TEMPLEFOOTBALL2011GAMENOTES GAME2•atAKRON TEMPLE TEMPLE (1-0, 0-0 MAC) [1-0, 0-0 MAC] at AKRON (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Date Opponent Time Saturday, Sept. 10 Sept. 1 VILLANOVA (ESPN3) W, 42-7 InfoCision Stadium (30,000) Sept. 10 *at Akron (ESPN3) 6 p.m. Akron, Ohio Sept. 17 PENN STATE (ESPN/2/U) Noon Sept. 24 at Maryland tba 6 p.m. Oct. 1 *TOLEDO (ESPN Plus) Noon Oct. 8 *at Ball State 2 p.m. Oct. 15 *BUFFALO [HC] 1 p.m. Television: ESPN3.com Michael Reghi (pbp), Jerod Cherry (analyst) Oct. 22 *at Bowling Green 3:30 p.m. Nov. 2 *at Ohio (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Radio: WIP 610 AM Harry Donahue (pbp), Steve Joachim (analyst) Nov. 9 *MIAMI (Ohio) (ESPN2) 8 p.m. Nov. 19 ARMY (ESPN3) 1 p.m. Nov. 25 *KENT STATE (ESPNU/3#) tba HeadCoaches Dec. 2 MAC Championship (ESPN2) 7 p.m. Temple Owls Steve Addazio (Central Conn. St. ‘81) Home games in BOLD CAPS Overall Record: 1-0 (first season) * Mid-American Conference games Record at Temple: same All times Eastern and subject to change. Akron Zips Rob Ianello (Catholic Univ. ‘87) Overall Record: 1-12 (second season) Temple Athletic Communications Record at Akron: same 1700 North Broad Street, Suite 401 0-1 vs. Temple Philadelphia, PA 19122 All-TimeSeries Cathy Bongiovi, Football Contact Temple leads 13-7 Last Meeting: Temple 30, Akron 0 Office: (215) 204-1608 October 30, 2010, at Lincoln Financial Field Cell: (215) 778-6814 E-Mail: [email protected] TempleFootballhas: Fax: (215) 204-7499 • won 16 of its last 21 games overall and 17 of 21 regular-season games • won 11 of its last 12 home games at Lincoln Financial Field Larry Dougherty, Sr. Associate A.D.- • won its second consecutive Mayor’s Cup Trophy Athletic Communications • won its first game under head coach Steve Addazio Office: (215) 204-2588 • won its first game under head coach Steve Addazio at Lincoln Financial Field Email: [email protected] AWINwouldgiveTemple: Al Shrier, Credentials Office: (215) 204-2222 • its second win under head coach Steve Addazio Email: [email protected] • its first road win & first MAC win under head coach Steve Addazio • its first road win & first MAC win of the 2011 season 2011 Temple Football Game Notes Philly Proud. Game2•atAKRON 2011 Opponents NCAAStatisticalComparison Villanova WILDCATS (0-1, 0-0 CAA) TEMPLE (1-0)......................................................................AKRON (0-1) Last: L, 42-7 at TEMPLE Next: at Towson Rank (average) .........................................Category.....................................Rank (average) 19 (240.00).........................................Rushing Offense ....................................106 (35.00) Akron ZIPS 51 (235.00) .........................................Passing Offense.....................................110 (55.00) (0-1, 0-0 MAC) 27 (475.00) ...........................................Total Offense.....................................110 (90.000) Last: L, 42-0 at #18 Ohio State 27 (42.00) ...........................................Scoring Offense.......................................110 (0.00) Next: TEMPLE 55 (122.00) ........................................Rushing Defense....................................98 (224.00) 12 (72.55).....................................Pass Efficiency Defense.............................109 (206.44) PennStateNNITTANYLIONS 32 (275.00)...........................................Total Defense.....................................106 (517.00) (1-0, 0-0 Big Ten) Last: W, 41-7 vs. Indiana State 14 (7.00).............................................Scoring Defense ......................................99 (42.00) Next: Alabama 4 (49.00) ................................................Net Punting..........................................34 (40.40) 2 (27.00)................................................Punt Returns ...........................................67 (4.00) Maryland TERRAPINS 82 (18.50)............................................Kickoff Returns .......................................84 (18.40) (1-0, 0-0 ACC) 5 (4.00)...............................................Turnover Margin ........................................45 (0.00) Last: W, 32-24 vs. Miami (FL) Next: West Virginia 33 (153.00) ...........................................Pass Defense.......................................92 (293.00) 10 (201.70) .......................................Passing Efficiency...................................110 (50.59) Toledo ROCKETS 12 (4.00) ....................................................Sacks ..............................................90 (0.000) (1-0, 0-0 MAC) 21 (8.00).............................................Tackles For Loss ......................................111 (0.00) Last: W, 58-22 vs. New Hampshire 83 (3.00)..............................................Sacks Allowed .......................................107 (5.00) Next: at Ohio State BallState CARDINALS (1-0, 0-0 MAC) THIS WEEK Last: W, 27-20 Indiana (Indianapolis) Temple opens MAC play with a trip to Akron on Sept. 10. Kickoff at InfoCision Stadium is set Next: at South Florida for 6 p.m. on ESPN3.com. Buffalo BULLS ESPN3 will broadcast the game live over the internet with Michael Reghi calling the action and (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Last: L, 35-16 at Pittsburgh Jerod Cherry providing color commentary. The Owls’ radio broadcast will air on WIP 610 AM Next: Stony Brook with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis. BowlingGreen FALCONS Under the direction of first-year head coach Steve Addazio, Temple stands 1-0 after a 42-7 vic- (1-0, 0-0 MAC) tory over VIllanova in the season opener. The 2011 Temple squad returns 46 lettermen, includ- Last: W, 32-15 at Idaho Next: Morgan State ing 13 starters. The Owls utilize a multiple offense and a 4-3 defense. Ohio BOBCATS Junior RB Bernard Pierce (Ardmore, Pa.) leads all rushers with 147 yards and three touch- (1-0, 0-0 MAC) downs on 20 carries. Sophomore WR Deon Miller (Highland Springs, Va.) is the top receiver with Last: W, 44, 24 at New Mexico St. 74 yards and a touchdown on four receptions. Junior QB Mike Gerardi (Parsippany, N.J.) is 14- Next: Gardner-Webb of-20 for 235 yards and two touchdowns. Sophomore LB Blaze Caponegro (Allenwood, N.J.) Miami REDHAWKS leads the defense with seven solo tackles. (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Last: L, 17-6 at #21 Missouri In the national rankings, Temple ranks among the nation’s Top 20 in eight categories, including No. Next: at Minnesota 2 in punt returns (37.00), No. 4 in net punt (49.00), and No. 10 in passing efficiency (201.70). Indi- vidually, senior S Kevin Kroboth (Nazareth, Pa.) is No. 1 in interceptions (2.00), and junior RB Army BLACKKNIGHTS Bernard Pierce is No. 5 in scoring (18.00) and No. 8 in rushing (147.00). Senior LB Tahir White- (0-1) Last: L, 49-25 at Northern Illinois head (Newark, N.J.) is No. 6 in tackles for loss (3.00), while junior QB Mike Gerardi is No. 9 in Next: San Diego State passing efficiency (201.70). KentState GOLDENFLASHES Akron, under the guidance of second-year head coach Rob Ianello, is 0-1 following a 42-0 loss (0-1, 0-0 MAC) at No. 18 Ohio State. The Zips return 14 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense. Last: L, 48-7 at #2 Alabama Next: Louisiana Sophomore QB Clayton Moore is the Zips’ leading rusher with 32 yards on eight carries. R- 2 2011 Temple Football Game Notes Temple UFF. Game2•atAKRON Last Meeting: Temple 30, Akron 0 [Oct. 30, 2010] Lincoln Financial Field Akron 0 0 0 0 - 0 Temple 3 3 10 14 - 30 Scoring Summary Rushing: Akron— Allen 10-30, Burtney 7- 1st 14, Potts 1-2, Nicely 10-(-26). Temple— MAC Standings TU- Brandon McManus 27 yd FG Pierce 19-83, Matt Brown 13-69, Streater 3- 2nd 46, Nixon 1-(-2), Gerardi 2-(-3), Team 2-(-3). [Sept. 5, 2011] TU- McManus 25 yd FG 3rd Passing: Akron— Nicely 15-26-1-134, Pride EAST MAC Overall TU- Alex Jackson 10 yd pass from 0-1-0-0. Temple— Gerardi 15-22-0-209. W-L W-L Pct. Mike Gerardi (McManus kick) 1. TEMPLE 0-0 1-0 1.000 TU- McManus 45 yd FG Receiving: Akron— Russell 5-50, Hall 5-43, Bowling Green 0-0 1-0 1.000 4th Sconiers 3-31, Allen 1-7, Pride 1-3. Temple— TU- Rod Streater 24 yd run (McManus kick) Streater 5-35, Campbell 3-96, Jackson 3-38, Ohio 0-0 1-0 1.000 TU- Bernard Pierce 8 ys run (McManus kick) Pierce 2-24, Balasavage 1-13, Brown 1-3. 4. Akron 0-0 0-1 .000 Buffalo 0-0 0-1 .000 Team Stats UA TU Attendance— 17,563 Kent State 0-0 0-1 .000 First Downs 8 21 Miami (OH) 0-0 0-1 .000 Rushes-Net Yards 28-20 40-190 Net Yards Passing 134 209 Comp-Att-Int 15-27-1 15-22-0 WEST MAC Overall Total Offense 55-154 62-399 Punts 10-38.3 4-38.5 W-L W-L Pct. Fumbles-Lost 2-0 1-1 1. Central Michigan 0-0 1-0 1.000 Penalties-Yards 3-25 6-40 Toledo 0-0 1-0 1.000 Ball State 0-0 1-0 1.000 Eastern Michigan 0-0 1-0 1.000 freshman RB Jawon Chisholm follows with 26 yards on 13 carries. Under center, Moore is 6- Northern Illinois 0-0 1-0 1.000 of-16 for 54 yards. Chisholm is the top receiver with 10 yards on three receptions. Junior LB 6. Western Michigan 0-0 0-1 .000 Brian Wagner leads the defense with 12.5 tackles. Nationally, Wagner ranks No. 8 in tackles (15.0), while Zack Campbell is No. 25 in punting (44.20). 2011MACSchedule TEMPLE-AKRON CONNECTIONS Sept. 10 – Saturday Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Ohio. Akron has 17 players from Pennsyl- Toledo at Ohio State, Noon vania but none from Philadelphia. (Big Ten Network) Alabama St. at Eastern Michigan, 1 p.m. TEMPLE-AKRON— THE SERIES Stony Brook at Buffalo, 6 p.m. Tonight’s game marks the 21st meeting between the Owls and the Zips since the squads’ first *Temple at Akron, 6 p.m. (ESPN3) meeting in 1967. In series action, Temple leads, 13-7. Gardner-Webb at Ohio, 7 p.m. La-Lafayette at Kent State, 7 p.m. Last fall at Lincoln Financial Field, Temple shut out Akron, 30-0, in its school record 10th con- Nicholls State at Western Mich, 7 p.m.