2019 Temple Owls football team

2019 Temple Owls football
2019 Temple Owls football
Military Bowl, L 13–55 vs. North Carolina
Conference	American Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach	Rod Carey (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Uremovich (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (1st season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field ; (Capacity: 69,176)
Uniform
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy	7	–	1	11	–	3
No. 24 UCF	6	–	2	10	–	3
Temple	5	–	3	8	–	5
South Florida	2	–	6	4	–	8
East Carolina	1	–	7	4	–	8
UConn	0	–	8	2	–	10
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$	7	–	1	12	–	2
No. 20 Navy x	7	–	1	11	–	2
SMU	6	–	2	10	–	3
Tulane	3	–	5	7	–	6
Houston	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tulsa	2	–	6	4	–	8
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018 season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they were defeated by Duke. Following the season, Geoff Collins left the team to become the head coach at Georgia Tech. Collins was eventually replaced by Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey.^[1]

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award	Player	Position	Year
Rimington Trophy	Matt Hennessy	C	R-JR
Chuck Bednarik Award	Shaun Bradley	LB	SR
John Mackey Award	Kenny Yeboah	TE	R-JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy	Shaun Bradley	LB	SR
Paul Hornung Award	Isaiah Wright	WR/KR	SR
Maxwell Award	Anthony Russo	QB	R-JR
Dick Butkus Award	Chapelle Russell	LB	R-SR
Outland Trophy	Jovahn Fair	OG	R-SR
Wuerffel Trophy	Matt Hennessy	C	R-JR
William V. Campbell Trophy	Zack Mesday	DE	GS

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.^[2]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll (East)
1	UCF	169 (19)
2	Cincinnati	157 (11)
3	USF	107
4	Temple	101
5	East Carolina	66
6	UConn	30

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:00 p.m.	Bucknell*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 56–12	26,378
September 14	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 Maryland*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	W 20–17	30,610
September 21	3:30 p.m.	at Buffalo*	UB Stadium Buffalo, NY	ESPNU	L 22–38	17,621
September 28	3:30 p.m.	Georgia Tech*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	W 24–2	31,094
October 3	8:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN	W 27–17	33,253
October 12	12:00 p.m.	No. 23 Memphis	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 30–28	34,253
October 19	3:30 p.m.	at No. 19 SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium University Park, TX	ESPN2	L 21–45	23,132
October 26	7:00 p.m.	UCF	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	L 21–63	29,949
November 7	8:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN	W 17–7	26,214
November 16	12:00 p.m.	Tulane	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 29–21	27,850
November 23	7:00 p.m.	at No. 19 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN2	L 13–15	30,101
November 30	3:30 p.m.	UConn	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	W 49–17	26,083
December 27	12:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)	ESPN	L 13–55	24,242
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Game summaries

Bucknell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison	0	9	3	0	12
Owls	21	14	7	14	56

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
16–20–8	1970	W, 10–3

Maryland

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 21 Terrapins	2	0	13	2	17
Owls	7	0	6	7	20

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–7	Sept. 15, 2018	W, 35–14

at Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	3	12	22
Bulls	0	24	7	7	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–13	Sept. 8, 2018	L, 29–36

Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Yellow Jackets	0	0	2	0	2
Owls	0	14	10	0	24

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	17	7	3	27
Pirates	7	3	0	7	17

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
8–7	Oct. 6, 2018	W, 49–6

Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 Tigers	0	14	7	7	28
Owls	13	10	0	7	30

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–2	Oct. 6, 2016	L, 27–34

at SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	7	7	21
No. 19 Mustangs	10	14	7	14	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1–2	Oct. 1, 2016	W, 45–20

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Knights	14	14	28	7	63
Owls	7	14	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–4	Nov. 1, 2018	L, 40–52

at South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	7	7	3	17
Bulls	0	0	7	0	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–2	Nov. 17, 2018	W, 27–17

Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	0	7	0	14	21
Owls	3	10	9	7	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–1	Nov. 19, 2016	W, 31–0

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	13	13
No. 19 Bearcats	0	6	7	2	15

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–7–1	Oct. 20, 2018	W, 24–17

UConn

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	14	3	0	0	17
Owls	7	7	28	7	49

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
13–6	Nov. 24, 2018	W, 57–7

vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tar Heels	7	13	21	14	55
Owls	0	6	7	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

Rankings

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Final
AP	—	—	—	—	RV	—	—	RV	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Coaches	RV	—	—	—	RV	—	RV	25	RV	—	—	—	RV	RV	RV	—
CFP	Not released										—	—	—	—	—	—	Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

Round	Pick	Player	Position	NFL Club
3	78	Matt Hennessy	C	Atlanta Falcons
5	169	Harrison Hand	CB	Minnesota Vikings
6	196	Shaun Bradley	ILB	Philadelphia Eagles
7	241	Chapelle Russell	OLB	Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

^ https://owlsports.com/news/2019/1/11/rod-carey-named^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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[1] ttps://owlsports.com/news/2019/1/11/rod-carey-named^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[2] Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.

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