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TEMPLE FOOTBALL 22000099 GGAAMMEE NNOOTTEESS GAME 6 Army (3-3) TEMPLE at TEMPLE (3-2, 3-0 MAC) (3-2, 3-0 MAC) Saturday, Oct. 17 Sept. 3 VILLANOVA L, 24-27 Lincoln Financial Field (68,532) Sept. 19 at #5 Penn State [BTN] L, 6-31 Sept. 26 *BUFFALO [ESPN+] W, 37-13 Philadelphia, Pa. Oct. 3 *at Eastern Michigan W, 24-12 1 p.m. Oct. 10 *BALL STATE W, 24-19 Oct. 17 ARMY + 1 p.m. Oct. 24 *at Toledo 7 p.m. Oct. 31 at Navy [CBS-CSN] 3:30 p.m. Homecoming Nov. 5 *MIAMI (OH) [ESPNU #] 7:30p.m. Nov. 13 *at Akron [ESPNU] 8:30 p.m. Nov. 21 *KENT STATE 1 p.m. TELEVISION: All-MACcess webstream Nov. 27 *at Ohio [ESPNU/360 #] 2 p.m. Dec. 4 MAC Championship RADIO: WHAT 1340 AM Harry Donahue (pbp), Steve Joachim (analyst) Detroit, Mich. [ESPN2] 8 p.m. HEAD COACHES * MAC games Home games in CAPS Temple Owls Al Golden (Penn State ‘91) + Homecoming game Overall Record: 13-28 (4th season) Times listed are EST and subject to change. Record at Temple: same # ESPN multiple-game selection date Army Black Knights Rich Ellerson (Hawai’i ‘77) Overall Record: 60-41 (10th season) ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS Record at Army: 3-3 (1st season) Main: 215.204.7445 First meeting vs. Temple Fax: 215.204.7499 ALL-TIME SERIES Associate Director (Football Contact) Army leads 4-2 Last Meeting: Temple 35, Army 7 Cathy Bongiovi Office: 215.204.1608 August 29, 2008, at Michie Stadium Cell: 215.778.6814 Email: [email protected] GUEST COACHES vs. Army Dr. Ruth Ost (Director, TU Honors Program) Associate A.D.- Athletic Communications Larry Dougherty Amanda Neuber (Associate Director, TU Honors Program) Office: 215.204.2588 Yamile Perez (Coordinator of Conference Services & Off-Campus Living) Email: [email protected] Gerry Grillo (friend of Al Golden) Credentials Al Shrier THIS WEEK Office: 215.204.2222 Temple continues its two-game homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17, hosting Army at 1 Email: [email protected] p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field in the annual Homecoming game. First Class www.OwlSports.com GAME 6 • ARMY 2009 OPPONENTS NCAA STATISTICAL COMPARISON VILLANOVA TEMPLE (3-2) .....................................................................ARMY (3-3) (5-1, 2-1 CAA) Rank (average) ........................................Category....................................Rank (average) Last: L, 28-24 at New Hampshire 61 (146.20) .......................................Rushing Offense.....................................8 (229.50) Next: at James Madison 86 (185.20)........................................Passing Offense ...................................120 (64.67) PENN STATE 91 (331.40)..........................................Total Offense....................................111 (294.17) (5-1, 1-1 Big Ten) 89 (23.00)..........................................Scoring Offense ...................................109 (18.67) Last: W, 52-3 vs. Eastern Illinois 13 (90.40).........................................Rushing Defense...................................40 (119.00) Next: vs. Minnesota 54 (124.50) ..................................Pass Efficiency Defense ..............................43 (116.13) 44 (333.20)..........................................Total Defense .....................................28 (300.00) 38 (20.40) .........................................Scoring Defense .....................................41 (21.17) BUFFALO 74 (35.11).............................................Net Punting ........................................56 (36.41) (2-4, 0-2 MAC) 81 (7.00) ..............................................Punt Returns..........................................91 (5.94) Last: W, 40-3 vs. Gardner-Webb 28 (24.76)...........................................Kickoff Returns ......................................79 (20.95) Next: vs. Akron 15 (1.00) ...........................................Turnover Margin.......................................32 (0.67) EASTERN MICHIGAN 93 (242.80)..........................................Pass Defense......................................29 (181.00) 83 (119.94).......................................Passing Efficiency ..................................120 (83.96) (0-5, 0-2 MAC) 20 (2.80) ...................................................Sacks................................................50 (2.00) Last: L, 56-8 at Central Mich. 36 (6.60)............................................Tackles For Loss........................................47 (6.17) Next: vs. Kent State 32 (1.20) .............................................Sacks Allowed ........................................13 (0.83) BALL STATE (0-6, 0-2 MAC) The Owls’ radio broadcast will air on WHAT 1340 AM with Harry Donahue call- Last: L, 24-19 at Temple ing the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis. All-MACcess will Next: vs. Bowling Green carry live video streaming of the game. Live gametracker stats and video streaming will be available on the Temple Athletics website at www.OwlSports.com. ARMY (3-3) At halftime the new members of the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame— the 1951 and Last: W, 16-13 vs. Vanderbilt Next: at TEMPLE 1953 National Champion men’s soccer teams, Chrissy Muller Poplawski (women’s lacrosse), Les Roos (baseball), and Jim Van de Zilver (men’s gymnastics)— TOLEDO will be introduced. (3-3, 1-1 MAC) Last: L, 58-26vs. Western Mich. Additionally, eighth grader Hayes Nolte will spend Friday and Saturday this week Next: vs. Northern Illinois shadowing the Temple staff for a possible career in college football. As part of his class project at Germantown Academy, Nolte will observe the the entire game prepara- NAVY (4-2) tion process up close both days. Last: W, 63-14 at Rice Next: at Southern Methodist Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 3-2 over- all and a perfect 3-0 in MAC play. Last week, the Owls captured a 24-19 win over MIAMI (OH) Ball State. TU opened play in the MAC at 3-0 for the first time ever and opened con- (0-6, 0-2 MAC) ference play with three wins for the first time since 1967. The 2009 squad, featur- Last: L, 16-6 at Northwestern ing Golden’s first recruiting class as seniors, returns 21 starters to 17 positions. The Next: at Ohio Owls utilize an East Coast offense and 4-3 defense. AKRON (1-4, 0-2 MAC) On the ground, freshman RB Bernard Pierce (Ardmore, Pa.) leads the Owls with Last: L, 19-7 vs. Ohio 489 yards and five touchdowns on 84 carries. R-junior QB Vaughn Charlton (Lan- Next: at Buffalo denberg, Pa.) has thrown 66-of-126 for 926 yards and five touchdowns. R-sopho- more Joe Jones (Davie, Fla.) is the top receiver with 190 yards on 14 catches. KENT STATE (3-3, 1-1 MAC) Last: L, 36-35 vs. Bowling Green Nationally Temple ranks No. 13 in rushing defense (90.40), No. 15 in turnover mar- Next: at Eastern Michigan gin (1.00), and No. 20 in sacks (2.80). Army ranks No. 8 in rushing offense (229.50) and No. 13 in sacks allowed (0.83). OHIO (4-2, 2-0 MAC) Head coach Rich Ellerson is in his first season at Army. The Black Knights stand 3- Last: W, 19-7 at Akron 3 on the season after a 16-13 overtime win over Vanderbilt. Army returns 12 starters Next: vs. Miami (OH) to its spread/triple option offense and double-eagle flex defense. 2 — 2009 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES First Class GAME 6 • ARMY LAST MEETING: TEMPLE 35, ARMY 7 [AUGUST 29, 2008] MAC STANDINGS Temple 14 7 7 7 - 35 [Oct. 11, 2009] Army 0 0 7 0 - 7 Scoring Summary: Team Stats Temple Army 1st First Downs 16 17 TU- Bruce Francis 5 yd pass from Adam Rushes-Net Yards 30-84 58-210 DiMichele (Jake Brownell kick), 6:06 Net Yards Passing 166 74 TU- Steve Maneri 7 yd pass from DiMichele Pass Comp-Att-Int 16-23-1 6-15-1 (Brownell kick), 0:31 Total Offense 250 284 2nd Punts-Avg. 4-44.0 6-34.2 TU- Morkeith Brown 17 yd fumble recovery Fumbles-Lost 1-1 3-2 (Brownell kick), 14:50 Penalties-Yards 8-74 3-45 EAST MAC Overall 3rd W-L W-L Pct. TU- Jamal Schulters 98 yd kickoff return RUSHING: Temple— Liverpool 16-54, A. Smith 1. TEMPLE 3-0 3-2 .600 (Brownell kick), 7:10 7-15, Nixon 1-9, DiMichele 3-6, Jones 2-2, Team 2. Ohio 2-0 4-2 .667 Army- Tony Dace 1 yd run (Adam DeMarco 1-(-1). Army— Mooney 26-81, Dace 6-40, Hewitt kick), 7:10 3. Bowling Green 1-1 2-4 .333 3-23, Carl 3-17, Mealy 5-16, Williams 10-16, 4th McClary 2-11, McMahand 3-6. Kent State 1-1 2-4 .333 TU- Marquise Liverpool 1 yd run 5. Buffalo 0-2 2-4 .333 (Brownell kick), 13:50 PASSING: Temple— DiMichele 15-22-1-159-2. Akron 0-2 1-4 .200 Army—Williams 6-14-1-74-0. Miami (OH) 0-2 0-6 .000 RECEIVING: Temple— Francis 5-45, Armstrong 3- WEST MAC Overall 26, Shelton 2-45, Maneri 2-12, Crudup 1-20, Jones W-L W-L Pct. 1-7, Grigsby 1-6, Liverpool 1-5. Army— Carter 3- 1. Central Michigan 3-0 5-1 .833 32, Sandiego 1-28, Hunter 1-11, Mooney 1-3. 2. Northern Illinois 1-0 3-2 .600 ATTENDANCE: 21,822 3. Western Michigan 2-1 3-3 .500 4. Toledo 1-1 3-3 .500 Junior SB Patrick Mealy is the Knights’ leading rusher with 351 yards and a touch- 5. Eastern Michigan 0-2 0-5 .000 Ball State 0-2 0-6 .000 down on 46 carries. Freshman QB Trent Steelman has started every game and is 20-of-44 for 210 yards and a touchdown. Senior WR Alejandro Villanueva is the top receiver with 191 yards and three touchdowns on 12 receptions. 2009 MAC SCHEDULE TEMPLE-ARMY CONNECTIONS Temple has six New York players on its roster— WR Nyles Bynum (Jamaica, N.Y.), OL Saturday, Oct. 17 Derek Dennis (Peekskill, N.Y.), DT Grigory Frenk (Brooklyn, N.Y.), DB Jaiquawn *Bowling Green at Ball State, Noon Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and PK ryan Novak (Marcellus, N.Y.), and OL Scott Ro- Army at TEMPLE, 1 p.m. orda (Westmoreland, N.Y). *Miami at Ohio, 2 p.m. *Akron at Buffalo, 3:30 p.m Army’s roster has 11 players from Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia native senior *Central Mich.