2015 Temple Owls football team

2015 Temple Owls football
The American East Division champion
Boca Raton Bowl, L 17–32 vs. Toledo
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division Eastern Division
2015 record 10–4 (7–1 The American)
Head coach Matt Rhule (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (3rd season)
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 68,532)
2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Temple x  7 –1     10 –4  
South Florida  6 –2     8 –5  
Cincinnati  4 –4     7 –6  
Connecticut  4 –4     6 –7  
East Carolina  3 –5     5 –7  
UCF  0 –8     0 –12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$  7 –1     13 –1  
No. 18 Navy x  7 –1     11 –2  
Memphis  5 –3     9 –4  
Tulsa  3 –5     6 –7  
Tulane  1 –7     3 –9  
SMU  1 –7     2 –10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Houston. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Toledo.

The season was highlighted by the first win against Penn State since 1941, their first ever 7–0 start, and their first AP Poll and Coaches Poll ranking since 1979, and was considered a breakout season for the program.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 5 3:30 p.m. Penn State* Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN W 27–10   69,176
September 12 8:00 p.m. at Cincinnati Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH ESPNews W 34–26   38,112
September 19 3:00 p.m. at Massachusetts* Gillette Stadium • Foxborough, MA ESPN3 W 25–22   10,141
October 2 7:00 p.m. at Charlotte* Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, NC CBSSN W 37–3   13,105
October 10 12:00 p.m. Tulanedagger Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 49–10   35,179
October 17 7:30 p.m. UCF Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA CBSSN W 30–16   31,372
October 22 7:00 p.m. at East Carolina No. 22 Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, NC ESPN2 W 24–14   39,417
October 31 8:00 p.m. No. 9 Notre Dame* No. 21 Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ABC L 20–24   69,280
November 6 8:00 p.m. at SMU No. 23 Gerald J. Ford Stadium • Dallas, TX ESPN2 W 60–40   17,232
November 14 7:00 p.m. at South Florida No. 21 Raymond James Stadium • Tampa, FL CBSSN L 23–44   28,393
November 21 12:00 p.m. Memphis Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 31–12   31,708
November 28 7:00 p.m. Connecticut No. 25 Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 27–3   28,236
December 5 12:00 p.m. at No. 17 Houston No. 20 TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX (The American Championship) ABC L 13–24   35,721
December 22 7:00 p.m. vs. Toledo* No. 24 FAU Stadium • Boca Raton, FL (Boca Raton Bowl) ESPN L 17–32   25,908
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 10 0 0 0 10
Owls 0 7 10 10 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–39–1 2014 PSU, 30–13

This was the Owls' first victory over Penn State since 1941.[2] The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game.[3] After the Nittany Lions scored 10 points in the first quarter, Temple responded with 27 unanswered points. Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg was sacked 10 times, with Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich recording three sacks.[4] This game was Temple's first victory over a Big Ten team since a 1990 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers, as the Owls snapped a 31-game losing streak in the series to the Nittany Lions.[5]

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 21 3 34
Bearcats 0 6 6 14 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7–1 2014 CIN, 14–6

This was the Owls' first victory over Cincinnati since 1985.[6]

at Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 3 5 25
Minutemen 0 17 0 6 23
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 20 7 37
49ers 0 3 0 0 3
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 3 7 0 0 10
Owls 7 14 21 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 TEM, 10–3

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 3 10 3 0 16
Owls 7 7 0 16 30
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 UCF, 34–14

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Owls 3 7 0 14 24
Pirates 0 14 0 0 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8 2014 TEM, 20–10

This was the first game, and win, for a nationally ranked Owls team since 1979.

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Fighting Irish 7 7 3 7 24
#21 Owls 7 3 0 10 20
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 ND, 28–6

This was the first time ESPN's College GameDay visited a Temple home game. Set up at Independence Mall, the broadcast attracted more than 10,000 fans.

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Owls 14 7 17 22 60
Mustangs 0 17 7 16 40
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1–2 2013 SMU, 59–49

at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Owls 7 3 10 3 23
Bulls 7 24 3 10 44
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2012 TEM, 37–28

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 6 3 0 12
Owls 0 14 0 17 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 MEM, 16–13

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 0 3 3
#25 Owls 7 3 10 7 27
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2014 TEM, 36–10

This win sealed the Owl's berth in the inaugural AAC Championship, their second division title in team history.

The American Championship vs. Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Owls 0 3 7 3 13
#17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2014 HOU, 31–10

Boca Raton Bowl vs. Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Owls 3 0 6 8 17
Rockets 0 12 0 20 32
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2011 TOL, 36–13

Awards and honors

National Awards

  • Defense

Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior [7]

All Americans

  • Consensus All-American

Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior

  • Phil Steele All American Team

Dion Dawkins - OL - Junior - 4th Team

Conference Awards

  • Defense

Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior

  • American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Winner

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team

  • First Team

Kyle Friend, C
Matt Ioannidis, DL
Eric Lofton, OL
Tyler Matakevich, LB
Nate D. Smith, DL
Jahad Thomas, RB
Alex Wells, FS

  • Second Team

Dion Dawkins, OL
Sean Chandler, DB

  • Honorable Mention

Haason Reddick, DL
[8]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final 
AP NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 21 23 21 RV 25 20 24 RV 
Coaches NR RV RV RV RV RV RV 24 22 23 21 RV 24 21 24 RV 
CFP Not released 22 22 NR 25 22 24 Not released

NFL Players

NFL Draft Combine

Three Temple players were invited to participate in the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.

#NamePOSHTWTArmsHands40Bench PressVert JumpBroad Jump3 Cone Drill20-yd ShuttleRef
#1Tavon YoungCB5-9183 lbs30 5/89 1/84.46934.5 in118 in6.803.93[9]
#8Tyler MatakevichLB6-0238 lbs31 1/49 1/24.812231.0 in112 in7.194.50[9]
#9Matt IoannidisDL6-3299 lbs5.033228.0 in108.0 in7.784.71[9]

† Top performer

2016 NFL Draft

Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2016 NFL Draft.

#PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
#1Tavon Young4104CBBaltimore Ravens
#9Matt Ioannidis5152DLWashington Redskins
#8Tyler Matakevich7246LBPittsburgh Steelers

[10]

Undrafted Free Agents

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

#NamePOSHTWTNFL ClubRef
#17Brandon ShippenWR5-11191 lbsDolphins[11]
#19Robby AndersonWR6-3190 lbsJets[12]
#75Shahbaz AhmedOL6-3285 lbsFalcons[13]
#79Kyle FriendOL6-2305 lbsJets[14]

References

  1. ↑ "2015 Temple Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ↑ Snyder, Audrey (September 5, 2015). "Temple Beats Penn State for First Time Since 1941". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rapid Reaction: Temple 27, Penn State 10 (No, seriously, the score is correct)".
  4. ↑ "Temple Makes History: Beats Penn State For First Time Since 1941".
  5. ↑ "Penn State vs. Temple - Game Recap - September 5, 2015 - ESPN". ESPN.com.
  6. ↑ Goheen, Kevin (September 13, 2015). "Temple Beats Cincinnati for First Time Since 1985". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Temple University Athletics". owlsports.com.
  8. ↑ "Ten Football Players Selected in Football's All-Conference Honors".
  9. 1 2 3 "2016 NFL Combine Results - Historical NFL Scouting Combine Data". nflcombineresults.com.
  10. ↑ "2016 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Dolphins undrafted rookies include Canes WR Scott, Temple WR Shippen - The Daily Dolphin".
  12. ↑ "New York Jets: Robby Anderson".
  13. ↑ "Atlanta Falcons: Shahbaz Ahmed".
  14. ↑ "New York Jets: Kyle Friend".
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.