OwlSports.com 2017 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) Ed LeFurge | Athletic Communications Assistant [email protected] | 732-600-6552 (c) Things to Look For... THIS WEEK Temple (1-1) is set to take on the UMass Minutemen (0-3) in a non-conference matchup under the Friday - A Temple win would extend the winning streak against UMass to two games. night lights at Lincoln Financial Field. This will be the second consecutive home game for the Owls as - Temple currently leads the country in blocked kicks they look to pick up their second straight victory. since Ed Foley took over the unit in 2015. The Owls have 12 blocked kicks over that span and 17 over the last three seasons. Last week, Temple took down the Villanova Wildcats, 16-13. In the game, sophomore kicker Aaron - Kicker Austin Jones currently sits tied for sixth all- Boumerhi nailed a 49-yard field goal with one minute remaining to win the game for the Owls. Red- time in scoring with 190 points with Cap Poklemba. shirt sophomore QB Logan Marchi started his second straight game, throwing 20 of 34 for 274 yards. Jones is also third all-time in field goals made (38). Redshirt junior WR Ventell Bryant caught seven passes for 79 yards - moving him into 11th all-time in Eight more will tie him for second with Bill Wright (46). receptions and receiving yards. - Wide receiver Ventell Bryant currently sits 11th all- time in receptions (100) and receiving yards (1,553). With six more receptions and 76 yards Bryant will The Minutemen are coming off their third straight loss, 17-7 against Old Dominion. In the game, QB move into 10th place in those categories. Andrew Ford threw 21 of 32 for 236 yards including a 60-yard touchdown pass to WR Andy Isabella. Isabella would finish the game with five catches, 105 yards and the touchdown. GAMEDAY CENTRAL The Friday night matchup is set to kickoff at 7:00 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field and will be broadcast Temple Football ............473-576-52 (119th season) nationally on ESPNU. 2017 .....................................1-1, 0-0 American Head Coach ............................. Geoff Collins LAST TIME vs. UMASS Career Record .......................1-1 (1st season) Temple last played UMass on Sept. 19, 2015 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. In the game, the School Record ....................................... same Owls topped the Minutemen 25-23. Temple quarterback Phillip Walker threw for 391 yards and a touch- Date ...........................Friday, September 15, 2017 down. Temple took a 20-17 lead into the final minutes when UMass scored a touchdown with 1:20 left to Kickoff ............................................................7:00 p.m. play. The PAT was blocked and returned by Will Hayes, making it 23-22. Kicker Austin Jones nailed the Stadium ...................Lincoln Financial Field (69,596) game-winning field goal with 12 seconds remaining. Parking Lot K Opens .........................................2:00 p.m. Gates Open ........................................................5:30 p.m. UP NEXT Series Results ................................................ Temple, 1-0 On a short week, the Owls will head on the road to take on conference opponent No. 22/21 USF for Last time ............................ 9/19/15, W, 25-23 Temple’s conference opener. The game will be played on Thursday, Sept. 21 at 7:30 p.m. at Raymond Last at LFF ...................................................n/a James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. and will be broadcast nationally on ESPN. Streak................................................Won One Opponent ..........................................................UMass 2017 ........................................... 0-3, 0-0 MAC Head Coach ........................... Mark Whipple Career Record ..........129-90 (20th season) School Record .............57-57 (10th season) TV Broadcast ...................................................ESPNU play-by-play .................................Mike Corey 2017 TEMPLE OWLS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE analyst ......................................Rene Ingoglia Date ............................................... Time Opponent ................................ TV ..........Result Radio .........................................97.5 The Fanatic Saturday, September 2 .................3:30 p.m. @ Notre Dame ................................. NBC .......... L, 16-49 TuneIn Radio ... www.tunein.com/templefb Saturday, September 9 .................3:30 p.m. VILLANOVA..............................ESPN3 ..........W, 16-13 play-by-play ..........................Harry Donahue Friday, September 15 .....................7:00 p.m. UMASS ..................................... ESPNU ......................... Thursday, September 21 ...............7:30 p.m. * @ USF............................................... ESPN ......................... analyst ......................................... Paul Palmer Saturday, September 30 .......................TBD * HOUSTON .....................................TBD ......................... sidelines .....................................Harry Mayes Saturday, October 7 ................................TBD * @ East Carolina.................................TBD ......................... Student Radio .....................................................WHIP Saturday, October 14 ..............................TBD * UCONN [HC] .................................TBD ......................... play-by-play ..................................Max Mirkin Saturday, October 21 ...................12:00 p.m. @ Army ..........................................CBSSN ......................... analyst ....................................Matt Bevenour Saturday, October 28 ..................................... ------------------------------- BYE -------------------------------- Live Stats .... www.sidearmstats.com/temple/football Thursday, November 2 ................ 8:00 p.m. * NAVY [CA] .................................. ESPN ......................... Game Promotions Friday, November 10 ......................7:00 p.m. * @ Cincinnati ..................................ESPN2 ......................... Fly In ..................................................4:30 p.m. Saturday, November 18 ..........................TBD * UCF .................................................TBD ......................... PreGame Band ......................... Sommerville Saturday, November 25.........................TBD * @ Tulsa ................................................TBD ......................... Anthem .Temple Diamond Marching Band Saturday, December 2 ...........................TBD TBD [CCG] ........................ ABC/ESPN ......................... Halftime ........ Delran Bears Youth Football TBD .............................................................TBD Bowl Game ....................................TBD ......................... 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Dave Patenaude .................Offensive Coordinator / QBs Founded ...........................................................................1884 Ed Foley .................................. Tight Ends / Special Teams Communications Enrollment ....................................................................41,000 Stan Hixon .................................................... Wide Receivers Rich Burg ................Asst. AD - Football Communications President..................................................Richard M. Englert Tony Lucas .................................................... Running Backs Ed LeFurge ...............................Communications Assistant Jim Panagos ................................................. Defensive Line School Website .........................................www.Temple.edu Cory Robinson ...........................................Defensive Backs Equipment Nickname ......................................................................... 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