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This WeekTemple welcomes division rival UCF to Lincoln Financial Field foran American Athletic Conference showdown. The Owls are comingoff a 49-10 Homecoming win over Tulane. The Knights dropped adivisional match-up to UConn, 40-13.

Temple head coach Matt Rhule has the Owls at 5-0 with a return torun-focused attacks. Junior running back Jahad Thomas has bene-fited the most, as he has accumulated 557 yards, surpassing his2014 season totals. Junior quarterback P.J. Walker has progressedwell under new position coach Glenn Thomas, throwing seventouchdown passes with just two interceptions. The return of widereceiver Robby Anderson has helped the passing attack, as he hasfive of the seven TD receptions. Shaquill Griffin and Cheqaun Bur-kett will lead the Knights defense looking to slow down the Owls.

While the Owls have started the season strong, the Knights havebeen decimated by injuries in the early going. They dropped all fournon-conference match-ups, including one point losses at homeagainst FIU and Furman. Running back Taj McGowan will face atough rush defense. The Owls secondary, led by senior defensivebacks Tavon Young, Alex Wells, and Will Hayes, enter the gamesecond in the conference in interceptions. The front seven, led bysenior defensive lineman Nate D. Smith and Matt Ioannidis, will lookto continue their disruptive play.

The Last TimeIn Temple’s first trip to UCF, the Owls lost to the Knights, 34-14. Spe-cial teams played a factor for the Owls as Samuel Benjamin andMichael Felton each blocked a punt in the second quarter. Benjaminrecovered his punt and returned it for a touchdown, the seventh re-turn touchdown the Owls recorded in 2014. P.J. Walker led a touch-down drive in the first half, capped by Romond Deloatch’s secondtouchdown catch of the season. However, the Owls turnover prob-lems and inability to stop the Knights proved their undoing.

Up NextThe Owls play their fourth night game of the season when they facedivision rival East Carolina. Kickoff is set for 7:00 p.m. on Thursdaynight and will be aired on ESPN2.

last WeekTemple returned to Lincoln Financial Field with a 49-10 win over Tu-lane for Homecoming. Running backs Jahad Thomas, Ryquell Arm-stead, and David Hood combined for five touchdowns. The defenseregistered four sacks and two interceptions, one returned for a scoreby sophomore cornerback Sean Chandler.

2015 Temple Football Schedule

Date Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV . . . .Results/TimeSat., Sept. 5 PENN STATE . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN . . . . .W, 27-10Sat., Sept. 12 * at Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPNews . .W, 34-26Sat., Sept. 19 at UMass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . .W, 25-23Sat., Sept. 26 ----- BYE -----Fri., Oct. 2 at Charlotte . . . . . . . . . . . . .CBSSN . . . . .W, 37-3Sat., Oct. 10 * TULANE [HC] . . . . . . . . . . .ESPNU . . .W, 49-10Sat., Oct. 17 * UCF [BC] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .CBSSN . . . . .7:30pmThur., Oct. 22 * at East Carolina . . . . . . . . .ESPN2 . . . . .7:00pmSat., Oct. 31 NOTRE DAME . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDFri., Nov. 6 * at SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN2 . . . . .8:00pmSat., Nov. 14 * at USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDSat., Nov. 21 * MEMPHIS . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDSat., Nov. 28 * UCONN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDSat., Dec. 5 * The American Championship ABC/ESPN12:00pm

Home games in CHERRY* American Athletic Conference games . . . . .HC = Homecoming BC = Breast Cancer Awareness GameAll times Eastern and subject to change. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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TEMPLE-UCFKICKOFF INFO

Date: October 17, 2015Kickoff: 7:30 PMStadium: Lincoln Financial Field,Philadelphia, PA (69,176)

MUST SEETelevisionDave Ryan..............Play-by-PlayCorey Cheavas .....Color AnalystLauren Gardner ..........Sidelines

EASY LISTENINGRadioHarry Donahue......Play-by-PlayPaul Palmer .........Color AnalystHarry Mayes ...............Sidelines

Student RadioZach Gelb ..............Play-by-PlayMichael Zahn.......Color AnalystCarly Mascitti .............Sidelines

A TEMPLE WIN WOULD MEAN THE...

...team is bowl eligible

...first 6-0 start since 1974

...first 3-0 start in American Athletic Conference play

...first 3-0 start at home under Coach Rhule

...Head Coach Matt Rhule would move into tenth place all-time inwins for Owls’ coaches, passing Steve Addazio

...first win over a Florida-based team since defeating USF in 2012

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Quick Facts

School........................................................Temple UniversityLocation........................................................Philadelphia, PAFounded ........................................................................1884Enrollment .................................................................39,000President ................................................Dr. Neil D. TheobaldSchool Website...........................................www.Temple.eduNickname .......................................................................OwlsSchool Colors .....................................Cherry (201C) & WhiteAthletics Website .................................www.OwlSports.comDirector of Athletics .....................................Dr. Patrick KraftConference ................................................American AthleticWebsite..............................................www.theAmerican.org

Football Information

Stadium...............................................Lincoln Financial FieldSurface .............................................................Natural grassCapacity .....................................................................69,176First Season of Football..................................................1894All-Time Record ...................................................457-567-52Head Coach................................Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97)Career Record ...............................................................13-16Temple Record ..............................................................13-162014 Record ..........................................................6-6 overallAmerican Conference Record (finish) .....................4-4 (6th)Offensive Alignment .............................................Pro SpreadDefensive Alignment.........................................................4-3Starters Returning ..................................23 (8 offense, 11 defense, 4 specialist)Starters Lost......................................4 (3 offense, 1 defense, 0 specialist)Participants Returning................................48 (19 offense, 25 defense, 4 specialist)Participants Lost....................................12 (9 offense, 3 defense, 0 specialist)

Coaching Staff

Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) ...............................Head CoachEd Foley........Asst. Head Coach / Tight Ends / Special TeamsMarcus Satterfield ...Offensive Coordinator / Running BacksPhil Snow ...........................................Defensive CoordinatorFrancis Brown ..............................................Defensive BacksFrisman Jackson ............................................Wide ReceiversElijah Robinson...............................................Defensive LineMike Siravo .........................................................LinebackersGlenn Thomas..................................................QuarterbacksChris Wiesehan ...............................................Offensive LineDerek Carr................................Graduate Assistant - OffenseEric Fargo.................................Graduate Assistant - DefenseBobby Maffei...........................Graduate Assistant - DefenseCalvin Powell............................Graduate Assistant - OffenseRob Dvoracek.............................................Student AssistantBrian Fallon.................................................Student AssistantDamiere Shaw ...........................................Student AssistantNadia Harvin...................................Administrative SpecialistAcademicsEmily DeRatt .............................................Academic AdvisorDa’Mon Merkerson...................................Academic AdvisorReid Vanderlinder .....................................Academic AdvisorAthletic TrainersAl Bellamy..................................Director of Athletic TrainingMasahiro Takahagi .........................Assistant Athletic TrainerVictor Szwanki.....................................GA — Sport MedicineCommunicationsRich Burg ......................Asst. AD - Football CommunicationsMarco Cerino .................Athletic Communications AssistantComplianceQuinton Smith ......Asst. Dir. Compliance & Stud.-Ath. AffairsDevelopment/RecruitingEvan Cooper..............................Director of Player PersonnelAdam DiMichele .................Director of Player Development

Mike Wallace .............................................Student AssistantEquipmentGreg Valenzisi ..............................Head Equipment ManagerDerek Radaker .......................Assistant Equipment ManagerOperationsScott Wallace .......................Director of Football OperationsRyan Kelly........................... Asst. Dir. of Football OperationsChet Zukowski.........................Football Operations AssistantSam Diamond ..........Coordinator of Football AdministrationStrength & ConditioningJeremy Scott ..........................Head Strength & ConditioningBrandon Washington..............Asst. Strength & Conditioning Kevin Kroboth.........................Asst. Strength & ConditioningPat Boyle ................................Asst. Strength & ConditioningBuddy Brown .............................................Student AssistantVideoMatt Delgado ...........................................Video CoordinatorNate Friedman ..........................Assistant Video Coordinator

Interview Requests All interview requests for players, coaches or staff mem-bers should be directed to the Athletic Communicationsstaff. To insure that your request is facilitated, please con-tact the Athletic Communications staff in advance. Therewill be no player or coach availability the day after a game.

Monday TeleconferencesEach Monday the American Athletic Conference holds tenminute conference calls with each of the Conferenceshead coaches. The calls begin at 11:00am. Coach Rhulewill call in from 12:20-12:30pm. The number to call is:913-312-9306

Tuesday Media LuncheonMatt Rhule’s weekly media luncheon is held each weekat Edberg-Olson Hall on the main campus (10th & Dia-mond Streets, 2nd floor). In most cases, the luncheonwill take place at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays. However,please check the weekly game notes for luncheonschedule.

Practice RegulationsHead coach Matt Rhule and select players will be availablefor brief interviews following daily practices early in theweek. Photographers and videographers are permitted toshoot the last 20 minutes of practice. Otherwise, all prac-tices are closed to all individuals except Temple footballpersonnel. Practices the day before a game are closed tothe media in its entirety.

CredentialsAll requests for credentials to cover Temple Footballgames and practices must be made through AthleticCommunications. Season credentials should be re-quested in the preseason and game-by-game creden-tials must be requested at least one week prior to thegame. Local media requesting credentials for a roadgame must have that request into Athletic Communi-cations two weeks prior to the contest submitted inwriting on company letterhead by e-mail([email protected]).

Locker Room PolicyTemple maintains a closed locker room policy.

Postgame InterviewsFollowing home and road games, Coach Rhule and afew selected players will be brought to an area outsideof the locker room for postgame interviews after abrief cool down period. If you wish to speak with aspecific player, please make your request with the Ath-letic Communications staff at the start of the 4th quar-ter.

ON THE AIR

This season, all of the Owls football gamesare broadcast on 97.5 The Fanatic. Joiningthe broadcast team of Harry Donahue andPaul Palmer this season will be The Fanatic’sHarry Mayes, a Temple graduate. He will en-hance the production as a sideline reporter.

This season, for the first time, Matt Rhule’sweekly Tuesday news conferences is broad-cast live by OwlSports Update. The weeklystudent-run show will air the news confer-ences on TUTV from 12-12:45pm and will behosted by Tom Sladek and Zach Gelb fromthe Kal & Lucille Rudman Media TV Studio inAnnenberg Hall.

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2015 STATISTICAL COMPARISONTEMPLE (5-0, 2-0)...................Stats ...........................UCF (0-6, 0-2)Avg. (NCAA/Conf.).........................Category.........................(NCAA/Conf.) Avg.347.6 (101/9) ............................Total Offense ............................(126/12) 274.5151.8 (89/8)..........................Rushing Offense..........................(127/12) 51.2195.8 (95/10) ........................Passing Offense ............................(73/7) 223.3142.47 (42/7).........................Passing Efficiency.........................(119/12) 103.8634.4 (44/6) ..........................Scoring Offense ..........................(124/12) 15.7328.4 (29/1) ............................Total Defense..............................(72/5) 396.797.2 (10/2) .........................Rushing Defense ...........................(49/5) 145.2231.2 (75/4) ..........................Passing Defense............................(94/7) 251.5105.24 (20/1) ....................Pass Efficiency Defense ....................(116/11) 159.2314.4 (13/1) ..........................Scoring Defense..........................(105/10) 35.0+0.6 (37/5) .........................Turnover Margin .........................(126/11) -2.1744.3 (32/7) ..................3rd Down Conversion Pct...................(120/12) 31.050.0 (60/5) ..................4th Down Conversion Pct...................(116/11) 30.024.7 (6/1) ...........3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............(70/4) 38.233.3 (23/2) ...........4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............(95/11) 57.187.0 (45/6).........................Red Zone Offense ..........................(89/10) 80.073.3 (16/2) ........................Red Zone Defense ..........................(93/8) 87.538.21 (58/7) .............................Net Punting ...............................(12/2) 42.038.85 (59/5) ............................Punt Returns ..............................(85/8) 6.568.25 (69/7) ......................Punt Return Defense........................(70/8) 8.3322.83 (45/7)...........................Kickoff Returns ............................(40/4) 23.0818.52 (29/3).....................Kickoff Return Defense ......................(80/8) 22.007.0 (30/3) ..........................Tackles For Loss............................(80/7) 6.5

RANKING FILE

Individual Rankings........................................................................................NCAA/AACJarred Alwan, LBForced Fumbles/game...............................0.4..................... t-16/t-1

Will Hayes, DBFumbles recovered .......................................1......................t-40/t-9

Matt Ioannidis, DLFumbles recovered .......................................1......................t-40/t-9

Austin Jones, KFG Percentage .........................................889......................t-14/3FG/Game .................................................1.60....................... 14/t-3

Tyler Matakevich, LBInterceptions/game ..................................0.40......................t-39/2Passes defended/game .............................1.2........................37/t-2Total tackles/game .....................................8.8........................42/5Solo tackles/game .....................................5.0........................56/9Sacks/game .............................................0.60........................66/7

Nate D. Smith, LB Sacks/game .............................................1.10..........................8/2

Jahad Thomas, RBAll-purpose yards /game........................182.4..........................5/1Combined kick return yards ......................199........................82/8Kickoff return TDs .........................................1........................t-5/t-1Kickoff return average..............................33.2........................51Rushing yards...........................................557........................39/3Rushing yards/game ..............................111.4........................28/3Rushing Touchdowns....................................7........................19/4Points scored/game .................................10.8........................69/11

PJ Walker, QBCompletion percentage............................61.9........................58/6Completions/game.................................15.60........................77/10

NCAA ACTIVE CAREER LEADERSName, Pos.................................................School..................................Tackles Tyler Matakevich, LB................................Temple .......................................399Mason Monheim, LB....................................Illinois .........................................321

Michael Mudoh, DB .......................................Tulsa .........................................311Trevon Stewart, DB ...................................Houston .........................................308Joseph Peterson, LB ..............................Georgia St. .........................................290

Temple CAREER LEADERSName, Pos. .................................................Years..................................Tackles Steve Conjar, LB ........................................1978-81 .........................................492 Lance Johnstone, DE ................................1992-95 .........................................429 Tyler Matakevich, LB.............................. 2012-15 .......................................399Al Singleton, LB .........................................1993-96 .........................................390 Taylor Suman, LB ......................................1998-01 .........................................389

Name .........................................................Years ................................Pass Att Henry Burris .............................................1993-96 ......................................1,136Mike McGann ...........................................2001-05 ......................................1,050 P.J. Walker ..............................................2013-15 .......................................737

Name .........................................................Years ............................Pass Comp Henry Burris .............................................1993-96 .........................................558Mike McGann............................................2001-05 .........................................511P.J. Walker ..............................................2013-15 .......................................433

Name .........................................................Years ...........................Passing Yds Henry Burris ..............................................1993-96 ......................................7,495Mike McGann............................................2001-05 ......................................5,967Lee Saltz ....................................................1983-86 ......................................5,371 P.J. Walker ..............................................2013-15 ....................................5,316Adam DiMichele........................................2006-08 ......................................5,024

Name .........................................................Years...........................Passing TDs Henry Burris .............................................1993-96 ...........................................49Adam DiMichele........................................2006-08 ...........................................40P.J. Walker ..............................................2013-15 .........................................40

Fight the Knights Some of the current Owls have played strong games against UCF inthe two recent losses. Quarterback P.J. Walker set a previous careerhigh with 382 yards passing and four touchdowns in 2013 as the Owlsalmost upset the #15 Knights. Two of those went to Robby Anderson,including the 75 yarder in the third quarter that holds up as a career-long for both. Tyler Matakevich led the team in tackles in both games,with nine in 2013 and 13 in 2014. Tavon Young had seven tackles andtwo pass break-ups in 2013 along with five solo tackles in 2014. Her-shey Walton recorded his first career sack against Blake Bortles in 2013and got another half-sack the following game. Jarred Alwan also regis-tered his first career sack in 2013, a game in which the Owls sackedthe #3 pick in the 2014 NFL Draft three times.

Sunshine SquadThe Owls have 13 players on their team from Florida, third-highest con-centration from any state behind Pennsylvania and New Jersey. Soph-omore kicker Austin Jones is from Orlando and went to Boone HighSchool, as did UCF running back Michael Willett. Redshirt junior widereceiver Dean Mosley also grew up in Orlando and attended AgapeChristian Academy.

Return to the NestUCF offensive line coach Allen Morgridge makes his return to Philadel-phia for the first time since 2013. He was Coach Rhule’s first offensiveline coach at Temple. The two worked together previously at WesternCarolina. In 2013, the Owls averaged 149.3 yards on the ground on4.25 yards per carry.

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CITY CONNECTIONSThe American Athletic Conference is proud of their connections to urban-based institutions of higher learning. Nine of the full-time member schoolsare in major cities, including Temple and UCF. Both schools have done wellin recruiting student athletes from their home cities. The Owls have 12Philadelphia products on the roster. The Knights count six Orlando resi-dents on their team.

three’s the magic number

Defensive three-and-outs leaders/per game (through October 3rd)PG School....................................GP Pct. 3&outs drives6.83 Marshall...................................6 44.6 41 926.83 Alabama ..................................6 44.6 41 926.80 Clemson ..................................5 46.6 37 816.17 Duke........................................6 45.7 33 716.17 Boise State..............................6 41.6 37 896.00 Oklahoma State ......................6 41.4 36 875.83 Boston College........................6 50.7 35 695.83 Michigan..................................6 47.9 35 735.80 Temple ....................................5 42.0 29 695.80 Memphis..................................5 40.3 29 725.80 West Virginia ...........................5 38.2 29 79

ClassMate ConnectionsTimber Creek High School in South Jersey will be represented on bothsidelines this weekend. Two Owls, freshman defensive back Kareem Aliand sophomore wide receiver Adonis Jennings. Their old classmate, fresh-man linebacker Neal Nelson, has matriculated to UCF. When the Owlshave the ball, former teammates might line up. Redshirt freshman wide re-ceiver Ventell Bryant graduated from Jefferson High School in Tampa, asdid UCF defensive back Brendin Strauben.

CLOCK CONTROLThe Owls return to a physical style offense and tenacious defense hashelped the team dominate the opposition in time of possession. Each gamehas seen Temple win the battle and have at least one quarter or half of sta-tistical dominance in this area. Temple closed out the Tulane win with 11:59of possession in the final quarter. For the season, the Owls have averaged34:20 per game, best in the American and fifth in the nation.

BLOCK PARTYThe Owls’ special teams coverage has come up with blocked kicks in con-secutive weeks. At UMass, Praise Martin-Oguike blocked an extra pointattempt that was returned for a defensive PAT by Will Hayes. At Charlotte,Sharif Finch crashed through to block a punt that Nate L. Smith recoveredfor a touchdown. The Owls currently are tied for fifth in the nation this sea-son with those blocks and tied with UCF for the American lead. Martin-Oguike has three blocks since 2013, tied for eighth among FBS players.

(Dirty) Birds of a Feather For the second week in a row, Temple’s first year quarterbacks coachGlenn Thomas will face an old colleague. UCF safeties coach AndrewThacker served as a defensive assistant with the Falcons last seasonwhere Thomas was the quarterbacks coach.

PLAYING IN THE BIG HOUSESTemple is used to spending Saturdays at NFL stadiums; the team sharesLincoln Financial Field with the Eagles. However, the program isn’t usedto road games at those famous stadiums. The Owls hadn’t visited onesince facing Minnesota at the Metrodome in 2006. This season, Templehas two road dates at NFL stadiums, September 19th to take on UMass atGillette Stadium, home of the New England Patriots, and November 14that Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, for USF.

Lucky 13The Owls are also one of four teams to have lead by 13 points or more ineach game. The other three schools are FSU, LSU, and Baylor. All theseteams are undefeated and are currently in the top 50 nationally in scoringoffense and top 51 in scoring defense. The Owls are looking to continuetheir stingy ways from last year, when they finished 2014 at fourth in scoringdefense at the FBS level.

It’s a Long DriveA tradition following a Temple victory is the football team, led by assistanthead coach Ed Foley, singing “High Hopes.” Philadelphians are familiarwith the song popularized by former Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalaswho made it his personal anthem. Stealing Kalas’ material has becomecommonplace. His signature home run call, “…it’s a long drive” has be-come a benchmark for the 2015 Owls. They have mounted a long drivein four of the first five contests that have changed the complexion of thegame.

Before Drive Long Drive After DrivePSU 5-16-50 (7-10) 12-plays, 93 yds, TD 8-38-171 (13-0)@Cinc 4-17-38 (3-6) 10-plays, 74-yds, TD 8-31-134 (24-20)@Cha 4-24-110 (3-0) 13-plays, 76 yds, TD 7-33-125 (27-3)TUL 3-9-76 (7-10) 7-plays, 90 yds, TD 9-42-179 (35-0)Drives-plays-yds (score)

Owls vs. O’LearyTemple has a fairly long history lining up against teams led by GeorgeO’Leary before joining a conference with UCF. In the 1980s, O’Learyserved as an assistant coach at Syracuse University. The two teamsplayed six times in the seven years O’Leary worked with the Orange,with each team winning three games. The Owls won three straight from1981-83, led by Coach Hardin and later Coach Arians. Temple quarter-back Tim Riordan had his first 200-yard game when he threw for 220and two scores in a 23-18 win at Syracuse on September 11th, 1982.That win was the Owls’ first at Syracuse since 1949.

well travelled owls2015 will be the first time under Coach Rhule that the Owls play two roadgames in the same state. Under his predecessor, Temple played visitortwice to Keystone state rivals Penn State and Pittsburgh in 2012. Theprevious year, they played three MAC conference games in Ohio. Thelast time the Owls played twice in another state was 1982, when theOwls won at Syracuse but lost at Colgate.

THE PHILADELPHIA SACK EXCHANGESeptember 5th was a banner day for the Owls pass rush, recording tensacks against the Nittany Lions. The effort set a new conference recordand eclipsed the record set in 2009. Here are the Owls’ top 5 sack per-formances since 1999.

Team.............................................................Sacks1 Penn State, 9/5/15...........................................10 2 Rutgers, 10/30/09..............................................9 3 Akron, 9/10/11....................................................8 4 Miami (OH) 11/23/10 .........................................7 5 UConn, 9/15/07 and 10/13/12 ...........................6

PASSING THE BUCKJunior QB P.J. Walker usually is the one flinging the pigskin for the Owls.Against Penn State, he was on the receiving end of a John Christopherwide receiver throwback for 25 yards and delighted the home crowd.Surprisingly, this wasn’t the Manning Award nominee’s first career re-ception. Against Central Florida last year, Jalen Fitzpatrick completed apass to Walker for 14 yards.

Catamount ConnectionsSaturday night will be a renewal of acquaintances for former colleagues.At Western Carolina University in 2004, Owls head Matt Rhule was thelinebackers and special teams coach. During practice, his position groupwould line up against the tight ends and running backs, coached byBrent Key. Key now serves under George O’Leary as the Knights’ offen-sive coordinator. Owls cornerbacks coach Fran Brown was a defensiveback on that Catamount team. Temple’s offensive coordinator MarcusSatterfield was on the staff, as was UCF’s offensive line coach Allen Mo-gridge.

Sensational Scoring StreaksThe Owls have put up points in every quarter this season except for the1st quarter against Penn State. The Owls have played 20 quarters offootball and have allowed points in only nine of those. In every gamethere has been at least one quarter where Temple held their opponentscoreless, including three each against Penn State and Charlotte.

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Ty Goes To the RunnerTyler Matakevich entered 2015 with a NCAA leading 355career tackles and now has 399. He also is the only FBSplayer to lead his team in tackles every game of the 2015season. He can become the first Owl to record 100+ tackles in four sea-sons and only the seventh in NCAA FBS history.Rick Razzano, Virgina Tech 1974-77 Stephen Boyd, Boston College, 91-94Carl McGee, Duke, 1975-78 Dana Howard, Illinois, 1991-94Dan Bass, Michigan St, 1976-79 Marcus McGraw, Houston, 2008-11

let’s talk about sacks“The Bash Brothers,” senior LB Tyler Matakevich and defensive end NateD. Smith have brought the bashing to opposing quarterbacks this season.Matakevich’s three sacks against Penn State surpassed his career total en-tering the game (2.5). The prolific performance fell one short of the Owls’single game record of four, reached by Decara Burgess against Pittsburghin 1997 and Dan Klecko at UConn in 2002. Smith currently is second theconference with a career-high 5.5 sacks and is eighth in FBS.

EYES ON THE POSTSEASON AWARDSSix Owls have made it to the preseason watch lists of 10 different awards.Senior linebacker Tyler Matakevich has five nominations, including the LottIMPACT Award tops among all American Athletic Conference defenders.Senior center Kyle Friend is one of two centers in the conference to earnwatch lists for the Rimington (top center) and the Rotary Lombardi Award(top lineman). Temple also has the only conference offensive backfield witha running back (Jahad Thomas; Doak Walker Award, Hornung Award) andquarterback (P.J. Walker; Manning Award) earning spots on preseasonwatch lists.

flying high in the classroomThe spring of 2015 saw the Owls improve their performance in their studieswhile preparing for spring football. The team achieved a new high in the teamGPA (2.91) for the semester. Senior center Kyle Friend earned the TempleOwl Club Academic Award for the highest GPA for the team during the 2014-15 academic year. Temple Football players have 38 different majors with 30student-athletes enrolled in the prestigious Fox Business School.

THE WISE OWLSTemple will have four student-athletes who have already completed their un-dergraduate degrees on the team this season. They are wide receiver JohnChristopher (kinesiology), defensive lineman Brandon Chudnoff (kinesiol-ogy), defensive back Will Hayes (criminal justice), and defensive linemanHershey Walton (advertising). Twenty-three other student-athletes expect tohave their degrees by December.

NIGHT OWLSFor a school founded on evening education and advancement, it seems ap-propriate that the Owls will play at least four games in primetime this season.Temple opened American play at Cincinnati with a win and defeated Char-lotte on a Friday night. It will face weeknight match-ups against East Carolinaand SMU. Times are up in the air for three more home games. Those high-profile games could add even more primetime exposure for Temple football.

CLASS aCTSThe Senior CLASS Award celebrates student-athletes who stay in school tocomplete their degrees and excel in the classroom and community. The Owlsnominated seven players for the 2015 award and two were among the 30candidates announced last week: Kyle Friend and Tyler Matakevich. The

two are the lone representatives of the American and the only teammatesto make the list.

the jahad squadOwls coach Matt Rhule vowed a return to Temple’s power running style ofprevious seasons. The junior running back from Elizabeth, NJ has answeredthe challenge. After setting a career high in rushes with 29 against PennState, Thomas carried 26 times for a career high 193 yards and a touchdownat Cincinnati. His 557 yards this season ranks third in the American AthleticConference and has already surpassed his 2014 output. He also leads theconference with over 182 all-purpose yards per game. He could join PaulPalmer as the only Owls to record 2,000 all-purpose yards in a season.

RHULER OF THE NESTTemple head coach Matt Rhule has been a tremendous factor in the recentsuccess of the Owls. While preseason polls projected the team to finish thirdin the American’s East Division, Rhule has his team atop the standings afteropening conference play with a 34-26 win at consensus favorite Cincinnati.This has earned Coach Rhule national media attention, as multiple organi-zations have lauded the job he’s done. After his first season at 2-10, he haswon 10 of the last 16 games. He also has a chance to win six in a row, notaccomplished since his former boss Al Golden ran off nine consecutive winsin 2009, the first bowl season for the Owls in 30 years.

FIGHTING THE POWERTemple won their second consecutive season opener against a Power Fivemember school. Here are the other Group of Five schools with wins in con-secutive seasons over Power Five schools:

A HISTORIC AFTERNOONSaturday, September 5th at Lincoln Financial Field saw Temple defeat theirinstate rival for the first time since 1941. It also saw the largest home crowdin Owls history. 69,176 journeyed to South Philadelphia for the Labor DayWeekend matchup, eclipsing the mark set by the Keystone State battle in2007. It was also the largest crowd of all 12 American home openers played.

MOVING ON UP TO THE EAST SIDETemple will start 2015 in the newly formed American Athletic ConferenceEast Division as the conference expands to 12 teams. Division rivals includeUCF, Cincinnati, UConn, East Carolina, and USF. Navy joins the Americanfor football and will contend in the West with Houston, Memphis, SMU, Tu-lane, and Tulsa. In the eight-game conference, each team will play threeteams out of division in a home-away series, allowing everyone to face offtwice every four years.

THERE CAN ONLY BE ONE!After splitting the conference title in the first two seasons, the American willcrown a winner December 5th at noon in the inaugural conference champi-onship game. East meets West to prove the best at the home of the betterrecord. The winner stands a good chance to earn the automatic bid to theNew Year’s Six games for the Group of Five conferences.

TEAM STREAK CHANCES REMAINING IN 2015 BYU 10 def. Nebraska on Sept. 5 Colorado State 3 1, Minnesota, East Carolina 3 def. Virginia Tech on Sept. 26 Temple 2 def. Penn State on Sept. 5Boise State 2 def. Washington on Sept. 4 Houston 2 def. Louisville on Sept. 12

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TEMPLE’S TUFF GUYSWearing a single-digit jersey is considered to be one of the highest honors an Owl can earn. These are awarded to the student-athletes deemed by theirteammates to be the toughest members of the team. Seven of these carried over from last season but two spots were open following graduation. Jersey#4 has been awarded to redshirt sophomore linebacker Nick Sharga, while #5 went to junior running back Jahad Thomas, just the second offensiveplayer on this list. Here is the complete list of Temple’s TUFF Guys

Tavon YOUNGSenior CB

AveryWILLIAMSr-Junior LB

SeanCHANDLERSophomore DB

NickSHARGA

r-Sophomore LB

JahadTHOMASJunior RB

StephaunMARSHALLr-Junior LB

John CHRISTOPHERr-Senior WR

Tyler MATAKEVICHSenior LB

Matt IOANNIDISSenior DL

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QuarterbacksThis season Temple’s quarterbacks will be led by Glenn Thomas, the quar-terback coach who was hired after a seven year term with the Atlanta Fal-cons.

With 20 career starts entering the season, juniorP.J. Walker is the established starter for the Owls. Walkerearned the starting QB position midway through his freshmanseason and has not looked back. That season he threw for200+ yards and at least one touchdown in all seven starts andchallenged the all-time Temple passing marks with 2,084yards and 20 TDs. Walker brought the Owls to a 6-6 recordin 2014 but his personal stats suffered. He continues his as-sauklt on the Temple record books raning in the top three in every majorpassing category.

Following the loss of Connor Reilly to graduation, there werequestion marks on who would emerge as Walker’s backup. Frank Nutilewas part of the 2014 recruiting class and redshirted last seasonafter sufferinga torn ACL during the first week of camp. He earned the spot behind Walkerand was 3-3-40-1TD in his only extended action vs. Tulane.

Redshirt junior transfer John Loughery adds some collegiate ex-perience to the mix after playing for Elon College from 2013-14. The Wayne,Pa. native and William Penn Charter product played in 10 games and com-pleted 66 of 58 passes for 284 yards for the Phoenix. He is the cousin ofFalcons all-pro QB Matt Ryan who was tutored by Thomas in Atlanta.

Tim DiGiorgio was the only other quarterback with any game ex-perience fr teh Owls enteringb the season. The redshirt sophomore sawmop-up duty in two early 2014 wins at Vanderbilt and vs. Delaware State.

Logan Marchi was part of the 2015 recruiting class and enrolledat Temple this past January. He was able to participate in drills last summerand was impressive during that brief stint.

Wide ReceiversFrisman Jackson, a six-year NFL wide receiver and seven-year collegecoach, is currently his first season as Temple’s wide receivers coach.

Jackson inherited a talented groupthat is very raw. Gone is the leading receiverfrom a year ago. Jalen Fitzpatrick, who alsowas the team’s leading receiver in 2012,graduated.

However, the receiver corps got anadded jolt this summer when the Owls addedredshirt-senior Robby Anderson and soph-omore transfer Adonis Jennings. Anderson was Temple’s leading receiverin 2013 but was ineligible in 2014. After rejoining the team in September2013, Anderson eventually moved into the starting lineup and hauled in 34passes for 657 yards and 9 TDs in that season’s final five games. Jennings,who had 6 catches for 55 yards as a true freshman at Pitt last year, addsboth size and speed.

John Christopher returns as the experienced veteran of thegroup. The redshirt senior and three-time letterwinner entereed the seasonhaving played in 35 games as an Owl (tied for the most on the team). His20 starts entering the season were more than all the other wide receiverscombined.

Romond Deloatch, a redshirt junior, is a big receiver who hasthrived on the fade pattern in the end zone resulting in three touchdowns in2014.

After redshirting, Ventell Bryant was one of the most improvedplayers in the spring and earned a starting receiver role in the spring game.

Samuel Benjamin, a redshirt junior, has shuttled between re-ceiver and defensive back since injuring his shoulder making a catch in the2013 season opener. Last season he fought his way on to the field andblocked two punts that were both recovered for TDs.

Brandon Shippen started nine games a year ago after makingthe conversion from defensive back. He scored a 35-yard touchdown on hisfirst catch in the 2014 season opener.

Two players who saw increased action as the 2014 season pro-gressed were Keith Kirkwood and Brodrick Yancy. Kirkwood was a trans-fer from Hawaii who was granted a hardship waiver allowing him to play bythe fifth game of 2014. He suffered an injury early on and will most likelyredshirt this year. Yancy was part of the 2014 recruiting class. He made 6catches for 35 yards, all in the final four games of 2014.

Sophomores Tom Bradway and Marshall Ellick and redshirt

fresman Matt Eaton all add depth and contribute on special teams.One of the most gifted athletes on the team (fastest 40 time and

highest vertical jump), Derrek Thomas has been in and out of the lineup ashe develops as a receiver.

Redshirt junior Rob Heyen continues to develop. He saw his firstcollegiate action in a 59-0 victory over Delaware State.

The 2015 class brought Cortrelle Simpson (Lackey/Indian Head,Md.). Sophomore Willie Smith III (Eagles View Academy/Jacksonville, Fla.)transferred from Seton Hill. Corey Gaarn (Cloister, N.J./Bergen Catholic) isa freshman walk-on.

Tight Ends & FULLBACKSAssistant head coach Ed Foley will tutor the tight ends and fullbacks for thethird straight year. This season, he will also add special teamscoordinator to his duties.

For the first time, however, Foley will enter a sea-son returning some experience. In 2013, Foley was convert-ing former quarterback Chris Coyer into a tight end. After thesenior departed, Foley was left with few experienced players.

Colin Thompson, who transferred from Florida in2014 after two seasons sidelined with a foot injury, played innine games a year ago. He was slowly eased into the lineup after proper re-habilitation of his foot and learning the playbook. He has started every game.

Kip Patton was a 2014 recruit who spent the season redshirtingand working with the defensive line. This season he has been the unit’s mostpleasant surprise leading the group with 7 catches for 129 yards.

Redshirt senior Saledeem Major was used last season in multipletight end sets. Redshirt sophomore Cole Boozer saw limited action as hecontinues to develop and get stronger. Last season, quarterback ThomasRumer made the switch to tight end. He continues to develop. Walk onChris Myarick was impressive on the scout team and has earned playingtime on special teams.

The 2015 recruiting class introduces Patrick Anderson(Aliquippa/Aliquippa, Pa.), Roy Pugh (Shabazz/South Orange, N.J.) andJake Robinson (Haddonfield Memorial/Haddonfield, N.J.). Two newcomersare walkons Alex Carling (North Pocono High/Moscow, Pa.) and DomenicNigrelli (Valley Forge/Wayne, Pa).

Eric Neefe is the only returning fullback. He spent the past twoseasons on the scout team. He will be joined this year by senior MichaelFelton, redshirt-sophomore Nick Sharga, sophomore Rob Ritrovato andwalk-on freshman Daiqwon Buckley. Sharga is one of the toughest playerson the team and also plays defense. Felton is a three-year letterwinner whoplayed outside linebacker and has been a core special teams performer.Ritrovato was also a linebacker and played on special teams last season.Buckley (Dunmore, Pa. / Dunmore) is a bruising runner who enrolled at Tem-ple after spending last season at Salisbury.

Running BacksThis season the running backs will be guided by offensive coordinator Mar-cus Satterfield. Satterfield spent the past two seasons working with the quar-terbacks while coordinating the offense.

Gone from the stable of running backs is KennethHarper, the workhorse back over the past two seasons. Lastyear’s leading ground gainer, Jahad Thomas, however, re-turns. Thomas, who made the transition from defensive backto running back, was explosive averaging 7.9 yards per touchfrom scrimmage. He gained 384 yards on 80 carries andadded 364 yards on 14 receptions. This season he has been the Owls bestweapon leading the conference for most of the season after opening withback-to-back 100+-yard rushing days. He has scored at least one rushingTD in every game thus far.

A strong 2015 Temple recruiting class was highlighted by threerunning backs. Four-star RB T.J. Simmons (Lakeland Christian/Lakeland,Fla.) turned down an offer to UCLA to come to North Broad Street. He wasranked by Rivals.com as the #17 running back in the nation. Jager Gardner(Owen/Black Mountain, N.C.) holds the Western North Carolina record with6,955 career rushing yards. Ryquell Armstead (Millville/Millville, N.J.) re-minds Temple coaches of former Owl Bernard Pierce. He rushed for 1,488yards and 18 TDs as a senior. From the first day of camp, Armstead im-pressed and has seen the bulk of the carries behind Thomas.

David Hood was 8-62 rushing in a lopsided win over DelawareState in his only action as a freshman. Zaire Williams provided veterandepth.

Position by Position

Walker

R.ANDERSON

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Thompson

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Offensive LineWith Chris Wiesehan beginning his second season as offensive line coach,the Owls will have consistency in the O-line for the first time since 2012.That’s good news for senior Kyle Friend who had three different positioncoaches in his first three seasons. Wiesehan’s methods paid dividends forFriend who earned all-conference honors a year ago. One of the strongest(benches 225-lbs. 46 times) and quickest (4.95 / 40) linemen in the NCAA,the center leads all current Owls in consecutive games played (40) and con-secutive starts (38).

Junior Dion Dawkins mans the left tackle position protecting theQB’s blindside. He suffered an ankle injury last season in game 5 leadingthe Owls to a 4-1 start. While he missed just one game, he played on the in-jured ankle for most of the season.

Four players have shared the other three starting spots.Shahbaz Ahmed (four starts at LG) switched from the defensive

line in the spring and after adding 30 pounds, he started eight games at leftguard. An ankle injury held him out of three games late in the season. Afterlimited action in his first three years, Eric Lofton (two starts at RT, one atRG, one at LG) started every game of 2014 at right tackle.

Last season as a redshirt freshman, Brian Carter (four starts atRG) bounced between defensive and offensive line. In fact, he started at de-fensive tackle at UCF and started at right guard two weeks later vs. EastCarolina. One of the strongest players on the team, he earned a start at rightguard against Penn State. He is joined on the right side by redshirt sopho-more Leon Johnson (three starts at RT), who stepped up during trainingcamp to earn the starting nod.

The Owls are hoping to have similar results with redshirt juniorJulio Derosier and junior Kiser Terry. After spending the 2014 season onthe defensive line, both were switched to offensive line this spring.

Brendan McGowan started the first eight games of 2014 at rightguard and moved to the left side after Ahmed was sidelined. He is the pri-mary backup at center.

Developing talent and depth on the offensive line has been a mis-sion of Matt Rhule’s since taking the head coaching position two years ago.His 2013 recruiting class which includes Semaj Reed and Adrian Sullivancontinue to develop and each saw spot action last year. The 2014 class ofJames McHale, Jaelin Robinson and Aaron Ruff all redshirted a year ago.Each has benefited from an additional year in the weight room and are readyto challenge for playing time. The 2015 class of Jovahn Fair and BensonIsrael have the talent to play right away but their work in summer camp willdictate how quickly they see game action.

The Philadelphia area produced two walk-ons in 2014 for Temple- Nick Apostolu (Springfield/Springfield, Pa.), and Gordon Thomas(Imhotep) - and both have continued to grow and develop. Joseph Woerner(Wycoff, N.J./Bergen Catholic) is a freshman walk-on.

Defensive LineElijah Robinson, one of the brightest young coaches in the country, returnsfor his second season to lead the Owls’ defensive line.

The unit is deep especially on theinside. Seniors Matt Ioannidis and HersheyWalton lead the way and are once againamong the best in the conference. Ioannidisled the team last season with 11.0 tackles forloss and had a career-high and D-line leading47 tackles. Walton has started 20 games inthe past three seasons and has never misseda game.

Averee Robinson was part of last year’s rotation and helped setthe tone for the season with two fumble recoveries in the season opener, in-cluding one he returned 55-yards for a touchdown. He has switched his num-ber to 43 this season to honor his deceased brother Adrian who was a starat Temple from 2009-11 and played in the NFL for three seasons.

Adding to the mix this season will be Freddie Booth-Lloyd andMichael Dogbe, who joined Temple in 2014 and redshirted.

Praise Martin-Oguike returned to the team after a two year ab-sence and became a dominant force. He accumulated all 7.5 of his sacks in

the final nine games and earned numerous player of the week honors aftera 1.5 sack, 3.5 TFL, 3 forced fumble performance when Temple knocked off#21/19 East Carolina.

Moving back to defensive end isredshirt-senior Nate D. Smith who hasmanned the middle for most of the past threeseasons. Smith has averaged over 70 tacklesbut has had a knack for the big play with sixforced fumbles, three recoveries, one inter-ceptions and 6.5 sacks. He has alreadynotched 5.5 sacks in the first five games of 2015.

Redshirt junior Haason Reddick siezed the moment while Mar-tin-Oguike was battled a preseason injury and has made the most earningthe start in the season’s first five games. A walkon defensive back in 2012,Reddick has added considerable weight to his frame without losing his quick-ness.

Another player making his share of big plays was Sharif Finch.In the season’s first three games, he had one sack, 3.5 TFLs, one forcedfumble that he recovered for a touchdown and an interception that he re-turned 65-yards for another score.

Brandon Chudnoff, Avery Ellis, and Jacob Martin all saw ac-tion throughout most of the season in the rotation at end.

Julian Taylor saw limited repetitions in 2014 and continues to de-velop.

Redshirt-sophomore Jordan Jones sat out last year after trans-ferring from East Stroudsberg. He was converted from offensive line to de-fensive line this spring.

The 2015 recruiting class adds Josiah Bronson (Kentwood/Cov-ington, Wash.), DeAndre Kelly (DeMatha/Hyattsville, Md.), and DanaLevine (Hallandale/Hallandale, Fla.). Jeromy Reichner (West PhiladelphiaCatholic/Philadelphia, Pa) is a walk-on freshman.

LinebackersMike Siravo is now in his third straight year and his second term with Temple.Besides leading the linebackers, Siravo has been responsible for recruitingfor the past two seasons for which Temple has received high marks.

For the first time inrecent history, Temple entersthe season with a legitimateAll-America defensive candi-date. WLB Tyler Matakevichhas led the Owls in tackles ineach of his three seasons,eclipsing the 100-tackleplateau each year. As such, he joins Steve Conjar and Joe Klecko as theonly Temple players to reach that mark three times. In fact, Matakevich’s355 career tackles entering the season was the most of any current NCAAplayer and was the only one with more than 300 to his credit.

The linebacking corp returns three other players who have startedat some point in the last two seasons.

One of the leaders on the team is Avery Williams. After movingfrom running back to defensive back, he finally found a home at linebackerand emerged as the starting SLB last year.

The most versatile player in the group is Stephaun Marshall.After making the conversion from safety, Marshall became the primarybackup at all three linebacker positions and made five starts (3 at SLB and2 at WLB).

Jarred Alwan is a tough, intelligent player who has earned thechance to start at MLB in 2015.

Nick Sharga, a transfer from West Virginia-Wesleyan, redshirtedlast year and has seen action at linebacker and defensive line. Jared Folksand Zack Mesday both redshirted and will benefit from a year of develop-ment.

The 2015 recruiting class was strong on linebackers as the Owlsadded Chapelle Russell (Lakewood/Lakewood, N.J.), Daishaun Grimes(Harmony/St. Cloud, Fla.), and William Updegrove (Berwick Area/Berwick,Pa.)

Joining the squad as walkons in 2015 are: Mike DiFrancesco(Neumann-Goretti/Philadelphia, Pa), and Todd Jones (St. Joe’sPrep/Philadelphia). Jones has risen up the depth chart and has earned playon special teams.

Defensive BacksThis unit, which made the biggest strides in 2014, is headed by defensivecoordinator Phil Snow and defensive back coach Fran Brown. Snow con-

Matakevich Williams

ReddickSmith

WaltonIoannidis

Dawkins carterFriend loftonAhmed

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centrates on the safeties and Brown on thecorners.

Three-year letterwinner TavonYoung is the most experienced and also hasproven to be the biggest playmaker. In thepast three seasons, he has accounted forseven of Temple’s 16 interceptions. In 2014,he had four picks, returned one for a 93-yard TD, and added a fumble returnfor a 63-yard score.

Sean Chandler made people take notice from the time he walkedon campus. As a true freshman, he earned the starting corner spot and wasvoted by his teammates to wear a single-digit jersey (give to the toughestmembers of the team). He didn’t allow a single touchdown until the 11thgame of the season and was a major reason why the team shaved 100-yards off its average of passing yards allowed per game from the previousyear.

Redshirt junior Nate Hairston, who has played at wide receiver,has made the switch to defensive back. Redshirt sophomores Artrel Fosterand Cequan Jefferson add depth.

Anthony Davis and Khiry Lucas had a chance to see action atcorner last season. Both suffered injuries and were limited in the spring. Join-ing them at cornerback is 2015 recruit Kareem Ali,a four-star selection outof Timber Creek High (Sicklerville, N.J.), andwalk-ons Jarrid Satterfield (Willingboro,N.J.) and Eriq Fadahundsi (Indian Head,Md./Lackey).

At safety two starters return, eachof whom started more than half the gameslast season. Alex Wells, a JUCO transfer,

started the season at free safety but missed three games due to injury. Hewas the team’s fourth leading tackler with 51 stops. Will Hayes (7 starts; 45tackles) was not opening day starter but played well at FS and SS whencalled upon.

Boye Aromire earned the opening day start at SS but an injuredback limited his repetitions throughout the season.

Those early injuries opened the door for Nate L. Smith whoshowed considerable improvement during camp. An ankle injury of his ownin the season opener limited his action.

Jyquis Thomas, a 2014 recruit, redshirted last season but earnedthe most improved defensive player award in the spring.

Added to the mix are 2015 recruit Jeremiah Atoki (VinelandSouth/Vineland, N.J.), 2014 recruit Delvon Randall (Gateway/Monroeville,Pa.) who spent last fall at East Coast Academy.

SpecialistsAfter a disastrous 2013 season, the kicking game madestrides in 2014 thanks in part to three true freshmen walk-ons. Austin Jones led the team with 69 points. He was per-fect on 30 PATs and was 13-22 on field goals. He has beennearly perfect this season. Alex Starzyk showcased a pow-erful punting leg with a 38.4-yard average. Although incon-sistent, his best game came in a victory over #21/19 EastCarolina when he nailed five of nine punts inside the 20 in arain-soaked field position battle. Both kickers benefited fromlong snapper Corey Lerch who won an open battle amongfive long snappers - Josh Lang will serve as the backup.

Jahad Thomas will handle kickoff returns backedby Ryquell Armstead and Robby Anderson. Anderson andSean Chandler are the leading punt returners.

WellsHayes Starzyk

Jones

Current Streaks . . .Consecutive GP/GS PosKyle Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40/38 *CTyler Matakevich . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40/11 WLBHershey Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40/1 NTJohn Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40/0Matt Ioannidis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35/20 *DTBrandon Shippen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32/0Tavon Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30/17 CBStephaun Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . .29/1 SLBP.J. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26/22 QBSharif Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26/0Averee Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25/0Jahad Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22/0Romond Deloatch . . . . . . . . . . . . .18/1 WRSean Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/16 CBEric Lofton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/3 RGSaledeem Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/2 TEPraise Martin-Oguike . . . . . . . . . .17/1 DEWill Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Boye Aromire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Artrel Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Austin Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Corey Lerch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Alex Starzyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17/0Avery Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15/0Samuel Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . .15/0Colin Thompson . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14/6 TEAlex Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/12 FSNate L. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/1 SSDion Dawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/10 LTBrian Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/0Jarred Alwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/7 MLBAvery Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/0Shahbaz Ahmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7/1 LGNate D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/0Ryquell Armstead . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 RBRomond Deloatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 WRNick Sharga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 FBRobby Anderson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Freddie Booth-Lloyd . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Tom Bradway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Ventell Bryant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Michael Dogbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Nate Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Adonis Jennings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0James McHale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Kip Patton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Delvon Randall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Haason Reddick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/0Jyquis Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/0Michael Felton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/0Tyler Mayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4/0Leon Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/2 RTBrandon Chudnoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Marshall Ellick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0David Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Cequan Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Todd Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Brendan McGowan . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Chris Myarick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Frank Nutile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Semaj Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Jaelin Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Adrian Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Gordon Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Nick Apostolu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Alex Carling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Tim DiGiorgio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Matt Eaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Rob Heyen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0John Lougherty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Dean Mosley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Eric Neefe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Thomas Rumer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Jarrid Satterfield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0

* - Friend’s streak includes 5 starts at RG; Ioannidisincludes 3 starts at DE

MATT RHULE’s Record WHEN...

Tot ‘15 ‘14 ‘13Overall...........................................13-16 5-0 6-6 2-10at Home...........................................6-8 2-0 3-3 1-5Road................................................7-8 3-0 3-3 1-5Neutral Site .....................................0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Conference......................................7-11 2-0 4-4 1-7vs. Ranked Teams...........................1-3 0-0 1-0 0-3Overtime..........................................0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Homecoming...................................3-0 1-0 1-0 1-0when leading at halftime ...............12-4 3-0 5-0 2-4when tied at halftime .......................2-1 1-0 1-1 0-0when trailing at halftime ..................1-11 1-0 0-5 0-6vs. teams over .500 (*) ....................2-10 1-0 1-4 0-6vs. teams at .500 (*) ........................3-2 3-0 0-2 0-0vs. teams under .500 (*)..................8-4 1-0 5-0 2-4300+ total offensive yards ...............4-12 4-0 4-3 2-9400+ total offensive yards ...............3-3 1-0 1-0 1-3500+ total offensive yards ...............1-2 0-0 0-0 1-2200+ offensive passing yards .........7-11 1-0 4-2 2-9300+ offensive passing yards .........3-7 1-0 0-0 2-7400+ offensive passing yards .........2-2 0-0 0-0 2-2100+ offensive rushing yards ..........9-10 4-0 3-2 2-8150+ offensive rushing yards ..........6-6 2-0 2-2 2-4200+ offensive rushing yards ..........4-2 2-0 1-0 1-2offense scores 20+ points .............12-9 4-0 5-1 2-8offense scores 30+ points ...............9-2 3-0 4-0 2-2offense scores 40+ points ...............3-1 1-0 1-0 1-1takeaways/turnovers are plus .........7-2 2-0 4-1 1-1takeaways/turnovers are even ........4-1 2-0 1-0 1-1takeaways/turnovers are negative ..2-13 1-0 1-5 0-8<=300 total defensive yards............7-2 2-0 4-1 1-1<=400 total defensive yards............9-4 2-0 5-3 2-1<=500 total defensive yards..........10-9 3-0 5-5 2-4<=200 defensive passing yards ......8-4 3-0 3-3 2-1<=300 defensive passing yards ....10-7 2-0 6-5 2-2<=400 defensive passing yards.....11-14 3-0 6-6 2-8<=100 defensive rushing yards.......6-3 3-0 2-2 1-1<=150 defensive rushing yards.......9-5 4-0 4-3 1-2<=200 defensive rushing yards .....11-10 4-0 5-4 1-6defense allows <=10 points ............7-0 3-0 5-0 0-0defense allows <=20 points ............7-2 2-0 4-2 1-0

* - at season’s end

National PollsAssoc. Press...............Rank .................USA TodayOhio State (27).............1 .............Ohio State (47)Baylor (13) ...................2..................... Baylor (8)TCU (3) .........................3 .........................TCU (5)Utah (16)......................4 ........Michigan State (1)Clemson (1)..................5..........................LSU (1)LSU...............................6 .......................ClemsonMichigan State .............7 ........................Utah (1)Florida..........................8 .................Florida StateTexas A&M (1)..............9 .......................AlabamaAlabama......................10 ..................Texas A&MFlorida State................11 .........................FloridaMichigan .....................12 ......................Ole MissOle Miss ......................13 ................Notre DameNotre Dame ................14 .....................MichiganStanford ......................15...........Oklahoma StateOklahoma State ..........16 ......................StanfordIowa ............................17 ............................IowaUCLA ...........................18............................UCLAOklahoma ...................19....................OklahomaNorthwestern..............20 ..................Boise StateBoise State ..................21..............NorthwesternToledo .........................22.....................MemphisCalifornia.....................23.....................CaliforniaHouston ......................24 ............................DukeDuke............................25 .........................Toledo

DroppedUSC..........................................................GeorgiaGeorgia..........................................................USC

(#1 votes) 2015 opponents in BoldAssociated Press Writers’ PollAlso Receiving Votes: Temple, Memphis, Arizona State,Mississippi State, Georgia, Texas Tech, BYU, WesternKentucky, USC, Kentucky, Penn State, Navy, North Car-olina

USA Today Coaches’ PollARV: Houston, Temple, Georgia, Arizona State, Missis-sippi State, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Kansas State, PennState, USC, Texas, Texas Tech, West Virginia, North Car-olina, Washington, Navy, Tennessee, Illinois, Arizona

Temple’s Rankings

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Active Owls in the Pros[as of October 12, 2015]

Name (Years Lettered) .......................Team Pos.National Football LeagueJunior Gallette (2006-08) ...................Washington Redskins DE...........................................................season over with ACL injuryJaiquawn Jarrett (2007-10) ................New York Jets DB...........................................................Played four games for 3-1 JetsTerrance Knighton (2005-08) .............Washington Redskins DT...........................................................11 tackles in 5 gamesBrandon McManus (2009-12)............Denver Broncos K/P...........................................................Perfect on all 23 FGs and PATsBernard Pierce (2009-11)...................Jacksonville Jaguars RB...........................................................6 runs, 3 catches this yearRod Streater (2010-11) ......................Oakland Raiders WR...........................................................One catch in 2015Tahir Whitehead (2008-11)................Detroit Lions LB...........................................................Seven total tackles in 2015Muhammad Wilkerson (2008-10)......New York Jets DT...........................................................21 tackles, 3.5 sacks in four games

CANADIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUETim Brown (2004, 06) ........................British Columbia Lions RBHenry Burris (1993-96) ......................Ottawa Redblacks QBDevin Tyler (2006-09) ........................Winnipeg Blue Bombers OL

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUEDerek Dennis (2007-11) .....................Arizona Rattlers OLColin Madison (2007-10) ...................San Jose SaberCats OLDarius Morris (2006-07, 2009-10) .....Arizona Rattlers OLJeremy Schonbrunner (2009-11) .......Tampa Bay Storm OLWayne Tribue (2008-11) ....................Jacksonville Sharks OL

Owls Coaching in the NFLTodd Bowles, DB................New York Jets .............................head coachBruce Arians, HC................Arizona Cardinals ........................head coachKevin Ross, DB ...................Arizona Cardinals...........................secondary

2015 Honor Roll

Team AwardsAutoNation FWAA “Team of the Week” (9/5)United States Sports Academy’s Game of the Week (9/5)

Offensive Line UnitJoe Moore Award Honor Roll (9/12)Joe Moore Award Quarterly Honor Roll (September)

OL Kyle FriendRimington Award Watch ListRotary Lombardi Award Watch ListSenior CLASS Award CandidateCampbell Trophy Semifinalist

DL Matt IoannidisAmerican Athletic Conference Honor Roll (10/10)

DL Praise Martin OguikeRotary Lombardi Award Watch List

LB Tyler MatakevichAmerican Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week (9/5,9/12)College Sports Madness AAC Defensive Player of the Week (9/5,9/12)Temple Athletics “Athlete of the Week” (9/12)Bednarik Award Player of the Week (9/5)Senior CLASS Award CandidateRotary Lombardi Award Watch ListChuck Bednarik Award Watch ListButkus Award Watch ListBronko Nagurski Trophy Watch ListLott IMPACT Trophy Watch List

P Alex StazykECAC Division I Special Teams Player of the Week (9/5)

RB Jahad ThomasAmerican Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week(9/12)Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (9/12)American Athletic Conference Honor Roll (9/5, 10/3)ECAC Division I Offensive Player of the Week (9/5)Temple Athletics “Athlete of the Week” (9/5)Paul Hornung Award Watch ListDoak Walker Award Watch ListCFPA’s Performer of the Year Midseason Watch List

QB P.J. WalkerManning Award Watch ListAmerican Athletic Conference Honor Roll (9/19)

DL Hershey WaltonAFCA Good Works Team nominee

Defensive Line Coach Elijah RobinsonCoachingSearch.com DL Line Coach of the Week (9/5)

Asst. Head Coach/Tight End/Special Teams Coach Ed FoleyCoachingSearch.com Special Teams Coach of the Week (9/12)

2015 Team Honor Roll

Special Teams Player of the GameBrandon Shippen (Penn State)Jahad Thomas (Cincinnati)Austin Jones (UMass)Jyquis Thomas (Charlotte)Boye Aromire (Tulane)

Scout Team Offensive Player of the WeekCortrell Simpson (Penn State)Joe Woerner (Cincinnati)Gordon Thomas (UMass)T.J. Simmons (Charlotte)Nick Apostolu (Tulane)

Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week Jarrid Satterfield (Penn State)Kevin DeCaesar (Cincinnati)Kareem Ali (UMass)Joe Tindal (Charlotte)Jeremiah Atoki (Tulane)

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On December 17, 2012, Matt Rhule (pronounced RULE)returned to North Broad Street to take the helm as head coachof the Temple Owls. Following six seasons as one of AlGolden’s top assistants, he joined the New York Giants as theassistant offensive line coach in 2012. He is now in his thirdyear as the 26th Owls head coach and 9th on the Temple cam-pus.

Prior to the start of his first season in charge he offeredthat his squad would produce an exciting brand of football andthey would improve as the season progressed. Rhule deliveredon those promises as the 2013 Owls produced nearly 400yards per game of offense (the second best total in school his-tory). Despite an 0-6 start to the season, the troops never sur-rendered and the team never trailed at the start of the fourthquarter in the second half of the season. The mission in the2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games.

They did just that, allowing only 23 fourth quarterpoints in all of 2014. That adjustment, and the overall im-proved play of the defense, helped the Owls to a 6-6 record.

On June 25, 2015, Rhule was rewarded with a four-yearcontract extension that will keep him on the Temple sidelinesthrough the 2021 season. Temple’s Director of Athletics Dr.Patrick Kraft announced, “Matt Rhule is one of the best youngcoaches in college football and we are excited that he will beat the helm of Temple Football through at least 2021. Matt hasthe program heading in the right direction, especially as weenter a very promising season on the gridiron, and we are con-fident that he is the right person to take the program to evengreater heights."

The State College, PA, native, a former player at PennState, has 17 years of collegiate coaching experience, includingeight seasons at Temple, and six bowl games -- two with theOwls -- on his resume.

Rhule joined the Giants in the spring of 2012. Heworked closely with Pat Flaherty, who has been the offensiveline coach since 2004. They finished the 2012 campaign at 9-7, second in the NFC East, and averaged 355 yards of offenseper game. Four New York players, including guard Chris Snee,were selected to the Pro Bowl.

During his previous tenure at Temple, Rhule’s rolechanged several times. In spring 2011, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator after serving as the assistant offensivecoordinator and tight ends coach as well as the recruiting co-ordinator under Steve Addazio in 2011. Temple’s 2012 recruit-ing class was ranked #1 in the Mid-American Conference andhelped lay the foundation for the program's transition to theBig East Conference.

Under Al Golden, Rhule was promoted to offensive co-ordinator in the spring of 2008. He also coached the TU quar-terbacks. He coached the defensive line in 2006 and served asthe quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator during the2006 and 2007 seasons. For three consecutive years, Temple’srecruiting class was ranked #1 in the MAC [2006, 2007, 2008].

In 2011, the Owls went 9-4 and played in the fourthbowl game in school history, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl,where they crushed Wyoming, 37-15 – Temple’s first postsea-son victory since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. Rhule men-tored two-time first-team All-MAC selection TE EvanRodriguez. For the second time in Rhule’s tenure, the Owls setthe Temple single-season rushing yardage record and rushingtouchdowns records behind the explosive efforts of All-MACjunior running backs Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown.

In 2010, Rhule helped guide the team to an 8-4 regular-season record, and the Owls recorded back-to-back winningseasons for the first time since 1978-79, including their firstwin over a BCS team. The Owls recorded the largest margin ofvictory (42 points against Buffalo) in a MAC game. A schoolrecord six offensive players earned All-MAC honors, includingrepeat first-team honorees OL Colin Madison, OL Darius Mor-ris, and RB Bernard Pierce as well as first-time honoree TE EvanRodriguez.

In 2009, Rhule’s offense helped TU win a single-seasonrecord nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall recordand first-place tie in the MAC East. Under Rhule’s guidance,the Owls set the Temple single-season rushing yardage record.A school record five offensive players were named All-MAC,

including three on the first team. All-American Bernard Piercerushed his way into the Temple record book, re-writing allrecords for a rookie en route to 2009 MAC Freshman of theYear honors.

In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coordinator,helping the Owls to their most wins in nearly two decades.The Owls outscored their opponents for the season for thefirst time since 1990. Rhule coached All-MAC honorees C AlexDerenthal and school record holder WR Bruce Francis, whileQB Adam DiMichele set the school record for passing touch-downs with six in the 55-52 win over Eastern Michigan. Francisset the school records for career receiving TDs (23) and con-secutive games with a reception (38).

Rhule arrived in Owl Country after spending four sea-sons as an assistant coach at Western Carolina, including threeas assistant head coach.

From 2002 to 2005, Rhule was an assistant at WesternCarolina under head coach Kent Briggs, serving as assistanthead coach during his last three seasons. In 2005, he was of-fensive line coach and run game coordinator after directingthe linebackers his first three years. Rhule was special teamscoordinator during his tenure in Cullowhee (NC). In 2005, theCatamounts led Division I-AA in kickoff returns, averaging27.44 yards per return. Sophomore Mike Malone earned firstteam All-Southern Conference honors with a 31.29 yards perkickoff return average, ranking second nationally. Two offen-sive linemen and the team’s punter captured second team all-league accolades.

In 2004, WCU ranked 12th nationally in total defenseand 15th in pass defense, largely due to the production ofRhule’s linebacker corps. The team’s top five tacklers werelinebackers in its eight man front scheme. In 2003, the Cata-mounts led the SoCon in rush defense for the first time inschool history.

Rhule arrived at Western Carolina after serving as assis-tant defensive line coach at UCLA in 2001. He assisted incoaching five Bruins that earned All PAC-10 honors as the teamposted a 7-4 record under head coach Bob Toledo.

From 1999 to 2000, Rhule served as an assistant coachat Mid-American Conference member Buffalo, directing theBulls defensive line in 2000 and working as assistant defensiveline coach in 1999. In 2000, the team’s sack total increasedfrom 12 to 27 utilizing a 3-4 alignment. Buffalo also earned itsfirst two Division I-A victories that season.

Rhule began his coaching career as a volunteer assistantat Penn State in the spring of 1998 before working at AlbrightCollege in Reading, PA for the 1998 season. At Albright, hecoached the linebackers in a 4-3 scheme and recruited west-ern and central Pennsylvania.

Rhule played four seasons at linebacker with the NittanyLions under Joe Paterno. A three-time Penn State Scholar-Ath-lete, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997. He re-ceived his undergraduate degree in political science beforeearning his master’s degree in educational psychology fromBuffalo in 2003.

Born January 31, 1975, he spent his childhood in NewYork City before moving to State College, PA, as a teenager.

He is married to the former Julie Nibert. The couple hasa son, Bryant (10), and daughters, Vivienne (2) and Leona(newborn).

Matt

RRHHUULLEEHead CoachPenn State ‘97

9th Season at Temple (3rd as Head Coach)

THE MATT RHULE FILE

PERSONALYear Coaching: 18th Year Coaching College: 17thYear Coaching at Temple: 9thYear at current position: 3rd College: Penn State University ‘97 B.A. in Political Science University at Buffalo ‘03 M.A. in Educational Psychology Hometown: State College, PAHigh School: State College AreaBorn: January 31, 1975Family: Wife – Julie Children: Bryant (10), Vivienne (2), Leona (newborn)

PLAYING Penn State University (1994-97) – Linebacker

COACHING EXPERIENCETemple University (2006-11, 2013-present) 2013-present – Head Coach 2011 – Assistant Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 2008-10 – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 2007 – Quarterbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 2006 – Defensive Line

New York Giants (2012 season) 2012 – Assistant Offensive Line

Western Carolina University (2002-05) 2005 – Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line / Special Teams / Run Game Coordinator 2003-04 – Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers / Special Teams 2002 – Linebackers / Special Teams

UCLA (2001) 2001 – Assistant Defensive Line

University at Buffalo (1999-00) 2000 – Defensive Live 1999 – Assistant Defensive Line

Albright College (1998) 1998 – Linebackers

NFL PLAYERS COACHED (Round Drafted)DT Omari Jordan (FA) – Buffalo ‘01 – Carolina Panthers DT Terrance Knighton (3rd) – Temple ‘08 – Jacksonville JaguarsQB Adam DiMichele (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Philadelphia EaglesOT Devin Tyler (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Baltimore RavensDE Junior Galette (FA) – Temple – New Orleans Saints DT Andre Neblett (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Carolina PanthersDE Brian Sanford (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Cleveland Browns TE Steve Maneri (FA) – Temple ‘10 – New England PatriotsRB Bernard Pierce (3rd) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensTE Evan Rodriguez (4th) – Temple ‘12 – Chicago BearsTE Matt Balasavage (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensOL Pat Boyle (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Detroit LionsOL Derek Dennis (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Miami Dolphins QB Chester Stewart (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensWR Rod Streater (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Oakland RaidersOL Wayne Tribue (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Denver BroncosDB Maurice Jones (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Chicago BearsOL Martin Wallace (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Cleveland Browns

Youngest FBS Head Coaches(as of October 1, 2015)

Coach Age (DOB)P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 34 (11-29-80)Neal Brown, Troy 35 (3-11-80)Matt Campbell, Toledo 35 (11-29-79)Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 36 (8-9-79)Bryan Harsin, Boise State 38 (11-1-76)Willie Taggart, South Florida 39 (8-27-76)Justin Fuente, Memphis 39 (7-30-76)Tom Herman, Houston 40 (6-2-75)Matt Rhule, Temple 40 (1-31-75)

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2015 American Athletic Conference Standings Conf. Pct. PF PA Overall Pct. PF PAEast Division 1. TEMPLE . . . . . . . .2-0 1.000 83 36 .................5-0 1.000 172 72 2. East Carolina . . . . .1-1 .500 70 68 .................3-3 .500 195 192 3. Connecticut . . . . . .1-1 .500 58 41 .................3-3 .500 119 112 4. USF . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 .000 17 24 .................2-3 .400 144 120 5. Cincinnati . . . . . . . .0-2 .000 72 87 .................3-2 .600 195 153 6. UCF . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 .000 44 85 .................0-6 .000 94 178West Division 1. Memphis . . . . . . . .2-0 1.000 77 63 .................5-0 1.000 239 134 2. Houston . . . . . . . . .2-0 1.000 87 62 .................5-0 1.000 232 121 3. Navy . . . . . . . . . . . .2-0 1.000 73 39 .................4-1 .800 178 101 4. Tulane . . . . . . . . . .1-1 .500 55 80 .................2-3 .400 110 189 5. Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 .000 24 38 .................2-2 .500 149 155 6. SMU . . . . . . . . . . . .0-2 .000 51 98 .................1-5 .166 185 261With Navy joining in 2015, the conference has split the 12 teams into two divisions: East andWest. Each team will play all of their division members and rotate the six members of the op-posing division.

PENN STATE (5-1, 2-0)S-05 @Temple [ESPN]... L, 10-27S-12 BUFFALO ............. W, 27-14S-19 RUTGERS .............. W, 28-3S-26 SAN DIEGO STATE W, 37-21O-03 ARMY [ESPNU] ..... W, 20-14O-10 INDIANA ................. W, 28-7O-17 @Ohio State [ABC] .. 8:00pmO-24 @Maryland ................... TBDO-31 ILLINOIS ...................... TBDN-07 @Northwestern ............ TBDN-21 MICHIGAN ................... TBDN-28 @Michigan State .......... TBD

CINCINNATI (3-2, 0-2)S-05 ALABAMA A&M .... W, 52-10S-12 TEMPLE [ESPNews] L, 26-34S-19 @Miami (OH) ........ W, 37-33S-24 @Memphis [ESPN] L, 46-53O-01 MIAMI (FL) [ESPN] W, 34-23O-16 at Brigham Young .... 8:00pmO-24 UCONN ........................ TBDO-31 UCF .............................. TBDN-07 @Houston .................... TBDN-14 TULSA .......................... TBDN-20 @USF [CBSSN] ........... TBDN-28 @East Carolina ............ TBD

UMASS (1-4, 0-1)S-12 @Colorado ............. L, 10-48S-19 TEMPLE ................ L, 23-25S-26 @Notre Dame [NBC] L, 27-62O-03 FIU ........................ W, 24-14O-10 @Bowling Green .... L, 38-62O-17 KENT STATE ........... 3:00pmO-24 TOLEDO ...................... TBDO-31 @Ball State .................. TBDN-07 AKRON ........................ TBDN-14 @Eastern Michigan ...... TBDN-21 MIAMI (OH) .................. TBDN-27 @Buffalo ...................... TBD

CHARLOTTE (2-3, 0-2)S-03 @Georgia State .... W, 23-20 S-12 PRESBYTERIAN .. W, 34-10S-19 @Middle Tennessee L, 14-73S-26 FLORIDA ATLANTIC L, 7-17O-02 TEMPLE .................. L, 3-37O-17 @Old Dominion ....... 3:30pmO-24 SOUTHERN MISS 12:00pmO-31 MARSHALL .................. TBDN-07 @FIU ..................... 12:00pmN-14 UTSA ............................ TBDN-21 @Kentucky ................... TBDN-28 @Rice ..................... 3:30pm

TULANE (2-3, 1-1)S-03 DUKE [CBSSN] ........ L, 7-37S-12 @Georgia Tech ...... L, 10-65S-19 MAINE .................... W, 38-7O-03 UCF [ESPNews] .... W, 45-31O-10 @Temple ............... L, 10-49O-16 HOUSTON [ESPN/U] 9:00pmO-24 @Navy [CBSSN] ...... 1:00pmO-31 @Memphis ................... TBDN-07 UCONN ........................ TBDN-14 @Army [CBSSN].... 12:00pmN-21 @SMU .......................... TBDN-27 TULSA .......................... TBD

UCF (0-6, 0-2)S-03 FIU ......................... L, 14-15S-12 @Stanford ................ L, 7-31S-19 FURMAN ................ L, 15-16S-26 @South Carolina .... L, 14-31O-03 @Tulane [ESPNews] L, 31-45O-10 UCONN[ESPNU] ... L, 13-40O-17 @Temple [CBSSN]. 7:30pmO-24 HOUSTON ................... TBDO-31 @Cincinnati .................. TBDN-07 @Tulsa ......................... TBDN-19 ECU [ESPN] ............ 7:30pmN-27 USF .............................. TBD

EAST CAROLINA (3-2, 1-1)S-05 TOWSON .............. W, 28-20S-12 @Florida ................ L, 24-31S-19 @Navy [CBSSN] .... L, 21-45S-26 VIRGINIA TECH .... W, 35-28O-03 @SMU [ESPNews] W, 49-23O-10 @BYU [ESPNU]...... L, 38-45O-17 TULSA ................... 12:00pmO-22 TEMPLE [ESPN2] .. 7:00pmO-30 @UConn [ESPNU] .. 7:00pmN-07 USF .............................. TBDN-19 @UCF [ESPN] ........ 7:30pmN-28 CINCINNATI ................. TBD

NOTRE DAME (5-1)S-05 TEXAS [NBC] ......... W, 38-3S-12 @Virginia [ABC]..... W, 34-27S-19 GA. TECH [NBC] .. W, 30-22S-26 UMASS [NBC] ...... W, 62-27O-03 @Clemson [ABC].... L, 22-24O-10 NAVY [NBC] .......... W, 41-24O-17 USC [NBC] .............. 7:30pmO-31 @Temple ..................... TBDN-07 @Pittsburgh ................. TBDN-14 WAKE FOREST ....... 3:30pmN-21 @Boston College .... 7:30pmN-28 @Stanford .................... TBD

SMU (1-5, 0-2)S-04 BAYLOR [ESPN] ..... L, 21-56 S-12 NORTH TEXAS .... W, 31-13S-19 @TCU .................... L, 37-56S-26 JAMES MADISON . L, 45-48O-03 EAST CAROLINA ... L, 23-49O-08 @Houston [ESPN2] L, 28-49O-24 @USF .......................... TBDO-31 TULSA .......................... TBDN-06 TEMPLE [ESPN2] .. 8:00pmN-14 @Navy [CBSSN] ...... 3:30pmN-21 TULANE ....................... TBDN-28 @Memphis ................... TBD

SOUTH FLORIDA (2-3, 0-1)S-05 FLORIDA A&M ........ W, 51-3S-12 @Florida State ....... L, 14-34S-19 @Maryland ............. L, 17-35O-02 MEMPHIS [ESPN2] L, 17-24O-10 SYRACUSE .......... W, 45-24O-17 @UConn ............... 12:00pmO-24 SMU ............................. TBDO-31 @Navy [CBSSN] ... 12:00pmN-07 @East Carolina ............ TBDN-14 TEMPLE ...................... TBDN-20 CINCINNATI [CBSSN] . TBDN-27 @UCF .......................... TBD

MEMPHIS (5-0, 2-0)S-05 MISSOURI STATE W, 63-10 S-12 @Kansas .............. W, 55-23S-19 @Bowling Green ... W, 44-41S-24 CINCINNATI........... W, 53-46O-02 @USF [ESPN/2] .... W, 24-17O-17 MISSISSIPPI [ABC] 12:00pmO-23 @Tulsa [ESPN] ........ 8:00pmO-31 TULANE ....................... TBDN-07 NAVY ............................ TBDN-14 @Houston .................... TBDN-21 @Temple ..................... TBDN-28 SMU ............................. TBD

UCONN (3-3, 1-1)S-03 VILLANOVA [SNY] . W, 20-15S-12 ARMY [CBSSN] ..... W, 22-17S-19 @Missouri .................. L, 6-9S-26 NAVY ...................... L, 18-28O-02 @BYU [ESPN2] ..... L, 13-30O-10 @UCF [ESPNU] .... W, 43-10O-17 USF ....................... 12:00pmO-24 @Cincinnati .................. TBDO-30 ECU [ESPNU] ......... 7:00pmN-07 @Tulane ....................... TBDN-21 HOUSTON ................... TBDN-28 @Temple ..................... TBD

American Athletic

Conference

Communications

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Chuck Sullivan (FB Contact)Asst. Commissioner for Communica-tionsOffice: (401) 641-8760Email: [email protected]

Call-in numbers are available throughthe American Athletic Conference andTemple communications offices.

First Teleconference: Mon., August 31Last Teleconference: Mon., November23

2015 American Athletic ConferenceCoaches Teleconference Schedule11:00 Ken Niumatalolo, Navy11:10 Chad Morris, SMU11:20 Bob Diaco, UConn11:30 Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina11:40 Philip Montgomery, Tulsa11:50 Tom Herman, HoustonNoon Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati12:10 Willie Taggart, USF12:20 Matt Rhule, Temple12:30 Justin Fuente, Memphis12:40 George O’Leary, UCF12:50 Curtis Johnson, Tulane

Archived audio from each teleconfer-ence will be available on The Ameri-can website, generally by 2:00pmEastern each Monday.

This Week’s AMERICAN Games:Friday, Oct 16th

Cincinnati @ BYU.....................7:30pmHouston @ Tulane .................. 9:00pm

Saturday, Oct 17thOle Miss @ Memphis .............12:00pmUSF @ UConn ......................12:00pmTulsa @ East Carolina............12:00pmUCF @ Temple.........................7:30pm

Idle: Navy, SMU

Conference Games in Italics

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Fran BrownDefensive

Backs

Phil SnowDefensive

Coordinator

Mike SiravoLinebackers

Elijah RobinsonDefensive

Line

Bobby MaffeiGrad. Asst.

Defense

Eric FargoGrad. Asst.

Defense

Chris WiesehanOffensive

Line

Marcus SatterfieldOffensive

Coordinator / RBs

Ed FoleyAsst. Head Coach /

TEs

Glenn ThomasQuarterbacks

Frisman JacksonWide Receivers

Derek CarrGrad. Asst.

Offense

Calvin PowellGrad. Asst.

Offense

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Depth Chart

Offense

LT 66 Dion Dawkins ............................(6-5, 318, Jr)74 James McHale...........................(6-6, 300, r-Fr)

LG 75 Shahbaz Ahmed .......................(6-3, 305, Sr)67 Semaj Reed ...............................(6-6, 305, r-So)

C 79 Kyle Friend ...............................(6-2, 305, Sr)68 Brendan McGowan ..................(6-4, 300, r-Jr)

RG 52 Eric Lofton ................................(6-5, 302, r-Sr)55 Brian Carter ..............................(6-3, 309, r-So)

RT 53 Leon Johnson............................(6-6, 320, r-So)77 Jaelin Robinson .........................(6-6, 319, r-Fr)

TE 86 Colin Thompson........................(6-4, 250, r-Jr)80 Kip Patton .................................(6-4, 241, r-Fr)

WR 19 Robby Anderson .......................(6-3, 190, r-Sr)17 Brandon Shippen ......................(5-11, 191, Sr)87 Ventell Bryant ...........................(6-3, 181, r-Fr)

WR 23 Romond Deloatch .....................(6-4, 214, r-Jr)88 Adonis Jennings ........................6-3, 190, So)

WR 7 John Christopher ......................(5-11, 189, r-Sr)14 Brodrick Yancy ..........................(5-11, 187, So)

QB 11 P.J. Walker ................................(6-1, 200, Jr)18 Frank Nutile ..............................(6-4, 219, r-Fr)

RB 5 Jahad Thomas ...........................(5-10, 180, Jr)25 Ryquell Armstead......................(5-11, 205, Fr)

Defense

DE 35 Nate D. Smith............................(6-0, 236, r-Sr)OR 50 Praise Martin-Oguike ................(6-2, 255, r-Jr)

DT 9 Matt Ioannidis ..........................(6-4, 292, Sr)99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd .................(6-1, 315, r-Fr)

NT 43 Averee Robinson ......................(6-1, 285, Jr)OR 72 Hershey Walton ........................(6-4, 314, r-Sr)

DE 58 Haason Reddick ........................(6-1, 225, r-Jr)56 Sharif Finch ...............................(6-4, 257, Jr)

WLB 8 Tyler Matakevich ......................(6-1, 232, Sr)37 Boye Aromire ............................(6-0, 206, r-Sr)

MLB 41 Jarred Alwan .............................(6-1, 237, Jr)4 Nick Sharga ..............................(6-2, 240, r-So)

SLB 6 Stephaun Marshall ...................(5-11, 203, r-Jr)OR 2 Avery Williams ..........................(5-10, 200, r-Jr)

CB 3 Sean Chandler ..........................(5-11, 185, So)16 Artrel Foster .............................(6-0, 186, r-So)33 Cequan Jefferson ......................(5-10, 181, So.)

CB 1 Tavon Young .............................(5-10, 180, Sr)15 Nate Hairston............................(6-0, 193, r-Jr)

FS 21 Alex Wells .................................(6-0, 203, Sr)26 Delvon Randall..........................(6-0, 190, Fr)

SS 32 Will Hayes .................................(5-9, 192, r-Sr)13 Nate L. Smith ............................(6-1, 188, r-Jr)28 Jyquis Thomas...........................(6-1, 197, r-Fr)

PK 29 Austin Jones ............................(5-10, 196, So)95 Tyler Mayes .............................(6-2, 204, r-Sr)

P 43 Alex Starzyk..............................(6-3, 213, So)95 Tyler Mayes..............................(6-2, 204, r-Sr)

KO 95 Tyler Mayes..............................(6-2, 204, r-Sr)29 Austin Jones ............................(5-10, 196, So)

H 20 Tom Bradway ...........................(5-10, 190, r-So)7 John Christopher .....................(5-11, 189, r-Sr)

LS 59 Corey Lerch ..............................(5-10, 200, So)57 Josh Lang..................................(6-2, 210, r-So)

PR 3 Sean Chandler .........................(5-11, 185, So)19 Robby Anderson.......................(6-3, 190, r-Sr)

KOR 19 Robby Anderson.......................(6-3, 190, r-Sr)5 Jahad Thomas .........................(5-10, 180, Jr)

Special Teams

Rob DvoracekStudent Asst.

Defense

Damiere ShawStudent Asst.

Offense

Brian FallonStudent Asst.

Defense

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No Name ............................Pos Ht Wt Elig Ltr Hometown / High School / Last School 75 Shahbaz Ahmed............OL 6-3 305 Sr 3L Lindenwold, NJ / Paul VI12d Kareem Ali.....................DB 5-11 175 Fr - Pennsauken, NJ / Timber Creek41d Jarred Alwan..................LB 6-1 237 Jr 2L Cherry Hill, NJ / Camden Catholic46o Patrick Anderson ........TE 6-4 210 Fr - Aliquippa, PA / Aliquippa19 Robby Anderson...........WR 6-3 190 r-Sr 1L Ft. Lauderdale, FL / South Plantation62 Nick Apostolu................OL 6-5 306 r-Fr - Springfield, PA / Springfield25 Ryquell Armstead.......RB 5-11 205 Fr - Millville, NJ / Millville37 Boye Aromire................DB 6-0 206 r-Sr 1L Washington, DC / Woodson / Virginia Tech42d Jeremiah Atoki ...........DB 6-2 190 Fr - Vineland, NJ / Vineland South46d Kyle Baum .....................DB 6-2 186 Fr - Norwin / North Huntingdon, PA10 Samuel Benjamin.........WR 6-0 200 r-Jr 2L Baltimore, MD / Mount Saint Joseph99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd .....DL 6-1 315 r-Fr - Cocoa, FL / Cocoa81 Cole Boozer ...................TE 6-5 250 r-So - Hunt Valley, MD / Loyola Blakefield20o Tom Bradway................WR 5-10 190 r-So - Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional / Lafayette92 Josiah Bronson ...........DL 6-5 265 Fr - Covington, WA / Kentwood87 Ventell Bryant...............WR 6-3 181 r-Fr - Tampa, FL / Jefferson36 Daiqwon Buckley ..........FB 5-9 225 Fr - Dunmore, PA / Dunmore48o Alex Carling....................TE 6-5 225 r-Fr - Moscow, PA / North Pocono55 Brian Carter...................OL 6-3 309 r-So 1L Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg3 Sean Chandler...............DB 5-11 185 So 1L Camden, NJ / Camden39 Andrew Chegia...............K 5-7 155 Fr - Kennett Square, PA / Unionville7 John Christopher..........WR 5-11 189 r-Sr 3L Ormond Beach, FL / Seabreeze51 Brandon Chudnoff ........DL 6-2 260 r-Sr 3L Philadelphia, PA / George Washington38s Jim Cooper, Jr .................K 6-1 213 Jr 2L Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional27d Anthony Davis...............DB 6-0 195 So 1L Monroeville, PA / Gateway66 Dion Dawkins .............OL 6-5 318 Jr 2L Rahway, NJ / Rahway / Hargrave Military53d Kevin DeCaesar .............LB 5-11 205 Fr - Westville, NJ / West Deptford23o Romond Deloatch........WR 6-4 214 r-Jr 2L Hampton, VA / Phoebus60o Julio Derosier ................OL 6-6 287 Sr - Homestead, FL / Homestead / ASA47d Mike DiFrancesco..........LB 6-1 225 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Neumann-Goretti13o Tim DiGiorgio................QB 6-3 196 r-So - Philadelphia, PA / Frankford98 Michael Dogbe..............DL 6-3 257 r-Fr - Morris Plains, NJ / Parsippany Hills85o Matt Eaton....................WR 6-4 201 r-Fr - Pascagoula, MS / Pascagoula84 Marshall Ellick ..............WR 6-2 191 r-So - Richmond, VA / Monocan / Air Force Prep52d Avery Ellis ......................DL 6-2 249 r-Jr 2L Montclair, NJ / Montclair31d Eriq Fadahunsi ..............DB 5-10 178 Fr - Indian Head, MD / Lackey70 Jovahn Fair .................OL 6-3 300 Fr - Akron, OH / Firestone 31o Michael Felton ..............FB 6-0 232 Sr 3L Hanover, PA / South Western 56 Sharif Finch....................DL 6-4 257 Jr 2L Henrico, VA / Henrico44d Jared Folks .....................LB 6-2 218 r-Fr - Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Township16d Artrel Foster ..................DB 6-0 186 r-So 1L Meadville, PA / Meadville79 Kyle Friend.....................OL 6-2 305 Sr 3L Carlisle, PA / Cumberland Valley41o Corey Gaarn .................WR 5-8 160 Fr - Cloister, NJ / Bergen Catholic27o Jager Gardner.............RB 6-2 205 Fr - Black Mountain, NC / Owen34 Jake Geiger ..................K 6-1 170 Fr - Downingtown, PA / Bishop Shanahan28 Mike Gillespie.............RB 5-11 180 Fr - Glassboro, NJ / Glassboro48d Daishaun Grimes ........LB 6-2 192 Fr - St. Cloud, FL / Harmony15d Nate Hairston................DB 6-0 193 r-Jr 1L Frederick, MD / Gov. Thomas Johnson32 Will Hayes .....................DB 5-9 192 r-Sr 2L Howell, NJ / Howell / Milford Academy85o Rob Heyen....................WR 6-2 196 r-Jr - Old Forge, PA / Holy Cross24 David Hood ...................RB 5-9 185 r-Fr - Galloway, NJ / Absegami9 Matt Ioannidis...............DL 6-4 292 Sr 3L Ringoes, NJ / Hunterdon Central71 Benson Israel..............OL 6-1 316 Fr - Spring Valley, NY / St. Joseph’s (NJ)33d Cequan Jefferson..........DB 5-10 181 So - Richmond, VA / Henrico / Fork Union88 Adonis Jennings ...........WR 6-3 190 So - Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek / Pittsburgh53o Leon Johnson................OL 6-6 320 r-So 1L Plainfield, NJ / Bound Brook29 Austin Jones ...................K 5-10 196 So 1L Orlando, FL / Boone76 Jordan Jones..................DL 6-0 275 r-So - Phila., PA / Northeast / East Stroudsburg40d Todd Jones.....................LB 6-1 220 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / St. Joe’s Prep93 DeAndre Kelly.............DL 6-3 238 Fr - Hyattsville, MD / DeMatha89 Keith Kirkwood.............WR 6-3 214 Jr 1L Neptune, NJ / Neptune / Hawaii57s Josh Lang .......................LS 6-2 210 r-So - Pt. Pleasant, NJ / Pt. Pleasant Beach / WVU59 Corey Lerch....................LS 5-10 200 So 1L Rydal, PA / La Salle College96 Dana Levine................DL 6-4 213 Fr - Hallandale Beach, FL / Hallandale52o Eric Lofton .....................OL 6-5 302 r-Sr 2L Lumberton, NJ / Rancocas Valley

No Name ............................Pos Ht Wt Elig Hometown / High School / Last School 16o John Loughery ..............QB 6-4 225 r-Jr - Wayne, PA / William Penn Charter / Elon20 Khiry Lucas ....................DB 6-2 200 Sr 1L Cleveland, MS / East Side / Hinds CC82 Saledeem Major............TE 6-3 254 r-Sr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep / Clark-Atlanta12o Logan Marchi ................QB 6-1 192 Fr - Bristol, CT / St. Paul Catholic6 Stephaun Marshall........LB 5-11 203 r-Jr 2L Montclair, NJ / Montclair91 Jacob Martin .................DL 6-3 231 So 1L Aurora, CO / Cherokee Trail50d Praise Martin-Oguike....DL 6-2 255 r-Jr 1L Woodbridge, NJ / Woodbridge8 Tyler Matakevich...........LB 6-1 232 Sr 3L Stratford, CT / St. Joseph’s / Milford Academy95 Tyler Mayes ..................K/P 6-2 204 r-Sr - Downingtown, PA / Downingtown East68 Brendan McGowan ......OL 6-4 300 r-Jr 2L Barnesville, PA / Marian Catholic74 James McHale...............OL 6-6 300 r-Fr - Dunmore, PA / Dunmore97 Prosper Mekoba ...........DL 6-2 235 Fr - Hillside, NJ / Hillside57d Zach Mesday .................LB 6-1 227 r-Fr - Bordentown, NJ / Nottingham / Canterbury 45 Dean Mosley ................WR 6-3 201 r-Jr - Orlando, Fla. / Agape Christian Acad./Wagner47 Chris Myarick.................TE 6-5 237 r-Fr - Elkins Park, PA / Cheltenham39 Eric Neefe ......................FB 5-10 237 r-So - Philadelphia, PA / William Penn Charter92 Domenic Nigrelli............TE 6-3 235 Fr - Wayne, PA / Valley Forge18o Frank Nutile ..................QB 6-4 219 r-Fr - Wayne, NJ / Don Bosco Prep80o Kip Patton...................TE 6-4 241 r-Fr - Norristown, PA / Norristown Area42o Roy Pugh ....................TE 6-4 196 Fr - South Orange, NJ / Malcolm X Shabazz26 Delvon Randall ...........DB 6-0 190 Fr - Monroeville, PA / Gateway / East Coast90 Bailey Raymond..........TE 6-7 210 Fr - Enfield, CT / Fermi58 Haason Reddick..........DL 6-1 225 r-Jr 2L Camden, NJ / Haddon Heights 67 Semaj Reed ...................OL 6-6 305 r-So 1L Philadelphia, PA / Haverford School89 Jeromy Reichner ...........DL 6-2 250 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / West Philadelphia Catholic45o Rob Ritrovato ................FB 6-0 228 So - West Chester, PA / East43d Averee Robinson...........DL 6-1 285 Jr 2L Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Twp. / Milford77 Jaelin Robinson .............OL 6-6 319 r-Fr - West Haven, CT / Wilbur Cross49o Jake Robinson.............TE 6-3 208 Fr - Haddonfield, NJ / Haddonfield Memorial78 Aaron Ruff.....................OL 6-3 308 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep14o Thomas Rumer..............TE 6-3 218 r-Jr - Chester Springs, PA / Malvern Prep22d Chapelle Russell .........LB 6-1 214 Fr - Lakewood, NJ/ Lakewood38d Jarrid Satterfield.........DB 5-10 170 r-Fr - Willingboro, NJ / Willingboro4 Nick Sharga....................LB 6-2 240 r-So - Cherryville, PA / Northampton

/ WV Wesleyan17 Brandon Shippen .........WR 5-11 191 Sr 2L Norristown, PA / Norristown Area30 T.J. Simmons...............RB 6-1 195 Fr - Lakeland, FL / Lakeland Christian21o Cortrelle Simpson......WR 5-10 175 Fr - Indian Head, MD / Lackey49 Chris Smith ....................LB 5-11 225 r-So - North Plainfield, NJ / North Plainfield35 Nate D. Smith ................DL 6-0 236 r-Sr 3L Highland Park, NJ / Highland Pk. / Fork Union13d Nate L. Smith.................DB 6-1 188 r-Jr 1L Philadelphia, PA / Archbishop Wood80o Willie Smith III ..............WR 5-11 175 So - Jacksonville, FL / Eagles View Acad. / Seton Hill43s Alex Starzyk ....................P 6-3 213 So 1L Pleasant Valley, NY / Arlington / East Coast69 Adrian Sullivan ..............OL 6-5 293 r-So - Babylon, NY / Babylon / Worchester Acad.34 David Sweetman...........DB 5-10 183 r-Fr - Taylor, PA / Riverside Jr. Sr.94 Jullian Taylor..................DL 6-5 270 r-So - Glenside, PA / Williamstown (NJ)61o Kiser Terry......................OL 6-3 275 Jr 2L Feasterville, PA / Neshaminy / Milford 83 Derrek Thomas.............WR 6-4 190 So - Albany, NY / Bishop Maginn / Milford 63 Gordon Thomas............OL 6-0 306 r-Fr - Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep5 Jahad Thomas...............RB 5-10 180 Jr 1L Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth28 Jyquis Thomas...............DB 6-1 197 r-Fr - Plant City, FL / Plant City86 Colin Thompson............TE 6-4 250 r-Jr 1L Doylestown, PA / Archbishop Wood / Florida30 Joe Tindal ......................DB 5-10 180 Fr - Pittsburgh, PA / Central Catholic54 William Updegrove.......LB 6-2 230 Fr - Berwick, PA / Berwick Area11 P.J. Walker .....................QB 6-1 200 Jr 2L Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth72 Hershey Walton ............DL 6-4 314 r-Sr 3L Reading, PA / Reading / Fork Union21d Alex Wells......................DB 6-0 203 Sr 1L Baltimore, MD / Overlea / ASA Institute40o Roy Wesley....................RB 5-8 187 r-Jr - Sharon Hill, PA / West Catholic2 Avery Williams ..............LB 5-10 200 r-Jr 1L Baltimore, MD / Archbishop Curley23d Zaire Williams................RB 5-11 200 r-So 1L Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek26o Travon Williams............WR 5-10 160 Fr - Philadelphia, PA / New Foundations Charter73 Joseph Woerner............OL 6-4 260 Fr - Wycoff, NJ // Bergen Catholic14o Brodrick Yancy..............WR 5-11 187 So 1L Bradenton, FL / Manatee1 Tavon Young..................DB 5-10 180 Sr 3L Oxon Hill, MD / PotomacDuplicate Jerseys - o = offense; d = defense; s = specialist

Alphabetical Roster

CoachesMatt Rhule ....................................................................RuleMike Siravo .........................................................SIR-ah-vohChris Wiesehan ..............................................WEEZ-uh-hanPlayersShahbaz Ahmed ......................................SHA-bazz AH-medRyquell Armstead..................................................ra-KWELLBoye Aromire ...................................BOY-aye a-rome-a-RAY

Romond Deloatch ..........................................................................................................................Ruh-MOND Da-lohtchJulio Derosier .....................................................JEW-lee-ohJager Gardner ............................................................JAG-erRob Heyen ................................................................HAY-enMatt Ioannidis ..................................................I-an-NYE-disCequan Jefferson ..................................................SAY-kwanDana Levine.................................................DAY-na La-VINE

Logan Marchi .......................................................mar-CHEEPraise Martin-Oguike......................................OH-gwee-kayTyler Matakevich.........................................mat-a-KAY-vitchChris Myarick ...........................................................MY-rickSemaj Reed ..........................................................se-MA-jayJyquis Thomas.....................................................ja-KWEESEZaire Williams ..........................................................ZYE-earTavon Young.............................................................TAY-von

Pro-nun-SEE-ay-shun’s

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1 Tavon Young......................DB2 Avery Williams...................LB3 Sean Chandler......................DB4 Nick Sharga........................LB5 Jahad Thomas ...................RB6 Stephaun Marshall ............LB7 John Christopher .............WR8 Tyler Matakevich ...............LB9 Matt Ioannidis...................DL

10 Samuel Benjamin.............WR11 P.J. Walker ........................QB12 Logan Marchi .......................QB12 Kareem Ali ............................DB13 Tim DiGiorgio ...................QB13 Nate L. Smith ....................DB14 Thomas Rumer ..................TE14 Brodrick Yancy.....................WR15 Nate Hairston ...................DB16 John Loughery......................QB16 Artrel Foster .....................DB17 Brandon Shippen.............WR18 Frank Nutile..........................QB19 Robby Anderson ..............WR20 Khiry Lucas............................DB20 Tom Bradway ...................WR21 Cortrelle Simpson............WR

21 Alex Wells .........................DB22 Chapelle Russell ................LB23 Romond Deloatch............WR23 Zaire Williams ...................RB24 David Hood...........................RB25 Ryquell Armstead..............RB26 Delvon Randall..................DB26 Travon Williams ...............WR27 Jager Gardner ...................RB27 Anthony Davis ......................DB28 Mike Gillespie .......................RB28 Jyquis Thomas......................DB29 Austin Jones ........................K30 T.J. Simmons .....................RB30 Joe Tindal..........................DB .31 Michael Felton ..................FB31 Eriq Fadahunsi ..................DB .32 Will Hayes.........................DB33 Cequan Jefferson ..............DB34 David Sweetman...............DB34 Jake Geiger..........................K35 Nate D. Smith ...................DL36 Daiqwon Buckley...............FB37 Boye Aromire....................DB38 Jarrid Satterfield ...............DB38 Jim Cooper, Jr ......................K

39 Eric Neefe..........................FB39 Andrew Chegia....................K40 Roy Wesley........................RB40 Todd Jones.............................LB41 Corey Gaarn.....................WR41 Jarred Alwan......................LB42 Roy Pugh ...........................TE42 Jeremiah Atoki..................DB43 Averee Robinson ...............DL43 Alex Starzyk .........................P44 Jared Folks.............................LB45 Rob Ritrovato ....................FB45 Dean Mosley....................WR46 Patrick Anderson ...............TE46 Kyle Baum.........................DB47 Chris Myarick.....................TE47 Mike DiFrancesco..................LB48 Alex Carling............................TE48 Daishaun Grimes ...............LB49 Jake Robinson....................TE49 Chris Smith ........................LB50 Praise Martin-Oguike ........DL51 Brandon Chudnoff.............DL52 Eric Lofton.........................OL52 Avery Ellis ..........................DL53 Leon Johnson ....................OL

53 Kevin DeCaesar .....................LB54 William Updegrove...............LB55 Brian Carter.......................OL56 Sharif Finch .......................DL57 Zach Mesday .....................LB57 Josh Lang ...............................LS58 Haason Reddick.................DL59 Corey Lerch........................LS60 Julio Derosier ........................OL61 Kiser Terry .........................OL62 Nick Apostolu....................OL63 Gordon Thomas ................OL66 Dion Dawkins ....................OL67 Semaj Reed .......................OL68 Brendan McGowan ...........OL69 Adrian Sullivan ..................OL70 Jovahn Fair ........................OL71 Benson Israel ....................OL72 Hershey Walton ................DL73 Joseph Woerner ...................OL74 James McHale ......................OL75 Shahbaz Ahmed ................OL76 Jordan Jones .....................DL77 Jaelin Robinson.....................OL78 Aaron Ruff.............................OL79 Kyle Friend ........................OL

80 Kip Patton..........................TE80 Willie Smith III .....................WR81 Cole Boozer ...........................TE82 Saledeem Major ...................TE83 Derrek Thomas ................WR84 Marshall Ellick..................WR85 Matt Eaton ..........................WR85 Rob Heyen .......................WR86 Colin Thompson ................TE87 Ventell Bryant......................WR88 Adonis Jennings...............WR89 Keith Kirkwood ................WR89 Jeromy Reichner................DL90 Bailey Raymond.................TE91 Jacob Martin.........................DL92 Domenic Nigrelli................TE92 Josiah Bronson ..................DL93 DeAndre Kelly ...................DL94 Jullian Taylor......................DL95 Tyler Mayes .....................K/P96 Dana Levine.......................DL97 Prosper Mekoba...................DL98 Michael Dogbe .....................DL99 Freddie Booth-Lloyd.............DL

Colorado (1)Jacob Martin

North Carolina (1)Jager Gardner

Ohio (1)Jovahn Fair

Washington (1)Josiah Bronson

Wash, DC (1)Boye Aromire

Mississippi (2)Matt EatonKhiry Lucas

Connecticut (4)Logan Marchi

Tyler MatakevichBailey RaymondJaelin Robinson

New York (4)Benson IsraelAlex Starzyk

Adrian SullivanDerrek Thomas

Virginia (4)Romond Deloatch

Marshall EllickSharif Finch

Cequan Jefferson

Maryland (9)Samuel Benjamin

Cole BoozerEriq FadahunsiNate HairstonDeAndre Kelly

Cortrelle SimpsonAlex Wells

Avery WilliamsTavon Young

Florida (13)Robby Anderson

F. Booth-LloydVentell Bryant

John ChristopherJulio Derosier

Daishaun GrimesAustin JonesDana LevineDean MosleyT.J. Simmons

Willie Smith IIIJyquis ThomasBrodrick Yancy

New Jersey (38)Shahbaz Ahmed

Kareem AliJarred Alwan

Ryquell ArmsteadJeremiah AtokiTom BradwaySean Chandler

Jim CooperDion Dawkins

Kevin DeCaesarMichael Dogbe

Avery EllisCorey Gaarn

Mike GillespieWill Hayes

David HoodMatt Ioannidis

Adonis JenningsLeon Johnson

Keith KirkwoodJosh LangEric Lofton

Stephaun MarshallProsper MekobaP. Martin-Oguike

Zach MesdayFrank Nutile

Roy PughHaason ReddickJake Robinson

Chapelle RussellJarred Satterfield

Chris SmithNate D. SmithJahad Thomas

P.J. WalkerZaire Williams

Joseph Woerner

Pennsylvania (50)Patrick Anderson

Nick ApostoluKyle Baum

Daiqwon BuckleyAlex CarlingBrian Carter

Andrew ChegiaBrandon Chudnoff

Anthony DavisMike DiFranceso

Tim DiGiorgioMichael Felton

Jared FolksArtrel FosterKyle FriendJake GeigerRob Heyen

Jordan JonesTodd JonesCorey Lerch

John LougherySaledeem Major

Tyler MayesBrendan McGowan

James McHaleChris Myarick

Eric NeefeDomenic Nigrelli

Kip PattonDelvon Randall

Samaj ReedDomenic Reichner

Rob RitrovatoAveree Robinson

Aaron RuffThomas Rumer

Nick ShargaBrandon Shippen

Deon SmithNate L. Smith

David SweetmanJulian TaylorKiser Terry

Gordan ThomasColin Thompson

Joe TindalWilliam Updegrove

Hershey WaltonRoy Wesley

Travon Williams

(Philadelphia)

These players at-tended the sameschool before comingto Temple:

HIGH SCHOOLSArchbishop Wood

Nate L. SmithColin Thompson

Bergen CatholicCorey Gaarn

Joseph Woerner

DunmoreDaiqwon Buckley

James MchaleElizabeth

Jahad ThomasP.J. WalkerGateway

Anthony DavisDelvon Randall

HenricoSharif Finch

Cequan Jefferson

ImhotepSaledeem Major

Aaron RuffGordon Thomas

Mainland RegionalTom Bradway

Jim CooperMontclairAvery Ellis

Stephaun Marshall

Norristown AreaKip Patton

Brandon Shippen

Susquehanna TwpJared Folks

Averee Robinson

William PennJohn Loughery

Eric Neefe

Timber CreekKareem Ali

Adonis JenningsZaire Willaims

PREP SCHOOLSASA

Julio DerosierAlex Wells

East CoastDelvon Randall

Alex Starzyk

Fork UnionCequan Jefferson

Nate D SmithHershey Walton

MilfordWill Hayes

Tyler MatakevichAveree Robinson

Kiser TerryDerrek Thomas

Alex (3) - Carling, Starzyk, Wells

Avery/Averee (3) - Avery Ellis,Avery Williams, Averee Robinson

Brandon (2) - Chudnoff, Shippen

Brian (2) - Carter, Fallon

David (2) - Hood, Sweetman

Eric/Eriq (2) - Eriq fadahunsi, EricLofton, Eric Neefe

Jacob/Jake (2) - Jacob Martin, JakeRobinson

James (2) - Jim Cooper, JamesMcHale

Jared/Jarred/Jarrid (3) - JarredAlwan, Jared Folks, Jarrid Satter-field

John (3) - Christopher, Loughery,Ruza

Joseph (2) - Tindal, Woerner

Kyle (2) - Baum, Friend

Matt (2) - Eaton, Ioannidis

Michael (3) - DiFrancesco, Dogbe,Felton

Nate (3) - Hairston, Nate D. Smith,Nate L. Smith

Nick (2) - Apostolu, Sharga

Rob (2) - Heyen, Ritrovato

Roy (2) - Pugh, Wesley

Tom (2) - Bradway, Rumer

Tyler (2) - Matakevich, Mayes

William (3) - Will Hayes, WillieSmith, Will Updegrove

RS-Senior (10)Robby Anderson

Boye AromireJohn Christopher

Brandon ChudnoffWill HayesEric Lofton

Saledeem MajorTyler Mayes

Nate D. SmithHershey Walton

Senior (10)Shahbaz Ahmed

Julio DerosierMichael Felton

Kyle FriendMatt Ioannidis

Khiry LucasTyler MatakevichBrandon Shippen

Alex WellsTavon Young

RS-Junior (17)Samuel BenjaminRomond Deloatch

Avery EllisNate Hairston

Rob HeyenJohn Loughery

Stephaun MarshallPraise Martin-OguikeBrendan McGowan

Dean MosleyHaason ReddickThomas Rumer

Deon SmithNate L. Smith

Colin ThompsonRoy Wesley

Avery Williams

Junior (9)Jarred AlwanJim Cooper

Dion DawkinsSharif Finch

Keith KirkwoodAveree Robinson

Kiser TerryJahad Thomas

P.J. Walker

RS-Soph. (16)Cole Boozer

Tom BradwayBrian Carter

Tim DiGiorgioMarshall EllickArtrel Foster

Leon JohnsonJordan Jones

Josh LangEric Neefe

Samaj ReedNick ShargaChris Smith

Adrian SullivanJulian Taylor

Zaire Williams

Sophomore (11)Sean ChandlerAnthony Davis

Cequan JeffersonAdonis Jennings

Austin JonesCorey Lerch

Jacob MartinRob RitrovatoWillie Smith III

Alex StarzykDerrek ThomasBrodrick Yancy

RS-Fresh. (21)Nick ApostoluF. Booth-LloydVentell BryantMichael Dogbe

Matt EatonJared FolksDavid Hood

James McHaleZach MesdayChris MyarickFrank NutileKip Patton

Jaelin RobinsonAaron Ruff

Jarrid SatterfieldDavid SweetmanGordon ThomasJyquis Thomas

Freshmen (33)Kareem Ali

Patrick AndersonRyquell Armstead

Jeremiah AtokiKyle Baum

Josiah BronsonDaiqwon Buckley

Alex CarlingAndrew ChegiaKevin DeCaesar

Mike DiFrancescoEriq Fadahunsi

Jovahn FairCorey Gaarn

Jager GardnerJake Geiger

Mike GillespieDaishaun Grimes

Benson IsraelTodd Jones

DeAndre KellyDana Levine

Logan MarchiProsper MekobaDomenic Nigrelli

Roy PughDelvon RandallBailey RaymondJeromy Reichner

Jake RobinsonChapelle Russell

T.J. SimmonsCortrelle Simpson

Joe TindalWilliam Updegrove

Travon WilliamsJoseph Woerner

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Temple Owls 2015 Individual Participation

2015 Cons. Career# Player GP-GS GP-GS GP-GS PSU Cinc UMass Char Tulane UCF ECU ND SMU USF Memp UConn

75 Ahmed, Shahbaz 5-4 7-1 29-17 LG LG LG x LG41 Alwan, Jarred 5-5 9-7 27-11 MLB MLB MLB MLB MLB19 Anderson, Robby 5-4 5-0 21-11 WR WR WR WR x25 Armstead, Ryquell 5-1 5-1 5-1 x x x x RB37 Aromire, Boye 5-0 17-0 17-2 x x x x x10 Benjamin, Samuel 5-0 15-0 25-0 x x x x x81 Boozer, Cole 4-0 2-0 7-0 x x - x x20 Bradway, Tom 5-0 5-0 5-0 x x x x x87 Bryant, Ventell 5-2 5-0 5-2 x x WR WR x55 Carter, Brian 5-4 11-0 13-6 RG RG RG RG x

3 Chandler, Sean 5-5 17-16 17-16 CB CB CB CB CB7 Christopher, John 5-2 40-0 40-24 WR x WR x x

51 Chudnoff, Brandon 2-0 2-0 31-5 - - - x x38 Cooper, Jim 0-0 0-0 24-0 - - - - -27 Davis, Anthony 0-0 0-0 9-0 - - - - -66 Dawkins, Dion 5-5 10-10 21-18 LT LT LT LT LT23 Deloatch, Romond 5-2 17-1 28-6 WR x x x WR60 Derosier, Julio 1-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - x13 DiGiorgio, Tim 1-0 1-0 3-0 - - - - x98 Dogbe, Michael 5-0 5-0 9-0 x x x x x85 Eaton, Matt 1-0 1-0 5-1 - - - - x84 Ellick, Marshall 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x52 Ellis, Avery 5-1 15-0 25-1 x x DE x x31 Felton, Michael 4-0 4-0 37-1 - x x x x56 Finch, Sharif 5-0 26-0 28-12 x x x x x16 Foster, Artrel 5-0 17-0 17-0 x x x x x79 Friend, Kyle 5-5 40-38 40-38 C C C C C27 Gardner, Jager 3-0 0-0 3-0 x - x x -15 Hairston, Nate 5-0 5-0 20-1 x x x x x32 Hayes, Will 4-4 0-0 26-11 SS SS SS SS -85 Heyen, Rob 1-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - x24 Hood, David 2-0 2-0 4-0 - - - x x

9 Ioannidis, Matt 5-5 35-20 35-24 DT DT DT DT DT33 Jefferson, Cequan 2-0 2-0 7-0 - - - x x88 Jennings, Adonis 5-1 5-0 5-1 x WR x x x53 Johnson, Leon 3-3 2-2 9-4 RT - - RT RT29 Jones, Austin 5-0 17-0 17-0 x x x x x40 Jones, Todd 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x89 Kirkwood, Keith 1-0 0-0 9-2 x - - - -59 Lerch, Corey 5-0 17-0 17-0 x x x x x52 Lofton, Eric 5-4 18-4 30-16 x RT RT LG RG20 Lucas, Khiry 0-0 0-0 11-0 - - - - -82 Major, Saledeem 5-2 17-2 17-3 x x x TE TE

6 Marshall, Stephaun 5-4 29-3 29-16 SLB x SLB SLB SLB91 Martin, Jacob 4-0 2-0 16-2 x x - x x50 Martin-Oguike, Praise 5-1 5-1 24-12 x x x x DE

8 Matakevich, Tyler 5-5 40-11 40-35 WLB WLB WLB WLB WLB95 Mayes, Tyler 4-0 4-0 10-0 - x x x x68 McGowan, Brendan 2-0 2-0 17-13 - - - x x74 McHale, James 5-0 5-0 5-0 x x x x x45 Mosley, Dean 1-0 1-0 2-0 - - x47 Myarick, Chris 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x18 Nutile, Frank 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x80 Patton, Kip 5-1 5-0 5-1 x TE x x x26 Randall, Delvon 5-0 5-0 5-0 x x x x x58 Reddick, Haason 5-5 5-5 24-11 DE DE DE DE DE67 Reed, Semaj 2-0 2-0 12-1 - - - x x45 Ritrovato, Rob 1-0 0-0 5-0 x - - - -43 Robinson, Averee 5-4 25-0 28-5 DT DT DT DT x77 Robinson, Jaelin 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x14 Rumer, Thomas 1-0 1-0 2-0 - - - - x

4 Sharga, Nick 5-1 5-1 5-1 x x x x FB17 Shippen, Brandon 5-0 32-0 32-9 x x x x x35 Smith, Nate D. 5-3 6-0 39-30 DE DE x DE x13 Smith, Nate L. 5-1 14-1 19-1 x x x x SS43 Starzyk, Alex 5-0 17-0 17-0 x x x x x69 Sullivan, Adrian 2-0 2-0 5-0 - - - x x94 Taylor, Julian 1-0 0-0 5-0 x - - - -61 Terry, Kiser 0-0 0-0 15-3 - - - - -83 Thomas, Derrek 0-0 0-0 6-0 - - - - -63 Thomas, Gordon 2-0 2-0 2-0 - - - x x

5 Thomas, Jahad 5-4 22-0 26-8 RB RB RB RB x28 Thomas, Jyquis 5-0 5-0 5-0 x x x x x86 Thompson, Colin 5-5 14-5 14-8 TE TE TE TE TE11 Walker, P.J. 5-5 25-24 26-24 QB QB QB QB QB72 Walton, Hershey 5-1 40-1 40-21 x x x x DT21 Wells, Alex 5-5 14-12 14-13 FS FS FS FS FS

2 Williams, Avery 5-1 8-0 24-7 x SLB x x x23 Williams, Zaire 4-0 0-0 16-0 x x x x15 Yancy, Brodrick 4-0 2-0 15-0 x x - x x

1 Young, Tavon 5-5 30-17 39-25 CB CB CB CB CB

CAPS - indicates starting position; x - played but did not start; “-” - did not play

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Temple Owls 2015 Starters

OFFENSELT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR/RB/TE RB QB

PSU Dawkins Ahmed Friend Carter Johnson Thompson R.Anderson Deloatch Christopher (W)Ja.Thomas Walker@Cinc. Dawkins Ahmed Friend Carter Lofton Thompson R.Anderson Jennings Patton (TE) Ja.Thomas Walker@UMass Dawkins Ahmed Friend Carter Lofton Thompson R.Anderson Bryant Christopher (W)Ja.Thomas Walker@Char. Dawkins Lofton Friend Carter Johnson Thompson R.Anderson Bryant Major (TE) Ja.Thomas WalkerTULANE Dawkins Ahmed Friend Lofton Johnson Thompson Major (TE) Deloatch Sharga (FB) Armstead WalkerUCF@ECUND@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONN

DEFENSEDE DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB FS SS CB CB

PSU N.D.Smith Ioannidis A.Robinson Reddick Matakevich Alwan Marshall Wells Hayes Chandler Young@Cinc. N.D.Smith Ioannidis A.Robinson Reddick Matakevich Alwan A.Williams Wells Hayes Chandler Young@UMass Ellis Ioannidis A.Robinson Reddick Matakevich Alwan Marshall Wells Hayes Chandler Young@Char. N.D.Smith Ioannidis A.Robinson Reddick Matakevich Alwan Marshall Wells Hayes Chandler YoungTULANE Martin-Oguike Ioannidis Walton Reddick Matakevich Alwan Marshall Wells N.L.Smith Chandler YoungUCF@ECUND@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONN

Rushing (Att-Yds-TDs) Passing (C-A-Yds-I-TD) Receiving (No-Yds-TD) Tackles (S-A-T) Sacks INTsPSU Ja.Thomas (29-135-2) Walker (15-20-143-0-0) R.Anderson (5-20-0) Matakevich (4-3-7) Matakevich (3.0) Finch (1)@Cinc. Ja.Thomas (26-193-1) Walker (13-20-81-0-2) R.Anderson (5-23-1) Matakevich (8-5-13) N.D.Smith (1.0) Matakevich (1)

Wells@UMass Ja.Thomas (25-66-1) Walker (28-48-391-2-1) Christopher (7-72-0) Matakevich (4-5-9) N.D.Smith (1.0) Marshall (1)@Char. Ja.Thomas (20-109-2) Walker (11-23-116-0-2) Ja.Thomas (3-48-0) Matakevich (5-3-8) - N.L.Smith (1)TULANE Ja.Thomas (16-54-1) Walker (11-15-183-0-2) R.Anderson (4-73-1) Matakevich (4-3-7) Ioannidis (1.5)- Chandler (1)

N.D.Smith A.WilliamsUCF@ECUND@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONN

Weekly Statistical Leaders

Weekly Captains & Uniforms (Helmets-Jerseys-Pants)

PSU 1-Tavon Young 8-Tyler Matakevich 9-Matt Ioannidis 79-Kyle Friend C-C-W@Cinc. 5-Jahad Thomas 32-Will Hayes 35-Nate D. Smith 75-Shahbaz Ahmed C-C-C@UMass 7-John Christopher 8-Tyler Matakevich 21-Alex Wells 52-Eric Lofton W-W-W@Char. 6-Stephaun Marshall 17-Brandon Shippen 82-Saledeem Major 95-Tyler Mayes W-W-BTULANE 13-Nate L.Smith 14-Thomas Rumer 19-Robby Anderson 72-Hershey Walton C-C-CUCF@ECUND@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONN

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Temple Owls 2015 Team Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS ....................TU OPPSCORING..........................................................172 72Points Per Game ............................................34.4 14.4Points Off Turnovers ........................................134 59

FIRST DOWNS....................................................94 87Rushing..............................................................36 26Passing ..............................................................49 50Penalty.................................................................9 11

RUSHING YARDAGE........................................759 483Yards gained rushing .......................................921 677Yards lost rushing ............................................162 194Rushing Attempts.............................................207 154Average Per Rush.............................................3.7 3.1Average Per Game .......................................151.8 96.6TDs Rushing ......................................................10 2

PASSING YARDAGE.........................................979 1156Comp-Att-Int ............................................82-131-2 100-189-9Average Per Pass .............................................7.5 6.1Average Per Catch..........................................11.9 11.6Average Per Game .......................................195.8 231.2TDs Passing ........................................................8 6

TOTAL OFFENSE............................................1738 1639Total Plays .......................................................338 343Average Per Play ..............................................5.1 4.8Average Per Game .......................................347.6 327.8

KICK RETURNS: #-Yards ............................12-274 27-500PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards ...........................13-115 4-33INT RETURNS: #-Yards .................................9-213 2-7KICK RETURN AVERAGE ...............................22.8 18.5PUNT RETURN AVERAGE ................................8.8 8.2INT RETURN AVERAGE ..................................23.7 3.5FUMBLES-LOST..............................................12-6 13-2PENALTIES-Yards........................................33-297 36-345Average Per Game .........................................59.4 69.0

PUNTS-Yards .............................................28-1183 33-1216Average Per Punt............................................42.2 36.8Net punt average ............................................38.2 32.8

KICKOFFS-Yards .......................................33-1950 18-1106Average Per Kick ............................................59.1 61.4Net kick average .............................................40.9 37.9

TIME OF POSSESSION/Game..................... 34:20 25:403RD-DOWN Conversions ...............................35/79 18/733rd-Down Pct..................................................44% 25%

4TH-DOWN Conversions ...................................3/6 3/94th-Down Pct ..................................................50% 33%

SACKS BY-Yards..........................................16-104 8-49MISC YARDS.........................................................0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED..................................21 8FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS................................8-9 6-9ON-SIDE KICKS.................................................1-1 0-1RED-ZONE SCORES..........................(20-23) 87% (11-15) 73%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS...............(14-23) 61% (5-15) 33%PAT-ATTEMPTS...................................(20-21) 95% (6-7) 86%ATTENDANCE.............................................104355 61358

Games/Avg Per Game..............................2/52178 3/20453Neutral Site Games ............................................... 0/0

SCORE/QUARTERS 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotTemple 20 45 75 32 172Opponents 13 33 6 20 72

ResultsDate Opponent .................................. Score Overall Conference Home Away Time AttendanceSep 05 PENN STATE ...........................W 27-10 1-0-0 1-0-0 3:20 69,176

* Sep 12 at Cincinnati..............................W 34-26 2-0-0 1-0-0 1-0-0 3:45 38,112Sep 19 at UMass ..................................W 25-23 3-0-0 2-0-0 3:59 10,141Oct 02 at Charlotte...............................W 37-3 4-0-0 3-0-0 3:10 13,105

* Oct 10 TULANE ...................................W 49-10 5-0-0 2-0-0 2-0-0 3:14 35,179

* indicates conference game

Playing With the Lead

Ahead Behind TiedPenn State 16:00 34:24 9:36@Cincinnati 39:04 5:47 15:09@UMass 38:42 1:08 20:10@Charlotte 47:06 0:00 12:54Tulane 42:00 12:07 5:53UCF@East CarolinaNotre Dame@SMU@USFMemphis UConnTotals 182:52 53:26 63:42

ALL PURPOSE............GRush Rec PR KOR IR FR Tot Avg/GTHOMAS,Jahad............5 557 156 0 199 0 0 912 182.4ANDERSON,Robby ......5 10 220 57 24 0 0 311 62.2PATTON,Kip..................5 19 129 0 0 0 0 148 29.6ARMSTEAD,Ryquell .....5 107 3 0 38 0 0 148 29.6BRYANT,Ventell ............5 0 127 0 0 0 0 127 25.4SMITH,Nate L. ..............5 0 0 16 0 74 0 90 18.0CHRISTOPHER,John ...5 0 85 0 0 0 0 85 17.0WELLS,Alex..................5 0 0 0 0 78 0 78 15.6JENNINGS,Adonis........5 0 78 0 0 0 0 78 15.6HOOD,David .................2 63 10 0 0 0 0 73 36.5SHIPPEN,Brandon........5 28 32 0 0 0 0 60 12.0CHANDLER,Sean.........5 0 0 30 0 22 0 52 10.4FINCH,Sharif.................5 0 0 17 0 26 0 43 8.6DELOATCH,Romond ....4 0 36 0 0 0 0 36 9.0WILLIAM,Avery .............5 0 0 0 9 13 0 22 4.4MAJOR,Saledeem ........5 0 21 0 0 0 0 21 4.2BENJAMIN,Samuel.......5 -1 19 0 0 0 0 18 3.6WALKER,P.J. ................5 -8 25 0 0 0 0 17 3.4THOMPSON,Colin ........5 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 2.2EATON,Matt ..................1 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 11.0YANCY,Brodrick ............4 0 11 0 0 0 0 11 2.8FELTON,Michael...........4 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 1.2SHARGA,Nick...............5 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 0.8GARDNER,Jager ..........3 -1 0 0 0 0 0 -1 -0.3DiGIORGIO,Tim............1 -3 0 0 0 0 0 -3 -3.0NUTILE,Frank ...............2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 -4 -2.0FOSTER,Artrel..............5 0 0 -5 0 0 0 -5 -1.0TEAM............................3 -8 0 0 0 0 0 -8 -2.7Total..............................5 759 979 115 274 213 0 2340 468.0Opponents...... .............5 483 1156 33 500 7 0 2179 435.8

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Temple Owls Offensive Statistics

RUSHING..........................GP Att Gain Ls Net Avg TD Lg Avg/GTHOMAS,Jahad ...................5 114 605 48 557 4.9 7 56 111.4ARMSTEAD,Ryquell ............5 26 116 9 107 4.1 2 16 21.4HOOD,David ........................2 18 67 4 63 3.5 0 15 31.5SHIPPEN,Brandon...............5 5 30 2 28 5.6 0 20 5.6PATTON,Kip .........................5 1 19 0 19 19.0 0 19 3.8ANDERSON,Robby..............5 2 10 0 10 5.0 0 5 2.0BENJAMIN,Samuel ..............5 2 2 3 -1 -0.5 0 2 -0.2GARDNER,Jager .................3 4 1 2 -1 -0.2 0 1 -0.3DiGIORGIO,Tim ...................1 1 0 3 -3 -3.0 0 0 -3.0NUTILE,Frank ......................2 1 0 4 -4 -4.0 0 0 -2.0WALKER,P.J.........................5 28 71 79 -8 -0.3 1 11 -1.6TEAM ...................................3 5 0 8 -8 -1.6 0 0 -2.7Total.......... ...........................5 207 921 162 759 3.7 10 56 151.8Opponents...... ....................5 154 677 194 483 3.1 2 42 96.6

PASSING ..................G Eff C-A-I Pct Yds TD Lg Avg/GWALKER,P.J. .............5 138.00 78-126-2 61.9 914 7 53 182.8NUTILE,Frank............2 322.00 3-3-0 100.0 40 1 19 20.0CHRISTOPHER,John5 155.00 1-2-0 50.0 25 0 25 5.0Total...........................5 142.47 82-131-2 62.6 979 8 53 195.8Opponents...... ..........5 105.24 100-189-9 52.9 1156 6 88 231.2

RECEIVING............................G No. Yds Avg TD Lg Avg/GANDERSON,Robby.................5 19 220 11.6 4 53 44.0BRYANT,Ventell.......................5 13 127 9.8 0 25 25.4THOMAS,Jahad ......................5 12 156 13.0 1 34 31.2CHRISTOPHER,John .............5 8 85 10.6 0 19 17.0PATTON,Kip ............................5 7 129 18.4 0 43 25.8JENNINGS,Adonis ..................5 6 78 13.0 1 23 15.6DELOATCH,Romond ..............4 3 36 12.0 0 19 9.0SHIPPEN,Brandon ..................5 2 32 16.0 0 24 6.4YANCY,Brodrick.......................4 2 11 5.5 0 14 2.8THOMPSON,Colin ..................5 2 11 5.5 0 9 2.2FELTON,Michael .....................4 2 5 2.5 1 4 1.2WALKER,P.J............................5 1 25 25.0 0 25 5.0MAJOR,Saledeem...................5 1 21 21.0 0 21 4.2BENJAMIN,Samuel .................5 1 19 19.0 0 19 3.8EATON,Matt ............................1 1 11 11.0 0 11 11.0HOOD,David ...........................2 1 10 10.0 1 10 5.0ARMSTEAD,Ryquell ...............5 1 3 3.0 0 3 0.6Total.......... ..............................5 82 979 11.9 8 53 195.8Opponents...... .......................5 100 1156 11.6 6 88 231.2

PUNT RETURNS ..........................No. Yds Avg TD LongANDERSON,Robby ..........................8 57 7.1 0 19CHANDLER,Sean.............................3 30 10.0 0 15FOSTER,Artrel ..................................1 -5 -5.0 0 0FINCH,Sharif.....................................1 17 17.0 0 0SMITH,Nate L. ..................................0 16 0.0 1 16Total................................................13 115 8.8 1 19Opponents...... .................................4 33 8.2 0 14

INTERCEPTIONS .........................No. Yds Avg TD LongMATAKEVICH,Tyler ..........................2 0 0.0 0 0WELLS,Alex......................................2 78 39.0 0 57CHANDLER,Sean.............................1 22 22.0 1 22SMITH,Nate L. ..................................1 74 74.0 0 74FINCH,Sharif.....................................1 26 26.0 0 26WILLIAM,Avery .................................1 13 13.0 0 13MARSHALL,Stephaun ......................1 0 0.0 0 0Total..................................................9 213 23.7 1 74Opponents...... .................................2 7 3.5 0 6

KICK RETURNS ...........................No. Yds Avg TD LongTHOMAS,Jahad................................6 199 33.2 1 100ARMSTEAD,Ryquell .........................2 38 19.0 0 22ANDERSON,Robby ..........................2 24 12.0 0 18SHARGA,Nick...................................1 4 4.0 0 4WILLIAM,Avery .................................1 9 9.0 0 9Total................................................12 274 22.8 1 100Opponents...... ...............................27 500 18.5 0 35

FUMBLE RETURNS.....................No. Yds Avg TD LongTotal..................................................0 0 0.0 0 0Opponents...... .................................1 3 3.0 0 3

TOTAL OFFENSE....................G Plays Rush Pass Total Avg/GWALKER,P.J..............................5 154 -8 914 906 181.2THOMAS,Jahad ........................5 114 557 0 557 111.4ARMSTEAD,Ryquell .................5 26 107 0 107 21.4HOOD,David .............................2 18 63 0 63 31.5NUTILE,Frank ...........................2 4 -4 40 36 18.0SHIPPEN,Brandon....................5 5 28 0 28 5.6CHRISTOPHER,John ...............5 2 0 25 25 5.0PATTON,Kip ..............................5 1 19 0 19 3.8ANDERSON,Robby...................5 2 10 0 10 2.0BENJAMIN,Samuel ...................5 2 -1 0 -1 -0.2GARDNER,Jager ......................3 4 -1 0 -1 -0.3DiGIORGIO,Tim ........................1 1 -3 0 -3 -3.0TEAM ........................................3 5 -8 0 -8 -2.7Total.......... ................................5 338 759 979 1738 347.6Opponents...... .........................5 343 483 1156 1639 327.8

|------- PATs -------|SCORING...............................TD FGs Kck Ru Rc Pa DX Saf PtsTHOMAS,Jahad ........................9 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 54JONES,Austin ...........................0 8-9 20-21 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 44ANDERSON,Robby...................4 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 24ARMSTEAD,Ryquell .................2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 12WALKER,P.J..............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6SMITH,Nate L............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6CHANDLER,Sean .....................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6FELTON,Michael .......................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6JENNINGS,Adonis ....................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6HOOD,David .............................1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 0 0 6HAYES,Will................................0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 2Total.......... ..............................21 8-9 20-21 0-0 0 0-0 1 0 172Opponents...... .........................8 6-9 6-7 0-0 0 0-1 0 0 72

PUNTING ............................No. Yds Avg Long TB FC I20 BlkdSTARZYK,Alex ......................27 1138 42.1 60 4 9 9 0MAYES,Tyler ...........................1 45 45.0 45 0 0 1 0Total.......... ............................28 1183 42.2 60 4 9 10 0Opponents...... .....................33 1216 36.8 55 1 6 5 1

KICKOFFS ..........................No. Yds Avg TB OB Retn Net YdLnMAYES,Tyler .....................25 1474 59.0 4 1JONES,Austin ......................8 476 59.5 0 1Total.......... ............................33 1950 59.1 4 2 500 40.9 24Opponents...... .....................18 1106 61.4 6 0 274 37.9 27

FIELD GOALS M-A Pct 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 Lg BlkJONES,Austin 8-9 88.9 0-0 0-0 6-7 2-2 0-0 40 0

FG SEQUENCETemple (40,30) (40,35) (33,37,32) (36m,39) ()Opponents (34) (53w,27,22) (34) (55m,28m,36) (27)

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Temple Owls Defensive Statistics

|-----------------Tackles----------------| |-Sacks-| |----Pass Def----| |----Fumbles- --| Blkd DEFENSIVE LEADERS GP Solo Ast Total TFL/Yds No-Yrds Int-Yds BrUp QBH Rcv-Yds FF Kick Saf

8 MATAKEVICH,Tyler .................................5 25 19 44 5.5-33 3.0-20 2-0 4 . . . . .41 ALWAN,Jarred .........................................5 10 18 28 2.5-10 1.0-6 . 2 . . 2 . .1 YOUNG,Tavon .........................................5 15 8 23 1.0-1 . . 2 . . . . .3 CHANDLER,Sean....................................5 11 9 20 . . 1-22 4 . . . . .

13 SMITH,Nate L. .........................................5 10 8 18 0.5-0 . 1-74 1 . . . . .35 SMITH,Nate D..........................................5 12 5 17 6.0-36 5.5-35 . . . . . . .6 MARSHALL,Stephaun .............................5 6 11 17 0.5-4 0.5-4 1-0 3 . . . . .

21 WELLS,Alex.............................................5 7 9 16 . . 2-78 3 . . . . .2 WILLIAM,Avery ........................................5 7 8 15 . . 1-13 1 . . . . .

58 REDDICK,Haason ...................................5 8 6 14 3.5-15 1.5-10 . . 3 . 1 . .9 IOANNIDIS,Matt.......................................5 8 5 13 3.5-20 2.5-17 . 1 . 1-0 . . .

32 HAYES,Will ..............................................4 4 8 12 . . . . . 1-0 . . .72 WALTON,Hershey....................................5 9 3 12 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .4 SHARGA,Nick..........................................5 5 5 10 1.0-1 . . . . . . . .

98 DOGBE,Michael.......................................5 3 5 8 . . . . 1 . 1 . .26 RANDALL,Delvon ....................................5 4 3 7 . . . . . . . . .43 ROBINSON,Averee .................................5 2 4 6 1.0-4 . . . 1 . . . .37 AROMIRE,Boye .......................................5 5 1 6 . . . . . . . . .17 SHIPPEN,Brandon...................................5 3 2 5 . . . . . . . . .15 HAIRSTON,Nate......................................5 3 2 5 . . . 1 . . . . .50 MARTIN-OGUIKE,Praise.........................5 3 1 4 3.5-14 1.0-7 . . 1 . 1 1 .16 FOSTER,Artrel.........................................5 1 3 4 0.5-0 . . . . . . . .56 FINCH,Sharif............................................5 3 1 4 2.0-3 . 1-26 . 1 . . 1 .28 THOMAS,Jyquis ......................................5 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .95 MAYES,Tyler............................................4 2 1 3 . . . . . . . . .99 BOOTH-LLOYD,Freddie ..........................5 1 2 3 . . . . . . . . .40 JONES, Todd ...........................................2 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .5 THOMAS,Jahad.......................................5 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .

23 DELOATCH,Romond ...............................4 1 1 2 . . . . . . . . .91 MARTIN,Jacob.........................................4 1 1 2 1.0-5 1.0-5 . . . . . . .10 BENJAMIN,Samuel..................................5 2 . 2 1.0-10 . . . . . . . .49 SMITH,Chris ............................................1 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .29 JONES,Austin ..........................................5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .7 CHRISTOPHER,John ..............................5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .

33 JEFFERSON,Cequan ..............................2 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .52 ELLIS,Avery .............................................5 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .82 MAJOR,Saledeem ...................................5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .81 BOOZER,Cole .........................................4 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . .51 CHUDNOFF,Brandon...............................2 1 . 1 1.0-2 . . . . . . . .59 LERCH,Corey ..........................................5 . 1 1 . . . . . . . . .

Total.........................................................5 180 156 336 35-159 16-104 9-213 22 7 2-0 5 2 .Opponents...... ........................................5 190 170 360 46.0-137 8-49 2-7 14 2 6-3 7 1

PSU Cin UMass Char Tulane UCF ECU ND SMU USF Memphis UConn Total

Jahad Thomas 5-0 7-1 4-2 5-1 2-2 23-6

Robby Anderson 0-2 0-3 0-3 0-4 0-12

John Christopher 0-1 0-6 0-7Ventell Bryant 0-2 0-1 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-7Ryquell Armstead 1-0 4-0 2-0 7-0

Kip Patton 0-1 0-2 1-1 1-4

David Hood 1-0 2-1 2-2Adonis Jennings 0-1 0-3 0-4

Romond Deloatch 0-1 0-1 0-2Brandon Shippen 0-1 1-0 1-1P.J. Walker 1-1 1-1

Samuel Benjam 0-1 0-1Matt Eaton 0-1 0-1Saledeem Major 0-1 0-1Colin Thompson 0-1 0-1Brodrick Yancy 0-1 0-1

1st Down Conversions (rushing-receiving)

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Temple Owls 2015 Game by Game Statistics

|------RUSHING-------| |-----RECEIVING-----| |---------------PASSING---------------| |-------KICK RET------| |-----PUNT RET-------| totDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg offS-05 PENN STATE 43 149 3 31 16 168 0 25 16-21-0 168 0 25 2 36 0 21 5 52 0 19 317S-12 at Cincinnati 36 215 1 56 13 81 2 22 13-20-0 81 2 22 4 150 1 100 1 -1 0 0 296S-19 at UMass 37 67 1 15 28 391 1 53 28-49-2 391 1 53 3 44 0 31 4 28 0 16 458O-02 at Charlotte 45 206 2 20 11 116 2 34 11-23-0 116 2 34 2 38 0 22 1 33 1 16 322O-10 TULANE 46 122 3 28 14 223 3 43 14-18-0 223 3 43 1 6 0 0 2 3 0 8 345

Totals 207 759 10 56 82 979 8 53 82-131-2 979 8 53 12 274 1 100 13 115 1 19 1738

Avg/rush: 3.7 Avg/ catch: 11.9 Pass efficiency: 142.47 KOR/avg: 22.8 PR/ avg: 8.8All purpose avg/game: 468.0 Total offense avg/gm:

3487.6

|---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsS-05 PENN STATE 31 30 61 11.0-67 10.0-64 1 0-0 1-26 0 3 0 3-3 0 0 0 27S-12 at Cincinnati 46 30 76 4.0-6 1.0-2 1 1-0 4-78 3 7 0 4-4 0 0 0 34S-19 at UMass 33 36 69 5.0-23 1.0-11 1 1-0 1-0 0 4 1 2-2 0 0 0 25O-02 at Charlotte 34 42 76 6.0-17 0.0-0 1 0-0 1-74 4 5 1 5-4 0 0 0 37O-10 TULANE 36 18 54 9.0-46 4.0-27 1 0-0 2-35 0 3 0 7-7 0 0 0 49

Totals 180 156 336 35.0-159 16.0-104 5 2-0 9-213 7 22 2 21-20 0 0 0 172

|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| |--------FIELD GOALS-------| |----------------KICKOFFS----------------|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OBS-05 PENN STATE 7 328 46.9 60 0 1 0 3 2 2-2 40 0 6 360 60.0 0 1S-12 at Cincinnati 6 257 42.8 51 0 1 3 1 3 2-2 40 0 6 362 60.3 1 1S-19 at UMass 8 289 36.1 49 0 1 4 0 3 3-3 37 0 6 323 53.8 0 0O-02 at Charlotte 4 177 44.2 50 0 0 1 1 1 2-1 39 0 7 438 62.6 1 0O-10 TULANE 3 132 44.0 50 0 1 1 1 1 0-0 0 0 8 467 58.4 2 0

Totals 28 1183 42.2 60 0 4 9 6 10 9-8 40 0 33 1950 59.1 4 2

|------RUSHING-------| |-----RECEIVING-----| |---------------PASSING---------------| |-------KICK RET------| |-----PUNT RET-------| totDate Opponent No. Yds TD Lg No. Yds TD Lg Cmp-Att-Int Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg No Yds TD Lg offS-05 PENN STATE 27 77 1 42 11 103 0 30 11-25-1 103 0 30 5 128 0 35 4 33 0 14 180S-12 at Cincinnati 31 130 1 17 30 427 2 88 30-52-4 427 2 88 4 78 0 29 0 0 0 0 557S-19 at UMass 25 45 0 12 29 393 3 48 29-55-1 393 3 48 6 111 0 27 0 0 0 0 438O-02 at Charlotte 44 223 0 39 13 131 0 35 13-27-1 131 0 35 6 106 0 23 0 0 0 0 354O-10 TULANE 27 8 0 16 17 102 1 13 17-30-2 102 1 13 6 77 0 25 0 0 0 0 110

Opponent totals 154 483 2 42 100 1156 6 88 100-189-9 1156 6 88 27 500 0 35 4 33 0 14 1639Avg/rush: 3.1 Avg/ catch: 11.6 Pass efficiency: 105.24 KOR/avg: 18.5 PR/ avg: 8.2

All purpose avg/game: 435.8 Total offense avg/gm: 327.8

|---------------TACKLES--------------| |--SACKS--| |---FUMBLE--| Pass Blkd Kicks |---XPTS---|Date Opponent Solo Ast Total TFL-Yds No-Yds FF FR-Yds Int-Yds QBH Brk Kick Att-Mad Run Rcv Saf PtsS-05 PENN STATE 38 42 80 15.0-49 2.0-17 1 1-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10S-12 at Cincinnati 30 36 66 7.0-21 1.0-6 1 1-3 0-0 1 1 0 2-2 0 0 0 26S-19 at UMass 37 54 91 9.0-26 3.0-14 1 1-0 2-7 0 6 0 3-2 0 0 0 23O-02 at Charlotte 36 30 66 3.0-8 0.0-0 2 1-0 0-0 1 5 1 0-0 0 0 0 3O-10 TULANE 49 8 57 12.0-33 2.0-12 2 2-0 0-0 0 1 0 1-1 0 0 0 10

Opponent totals 190 170 360 46.0-137 8.0-49 7 6-3 2-7 2 14 1 7-6 0 0 0 72

|--------------------------------------PUNTING--------------------------------------| |--------FIELD GOALS-------| |----------------KICKOFFS----------------|Date Opponent No Yds Avg Long Blkd TB FC 50+ I20 Att-Made Lg Blkd No Yds Avg TB OBS-05 PENN STATE 9 351 39.0 55 0 0 0 2 3 1-1 34 0 3 195 65.0 1 0S-12 at Cincinnati 1 40 40.0 40 0 0 0 0 0 3-2 27 0 5 312 62.4 1 0S-19 at UMass 9 382 42.4 55 0 1 2 2 1 1-1 34 0 5 287 57.4 2 0O-02 at Charlotte 6 151 25.2 42 1 0 1 0 0 3-1 36 0 2 121 60.5 0 0O-10 TULANE 8 292 36.5 48 0 0 3 0 1 1-1 27 0 3 191 63.7 2 0

Opponent totals 33 1216 36.8 55 1 1 6 4 5 9-6 36 0 18 1106 61.4 6 0

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Temple Owls 2015 Drive Production

TempleDrives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs

PENN STATE 14 3 2 0 1 7 1 0 0 0 35.7 21.4@Cincinnati 14 4 2 0 0 6 1 0 0 1 42.9 28.6@UMass 18 2 3 0 1 8 1 2 0 1 27.8 11.1@Charlotte 12 4 1 1 0 4 1 0 0 1 41.7 33.3

Walker 10 4 1 1 0 4 0 0 0 0 50.0 40.0Nutile 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0.0 0.0

TULANE 14 7 0 0 1 3 2 0 0 1 50.0 50.0Walker 12 6 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 1 50.0 50.0Nutile 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 100.0 100.0Loughery 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

UCF@East CarolinaNOTRE DAME@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONNTOTALS 72 24 8 1 3 28 6 2 0 4 44.4 33.3

Walker 68 23 8 1 2 28 5 2 0 3 45.6 33.8Nutile 3 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 33.3 33.3Loughery 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0

OpponentsDrives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punts Fumble INT Sfty Clock %Scores %TDs

PENN STATE 15 1 1 0 1 9 0 1 0 2 13.3 6.7@Cincinnati 13 3 2 1 0 1 1 4 0 1 38.5 23.1@UMass 18 3 1 0 2 9 1 1 0 1 22.2 16.7@Charlotte 13 0 1 2 2 6 0 1 0 1 7.7 0.0TULANE 14 1 1 0 1 8 0 2 0 1 14.3 7.1UCF@East CarolinaNOTRE DAME@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONNTOTALS 73 8 6 3 6 33 2 9 0 6 19.2 11.0

TempleTimes Times Total Rush Pass FGs ----------------- Failed to score inside RZ -----------------

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half GameS-05 Penn State W 27-10 4 3 17 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0S-12 at Cincinnati W 34-26 4 4 20 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0S-19 at UMass W 25-23 4 4 16 1 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0O-02 at Charlotte W 37-3 5 4 28 4 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0O-10 Tulane W 49-10 6 5 35 5 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Totals 23 20 116 14 8 6 6 1 2 0 0 0 020 of 23 (87.0%)

OpponentsTimes Times Total Rush Pass FGs ----------------- Failed to score inside RZ -----------------

Date Opponent Score In RZ Scored Pts TDs TDs TDs Made FGA Downs Int Fumb Half GameS-05 Penn State W 27-10 1 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0S-12 at Cincinnati W 34-26 7 4 20 2 1 1 2 1 0 2 0 0 0S-19 at UMass W 25-23 3 3 16 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0O-02 at Charlotte W 37-3 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0O-10 Tulane W 49-10 2 2 10 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

Totals 15 11 52 5 1 4 6 2 0 2 0 0 011 of 15 (73.3%)

Temple Owls 2015 Red Zone Statistics

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Temple Owls 2015 3rd Down Situations

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT QtrS-05 Penn State W 27-10 7-17 41.2% 1-4 25.0% 3-5 60.0% 1-4 25.0% 2-4 50.0%S-12 at Cincinnati W 34-26 5-13 38.5% 1-4 25.0% 1-2 50.0% 3-5 60.0% 0-2 0.0%S-19 at UMass W 25-23 8-19 42.1% 2-5 40.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-6 50.0% 2-5 40.0%O-02 at Charlotte W 37-3 8-16 50.0% 2-5 40.0% 2-4 50.0% 3-3 100.0% 1-4 25.0%O-10 Tulane W 49-10 7-14 50.0% 2-4 50.0% 1-2 50.0% 1-3 33.3% 3-5 60.0%

Temple 35-79 44.3% 8-22 36.4% 8-16 50.0% 11-21 52.4% 8-20 40.0% 0-0 0.0%Opponents 18-73 24.7% 5-18 27.8% 4-22 18.2% 1-15 6.7% 8-18 44.4% 0-0 0.0%

Date Opponent Score Overall 1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr OT QtrS-05 Penn State W 27-10 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-1 0.0%S-12 at Cincinnati W 34-26 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%S-19 at UMass W 25-23 0-1 0.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0%O-02 at Charlotte W 37-3 1-1 100.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0%O-10 Tulane W 49-10 2-3 66.7% 0-0 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 1-2 50.0%

Temple 3-6 50.0% 0-1 0.0% 0-0 0.0% 1-1 100.0% 2-4 50.0% 0-0 0.0%Opponents 3-9 33.3% 1-3 33.3% 2-3 66.7% 0-0 0.0% 0-3 0.0% 0-0 0.0%

3rd Down Conversions

4th Down Conversions

OFFENSE 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3rd-n-10+ Total PctPENN STATE 1/2 0/1 3/4 0/1 0/1 0/2 1/2 2/4 7/17 41.2@Cincinnati 1/1 1/2 0/1 1/2 0/1 1/2 0/2 5/13 38.5@UMass 1/1 1/2 2/2 0/1 2/3 0/1 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/5 8/19 42.1@Charlotte 3/4 1/1 0/1 1/1 1/1 1/1 0/2 0/1 1/2 0/3 8/16 50.0TULANE 1/2 0/1 0/1 1/2 1/1 1/2 3/5 7/14 50.0UCF@East CarolinaNOTRE DAME@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONNTOTAL 5/8 2/3 2/4 6/10 2/4 4/7 3/6 1/4 0/6 3/7 6/19 35/79

62.5 66.7 50.0 60.0 50.0 57.1 50.0 25.0 0.0 42.9 31.6 44.3

DEFENSE 3rd-n-1 3rd-n-2 3rd-n-3 3rd-n-4 3rd-n-5 3rd-n-6 3rd-n-7 3rd-n-8 3rd-n-9 3rd-n-10 3rd-n-10+ Total PctPENN STATE 0/1 1/2 0/1 1/1 0/2 0/6 2/13 15.4@Cincinnati 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 2/2 2/2 1/3 7/11 63.6@UMass 0/1 0/2 0/1 1/1 0/1 1/1 0/1 0/9 2/17 11.8@Charlotte 2/2 0/1 1/2 1/2 0/1 0/2 0/1 0/1 0/5 4/17 23.5TULANE 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 0/1 2/2 0/5 0/3 2/15 13.3UCF@East CarolinaNOTRE DAME@SMU@USFMEMPHISUCONNTOTAL 3/5 0/2 0/5 2/3 2/6 1/4 2/4 2/5 4/5 0/9 1/26 17/73

60.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 33.3 25.0 50.0 40.0 80.0 0.0 3.8 23.3

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TEMPLE.

Date Opponent QtrTime Rem Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other Play S-05 Penn State 1 1 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 7

3rd 1:10 1 P28 1 C.Hackenberg pass / INT: S.FinchS-12 @Cincinnati 1 4 1 2 2 Scores:TA = 3:5... TD:TA = 1:5 ... Points = 13

1st 8:44 1 C45 1 H.Williams reception / FF: J.Alwan / FR: W.Hayes3rd 9:42 1 C27 1 G.Kiel pass / INT: T.Matakevich3rd 5:05 1 C43 1 G.Kiel pass / INT: A.Wells4th 7:24 1 C20 1 G.Kiel pass / INT: A.Wells4th 0:13 1 EZ 1 G.Kiel pass / INT: T.Matakevich

S-19 @UMass 1 1 1 1 Scores:TA = 1:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 71st 0:57 1 UM39 1 M.Michel reception / FF: M.Dogbe / FR: M.Ioannidis4th 2:59 1 UM49 1 B.Frohnapfel pass / INT: S.Marshall

O-02 @Charlotte 1 1 Scores:TA = 1:1 ... TD:TA = 1:1 ... Points = 74th 11:34 1 C25 1 L.McNeill pass / INT: N.L.Smith

O-10 TULANE 2 2 Scores:TA = 2:2 ... TD:TA = 2:2 ... Points = 143rd 5:34 1 EZ 1 T.Lee pass / INT: S.Chandler3rd 4:40 1 TN15 1 T.Lee pass / INT: A.,Williams

O-17 UCF Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

O-22 @ECU Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

O-31 NOTRE DAME Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-06 @SMU Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-14 @UCF Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-21 MEMPHIS Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-28 UCONN Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

Totals 2 9 6 2 3 Scores:TA = 8:11 ... TD:TA = 6:11 ... Points = 48

Opponents.

Date Opponent QtrTime Rem Fumble INT YdLn TD FG Other PlayS-05 Penn State 1 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 0

2nd 10:46 1 T43 1 P.Walker sacked / FF:B.Bell / FR: T.BrownS-12 @Cincinnati 1 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1... Points = 0

4th 2:29 1 C29 1 J.Thomas run / FF:E.Wilson / FR: L.PayneS-19 @UMass 1 2 2 1 Scores:TA = 2:3 ... TD:TA = 2:3 ... Points = 13

2nd 10:53 1 UM21 1 P.Walker pass / INT: K.Bailey-Smith2nd 2:00 1 UM39 1 P.Walker pass / INT: K.Brackett4th 2:45 1 UM41 1 J.Thomas run / FF:J.Robinson / FR: K.Brackett

O-02 @Charlotte 1 1 Scores:TA = 0:1 ... TD:TA = 0:1 ... Points = 04th 4:22 1 C34 1 D.Hood run / FF: D.Floyd / FR: D.Reid

O-10 TULANE 2 1 1 Scores:TA = 2:2 ... TD:TA = 1:2 ... Points = 101st 13:39 1 TM29 1 R.Armstead run / FF: R.Teamer / FR: D.Monroe2nd 14:46 1 TM26 1 A.Foster touched punt / FR: D.Breaux

O-17 UCF Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

O-22 @ECU Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

O-31 NOTRE DAME Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-06 @SMU Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-14 @UCF Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-21 MEMPHIS Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

N-28 UCONN Scores:TA = 0:0 ... TD:TA = 0:0 ... Points = 0

Totals 6 2 3 1 4 Scores:TA = 4:8 ... TD:TA = 3:8 ... Points = 13

Takeaways = Points

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Big Plays(Rushing plays of 10+; Pass Plays of 20+; Returns of 30+)

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Penn State10 Jahad Thomas 33 Brandon Polk11 P.J. Walker 42t Akeel Lynch

25 P.J. Walker to Ventell Bryant 17 Brandon Polk12 Jahad Thomas 35 Koa Farmer (KOR)31 Jahad Thomas 16 Akeel Lynch

20 P.J. Walker to Kip Patton 30 Christian Hackenberg to Chris Goodwin25 John Christopher to P.J. Walker

24 Jahad Thomas29 Jahad Thomas

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Cincinnati25 Jahad Thomas 20 Gunner Kiel to Johnny Holton12 Jahad Thomas 15 Hosey Williams18 Jahad Thomas 17 Tion Green

22 P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas 88t Gunner Kiel to Mekale McKay100t Jahad Thomas (KOR) 12 Tion Green

56t Jahad Thomas 21 Gunner Kiel to Nate Cole10 Jahad Thomas 25 Gunner Kiel to Max Morrison11 Jahad Thomas 24 Gunner Kiel to Chris Moore13 Jahad Thomas

57 Alex Wells (INT)

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. UMass27 P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas 31 Blake Frohnapfel to Jamal Wilson

23t P.J. Walker to Adonis Jennings 12 Sekai Lindsay14 Jahad Thomas 34 Blake Frohnapfel to Tajae Sharpe

33 P.J. Walker to Kip Patton 48t Blake Frohnapfel to Rodney Mills15 Jahad Thomas 45 Blake Frohnapfel to Tajae Sharpe

31 Jahad Thomas (KOR) 11 Jamal Wilson53 P.J. Walker to Robby Anderson 20 Blake Frohnapfel to Marken Michel24 P.J. Walker to Brandon Shippen22 P.J. Walker to Adonis Jennings

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Charlotte20 Brandon Shippen 20 Lee McNeill to Trent Bostick

34 P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas 25 Kalif Phillips12 Ryquell Armstead 35 Lee McNeill to Kalif Phillips14 Jahad Thomas 10 Kalif Phillips13 Jahad Thomas 39 Kalif Phillips11 Jahad Thomas 19 Kalif Phillips14 Jahad Thomas 31 Andrew Buie10 Ryquell Armstead 12 Chris Montgomery

74 Nate L. Smith (INT)14 David Hood

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. Tulane23 P.J. Walker to Robby Anderson 16 Rob Kelley22 P.J. Walker to Robby Anderson 13 Dontrell Hilliard

28 Jahad Thomas 10 Rob Kelley43 P.J. Walker to Kip Patton

10t Jahad Thomas21 P.J. Walker to Saledeem Major

16t Ryquell Armstead16 Ryquell Armstead15 David Hood19 Kip Patton14 David Hood

Run Pass Ret. Temple Run Pass Ret. UCF

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The Last Time....(Team)

Team Temple Opponent

Won in Overtime 10/12/13 at Connecticut, 17-14 12/1/08 at Navy, 33-27Won by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation 9/19/15 at UMass, 25-23 11/7/14 vs. Memphis, 16-13 (last score at 0:02 with 32-yd FG by Austin Jones) (last score at 0:00 with 31-yard. FG by Jake Elliott)Tied Game by Scoring in the Last Two Minutes of Regulation 10/26/13 at SMU, 59-49 11/16/13 vs. #15/19 UCF, 39-36 (tied game at 1:02 with Kenny Harper 2-yard (tied game at 1:06 with 30-yard TD pass run and Nick Visco kick) from Blake Bortles to J.J. Worton)Shutout 9/20/14 vs. Delaware State, 59-0 11/10/07 vs. #25 Penn State, 31-0Held Opponent without a Touchdown 10/2/15 at Charlotte, 37-3 11/23/10 at Miami (OH), 23-3Scoreless First Half 10/5/13 loss to #7 Louisville, 30-7 9/20/14 loss by Delaware State, 59-0Won by 20 or More Points 10/10/15 vs. Tulane, 49-10 10/25/14 at UCF, 34-14Won After Trailing by 20 or More Points n/a 11/23/13 vs. UConn, 28-21 (trailed 21-0 at 11:47 in 3rd Q)Held a 28 or More Point Lead 10/10/15 vs. Tulane, 49-10 (39) 10/5/13 vs. Louisville, 30-7 (30)Held a 21 or More Point Lead 10/10/15 vs. Tulane, 49-10 (39) 10/5/13 win vs. Louisville, 30-7 (30)Scored 20 or More Points in a Quarter 10/10/15 vs. Tulane, 49-10 (21 point 3rd Q) 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-49 (21 point 3rd Q)Scored 20 or More Points in a Half 10/10/15 vs. Tulane, 49-10 (28 point 2nd half) 9/12/15 at Cincinnati, 34-26 (20 point 2nd half)Touchdowns Scored by Offense and Defense 11/1/14 win vs. #21 East Carolina (2 offense, 1 defense) 11/15/14 win at Penn State (2 offense, 1 defense)Touchdowns Scored by Offense, Defense and Special Teams 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State (5 off, 1 def, 2 st) n/aSafety Scored 9/27/14 at Connecticut (Tyler Matakevich) 11/16/13 vs. UCFTwo-Point Conversion n/a n/aNo Penalties in Game n/a n/a50 or More Points Scored in a Game 9/20/14 win vs. Delaware State, 59-0 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-4940 or More Points Scored in a Game 10/10/15 win vs. Tulane, 49-10 10/26/13 win at SMU, 59-49Touchdown Scored on First Drive 10/11/14 Kenneth Harper 8-yard run vs. Tulsa (14:03) 10/25/14 J.Holman 25 pass to J.J. Worton at UCF (10:21)

OFFENSE

500 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 11/30/13 at Memphis (534) 9/12/15 at Cincinnati (557)400 or More Total Net Yards of Offense 9/19/15 at UMass (458) 9/19/15 at UMass (438)300 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 11/17/12 at Army (534) 9/6/14 vs. Navy (487)200 or More Net Yards Rushing by Team 10/2/15 at Charlotte (206) 10/2/15 at Charlotte (223)400 Net Yards Passing by Team n/a 9/12/15 at Cincinnati (427)300 Net Yards Passing by Team 9/19/15 at UMass (391) 9/19/15 at UMass (393)No Sacks Allowed 10/2/15 at Charlotte 10/2/15 at CharlotteNo Turnovers 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina 10/17/14 at Houston

Defense

Held Opponent Under 200 Net Yards of Total Offense 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (110) 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina (135)Held Opponent Under 300 Net Yards of Total Offense 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (110) 9/12/15 at Cincinnati (296)Held Opponent Under 50 Yards Rushing 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (8) 10/25/14 at UCF (32)Held Opponent Under 75 Yards Rushing 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (8) 9/19/15 at UMass (67)Held Opponent Under 100 Yards Rushing 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (8) 9/19/15 at UMass (67)Held Opponent Under 100 Net Yards Passing 9/12/15 at Cincinnati (81) 11/1/14 vs. #21 East Carolina (70)Held Opponent Under 150 Net Yards Passing 10/10/15 vs. Tulane (102) 10/2/15 at Charlotte (131))Seven or More Sacks by Team 9/5/15 vs. Penn State (10) 11/23/10 at Miami (FL) (7)Six or More Sacks by Team 9/5/15 vs. Penn State (10) 11/23/10 at Miami (FL) (7)Five or More Sacks by Team 9/5/15 vs. Penn State (10) 11/23/13 vs. Connecticut (5)

Special Teams

No Punts n/a n/aBlocked Punt 10/2/15 Sharif Finch at Charlotte 11/7/14 Tevin Jones block vs. MemphisMissed Extra Point Attempt 10/2/15 Austin Jones at Charlotte (blocked) 11/2/13 Kyle Federico at RutgersBlocked Field Goal Attempt 11/15/14 Praise Martin-Oguike at Penn State n/aBlocked Field Goal returned for a TD n/a n/aBlocked PAT returned for a score 9/19/15 Will Hayes at UMass (blocked by P.Martin-Oquike n/a & recovered by S.Marshall)

Returns

Interception Return for a Touchdown 10/10/15 Sean Chandler (22 yards) vs. Tulane 11/15/14 Grant Haley (30 yards) at Penn StateFumble Returned for Touchdown 11/1/14 Tavon Young (63 yards) vs. #21 East Carolina 10/20/12 Khaseem Greem (20 yards) vs. RutgersKickoff Return for a Touchdown 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas (100 yards) at Cincinnati 10/29/09 Morgan Williams (85 yards) at ToldeoPunt Return for a Touchdown 9/20/14 Khalif Herbin (84 yards) vs. Delaware State 11/6/10 Sam Kirkwood (recovered in end zone) at Kent StateBlocked Punt, Returned for Touchdown 10/2/15 Sharif Finch at Charlotte 8/28/14 Oren Burks at Vanderbilt (rec./ret. by Nate L. Smith 16 yds for TD) (recovered in the end zone)

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The Last Time....(Individual)

Temple Opponent

OFFENSE

Individual 300-Yard Rushing Game 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/aIndividual 200-Yard Rushing Game 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/aIndividual 150-Yard Rushing Game 10/11/14 Jahad Thomas (14-152-0TDs) vs. Tulsa 11/1/14 Chris Hairston (21-153-0) vs. #21 East CarolinaIndividual 100-Yard Rushing Game 10/2/15 Jahad Thomas (20-109-2TDs) at Charlotte 10/2/15 Kalif Phillips (19-125-0TDs) at CharlotteTwo 100-Yard Rushers in the Same Game n/a n/aConsecutive 100-Yard Rushing Games (Same Season) 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas (26-193-1TD) at Cincinnati 9/28/13 Chad Chalich (14-114-0TDs) at Idaho 9/5/15 Jahad Thomas (29-135-2TDs) vs. Penn State 9/14/13 Carlton Koonce (27-168-1TD) vs. FordhamCombined 200-Yard Rushing by Two Players 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas (26-193-1TD) and 11/15/14 Akeel Lynch (18-130-1) and Bill Belton (19-92-1) Ryquell Armstead (5-22-0TDs) at Cincinnati at Penn StateIndividual with 30 or More Carries 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army 10/11/14 Zack Langer (30-113-1TD) vs. TulsaIndividual with 25 or More Carries 9/19/15 Jahad Thomas (25-74-1TD) at UMass 11/7/14 Brandon Hayes (26-75-0TDs) vs. MemphisRushing Play of 60 or More Yards 11/7/14 Kenneth Harper (75t) vs. Memphis n/aRushing Play of 40 or More Yards 9/12/15 Jahad Thomas (56t) at Cincinnati 12/6/14 Lazedrick Thompson (48 yards) at TulaneIndividual with Three or More Rushing Touchdowns 11/17/12 Montel Harris (36-351-7TDs) at Army n/aIndividual with Two or More Rushing Touchdowns 10/10/15 Ryquell Armstead (6-34-2TDs) vs. Tulane 10/25/14 William Stanback (27-94-2TDs) at UCF

Individual with 50 or More Pass Attempts n/a 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMassIndividual with 40 or More Pass Attempts 9/19/15 P.J. Walker (28-48-391-1-TD-2-INTs) at UMass 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMassIndividual with 30 or More Pass Completions 10/9/04 Walt Washington (30-45-314-3TD-0INT) vs. Pitt 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel (30-52-427-2-4INT) at CincinnatiIndividual with 25 or More Pass Completions 9/19/15 P.J. Walker (28-48-391-1-TD-2-INTs) at UMass 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMassIndividual 400-Yard Passing Game 10/5/96 Henry Burris (25-41-495-3 TD-0 INT) at Pitt 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel (30-52-427-2-4INT) at CincinnatiIndividual 300-Yard Passing Game 9/19/15 P.J. Walker (28-48-391-1-TD-2-INTs) at UMass 9/19/15 Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMassConsecutive 300-Yard Passing Games (Same Season) 2010 Mike Gerardi (21-29-368-2TDs) at Kent State 2015 Gunner Kiel (30-52-427-2-4INT) at Cincinnati (11/6); (28-48-311-2TDs) vs. Ohio (11/16) Blake Frohnapfel (29-55-393-3TDs-1INT) at UMass)Individual with Five or More Touchdown Passes 11/22/08 Adam DiMichele (21-37-370-6 TD-0 INT) vs. EMU 11/3/12 T.Bridgewater (19-28-324-5 TD-0 INT) at LouisvilleIndividual with Four or More Touchdown Passes 11/30/13 P.J. Walker (20-32-328-4-1INT) at Memphis 11/16/13 Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15/19 UCFIndividual with 10 or More Receptions 11/16/10 Michael Campbell (11-131-2TDs) vs. Ohio 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) at UMassIndividual 200-Yard Receiving Game 10/28/13 Robby Anderson (9-239-2TDs) at SMU 10/26/13 Keenan Holman (10-209-3TDs) at SMUIndividual 150-Yard Receiving Game 10/17/14 Jahad Thomas (3-150-0TDs) at Houston 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) at UMassIndividual 100-Yard Receiving Game 11/15/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (4-113-1) at Penn State 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) at UMassTwo 100-Yard Receivers in the Same Game 10/11/14 Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107, 1TD) & 9/19/15 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) & Jamie Gilmore (2-100-0TDs) vs. Tulsa Rodney Mills (5-104-2TDs) at UMassConsecutive 100-Yard Receiving Games (Same Season) 2014 Jalen Fitzpatrick (6-108-1TD) at Connecticut 2015 Tajae Sharpe (11-156-0TDs) at UMass and (5-107-1TD) vs. Tulsa Mekale McKay (2-105-1TD) at CincinnatiPass Play of 80 or More Yards 10/26/13 Jalen Fitzpatrick to Robby Anderson (83t) at SMU 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel to Mekale McKay (88t) at CincinnatiPass Play of 60 or More Yards 12/6/14 P.J. Walker to Jahad Thomas (75) at Tulane 9/12/15 Gunner Kiel to Mekale McKay (88t) at CincinnatiPass Play of 40 or More Yards 10/10/15 P.J. Walker to Robby Anderson (43) vs. Tulane 9/19/15 Blake Frohlnapfel to Tajae Sharpe (45) at UMassIndividual with Four or More Touchdown Receptions 11/22/08 Bruce Francis (4) vs. Eastern Michigan 9/16/06 Logan Payne (4) at MinnesotaIndividual with Three or More Touchdown Receptions 11/30/13 Robby Anderson (7-96-3TDs) at Memphis 11/16/13 J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs) vs. #15/19 UCF

Led Team in Both Rushing & Receiving Yards in Same Game 10/2/15 Jahad Thomas at Charlotte 10/2/15 Kalif Phillips at Charlotte (20-109-2TDs rush. & 3-48-0TDs rec.) (19-125-0TDs rush. & 2-41-0TDs rec.)100-Yard Rusher & 100-Yard Receiver in the Same Game 10/11/14 Jahad Thomas (14-152-0TDs rush.), 11/16/13 Storm Johnson (14-122-0TDs rush.), Jalen Fitzpatrick (5-107-1TD rec.), Jamie J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs rec.), Gilmore (2-100-0TDs rec.) vs. Tulsa Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs rec.) vs. #15/19 UCF100-Yard Rusher & Receiver & 300-Yard Passer in Same Game n/a 11/16/13 Storm Johnson (14-122-0TDs rush.), J.J. Worton (10-179-3TDs rec.), Rannell Hall (9-159-0TDs rec.), Blake Bortles (27-38-404-4-0INTs) vs. #15/19 UCFAt Least One Rushing & Receiving TD in Same Game 10/10/15 Jahad Thomas vs. Tulane 1/30/13 Sam Craft at Memphis (14-54-1TD rush. 2-24-1TD rec.) (3-0-2TDs rush. 7-62-1TD rec.) At Least One Rushing TD and One TD Pass in the Same Game 10/11/14 P.J. Walker vs. Tulsa 11/23/13 Casey Cochran vs. Connecticut (15-31-294-2TDs pass, 6-(-7)-1TD rush) (8-18-111-1-1INT pass., 3-(-8)-1TD rush.)Defense

Individual with Three or More Interceptions n/a n/aIndividual with Two or More Interceptions 9/12/15 Tyler Matakevich (2) at Cincinnati 11/23/10 Evan Harris (2) at Miami (FL) 9/12/15 Alex Wells (2) at CincinnatiIndividual with Four or More Sacks 10/19/02 Dan Klecko (4.0) at Connecticut n/aIndividual with Three or More Sacks 9/5/15 Tyler Matakevich (3.0) vs. Penn State 9/14/13 DeAndre Slate (3.0) vs. FordhamIndividual with Two or More Sacks 9/5/15 Tyler Matakevich (3.0) vs. Penn State 11/29/14 Nick Temple (2.0) vs. Cincinnati 9/5/15 Nate D. Smith (2.0) vs. Penn StateSpecial Teams

Individual with Five or More Field Goals n/a 9/7/13 Richie Leone (5) vs. HoustonIndividual with Four or More Field Goals 9/3/10 Brandon McManus vs. Villanova 9/28/13 Austin Rehkow at IdahoIndividual with Three or More Field Goals 9/19/15 Austin Jones at UMass 11/15/14 Sam Ficken at Penn State (3-4)Individual with 70-yard or More Punt n/a 9/20/14 Jeremiah McGeough (73), Delaware StateIndividual with 60-yard or More Punt 9/5/15 Alex Starzyk (60) vs. Penn State 9/20/14 Jeremiah McGeough (73), Delaware StateIndividual with 50-yard or More Field Goal 10/6/12 Brandon McManus (50) vs. South Florida 9/12/15 Andrew Gantz (53) at Cincinnati

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2014 HIGHS & LOWSBest.................................................................................TEMPLE.........................................................................................Worst

49 vs. Tulane ..........................................................................Points .......................................25 ..........................................at UMass24 at UMass .......................................................................First Downs...................................13......................................at Cincinnati

458 at UMass ......................................................................Total Offense................................296......................................at Cincinnati215 at Cincinnati .............................................................Net Yards Rushing .............................67 ..........................................at UMass391 at UMass..................................................................Net Yards Passing .............................81......................................at Cincinnati86 at UMass ............................................................................Plays........................................56......................................at Cincinnati46 vs. Tulane .................................................................Rushing Attempts ..............................36......................................at Cincinnati49 at UMass .....................................................................Pass Attempts.................................18 .........................................vs. Tulane28 at UMass ..................................................................Pass Completions..............................11 .......................................at Charlotte0 (4x) last vs. Tulane .......................................................Interceptions....................................2 ..........................................at UMass0 at Charlotte ........................................................................Sacks .........................................2 ...........................(3x) last vs. Tulane1 (2x) last at Cincinnati .......................................................Fumbles .......................................6 .........................................vs. Tulane1 (4x) last at Charlotte.....................................................Fumbles Lost ...................................2 .........................................vs. Tulane1 (3x) last at Charlotte ...................................................Total Turnovers..................................3 ..........................................at UMass2 at Charlotte......................................................................Penalties.....................................12......................................at Cincinnati

25 at Charlotte ................................................................Yards Penalized .............................112......................................at Cincinnati36:15 vs. Penn State.........................................................Time of Possession .......................31:34......................................at Cincinnati

8 (2x) last at Charlotte ........................................Third Down Conversions (att).......................5......................................at Cincinnati19 at UMass .......................................................Third Down Conversions (conv) ...................13......................................at Cincinnati

Worst............................................................................OPPONENT ........................................................................................Best3 Charlotte ............................................................................Points .......................................26..........................................Cincinnati8 Tulane ...........................................................................First Downs...................................34..........................................Cincinnati

110 Tulane ..........................................................................Total Offense................................557..........................................Cincinnati8 Tulane ......................................................................Net Yards Rushing ...........................223 ...........................................Charlotte

102 Tulane ......................................................................Net Yards Passing ...........................427..........................................Cincinnati53 Penn State..........................................................................Plays........................................83..........................................Cincinnati25 UMass ......................................................................Rushing Attempts ..............................44 ...........................................Charlotte25 Penn State ..................................................................Pass Attempts.................................55 ..............................................UMass11 Penn State ...............................................................Pass Completions..............................30..........................................Cincinnati4 Cincinnati......................................................................Interceptions....................................1 ........................(3x) last by Charlotte

10 Penn State .........................................................................Sacks .........................................0 ...........................................Charlotte5 (2x) last by Tulane ...........................................................Fumbles .......................................1 ........................(2x) last by Charlotte1 (2x) last by UMass .......................................................Fumbles Lost ...................................0 ............................(3x) last by Tulane5 Cincinnati....................................................................Total Turnovers..................................1........................................Penn State

12 UMass .............................................................................Penalties.......................................4 ...........................................Charlotte106 UMass........................................................................Yards Penalized ...............................39........................................Penn State

23:45 Penn State ..............................................................Time of Possession .......................28:26..........................................Cincinnati2 (2x) last by Tulane ...........................................Third Down Conversions (att).......................7..........................................Cincinnati

11 Cincinnati.......................................................Third Down Conversions (conv) ...................17 ........................(2x) last by Charlotte

Temple .........................................................................INDIVIDUAL...............................................................................Opponent193 Jahad Thomas at Cincinnati........................................Yards Rushing ..............................125......................Kalif Phillips, Charlotte

29 Jahad Thomas vs. Penn State..................................Rushing Attempts ..............................19......................Kalif Phillips, Charlotte2 (3x) last by Ryquell Armstaed vs. Tulane .....................Rushing TDs....................................1(2x) last by Tion Green, at Cincinnati7 John Christopher at UMass ...........................................Receptions ...................................11 .......................Tajae Sharpe, UMass

73 Robby Anderson vs. Tulane.......................................Yards Receiving .............................156 .......................Tajae Sharpe, UMass2 Robby Anderson at Charlotte ......................................Receiving TDs ..................................2....................... Rodney Mills, UMass

214 Jahad Thomas at Cincinnati..............................Combined Yards (rush/rec).....................166......................Kalif Phillips, Charlotte342 Jahad Thomas at Cincinnati ..........................All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret) .................166......................Kalif Phillips, Charlotte391 P.J. Walker at UMass ..................................................Yards Passing...............................427.....................Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati

48 P.J. Walker at UMass ..................................................Pass Attempts.................................52.....................Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati28 P.J. Walker at UMass ...............................................Pass Completions..............................30.....................Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati

2 (2x) last by P.J. Walker vs. Tulane .................................TD Passes .....................................3 .................Blake Frohnapfel, UMass2 P.J. Walker at UMass .............................................Interceptions Thrown .............................4.....................Gunner Kiel, Cincinnati

56t Jahad Thomas at Cincinnati .........................................Longest Run.................................42t ..................Akeel Lynch, Penn State53 P.J. Walker to Robby Anderson at UMass..........Longest Pass Completion.......................88t ..........G.Kiel to M.McKay, Cincinnati

100t Jahad Thomas at Cincinnati .................................Longest Kickoff Return ..........................35 ...................Koa Framer, Penn State19 Robby Anderson vs. Penn State ............................Longest Punt Return............................14 .....................Mark Allen, Penn State74 Nate L. Smith at Charlotte ................................Longest Interception Return........................6..............Khary Bailey-Smith, UMass60 Alex Starzyk vs. Penn State.........................................Longest Punt .................................55...(2x) last by Logan Laurent, UMass40 (2x) last by Austin Jones at Cincinnati .....................Longest Field Goal .............................53 .................Andrew Gantz, Cincinnati

2 (6x) last by Ja.Thomas & R.Armstead, Tulane .......Touchdowns Scored..............................2........................Rodney Mills, UMass12 (6x) last by Ja.Thomas & R.Armstaed, Tulane ............Points Scored.................................12........................Rodney Mills, UMass13 Tyler Matakevich at Cincinnati ..........................................Tackles ......................................13 ................Branden Dozier, Charlotte3.0 Tyler Matakevich vs. Penn State .......................................Sacks ......................................1.0........(4x) last by Joe Previte, UMass

2 T.Matakevich & A.Wells at Cincinnati ...........................Interceptions....................................1 .(2x) last by Kelton Brackett, UMass

Temple Owls 2015 Highs & Lows

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Temple 27, Penn State 10September 5, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.1

PHILADELPHIA - JahadThomas rushed for 135yards and two touchdownsand P.J. Walker completed15-of-20 passes for 143yards and added a rushingtouchdown to lead Temple toa 27-10 win over visitingPenn State Saturday after-noon in front of a homerecord crowd of 69,176 atLincoln Financial Field.

The win was the first for theOwls (1-0) over the NittanyLions (0-1) since the 1941season.

After allowing 10 points onPenn State's first two pos-sessions, the Cherry andWhite defense took control,holding the Nittany Lionsscoreless the rest of the way.

Senior LB Tyler Matakevich,who entered the game witha nation's best 355 tackles,recorded a team-high seventackles, including a career-best three sacks. In all, theOwls defense sacked Penn State QB Christian Hacken-berg 10 times and limited the signal caller to 11-25 pass-ing for 103 yards. Junior DL Sharif Finch interceptedHackenberg to set up Temple's go-ahead third quartertouchdown.

After the game, Temple head coach Matt Rhule said,"The reason I believe we won is because we focused onourselves and the players bought into that and only wor-ried about the next play. After the game I said we won,it's not about Penn State it is about us. For our guys todo that and focus on themselves shows great maturity."

Penn State jumped out early, scoring on its first twodrives. The Nittany Lions got a 33-yard run from BrandonPolk on their first snap, but the Owls defense clampeddown in the red zone, forcing a 34-yard field goal fromJoey Julius. Following a second consecutive punt, PennState took the ball 75 yards in six plays, capped off by a42 yard touchdown run by Akeel Lynch to make the lead10-0.

The Owls defense then came to life, and kept the PSUoffense in check the remainder of the game. After the twoscoring drives, Temple forced four straight PSU three-and-outs as the defense began to dominate the line ofscrimmage.

Following a punt to the Temple seven, the Owls offensefound some rhythm. Walker and Thomas each took offfor first down runs. Walker then found redshirt freshmanWR Ventell Bryant for 25 yards on third down and 16.Thomas broke off runs of 12 and 31 yards to give theOwls first-and-goal at the Penn State 2.

Two runs into the line produced just one yard so headcoach Matt Rhule dialed up some trickery. With freshmanRB Ryquell Armstead in front of Thomas, Walker fakedthe belly run before tossing a wide pitch to Thomas, whorecorded his first rushing TD as an Owl. The 12-play, 93-yard drive was the longest scoring drive for the Owlssince the 99-yard march at Lincoln Financial Field lastseason in the 35-24 win over Tulsa on October 11.

The Owls tied the game ontheir second drive on thesecond half. Walker hit red-shirt freshman TE Kip Pattonfor a 20-yard catch and run,followed by a wide receiverthrowback from redshirt sen-ior WR John Christopher toWalker for 25 yards. Thedrive stalled out at the PSU23, but Austin Jones con-verted his first attempt of theyear from 40 yards out tomake it 10-10 with 6:23 re-maining in the third quarter.

Finch then intercepted Hack-enberg and galloped 26yards to the Penn State 2.Walker then ran it in fromone-yard out to give Templea 17-10 lead.

Following another Templedefensive stop capped by aNate D Smith sack to openthe fourth quarter, Walkerdrove the Owls 49 yards infive plays with Jahad

Thomas' 24-yard TD, a lane-changing scamper cappingthe drive. Following another defensive stand, Jonesadded a 30-yard insurance field goal to extend the leadto 27-10.

Walker was stellar behind center Kyle Friend, connectingwith eight different receivers on the day. Redshirt seniorWR Robby Anderson led the way with five catches whileBryant had two catches for a team-high 41 receivingyards.

It was a total team effort on defense. Besides Matake-vich, Tavon Young added six tackles while Nate D. Smithhad five tackles and two sacks. Five other Owls, JarredAlwan, Matt Ioannidis, Haason Reddick, Stephaun Mar-shall and Jacob Martin, all registered sacks in the con-test.

After the game, Thomas discussed the thrill of victory: "Itfelt great to see the excitement of the fans and players.Temple has been in a drought for the last few years andfor us to come out and do this for the fans and forPhiladelphia, it felt great."

Scoring Summary TU-PSU1st 10:47 J.Julius 34 FG, 8-53 1:53 0-36:34 A.Lynch 42 run 0-10

(J.Julius kick), 6-75 2:412nd2:25 Ja.Thomas 1 run 7-10

(A.Jones kick), 12-93 6:403rd6:23 A.Jones 40 FG, 7-57 3:35 10-101:00 P.Walker 1 run 17-10

(A.Jones kick), 1-2 0:104th11:14 Ja.Thoams 24 run 24-10

(A.Jones kick), 5-49 2:47\5:41 A.Jones 30 FG, 6-25 3:36 27-10

Attendance: 69,176Kickoff time: 3:37 pm Temperature: 88End of Game: 6:57 pm Wind: E 11mphTotal elapsed time: 3:20 Weather: SunnyOfficials: Referee: Dan Capron; Umpire: Pat Bayers;Linesman: Jim Ryan; Line judge: Rick Kruger; Backjudge: Scott Buchanan; Field judge: Darrel Leftwich;Side judge: John Hayes; Alternate: Steven Thielen

Team Stats PSU TEMFirst Downs 9 15Rushes-Yards (Net) 27-77 43-149Passing Yards (Net) 103 168Passes Att-Comp-Int 25-11-1 21-16-0Total Plays-Yards 52-180 64-317Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-33 5-52Kickoff Returns-Yards 5-128 2-36Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 1-26Punts (Number-Avg) 9-39.0 7-46.9Fumbles-Lost 1-0 1-1Penalties-Yards 6-39 5-35Possession Time 23:45 36:15Third-Down Conversions 2 of 13 7 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 1-1 3-4Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-17 10-64

RUSHING: Penn State - Lynch 10-78; Polk 2-50; Allen2-7; Barkley 1-1; Thompkins 1-0; Hackenberg. 11-(-59).Temple - Ja.Thomas 29-135; Walker 7-11; Armstead 4-8; Gardner 2-(-2); Benjamin 1-(-3).

PASSING: Penn State - Hackenberg 11-25-1-103. Tem-ple - Walker 15-20-0-143; Christopher 1-1-0-25.

RECEIVING: Penn State - Godwin 5-81; Lewis 2-15;Lynch 2-2; Hamilton 1-5; Polk 1-0. Temple - R.Anderson5-20; Bryant 2-41; Patton 2-29; Jennings 2-16; Walker1-25; Deloatch 1-19; Christopher 1-13; Armstead 1-3;Thompson 1-2.

INTERCEPTIONS: Penn State - None. Temple - Finch1-26

FUMBLES: Penn State - Hackenberg 1-0. Temple -Walker 1-1.

SACKS: Penn State - Bell 1.0; Nassib 1.0. Temple -Matakevich 3.0; N.D.Smith 2.0; Reddick 1.5; Alwan 1.0;Ioannidis 1.0; Martin 1.0; Marshall 0.5.

TACKLES (UA-A): Penn State - Nassib 4-6; Bell 4-3;Cabinda 3-4; T.Williams 4-2; A.Johnson 1-5; Zettel 3-2;Reid 2-3; Lucas 2-2; Sickels 2-2; Campbell 2-1; Allen 2-1; Wooten 2-1; Wartman-White 2-0; Schwan 1-1; Scott1-1; Godwin 1-1; Reeder 1-1; Pasquariello 1-0; J.Smith0-1; Cothran 0-1; Barney 0-1; Apke 0-1; Zanellato 0-1;Walker 0-1. Temple - Matakevich 4-3; Young 5-1;N.D.Smith 4-1; Alwan 1-4; Reddick 2-2; Ioannidis 2-2;Sharga 1-3; Chandler 3-0; Shippen 2-1; Hayes 1-2; Wells2-0; Walton 1-1; Hairston 1-1; A.Robinson 1-1; Marshall0-2; A.Williams 0-2; Martin 1-0; Lerch 0-1; Dogbe 0-1;N.L.Smith 0-1; A.Jones 0-1.

Penn State (0-1))10 0 0 0 10

Temple (1-0)) 0 7 10 10 27

Temple Beats Penn State in Keystone State Battle

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Temple 34, Cincinnati 26September 12, 2015

Nippert Stadium, Cincinnati, Oh.2

CINCINNATI – JahadThomas rushed for a career-high 193 yards and seniorLB Tyler Matakevich madetwo interceptions, includingone in the end zone in thefinal seconds, as the TempleOwls defeated the CincinnatiBearcats 34-26 at NippertStadium in American AthleticConference play Saturdaynight. A crowd of 38,122came out for the conferenceopener and saw the Owlsdefense withstand a lateBearcat surge to go to 2-0and defeat their division rivalfor the first time on the roadsince 1985.

Temple took the lead in thefirst quarter following aBearcat fumble that gave theOwls the ball on the Cincin-nati 45. Initially the Bearcatswere ruled to have recov-ered the ball, but Templehead coach Matt Rhule chal-lenged the call and it wasdetermined that senior safety Will Hayes had recovered.The Owls marched 23 yards in five plays with AustinJones opening scoring with a 40-yard field goal.

The Bearcats put together two prolonged drives, but set-tled for two Andrew Gantz field goals to take a 6-3 leadin the second quarter. The Owls responded with a drivebefore the half. Thomas broke off consecutive runs of 12and 18 yards to get the ball into the red zone. After adelay of game penalty, junior quarterback P.J. Walker hitThomas, his high school teammate, for 22 yards downthe far sideline for a first-and-goal at the 2. After Thomasplunged for a yard, Walker looked right and hit senior full-back Michael Felton in the end zone for a one-yard strike,his first career catch, silencing the white-clad studentsection in the end zone.

Thomas was just getting started. He took the second-halfkickoff 100 yards to the house, tying a program record,and stretching the lead to 17-6 before fans could returnwith their halftime concessions. The Bearcats respondedwith an 88-yard bomb from Kiel to Mekale McKay to cutthe lead. Senior cornerback Tavon Young broke up thetwo-point conversion try to keep the edge at 17-12. Tem-ple responded with another Thomas run, this time 56yards to stretch the lead to 24-12.

The defense forced another turnover as sophomore cor-nerback Sean Chandler batted a ball into the arms ofMatakevich, who made a sprawling interception at theBearcats' 27. The Owls turned that into Walker's secondTD throw as he found Robby Anderson in the back cor-ner of the end zone from 13 yards out to make it 31-12.An Alex Wells interception on the following Bearcat pos-session set up a nine-play, 25-yard drive that ate up 5:09and led to Jones' second field goal of the evening, as heconverted from 35 yards.

The Bearcats responded with a drive that ended with aTion Green direct snap from six-yards out to cut the leadto 31-19. Another late drive was thwarted by a secondWells interception and 57-yard return. Kiel led anothertouchdown drive with a two-yard pass to Shaq Washing-ton that made it 34-26. However, Matakevich recoveredthe onside kick attempt at the Bearcats' 45. The game

took another twist asThomas fumbled and theBearcats recovered. Kielstrung together passes andgot his team five yards froma comeback. However, an-other Chandler tip in the endzone saw the ball fall into theoutstretched arms ofMatakevich with 13 secondson the clock. The Owls de-fense finished the game withfive takeaways, includingfour INTs.

Scoring Summary TU-UC1st 6:39 A.Jones 40 FG, 5-23 2:05 3-02nd13:07 A.Gantz 27 FG, 13-75 4:36 3-36:19 A.Gantz 22 FG, 14-69 5:15 3-60:32 P.Walker to M.Felton 1yd pass 10-6

(A.Jones kick), 10-74 5:393rd14:46 Ja.Thomas 100 KOR (A.Jones kick) 17-6 14:07 G.Kiel to M.Mekale 88 yd pass 17-12

(G.Kiel pass failed), 2-90 0:3313:26 Ja.Thomas 56 run 24-12

(A.Jones kick), 2-75 0:415:52 P.Walker to R.Anderson 13 pass 31-12

(A.Jones kick), 6-27 3:504th14:56 A.Jones 35 FG, 9-25 5:09 34-1212:06 T.Green 6 run 34-19

(A.Gantz kick), 8-71 2:432:50 G.Kiel to S.Washington 2 pass 34-26

(A.Gantz kick), 10-80 2:11

Attendance: 38,112Kickoff time: 8:02 pm Temperature: 57End of Game: 11:47 pm Wind: WNW 1mphTotal elapsed time: 3:45 Weather: CloudyOfficials: Referee: Michael Roche; Umpire: RichardFeeney; Linesman: Jon Stabile; Line judge: Todd Rid-dick; Back judge: James E. Downey; Field judge: BruceWilliams; Side judge: Bobby Wright; Alternate: A. Cal-abrese;

Team Stats TEM UCFirst Downs 13 34Rushes-Yards (Net) 36-215 31-130Passing Yards (Net) 81 427Passes Att-Comp-Int 20-13-0 52-30-4Total Offense Plays-Yards 56-296 83-557Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 1-3Punt Returns-Yards 1--1 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 4-150 4-78Interception Returns-Yards 4-78 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 6-42.8 1-40.0Fumbles-Lost 1-1 1-1Penalties-Yards 12-112 5-51Possession Time 31:34 28:26Third-Down Conversions 5 of 13 7 of 11Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 0 0 of 0Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 4-7Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-2 1-6

RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 6-193; Armstead 5-22;R.Anderson 1-5; Benjamin 1-2; Team 1-(-2); Walker 2-(-5). Cincinnati - Green 13-59; H.Williams 9-45; Boone 6-16; Kiel 3-10.

PASSING: Temple - Walker 13-20-0-81. Cincinnati - Kiel30-52-4-427.

RECEIVING: Temple - R.Anderson 5-23; Bryant 2-26;Ja.Thomas 2-17; Deloatch 2-17; Felton 1-1; Yancy 1-(-3). Cincinnat i -Chisum 7-60; Washington 6-53; Morrison4-54; C.Moore 3-48; Green 3-31; McKay 2-105; Holton2-36; Cole 1-22; Boone 1-11; H.Williams 1-7.

INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Wells 2-78, Matakevich 2-0. Cincinnati - None.

FUMBLES: Temple - Ja.Thomas 1-1. Cincinnati -H.Williams 1-1.

SACKS:Temple - N.D.Smith D. 1.0. Cincinnati - Mouhon1.0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich 8-5; Alwan 3-6;Chandler 3-4; N.L.Smith 3-4; Reddick 3-3; Walton 4-0;Wells 3-1; Young 3-0; Randall 2-1; Hayes 2-1; N.D.Smith2-1; Dogbe 2-0; Ioannidis 2-0; Marshall 1-1; A.Williams1-0; Finch 1-0; Sharga 1-0; Mayes 1-0; Hairston 1-0;Ja.Thomas 0-1; Foster 0-1; Major 0-1. Cincinnati - E.Wil-son 5-4; Brown 4-5; Mouhon 3-6; Edwards 3-3; Payne3-3; A.Jones 2-2; Coleman 2-2; Witty 0-4; Pace 2-1;Broughton 1-2; Copeland 1-2; C.Moore 1-0; Clements 1-0; A.Thomas 1-0; Kiel 1-0; Gilbert 0-1; Tongamoa 0-1.

Owls Take Down Bearcats in American Athletic Conference Showdown

Temple (2-0)) 3 7 21 3 34

Cincinnati (1-1)) 0 6 6 14 26

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Temple 25, UMass 23September 19, 2015

Gillette Stadium, Foxboro, Mass.3

FOXBORO - Junior quarter-back P.J. Walker set a ca-reer-high with 391 yardspassing and led a last-minute drive that set upsophomore kicker AustinJones' 32-yard game-win-ning field goal to lift Templeto a 25-23 win over Massa-chusetts Saturday afternoonat Gillette Stadium. TheOwls move to 3-0 on theseason for the first timesince 2010.

Walker, whose 391 passingyards is third most in Templehistory, finished the gamecompleting 28 of 48 passeswith one touchdown and twointerceptions. On the finaldrive, he hit four key comple-tions, including a 12-yardpass to senior wide receiverJohn Christopher with 12seconds left at the UMass15 yard line to set up Jones'game-winning kick.

After the Minutemen took a 23-20 with 1:20 to go, red-shirt-junior Praise Martin-Oquike blocked the point-afterattempt and junior LB Stephau n Marshall recovered be-fore flipping to senior DB Will Hayes took the lateral andreturned the ball for a defensive PAT to close the gap to23-22.

The Owls defense, for the second week in a row, madea play when the team needed it. They created twoturnovers in the game, including a late interception byMarshall. The defense also held the Minutemen to 45yards rushing on the afternoon and kept pressure onsenior quarterback Blake Frohnapfel. Senior linebackerTyler Matakevich registered nine tackles to lead the waywhile Nate D Smith recorded an 11-yard sack to stifle aMinutemen drive in the second half. The team won thetime of possession battle in every quarter and finishedthe game with 35:09 of ball control.

Temple jumped out to a 14-0 lead with sophomore WRAdonis Jennings pulling in his first TD reception as anOwl on a 23-yard strike from Walker in the final minutesof the first quarter. Then, following a fumble recovery bysenior DL Matt Ioannidis on the ensuing UMass posses-sion, junior RB Jahad Thomas ran 14 yards untouchedfor the Owls' second score.

The Minutemen responded with a long TD throw fromFrohnapfel to Rodney Mills for 46 yards to cut the leadto 14-7. UMass' Blake Lucas connected from 34 yardsout to make it 10-7. Jones matched that for the Owls from33 yards away to make it 17-10. Frohnapfel then led thehosts down the field, finding Mills for a five yard score totie the game right before halftime.

The Owls took the second-half kickoff and marched 55yards on 13-play, six-plus minute drive to set up Jonesfor his second field goal of the game, this one from 37-yards out. That would account for all of the scoring untilthe game's final minutes as the second half would be adefensive battle.

With just under three minutes to play, Marshall picked offFrohnapfel at midfield. It looked then as if the Owlswould be able to run out the clock, but Thomas then gave

the Minutemen the ball backvia a fumble just two playslater.

Frohnapfel then led his teamon an eight-play, 59 yarddrive, hitting Wilson on a 16-yard go-ahead touchdownwith 1:20 on the clock tomake it 23-20. Martin-Ogu-ike then made the play of theday, blocking the extra pointwith Marshall and Hayes tak-ing it all the way back for atwo-point play to make it 23-22.

Walker then led the Owls ona 10-play drive over the finalminute and change to set upJones' winning kick from theleft hash. The Temple QBcompleted six of nine passeson the winning drive withJones making his seventhfield goal on the season inseven attempts.

Thomas, who leads the con-ference in all-purpose yards, had 164 on the day (66rushing, 67 receiving, 31 return). Christopher led Templewith seven catches for 72 yards while the offense com-piled 458 total yards to UMass' 438.

Scoring Summary TU-UM1st1:28 P.Walker to A.Jennings 23 pass 7-0

(A.Jones kick), 2-50 0:372nd13:35 Ja.Thomas 14 run 14-0

(A.Jones kick), 6-39 2:2212:31 B.Frohnapfel to R.Mills 48 pass 14-7

(B.Lucas kick), 4-56 1:004:19 B.Lucas 34 FG, 11-58 1:50 14-102:45 A.Jones 33 FG, 5-53 1:27 17-100:16 B.Fronhapfel to R.Mills 5 pass 17-17

(B.Lucas kick), 8-61 1:443rd8:41 A.Jones 37 FG, 13-55 6:19 20-174th1:20 B.Fronhapfel to J.Wilson 20-23

(B.Lucas kick blocked), 8-59 1:251:20 W.Hayes PAT return 22-230:12 A.Jones 32 FG, 10-50 1:04 25-23

Attendance: 10,141Kickoff time: 3:04 pm Temperature: 81End of Game: 6:53 pm Wind: SE 18mphTotal elapsed time: 3:59 Weather: Clear,SunnyOfficials: Referee: Tony Cannella; Umpire: Brett Denker;Linesman: Dan Bush; Line judge: G. Jagodzinski; Backjudge: Todd Boyd; Field judge: D. Pender; Side judge:George Plesac; Alternate: Amanda Sauer

Team Stats TEM UMFirst Downs 24 20Rushes-Yards (Net) 37-67 25-45PASSING YDS (Net) 391 393Passes Att-Comp-Int 49-28-2 55-29-1Total Offense Plays-Yards 86-458 80-438Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 4-28 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 3-44 6-111Interception Returns-Yards 1-0 2-7Punts (Number-Avg) 8-36.1 9-42.4Fumbles-Lost 2-1 4-1Penalties-Yards 7-70 12-106Possession Time 35:09 24:51Third-Down Conversions 8 of 19 3 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 4Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-4 3-3Sacks By: Number-Yards 1-11 3-14

RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 25-66; Shippen 2-10;Team 1-(-1); Walker. 9-(-8). Massachusetts - Lindsay 12-35; Wilson 4-18; Young 4-10; Miche 1-7; Woodley 1-3;Frohnapfel 2-(-10); Team 1(-18).

PASSING: Temple - Walker. 28-48-2-391; Chrsitopher 0-1-0-0. Massachusetts - Frohnapfel 29-55-1-393.

RECEIVING: Temple - Christopher 7-72; Ja.Thomas 5-67; Jennings 4-62; Bryant 4-32; Patton 3-48; R.Anderson2-69; Shippen 2-32; Thompson 1-9. Massachusetts -Sharpe 11-156; Mills 5-104; Michel 5-65; Wilson 4-54;Lindsay 3-11; Lucas 1-3.

INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Marshall 1-0. Massachu-setts - Bailey-Smith 1-6; Brackett 1-1.

FUMBLES: Temple - Ja.Thomas 1-1; Walker. 1-0. Mas-sachusetts - Michel 2-1; Oliphant 1-0; Team 1-0.

SACKS:Temple - N.D.Smith 1.0. Massachusetts - Ngo-bidi 1.0; Previte 1.0; Santos-Knox 1.0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich 4-5; Young 5-3;Alwan 4-4; N.L.Smith 4-2; Hayes 1-5; A.Williams 2-2;Marshall 0-4; N.D.Smith 3-0; Walton 2-1; Martin-Oguike2-1; Wells 1-2; Chandler 1-2; A.Robinson 0-2; Dogbe 1-0; Shippen 1-0; Christopher 1-0; Ja.Thomas 1-0; Mayes0-1; Ioannidis 0-1; Finch 0-1. Massachusetts - Santos-Knox 3-8; Huber 4-6; Bailey-Smith 6-3; Dudley-Giles 3-4; Colton 0-7; Brackett 2-4; Jette 4-1; Seals 1-4; Messiah0-5; Ngobidi 2-2; Robinson 2-2; Holines 2-1; Previte 2-1;Kitching 1-2; Angeh 1-2; Amato 1-0; Casali 1-0; Richard1-0; Laurent 1-0; Monteiro 0-1; Asante 0-1.

Temple (3-0)) 7 10 3 5 25

UMass (0-2)) 0 17 0 6 23

Owls Stay Unbeaten With Thrilling, Last Minute Win at UMass

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Temple 37, Charlotte 3October 2, 2015

Jerry Richardson Stadium, Charlotte, N.C.4

CHARLOTTE – The TempleOwls defeated the Charlotte49ers, 37-3, at a rain-soakedJerry Richardson StadiumFriday night. A crowd of13,105 braved the elementsand watched the Owls im-prove to 4-0 (1-0 The Amer-ican), marking the program'sbest start since 1974. JuniorRB Jahad Thomas rushedfor 109 yards and two touch-downs and junior QB P.J.Walker threw two scores toredshirt senior WR RobbyAnderson.

The defense was impressiveall night and held the hostsscoreless in the second half.Junior DL Sharif Finchblocked a punt and Nate L.Smith returned it 16 yardsfor a score.

The rain led to some sloppyconditions in the first half.Walker was plagued by re-ceiver drops, but passedAdam DiMichele for fourth place all-time in passing yardswith his first completion to Brodrick Yancy. Temple's firstlong drive led to a 36-yard field goal attempt by AustinJones. The Owls reliable kicker then missed his first at-tempt of the season. However, the Owls defense forceda long field goal by 49ers kicker Blake Brewer, but hemissed from 55. Temple took the ball and broke the stale-mate in the second quarter as Jones connected from 39yards away. Charlotte drove into the red zone butBrewer's 26-yard attempt missed.

After an exchange of punts, the Owls got down to busi-ness. Walker led the Owls on a signature long march, 76yards in 13 plays, converting three times on third down.Thomas punched in his fourth rushing touchdown of theseason to cap the 6:19 drive. Charlotte got on the score-board with a 36-yard field goal. With a five-yard tacklefor loss to stall the drive, Temple LB Tyler Matakevichpassed Taylor Suman and Al Singleton for third all-timein career tackles. He finished the game with eight tack-les, and now has 392 for his Temple career which is themost among active players.

As the rain intensified following halftime, so did the Owls.After forcing a three-and-out, the offense took a shortfield and Thomas scored his second touchdown of thegame from one-yard out. The defense forced a secondthree-and-out and another short punt gave the Owlsgood field position. This time Walker moved the team 39yards and found Anderson from 11 yards out to make ita 24-3 lead. The defense stood tall again and Finch thenmade his huge play, blocking Arthur Hart's punt. Smithcorralled and ran it in for a touchdown, the first blockedpunt return to paydirt since Samuel Benjamin's at UCFlast season. However, Jones' extra point was blocked,marking the first miss of his career.

Walker led a final scoring drive in the fourth quarter. Fol-lowing a season-long 74-yard interception return by NateL. Smith, Walker connected with Anderson again, thistime 13 yards for the score. The catch gave Andersonhis fourth career multiple touchdown game and his firstsince the 2013 finale at Memphis. Walker finished thegame 11 for 23 with two touchdowns and no intercep-tions and no sacks. He also rushed four times for 18

yards. Redshirt freshmanFrank Nutile finished thegame behind center as Owlscoach Matt Rhule got manyplayers on the field. That in-cluded North Carolina nativefreshman Jager Gardner.The win gave the Owls theirfirst three-game road tripsweep in program history.

Scoring Summary TU-UM1st2:06 A.Jones 39 FG, 7-41 1:54 3-02nd6:12 Ja.Thomas 1 run 10-0

(A.Jones kick), 13-74 6:193:36 B.Brewer 36 FG, 7-56 2:36 10-33rd9:42 Ja.Thomas 1 run 17-3

(A.Jones kick), 9-47 4:465:52 P.Walker to R.Anderson 11 pass 24-3

(A.Jones kick), 6-39 2:383:22 N.L.Smith 16 blocked punt return 30-3

(A.Jones kick blocked)4th8:10 P.Walker to R.Anderson 13 pass 37-3

(A.Jones kick), 7-25 3:24

Attendance: 13,105Kickoff time: 7:04 pm Temperature: 56End of Game: 10:15 pm Wind: SE 3mphTotal elapsed time: 3:10 Weather: RainOfficials: Referee: Joe Pester; Umpire: Jason Yates;Linesman: Gary Calip; Line judge: Scott Held; Backjudge: Michael Bailey; Field judge: David Sherwood;Side judge: Maurice Pierre; Alternate: Stephen Fleming

Team Stats TEM CHAFirst Downs 19 16Rushes-Yards (Net) 45-206 44-223Passing Yards (Net) 116 131Passes Att-Comp-Int 23-11-0 27-13-1Total Offense Plays-Yards 68-322 71-354Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 1-33 0-0Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-38 6-106Interception Returns-Yards 1-74 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 4-44.2 6-25.2Fumbles-Lost 2-1 2-0Penalties-Yards 2-25 4-47Possession Time 34:26 25:34Third-Down Conversions 8 of 16 4 of 17Fourth-Down Conversions 1 of 1 1 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 4-5 1-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 0-0 0-0

RUSHING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 20-109; Armstead 11-43; Shippen 2-19; Walker. 4-18; Hood 2-16; R.Anderson1-5; Gardner 2-1; Team 3-(-5). Charlotte - Phillips 19-125; Buie 8-47; B.Smith 6-19; Montgomery 2-18; Hart 1-9; McNeill 6-3; Duncan 2-2.

PASSING: Temple - Walker. 11-23-0-116. Charlotte - Mc-Neill 13-27-1-131.

RECEIVING: Temple - Ja.Thomas 3-48; R.Anderson 3-35; Bryant 2-6; Yancy 1-14; Patton 1-9; Felton 1-4. Char-lotte - Bostick 4-40; Phillips 2-41; Duke 2-16; Bolus 1-16;Ford 1-10; Montgomery 1-8; Kofa 1-0; B.Smith 1-0.

INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - N.L.Smith 1-74. Charlotte -None.

FUMBLES: Temple - Armstead 1-0; Hood 1-1. Charlotte- Ford 1-0; McNeill 1-0.

SACKS:Temple - None. Charlotte - None.

TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Matakevich 5-3; A.Williams3-4; Marshall 3-2; Sharga 3-2; Chandler 3-2; Alwan 1-4;Wells 0-5; Dogbe 0-4; Reddick 2-1; Aromire 2-1;N.L.Smith 2-0; Foster 1-1; Deloatch 1-1; A.Robinson 1-1; Jy.Thomas 1-1; Randall 1-1; Booth-Lloyd 0-2; Young0-2; N.D.Smith 0-2; Walton 1-0; Jefferson 1-0; Finch 1-0; Chudnoff 1-0; T.Jones 1-0; J.Martin 0-1; Hairston 0-1;Shippen 0-1. Charlotte - Dozier 7-6; Clayton-Molby 3-4;Cook 5-1; Pearson 2-4; King 2-4; Norman 4-1; Banks 2-2; Ogunjobi 3-0; Middleton 1-2; Winchester 1-1; Tucker0-2; Floyd 1-0; Clegg 1-0; Nixon 1-0; Duncan 1-0; Phillips1-0; Starnes 1-0; Lucas 0-1; Holt 0-1; Cunningham 0-1.

Temple (3-0)) 3 7 20 7 37

Charlotte (2-2))0 3 0 0 3

Temple Storms Through Charlotte to Stay Unbeaten

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Temple 49, Tulane 10October 10, 2015

Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pa.5

PHILADELPHIA - Juniorquarterback P.J. Walkerthrew for 183 yards and twotouchdowns while freshmanrunning back Ryquell Arm-stead rushed for two more,as Temple defeated Tulane,49-10, on Homecoming atLincoln Financial Field. TheOwls move to 5-0 for the firsttime since 1974, also im-proving to 2-0 in The Ameri-can.

Junior running back JahadThomas rushed for a touch-down and caught another,while the defense pitchedtheir second consecutiveshutout in the second half.After falling behind, 10-7,Temple allowed Tulane just30 yards of offense the restof the way, as the Owls wontheir seventh-consecutivehomecoming game with35,179 on hand. The 39-point margin of victory wasthe largest Homecoming winfor Temple in over 25 years (record only kept back to1989).

Coach Rhule was very pleased with the performance butwas more excited to get so many players into the game.""I'm very pleased to get a win at homecoming and im-prove to 5-0. I'm proud of our team and I though theyshowed resiliency and made plays when they had to inall three areas; offense, defense and special teams. Thatwas a great win for us in that every kid that could get intothe game that was not injured or redshirted. That's reallyimportant to our team to get all those kids [a chance toto play in front of our home crowd]."

The Green Wave scored first, converting a fumble on theopening possession into a 27-yard field goal by AndrewDiRocco. After trading punts, Walker led the Owls downthe field, capping an 80-yard, six-play drive with a touch-down pass to Robby Anderson. Anderson had earlier ex-tended the Temple drive with a spectacular sideline catchin double coverage on 3rd-and-12.

Tulane answered after the Owls had a punt hit a playerdownfield and retook the lead, 10-7, on a seven-yardpass by Tanner Lee to Teddy Veal.

A miscue on the subsequent kickoff started Temple ontheir 10 yard line. After a sack and a fumble made it sec-ond and 29, Jahad Thomas picked up 28 yards up themiddle, and added a three-yard run to give the Owls thefirst down in Tulane territory. Walker followed with a 43-yard strike to redshirt freshman tight end Kip Patton, set-ting up a 10-yard touchdown run from Thomas that madeit 14-10. The score kept Thomas' touchdown streak alive,as the junior has recorded a rushing touchdown in everygame this season.

On the next possession, the Green Wave botched a puntattempt to put the Owls on the Tulane 12. After a loss byThomas, Walker picked out his high school teammate fora 16-yard catch-and-run to push the Temple lead to 21-10. The pass tied Walker with Adam DiMichele for 2ndall-time in Owls' history.

Up 21-10 at the half, theOwls' defense took over.They forced four three-and-outs and limited Tulane totwo first downs in the finaltwo quarters. The Templedefensive unit also forcedtwo turnovers, including a22-yard interception returnby sophomore defensiveback Sean Chandler in thethird quarter. The scoremarked the third consecutivegame a defensive back hasput up points for Temple,which included Will Hayes'defensive PAT at UMass andNate L. Smith's blocked puntreturn at Charlotte.

While the defense subduedthe Green Wave, the offensecontinued to rack up points.Armstead scored his first ca-reer touchdown on a 16-yardrun to cap a six-play, 70-yarddrive. After Chandler's touch-down, junior linebackerAvery Williams' first intercep-

tion of the year set the Owls up on the Tulane 15. Arm-stead then tallied his second of the game from 16 yardsout to make it 42-10.

Walker came out for redshirt freshman Frank Nutile afterthe 3rd quarter ended, finishing the game 11-for-15 with183 yards, two touchdowns, and no interceptions. Nutilecapped the scoring with his first-career passing touch-down, hitting David Hood from 10-yards out. Sophomorekicker Austin Jones converted all seven extra-point at-tempts during the game.

Scoring Summary TEM-TLN1st9:07 A.DiRocco 27 FG, 9-19 4:32 0-30:55 P.Walker to R.Anderson 22 pass 7-3

(A.Jones kick), 6-80 1:442nd13:23 T.Lee to T.Veal 7 pass 7-10

(A,DiRocco kick), 4-26 1:239:30 Ja.Thomas 10 run

(A.Jones kick), 7-90 3:49 14-104:55 P.Walker to Ja.Thomas 16 pass 21-10

(A.Jones kick), 2-12 0:473rd6:42 R.Armstead 16 run 28-10

(A.Jones kick), 6-70 2:265:34 S.Chandler 22 INT return 35-10

(A.Jones kick)3:57 R.Armstead 16 run 42-10

(A.Jones kick), 2-15 0:434th11:01 F.Nutile to D.Hood 10 pass 49-10

(A,Jones kick), 12-54 6:28

Attendance: 35,179Kickoff time: 12:01 pm Temperature: 55End of Game: 3:14 pm Wind: Total elapsed time: 3:13 Weather: SunnyOfficials: Referee: Ed Ardito; Umpire: Jeffrey Akers;Linesman: Jim Casey; Line judge: Charles Twiddy; Backjudge: Gary Powers; Field judge: Justin Jordan; Sidejudge: Alex Moore; Alternate: Charles Lamerti

Team Stats TLN TEMFirst Downs 8 23Rushes-Yards (Net) 27-8 46-122Passing Yards (Net) 102 223Passes Att-Comp-Int 30-17-2 18-14-0Total Offense Plays-Yards 57-110 64-345Fumble Returns-Yards 0-0 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 0-0 2-3Kickoff Returns-Yards 6-77 1-6Interception Returns-Yards 0-0 2-35Punts (Number-Avg) 8-36.5 3-44.0Fumbles-Lost 5-0 6-2Penalties-Yards 9-102 7-55Possession Time 25:42 34:18Third-Down Conversions 2 of 15 7 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 0 of 1 2 of 3Red-Zone Scores-Chances 2-2 5-6Sacks By: Number-Yards 2-12 4-27

RUSHING: Tulane - Kelley 8-34; Hilliard 4-18; Badie 6-9; Wadleigh 1-2; Powell 1-0; Team 1-(-3); Block 1-(-10);Lee 5-(-43); Veal 0-1. Temple - Ja.Thomas 14-54; Hood16-47; Armstead 6-34; Patton 1-19; Shippen 1-(-1); Di-Giorgio 1-(-3); Nutile 1-(-4); Walker. 6-(-24).

PASSING: Tulane - Lee 16-29-2-95; Powell 1-1-0-7.Temple - Walker. 11-15-0-183; Nutile 3-3-0-40.

RECEIVING: Tulane - Veal 6-43; Breaux 4-28; Scott 2-10; C.Jones 2-2; Dace 1-8; Badie 1-7; Hilliard 1-4. Tem-ple - R.Anderson 4-73; Bryant 3-22; Ja.Thomas 2-24;Patton 1-43; Major 1-21; Benjamin 1-19; Eaton 1-11;Hood 1-10.

INTERCEPTIONS: Tulane - None. Temple - Chandler 1-22; A.Williams 1-13.

FUMBLES: Tulane - Lee 2-0; Powell 1-0; Team 1-0;Block 1-0. Temple -Walker. 2-0; DiGiorgio 1-0; R.Ander-son 1-0; Armstead 1-1; Foster 1-1.

SACKS: Tulane - Smart 1.0; E,Thomas 1.0. Temple -Ioannidis 1.5; N.D.Smith 1.5; Martin-Oguike 1.0.

TACKLES (UA-A): Tulane - E.Thomas 7-1; Monroe 6-1;Teamer 5-0; Franklin 3-2; Marley 3-2; Nickerson 4-0; Wil-son 3-0; laFrance 3-0; Smart 3-0; Marbley 2-1; Aruna 2-1; Eugene 1-0; Redwine 1-0; Lewis 1-0; Veal 1-0; Bowie1-0; D.Williams 1-0; Cooper 1-0; Washington 1-0. Temple- Matakevich 4-3; Ioannidis 4-2; N.D.Smith 3-1; Young 2-2; Marshall 2-2; Aromire 3-0; Benjamin 2-0; Walton 1-1;Wells 1-1; Randall 1-1; Chandler 1-1; N.L.Smith 1-1;Finch 1-0; Boozer 1-0; Ellis 1-0; Hairston 1-0; Jy.Thomas1-0; Reddick 1-0; Mayes 1-0; Martin-Oguike 1-0;A.Williams 1-0; Booth-Lloyd 1-0; Alwan 1-0; T.Jones 0-1; Foster 0-1; C.Smith 0-1.

Tulane (2-3)) 3 7 0 0 10

Temple (5-0)) 7 14 21 7 49

Temple Records Best Homecoming Victory onRecord with 49-10 Victory vs. Tulane

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