2014 TEMpLE FooTbALL Matt THE MATT RHULE FILE PERSONAL RRhhuullee Year Coaching: 17th Head Coach Year Coaching College: 16th Year Coaching at Temple: 8th Penn State ‘97 Year at current position: 2nd 8th Season at Temple (2nd as Head Coach) College: Penn State University ‘97 B.A. in Political Science In December 17, 2012, Matt Rhule returned to North where they crushed Wyoming, 37-15 – Temple’s first post - University at Buffalo ‘03 Broad Street to take the helm as head coach of the Temple season victory since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. Rhule men - M.A. in Educational Psychology Owls. Following six seasons as one of Al Golden’s top assis - tored two-time first-team All-MAC selection TE Evan Hometown: State College, PA tants, he joined the New York Giants as the assistant offen - Rodriguez. For the second time in Rhule’s tenure, the Owls High School: State College Area sive line coach in 2012. He is now in his second year as the set the Temple single-season rushing yardage record and 26th Owls head coach and eighth on the Temple campus. rushing touchdowns records behind the explosive efforts of Born: January 31, 1975 Prior to the start of his first season in charge he offered All-MAC junior running backs Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown. Family: Wife – Julie that his squad would produce an exciting brand of football In 2010, Rhule guided the offense to the largest mar - Children: Bryant (9), Vivienne (1) and they would improve as the season progressed. Rhule de - gin of victory in a MAC game. Helping the team to an 8-4 reg - livered on those promises as the 2013 Owls produced nearly ular-season record, the Owls recorded back-to-back winning PLAYING 400 yards per game of offense (the second best total in school seasons for the first time since 1978-79, including their first Penn State University (1994-97) – history). Despite an 0-6 start to the season, the troups never win over a BCS team. The Owls recorded the largest margin of Linebacker surrendered and the team never trailed at the start of the victory (42 points) in a MAC game against Buffalo. A school fourth quarter in the second half of the season. The mission record six offensive players earned All-MAC honors, including in the 2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games. repeat first-team honorees OL Colin Madison, OL Darius Mor - COACHING EXPERIENCE The State College, PA, native, a former player at Penn ris, and RB Bernard Pierce as well as first-time honoree TE Temple University (2006-11, 2013-present) State, has 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, includ - Evan Rodriguez. 2013-present – Head Coach ing seven seasons at Temple, and six bowl games -- two with In 2009, Rhule’s offense helped TU win a single-season 2011 – Assistant Offensive the Owls -- on his resume. record nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall Coordinator / Tight Ends / Rhule joined the Giants in the spring of 2012. He record and first-place tie in the MAC East. Under Rhule’s guid - Recruiting Coordinator worked closely with Pat Flaherty, who has been the offensive ance, the Owls set the Temple single-season rushing yardage line coach since 2004. They finished the 2012 campaign at 9- record. A school record five offensive players were named All- 2008-10 – Offensive Coordinator / 7, second in the NFC East, and averaged 355 yards of offense MAC, including three on the first team. All-American Bernard Quarterbacks per game. Four New York players, including guard Chris Snee, Pierce rushed his way into the Temple record book, re-writing 2007 – Quarterbacks / were selected to the Pro Bowl. all records for a rookie en route to 2009 MAC Freshman Recruiting Coordinator During his previous tenure at Temple, of the Year honors. 2006 – Defensive Line Rhule’s role changed several times. In spring In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coor - 2012, he was promoted dinator, helping the Owls to their most wins in New York Giants (2012 season) to co-offensive nearly two decades. The Owls out-scored their coordinator opponents for the season for the first time since 2012 – Assistant Offensive Line after serving 1990. Rhule coached All-MAC honorees C Alex as the assis - Derenthal and school record holder WR Bruce Western Carolina University (2002-05) tant of - Francis, while QB Adam DiMichele set the school 2005 – Assistant Head Coach / fensive record for passing touchdowns with six in the 55- Offensive Line / Special Teams / coordi - 52 win over Eastern Michigan. WR Bruce Francis Run Game Coordinator nator and set the school records for career receiving TDs 2003-04 – Assistant Head Coach / tight ends (23) and consecutive games with a reception (38). coach as well as Rhule arrived in Owl Country after Linebackers / Special Teams the recruiting co - spending four seasons as an assistant coach 2002 – Linebackers / Special Teams ordinator under at Western Carolina, including three as as - Steve Addazio in sistant head coach. UCLA (2001) 2011. Temple’s From 2002 to 2005, Rhule was an 2001 – Assistant Defensive Line 2012 recruiting class assistant at Western Carolina under was ranked #1 in the head coach Kent Briggs, serving as University at Buffalo (1999-00) Mid-American Confer - assistant head coach during his ence and helped lay last three seasons. In 2005, he 2000 – Defensive Live the foundation for the was offensive line coach and 1999 – Assistant Defensive Line program's transition run game coordinator after di - to the Big East Confer - recting the linebackers his Albright College (1998) ence. first three years. Rhule was 1998 – Linebackers Under Al Golden, special teams coordinator Rhule was promoted to during his tenure in Cul - offensive coordinator lowhee (NC). In 2005, the in the spring of 2008. Catamounts led Division NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted) He also coached the I-AA in kickoff returns, DT Omari Jordan (FA) – Buffalo ‘01 – Carolina Panthers DT Terrance Knighton (3rd) – Temple ‘08 – Jacksonville Jaguars TU quarterbacks. He averaging 27.44 yards QB Adam DiMichele (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Philadelphia Eagles coached the defen - per return. Sopho - OT Devin Tyler (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Baltimore Ravens sive line in 2006 and more Mike Mal - DE Junior Galette (FA) – Temple – New Orleans Saints served as the quar - one earned first DT Andre Neblett (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Carolina Panthers terbacks coach and team All- DE Brian Sanford (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Cleveland Browns recruiting coordina - Southern TE Steve Maneri (FA) – Temple ‘10 – New England Patriots RB Bernard Pierce (3rd) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens tor during the 2006 Confer - TE Evan Rodriguez (4th) – Temple ‘12 – Chicago Bears and 2007 seasons. ence hon - TE Matt Balasavage (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens For three consecu - ors with a OL Pat Boyle (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Detroit Lions tive years, Temple’s 31.29 OL Derek Dennis (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Miami Dolphins recruiting class was yards per QB Chester Stewart (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore Ravens ranked #1 in the MAC kickoff re - WR Rod Streater (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Oakland Raiders OL Wayne Tribue (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Denver Broncos [2006, 2007, 2008]. turn aver - DB Maurice Jones (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Chicago Bears In 2011, the age, ranking OL Martin Wallace (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Cleveland Browns Owls went 9-4 and second nation - played in the fourth ally. Two offensive linemen and the bowl game in school team’s punter captured second team history, the Gildan all-league accolades. New Mexico Bowl, owLSpoRTS.coM 5 #wETHET In 2004, WCU ranked 12th nationally in total defense and 15th MATT RHULE’S bowL HISToRY (6) in pass defense, largely due to the production of Rhule’s line - backer corps. The team’s top five tacklers were linebackers in Bowl Date Result its eight man front scheme. In 2003, the Catamounts led the Rose Jan. 1, 1995 #2 Penn State 38, #12 Oregon 20 SoCon in rush defense for the first time in school history. Outback Jan. 1, 1996 #15 Penn State 43, #12 Auburn 14 Rhule arrived at Western Carolina after serving as as - sistant defensive line coach at UCLA in 2001. He assisted in Fiesta Jan. 1, 1997 #7 Penn State 38, #20 Texas 15 coaching five Bruins that earned All PAC-10 honors as the Florida Citrus Jan. 1, 1998 #6 Florida 21, #11 Penn State 6 team posted a 7-4 record under head coach Bob Toledo. EagleBank Dec. 29, 2009 UCLA 30, Temple 21 From 1999 to 2000, Rhule served as an assistant coach Gildan New Mexico Dec. 17, 2011 Temple 37, Wyoming 15 at Mid-American Conference member Buffalo, directing the Bulls defensive line in 2000 and working as assistant defen - sive line coach in 1999. In 2000, the team’s sack total in - creased from 12 to 27 utilizing a 3-4 alignment. Youngest FbS Buffalo also earned its first two Divi - Head coaches sion I-A victories that season. (as of July 1, 2014) Rhule began his coaching ca - reer as a volunteer assistant at Penn Coach Age (DOB) State in the spring of 1998 before P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 33 (11-29-80) working at Albright College in Read - Matt Campbell, Toledo 34 (11-29-79) ing, PA for the 1998 season. At Al - Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 34 (8-9-79) bright, he coached the linebackers in a Bryan Harsin, Boise State 37 (11-1-76) 4-3 scheme and recruited western and Willie Taggart, USF 37 (8-27-76) central Pennsylvania. Justin Fuente, Memphis 37 (7-30-76) Rhule played four seasons at line - backer with the Nittany Lions under Joe Matt Rhule, Temple 39 (1-31-75) Paterno.