The Temple Owls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Temple Owls football program in various categories,[1] including passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Owls represent Temple University in the NCAA 's American Athletic Conference .
Although Temple began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,[1] the school's official record book only includes records from after Temple became a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1971. Even so, these lists tend to be dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1970s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[2] The Owls have played in five bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.
These lists are updated through the end of the 2017 season .
Passing [ ]
Passing yards [ ]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Phillip Walker
10,669
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Henry Burris
7,495
1993 1994 1995 1996
3
Anthony Russo
6,287[3]
2018 2019 2020
4
Mike McGann
5,967
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Lee Saltz
5,371
1983 1984 1985 1986
6
Adam DiMichele
5,024
2006 2007 2008
7
Devin Scott
3,947
1998 1999 2000 2001
8
Doug Shobert
3,913
1970 1971 1972
9
Brian Broomell
3,902
1976 1977 1978 1979
10
Tim Riordan
3,679
1981 1982 1983
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Phillip Walker
3,295
2016
2
Phillip Walker
2,972
2015
3
Anthony Russo
2,861[3]
2019
4
Henry Burris
2,716
1994
5
Anthony Russo
2,563[3]
2018
6
Phillip Walker
2,317
2014
7
Walter Washington
2,207
2004
8
Brian Broomell
2,103
1979
9
Henry Burris
2,084
1996
Phillip Walker
2,084
2013
Passing touchdowns [ ]
Rushing [ ]
Rushing yards [ ]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Paul Palmer
4,895
1983 1984 1985 1986
2
Bernard Pierce
3,570
2009 2010 2011
3
Tanardo Sharps
3,260
1999 2000 2001 2002
4
Ryquell Armstead
2,812
2015 2016 2017 2018
5
Matt Brown
2,647
2009 2010 2011 2012
6
Anthony Anderson
2,610
1975 1976 1977 1978
7
Jahad Thomas
2,599
2013 2014 2015 2016
8
Todd McNair
2,383
1985 1986 1987 1988
9
Henry Hynoski
2,218
1972 1973 1974
10
Mark Bright
1,943
1976 1977 1978 1979
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Paul Palmer
1,866
1986
2
Paul Palmer
1,516
1985
3
Bernard Pierce
1,481
2011
4
Bernard Pierce
1,361
2009
5
Tanardo Sharps
1,267
2002
6
Jahad Thomas
1,262
2015
7
Zachary Dixon
1,153
1978
8
Ryquell Armstead
1,098
2018
9
Todd McNair
1,058
1987
10
Montel Harris
1,054
2012
Rushing touchdowns [ ]
Receiving [ ]
Receptions [ ]
Receiving yards [ ]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ventell Bryant
2,444
2015 2016 2017 2018
2
Willie Marshall
2,272
1983 1984 1985 1986
3
Bruce Francis
2,035
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Gerald Lucear
1,882
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
5
Van Johnson
1,869
1992 1994 1995 1996
6
Zamir Cobb
1,856
2000 2001 2002 2003
7
Branden Mack
1,819[15]
2017 2018 2019 2020
8
Troy Kersey
1,780
1994 1995 1996 1997
9
Robby Anderson
1,730
2011 2012 2013 2015
10
Rich Drayton
1,693
1987 1988 1989 1990
Receiving touchdowns [ ]
Single game
Rk
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Bruce Francis
4
1998
Eastern Michigan
2
Jadan Blue
3[8]
2020
Memphis
Robby Anderson
3
2013
SMU
Carlos Johnson
3
1999
Rutgers
Van Johnson
3
1996
Pittsburgh
Mike Palys
3
1988
Boston College
Willie Marshall
3
1985
William & Mary
Total offense [ ]
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[20]
Total offense yards [ ]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Phillip Walker
11,432
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Henry Burris
7,470
1993 1994 1995 1996
3
Anthony Russo
6,312 [3]
2018 2019 2020
4
Mike McGann
6,045
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
5
Lee Saltz
5,407
1983 1984 1985 1986
6
Adam DiMichele
5,041
2006 2007 2008
7
Paul Palmer
5,028
1983 1984 1985 1986
8
Walter Washington
4,940
2003 2004
9
Brian Broomell
4,559
1976 1977 1978 1979
10
Matt Baker
3,987
1987 1988 1989 1990
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Phillip Walker
3,195
2016
2
Phillip Walker
3,179
2015
3
Walter Washington
3,096
2004
4
Anthony Russo
2,797 [3]
2019
5
Phillip Walker
2,641
2014
6
Anthony Russo
2,626
2018
7
Henry Burris
2,577
1994
8
Phillip Walker
2,416
2013
9
Brian Broomell
2,352
1979
10
Steve Joachim
2,227
1974
Total touchdowns [ ]
Defense [ ]
Interceptions [ ]
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Mark McCants
3
1980
Akron
Tackles [ ]
Sacks [ ]
Single game
Rk
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Decara Burgess
4.0
1997
Pittsburgh
Dan Klecko
4.0
2002
Connecticut
Kicking [ ]
Field goals [ ]
Field goal percentage [ ]
References [ ]
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^ "NCAA changes policy on football stats" . ESPN.com . AP. 2002-08-28. Retrieved 2016-08-20 .
^ a b c d e f g h i j "Anthony Russo" . ESPN.com .
^ "Memphis rallies with 27 straight, beats Temple 34-27" . ESPN.com . 2016-10-06.
^ "Bucknell vs. Temple Box Score" . ESPN.com . August 31, 2019.
^ a b c "Wake Forest survives Temple rally to win Military Bowl 34-26" . ESPN.com . 2016-12-27.
^ "Temple defeats UMass 25-23" . ESPN.com . 2015-09-19.
^ a b c d e "Temple vs. Memphis Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 24, 2020. Retrieved October 24, 2020 .
^ a b "UCF escapes Temple with amazing TD catch, last-second FG" . ESPN.com . 2013-11-16.
^ "South Florida vs. Temple Box Score" . ESPN.com . October 17, 2020. Retrieved October 18, 2020 .
^ a b c "Montel Harris explodes for 351 yards, 7 TDs in Temple's lopsided win" . ESPN.com . 2012-11-17.
^ "Wagner vs. Temple Box Score" . ESPN.com . September 25, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021 .
^ a b c "Jadan Blue" . ESPN.com .
^ a b "Isaiah Wright" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d e f "Branden Mack" . ESPN.com .
^ "Greg Ward Jr. leads Houston to win over Temple" . ESPN.com . 2015-12-05.
^ "Temple vs. South Florida Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 7, 2019. Retrieved November 8, 2019 .
^ "SMU outlasts Temple in barnburner, 59-49" . ESPN.com . 2013-10-26.
^ "UConn vs. Temple Box Score" . ESPN.com . November 30, 2019. Retrieved November 30, 2019 .
^ "Official 2007 NCAA Division I Football Record Book" (PDF) . National Collegiate Athletic Association. August 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-01-03 .
^ a b "Quincy Roche" . ESPN.com .
^ a b c d "Will Mobley" . ESPN.com .
^ "Rory Bell" . ESPN.com .
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