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2014 Temple Football Schedule

Date Opponent ...... TV . . . .Results/Time AT MUST SEE Thur., Aug. 28 at Vanderbilt ...... SEC ...... W, 37-7 Television...... ESPN2 Sat., Sept. 6 Navy ...... ESPN3 . . . .L, 24-31 Mark Jones...... Play-by-Play Sat., Sept.13 BYE Rod Gilmore ...... Color Analyst Jessica Mendoza...... Sidelines Sat., Sept. 20 delaware State ...... ESPN3 . . . . .W, 59-0 Sat., Sept. 27 * at Connecticut ...... ESPNews . .W, 36-10 TEMPLE-TULANE Sat., Oct. 4 BYE KICKOFF INFO EASY LISTENING Sat., Oct. 11 * Tulsa [HC] ...... ESPNews .W, 35-24 Date: December 6, 2014 Radio ...... 1210 AM WPHT Fri., Oct. 17 * at Houston ...... ESPNU . . . .L, 10-31 Kickoff: 7:30 pm ET/ 6:30 pm CT Harry Donahue...... Play-by-Play Sat., Oct. 25 * at UCF ...... CBSSN . . . . .L, 14-34 Paul Palmer ...... Color Analyst Stadium: Yulman Stadium; New Harry Mayes...... Sidelines Sat., Nov. 1 * East Carolina [BC] ...... ESPNews .W, 20-10 Orleans, LA Fri., Nov. 7 * Memphis ...... ESPNU . . . .L, 13-16 Sat., Nov. 15 at Penn State ...... ESPN2 . . . . .L, 13-30 Sat., Nov. 22 BYE This Week Sat., Nov. 29 * Cincinnati ...... ESPNews . . .L, 6-14 In the 2014 season finale, the Temple Owls travel to New Orleans Sat., Dec. 6 * at Tulane ...... ESPN2 . . . . .7:30pm to take on the Tulane Green Wave. The last time the teams met was in the inaugural Sugar Bowl in 1935. Home games in Cherry Temple looks to become bowl eligible after dropping three * American Athletic Conference games . . . . . straight games. The Owls (5-6, 3-4), dropped their final home game HC = Homecoming BC = Breast Cancer Awareness Game of the season last week vs. Cincinnati, 14-6, finishing 3-3 at the All times Eastern and subject to change...... Linc. Tulane (3-8, 2-5) had a bye last week, after suffering a 34-6 loss to East Carolina on November 22.

LAST GAME: Cincinnati 14, Temple 6 Temple's defense held the American Athletic Conference's most po- tent offense to season lows for points and yards, but the Owls' of- fense could only muster two field goals in falling to Cincinnati, 14-6. The Bearcats (8-3, 5-1) posted their sixth straight win and fos- tered a three-way tie atop the conference standings. The Owls defense held the Bearcats to 255 total yards, nearly 100 yards below their previous season low of 352 yards and over 200 yards below its season average of 473.8. Cincinnati also had a season low 14 first downs and tied a low with 14 points. On Senior Day, RB Kenneth Harper and WR Jalen Fitzpatrick led the rushing and receving corps, respectively. Harper had 40 yards on nine carries, while Fitzpatrick had a game-high nine catches for 77 yards.

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Temple has a number of players on National Watch Lists The Temple University football team will honor the KENNETH HARPER P.J. WALKER KYLE FRIENd TYLER MATAKEvICH SENIOR - RB SOPHOMORE, QB JUNIOR, OL JUNIOR, LB memory of long-time Board of Trustee member Lewis Doak Walker Maxwell Rimington Bednarik Katz this season with commemorative "LEW" decals AFCA Good Works Manning Nagurski on the players' helmets. Davey O’Brien Butkus Katz, a vibrant member of the Temple community from CFPA QB Trophy Rotary Lombardi his time as a student in the early 1960s to his receipt of an hon- CFPA LB Trophy orary degree on May 15, 2014, was killed May 31, 2014, in a plane crash. Katz had served as a Temple trustee since 1998. He is known for his long-time support of student scholarships, athletics, entrepreneurship and medicine. Social Media Hub Website Facebook Twitter Instagram www.TUdiamonds.com www.owlsports.com/ www.facebook.com/ @Temple_FB Temple_FB football TempleOwlsFoot- ball

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Quick Facts Starters Lost ...... Academics School...... Temple University ...... 13 (7 offense, 4 defense, 2 specialist) Emily DeRatt...... Academic Advisor Location...... Philadelphia, PA Participants Returning ...... Andre Johnson ...... Academic Advisor Founded ...... 1884 ...... 34 (14 offense, 19 defense, 1 specialist) Da’Mon Merkerson...... Academic Advisor Enrollment ...... 39,000 Participants Lost...... Athletic Trainers President ...... Neil D. Theobald ...... 21 (14 offense, 5 defense, 2 specialist) Al Bellamy...... Director of Athletic Training Masahiro Takahagi ...... Assistant Athletic Trainer School Website...... www.Temple.edu Coaching Staff Nickname ...... Owls Victor Szwanki...... GA — Sport Medicine School Colors...... Cherry (201C) & White Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) ...... Head Coach Compliance Athletics Website ...... www.OwlSports.com Ed Foley...... Assistant Head Coach / Tight Ends Quinton Smith ...... Asst. Dir. of Compliance Director of Athletics/Vice President...... Kevin Clark Marcus Satterfield ...... Offensive Coordinator Equipment Conference ...... American Athletic ...... Defensive Coordinator Greg Valenzisi ...... Head Equipment Manager Website...... www.theAmerican.org Francis Brown ...... Defensive Backs Operations Adam DiMichele...... Wide Receivers Sean Padden ...... Director of Football Operations Football Information Tyree Foreman ...... Running Backs Evan Cooper ...... Asst. Dir. of Operations — External Stadium...... Lincoln Financial Field Elijah Robinson...... Defensive Line Scott Wallace ...... Asst. Dir. of Operations —Internal Surface ...... Natural grass Mike Siravo ...... Linebackers Chet Zukowski...... Football Operations Capacity ...... 68,532 Chris Wiesehan ...... Offensive Line Samantha Diamond ...... GA - Football Operations First Season of Football...... 1894 Derek Carr...... Graduate Assistant - Offense Dominique Harris...... GA - Football Operations All-Time Record ...... 429-565-52 Eric Fargo...... Graduate Assistant - Defense Mike Wallace ...... Student Assistant Head Coach...... Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) Bobby Maffei...... Graduate Assistant - Defense Strength & Conditioning Career Record ...... 7-16 Lonnie Teasley...... Graduate Assistant - Offense Jeremy Scott ...... Head Strength & Conditioning Temple Record...... 7-16 (2nd season) Mark Mesko...... Student Assistant Shelton Gaffney...... Asst. Strength & Conditioning 2014 Record...... 5-6 Jimmy Noel ...... Student Assistant Brandon Washington..Asst. Strength & Conditioning American Conference Record ...... 4-11 Damiere Shaw...... Student Assistant Kevin Kroboth ...... GA — Strength & Conditioning Offensive Alignment...... Pro Spread Nadia Harvin...... Administrative Specialist video Defensive Alignment...... 4-3 Communications Matt Delgado ...... Video Coordinator Starters Returning ...... Rich Burg ...... Asst. AD - Football Communications Nate Friedman...... GA - Video ...... 12 (5 offense, 7 defense, 0 specialist) Shanna Kate Moser...GA - Football Communications

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The 2014 Temple Owls Have: WR Jalen Fitzpatrick started the season with a TD catch in each of the first five games. The senior also topped the 100-yard plateau on three separate Recorded their first win vs. an SEC team in 75 years when they beat Van- occasions. derbilt, 37-7, on August 28. The last time TU won such a game was a 20-12 victory at Florida on 12/3/38. QB P.J. Walker had a streak of 15 straight games with at least one TD pass which was the 7th longest streak before being broken vs. ECU. Beat #21 East Carolina, 20-10, giving the program its third win against a ranked team, and the first in 16 seasons. It was the first time that Temple beat a ranked team at home and was the first time that a ranked college Walker’s 2,062 passing yards to date in 2014 is the sixth best single-season football team ever came to Philadelphia and lost. total in Temple history. With 196 passing yards against Cincinnati, he be- came just the second player in school history to eclipse the 2,000 plateau For the second straight season, played the eventual American Athletic Con- twice (Henry Burris did it three times). ference Champion at home and lost on a field goal as time expired. In the win vs. Tulsa, RB Jahad Thomas, RB Jamie Gilmore and WR Jalen With five wins following a two win season, the 2014 team became just the Fitzpatrick all jumped the century mark. Thomas was 14-152 rushing, third Temple team with more than one victory to at least double its win total Gilmore was 2-100 receiving and Fitzpatrick was 5-107-1TD receiving. For the following season, and the first in over 60 years. The two previous teams Thomas and Gilmore it was the first time they reached that plateau. It were 1949 (2 to 5 wins) and 1945 (2 to 7 wins). marked the sixth time that Temple had two 100-yard receivers in the same game and the first since 9/20/03 when Zamir Cobb and Phil Goodman did In the 59-0 win against Delaware State, recorded the largest margin of vic- so vs. Cincinnati. It marked only the second time in school history that a 100- tory by Temple in the Modern Era (since 1971) … scored the most points by yard rusher joined two 100-yard receivers in the same game – that last hap- one team ever at Lincoln Financial Field (The Eagles beat Detroit 56-21 in pened on 10/5/85 when Paul Palmer joined Willie Marshall and Keith Gloster 2007.) … Temple scored a on offense, defense and special also vs. Cincinnati. teams for the first time in the Modern Era … The shutout was the first by DEFENSE Temple’s defense since 2011 (vs. Buffalo). (Note: In the season opening 37- 7 win at Vanderbilt, the only score by Vanderbilt came via special teams.) Temple’s defense has transformed into one of the best in the nation – ranking 11th in scoring defense allowing under 20 points per game (18.8) after al- Temple defense or special teams scored a touchdown in each of the sea- lowing 29.8 a year ago. Not only have they allowed fewer points, but they son’s first four games. Five straight if you include the 2013 season finale. have also scored six (four recoveries and two intercep- tion returns), trailing only Washington’s seven. Temple entered the year with 15 fumble returns for TDs in school history and have four this season. Aiding in the transformation of TU’s defense has been its penchant for take- aways. Temple is among the Top 5 in the NCAA this season with 28, includ- Temple is averaging 9.0 points per game off of turnovers – the 8th best mark ing 19 fumble recoveries which is tied for the top spot with Florida in . International.

Temple has 17 different players score TDs this season. The most dramatic improvement in Temple’s defense has come in the pass- ing game where the unit has shaved over 100 yards per game from a year After allowing 102 4th quarter points in 2013, Temple has cut that total to 23 ago. This year, the unit has allowed just 190.2 yards per game after allowing in 2014. 298.6 a year ago. They have allowed just 9 scoring passes thus far after 24 one season ago. Generating a pass rush has helped the cause – Temple Temple has the fewest seniors (8) on its roster; and just 5 on its two-deep. has 22 sacks through 11 games after just 19 in 2013.

Thirty-six players played their first game for Temple in 2014, and 22 players The defense has scored six touchdowns (tied for second with Kentucky, FIU made their first starts. and Georgia Tech ). Four of those scored have been over 55 yards – 93 (Young-INT), 65 (Finch-INT), 63 (Young-FR), and 55 (Robinson-FR). Through 11 games, Temple has played 83 different players. Here is a break- down: Only three defensive players in the country have more than the two that 8 - Seniors Sharif Finch and Tavon Young have recorded. 27 - Juniors 25 - Sophomores CB Tavon Young’s 93 yard INT return at Connecticut was the second longest 23 - Freshmen INT return in Temple history. 44 - Starters (24 on Offense, 20 on Defense) 34 - Played all 11 games (12 on offense, 13 on defense, 9 on special teams) LB Tyler Matakevich with 101 tackles became only the third player in school 5 - Started all 11 games (Friend, Lofton, Walker, Ioannidis, Young) history to record 100+ tackles in three consecutive seasons joining Steve Conjar (1979-81) and Joe Klecko (1974-76). OFFENSE After allowing 32 sacks a year ago, Temple’s O-line has allowed just 20 in SPECIAL TEAMS 2014. Temple leads the nation with three blocked punts (including two for touch- downs). They also have two blocked field goals. After six games that saw the O-line start the same five players, the Owls have not had a the same unit start in any of the last six games. Temple is the only team in the nation to rank in the Top 10 in punt return yards (13.8) and fewest allowed (3.0). Temple has runs of 75 (Kenneth Harper, TD) and 68 (Jahad Thomas) yards this season – two of the top 20 run plays in Temple history. Harper’s 75-yard Temple’s special teams has been bolstered by the play of three walk-on TD was the 7th longest TD run in school history. freshmen - K Austin Jones, P Alex Starzyk and LS Corey Lerch.

Khalif Herbin’s 84-yard punt return against Delaware State was the second Temple has pass plays of 75 (Jalen Fitzpatrick, TD) and 74 and 72 (Jahad longest in Temple history. Thomas) yards – three of the top 19 pass plays in Temple history. DB Boye Aromire has three forced on kickoff this season. Temple has recovered all three, with Aromire coming up with two himself.

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good company Praise All Around The Owls are one of 10 teams who are averaging over 24 points a game After he was missing from the Temple roster for two years, DL Praise Mar- and allowed less than 19 (24.2, 18.8). Joining the Owls are Ole Miss (30.4, tin-Oguike has been a shining force on the defense. In week eight vs. East 13.8), Stanford (25.8, 16.0), LSU (27.6, 16.4), Wisconsin (37.5, 16.8), UCF Carolina, Martin-Oguike accounted for 1.5 sacks, 3.5 TFLs, three forced fum- (27.8, 16.8), Alabama (36.7, 16.9), Memphis (34.7, 17.1), Clemson (30.1, bles and a blocked field goal and was named the Walter Camp Defensive 17.6), and Houston (29.2, 17.8). Player of the Week. Overall this season, Martin-Oguike has accounted for 35 tackles, 6.0 sacks, two blocked kicks and 5 forced fumbles, and one re- Leaders of the Pack covery for a TD. Through 11 games of the season, Temple leads the American Athletic Con- Recipe for Turnovers ference in three defensive categories: 3-and-outs, fumble recoveries, and touchdowns. The Owls also lead in punt returns, blocked kicks, and blocked Through 11 games this season, the Owls have 29 takeaways on 19 fumble punts. They rank in the top five in 13 categories, including turnovers gained, recoveries and 10 . Off of these turnovers, Temple has scored scoring defense, tackles for loss, 4th down conversion defense, passing de- 99 points off takeaways, 12 of which were touchdowns and puts them at the fense, and total defense. top of college football. The Owls have committed 26 turnovers, which have On a national scale, the Owls rank 17th in red zone defense, allowing resulted in just 58 points. only 74.2 percent of their opponents trips to end in a score. The Owls lead Team Points off TOs Games Points per game the nation in blocked punts and in fumble recoveries 1. Louisiana Tech 130 11 11.8 2. Arizona State 125 11 11.4 Hey Tough Guy 3 Georgia Tech 116 11 10.5 In 2013, the Temple Owls got back to a tradition of awarding single-digit jer- 4. Nevada 117 11 10.6 seys to the toughest players on the team. This season, the coaches awarded 5. Oregon 110 11 10.0 four numbers and the players selected the balance. 6. North Carolina 108 11 9.8 By NCAA rule, offensive linemen are not permitted to wear single-digits 7. FIU 105 12 8.8 and that prevented Kyle Friend and Dion Dawkins - each recognized by their 8. Ole Miss 104 10 10.4 peers as two of the toughest on the team - from changing their numbers. 9. Michigan State 103 11 9.4 Three players - Jalen Fitzpatrick, John Christopher and Tyler Matake- 10. Virginia 102 11 9.3 vich - remained tough enough to retain their numbers from a year ago. 11. TCU 101 10 10.1 The biggest surprise was that freshman Sean Chandler earned the re- 12. Boise State 100 11 9.1 spect of his peers as the players awarded him a single-digit jersey. 13. Temple 99 11 9.0 2 - Avery Williams 6 - Stephaun Marshall 14. Louisiana 98 11 8.9 3 - Sean Chandler 7 - John Christopher 15. Minnesota 94 11 8.5 4 - Kenneth Harper 8 - Tyler Matakevich 16. Houston 86 10 8.6 5 - Jalen Fitzpatrick 9 - Matt Ioannidis At the end of 2013, the Owls ranked 97th in the country and sixth in The #1 jersey, which was awarded to a different player weekly, had been the American Athletic Conference with their turnover margin of -0.50. worn by CB Tavon Young in seven of the first eight games. The lone excep- Through 10 games in 2014, Temple’s turnover margin is 0.27, which is tion was vs. Navy when DT Hershey Walton wore it. Young has now officially third in the AAC. been awarded #1 for the remainder of the season. Ty Goes to the Runner Senior Discount Junior LB Tyler Matakevich has developed a reputation as a tackling ma- With just eight seniors on the roster, Temple has the fewest among FBS pro- chine. After becoming the first Temple freshman to break the 100 tackle bar- grams (the next closest is Pitt and Arizona State with 11 each). Of those rier in 2012, he topped it the following year with 137 tackles. His 99 solo eight, just five are on the 2-deep, also the fewest nationally (followed by Ten- tackles led the nation, becoming the first Owl in 25 years to lead the nation nessee with 6). in any category. In 2014, he again leads the Owls with 101 tackles and tied the school record with 16 solo tackles vs East Carolina. Change of a Quarter Not surprising, Matakevich finds himself among the nations elite play- Last season Temple allowed 102 points in the 4th quarter. Through 11 games ers placing him on the Watch Lists for the Bednarik, Butkus, Nagurski, and in 2014, the Owls have only allowed 23 points in the final stanza. In the loss Rotary Lombardi Awards, and CFPA LB Trophy. to Penn State, Temple allowed a season-high 10 points to be scored in the Said head coach Matt Rhule, “He's a leader, he's tough, he's physical, fourth quarter. he represents what we want to represent. Players around him respond to him. He has the physical tools, the mental tools and the intangibles - the in- Red Hot Defense stincts, the feel for the game - that are hard to find. I don't think there's any In 11 games, Temple’s opponents have been in the red zone 31 times, with secret why he led the nation in tackles last year and right now he's much only 23 scores coming out of those trips. That gives the Owls a 74.2% red better than he was last year." zone defense, which ranks 17th in the country. Sharif Don’t Like It When it comes to Temple being in the red zone, the offense is 27 of 38 (71.1%), scoring 16 touchdowns and 11 field goals. Just like the line from the '80's Clash hit, "Rock the Casbah," DE Sharif Finch don't like it when the opponent has the ball. Against Delaware State, he Snow Patrol recorded his first career and returned it 65-yards for a TD. It Defensive coordinator Phil Snow changed the mindset of the defense ask- marked his second TD in consecutive games (he forced a fumble that he ing his players not just to stop the opponent but to take the ball away and recovered in the end zone for a TD vs. Navy in week 2.). score themselves. Thus far, it shows that they have been paying attention. Young and Younger In 11 games played this season, the Owls have 28 takeaways, which ranks fifth in the nation and second in the American Athletic Conference. The defensive side of the ball for Temple has been on fire in the last few The defense has also scored six touchdowns, which is second among games, and the are a big part of the reason. Anchoring the CBs FBS schools and first in the AAC. is junior Tavon Young, who accounts for four of the Owls’ eight interceptions Snow has also turned the scoring defense around this season, with so far this season. Alongside him are freshmen Sean Chandler, Anthony his defense allowing only 18.8 points to be scored this season, compared Davis, Cequan Jefferson and redshirt freshmen Artrel Foster. Also joining to 29.8 in 2013. them is junior college transfer Khiry Lucas. Undisputed champ Team DC 2013 2014 Difference Air Force Steve Russ 40.0 24.2 15.8 Freshman CB Sean Chandler has had the nickname “Champ” since before Michigan Greg Mattison 35.4 22.4 13.0 he set foot on the Temple campus. Since his arrival, he’s been nothing less UAB Duwan Walker 43.8 29.9 13.9 than a knockout. FIU Josh Conklin 37.0 24.8 12.2 Not only has he risen up the depth chart to a starting position, but he Temple Phil Snow 29.8 18.8 11.0 earned the respect of his peers when he was awarded a single-digit jersey, Ole Miss Dave Wommack 23.7 13.8 9.9 which given to the toughest players on the team. In week four at Connecticut, Champ recorded his first sack of QB Chandler Whitmer and forced his first fumble. In week eight vs. East Car- olina, he recorded 13 solo tackles., Chandler, from Camden (NJ) High took advantage of his proximity to the Temple campus by watching his teammates during spring workouts be- fore heading to class.

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No Soup For You Herbin displayed that explosiveness when he returned a punt 84-yards Temple ranks 14th in terms of percentage of three-and-out drives they have for a touchdown vs. Delaware State. It is the second longest punt return in forced. In 11 games played, the Owls have made the opposing team punt school history and gave Khalif his first career touchdown. the ball in 37.9 percent of the drives (55-145). You’ve Got a Friend in Me Avg. School 3-n-Out Drives/Gms % of drives 7.54 TCU (83/11) 48.8 83-170 Junior center Kyle Friend has taken his leadership to a new level this season. 6.50 Louisville (78/12) 45.6 78-171 After earning captain status as a sophomore in 2012, and playing alongside 6.00 UCF (66/11) 46.8 66-141 three seniors, the Carlisle, PA, native has served as mentor to an inexperi- 6.00 Clemson (72/12) 42.6 72-169 enced O-line. 6.00 Florida (66/11) 42.6 66-155 Kyle and Eric Lofton became inseparable this Spring and the dividends 5.64 Baylor (62/11) 39.5 62-157 paid off for Lofton who had seen limited action prior to his redshirt-junior sea- 5.58 Wisconsin (67/12) 40.8 67-164 son. 5.58 Boise State (67/12) 39.9 67-168 "I'm just trying to emulate what he does," said redshirt-junior Lofton. 5.58 Memphis (67/12) 39.4 67-170 "He's done it. I figure if I do what he does, we'll have another guy doing what 5.25 Michigan State (63/12) 40.1 63-157 Kyle Friend does. He does it the right way." 5.25 Nebraska (63/12) 36.8 63-171 Said head coach Matt Rhule, “He's big, strong, fast and extremely in- 5.17 Louisiana Tech (62/12) 38.0 62-163 telligent. He keeps everyone on the same page." 5.08 Utah State (66/13) 37.3 66-177 It All Starts on the Line 5.00 Temple (55/11) 37.9 55-145 4.80 West Virginia (58/12) 33.3 58-174 Temple entered the 2014 season with a very inexperienced offensive line. 4.75 Mississippi State (57/12) 33.1 57-172 While center Kyle Friend had started 21 games, the remaining players - 4.73 Houston (52/11) 38.8 52-134 starters and backups - had a combined 5 starts under their belt (not including 4.67 Alabama (56/12) 38.9 56-144 Shahbaz Ahmed’s 5 starts at defensive end a year ago). 4.67 LSU (56/12) 36.1 56-155 Only six Division I teams entered the season with fewer than TU’s 26 4.50 Virginia (54/12) 32.5 54-166 starts: Tennessee (6), Ohio State (20), Arkansas State (22), San Jose State (23), Army and Louisiana Tech (24). Walker, Temple Ranger The group is coming together, allowing only 11 sacks in nine games When P.J. Walker became the starting quarterback midway through last sea- this season. son, it showed the promise of what the future held for Temple football. In 11 games this season, Walker has thrown 12 touchdown passes, six BAM-Bam of which have gone to Jalen Fitzpatrick; he has also rushed for three TDs. Redshirt-sophomore WR Zack Bambary was a walk on from Easton, PA, in Overall, Walker has thrown over 200+ yards in 12 of 17 starts (5 of 10 2012. Last season, he saw limited game action in two contests and was this season) and has thrown at least one TD in 15 of those starts. He owned awarded the scout team player of the week prior to the win at Army. the seventh longest streak of games with a TD pass among active quarter- What makes Bambary unique is that he suffers from Type-1 diabetes. backs at 15 but was snapped vs. East Carolina. Throughout practice he needs to track his blood sugar levels and often has to take insulin. Giving ‘em Fitz No Fault in Our Starzyk WR Jalen Fitzpatrick has been the most prolific receiver on the Temple of- fense this season. During the game at Connecticut, Fitzpatrick caught a 42- Freshman punter Alex Starzyk got the nod for the starting job during week 1 yard touchdown pass from P.J. Walker, which pushed him over the 1,000 at Vanderbilt and has never looked back. In 11 games this season, Starzyk’s yard mark for his career. net punting is 38.6 yards per game, which is seventh in the American. In the Penn State game, despite not practicing all week due to knee Coming into this week, Starzyk has seven punts of 50+ yards, including and ankle injuries, he hauled in a career-long 75-yard TD grab cutting PSU’s a season-high 62 yarder vs. Navy in week 2. He had a 61 yarder at UCF lead to 20-13 in the 3rd quarter. that was fumbled by WR J.J. Worton and recovered by Temple. Fitzpatrick has also been Walker’s favorite touchdown target, as he had Austin Powers a touchdown reception in each of the first five games. He has three 100- yard games this season (6-108-1TD at Connecticut, 5-107-1TD vs. Tulsa, In training camp, freshman K Austin Jones showed the power of his leg and 4-113-1TD at Penn State). was able to get the starting nod at Vanderbilt in week 1. Since then, Jones has been perfect, kicking 30-30 point after attempts. He has made 12 field Swiss Army Knife goals in 19 attempts, with a season-long 47-yarder at Connecticut For his Redshirt junior WR John Christopher has become the jack of all trades for work during week 4, Jones was named the AAC’s Special Teams Player of the Temple Owls. Besides his value as a wide receiver - one that has earned the Week. him the respect of his coaches and teammates who for a second season bestowed him with a single-digit jersey - he has become indispensable on Temple Made special teams. When Adam DiMichele was promoted from graduate assistant to full-time "He makes that diving catch at SMU that makes ESPN's top plays, and wide receivers coach on February 6, 2014, he became the 19th Temple foot- what I love about it is he ran down on the kickoff the following play," said ball player to become a coach at his alma mater - and the first in over 25 Matt Rhule. "That's what John Christopher is. He was voted by his team- years. mates into the single digits for the second year in a row. When your team- DiMichele was a quarterback and two-time team MVP and captain for mates do it, that's really something. He's physically tough, he's mentally the Owls from 2006-08. He is ranked fourth in TU history with 5,024 passing tough, he's a great student, great teammate. He's everything that we're trying yards and 40 TDs. to find here. He's everything that we're trying to recruit." Christopher serves as the long snapper on punts adding speed to the Going Bowling position which allows him to get downfield to make tackles. He also serves Facing their final game of the season, the Owls are looking to make it to their as a backup holder and punt returner. fifth bowl game in program history. Temple is 2-2 in previous bowl apper- ances. Wiz KHALIF-a 1935...... Sugar Bowl vs. Tulane...... L, 14-20 A former NJ High School player of the year, redshirt-sophomore WR Khalif 1979...... Garden State Bowl vs. California ...... W, 28-17 Herbin has become a weapon for the Temple Owls. Entering 2014, the Owls 2009 ...... EagleBank Bowl vs. UCLA ...... L, 21-30 used Herbin as a wide receiver, running back, kick and punt returner. 2011 ...... Gildan New Mexico Bowl vs. Wyoming...... W, 37-15 "He's been fantastic, he's been explosive, competitive and the other guys are matching his intensity level. Khalif is really fun to have on the field,” said head coach Matt Rhule.

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Quarterbacks and recorded his first catch vs. Tulsa. He continues to get more involved in the of- The quarterback position is led by offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, now fense. in his second season. Last year, the Owls offense gained nearly 400 yards per game, Saledeem Major and Cole Boozer redshirted in their first season with the the second best mark in school history and the most since 1979. This season, the squad last year. Each recorded their first career catch in week 3 vs. Delaware State. offense has shown similar signs of explosiveness but has struggled with consistency. Thomas Rumer is making the conversion from quarterback. Kip Patton (Nor- In 7 starts at QB in 2013, true freshman QB P.J. Walker threw ristown, PA) and Chris Myarick (Elkins Park, PA) are incoming freshmen. for 2,084 yards and 20 TDs. Those marks set the record for Temple There are two fullbacks on the roster - Marc Tyson and Eric Neefe. A former freshmen and challenged the all-time school marks. Entering this wrestler, Tyson converted from LB to FB last summer. Neefe, a Philadelphia native, season he was named by Athlon’s as one of the Top 5 Players to walked on and redshirted in 2013. Watch in 2014 and is on the Watch Lists for the Maxwell, Manning, Running Backs Davey O’Brien and CFPA QB Awards. Walker had a streak of at least one TD pass in 15 straight The stable of running backs are tutored by Tyree Foreman, who in his eighth year Walker games, which was snapped vs. ECU and has thrown for 200+ yards at Temple has coached three all-conference players (Bernard in 12 of 17 career starts. Pierce, Montel Harris and Matt Brown). Connor Reilly began the 2013 season as the starter but injuries and inconsis- Kenneth Harper is one of just eight seniors on the roster. Last tency opened the door for Walker. On a national stage in a packed house, Reilly season he was the workhorse leading the team with 136 carries, made his first collegiate start in the opener at Notre Dame and showed promise. 613 yards and 9 TDs on the ground (his 9 rushing TDs were 2nd in The following week, however, he suffered a knee injury and never completely re- the conference). He added 26 catches for 241 yards and 2 TDs re- covered before the reins were handed to Walker. ceiving. In 2014, he earned a spot on the Doak Walker Award Harper Tim diGiorgio redshirted last season and did not see game action. He saw mop Watch List. This season, he has been limited due to injury but re- up duty at Vanderbilt and vs. Delaware State. mains an important offensive weapon. He leads the team with 6 TDs, which in- Frank Nutile (Ramsey, NJ/Don Bosco Prep) and Lenny Williams (McKees Rocks, cludes two in the win vs. East Carolina and a 75-yard run vs. Memphis. PA/Sto-Rox) were part of the 2014 recruiting class. Nutile suffered a torn ACL this Sophomore Jahad Thomas, who shared the backfield with P.J. Walker at Eliz- summer and will miss the season while recovering from surgery. abeth HS, was moved to running back midway through camp and has steadily climbed the depth chart. His breakout game came vs. Tulsa, where he was 14-152 Wide Receivers rushing and added a 20-yard TD reception. Thomas is the only player in the AAC to This position remains under reconstruction from a year ago. Adam diMichele, a have a 100-rushing and 100-yard receiving day on his resume. graduate assistant last season, took over as position coach after the departure of Jamie Gilmore played sparingly on offense in 2013 but averaged over 6.0-yards Terry Smith. per touch. He continues to be a big playmaker, averaging 7.3 yards per touch in The 2014 unit has had to make up for the loss of energetic leader, Ryan Alder- 2014. man (team captain), and statistical leader, Robby Anderson (44- As the season has progressed, the stable has been narrowed down to Harper, 791-9TDs), from a year ago. Thomas and Gilmore. Although the future is bright, the following are just expected Returning are senior Jalen Fitzpatrick and junior John to have limited touches this season: Christopher. This season, Fitzpatrick leads all receivers with 50 Zaire Williams rushed for 533 yards, the 3rd best mark by a TU freshman in catches for 702 yards and 6 TDs and Christopher is 22-165-0TD. school history (behind only Bernard Pierce and Paul Palmer). Williams was sidelined Like Alderman, each is undersized but tough as nails. Both earned with a bulging disc in his back and continues to strengthen those muscles ...david Hood (Galloway, NJ/Absegami) was part of the 2014 recruiting class ... Hassan single-digit jersey numbers in 2013 and 2014 - given to the Owls’ Fitzpatrick toughest players - and each play through injuries nearly every dixon continues to make contributions on the scout team and in special teams ac- week. tion ...Jabo Lee spent the 2013 rehabbing from knee surgery but reinjured himself The Owls are looking for explosiveness from a couple of play- the first week of summer camp. The Dillon, SC, product was originally recruited by ers who redshirted a year ago. Romond deloatch, who had his Tennessee ... Roy Wesley walked on this spring. 2013 season cut short due to knee injury, and Khalif Herbin, a for- Offensive Line mer New Jersey player of the year, is a threat to score from any- where on the field. Perhaps even more than the receiving corps, the O-line entered the year under Brandon Shippen, a two-year contributor on defense, is mak- Christopher major reconstruction.Chris Wiesehan was hired from Hawaii to replace Allen Mo- ing the switch to receiver. On opening day with his first career gridge and five players who combined for 41 starts are gone. Coach Weez brought catch, Shippen raced 35 yards for a TD. Nate Hairston saw action last year at WR. two simple philosophies in reference to the 5 starting O-linemen: “There are five This spring he experimented at DB but was returned to offense. steaks on the table. The hungriest guys are gonna eat;” and “We can’t be fingers. Added to the mix is sophomore Keith Kirkwood, a transfer from Hawaii. He We have to become a fist.” received a hardship waiver on 10/10 and made his debut the following day vs. Tulsa. Kirkwood caught his first touchdown pass as an Owl in game six at Houston. Competition is emerging from a quartet of freshmen.ventell Bryant (Tampa, FL/Jefferson), Matt Eaton (Pascagoula, MS/Pascagoula), and Brodrick Yancy (Bradenton, FL/Manatee) were all part of the 2014 recruiting class. Eaton made his first career start in week 3 vs. Delaware State and Yancy has seen some playing time. derrek Thomas was a mid-year transfer from Milford Academy. All four had Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton their share of missed time this summer. Zach Bambary is a standout on special teams and dean Mosley, a converted The thumb would then be center Kyle Friend. He was a team captain as a soph- QB, adds depth. omore last season and has now started 31 straight games. Friend was the only Tom Bradway, Marshall Ellick, and Rob Heyen are walk-ons who enrolled at player to play every down of offense in 2013. He made the 2014 CBSportsline Temple in the winter of 2014. Bradway transferred from Lafayette (where he was “Freaks” list due to his ability to bench press 225-pounds 40 times and run a 4.95 a baseball player) and Ellick comes by way of Air Force Prep. 40 and finds himself on the Rimington Award Watch List. dion dawkins suffered a season ending foot injury vs. Louisville in 2013. His Tight Ends & FULLBACKS return to health has helped anchor the line in 2014. He played through an ankle Wryly veteran, Ed Foley, the assistant head coach, is entrusted with injury at Houston that sidelined him at UCF. the fresh-faced group of tight ends. Two of the most improved players this spring were junior Shahbaz Ahmed and Gone is last year’s starter Chris Coyer. Coyer started 8 games redshirt junior Eric Lofton. Ahmed made the switch from D-line to O-line this spring with 20 catches for 277 yards and 2 TDs. and Lofton played in 13 games in the previous two seasons, mostly on special The only returner with experience is redshirt-senior Wanemi teams. Both have moved into the LG and RT positions, respectively. Omuso. Omuso, who entered the season without a career catch Brendan McGowan and Jacob Quinn each had opportunities to start in 2013 and is now 6-51-0TDs this year, is primarily a blocking TE and is Omuso and expect that experience to pay dividends in 2014. McGowan earned a spot as coming off knee surgery that derailed his 2013 season. the starting RG. He moved to LG in game 9. During camp the Owls added former Florida recruit and Archbishop Wood star Redshirt freshman Brian Carter has gone back and forth from defense to of- Colin Thompson. The redshirt sophomore has been hampered by foot injuries fense since the summer. He started at DT in game 7 and started game 9 at RG. throughout his college career. He made his Temple debut in week 4 at Connecticut Leon Johnson, Semaj Reed, and Adrian Sullivan each redshirted as freshmen

6 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES last season and look to contribute this year. All saw their first collegiate action at Jersey players a year ago, continues to battle a knee injury that sidelined him for Vanderbilt, along with Peter Calderone, a redshirt-junior who plays on the FG and most of 2013. Chris Smith, redshirted in 2013 and contributed to the scout team. PAT unit. Reed started his first career game in week 9 at UCF. Both have seen limited game action this season. James McHale (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore), Jaelin Robinson (New Haven, Jared Folks (Harrisburg, PA/Susquehanna Township) was part of the 2014 re- CT/Wilbur Cross), and Aaron Ruff (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep) were all part of the cruiting class. The Owls also addedZach Mesday (Bordentown, NJ), Rob Ritrovato 2014 recruiting class. The Owls also added walkons Nick Apostolu (Springfield, (West Chester, PA), Nick Sharga (Cherryville, PA) and Rob varner (Royersford, PA). PA/Springfield) and Gordon Thomas (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep). Sharga played last season at West Virginia-Wesleyan. Defensive Line Defensive Backs Camden nativeElijah Robinson returns to the area as the new defensive line coach. Coaching the secondary will be defensive coordinator Phil Snow (safeties) andFran Robinson played and coached at Penn State under the legendary Larry Johnson. Brown (cornerbacks). The starters, Matt Ioannidis and Hershey An improved pass rush has made the play of the secondary one of the bigger Walton, give the Owls toughness and experience surprises of the season. With three interceptions in the first game, the Owls on the interior of the line. Although Temple em- matched the total for all of last year. ploys a steep rotation on the line, Ioannidis is the Tavon Young, who split the starting job with leader of the group and paces the unit with 44 Zamel Johnson at the other corner last season, is tackles. emerging as a leader. He continues to compete

Averee Robinson, a true freshman who Ioannidis Walton with and mentor a talented group of freshmen played in 11 games a year ago, and Brian Carter, and junior transfer Khiry Lucas (Cleveland, who redshirted in 2013, provide depth. Robinson earned numerous player of the MS/East Side/Hinds CC). That competition has Young Chandler week awards after an opening day victory at Vanderbilt where he recovered two brought the best out of Young who had 3 INTs fumbles and returned one 55 yards for a TD. Carter missed most of camp after suf- through the first five games. fering an ankle injury and has spent some time with the offensive line. Freshman Sean Chandler (Camden, NJ/Camden) has been the season’s early Both Bryan Osei and Kiser Terry move inside from defensive end after bulking surprise. He not only has moved up the depth chart to the starting CB spot but he up during the offseason. impressed his teammates enough for them to vote him into a single-digit jersey re- The Owls entered spring ball with questions served for the toughest players on the team. He leads all DBs with 58 tackles. at defensive end and emerged with answers in Anthony Robey entered the season with more experience than the rest of the Sharif Finch and Praise Martin-Oguike. Finch DBs combined. He has been affected by a lingering groin injury and has jumped be- played LB as a true freshman last season and tween CB and safety. showed a knack for rushing the passer. Finch has Anthony davis (Monroeville, PA/Gateway) and Cequan Jefferson (Richmond, forced two fumbles, one of which he recovered in Finch Martin-Oguike VA/Henrico) are both incoming freshmen and were part of the 2014 recruiting class. the endzone in week 2 vs. Navy, and caught his Jefferson was a mid-year transfer from Fork Union Military Academy. Also in the first career interception which he returned for a 65-yard touchdown in week 3 vs. mix is redshirt freshman Artrel Foster. Delaware State. Martin-Oguike rejoined the team after missing two seasons. His At the safety position, the Owls needed to replace FS Abdul Smith who started breakout game was at Connecticut, where he had a sack and a fumble recovery for 12 games a year ago. The battle was expected to come from a trio of juniors. a touchdown, earning him Defensive Player of the Week from the American Athletic Alex Wells (Baltimore, MD/Overlea/ASA Col- Conference. lege) and Shahid Lovett (Vineland, NJ/Vine- The position also has depth, as junior Brandon Chudnoff, sophomore Avery land/Lackawanna CC) are mid-year JUCO transfers. Ellis (who redshirted a year ago after playing LB as a freshman), and redshirt-sopho- Wells shined throughout the spring while Lovett more Haason Reddick rotate frequently. Ellis notched a career-high 2.0 sacks at was limited due to injury. Lovett has since been Vanderbilt. moved to LB. Wells was sidelined during week 1

Senior Obi Onejeme, and redshirt freshman Julian Taylor continue to improve. due to a knee injury, but returned to action in Pretlow Wells Joining the competition is a group of star recruits. Michael dogbe (Morris week 5 vs. Tulsa. Plains, NJ/Parsippany Hills), Jacob Martin (Aurora, CO/Cherokee Trail), and Brenon Boye Aromire is a hard-hitting safety who played corner as a true freshman Thrift (Monroeville, PA/Gateway) were all part of the 2014 recruiting class. for Virginia Tech in 2011. Jihaad Pretlow, who started at SS for most of the second The Owls also added JUCO transfer Julio derosier. Derosier played last season half of last season, requested a move to WR this spring. Midway through camp, at ASA in Brooklyn and hails from Homestead, FL. when injuries attacked the secondary, he was moved back to safety.Will Hayes saw limited action in 2013, but has started four games in Wells’ absence.Nate L. Smith Linebackers was a highly touted recruit in 2012 and has made strides this offseason to compete The linebacking corps is led by Mike Siravo who returned to Temple in 2013 after for playing time. six seasons at his alma mater, Boston College. Shamir Bearfield (Jersey City, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep) and Jyquis Thomas (Plant One of the most stable units on the team, City, FL/Plant City) were both part of the 2014 recruiting class. The Owls also added the linebackers return juniors Tyler Matakevich freshman Cam Hutchins (Matawan, NJ/Old Bridge). and Nate d. Smith, a duo deemed “The Bash Specialists Brothers”. Both are two-year starters and lead- ers of not just the unit but the team. Jim Cooper, a true freshman a year ago, was tasked to handle the kicking du-

Matakevich, who already has a laundry list Matakevich Smith ties after all-time leading scorer Brandon McManus graduated, and struggled of honors as an Owl including first team all-con- through most of the season. With a year under his belt, Cooper ference, led the nation in solo tackles last year with 8.8 per game. He is on the was expected to return to the form that made him highly recruited Watch Lists for nearly every major award he is eligible for including Bednarik, coming out of high school. He continues to do an excellent job as Butkus, Nagurski, Rotary Lombardi, and CFPA LB. kickoff specialist. Matakevich and Smith are the team’s leading tacklers with 101 and 70, respec- Both redshirt-junior Tyler Mayes and freshman Austin Jones tively. (Orlando, FL) were more consistent during the summer. The battle Jarred Alwan and Rob dvoracek saw a good deal of action at linebacker in wasn’t decided until the opener where Jones got the job. Since Jones 2013, and each has been sidelined during 2014. Dvoracek battled through injuries Vanderbilt, Jones has been providing consistent kicking, scoring 66 to stay on the field but will be sidelined this season. Alwan played as a true fresh- points and going 30-30 on PATs and 12-19 on field goals. man, starting opening day, and continues to grow from the experience. Alwan Mayes, redshirt-sophomore Colby Perry, and freshman Alex earned the start at MLB in weeks 3-4 but suffered a head injury at Houston and Starzyk (Pleasant Valley, NY) were in a summer-long battle at missed his first career game at UCF. punter. Starzyk earned the nod at Vanderbilt and has continued to The competition at strong-side LB was a battle throughout camp. Avery get better. So far this season, Starzyk has punted the ball 63 times, Williams has found a home at linebacker. The redshirt-sophomore played RB, LB having seven go over 50 yards. His average in 11 games is 38.6 and DB last season and was able to contribute on special teams. He injured his yards per punt. Starzyk knee at Houston and will miss time. Stephaun Marshall is making the conversion The return game starts with Khalif Herbin. The dynamic receiver is always a from safety to linebacker similar to the one made by Michael Felton a year ago. threat with the ball in his hands. Herbin collected his first career touchdown on a Both are strong and athletic and are core special teams players in addition to seeing 84-yard punt return against Delaware State. His competition at KOR is Jahad action on defense.Shahid Lovett (Vineland, NJ/Vineland/Lackawanna CC), a JUCO Thomas, who handled the chores a year ago. At punt return, John Christopher transfer was moved from SS to LB midway through camp. provides depth. Buddy Brown, a redshirt freshman, was one of the more highly touted New

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PERSONAL RRHHUULLEE Year Coaching: 17th Head Coach Year Coaching College: 16th Penn State ‘97 Year Coaching at Temple: 8th Year at current position: 2nd 8th Season at Temple (2nd as Head Coach) College: Penn State University ‘97 B.A. in Political Science On December 17, 2012, Matt Rhule returned to North Broad QB Adam DiMichele set the school record for passing touch- Street to take the helm as head coach of the Temple Owls. Fol- downs with six in the 55-52 win over Eastern Michigan. WR University at Buffalo ‘03 lowing six seasons as one of Al Golden’s top assistants, he Bruce Francis set the school records for career receiving TDs M.A. in Educational Psychology joined the as the assistant offensive line (23) and consecutive games with a reception (38). Hometown: State College, PA coach in 2012. He is now in his second year as the 26th Owls Rhule arrived in Owl Country after spending four sea- High School: State College Area head coach and eighth on the Temple campus. sons as an assistant coach at Western Carolina, including three Born: January 31, 1975 Prior to the start of his first season in charge he offered as assistant head coach. Family: Wife – Julie that his squad would produce an exciting brand of football and From 2002 to 2005, Rhule was an assistant at Western Children: Bryant (9), Vivienne (1) they would improve as the season progressed. Rhule delivered Carolina under head coach Kent Briggs, serving as assistant on those promises as the 2013 Owls produced nearly 400 head coach during his last three seasons. In 2005, he was of- yards per game of offense (the second best total in school his- fensive line coach and run game coordinator after directing PLAYING tory). Despite an 0-6 start to the season, the troops never sur- the linebackers his first three years. Rhule was special teams Penn State University (1994-97) – rendered and the team never trailed at the start of the fourth coordinator during his tenure in Cullowhee (NC). In 2005, the Linebacker quarter in the second half of the season. The mission in the Catamounts led Division I-AA in kickoff returns, averaging 2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games. 27.44 yards per return. Sophomore Mike Malone earned first COACHING EXPERIENCE The State College, PA native, a former player at Penn team All-Southern Conference honors with a 31.29 yards per Temple University (2006-11, 2013-present) State, has 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, including kickoff return average, ranking second nationally. Two offen- seven seasons at Temple, and six bowl games -- two with the sive linemen and the team’s punter captured second team all- 2013-present – Head Coach Owls -- on his resume. league accolades. 2011 – Assistant Offensive Rhule joined the Giants in the spring of 2012. He In 2004, WCU ranked 12th nationally in total defense Coordinator / Tight Ends / worked closely with Pat Flaherty, who has been the offensive and 15th in pass defense, largely due to the production of Recruiting Coordinator line coach since 2004. They finished the 2012 campaign at 9- Rhule’s linebacker corps. The team’s top five tacklers were 2008-10 – Offensive Coordinator / 7, second in the NFC East, and averaged 355 yards of offense linebackers in its eight man front scheme. In 2003, the Cata- Quarterbacks per game. Four New York players, including guard Chris Snee, mounts led the SoCon in rush defense for the first time in 2007 – Quarterbacks / were selected to the Pro Bowl. school history. During his previous tenure at Temple, Rhule’s role Rhule arrived at Western Carolina after serving as assis- Recruiting Coordinator changed several times. In spring 2012, he was promoted to co- tant defensive line coach at UCLA in 2001. He assisted in 2006 – Defensive Line offensive coordinator after serving as the assistant offensive coaching five Bruins that earned All PAC-10 honors as the team coordinator and tight ends coach as well as the recruiting co- posted a 7-4 record under head coach Bob Toledo. New York Giants (2012 season) ordinator under Steve Addazio in 2011. Temple’s 2012 recruit- From 1999 to 2000, Rhule served as an assistant coach 2012 – Assistant Offensive Line ing class was ranked #1 in the Mid-American Conference and at Mid-American Conference member Buffalo, directing the helped lay the foundation for the program's transition to the Bulls defensive line in 2000 and working as assistant defensive Western Carolina University (2002-05) Big East Conference. line coach in 1999. In 2000, the team’s sack total increased Under Al Golden, Rhule was promoted to offensive co- from 12 to 27 utilizing a 3-4 alignment. Buffalo also earned its 2005 – Assistant Head Coach / ordinator in the spring of 2008. He also coached the TU quar- first two Division I-A victories that season. Offensive Line / Special Teams / terbacks. He coached the defensive line in 2006 and served as Rhule began his coaching career as a volunteer assistant Run Game Coordinator the quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator during the at Penn State in the spring of 1998 before working at Albright 2003-04 – Assistant Head Coach / 2006 and 2007 seasons. For three consecutive years, Temple’s College in Reading, PA for the 1998 season. At Albright, he Linebackers / Special Teams recruiting class was ranked #1 in the MAC [2006, 2007, 2008]. coached the linebackers in a 4-3 scheme and recruited west- 2002 – Linebackers / Special Teams In 2011, the Owls went 9-4 and played in the fourth ern and central Pennsylvania. bowl game in school history, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, Rhule played four seasons at linebacker with the Nittany where they crushed Wyoming, 37-15 – Temple’s first postsea- Lions under Joe Paterno. A three-time Penn State Scholar-Ath- UCLA (2001) son victory since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. Rhule men- lete, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997. He re- 2001 – Assistant Defensive Line tored two-time first-team All-MAC selection TE Evan ceived his undergraduate degree in political science before Rodriguez. For the second time in Rhule’s tenure, the Owls set earning his master’s degree in educational psychology from University at Buffalo (1999-00) the Temple single-season rushing yardage record and rushing Buffalo in 2003. 2000 – Defensive Live touchdowns records behind the explosive efforts of All-MAC Born January 31, 1975, he spent his childhood in New 1999 – Assistant Defensive Line junior running backs Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown. York City before moving to State College, PA, as a teenager. In 2010, Rhule guided the offense to the largest margin He is married to the former Julie Nibert. The couple has of victory in a MAC game. Helping the team to an 8-4 regu- a son, Bryant (9), and a daughter, Vivienne (1). Albright College (1998) lar-season record, the Owls recorded back-to-back winning 1998 – Linebackers seasons for the first time since 1978-79, including their first win over a BCS team. The Owls recorded the largest margin of victory (42 points) in a MAC game against Buffalo. A school Youngest FBS Head Coaches (as of December 1, 2014) NFL PLAYERS COACHEd (Round drafted) record six offensive players earned All-MAC honors, including DT Omari Jordan – Buffalo ‘01 – repeat first-team honorees OL Colin Madison, OL Darius Mor- Coach Age (DOB) DT Terrance Knighton (3rd) – Temple ‘08 – ris, and RB Bernard Pierce as well as first-time honoree TE Evan P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 34 (11-29-80) QB Adam DiMichele (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Philadelphia Eagles Rodriguez. OT Devin Tyler (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Matt Campbell, Toledo 35 (11-29-79) DE Junior Galette (FA) – Temple – New Orleans Saints In 2009, Rhule’s offense helped TU win a single-season Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 35 (8-9-79) DT Andre Neblett (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Carolina Panthers record nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall record Bryan Harsin, Boise State 38 (11-1-76) DE Brian Sanford (FA) – Temple ‘10 – and first-place tie in the MAC East. Under Rhule’s guidance, Willie Taggart, USF 38 (8-27-76) TE Steve Maneri (FA) – Temple ‘10 – New England Patriots the Owls set the Temple single-season rushing yardage record. RB Bernard Pierce (3rd) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens A school record five offensive players were named All-MAC, Justin Fuente, Memphis 38 (7-30-76) TE Evan Rodriguez (4th) – Temple ‘12 – Chicago Bears including three on the first team. All-American Bernard Pierce Matt Rhule, Temple 39 (1-31-75) TE Matt Balasavage (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens OL Pat Boyle (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Detroit Lions rushed his way into the Temple record book, re-writing all Brian Polian, Nevada 39 (12-22-74) OL Derek Dennis (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Miami Dolphins records for a rookie en route to 2009 MAC Freshman of the Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 39 (12-2-74) QB Chester Stewart (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens Year honors. Steve Sarkisian, USC 40 (3-8-74) WR Rod Streater (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Oakland Raiders In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coordinator, OL Wayne Tribue (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Denver Broncos Charlie Patridge, Florida Atlantic 40 (12-7-73) DB Maurice Jones (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Chicago Bears helping the Owls to their most wins in nearly two decades. Mark Helfrich, Oregon 41 (10-28-73) The Owls out-scored their opponents for the season for the OL Martin Wallace (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Cleveland Browns first time since 1990. Rhule coached All-MAC honorees C Alex Matt Wells, Utah State 41 (8-10-73) Derenthal and school record holder WR Bruce Francis, while Bob Diaco, UConn 41 (2-2-73)

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American Athletic Conference Standings Weekly Conference Call [2014 results] Conf. Pct. PF PA ...... Overall Pct. PF PA The American Athletic Conference will coordi- 1. Memphis ...... 7-1 .875 279 122 ...... 9-3 .750 416 205 nate a weekly teleconference of the league’s 2. Cincinnati ...... 6-1 .857 236 127 ...... 8-3 .727 387 290 11 head football coaches, beginning Monday, UCF ...... 6-1 .857 200 90 ...... 8-3 .727 306 185 8/25, and continuing each Monday through the 2014 season. 4. East Carolina ...... 5-2 .714 243 174 ...... 8-3 .727 416 276 5. Houston ...... 5-2 .714 195 122 ...... 7-4 .636 321 196 Each coach will be available for 10 minutes. 6. TEMPLE ...... 3-4 .429 134 139 ...... 5-6 .455 267 207 7. USF ...... 3-5 .375 126 193 ...... 4-8 .333 206 324 Media members who wish to access the tele- 8. Tulane ...... 2-5 .286 114 195 ...... 3-8 .273 189 331 conference should contact Chuck Sullivan at 9. Tulsa ...... 2-6 .250 217 290 ...... 2-10 ..167 296 471 the American Athletic Conference for the 10. Connecticut ...... 1-6 .143 95 207 ...... 2-9 .182 166331 phone number. 11. SMU ...... 0-7 .000 94 274 ...... 0-11 .000 106 476 The call begins at 11:00am ET with the order of schools as follows:

Time ...... Coach VANDERBILT (3-9) TULSA (2-10) MEMPHIS (9-3) 28 11:00am ...Conference news/awards A-28 Temple ...... L, 7-37 A- Tulane...... W, 38-31 A-30 Austin Peay...... W, 63-0 11:10am ...June Jones, SMU S-06 Ole Miss...... L, 3-41 S-06 Oklahoma...... L, 7-52 S-06 @UCLA...... L, 35-42 S-13 UMass...... W, 34-31 S-13 @Florida Atlantic ...L,21-50 S-20 Middle Tennessee W, 26-17 11:20am ...Bob Diaco, UConn S-20 South Carolina ..L,34-28 S-27 Texas State....L, 34-37 3OT S-27 @Mississippi...... L, 3-24 11:30am ...Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina S-27 @Kentucky ...... L, 7-17 O-04 @Colorado State...L, 17-42 O-04 @Cincinnati ....W, 41-14 11:40am ...Bill Blankenship, Tulsa O-04 @Georgia ...... L, 17-44 O-11 @Temple L, 24-35 O-11 Houston...... L, 24-28 11:50am ...Tony Levine, Houston O-11 Charleston SouthernW,21-20 O-18 USF...... L, 30-38 O-25 @SMU ...... W, 48-10 Noon...... Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati O-25 @Missouri...... L, 14-24 O-31 @Memphis ...... L, 20-40 O-31 Tulsa ...... W, 40-20 12:10pm ...Willie Taggart, USF N-01 Old Dominion..W, 42-28 N-08 SMU...... W, 38-28 N-07 @Temple ...... W, 16-13 12:20pm...Matt Rhule, Temple N-08 Florida...... L, 10-34 N-14 @UCF...... L, 7-31 N-15 @Tulane ...... W, 38-7 12:30pm ...Justin Fuente, Memphis N-22 @Mississippi St. L, 0-51 N-22 @Houston...... L, 28-38 N-22 USF...... W, 31-20 12:40pm ...George O’Leary, UCF N-29 Tennessee...... L, 17-24 N-28 East Carolina ...L, 32-49 N-29 UConn...... W, 41-10 12:50pm ...Curtis Johnson, Tulane

NAVY (6-5) HOUSTON (7-4) PENN STATE (6-6) For those who are not able to participate dur- A-30 Ohio State ...... L,17-34 A-30 UTSA ...... L, 7-27 A-30 @UCF...... W, 26-24 ing the live teleconference, an archive of each S-06 @Temple...... W, 31-24 S-06 Grambling ...... W, 47-0 S-06 Akron ...... W, 21-3 S-13 @Texas State .W, 35-21 S-11 @BYU ...... L, 25-33 S-13 @Rutgers ...... W, 13-10 call will be available on the American Athletic 20 S-20 Rutgers ...... L,31-24 S- UNLV ...... W, 47-14 S-20 UMass...... W, 48-7 Conference website at S-27 W. Kentucky.....L, 27-36 O-02 UCF ...... L, 12-17 S-27 Northwestern...... L, 6-29 www.TheAmerican.org, shortly after the O-04 @Air Force...... L, 21-30 O-11 @Memphis .....W, 28-24 O-11 @Michigan...... L, 13-18 call’s completion. O-11 VMI ...... W, 51-14 O-17 Temple ...... W, 31-10 O-25 Ohio State ...L, 24-31 (2OT) Going Bowling O-25 San Jose State.....W, 41-31 N-01 @USF ...... W, 27-3 N-01 Maryland ...... L, 19-20 N-01 Notre Dame .....L, 39-49 N-08 Tulane ...... L, 24-31 N-08 @Indiana ...... W, 13-7 N-15 Georgia Southern.W, 52-19 N-22 Tulsa ...... W, 38-28 N-15 Temple ...... W, 30-13 The American Athletic Conference has bowl N-28 @South Alabama .W, 42-40 N-28 @SMU ...... W, 35-9 N-22 @Illinois ...... L, 14-16 affiliations for a six-year cycle that spans the D-13 Army (Baltimore)3:00pm D-06 @Cincinnati.....12:00pm N-29 Michigan State L, 10-34 2014 through 2019 football seasons.

DELAWARE STATE (2-10) UCF (7-3) CINCINNATI (8-3) In addition to the College Football Playoff and A-30 @Monmouth ....L, 21-52 A-30 PSU...... L, 24-26 S-12 Toledo...... W, 58-34 Host Bowls, the American will have either a S-06 @Delaware ...... L, 9-27 S-13 @Missouri...... L, 10-38 S-20 Miami (OH) .....W, 31-24 primary or secondary affiliation with 12 bowl S-13 Towson...... L, 7-21 S-20 Bethune-Cook...W, 41-7 S-27 @Ohio State ....L, 28-50 games, with a minimum of six or seven selec- S-20 @Temple ...... L,0-59 O-02 @Houston ...... W, 17-12 O-04 Memphis ...... L, 14-41 S-27 Savannah StateW, 35-10 O-09 BYU...... W, 31-24(OT) O-11 @Miami (FL) ....L, 34-55 tions each year. O-04 @Bethune-Cook.L, 7-27 O-18 Tulane...... W, 20-13 O-18 @SMU ...... W, 41-3 O-11 @Norfolk State W,13-10 O-25 Temple ...... W, 34-14 O-24 USF...... W, 34-17 The 2014 Schedule includes: O-18 N. Carolina A&T.....L, 20-33 N-01 @UConn ...... L, 29-37 O-31 @Tulane ...... W, 38-14 12/22 ...... Miami Beach...... BYU O-25 Hampton ...... L, 0-23 N-14 Tulsa ...... W, 31-7 N-13 East Carolina ..W, 54-46 12/26 ...... Bitcoin St. Petersburg.....ACC N-01 @Howard...... L, 10-17 N-22 SMU...... W, 53-7 N-22 @UConn...... W, 41-0 12/27 ...... Military ...... ACC N-15 Florida A&M ...... L, 7-41 N-28 @USF...... W, 16-0 N-29 @Temple...... W, 14-6 1/2 ...... Armed Forces ...... Army N-22 @Morgan State..L, 7-69 D-04 @ECU [ESPN] ..7:30pm D-06 Houston...... 12:00pm 1/3 ...... Birmingham ...... SEC

UCONN (2-9) EAST CAROLINA (8-3) TULANE (3-8) A-29 BYU...... L, 10-35 A-30 NC Central...... W, 52-7 A-28 @Tulsa...... L, 31-38 S-06 Stony Brook ....W, 19-16 S-06 @S.Carolina ....L, 23-33 S-06 Georgia Tech....L, 21-38 S-13 Boise State ...... L, 21-38 S-13 @Virginia TechW, 28-21 S-13 SE Louisiana...W, 20-35 S-19 @USF ...... L,14-17 S-20 North Carolina.W, 70-41 S-20 @Duke...... L, 13-47 S-27 Temple ...... L, 36-10 O-04 SMU...... W, 45-24 S-27 @Rutgers...... L, 6-31 O-11 @Tulane ...... L, 3-12 O-11 @USF...... W, 28-17 O-11 UConn...... W, 12-3 O-23 @ECU...... L, 21-31 O-23 UConn...... W, 31-21 O-18 @UCF...... L, 13-20 N-01 UCF ...... W, 37-29 N-01 @Temple...... L, 10-20 O-31 Cincinnati ...... L, 14-38 N-08 @Army ...... L, 21-35 N-13 @Cincinnati .....L, 46-54 N-08 @Houston...... W, 31-24 N-22 Cincinnati ...... L, 0-41 N-22 Tulane...... W, 34-6 N-15 Memphis ...... L, 7-38 N-29 @Memphis...... L, 10-41 N-28 @Tulsa ...... W, 49-32 N-22 @East Carolina..L, 6-34 D-06 SMU ...... 12:00pm D-04 UCF [ESPN]...... 7:30pm D-06 Temple ...... 7:30pm

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National Polls NCAA & CONFERENCE STATISTICAL COMPARISON Assoc. Press...... Rank ...... USA Today Alabama (25) ...... 1...... Alabama (28) TEMPLE (5-6, 3-4)...... 2014 Stats ...... TULANE (3-8, 2-5) Florida State (29) ...... 2...... Floridaa State (28) Oregon (5)...... 3...... Oregon (6) Avg. (NCAA/Conf.) ...... Category ...... Avg. (NCAA/Conf.) TCU ...... 4...... TCU Baylor...... 5...... Baylor 304.9 (117/8) ...... Total Offense...... 354.1 (106/7) Ohio State ...... 6 ...... Ohio State 109.2 (114/8)...... Rushing Offense ...... 148.3 (85/5) Michigan State ...... 7 ...... Michigan State Arizona...... 8...... Arizona 195.7 (94/9) ...... Passing Offense...... 205.8 (94/7) Kansas State...... 9 ...... Kansas State Mississippi State ...... 10...... Mississippi State 105.33 (116/9)...... Passing Efficiency...... 104.24 (118/10) Wisconsin...... 11...... Wisconsin Georgia Tech ...... 12 ...... Georgia Tech 24.3 (94/7) ...... Scoring Offense...... 17.2 (116/8) Ole Miss ...... 13 ...... Missouri 354.3 (31/4)...... Total Defense...... 391.5 (61/7) Missouri ...... 14 ...... Ole Miss Georgia ...... 15...... Georgia 164.3 (69/7) ...... Rushing Defense ...... 163.9 (68/6) UCLA ...... 16...... Oklahoma Airzona State...... 17...... UCLA 190.2 (19/3)...... Passing Defense...... 227.6 (67/7) Oklahoma ...... 18...... Arizona State 116.95 (35/4) ...... Pass Efficiency Defense ...... 128.15 (68/6) Clemson ...... 19 ...... Clemson Auburn...... 20 ...... Louisville 18.8 (11/4)...... Scoring Defense...... 30.1 (87/8) Louisville ...... 21 ...... Auburn Boise State ...... 22 ...... Boise State 0.27 (44/3) ...... Turnover Margin ...... 0.27 (44/3) LSU...... 23 ...... Nebraska Utah ...... 24 ...... LSU 24.8 (125/11) ...... 3rd Down Conversion Pct...... 35.3 (103/8) Nebraska...... 25...... Minnesota 50.0 (57/4) ...... 4th Down Conversion Pct...... 21.7 (121/11) Dropped Marshall...... Marshall 37.3 (40/4) ...... 3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 40.8 (74/7) Colorado State ...... Colorado State 28.6 (10/2) ...... 4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense...... 37.5 (22/4) Minnesota 71.1 (117/7)...... Red Zone Offense ...... 67.7 (122/9) (#1 votes) 2014 opponents in Bold 74.2 (17/5) ...... Red Zone Defense ...... 70.0 (6/3) Associated Press Writers’ Poll Also Receiving votes: Utah, Southern California, Duke, 35.32 97/9) ...... Net Punting...... 34.00 (111/10) Marshall, Colorado State, Cincinnati, Northern Illinois, Memphis, Stanford, Air Force, Louisiana Tech, Central 13.80 (10/1) ...... Punt Returns ...... 5.14 (105/9) Florida, Arkansas 3.00 (6/2) ...... Punt Return Defense...... 7.70 (65/8) USA Today Coaches’ Poll 19.76 (88/7)...... Kickoff Returns ...... 16.81 (125/11) ARv: USC, Minnesota, Duke, Marshall, Memphis, Col- orado State, Air Force, West Virginia, Stanford, Northern 19.15 (28/4)...... Kickoff Return Defense ...... 25.62 (120/11) Illinois, UCF, Cincinnati 6.5 (40/4) ...... Tackles For Loss...... 6.8 (29/2) Where the Owls Rank Forced Fumbles MATT RHULE’s Record WHEN... 0.45 Praise Martin-Oguike...... 2/1 NCAA/Conf. Total 2014 2013 0.30 Nate D. Smith ...... 24/5 Overall ...... 7-16 5-6 2-10 Completion Percentage 0.27 Boye Aromire...... 27/7 at Home ...... 4-8 3-3 1-5 53.4 P.J. Walker...... 97/10 Road ...... 3-8 2-3 1-5 Neutral Site...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 Fumble Recoveries Conference ...... 4-11 3-4 1-7 Passing Efficiency 3 Sharif Finch...... 8/2 vs. Ranked Teams...... 1-3 1-0 0-3 Overtime ...... 0-0 0-0 0-0 107.2 P.J. Walker...... 101/10 3 Averee Robinson...... 8/2 Homecoming ...... 2-0 1-0 1-0 2 Boye Aromire...... 41/7 when leading at halftime...... 7-4 5-0 2-4 Passing Yards Per Game when tied at halftime...... 0-1 0-1 0-0 2 Will Hayes...... 41/7 when trailing at halftime...... 0-11 0-5 0-6 187.5 P.J. Walker...... 78/7 2 Tyler Matakevich ...... 41/7 vs. teams over .500 (*) ...... 1-10 1-4 0-6 vs. teams at .500 (*) ...... 0-2 0-2 0-0 vs. teams under .500 (*) ...... 6-4 4-0 2-4 Receptions Per Game Interceptions 300+ total offensive yards...... 5-12 3-3 2-9 4.5 Jalen Fitzpatrick...... 91/8 4 Tavon Young...... 28/4 400+ total offensive yards...... 2-3 1-0 1-3 500+ total offensive yards...... 1-2 0-0 1-2 200+ offensive passing yards ...... 5-11 3-2 2-9 Receiving Yards Per Game Sacks 300+ offensive passing yards ...... 2-7 0-0 2-7 63.8 Jalen Fitzpatrick...... 75/7 400+ offensive passing yards ...... 2-2 0-0 2-2 6.5 Praise Martin-Oguike...... 54/3 100+ offensive rushing yards...... 5-10 3-2 2-8 150+ offensive rushing yards...... 4-6 2-2 2-4 Receiving Tds 200+ offensive rushing yards...... 2-2 1-0 1-2 Tackles offense scores 20+ points...... 7-9 5-1 2-8 6 Jalen Fitzpatrick...... 70/5 9.2 Tyler Matakevich ...... 33/5 offense scores 30+ points...... 6-2 4-0 2-2 7.0 Nate D. Smith ...... 161/17 offense scores 40+ points...... 2-1 1-0 1-1 takeaways/turnovers are plus...... 5-2 4-1 1-1 All Purpose takeaways/turnovers are even...... 1-1 0-0 1-1 89.64 Jahad Thomas...... 130/10 Solo Tackles takeaways/turnovers are negative....1-13 1-5 0-8 <=300 total defensive yards ...... 4-2 3-1 1-1 6.8 Tyler Matakevich ...... 5/1 <=400 total defensive yards ...... 6-4 4-3 2-1 Combined Kick Return Yards <=500 total defensive yards ...... 6-9 4-5 2-4 332 Jahad Thomas...... 117/8 <=200 defensive passing yards...... 4-4 2-3 2-1 Blocked Kicks <=300 defensive passing yards...... 7-7 5-5 2-2 2 Sam Benjamin...... 7/1 <=400 defensive passing yards...... 7-14 5-6 2-8 Kick Return Yards 2 Praise Martin-Oguike...... 7/1 <=100 defensive rushing yards ...... 3-3 2-2 1-1 <=150 defensive rushing yards ...... 4-5 3-3 1-2 23.7 Jahad Thomas...... 42/2 <=200 defensive rushing yards ...... 5-10 4-4 1-6 defense allows <=10 points ...... 4-0 4-0 0-0 Punting defense allows <=20 points ...... 5-2 4-2 1-0 38.6 Alex Starzyk ...... 99/7 * - at season’s end (Navy = .500 teams)

10 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES This Week’s Opponent

Sizing Up The Competition Welcome to the Conference Name: Tulane University 2014 is Tulane’s first year participating in the American Athletic Conference. Nickname: Green Wave Before moving, the Green Wave spent years as a member of Conference Location: New Orleans, LA USA. While a member of C-USA, Tulane posted a record of 81-132, includ- Enrollment: 13,462 ing an undefeated season in 1998. Stadium: Yulman Stadium Joining Tulane in their first year in the AAC are Tulsa and East Capacity: 30,000 Carolina. Both teams are moving to the American after spending many years Colors: Olive Green and Sky Blue in Conference USA. Head Coach: Curtis Johnson (Idaho ‘84) Through 11 games this season, the new teams have posted an Record at Tulane: 12-24 (.333) overall 13-21 record, with a record of 9-13 in conference play. 3-8 (2-5 AAC) Current Record: the all-pro team 2013 Record: 7-6 (5-3 CUSA) Bowl Game: New Orleans Bowl; L to Louisiana-Layfayette, 21-24 Members from both the Temple and Tulane staff have been coaches at the Series vs. Temple: 1-0 professional level. Last Meeting: 1935; W, 20-14 Temple: Matt Rhule ...... New York Giants (2012) Phil Snow...... Detroit Lions (2005-2008) The Series Chris Wiesehan...... Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2005) Temple and Tulane have only met once before this week in the in- Tulane: agural Sugar Bowl. Curtis Johnson ...... New Orleans Saints (2006-2011) Eric Price...... (2001-2002), 1935...... Tulane Stadium...... L, 14-20 Kansas City Chiefs (2008-2009) Lionel Washington ...... Green Bay Packers (1999-2008), Oakland Raiders (2009-2010) Last Meeting: Jan 1, 1935 In their first bowl appearance, the Temple Bracing the Storm Owls lost 20-14 against the SEC cham- pion Tulane Green Wave in the inaugural In 2008, the city of New Orleans was rocked when category 4 Hurricane Ka- Sugar Bowl. trina swept through the city. The aftermath of the hurricane caused $108 bil- The Owls jumped to a quick 14-0 lion in damage and took the lives of 1,833 people. lead in the game, after recovering two Tu- Because of the descruction and devestation that Katrina caused, many lane fumbles and QB Dave Smukler, who residents of New Orleans relocated elsewhere in the United States, including was also the Temple’s kicker, had a two- Temple LB Nate L. Smith and his family. yard rush and lauched a seven-yard TD Smith was born in New Orleans, but was displaced by Katrina and pass to WR Danny Testa. moved to Pennsylvania right before his freshman year of high school. However, Tulane would take over “It means a lot to go back and play in New Orleans,” said Smith. “That’s the game from here as they scored 20 home of course, that’s where I was born.” unanswered points to take the victory. RB Aerial Assault Claude Simons, who played one month after fracturing his shoulder against LSU, This year, QB P.J. Walker became the second Temple signal caller to sur- caught a lateral pass from QB Johnny Mc- pass 2,000 yards passing in a single season more than once. Henry Burris Daniel on a kickoff and rushed the ball 85- has done it three times. Walker has a chance to register one of the best yards down the field for the score. passing seasons in school history. After the game, the teams were awarded $27,800 each from the Mid- Winter Sports Association for their particpation in the game. Season Passing Yards 1. Henry Burris ...... 1994 ...... 2,716 2. Walt Washington ...... 2004 ...... 2,207 Oh how sweet it is 3. Brian Broomell...... 1979 ...... 2,103 Regarded as one of the highest bowl games in college football, the Sugar 4. P.J. Walker...... 2013 ...... 2,084 Bowl had its start with both Temple and Tulane in 1935. 5. Henry Burris ...... 1996 ...... 2,084 The Sugar Bowl was an idea that was born from Colonel James M. 6. P.J. Walker...... 2014 ...... 2,062 Thomson, who at the time was the publisher of the New Orleans Item. In 1927, Col. Thomson, along with his sports editor, decided that New Orleans climbing the charts should host a bowl game, like Pasadena had with the Rose Bowl. It took until 1934 for a group of businessmen to form the Mid-Winter Sports Asso- Two Owls are making their way up to the top of the career leader boards. ciation and start working on the bowl game. WR Jalen Fitzpatrick, who has already cemeted himself as one of the top In 1935, the idea finally caught on and the Sugar Bowl was created. receivers in Temple history, needs 10 receptions to move up into fourth place The name for the bowl game came from the long history that New Orleans on the career receptions list, behind Zamir Cobb and Bruce Francis. LB Tyler has with the sugar industry. Tulane Stadium, where the Sugar Bowl was held Matakevich, who broke 100 tackles for the third time, needs 10 tackles to from 1935 to 1974, was built on the site of the old Foucher Plantation, where move up into sixth place in career tackles. sugar was first sucessfully granulated. Now played at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome and sponsored by All- Career Receptions Career Tackles state, the Sugar Bowl is amongst the top bowl games each season. This 1. Zamir Cobb ...... 165 1. Steve Conjar ...... 492 year, it will be represented by the number 1 and number 4 seeds in the Col- 2. Bruce Francis...... 138 2. Lance Johnstone...... 429 lege Football Playoff rankings. In the past, the SEC has usually had the run 3. Sean Dillard ...... 130 3. Al Singleton...... 390 of the game. 4. Gerald Lucear ...... 126 4. Taylor Suman...... 389 5. Rich Drayton ...... 122 5. Joe Klecko ...... 373 6. Clint Graves ...... 120 6. LeVar Talley...... 348 7. Jalen Fitzpatrick ...... 118 7. Tyler Matakevich ...... 339

OWLSPORTS.COM 11 #WETHET Active Owls in the Pros [as of October 1, 2014]

Pos.Name (Years Lettered) Team ...... Recap OL Cody Booth (2010-13) Jacksonville Jaguars ...... Practice Squad DL Levi Brown (2010-13) Baltimore Ravens ...... 2014 rookie free agent OG Derek Dennis (2007-11) Carolina Panthers ...... Practice Squad LB Junior Galette (2006-08) New Orleans Saints ...... Defensive starter and team captain DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (2007-10) New York Jets ...... 4th-year veteran DL Kamal Johnson (2010-11, 2013) Miami Dolphins ...... Injured Reserve DL Terrance Knighton (2005-08) Denver Broncos ...... “Pot Roast” rose to stardom leading up to Super Bowl 48 P/K Brandon McManus (2009-12) Denver Broncos ...... Was traded from NY Giants in August ‘14 RB Bernard Pierce (2009-11) Baltimore Ravens ...... Starting running back WR Rod Streater (2010-11) Oakland Raiders ...... 3rd-year veteran LB Tahir Whitehead (2008-11) Detroit Lions ...... Moved to MLB in the offseason DT Muhammad Wilkerson (2008-10) New York Jets ...... One of the best D-linemen in NFL DE John Youboty (2011-12) Denver Broncos ...... Spent the 2013 season on practice squad

CANAdIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUE RB Matt Brown (2009-12) Saskatchewan Roughriders . . . . .RB RB Tim Brown (2004, 06) British Columbia Lions ...... RB QB Henry Burris (1993-96) Ottawa RedBlacks ...... QB OL Devin Tyler (2006-09) Saskatchewan Roughriders . . . . .OL

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUE DL Morkeith Brown (2008-11) Philadelphia Soul ...... DL

2014 Honors and Awards

dB Sean Chandler dL Praise Martin-Oguike LB Nate d. Smith Rookie of the Week by ECAC (Week 9 vs. Memphis) Defensive Player of the Week by American Athletic All-AAC Fourth Team by Phil Steele Publications Conference (Week 4 at Connecticut) dB Sharif Finch American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of defensive Coordinator Phil Snow Midseason All-AAC First Team by Phil Steele Publica- the Week by College Madness (Week 4 at Connecti- Nominee for Broyles Award tions cut) Defensive Lineman of the Week honorable mention Defensive Player of the Week by American Athletic P Alex Starzyk by CFPA (Week 2 vs. Navy, week 4 at Connecticut) Conference (Week 8 vs. East Carolina) Honorable Mention Punter of the Week by CFPA Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Walter Camp Defensive Player of the Week (Week 8 (Week 2 at Navy) Athletic Conference (Week 3 vs. Del.State) vs. East Carolina) Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week RB Jahad Thomas WR Jalen Fitzpatrick by Temple Athletics (11/2-11/9) Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Midseason All-AAC Second Team by Phil Steel Publi- ESPN College GameDay Helmet Sticker (Week 8 vs. Athletic Conference (Week 5 vs. Tulsa, week 6 at cations East Carolina) Houston ) Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Defensive Lineman of the Week Honorable Mention Athletic Conference (Week 10 at Penn State) by CFPA (Week 8 vs. East Carolina) QB P.J. Walker Maxwell Award Watch List by Maxwell Football Club OL Kyle Friend LB Tyler Matakevich Davey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch Rimington Watch List Bednarik Award Watch List by Maxwell Football Club List Midseason All-AAC First Team by Phil Steele Publica- Bronko Nagurski Trophy Watch List Manning Award Watch List tion Butkus Award Watch List CFPA Quarterback Trophy Watch List All-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele Publications Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List All-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele Publications CFPA Linebacker Trophy Watch List All-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports RB Kenneth Harper Midseason All-AAC First Team by Phil Steele Publica- All-AAC Third Team by College Sports Madness Freddie Solomon Community Spirit Award Finalist tions Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Doak Walker Award Watch List Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Athletic Conference (Week 1 at Vanderbilt; week 2 at AFCA Good Works Team Nominee Athletic Conference (Week 8 vs. East Carolina) Navy; week 4 at Connecticut) All-AAC Second Team by College Sports Madness All-American Fourth Team by Phil Steele Publications American Athletic Conference Player of the Week by All-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele Publications All-AAC First Team by Phil Steele Publications Athlon’s (Week 4 at Connecticut.) All-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports All-AAC First Team by Athlon Sports All-AAC First Team by College Sports Madness dB Tavon Young WR Khalif Herbin Midseason All-AAC Second Team by Phil Steel Publi- Punt Returner of the Week by CFPA (Week 3 vs. CB Anthony Robey cations Del.State) All-AAC Third Team by College Sports Madness Jim Thorpe Award (Week 1 at Vanderbilt) All-AAC Fourth Team by Phil Steele Publication Defensive Player of the Week by American Athletic dL Matt Ioannidis Conference (Week 1 at Vanderbilt) Midseason All-AAC Second Team by Phil Steel Publi- dL Averee Robinson Defensive Back of the Week Honorable Mention by cations Defensive Performer of the Week by CFPA (Week 1 CFPA (Week 4 at Connecticut) All-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports at Vanderbilt) Honorable Mention Player of the Week by American Defensive Lineman of the Week by CFPA (Week 1 at Athletic Conference (Week 4 at Connecticut) K Austin Jones Vanderbilt) Defensive Back of the Week Honorable Mention by Special Teams Player of the Week by American Ath- Under Armour OwlSports.com Athlete of the Week CFPA (Week 8 vs. East Carolina) letic Conference (Week 4 at Connecticut) by Temple Athletics(9/2-9/9) Rookie of the Week by ECAC (Week 4 at Connecticut) American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week by College Madness (Week 1 at Vander- bilt)

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2014 Depth Chart Offense Defense LT 66 Dion Dawkins ...... (6-5, 315, So) DE 50 Praise Martin-Oguike...... (6-2,, 250, r-Jr) 67 Semaj Reed ...... (6-7, 300, r-Fr) 52 Avery Ellis ...... (6-2, 246, r-So) LG 75 Shahbaz Ahmed ...... (6-3, 285, Jr) 51 Brandon Chudnoff ...... (6-2, 250, r-Jr) 55 Brian Carter ...... (6-3, 280, r-Fr) DT 9 Matt Ioannidis ...... (6-4, 285, Jr) C 79 Kyle Friend ...... (6-2, 305, Jr) 94 Kiser Terry...... (6-3, 275, r-So) 68 Brendan McGowan ...... (6-4, 300, r-So) NT 72 Hershey Walton ...... (6-4, 300, r-Jr) RG 70 Jacob Quinn ...... (6-5, 295, r-Jr) 73 Averee Robinson ...... (6-1, 285, So) 53 Leon Johnson...... (6-6, 300, r-Fr) DE 56 Sharif Finch ...... (6-4, 240, So) RT 71 Eric Lofton ...... (6-5, 300, r-Jr) 96 Jacob Martin ...... (6-3, 230, Fr) 69 Adrian Sullivan ...... (6-5, 290, r-Fr) WLB 8 Tyler Matakevich ...... (6-1, 235, Jr) TE 97 Wanemi Omuso ...... (6-2, 255, r-Sr) 6 Stephaun Marshall ...... (5-11, 205, r-So) 86 Colin Thompson...... (6-4, 250, r-So) 31 Michael Felton ...... (6-0, 215, Jr) 82 Saledeem Major ...... (6-3, 254, r-Jr) MLB 41 Jarred Alwan ...... (6-1, 230, So) WR 5 Jalen Fitzpatrick ...... (5-11, 180, Sr) 35 Nate D. Smith ...... (6-0, 235, r-Jr) 84 Romond Deloatch ...... (6-4, 225, r-So) SLB 2 Avery Williams ...... (5-10, 200, r-So) WR 7 John Christopher ...... (5-10, 185, r-Jr) 19 Shahid Lovett ...... (6-2, 205, Jr) 81 Brodrick Yancy ...... (5-11, 184, Fr) CB 3 Sean Chandler ...... (5-11, 180, Fr) WR 17 Brandon Shippen ...... (5-11, 189, Jr) 12 Anthony Robey ...... (5-10, 190, r-Sr) 19 Keith Kirkwood ...... (6-3 210, So) CB 1 Tavon Young ...... (5-10, 174, Jr) QB 11 P.J. Walker ...... (6-1, 200, So) 20 Khiry Lucas ...... (6-2, 200, Jr) 12 Connor Reilly ...... (6-3, 215, r-Sr) FS 21 Alex Wells ...... (6-0, 203, Jr) RB 4 Kenneth Harper ...... (6-0, 225, Sr) 13 Nate L. Smith ...... (6-1, 185, r-So) 34 Jahad Thomas...... (5-10, 170, So) SS 32 Will Hayes ...... (5-9, 192, r-Jr) 26 Jamie Gilmore ...... (5-8, 190, Jr) 24 Jihaad Pretlow ...... (5-11, 190, So) 37 Boye Aromire...... (6-0, 192, r-Jr)

Special Teams

PK 29 Austin Jones ...... (5-10, 190, Fr) LS 59 Corey Lerch ...... (5-10, 200, Fr) 95 Tyler Mayes ...... (6-2, 200, r-Jr) 7 John Christopher...... (5-10, 185, r-Jr) P 43 Alex Starzyk...... (6-3, 205, Fr) PR 7 John Christopher ...... (5-10, 185, r-Jr) 95 Tyler Mayes...... (6-2, 200, r-Jr) 13 Nate L. Smith ...... (6-1, 185, r-So) KO 38 Jim Cooper ...... (6-1, 195, So) KOR 34 Jahad Thomas ...... (5-10, 170, So) 29 Austin Jones ...... (5-10, 190, Fr) 26 Jamie Gilmore ...... (5-8, 190, Jr) H 12 Connor Reilly ...... (6-3, 215, r-Sr) 17 Brandon Shippen ...... (5-11, 185, Jr) 7 John Christopher ...... (5-10, 185, r-Jr)

P S R I Tyree Foreman Adam DiMichele Chris Wiesehan Derek Carr E Marcus Satterfield Ed Foley Lonnie Teasley D Wide Receivers Running Offensive Grad. Asst. S Offensive Asst. Head Coach / Grad. Asst. E Backs Line Offense Coordinator TEs Offense S L I B N O E X Phil Snow Elijah Robinson Bobby Maffei Mike Siravo Fran Brown Eric Fargo Defensive Defensive Grad. Asst. Linebackers Defensive Grad. Asst. Coordinator Line Defense Backs Defense OWLSPORTS.COM 13 #WETHET

2014 Alphabetical Roster

No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt Hometown / High School / Last School No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt Hometown / High School / Last School 75 Shahbaz Ahmed**...... OL Jr 6-3 285 Lindenwold, NJ / Paul VI 96 Jacob Martin ...... DL Fr 6-3 230 Aurora, CO / Cherokee Trail 41 Jarred Alwan*...... LB So 6-1 230 Cherry Hill, NJ / Camden Catholic 50d Praise Martin-Oguike.....DL r-Jr 6-2 250 Woodbridge, NJ / Woodbridge 62 Nick Apostolu...... OL Fr 6-5 285 Springfield, PA / Springfield 8 Tyler Matakevich**...... LB Jr 6-1 230 Stratford, CT / St. Joseph’s / Milford Academy 37d Boye Aromire...... DB r-Jr 6-0 192 Washington, DC / Woodson 95 Tyler Mayes...... P/PK r-Jr 6-2 200 Downingtown, PA / Downingtown East 80d Zack Bambary...... WR r-Jr 5-11 195 Easton, PA / Easton 68 Brendan McGowan*...... OL r-So 6-4 300 Barnesville, PA / Marian Catholic 30 Shamir Bearfield ...... DB Fr 5-11 175 Rahway, NJ / St. Peter’s Prep 74 James McHale...... OL Fr 6-6 300 Dunmore, PA / Dunmore 11d Samuel Benjamin*...... CB r-So 6-0 195 Baltimore, MD / Mount Saint Joseph 57d Zach Mesday ...... LB Fr 6-1 225 Bordentown, NJ / Nottingham / Canterbury 99d Freddie Booth-Lloyd ...... DL Fr 6-0 315 Cocoa, FL / Cocoa 45 Dean Mosley ...... WR r-So 6-3 208 Orlando, FL / Agape Christian Acad. / Wagner 89 Cole Boozer...... TE r-Fr 6-5 240 Hunt Valley, MD / Loyola Blakefield 47d Chris Myarick...... TE Fr 6-5 220 Elkins Park, PA / Cheltenham 26d Ikeem Boyd ...... DB r-Jr 5-10 177 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area 49d Eric Neefe ...... FB r-Fr 5-10 243 Philadelphia, PA / William Penn Charter 14d Tom Bradway...... WR r-Fr 5-10 190 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional / Lafayette 18d Frank Nutile...... QB Fr 6-4 199 Wayne, NJ / Don Bosco Prep 40d Buddy Brown...... LB r-Fr 6-3 215 Williamstown, NJ / Williamstown 33d Sam O’Brien ...... P Fr 6-2 178 Quakertown, PA / Palisades 87 Ventell Bryant...... WR Fr 6-3 180 Tampa, FL / Jefferson 97d Wanemi Omuso**...... TE r-Sr 6-2 255 Burlington, NJ / Burlington Township 21d Mike Caffrey ...... P Fr 6-2 172 Medford, NJ / Shawnee 47d Obi Onejeme...... DL r-Sr 6-3 232 Cherry Hill, NJ / Cherry Hill East / Pace Univ. 61 Peter Calderone ...... OL r-Jr 6-3 315 Moscow, PA / North Pocono 90 Bryan Osei* ...... DL r-So 6-2 250 Abington, PA / Abington 55 Brian Carter...... OL r-Fr 6-3 280 Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg 91d Kip Patton...... TE Fr 6-5 235 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area 3 Sean Chandler...... DB Fr 5-11 173 Camden, NJ / Camden 99d Colby Perry ...... PK/P r-Jr 6-2 200 Coatesville, PA / Coatesville Area 7 John Christopher**...... WR r-Jr 5-10 185 Ormond Beach, FL / Seabreeze 18d Brett Pierce...... WR r-Sr 5-8 170 Sicklerville, NJ / Paul VI 51 Brandon Chudnoff** .....DL r-Jr 6-2 250 Philadelphia, PA / George Washington 24 Jihaad Pretlow* ...... DB So 5-11 190 Elizabeth, NJ / Blair Academy 38d Jim Cooper, Jr* ...... PK/P So 6-1 195 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional 70 Jacob Quinn*...... OL r-Jr 6-5 295 Wilmington, DE / St. Mark’s 17d Malik Cummings ...... QB Fr 6-1 212 Monroe, CT / Masuk 58 Haason Reddick*...... DL r-So 6-0 215 Camden, NJ / Haddon Heights 27d Anthony Davis...... DB Fr 5-11 180 Monroeville, PA / Gateway 67 Semaj Reed...... OL r-Fr 6-7 290 Philadelphia, PA / Haverford School 66 Dion Dawkins ...... OL So 6-5 325 Rahway, NJ / Rahway / Hargrave 12d Connor Reilly**...... QB r-Sr 6-3 215 Fairfax, VA / WT Woodson 84 Romond Deloatch*...... WR r-So 6-4 225 Hampton, VA / Phoebus 60d Rob Ritrovato...... LB Fr 6-0 210 West Chester, PA / East 92d Julio Derosier...... DL Jr 6-6 270 Homestead, FL / Homestead / ASA 60d Ralph Rizzolo ...... LS Fr 6-1 245 Livingston, NJ / Seton Hall Prep 13d Tim DiGiorgio...... QB r-Fr 6-3 191 Philadelphia, PA / Frankford 12d Anthony Robey***...... DB r-Sr 5-10 190 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area 43d Hassan Dixon...... RB r-Jr 5-9 175 Germantown, MD / Northwest / 73 Averee Robinson*...... DL So 6-1 285 Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Twp. / Milford Naval Academy Prep 77 Jaelin Robinson ...... OL Fr 6-7 300 West Haven, CT / Wilbur Cross 98 Michael Dogbe...... DL Fr 6-3 240 Morris Plains, NJ / Parsippany Hills 78 Aaron Ruff ...... OL Fr 6-3 300 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep 37d Mike Dougherty ...... RB Fr 5-10 205 Springfield, PA / Springfield 14d Thomas Rumer...... TE r-So 6-3 212 Chester Springs, PA / Malvern Prep 42 Rob Dvoracek** ...... LB Jr 6-2 230 Allentown, PA / Parkland 44d John Ruza ...... WR Fr 6-1 165 Wallingford, PA / Strath Haven 85d Matt Eaton...... WR Fr 6-4 200 Pascagoula, MS / Pascagoula 38d Jarrid Satterfield...... RB/CB Fr 5-10 170 Willingboro, NJ / Willingboro 14d Marshall Ellick...... WR r-Fr 6-2 200 Richmond, VA / Monocan / Air Force Prep 63d Nick Sharga...... LB So 6-2 235 Cherryville, PA / Northampton / WV Wesleyan 52 Avery Ellis* ...... DL r-So 6-2 235 Montclair, NJ / Montclair 17d Brandon Shippen* ...... WR Jr 5-11 189 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area 65 Brian Fallon...... LS Fr 6-0 215 Scranton, PA / West Scranton 49d Chris Smith...... LB r-Fr 5-11 225 North Plainfield, NJ / North Plainfield 31 Michael Felton** ...... LB Jr 6-0 215 Hanover, PA / South Western 35 Nate D Smith**...... LB r-Jr 6-0 230 Highland Park, NJ / Highland Park / Fork Union 56 Sharif Finch*...... DL So 6-4 231 Henrico, VA / Henrico 13d Nate L Smith...... DB r-So 6-1 185 Philadelphia, PA / Archbishop Wood 5 Jalen Fitzpatrick***...... WR Sr 5-11 180 Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg 43d Alex Starzyk ...... K Fr 6-3 205 Pleasant Valley, NY / Arlington / East Coast Pr. 44d Jared Folks ...... LB Fr 6-2 218 Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Township 69 Adrian Sullivan ...... OL r-Fr 6-5 270 Babylon, NY / Babylon / Worchester Academy 16d Artrel Foster ...... DB r-Fr 6-0 170 Meadville, PA / Meadville 34d David Sweetman...... DB Fr 5-10 183 Taylor, PA / Riverside Jr. Sr. 79 Kyle Friend**...... OL Jr 6-2 305 Carlisle, PA / Cumberland Valley 46 Jullian Taylor...... DL r-Fr 6-5 240 Glenside, PA / Williamstown (NJ) 26 Jamie Gilmore**...... RB Jr 5-8 190 Ocala, FL / North Marion 94 Kiser Terry*...... DL r-So 6-3 275 Feasterville, PA / Neshaminy / Milford 15 Nate Hairston* ...... WR r-So 6-0 185 Frederick, MD / Gov. Thomas Johnson 83 Derrek Thomas...... WR Fr 6-4 190 Albany, NY / Bishop Maginn / Milford 4 Kenneth Harper*** ...... RB Sr 6-0 225 Gainesville, FL / Buchholz 63d Gordon Thomas...... OL Fr 6-0 295 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep 32 Will Hayes*...... DB r-Jr 5-9 192 Howell, NJ / Howell / Milford Academy 34d Jahad Thomas ...... RB So 5-10 170 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth 10 Khalif Herbin*...... WR r-So 5-7 170 Montclair, NJ / Montclair 28d Jyquis Thomas...... DB Fr 6-1 182 Plant City, FL / Plant City 85d Rob Heyen ...... WR r-So 6-1 195 Old Forge, PA / Holy Cross 86 Colin Thompson...... TE r-So 6-4 250 Doylestown, PA / Archbishop Wood / Florida 22 David Hood...... RB Fr 5-9 185 Galloway, NJ / Absegami 91d Brenon Thrift...... DL Fr 6-3 230 Monroeville, PA / Gateway 48 Cam Hutchins...... DB Fr 5-9 165 Matawan, NJ / Old Bridge 53d Chris Tronoski...... LB Fr 5-9 200 Ambler, PA / Wissahickon 9 Matt Ioannidis**...... DL Jr 6-4 285 Ringoes, NJ / Hunterdon Central 39 Marc Tyson...... FB r-Sr 6-0 230 Monroe, NJ/ Monroe / Appalachian State 33d Cequan Jefferson ...... DB Fr 5-10 163 Richmond, VA / Henrico / Fork Union 54 Rob Varner...... LB Fr 6-1 230 Royersford, PA / Spring-Ford 53d Leon Johnson ...... OL r-Fr 6-6 300 Plainfield, NJ / Bound Brook 11d P.J. Walker* ...... QB So 6-1 200 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth 29 Austin Jones ...... K Fr 5-10 190 Orlando, FL / Boone 50d Niko Walsh...... LS Fr 5-9 210 Los Angeles, CA / Sherman Oaks 76 Jordan Jones...... OL So 6-0 272 Phila., PA / Northeast / East Stroudsburg / Santa Monica 19d Keith Kirkwood...... WR So 6-3 210 Neptune, NJ / Neptune 72 Hershey Walton** ...... DL r-Jr 6-4 300 Reading, PA / Reading / Fork Union 57d Josh Lang...... LS r-Fr 6-2 230 Point Pleasant, NJ / Pt. Pleasant Beach / WVU 21d Alex Wells...... DB Jr 6-0 203 Baltimore, MD / Overlea / ASA Institute 36 Bashir “Jabo”Lee...... RB r-Fr 5-9 188 Dillon, SC / Dillon 40d Roy Wesley...... RB r-So 5-8 185 Sharon Hill, PA / West Catholic 59 Corey Lerch...... LS Fr 5-10 200 Rydal, PA / La Salle College 2 Avery Williams...... LB r-So 5-10 200 Baltimore, MD / Archbishop Curley 71 Eric Lofton* ...... OL r-Jr 6-5 300 Lumberton, NJ / Rancocas Valley 88 Billy Williams ...... WR Fr 5-9 160 Peckville, PA / Valley View 19d Shahid Lovett...... LB Jr 6-2 205 Vineland, NJ / Vineland / Lackawanna CC 16d Lenny Williams...... QB Fr 5-10 196 McKees Rocks, PA / StoRox 20 Khiry Lucas ...... DB Jr 6-2 200 Cleveland, MS / East Side / Hinds CC 23 Zaire Williams*...... RB So 5-11 195 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek 82 Saledeem Major...... TE r-Jr 6-3 254 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep Charter / Clark 81 Brodrick Yancy...... WR Fr 5-11 184 Bradenton, FL / Manatee 6 Stephaun Marshall*...... LB r-So 5-11 190 Montclair, NJ / Montclair 1 Tavon Young**...... DB Jr 5-10 174 Oxon Hill, MD / Potomac d = duplicate jersey number * - denotes Letters earned

Multiple Names Anthony (2) - Davis, Robey Eric (2) - Lofton, Neefe John (2) - Christopher, Ruza Alex (2) - Starzyk, Wells Hassan/Haason (2) - Hassan Dixon, Haason Reddick Matt (2) - Eaton, Ioannidis Avery/Averee (3) - Avery Ellis, Avery Williams, Averee Jacob (2) - Martin, Quinn Michael (4) - Caffrey, Dogbe, Dougherty, Felton Robinson Jalen/Jaelin (2) - Jalen Fitzpatrick, Jaelin Robinson Nate (3) - Hairston, Nate D. Smith, Nate L. Smith Brandon (2) - Chudnoff, Shippen James (2) - Jim Cooper, James McHale Rob (4) - Dvoracek, Heyen, Ritrovato, Varner Brian/Bryan (3) - Brian Carter, Brian Fallon, Bryan Osei Jarred/Jared/Jarrid (3) - Jarred Alwan, Jared Folks, Sam (2) - Benjamin, O’Brien Chris (2) - Myarick, Smith Jarrid Satterfield Tom (2) - Bradway, Rumer David (2) - Hood, Sweetman Jihaad/Jahad (2) - Jihaad Pretlow, Jahad Thomas Tyler (2) - Matakevich, Mayes Zach/Zack (2) - Zack Bambary, Zach Mesday

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2014 Numerical Roster

No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt No Name ...... Pos Elig Ht Wt 1 Tavon Young** ...... DB Jr 5-10 174 19 Shahid Lovett ...... LB Jr 6-2 205 45 Dean Mosley...... WR r-So 6-3 208 70 Jacob Quinn*...... OL r-Jr 6-5 295 2 Avery Williams ...... LB r-So 5-10 200 20 Khiry Lucas...... DB Jr 6-2 200 46 Jullian Taylor...... DL r-Fr 6-5 240 71 Eric Lofton* ...... OL r-Jr 6-5 300 3 Sean Chandler ...... DB Fr 5-11 173 21 Mike Caffrey ...... P Fr 6-2 172 47 Chris Myarick ...... TE Fr 6-5 220 72 Hershey Walton**...DL r-Jr 6-4 300 4 Kenneth Harper*** ..... 21 Alex Wells...... DB Jr 6-0 203 47 Obi Onejeme ...... DL r-Sr 6-3 232 73 Averee Robinson*....DL So 6-1 285 ...... RB Sr 6-0 225 22 David Hood ...... RB Fr 5-9 185 48 Cam Hutchins...... DB Fr 5-9 165 74 James McHale...... OL Fr 6-6 300 5 Jalen Fitzpatrick*** ..... 23 Zaire Williams*...... RB So 5-11 195 49 Eric Neefe ...... FB r-Fr 5-10 243 75 Shahbaz Ahmed** ...... WR Sr 5-11 180 24 Jihaad Pretlow*...... DB So 5-11 190 49 Chris Smith...... LB r-Fr 5-11 225 ...... OL Jr 6-3 285 6 Stephaun Marshall*.LB r-So 5-11 190 26 Jamie Gilmore** .....RB Jr 5-8 190 50 Praise Martin-Oguike... 76 Jordan Jones...... OL So 6-0 272 7 John Christopher** ..... 26 Ikeem Boyd...... DB r-Jr 5-10 177 ...... DL r-Jr 6-2 250 77 Jaelin Robinson...... OL Fr 6-7 300 ...... WR r-Jr 5-10 185 27 Anthony Davis...... DB Fr 5-11 180 50 Niko Walsh...... LS Fr 5-9 210 78 Aaron Ruff...... OL Fr 6-3 300 8 Tyler Matakevich** ..... 28 Jyquis Thomas ...... DB Fr 6-1 182 51 Brandon Chudnoff** ... 79 Kyle Friend**...... OL Jr 6-2 305 ...... LB Jr 6-1 230 29 Austin Jones...... K Fr 5-10 190 ...... DL r-Jr 6-2 250 80 Zack Bambary ...... WR r-Jr 5-11 195 9 Matt Ioannidis** .....DL Jr 6-4 285 30 Shamir Bearfield...... DB Fr 5-11 175 52 Avery Ellis* ...... DL r-So 6-2 235 81 Brodrick Yancy...... WR Fr 5-11 184 10 Khalif Herbin* ...... WR r-So 5-7 170 31 Michael Felton** .....LB Jr 6-0 215 53 Leon Johnson ...... OL r-Fr 6-6 300 82 Saledeem Major ...... TE r-Jr 6-3 254 11 P.J. Walker*...... QB So 6-1 200 32 Will Hayes* ...... DB r-Jr 5-9 192 53 Chris Tronoski ...... LB Fr 5-9 200 83 Derrek Thomas ...... WR Fr 6-4 190 11 Samuel Benjamin*...... 33 Cequan Jefferson.....DB Fr 5-10 163 54 Rob Varner...... LB Fr 6-1 230 84 Romond Deloatch*...... DB r-So 6-0 195 33 Sam O’Brien...... P Fr 6-2 178 55 Brian Carter...... OL r-Fr 6-3 280 ...... WR Jr 6-4 225 12 Connor Reilly**...... QB r-Sr 6-3 215 34 Jahad Thomas...... RB So 5-10 170 56 Sharif Finch*...... DL So 6-4 231 85 Matt Eaton...... WR Fr 6-4 200 12 Anthony Robey*** ...... 34 David Sweetman .....DB Fr 5-10 183 57 Zack Mesday ...... LB Fr 6-1 225 85 Rob Heyen...... WR r-So 6-1 195 ...... DB r-Sr 5-10 190 35 Nate D Smith** ...... LB r-Jr 6-0 230 57 Josh Lang...... LS r-Fr 6-2 230 86 Colin Thompson...... TE r-So 6-4 250 13 Tim DiGiorgio...... QB r-Fr 6-3 191 36 Bashir “Jabo” Lee ....RB r-Fr 5-9 188 58 Haason Reddick* .....DL r-So 6-0 215 87 Ventell Bryant...... WR Fr 6-3 180 13 Nate L Smith...... DB r-So 6-1 185 37 Boye Aromire ...... DB r-Jr 6-0 192 59 Corey Lerch ...... LS Fr 5-10 200 88 Billy Williams...... WR Fr 5-9 160 14 Marshall Ellick ...... WR r-Fr 6-2 200 37 Mike Dougherty ...... RB Fr 5-10 205 60 Rob Ritrovato...... LB Fr 6-0 210 89Cole Boozer...... TE r-Fr 6-5 240 14 Thomas Rumer ...... TE r-So 6-3 212 38 Jim Cooper, Jr*.....PK/P So 6-1 195 60 Ralph Rizzolo...... LS Fr 6-1 245 90 Bryan Osei* ...... DL r-So 6-2 250 14 Tom Bradway ...... WR r-Fr 5-10 190 38 Jarrid Satterfield RB/CB Fr 5-10 170 61 Peter Calderone ...... OL r-Jr 6-3 315 91 Kip Patton ...... TE Fr 6-5 235 15 Nate Hairston*...... WR r-So 6-0 185 39 Marc Tyson ...... FB r-Sr 6-0 230 62 Nick Apostolu ...... OL Fr 6-5 285 91 Brenon Thrift...... DL Fr 6-3 230 16 Lenny Williams...... QB Fr 5-10 196 40 Roy Wesley...... RB r-So 5-8 185 63 Gordon Thomas...... OL Fr 6-0 295 92 Julio Derosier...... DL Jr 6-6 270 16 Artrel Foster...... DB r-Fr 6-0 170 40 Buddy Brown ...... LB r-Fr 6-3 215 63 Nick Sharga ...... LB So 6-2 235 94 Kiser Terry* ...... DL r-So 6-3 275 17 Brandon Shippen* ...... 41 Jarred Alwan* ...... LB So 6-1 230 65 Brian Fallon ...... LS Fr 6-0 215 95 Tyler Mayes...... P/PK r-Jr 6-2 200 ...... WR Jr 5-11 189 42 Rob Dvoracek...... LB Jr 60-2 230 66 Dion Dawkins ...... OL So 6-5 325 96 Jacob Martin ...... DL Fr 6-3 230 17 Malik Cummings .....QB Fr 6-1 212 43 Hassan Dixon...... RB r-Jr 5-9 175 67 Semaj Reed...... OL r-Fr 6-7 290 97 Wanemi Omuso** ...TE r-Sr 6-2 255 18 Frank Nutile...... QB Fr 6-4 199 43 Alex Starzyk ...... K Fr 6-3 205 68 Brendan McGowan*.... 98 Michael Dogbe...... DL Fr 6-3 240 18 Brett Pierce ...... WR r-Sr 5-8 170 44 Jared Folks ...... LB Fr 6-2 218 ...... OL r-So 6-4 300 99 Colby Perry...... PK/P r-Jr 6-2 200 19 Keith Kirkwood...... WR So 6-3 210 44 John Ruza...... WR Fr 6-1 165 69 Adrian Sullivan ...... OL r-Fr 6-5 270 99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd ..DL Fr 6-0 315

School Montclair Henrico Pride Avery Ellis Sharif Finch Pro-nun-SEE-ay-shun’s These players at- Khalif Herbin Cequan Jefferson Coaches Shahid Lovett ...... Shah-HEED tended the same Stephaun Marshall Matt Rhule...... Rule Khiry Lucas...... kye-REE school before coming Prep Schools Adam DiMichele ...... dee-MIKE-al Praise Martin-Oguike ...... OH-gwee-kay to Temple: Norristown Area Ikeem Boyd ASA Mike Siravo...... SIR-ah-voh Saledeem Major...... SAL-a-deem High Schools Kip Patton Julio Derosier Chris Wiesehan...... WEEZ-uh-han Tyler Matakevich ...... mat-a-KAY-vitch Elizabeth Anthony Robey Alex Wells Chris Myarick...... MY-rick Jahad Thomas Brandon Shippen Players Frank Nutile...... NEW-tile P.J. Walker Fork Union Shahbaz Ahmed...... SHA-bazz AH-med Wanemi Omuso WAY-nem-me oh-MOO-so Paul VI Cequan Jefferson Boye Aromire...... BOY-aye a-rome-a-RAY Bryan Osei ...... Oh-say Harrisburg Shahbaz Ahmed Nate D Smith Brian Carter Brett Pierce Hershey Walton Romond Deloatch....Ruh-MOND Da-lohtch Jihaad Pretlow...... JUH-hod PRET-low Jalen Fitzpatrick Rob Dvoracek...... Duh-VOOR-check Alex Starzyk ...... STAR-zik Williamstown Milford Khalif Herbin...... KUH-leaf UR-bin Jyquis Thomas ...... ja-KWEESE Mainland Regional Buddy Brown Will Hayes Rob Heyen...... HAY-en Tavon Young ...... TAY-von Julian Taylor Tyler Matakevich Tom Bradway Matt Ioannidis...... I-an-NYE-dis Jim Cooper Averee Robinson Kiser Terry Cequan Jefferson...... SAY-kwan Derrek Thomas

Geographic Dean Mosley New Jersey (38) Zach Mesday Pennsylvania (51) James McHale Colin Thompson Roster Brodrick Yancy Shahbaz Ahmed Frank Nutile Nick Apostolu Dan McLaughlin Brenon Thrift Jarred Alwan Praise Martin-Oguike Zack Bambary Chris Myarick Chris Tronoski California (1) Maryland (7) Shamir Bearfield Wanemi Omuso Ikeem Boyd Eric Neefe Rob Varner Niko Walsh Samuel Benjamin Tom Bradway Obi Onejeme Peter Calderone Sam O’Brien Hershey Walton Cole Boozer Buddy Brown Brett Pierce Brian Carter Bryan Osei Roy Wesley Colorado (1) Hassan Dixon Mike Caffrey Jihaad Pretlow Brandon Chudnoff Kip Patton Lenny Williams Jacob Martin Nate Hairston Sean Chandler Haason Reddick Anthony Davis Colby Perry Connecticut (3) Alex Wells Jim Cooper Ralph Rizzolo Tim DiGiorgio Samaj Reed Virginia (5) Malik Cummings Avery Williams Dion Dawkins Jarrid Satterfield Mike Dougherty Rob Ritrovato Romond Deloatch Tyler Matakevich Tavon Young Michael Dogbe Chris Smith Rob Dvoracek Anthony Robey Marshall Ellick Jaelin Robinson Avery Ellis Nate D. Smith Brian Fallon Averee Robinson Sharif Finch Mississippi (2) Will Hayes Jahad Thomas Michael Felton Aaron Ruff Cequan Jefferson Delaware (1) Matt Eaton Khalif Herbin Marc Tyson Jalen Fitzpatrick Thomas Rumer Connor Reilly Jacob Quinn Khiry Lucas David Hood P.J. Walker Jared Folks John Ruza Florida (8) Cam Hutchins Zaire Williams Artrel Foster Nick Sharga Wash, DC (1) Ventell Bryant New York (3) Matt Ioannidis Kyle Friend Brandon Shippen Boye Aromire John Christopher Alex Starzyk Leon Johnson So. Carolina (1) Rob Heyen Nate L. Smith Julio Derosier Adrian Sullivan Keith Kirkwood Bashir Lee Jordan Jones David Sweetman Red name - City of Jamie Gilmore Derrek Thomas Josh Lang Corey Lerch Julian Taylor Philadelphia Kenneth Harper Eric Lofton Saledeem Major Kiser Terry Austin Jones Shahid Lovett Tyler Mayes Gordon Thomas Stephaun Marshall Brendan McGowan Jyquis Thomas OWLSPORTS.COM 15 #WETHET

Temple Owls 2014 Starters OFFENSE LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR/RB/TE RB QB @Vanderbilt Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Shippen Herbin (W) Harper Walker NAVY Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Shippen Christopher (W)J.Thomas Walker DEL.ST Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Deloatch Eaton Major (TE) Harper Walker @UConn Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Christopher Hairston (W) Gilmore Walker TULSA Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Christopher Herbin (W) J.Thomas Walker @Houston Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Christopher Shippen (W) J.Thomas Walker @UCF Ahmed Reed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Christopher Shippen (W) Gilmore Walker (21) ECU Dawkins L.Johnson Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Kirkwood Shippen Thompson (TE) J.Thomas Walker MEMPHIS Dawkins McGowan Friend Carter Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Shippen Thompson (TE) Harper Walker @PSU Dawkins McGowan Friend Quinn Lofton Thompson Kirkwood Shippen Christopher (W) Harper Walker CINC. Dawkins Ahmed Friend Quinn Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Shippen Christopher (W) Harper Walker @Tulane DEFENSE DE DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB FS SS CB CB @Vanderbilt Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich N.D.Smith A.Williams Wells Aromire Robey Young NAVY Chudnoff Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich N.D.Smith Marshall Hayes Pretlow Chandler Young DEL.ST Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich Alwan A.Williams Hayes Pretlow Chandler Young @UConn Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich Alwan A.Williams Hayes Pretlow Chandler Young TULSA Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich N.D.Smith Marshall Hayes Pretlow Chandler Young @Houston Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Marshall N.D.Smith A.Williams Wells Pretlow Chandler Young @UCF Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Reddick Marshall Matakevich Finch Wells Pretlow Chandler Young (21) ECU Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Robinson J.Martin Matakevich N.D.Smith Finch Wells Pretlow Chandler Young MEMPHIS Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Hayes (DB) J.Martin Matakevich N.D.Smith Aromire (DB) Wells Pretlow Chandler Young @PSU Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Reddick Matakevich N.D.Smith Marshall Wells Pretlow Chandler Young CINC. Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich Alwan A.Williams Wells Hayes Chandler Young @Tulane Weekly Statistical Leaders

Rushing (Att-Yds-TDs) Passing (C-A-Yds-I-TD) Receiving (No-Yds-TD) Tackles (S-A-T) Sacks INTs @Vanderbilt Gilmore (9-65-0) Walker (23-34-207-0-2) Hairston (7-48-0) Hayes (4-2-6) Ellis (2.0) Young (2) NAVY Walker (13-72-0) Walker (29-49-240-1-2) Harper (8-64-0) N.D.Smith (9-4-13) -- DEL.ST Hood (8-62-0) Walker (10-14-127-2-2) Fitzpatrick (3-75-1) J.Martin (2-3-5) Reddick (1.0) Finch (1) Taylor Lucas N.D.Smith @UConn Gilmore (7-18-0) Walker (20-29-231-0-1) Fitzpatrick (6-108-1) Chandler (4-4-8) Chandler (1.0) N.L.Smith (1) Martin-Oguike Young Matakevich TULSA Ja.Thomas (14-152-0) Walker (15-31-294-1-2) Fitzpatrick (5-107-1) Matakevich (10-4-14) Martin-Oguike (1.0) - @Houston Ja.Thomas (7-49-0) Walker (12-29-259-3-1) Ja.Thomas (3-150-0) Ioannidis (5-5-10) Ioannidis (1.0) - Marshall @UCF Ja.Thomas (9-27-0) Walker (15-28-111-2-1) Christopher (5-21-0) Matakevich (10-3-13) Martin-Oguike (1.0) - A.Robinson (21) ECU Harper (12-29-2) Walker (7-19-70-0-0) Thompson (2-26-0) Matakevich (16-0-16) Martin-Oguike (1.5) - MEMPHIS Harper (17-116-1) Walker (16-37-140-1-0) Fitzpatrick (5-64-0) N.D.Smith (9-0-9) Martin-Oguike (1.0) - @PSU Walker (5-32-0) Walker (17-38-187-4-1) Fitzpatrick (4-113-1) Matakevich (5-8-13) Martin-Oguike (1.0) Matakevich (1) Young CINC. Harper (9-40-0) Walker (19-35-196-0-0) Fitzpatrick (9-77-0) Chandler (6-1-7) Finch (1.0) - @Tulane

Weekly Captains & Uniforms (Helmets-Jerseys-Pants)

@Vanderbilt 4-Kenneth Harper 8-Tyler Matakevich 9-Matt Ioannidis 79-Kyle Friend C-W-C NAVY 5-Jalen Fitzpatrick 12-Anthony Robey 35-Nate D. Smith 66-Dion Dawkins B-C-W DEL.ST 2-Avery Willams 11-P.J. Walker 32-Will Hayes 97-Wanemi Omuso C-C-W @UConn 1-Tavon Young 7-John Christopher 8-Tyler Matakevich 72-Hershey Walton W-W-W TULSA 6-Stephaun Marshall 56-Sharif Finch 71-Eric Lofton 80-Zack Bambary C-C-C @Houston 9-Matt Ioannidis 17-Brandon Shippen 24-Jihaad Pretlow 26-Jamie Gilmore W-B-W @UCF 4-Kenneth Harper 12-Anthony Robey 51-Brandon Chudnoff 82-Saledeem Major C-W-W (21) ECU 4-Kenneth Harper 39-Marc Tyson W-C-W MEMPHIS 18-Brett Pierce 37-Boye Aromire 50-Praise Martin-Oguike 68-Brendan McGowan B-B-B @PSU 4-Kenneth Harper 8-Tyler Matkevich 9-Matt Ioannidis 79-Kyle Friend W-W-W CINC. 4-Kenneth Harper 5-Jalen Fitzpatrick 12-Connor Reilly 12-Anthony Robey C-C-W @Tulane

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Temple Owls 2014 Individual Participation

2014 Cons. Career # Player GP-GS GP-GS GP-GS Vand Navy Del.St. UConn Tulsa Hou. UCF ECU Memp PSU Cinc Tulane 75 Ahmed, Shahbaz 8-8 1-1 23-12 LG LG LG LG LG LG LT ---LG 41 Alwan, Jarred 9-3 3-1 21-5 xxMLB MLB xx- - xxMLB 37 Aromire, Boye 11-2 11-0 11-2 SS xxxxxxxDB xx 80 Bambary, Zack 11-0 11-0 13-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 11 Benjamin, Samuel 10-0 9-0 19-0 x- xx xxxxxxx 89 Boozer, Cole 3-0 0-0 3-0 x- xx ------40 Brown, Buddy 2-0 0-0 2-0 --x- ---x- - - 61 Calderone, Peter 11-0 11-0 11-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 55 Carter, Brian 7-2 5-0 7-2 --xx --DT x RG xx 3 Chandler, Sean 11-10 11-10 11-10 x CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB 7 Christopher, John 11-7 34-2 34-20 x WR x WR WR WR WR xxWR WR 51 Chudnoff, Brandon 10-1 4-0 29-5 x DE xxxx-xxxx 38 Cooper, Jim 11-0 23-0 23-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 27 Davis, Anthony 9-0 0-0 9-0 xx x x xxx x x - - 66 Dawkins, Dion 10-10 4-4 15-12 LT LT LT LT LT LT - LT LT LT LT 84 Deloatch, Romond 11-1 11-0 22-4 xxWR xxxxxxxx 92 Derosier, Julio 1-0 0-0 1-0 x------13 DiGiorgio, Tim 2-0 0-0 2-0 x- x ------43 Dixon, Hassan 9-0 9-0 16-0 --xxxxxxxxx 98 Dogbe, Michael 4-0 0-0 4-0 xx x x ------85 Eaton, Matt 4-1 0-0 4-1 xxWR x------52 Ellis, Avery 10-0 9-0 19-0 x- xx xxxxxxx 31 Felton, Michael 11-0 26-0 32-1 xx x x xxx x x x x 56 Finch, Sharif 11-9 20-1 22-11 DE DE DE DE DE DE SLB SLB xxDE 5 Fitzpatrick, Jalen 11-8 45-1 45-24 WR WR x WR WR WR WR x WR x WR 16 Foster, Artrel 11-0 11-0 11-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 79 Friend, Kyle 11-11 34-32 34-32 CC C C CCC C C C C 26 Gilmore, Jamie 11-2 30-0 30-2 xx xRB xxRB xxxx 15 Hairston, Nate 7-1 0-0 15-1 xx xWR x-- -xx- 4 Harper, Kenneth 11-5 47-3 47-20 RB x RB xxxxxRB RB RB 32 Hayes, Will 11-6 11-2 21-6 x FS FS FS FS xx xDB x SS 10 Herbin, Khalif 7-2 0-0 15-2 WR xxxWR xx - - - - 85 Heyen, Rob 1-0 0-0 1-0 --x------22 Hood, David 2-0 0-0 2-0 --xx ------9 Ioannidis, Matt 11-11 29-14 29-18 DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT DT 33 Jefferson, Cequan 5-0 0-0 5-0 x- xx xx- - - - - 53 Johnson, Leon 6-1 1-0 6-1 x- xx - -xLG --x 29 Jones, Austin 11-0 11-0 11-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 19 Kirkwood, Keith 7-2 7-0 7-2 -- - - xxxWR x WR x 59 Lerch, Corey 11-0 11-0 11-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 71 Lofton, Eric 11-11 12-11 24-11 RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT RT 19 Lovett, Shahid 6-0 0-0 6-0 --x- -xxxxx- 20 Lucas, Khiry 10-0 6-0 10-0 xx x x - xx x x x x 82 Major, Saledeem 11-1 11-0 11-1 xxTE xxxxxxxx 6 Marshall, Stephaun 11-5 23-0 23-12 x SLB xxSLB WLB WLB xxSLB x 96 Martin, Jacob 11-2 11-0 11-2 xx x x xxxDE DE xx 50 Martin-Oguike, Praise 11-10 11-9 18-10 DE x DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE DE 8 Matakevich, Tyler 11-10 34-5 34-29 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB x MLB WLB WLB WLB WLB 95 Mayes, Tyler 3-0 0-0 5-0 x- x - - -- - x - - 68 McGowan, Brendan 10-10 0-0 15-13 RG RG RG RG RG RG RG RG LG LG - 45 Mosley, Dean 1-0 0-0 1-0 --x------97 Omuso, Wanemi 11-10 11-1 29-12 TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE TE x TE 47 Onejeme, Obi 1-0 0-0 1-0 --x------90 Osei, Bryan 3-0 0-0 9-0 xx - - - -x - - - - 18 Pierce, Brett 1-0 0-0 4-0 --x------24 Pretlow, Jihaad 10-9 0-0 22-14 x SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS SS - 70 Quinn, Jacob 6-2 2-2 12-4 x- xx - -- x -RG RG 58 Reddick, Haason 10-2 0-0 19-6 xx x x xxDE xxDE - 67 Reed, Semaj 9-1 6-0 9-1 x- xx -xLG xxxx 12 Reilly, Connor 11-0 11-0 31-4 xx x x xxx x x x x 60 Ritrovato, Rob 4-0 0-0 4-0 --xxxx-- - - - 12 Robey, Anthony 11-1 37-0 43-29 CB xxxxxxxxxx 73 Robinson, Averee 11-1 19-0 22-1 xx x x xxxDT xxx 14 Rumer, Thomas 1-0 0-0 1-0 --x------17 Shippen, Brandon 11-8 26-6 26-8 WR WR xxxWR WR WR WR WR WR 49 Smith, Chris 2-0 0-0 2-0 x- x ------35 Smith, Nate D. 10-7 0-0 33-27 MLB MLB xxMLB MLB x MLB MLB MLB - 13 Smith, Nate L. 10-0 8-0 13-0 xx - x xxx x x x x 43 Starzyk, Alex 11-0 11-0 11-0 xx x x xxx x x x x 69 Sullivan, Adrian 3-0 0-0 3-0 x- xx ------46 Taylor, Julian 3-0 0-0 3-0 --xx -x-- - - - 94 Terry, Kiser 8-0 2-0 14-3 xx x x xx- - - x x 83 Thomas, Derrek 5-0 0-0 5-0 xx x x - -- - - x - 34 Thomas, Jahad 11-4 16-0 20-4 x RB xxRB RB x RB xxx 86 Thompson, Colin 8-3 8-0 8-3 -- -xxxxTE TE TE x 39 Tyson, Marc 10-0 8-0 22-0 xx - x xxx x x x x 11 Walker, P.J. 11-11 19-18 20-18 QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB QB 72 Walton, Hershey 11-8 34-2 34-19 DT DT DT DT DT DT xxxDT DT 21 Wells, Alex 8-7 7-6 8-7 FS ---xFS FS FS FS FS FS 2 Williams, Avery 8-5 2-1 18-5 SLB x SLB SLB x SLB ---xSLB 23 Williams, Zaire 1-0 0-0 12-0 x------81 Yancy, Brodrick 10-0 9-0 10-0 x- xx xxxxxxx 1 Young, Tavon 11-11 24-11 33-19 CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CB CAPS - indicates starting position; x - played but did not start; “-” - did not play OWLSPORTS.COM 17 #WETHET

Temple Owls 2014 Team Statistics 2014 Results Date Opponent...... Score Overall Conference Home Away Time Attendance Aug 28, 2014 at Vanderbilt ...... W 37-7 1-0-0 1-0-0 3:22 31,731 Sept. 6, 2014 NAVY ...... L 24-31 1-1-0 0-1-0 3:08 28,408 Sept. 20, 2014 DELAWARE STATE ...... W 59-0 2-1-0 1-1-0 2:43 19,202 Sept. 27, 2014 at Connecticut ...... W 36-10 3-1-0 1-0-0 2-0-0 3:14 27,755 Oct. 11, 2014 TULSA...... W 35-24 4-1-0 2-0-0 2-1-0 3:16 25,340 Oct. 17, 2014 at Houston ...... L 10-31 4-2-0 2-1-0 2-1-0 3:20 21,471 Oct. 25, 2014 at UCF ...... L 14-34 4-3-0 2-2-0 2-2-0 3:40 39,554 Nov. 1, 2014 (21) EAST CAROLINA ...... W 20-10 5-3-0 3-2-0 3-1-0 3:24 22,130 Nov. 7, 2014 MEMPHIS...... L 13-16 5-4-0 3-3-0 3-2-0 3:11 23,882 Nov. 15, 2014 at Penn State...... L 13-30 5-5-0 2-3-0 3:28 100,173 Nov. 29, 2014 CINCINNATI ...... L 6-14 5-6-0 3-4-0 3-3-0 3:14 21,255 Dec. 6, 2014 at Tulane......

TEAM STATISTICS...... TU OPP SCORE/QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT Tot SCORING...... 267 207 Temple 89 77 61 40 267 Points Per Game ...... 24.3 18.8 Opponents 47 71 66 23 207 Points Off Turnovers...... 270 157 FIRST DOWNS ...... 166 219 Playing With the Lead Rushing ...... 68 105 Passing...... 83 96 Ahead Behind Tied Penalty ...... 15 18 RUSHING YARDAGE...... 1,201 1,807 @Vanderbilt 40:36 0:00 19:24 Yards gained rushing...... 1,434 2,137 Navy 9:09 49:05 1:46 Yards lost rushing...... 233 330 Del.St. 56:49 0:00 3:11 Rushing Attempts ...... 339 478 @UConn 51:23 0:00 8:37 Average Per Rush ...... 3.5 3.8 Tulsa 30:15 4:16 25:29 Average Per Game...... 109.2 164.3 TDs Rushing...... 11 12 @Houston 0:00 52:19 7:41 PASSING YARDAGE ...... 2,153 2,092 @UCF 0:00 55:21 4:39 Comp-Att-Int...... 194-365-15 197-327-10 East Carolina 52:20 0:00 7:40 Average Per Pass...... 5.9 6.4 Memphis 22:31 13:53 23:36 Average Per Catch ...... 11.1 10.6 @Penn State 0:00 34:09 25:51 Average Per Game...... 195.7 190.2 TDs Passing ...... 12 9 Cincinnati 2:39 42:32 14:49 TOTAL OFFENSE ...... 3,354 3,899 @Tulane Total Plays...... 704 805 Totals 265:42 251:35 142:43 Average Per Play...... 4.8 4.8 Average Per Game...... 304.9 354.5 KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ...... 33-652 46-881 PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 15-207 20-60 ALL PURPOSE...... GRush Rec PR KOR IR Tot Avg/G THOMAS,Jahad ...... 11 384 270 0 332 0 986 89.6 INT RETURNS: #-Yards...... 10-315 15-101 FITZPATRICK,Jalen....11 -10 702 000692 62.9 KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...... 19.8 19.2 HARPER,Kenneth...... 11 306 140 0 13 0 459 41.7 PUNT RETURN AVERAGE...... 13.8 3.0 GILMORE,Jamie ...... 11 213 146 0 56 0 415 37.7 INT RETURN AVERAGE...... 31.5 6.7 HERBIN,Khalif ...... 7 0 53 108 212 0 373 53.3 FUMBLES-LOST...... 24-11 27-19 WALKER,P.J...... 11 248 14 000262 23.8 PENALTIES-Yards ...... 70-586 70-686 CHRISTOPHER,John .11 0 165 10 00175 15.9 Average Per Game...... 53.3 62.4 SHIPPEN,Brandon...... 11 7 148 000155 14.1 PUNTS-Yards...... 67-2,520 65-2,413 YOUNG,Tavon ...... 11 0000153 153 13.9 Average Per Punt ...... 37.6 37.1 DELOATCH,Romond ..11 0 120 000120 10.9 Net punt average...... 35.5 32.4 THOMPSON,Colin ...... 8 0 98 000 98 12.2 KICKOFFS-Yards...... 57-3,510 46-2,744 HAIRSTON,Nate...... 7 0 88 000 88 12.6 Average Per Kick...... 61.6 59.7 KIRKWOOD, Keith...... 7 0 69 000 69 9.9 Net kick average...... 41.3 40.0 FINCH,Sharif...... 11 000065 65 5.9 TIME OF POSSESSION/Game ...... 26:18 33:42 HOOD,David ...... 2 62 000 0 62 31.0 BENJAMIN,Samuel.....10 0053 0053 5.3 3RD-DOWN Conversions...... 38/153 62/166 SMITH,Nate L...... 10 0021 0 30 51 5.1 3rd-Down Pct ...... 25% 37% OMUSO,Wanemi...... 11 0 51 000 51 4.6 4TH-DOWN Conversions ...... 10/20 4/14 MATAKEVICH,Tyler.....11 000047 47 4.3 4th-Down Pct...... 50% 29% YANCY,Brodrick...... 10 0 35 000 35 3.5 SACKS BY-Yards ...... 23-145 20-114 WILLIAMS,Avery...... 8 0 0 0 31 0 31 3.9 MISC YARDS ...... 0 0 MAJOR,Saledeem ...... 10 0 21 000 21 2.1 TOUCHDOWNS SCORED ...... 32 24 JEFFERSON,Cequan ...5 0 0 0 0 20 20 4.0 FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS ...... 14-21 13-21 DIXON,Hassan ...... 9 12 700 0 19 2.1 ON-SIDE KICKS ...... 0-0 0-1 WILLIAMS,Zaire...... 1 17 000 0 17 17.0 RED-ZONE SCORES...... (27-38) 71% (23-31) 74% FOSTER,Artrel ...... 11 0015 0015 1.4 RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS ...... (16-38) 42% (13-31) 42% BAMBARY,Zack ...... 11 0 14 000 14 1.3 PAT-ATTEMPTS ...... (31-31) 100% (24-24) 100% TYSON,Marc...... 9 0 0 0 8 0 8 0.9 ATTENDANCE ...... 140,217 220,684 DAWKINS,Dion...... 10 0700070.7 Games/Avg Per Game ...... 6/23,370 5/44,137 BOOZER,Cole ...... 3 0 5 0 0 0 5 1.7 REILLY,Connor...... 11 -5 000 0 -5 -0.5 Neutral Site Games ...... 0/0 PIERCE,Brett ...... 1 -7 000 0 -7 -7.0 TEAM ...... 6 -26 000 0-26 -4.3 Total...... 11 1201 2153 207 652 315 4528 411.6 Opponents...... 11 1807 2092 60 881 101 4941 449.2 18 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Temple Owls 2014 Offensive Statistics

RUSHING...... GP Att Gain Ls Net Avg TD Lg Avg/G TOTAL OFFENSE...... G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/G THOMAS,Jahad ...... 11 80 409 25 384 4.8 0 68 34.9 WALKER,P.J...... 11 433 248 2062 2310 210.0 HARPER,Kenneth ...... 11 79 322 16 306 3.9 5 75 27.8 THOMAS,Jahad ...... 11 80 384 0 384 34.9 WALKER,P.J...... 11 90 374 126 248 2.8 3 33 22.5 HARPER,Kenneth ...... 11 79 306 0 306 27.8 GILMORE,Jamie ...... 11 51 222 9 213 4.2 1 32 19.4 GILMORE,Jamie ...... 11 51 213 0 213 19.4 HOOD,David ...... 2 11 63 1 62 5.6 0 24 31.0 REILLY,Connor...... 11 23 -5 77 72 6.5 WILLIAMS,Zaire...... 1 7 17 0 17 2.4 0517.0 HOOD,David ...... 2 11 62 0 62 31.0 DIXON,Hassan...... 9 7 13 1 12 1.7 16 1.3 WILLIAMS,Zaire...... 1 7 17 0 17 17.0 SHIPPEN,Brandon ...... 11 27073.5 07 0.6 DIXON,Hassan...... 9 7 12 0 12 1.3 REILLY,Connor...... 11 4510 -5 -1.2 13 -0.5 SHIPPEN,Brandon ...... 11 27 0 7 0.6 PIERCE,Brett ...... 1 1 0 7 -7 -7.0 00 -7.0 FITZPATRICK,Jalen ...... 11 3 -10 14 4 0.4 FITZPATRICK,Jalen ...... 11 2212 -10 -5.0 02 -0.9 PIERCE,Brett ...... 1 1 -7 0 -7 -7.0 TEAM ...... 6 5 0 26 -26 -5.2 00 -4.3 TEAM ...... 6 6 -26 0 -26 -4.3 Total...... 11 339 1434 233 1201 3.5 11 75 109.2 Total...... 11 704 1201 2153 3354 304.9 Opponents...... 11 478 2137 330 1807 3.8 12 56 164.3 Opponents...... 11 805 1807 2092 3899 354.5

PASSING ...... G Eff C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/G |------PATs ------| WALKER,P.J...... 11 107.23 183-343-14 53.4 2062 12 75 187.5 SCORING...... TD FGs Kck Ru Rc Pa DX Saf Pts REILLY,Connor...... 11 76.15 10-19-1 52.6 77 0 14 7.0 JONES,Austin ...... 0 12-19 30-30 0-0 0 0-0 0066 FITZPATRICK,Jalen.11 217.60 1-1-0 100.0 14 0 14 1.3 FITZPATRICK,Jalen ...... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0036 DiGIORGIO,Tim...... 2 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 00 0 0.0 HARPER,Kenneth...... 6 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0036 TEAM...... 6 0.00 0-1-0 0.0 00 0 0.0 WALKER,P.J...... 3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0018 Total...... 11 105.33 194-365-15 53.2 2153 12 75 195.7 FINCH,Sharif...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0012 Opponents...... 11 116.95 197-327-10 60.2 2092 9 74 190.2 YOUNG,Tavon...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0012 DELOATCH,Romond ...... 2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0012 MAYES,Tyler ...... 0 2-2 1-1 0-0 0 0-0 00 7 RECEIVING...... G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/G REILLY,Connor...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-1 00 6 FITZPATRICK,Jalen ...... 11 50 702 14.0 6 75 63.8 THOMAS,Jahad ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 CHRISTOPHER,John...... 11 22 165 7.5 0 25 15.0 FOSTER,Artrel ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 HARPER,Kenneth ...... 11 21 140 6.7 1 21 12.7 DIXON,Hassan...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 HAIRSTON,Nate ...... 7 13 88 6.8 0 16 12.6 SHIPPEN,Brandon...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 THOMAS,Jahad ...... 11 12 270 22.5 1 74 24.5 KIRKWOOD, Keith ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 GILMORE,Jamie ...... 11 11 146 13.3 0 64 13.3 BENJAMIN,Samuel...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 DELOATCH,Romond...... 11 11 120 10.9 2 30 10.9 GILMORE,Jamie ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 THOMPSON,Colin ...... 8 11 98 8.9 0 39 12.2 HERBIN,Khalif...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 SHIPPEN,Brandon ...... 11 10 148 14.8 1 35 13.5 ROBINSON,Averee...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 HERBIN,Khalif...... 7 9 53 5.9 0 17 7.6 MARTIN-OGUIKE,Praise ...... 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 00 6 OMUSO,Wanemi ...... 11 6 51 8.5 0 22 4.6 MATAKEVICH,Tyler...... 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 01 2 YANCY,Brodrick...... 10 6 35 5.8 08 3.5 Total...... 32 14-21 31-31 0-0 0 0-1 01267 KIRKWOOD, Keith ...... 7 4 69 17.2 1 39 9.9 Opponents...... 24 13-21 24-24 0-0 0 0-0 00207 MAJOR,Saledeem...... 10 3 21 7.0 0 12 2.1 BAMBARY,Zack...... 11 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 WALKER,P.J...... 11 1 14 14.0 0 14 1.3 FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg Blk DAWKINS,Dion ...... 10 177.0 07 0.7 JONES,Austin 12-19 63.2 1-1 4-6 4-6 3-5 0-1 47 0 DIXON,Hassan...... 9 1 7 7.0 07 0.8 MAYES,Tyler 2-2 100.0 0-0 2-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 26 0 BOOZER,Cole...... 3 1 5 5.0 05 1.7 Total...... 11 194 2153 11.1 12 75 195.7 Opponents...... 11 197 2092 10.6 9 74 190.2 FG SEQUENCE Temple: (19,28,22m,25) (28) (26) (47,34,44m) (37m) (22) () (50m) (43,37m,46) (31,42m,25), (30,31,27m) PUNT RETURNS ...... No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponent: (40m) (29,43m) (), (45m,30) (41m,44) (34, 32m) (23,19) (39,41b) HERBIN,Khalif ...... 7 108 15.4 1 84 (45m,42,27,31) (29,50,21,42b), () CHRISTOPHER,John ...... 5 10 2.0 06 BENJAMIN,Samuel...... 2 53 26.5 16KICKOFFS ...... No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLn SMITH,Nate L...... 1 21 21.0 0 21 COOPER,Jim ...... 57 3510 61.6 11 0 FOSTER,Artrel...... 0 15 0.0 1 15 Total...... 57 3510 61.6 11 0 881 41.3 23 Total...... 15 207 13.8 3 84 Opponents...... 46 2744 59.7 10 2 652 40.0 24 Opponents...... 20 60 3.0 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS ...... No. Yds Avg TD Long PUNTING ...... No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 Blkd YOUNG,Tavon ...... 4 153 38.2 1 93 STARZYK,Alex ...... 63 2429 38.6 62 4 22 14 1 JEFFERSON,Cequan ...... 1 20 20.0 0 20 MAYES,Tyler ...... 2 66 33.0 34 001 0 LUCAS,Khiry...... 1 0 0.0 00TEAM ...... 2 25 12.5 24 000 1 MATAKEVICH,Tyler ...... 1 47 47.0 0 47 Total...... 67 2520 37.6 62 4 22 15 2 FINCH,Sharif...... 1 65 65.0 1 65 Opponents...... 65 2413 37.1 73 5 18 22 3 SMITH,Nate L...... 1 30 30.0 0 30 SMITH,Nate D...... 1 0 0.0 00 Total...... 10 315 31.5 2 93 FUMBLE RETURNS...... No. Yds Avg TD Long Opponents...... 15 101 6.7 2 33 ROBINSON,Averee...... 1 55 55.0 1 55 YOUNG,Tavon ...... 1 63 63.0 1 63 KICK RETURNS ...... No. Yds Avg TD Long MARTIN-OGUIKE,Praise...... 1 11 11.0 1 11 THOMAS,Jahad...... 14 332 23.7 0 37 FINCH,Sharif...... 0 0 0.0 10 HERBIN,Khalif ...... 12 212 17.7 0 35 Total...... 3 129 43.0 4 63 GILMORE,Jamie...... 3 56 18.7 0 22 Opponents...... 2 10 5.0 19 WILLIAMS,Avery...... 2 31 15.5 0 19 HARPER,Kenneth...... 1 13 13.0 0 13 TYSON,Marc...... 1 8 8.0 08 Total...... 33 652 19.8 0 37 Opponents...... 46 881 19.2 0 38 OWLSPORTS.COM 19 #WETHET

Temple Owls 2014 Defensive Statistics

|------Tackles------| |-Sacks-| |----Pass Def----| |----Fumbles- --| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yrds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf 8 MATAKEVICH,Tyler...... 11 75 26 101 7.5-19 1.5-10 1-47 31 2-0 ..1 35 SMITH,Nate D...... 10 46 24 70 2.0-5 . 1-0 12 1-0 3.. 3 CHANDLER,Sean ...... 11 50 15 65 3.0-10 1.0-8 .7 . .2 .. 21 WELLS,Alex...... 8 35 15 50 ...4..... 9 IOANNIDIS,Matt...... 11 25 20 45 11.0-28 3.5-13 .3 . .. .. 32 HAYES,Will...... 11 26 14 40 1.0-3 ..1.2-0 ... 50 MARTIN-OGUIKE,Praise ...... 11 25 10 35 9.0-50 6.5-41 ..2 1-11 52. 56 FINCH,Sharif...... 11 19 15 34 7.5-32 2.0-21 1-65 11 3-0 2.. 37 AROMIRE,Boye ...... 11 25 7 32 0.5-1 ....2-0 3.. 24 PRETLOW,Jihaad...... 10 23 9 32 1.0-3 ..1. .1.. 72 WALTON,Hershey...... 11 13 16 29 4.5-9 ..2. .... 6 MARSHALL,Stephaun ...... 11 22 7 29 1.0-9 1.0-9 .3 . .. .. 2 WILLIAMS,Avery...... 8 21 6 27 2.0-3 ...... 58 REDDICK,Haason ...... 10 16 7 23 7.0-16 1.5-5 .1 . .. .. 1 YOUNG,Tavon ...... 11 21 1 22 ..4-153 6.1-63 ... 41 ALWAN,Jarred ...... 9 11 9 20 ...... 1.. 52 ELLIS,Avery ...... 10 10 9 19 3.5-23 2.0-16 .. . .1 .. 31 FELTON,Michael ...... 11 10 6 16 2.0-2 ...... 1. 96 MARTIN,Jacob...... 11 6713 1.5-3 ....1-0 ... 20 LUCAS,Khiry...... 10 6410 ..1-0 .1 .. .. 13 SMITH,Nate L...... 10 6410 ..1-30 ...... 19 LOVETT,Shahid ...... 6 4 5 9 0.5-1 ...... 51 CHUDNOFF,Brandon...... 10 35 8 1.5-6 1.5-6 ...... 27 DAVIS,Anthony ...... 9 6 2 8 . . . 2 . .... 73 ROBINSON,Averee ...... 10 17 8 1.5-10 1.5-10 .. . 3-55 ... 80 BAMBARY,Zack ...... 11 52 7 . . . . . 1-0 ... 12 ROBEY,Anthony...... 11 52 7 . . . 1 1 . . . . 11 BENJAMIN,Samuel...... 10 52 7 0.5-1 .... .12. 16 FOSTER,Artrel ...... 11 41 5 . . . . . 1-0 ... 46 TAYLOR,Julian...... 2 3 1 4 1.5-7 1.0-6 ...... 38 COOPER,Jim ...... 11 21 3 ...... 98 DOGBE,Michael...... 4 2 1 3 ...... 94 TERRY,Kiser...... 8 2 1 3 1.0-2 ...... 60 RITROVATO,Rob ...... 4 1 1 2 ...... 40 BROWN,Buddy ...... 2 1 1 2 ...... 33 JEFFERSON,Cequan ...... 5 2 . 2 . . 1-20 ...... 4 HARPER,Kenneth...... 11 2. 2 ...... 34 THOMAS,Jahad ...... 11 2. 2 . . . . . 1-0 ... 97 OMUSO,Wanemi...... 11 1. 1 ...... 84 DELOATCH,Romond ...... 11 1. 1 ...... 5 FITZPATRICK,Jalen...... 11 1. 1 ...... 79 FRIEND,Kyle...... 11 1. 1 ...... 43 STARZYK,Alex...... 11 .1 1 0.5-1 ...... 17 SHIPPEN,Brandon...... 11 1. 1 ...... 59 LERCH,Corey ...... 11 .1 1 ...... 39 TYSON,Marc...... 9 . 1 1 ...... Total...... 11 546 266 812 71-244 23-145 10-315 36 8 19-129 19 51 Opponents...... 11 444 190 634 59.0-220 20-114 15-101 33 11 11-10 10 2.

1st Down Conversions (rushing-receiving)

Vandy Navy Del.St Conn Tulsa Hou UCF ECU Mem PSU Cin Tuln Total

Jalen Fitzpatrick 0-3 0-2 0-3 0-6 0-4 0-1 0-2 0-3 0-2 0-4 0-30

Kenneth Harper 1-0 5-3 1-1 1-0 1-2 1-0 1-0 6-1 2-0 19-7

Jahad Thomas 3-0 1-0 2-0 0-1 4-1 1-3 3-1 1-1 0-1 15-8

Jamie Gilmore 3-0 1-2 4-0 1-0 1-2 0-1 3-0 13-5 P.J. Walker 1-0 6-0 2-0 1-1 2-0 1-0 4-0 17-1

John Christopher 0-1 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-7

Brandon Shippen 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-6

Romond Deloatch 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-5 Nate Hairston 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-5

David Hood 4-0 4-0

Khalif Herbin 0-1 0-1 0-2 Keith Kirkwood 0-1 0-1 0-2 Colin Thompson 0-1 0-1 0-2

Zack Bambary 0-1 0-1 Saledeen Major 0-1 0-1 Wanemi Omuso 0-1 0-1

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Temple Owls 2014 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 A-28 at Vanderbilt 45 144 1 20 23 207 2 35 23-36-0 207 2 35 2 48 0 30 2604351 S-06 NAVY 34 156 0 18 29 240 2 30 29-50-1 240 2 30 4 61 0 18 0000396 S-20 DEL.STATE 40 172 3 24 16 179 2 31 16-21-2 179 2 31 00003134 2 84 351 S-27 at Connecticut 24 41 1 11 20 231 1 42 20-31-0 231 1 42 4 62 0 25 3404272 T O-11 TULSA 35 203 3 68 15 294 2 64 15-31-1 294 2 64 5 73 0 19 0000497 O-17 at Houston 20 98 0 31 12 259 1 74 12-29-3 259 1 74 4 86 0 35 2406357 O-25 at UCF 20 32 0 10 20 150 1 22 20-38-3 150 1 22 4 82 0 33 1 32 16182 N-01 (21) ECU 37 65 2 10 7 70 0 22 7-19-0 70 0 22 2 73 0 37 1404135 N-07 MEMPHIS 32 158 1 75 16 140 0 31 16-37-1 140 0 31 1 17 0 17 2 20 0 21 298 N-15 at Penn State 20 61 0 20 17 187 1 75 17-38-4 187 1 75 4 87 0 26 1303248 N-22 CINCINNATI 32 71 0 26 19 196 0 39 19-35-0 196 0 39 3 63 0 33 0000267 E D-06 at Tulane Totals 339 1201 11 75 194 2153 12 75 194-365-15 2153 12 75 33 652 0 37 15 207 3 84 3354 Avg/rush: 3.5 Avg/catch: 11.1 Pass efficiency: 105.33 KOR/ avg: 19.8 PR/avg: 13.8 All purpose avg/game: 411.6 Total offense avg/gm: 304.9

|------TACKLES------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| M Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts A-28 at Vanderbilt 38 28 66 4.0-26 4.0-26 3 4-55 3-55 050 4-4 00037 S-06 NAVY 59 18 77 2.0-3 0.0-0 3 3-0 0-0 000 3-3 00024 S-20 DEL.STATE 33 24 57 9.0-20 2.0-8 0 1-0 3-65 011 8-8 00059 S-27 at Connecticut 37 40 77 6.0-25 3.0-16 2 1-11 2-123 520 4-4 00136 O-11 TULSA 60 20 80 4.0-10 1.0-7 0 0-0 0-0 060 5-5 00035 O-17 at Houston 49 50 99 11.0-39 3.0-16 0 0-0 0-0 020 1-1 00010 P O-25 at UCF 53 38 91 7.0-26 2.0-17 2 2-0 0-0 372 2-2 00014 N-01 (21) ECU 68 8 76 11.0-35 4.0-19 6 5-63 0-0 061 2-2 00020 N-07 MEMPHIS 61 2 63 6.0-17 1.0-6 1 1-0 0-0 020 1-1 00013 N-15 at Penn State 42 28 70 6.0-15 2.0-7 1 1-0 2-72 021 1-1 00013 N-22 CINCINNATI 45 10 55 4.0-22 1.0-17 1 1-0 0-0 030 0-0 000 6 D-06 at Tulane L Totals 546 266 812 71.0-244 23.0-145 19 19-129 10-315 8 36 5 31-31 001267

|------PUNTING------| |------FIELD GOALS------| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB A-28 at Vanderbilt 7 291 41.6 58 00010 4-3 28 08503 62.9 10 S-06 NAVY 5 259 51.8 62 01032 1-1 28 05317 63.4 10 E S-20 DEL.STATE 2 66 33.0 38 00201 1-1 26 0 10 626 62.6 50 0S-27 at Connecticut 5 181 36.2 41 00101 3-2 47 07440 62.9 10 O-11 TULSA 5 181 36.2 48 11300 1-0 006358 59.7 10 O-17 at Houston 5 211 42.2 50 00210 1-1 22 03163 54.3 00 O-25 at UCF 8 325 40.6 61 00512 0-0 0 0 3 190 63.3 10 N-01 (21) ECU 9 307 34.1 41 00205 1-0 0 0 4 246 61.5 00 N-07 MEMPHIS 8 206 25.8 42 10101 3-2 46 0 4 248 62.0 00 N-15 at Penn State 5 205 41.0 49 00303 3-2 31 0 4 246 61.5 10 N-22 CINCINNATI 8 288 36.0 50 02310 3-2 31 0 3 173 57.7 00 D-06 at Tulane Totals 67 2520 37.6 62 2422 7 15 21-14 47 0 57 3510 61.6 11 0

|------RUSHING------| |-----RECEIVING-----| |------PASSING------| |------KICK RET------| |-----PUNT RET------| tot O 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 A-28 at Vanderbilt 29 54 0 14 16 224 0 30 16-34-3 224 0 30 7 150 0 38 5 26 0 14 278 S-06 NAVY 63 487 4 56 4 30 0 10 4-8-0 30 0 10 4 69 0 19 2304517 S-20 DEL.STATE 30 26 0712 67 0 15 12-23-3 67 0 15 5 74 0 18 000093 S-27 at Connecticut 43 133 0 26 14 174 1 74 14-28-2 174 1 74 6 104 0 23 1909307 O-11 TULSA 50 178 1 19 21 260 2 38 21-36-0 260 2 38 5 120 0 31 0000438 P O-17 at Houston 49 171 1 17 29 268 2 30 29-33-0 268 2 30 3 50 0 31 0000439 O-25 at UCF 47 130 2 12 25 336 2 54 25-39-0 336 2 54 2 40 0 23 2 11 0 10 466 N-01 (21) ECU 46 211 1 24 24 217 0 24 24-42-0 217 0 24 4 74 0 30 3003432 N-07 MEMPHIS 40 82 0 13 21 230 1 42 21-28-0 230 1 42 4 74 0 22 4508312 N-15 at Penn State 47 254 2 38 12 112 0 21 12-26-2 112 0 21 3 72 0 31 1505366 N-22 CINCINNATI 33 81 1 15 19 174 1 31 19-31-0 174 1 31 3 54 0 29 2101255 P D-06 at Tulane Opponent 478 1807 12 56 197 2092 9 74 197-327-10 2092 9 74 46 881 0 38 20 60 0 14 3899 Avg/rush: 3.8 Avg/ catch: 10.6 Pass efficiency: 116.95 KOR/avg: 19.2 PR/ avg: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 449.2 Total offense avg/gm: 354.5

O |------TACKLES------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---| Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf Pts A-28 at Vanderbilt 50 38 88 7.0-21 1.0-1 2 2-0 0-0 230 1-1 000 7 S-06 NAVY 52 22 74 2.0-2 0.0-0 0 1-0 1-0 070 4-4 00031 S-20 DEL.STATE 47 10 57 2.0-8 0.0-0 0 0-0 2-0 000 0-0 000 0 S-27 at Connecticut 36 20 56 7.0-30 3.0-17 0 1-0 0-0 010 1-1 00010 N O-11 TULSA 41 14 55 7.0-24 2.0-14 1 1-0 1-0 051 3-3 00024 O-17 at Houston 27 18 45 5.0-17 2.0-11 3 1-0 3-29 330 4-4 00031 O-25 at UCF 35 16 51 5.0-16 4.0-15 1 1-8 3-11 650 4-4 00034 N-01 (21) ECU 40 10 50 7.0-26 2.0-8 3 0-0 0-0 000 1-1 00010 N-07 MEMPHIS 46 0 46 4.0-26 2.0-21 0 1-0 1-0 031 1-1 00016 N-15 at Penn State 27 28 55 7.0-9 1.0-2 0 1-0 4-61 040 3-3 00030 E N-22 CINCINNATI 44 14 58 7.0-44 3.0-25 1 2-2 0-0 020 2-2 00014 D-06 at Tulane Opponent 444 190 634 59.0-220 20.0-114 10 11-10 15-101 11 33 2 24-24 000207

|------PUNTING------| |------FIELD GOALS------| |------KICKOFFS------| Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OB N A-28 at Vanderbilt 7 289 41.3 53 00313 1-0 002124 62.0 00 S-06 NAVY 1 42 42.0 42 00001 2-1 29 06382 63.7 20 S-20 DEL.STATE 9 305 33.9 73 11011 0-0 00135 35.0 01 S-27 at Connecticut 6 210 35.0 41 00302 2-1 30 04213 53.2 00 O-11 TULSA 6 259 43.2 56 00222 2-1 44 05248 49.6 00 O-17 at Houston 6 218 36.3 52 01311 2-1 34 0 6 383 63.8 20 T O-25 at UCF 5 121 24.2 40 21100 2-2 23 0 7 426 60.9 30 N-01 (21) ECU 3 124 41.3 55 00013 2-1 39 1 2 125 62.5 00 N-07 MEMPHIS 8 285 35.6 47 00402 4-3 42 0 4 255 63.8 11 N-15 at Penn State 5 190 38.0 49 00002 4-3 50 1 6 380 63.3 20 N-22 CINCINNATI 9 370 41.1 55 02225 0-0 0 0 3 173 57.7 00 S D-06 at Tulane Opponent 65 2413 37.1 73 3518 8 22 21-13 50 2 46 2744 59.7 10 2

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Temple Owls 2014 Drive Production

Temple Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs @Vanderbilt 17 33107 2001 35.3 17.7 Walker 14 32106 2000 35.7 21.4 Reilly 20 10 0 1 000 0 50.0 0.0 DiGiorgio 10 00 0 0 000 1 0.0 0.0 NAVY (Walker) 12 31015 1100 33.3 25.0 DEL.ST 11 51002 0201 54.5 45.5 Walker 64 00 0 0 020 0 66.7 66.7 Reilly 31 10 0 1 000 0 66.7 33.3 DiGiorgio 20 00 0 1 000 1 0.0 0.0 @UConn 11 22105 0001 36.4 18.2 Walker 92 20 0 5 000 0 40.0 20.0 Reilly 20 01 0 0 000 1 0.0 0.0 TULSA (Walker) 15 50125 0101 33.3 33.3 @Houston (Walker) 13 11025 1300 15.4 7.7 @UCF 14 10018 1300 7.1 7.1 Walker 10 10015 1200 10.0 10.0 Reilly 40 00 0 3 010 0 0.0 0.0 (21) ECU (Walker) 13 20109 0001 15.4 15.4 MEMPHIS (Walker) 13 12108 0100 23.1 7.7 @PSU (Walker) 15 12115 1400 20.0 6.7 CINC. (Walker) 14 02108 2001 14.3 0.0 @Tulane @TOTALS 148 24 14 77 67 8 15 06 25.7 16.2 Walker 134 23 12 67 61 8 14 03 26.1 17.2 Reilly 11 12105 0101 27.3 9.1 DiGiorgio 30 00 0 1 000 2 0.0 0.0 Opponents Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs @Vanderbilt 16 00117 3301 0.0 0.0 NAVY 13 41111 3002 38.5 30.8 DEL.ST 14 00009 1301 0.0 0.0 @UConn 14 11106 1211 14.3 7.1 TULSA 16 31146 0001 25.0 18.8 @Houston 13 31106 0002 30.8 23.1 @UCF 14 42015 1001 42.9 28.6 (21) ECU 13 11123 4001 15.4 7.7 MEMPHIS 14 13108 0001 28.6 7.1 @PSU 15 23105 1201 33.3 13.3 CINC. 12 20019 0000 16.7 16.7 @Tulane TOTALS 154 21 13 8 10 65 13 10 1 12 22.1 13.6

Temple Owls 2014 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 A-28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 6523 21131 00000 S-06 NAVY L 24-31 4317 20210 10000 S-20 Del.State W 59-0 6531 43110 01000 S-27 at Connecticut W 36-10 2210 11010 00000 O-11 TULSA W 35-24 5428 43101 00000 O-17 at Houston L 10-31 3130001010100 O-25 at UCF L 14-34 3171010011000 N-01 (21) ECU W 20-10 2213 22000 00000 N-07 MEMPHIS L 13-16 2000000101000 N-15 at Penn State L 13-30 2260002000000 N-22 CINCINNATI L 6-14 3260002100000 D-06 at Tulane Totals 38 27 144 16 10 6 11 433100 27 of 38 (71.1%) 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 A-28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 2000000011000 S-06 NAVY L 24-31 4317 22010 10000 S-20 Del.State W 59-0 0000000000000 S-27 at Connecticut W 36-10 3130001100010 O-11 TULSA W 35-24 3214 21100 10000 O-17 at Houston L 10-31 4317 21111 00000 O-25 at UCF L 14-34 5420 22020 00100 N-01 (21) ECU W 20-10 2210 11010 00000 N-07 MEMPHIS L 13-16 3313 10120 00000 N-15 at Penn State L 13-30 3313 11020 00000 N-22 CINCINNATI L 6-14 2214 21100 00000 D-06 at Tulane Totals 31 23 121 13 9410 231110 23 of 31 (74.2%) 22 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Temple Owls 2014 3rd Down Situations OFFENSE 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3rd-n-10+ Total Pct @Vanderbilt 0/1 0/1 0/2 1/5 0/2 0/1 0/1 1/4 2/17 11.8 NAVY 1/1 0/4 0/2 3/3 0/2 1/2 0/1 1/3 6/18 33.3 DEL.ST 3/3 0/1 0/1 0/2 3/7 42.9 @UConn 2/2 0/1 2/2 0/1 0/2 0/4 4/12 33.3 TULSA 0/3 0/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 1/2 1/12 8.3 @Houston 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 ` 0/3 1/4 2/11 18.2 @UCF 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/5 3/13 23.1 (21) ECU 2/2 1/1 1/1 0/2 0/1 0/2 0/1 0/3 0/1 4/14 28.6 MEMPHIS 2/2 2/2 0/1 0/1 1/1 1/3 0/4 0/3 6/17 35.3 @PSU 2/3 1/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/2 0/4 3/16 18.8 CINC. 1/2 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/3 1/2 1/2 0/4 4/16 25.0 @Tulane TOTAL 13/16 4/9 4/12 3/13 3/9 1/12 2/13 3/12 1/9 1/15 3/33 38/153 81.3 44.4 33.3 23.1 33.3 8.3 15.4 25.0 11.1 6.7 9.1 24.8 DEFENSE 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3rd-n-10+ Total Pct @Vanderbilt 2/3 0/2 1/3 0/1 0/2 0/3 3/14 21.4 NAVY 1/1 0/1 2/2 2/2 0/1 0/1 1/2 6/10 60.0 DEL.ST 1/1 1/1 1/2 0/1 0/1 1/3 0/5 4/14 28.6 @UConn 1/3 0/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/4 3/13 23.1 TULSA 2/2 1/1 0/2 1/1 0/1 1/3 0/5 1/3 6/18 33.3 @Houston 2/3 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/1 1/1 0/1 1/3 0/2 7/17 41.2 @UCF 1/1 3/4 0/2 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/4 1/1 2/4 11/20 55.0 (21) ECU 2/2 1/2 2/2 1/1 2/2 0/1 1/1 0/5 9/16 56.3 MEMPHIS 1/2 1/2 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/2 1/2 0/5 5/17 29.4 @PSU 1/2 1/2 0/2 0/1 2/6 4/13 30.8 CINC. 2/3 0/1 1/2 1/2 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/3 4/14 28.6 @Tulane TOTAL 12/18 9/15 9/17 5/7 1/11 5/15 7/12 2/9 1/13 6/12 4/37 62/166 72.2 60.0 52.9 71.4 9.1 33.3 58.3 22.2 7.7 50.0 10.8 37.3

3rd Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Aug 28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 2-17 11.8% 1-5 20.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-3 0.0% Sep 6 Navy L 24-31 6-18 33.3% 3-5 60.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-4 25.0% 1-5 20.0% Sep 20 Delaware State W 59-0 3-7 42.9% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% Sep 27 at Connectict W 36-10 4-12 33.3% 1-2 50.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-3 66.7% 0-3 0.0% Oct 11 Tulsa W 35-24 1-12 8.3% 0-3 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-5 20.0% Oct 17 at Houston L 10-31 2-11 18.2% 0-3 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-2 0.0% 0-2 0.0% Oct 25 at UCF L 14-34 3-13 23.1% 0-1 0.0% 2-5 40.0% 0-2 0.0% 1-5 20.0% Nov 1 (21) East Carolina W 20-10 4-14 28.6% 1-2 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-5 20.0% Nov 7 Memphis L 13-16 6-17 35.3% 0-2 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 4-6 66.7% 2-6 33.3% Nov 15 at Penn State L 13-30 3-16 18.8% 0-2 0.0% 0-4 0.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-6 33.3% Nov 29 Cincinnati L 6-14 4-16 25.0% 3-6 50.0% 0-3 0.0% 1-5 20.0% 0-2 0.0% Dec 6 at Tulane Temple 38-153 24.8% 9-32 28.1% 6-36 16.7% 14-41 34.1% 9-44 20.5% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 62-166 37.3% 15-45 33.3% 19-47 40.4% 15-35 42.9% 13-39 33.3% 0-0 0.0% 4th Down Conversions

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT Qtr Aug 28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 2-4 50.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Sep 6 Navy L 24-31 4-5 80.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-2 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 3-3 100.0% Sep 20 Delaware State W 59-0 1-1 100.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Sep 27 at Connectict W 36-10 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Oct 11 Tulsa W 35-24 2-4 50.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-1 0.0% 1-2 50.0% Oct 17 at Houston L 10-31 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Oct 25 at UCF L 14-34 0-2 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-2 0.0% Nov 1 (21) East Carolina W 20-10 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Nov 7 Memphis L 13-16 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% Nov 15 at Penn State L 13-30 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0% Nov 29 Cincinnati L 6-14 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% Dec 6 at Tulane Temple 10-20 50.0% 2-2 100.0% 3-5 60.0% 1-3 33.3% 4-10 40.0% 0-0 0.0% Opponents 4-14 28.6% 3-4 75.0% 1-4 25.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-5 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

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Takeaways = Points

TEMPLE

QtrTime Rem. Date Opponent Score Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play A-28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 4 3 3 2 2 Scores:TA = 5:7 ... TD:TA = 3:7 ... Points = 27 1st 5:25 1 V40 1 B.Kimbrow rush / FF:N.D.Smith / FR: A.Robinson 2nd 0:39 1 EZ 1 S.Rivers sacked / FF: A.Ellis / FR: A.Robinson 3rd 11:21 1 V31 1 D.Sims KOR / FR: J.Thomas 3rd 7:58 1 V37 1 J.McCrary pass / INT: T.Young 3rd 6:08 1 V14 1 J.McCrary pass / INT: T.Young 3rd 1:48 1 V20 MFG T.Herndon KOR / FF: B.Aromire / FR: A.Foster 4th 3:43 1 T25 Downs S.Rivers pass / INT: C.Jefferson S-06 NAVY L 24-31 3 0 1 1 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 1:3 ... Points = 10 1st 13:07 1 EZ 1 K.Reynolds rush / FF: S.Finch / FR: S.Finch 2nd 9:45 1 N24 Downs R.Williams rush / FF: J.Pretlow / FR: S.Finch 3rd 4:28 1 N22 1 C.Swain rush / FF: A.Robinson / FR: T.Matakevich S-20 Del.State W 59-0 1 3 4 0 0 Scores:TA = 4:4 ... TD:TA = 4:4 ... Points = 28 1st 11:00 1 DS3 1 bad snap / FR: J.Martin 1st 6:10 1 T46 1 G.Rivera pass / INT: N.D.Smith 2nd 10:39 1 EZ 1 G.Rivera pass / INT: S.Finch 2nd 2:49 1 DS36 1 G.Rivera pass / INT: K/Lucas S-27 at UConn W 36-10 1 2 2 0 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 2:3 ... Points = 14 1st 6:23 11 C.Whitmer pass / INT: T.Young 3rd 7:34 11C.Whitmer sacked / FF: S.Chandler / FR: P.Martin-Oguike 4th 5:52 1 MFG T.Boyle pass / INT: N.L.Smith O-11 TULSA W 35-24 0 0 0 0 0 Scores: TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 O-17 at Houston L 10-31 0 0 0 0 0 Scores: TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 O-25 at UCF L 14-34 2 0 0 0 2 Scores: TA = 0:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 0 4th 11:51 1 TU15 Punt W.Stanback run / FF: P.Martin-Oguike / FR: A.Robinson 4th 10:17 1 CF15 INT J.J.Worton punt return / FF: S.Finch / FR: S.Finch N-01 (21) ECU W 20-10 5 0 2 0 3 Scores: TA = 2:5 ... TD:TA = 2:5 ... Points = 14 1st 7:11 1 EZ 1 B.Allen run / FF: P.Martin-Oguike / FR: T.Young 1st 5:56 1 EC40 1 B.Allen run / FF: N.D.Smith / FR: W.Hayes 2nd 0:54 1 TU29 Clock C.Houston run / FF: P.Martin-Oguike / FR: T.Matakevich 3rd 4:23 1 EC35 MFG I.Jones KOR / FF: B.Aromire / FR: B.Aromire 4th 11:06 1 TU38 Punt S.Carden run / FR: W.Hayes N-07 MEMPHIS L 13-16 1 0 0 0 1 Scores: TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 4th 14:42 1 UM20 MFG B.J.Ross muffed punt / FR: Z.Bambary N-15 at Penn State L 13-30 1 2 0 2 1 Scores: TA = 2:3... TD:TA = 0:3 ... Points = 6 1st 5:34 1 PS46 1 B.Belton run / FF: N.D.Smith / FR: N.D.Smith 2nd 11:18 1 PS40 Punt C.Hackenberg pass / INT: T.Young 3rd 8:58 1 PS16 1 C.Hackenberg pass / INT: T.Matakevich N-22 CINCINNATI L 6-14 1 1 Scores: TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 3rd 6:51 1 UC18 MFG C.Moore KOR / FF: B.Aromire / FR: B.Aromire D-06 at Tulane Totals 19 10 12 5 12 Scores:TA = 17:29 ... TD:TA = 12:29 ... Points = 99

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Takeaways = Points (continued)

Opponents

QtrTime Rem. Date Opponent Score Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play A-28 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 2 0 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 2nd 10:10 1 EZ 1 bad snap on punt / FR: O.Burks 2nd 9:35 1 50 Punt K.Herbin reception / FF: T.tarpley / FR: J.Sealand S-06 NAVY L 24-31 1 1 1 0 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 1st 0:56 1 TB 1 P.J.Walker pass / INT: P.Gaines 4th 0:00 1 N10 Clock B.McGowan rush / FF: Q.Adams / FR: C.Johnson S-20 Del.State W 59-0 0 2 0 0 2 Scores:TA = 0:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 0 1st 1:00 1 DS3 Punt P.J.Walker pass / INT: R.Robinson 2nd 4:10 1 DS20 INT P.J.Walker pass / INT: W.Burton S-27 at UConn W 36-10 1 0 0 0 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0 2nd 14:09 1 TU17 MFG K.Herbin punt return / FR: E.Marder O-11 TULSA W 35-24 1 1 0 0 2 Scores:TA = 0:2 ... TD:TA = 0:2 ... Points = 0 1st 3:09 1 TU32 Downs Ja.Thomas KOR / FF: M.Mudoh / FR: J.Smith 2nd 10:20 1 TU40 MFG P.J.Walker pass / INT: C.Suits O-17 at Houston L 10-31 1 3 2 0 2 Scores: TA = 2:4 ... TD:TA = 2:4 ... Points = 14 1st 7:11 1 EZ 1 P.J.Walker pass / INT: T.Stewart 2nd 5:26 1 H42 Punt P.J.Walker pass / INT: W.Jackson 3rd 9:07 1 TB Punt P.J.Walker rush / FF: S.Taylor / FR: S.Taylor 3rd 1:31 1 TU26 1 P.J.Walker pass / INT: H.Wilson O-25 at UCF L 14-34 1 3 0 1 3 Scores: TA = 1:4 ... TD:TA = 0:4 ... Points = 3 1st 10:15 1 TU11 1 J.Fitzpatrick reception / FF: J.Glenn / FR: R.Alexander 2nd 0:00 1 CF17 Clock C.Reilly pass / INT: D.Killings 3rd 13:42 1 50 Downs P.J.Walker pass / INT: J.Ozerities 4th 6:39 1 CF20 Punt P.J.Walker pass / INT: J.Glenn N-01 (21) ECU W 20-10 0 0 0 0 0 Scores: TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 N-07 MEMPHIS L 13-16 1 1 0 1 1 Scores: TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0 2nd 10:03 1 UM11 Punt P.J.Walker pass / INT: A.Gaines 3rd 3:04 1 TU10 1 J.Christopher punt return / FR: R.Ball N-15 at Penn State L 13-30 1 4 2 1 2 Scores: TA = 3:5 ... TD:TA = 2:5 ... Points = 17 3rd 5:22 1 TU8 1 P.J.Walker pass / INT: A.Amos 3rd 2:31 1 PS28 Punt P.J.Walker pass / INT: C.Campbell 4th 13:57 1 EZ 1 P.J.Walker pass / INT: G.Haley 4th 13:02 1 TU23 1 Bad snap / FR: A.Johnson 4th 6:37 1 TU40 MFG P.J.Walker pass / INT: J.Della Valle N-22 CINCINNATI L 6-14 2 0 1 0 1 Scores: TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 7 2nd 13:20 1 TU3 1 P.J.Walker rush / FR: L.Payne 4th 0:00 1 TU4 Clock J.Fitzpatrick reception / FR: T.Hartsfield D-06 at Tulane Totals 11 15 7 3 16 Scores:TA = 10:26 ...TD:TA = 7:26 ...Points = 58

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Big Plays (Rushing plays of 10+; Pass Plays of 20+; Returns of 30+)

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Vanderbilt 35t P.J.Walker to Brandon Shippen 10 Ralph Webb 12 Jamie Gilmore 14 Ralph Webb 30 Khlaif Herbin (KOR) 20 Stephen Rivers to Steven Scheu 55t Averee Robinson (fumble recovery) 38 Tre Herndon (KOR) 25 P.J.Walker to Brandon Shippen 30 Stephen Rivers to C.J.Duncan 35 Tavon Young (INT) 28 Stephen Rivers to C.J.Duncan 20 Jamie Gilmore 21 Stephen Rivers to Steven Scheu 14 Jamie Gilmore 11 Jahad Thomas Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Navy 18 Kenneth Harper 19 Keenan Reynolds 11 P.J. Walker 16 DeBrandon Sanders 11 P.J. Walker 12 Chris Swain 30 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 56 Keenan Reynolds 11 P.J. Walker 19 Geoffrey Whiteside 12 Geoffrey Whiteside 31 Noah Copeland 18 Ryan Williams-Jenkins 24t DeBrandon Sanders Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Delaware State 84t Khalif Herbin (punt return) 31 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 65t Sharif Finch (INT) 26 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 19 Jahad Thomas 12 Jahad Thomas 24 David Hood Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Connecticut 93t Tavon Young (INT) 11 Chandler Whitmer 42t P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 26 Chandler Whitmer to Geremy Davis 21 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 74t Chandler Whitmer to Arkeel Newsome 11 Kenneth Harper 14 Arkeel Newsome 30 P.J. Walker to Romond Deloatch 22 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 30 P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas 30 Nate L. Smith (INT) Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Tulsa 68 Jahad Thomas 25 Dane Evans to Keevan Lucas 17 Jahad Thomas 20 Dane Evans to Keyarris Garrett 37 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 14 Zack Langer 21 P.J. Walker to Kenneth Harper 15 Zack Langer 64 P.J. Walker to Jamie Gilmore 11 Zack Langer 20 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 38 Dane Evans to Josh Atkinson 32 Jamie Gilmore 29t Dane Evans to Keevan Lucas 36 P.J. Walker to Jamie Gilmore 31 Bishop Louie (KOR) 30t P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 34 Jahad Thomas 20t P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Houston 35 Khalif Herbin (KOR) 12 Greg Ward Jr. 72 P.J.Walker to Jahad Thomas 14 Greg Ward Jr. 14 P.J.Walker 17 Ryan Jackson 20 P.J.Walker 21 Greg Ward Jr. to Ryan Jackson 39t P.J.Walker to Keith Kirkwood 31 Demarcus Ayers 74 P.J.Walker to Jahad Thomas 16 Ryan Jackson 31 Jahad Thomas 12 Ryan Jackson 25 P.J.Walker to John Christopher 30 Greg Ward Jr. to Markeith Ambles 18 P.J.Walker 30 Greg Ward Jr. to Ryan Jackson 13 Greg Ward Jr. 11 Kenneth Farrow

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Big Plays (continued) (Rushing plays of 10+; Pass Plays of 20+; Returns of 30+)

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. UCF 22 P.J.Walker to Wanemi Omuso 12 William Stanback 10 Jahad Thomas 10 William Stanback 33 Jahad Thomas (KOR) 54t Justin Holman to Breshad Perriman 21 P.J.Walker to Jahad Thomas 10 William Stanback 22 Justin Holman to Rannell Hall 39 Justin Holman to Breshad Perriman Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. (21) East Carolina 63t Tavon Young (fumble return) 10 Breon Allen 22 P.J.Walker to Colin Thompson 12 Breon Allen 36 Jahad Thomas 24 Shane Carden to Bryce Williams 37 Jahad Thomas 11 Chris Hairston 10 Jahad Thomas 13 Chris Hairston 11 Chris Hairston 14 Chris Hairston 30 Lamar Ivey (KOR) 24 Chris Hairston 18 Chris Hairston 23 Shane Carden to Breon Allen 11 Breon Allen Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Memphis 33 P.J. Walker 42 Paxton Lynch to Mose Frazier 75t Kenneth Harper 22 Paxton Lynch to Keiwone Malone 31 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 13 Brandon Hayes 16 Kenneth Harper 11 P.J. Walker

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Penn State 28 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 16 Akeel Lynch 47 Tyler Matakevich (INT) 31 Grant Haley (KOR) 75t P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick 21 Christian Hackenberg to Chris Godwin 20 P.J. Walker 12 Christian Hackenberg 25 Akeel Lynch 37 Bill Belton 38t Akeel Lynch 33 Adrian Amos (INT) 10 DaeSean Hamilton 30t Grant Haley (INT) 15 Akeel Lynch

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Cincinnati 35 Jahad Thomas (KOR) 20 Gunner Kiel to Shaq Washington 17 P.J. Walker 14 Mike Boone 39 P.J. Walker to Colin Thompson 22 Gunner Kiel to Nate Cole 26 P.J. Walker 31 Gunner Kiel to Rod Moore 22 Kenneth Harper 15 Mike Boone 14 Mike Boone

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Tulane

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Temple Owls2014 HIGHS & 2014 HighsLOWS & Lows Best...... TEMPLE ...... Worst 59 vs. Delaware State...... Points ...... 6 vs. Cincinnati 24 vs. Navy...... First Downs...... 8 at Penn State 497 vs. Tulsa ...... Total Offense ...... 135 vs. East Carolina 203 vs. Tulsa...... Net Yards Rushing...... 32 at UCF 294 vs. Tulsa ...... Net Yards Passing...... 70 vs. East Carolina 84 vs. Navy...... Plays ...... 49 at Houston 45 at Vanderbilt...... Rushing Attempts ...... 20 (2x) last at Penn State 50 vs. Navy...... Pass Attempts ...... 19 vs. East Carolina 29 vs. Navy...... Pass Completions ...... 7 vs. East Carolina 0 (4x) last vs. Cincinnati ...... Interceptions...... 4 at Penn State 0 (2x) last vs. Delaware State ...... Sacks...... 4 at UCF 1 (3x) last at Penn State ...... Fumbles ...... 4 (2x) last vs. East Carolina 0 (2x) last vs. East Carolina ...... Fumbles Lost...... 2 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati 0 vs. East Carolina ...... Total Turnovers...... 5 at Penn State 3 (2x) last vs. Cincinnati ...... Penalties ...... 11 at Houston 23 at Vanderbilt ...... Yards Penalized ...... 93 at Houston 33:06 vs. Cincinnati...... Time of Possession...... 17:27 at Houston 18 vs. Navy...... Third Down Conversions (att) ...... 7 vs. Delaware State 6 (2x) last vs. Memphis...... Third Down Conversions (conv) ...... 1 vs. Tulsa

Worst...... OPPONENT ...... Best 0 vs. Delaware State...... Points ...... 34 at UCF 7 vs. Delaware State ...... First Downs ...... 30 vs. East Carolina 93 vs. Delaware State ...... Total Offense...... 517 vs. Navy 26 vs. Delaware State...... Net Yards Rushing ...... 487 vs. Navy 30 vs. Navy ...... Net Yards Passing...... 336 at UCF 53 vs. Delaware State ...... Plays ...... 88 vs. East Carolina 29 at Vanderbilt...... Rushing Attempts ...... 63 vs. Navy 8 vs. Navy...... Pass Attempts ...... 42 vs. East Carolina 4 vs. Navy...... Pass Completions...... 29 at Houston 3 (2x) last vs. Delaware State...... Interceptions ...... 0 (7x) last vs. Cincinnati 4 (2x) last vs. East Carolina ...... Sacks ...... 0 vs. Navy 7 vs. East Carolina...... Fumbles...... 0 (2x) last at Houston 5 vs. East Carolina ...... Fumbles Lost...... 0 (2x) last at Houston 7 at Vanderbilt...... Total Turnovers ...... 0 (2x) last at Houston 12 vs. East Carolina ...... Penalties...... 1 vs. Navy 116 vs. East Carolina ...... Yards Penalized ...... 15 vs. Navy 42:33 at Houston...... Time of Possession...... 26:54 vs. Cincinnati 6 vs. Navy...... Third Down Conversions (att) ...... 20 at UCF 3 (2x) last at Connecticut...... Third Down Conversions (conv)...... 11 at UCF

Temple ...... INDIVIDUAL...... Opponent 152 Jahad Thomas vs. Tulsa ...... Yards Rushing...... 173 Keenan Reynolds, Navy 14 Jahad Thomas vs. Tulsa...... Rushing Attempts ...... 30 Zack Langer, Tulsa 2 Kenneth Harper vs. East Carolina ...... Rushing TDs...... 2 (2x) last by William Stanback at UCF 9 Jalen Fitzpatrick vs. Cincinnati...... Receptions...... 10 Deontay Greenberry at Houston 150 Jahad Thomas at Houston...... Yards Receiving ...... 146 Breshad Perriman at UCF 1 (12x) last by Jalen Fitzpatrick at Penn State...... Receiving TDs ...... 1 (9x) last by Mekale McKay, Cincinnati 199 Jahad Thomas at Houston ...... Combined Yards (rush/rec) ...... 178 Chris Hairston, East Carolina 212 Jahad Thomas vs. Tulsa...... All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret) ...... 173 Keenan Reynolds, Navy 294 P.J. Walker vs. Tulsa...... Yards Passing ...... 336 Justin Holman at UCF 49 P.J. Walker vs. Navy...... Pass Attempts...... 41 Shane Carden, East Carolina 29 P.J. Walker vs. Navy...... Pass Completions...... 29 Greg Ward Jr. at Houston 2 P.J. Walker (4x) last vs. Tulsa ...... TD Passes ...... 2 (3x) last by Justin Holman at UCF 4 P.J. Walker at Penn State...... Interceptions Thrown ...... 3 Gilbert Rivera, Delaware State 75t Kenneth Harper vs. Memphis ...... Longest Run ...... 56 Keenan Reynolds, Navy 75t P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick at Penn State..Longest Pass Completion ...... 74t C.Whitmer to Arkeel Newsome at UConn 37 Jahad Thomas vs. East Carolina...... Longest Kickoff Return...... 38 Tre Herndon at Vanderbilt 84t Khalif Herbin vs. Delaware State...... Longest Punt Return...... 14 Darrius Sims at Vanderbilt 93t Tavon Young at Connecticut ...... Longest Interception Return...... 33 Adrian Amos at Penn State 62 Alex Starzyk vs. Navy...... Longest Punt ...... 73 Jeremiah McGeough, Delaware State 47 Austin Jones at Connecticut ...... Longest Field Goal...... 50 Sam Ficken at Penn State 2 (2x) both by Kenneth Harper last vs. ECU...... Touchdowns Scored...... 2 (2x) last by William Stanback at UCF 12 (2x) by Kenneth Harper last vs. ECU...... Points Scored ...... 12 (3x) last by Sam Ficken at Penn State 16 Tyler Matakevich vs. East Carolina...... Tackles...... 12 James Britton, Navy 2.0 Avery Ellis at Vanderbilt...... Sacks...... 2.0 Nick Temple, Cincinnati 2 Tavon Young at Vanderbilt ...... Interceptions...... 1 (15x) last by Jesse Della Valle at Penn State

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The Last Time....(Team)

Team Temple Opponent Won in Overtime 10/12/13 at Connecticut, 17-14 12/1/08 at Navy, 33-27 Won by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation n/a 11/7/14 vs. Memphis, 16-13 (last score at 0:00 with 31-yard. FG by Jake Elliott) Tied Game by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation 10/26/13 at SMU, 59-49 11/16/13 vs. #15/19 UCF, 39-36 (tied game at 1:02 with Kenny Harper 2-yard (tied game at 1:06 with 30-yard TD pass run and Nick Visco kick) from Blake Bortles to J.J. Worton) Shutout 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State, 59-0 11/10/07 vs. #25 Penn State, 31-0 Held Opponent without a Touchdown 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State, 59-0 11/23/10 at Miami (OH), 23-3 Scoreless First Half 10/5/13 loss to #7 Louisville, 30-7 9/20/14 loss by Delaware State, 59-0 Won by 20 or More Points 9/27/14 at Connecticut, 36-10 10/25/14 at UCF, 34-14 Won After Trailing by 20 or More Points n/a 11/23/13 vs. UConn, 28-21 (trailed 21-0 at 11:47 in 3rd Q) Held a 28 or More Point Lead 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State, 59-0 (59) 10/5/13 vs. Louisville, 30-7 (30) Held a 21 or More Point Lead 9/27/14 at Connecticut, 36-10 (25) 10/5/13 win vs. Louisville, 30-7 (30) Scored 20 or More Points in a Quarter 9/27/14 at Connecticut, 36-10 (23 point 3rd Q) 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-49 (21 point 3rd Q) Scored 20 or More Points in a Half 9/27/14 at Connecticut, 36-10 (29 point 2nd half) 11/15/14 at Penn State, 30-13 (24 point 2nd half) Touchdowns Scored by Offense and Defense 11/1/14 win vs. #21 East Carolina (2 offense, 1 defense) 11/15/14 win at Penn State (2 offense, 1 defense) Touchdowns Scored by Offense, Defense and Special Teams 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State (5 off, 1 def, 2 st) n/a Safety Scored 9/27/14 at Connecticut (Tyler Matakevich) 11/16/13 vs. UCF Two-Point Conversion n/a n/a No Penalties in Game n/a n/a 50 or More Points Scored in a Game 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State, 59-0 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-49 40 or More Points Scored in a Game 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State, 59-0 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-49 Touchdown Scored on First Drive 10/11/14 Kenneth Harper 8-yard run vs. Tulsa (14:03) 10/25/14 J.Holman 25 pass to J.J. Worton at UCF (10:21)

OFFENSE 500 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 11/30/13 at Memphis (534) 9/6/14 vs. Navy (517) 400 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 10/11/14 vs. Tulsa (497) 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina (432) 300 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 11/17/12 at Army (534) 9/6/14 vs. Navy (487) 200 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 10/11/14 vs. Tulsa (203) 11/15/14 at Penn State (254) 400 Net Yards Passing by Team n/a 11/16/13 vs. #15/19 UCF (404) 300 Net Yards Passing by Team 11/30/13 at Memphis (328) 10/25/14 at UCF (336) No Sacks Allowed 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State 9/6/14 vs. Navy No Turnovers 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina 10/17/14 at Houston

Defense Held Opponent Under 200 Net Yards of Total Offense 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State (93) 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina (135) Held Opponent Under 300 Net Yards of Total Offense 11/29/14 vs. Cincinnati (255) 11/29/14 vs. Cincinnati (267) Held Opponent Under 50 Yards Rushing 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State (26) 10/25/14 at UCF (32) Held Opponent Under 75 Yards Rushing 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State (26) 11/29/14 vs. Cincinnati (71) Held Opponent Under 100 Yards Rushing 11/29/14 vs. Cincinnati (81) 11/29/14 vs. Cincinnati (71) Held Opponent Under 100 Net Yards Passing 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State (67) 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina (70) Held Opponent Under 150 Net Yards Passing 11/15/14 at Penn State (112) 11/7/14 vs. Memphis (140) Seven or More Sacks by Team 9/10/11 at Akron (8) 11/23/10 at Miami (FL) (7) Six or More Sacks by Team 9/10/11 at Akron (8) 11/23/10 at Miami (FL) (7) Five or More Sacks by Team 9/10/11 at Akron (8) 11/23/13 vs. Connecticut (5)

Special Teams No Punts n/a n/a Blocked Punt 10/25/14 Michael Felton at UCF 11/7/14 Tevin Jones block vs. Memphis Missed Extra Point Attempt 11/2/13 Nick Visco at Rutgers 11/2/13 Kyle Federico at Rutgers Blocked Field Goal Attempt 11/15/14 Praise Martin-Oguike at Penn State n/a Blocked Field Goal returned for a TD n/a n/a

Returns Interception Return for a Touchdown 9/27/14 Tavon Young (93 yards) at Connecticut 11/15/14 Grant Haley (30 yards) at Penn State Fumble Returned for Touchdown 11/1/14 Tavon Young (63 yards) vs. #21 East Carolina 10/20/12 Khaseem Greem (20 yards) vs. Rutgers Kickoff Return for a Touchdown 11/3/12 Matt Brown (93 yards) at #12 Louisville 10/29/09 Morgan Williams (85 yards) at Toldeo Punt Return for a Touchdown 9/20/14 Khalif Herbin (84 yards) vs. Delaware State 11/6/10 Sam Kirkwood (recovered in end zone) at Kent State Blocked Punt, Returned for Touchdown 10/25/14 Sam Benjamin at UCF 8/28/14 Oren Burks at Vanderbilt (recovered and returned 6 yards for TD) (recovered in the end zone)

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The Last Time....(Individual)

Temple Opponent OFFENSE Individual 300-Yard Rushing Game 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/a Individual 200-Yard Rushing Game 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/a Individual 150-Yard Rushing Game 10/11/14 Jahad Thomas (14-152-0TDs) vs. Tulsa 11/1/14 Chris Hairston (21-153-0) vs. #21 East Carolina Individual 100-Yard Rushing Game 11/7/14 Kenneth Harper (17-116-1TD) vs. Memphis 11/15/14 Akeel Lynch (18-130-1) at Penn State Two 100-Yard Rushers in the Same Game n/a n/a Consecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games (Same Season) 9/28/13 Chad Chalich (14-114-0TDs) at Idaho 9/14/13 Carlton Koonce (27-168-1TD) vs. Fordham Combined 200-Yard Rushing by Two Players n/a 11/15/14 Akeel Lynch (18-130-1) and Bill Belton (19-92-1) at Penn State Individual with 30 or More Carries 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army 10/11/14 Zack Langer (30-113-1TD) vs. Tulsa Individual with 25 or More Carries n/a 11/7/14 Brandon Hayes (26-75-0TDs) vs. Memphis Rushing Play of 60 or More Yards 11/7/14 Kenneth Harper (75t) vs. Memphis n/a Rushing Play of 40 or More Yards 11/7/14 Kenneth Harper (75t) vs. Memphis 9/8/14 Kennan Reynolds (56 yards) vs. Navy Individual with Three or More Rushing Touchdowns 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/a Individual with Two or More Rushing Touchdowns 11/1/14 Kenneth Harper (12-29-2TDs) vs. #21 ECU 10/25/14 William Stanback (27-94-2TDs) at UCF

Individual with 50 or More Pass Attempts n/a 10/26/13 Garrett Gilbert (37-53-538-4-0INT) at SMU Individual with 40 or More Pass Attempts 9/6/14 P.J. Walker (29-49-240-2-1INT) vs. Navy 11/1/14 Shane Carden (24-41-217-0-0INTs) vs. #21 ECU Individual with 30 or More Pass Completions 10/9/04 Walt Washington (30-45-314-3 TD-O INT) vs. Pitt 10/26/13 Garrett Gilbert (37-53-538-4-0INT) at SMU Individual with 25 or More Pass Completions 9/6/14 P.J. Walker (29-49-240-2-1INT) vs. Navy 10/25/14 Justin Holman (25-39-336-2-0INTs) at UCF Individual 400-Yard Passing Game 10/5/96 Henry Burris (25-41-495-3 TD-0 INT) at Pitt 11/16/13 Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15/19 UCF Individual 300-Yard Passing Game 11/16/13 P.J. Walker (26-44-382-4-1INT) vs. #15/19 UCF 10/25/14 Justin Holman (25-39-336-2-0INTs) at UCF Consecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (Same Season) 2010 Mike Gerardi (21-29-368-2TDs) at Kent State 2013 Garrett Gilbert (37-53-538-4-0INT) at SMU (10/26) (11/6); (28-48-311-2TDs) vs. Ohio (11/16) Gary Nova (27-38-371-3-0INT) at Rutgers (11/2) B.Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15 UCF (11/16) Individual with Five or More Touchdown Passes 11/22/08 Adam DiMichele (21-37-370-6 TD-0 INT) vs. EMU 11/3/12 T.Bridgewater (19-28-324-5 TD-0 INT) at Louisville Individual with Four or More Touchdown Passes 11/30/13 P.J. Walker (20-32-328-4-1INT) at Memphis 11/16/13 Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15/19 UCF

Individual with 10 or More Receptions 11/16/10 Michael Campbell (11-131-2TDs) vs. Ohio 10/17/14 Deontay Greenberry (10-63-1TD) at Houston Individual 200-Yard Receiving Game 10/28/13 Robby Anderson (9-239-2TDs) at SMU 10/26/13 Keenan Holman (10-209-3TDs) at SMU Individual 150-Yard Receiving Game 10/17/14 Jahad Thomas (3-150-0TDs) at Houston 11/16/13 J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) and Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs) vs. #15/19 UCF Individual 100-Yard Receiving Game 11/15/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (4-113-1) at Penn State 11/7/14 Mose Frazier (8-110-0TDs) vs. Memphis Two 100-Yard Receivers in the Same Game 10/11/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107, 1TD) & 11/16/13 J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) & Jamie Gilmore (2-100-0TDs) vs. Tulsa Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs) vs. #15/19 UCF Consecutive 100-Yard Receiving Games (Same Season) 2014 Jalen Fitzpatrick (6-108-1TD) at Connecticut 2013 Keenan Holman (10-209-3TDs) & and (5-107-1TD) vs. Tulsa Der’rikk Thompson (9-158-1TD) at SMU (10/26) Leonte Carroo (7-147-2TDs) at Rutgers (11/2) J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) & Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs) vs. #15/19 UCF (11/16) Pass Play of 80 or More Yards 10/26/13 Jalen Fitzpatrick to Robby Anderson (83t) at SMU n/a Pass Play of 60 or More Yards 11/15/14 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick (75t) at Penn State 9/27/14 Ch.Whitmer to Arkeel Newsome (74t) at UConn Pass Play of 40 or More Yards 11/15/14 P.J. Walker to Jalen Fitzpatrick (75t) at Penn State 11/7/14 Paxton Lynch to Mose Frazier (42) vs. Memphis Individual with Four or More Touchdown Receptions 11/22/08 Bruce Francis (4) vs. Eastern Michigan 9/16/06 Logan Payne (4) at Minnesota Individual with Three or More Touchdown Receptions 11/30/13 Robby Anderson (7-96-3TDs) at Memphis 11/16/13 J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) vs. #15/19 UCF

Led Team in Both Rushing & Receiving Yards in Same Game 10/17/14 Jahad Thomas at Houston n/a (7-49-0TDs rush. & 3-150-0TDs rec.) 100-Yard Rusher & 100-Yard Receiver in the Same Game 10/11/14 Jahad Thomas (14-152-0TDs rush.), 11/16/13 Storm Johnson (14-122-0TDs rush.), Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107-1TD rec.), Jamie J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs rec.), Gilmore (2-100-0TDs rec.) vs. Tulsa Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs rec.) vs. #15/19 UCF 100-Yard Rusher & Receiver & 300-Yard Passer in Same Game n/a 11/16/13 Storm Johnson (14-122-0TDs rush.), J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs rec.), Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs rec.), Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15/19 UCF At Least One Rushing & Receiving TD in Same Game 9/20/14 Kenneth Harper vs. Del.State 1/30/13 Sam Craft at Memphis (4-13-1TD rush. 2-17-1TD rec.) (3-0-2TDs rush. 7-62-1TD rec.) At Least One Rushing TD and One TD Pass in the Same Game 10/11/14 P.J. Walker vs. Tulsa 11/23/13 Casey Cochran vs. Connecticut (15-31-294-2TDs pass, 6-(-7)-1TD rush) (8-18-111-1-1INT pass., 3-(-8)-1TD rush.)

Defense Individual with Three or More Interceptions n/a n/a Individual with Two or More Interceptions 8/28/14 Tavon Young (2) at Vanderbilt 11/23/10 Evan Harris (2) at Miami (FL) Individual with Four or More Sacks 10/19/02 Dan Klecko (4.0) at Connecticut n/a Individual with Three or More Sacks 11/6/10 Muhammad Wilkerson (3.0) at Kent State 9/14/13 DeAndre Slate (3.0) vs. Fordham Individual with Two or More Sacks 8/28/14 Avery Ellis (2.0) at Vanderbilt 11/29/14 Nick Temple (2.0) vs. Cincinnati

Special Teams Individual with Five or More Field Goals n/a 9/7/13 Richie Leone (5) vs. Houston Individual with Four or More Field Goals 9/3/10 Brandon McManus vs. Villanova 9/28/13 Austin Rehkow at Idaho Individual with Three or More Field Goals n/a 11/15/14 Sam Ficken at Penn State (3-4) Individual with 70-yard or More Punt n/a 9/20/14 Jeremiah McGeough (73), Delaware State Individual with 60-yard or More Punt 10/25/14 Alex Starzyk (61) at UCF 9/20/14 Jeremiah McGeough (73), Delaware State Individual with 50-yard or More Field Goal 10/6/12 Brandon McManus (50) vs. South Florida 11/15/14 Sam Ficken (50) at Penn State

30 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Temple 37, Vanderbilt 7 August 28, 2014 1 Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.

Temple Storms to Victory Temple 7 14 13 3 37 in Season Opener Vanderbilt 0700 7 NASHVILLE - After an hour was sacked and Robinson Attendance: 31,731 and 37 minute lighting delay, recovered his second fumble Kickoff time: 9:52 pm Temperature: 78 the Temple defense decided of the night, running it 55- End of Game: 1:14 am Wind: W 6mph to light up Vandebilt Stadium yards for the touchdown, Total elapsed time: 3:22 Weather: Mostly Cloudy in a 37-7 stunner of a win in making the halftime score Officials: Referee: Ken Williamson; Umpire: Wally front of 31,731 fans. The 21-7 in favor of the Owls. Hough; Linesman: Lane Thomas; Line judge: Mickey night was highlighted by an Bryson; Back judge: Grantis Bell; Field judge: Grant amazing performance by the The third quarter started with Jackson; Side judge: Rob Skelton; Alternate: Lee defense, which included two Vanderbilt receiving the ball, Hedrick; forced fumbles by sopho- but they were unable to more DL Averee Robinson score, as Hayden Lekacz's Team Stats TU VANDY and only allowing the Com- field goal attempt went to the First Downs 17 13 modores to 107 total yards left of the uprights. Rushes Yards (Net) 45-144 29-54 in the first half. Overall, the Passing Yards (Net) 207 224 defense forced seven Once again, the Owls shined Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-23-0 34-16-3 turnovers, including three in- through the rest of the third Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 81-351 63-278 terceptions - the same total quarter, as sophomre RB Fumble Returns-Yards 1-55 0-0 they had all last season. Jahad Thomas was able to Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 5-26 recover a fumbled punt catch Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-48 7-150 With the win, Temple by Darrius Simms. This set Interception Returns-Yards 3-55 0-0 recorded its first victory over up Austin Jones' field goal to Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.6 7-41.3 an SEC team since a 20-12 make the score 24-7. Van- Fumbles-Lost 3-2 5-4 win at Florida on December derbilt decided to switch up Penalties-Yards 3-23 7-66 3, 1938. their quarterbacks again, Possession Time 33:02 26:58 bringing Johnny McCrary Third-Down Conversions 2 of 17 3 of 14 On the first drive of the into the game. However, his Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 1 game, the Owls looked first pass was intercepted by Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 0-2 promising, but failed to con- junior DB Tavon Young, who Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-26 1-1 vert a first down and fresh- was chosen to wear the cov- man Alex Starzyk was forced to punt it away. eted #1 jersey this week. RUSHING: Temple - Gilmore 9-65; J.Thomas 12-33; Harper 8-21; Walker. 8-21; Z.Williams 7-17; Team 1-(- The first drive for the Commodores didn't amount to any- Walker was able to run the ball four yards in for another 13). Vanderbilt - Webb 14-70; Rivers 5-16; Team 1-(-3); thing, as the 'Dores were held to only 3 total yards, with Temple touchdown. On the next Vanderbilt play, slight Kimbrow 1-(-6); Rivers 3-(-9); Robinette 5-(-14). the assistance of junior DL Matt Ioannidis and junior LB movement was made as they were able to make it out to Tyler Makatevich tackles on first- and second-down, re- their 34-yard line. But, Young was able to make his sec- PASSING: Temple - Walker. 23-34-0-207; Reilly 0-2-0-0. spectively. Vanderbilt was forced to punt for the first time ond interception. The Owls settle for a Jones field goal Vanderbilt - Rivers 12-25-1-186; Robinette 4-6-0-38; Mc- after junior DL Sharif Finch sacked QB Pat Robinette. on the drive. Crary 0-3-2-0.

The Owls were the first to score after Vanderbilt RB Brian Vanderbilt once again hit a sour mark, after the kickoff RECEIVING: Temple - Hairston 7-48; Fitzpatrick 5-46; Kimbrow was the victim of a Nate D. Smith forced fum- was fumbled and freshman DB Artrell Foster was able to Herbin 5-39; Shippen 2-60; J.Thomas 1-5; Omuso 1-4; ble, which was recovered by Robinson at the Vanderbilt recover it. However, the Owls were unable to score as Deloatch 1-3; Harper 1-2. Vanderbil t- Rayford 4-43; 40. From there, a four play, 40 yard drive ended with a Jones was unable to put his kick through the uprights on Scheu 3-45; Cunningham 3-19; Duncan 2-58; Dudchock 35-yard pass on 4th-and-5 from sophomore QB P.J. the first play of the 4th quarter. 1-19; Wilkins 1-19; van der Wal 1-12; Scott 1-9. Walker to junior WR Brandon Shippen, the first catch of his career. The night ended for the Owls with a junior kicker Tyler INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Young 2-35; Jefferson 1-20. Mayes field goal, which sealed the deal at 37-7. Vanderbilt - None. Vanderbilt opened the second quarter by punting the ball away, after junior DL Praise Martin-Oguike sacked Robi- Walker went 24-34 with 207 yards of passing and two FUMBLES: Temple - Harper 1-0; Herbin 1-1; Team 1-1. nette, which marked the third sack of the half for the touchdowns, along with eight carries for 21 yards and an- Vanderbilt - Rivers 1-1; Team 1-0; Herndon 1-1; Kimbrow Owls. other score. Jones was responsible for two field goals 1-1; Sims 1-1. and four point-after attempts, racking his numbers up to The Owls then tried to get a something going, after facing 10 points. SACKS: Temple - Ellis 2.0; Finch 1.0; Ioannidis 1.0. Van- a 3rd-and-21 situation, after a chopblock penalty was derbilt - Butler 0.5; White 0.5. called against Temple. However, the Owls were forced Scoring Summary TU-V to punt it away, and the 'Dores would catch a break after 1st TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Hayes 4-2; Matakevich 3- freshman punter Alex Starzyk was unable to get a grip 3:47 TU - Walker to Shippen 35 pass 7-0 3; N.D.Smith 3-1; Felton 2-3; Aromire 2-2; Finch 2-1; Ion- on a high snap. Oren Burks recovered the fumble in the (Jones kick), 4-40 1:38 nidis 2-1; Martin-Oguike 2-0; Ellis 2-0; Young 2-0; Lucas end zone, tying up the game. 2nd 2-0; Foster 2-0; Martin 1-2; Mayes 1-1; Robey 1-1; Davis 10:18 VANDY - Burks 0 yd fumble recovery 7-7 1-1; Pretlow 1-1; N.L.Smith 1-1; Bambary 1-1; A.Williams Once the Owls got the ball back and Walker had com- (Lebacz kick) 1-0; Chandler 1-0; Harper 1-0; Walton 0-2; Robinson 0- pleted a pass to sophomore WR Khalif Herbin, the ball 2:07 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 18 pass 14-7 2; Marshall 0-1; Tyson 0-1; Alwan 0-1. Vanderbilt - was put back into the 'Dores hands, as the ball was (Jones kick), 9-64 2:15 Weatherly 4-4; Burks 4-2; Bell 4-1; Bowden 4-1; White stripped and Jake Sealand recovered at midfield. Van- 0:39 TU - Robinson 55 yd fumble recovery 21-7 4-1; Williamson 4-1; Taylor 3-3; McGaster 3-2; Dixon 3- derbilt was unable to capitalize on the mishap. (Jones kick) 1; Woestmann 3-0; Woods 2-2; Mann 2-2; Tarpley 1-2; 3rd Butler 1-2; Wynn 1-1; Lealao 1-1; Herndon 1-1; Williams With a little over two minutes left before the half, Walker 8:14 TU - Jones 19 FG, 6-30 2:12 24-7 1-1; McIntosh 1-1; Hughes 1-1; Herring 1-1; Agee 0-3; was able to launch a rocket to senior WR Jalen Fitz- 6:16 TU - Walker. 3 run 31-7 Scheu 1-0; Sealand 0-2; Cunningham 0-1; East 0-1. patrick in the endzone, following Temple second suc- (Jones kick), 6-37 1:42 cessful 4th down attempt, an 11-yard completion to 1:56 TU - Jones 28 FG, 4-4 2:24 34-7 sophomore WR Nate Hairston on 4th and 7. 4th 9:40 TU - Mayes 25 FG, 8-54 3:51 37-7 Even though Vanderbilt had the ball back following the Temple touchdown, the 'Dores once again were unable to get any movement. New Vandy QB Stephen Rivers

OWLSPORTS.COM 31 #WETHET Navy 31, Temple 24 September 6, 2014 2 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Owls Struggle With Triple Option Navy 10 7 14 0 31 and Drop Home Opener to Navy Temple 7737 24 PHILADELPHIA - A little In total, the Midshipmen had Attendance: 28,408 over a week after Temple lit 517 offensive yards, which is Kickoff time: 1:04 pm Temperature: 88 up Vanderbilt Stadium, the almost double what Temple End of Game: 4:12 pm Wind: 0mph team seemed to dim a little allowed in week one at Van- Total elapsed time: 3:08 Weather: Partly Cloudy in a 31-24 loss to Navy. The derbilt. Navy also had three Officials: Referee: John McDaid; Umpire: John Shigo; defense could not contain fumbles, all of which were Linesman: Lyndell Shelton; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; Navy QB Kennan Reynolds recovered by Temple. On Back judge: Gary Powers; Field judge: Jim Smith; Side and the Midshipmen's explo- their second field goal at- judge: Bruce Williams; Alternate: Jonah Monroe sive offense in the Owls tempt, Nick Sloan missed home opener, in front of wide right from the Temple Team Stats Navy TU 28,408 fans. 26-yard line, which allowed First Downs 27 24 the Owls to try and get down Rushes Yards (Net) 63-487 34-156 In their 11th meeting, and the field to tie the game be- Passing Yards (Net) 30 240 the last one with Navy as an fore the quarter ended. Passes Att-Comp-Int 8-4-0 50-29-1 independent team, the Owls Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 71-517 84-396 allowed the Midshipmen to For the Owls, freshman Alex Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 rush for 487 yards on 63 car- Starzyk had another set of Punt Returns-Yards 2-3 0-0 ries, while Reynolds was 4- great numbers, as he had Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-69 4-61 8 for 30 yards and no three punts of over 50 yards, Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 touchdowns in the air. with one being for 62 yards. Punts (Number-Avg) 1-42.0 5-51.8 Reynolds also led Navy in The special teams continued Fumbles-Lost 3-3 1-1 rushing, with 21 carries for to be consistent, as fresh- Penalties-Yards 1-15 6-56 181 yards and two touch- men Austin Jones made Possession Time 36:05 23:55 downs. three PATs and one field goal Third-Down Conversions 6 of 10 6 of 18 from 28 yards. Last week at Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 4 of 5 For the Owls, the game Vanderbilt, Starzyk had a 58- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-4 3-4 started off strong, as Sharif yard punt and Jones was the Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0 Finch was able to force a leading scorer with 10 points fumble during Navy's first (two field goals and four RUSHING: NAVY - Reynolds 21-173; Copeland 12-84; possession and recover the ball in the end zone. That PATs). Swain 11-70; Whiteside 6-60; Sanders 4-49; Williams- play gave the Owls their second defensive touchdown of Jenkins, R 7-43; Brown 1-4; Smith 1-4. Temple - Walker. the season, which doubles the amount the team had last Temple went four of five in fourth-down conversions and 13-71; Harper 13-55; Gilmore 4-18; J.Thomas 3-10; year. Finch also had another fumble recovery in the sec- scored in three of its four trips to the red zone. The team, Fitzpatrick 1-2. ond quarter. however, committed six penalties for 56 yards. The Owls only had one fumble, which was committed by OL Bren- PASSING: NAVY - Reynolds 4-8-0-30. Temple - Walker. On the ground, the Owls were able to rack up 156 yards, dan McGowan as the Owls attempted to score with lat- 29-49-1-240; Team 0-1-0-0. with sophomore QB P.J. Walker leading the herd, with 13 erals with no time left in the game. carries for 71 yards. Walker also went 29-49 and threw RECEIVING: NAVY - Tillman 3-20; Copeland 1-10. Tem- for 240 yards and two touchdowns, includng one to Coach Rhule goes into a bye week with his team, want- ple - Harper 8-64; Fitzpatrick 5-59; Christopher 5-32; Romond Deloatch in the very back of the end zone. Orig- ing to make sure that the team is ready to overcome the Gilmore 3-24; Hairston 3-16; Shippen 2-28; Dawkins 1- inally, the call was that Deloatch was out of bounds, but losing season they had last year. 7; Deloatch 1-6; Herbin 1-4. a review of the play saw the Owls collect a score. "We're beyond the point of it's okay to lose. That was last INTERCEPTIONS: NAVY - Gaines 1-0. Temple - None. Walker threw his first interception of the season, when year. This year, it's about finding ways to win. I don't mind his pass was picked off by Parrish Gaines in the end losing to teams that are significantly better than us, and FUMBLES: NAVY-Reynolds 1-1; Williams-Jenkins 1-1; zone less than a minute left in the first. From that Navy very well might be, but that was not the way we Swain 1-1. Temple - McGowan 1-1. turnover, Navy was able to capitalize and score itssec- wanted to play. It wasn't crisp, clean or physical enough ond touchdown of the game. and our guys knew that." SACKS: NAVY - None. Temple - None.

Two seniors led the Owls both statistically and emotion- The series with Navy is now 6-5 in favor of the Midship- TACKLES (UA-A): NAVY - Britton 6-6; Adams 7-2; ally as Temple mounted a comeback after being down men. Both Navy and Temple are 1-1 on the season. Uzoma 7-1; Johnson 5-2; Clements 5-0; Drake 4-1; 31-14. Kenny Harper led the team with eight receptions Sarra 3-1; Quessenberry 2-2; Anthony 0-4; Bertrand 3- for 64 yards, while also picking up 55 yards on 13 carries. Scoring Summary TU-N 0; Gonzales 3-0; Tuider 2-0; Forrestal 2-0; Krah 1-0; Sin- Jalen Fitzpatrick caught five passes for 59 yards and one 1st gleton 1-0; Barbour 1-0; Gulley 0-1; Davenport 0-1; touchdown. 13:14 TU - Finch 0 yd fumble recovery 7-0 Gaines 0-1. Temple - N.D.Smith 9-4; Matakevich 11-0; (Jones kick) Hayes 6-4; Chandler 4-3; A.Williams 5-0; Ioannidis 4-1; Defensively for the Owls, LB Nate D. Smith led the team 8:18 NAVY - Sloan 29 FG, 9-69 4:49 7-3 Marshall 4-1; Martin-Oguike 3-0; Pretlow 1-2; Alwan 3- with 13 tackles (9 solos), while LB Tyler Matakevich had 4:05 NAVY - Reynolds 48 run 7-10 0; Bambary 2-0; Walton 1-1; Lucas 1-1; Davis 1-1; Felton 11 solo tackles and a forced fumble. However, the strug- (Sloan kick), 5-74 2:01 1-0; Chudnoff 1-0; Aromire 1-0; Finch 1-0. gles were there for Temple, as it allowed 27 first downs, 2nd 24 on rushing plays, and didn't force a Navy punt until 13:49 NAVY - Whiteside 7 run 7-17 early in the fourth quarter. Reynolds proved to be the (Sloan kick), 6-80 2:07 "tremendous player" that head coach Matt Rhule de- 0:03 TU - Walker to Deloatch 6 pass 14-17 scribed earlier this week. (Jones kick), 10-90 1:40 3rd To Coach Rhule, stopping Navy's triple option wasn't 8:14 NAVY - Reynolds 3 run 14-24 something that the defense failed to compete with. (Sloan kick), 14-75 6:46 5:47 NAVY - Sanders 24 run 14-31 "I don't think anyone blew it or missed an assignment. (Sloan kick), 4-78 1:13 They just blocked those guys. They run a series of plays. 2:48 TU - Jones 28 FG, 7-12 1:40 17-31 If you do something, they have an answer for it. At the 4th end of the day, you have to get off blocks and make 9:49 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 13 pass 24-31 plays, and we just didn't make any plays today." (Jones kick), 10-88 3:39

32 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Temple 59, Delaware State 0 September 20, 2014 3 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Owls Sting Hornets Del.State 0000 0 on Record Setting Day Temple 28 21 37 59 PHILADELPHIA - An explo- LB Tyler Matakevich, who Attendance: 19,202 sive first half by Temple, that had two tackles in the game, Kickoff time: 1:03pm Temperature: 75 saw a school record 49 point said that the victory and End of Game: 3:43pm Wind: 11mph output, gave them a 59-0 dominating team perform- Total elapsed time: 2:43 Weather: Partly Cloudy victory against FCS oppo- ance is something that the Officials: Referee: Ed Ardito; Umpire: Jeffrey Akers; nent Delaware State (0-4) in team is starting to work hard Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Baron Ballester; Back front of a crowd of 19,202. on. judge: James E. Downey; Field judge: Rick Santilli; Side judge: Alex Moore; The Owls (2-1) were able to "It was a great feeling. This score touchdowns on of- year it's just the standard. Team Stats DSU TU fense, defense and special We just have to play our First Downs 7 19 teams. RB Kenneth Harper process and do our job, and Rushes-Yards (Net) 30-26 40-172 scored the first offensive that's what we've been Passing Yards (Net) 67 179 touchdown with a two-yard doing," said Matakevich. Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-12-3 21-16-2 run, DL Sharif Finch inter- "We're been buying into the Total Offensive (Plays-Yards) 53-93 61-351 cepted the ball for a 65 yard process and finishing all the Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 return, and DB Sam Ben- way through to the fourth Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 3-134 jamin blocked a punt that DB quarter no matter who we're Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-74 0-0 Artrel Foster was able to playing." Interception Returns-Yards 2-0 3-65 scoop up for a 15 yard Punts (Number-Avg) 9-33.9 2-33.0 touchdown for the first Tem- DL Sharif Finch believes that Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-0 ple score. At the half, the the difference between the Penalties-Yards 6-35 8-69 Owls led the Hornets, 49-0. team this year and last year Possession Time 31:48 28:12 is the teams ability to force Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 3 of 7 There were a lot of "firsts" interceptions and fumbles. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 that occurred within the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 0-0 5-6 game. TE Saledeem Major "We put pressure on creat- Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 2-8 had his first career catch in ing turnovers. This had been the second quarter, WR our focus in camp and prac- RUSHING: Delaware State - Ma.Williams 16-33; N.Jack- Khalif Herbin had his first career touchdown that came tice this year, so creating turnovers is not a surprise to son 3-8; J.Jackson 5-6; Rivera 1-3; Kelly 4-1; Team 1-(- on an 84-yard punt return (the second longest in TU his- us because we have been doing this," said Finch. 25). Temple - Hood 8-62; J.Thomas 8-58; Gilmore 9-43; tory), and DB Khiry Lucas collected thefirst interception Harper 4-13; Dixon 7-12; Team 1-(-2); Reilly 2-(-7); of his Temple career. The 59 point victory was the largest Delaware State collected just 93 total yards on offense, Pierce 1-(-7). margin the Owls have ever won by in the modern era 67 of them net passing with QB Gilbert Rivera going 9- (Temple beat Holy Cross 56-0 in 1974). 19 with three interceptions. This was the Owls second PASSING: Delaware State - Rivera 9-19-3-56; M.Kelly game of the season with three interception (first was at 3-4-0-11. Temple - Walker. 10-14-2-127; Reilly 6-6-0-52; Finch's interception with 10:45 left in the half was the first Vanderbilt). The Hornets were also forced to punt nine DiGiorgio 0-1-0-0. of his career. This is Finch's second consecutive game times. with a touchdown; against Navy in week 2, Finch forced RECEIVING: Delaware State - Knight 7-21; Mi.Williams a fumble on the Midshipmen's first drive of the game and With this victory, Temple has their first shutout since Oc- 4-39; N.Jackson 1-7. Temple - Fitzpatrick 3-75; Major 2- recovered it in the end zone. The Owls now have 14 tober 2011 against Buffalo (35-0); scored 60 or more 18; Harper 2-17; Herbin 2-15; Gilmore 2-10; Bambary 1- turnovers in three games (six interceptions, eight fumble points in a game since November 2013, when the Owls 14; J.Thomas 1-11; Hairston 1-7; Dixon 1-7; Boozer 1-5. recovers), which is one shy of the total record of beat Army, 63-32; and scored 20 or more points in a half turnovers the team had in 2013. since last year's contest at Memphis, when they had 24 INTERCEPTIONS: Delaware State - Burton 1-0; Robin- points in the second half. son 1-0. Temple - Finch 1-65; Lucas 1-0; N.D.Smith 1-0. QB P.J. Walker went 10-14 for 127 yards with two touch- downs and two interceptions in the first half of the game. FUMBLES: Delaware State - Team 1-1. Temple - Reilly QB Connor Reilly came on in relief in the second half, Scoring Summary TU-DS 1-0. going 6-6 for 52 yards and one fumble, which he recov- 1st ered. 11:49 TU - Foster 15 yd blocked punt return 7-0 SACKS: Delaware State - None. Temple - Reddick 1.0; (Jones kick) Taylor 1.0. RB Hassan Dixon's first career touchdown came with 10:19 TU - Harper 2 run 14-0 10:54 left in the game, two days after he found out his (Jones kick), 2-3 0:41, TACKLES (UA-A): Delaware State - Perry 4-3; Colston brother, former Temple defensive lineman Raheem 6:18 TU - Herbin 84 punt return 21-0 6-0; Gunter 4-0; Burton 1-3; Jacelyn 3-0; Whittingham 3- Brock, will be inducted into the Temple Sports Hall of (Jones kick) 0; Robinson 3-0; Moore 3-0; Leaver 2-1; Womack 2-1; Fame in October. 2:57 TU - Gilmore 4 run Davis 2-0; E.Williams 2-0; Melton 2-0; Harris 1-1; Ealy 1- (Jones kick), 9-54 3:13 28-0 1; Gamble 1-0; Zajac 1-0; Carey 1-0; Mi.Wliiams 1-0; Harper led the team in scoring with 12 points. In addition 2nd J.Smith 1-0; Knight 1-0; Abdur-Rahim 1-0; Glass 1-0. to his two-yard run, Harper caught a five-yard pass from 14:22 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 31 pass 35-0 Temple - J.Martin 2-3; Alwan 1-4; A,Williams 3-1; Taylor Walker in the second quarter. Freshman RB David Hood (Jones kick), 2-35 0:38 3-1; Ellis 3-1; Lucas 1-3; Felton 2-1; Bambary 2-1; capped off the team's rushing with eight carries for 62 10:45 TU - Finch 65 INT return 42-0 Finch 2-1; Marshall 1-2; Matakevich 2-0; Reddick yards in his first game as a Temple Owl. The team totaled (Jones kick) 2-0; Lovett 2-0; Walton 1-1; Ioannidis 1-1; Brown 1-1; 172 yards and three touchdowns on the ground. 1:01 TU - Walker to Harper 5 pass 49-0 Robey 1-1; Young 1-0; Jefferson 1-0; Benjamin 1-0; (Jones kick), 5-36 1:48 Hayes 0-1; Terry 0-1. LB Jarred Alwan and DE Jacob Martin both collected 5 3rd tackles to lead the team. The team registered nine tack- 3:16 TU - Mayes 26 FG, 9-27 4:52 52-0 les for a loss, totaling 20 yards. 4th 10:54 TU - Dixon 1 run 59-0 PK/P Jim Cooper Jr. had 10 kickoffs for 626 yards and (Mayes kick), 8-63 3:49 five touchbacks, one shy of his season-high six in 2013. Freshman K Austin Jones stayed with his consistent ways, as he went 7-7 in point after attempts.

OWLSPORTS.COM 33 #WETHET Temple 36, Connecticut 10 September 27, 2014 4 Rentscher Field, East Hartford, Conn.

Temple Defense Sets Tone for Temple 7023 6 36 Conference Win at Connecticut UConn 0370 10 EAST HARTFORD - Temple UConn struck back with their Attendance: 27,755 emerged victorious against own score, a 74-yard touch- Kickoff time: 4:02pm Temperature: 80 the Connecticut Huskie, 36- down pass from Whitmer to End of Game: 7:16pm Wind: 4mph 10, in front of a crowd of RB Arkeel Newsome. It was Total elapsed time: 3:14 Weather: Warm & Sunny 27,755 at Rentschler Field in the first time the Owls al- Officials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: Greg Brenner; East Hartford to open Amer- lowed a passing touchdown Linesman: Chad Lorance; Line judge: Lance Thompson; ican Athletic Conference this season and the first Back judge: Jonah Monroe; Field judge: Dan Gallagher; play. The Owls moved to 3- touchdown allowed after Side judge: George Liotus; Alternate: Brian Davis 1, 1-0 in the AAC and rank holding the opponent out of first in the conference, the the end zone for seven quar- Team Stats TU UConn Huskies fell to 1-4, 0-2 in the ters. First Downs 15 18 conference. Rushes-Yards (Net) 24-41 43-133 Temple's next drive stalled Passing Yards (Net) 231 174 It was a tale of two halves for but punter Alex Starzyk was Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-20-0 28-14-2 the Owls who couldn't find a able to pin the Huskies at Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 55-272 71-307 rhythm on offense before their own 2-yard-line. On Fumble Returns-Yards 1-11 0-0 halftime. The same cannot UConn's first play, LB Tyler Punt Returns-Yards 3-4 1-9 be said for its defense that Matakevich sacked Whitmer Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-62 6-104 has played at a high level all in the end zone for a safety, Interception Returns-Yards 2-123 0-0 season. bringing the score to 30-10. Punts (Number-Avg) 5-36.2 6-35.0 Matakevich, a Stratford, CT, Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 Connecticut opened with a native had seven tackles to Penalties-Yards 5-57 7-70 strong drive, moving the ball go with the sack and safety Possession Time 24:32 35:28 54 yards in 15 plays and in his homecoming. Third-Down Conversions 4 of 12 3 of 13 holding the ball nearly 10 Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 1 of 1 minutes. However, on 3rd- The fourth quarter was high- Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 1-3 and-5 from their 21 yard line, lighted by kicker Austin Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 3-17 QB Chandler Whitmore's Jones with field goals of 47 pass was intercepted by CB and 34 yards. Backup safety RUSHING: Temple - Gilmore 7-18; Harper 3-11; Walker. Tavon Young who returned the ball 93 yards for an Owls' Nate L. Smith set up that final score with his first career 9-7; J.Thomas 2-5; Hood 3-0. UConn - Delorenzo 18-55; touchdown. It was Young's third pick of the season and interception. Once again Temple won the turnover battle R.Johnson 8-37; Foxx 3-30; Newsome 7-30; Whitmer 7- the sixth of his career, tying him in 15th place on the all- (3:1) and added to their NCAA leading total now at 17. (-19). time list with Kevin Kroboth. The 93-yard return was the second longest in school history. PASSING: Temple - Walker. 20-29-0-231; Reilly 0-2-0-0. UConn - Whitmer 12-23-1-163; Boyle 1-4-1-7; Foxx 1-1- The two teams spent most of the rest of the first half ex- Scoring Summary TU-C 0-4. changing punts with neither team mounting a drive of 1st more than 20 yards. Both teams were hampered by spe- 6:23 TU - Young 93 INT return 7-0 RECEIVING: Temple - Fitzpatrick 6-108; Christopher 4- cial teams miscues – Temple with a muffed punt return (Jones kick) 30; Deloatch 3-58; Harper 3-9; J.Thomas 1-30; Omuso resulting in a missed FG attempt by UConn. On the final 2nd 1-6; Gilmore 1-(-5); Herbin 1-(-5). UConn - G.Davis 8-80; drive of the half, the Huskies managed a 30-yard field 0:11 UConn - Puyol 30 FG, 9-52 3:00 7-3 Newsome 2-77; Bradley 2-8; McQuillan 1-5; N.Thomas goal by Bobby Puyol ending the half at 7-3. It was the 3rd 1-4. first points allowed by Temple after six shutout quarters. 12:28 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 42 pass 14-3 (Jones kick), 6-75 2:32 INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Young 1-93; N.L.Smith 1- The second half began looking very much like the first 8:28 TU - Walker. 1 run 21-3 30. UConn - None. half with special teams miscues for both teams. The (Jones kick), 6-63 1:56 opening kickoff was mishandled by returner Khalif Herbin 7:34 TU - Martin-Oguike 11 fumble rec. 28-3 FUMBLES: Temple - Herbin 2-1. UConn - Whitmer 2-1. and recovered in the end zone by UConn. However, an (Jones kick) offsides penalty by the Huskies forced a rekick. Temple 5:16 UConn - Whitmer to Newsome 74 pass28-10 SACKS: Temple - Martin-Oguike 1.0; Matakevich 1.0; took that kick and marched down the field for a touch- (Puyol kick), 4-85 2:18 Chandler 1.0. UConn - Ormsby 1.0; Adeyemi 1.0; Camp- down in six plays capped by a 42-yard pass from P.J. 1:09 TU - Matakevich safety 30-10 enni 1.0. Walker to WR Jalen Fitzpatrick. Walker was 4-4 on the 4th drive for 70 yards. For Fitzpatrick, the touchdown gave 13:01 TU - Jones 47 FG, 5-26 3:08 33-10 TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Chandler 4-4; Matakevich him one in each game this season. He would finish the 7:57 TU - Jones 34 FG, 7-31 2:55 36-10 3-4; Martin-Oguike 3-3; Finch 1-4; N.D.Smith 1-4; game with six catches for 108 yards, his second 100- Aromire 1-4; Felton 3-1; A.Williams 2-2; Hayes 1-3; Ioan- yard performance and put him over the 1,000 mark for nidis 0-4; Pretlow 3-0; Dogbe 2-1; Alwan 2-0; Foster 1- his career. 1; A.Robinson 0-2; Walton 0-2; Terry 1-0; Martin 1-0; Jefferson 1-0; Harper 1-0; N.L.Smith 1-0; Lucas 1-0; The Owls started to show momentum in the third quarter, Davis 1-0; Benjain 2-0; Ritrovato 1-0; Ellis 0-1. UConn - as Walker was able to completes a series of sharp Vann 5-4; Adams 6-1; Ashiru 1-3; Adeyemi 1-3; Joseph passes and the next drive finished with a straight up the 2-1; Frank 2-1; Fatukasi 2-1; Campenni 2-0; Melifonwu middle run by Walker to make the score 21-3. 2-0; J.Williams 2-0; Marder 1-1; Ormsby 1-1; Stewart 0- 2; Diggs 1-0; Summers 1-0; Myers 1-0; Claflin 1-0; Following that score, Temple's defense rejoined the scor- McBryde 1-0; Green 1 ing party when freshman CB Sean Chandler had a strip sack that Praise Martin-Oguike recovered and raced 11- yards to the end zone. It was the fifth defensive touch- down for the Owls this season and Martin-Oguike becomes the 13th player with a touchdown this season.

34 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Temple 35, Tulsa 24 October 11, 2014 5 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Owls Weather Storm Tulsa 7773 24 vs. Golden Hurricane Temple 7 14 0 14 35 PHILADELPHIA - Weather To start the second half, the Attendance: 25,340 conditions seem to be topi- Golden Hurricane marched Kickoff time: 12:00pm Temperature: 54 cal when Temple plays the down the field for 76-yards, End of Game: 3:16pm Wind: NE 7mph Tulsa Golden Hurricane. capped off by a 29-yard Total elapsed time: 3:16 Weather: Cloudy Similar to the last time the touchdown pass from Evans Officials: Referee: Jonah Monroe; Umpire: Paul Myers; teams met in 1988, the day to WR Keevan Lucas. Com- Linesman: Jon Stabile; Line judge: Tod Reese; Back was met with rain.The fore- ing into this game, Lucas av- judge: James E. Downey; Field judge: Alex Moore; Side cast improved for Temple, eraged 108 yards per game judge: George Liotus; however, after a 35-24 win at on 8.8 receptions per game. Lincoln Financial Field in He had nine catches for 109 Team Stats TLS TU front of a Homecoming yards and one touchdown. First Downs 24 21 crowd of 25,340. The Owls This was Lucas' third 100- Rushes-Yards (Net) 50-178 35-203 are now 4-1 for just the fifth yard game of the season Passing Yards (Net) 260 294 time in the Modern Era and of his career. Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-21-0 31-15-1 (since 1971). Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 86-438 66-497 In his 12th start, Walker Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 Temple went into the game completed 15 of 31 passes Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 looking to improve the way for 294 yards, one intercep- Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-120 5-73 the offfense has started in tions and 2 touchdowns. Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 recent games and seemed Walker hit Fitzpatrick and Punts (Number-Avg) 6-43.2 5-36.2 to do just that. On the open- Thomas for the scores, on Fumbles-Lost 0-0 2-1 ing drive of the game, Tem- 30 yards and 20 yards re- Penalties-Yards 8-108 5-30 ple scored on a three play, spectively. Walker has now Possession Time 36:34 23:26 79 yard drive, sparked by a thrown a touchdown pass in Third-Down Conversions 6 of 18 1 of 12 68-yard run by RB Jahad 13 consecutive games and Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 4 2 of 4 Thomas down the sideline. has thrown for over 200 Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-3 4-5 From the Tulsa eight-yard yards in 11 of his12 career Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-14 1-7 line, RB Kenneth Harper starts and four of five games marched into the end zone this season. RUSHING: Tulsa - Langer 30-113; Flanders 14-51; for the first Temple score. Evans 5-14; Lucas 1-0. Temple - Ja.Thomas 14-152; RB Jamie Gilmore recorded his first 100-yard receiving Gilmore 6-43; Harper 7-13; Reilly 1-3; Team 1-(-1); After a sack of QB P.J. Walker and a blocked partially game on two passes from Walker, including a season- Walker. 6-(-7). punt, Tulsa was able to tie things up at 7-7 on a three long 64-yard toss in the second quarter. Fitzpatrick has play, 52 yard drive that took 58 seconds to complete. It his second 100-yard receiving game of the season, col- PASSING: Tulsa - Evans 21-36-0-260. Temple - Walker was Tulsa's first score in the first quarter all season. lecting 107 yards on five catches. 15-31-1-294.

On the kickoff, Thomas fumbled the ball with Tulsa re- Thomas, who played on special teams last year for the RECEIVING: Tulsa - Lucas 9-109; Garrett 5-58; Atkinson covering it on the 31-yard line. However, the Golden Hur- Owls', collected his first 100-yard rushing game on 14 2-43; Flanders 1-17; Brewer 1-11; Dixon 1-9; Patterson ricane could not capitalize on the turnover, after a carries for 156 yards. This was the first 100-yard rushing 1-8; Langer 1-5. Temple - Fitzpatrick 5-107; Gilmore 2- facemask call and sack of QB Dane Evans by DL Praise game for an Owl since last year's loss to Fordham, when 100; Harper 2-27; Ja.Thomas 1-20; Shippen 1-19; Hair- Martin-Oguike. Kenneth Harper rushed for 105 yards. ston 1-8; Omuso 1-7; Christopher 1-4; Thompson 1-2.

Walker was able to launch a 37-yard pass to WR Jalen CB Alex Wells saw his first game action since hurting his INTERCEPTIONS: Tulsa - Suits 1-0. Temple - None. Fitzpatrick as well as a 21-yard pass to Harper to get knee in week 1 at Vanderbilt, where he was the Owls' down to the Tulsa five-yard line. After an incomplete pass second-leading tackler with eight tackles, eight solo and FUMBLES: Tulsa - None. Temple - Ja.Thomas 1-1; to WR Romond DeLoatch in the back of the end zone one broken up pass. Herbin 1-0. the Owls brought their field goal unit out. Instead of three, the Owls faked the kick and collected a touchdown after K Austin Jones continued his streak of consecutive PATs, SACKS: Tulsa - Hummingbird 1.0; Luetjen 0.5; Alexan- QB Connor Reilly rushed for three yards. successfully making 5-5 to raise his total to 23-23 on the der 0.5. Temple - Martin-Oguike 1.0. season. In the fourth quarter, Jones missed the Owls To continue the battle, Tulsa had their own nine play, 62- only field goal attempt on the day from 37-yards. TACKLES (UA-A): Tulsa - Mudoh 8-1; Nelson 6-2; Mar- yard scoring play to tie the game up 14-14. Evans hit tin 5-3; Gooden 3-3; Dobbins 3-0; McDaniel 3-0; Suits 2- Mendel Dixon with a 9-yard pass to even up the score. Scoring Summary TU-DS 1; Hummingbird 2-1; Norman 1-1; Alexander 1-1; Luetjen 1st 1-1; Todd 1-0; Uwaezuoke 1-0; K.Thomas 1-0; Rollins 1- On the ensuing possessions, Walker tossed an intercep- 14:03 TU - Harper 8 run 7-0 0; Linscott 1-0; Asiegbu 1-0. Temple - Matakevich 10-4; tion, giving Tulsa good field position at the Temple 39- (Jones kick), 3-79 0:57 Wells 6-2; N.D.Smith 5-2; Pretlow 4-2; Chandler 4-1; yard line. After getting to the Owls 29-yard line, Tulsa RB 3:17 TLS - Langer. 19 run 7-7 Marshall 4-0; Young 4-0; Aromire 3-0; Martin-Oguike 3- Zack Langer was tackled by Martin-Oguike to force a (Salazar kick), 3-52 1:06 0; Hayes 3-0; Finch 2-1; A.Williams 2-1; Reddick 2-1; Golden Hurricane field goal. However, Carl Salazar's kick 2nd Walton 0-3; Davis 2-0; Ioannidis 1-1; N.L.Smith 1-0; hit the right upright. 14:19 TU - Reilly 3 run 14-7 Robey 1-0; Cooper 1-0; Ellis 1-0; Ja.Thomas 1-0; Chud- (Jones kick), 7-63 1:37 noff 0-1; Alwan 0-1. Late in the second quarter, the Owls came up big on 4th 10:33 TLS - Evans to Dixon 9 pass 14-14 and 1 stop at the Tulsa one-yard line, after LBs Nate D. (Salazar kick), 9-62 3:37 Smith and Tyler Matakevich were able to stuff Langer at 0:21 TU - Walker. 5 run 21-14 the goal line. (Jones kick), 5-99 1:39 3rd From the end zone, Walker was able to launch a 64-yard 10:16 TLS - Evans to Lucas 29 pass 21-21 pass from the Temple 18-yard line to RB Jaime Gilmore. (Salazar kick), 9-76 4:44 Walker then launched another pass to Fitzpatrick for 13 4th yards, which then setup a five yard run by Walker for the 14:54 TLS - Salazar 44 FG, 10-42 4:51 21-24 third Temple touchdown. 10:38 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 30 pass 28-24 (Jones kick), 3-64 1:05 In the first half alone, Matakevich had 12 tackles, eight 3:25 TU - Walker to Ja.Thomas 20 pass 35-24 of which were solo tackles. He finished the game with 14 (Jones kick), 10-73 5:09 tackles, 10 solo, two TFLs, and one pass breakup. OWLSPORTS.COM 35 #WETHET Houston 31, Temple 10 October 17, 2014 6 TDECU Stadium, Houston, Tex.

Houston Proves to Be Takeaway Kings Temple 3700 10 in Friday Night Lights Battle Houston 10 7 14 0 31 HOUSTON – In a battle be- Thomas is the third Owl to Attendance: 21,471 tween two of the best teams have a 100-yard receiving Kickoff time: 8:02pm Temperature: 74 in forcing takeaways this game this season; WR Jalen End of Game: 11:22pm Wind: ESE 6mph season, Houston clearly had Fitzpatrick had 100-yards Total elapsed time: 3:20 Weather: Clear & Mild the upper hand with a 4-0 games in game 4 at Con- Officials: Referee: John McDaid; Umpire: John Shigo; advantage. Houston proved necticut and game 5 against Linesman: Lyndell Shelton; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; that Texas is home to the Fri- Tulsa when he was joined by Back judge: Gary Powers; Field judge: Jim Smith; Side day Night Lights as they RB Jamie Gilmore. Fitz- judge: Bruce Williams; Alternate: Brian Davis. walked away with a 31-10 patrick had his streak at five victory in front of a crowd of consecutive games with a Team Stats TU HOU 21,471 in primetime at touchdown reception ended. First Downs 11 23 TDECU Field. Rushes-Yards (net) 20-98 49-171 In the back of the end zone, Passing Yards (Net) 259 268 Both sides of the ball strug- Kirkwood caught his first ca- Passes Att-Comp-Int 29-12-3 33-29-0 gled for the Owls. The of- reer touchdown pass as an Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 49-357 82-439 fense could not capitalize on Owl. This was only Kirk- Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 big plays, even with QB P.J. wood's second game Punt Returns-Yards 2-4 0-0 Walker's 259 yards of pass- played, as he was cleared by Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-86 3-50 ing and two 70+ yard recep- the NCAA to compete last Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-29 tions by RB Jahad Thomas. Friday before the game Punts (Number-Avg) 5-42.2 6-36.3 Walker threw three intercep- against Tulsa. Fumbles-Lost 4-1 0-0 tions and fumbled the ball Penalties-Yards 11-93 10-102 away at the one yard line. LB Stephaun Marshall col- Possession Time 17:27 42:33 On a fourth-and-goal from lected his first career sack, Third-Down Conversions 2 of 11 7 of 17 the two yard line in the fourth while DLs Matt Ioannidis Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 1 quarter, the Cougars stuffed (1.0), Brandon Chudnoff and Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 3-4 the Owls to end a drive on Hassan Reddick (0.5 each) Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-16 2-11 downs. also got in on the action. RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 7-49; Walker. 8-49; The defense, who came into the game with a +1.6 per Houston QB Greg Ward Jr. was 29-33 on the night with Harper 2-5; Gilmore 2-3; Team 1-(-8). Houston - Jackson game turnover margin, was unable to work its magic. For 268 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. The 18-75; Farrow 18-52; Ward 13-44. the second straight game, the Owls were unable to force Cougars were able to rack up 210 rushing yards, with RB a turnover and allowed 439 offensive yards. Overall, Ryan Jackson accounting for 75 of those yards. PASSING: Temple - Walker. 12-29-3-259. Houston - Temple sacked QB Greg Ward, Jr. three times in the Ward 29-33-0-268. game. However, Temple was outnumbered 23-11 in first downs, 82-49 in offensive plays, and 42:33-17:27 in time Scoring Summary TU-UH RECEIVING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 3-150; Kirkwood 2-47; of possession. 1st Christopher 2-30; Fitzpatrick 2-22; Deloatch 1-9; Shippen 7:19 HOU - Bullard 34 FG, 15-61 7:12 0-3 1-3; Thompson 1-(-2). Houston - Greenberry 10-63; Am- Walker's three interceptions are the most he's thrown in 7:11 HOU - Stewart 29 INT return 0-10 bles 6-96; Farrow 5-25; Beadle 4-18; Jackson 3-59; Mc- a single game so far in his career. Last season, Walker (Bullard kick) Closkey. 1-7. threw eight interceptions in his nine games started. On 0:00 TU - Jones 22 FG, 5-75 1:23 3-10 Walker's first pick, DB Trevon Stewart returned it 29- 2nd INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. Houston - Stewart yards for a score. Walker finished the night 12-29 for 259 11:03 HOU - Farrow 4 run 3-17 1-29; Wilson 1-0; Jackson 1-0. yards with one touchdown. The lone Owls touchdown (Bullard kick), 9-63 0:00 came in the second quarter, when Walker tossed a 39- 0:34 TU - Walker to Kirkwood 39 pass 10-17 FUMBLES: Temple - Walker 2-1; Team 1-0; Christopher yard pass to WR Keith Kirkwood in the end zone. On the (Jones kick), 8-76 2:30 1-0. Houston - None. ground, Walker rushed eight times for 49 yards. Walker 3rd has now thrown a touchdown pass in 14 consecutive 1:42 HOU - Ward to Greenberry 7 pass 10-24 SACKS: Temple - Ioannidis 1.0; Marshall 1.0; Chudnoff games and thrown for 200-yards in 13 games. (Bullard kick), 5-54 1:39 0.5; Reddick 0.5. Houston - Oliphant 1.0; Stansbury 1.0. 0:51 HOU - Ward to Jackson 30 pass 10-31 It was Walker's fumble that proved to be the turning point (Bullard kick), 2-26 0:40 TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Ioannidis 5-5; Wells 4-6; of the game. After Jahad Thomas dashed 74-yards with N.D.Smith 4-6; Chandler 5-1; Finch 3-3; Matakevich 3- a screen pass and was pushed out at the 2-yard line, 3; Aromire 4-1; Ellis 2-3; Pretlow 3-1; Marshall 3-1; Red- Walker tried to pound it in on a quarterback sneak which dick 2-2; Hayes 2-2; Chudnoff 1-3; Young 2-1; would have tied the score at 17. While stretching to cross Martin-Oguike 1-2; Lovett 1-2; Walton 0-3; A.Williams 2- the plain, Houston punched the ball out for a touchback. 0; Alwan 1-1; N.L.Smith 1-0; Ritrovato 0-1; Cooper 0-1; Martin 0-1; Robinson 0-1. Houston - Taylor 4-3; Oliphant Thomas's 74-yard reception was the longest play from 5-1; H.Wilson 3-2; Eiland 1-4; Stansbury 2-1; McDonald scrimmage for the Owls this season. In the first quarter, 2-0; B.Wilson 2-0; Singleton 1-1; Foster 1-0; Aikens 1-0; Thomas also took a screen pass 72-yards. Thomas fin- Malveaux 1-0; Team 1-0; Kh.Williams 1-0; Jackson 1-0; ished the night with 199 overall yards, which came on a Frese 1-0; Hines 0-1; Walker 0-1; Adams 0-1; McCloskey team-leading three catches for 150 yards and seven car- 0-1; Stice 0-1; Roberts 0-1. ries for 49 yards.

36 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES UCF 34, Temple 14 October 25, 2014 7 Bright House Network Stadium, Orlando, Fla.

Owls Don’t Find Magic in Orlando, Temple 0 14 00 14 Drop Conference Game to UCF UCF 17 10 70 34 ORLANDO - The taste of Walker, while not in usual Attendance: 39,554 last week's loss to Houston form, was able to hit RB Kickoff time: 5:04pm Temperature: 82 couldn't escape the Owls' Jamie Gilmore for a 17 yard End of Game: 8:44pm Wind: N 9mph mouth as UCF handed Tem- pass and followed it up with Total elapsed time: 3:40 Weather: Sunny ple its second straight loss, 22 yarder to TE Wanemi Officials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: Richard 34-14 in front of a crowd of Omuso, which was the Feeney; Linesman: Chad Lorance; Line judge: Lance 39,554 at Bright House Net- longest catch by a TE this Thompson; Back judge: James E. Downey; Field judge: works Stadium in Orlando. season. WR Jalen Fitz- DanielGallagher; Side judge: George Liotus; Alternate: The only bright spot in the patrick also got in on the CJ-Jonah Monroe; game was on special teams, passing action, connecting with two blocked punts on with Walker for a 14 yard Team Stats TU UCF back-to-back drives by CB pass. First Downs 10 27 Sam Benjamin and LB Rushes-Yards (Net) 20-32 47-130 Michael Felton in the second UCF controlled the battle Passing Yards (Net) 150 336 quarter. Benjamin was able throughout the whole game. Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-20-3 39-25-0 to scoop up the ball and run QB Justin Holman went 25- Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 56-182 86-466 it six yards into the end zone 39 for 336 yards and two Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-8 for an Owls' score. touchdowns, including a 54 Punt Returns-Yards 1-32 2-11 yard TD pass to WR Bre- Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-82 2-40 Offensively, the team strug- shad Perriman; Perriman fin- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 3-11 gled throughout the game. In ished the night with seven Punts (Number-Avg) 8-40.6 5-24.2 the first half, the team only catches for 146 yards. Hol- Fumbles-Lost 2-1 3-2 gathered six yards rushing man's passing yardage is Penalties-Yards 8-68 5-58 on 10 carries, 59 passing the most passing yards al- Possession Time 21:14 38:46 yards, and allowed 27 points lowed by the Owls all sea- Third-Down Conversions 3 of 13 11 of 20 to be scored, which is the son. On the other side of the Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 1 of 2 most points the Owls have ball, the Knights sacked Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-3 4-5 allowed in a half since Walker three times and Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 4-15 2013's game against Con- Reilly once, bringing the total necticut. The second half wasn't any better, as QB P.J. number of sacks allowed this season to 12. RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 8-27; Walker. 9-6; Walker started the drive by tossing an interception. Harper 1-0; Gilmore 1-0; Reilly 1-(-1). UCF - Stanback Walker finished 15-28 on the night for 111 yards, with two 26-93; Wilson 11-22; Holman 9-8; Hall 1-7. interceptions and one touchdown on a three yard pass to WR Romond Deloatch. Walker shared the responsi- Scoring Summary TU-CF PASSING: Temple - Walker. 15-28-2-111; Reilly 4-9-1- bilities on the night with QB Connor Reilly, who finished 1st 25; Fitzpatrick 1-1-0-14. UCF - Holman 25-39-0-336. 4-9 for 25 yards and one interception. 10:21 UCF - Holman to Worton 25 pass 0-7 (Moffitt kick), 12-75 4:39 RECEIVING: Temple - Christopher 5-21; Fitzpatrick 4- For the first time in two games, the Owls' were able to 8:31 UCF - Moffitt 23 FG, 4-5 1:44 0-10 15; Deloatch 3-14; Gilmore 2-19; Omuso 1-22; create turnovers, forcing two fumbles; this now raises the 0:44 UCF - Stanback 1 run 0-17 Ja.Thomas 1-21; Kirkwood 1-16; Walker. 1-14; Shippen Owls takeaways to 19 on the season. DE Praise Martin- (Moffitt kick), 11-58 4:59 1-5; Major 1-3. UCF - Perriman 7-146; Hall 5-76; Reese Oguike forced the ball out at the Temple 13, which was 2nd 5-56; Worton 4-42; Stanback 2-5; J.Williams 1-9; Oldham recovered by DL Averee Robinson. While the offense 13:24 TU - Walker to Deloatch 3 pass 7-17 1-2. wasn't able to make much of the turnover, another fum- (Jones kick), 8-75 2:20 ble gave the Owls the ball at the UCF 15, after WR J.J. 10:00 UCF - Holman to Perriman 54 pass 7-24 INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - None. UCF - Killings 1-10; Worton muffed the punt, recovered, but ultimately had (Moffitt kick), 7-83 3:24 Ozerities 1-1; Glenn 1-0. DE Sharif Finch strip the ball out of his hands. Again, the 7:45 TU - Benjamin 6 yd blocked punt return 14-24 offense was unable to make anything of the play and (Jones kick) FUMBLES: Temple - Fitzpatrick 1-1; Ja.Thomas 1-0. Walker threw an interception in the end zone. Walker 0:03 UCF - Moffitt 19 FG, 11-60 2:31 14-27 UCF - Worton 2-1; Stanback 1-1. raised his interception total to nine on the season, one 3rd more than he had in 2013. 0:14 UCF - Stanback 2 run 14-34 SACKS: Temple - A.Robinson 1.0; Martin-Oguike 1.0. (Moffitt kick), 9-52 4:40 UCF - Pace 1.0; Anderson 1.0; Plummer 1.0; Geathers Defensively, the Owls were able to hold strong, as they 1.0. have only allowed a field goal to be scored in the fourth quarter this season. Last season, the Owls allowed 102 TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich 10-3; Chandler points in the final quarter. LB Tyler Matakevich lead the 5-3; Finch 5-2; N.D.Smith 3-4; Ioannidis 3-3; Young 5-0; team with 13 tackles, 10 solo, and one tackle for loss. In Reddick 4-1; Martin-Oguike 3-2; Pretlow 2-2; Walton 1- addition to his forced fumble and recovery, Finch finished 3; Lovett 1-3; N.L.Smith 1-2; Ellis 0-3; Marshall 2-0; Wells the night with seven tackles, five solo and two for a loss, 1-1; Hayes 1-1; A.Robinson 1-1; Deloatch 1-0; Friend 1- one broken up pass and one quarterback hurry. 0; Ja.Thomas 1-0; Aromire 1-0; Robey 1-0; Benjamin 0- 1; Felton 0-1; Martin 0-1; Lerch 0-1. UCF - Ozerities 6-2; The defense also allowed four of five red zone opportu- Gray 4-1; Plummer 4-1; Glenn 4-0; Geathers 3-1; nities to end in two touchdowns and two field goals. The Alexander 2-2; Anderson 1-2; Clarke 1-2; Mamea 1-2; Owls entered the game with the number one red zone Pace 2-0; Franks 2-0; Killings 2-0; Niles 2-0; Henry 1-1; defense in the country, allowing only 56.3 percent of Beckton 0-1; Burkett 0-1. chances to end in points.

OWLSPORTS.COM 37 #WETHET Temple 20, #21 East Carolina 10 November 1, 2014 8 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Historic Day in Philadelphia as ECU 030 7 10 Nationally Ranked Team Goes Down Temple 14 06 0 20 PHILADELPHIA- In the rain Carden finished the day 24- Attendance: 22,130 and cold of the first Novem- 41 for 217 yards. The Pirates Kickoff time: 12:02pm Temperature: 46 ber day, the forecast turned lone touchdown came on a End of Game: 3:26pm Wind: N 15mph beautiful for the Temple two-yard run by RB Mrquez Total elapsed time: 3:24 Weather: Rain Owls who knocked off the Grayson. This was the sec- Officials: Referee: Michael Roche; Umpire: Richard #21 East Carolina Pirates ond score the Owls have al- Feeney; Linesman: T.Considine; Line judge: Tod Reese; 20-10 in front of a crowd of lowed to come in the fourth Back judge: Keith Parham; Field judge: B.Vasconcells; 22,130. This is the first time quarter, but the first touch- Side judge: Bruce Williams; Alternate: Michael Windham. the Owls have upset a down to be scored in the ranked team at home and final 15 minutes since week Team Stats ECU TU just the third time overall. 11 against Connecticut in First Downs 30 10 The Owls won at #16 Pitt, 2013. Rushes-Yards (Net) 46-211 37-65 24-21, in 1987 and defeated Passing Yards (Net) 217 70 #14 Virginia Tech, 28-24 in WR Justin Hardy entered the Passes Att-Comp-Int 42-24-0 19-7-0 1998. game averaging 111.3 re- Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 88-428 56-135 ceiving yards per game, but Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-63 The Owls defense seem- was held to only 35 yards on Punt Returns-Yards 3-0 1-4 ingly owned the game, forc- four catches in the game. RB Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-74 2-73 ing five turnovers. In the first Chris Hairston was the Pi- Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 quarter, DL Praise Martin- rates leading rusher on 21 Punts (Number-Avg) 3-41.3 9-34.1 Oguike forced a fumble carries for 153 yards. Fumbles-Lost 8-5 4-0 which was recovered and re- Penalties-Yards 12-116 7-65 turned by DB Tavon Young Possession Time 31:01 28:59 for a 63-yard touchdown. Third-Down Conversions 9 of 16 4 of 14 Martin-Oguike forced an- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 2 0 of 0 other fumble later in the Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-2 game, which was recovered Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-8 4-19 by DL Tyler Matakevich. DB Will Hayes also had two re- RUSHING: East Carolina - Hairston 21-153; Allen 11-36; coveries, after DL Nate D. Smith stripped the ball from Scott 2-16; Hunter 1-7; Grayson 2-5; Carden 8-(-4); Gre- RB Breon Allen and after QB Shane Carden fumbled the gory 1-(-2). Temple - Harper 12-29; Ja.Thomas 14-28; ball. DB Boye Aromire also had a strip and recovery in Walker 11-8. the fourth quarter. The Owls have now forced seven turnovers in the last two games. Scoring Summary TU-EC PASSING: East Carolina - Carden 24-41-0-217; Hardy 1st 0-1-0-0. Temple - Walker 7-19-0-70. Temple accounted for 135 yards of total offense, but RB 7:20 TU - Young 63 fumble recovery 7-0 Kenneth Harper was able to find the end zone twice. (Jones kick) RECEIVING: East Carolina - Hardy 4-35; Allen 4-28; Harper now has 16 rushing touchdowns in his career, 2:50 TU - Harper 1 run 14-0 Worthy 3-36; Hairston 3-25; Jones 3-22; B.Williams 2- which ties him for eighth on the all-time list with Todd Mc- (Jones kick), 5-40 3:06 35; Q.Johnson 2-17; J.Williams 2-11; Green 1-8. Temple Nair and Henry Hynoski. QB P.J. Walker was held to only 2nd - Thompson 2-26; Ja.Thomas 2-22; Fitzpatrick 2-16; 70 yards of passing yards, completing 7of 19 passes. 5:20 ECU - Harvey 39 FG, 15-61 5:13 14-3 Kirkwood 1-6. 3rd On the other side of the ball, the Temple offense did their 4:36 TU - Harper 2 run 20-3 INTERCEPTIONS: East Carolina - None. Temple - None. job protecting the ball not allowing a turnover for the first (Reilly pass failed), 12-76 5:55 time this season. The last time the Owls had zero 4th FUMBLES: East Carolina - Carden 2-1; Allen 2-2; Hair- turnovers in a game was at Idaho in 2013. Unfortunately, 2:15 ECU - Grayson 2 run 20-10 ston 1-1; Jones 1-1; Gregory 1-0; Hardy 1-0. Temple - it was also the first game where Walker did not throw a (Harvey kick), 11-90 2:50 Walker 4-0. touchdown pass, ending his streak at 15 straight games. SACKS: East Carolina - T.Williams 1.0; Overton 1.0. Matakevich had 16 total tackles in the game, all of which Temple - Martin-Oguike 1.5; Ioannidis 1.5; Chudnoff 1.0. were solo. This ties an individual game record set by Lance Johnstone in 1995 and gave Matakevich's career TACKLES (UA-A): East Carolina - B.Williams 6-2; Big- total to 307, which places him 10th on the all-time list. ger 6-1; Rose 4-2; T.Williams 5-0; D.Allen 3-1; Overton DB Sean Chandler was the second leading tackler on 3-1; Hooker 2-1; Ivey 2-0; Biles 1-1; Presley 1-1; the team with 12 solo tackles. Hawkins 1-0; Allely 1-0; Pratt 1-0; Lennon 1-0; Scarfone 1-0; Falls 1-0; Benton 1-0. Temple - Matakevich 16-0; Martin-Oguike, in addition to his three fumbles and Chandler 12-0; Wells 8-2; Aromire 7-0; N.D.Smith 5-1; blocked field goal, picked up four tackles, three solo, 3.5 Martin-Oguike 3-1; Benjamin 2-1; Pretlow 2-1; Ioannidis TFLs, and 1.5 sack. 2-1; Reddick 2-0; Walton 2-0; Martin 1-0; Young 1-0; Fos- ter 1-0; Felton 1-0; Hayes 1-0; Ellis 1-0; Chudnoff 1-0; In the first half of the game, the Pirates (6-2, 3-1) domi- Starzyk 0-1. nated in every aspect on offense, totaling 428 yards of offense on 88 plays and 30 first downs, which overshad- owed the Owls' 10. However, the Owls held East Car- olina to only a field goal in the first 30 minutes of play. The last time the Pirates were held without a touchdown in any half was October 12, 2013 at Tulane; the score at the half was 6-6 and the Green Wave went on to win 36- 33 in triple overtime.

38 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Memphis 16, Temple 13 November 7, 2014 9 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Last Second FG Lifts Memphis 0 10 33 16 Tigers Over the Owls Temple 10 00 3 13 PHILADELPHIA- Sopho- Neither team mounted much Attendance: 23,882 more PK Jake Elliott con- offense in the third quarter Kickoff time: 7:32pm Temperature: 48 nected on a 31-yard field until the Tigers benefitted End of Game: 10:43pm Wind: NW 12mph goal as time expired to lift from a muffed punt by John Total elapsed time: 3:11 Weather: Mostly Cloudy Memphis to a 16-13 win over Christopher with 3:04 on the Officials: Referee: John McDaid; Umpire: Greg Brenner; Temple in front of 23,882 clock to take over at the Linesman: Lyndell Shelton; Line judge: Jeffrey Cooney; fans at Lincoln Financial Owls 10. Back judge: Gary Powers; Field judge: Jim Smith; Side Field. judge: Bruce Williams; Alternate: Brian Davis. The Owls defense, which With the victory, the Tigers, held the league's top rushing Team Stats UM TU winners of three straight, are team to (206 ypg. entering First Downs 17 16 bowl-eligible for the first time play) to just 82 yards on 40 Rushes-Yards (Net) 40-82 32-158 since 2008 with a 6-3 overall carries, stonewalled the visi- Passing Yards (Net) 230 140 record and are in sole pos- tors. Elliott was true from 27 Passes Att-Comp-Int 28-21-0 37-16-1 session of first place of the yards out to give the Tigers a Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 68-312 69-298 American Athletic Confer- 13-10 advantage with 1:39 Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 ence with a 4-1 league mark. remaining in the quarter. Punt Returns-Yards 4-5 2-20 The Owls, who will wait Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-74 1-17 again for their sixth win for Memphis then muffed a punt Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 0-0 bowl eligibility, fall to 5-4 at the start of the fourth quar- Punts (Number-Avg) 8-35.6 8-25.8 overall and 3-3 in the confer- ter that was recovered by Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-1 ence. Zack Bambary at the Tiger Penalties-Yards 6-51 4-30 26. Possession Time 28:54 31:06 Elliot, who was coming off a Third-Down Conversions 5 of 17 6 of 17 four FG game in a win over Harper, who set a new ca- Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0 Tulsa last week, connected reer high with 116 yards Red-Zone Scores-Chances 3-3 0-2 on three against the Owls. while matching his previous Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-21 1-6 The game winner came on high of 17 rushes, rushed for the Tigers' longest drive from 16 on the first play, but off- RUSHING: Memphis - B.Hayes 26-75; Cooper 3-4; Proc- scrimmage, 66 yards on 12 plays, against a tough Tem- setting penalties brought the play back. Following a loss tor 2-4; Frazier 1-2; Lynch 7-(-1); Team 1-(-2). Temple - ple defense. of three yards, Walker connected with Christopher for 10 Harper 17-116; Walker 9-28; Ja.Thomas 4-9; Shippen 1- yards to the Memphis 19. 7; Gilmore 1-(-2). The Memphis drive came on the heels of a 46-yard field goal by Temple freshman Austin Jones, who tied the Jones then came out for the tying field goal, but a high PASSING: Memphis - Lynch 21-28-0-230. Temple - game at 13 with 2:46 remaining. Jones, who also made snap appeared to mess up his timing and his kick sailed Walker 16-37-1-140. a 43-yard field goal on the game's opening drive, missed wide right. one from 37 yards wide right two possessions earlier. RECEIVING: Memphis - Frazier 8-110; Malone 3-36; The Owls finally were able to tie the game on their final B.Hayes 2-24; T,Jones 2-18; Mayhue 2-11; Cross 2-4; The Owls jumped out to a 10-0 lead in the game as sen- drive, which was set up by a nice 21-yard punt return by Henderson 1-22; Proctor 1-5. Temple - Fitzpatrick 5-64; ior RB Kenneth Harper broke free on his longest career Nate L. Smith to the Temple 43. Christopher 3-23; Thompson 2-14; Harper 2-11; De- run from scrimmage, 75 yards to paydirt, with 2:50 left in loatch 1-12; Hairston 1-9; Yancy 1-4; Shippen 1-3. the first quarter. Walker hit redshirt sophomores Romond Deloatch (12 yds) and Colin Thompson (9 yds) for first down recep- INTERCEPTIONS: Memphis - Gaines 1-0. Temple - Temple could easily have extended its lead on its next tions, the last to the Memphis 36. Walker then found None. drive, as it marched 57 yards on eight plays to the Tiger Harper for seven yards, on a third-and-10 play to set up 24 before sophomore QB P.J. Walker (16-37-1, 140 yds) Jones for his 46 yarder. FUMBLES: Memphis - Malone 1-0; Ross 1-1. Temple - was picked off at the 11-yard line by Andrew Gaines. Christopher 1-1; Walker 1-0. Lynch, who was unable to solve the Owls stingy defense At the same time the Owls' defense was holding the con- all game, masterfully led his Tigers on a 12-play, 66-yard SACKS: Memphis - Suttles 1.0; Pegues 1.0. Temple - ference's best scoring team (36.2 ppg.) scoreless. Tem- drive, eating away the final 2:40 of the contest. Elliot was Martin-Oguike 1.0. ple held Memphis to just one first down on four of its first perfect on his 31-yarder to give the visitors the victory. five drives, while the Tigers missed a 45-yard field goal TACKLES (UA-A): Memphis - C.Harris 7-0; Jakes 5-0; on their other possession. MLB Nate D. Smith led the Owl defense with nine tackles Ifedi 5-0; Gaines 4-0; Terry 4-0; McCain 4-0; Hollier 2-0; - all solos - while junior LB Tyler Matakevich added eight Avery 2-0; Ball 2-0; Howard 2-0; Dillon 2-0; Etienne 2-0; Things changed when the Tigers Mose Frasier blocked tackles (7 solo). Pegues 1-0; Suttles 1-0; McManis 1-0; Brady 1-0; Robin- Alex Starzyk punt and recovered on the Temple 31. The son 1-0. Temple - N.D.Smith 9-0; Matakevich 7-1; Pret- Owls' defense held strong, and the Tigers had to settle Scoring Summary TU-UM low 7-0; Marshall 6-0; Wells 6-0; Chandler 5-1; Walton on an Elliot 42-yard field goal four plays later to make it 1st 4-0; Martin-Oguike 4-0; Hayes 3-0; Young 2-0; Reddick 10-3. 11:24 TU - Jones 43 FG, 5-35 1:55 3-0 2-0; Robey 1-0; Lucas 1-0; Ioannidis 1-0; Alwan 1-0; 2:50 TU - Harper 75 run 10-0 Aromire 1-0; Davis 1-0. After a quick 12-yard first down pass to senior WR Jalen (Jones kick), 2-79 0:47 Fitzpatrick, who would end up leaving the game due to 2nd an ankle and knee injury on the next series, Starzyk sent 6:09 MEM - Elliott 42 FG, 4-6 1:42 10-3 a rugby-style punt just 16 yards downfield while scram- 3:58 MEM - Lynch to B.Hayes 17 pass 10-10 bling, giving Memphis the ball at its own 41. (Elliott kick), 3-59 0:27 3rd Sophomore QB Paxton Lynch connected with Frazier on 1:39 MEM - Elliott 27 FG, 4-0 1:25 10-13 a 42-yard pass play to the Temple 17, and two plays later 4th found senior WR Brandon Hayes in the end zone for a 2:46 TU - Jones 46 FG, 9-29 2:38 13-13 17-yard TD catch to tie the game with just under four 0:00 MEM - Elliott 31 FG, 12-66 2:40 13-16 minutes to play in the half.

OWLSPORTS.COM 39 #WETHET Penn State 30, Temple 13 November 15, 2014 10 Beaver Stadium, State College, Pa.

Second Half Turnovers Doom Temple 3010 0 13 Owls Against Nittany Lions Penn State 3314 10 30 PENN STATE VS. TEMPLE I SATURDAY, NOV. 15, 2014 2014 official UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - gameday program That would be the only real Attendance: 100,173 $5.00 Five second half turnovers drive that either offense Kickoff time: 12:01pm Temperature: 35-38 and two quick rushing touch- would muster over the first End of Game: 3:20pm Wind: W 6-8mph downs spoiled Temple foot- 30 minutes as both defenses Total elapsed time: 3:28 Weather:Cold and Clear ball's hopes of a win at were in shutdown mode. Officials: Referee: T.LaPenta; Umpire: G.Brenner; in-state rival Penn State Sat- 20 14 PSU limited the Temple of- Linesman: J.Stabile; Line judge: K.Codey; Back judge: urday afternoon as the Nit- fense to 49 yards and a V.Firth; Field judge: G.Crowther; Side judge: J.Brennan; tany Lions posted a 30-13 mere two first downs in the win in front of 100,173 fans half. For the Owls, it was Team Stats TU PSU at Beaver Stadium. The redshirt junior LB Nate D. First Downs 8 19 Owls fall to 5-5 with the loss Smith, junior DB Tavon Rushes-Yards (Net) 20-61 47-254 while the Nittany Lions im- Young and junior Tyler Passing Yards (Net) 187 112 proved to 6-4. Matakevich setting the tone, Passes Att-Comp-Int 38-17-4 26-12-2 Smith, who finished the day Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 58-248 73-366 After a half that saw both with nine tackles, forced and Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 teams defenses dominate, recovered a fumble at the Punt Returns-Yards 1-3 1-5 Penn State broke off two PSU 46. It was the nation's Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-87 3-72 long runs on its second pos- leading 18th fumble recovery Interception Returns-Yards 2-72 4-61 session of the third quarter, for the Owls. Punts (Number-Avg) 5-41.0 5-38.0 the first a 37-yarder by Bill Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1 Belton (19 carries, 92 yds) That turnover was followed Penalties-Yards 10-69 5-45 with Akeel Lynch (18 carries, by the only TU offense of the Possession Time 24:18 35:42 130 yds) running 38 yards to CelebratinG half. Walker connected on Third-Down Conversions 3 of 16 4 of 13 paydirt on the next play to two first down passes, the Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 Preparing Beaver Stadium’s Immaculate make it 13-6. Those two Turf More Than Meets the Eye first a 13-yard pass to junior Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 3-3 Today’s game sponsor: Pryor Finishing His Mission From an Air Force Base in England to the stands inside runs came immediately after Beaver Stadium, Devin Pryor’s journey from walk-on to WR Brandon Shippen. Then Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-7 1-2 the Owls had tied the game football letterman is nearing its completion. Walker hit junior WR John at 6-all on a 25-yard field Christopher for a 16-yard re- RUSHING: Temple - Walker. 5-32; Gilmore 7-23; goal by Austin Jones. The ception to the Nittany Lion Ja.Thomas 4-5; Harper 3-3; Team 1-(-2). Penn State - field goal was set up by junior LB Tyler Matakevich's first 12. That set up a 31-yard field goal by Jones to tie the Lynch 18-130; Belton 19-92; Chiappialle 2-15; Hamilton interception of the season. game at 3-3. 1-10; Hackenberg 5-10; Team 2-(-3).

Temple QB. P.J. Walker (17-38-4, 187 yds 1 TD), who Young, who was injured late in the Memphis loss, made PASSING: Temple - Walker 17-38-4-187. Penn State - was picked off four times, was intercepted on the next a huge interception at the Temple 35, returning it 25 Hackenberg 12-26-2-112. possession by Adrian Amos, who returned it to the TU 8. yards to the PSU 40. The Owls could not move the ball, Belton rushed eight yards for the touchdown, giving the but the play helped the Owls in the field position battle. RECEIVING: Temple - Fitzpatrick 4-113; Christopher 2- Nittany Lions a 20-6 lead in less than two minutes after Matakevich (13 tackles), one of the nation's best tacklers, 25; Omuso 2-12; Thompson 2-10; Yancy 2-10; Harper 2- Jones tied it. led all defenders with 10 tackles at the half, including one 6; Shippen 1-13; Ja.Thomas 1-0; Gilmore 1-(-2). Penn of the Owls' four sacks on Christian Hackenberg (12-26- State - Hamilton 4-26; Godwin 2-31; James 2-30; Lewis The Owls answered on the very next play as Walker con- 2, 112 yds) in the first two quarters. 2-15; Belton 1-6; Lynch 1-4. nected with senior WR Jalen Fitzpatrick (4 catches, 113 yds) for a 75-yard touchdown to cut the deficit in half. Penn State was able to move the ball into field goal INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Matakevich 1-47; Young 1- Fitzpatrick's catch was remarkable in that he was a range on its final drive. The Nittany Lions drive was 25. Penn State - Amos 1-33; Haley 1-30; Della Valle 1-0; game-time decision due to injuries suffered against aided by a taunting penalty on Haason Reddick after the Campbell 1-(-2). Memphis last week. red-shirt sophomore had made a good play on a pass breakup. FUMBLES: Temple - Team 1-1. Penn State - Belton 1-1. Temple's defense, which played well despite the score, forced the Penn State offense into a three-and-out on its Scoring Summary TU-PS SACKS: Temple - Martin-Oguike 1.0; Robinson 0.5; next possession. With the Owls' offense taking over on 1st Matakevich 0.5. Penn State - Zettel 1.0. their own 30, Walker made a nifty scramble for a 20-yard 8:01 PSU - Ficken 29 FG, 12-64 6:59 0-3 run to midfield. Three plays later, however, he was in- 3:13 TU - Jones 31 FG, 7-33 2:21 3-3 TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich 5-8; N.D.Smith tercepted by Christian Campbell. 2nd 7-2; Wells 5-4; Reddick 2-3; Chandler 4-1; Hayes 3-1; 0:00 PSU - Ficken 50 FG, 9-55 0:53 3-6 Young 3-0; Martin-Oguike 2-1; Marshall 1-2; Aromire 2- Again the Owls' defense forced a punt, but Walker was 3rd 0; N.L.Smith 1-1; Cooper 1-0; Shippen 1-0; Ioannidis 1- intercepted on a third down play from the TU 17 by Grant 6:52 TU - Jones 25 FG, 4-8 2:06 6-6 0; Felton 1-0; Fitzpatrick 1-0; Terry 1-0; Walton 1-0; Haley, who returned it for a back-breaking touchdown to 6:13 PSU - Lynch 38 run 6-13 A.Williams 1-0; Robinson 0-1; Finch 0-1; Ellis 0-1. Penn make it 27-13 with 13:57 remaining. (Ficken kick), 2-75 0:37 State - Hull 3-7; Bell 1-4; A.Johnson 3-1; Campbell 3-0; 5:19 PSU - Belton 8 run 6-20 Amos 3-0; Lucas 3-0; Zettel 1-2; Haley 0-3; Allen 2-0; The Nittany Lions would tack on a Sam Ficken 21-yard (Ficken kick), 1-8 0:03 Walker 1-1; Wooten 1-1; Barney 0-2; Wartman 0-2; Della field goal following a fumbled snap on the Owls ensuing 5:08 TU - Walker to Fitzpatrick 75 pass 13-20 Valle 0-2; Apke 1-0; Cothren 1-0; T.Smith 1-0; Lynch 1- possession to account for the final score, (Jones kick), 1-75 0:11 0; Hamilton 1-0; Barnes 1-0; Yazujian 0-1; Team 0-1; 4th Sickels 0-1. The first half was evenly played, with both squads de- 13:57 PSU - Haley 30 INT return 13-27 fenses shining. (Ficken kick) 10:36 PSU - Ficken 21 FG, 6-20 2:26 13-30 Penn State marched down the field on its opening drive, moving the ball 64 yards on 12 plays. It looked like the Nittany Lions had a touchdown, but a holding penalty negated a Belton 3 yd TD run. PSU then had to settle on a 29-yard Ficken field goal to make it 3-0.

40 TUDIAMONDS.COM 2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Cincinnati 14, Temple 6 November 29, 2014 11 Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Penn.

Temple Falls to Cincinnati Cincinnati 0 14 00 14 Despite Strong Defensive Effort Temple 3030 6 PHILADELPHIA- Temple's with the ball on the UC 17, Attendance: 21,255 defense held the American the drive stalled and Temple Kickoff time: 12:01pm Temperature: 37 Athletic Conference's most had to settle for a 31-yard End of Game: 3:15pm Wind: ESE 4mph potent offense to season Jones field goal to cut the Total elapsed time: 3:14 Weather: Cloudy lows for points and yards, deficit to 14-6. Officials: Referee: Tracy Jones; Umpire: John Shigo; but the Owls' offense could Linesman: Chad Lorance; Line judge: Lance Thompson; only muster two field goals in Forcing turnovers has been Back judge: James E. Downey; Field judge: D. Gal- falling to Cincinnati, 14-6, a specialty of this Temple lagher; Side judge: Justin Jordan; Alternate: Mark Wind- Saturday in front of 21,255 team, and the Owls were ham fans at Lincoln Financial able to do it again as DB Field. The Bearcats (8-3, 5- Boye Aromire stripped the Team Stats UC TU 1) posted their sixth straight ball from WR Chris Moore on First Downs 14 14 win and fostered a three- the kickoff and recovered the Rushes-Yards (Net) 33-81 32-71 way tie atop the conference fumble at the Bearcat 18. Passing Yards (Net) 174 196 standings. The Owls (5-6, 3- Passes Att-Comp-Int 31-19-0 35-19-0 4) lost their third straight and Again the Owls were unable Total Offense (Plays-Yards) 64-255 67-267 will need to win at Tulane in to move the ball in the red Fumble Returns-Yards 1-2 0-0 their final regular season zone. RB Kenneth Harper (9 Punt Returns-Yards 2-1 0-0 game to gain bowl eligibility. rushes, 40 yards) carried for Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-54 3-63 three yards then Walker Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0 The Owls defense held the broke off a six-yard run be- Punts (Number-Avg) 9-41.1 8-36.0 Bearcats to 255, nearly 100 fore stumbling just short of a Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-2 yards below their previous first down. He then over- Penalties-Yards 3-20 3-26 season low of 352 yards (in threw Thompson in the end Possession Time 26:54 33:06 a 41-14 loss to Memphis) zone, bringing Jones out for Third-Down Conversions 4 of 14 4 of 16 and over 200 yards below its another field goal attempt. Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 1 of 1 season average of 473.8. Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 2-3 Cincinnati also had a season The freshman kicker missed Sacks By: Number-Yards 3-25 1-17 low 14 first downs and tied a wide right on the 27-yard at- low with 14 points. tempt to keep it at 14-6. RUSHING: Cincinnati - Boone 14-62; R.Moore 9-19; Washington 3-8; Team 1-(-2); Kiel 6-(-6). Temple - Harper After neither team was able to mount much offense on Kiel connected with RB Rod Moore for a 31-yard pass 9-40; Walker 12-33; Ja.Thomas 4-8; Gilmore 5-2; Ship- their first two possessions, QB P.J. Walker connected play to the Temple 32 and the Bearcats, but Sharif Finch pen 1-0; Fitzpatrick 1-(-12). with TE Colin Thompson for 39 yards down the left side- made the hit of the day to stop the drive. The defensive line to the Bearcat 11. The Owls had to settle for a 30- lineman sacked Kiel for a 17-yard loss to force a punt. PASSING: Cincinnati - Kiel 19-31-0-174. Temple - yard Austin Jones field goal when Walker's pass, slightly Walker. 19-35-0-196. behind normally sure-handed WR Jalen Fitzpatrick could Harper, one of eight Temple seniors playing his final not be brought down on a third-and-11 play. home game, broke a 22-yard run to the Owls 45 on the RECEIVING: Cincinnati - McKay 6-39; Holton 5-34; next possession, but that would prove to be the final first Washington 3-25; Morrison 2-11; R.Moore 1-31; Cole 1- Temple's lead, however, would be brief. After the Owls' down for the Cherry and White. 22; Boone 1-12. Temple - Fitzpatrick 9-77; Thompson 3- defense held Cincinnati to a three-and-out on its ensuing 48; Yancy 3-21; Deloatch 1-18; Shippen 1-17; possession, Walker fumbled the ball while scrambling Temple's defense came up big in the fourth quarter to Ja.Thomas 1-11; Harper 1-4. with CB Leviticus Payne recovering on the TU three keep the game within striking distance. DL Matt Ioanni- yard-line. WR Mekale McKay then hauled in a pass from dis stopped Washington for no gain on consecutive plays INTERCEPTIONS: Cincinnati - None. Temple - None. QB Gunner Kiel in the end zone to give UC a 7-3 lead. before Kiel's fourth-and-two pass fell incomplete. FUMBLES: Cincinnati - C.Moore 1-1; Kiel 1-0. Temple - Walker, who completed 19 of 35 passes for 195 yards, On the Bearcats final possession DB Tavon Young was Fitzpatrick 1-1; Walker. 1-1. quickly moved the ball into UC territory on the Owls next called for pass interference on a third-and-14 play, keep- drive, hitting Fitzpatrick (16 yds), Brandon Shippen (17 ing the 11-play drive alive that ate up nearly seven min- SACKS: Cincinnati - Temple 2.0; Luc 1.0. Temple - Finch yds) and Romond Deloatch (18 yds) on long first down utes. When UC finally punted, the Owls had 14 seconds 1.0. plays. LB Nick Temple (13 tackles) then sacked Walker remaining and were unable to pull off a miracle play. twice over the next three plays, the last for a loss of 15 TACKLES (UA-A): Cincinnati - Temple 9-4; Edwards 8- yards to force a punt. Freshman DB Sean Chandler and LB Avery Williams led 0; Luc 4-3; Coleman 4-1; Payne 4-0; Wilder 4-0; Harts- the Temple defense with seven tackles each. Fitzpatrick field 2-1; Mouhon 2-1; Harrah 2-0; Chisum 2-0; Pace 1-1; Cincinnati showed a glimpse of its potent offense on its had a game-high nine catches for 77 yards. Jordan 1-1; Mitchell 1-0; A.Jones 0-1; Beard 0-1. Temple final drive of the half. Kiel, who entered play with 2,646 - Chandler 6-1; A.Williams 5-2; Wells 5-0; Matakevich 5- passing yards and a league-leading 27 TD passes, con- Kiel was held well below his normal numbers, completing 0; Ioannidis 4-1; Alwan 3-2; Finch 3-2; Walton 3-1; nected on five of six passes, the last for 20 yards to WR just 19 of 31 passes for 174 yards and one touchdown. Aromire 3-0; Hayes 2-0; Young 1-0; Marshall 1-0; Mar- Shaq Washington to the Temple 20. RB Mike Boone tin-Oguike 1-0; Omuso 1-0; Ellis 1-0; Martin 1-0; Chud- then broke off a 14 yard run and followed that two plays noff 0-1. later with a one-yard TD rush to make it 14-3. Scoring Summary TU-UC 1st Walker used his legs (12 rushes, 33 yds) to jumpstart the 0:17 TU - Jones 30 FG, 11-68 5:30 3-0 Owls' offense to start the second half. After the Temple 2nd defense forced a punt, Walker rushed for 26 yards on the 12:39 CIN - Kiel to McKay 3 pass 3-7 first play to give the Owls a first down on the Temple 46. (Gantz kick), 2-3 0:41 He followed that with a four-yard run on 4th-and-2 to 0:28 CIN - Boone 1 run 3-14 keep the drive alive. Three plays later he picked up an- (Gantz kick), 9-63 1:37 other first down on a seven yard rush, and then hit Jahad 3rd Thomas for an 11-yard first down on a screen play. But 7:00 TU - Jones 31 FG, 14-67 5:16 6-14

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