and daughters Addi- named to the 2006 Philadelphia In- Football Classic. son (3 1/2) and Grace (1). quirer Academic All-Area Football Golden began his team, providing Temple the most hon- coaching career in 1993 www.Pierce4Heisman.com 31 2010 Season Summary The 2010 Football Coaches & Staff

Mark Matt Andrew D’ONOFRIO RHULE DEES Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Coordinator / Offensive Line Defensive Coord. / Linebackers Quarterbacks Alma Mater: Syracuse ‘92 Alma Mater: Penn State ‘92 Alma Mater: Penn State ‘97 Season at Temple: 5th Season at Temple: 5th Season at Temple: 5th Season coaching: 15th Season coaching: 12th Season coaching: 13th Gameday: Field Gameday: Field Gameday: Field

Sean Ed Tyree DESAI FOLEY FOREMAN Special Teams Coordinator Tight Ends / Asst. O-Line / Running Backs Alma Mater: Boston U. ‘04 Recruiting Coordinator Alma Mater: Virginia ‘01 Season at Temple: 5th Alma Mater: Bucknell ‘89 Season at Temple: 4th Season coaching: 6th Season at Temple: 3rd Season coaching: 7th Gameday: Booth Season coaching: 22nd Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth

Jethro Rob Paul FRANKLIN SPENCE WILLIAMS Defensive Line Wide Receivers Defensive Backs Alma Mater: Fresno State ‘89 Alma Mater: Iona ‘81 Alma Mater: Delaware ‘06 Season at Temple: 1st Season at Temple: 1st Season at Temple: 5th Season coaching: 20th Season coaching: 22nd Season coaching: 15th Gameday: Field Gameday: Booth Gameday: Booth

Bill Matt GRIGGS STAVISH Graduate Asst.— Offense Graduate Asst.— Defense Alma Mater: Virginia ‘84 Alma Mater: Wash. & Lee ‘03 Season at Temple: 2nd Season at Temple: 1st Season coaching: 6th Season coaching: 8th Gameday: Booth Gameday: Booth Patrice Cohill Nadia Harvin Admin. Specialist Admin. Specialist for Recruiting to Head Coach

Tom Tony Paul DEAHN DECKER KELLEY Director of Football Operations Head Strength & Athletic Equipment Alma Mater: Heidelberg ‘87 Conditioning Coach Supervisor Season at Temple: 5th Alma Mater: East Stroudsburg ‘83 Alma Mater: Temple ‘96 Season at Temple: 5th Season at Temple: 20th

Ryan Dwight Fran McNAMEE STANSBURY DUFFY Director of Head Athletic Trainer Video Coordinator Player Development Alma Mater: Oregon St. ‘83 Alma Mater: Temple ‘10 Alma Mater: Gettysburg ‘99 Season at Temple: 17th Season at Temple: 4th Season at Temple: 4th

32 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Temple Depth Chart Offense (East Coast) Defense (4-3)

WIDE 84 Michael Campbell (6-2, 214, Sr.) DEFENSIVE 94 Kadeem Custis (6-4, 295, So.) RECEIVER 86 Deon Miller (6-6, 210, Fr.) END 92 Shahid Paulhill (6-3, 295, R-Fr.) 10 Delano Green (5-10, 170, Sr.) 98 Alex Jackson (6-4, 250, R-Fr.) DEFENSIVE 9 Muhammad Wilkerson (6-5, 305, Jr.) TACKLE 93 Kamal Johnson (6-4, 285, R-Fr.) LEFT 73 Martin Wallace (6-6, 310, R-So.) OR TACKLE 66 Darryl Pringle (6-6, 327, R-Fr.) NOSE 4 Elisha Joseph (6-3, 288, Sr.) TACKLE 99 Levi Brown (6-2, 300, Jr.) LEFT 70 Colin Madison (6-4, 319, Sr.) GUARD 59 Stephen Yuan (6-2, 309, So.) RUSH 43 Adrian Robinson (6-2, 250, Jr.) 45 Morris Blueford (6-4, 245, R-Jr.) CENTER 69 Wayne Tribue (6-4, 320, Jr.) 55 Sean Daniels (6-3, 230, Fr.) 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner (6-3, 306, R-Jr.) OLB 2 Tahir Whitehead (6-2, 228, Jr.) RIGHT 63 Derek Dennis (6-5, 320, R-Jr.) 32 Quinten White (6-3, 218, Jr.) GUARD 77 John Palumbo (6-5, 312, R-Jr.) MLB 58 Elijah Joseph (6-2, 240, Sr.) RIGHT 71 Darius Morris (6-4, 318, R-Sr.) 53 Stephen Johnson (6-1, 230, R-Jr.) TACKLE 79 Pat Boyle (6-5, 320, Jr.) OLB 1 Amara Kamara (6-2, 240, Sr.) TIGHT 89 Matt Balasavage (6-4, 256, R-Jr.) 41 Marcus Green (6-1, 233, So.) END 44 Wyatt Benson (6-0, 230, Fr.) 38 Cody Booth (6-3, 252, R-Fr.) CORNER 28 Marquise Liverpool (5-11, 188, Sr.) 85 Morkeith Brown (6-6, 260, Jr.) 23 James Nixon (6-1, 185, Jr.) 3 Vaughn Charlton (6-4, 255, R-Sr.) 27 Zamel Johnson (6-0, 180, R-Fr.) 88 Evan Rodriguez (6-3, 250, R-Jr.) STRONG 29 Justin Gildea (5-11, 190, So.) QUARTER- 14 Mike Gerardi (6-2, 206, R-So.) SAFETY 37 Kevin Kroboth (6-0, 195, Jr.) BACK 7 Chester Stewart (6-3, 214, R-Jr.) 11 Chris Coyer (6-3, 210, R-Fr.) FREE 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett (6-2, 202, Sr.) SAFETY 42 Byron Parker (5-11, 190, R-Fr.) RUNNING 22 Matt Brown (5-5, 170, So.) 14 Vaughn Carraway (6-2,195, R-So.) BACK 30 Bernard Pierce (6-0, 218, So.) 24 Ahkeem Smith (6-0, 215, R-So.) CORNER 20 Kee-ayre Griffin (5-11, 185, Jr.) 21 Chris Burrell (5-5, 165, Fr.) 16 Maurice Jones (5-10, 195, So.) 35 Kwame Johnson (5-11, 180, Sr.) WIDE 18 Rod Streater (6-4, 196, Jr.) RECEIVER 87 Ryan Alderman (5-9, 170, R-Fr.) 13 Josh Hutchison (5-10, 176, Sr.) Specialists

PUNTER 49 Jeff Wathne (6-2, 195, Sr.) LONG 83 Chris Parthemore (6-4, 240, R-Fr.) 19 Brandon McManus (6-3, 190, So.) SNAPPER 3 Vaughn Charlton (6-4, 255, R-Sr.)

FG/PAT 19 Brandon McManus (6-3, 190, So.) SHORT 79 Pat Boyle (6-5, 320, Jr.) 49 Jeff Wathne (6-2, 195, Sr.) SNAPPER 89 Matt Balasavage (6-4, 256, R-Jr.)

KICKOFFS 19 Brandon McManus (6-3, 190, So.) PUNT 10 Delano Green (5-10, 170, Sr.) 49 Jeff Wathne (6-2, 195, Sr.) RETURNS 87 Ryan Alderman (5-9, 170, R-Fr.)

HOLDER 3 Vaughn Charlton (6-4, 252, R-Sr.) KICKOFF 21 Chris Burrell (5-5, 165, Fr.) AND 14 Mike Gerardi (6-2, 206, R-Jr.) RETURNS 23 James Nixon (6-1, 185, Jr.) www.Pierce4Heisman.com 33 2010 Season Summary 2010 Temple Football Roster

No. Name ...... Pos. Elig. Ht. Wt. Hometown / High School / Last School Numerical Roster 40 David Abror...... DB Jr. 5-10 210 York, Pa. / Central York 56 Olaniyi Adewole...... LB Fr. 6-2 228 Drexel Hill, Pa. / Upper Darby 1 Amara Kamara***...... LB Sr. 6-2 240 87 Ryan Alderman...... WR R-Fr. 5-9 170 Downingtown, Pa. / Bishop Shanahan 2 Tahir Whitehead**...... LB Jr. 6-2 228 89 Matt Balasavage**...... TE R-Jr. 6-4 256 Lancaster, Pa. / Lancaster Catholic 52 Mike Beatty ...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 225 York, Pa. / Central York 3 Vaughn Charlton***...... TE R-Sr. 6-4 252 44 Wyatt Benson...... LB Fr. 6-0 228 Philadelphia, Pa. / Haverford School 4 Elisha Joseph***...... DT Sr. 6-3 288 45 Morris Blueford, Jr.** ...... DE R-Jr. 6-4 245 Chesapeake, Va. / Indian River / Fork Union 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett***....DB Sr. 6-2 202 72 Cody Bohler ...... OL R-Fr. 6-7 300 Branchburg, N.J. / Immaculata 6 Jordan Martin** ...... LB R-Sr. 6-3 238 38 Cody Booth ...... TE R-Fr. 6-5 255 Millersville, Pa. / Penn Manor 7 Chester Stewart** ...... QB R-Jr. 6-3 214 79 Pat Boyle**...... OL Jr. 6-5 320 Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall 8 Nyles Bynum** ...... WR Sr. 6-1 192 78 Sean Boyle**...... OL Jr. 6-5 324 Towson, Md. / Calvert Hall 39 Matt Brookhart...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 240 Spring Grove, Pa. / Spring Grove Area 9 Muhammad Wilkerson**DT Jr. 6-5 305 99 Levi Brown...... DT R-Fr. 6-2 305 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 10 Delano Green*** ...... WR Sr. 5-10 170 22 Matt Brown* ...... RB So. 5-5 170 Baltimore, Md. / Peddie / Milford Academy 11 Chris Coyer ...... QB R-Fr. 6-3 214 85 Morkeith Brown** ...... TE Jr. 6-6 260 Harrisburg, Pa. / Central Dauphin / Lackawanna 12 Connor Reilly...... QB Fr. 6-2 200 50 Terrance Brown...... DT Fr. 6-1 250 Jackson, N.J. / Jackson Memorial 12d Shane Howell ...... DB Fr. 6-0 200 48 Brian Burns...... DB Fr. 6-0 185 Bowie, Md. / Riverdale Baptist 13 Josh Hutchison*...... WR Sr. 5-10 176 8 Nyles Bynum**...... WR Sr. 6-1 192 Queens, N.Y. / Jamaica 13d Andrew Cerett...... P Fr. 6-5 230 81 Tomas Cabrera ...... WR Fr. 6-2 190 Hanover, Pa. / Hanover Area 84 Michael Campbell***...... WR Sr. 6-2 210 Edison, N.J. / Edison 14 Mike Gerardi ...... QB R-So. 6-2 206 33 Blaze Caponegro ...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 225 Allenwood, N.J. / Wall Township 14d Vaughn Carraway*...... DB R-So. 6-2 192 76 Steve Caputo** ...... OL Jr. 6-5 320 Kennett Square, Pa. / Unionville 15 Matt Falcone* ...... DB So. 6-3 225 59d Taray Carey...... DE Fr. 6-2 225 Whitehall, Pa. / Whitehall 15d Tristan McCants...... WR Jr. 5-11 170 14d Vaughn Carraway* ...... DB R-So. 6-2 192 Laureldale, Pa. / Muhlenberg 16 Maurice Jones* ...... DB So. 5-10 195 60 Joe Cenatiempo...... OL Fr. 6-7 315 Glen Mills, Pa. / Garnet Valley 17 Darryl Shine...... WR/KR Jr. 5-10 173 13d Andrew Cerett...... P Fr. 6-5 230 Huntingdon, Pa. / Huntingdon Area 17d Ryan Woods...... DB Fr. 6-2 190 3 Vaughn Charlton***...... TE R-Sr. 6-4 252 Landenberg, Pa. / Avon Grove 11 Chris Coyer ...... QB R-Fr. 6-3 214 Oak Hill, Va. / Oakton 18 Rod Streater ...... WR Jr. 6-4 196 94 Kadeem Custis*...... DE So. 6-4 295 Philadelphia, Pa. / Neumann-Goretti 19 Brandon McManus* .PK/P So. 6-3 190 55 Sean Daniels ...... DE Fr. 6-3 230 Blackwood, N.J. / Highland Regional 19d Bret Gillespie...... QB Fr. 6-3 210 63 Derek Dennis***...... OL R-Jr. 6-5 328 Peekskill, N.Y. / Trinity-Pawling 20 Kee-ayre Griffin**...... DB Jr. 5-11 188 46 Michael Doty...... LB R-Fr. 6-4 220 Chalfont, Pa. / Central Bucks South / Maine 21 Abdul Smith...... DB R-Fr. 6-0 195 15 Matt Falcone*...... DB So. 6-3 225 Palmerton, Pa. / Palmerton Area 22 Matt Brown* ...... RB So. 5-5 170 90 Gregory Gadson ...... DT Fr. 6-3 280 New Rochelle, N.Y. / Iona Prep 14 Mike Gerardi ...... QB R-So. 6-2 206 Parsippany, N.J. / Parsippany Hills / Kimball Union 23 James Nixon**...... WR Jr. 6-1 190 29 Justin Gildea*...... DB So. 5-11 190 Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area 24 Ahkeem Smith...... RB R-So. 6-0 215 19d Bret Gillespie ...... QB Fr. 6-3 210 Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown West 25 Deonte Parker ...... DB R-Jr. 5-11 190 75 Elijah Grant ...... OL Fr. 6-6 325 Piscataway, N.J. / Piscataway / Fork Union 25d Anthony Petrucci...... LB Fr. 6-1 230 10 Delano Green***...... WR Sr. 5-10 170 Fredericksburg, Va. / Monroe / Fork Union 26 Joe Jones** ...... WR R-Jr. 5-11 195 41 Marcus Green* ...... LB So. 6-1 240 Scotch Plains, N.J. / Scotch Plains-Fanwood 27 Zamel Johnson ...... DB R-Fr. 6-0 180 20 Kee-ayre Griffin**...... DB Jr. 5-11 188 East Orange, N.J. / St. Peter’s Prep 28 Marquise Liverpool*** DB Sr. 5-11 189 80 C.J. Hammond ...... WR R-So. 6-2 193 Washington, D.C. / St. John’s 12d Shane Howell...... DB Fr. 6-0 200 Wyncote, Pa. / Cheltenham 29 Justin Gildea*...... DB So. 5-11 190 13 Josh Hutchison* ...... WR Sr. 5-10 176 Hollidaysburg, Pa. / Hollidaysburg Area 30 Bernard Pierce*...... RB So. 6-0 218 98 Alex Jackson ...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 250 Dunnellon, Fla. / Dunnellon / Milford Academy 31 Myron Myles ...... RB Fr. 6-1 210 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett*** ...... DB Sr. 6-2 202 Brooklyn, N.Y. / Fort Hamilton 32 Quinten White, Jr. **....LB Jr. 6-3 218 93 Kamal Johnson ...... DE R-Fr. 6-4 285 Willingboro, N.J. / Willingboro 33 Blaze Caponegro ...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 225 35 Kwame Johnson*...... DB Sr. 5-11 182 Baltimore, Md. / Parkville / Valley Forge MA 34 Zach Kane...... LB R-Fr. 6-2 236 53 Stephen Johnson ...... LB R-Jr. 6-1 230 Norristown, Pa. / Methacton 35 Kwame Johnson* ...... DB Sr. 5-11 182 95 Tyler Johnson...... TE Fr. 6-5 237 Ringwood, N.J. / Lakeland Regional 27 Zamel Johnson ...... DB R-Fr. 6-0 180 Staten Island, N.Y. / Port Richmond / Hofstra 36 Gary Onuekwusi...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 235 26 Joe Jones** ...... WR R-Jr. 5-11 195 Davie, Fla. / South Broward 37 Kevin Kroboth** ...... DB Jr. 6-0 198 16 Maurice Jones*...... DB So. 5-10 195 Belleville, N.J. / Belleville / Fork Union MA 38 Cody Booth...... TE R-Fr. 6-5 255 58 Elijah Joseph***...... LB Sr. 6-2 240 Hartford, Conn. / Hartford / Kent School 39 Matt Brookhart...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 240 4 Elisha Joseph***...... DT Sr. 6-3 288 Hartford, Conn. / Hartford / Kent School 40 David Abror...... DB Jr. 5-10 210 1 Amara Kamara*** ...... LB Sr. 6-2 240 Newark, N.J. / Weequahic 41 Marcus Green* ...... LB So. 6-1 240 34 Zach Kane ...... LB R-Fr. 6-2 236 Toms River, N.J. / Toms River / Milford Acad. 61 David Kim...... DL R-Fr. 6-1 235 Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon 42 Byron Parker ...... DB R-Fr. 5-11 192 37 Kevin Kroboth**...... DB Jr. 6-0 198 Nazareth, Pa. / Nazareth Area 43 Adrian Robinson** ...... DE Jr. 6-2 250 67 Jake Lane...... OL Fr. 6-5 290 Harrison Valley, Pa. / Cowanesque Valley / Bridgton 44 Wyatt Benson...... LB Fr. 6-0 228 28 Marquise Liverpool*** .....DB Sr. 5-11 189 Ramsey, N.J. / Don Bosco Prep 45 Morris Blueford, Jr.**...DE R-Jr. 6-4 245 70 Colin Madison*** ...... OL Sr. 6-4 323 Villa Park, Ill. / Willowbrook 6 Jordan Martin** ...... LB R-Sr. 6-3 238 St. Louis, Mo. / MICDS / Valparasio 34 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary 15d Tristan McCants...... WR Jr. 5-11 170 Allentown, Pa. / Parkland / Lackawanna College Numerical Roster 19 Brandon McManus*...... PK/P So. 6-3 190 Hatfield, Pa. / North Penn 65 Adam Metz ...... OL Fr. 6-5 310 Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin 86 Deon Miller ...... WR Fr. 6-5 210 Highland Springs, Va. / H.Springs / Fork Union 46 Michael Doty...... LB R-Fr. 6-4 220 71 Darius Morris*** ...... OL R-Sr. 6-4 318 Long Branch, N.J. / Long Branch 47 Anthony Robey...... DB Fr. 5-10 180 31 Myron Myles ...... RB Fr. 6-1 210 Ambler, Pa. / Wissahickon 48 Brian Burns...... DB Fr. 6-0 185 91 Jaimen Newman...... DE Fr. 6-4 275 Colonial Heights, Va. / Matoaca 49 Jeff Wathne***...... P/PK Sr. 6-2 195 23 James Nixon**...... DB Jr. 6-1 190 New Haven, Conn. / Hyde Leadership / Bridgton 50 Terrance Brown...... DT Fr. 6-1 250 57 Wanemi Omuso ...... DL Fr. 6-2 255 Burlington, N.J. / Burlington Township 52 Mike Beatty...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 225 36 Gary Onuekwusi...... LB R-Fr. 6-1 235 Baltimore, Md. / Paul Laurence Dunbar 52d Byron Rutherford...... DL Jr. 6-3 270 77 John Palumbo** ...... OL R-Jr. 6-5 312 Lyndhurst, N.J. / Queen of Peace 42 Byron Parker ...... DB R-Fr. 5-11 192 Virginia Beach, Va. / Tallwood 53 Stephen Johnson...... LB R-Jr. 6-1 230 25 Deonte Parker ...... DB R-Jr. 5-11 190 Lakeland, Fla. / Lakeland Sr. / Feather Ridge 54 Dan Van Norton...... DE R-Fr. 6-0 239 83 Chris Parthemore...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 240 New Cumberland, Pa. / Cedar Cliff 55 Sean Daniels ...... DE Fr. 6-3 230 92 Shahid Paulhill...... DL R-Fr. 6-3 300 Phila., Pa. / Northeast Catholic / Fork Union 56 Olaniyi Adewole...... LB Fr. 6-2 228 25d Anthony Petrucci...... LB Fr. 6-1 230 Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown East 57 Wanemi Omuso ...... DL Fr. 6-2 255 30 Bernard Pierce* ...... RB So. 6-0 218 Ardmore, Pa. / Glen Mills 58 Elijah Joseph***...... LB Sr. 6-2 240 82 Brett Pierce...... DB Fr. 5-8 165 Sicklerville, N.J. / Paul VI 59 Stephen Yuan ...... OL R-So. 6-2 309 66 Darryl Pringle...... OL R-Fr. 6-6 327 Reading, Pa. / Reading 60d Doug Randall...... OL Fr. 6-0 260 Lewistown, Pa. / Lewistown 59d Taray Carey ...... DE Fr. 6-2 225 74 Evan Regas ...... OL R-Fr. 6-4 325 Toms River, N.J. / Toms River North 60 Joe Cenatiempo...... OL Fr. 6-7 315 12 Connor Reilly...... QB Fr. 6-2 200 Fairfax, Va. / W.T. Woodson 60d Doug Randall ...... OL Fr. 6-0 260 47 Anthony Robey ...... DB Fr. 5-10 180 Norristown, Pa. / Norristown Area 61 David Kim ...... DL R-Fr. 6-1 235 43 Adrian Robinson**...... DE Jr. 6-2 250 Harrisburg, Pa. / Harrisburg 62 Scott Roorda ...... OL R-Fr. 6-3 302 88 Evan Rodriguez*...... TE R-Jr. 6-3 250 North Bergen, N.J. / N. Bergen / West Virginia 63 Derek Dennis***...... OL R-Jr. 6-5 328 62 Scott Roorda ...... OL R-Fr. 6-3 302 Westmoreland, N.Y. / Westmoreland / Milford 52d Byron Rutherford...... DL Jr. 6-3 270 San Diego, Calif. / Univ. City / Santa Monica 65 Adam Metz...... OL Fr. 6-5 310 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner*.....OL R-Jr. 6-3 306 Salisbury, Md. / Wicomico 66 Darryl Pringle...... OL R-Fr. 6-6 327 17 Darryl Shine...... WR/KR Jr. 5-10 173 Orlando, Fla. / Jones / Fullerton College 67 Jake Lane ...... OL Fr. 6-5 290 21 Abdul Smith...... DB R-Fr. 6-0 195 Trenton, N.J. / Perkioman / Rutgers 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner*OL R-Jr. 6-3 306 24 Ahkeem Smith ...... RB R-So. 6-0 215 Bethlehem, Pa. / Liberty 69 Wayne Tribue**...... OL Jr. 6-4 324 7 Chester Stewart**...... QB R-Jr. 6-3 214 Hanover, Md. / DeMatha Catholic 70 Colin Madison***...... OL Sr. 6-4 323 18 Rod Streater...... WR Jr. 6-4 196 Burlington, N.J. / Burlington Twp. / Alfred State 71 Darius Morris*** ...... OL R-Sr. 6-4 318 69 Wayne Tribue**...... OL Jr. 6-4 324 York, Pa. / Central York 54 Dan Van Norton...... DE R-Fr. 6-0 239 Berwyn, Pa. / Conestoga 72 Cody Bohler...... OL R-Fr. 6-7 300 73 Martin Wallace...... OL R-So. 6-6 310 New York, N.Y. / Beacon School / Northeastern 73 Martin Wallace...... OL R-So. 6-6 310 49 Jeff Wathne***...... P/PK Sr. 6-2 195 Ledgewood, N.J. / Roxbury 74 Evan Regas...... OL R-Fr. 6-4 325 97 Dante Weaver ...... DT Fr. 6-2 330 New Brunswick, N.J. / New Brunswick 75 Elijah Grant ...... OL Fr. 6-6 325 32 Quinten White, Jr. **...... LB Jr. 6-3 218 Philadelphia, Pa. / Cardinal Dougherty 76 Steve Caputo** ...... OL Jr. 6-5 320 2 Tahir Whitehead**...... LB Jr. 6-2 228 Newark, N.J. / West Side 77 John Palumbo** ...... OL R-Jr. 6-5 312 96 Jeff Whittingham*...... DL So. 6-2 295 Atlantic City, N.J. / Atlantic City 78 Sean Boyle**...... OL So. 6-5 324 9 Muhammad Wilkerson**..DT Jr. 6-5 305 Linden, N.J. / Linden / Hargrave Academy 17d Ryan Woods ...... DB Fr. 6-2 190 Glen Mills, Pa. / Garnet Valley 79 Pat Boyle**...... OL So. 6-5 320 59 Stephen Yuan ...... OL R-So. 6-2 309 Glenside, Pa. / Bishop McDevitt / West Chester 80 C.J. Hammond ...... WR R-So. 6-2 193 81 Tomas Cabrera...... WR Fr. 6-2 190 d = duplicate jersey number * letters earned 82 Brett Pierce...... DB Fr. 5-8 165 83 Chris Parthemore...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 240 84 Michael Campbell***.WR Sr. 6-2 210 85 Morkeith Brown** ...... TE Jr. 6-6 260 Pronunciation Guide 86 Deon Miller ...... WR Fr. 6-5 210 87 Ryan Alderman ...... WR R-Fr. 5-9 170 Coaches Zamel Johnson ...... ZAH-mel 88 Evan Rodriguez*...... TE R-Jr. 6-3 250 Mark D’Onofrio...... duh-NAHF-re-oh Amara Kamara...... uh-MARE-uh kuh-MARE-uh 89 Matt Balasavage**...... TE R-Jr. 6-4 256 Matt Rhule...... rule Kevin Kroboth...... CROW-bah-th 90 Gregory Gadson...... DT Fr. 6-3 280 Sean Desai...... duh-sigh Marquise Liverpool...... MAR-keese 91 Jaimen Newman ...... DE Fr. 6-4 275 Players Wanemi Omuso ...... WAY-nem-me OH-moo-so 92 Shahid Paulhill ...... DL R-Fr. 6-3 300 Olaniyi Adewole...... Knee Add-a-wall Gary Onuekwusi...... AH-nuh-KOO-see 93 Kamal Johnson ...... DE R-Fr. 6-4 285 Steve Caputo...... cah-POOH-toe Shahid Paulhill...... sha-HEED paul-hill 94 Kadeem Custis*...... DE So. 6-4 295 Taray Carey...... tah-RAY carry Anthony Petrucci...... pa-TRUE-see 95 Tyler Johnson ...... TE Fr. 6-5 237 Joe Cenatiempo...... Sen-ah-TEE-empo Evan Regas...... REE_gus 96 Jeff Whittingham*...... DL So. 6-2 295 Andrew Cerett ...... SIR-ette Scott Roorda ...... ROAR-dah Justin GIldea...... GILL-day Wayne Tribue...... TRIB-you 97 Dante Weaver...... DT Fr. 6-2 330 Delano Green ...... deh-LAY-no Jeff Wathne ...... WATT-nee 98 Alex Jackson...... TE R-Fr. 6-4 250 Kee-ayre Griffin...... KEY-air Tahir Whitehead...... TAH-here 99 Levi Brown...... DT R-Fr. 6-2 305 Jaiquawn Jarrett ...... JAY-kwahn Steve Yuan ...... You-an www.Pierce4Heisman.com 35 2010 Season Summary Player Career Game Highs

#81 WR Tomas Cabrera #14 QB Mike Gerardi OFFENSE Receptions...... Attempts...... 48 (Ohio, 2010) Yards...... Completions...... 28 (Ohio, 2010) #87 WR Ryan Alderman Long...... Passing Yards...... 368 (at Kent State, 2010) Receptions ...... 5 (Ohio, 2010) TD...... TD ...... 3 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards ...... 73 (Ohio, 2010) Tackles...... 2 (at Buffalo, 2010) Long Pass...... 80 (Bowling Green, 2010) Long...... 23 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Solo ...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) Rushes...... 9 (at Miami, 2010) TD...... Asst...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards ...... 7 (at Buffalo, 2010) PR...... 2 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) FF...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) Long...... 17 (at Kent State, 2010) PR Yards...... 28 (Villanova, 2010) TD ...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) Long PR...... 28 (Villanova, 2010) #84 WR Michael Campbell Tackles ...... 1 (twice, last vs. Ohio, 2010) TD...... Receptions ...... 11 (Ohio, 2010) Solo ...... 1 (twice, last vs. Ohio, 2010) Tackles...... 1 (at Miami, 2010) Yards...... 137 (at Kent State, 2010) Asst...... Solo ...... 1 (at Miami, 2010) Long...... 63 (at Akron, 2009) Asst...... TD...... 2 (twice, last vs. Ohio, 2010) #10 WR Delano Green Tackles ...... 2 (at Navy, 2009) Receptions...... 3 (at Ohio, 2009) #89 TE Matt Balasavage Solo...... 2 (at Navy, 2009) Yards ...... 38 (Ball State, 2009) Receptions ...... 1 (5X, last vs. Akron, 2010) Long...... 33 (Ball State, 2009) Yards ...... 23 (Navy, 2007) #76 OL Steve Caputo TD...... 0 Long ...... 23 (Navy, 2007) Tackles...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) Rushes...... 1 (6X, last vs. Central Michigan, 2010) TD ...... 1 (Navy, 2007) Solo...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) Yards...... 50 (Kent State, 2009) Asst...... TD ...... 1 (Kent State, 2009) #38 TE Cody Booth PR...... 4 (Connecticut, 2010) Receptions...... #3 TE Vaughn Charlton PR Yards...... 70 (at Akron, 2009) Yards...... Receptions...... 2 (Central Michigan, 2010) Long PR ...... 66 (at Akron, 2009) Long...... Yards ...... 10 (Central Michigan, 2010) TD...... 1 (2X, last vs. Kent State, 2009) TD...... Long ...... 8 (Central Michigan, 2010) TD...... 0 #13 WR Josh Hutchison #22 RB Matt Brown Attempts...... 43 (#25 Penn State, 2007) Receptions...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) Rushes ...... 28 (at Army, 2010) Completions...... 26 (#25 Penn St., 2007) Yards...... 5 (at Kent State, 2010) Yards ...... 226 (at Army, 2010) Passing Yds...... 317 (Villanova, 2009) Long...... 5 (at Kent State, 2010) Long...... 71 (Kent State, 2009) Long Pass...... 75 (Villanova, 2009) TD...... TD ...... 4 (at Army, 2010) TD Passes ...... 2 (3X, last at Toledo, 2009) Tackles...... 1 (Villanova, 2010) Receptions ...... 4 (twice, last vs. Ohio, 2010) Rushes...... 12 (Kent State, 2007) Solo...... 1 (Villanova, 2010) Yards ...... 20 (Ohio, 2010) Yards ...... 8 (Ball State, 2009) Asst...... Long...... 10 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Long ...... 25 (at Western Michigan, 2007) TD...... 0 TD ...... 1 (Miami, 2009) #98 TE Alex Jackson PR ...... 1 (Villanova, 2009) Punts...... 1 (twice, last vs. Villanova, 2009) Receptions...... 1 (5X, last at Miami, 2010) PR Yards...... 8 (Villanova, 2009) Yards ...... 58 (at Western Michigan, 2007) Yards...... 49 (at Kent State, 2010) Long PR...... 8 (Villanova, 2009) Game Avg...... 58.0 (at Western Michigan, 2007) Long...... 49 (at Kent State, 2010) KOR ...... 5 (Miami, 2009) Long ...... 58 (at Western Michigan, 2007) TD...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) KOR Yards ...... 110 (at Toledo, 2009) Long KOR...... 55 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) #11 QB Chris Coyer #26 WR Joe Jones Rushes...... 2 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Receptions ...... 5 (at Ohio, 2009) #85 TE Morkeith Brown Yards ...... 9 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards...... 75 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) Receptions ...... 1 (3X, last at Penn State, 2010) Long ...... 9 (at Buffalo, 2010) Long...... 36 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) Yards ...... 9 (Central Michigan, 2010) TD...... TD...... 1 (twice, last at Akron, 2009) Long ...... 9 (Central Michigan, 2010) Attempts...... 1 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Rushes...... 15 (twice, last at Miami, 2008) TD...... 0 Completions...... 1 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Yards ...... 58 (Villanova, 2009) Tackles...... 2 (at Army, 2008) Passing Yards...... 37 (at Miami, 2010) Long...... 28 (Villanova, 2009) Solo ...... 2 (at Army, 2008) TD...... TD ...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2008) Asst...... 1 (twice, last at #5 Penn State, 2009) Long Pass...... 37 (at Miami, 2010) PR...... 2 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) TFL ...... 1 (Western Michigan, 2008) PR Yards...... 30 (Ball State, 2009) Long PR...... 30 (Ball State, 2009) FR ...... 1 (at Army, 2008) KOR...... 1 (twice, last at Eastern Mich., 2009) Defensive TD...... 1 (at Army, 2008) KOR Yards...... 13 (Buffalo, 2009) Long KOR ...... 13 (Buffalo, 2009) #8 WR Nyles Bynum Tackles ...... 2 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) Receptions...... Solo...... 2 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) Yards...... Long...... TD......

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#86 WR Deon Miller #7 QB Chester Stewart Receptions...... 2 (at Kent State, 2010) Attempts ...... 32 (at Central Michigan, 2008) Yards...... 25 (at Kent State, 2010) Completions .16 (3X, last vs. Central Mich., 2010) Long ...... 19 (at Buffalo, 2010) Passing Yards...... 200 (Villanova, 2010) TD...... TD ...... 3 (at Miami, 2008) Long Pass ...... 63 (at Akron, 2009) #83 TE Chris Parthemore Rushes...... 18 (at #16/15 Penn St., 2008) Tackles...... 1 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) Yards ...... 31 (at Central Michigan, 2008) Solo ...... 1 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) Long ...... 22 (at Central Michigan, 2008) Asst...... TD ...... 2 (at Akron, 2009) Receptions ...... 1 (Villanova, 2009) #30 RB Bernard Pierce Yards ...... 16 (Villanova, 2009) Rushes...... 40 (Miami, 2009; at Toledo, 2009) Long...... 16 (Villanova, 2009) Yards ...... 267 (at Navy, 2009) TD...... 0 Long ...... 68 (at Navy, 2009 Tackles...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2008) TD...... 3 (Miami, 2009; Solo...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2008) at Toledo, 2009 Receptions...... 3 (vs. UCLA, 2009) #18 WR Rod Streater Yards...... 33 (vs. UCLA, 2009) Receptions ...... 5 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) Long ...... 27 (Connecticut, 2010) Yards ...... 88 (Bowling Green, 2010) TD...... 1 (Connecticut, 2010) Long ...... 80 (Bowling Green, 2010) KOR...... 1 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) TD ...... 2 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards...... 23 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) Rushes...... 3 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Long...... 23 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) Yards ...... 46 (vs. Akron, 2010) Long ...... 24 (vs. Akron, 2010) #88 TE Evan Rodriquez TD...... 1 (vs. Akron, 2010) Receptions ...... 3 (3X, last at Kent State, 2010) Yards ...... 46 (Bowling Green, 2010) Long ...... 46 (Bowling Green, 2010) TD...... 1 (5X, last vs. Bowling Green, 2010) Rushes ...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) Yards ...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) TD...... Tackles...... 1 (Bowling Green, 2010) Solo...... 1 (Bowling Green, 2010)

#24 RB Ahkeem Smith Rushes...... 7 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) Yards ...... 19 (at Buffalo, 2010) Long ...... 8 (at Buffalo, 2010) TD ...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010) Receptions...... 2 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Yards ...... 20 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Long ...... 11 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) TD...... Tackles...... 1 (3X last at Miami, 2010) Solo ...... 1 (t3X last at Miami, 2010) Asst......

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#29 DB Justin Gildea #53 LB Stephen Johnson DEFENSE Tackles...... 8 (at Penn State, 2010) Tackles ...... 8 (Central Michigan, 2010) Solo ...... 6 (twice, last vs. Akron, 2010) Solo ...... 8 (Central Michigan, 2010) #56 LB Olaniyi Adewole Asst...... 5 (at Penn State, 2010) Asst...... 2 (Ohio, 2010) Tackles...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) TFL...... 2.0 (Ohio, 2010) FF ...... 1 (Central Michigan, 2010) Solo ...... PBU...... 1 (twice, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) INT...... 1 (Central Michigan, 2010) Asst...... 1 (at Penn State, 2010) FR...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) KOR ...... 1 (at Miami, 2010) FR TD ...... 1 (Villanova, 2010) KOR Yards ...... 7 (at Miami, 2010) #44 LB Wyatt Benson KOR Long ...... 7 (at Miami, 2010) Tackles...... 1 (3X, last at Kent State, 2010) #41 LB Marcus Green Solo ...... 1 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) Tackles ...... 3 (vs. Akron, 2010) #27 DB Zamel Johnson Asst...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) Solo...... 3 (vs. Akron, 2010) Tackles...... 1 (4X, last at Buffalo, 2010) KOR ...... 1 (at Miami, 2010) Asst...... 1 (5X, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) Solo...... 1 (4X, last at Buffalo, 2010) KOR Yards ...... 29 (at Miami, 2010) Asst...... KOR Long ...... 29 (at Miami, 2010) #20 DB Kee-ayre Griffin Tackles...... 12 (Bowling Green, 2010) #16 DB Maurice Jones #45 DE Morris Blueford Solo...... 10 (Bowling Green, 2010) Tackles...... 6 (twice, last vs. Akron, 2010) Tackles...... 5 (Kent State, 2009) Asst...... 2 (5X, last vs. Bowling Green, 2010) Solo...... 6 (vs. Akron, 2010) Solo...... 5 (Kent State, 2009) TFL ...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) Asst...... 2 (twice, last at Ohio, 2009) Asst...... 3 (at BGSU, 2007) INT ...... 1 (twice, last vs. Central Michigan, 2010) Sacks ...... 2.0 (vs. Akron, 2010) INT...... 1 (twice, last vs. #25 Penn St., 2007) FF ...... 1 (Central Michigan, 2010) TFL ...... 2.0 (vs. Akron, 2010) TFL...... 2.0 (Villanova, 2009) FR...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010) PBU...... 1 (Kent State, 2009) Sacks ...... 2.0 (Villanova, 2009) PBU...... 1 (5X, last vs. Akron, 2010) INT ...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010) FF...... 1 (Villanova, 2009) Rushes ...... 29 (at Navy, 2008) FR...... 1 (Buffalo, 2009) Yards ...... 87 (at Navy, 2008) #58 LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph Long...... 37 (Ohio, 2008) Tackles ...... 12 (at Army, 2010) #99 DT Levi Brown TD ...... 1 (8X, last at Ohio, 2009) Solo...... 8 (Connecticut, 2010) Tackles...... 2 (at Buffalo, 2010) Receptions ...... 4 (at Navy, 2008) Asst...... 8 (at Toledo, 2009) Solo...... 2 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards ...... 49 (at Navy, 2008) Sacks ...... 2.0 (3X, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) Asst...... Long...... 38 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) INT...... 1 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) TD...... 0 Yards ...... 95 (Buffalo, 2009) #33 LB Blaze Caponegro KOR...... 5 (Villanova, 2009) TD ...... 1 (Buffalo, 2009) Tackles...... KOR Yards ...... 123 (Villanova, 2009) TFL ...... 2.0 (4X, last at Buffalo, 2010) Solo ...... KOR Long ...... 54 (Villanova, 2009) FF...... 1 (4X, last at Penn State, 2010) Asst...... PR ...... 1 (Akron, 2008) PBU...... 3 (Bowling Green, 2010) PR Yards...... 18 (Akron, 2008) #14 DB Vaughn Carraway Long PR ...... 18 (Akron, 2008) #4 DT Elisha “Eli” Joseph Tackles...... 2 (at Kent State, 2010) Tackles...... 10 (at Penn State, 2010) Solo ...... 1 (6X, last at Kent State, 2010) #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett Solo...... 7 (Bowling Green, 2010) Asst...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) Tackles...... 13 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Asst...... 9 (at Penn State, 2010) Solo ...... 9 (twice, last vs. Army, 2009) Sack...... 1 (Miami, 2009) #94 DE Kadeem Custis Asst...... 9 (twice, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) TFL...... 1.5 (Akron, 2008) Tackles...... 5 (at Buffalo, 2010) INT ...... 2 (Ball State, 2009) FR...... 1 (Navy, 2007) Solo ...... 2 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) FF...... 1 (twice, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) PBU...... 1 (twice, last vs. Miami, 2009) Asst...... 3 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) FR ...... 1 (6X, last vs. Central Michigan, 2010) PBU ...... 1 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) PBU...... 3 (Miami, 2007) #1 LB Amara Kamara QBH...... 1 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) TFL...... 1.5 (Ohio, 2008) Tackles...... 12 (Ohio, 2010) Sacks ...... 1.0 (at Buffalo, 2010) Receptions...... 1 (at Kent State, 2008) Solo...... 8 (Villanova, 2009) TFL ...... 1.0 (at Buffalo, 2010) Yards...... 4 (at Kent State, 2008) Asst...... 7 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) FR ...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) Long...... 8 (at Kent State, 2008) FF ...... 1 (3X, last vs. Ohioi, 2010) TD...... 0 FR ...... 1 (twice, last at Connecticut, 2007) #55 DE Sean Daniels PBU...... 1 (9X, last at Buffalo, 2010) Tackles...... 3 (at Kent State, 2010) #93 DE Kamal Johnson Sacks ...... 1 (3X, last Miami, 2009) Solo...... 2 (4X last at Kent State, 2010) Tackles...... 3 (at Miami, 2010) TFL...... 2.0 (Ohio, 2010) Asst...... 1 (twice, last at Miami, 2010) Solo...... 2 (Connecticut, 2010) INT ...... 1 (at Western Michigan, 2007) Sacks ...... 2.0 (vs. Akron, 2010) Asst...... 2 (at Miami, 2010) QBH...... 1 (twice, last at Toledo, 2009) TFL ...... 2.0 (vs. Akron, 2010) PBU...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) #35 DB Kwame Johnson Tackles...... 3 (Villanova, 2009) #15 DB Matt Falcone Solo...... 3 (Villanova, 2009) Tackles...... 1 (4X, last vs. UCLA, 2009) Asst...... 1 (twice, last vs. Ball State, 2009) Solo...... 1 (at Ohio, 2009) FR ...... 1 (Ball State, 2009) Asst...... 1 (3X, last vs. UCLA, 2009) 38 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Player Career Game Highs

#34 LB Zach Kane #23 DB James Nixon #2 LB Tahir Whitehead Tackles...... Tackles ...... 4 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Tackles...... 9 (at Penn State, 2010) Solo ...... Solo...... 3 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Solo...... 5 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) Asst...... Asst...... 1 (3X, last at Miami, 2010) Asst...... 7 (at Penn State, 2010) TFL ...... 1.0 (Central Michigan, 2010) TFL ...... 3.5 (Connecticut, 2010) #37 DB Kevin Kroboth PBU ...... 1 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) Sacks...... 1.0 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) Tackles...... 8 (Villanova, 2009) Receptions...... 2 (twice, last at Toledo, 2009) INT ...... 1 (at Miami, 2010) Solo...... 7 (Villanova, 2009) Yards ...... 75 (Villanova, 2009) FF ...... 1 3X, last vs. Akron) Asst...... 6 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Long...... 75 (Villanova, 2009) PBU...... 1 (3X, last at Kent State, 2010) TFL ...... 1 (4X, last at Miami, 2010) TD ...... 1 (twice, last vs. Ball State, 2009) QBH ...... 1 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) FF...... 1 (Villanova, 2009) Rushes...... 4 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) KOR ...... 1 (twice, last at Kent State, 2008) FR ...... 1 (at Army, 2008) Yards ...... 64 (at Penn State, 2010) KOR Yards ...... 13 (Ohio, 2008) INT ...... 1 (3X, last vs. Akron, 2010) Long ...... 51 (at Penn State, 2010) KOR Long ...... 13 (Ohio, 2008) PBU ...... 2 (at Eastern Mich., 2009) TD ...... 1 (at Akron, 2009) KOR...... 4 (Army, 2009) KOR...... 4 (Kent State, 2009) #9 DL Muhammed Wilkerson KOR Yards ...... 109 (Army, 2009) Yards ...... 137 (at Navy, 2009) Tackles ...... 13 (at Navy, 2009) Long KOR ...... 33 (Army, 2009) Long...... 100t (at Navy, 2009) Solo...... 8 (Bowling Green, 2010) TD...... 1 (twice, last at Navy, 2009) Asst...... 9 (at Navy, 2009) #28 DB Marquise Liverpool TFL ...... 3.0 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) Tackles.....7 (twice, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) #36 LB Gary Onuekwusi Sacks...... 3.0 (at Kent State, 2010) Solo...... 5 (twice, last at Army, 2010) Tackles...... FF...... 1 (3X, last at Penn State, 2010) Asst...... 3 (twice, last at Northern Illinois, 2010) Solo ...... FR...... 1 (3X, last vs. Ohio, 2010) TFL...... 1.5 (at Army, 2010) Asst...... PBU ...... 2 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) INT ...... 1 (4X, last Villanova, 2010) QBH ...... 2 (vs. UCLA, 2009) FF...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) #42 DB Byron Parker Blocks ...... 1 (at Ohio, 2009) FR...... 1 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) Tackles...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) PBU ...... 2 (Bowling Green, 2010) Solo...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010) PR ...... 3 (Miami, 2007) Asst...... PR Yards...... 18 (#25 Penn St., 2007) Long PR...... 16 (#25 Penn St., 2007) #92 DE Shahid Paulhill Receptions...... 4 (twice, last at Miami, 2008) Tackles...... 6 (at Penn State, 2010) Yards ...... 59 (at Buffalo, 2008) Solo...... 4 (at Penn State, 2010) Long ...... 48 (Northern Illinois, 2007) Asst...... 2 (3X, last at Army, 2010) TD...... 0 Sacks ...... 1.0 (at Buffalo, 2010) Rushes...... 16 (at Army, 2008) TFL ...... 1.0 (2X, last at Buffalo, 2010) Yards...... 54 (at Army, 2008) Blocked FG...... 1 (Villanova, 2010) Long ...... 12 (at Buffalo, 2008) TD...... 1 (at Army, 2008) #43 LB Adrian Robinson Tackles...... 7 (at Kent State, 2008) #6 LB Jordan Martin Solo...... 5 (twice, last vs. Villanova, 2010) Tackles...... 5 (at #16/15 Penn State, 2008) Asst...... 5 (at Kent State, 2008) Solo...... 3 (3X, last vs. Kent State, 2009) TFL...... 2.0 (5X, last vs. UCLA, 2009) Asst...... 3 (twice, last at Toledo, 2009) Sacks ...... 2.0 (3X, last at Navy, 2009) TFL ...... 1.0 (twice, last at Ohio, 2009) INT...... 1 (Kent State, 2009) INT...... 1 (at #5 Penn State, 2009) FF ...... 2 (Connecticut, 2010) PBU...... 1 (Miami, 2009) FR ...... 1 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) KOR...... 2 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) FR TD ...... 1 (Connecticut, 2010) Yards...... 22 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) PBU ...... 2 (at No. 5 Penn State, 2009) Long...... 12 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) QBH ...... 1 (at Toledo, 2009) Punt Block ...... 1 (at Northern Illinois, 2010) PAT Block...... 1 (Bowling Green, 2010)

#32 LB Quinten White, Jr. Tackles...... 5 (twice, last at Penn State, 2010) Solo...... 3 (5X, last at Kent State, 2010) Asst...... 5 (at Penn State, 2010) TFL...... 1.0 (twice, last at Kent State, 2010) FR ...... 1 (Bowling Green, 2010) FR TD ...... 1 (Bowling Green, 2010) PBU ...... 1 (twice, last at Miami, 2010)

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SPECIAL TEAMS

#19 PK/P Brandon McManus Kickoffs...... 9 (twice, last vs. Kent State, 2009) Yards...... 589 (at Akron, 2009) Game Avg...... 68.4 (Ball State, 2009) Field Goals ...... 4 (Villanova, 2010) Long...... 53 (Villanova, 2010) PATs...... 8 (at Akron, 2009) Consecutive PAT ...... 41 (2009-2010) Punts ...... 2 (twice, last at Buffalo, 2010) Yards ...... 91 (Connecticut, 2010) Game Avg...... 45.5 (Connecticut, 2010) Long ...... 51 (Connecticut, 2010) Inside 20...... Tackles...... 1 (4X, last at Buffalo, 2010) Solo...... 1 (4X, last at Buffalo, 2010) FR ...... 1 (at Kent State, 2010)

#49 P/PK Jeff Wathne Punts ...... 11 (at #16/15 Penn St., 2008) Yards...... 457 (at #16/15 Penn St., 2008) Game Avg...... 51.5 (Kent State, 2009) Long...... 67 (at Army, 2007) Inside 20 ...... 4 (twice, last Connecticut, 2010) Kickoffs...... 10 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) Yards...... 555 (Eastern Michigan, 2008) Game Avg...... 67.3 (at Central Michigan, 2008) Field Goals...... Long...... PATs...... Tackles...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010) Solo...... 1 (at Buffalo, 2010)

40 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Player Participation

2010 Career Player GP-GS GP-GS VU CMU UCONN PSU ARMY NIU BGSU UB AKRON KSU OHIO MIAMI 56 ADEWOLE, Olaniyi # 5-0 5-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX ...... 87 ALDERMAN, Ryan $ 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 89 BALASAVAGE, Matt 10-4 33-10 TE XXX XXX XXX TE XXX XXX TE TE ...... XXX 44 BENSON, Wyatt # 7-1 7-1 ...... XXX FB XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 45 BLUEFORD, Morris 9-0 33-9 XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 38 BOOTH, Cody $ 5-0 5-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 79 BOYLE, Pat 12-6 28-9 RG XXX LG XXX XXX XXX LG LG LG LG XXX XXX 99 BROWN, Levi $ 10-0 10-0 ... XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 22 BROWN, Matt 12-7 23-7 RB RB XXX XXX RB RB RB RB XXX XXX XXX RB 85 BROWN, Morkeith 12-9 33-9 XXX TE XXX TE TE TE TE TE TE TE XXX TE 8 BYNUM, Nyles 2-0 24-1 ...... XXX ...... XXX 81 CABRERA, Tomas # 5-0 5-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 84 CAMPBELL, Michael 12-10 42-19 WR WR WR WR XXX WR XXX WR WR WR WR WR 33 CAPONEGRO, Blaze $ 2-0 2-0 XXX XXX ...... 76 CAPUTO, Steve 6-4 25-15 LT LT LT LT XXX XXX ...... 14 CARRAWAY, Vaughn 11-0 20-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 3 CHARLTON, Vaughn 12-2 40-18 XXX XXX TE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX TE XXX XXX 11 COYER, Chris $ 5-0 5-0 ...... XXX ...... XXX ... XXX XXX XXX 94 CUSTIS, Kadeem 12-4 21-4 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX LE LE LE LE XXX XXX 55 DANIELS, Sean # 7-0 7-0 XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 63 DENNIS, Derek 12-7 39-24 XXX XXX XXX LG LT LT LT LT XXX XXX RG RG 14 GERARDI, Mike 6-5 6-5 ...... XXX QB QB QB QB QB 29 GILDEA, Justin 12-8 23-8 XXX SS SS XXX XXX XXX SS SS SS SS SS SS 10 GREEN, Delano 12-1 49-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX WR XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 41 GREEN, Marcus 6-0 16-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 20 GRIFFIN, Kee-ayre 12-10 35-13 XXX CB XXX CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 13 HUTCHISON, Josh 11-0 29-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX 98 JACKSON, Alex $ 8-1 8-1 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX ...... XXX XXX TE XXX 5 JARRETT, Jaiquawn 12-12 48-43 FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS FS 93 JOHNSON, Kamal $ 11-2 11-2 XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX LE LE 35 JOHNSON, Kwame 12-0 20-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 53 JOHNSON, Stephen 12-3 12-3 MLB MLB MLB XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 27 JOHNSON, Zamel $ 11-0 11-0 XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 26 JONES, Joe 6-1 30-16 XXX XXX WR XXX XXX XXX ...... 16 JONES, Maurice 10-3 22-7 CB XXX CB XXX XXX ...... XXX XXX CB XXX XXX 58 JOSEPH, Elijah “Peanut” 11-8 38-28 XXX XXX XXX MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB ... 4 JOSEPH, Elisha “Eli” 12-12 48-19 NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT NT 1 KAMARA, Amara 12-12 47-42 OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB OLB 34 KANE, Zach $ 3-0 3-0 ... XXX XXX XXX ...... 37 KROBOTH, Kevin 11-6 33-16 SS ... XXX SS SS SS XXX SS XXX XXX XXX SS 28 LIVERPOOL, M. 12-12 49-24 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 70 MADISON, Colin 12-11 40-28 XXX RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG LG LG 6 MARTIN, Jordan 1-0 26-1 ...... XXX ...... 19 McMANUS, Brandon 12-sp. 24-sp. XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 86 MILLER, Deon # 11-1 11-1 XXX XXX XXX XXX WR XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 71 MORRIS, Darius 12-12 44-27 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 23 NIXON, James 12-0 37-9 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 36 ONUEKWUSI, Gary $ 5-0 5-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 77 PALUMBO, John 12-9 34-26 C C C C C C C C XXX C XXX XXX 42 PARKER, Byron $ 4-0 4-0 ...... XXX XXX XXX XXX ...... 25 PARKER, Deonte 4-0 4-0 ...... XXX XXX ... XXX XXX 83 PARTHEMORE, Chris $ 12-0 12-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 92 PAULHILL, Shahid $ 12-6 12-6 LE LE LE LE LE LE XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 30 PIERCE, Bernard 10-5 22-14 XXX XXX RB RB ... XXX XXX XXX RB RB RB ... 66 PRINGLE, Darryl $ 12-2 12-2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX LT LT XXX XXX 74 REGAS, Evan $ 1-0 1-0 ...... XXX ...... 43 ROBINSON, Adrian 12-12 37-25 RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE RE 88 RODRIGUEZ, Evan 11-9 24-16 TE TE TE TE TE TE XXX TE ... XXX TE TE 62 ROORDA, Scott $ 1-0 1-0 ...... XXX ...... 68 SCHONBRUNNER, J. 9-1 18-1 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX C XXX ...... 24 SMITH, Ahkeem 11-0 17-0 ... XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 7 STEWART, Chester 9-7 29-14 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB XXX XXX ...... 18 STREATER, Rod 12-9 12-9 WR WR XXX WR XXX WR WR XXX WR WR WR WR 69 TRIBUE, Wayne 11-6 36-20 LG LG ... XXX LG LG XXX XXX XXX XXX C C 73 WALLACE, Martin 12-2 12-2 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX LT LT 49 WATHNE, Jeff 12-sp. 48-sp. XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX 32 WHITE, Quinten 11-2 32-2 XXX OLB OLB XXX XXX XXX XXX ... XXX XXX XXX XXX 2 WHITEHEAD, Tahir 12-8 37-8 OLB XXX XXX OLB OLB OLB OLB XXX OLB XXX OLB OLB 9 WILKERSON, M. 12-12 36-25 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 59 YUAN, Stephen 12-0 16-0 XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX XXX

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Game WR LT LG C RG RT TE QB RB TE WR Villanova Campbell Caputo Tribue Palumbo Pat Boyle Morris Balasavage Stewart Matt Brown Rodriguez Streater CMU Campbell Caputo Tribue Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Stewart Matt Brown Rodriguez Streater UConn Campbell Caputo Pat Boyle Palumbo Madison Morris Charlton Stewart Pierce Rodriguez Joe Jones at PSU Campbell Caputo Dennis Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Stewart Pierce Rodriguez Streater at Army Miller Dennis Tribue Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Stewart Matt Brown Rodriguez (TE) Balasavage at NIU Campbell Dennis Tribue Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Stewart Matt Brown Rodriguez Streater BGSU Green Dennis Pat Boyle Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Stewart Matt Brown (FB) Benson Streater at Buffalo Campbell Dennis Pat Boyle Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Gerardi Matt Brown Rodriguez (TE) Balasavage Akron Campbell Pringle Pat Boyle Schonbrunner Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Gerardi Pierce Balasavage Streater at KSU Campbell Pringle Pat Boyle Palumbo Madison Morris Morkeith Brown Gerardi Pierce Charlton Streater Ohio Campbell Wallace Madison Tribue Dennis Morris Jackson Gerardi Pierce Rodriguez Streater at Miami Campbell Wallace Madison Tribue Dennis Morris Morkeith Brown Gerardi Matt Brown Rodriguez Streater

Defense (4-3)

Game LE DT NT RE OLB MLB OLB CB SS FS CB Villanova Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Stephen Johnson Kamara Liverpool Kroboth Jarrett M. Jones CMU Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson White Stephen Johnson Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin UConn Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson White Stephen Johnson Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett M. Jones at PSU Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Kroboth Jarrett Griffin at Army Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Kroboth Jarrett Griffin at NIU Paulhill Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Kroboth Jarrett Griffin BGSU Custis Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin at Buffalo Custis Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson (S) Kroboth Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin Akron Custis Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin at KSU Custis Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson (CB) M. Jones Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin Ohio Kamal Johnson Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead Peanut Joseph Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett Griffin at Miami Kamal Johnson Wilkerson Eli Joseph Robinson Whitehead (S) Kroboth Kamara Liverpool Gildea Jarrett M. Jones

Temple Statistical Leaders

Game Rushing (Att.-Yds-TD) Passing (C-A-I-Y-TD) Receiving (Att.-Yds-TD) Tackles Total (S-A-T) Villanova Bernard Pierce (20-75-0) Chester Stewart (16-27-0-200-1) Michael Campbell (8-127-1) Jaiquawn Jarrett (5-2-7) CMU Bernard Pierce (10-57-1) Chester Stewart (16-22-0-151-0) Matt Brown (4-17-0) Stephen Johnson (8-0-8) UConn Bernard Pierce (26-169-2) Chester Stewart (11-21-0-159-1) Joe Jones (4-73-0) Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (8-1-9) at PSU James Nixon (2-64-0) Chester Stewart (8-19-3-46-0) Joe Jones (3-27-0) Jaiquawn Jarrett (4-7-11) at Army Matt Brown (28-226-4) Chester Stewart (7-16-127-1) Michael Campbell (5-124-2) Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (6-6-12) at NIU Matt Brown (13-93-1) Chester Stewart (13-27-148-1) Joe Jones (3-60-0) Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (4-9-13) BGSU Bernard Pierce (15-106-1) Mike Gerardi (9-15-0-163-2) Rod Streater (4-88-1) Kee-ayre Griffin (10-2-12) at Buffalo Matt Brown (20-109-0) Mike Gerardi (9-15-2-131-2) Evan Rodriguez (3-41-0) Justin Gildea (3-3-6) Muhammad Wilkerson (2-4-6) Akron Bernard Pierce (19-83-1) Mike Gerardi (15-22-0-209-1) Rod Streater (5-35-0) Justin Gildea (6-0-6) Maurice Jones (6-0-6) at KSU Bernard Pierce (28-84-1) Mike Gerardi (21-29-2-368-2) Michael Campbell (5-137-0) Muhammad Wilkerson (4-2-6) Kee-ayre Griffin (4-2-6) Ohio Matt Brown (20-72-1) Mike Gerardi (28-48-2-311-2) Michael Campbell (11-131-2) Amara Kamara (7-5-12) at Miami Matt Brown (15-56-0) Mike Gerardi (11-27-2-108-0) Ryan Alderman (3-41-0) Amara Kamara (3-7-10)

42 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary 2010 Temple Statistics

Team Statistics Temple Schedule & Results TEMPLE OPP Date Opponent Score Record MAC Time Attend. SCORING 300 229 Sept. 3 VILLANOVA W 31-24 1-0 3:21 32,193 Points Per Game 25.0 19.1 Sept. 9 * CENTRAL MICH. W 13-10 ot 2-0 1-0 3:08 15,152 FIRST DOWNS 201 205 Sept. 18 CONNECTICUT W 30-16 3-0 3:29 18,702 Rushing 98 89 Sept. 25 at #23/20 Penn State 13-22 L 3-1 3:10 104,840 Passing 87 106 Oct. 2 at Army W 42-35 4-1 3:27 33,065 Penalty 16 10 Oct. 9 * at Northern Illinois 17-31 L 4-2 1-1 3:02 14,011 RUSHING YARDAGE 1803 1674 Oct. 16 * BOWLING GREEN W 28-27 5-2 2-1 3:25 23,045 Yards gained rushing 2091 2013 Oct. 23 * at Buffalo W 42-0 6-2 3-1 3:10 13,371 Yards lost rushing 288 339 Oct. 30 * AKRON W 30-0 7-2 4-1 2:51 17,563 Rushing Attempts 430 459 Nov. 6 * at Kent State W 28-10 8-2 5-1 2:53 15,125 Average Per Rush 4.2 3.6 Nov. 16 * OHIO 23-31 L 8-3 5-2 3:33 16,433 Average Per Game 150.2 139.5 Nov. 23 * at Miami [OH] 3-23 L 8-4 5-3 3:00 13,235 TDs Rushing 20 16 DATE *Bowl TIME TV PASSING YARDAGE 2206 2138 Comp-Att-Int 169-297-13 205-357-9 * MAC game Average Per Pass 7.4 6.0 Average Per Catch 13.1 10.4 Average Per Game 183.8 178.2 TDs Passing 15 9 Score by Quarters TOTAL OFFENSE 4009 3812 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Total Total Plays 727 816 Temple 67 75 59 96 3 300 Average Per Play 5.5 4.7 Opponents 45 61 48 75 0 229 Average Per Game 334.1 317.7 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 39-870 52-904 Game-by-Game PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 28-201 21-175 Temple 7 3 3 18 31 INT RETURNS: #-Yards 9-87 13-191 Villanova 0 14 0 10 24 KICK RETURN AVERAGE 22.3 17.4 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 7.2 8.3 Temple 0 7 3 0 3 13 INT RETURN AVERAGE 9.7 14.7 Central Michigan 0 0 7 3 0 10 FUMBLES-LOST 20-13 25-11 PENALTIES-Yards 71-553 61-508 Temple 0 7 7 16 30 Average Per Game 46.1 42.3 Connecticut 3 3 10 0 16 PUNTS-Yards 56-2118 63-2609 Temple 13 0 0 0 13 Average Per Punt 37.8 41.4 #23/20 Penn St. 6 3 6 7 22 Net punt average 33.6 37.6 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 29:08 30:52 Temple 13 0 8 21 42 3RD-DOWN Conversions 52/147 71/184 Army 7 14 7 7 35 3rd-Down Pct 35% 39% 4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/9 6/18 Temple 7 10 0 0 17 4th-Down Pct 22% 33% Northern Illinois 7 10 7 7 31 SACKS BY-Yards 24-196 24-149 MISC YARDS 4 0 Temple 0 14 14 0 28 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 38 27 Bowling Green 6 0 8 13 27 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 13-20 14-26 Temple 21 7 7 7 42 ON-SIDE KICKS 1-2 0-2 Buffalo 0 0 0 0 0 RED-ZONE SCORES (31-39) 79% (28-38) 74% RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (23-39) 59% (19-38) 50% Temple 3 3 10 14 30 PAT-ATTEMPTS (31-32) 97% (23-25) 92% Akron 0 0 0 0 0 ATTENDANCE 123088 193647 Games/Avg Per Game 6/20515 6/32274 Temple 0 14 7 7 28 Neutral Site Games 0/0 Kent State 3 0 0 7 10

Temple 0 10 0 13 23 Ohio 7 10 0 14 31

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Rushing Total Offense Player GP Att Gain Loss Net Avg TD Long Avg/G Player G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G BROWN,Matt 12 162 886 56 830 5.1 7 42 69.2 GERARDI,Mike 6 177 -19 1290 1271 211.8 PIERCE,Bernard 10 154 759 31 728 4.7 10 38 72.8 STEWART,Chester 9 172 40 842 882 98.0 NIXON,James 12 9 109 2 107 11.9 0 51 8.9 BROWN,Matt 12 162 830 0 830 69.2 STREATER,Rod 12 7 83 0 83 11.9 1 24 6.9 PIERCE,Bernard 10 154 728 0 728 72.8 STEWART,Chester 9 37 134 94 40 1.1 0 21 4.4 NIXON,James 12 9 107 0 107 8.9 SMITH,Ahkeem 11 12 37 11 26 2.2 1 8 2.4 STREATER,Rod 12 7 83 0 83 6.9 COYER,Chris 5 5 17 0 17 3.4 0 9 3.4 COYER,Chris 5 7 17 47 64 12.8 BURRELL,Chris 7 10 14 11 3 0.3 0 3 0.4 SMITH,Ahkeem 11 12 26 0 26 2.4 RODRIGUEZ,Evan 11 1 1 0 1 1.0 0 1 0.1 JONES,Joe 6 1 0 24 24 4.0 GREEN,Delano 12 3 3 4 -1 -0.3 0 2 -0.1 WATHNE,Jeff 12 1 0 3 3 0.2 TEAM 8 9 0 12 -12 -1.3 0 0 -1.5 BURRELL,Chris 7 10 3 0 3 0.4 GERARDI,Mike 6 21 48 67 -19 -0.9 1 17 -3.2 RODRIGUEZ,Evan 11 1 1 0 1 0.1 Total...... 12 430 2091 288 1803 4.2 20 51 150.2 GREEN,Delano 12 4 -1 0 -1 -0.1 Opponents...... 12 459 2013 339 1674 3.6 16 96 139.5 TEAM 8 9 -12 0 -12 -1.5 Total...... 12 727 1803 2206 4009 334.1 Opponents...... 12 816 1674 2138 3812 317.7 Passing Player G Effic Cmp-Att-Int Pct Yds TD Lng Avg/G GERARDI,Mike 6 139.97 93-156-8 59.6 1290 10 80 215.0 All Purpose STEWART, C. 9 108.09 72-135-5 53.3 842 4 62 93.6 Player G Rush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G COYER,Chris 5 297.40 2-2-0 100.0 47 0 37 9.4 BROWN,Matt 12 830 70 0 190 0 1090 90.8 GREEN,Delano 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 PIERCE,Bernard 10 728 87 0 0 0 815 81.5 JONES,Joe 6 631.60 1-1-0 100.0 24 1 24 4.0 CAMPBELL,Michael 12 0 724 0 0 0 724 60.3 CHARLTON, V. 12 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0 NIXON,James 12 107 0 0 561 0 668 55.7 WATHNE,Jeff 12 125.20 1-1-0 100.0 3 0 3 0.2 STREATER,Rod 12 83 481 0 0 0 564 47.0 Total...... 12 127.21 169-297-13 56.9 2206 15 80 183.8 RODRIGUEZ,Evan 11 1 247 0 0 0 248 22.5 Opponents...... 12 111.01 205-357-9 57.4 2138 9 70 178.2 ALDERMAN, Ryan 12 0 154 29 0 0 183 15.2 GREEN,Delano 12 -1 9 172 0 0 180 15.0 JONES,Joe 6 0 169 0 0 0 169 28.2 Receiving JACKSON,Alex 8 0 127 0 0 0 127 15.9 KROBOTH,Kevin 11 0 0 0 63 4 67 6.1 Player G No. Yds Avg TD Long Avg/G MILLER,Deon 11 0 65 0 0 0 65 5.9 CAMPBELL, Michael 12 45 724 16.1 6 63 60.3 SMITH,Ahkeem 11 26 20 0 0 0 46 4.2 STREATER,Rod 12 30 481 16.0 4 80 40.1 JOSEPH,Elijah 11 0 0 0 0 42 42 3.8 RODRIGUEZ,Evan 11 21 247 11.8 2 46 22.5 STEWART,Chester 9 40 0 0 0 0 40 4.4 BROWN,Matt 12 16 70 4.4 0 10 5.8 JARRETT,Jaiquawn 12 0 0 0 0 30 30 2.5 JONES,Joe 6 11 169 15.4 0 33 28.2 BENSON,Wyatt 7 0 0 0 29 0 29 4.1 ALDERMAN, Ryan 12 10 154 15.4 0 23 12.8 BURRELL,Chris 7 3 0 0 20 0 23 3.3 JACKSON,Alex 8 8 127 15.9 2 49 15.9 BALASAVAGE,Matt 10 0 21 0 0 0 21 2.1 PIERCE,Bernard 10 8 87 10.9 1 27 8.7 BROWN,Morkeith 12 0 17 0 0 0 17 1.4 MILLER,Deon 11 6 65 10.8 0 19 5.9 COYER,Chris 5 17 0 0 0 0 17 3.4 BROWN,Morkeith 12 3 17 5.7 0 9 1.4 CHARLTON,Vaughn 12 0 15 0 0 0 15 1.2 CHARLTON,Vaughn 12 3 15 5.0 0 8 1.2 JOHNSON,Stephen 12 0 0 0 7 0 7 0.6 BALASAVAGE,Matt 10 2 21 10.5 0 13 2.1 WHITEHEAD,Tahir 12 0 0 0 0 6 6 0.5 SMITH,Ahkeem 11 2 20 10.0 0 11 1.8 HUTCHISON,Josh 11 0 5 0 0 0 5 0.5 GREEN,Delano 12 1 9 9.0 0 9 0.8 LIVERPOOL,M. 12 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3 HUTCHISON,Josh 11 1 5 5.0 0 5 0.5 WILKERSON,M. 12 0 3 0 0 0 3 0.2 WILKERSON,M. 12 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.2 JONES,Maurice 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 WALLACE,Martin 12 1 -8 -8.0 0 0 -0.7 WALLACE,Martin 12 0 -8 0 0 0 -8 -0.7 Total...... 12 169 2206 13.1 15 80 183.8 TEAM 8 -12 0 0 0 0 -12 -1.5 Opponents...... 12 205 2138 10.4 9 70 178.2 GERARDI,Mike 6 -19 0 0 0 0 -19 -3.2 Total...... 12 1803 2206 201 870 87 5167 430.6 Opponents...... 12 1674 2138 175 904 191 5082 423.5

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Scoring Kickoffs |------PATs ------| Player No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn Player TD FGs Kick Rush Rcv Pass DXP Saf Pts McMANUS, Brandon 59 3780 64.1 7 0 McMANUS,Brandon 0 13-20 31-32 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 70 Total...... 59 3780 64.1 7 0 904 46.4 23 PIERCE,Bernard 11 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 66 Opponents...... 50 3155 63.1 11 0 870 41.3 287 BROWN,Matt 7 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 42 CAMPBELL,Michael 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 36 STREATER,Rod 5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 30 Punt Returns JACKSON,Alex 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 Player No. Yds Avg TD Long RODRIGUEZ,Evan 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12 GREEN, Delano 21 172 8.2 0 47 GERARDI,Mike 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 ALDERMAN, Ryan 7 29 4.1 0 28 SMITH,Ahkeem 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Total...... 28 201 7.2 0 47 ROBINSON,Adrian 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 Opponents...... 21 175 8.3 1 58 GILDEA,Justin 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 WHITE,Quinten 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6 CHARLTON,Vaughn 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 0-1 0 0 2 TEAM 0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 0-0 0 0 0 Kick Returns STEWART,Chester 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1-3 0 0 0 Player No. Yds Avg TD Long Total...... 38 13-20 31-32 0-1 1 1-4 0 0 300 NIXON, James 24 561 23.4 0 51 Opponents...... 27 14-26 23-25 0-0 1 1-2 0 0 229 BROWN,Matt 8 190 23.8 0 55 KROBOTH,Kevin 3 63 21.0 0 28 BURRELL,Chris 2 20 10.0 0 12 Field Goals BENSON,Wyatt 1 29 29.0 0 29 JOHNSON,Stephen 1 7 7.0 0 7 Player M-A Pct 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk Total...... 39 870 22.3 0 55 McMANUS 13-20 65.0 0-0 3-3 4-7 5-9 1-1 53 0 Opponents...... 52 904 17.4 0 43 Field Goal Sequence Temple Opponents VILLANOVA (53),(44),36,(40),(43) 38,43,(41) Interceptions CENTRAL MICH. 44,38,(31),(30) 27,(31) Player No. Yds Avg TD Long CONNECTICUT (32) (36),48,(26),(47),38 JARRETT,Jaiquawn 2 30 15.0 0 29 #23/20 Penn State - (45),(32),(42),(32),(21),32 JOHNSON,Stephen 1 0 0.0 0 0 Army - 50 LIVERPOOL,Marquise 1 4 4.0 0 4 Northern Illinois (33),42 (28) JOSEPH,Elijah 1 42 42.0 0 42 Bowling Green - 43 JONES,Maurice 1 1 1.0 0 1 Buffalo 33 - KROBOTH,Kevin 1 4 4.0 0 4 AKRON (27),(25),(45) 42 GRIFFIN,Kee-ayre 1 0 0.0 0 0 Kent State - (32),32 WHITEHEAD,Tahir 1 6 6.0 0 6 OHIO (45),45 (40) Total...... 9 87 9.7 0 42 Miami [OH] 47,(23) 33,(21),46 Opponents...... 13 191 14.7 1 49

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made. Fumble Returns Punting Player No. Yds Avg TD Long JARRETT,Jaiquawn 1 28 28.0 0 28 Player No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 50+ Blk GILDEA,Justin 1 26 26.0 1 26 WATHNE, Jeff 50 1949 39.0 57 2 10 15 0 ROBINSON,Adrian 1 24 24.0 1 24 McMANUS,Brandon 4 169 42.2 51 1 0 0 0 WHITE,Quinten 0 0 0.0 1 TEAM 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 2 Total...... 3 78 26.0 3 28 Total...... 56 2118 37.8 57 3 10 15 2 Opponents...... 2 10 5.0 0 10 Opponents...... 63 2609 41.4 69 2 18 18 0

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|—---—Tackles-—--—| |-Sacks-| |—Pass Def—| |-Fumbles-| Blkd PLAYER ...... GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 5 JARRETT,Jaiquawn ...... 12 41 33 74 2.0-2 . 2-30 2 . 1-28 1 . . 58 JOSEPH,Elijah...... 11 46 25 71 5.5-10 1.0-1 1-42 6 . . 1 . . 9 WILKERSON,M...... 12 45 25 70 13.0-80 9.5-75 . 3 2 1-0 2 . . 1 KAMARA,Amara...... 12 36 31 67 2.0-3 . . 4 . . 1 . . 29 GILDEA,Justin ...... 12 43 15 58 3.0-8 . . 1 . 2-26 . . . 2 WHITEHEAD,Tahir...... 12 34 22 56 7.5-49 2.0-29 1-6 2 1 . 2 . . 20 GRIFFIN,Kee-ayre ...... 12 40 11 51 2.5-6 . 1-0 3 . 1-0 1 1 . 4 JOSEPH,Elisha...... 12 22 22 44 1.0-5 ...... 43 ROBINSON,Adrian ...... 12 25 13 38 4.5-31 3.5-25 . 1 . 2-24 3 2 . 28 LIVERPOOL,Marquise....12 28 9 37 2.5-6 . 1-4 6 . 1-0 1 . . 53 JOHNSON,Stephen...... 12 21 10 31 . . 1-0 1 . . 1 . . 37 KROBOTH,Kevin...... 11 18 13 31 4.0-13 . 1-4 ...... 16 JONES,Maurice ...... 10 22 7 29 2.0-16 2.0-16 1-1 ...... 32 WHITE,Quinten...... 11 14 10 24 2.0-12 . . 2 . 1-0 . . . 92 PAULHILL,Shahid...... 12 16 7 23 2.5-12 1.0-10 . . 1 . . 1 . 94 CUSTIS,Kadeem...... 12 10 10 20 1.0-8 1.0-8 . . . 1-0 . . . 23 NIXON,James...... 12 7 5 12 1.0-3 . . 2 . . . . . 55 DANIELS,Sean ...... 7 8 2 10 4.0-32 4.0-32 . 1 . . . . . 93 JOHNSON,Kamal ...... 11 5 4 9 1.0-1 ...... 1 . 41 GREEN,Marcus ...... 6 6 1 7 ...... 14 CARRAWAY,Vaughn...... 11 6 1 7 . . . 1 . . . . . 19 McMANUS,Brandon.....12 4 1 5 . . . . . 1-0 . . . 99 BROWN,Levi...... 10 4 1 5 ...... 35 JOHNSON,Kwame...... 12 5 . 5 ...... 27 JOHNSON,Zamel ...... 11 4 . 4 ...... 44 BENSON,Wyatt ...... 7 2 1 3 ...... 24 SMITH,Ahkeem ...... 11 3 . 3 ...... 45 BLUEFORD,Morris...... 9 2 1 3 . . . 1 . . . . . 81 CABRERA, Tomas...... 5 2 1 3 ...... 2 . . 4D GERARDI,Mike...... 6 2 . 2 ...... 13 HUTCHISON,Josh ...... 11 2 . 2 ...... 83 PARTHEMORE,Chris .....12 2 . 2 ...... 26 JONES,Joe ...... 6 2 . 2 ...... 76 CAPUTO,Steve...... 6 1 . 1 ...... 87 ALDERMAN, Ryan ...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 70 MADISON,Colin ...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 25 PARKER,Deonte ...... 4 1 . 1 ...... 85 BROWN,Morkeith...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 42 PARKER,Byron ...... 3 1 . 1 ...... 84 CAMPBELL,Michael...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 56 ADEWOLE,Olaniyi...... 5 . 1 1 ...... 79 BOYLE,Pat...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 49 WATHNE,Jeff ...... 12 1 . 1 ...... 88 RODRIGUEZ,Evan...... 11 1 . 1 ...... Total...... 12 537 282 819 61-297 24-196 9-87 36 4 11-78 15 5 . Opponents...... 12 491 212 703 68.0-282 24-149 13-191 30 7 13-10 11 2 .

46 2010 Temple Football Game Notes GAME 13 • vs. ??? Temple Game-By-Game 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 9/3/10 Villanova 37 122 1 17 16 200 1 62 16-27-0 200 1 62 5 106 0 29 3 34 0 28 322 9/9/10 Central Michigan 36 114 1 24 16 151 0 56 16-22-0 151 0 56 1 27 0 27 2 22 0 13 265 9/18/10 Connecticut 36 194 2 38 12 162 1 33 12-22-0 162 1 33 5 111 0 30 4 42 0 47 356 9/25/10 at Penn State 32 156 2 51 8 46 0 12 8-19-3 46 0 12 4 87 0 25 1 0 0 0 202 10/2/10 at Army 36 256 4 42 8 151 2 48 8-17-0 151 2 48 5 132 0 51 2 1 0 3 407 10/9/10 at NIU 27 124 1 25 13 148 1 31 13-27-1 148 1 31 2 73 0 55 2 47 0 38 272 10/16/10 Bowling Green 27 133 1 18 10 174 2 80 10-18-1 174 2 80 3 66 0 26 2 -2 0 1 307 10/23/10 at Buffalo 62 266 3 31 9 131 3 42 9-15-2 131 3 42 1 9 0 9 5 8 0 8 397 10/30/10 Akron 40 190 2 24 15 209 1 45 15-22-0 209 1 45 0 0 0 0 3 44 0 38 399 11/6/10 at Kent State 46 97 2 36 21 368 2 63 21-30-2 368 2 63 2 30 0 16 2 2 0 2 465 11/16/10 Ohio 23 81 1 10 29 321 2 28 29-49-2 321 2 28 6 130 0 37 0 0 0 0 402 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 28 70 0 17 12 145 0 37 12-29-2 145 0 37 5 99 0 29 2 3 0 3 215 Temple Totals 430 1803 20 51 169 2206 15 80 169-297-13 2206 15 80 39 870 0 55 28 201 0 47 4009 Opponent 459 1674 16 96 205 2138 9 70 205-357-9 2138 9 70 52 904 0 43 21 175 1 58 3812

|------TACKLES------| |SACKS||FUMBLE | |PASS DEFENSE ||Blkd| PAT Attempts | Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts 9/3/10 Villanova 46 10 56 6.0-14 1-4 0 1-26 1-4 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 31 9/9/10 Central Michigan 52 14 66 8.0-39 2-23 3 1-28 2-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 9/18/10 Connecticut 58 6 64 6.0-21 1-10 2 1-24 0-0 0 5 0 3-3 0 0 0 30 9/25/10 at Penn State 34 70 104 2.0-23 1-19 3 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 13 10/2/10 at Army 47 36 83 4.0-18 1-12 0 0-0 0-0 0 3 0 4-4 0 1 0 42 10/9/10 at NIU 41 52 93 1.0-1 1-1 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 1 2-2 0 0 0 17 10/16/10 Bowling Green 59 10 69 3.0-29 2-25 0 1-0 0-0 0 9 1 4-4 0 0 0 28 10/23/10 at Buffalo 42 20 62 8.0-36 8-30 1 1-0 3-44 3 3 0 6-6 0 0 0 42 10/30/10 Akron 46 0 46 6.0-38 4-27 1 0-0 1-4 0 0 1 3-3 0 0 0 30 11/6/10 at Kent State 38 20 58 9.0-52 5.0-37 3 3-0 0-0 0 4 0 4-4 0 0 0 28 11/16/10 Ohio 41 12 53 5.0-11 0.0-0 1 1-0 1-29 0 2 0 3-2 0 0 0 23 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 33 32 65 3.0-15 1.0-8 0 0-0 1-6 1 3 1 0-0 0 0 0 3 Temple Totals 537 282 819 61.0-297 24.0-196 15 11-78 9-87 4 36 5 32-31 0 1 0 300 Opponent 491 212 703 68.0-282 24.0-149 11 13-10 13-191 7 30 2 25-23 0 1 0 229

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB 9/3/10 Villanova 3 104 34.7 40 0 0 1 0 0 5-4 53 0 7 455 65.0 0 0 9/9/10 Central Michigan 4 159 39.8 44 0 0 0 0 2 4-2 31 0 3 184 61.3 0 0 9/18/10 Connecticut 8 333 41.6 51 0 1 1 1 4 1-1 32 0 6 361 60.2 0 0 9/25/10 at Penn State 7 313 44.7 57 0 0 2 2 3 0-0 0 0 3 194 64.7 0 0 10/2/10 at Army 3 117 39.0 41 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0 0 7 477 68.1 2 0 10/9/10 at NIU 2 96 48.0 56 0 0 1 1 1 2-1 33 0 4 271 67.8 1 0 10/16/10 Bowling Green 7 221 31.6 41 0 0 1 0 1 0-0 0 0 5 319 63.8 1 0 10/23/10 at Buffalo 4 142 35.5 43 0 0 0 0 0 1-0 0 0 7 464 66.3 1 0 10/30/10 Akron 4 154 38.5 46 0 1 2 0 0 3-3 45 0 7 463 66.1 2 0 11/6/10 at Kent State 5 124 24.8 52 2 1 1 1 2 0-0 0 0 5 314 62.8 0 0 11/16/10 Ohio 3 127 42.3 53 0 0 0 1 0 2-1 45 0 3 168 56.0 0 0 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 6 228 38.0 50 0 0 0 1 2 2-1 23 0 2 110 55.0 0 0 Temple Totals 56 2118 37.8 57 2 3 10 7 15 20-13 53 0 59 3780 64.1 7 0 Opponent 63 2609 41.4 69 0 2 18 9 18 26-14 47 3 50 3155 63.1 11 0 www.Pierce4Heisman.com 47 2010 Season Summary Opponent Game-By-Game 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 9/3/10 Villanova 32 139 1 14 20 172 2 26 20-28-1 172 2 26 7 156 0 43 1 1 0 1 311 9/9/10 Central Michigan 33 43 1 12 25 299 0 70 25-35-2 299 0 70 3 62 0 28 1 10 0 10 342 9/18/10 Connecticut 42 240 1 59 16 150 0 20 16-33-0 150 0 20 6 98 0 31 3 -5 0 0 390 9/25/10 at Penn State 46 216 1 50 18 223 0 33 18-28-0 223 0 33 3 48 0 18 4 34 0 17 439 10/2/10 at Army 57 235 4 26 9 124 1 31 9-17-0 124 1 31 5 106 0 29 2 27 0 15 359 10/9/10 at NIU 50 209 2 24 20 211 2 19 20-25-0 211 2 19 3 60 0 32 1 -1 0 0 420 10/16/10 Bowling Green 36 36 2 12 30 287 1 33 30-52-0 287 1 33 4 56 0 23 1 5 0 5 323 10/23/10 at Buffalo 33 63 0 11 11 98 0 22 11-32-3 98 0 22 6 111 0 22 2 73 0 58 161 10/30/10 Akron 28 20 0 6 15 134 0 16 15-27-1 134 0 16 5 63 0 15 0 0 0 0 154 11/6/10 at Kent State 21 16 0 9 22 207 0 38 22-39-0 207 0 38 5 79 0 21 3 24 1 1 223 11/16/10 Ohio 43 204 3 41 4 78 1 33 4-13-1 78 1 33 3 55 0 30 2 9 0 5 282 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 38 253 1 96 15 155 2 34 15-28-1 155 2 34 2 10 0 11 1 -2 0 0 408 Opp. Totals 459 1674 16 96 2052138 9 70 205-357-9 2138 9 70 52 904 0 43 21 175 1 58 3812 Temple 430 1803 20 51 1692206 15 80 169-297-13 2206 15 80 39 870 0 55 28 201 0 47 4009

|------TACKLES------| |SACKS||FUMBLE | |PASS DEFENSE ||Blkd| PAT Attempts | Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts 9/3/10 Villanova 41 26 67 6.0-29 4-22 0 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 24 9/9/10 Central Michigan 48 12 60 8.0-36 5-24 2 2-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10 9/18/10 Connecticut 50 4 54 5.0-24 3-17 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 1-1 0 0 0 16 9/25/10 at Penn State 22 34 56 4.0-8 2-2 1 1-0 3-50 0 0 0 1-1 0 0 0 22 10/2/10 at Army 32 16 48 4.0-11 0-0 1 1-0 0-0 0 3 0 5-5 0 0 0 35 10/9/10 at NIU 31 20 51 3.0-21 2-17 0 0-0 1-1 0 1 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 10/16/10 Bowling Green 35 2 37 2.0-11 0-0 0 1-8 1-49 0 1 0 2-1 0 1 0 27 10/23/10 at Buffalo 56 30 86 6.0-19 0-0 1 1-2 2-0 3 1 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 10/30/10 Akron 50 4 54 7.0-12 1-5 1 1-0 0-0 0 2 0 0-0 0 0 0 0 11/6/10 at Kent State 45 38 83 10.0-53 3.0-25 1 1-0 2-4 3 2 2 1-1 0 0 0 10 11/16/10 Ohio 46 4 50 3.0-14 0.0-0 2 1-0 2-42 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 31 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 35 22 57 10.0-44 7.0-37 1 2-0 2-45 1 9 0 3-2 0 0 0 23 Opp. Totals 491 212 703 68.0-282 24.0-149 11 13-10 13-191 7 30 2 25-23 0 1 0 229 Temple 537 282 819 61.0-297 24.0-196 15 11-78 9-87 4 36 5 32-31 0 1 0 300

|------PUNTING------| |--FIELD GOALS--| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB 9/3/10 Villanova 3 150 50.0 59 0 0 0 2 0 3-1 41 1 5 301 60.2 0 0 9/9/10 Central Michigan 3 114 38.0 44 0 0 1 0 1 2-1 31 0 3 205 68.3 2 0 9/18/10 Connecticut 8 320 40.0 46 0 1 2 0 2 5-3 47 0 5 313 62.6 0 0 9/25/10 at Penn State 3 123 41.0 47 0 0 2 0 1 6-5 45 0 7 483 69.0 3 0 10/2/10 at Army 4 183 45.8 69 0 0 0 1 1 1-0 0 0 5 311 62.2 0 0 10/9/10 at NIU 3 103 34.3 48 0 0 0 0 0 1-1 28 0 6 417 69.5 4 0 10/16/10 Bowling Green 6 258 43.0 66 0 1 1 2 1 1-0 0 0 4 254 63.5 1 0 10/23/10 at Buffalo 6 243 40.5 52 0 0 0 1 1 0-0 0 0 1 69 69.0 0 0 10/30/10 Akron 10 383 38.3 49 0 0 5 0 3 1-0 0 1 1 70 70.0 1 0 11/6/10 at Kent State 7 339 48.4 54 0 0 2 2 3 2-1 32 0 2 111 55.5 0 0 11/16/10 Ohio 5 216 43.2 54 0 0 2 1 4 1-1 40 0 6 367 61.2 0 0 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 5 177 35.4 40 0 0 3 0 1 3-1 21 1 5 254 50.8 0 0 Opp. Totals 63 2609 41.4 69 0 2 18 9 18 26-14 47 3 50 3155 63.1 11 0 Temple 56 2118 37.8 57 2 3 10 7 15 20-13 53 0 59 3780 64.1 7 0

48 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary 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 FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game 9/3/10 Villanova W 31-24 3 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/9/10 Central Michigan W 13-10 5 3 13 1 1 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 9/18/10 Connecticut W 30-16 3 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25/10 at Penn State 13-22 L 2 2 13 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/2/10 at Army W 42-35 4 4 27 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9/10 at NIU 17-31 L 3 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 10/16/10 Bowling Green W 28-27 1 1 7 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23/10 at Buffalo W 42-0 7 5 35 5 3 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 10/30/10 Akron W 30-0 4 4 20 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/6/10 at Kent State W 28-10 4 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 11/16/10 Ohio 23-31 L 2 2 13 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 3-23 L 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 39 31 182 23 17 6 8 3 2 2 1 0 0 31 of 39 (79.5 %)

OPPONENTS Times Times Total Rush Pass FGs |------Failed to score inside RZ------| Date Opponent Score in RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half Game 9/3/10 Villanova W 31-24 3 2 14 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 9/9/10 Central Michigan W 13-10 4 2 10 1 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 9/18/10 Connecticut W 30-16 2 2 6 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 9/25/10 at Penn State 13-22 L 5 4 16 1 1 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 10/2/10 at Army W 42-35 4 4 28 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/9/10 at NIU 17-31 L 5 5 31 4 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/16/10 Bowling Green W 28-27 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10/23/10 at Buffalo W 42-0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 10/30/10 Akron W 30-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/6/10 at Kent State W 28-10 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 11/16/10 Ohio 23-31 L 3 3 21 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11/23/10 at Miami [OH] 3-23- L 4 2 10 1 0 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 Totals 38 28 160 19 13 6 9 5 3 2 0 0 0 28 of 38 (73.7 %)

www.Pierce4Heisman.com 49 2010 Season Summary Superlatives Temple Player Game Highs Opponent Player Game Highs Rushes ...... 28 BROWN,Matt at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Rushes ...... 26 TODMAN, Jordan, vs CONNECTICUT (Sep 18, 2010) ...... 28 PIERCE,Bernard at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) ...... Royster, Evan, at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 226 BROWN,Matt at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Yards Rushing ...... 192 TODMAN, Jordan, vs CONNECTICUT (Sep 18, 2010) TD Rushes...... 4 BROWN,Matt at Army (Oct 02, 2010) TD Rushes...... 4 Steelman, Trent, at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Long Rush ...... 51 NIXON,J. at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Long Rush ...... 96 MERRIWEATHER, T, at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Pass attempts ...... 48 GERARDI,Mike vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) Pass attempts ...... 51 SCHILZ, Matt, vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Pass completions ...... 28 GERARDI,Mike vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) Pass completions ...... 30 SCHILZ, Matt, vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Yards Passing ...... 368 GERARDI,Mike at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Yards Passing ...... 299 RADCLIFF vs CENTRAL MICH. (Sep 09, 2010) TD Passes ...... 3 GERARDI,Mike at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) TD Passes ...... 2 Whitney, Chris, vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Long Pass...... 80 GERARDI,Mike vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) ...... HARNISH, Chand, at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Receptions ...... 11 CAMPBELL,M. vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) ...... BOUCHER, Austin, at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Yards Receiving...... 137 CAMPBELL,M. at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Long Pass...... 70 RADCLIFF vs CENTRAL MICH. (Sep 09, 2010) TD Receptions...... 2 CAMPBELL,M. at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Receptions ...... 12 JORDEN, Kamar, vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) ...... STREATER,Rod at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Yards Receiving...... 153 WILSON vs CENTRAL MICH. (Sep 09, 2010) ...... CAMPBELL,M. vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) TD Receptions...... 1 (9x), last by ROBINSON, A., Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Long Reception ...... 80 STREATER,Rod vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Long Reception ...... 70 WILSON vs CENTRAL MICH. (Sep 09, 2010) Field Goals...... 4 McMANUS,B. vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Field Goals...... 5 Wagner, C. at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Long Field Goal...... 53 McMANUS,B. vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Long Field Goal...... 47 TEGGART, Dave, vs CONNECTICUT (Sep 18, 2010) Punts...... 7 WATHNE at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Punts...... 10 CAMPBELL, Zack, vs AKRON (Oct 30, 2010) ...... WATHNE,Jeff vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Punting Avg...... 50.0 Scarnecchia, Do, vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Punting Avg...... 48.0 WATHNE,Jeff at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Long Punt ...... 69 Bulls, Jonathan, at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Long Punt ...... 57 WATHNE,J. at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Long Punt Return...... 58 JACKSON, Terrel, at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Long Punt Return...... 47 GREEN,Delano vs CONNECTICUT (Sep 18, 2010) Long Kickoff Return ....43 Szczur, Matt, vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Long Kickoff Return ....55 BROWN,Matt at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Tackles ...... 14 SHANNON, Davont, at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Tackles ...... 13 JARRETT,J. at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Sacks ...... 2.0 DIAZ, Will, at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Sacks ...... 3.0 WILKERSON,M. at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) ...... SEMMES, Jason, at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Tackles For Loss...... 3.5 WHITEHEAD vs CONNECTICUT (Sep 18, 2010) Tackles For Loss...... 3.0 BERNING vs CENTRAL MICH. (Sep 09, 2010) Interceptions ...... 1 9X, last by WHITEHEAD at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Interceptions ...... 2 Sukay, Nick, at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) ...... COOK, Domonic, at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) ...... HARRIS, Evan, at Miami (Nov 23, 2010)

Team Game Highs Opponent Team Game Highs Rushes ...... 62 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Rushes ...... 57 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 266 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Yards Rushing...... 253 at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Yards Per Rush ...... 7.1 at Army (Oct 02, 2010)) Yards Per Rush ...... 6.7 at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) TD Rushes...... 4 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) TD Rushes...... 4 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Pass attempts ...... 49 vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) Pass attempts ...... 52 vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Pass completions ...... 29 vs OHIO (Nov 16, 2010) Pass completions ...... 30 vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Yards Passing ...... 368 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Yards Passing ...... 299 vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN (Sep 09, 2010) Yards Per Pass...... 12.3 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Yards Per Pass...... 8.5 vs CENTRAL MICHIGAN (Sep 09, 2010) TD Passes ...... 3 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) TD Passes ...... 2 vs VILLANOVA (Sep 03 2010) Total Plays...... 77 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) ...... at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Total Offense ...... 465 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) ...... at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Yards Per Play...... 7.7 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Total Plays...... 88 vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Points ...... 42 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) Total Offense ...... 439 at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) ...... at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Yards Per Play...... 6.2 at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) Sacks By...... 5 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Points ...... 35 at Army (Oct 02, 2010) ...... 5 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Sacks By...... 7 at Miami (Nov 23, 2010) First Downs...... 24 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) First Downs...... 24 at Northern Illinois (Oct 09, 2010) Penalties...... 12 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) ...... vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Penalty Yards...... 85 at Kent State (Nov 06, 2010) Penalties...... 9 vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Turnovers ...... 4 at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010) Penalty Yards...... 80 vs Bowling Green (Oct 16, 2010) Interceptions By...... 3 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Turnovers ...... 4 at Buffalo (Oct 23, 2010) Interceptions By...... 3 at #23/20 Penn State (Sep 25, 2010)

50 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game Records The Last Time . . A TEMPLE PLAYER HAD Rushing Attempts Name...... Year Opponent 48 Tanardo Sharps vs. Rutgers (2002) 30 rushing attempts 40 Bernard Pierce...... 2009 Miami (Ohio) 200 yards rushing 226 Matt Brown ...... 2010 Army 3 touchdowns rushing 4 Matt Brown ...... 2010 Army Rushing Yardage 349 Paul Palmer vs. East Carolina (1986) 25 pass completions 28 Mike Gerardi ...... 2010 Ohio 40 pass attempts 48 Mike Gerardi ...... 2010 Ohio Rushing Average 350 yards passing 368 Mike Gerardi ...... 2010 at Kent State 16.9 Bob Harris vs. Grambling (1976) 4 touchdowns passing 6 Adam DiMichele...... 2008 Eastern Michigan 4 interceptions passing 5 Chris Paliscak ...... 1992 Akron Rushing Touchdowns 4 four times, last by 10 receptions 11 Michael Campbell ...... 2010 Ohio Matt Brown at Army (2010 150 yards receiving 209 Jason Harper...... 2008 at Kent State 3 TDs receiving 4 Bruce Francis ...... 2008 Eastern Michigan Passing Attempts 53 Henry Burris vs. Syracuse (1994) TD, kickoff return 100 James Nixon ...... 2009 Navy TD, punt return 52 Delano Green...... 2009 Kent State Passing Completions TD, interception 36 Kee-ayre Griffin...... 2009 Kent State 36 Devin Scott vs. Rutgers (1999) TD, fumble return 24 Adrian Robinson...... 2010 Connecticut 26 Justin Gildea ...... 2010 Villanova Passing Yardage 0 Quinten White ...... 2010 Bowling Green 445 Henry Burris vs. Pittsburgh (1996) PAT defensive return 76 Lamond Adams ...... 1995 Miami

Completion Percentage 50-yard field goal 53 Brandon McManus...... 2010 Villanova 92.0 Lee Saltz vs. Pittsburgh, 12-13 (1984) 4 field goals 4 Brandon McManus...... 2010 Villanova 70-yard run 78t Tim Brown...... 2006 Vanderbilt Touchdowns 80-yard pass play 80t Mike Gerardi to 6 Adam DiMichele vs. Eastern Mich. (2008) Rod Streater ...... 2010 Bowling Green 80-yard punt return 66t Delano Green...... 2009 at Akron Interceptions Thrown 95-yard kickoff return 100t James Nixon ...... 2009 at Navy 5 Chris Paliscak vs. Akron (1992)

Passing Yards/Completion A TEMPLE OPPONENT HAD 38.8 Devin Scott vs. Va.Tech (1998) 30 rushing attempts 33 Vince Murray...... 2009 Navy 200 yards rushing 214 Donald Brown...... 2008 Connecticut Pass Receptions 3 touchdowns rushing 4 Trent Steeman ...... 2010 Army 15 Clint Graves vs. R. Island (1972) 25 pass completions 30 Matt Schilz ...... 2010 Bowling Green 40 pass attempts 51 Matt Schilz ...... 2010 Bowling Green Receiving Yardage 350 yards passing 426 Zac Dysert ...... 2009 Miami (Ohio) 214 Van Johnson vs. Pittsburgh (1996) 4 touchdowns passing 4 Tyler Sheehan...... 2007 Bowling Green 4 interceptions passing 4 Joe Brown...... 2007 Kent State Receiving Touchdowns 4 Bruce Francis vs. Eastern Michigan (2008) 10 receptions 12 Kamar Jorden...... 2010 Bowling Green 150 yards receiving 153 Cody Wilson ...... 2010 Central Michigan Receiving Yardage Avg. 3 touchdowns receiving 3 Ontario Sneed...... 2006 Central Michigan 51.6 Mike Palys vs. Boston Coll. (1988) TD, kickoff return 85 M. Williams...... 2009 Toledo Multiple 100-Yard Receivers TD, punt return 0 Sam Kirkland ...... 2010 Kent State 3 Zamir Cobb, 120; TD, interception 49 Jovan Leacock ...... 2010 Bowling Green Phil Goodman, 129; TD, fumble return 42 Clint Sovie ...... 2008 Navy Terrence Stubbs, 123; vs. Cincinnati (2003) PAT defensive return 92 Ameer Ismail ...... 2005 Western Michigan

Consecutive Games with a Reception 50-yard field goal 50 Tony Ciaravino...... 2007 Connecticut 38 Bruce Francis (2005-08) 70-yard run 77 P.J. Pope ...... 2004 Bowling Green 26 Greg Muckerson (1998-2001) 80-yard pass play 92t Kyle Wright to Sinorice Moss ...... 2005 Miami (Fla.) 80-yard punt return 84t Gordon Jones ...... 1977 Pittsburgh 95-yard kickoff return 97t Larry Taylor...... 2004 Connecticut www.Pierce4Heisman.com 51 2010 Season Summary Game 1: Temple 31, Villanova 24 Sept. 3, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Temple Defeats Villanova to Claim 2010 Mayor's Cup McManus’ fourth field goal with three seconds lefts keys comeback victory Attendance 32,193 Kickoff time 5:05 p.m. • Flag carriers:#89 TE Matt Balasavage, #53 LB End of Game 8:26 p.m. Stephen Johnson, and #77 OL John Palumbo. Total Elapsed Time 3:21 • Senior DB Marquise Liverpool’s interception in the Officials: Referee- Tom McCabe; Umpire- second quarter was the fourth of his career. Tony Smith; Linesman-Gus Golembiewski; • Sophomore PK Brandon McManus’s 53-yard field Line Judge- Steve Barnes; Back Judge- Paul goal in the second quarter is his career long. It is also Sroka; Field Judge-Kevin Sullivan; Side the second-longest field goal in school history. Don Bit- Judge- Grady Smith terlich holds the school record with a 56-yarder (vs. Temperature: 88 Wind: 11 mph N Villanova 0 14 0 10 - 24 Akron) and a 53-yard (vs. Dayton) from the 1975 season. Weather: Cloudy McManus’s field goal is the longest since 1995 when Temple 7 3 3 18 - 31 Rich Maston made a 51-yard field goal against West Vir- Team Stats VU TU ginia. • Senior WR Michael Campbell led the Owls in re- First Downs 20 19 Sophomore Brandon McManus connected on his ceiving with career-highs in receptions (8) and yards Rushes-Net Yards 32-139 37-122 career-high fourth field goal of the game, a 43-yarder (127). He also had a 62-yard TD reception in the game. Net Yards Passing 172 200 with three seconds remaining, and Justin Gildea took a • Redshirt-junior QB Chester Stewart had a career- Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 20-28-1 16-27-0 Villanova forward lateral into the end zone to cap a Tem- high 200 passing yards while tying his completions in a Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 60-311 64-322 ple 31-24 come-from-behind win in the 2010 Mayor's game (16). He was 16-27-0 for 200 yards and one Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-26-1 Cup Friday evening at Lincoln Financial Field. The crowd touchdown. Punt returns-Yds-TD 1-1-0 3-34-0 of 32,193, the second largest to watch a Temple game • Sophomore DB Justin Gildea returned a fumble 26 Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 7-156-0 5-106-0 at the Lincoln Financial Field, was treated to a true nail- yards to end the game for his first collegiate touchdown. Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-4-0 biter as the lead changed hands twice in the final two • The Owls played two true freshmen-- DE Sean Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-50.0 3-34.7 minutes. Daniels and WR Deon Miller-- and eight redshirt fresh- Fumbles-Lost 1-1 2-1 It looked like deja vu just two minutes earlier when men-- WR Ryan Alderman, LB Blaze Capenegro, TE Alex Penalties-Yards 5-43 5-45 Villanova PK Nick Yako drilled a 41-yard field goal to give Jackson, DE Kamal Johnson, DB Zamel Johnson, TE Possession Time 29:33 30:27 the Wildcats a 24-22 lead with 2:17 to play. Yako had hit Chris Parthemore, DE Shahid Paulhill, and OL Darryl Third-Down Conversions 5 of 11 6 of 14 a game-winning 32-yard field goal in the first Mayor's Pringle. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Cup as time expired. • Junior James Nixon played everywhere. Listed as Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 2-3 Temple QB Chester Stewart, who had career-highs a cornerback, Nixon played on defense, as a wide re- Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-22 1-4 in completions (16) and yards (200), was not done yet. ceiver for the offense, and as a kickoff returner for spe- The redshirt junior marched the Owls down to the Vil- cial teams. Rushing: Villanova— Ball 9-45, Babbaro 6-34, Whit- lanova 26 on 10 plays. Stewart hit his favorite target on • The crowd of 32,193 is the second-most in Tem- ney 9-29, Szczur 5-15, Wells 1-14, Reynolds 1-4, the night, senior WR Michael Campbell, for 11 yards to ple’s history at Lincoln Financial Field (since 2003). The Team 1-(-2). Temple— Pierce 20-75, Matt Brown 10- open the drive. Following a Bernard Pierce first down stadium record sellout of 69,029 came against #25 54, Stewart 7-(-7). run, Stewart scrambled for 13 yards to the Wildcat 34. Penn State on Nov. 10, 2007. He then hit Campbell again for three yards, and followed Passing: Villanova— Whitney 17-25-1-133, Szczur with a quick out to sophomore RB Matt Brown fo five 3-3-0-39. Temple— Stewart 16-27-0-200. yards, stopping the clock with nine seconds remaining. Scoring Summary McManus, who had already connected on field 1st Receiving: Villanova— White 8-69, Szczur 5-16, goals of 53 (career high), 44 and 40 yards, calmly walked TU- Matt Brown 17 yd run (Brandon McManus kick) Reynolds 3-28, Babbaro 2-38, Wells 2-21. Temple— out on the field to attempt to win the game for the Owls. 2nd Campbell 8-127, Streater 4-46, Rodriguez 2-14, Jack- The snap, however, was high, but redshirt senior TE VU- Matt Szczur 3 yd pass from Chris Whitney son 1-8, Matt Brown 1-5. Vaughn Charlton pulled it down and set it perfectly for (Nick Yako kick) McManus, who drilled it through the uprights. VU- Aaron Ball 9 yd run (Yako kick) Interceptions: Villanova— 0-0. Temple— Liverpool Villanova took the ensuing kickoff with three sec- TU- McManus 53 yd FG 1-4. onds remaining and proceeded to lateral it back and forth 3rd in hopes of a miracle play. On the second illegal forward TU- McManus 44 yd FG Tackles (UA-A): Villanova— Pitts 6-5, Thomas 8-2, lateral, Gildea intercepted it and ran it into the end zone 4th Kirkland 4-6, Maldonado 6-1, Loper 3-3, Dempsey 3- to account for the final score. VU- Norman White 21 ys pas from Whitney 0, Cox 3-0, Akins 2-1, Wade 1-2, Babbaro 1-1, A. Temple's defense was led by senior FS Jaiquawn (Yako kick) Johnson 1-1, M. Johnson 1-1, Bridges 1-0, Nelson 1- Jarrett with a team-high seven tackles. TU- McManus 40 yd FG 0, Ijalana 0-1, M. Johnson 0-1, Scarnecchia 0-1. Tem- Pierce, Temple's Heisman Trophy candidate, did TU- Michael Campbell 62 ys pass from Chester ple— Jarrett 5-2, Robinson 5-0, Wilkerson 4-1, Griffin not start, but finished with a game-high 75 yards on 20 Stewart (Stewart pass failed) 4-1, Whitehead 3-2, Gildea 4-0, Elijah Joseph 3-1, carries. Stephen Johnson 3-1, Paulhill 3-0, Kamara 2-0, Kro- VU- Yako 41 yd FG both 2-0, Liverpool 1-1, Carraway 1-0, Custis 1-0, TEMPLE NOTABLES TU- McManus 43 yd FG TU- Justin Gildea 26 yd fumble recovery Zamel Johnson 1-0, Blueford 1-0, Parthemore 1-0, • Temple Captains: #84 WR Michael Campbell (of- McManus 1-0, Hutchison 1-0, M. Jones 0-1. fense), #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #4 NT Eli Joseph (defense), and #7 QB Chester Stewart (offense).

52 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 2: Temple 13, Central Michigan 10 (ot) Sept. 9, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Temple Downs CMU for Program’s First Overtime Win Owls Move to 2-0 for first time sine 1981 Attendance 15,152 Kickoff time 7:06 p.m. Sophomore WR Cody Wilson had a big game for CMU End of Game 10:14 p.m. with seven receptions for 153 yards and six rushes for Total Elapsed Time 3:08 25 yards. The Owls defense, however, only allowed a Officials: Referee- Anthony Canella; one-yard Paris Cotton Td run, which was set up by a Umpire- Bob Holcomb; Linesman- Brian Wilson 70-yard reception. Matthew; Line Judge- Brian Bolinger; Back CMU's tying field goal came on the longest drive of Judge- Douglas Warns; Field Judge-Bob the game, a 15-play, 66-yarder which ended on a 31- McElwee; Side Judge- Ed Smith yarder by David Harman. With first and goal on the Temperature: 72 Wind: 13 mph NW Central Mich. 0 0 7 3-0- 10 seven, the owls got a break on a bad snap that pushed Weather: Clear CMU back to the 13. Then the defense forced two of Temple 0 7 3 0-3- 13 Radcliffe's seven incomplete passes on the night to hold Team Stats CMU TU the Chippewas to three points. Red-shirt junior QB Chester Stewart turned in an- First Downs 16 16 Sophomore Brandon McManus drilled a game- other solid game for the Owls. He connected with junior Rushes-Net Yards 33-43 36-114 winning field goal for the second straight week to lead WR Rod Streater on a 56-yard pass play on the team's Net Yards Passing 299 151 Temple to a thrilling 13-10 overtime win over visiting first offensive play, and ended with 16-of-22 passing for Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 25-35-2 16-22-0 Central Michigan Thursday night at Lincoln Financial 151 yards. Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 68-342 58-265 Field. McManus' 30-yard kick gave the Owls' their first Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-28-0 overtime win in school history and moved Temple to 2- TEMPLE NOTABLES Punt returns-Yds-TD 1-10-0 2-22-0 0 for the first time since 1981. Temple also snapped the • Temple Captains: #4 NT Eli Joseph (defense), Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 3-62-0 1-27-0 defending Mid-American Conference champions 18- #70 OL Colin Madison (offense), #71 OL Darius Morris Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-0-0 game win streak against East Division foes which dated (offense), and #9 DT Muhammad Wilkerson (defense). Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-38.0 4-39.8 back to the 2004 season. • Flag carriers: #85 TE Morkeith Brown, #58 LB Fumbles-Lost 4-1 2-2 Junior CB Kee-Ayre Griffin intercepted Central Elijah Joseph, and #32 LB Quinten White, Jr. Penalties-Yards 8-74 5-50 Michigan QB Ryan Radcliffe's pass in the end zone to • The Owls opened the season at 2-0 for the first Possession Time 31:40 28:20 thwart the Chippewas overtime possession. Griffin also time since 1981. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 5 of 12 forced a fumble on CMU's final drive at the end of the • Temple posted its first overtime win in program Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 2 0 of 0 first half that enable Temple to go into the locker room history. The Owls are now 1-6 in overtime games. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-4 3-5 leading 7-0. • With the win, Temple extended its MAC home win Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-24 2-23 McManus, who booted a career-high four field streak to eight games while also extending its overall goals in TU's season-opening win over Villanova, had home win streak at Lincoln Financial Field to seven Rushing: CMU— Cotton 16-40, C. Wilson 6-25, missed his first two field goal attempts in the game. He games. Volny 2-4, Bradley 1-(-3), Team 1-(-6), Radcliff 7-(-17). then was perfect from 31 yards out to give the Cherry • Temple snapped an 18-game Central Michigan win Temple— Pierce 10-57, Matt Brown 16-48, Nixon 1- and White a 10-7 lead with 2:17 remaining in the third streak against MAC East Division teams dating back to 11, Smith 1-3, Green 1-2, Stewart 7-(-7). quarter. 2004. Sophomore RB Matt Brown did the bulk of the • In back-to-back plays in the first quarter, r-junior LB Passing: CMU— Radcliff 25-35-2-299. Temple— work on that go-ahead drive, including a 22-yard carry Stephen Johnson recorded the first forced fumble and Stewart 16-22-0-151. that put the ball on the CMU 42. Two plays later Brown, interception of his career. who ended the day with 48 yards on 16 carries, was • R-senior TE Vaughn Charlton made the first two re- Receiving: CMU— C. Wilson 7-153, Cotton 5-25, stopped for no gain, but a face mask penalty moved the ceptions since switching to tight end. He played QB last Fraser 4-49, Volny 3-16, Bradley 2-28, Blackburn 2-17, ball to the 15. season. Poblah 1-8, J. Wilson 1-3. Temple— Matt Brown 4-17, Brown was the featured back for most of the sec- Streater 2-64, Pierce 2-15, Charlton 2-10, Morkeith ond half and overtime as sophomore Heisman hopeful Scoring Summary Brown 1-9, Campbell 1-9, Green 1-9, J. Jones 1-9, Bal- Bernard Pierce left the game with a hand injury in the 2nd asavage 1-8, Jackson 1-1. third quarter. Pierce accumulated 47 of his 57 yards in TU- Bernard Pierce 14 yd run the first half, including the only score in the opening 30 (Brandon McManus kick) Interceptions: CMU— 0-0. Temple— Stephen minutes - a four-yard touchdown run with 1:33 remain- 3rd Johnson 1-0, Griffin 1-0. ing in the half. Pierce also had another touchdown run CM- Paris Cotton 1 yd run (Paul Mudgett kick) called back due to a penalty. TU- McManus 31 yd FG Tackles (UA-A): CMU— Berning 10-1, Addae 7- The Owls defense led the way, holding the MAC's 4th 3, Agnew 6-1, Williams 5-0, Seay 5-0, Fraser 3-1, top offense from 2009 in check. For the second straight CM- David Harman 31 yd FG Petrucci 3-0, Smith 3-0, Murnane 1-1, Bellore 1-1, week it was a team effort with no one player hitting dou- OT Kinville 1-1, White 1-1, Williams 0-2, Hollis 1-0, ble-figures in tackles. Red-shirt junior MLB Stephen Joh- TU- McManus 30 yd FG Weaver 1-0. Temple— Stephen Johnson 8-0, son, who on forced a fumble and intercepted a pass on Gildea 5-1, Wilkerson 5-1, Elijah Joseph 4-2, Liv- consecutive first quarter plays, led the Owls with eight erpool 5-0, Elisha Joseph 3-2, Whitehead 3-1, tackles. Junior DT Muhammed Wilkerson had two White 3-1, Paulhill 2-2, Griffin 3-0, Robinson 3-0, sacks, three tackles for loss of 24 yards and six total M. Jones 2-1,, Jarrett 1-2, Kamara 2-0, Carraway tackles. 1-0, McManus 1-0, Nixon 1-0, Custis 0-1. Central Michigan ammassed 342 yards of offense with Radcliff throwing for 299 yards on 25-of-32 passing. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 53 2010 Season Summary Game 3: Temple 30, Connecticut 16 Sept. 18, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Football Moves to 3-0 With Win over Connecticut First Win over BCS Program since 2004, Owls Set Record for Home Wins Attendance 18,702 Kickoff time 12:05 p.m. • Flag carriers: #40 LB Jordan Martin, #30 RB End of Game 3:34 p.m. Bernard Pierce, and #23 DB James Nixon. Total Elapsed Time 3:29 • The VarsiT Club welcomed back coach Wayne Officials: Referee- John McDaid; Umpire- Hardin (1970-82), as well as more than 100 former Owl Jeffrey Akers; Linesman- Jon Stabile; Line players, including PK Don Bitterlich (1973-75), LB Mike Judge- Hugh Campbell; Back Judge- Gary Curcio (1976-79), WR Bruce Francis (2005-08), QB Joe Dancewicz; Field Judge- Rick Santilli; Side Morelli (1961-64 and current Owl Club president), and Judge- Bruce Williams RB Tanardo Sharps (1999-2002). Temperature: 70 Wind: 4 mph N UConn 3 3 10 0 - 16 • Sophomore RB Bernard’ Pierce’s 27-yard touch- Weather: Sunny down reception in the second quarter was his career Temple 0 7 7 16 - 30 longest reception and his first career receptionfor a Team Stats UConn TU touchdown. It also marked the sixth multi-touchdown game in Pierce’s 15-game career and his three touch- First Downs 16 13 Heisman trophy candidate Bernard Pierce rushed downs matched his career high set previously vs. Miami Rushes-Net Yards 42-240 36-194 for 169 yards and scored three touchdowns to lead Tem- (11/5/09) and Toledo (10/24/09). Net Yards Passing 150 162 ple to a 30-16 win over visiting Connecticut Saturday af- • Junior DE Adrian Robinson’s fourth quarter fumble Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 16-33-0 12-22-0 ternoon at Lincoln Financial Field. With the win, the recovery and 24-yard return for a touchdown were ca- Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 75-390 58-356 Owls opened the season at 3-0 for the first time since reer firsts. Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-24-1 1979 and set a new school record with their eighth • Temple opened the season with a 3-0 record. The Punt returns-Yds-TD 3-(-5)-0 4-42-0 straight home win at the stadium. It also marked the last time the Owls opened the season with three con- Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 6-98-0 5-111-0 first win over a BCS school since a 34-24 victory over secutive wins was 1979 when TU finished the season at Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Syracuse in 2004. 10-2 after winning the Garden State Bowl. Punts (Number-Avg.) 8-40.0 8-41.6 The victory did not come easy for the Owls, as • The win was Temple’s first win over Connecticut Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 Temple trailed 16-14 with under 10 minutes remaining in since 2002. That year the Owls, under Bobby Wallace, Penalties-Yards 8-44 7-50 the fourth quarter. UConn RB Jordan Todman, who claimed a 38-24 win at Memorial Stadium in Storrs, Possession Time 30:34 29:26 rushed for a career-high 192 yards on 26 carries, was Conn. Third-Down Conversions 7 of 18 3 of 13 stopped short on a third down play by senior LB Elijah • Temple won a school record eight consecutive Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 Joseph. While Joseph, a Hartford, CT native, held Tod- home games at Lincoln Financial Field, the longest streak Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3 man, junior DE Adrian Robinson made the play of the since the stadium opened in 2003. Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 1-10 day, taking the ball out of Todman's hands and running • Temple won its 12th game in its last 13 regular- down the right sideline for a 24-yard touchdown. The season games [and 12th win in its last 14 games over- Rushing: UConn— Todman 26-192, Frey 10-44, Owls two-point conversion attempt was unsuccessful, all]. Moore 1-2, Frazer 5-2. Temple— Pierce 26-169, making the score 20-16 with 8:28 to play. • The win was Temple’s first over a BCS opponent in Stewart 6-20, Matt Brown 2-8, Green 2-(-3). Temple's defense, which was strong for most of the Al Golden era. Temple’s last win over a BCS school the game against the Huskie team projected as a Top 25 came on Nov. 13, 2004, when the Owls beat Syracuse, Passing: UConn— Frazer 16-31-0-150, Team 0-2- program by many preseason publications, forced a 34-24. 0-0. Temple— Stewart 11-21-0-159, Wathne 1-1- UConn punt four plays later, and senior PR Delano Green 0-3. returned it 47 yards to the UConn 4. Scoring Summary Pierce, who rushed for 140 of his season-high 169 1st Receiving: UConn— Smith 7-79, Moore 3-31, yards in the second half, ran it in from two yards out for UC- Dave Teggart 36 yd FG Shoemate 2-12, Todman 2-(-4), Griffin 1-18, his career-high tying third TD of the afternoon. That gave 2nd Moore 1-14. Temple— Jones 4-73, Rodriguez 2- Temple a 27-16 lead with 5:54 remaining. TU- Bernard Pierce 27 yd pass from Chester Stewart 27, Pierce 1-27, Streater 1-13, Morkeith Brown 1- Again, the Owls defense shut down the Huskie of- (Brandon McManus kick) 7, Campbell 1-6, Matt Brown 1-6, Wilkerson 1-3. fense, but Green fumbled the ensuing punt with UConn's UC- Teggart 26 yd FG Mike Lang recovering at the Temple 29. For the third 3rd Interceptions: UConn— 0-0. Temple— 0-0. consecutive series the Cherry and White defense held UC- Jordan Todman 59 yd run (Teggart kick) UConn without a first down and Dave Teggart's 38-yard TU- Pierce 1 yd run (McManus kick) Tackles (UA-A): UConn— Lloyd 7-0, Wilson 6- field goal attempt went wide left. UC- Teggart 47 yd FG 0, Dabney 5-0, Stephen 4-0, Gratz 4-0, Johnson 3- Pierce broke two long runs, first a 38-yarder to 4th 1, Frey 3-0, Wreh-Wilson 2-1, Joseph 2-1, Chard move the ball into Huskie territory and then a 37-yarder TU- Adrian Robinson 24 yd fumble recovery 2-0, Mack 2-0, Junior 2-0, Reyes 2-0, Williams 1- which fell one shy of the end zone. The Owls had to set- (Stewart pass failed) 1, five players with 1-0. Temple— Elijah Joseph 8- tle for a 32-yard field goal by sophomore Brandon Mc- TU- Pierce 2 yd run (McManus kick) 1, Jarrett 6-1, Gildea 6-0, Kamara 5-0, Griffin 4-1, Manus, his seventh of the season, to account for the TU- McManus 32 yd FG Whitehead 4-1, Robinson 3-1, M. Jones 3-0, Liv- final score. erpool 3-0, Stephen Johnson 3-0, Kamal Johnson 2-0, Wilkerson 1-1, nine players with 1-0. TEMPLE NOTABLES • Temple Captains: #4 NT Eli Joseph (defense), #58 LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (defense), #71 OL Dar- ius Morris (offense), and #7 QB Chester Stewart (of- fense).

54 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 4: #23/20 Penn State 22, Temple 13 Sept. 25, 2010 Beaver Stadium Football Falls to #23/20 Penn State Owls led for 37 minutes before Nittany Lion comeback Attendance 104,840 Kickoff time 3:30 p.m. one play. Senior FS Jaiquawn Jarrett, who had a season- End of Game 6:40 p.m. high 11 tackles, made two stops on that drive. Total Elapsed Time 3:10 Momentum seemed to shift following Pierce’s de- Officials: Referee- M. Conlin; Umpire- T. parture as Penn State moved into field goal range on Owens; Linesman- R. Studd; Line Judge- R. each of its next two possessions with Wagner convert- Tipton; Back Judge- R. Berry; Field Judge- D. ing from 32 and 21 yards out, respectively, to give the Jackson; Side Judge- J. Visingardi Nittany Lions the lead, 15-13, with 1:38 remaining in the Temperature: 78 Wind: 8-15 mph NW third quarter. Weather: Mostly sunny The go-ahead field goal was set up by Nate Stu- Temple 13 0 0 0 - 13 par’s interception of Stewart. The PSU back returned it Team Stats TU PSU #23/20 PSU 6 3 6 7 - 22 to the Temple 12. Again the Owls defense buckled down, First Downs 8 20 holding PSU to the field goal. Temple would gain just 29 yards in the four quar- Rushes-Net Yards 32-156 46-216 For the first time in three decades Temple held its ter as Penn State’s defense shut down the Owls’ offense Net Yards Passing 46 223 own with Penn State, leading the #23/20 Nittany Lions with Pierce sidelined. Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 8-19-3 18-28-0 for 37 minutes before falling 22-13 in front of 104,840 Finally Penn State found the end zone as RB Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 51-202 74-439 fans at Beaver Stadium Saturday afternoon. Senior PK Michael Zordich ran one yard with 3:35 remaining to seal Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Collin Wagner made a career-high and school-record- the win. Punt returns-Yds-TD 1-0-0 4-34-0 tying five field goals, and senior RB Evan Royster rushed Senior NT Eli Joseph doubled his previous career Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 4-87-0 3-48-0 for a career-high 187 yards to propel PSU’s come-from high with 10 tackles, while Whitehead (9 tackles), soph- Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-50-0 behind win. omore FS Justin Gildea (8 tackles), and r-freshman DE Punts (Number-Avg.) 7-44.7 3-41.0 It was the closest game in the series since then Shadid Paulhill (6 tackles) all set new career highs. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-1 #11 Penn State toppled Temple, 27-25, in 1985. It also Nixon also set a new career high with a team-high 64 Penalties-Yards 1-4 4-25 marked the first time Temple led at any point in a game rushing yards. Possession Time 25:29 34:31 against its in-state rivals during the Nittany Lions’ Big Senior punter Jeff Wathne also had a superb Third-Down Conversions 1 of 11 6 of 17 Ten era (since 1993). game, punting seven times for a 44.7 yard average. He Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 2 Penn State jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead on Wag- also had three inside the 20, including a 57-yarder that Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 4-5 ner’s first field goal from 45 yards out. pinned Penn State at its own four yard-line. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-19 2-2 Heisman Trophy candidate Bernard Pierce then scored two first quarter touchdowns – sandwiching an- Rushing: Temple— Nixon 2-64, Matt Brown 12- other Wagner field goal - to give the Owls a 13-6 lead at TEMPLE NOTABLES 48, Pierce 10-42, Stewart 5-4, Rodriuez 1-1, Team the end of the quarter. The sophomore running back left • Temple Captains: #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (de- 2-(-3). PSU— Royster 26-187, Green 11-15, the game with an injury in the third quarter. fense), #71 OB Darius Morris (offense), #7 QB Chester Zordich 3-11, Suhey 1-4, Bolden 5-(-1). The Temple defense played exceptional all after- Stewart (offense), and #9 DT Muhammad Wilkerson noon, not allowing Penn State to find the end zone until (defense). Passing: Temple— Stewart 8-19-3-46. PSU— the waning minutes of the game. Senior LB Elijah • Flag carriers: #70 OL Colin Madison, #3 TE Bolden 18-28-0-223. “Peanut” Joseph made the unit’s first huge play, strip- Vaughn Charlton, and #1 LB Amara Kamara. ping Royster with junior DE Adrian Robinson recovering • In the Big Ten era (since 1993), the game was the Receiving: Temple— Jones 3-27, Rodriguez 2- at the Penn State 28. That set up Pierce’s first touch- first time Temple has led Penn State at the half (13-9). 7, Matt Brown 1-9, Pierce 1-2, Morkeith Brown down run, stunning the raucous home crowd. • Junior DB James Nixon’s 51-yard run in the first 1-1. PSU— Brackett 5-62, Brown 4-84, Moye 3- Junior DB James Nixon then made the play of the quarter was the longest rush PSU has given up this year. 27, Smith 2-2, Gilliam 1-21, Zug 1-19, Royster 1- day – on offense. The return specialist entered as a wide He finished with a career-high and team-high 64 rushing 6, Green 1-2. receiver and took a reverse down the right sideline for a yards. 51-yard play to the Penn State four. Pierce went around • Forced fumbles by LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph and Interceptions: Temple— 0-0. PSU— Sukay 2- the right end for his second touchdown. A bad snap on LB Tahir Whitehead were their first this season. 19, Stupar 1-31. the point after conversion led to former QB Vaughn Charl- ton attempting a two-point conversion. Charlton’s pass Scoring Summary Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Jarrett 4-7, Eli Joseph missed the mark, leaving the score 13-6 with 10 sec- 1st 1-9, Wilkerson 4-5, Kamara 2-7, Whitehead 2-7, onds to play in the opening quarter. PS- Collin Wagner 45 yd FG Elijah Joseph 2-7, Gildea 3-5, Paulhill 2-4, Mau- Junior LB Tahir Whitehead made the play on the TU- Bernard Pierce 5 yd run rice Jones 1-4, White 0-5, Griffin 4-0, Kroboth 2- defense to derail the Nittany Lions drive, sacking fresh- (Brandon McManus kick) 1, Liverpool 1-2, Stephen Johnson 0-3, Custis 1-1, man QB Rob Bolden – his first sack of the season – and PS- Wagner 32 yd FG nine players with 1. PSU—Mauti 3-4, Stupar 3-4, forcing a fumble that resulted in a 19-yard loss to the Tem- TU- Pierce 3 yd run (Vaughn Charlton pass failed) Colasanti 1-6, Sukay 4-2, Astorino 3-3, Massaro ple 46. Bolden hit Garry Gilliam on a 19-yard reception on 2nd 1-2, Still 1-2, Gbadyu 1-2, Hill 1-1, Morris 1-1, the next play, setting up a 42-yard field goal by Wagner PS- Wagner 42 yd FG Ogbu 0-2, eight players with 1. that made it 13-9. 3rd Senior safety Nick Sukay then picked off Stewart, PS- Wagner 32 yd FG the Temple signal-caller’s first interception of the sea- PS- Wagner 21 yd FG son, on the next possession, giving Penn State a first 4th down at the Temple 45. The Owls defense came up big, PS- Michael Zordich 1 yd run (Wagner kick) forcing a turnover on downs with a stop on a fourth-and- www.Pierce4Heisman.com 55 2010 Season Summary Game 5: Temple 42, Army 35 Oct. 2, 2010 Michie Stadium Football Completes Comeback To Take Down Army Brown sets career highs for rushing yards and touchdowns Attendance 33,065 Kickoff time 12:04 p.m. Jackson, a 31-yard play-action touchdown toss from End of Game 3:31 p.m. Steelman to junior WR Austin Barr with just over two Total Elapsed Time 3:27 minutes remaining in the half gave the Black Knights a Officials: Referee- Tracy Jones; Umpire- 21-13 lead at the break. Donald Yates; Linesman- John Busch; Line Steelman rushed for his career-high third touch- Judge- Allen Andrick; Back Judge- Ron down of the game on Army's first drive of the second Boyd; Field Judge- Tyrone Anderson; Side half. Judge- Vincent Parker Penalties would prove costly for Army as well, as Temperature: 64 Wind: 8 mph Temple 13 0 8 21 - 42 what would have been a third-and-mid for the Owls was Weather: Sunny deemed a first down by a 15-yard personal foul. Temple Army 7 14 7 7 - 35 would use a bit of trickery to find the end zone two plays Team Stats TU ARMY later, as an end-around handoff to junior WR Joe Jones turned into a 24-yard touchdown pass from Jones to First Downs 22 22 A 29-point comeback capped by sophomore RB Campbell. Stewart found senior TE Vaughn Charlton on Rushes-Net Yards 36-256 57-235 Matt Brown's career-high third and fourth touchdowns a roll out pass back across his body for the two-point Net Yards Passing 151 124 of the day silenced a Homecoming crowd of 33,065 at conversion, cutting the deficit to one score at 28-21. Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 8-17-0 9-17-0 Michie Stadium, as the Temple football team took down Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 53-407 74-359 Army, 42-35, on Saturday afternoon. It was a career day TEMPLE NOTABLES Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 for Brown, who also ran for a personal-best 226 yards on • Team Captains: #3 TE Vaughn Charlton (offense), Punt returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 28 carries. #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #1 LB Amara Ka- Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 5-132-0 5-106-0 Brown became just the fourth Temple RB to rush for mara (defense), #70 OL Colin Madison (offense). Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 four scores in a single game. The last time an Owl met • Flag carriers: #22 RB Matt Brown, #82 DE Punts (Number-Avg.) 3-39.0 4-45.8 that mark was in 2003, when QB Walter Washington ac- Shahid Paulhill, and #43 DE Adrian Robinson. Fumbles-Lost 2-1 0-0 complished the feat against West Viginia. It also tied a • Sophomore RB Matt Brown had the first 200-yard Penalties-Yards 6-53 7-74 Michie Stadium record originally set by Tony Dorsett in game of his career and fourth 100-yard game. He had Possession Time 28:58 31:02 1975. two TDs and 108 yards on seven carries in the first quar- Third-Down Conversions 3 of 8 7 of 14 The game began much the way Temple did not an- ter alone. He finished the game with a career-high 226 Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 2 of 2 ticipate. The opening kickoff was returned 23-yards by yards and a school record and career-high four rushing Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-4 TU junior WR James Nixon, but a forced fumble by Army TDs on career-high 28 carries. Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-12 0-0 senior L.B. Brown at the end of the play gave the Black • Temple’s receiving touchdown was a pass from Knights promising field position on the Owls' 27 yard line. WR Joe Jones to WR Michael Campbell in the third Rushing: Temple— Matt Brown 28-226, Stew- Army found the end zone four plays later thanks to a 19- quarter. The Owls followed the TD with their first two- art 5-19, Nixon 2-10, Burrell 1-1. Army— Brown yard scamper and two-yard touchdown run from soph- point conversion-- a pass from from QB Chester Stew- 12-71, Steelman 19-65, Hassin 12-58, Cobbs 4- omore QB Trent Steelman. art to TE Vaughn Charlton-- since the 2008 season. 16, Mealy 7-16, Maples 2-12, Team 1-(-3). Brown, who ran for 108 yards and two touch- • Senor WR Michael Campbell scored a career-high downs in the first quarter alone, was the workhorse on two receiving touchdowns. He let the Owls with 124 Passing: Temple— Stewart 7-16-0-127, Joe the ensuing possession as he rushed four times for 55 yards on five receptions. Jones 1-1-0-24. Army— Steelman 9-16-0-124, yards. A clutch third down conversion on a 16-yard pass • Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph led TU with a ca- Jenkins 0-1-0-0. from r-junior QB Chester Stewart (7-16, 127 yrds, 1 TD) reer-high 12 tackles. to senior WR Michael Campbell kept the drive alive, lead- Receiving: Temple— Campbell 5-124, Rodriguez ing to a three-yard dive for Brown. A botched snap on the Scoring Summary 2-17, Streater 1-10. Army— Hassin 3-29, Barr 2- extra point try left the lead still in Army's hands at 7-6. 1st 47, Brown 2-33, Jordan 1-11, Maples 1-4. The Owls got the ball back with good field position AR- Trent Steelman 2 yd run after a 50-yard field goal attempt from junior K Alex Carl- (Alex Carlton kick) Interceptions: Temple— 0-0. Army— 0-0. ton went wide left. TU- Matt Brown 3 yd run (team rush failed) Five plays - three of which were for seven yards - TU- Brown 42 yd run (Brandon McManus kick) Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Elijah Joseph 6-6, Ka- brought Temple to its 49 yard line. Brown eclipsed the 2nd mara 6-3, Jarrett 7-1, Liverpool 5-2, Kroboth 3-3, century-mark on the next play, ripping off a 42-yard run AR- Steelman 7 yd run (Carlton kick) Wilkerson 3-2, Robinson 1-4, Griffin 2-2, Custis 1- to the right for his second touchdown of the game. A AR- Austin Barr 31 yd pass from Steelman 3, Eli Josph 1-3, Whitehead 2-1, Paulhill 2-1, successfully converted extra point attempt gave the (Carlton kick) Stephen Johnson 1-2, White 2-0, Gildea 0-2, six Owls a 13-7 lead at the end of the first quarter. 3rd players with 1. Army— Anderson 6-2, Erzinger 6- Army answered to retake the lead on the continu- AR- Steelman 3 yd run (Carlton kick) 1, Mackey 4-1, Travis 3-2, Hilton 1-3, Aaron 3-0, ation of its first quarter drive nine minutes into the sec- TU- Michael Campbell 24 yd pass from Joe Jones McNary 1-2, Trimble 2-0, King 1-1, Swain 1-1, ond. Making their way down the field on all but one (Charlton pass from Stewart) Gann 0-2, six players with 1. rushing play, the Black Knights' Steelman dove to the 4th goal line on a seven yard run to regain the lead at 14-13. TU- Campbell 8 yd pass from Stewart Both defenses managed to come up with stops as (McManus kick) the teams swapped punts towards the end of the half. TU- Brown 11 yd run (McManus kick) The Owls regained possession on their own one yardline, TU- Brown 20 yd run (McManus kick) but were again forced to punt by the Army defense. AR- Steelman 5 yd run (Carlton kick) After a 12-yard return by sophomore PR Josh 56 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 6: Northern Illinois 31, Temple 17 Oct. 9, 2010 Huskie Stadium Temple Falls to Northern Illinois, 31-17, in MAC Showdown Brown eclipse 1,000 career yards rushing Attendance 14,011 Kickoff time 11:05 a.m. third straight double-figure play drive. He connected with End of Game 2:07 p.m. Landon Cox on a 10-yard TD reception with just 30 sec- Total Elapsed Time 3:02 onds remaining in the half. Officials: Referee- William Alge; Umpire- After a first half dominated by both offenses ended Steven Woods; Linesman- Bruce Keeling; with a 17-17 tie, the Owls were unable to keep it going Line Judge- Mike Carr; Back Judge- Tom in the final 30 minutes. Temple’s best drive in the second Riepehnhoff; Field Judge- Tim Maguire; Side half was its first one, but the drive stalled when WR Joe Judge- George Plesac Jones dropped a Stewart pass on a third down play at the Temperature: 72 Wind: WSW 5 mph Temple 7 10 0 0 - 17 NIU 25. McManus missed a 42-yard field goal wide left. Weather: Clear Harnish then completed four of five passes for 58 NIU 7 10 7 7 - 31 yards, the last one a four-yarder off a scramble on a third Team Stats TU NIU and goal play to Nathan Palmer in the end zone to put the Huskies ahead for good, 24-17. First Downs 15 24 Redshirt junior QB Chandler Harnish passed for 211 Rushes-Net Yards 27-124 50-209 yards and two touchdowns and senior RB Chad Spann Net Yards Passing 148 211 rushed 24 times for 100 yards and a score to lead host TEMPLE NOTABLES Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 13-27-1 20-25-0 Northern Illinois to a 31-17 win over Temple in a battle of • Team Captains: #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (de- Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 54-272 75-420 the Mid-American Conference preseason favorites Sat- fense), #4 DT Eli Joseph (defense), #70 OL Colin Madi- Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 urday afternoon at Huskie Stadium. son (offense), and #71 OL Darius Morris (offense). Punt returns-Yds-TD 2-47-0 1-(-1)-0 Harnish, who entered the game as the conference’s • Flag carriers: #76 OL Steve Caputo, #32 LB Quin- Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 2-73-0 3-60-0 leader in passing efficiency (158.6), completed 20 of 25 ten White, and #43 DE Adrian Robinson. Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-1-0 passes while also rushing for 65 yards on 12 carries. • The 11 a.m. CT kickoff is the earliest for the Owls Punts (Number-Avg.) 2-48.0 3-34.3 Spann, the conference’s leading rusher (114.5 ypg.), since a trip to Wisconsin in 2005. That game also kicked Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 reached the century mark for the third time this season. off at 11 a.m. CT. Penalties-Yards 6-35 3-27 The first half was all about offense as neither team • Senior DB Jaiqauwn Jarrett’s forced fumble on the Possession Time 21:50 38:10 would punt in the opening 30 minutes. Senior FS Jai- Huskies’ opening drive was the second of his career and Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 11 of 16 quawn Jarrett drilled Spann forcing a fumble that was re- first this season. The recovery by senior DB Marquise Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 3 1 of 1 covered by senior CB Marquise Liverpool. Jarrett led all Liverpool was the first of his career. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 5-5 tacklers with a career-high 13 stops. • Sophomore RB Matt Brown’s 55-yard kickoff re- Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-1 2-17 Two plays later, sophomore RB Matt Brown ran 25 turn in the second quarter was a career long. yards around right end to paydirt, to give Temple an early • Neither team punted in the first half. The first punt Rushing: Temple— Matt Brown 13-93, Nixon 1- 7-0 lead. It was Brown’s sixth rushing TD of the season, of the game (by Temple) came with 3:13 remaining in 12, Stewart 7-11, Pierce 3-6, Streater 1-4, Burrell tops on the team. He also would eclipse 1000 yards for the third quarter. 1-0, Team 1-(-2). NIU— Spann 24-100, Harnish his career in the game as he ended up with 93 yards on • The teams were tied 17-17 at halftime, marking 14-71, Crider 3-21, Daniels 3-13, Lynch 2-5, Hop- 13 carries. the first time the Owls were tied at intermission this sea- kins 1-2, Palmer 1-1, Team 2-(-4). NIU answered right back as Harnish led the son. Huskies down the field. Harnish completed all seven of • R-junior TE Evan Rodriguez finished with a career- Passing: Temple— Stewart 13-27-1-148. NIU— his passes for 55 yards in the 15-play drive that was high three receptions for 43 yards with a touchdown. Harnish 20-25-0-211. capped when Akeem Daniels scored from nine-yards • Senior DB Jaiquawn Jarrett led Temple with a ca- out to tie the game. reer-high 13 tackles Receiving: Temple— Jones 3-60, Rodriguez 3- The Owls regained the lead as Stewart led TU • With his 93 rushing yards on the day, sophomore 43, Campbell 2-22, Smith 2-20, Matt Brown 2-(- down the field on its own 15-play drive. Following con- RB Matt Brown eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark in his col- 1), Miller 1-4. NIU— Clark 5-62, Cox 5-52, Palmer secutive first down runs, first a 12 –yard reverse by legiate career. He now has 1,006 yards in 17 games. 4-39, Skarb 2-10, Moore 1-19, Crider 1-14, Ash- James Nixon and then and 11-yarder by Brown, the ford 1-8, Schepler 1-7. Owls drive stalled in the red zone. Sophomore Brandon Scoring Summary McManus converted a 33-yard field goal to put the Owls 1st Interceptions: Temple— 0-0. NIU— Smith 1-1. in front, 10-7. TU- Matt Brown 25 yd run (Brandon McManus kick) Harnish again went to work for NIU, engineering NIU- Akeem Daniels 9 yd run (M. Cklamovski kick) Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Jarrett 4-9, Elijah an 18-play drive that ended with a Michael Cklamovski 2nd Joseph 6-5, Wilkerson 4-5, Liverpool 4-3, Kroboth 28-yard field goal. It was a freak snap with Harnish in TU- McManus 33 yd FG 1-6, Griffin 4-2, Whitehead 4-2, Robinson 3-2, Ka- the shotgun hitting a Huskie receiver in motion causing NIU- Cklamovski 28 yd FG mara 1-4, Gildea 3-1, White 1-3, Nixon 1-3, Custis a fumble recovered for a seven-yard loss by the NIU sig- TU- Evan Rodriguez 31 yd pass from Chester 1-2, Elisha Joseph 0-3, Stephen Johnson 2-0, four nal-caller that helped stall the drive in the red zone. Stewart (McManus kick) players with 1. NIU— Kube 4-3, Clark 6-0, Butler Brown returned the kickoff 55 yards, a career best. NIU- Landon Cox 10 yd pass from Chandler 4-1, Davis 3-2, Smith 3-1, Schiller 3-1, Barnas 2- Stewart then came up with two big passes, first Harnish (Cklamovski kick) 1, George 1-1, Progar 0-2, Krause 0-2, 11 players one a 17-yarder in which senior WR Michael Campbell 3rd with 1. made a highlight reel reception. Following a Brown NIU- Nathan Palmer 4 yd pass from Harnish seven-yard run, Stewart hit a streaking TE Evan Ro- (Cklamovski kick) driguez down the right sideline for a 31-yard touchdown 4th to make it 17-10. NIU- Chad Spann 6 yd run (Cklamovski kick) Harnish went right back to work, leading NIU on its www.Pierce4Heisman.com 57 2010 Season Summary Game 7: Temple 28, Bowling Green 27 Oct. 16, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Temple Holds Off Bowling Green for 28-27 Homecoming Win Liverpool breaks up two-point conversion to preserve the victory Attendance 23,045 Kickoff time 1:05 p.m. • In its first appearance at home in a month, Temple End of Game 4:30 p.m. captured its fourth straight home win this season and a Total Elapsed Time 3:25 school record nine consecutive home games at Lincoln Officials: Referee- Shawn Smith; Umpire- Financial Field, the most since the stadium opened in Mike Pilarski; Linesman- Paul Beyerle; Line 2003. Judge- Jon Shelton; Back Judge- Bob Stin- • Temple has also won a school record nine con- son; Field Judge- Kevin Sullivan; Side Judge- secutive MAC games at home. Rich Grube • Under head coach Al Golden, the Temple Owls are Temperature: 59 Wind: WNW 25 mph Bowling Gr. 6 0 8 13 - 27 4-1 in homecoming games. Weather: Partly sunny • R-junior QB Mike Gerardi made his second ap- Temple 0 14 14 0 - 28 pearance in a game and first at quarterback. Last year Team Stats BGSU TU he played on special teams against Kent State. He fin- ished 9-14-0 for 163 yards and two touchdowns. First Downs 24 12 Senior CB Marquise Liverpool broke up a two-point • QB Mike Gerardi’s 80-yard TD pass to WR Rod Rushes-Net Yards 36-36 27-133 conversion attempt in the end zone with no time on the Streater was the first passing TD of Gerardi’s career and Net Yards Passing 287 174 clock to preserve a 28-27 Temple win over visiting Bowl- the longest reception of Streater’s career and his first Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 30-52-0 10-18-1 ing Green Saturday afternoon in front of a Homecoming TD. It also marked Temple’s longest pass play since Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 88-323 45-307 crowd of 23,045 fans at Lincoln Financial Field. 1998 when QB Devin Scott threw an 80-yard TD pass to Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 1-8-0 0-0-1 The dramatic ending was set up when junior WR Carlos Johnson against Virginia Tech. Punt returns-Yds-TD 1-5-0 2-(-2)-0 Kamer Jorden hauled in a hail-mary pass from r-fresh- • Sophomore RB Bernard Pierce had his second Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 4-56-0 3-66-0 man QB Matt Schliz at the four yard-line on a fourth-and- 100-yard game of the season and the eighth 100-yard Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 1-49-1 0-0-0 16 play from the Temple 33 with 11 seconds remaining. game of his career. He finished with 106 yards and a Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-43.0 7-31.6 Two plays later Schliz found Calvin Wiley in the back of touchdown on 15 carries. Fumbles-Lost 3-1 1-1 the end zone for the touchdown that brought the Falcons • Freshman DE Sean Daniels, one of five true fresh- Penalties-Yards 9-80 6-65 to within one as time expired. men to play this season, recorded his first career sack for Possession Time 37:18 22:42 Bowling Green coach Dave Clawson then elected 11 yards in the second quarter. Third-Down Conversions 10 of 22 1 of 9 to go for the win on the road instead of kicking the extra • True freshman Wyatt Benson, listed as a line- Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 4 0 of 0 point to send the game into overtime. Liverpool, who backer, made his first career start…at fullback. He is one Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 1-1 leads the team with five breakups, then made the play of five true freshmen to play this fall. Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-25 of the day, breaking up the pass intended for Wiley in • Junior DE Adrian Robinson blocked BGSU’s PAT the end zone to salvage the win for Temple. attempt in the first quarter. The defensive block is his Rushing: BGSU— Geter 16-61, Hopgood 11-25, The Owls seemed to have the game under control second this season (first PAT) as he blocked a punt last Cooper 1-2, Wiley 2-(-2), Schilz 5-(-2), Wright 1- midway after scoring two touchdowns in the final six week at Northern Illinois. (-30). Temple— Pierce 15-106, Matt Brown 10- minutes of the third quarter to take a 28-14 lead. • Junior LB Quinten White had the first fumble re- 27, Gerardi 1-1, Team 1-(-1). After Bowling Green had tied the game at 14, Tem- covery and defensive touchdown on his career in the ple caught a break on a bad snap on a punt attempt by third quarter. Passing: BGSU— Schilz 30-51-0-287. Temple— Bryan White. White recovered the snap near his goal • Junior DB Kee-ayre Griffin led the TU defense with Gerardi 9-15-0-163, Stewart 1-3-1-11. line, but junior James Nixon forced a fumble and junior a career-high 12 tackles, including 10 solo stops, the LB Quinten White, Jr. fell on it in the end zone to put the most by a Temple defender this season. Receiving: BGSU— Jorden 12-143, Hodges 6- Cherry and White ahead 21-14. 38, Bayer 5-77, Cooper 2-12, Wiley 2-11, Geter On the Owls' next possession it was all Bernard Scoring Summary 2-(-3), Hopgood 1-9. Temple— Streater 4-88, Pierce. The Heisman Trophy hopeful looked back to his 1st Campbell 3-24, Rodriguez 1-46, Pierce 1-11, Charl- old form, carrying the ball six times for 62 yards on the BG- Jovan Leacock 49 INT return ton 1-5. drive, the last going for six yards and a touchdown. (Bryan Wright blocked) Pierce rushed 15 times for 106 yards on the day. 2nd Interceptions: BGSU— Leacock 1-49-1. Tem- R-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi, who took over for TU- Rod Streater 80 yd pass from Mike Gerardi ple— 0-0. Chester Stewart after a costly first quarter interception, (Brandon McManus kick) saw his first action behind center of his Temple career, TU- Evan Rodriguez 46 yd pass from Gerardi Tackles (UA-A): BGSU— Woods 7-1, Leacock connected with junior WR Rod Streater on an 80-yard (McManus kick) 6-0, Alvarado 4-0, Morgan 3-0, Truss 3-0, Lorenzi touchdown on the first play of his second possession. 3rd 2-1, Smith 2-0, nine players with 1. Temple— Grif- The Parsippany, N.J. native, who completed 9-of-15 BG- Willie Geter 12 yd run fin 10-2, Wilkerson 8-1, Jarrett 6-3, Eli Joseph 7- passes for 163 yards and two TDs, followed with a 49- (Kamar Jorden pass from Matt Schilz) 0, Gildea 4-1, Whitehead 3-2, Stephen Johnson yard touchdown pass to junior TE Evan Rodriguez on the TU- Quinten White 0 yd fumble recovery 3-0, Custis 2-0, Daniels 2-0, Peanut Joseph 2-0, Owls' next possession. Liverpool 2-0, Robinson 2-0, Kamara 1-1, seven (McManus kick) players with 1. TEMPLE NOTABLES TU- Bernard Pierce 6 yd run (McManus kick) 4th • Team Captains: #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (de- BG- Jordan Hopgood 1 yd run (Wright kick) fense), #4 DT Eli Joseph (defense), 71 OL Darius Mor- BG- Calvin Wiley 4 yd pass from Schilz ris (offense), and #24 RB Ahkeem Smith (offense). (Schilz pass failed) • Flag carriers: #20 DB Kee-ayre Griffin, #44 LB Wyatt Benson, and #77 C John Palumbo. 58 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 8: Temple 42, Buffalo 0 Oct. 23, 2010 UB Stadium Temple Blows Past Buffalo, 42-0 Owls post first shutout of BCS opponent in 26 years Attendance 13,371 Kickoff time 12:05 p.m. TEMPLE NOTABLES End of Game 3:15 p.m. • Team Captains: #22 RB Matt Brown (offense), Total Elapsed Time 3:10 #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #4 DT Eli Joseph Officials: Referee- Stan Evans; Umpire- Ken (defense), #58 LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (defense), and Zelmanski; Linesman- John Wiercinski; Line #71 OL Darius Morris (offense). Judge- Chris Garner; Back Judge- Mike • Flag carriers: #63 OL Derek Dennis, #94 DE Elliot; Field Judge- Jeffery Noggle; Side Kadeem Custis, and #69 OL Wayne Tribue. Judge- Frank Steratore • The 42-point win was the largest margin of victory Temperature: 58 Wind: SW 8 mph Temple 21 7 7 7 - 42 for Temple in a MAC game. The previous largest was 39 Weather: Partly cloudy points (56-17) at Akron in 2009. Buffalo 0 0 0 0 - 0 • The shutout was the first under Al Golden. The last Team Stats TU UB Temple shutout was a 35-0 win over Boston University First Downs 24 11 Temple showed how dominant a football team it at Hershey Stadium on Sept. 5, 1992. Rushes-Net Yards 62-266 33-63 can be when it clicks on all cylinders in a 42-0 rout of • In his first game as an Owl (and very first play), Net Yards Passing 131 98 host Buffalo in front of 13,371 fans celebrating home- true freshman walk-on DB Tomas Cabrera forced a fum- Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 9-15-2 11-32-3 coming at UB Stadium Saturday afternoon. With the ble on the opening kickoff, leading to a Bernard Pierce Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 77-397 65-161 win, the Owls move to 6-2, 3-1 in Mid-American Con- touchdown just six plays later. Cabrera is the sixth true Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-2-0 ference play, and became Bowl eligible for the second freshman to see action for Temple this fall. Punt returns-Yds-TD 5-8-0 2-73-0 straight season and fifth time in the program's history. • R-junior QB Mike Gerardi made his first start at Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 1-9-0 6-111-0 Offensively the Owls sophomore tandem of quarterback. He finished 9-of-15 for 131 yards and three Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 3-44-0 2-0-0 Bernard Pierce (23 rushes, 106 yds) and Matt Brown touchdowns. Punts (Number-Avg.) 4-35.5 6-40.5 (20, 109 yds) both rushed for over 100 yards, marking • Temple scored three touchdowns in the first quar- Fumbles-Lost 2-1 1-1 the first time two TU running backs accomplished the ter, the most in the opening quarter under Al Golden. Penalties-Yards 5-36 2-29 feat in the same game since Stacey Mack (164) and El- • The 28 points in the first half are the most for the Possession Time 36:16 23:42 marko Jackson (101) did it against Rutgers in 1997. Owls in the first stanza this year. Third-Down Conversions 8 of 14 2 of 17 R-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi passed for 131 • Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph’s 42-yard inter- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 4 yards and three touchdowns in his first collegiate start. ception return in the second quarter was his first inter- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-7 0-3 He also led Temple, which entered the game last in the ception this season and the second of his career. Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-30 0-0 MAC in third down conversion percentage (29.1%), to • Sophomore DB Maurice Jones’ interception in the seven of 11 conversions while in the contest. third quarter was the first of his career. Rushing: Temple— Matt Brown 20-109, Pierce Defensively, Temple forced four turnovers while • Senior S Jaiquawn Jarrett’s interception in the 23-106, Smith 7-19, Nixon 2-12, Coyer 2-9, Ger- holding Buffalo to a mere 99 yards on 65 plays in post- third quarter was his first this season and the third in- ardi 1-7, Burrell 6-6, Team 1-(-2). UB— Zordich ing its first shutout since a 35-0 blanking of Boston Uni- terception of his career. 17-26, Oliver 10-24, Gill 4-16, Young 1-(-1), Jack- versity at Hershey Stadium on September 5, 1992. It • Sophomore RBs Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown son 1-(-2). was the first shutout of a BCS opponent since a 17-0 both recorded 100-yard performances. The last time two win at East Carolina on Sept. 8, 1984. Individually, sen- Temple RBs rushed for 100 yards in the same game was Passing: Temple— Gerardi 9-15-2-131. UB— ior LB Peanut Joseph, senior DB Jaiquawn Jarrett, and in 1997 by Stacey Mack (164) and Elmarko Jackson Zordich 11-26-3-98, Davis 0-5-0-0, Jackson 0-1-0- sophomore DB Maurice Jones all had interceptions, (101) against Rutgers. 0. while junior DB Kee-ayre Griffin recovered a fumble. Jun- • Junior WR Rod Streater had a touchdown on each ior DT Muhammed Wilkerson also made a career-high his two receptions. The two TDs are a career high. Receiving: Temple— Rodriguez 3-41, Campbell 2.5 sacks. • R-sophomore RB Ahkeem Smith’s one-yard touch- 3-24, Streater 2-47, Miller 1-19. UB— Jackson 5- The last time these teams met at UB Stadium the down in the fourth quarter was the first TD of his career. 48, Rivers 2-24, Marr 2-10, Connacher 1-9, Young game was decided on the last play, a Hail Mary pass • Junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson had a career- 1-7. that gave Buffalo a 30-28 win. This time, the contest high 2.5 sacks. was decided on the first play as freshman DB Tomas Interceptions: Temple— 3-44. UB— 2-0 Cabrera, making the first appearance of his career, forced Scoring Summary a fumble on the opening kickoff that was recovered by 1st Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Gildea 3-3, Wilker- Griffin at the Buffalo 23. Under the direction of Gerardi, TU- Bernard Pierce 2 yd run (Brandon McManus kick) son 2-4, Custis 2-3, Jarrett 2-3, Whitehead 4-0, the Owls took just six plays, all rushes, before Pierce TU- Michael Campbell 5 yd pass from Mike Gerardi Kamara 2-2, Kroboth 3-0, Peanut Joseph 3-0, found paydirt from two yards out to make it 7-0. Gerardi (McManus kick) Jones 3-0, Green 2-0, Daniels 2-0, Levi Brown 2- made the big play on the drive, cutting inside on an op- TU- Pierce 10 yd run (McManus kick) 0, Paulhill 2-0, Robinson 0-2, 13 player with 1 tion for a seven-yard rush on a third-and-six play from the 2nd each. UB— Shannon 9-5, Winters 6-5, Mack 8-2, nine. TU- Rod Streater 42 yd pass from Mike Gerardi Montanez 5-2, Akobundu 4-2, Wallace 3-1, Lott The only thing remaining was to see if the defense (McManus kick) 3-1, Syty 3-0, Jackson 3-0, Means 2-1, Houston could hold on for the shutout. Buffalo had its best chance 3rd 2-1, Cook 0-3, Way 0-3, Verser 1-1, 10 players to tack on points when Terrel Jackson returned a Bran- TU- Streater 5 yd pass from Gerardi (McManus kick) with 1. don McManus punt 58 yards to the TU 12 before being 4th hauled down by Marcus Green. The defense held strong, TU- Ahkeem Smith 1 yd run (McManus kick) and forced the Bulls to turn it over on downs for thr fourth time in the contest. www.Pierce4Heisman.com 59 2010 Season Summary Game 9: Temple 30, Akron 0 Oct. 30, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Defense Leads Way in 30-0 Win Over Akron Temple posts consecutive shutouts for first time since 1971 Attendance 17,563 Kickoff time 1:05 p.m. this one an eight-yard gallop to paydirt to account for the End of Game 3:56 p.m. final points. Total Elapsed Time 2:51 Gerardi ended the day with career highs in at- Officials: Referee- Tom McCabe; Umpire- tempts (22), completions (15) and yards (209). Streater Tony Smith; Linesman- Gus Golebiewski; made a career high five catches while also adding a ca- Line Judge- Steve Barnes; Back Judge- reer best 46 yards on three rushes. Pierce led the ground Matthew Edwards Field Judge- Paul Sroka; game with 86 yards on 19 rushes and Campbell had 96 Side Judge- Grady Smith yards on three receptions. Temperature: 54 Wind: SW 13 mph Akron 0 0 0 0 - 0 TEMPLE NOTABLES Weather: Partly sunny Temple 3 3 10 14 - 30 • Team Captains: #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (de- Team Stats UA TU fense), #71 OL Darius Morris (offense) and #9 DT Muhammad Wilkerson (defense). First Downs 8 21 Temple's defense posted consecutive shutouts for • Flag carriers: #66 OL Darryl Pringle, #44 LB Rushes-Net Yards 28-20 40-190 the first time since 1971, and the Owls offense scored 24 Wyatt Benson, and #45 DE Morris Blueford. Net Yards Passing 134 209 second half points in a 30-0 victory over visiting Akron • The win gave Temple a 3-0 mark over MAC East Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 15-27-1 15-22-0 on Breast Cancer Awareness Day at Lincoln Financial opponents and a 4-1 record in MAC play this fall. The Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 55-154 62-399 Field Saturday afternoon. Owls have won 16 of their last 20 games overall and 16 Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 Temple also tied its school record with its 10th of 19 regular-season games. Punt returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 3-44-0 consecutive home win. The Owls have also won 10 con- • The win gave Temple 10 consecutive home wins Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 5-63-0 0-0-0 secutive MAC wins at home, the best in league play, at Lincoln Financial Field and tied the school record with Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 1-4-0 and their 13-2 home record in league play since joining 10 consecutive home wins overall. The Owls have also Punts (Number-Avg.) 10-38.3 4-38.5 the conference in 2007 is also the best in the MAC. won 10 consecutive MAC wins at home, the best in Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 It was a total team effort on the defensive front league play. Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-40 with two players – DE Sean Daniels and CB Maurice • The shutout was Temple’s second consecutive. Possession Time 28:58 31:02 Jones – contributing two sacks each. Three players – The last time the Owls had two consecutive shutouts Third-Down Conversions 4 of 16 4 of 11 Daniels, Jones and LB Tahir Whitehead – had two tack- came in 1971 at Connecticut (38-0, 10-9-71) and against Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 les for loss. Whitehead also forced a key fumble while SS Xavier (38-0, 10-16-71). Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 4-4 Kevin Kroboth made his first interception of the season. • Junior LB Tahir Whitehead forced his second fum- Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-5 4-27 The Cherry and White held the Zips to just 154 ble of the season (and of his career). He also had two yards of total offense, including a mere 28 yards on 20 tackles for loss (-11 yds). Rushing: Akron— Allen 10-30, Burney 7-14, carries. Akron only had the ball across midfield twice, • Junior CB Kee-ayre Griffin’s block of a 42-yard field Potts 1-2, Nicely 10-(-26). Temple— Pierce 19- and one came on a Temple fumble. Temple also limited goal attempt was his first defensive block. 83, Matt Brown 13-69, Streater 3-46, Nixon 1-(- Akron to eight first downs. The total offense and first • Junior DB Kevin Kroboth’s interception was the 2), Gerardi 2-(-3), Team 2-(-3). downs for an opponent were season bests for the Owl third of his career and his first this season. defense. • Junior WR Rod Streater’s 24-yard TD run was his Passing: Akron— Nicely 15-26-1-134, Pride 0-1- Temple had trouble getting its offense in gear career long rush and his first rushing TD. He finished with 0-0. Temple— Gerardi 15-22-0-209. against winless Akron. The Zips, who entered play al- a career-high five receptions. lowing 40.1 points per game, limited the Cherry and • Sophomore DB Maurice Jones’ two sacks were a Receiving: Akron— Russell 5-50, Hall 5-43, White offense to just two Brandon McManus field goals career-high and the first of his career, while freshman DE Sconiers 3-31, Allen 1-7, Pride 1-3. Temple— in the first half in trailing 6-0 at intermission. Sean Daniels also had a career-high two sacks. Streater 5-35, Campbell 3-96, Jackson 3-38, Making his second straight start, r-sophomore QB • R-junior QB Mike Gerardi made his second con- Pierce 2-24, Balasavage 1-13, Matt Brown 1-3. Mike Gerardi used his arm to set up both Owl field goals. secutive start at quarterback. He finished 15-of-22 for In his second drive of the game, Gerardi connected with 209 yards (all career highs) and one touchdown. Interceptions: Akron— 0-0. Temple— 1-4. Michael Campbell on a 35-yard pass play to move the • R-freshman TE Alex Jackson’s 10-yard touchdown chains to the TU 40. The southpaw signal-caller added reception was the first of his career. He had a career- Tackles (UA-A): Akron— Wagner 9-1, Rich- first down passes to tight ends Matt Balsavage and Alex high three receptions for 38 yards. mond 6-0, Gilmer 6-0, Waller 6-0, Thomas 4-2, Jackson, the latter giving the Owls a first and goal at the Holmes 5-0, Hazime 4-1, Lemon 3-0, Marcoux 3- nine. Scoring Summary 0, Straight 1-0, Steiner 1-0, Little 1-0, Miller 1-0. After settling for field goals in the first half, Gerardi 1st Temple— Gildea 6-0, Maurice Jones 6-0, Kamara found Jackson in the back of the end zone for a 10-yard TU- Brandon McManus 27 yd FG 5-0, Wilkerson 4-0, Peanut Joseph 4-0, White- TD for the redshirt freshman’s first career score. 2nd head 3-0, Marcus Green 3-0, Griffin 2-0, Daniels 2- Temple tacked on two more touchdowns, both in TU- McManus 25 yd FG 0, Paulhill 2-0, Carraway 1-0, Kroboth 1-0, Jarrett the fourth quarter, to break open the contest. First Ger- 3rd 1-0, Parker 1-0, White 1-0, Stephen Johnson 1-0, ardi led the Owls on a 64-yard, six play drive, hitting TU- Alex Jackson 10 yd pass from Mike Gerardi Levi Brown 1-0, Nixon 1-0, Robinson 1-0. Streater on consecutive short passes, and then follow- (McManus kick) ing a 20-yard Pierce run, Streater picked up his first rush- TU- McManus 45 yd FG ing touchdown, a 24-yard reverse that made it 23-0 with 4th 9:03 remaining. TU- Rod Streater 24 yd run (McManus kick) On the Owls next possession, Pierce capped a TU- Bernard Pierce 8 yd run (McManus kick) nine-play drive with his 10th touchdown of the season, 60 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 10: Temple 28, Kent State 10 Nov. 6, 2010 Dix Stadium Gerardi Leads Temple to 28-10 Win at Kent State Redshirt sophomore passes for 368 yards and two TDs Attendance 15,125 Kickoff time 2:00 p.m. 9:53 remaining in the half. End of Game 4:53 p.m. In the third, Pierce, who finished with a game-high Total Elapsed Time 2:53 84 yards on 28 carries, scored his 11th TD of the season Officials: Referee- Tony Cannella; Umpire- on a one-yard rush to make it 21-3. Bob Holcomb; Linesman- Brian Matthew; The game would stay that way until Wathne had Line Judge- Brian Bollinger; Back Judge- another punt blocked in the end zone with Kirkland re- Douglas Warns; Field Judge- Bob McElwee; covering for a touchdown, making it 21-10 with 4:19 re- Side Judge- Ed Smith maining. Temperature: 38 Wind: NW 9 mph Temple 0 14 7 7 - 28 The Owls quickly struck back. After recovering the Weather: Overcast onside kick, Gerardi found freshman TE Alex Jackson for Kent State 3 0 0 7 - 10 a 49-yard touchdown on the first play. Team Stats TU KSU TEMPLE NOTABLES First Downs 18 15 Redshirt sophomore QB Mike Gerardi passed for • Team Captains: #3 TE Vaughn Charlton (offense), Rushes-Net Yards 46-97 21-16 368 yards and two touchdowns and ran for another #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #58 LB Elijah Net Yards Passing 368 207 score in leading Temple to a 28-10 win over host Kent “Peanut” Joseph (defense), #4 NT Elisha Joseph (de- Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 21-30-2 22-39-0 State in a key Mid-American Conference battle at Dix fense), #70 OL Colin Madison (offense). Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 76-465 60-223 Stadium Saturday afternoon. • Flag carriers: #85 TE Morkeith Brown, #19 PK Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 With the victory, Temple tied the school records Brandon McManus, and #23 DB James Nixon. Punt returns-Yds-TD 2-2-0 3-24-1 for most wins in two consecutive seasons (17) and the • The win gives Temple its eighth win of the season, Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 2-30-0 5-79-0 most wins in three consecutive seasons (22). The last a 4-0 mark over MAC East opponents and a 5-1 record Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 0-0-0 2-4-0 time the Owls won 17 games in consecutive seasons in MAC play this fall. The Owls have won 16 of their last Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-24.8 7-48.4 was in 1978-79 and in 1973-74. The last time TU won 22 20 games overall and 17 of 20 regular-season games. Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-3 games in three consecutive seasons was in 1977-78- • Junior OL Jeremy Schonbrunner recovered the Penalties-Yards 12-85 5-42 79 and 1972-73-74. blocked punt in the first quarter, the first of his career. Possession Time 38:54 20:08 Gerardi, who looked like a three-year starter rather • R-freshman WR Ryan Alderman had his first re- Third-Down Conversions 7 of 14 2 of 13 than a three-game one, set the Temple record for most ception. He finished with two catches for 40 yards, all Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2 passing yards by a first-year starter at quarterback. His career highs. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 1-2 368 yards are the fourth-highest in Temple history. • Freshman WR Tomas Cabrera forced his second Sacks By: Number-Yards 5-37 3-25 Senior WR Michael Campbell, who caught a 63- fumble in three games. Sophomore PK Brandon Mc- yard reception to the one yard-line to set up the Owls’ Manus recovered his first fumble on a kickoff in the sec- Rushing: Temple— Pierce 28-84, Matt Brown 4- third score, had a career-high 137 yards on five recep- ond quarter. 20, Gerardi 8-0, Team 1-(-1), Smith 3-(-2), Burrell tions. He also eclipsed the 1,000-yard mark for his ca- • Freshman WR Deon Miller had a career-high two (2-(-4). KSU— Flowers 6-26, Terry 5-21, Morgan reer. receptions for a career-high 25 yards. 2-13, Rinehart 1-(-8), Keith 7-(-36). Junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson led the Owl de- • Sophomore DB Justin Gildea recovered the sec- fense with six tackles, including a career high three ond fumble of his career in the third quarter. Passing: Temple— Gerardi 21-29-2-368-2. sacks for minus 21 yards. • R-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi made his third con- KSU— Keith 17-30-0-169-0, Morgan 5-9-0-38-0. The Owls looked sluggish to start the game against secutive start at quarterback. In the second quarter, Ger- the nation’s top-ranked rush defense. Temple was able ardi put the Owls on the scoreboard with the first rushing Receiving: Temple— Campbell 5-137, Streater to amass only four yards on the ground in the opening 15 TD of his career with a nine-yard run. He finished 21-of- 5-75, Rodriguez 3-28, Alderman 2-40, Miller 2-25, minutes and was forced to punt on each of its first two 29 for 368 yards and two touchdowns. The 368 yards Jackson 1-49, Pierce 1-8, Hutchison 1-5, Matt possessions. Senior Jeff Wathne’s first punt was passing are the most ever by a TU first-year starter at Brown 1-1. KSU— Muldrow 4-45, Goode 4-34, blocked by Sam Kirkland which set up a Freddy Cortez QB, eclipsing Adam DiMichele’s record of 322 yards set Pressley 3-30, Kirkland 3-17, Archer 3-8, Terry 2- 32-yard field goal. It marked the first points given up by against Northern Illinois in 2006. 49, Gilbert 2-16, Gordon 1-8. Temple, which entered play with the MAC’s top scoring defense (18.3 ppg.) in over two games, and gave the Scoring Summary Interceptions: Temple— 0-0. KSU— 2-4. Golden Flash a short-lived 3-0 lead. 1st Gerardi was the Owls’ main spark in the first quar- KSU- Freddy Cortez 32 yd FG Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Wilkerson 4-2, Griffin ter, passing for 91 yards in the frame. He used his legs 2nd 4-2, Peanut Joseph 2-3, Liverpool 3-1, White 3-0, in the opening of the second quarter, diving in from nine TU- Mike Gerardi 9 yd run Gildea 3-0, Daniels 2-1, Whitehead 2-1, Robinson yards out for his first career touchdown to cap a 14-play, (Brandon McManus kick) 2-1, Nixon 2-1, Eli Joseph 1-2, Maurice Jones 2- 80-yard drive to put Temple ahead, 7-3. On that drive, TU- Rod Streater 8 yd pass from Gerardi 0, Carraway 1-1, Kamara 0-2, 10 players with 1. Gerardi overcame a 1st and 30, following consecutive (McManus kick) KSU— Batton 11-2, Wolfe 8-4, Hartman 7-2, holding calls, with passes to junior WR Rod Streater (23 3rd Wood 4-4, Lainhart 2-6, Simmons 3-3, Nix 3-2, yds) and redshirt junior TE Evan Rodriguez (10 yds). TU- Bernard Pierce 1 yd run (McManus kick) Bowens 1-3, Wollet 0-3, Mixon 2-0, Kitchen 1-1, On the ensuing kickoff, freshman WR Tomas Cabr- 4th Brown 1-1, Williams 0-2, Pleasant 0-2, four play- era then made his second forced fumble on a kickoff re- KSU- Sam Kirkland 0 yd blocked punt return ers with 1. turn, stripping Kirkland with the ball being recovered by (Cortez kick) Temple PK Brandon McManus at the Kent State 26. TU- Alex Jackson 49 yd pass from Gerardi This time it took Gerardi just five plays to find (McManus kick) Streater in the back of the end zone for a 14-3 lead with www.Pierce4Heisman.com 61 2010 Season Summary Game 11: Ohio 31, Temple 23 Nov. 16, 2010 Lincoln Financial Field Ohio Tops Temple, 31-23, in MAC East Showdown Loss snaps Owls' 10-game home win streak Attendance 16,433 Kickoff time 8:05 p.m. Senior FS Jaiquawn Jarrett picked off his ninth ca- End of Game 11:38 p.m. reer pass to at the Temple 12 to stop the Bobcats’ initial Total Elapsed Time 3:33 drive, but McManus failed on a 45-yarder to end the Officials: Referee- Mike Conlin; Umpire- Tim Owls' possession. Neither team was able to mount Owens; Linesman- Rudy Studd; Line Judge- much offense the rest of the third quarter as the condi- Ron Tipton; Back Judge- Reginald Berry; tions continued to deteriorate. Field Judge- Dennis Jackson; Side Judge- At the start of the fourth quarter, Gerardi had an er- James Visingardi rant pass fall into the waiting arms of sophomore DT Carl Temperature: 57 Wind: ESE 15 mph Ohio 7 10 0 14 - 31 Jones, who returned it 25 yards. Donte Harden then Weather: Rain rushed it four straight times, the last for a two-yard TD Temple 0 10 0 13 - 23 to make it 24-10. Team Stats OU TU The Owls turned the ball over on downs at the Ohio 44 on the ensuing. Senior Vince Davidson moved to the First Downs 14 21 Two key turnovers coupled with two key injuries backfield from his tight end position, broke a 41-yard TD Rushes-Net Yards 43-204 23-81 proved to be too much to overcome for Temple as Ohio run four plays later to break the game open. Net Yards Passing 78 321 defeated the Owls 31-23 in a MAC East showdown Gerardi then took just over two minutes to drive Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 4-13-1 29-49-2 Tuesday evening at Lincoln Financial Field. The game, the Cherry and White 82 yards, hitting Campbell on a Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 56-282 72-402 televised nationally on ESPN2, was played in sloppy con- 21-yard TD pass to make it 31-17. Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 ditions due to a torrential rainstorm. Punt returns-Yds-TD 2-9-0 0-0-0 The loss snapped a 10-game home win streak and TEMPLE NOTABLES Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 3-55-0 6-130-0 eliminated the Owls (8-3, 5-2) from any chance of play- • Team Captains: #3 TE Vaughn Charlton (offense), Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 2-42-0 1-29-0 ing in the Mid-American Conference championship #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #4 NT Elisha Punts (Number-Avg.) 5-43.2 3-42.3 game. Joseph (defense), #1 Amara Kamara (defense), #70 Fumbles-Lost 3-1 3-1 Sophomore RB Bernard Pierce, who missed last OL Colin Madison (offense), and #71 OL Darius Morris Penalties-Yards 4-30 8-68 year's game, was on the field for one play before leaving (offense). Possession Time 28:38 31:22 due to another injury. The Heisman hopeful broke the • Flag carriers: #49 P Jeff Wathne, #93 DE Kamal Third-Down Conversions 3 of 10 8 of 16 first play of the game for a 67-yard rush before pulling up Johnson, and #73 OL Martin Wallace. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 1 lame before being tackled. Insult was added to the in- • Senior S Jaiquawn Jarrett’s interception in the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 2-2 jury as the play was called back to a holding call. third quarter was the ninth of his career, tying him for Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 On the other side of the ball senior MLB Peanut No. 9 on Temple’s all-time interceptions chart. Joseph would leave the field, being carted off with 2:21 • R-sophomore QB Mike Gerardi made his third con- Rushing: Ohio— Davidson 16-100, Bates 9-54, left in the half. Joseph, who was among 17 seniors play- secutive start at quarterback. He finished with career Harden 8-29, Jackson 8-16, Goulet 1-5, Boykin 1- ing in their final home game, was leading the Owl de- highs in completions (28) and attempts (42) for 311 0. Temple— Matt Brown 20-72, Smith 1-6, Coyer fense at the time with six solo tackles. yards and two touchdowns. 1-3, Team 1-0. With Pierce sidelined, the Temple running game • Senior WR Michael Campbell had a career-high 11 was held to a mere 81 yards with sophomore RB Matt receptions for 137 yards and two touchdowns. It was Passing: Ohio— Jackson 4-12-1-78-1, Bates 0-1- Brown accounting for 72 yards on 20 carries. the fourth 100-yard game of his career (all this season). 0-0-0. Temple— Gerardi 28-48-2-311-2, Coyer 1- However it was turnovers that proved costly for • R-junior OL Derek Dennis recovered the first fum- 1-0-10-0. the Owls. Ohio CB Tavis Carrie stripped senior WR ble of his career in the fourth quarter. Michael Campbell at midfield on the Owls' second drive, • Sophomore PK Brandon McManus had his streak Receiving: Ohio— McCrae 1-33, Foster 1-26, and senior DE Dak Noteestine recovered for the visitors of 41 consecutive extra points made end on his final at- Dunlop 1-16, Harden 1-3. Temple— Campbell 11- at the Temple 47. tempt. McManus ahit a 45-yard FG in the second quar- 131, Alderman 5-73, Streater 4-60, Matt Brown 4- Ohio QB Boo Jackson, who was questionable for ter, tying his second-longest of his career. 20, Rodriguez 2-8, Jackson 1-28, Miller 1-9, the game, made a big third down and 16 completion, Wallace 1-(-8). hitting WR Terrence McCrae on a 33-yard pass play to Scoring Summary the Temple four. Two plays later RB Vince Davidson 1st Interceptions: Ohio— 2-42. Temple— 1-29. plowed in from five yards out to make it 7-0 Ohio. OU- Vince Davidson 5 yd run (Matt Weller kick) Temple evened the score at the start of the sec- 2nd Tackles (UA-A): Ohio— Clemens 7-0, Lewis 5- ond quarter. Sophomore QB Mike Gerardi hit junior WR TU- Matt Brown 1 yd run (Brandon McManus kick) 1, Jackson 4-2, Carrie 4-1, Edwards 4-0, Fletcher Rod Streater for 22 and 19 yards, the last giving the Owls OU- Riley Dunlop 16 yd pass from Boo Jackson 4-0, Braithwaite 2-0, Posey 2-0, Williamson 2-0, a first and goal on the one. Brown then bullied his way (Weller kick) 12 with one. Temple— Kamara 7-5, Peanut in for the tying score. TU- McManus 45 yd FG Joseph 6-0, Gildea 4-0, Whitehead 3-1, Robinson Jackson then answered with his arm, connecting OU- Weller 40 yd FG 2-2, Eli Josph 3-0, Jones 2-1, Liverpool 2-0, Jar- on two long passes on the Bobcats next drive with the 4th rett 2-0, Kroboth 2-0, Griffin 2-0, Wilkerson 2-0, last finding a wide-open Riley Dunlop in the end zone for OU- Donte Harden 2 yd run (Weller kick) Stephen Johnson 0-2, five with one. a 16-yard touchdown. OU- Davidson 41 yd run (Weller kick) Sophomore PK Brandon McManus cut the margin TU- Michael Campbell 21 yd pass from to 14-10 on the next possession with a 45-yard field goal. Mike Gerardi (McManus kick) Junior Phil Bates engineered a drive with two TU- Campbell 17 yd pass from Gerardi strong runs of 13 and 14 yards that ended in a 40-yard (McManus kick failed) field goal to make it 17-10 at halftime. 62 2010 Temple Football Game Notes 2010 Season Summary Game 12: Miami [OH] 23, Temple 3 Nov. 23, 2010 Yager Stadium Football Falls To Miami, 23-3, in Regular-Season Finale Owls turned the ball over five times in lossk Attendance 13,235 Kickoff time 7:05 p.m. Miami immediately answered as Boucher con- End of Game 10:05 p.m. nected with classmate Nick Harwell on a 34-yard Total Elapsed Time 3:00 touchdown. Harwell caught the ball at the 20, then Officials: Referee- Ron Snodgrass; Umpire- made a nifty cut back outside to paydirt. senior PK Mark Shupe; Linesman- John Wiercinski; Trevor Cook, however, failed on the extra point, mak- Line Judge- Jeff Baur; Back Judge- Jeff ing the score 6-3 in the RedHawks' favor. Latkiewicz; Field Judge- Tony Robinson; Side That would be all of the scoring until late in the Judge- Richard Ames second quarter. Harris picked off Gerardi at midfield Temperature: 38 Wind: WNW 8 mph Temple 3 0 0 0 - 3 and returned it to the Temple 31. Boucher then hit Weather: Clear Miami 6 7 3 7 - 23 Armand Robinson on two successive pass, the sec- ond for an eight-yard TD to give MU a 13-3 lead with Team Stats TU MU 1:39 remaining in the half. First Downs 12 15 The Miami RedHawks clinched a share of the Junior OLB Tahir Whitehead thwarted Miami's Rushes-Net Yards 70 253 Mid-American Conference East title with a 23-3 win Net Yards Passing 145 155 over the visiting Temple Owls Tuesday evening at first drive of the second half with his first career in- Pass Comp-Attempts-Int 12-29-2 15-28-1 Yager Stadium in a nationally televised conference terception, but the Owls ended up turning the ball Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 57-215 66-408 showdown on ESPN2. Miami posted its fourth over on downs wen their drive stalled deep in Red- Fumble Returns-Yds-TD 0-0-0 0-0-0 straight win in improving to 8-4, 7-1 in league play, Hawk territory. Punt returns-Yds-TD 2-3-0 1-(-2)-0 while the Owls dropped their second straight to fall Boucher then led Miami on a 14-play drive that Kickoff returns-Yds-TD 5-99-0 2-10-0 to 8-4, 5-3. ended on a Cook 21-yard field goal, making it 16-3 Interception Ret.-Yds-TD 1-6-0 2-45-0 Temple played the game without two of its top with 2:44 remaining in the third quarter. Punts (Number-Avg.) 6-38.0 5-35.4 players, senior MLB Elijah "Peanut" Joseph and soph- Temple pinned Miami to its one-foot line on a Fumbles-Lost 3-2 0-0 omore RB Bernard Pierce. Joseph is out for the sea- 50-yard punt early in the fourth quarter. But, on a Penalties-Yards 4-22 3-15 son after suffering a knee injury in the Ohio loss last third and seven play, Merriweather broke through a Possession Time 24:44 35:16 week, while Pierce is still out with a hamstring in- stacked defensive front and ran 96 yards to break the Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 7 of 16 jury incurred in the same contest. game open. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 2-4 The Owls were not able to mount anything of- The Owls, just two of 13 on third down con- Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-8 7-37 fensively, accumulating just 201 total yards while versions, did not gain another first down the re- turning the ball over four times. Temple was only able mainder of the contest and Harris picked off Gerardi Rushing: Temple— Matt Brown 14-56, Streater to amass 55 yards ad four first downs after inter- again to end any chance of a comeback. 3-33, Coyer 2-5, Gerardi 9-(-24). Miami— Merri- mission as the Miami defense turned up its intensity weather 22-182, Boucher 9-37, Woods 5-25, Har- in the second half. TEMPLE NOTABLES well 1-10, Team 1-(-1). The Cherry and White defense allowed 408 • Team Captains: #14 QB Mike Gerardi (offense), yards with 96 coming on a fourth quarter touchdown #5 DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (defense), #4 NT Elisha Passing: Temple— Gerardi 11-27-2-108-0, Coyer gallop by senior Thomas Merriweather to account Joseph (defense), and #71 OL Darius Morris (offense). 1-1-0-37-0, Charlton 0-1-0-0-0. Miami— Boucher for the final points in the contest with 9:08 remain- • Flag carriers: #24 RB Ahkeem Smith, #18 WR 15-28-1-155-2. ing. Rod Streater, and #1 LB Amara Kamara. Besides Merriweather, who rushed for a career- • R-freshman DE Kamal Johnson’s blocked field goal Receiving: Temple— Alderman 3-41, Campbell high 182 yards on 22 carries, redshirt freshman QB in the second quarter was the first of his career. 3-24, Streater 2-43, Rodriguez 1-16, Matt Brown • Freshman LB Wyatt Benson, r-junior LB Stephen 1-10, Miller 1-8, Jackson 1-3. Miami— Robinson Austin Boucher had a solid game in his second start in place of the injured Zac Dysert. Boucher com- Johnson, and junior DB Kevin Kroboth each had his first 6-43, Harwell 5-72, Givens 2-21, Paine 2-19. kickoff return. pleted 15 of 28 passes for 155 yards and two touch- • Junior LB Tahir Whitehead’s six-yard interception Interceptions: Temple— 1-6. Miami— 2-45. downs. return in the third quarter was the first of his career. Sophomore LB Evan Harris led the RedHawk • R-freshman QB Chris Coyer made his fifth appear- Tackles (UA-A): Temple— Kamara 3-7, Eli defense with a team-high nine tackles while making ance under center. Joseph 5-2, Wilkerson 4-3, Jarrett 2-5, Kroboth 3- two interceptions. Miami lived in the Temple back- 2, Whitehead 1-4, Gildea 2-2, Maurice Jones 3-0, field, compiling seven sacks with Will Diaz and Jason Scoring Summary Robinson 2-1, Kamal Johnson 1-2, Nixon 1-1, Grif- Semmes each recording two. 1st fin 1-1, seven players with 1. Miami— Harris 5-4, Redshirt sophomore QB Mike Gerardi, the re- TU- Brandon McManus 23 yd FG Nunley 4-3, Marck 2-3, Hinkel 3-1, Stephens 3-1, cipient of those sacks, struggled all night. He com- MU- Nick Harwell 34 yd pass from Austin Boucher Semmes 3-1, D.J. Brown 2-2, Gafford 2-1, Austin pleted 11 of 27 passes for 108 yards and two (Trevor Cook kick failed) Brown 1-2, Quarles 2-0, Diaz 2-0, Kokal 1-1, 2nd Wedge 1-1, six players with 1. interceptions. Sophomore RB Matt Brown ac- counted for 56 yards on 14 carries while junior WR MU- Armand Robinson 8 yd pass from Boucher (Cook kick) Rod Streater had 76 total yards (43 receiving, 33 3rd rushing). MU- Cook 21 yd FG Temple jumped out to an early 3-0 lead on a 23- 4th yard Brandon McManus field goal. MU- Thomas Merriweather 96 yd run (Cook kick) www.Pierce4Heisman.com 63