2018 Temple Owls football team

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2018 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018 record7–4 (6–1 The American)
Head coachGeoff Collins (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndrew Thacker (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 69,176)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East Division
No. 8 UCF xy   7 0         10 0  
Temple   6 1         7 4  
Cincinnati   5 2         9 2  
South Florida   3 4         7 4  
East Carolina   1 6         3 7  
Connecticut   0 7         1 10  
West Division
Houston   5 2         8 3  
Memphis   4 3         7 4  
SMU   4 3         5 6  
Tulane   4 3         5 6  
Navy   2 5         3 8  
Tulsa   1 6         2 9  
Championship: TBD vs. Central Florida
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of November 18, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins and play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Previous season[edit]

The Owls finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they defeated FIU.

Preseason[edit]

Award watch lists[edit]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[1] Matt Hennessy C So
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Delvon Randall S SR
Maxwell Award[3] Frank Nutile QB SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Ryquell Armstead RB JR
John Mackey Award[5] Kenny Yeboah TE SO
Jim Thorpe Award[6] Delvon Randall S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[7] Delvon Randall S SR
Paul Hornung Award[8] Isaiah Wright WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[9] Frank Nutile QB SR
Ray Guy Award[10] Connor Bowler P FR

AAC media poll[edit]

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the AAC East Division.[11]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 175 (25)
2 USF 140 (5)
3 Temple 132
4 Cincinnati 91
5 Connecticut 51
6 East Carolina 41

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 112:00 p.m.No. 19 (FCS) Villanova*ESPNewsL 17–1932,357
September 83:30 p.m.Buffalo*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN3L 29–3625,511
September 1512:00 p.m.at Maryland*BTNW 35–1432,057
September 207:30 p.m.Tulsa
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNW 31–1724,217
September 2912:00 p.m.at Boston College*ESPNUL 35–4540,111
October 612:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNewsW 49–626,681
October 133:30 p.m.at NavyCBSSNW 24–1730,106
October 2012:00 p.m.No. 20 Cincinnatidagger
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 24–17 OT33,026
November 17:30 p.m.at No. 9 UCFESPNL 40–5241,153
November 107:00 p.m.at HoustonCBSSNW 59–4930,862
November 1712:00 p.m.South Florida
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNewsW 27–1721,029
November 243:30 p.m.at ConnecticutESPNU
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Personnel[edit]

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position Joined Staff
Geoff Collins Head Coach 2017
Ed Foley Assistant Head Coach/Tight ends/Special Teams 2008
Jim Panagos Assistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 2017
Dave Patenaude Offensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks 2017
Andrew Thacker Defensive coordinator/Linebackers 2017
Tony Lucas Running backs 2017
Stan Hixon Wide receivers 2017
Chris Wiesehan Offensive Line/Run Game Coordinator 2014
Nate Burton Defensive backs 2018
Adam DiMichele Recruiting Coordinator/Offensive assistant 2014
Larry Knight Outside linebackers 2017
Tim Conner Offensive Analyst 2017
Tom Pajic Senior Offensive Analyst 2017
Jason Semore Senior Defensive Analyst 2018
Reggie Garrett Director of Player Personnel 2016
Ronell Williams Defensive Analyst 2017
David Feeley Head Strength & Conditioning Coach 2017

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Roster[edit]

2018 Recruiting class[edit]

Game summaries[edit]

Villanova[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 (FCS) Wildcats 13 0 0 6 19
Owls 3 7 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–15–2 2017 W, 16–13

Buffalo[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 6 10 14 36
Owls 0 7 7 15 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–12 2011 W, 34–0

at Maryland[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 7 7 35
Terrapins 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2012 L, 27–36

Tulsa[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 3 0 7 17
Owls 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 W, 43–22

at Boston College[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 7 7 35
Eagles 13 18 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–28–2 2004 L, 17–34

East Carolina[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 0 3 6
Owls 14 21 7 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–7 2017 W, 34–10

at Navy[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 10 7 24
Midshipmen 0 10 7 0 17
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2017 W, 34–26

Cincinnati[edit]

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 20 Bearcats 7 3 7 00 17
Owls 10 0 0 77 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–7 2017 W, 35–24

at UCF[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 17 0 6 40
No. 9 Knights 14 14 14 10 52
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 L, 19–45

at Houston[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 14 21 10 59
Cougars 7 7 21 14 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2017 L, 13–20

Doak Walker Award candidate Ryquell Armstead, playing on a sore ankle and missing part of the game to have his hand x-rayed, tied a career-best with 210 yards rushing and became the first college player in two years with six rushing touchdowns in a game.[14] He was named conference offensive player of the week, and college offensive player of the week by three groups.[15] This moved him from seventh to third on the AAC's all-time rushing touchdown list with 33, and from seventh to fifth on the rushing yards list with 2,692.[16] On Temple's lists, he also passed Jahad Thomas for touchdowns, 100+ yard games, and career yards-- also passing Anthony Anderson and Matt Brown in the latter category--to reach third, tied for fourth with Matt Brown, and fourth respectively all-time.[16]

South Florida[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 L, 7–43

at UConn[edit]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–6 2017 L, 24–28

Awards and honors[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ^ https://twitter.com/RayGuyAward/status/1050100329096851456
  11. ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  12. ^ http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-temple-owls-football-schedule.php
  13. ^ http://www.owlsports.com/roster.aspx?path=football
  14. ^ "Temple at Houston Box Score, November 10, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  15. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Temple RB Ryquell Armstead gets more recognition for six-touchdown effort". http://www2.philly.com. External link in |website= (help)
  16. ^ a b "2018 Football Media Guide". Temple University. p. 10.