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THIS WEEK LAST WEEK LAST TIME up NEXT 2016 Temple OwlSports.com 2016 Temple Football Game Notes Temple Football | Edberg Olson Hall 1001 W. Diamond Street | Philadelphia, PA 19122 Rich Burg | Asst. AD Football Communications [email protected] | 215-204-0876 (o) | 215-356-3952 (c) Conor Semple | Graduate Assistant [email protected] | 516-236-0070 (c) Five Things to Look For... THIS WEEK Temple (8-3, 6-1) heads into its final game of the season against East Carolina (3-8, 1-6) with the opportunity to clinch - With a win, the Owls would obtain their second con- secutive American Athletic East Crown and head to the American Athletic Conference East Division for the second straight season. This senior class has now earned the AAC championship for a second straight year. 26 wins over its last three-plus years, which ranks ninth in school history over a four-year span, and has a chance to become third all-time if they win their next three games. The matchup is scheduled for Saturday, November 26, at - With a win, Temple would have a six-game winning streak. Among AAC teams, Temple would be the only 7:30 p.m. and will air on ESPNews nationally, as well as 97.5 The Fanatic, Temple football’s flagship radio station. The AAC team with winning streaks of six or more in each Owls posted their second consecutive shutout for the first time since 2011, as they defeated Tulane 31-0 last Saturday. of the last two seasons. Senior QB Phillip Walker continues his spectacular final season, as he now has 19 total touchdowns to go along with - Jahad Thomas has had two touchdowns in eight out 2,542 passing yards. Senior RB Jahad Thomas had another two-TD performance, making that eight out of nine games of his last nine games and has 16 total touchdowns this season where he has notched a pair of scores. The defense continues its lights-out play as well, allowing just this year (tied for 10th in the nation). 277.8 yards per game, good for third in the nation behind only Alabama and Michigan. Senior DL Haason Reddick - DL Haason Reddick has 20.0 TFLs this season and continues to wreak havoc on opposing offenses and now has 20.0 tackles for loss this season, which is first in the needs 3.0 TFL to break the Temple single season re- nation and has already broken the AAC single-season record. The secondary has also played sensational as they cord in TFLs (22.5, Dan Klecko, 2002). have given up just 142.4 passing yards per game, which ranks second in the nation behind only Michigan. The Owls - QB Phillip Walker needs 86 more passing yards to will have their hands full against an ECU offense led by QB Phillip Nelson and his 348.5 passing yards per game, good reach 10,000 for his career. He currently has 9,914. for fifth in the nation and first in the conference. GAMEDAY CENTRAL LAST WEEK Temple enters its final regular season matchup with East Carolina following a shutout over conference rival Tulane 31-0. The win marked the Owls’ second consecutive shutout and the defense has not allowed a point throughout the Temple Football ............470-574-52 (118th season) last 10 quarters. Senior QB Phillip Walker was sensational as he threw for 337 passing yards and two touchdowns. 2016 ...................................8-3, 6-1 American Senior RB Jahad Thomas had two touchdowns in the game and now has 16 on the season, which has him tied for Head Coach ................................. Matt Rhule 10th in the nation. Meanwhile, sophomore WR Ventell Bryant had a career-high in receptions (9) and yards (168) to go Career Record ....26-23 (26-23 at Temple) along with a touchdown. Over the last six games, he has had 32 catches for 595 yards and two touchdowns. During Date ..................... Saturday, November 26, 2016 the shutout, the Owls gave up a total of 142 yards and only 24 yards passing. Junior DB Sean Chandler led the team Kickoff ............................................................... 7:30pm in tackles for a second time this season (6) and also added a fumble recovery. Stadium ...................Lincoln Financial Field (69,596) Parking Lot K Opens ............................................3:00pm LAST TIME Last season, these two teams squared off and Temple defeated East Carolina 24-14. RB Jahad Thomas scored two Gates Open ......................6:00pm (4:30pm for media) touchdowns and ran for 66 yards, which was a game-high. QB Phillip Walker went 19-of-35 for 250 yards and a touch- Series Results................................. .............................. 5-8 down. LB Stephaun Marshall had nine tackles, and DL Haason Reddick contributed with one sack. Last time ................................ W, 24-14 (2015) Last at LFF ............................W, 20-10 (2014) UP NEXT Opponent ..............................................................ECU With a win, Temple will play in the American Conference Championship for a second straight year. The game is 2016 ...................................3-8, 1-6 American scheduled for 12:00pm on ABC. Navy has sealed up the West Division and would host the game with a win this week against SMU. Head Coach ............... Scottie Montgomery Career Record ....................3-8 (3-8 at ECU) 2016 TEMPLE OWLS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE TV Broadcast ...............................................ESPNews play-by-play ...................................Alex Faust Date ........................................ Time Opponent .........................TV ........Result analyst ..........................................Kevin Weidl Friday, September 2 ................7:00pm ARMY ................................ CBSSN ........L, 13-28 Radio .........................................97.5 The Fanatic Saturday, September 10 ..........1:00pm STONY BROOK ...............ESPN3 .......W, 38-0 TuneIn Radio ... www.tunein.com/templefb Saturday, September 17 ........ 12:00pm @ Penn State .............................BTN .......L, 27-34 play-by-play ..........................Harry Donahue Saturday, September 24 ....... 12:00pm CHARLOTTE ................ASN/CSN .....W, 48-20 analyst ......................................... Paul Palmer Saturday, October 1 ................ 12:00pm * SMU ...............................ESPNews .....W, 45-20 sidelines .....................................Harry Mayes Thursday, October 6 ................8:00pm * @ Memphis ............................ ESPN .......L, 27-34 PreGame Radio ............ 6:30-7:00pm (owlsports.com) Saturday, October 15 ...............7:00pm * @ UCF ..................................... ESPN .....W, 26-25 Student Radio .....................................................WHIP play-by-play ................................. Greg Frank Friday, October 21 ....................7:00pm * USF ....................................... ESPN ..... W, 46-30 analyst ............................................ John Cole Saturday, October 29 ..............3:30pm * CINCINNATI ..................... CBSSN .......W, 34-13 Live Stats ............................................................... Friday, November 4 .................7:00pm * @ UConn ................................ESPN2 .........W, 21-0 www.sidearmstats.com/temple/football Saturday, November 12 .......................... -------------------BYE ------------------- Game Promotions Saturday, November 19 ...........3:30pm * @ Tulane ...................... ESPN3/ASN .........W, 31-0 Sponsor .........................................Elliot Lewis Saturday, November 26.......... 7:30pm * EAST CAROLINA ........ESPNews Fly In .....................................................5:00pm Saturday, December 3 .......... 12:00pm TBD [CCG]..............................ABC PreGame Band .............. Sugar Rush Rocks TBD .................................................... TBD Bowl Game ............................TBD Anthem ......................................Temple Band Tickets .....................1-215-204-TIXX or owlstix.com All times Eastern; * = American Athletic Conference game; CCG = American Athletic Conference Championship All games broadcast on 97.5 FM The Fanatic Follow OwlSports Twitter Facebook Instagram Temple .com @Temple_FB Temple-University- Temple_FB Football Football • 1 • 2016 Temple Football QUICK FACTS COACHING STAFF Communications Rich Burg ...............Asst. AD - Football Communications School....................................................... Temple University Matt Rhule ......................................................... Head Coach Conor Semple ........................Communications Assistant Location ......................................................Philadelphia, Pa. Ed Foley ......... Asst. Head Coach / TEs / Special Teams Matt Stainthorpe ..........................Communications Intern Founded ..........................................................................1884 Phil Snow ..................... Defensive Coordinator / Safeties Madison Dishman ........................Communications Intern Enrollment .................................................................. 39,000 Glenn Thomas .................... Offensive Coordinator / QBs Jim Sullivan ...................................Communications Intern President................................................. Richard M. Englert Francis Brown.......................... Assoc. Head Coach / DBs Cam Ecker .....................................Communications Intern School Website ........................................www.Temple.edu George DeLeone ..........................Run Game Coord. / OL Nickname .........................................................................Owls Frisman Jackson
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