2019 Temple Owls football team
2019 Temple Owls football | |
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Military Bowl, L 13–55 vs. North Carolina | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
2019 record | 8–5 (5–3 The American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Uremovich (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Knowles (1st season) |
Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 69,176) |
Uniform | |
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2019 American Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Preseason[]
Award watch lists[]
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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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.[1]
Media poll (East) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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 |
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Bucknell* |
| ESPN3 | W 56–12 | 26,378 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland* |
| CBSSN | W 20–17 | 30,610 |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo* |
| ESPNU | L 22–38 | 17,621 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech* |
| CBSSN | W 24–2 | 31,094 |
October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | ESPN | W 27–17 | 33,253 | |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Memphis![]() |
| ESPN2 | W 30–28 | 34,253 |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 SMU | ESPN2 | L 21–45 | 23,132 | |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF |
| ESPN2 | L 21–63 | 29,949 |
November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at South Florida | ESPN | W 17–7 | 26,214 | |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane |
| ESPNU | W 29–21 | 27,850 |
November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Cincinnati |
| ESPN2 | L 13–15 | 30,101 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn |
| CBSSN | W 49–17 | 26,083 |
December 27 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina* | ESPN | L 13–55 | 24,242 | |
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Game summaries[]
Bucknell[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Bison | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Owls | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Maryland[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 21 Terrapins | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
at Buffalo[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
Bulls | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Georgia Tech[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
at East Carolina[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Memphis[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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No. 23 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Owls | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
at SMU[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 19 Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
UCF[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Knights | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
at South Florida[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
Tulane[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Owls | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
at Cincinnati[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
No. 19 Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
UConn[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Huskies | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |
vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl[]
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Tar Heels | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 55 |
Owls | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Rankings[]
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final | ||||||||||||||||||||
AP | NR | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | RV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||
Coaches | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | NR | RV | 25 | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | RV | RV | NR | |||||||||||||||||||||
CFP | Not released | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | Not released |
Players drafted into the NFL[]
Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
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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[]
- ^ Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- 2019 American Athletic Conference football season
- Temple Owls football seasons
- 2019 in sports in Pennsylvania
- College football 2010s season stubs