This Week Temple Welcomes Division Rival UCF to Lincoln Financial Field
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2015 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES Temple Football w Edberg Olson Hall w 1001 W. Diamond Street w Philadelphia, PA 19122 Rich Burg w Asst. AD Football Communications RICH.BURG TEMPLE.EDU -215.204.0876 215.356.3952 @ w (o) w (c) Marco Cerino w Athletic Communications Assistant MARCO.CERINO TEMPLE.EDU 609.413.2631 @ w (c) Larry Dougherty w Sr. Associate AD Communications LARRYDOC TEMPLE.EDU 215.204.2588 - 215.651.1822 @ w (o) w (c) This Week TEMPLE-UCF KICKOFF INFO Temple welcomes division rival UCF to Lincoln Financial Field for Date: October 17, 2015 an American Athletic Conference showdown. The Owls are coming Kickoff: 7:30 PM EASY LISTENING off a 49-10 Homecoming win over Tulane. The Knights dropped a Radio divisional match-up to UConn, 40-13. Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field, Harry Donahue......Play-by-Play Philadelphia, PA (69,176) Paul Palmer .........Color Analyst Harry Mayes...............Sidelines Temple head coach Matt Rhule has the Owls at 5-0 with a return to run-focused attacks. Junior running back Jahad Thomas has bene- fited the most, as he has accumulated 557 yards, surpassing his 2014 season totals. Junior quarterback P.J. Walker has progressed MUST SEE well under new position coach Glenn Thomas, throwing seven Student Radio touchdown passes with just two interceptions. The return of wide Television Zach Gelb ..............Play-by-Play Dave Ryan..............Play-by-Play Michael Zahn.......Color Analyst receiver Robby Anderson has helped the passing attack, as he has Corey Cheavas.....Color Analyst Carly Mascitti .............Sidelines five of the seven TD receptions. Shaquill Griffin and Cheqaun Bur- Lauren Gardner ..........Sidelines kett will lead the Knights defense looking to slow down the Owls. 2015 Temple Football Schedule While the Owls have started the season strong, the Knights have been decimated by injuries in the early going. They dropped all four Date Opponent . .TV . .Results/Time non-conference match-ups, including one point losses at home Sat., Sept. 5 PENN STATE . .ESPN . .W, 27-10 against FIU and Furman. Running back Taj McGowan will face a Sat., Sept. 12 * at Cincinnati . .ESPNews . .W, 34-26 tough rush defense. The Owls secondary, led by senior defensive Sat., Sept. 19 at UMass . .ESPN3 . .W, 25-23 backs Tavon Young, Alex Wells, and Will Hayes, enter the game Sat., Sept. 26 ----- BYE ----- second in the conference in interceptions. The front seven, led by Fri., Oct. 2 at Charlotte . .CBSSN . .W, 37-3 senior defensive lineman Nate D. Smith and Matt Ioannidis, will look Sat., Oct. 10 * TULANE [HC] . .ESPNU . .W, 49-10 to continue their disruptive play. Sat., Oct. 17 * UCF [BC] . .CBSSN . .7:30pm The Last Time Thur., Oct. 22 * at East Carolina . .ESPN2 . .7:00pm Sat., Oct. 31 NOTRE DAME . .TBD . .TBD In Temple’s first trip to UCF, the Owls lost to the Knights, 34-14. Spe- Fri., Nov. 6 * at SMU . .ESPN2 . .8:00pm cial teams played a factor for the Owls as Samuel Benjamin and Sat., Nov. 14 * at USF . .TBD . .TBD Michael Felton each blocked a punt in the second quarter. Benjamin Sat., Nov. 21 * MEMPHIS . .TBD . .TBD recovered his punt and returned it for a touchdown, the seventh re- Sat., Nov. 28 * UCONN . .TBD . .TBD turn touchdown the Owls recorded in 2014. P.J. Walker led a touch- Sat., Dec. 5 * The American Championship ABC/ESPN12:00pm down drive in the first half, capped by Romond Deloatch’s second touchdown catch of the season. However, the Owls turnover prob- Home games in CHERRY lems and inability to stop the Knights proved their undoing. * American Athletic Conference games . HC = Homecoming BC = Breast Cancer Awareness Game Up Next All times Eastern and subject to change. The Owls play their fourth night game of the season when they face division rival East Carolina. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursday A TEMPLE WIN WOULD MEAN THE... night and will be aired on ESPN2. last Week ...team is bowl eligible Temple returned to Lincoln Financial Field with a 49-10 win over Tu- ...first 6-0 start since 1974 ...first 3-0 start in American Athletic Conference play lane for Homecoming. Running backs Jahad Thomas, Ryquell Arm- ...first 3-0 start at home under Coach Rhule stead, and David Hood combined for five touchdowns. The defense ...Head Coach Matt Rhule would move into tenth place all-time in registered four sacks and two interceptions, one returned for a score wins for Owls’ coaches, passing Steve Addazio by sophomore cornerback Sean Chandler. ...first win over a Florida-based team since defeating USF in 2012 Social Media Hub Website Facebook Twitter Instagram www.TUDiamonds.com www.owlsports.com/ www.facebook.com/ @Temple_FB Temple_FB football TempleOwlsFoot- ball 2015 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES #WETHET Quick Facts Coaching Staff Mike Wallace .............................................Student Assistant School........................................................Temple University Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) ...............................Head Coach Equipment Location........................................................Philadelphia, PA Ed Foley........Asst. Head Coach / Tight Ends / Special Teams Greg Valenzisi..............................Head Equipment Manager Founded ........................................................................1884 Marcus Satterfield ...Offensive Coordinator / Running Backs Derek Radaker.......................Assistant Equipment Manager Enrollment .................................................................39,000 Phil Snow...........................................Defensive Coordinator Operations President................................................Dr. Neil D. Theobald Francis Brown ..............................................Defensive Backs Scott Wallace .......................Director of Football Operations School Website...........................................www.Temple.edu Frisman Jackson............................................Wide Receivers Ryan Kelly........................... Asst. Dir. of Football Operations Nickname .......................................................................Owls Elijah Robinson...............................................Defensive Line Chet Zukowski.........................Football Operations Assistant School Colors.....................................Cherry (201C) & White Mike Siravo .........................................................Linebackers Sam Diamond..........Coordinator of Football Administration Athletics Website .................................www.OwlSports.com Glenn Thomas..................................................Quarterbacks Strength & Conditioning Director of Athletics .....................................Dr. Patrick Kraft Chris Wiesehan ...............................................Offensive Line Jeremy Scott ..........................Head Strength & Conditioning Conference ................................................American Athletic Derek Carr................................Graduate Assistant - Offense Brandon Washington..............Asst. Strength & Conditioning Website..............................................www.theAmerican.org Eric Fargo.................................Graduate Assistant - Defense Kevin Kroboth.........................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Bobby Maffei...........................Graduate Assistant - Defense Pat Boyle ................................Asst. Strength & Conditioning Football Information Calvin Powell............................Graduate Assistant - Offense Buddy Brown .............................................Student Assistant Stadium...............................................Lincoln Financial Field Rob Dvoracek.............................................Student Assistant Video Surface .............................................................Natural grass Brian Fallon.................................................Student Assistant Matt Delgado ...........................................Video Coordinator Capacity .....................................................................69,176 Damiere Shaw ...........................................Student Assistant Nate Friedman..........................Assistant Video Coordinator First Season of Football..................................................1894 Nadia Harvin...................................Administrative Specialist Temple Football Communications All-Time Record ...................................................457-567-52 Academics Head Coach................................Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) Emily DeRatt .............................................Academic Advisor RICH BURG Career Record...............................................................13-16 Da’Mon Merkerson...................................Academic Advisor Assistant AD - Football Communications Temple Record..............................................................13-16 Reid Vanderlinder .....................................Academic Advisor O: (215) 204-0876 2014 Record..........................................................6-6 overall Athletic Trainers C: (215) 356-3952 [email protected] American Conference Record (finish) .....................4-4 (6th) Al Bellamy..................................Director of Athletic Training Football Contact Offensive Alignment.............................................Pro Spread Masahiro Takahagi.........................Assistant Athletic Trainer Credential Requests Defensive Alignment.........................................................4-3 Victor Szwanki.....................................GA — Sport Medicine Starters Returning