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] | 215-356-3952 (c) Jim Sullivan | Athletic Communications Assistant [email protected] | 210-683-7717 (c) Things to Look For... THIS WEEK Despite playing host to one of the nation’s four remaining undefeated programs, Temple served as its - With a win over Tulsa on Saturday, Temple’s own worst enemy this past Saturday, committing five turnovers in a 45-19 loss to No. 15 UCF. With bowl senior class will earn its 32nd overall victo- eligibility on the line, the Owls aim to lock up their third straight postseason appearance as they take to ry and grant the title as winningest class in program history. the road for a post-Thanksgiving matchup against Tulsa, with the game set to kickoff Saturday afternoon at 3:00 p.m. CT and air nationally on ESPNews. - With a win, Temple will secure bowl eligibility for the fourth straight year and seventh time in The current senior class enters the game tied with the class of 2011 for a school record 31 wins and will nine seasons. compete in their final regular season game wearing Temple cherry and white. - In Temple’s last three November campaigns, the Owls have compiled an 8-2 mark, with both This past weekend, Temple (5-6, 3-4 American) was unable to find any offensive rhythm despite three losses coming to Florida programs (USF - 2015, consecutive strong performances from the unit dating back to Army. Following three early drives with UCF - 2017). some promise (resulting in a missed field goal, made field goal and touchdown), the Owls consistently - Both Temple safeties Sean Chandler and Del- struggled to put together lasting possessions, turning the ball over five times throughout the game von Randall enter the game with 8 career inter- (four interceptions, one fumble). The lone highlight came early in the fourth quarter from WR Adonis ceptions, tied for 11th on the school’s all-time Jennings, as the redshirt senior grabbed a deep bomb, shook off a would-be tackler and jogged the list. A 9th INT will move them into a tie for 8th remaining 20 yards for the score. The 74-yard touchdown currently serves as the longest play from in the TU record books. scrimmage by the Temple offense this year, not to mention Jennings’ career-long reception. - Temple currently leads the country in blocked kicks since Ed Foley took over the unit in 2015. Meanwhile, the Owls’ defensive front played in less than desirable situations throughout the entire The Owls have 13 blocked kicks over that span game, as the five turnovers consistently set the UCF offense up with short fields. Relatively speaking, and 18 over the last four seasons. the unit held up well, containing the nation’s top scoring offense to less than 400 total yards on the day. Redshirt senior DL Jullian Taylor topped the statistical charts for the first time this year, managing a career best in tackles (10) and TFLs (4.5), and fellow redshirt senior DE Sharif Finch put together yet GAMEDAY CENTRAL another two-sack game, adding four tackles with three tackles-for-loss. Temple Football ............ 476-581-52 (119th season) The Owls must now turn their attention to Tulsa (2-9, 1-6 American), a program with a deceptively bad 2017 ...................................5-6, 3-4 American record. On the year, the Golden Hurricane have suffered five losses by a combined 23 points, including Head Coach ............................. Geoff Collins last week’s seven-point stumble to USF and two back-to-back three point games in non-conference. Career Record .................... 5-6 (1st season) School Record ....................................... same LAST TIME vs. TULSA Date ......................Saturday, November 25, 2017 Temple last locked facemasks with the Golden Hurricane midway through the 2014 campaign, knock- ing off Tulsa 35-24 at Lincoln Financial Field. Knotted at 21 apiece entering the final period, QB Phillip Kickoff ............................................................4:00 p.m. Walker guided the Owls to two fourth quarter touchdowns to secure the win. Stadium .................H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000) The victory served as Temple’s first against Tulsa in school history, having previously lost the only two Series Results .................................................... Tulsa, 1-2 prior meetings during a 1987-88 home-and-home series. When the Owls travel to face off against the Last time ............................W, 35-24, 10/11/14 Golden Hurricane on Saturday, they will have the opportunity to earn the program’s first win at Tulsa. Last at CS ............................ L, 10-15, 11/19/88 Streak................................................Won One Opponent ............................................................ Tulsa 2017 ....................................2-9, 1-6 American 2017 TEMPLE OWLS FOOTBALL SCHEDULE Head Coach ..................Philip Montgomery Career Record ................18-19 (3rd season) Date ............................................... Time Opponent ................................ TV ..........Result School Record ................18-19 (3rd season) Saturday, September 2 ....................3:30pm @ Notre Dame ................................. NBC .......... L, 16-49 Saturday, September 9 ....................3:30pm VILLANOVA..............................ESPN3 ..........W, 16-13 Friday, September 15 ........................7:00pm UMASS ..................................... ESPNU .........W, 29-21 TV Broadcast ...............................................ESPNews Thursday, September 21 ..................7:30pm * @ No. 21 USF .................................. ESPN ............ L, 7-43 play-by-play ......................................Jay Alter Saturday, September 30 ...............12:00pm * HOUSTON ............................... ESPNU .......... L, 13-20 analyst .....................................Craig Haubert Saturday, October 7 ........................12:00pm * @ ECU ........................................... ESPNU .........W, 34-10 Saturday, October 14 ......................12:00pm * UCONN [HC] .......................ESPNews ......... L, 24-28 Radio .................................................... 610 WTEL Saturday, October 21 ......................12:00pm @ Army ..........................................CBSSN ... (ot) L, 28-31 TuneIn Radio ... www.tunein.com/templefb Saturday, October 28 ..................................... ------------------------------- BYE -------------------------------- play-by-play ..........................Harry Donahue Thursday, November 2 ....................8:00pm * NAVY [CA] .................................. ESPN ........W, 34-26 analyst ......................................... Paul Palmer Friday, November 10 .........................7:00pm * @ Cincinnati ..................................ESPN2 ........W, 35-24 sideline .........................................Kevin Copp Saturday, November 18 ..................12:00pm * No. 14 UCF .............................. ESPNU .......... L, 19-45 Saturday, November 25...................4:00pm * @ Tulsa ......................................ESPNews ......................... Live Stats .................................stats.statbroadcast.com TBD .............................................................TBD Bowl Game ....................................TBD ......................... 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