2018 Temple Owls football team

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2018 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
Independence Bowl, L 27–56 vs. Duke
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018 record8–5 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndrew Thacker (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 69,176)
Uniform
Temple owls football unif.png
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 – 0     12 – 1  
Temple   7 – 1     8 – 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 – 2     11 – 2  
South Florida   3 – 5     7 – 6  
East Carolina   1 – 7     3 – 9  
UConn   0 – 8     1 – 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 – 3     8 – 6  
Houston x   5 – 3     8 – 5  
Tulane x   5 – 3     7 – 6  
SMU   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Navy   2 – 6     3 – 10  
Tulsa   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2018 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins during the regular season and play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in 2nd place in the East Division. They were invited to play in the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Duke.

On December 7, 2018, head coach Geoff Collins left for the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.[1] Tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Independence Bowl. On December 13, the Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as their new head coach.[2] However, on December 30, Diaz went back to Miami to become their new head coach following Mark Richt's sudden retirement.[3]

Previous season[]

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[]

Award watch lists[]

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy[4] Matt Hennessy C So
Chuck Bednarik Award[5] Delvon Randall S SR
Maxwell Award[6] Frank Nutile QB SR
Doak Walker Award[7] Ryquell Armstead RB JR
John Mackey Award[8] Kenny Yeboah TE SO
Jim Thorpe Award[9] Delvon Randall S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10] Delvon Randall S SR
Paul Hornung Award[11] Isaiah Wright WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[12] Frank Nutile QB SR
Ray Guy Award[13] Connor Bowler P FR

AAC media poll[]

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the AAC East Division.[14]

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

Schedule[]

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 Navy
CBSSNW 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 UCF
  • Spectrum Stadium
  • Orlando, FL
ESPNL 40–5241,153
November 107:00 p.m.at Houston
CBSSNW 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 UConn
ESPNUW 57–718,203
December 271:30 p.m.vs. Duke*
ESPNL 27–5627,492
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[15]

Personnel[]

Coaching staff[]

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

[16]

Roster[]

2018 Recruiting class[]

Game summaries[]

Villanova[]

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 19 (FCS) Wildcats 13 0 0 6 19
Owls 3 7 7 0 17
See also: 2018 Villanova Wildcats football team and Mayor's Cup (Temple–Villanova)

Buffalo[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 6 10 14 36
Owls 0 7 7 15 29
See also: 2018 Buffalo Bulls football team

at Maryland[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 7 7 35
Terrapins 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2018 Maryland Terrapins football team

Tulsa[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 3 0 7 17
Owls 7 14 7 3 31
See also: 2018 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

at Boston College[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 7 7 35
Eagles 13 18 7 7 45
See also: 2018 Boston College Eagles football team

East Carolina[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 0 3 6
Owls 14 21 7 7 49
See also: 2018 East Carolina Pirates football team

at Navy[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 10 7 24
Midshipmen 0 10 7 0 17
See also: 2018 Navy Midshipmen football team

Cincinnati[]

1 2 3 4OT Total
No. 20 Bearcats 7 3 7 00 17
Owls 10 0 0 77 24
See also: 2018 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

at UCF[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 17 17 0 6 40
No. 9 Knights 14 14 14 10 52
See also: 2018 UCF Knights football team

at Houston[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 14 21 10 59
Cougars 7 7 21 14 49
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team

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.[17] He was named conference offensive player of the week, and college offensive player of the week by three groups.[18] 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.[19] 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.[19]

South Florida[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 10 0 0 17
Owls 0 0 10 17 27
See also: 2018 South Florida Bulls football team

at UConn[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 13 27 7 10 57
Huskies 7 0 0 0 7
See also: 2018 UConn Huskies football team

vs. Duke–Independence Bowl[]

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 13 14 0 0 27
Blue Devils 7 14 21 14 56
See also: 2018 Duke Blue Devils football team and 2018 Independence Bowl

Awards and honors[]

National Awards[]

  • The Sporting News All-American Team[20]

Isaiah Wright - Returner

Conference Awards[]

American Athletic Conference Players of the Year[]

  • The American - Special Teams Player of the Year[21]

Isaiah Wright

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team[]

  • First Team

Ryquell Armstead, RB
Shaun Bradley, LB
Michael Dogbe, DT
Delvon Randall, S
Rock Ya-Sin, CB
Isaiah Wright, KR

  • Second Team

Ventell Bryant, WR
Jovahn Fair, OL

NFL Players[]

See also: 2019 NFL Draft

NFL Draft Combine[]

One Temple player was invited to participate in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.

# Name POS HT WT Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle Ref
#6 Rock Ya-Sin CB 6'0" 192 lbs 9 7/8" 4.51 18 39.5 129.0 7.31 4.31 [22]
#7 Ryquell Armstead RB 5'11" 220 lbs 9 1/8" 4.45 22 30.0 114.0 7.02 4.29 [23]

† Top performer

2019 NFL Draft[]

Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2019 NFL Draft.

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
2 34 Rock Ya-Sin CB Indianapolis Colts
5 140 Ryquell Armstead RB Jacksonville Jaguars
7 249 Michael Dogbe DE Arizona Cardinals

In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.

# Name POS HT WT NFL Club Ref
#1 Ventell Bryant WR 6-3 200 lbs Cincinnati Bengals [24]
#2 Delvon Randall DB 6-1 215 lbs Philadelphia Eagles [25]
#4 Rob Ritrovato FB 6-2 240 lbs New York Giants [26]
#77 Jaelin Robinson OL 6-6 325 lbs Atlanta Falcons [27]
#85 Chris Myarick TE 6-5 250 lbs Miami Dolphins [28]

References[]

  1. ^ "Collins Named Georgia Tech Football Head Coach". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2018-12-22.
  2. ^ Patterson, Chip; Sallee, Barrett (December 13, 2018). "Temple names Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz its next coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Miami Names Manny Diaz Head Coach After Mark Richt Steps Down". www.si.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  4. ^ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  6. ^ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Archived from the original on July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  7. ^ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  8. ^ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  9. ^ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  10. ^ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  11. ^ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  12. ^ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  13. ^ @RayGuyAward (10 October 2018). "Congrats to @Bowler_Football of..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ^ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  15. ^ "2018 Temple Football Schedule".
  16. ^ http://www.owlsports.com/roster.aspx?path=football
  17. ^ "Temple at Houston Box Score, November 10, 2018". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  18. ^ Narducci, Marc. "Temple RB Ryquell Armstead gets more recognition for six-touchdown effort". philly.com.
  19. ^ a b "2018 Football Media Guide". Temple University. p. 10.
  20. ^ "Sporting News 2018 college football All-Americans".
  21. ^ "UCF's Milton, ECU's Harvey, Temple's Wright Named as American Players of the Year".
  22. ^ https://www.nfl.com/prospects/rock-ya-sin?id=32195941-5373-8004-56ad-dcaf24317eb6
  23. ^ https://www.nfl.com/prospects/ryquell-armstead?id=32194152-4d08-7415-19ec-70f8e3f1c566
  24. ^ "Ventell Bryant Stats, News and Video - WR".
  25. ^ "Temple safety Delvon Randall to sign with Eagles as an undrafted free agent".
  26. ^ "Four More Temple Players Join NFL Following 2019 Draft".
  27. ^ "NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players".
  28. ^ https://www.miamidolphins.com/team/players-roster/chris-myarick/
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