2016 Temple Owls football team

2016 Temple Owls football
The American champion
The American East Division co-champion
Military Bowl, L 26–34 vs. Wake Forest
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2016 record 10–4 (7–1 The American)
Head coach Matt Rhule (regular season, 4th year)
Ed Foley (interim HC, bowl game)
Offensive coordinator Glenn Thomas (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (4th season)
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 69,176)
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Temple xy$  7 –1     10 –4  
No. 19 South Florida x  7 –1     11 –2  
UCF  4 –4     6 –7  
Cincinnati  1 –7     4 –8  
Connecticut  1 –7     3 –9  
East Carolina  1 –7     3 –9  
West Division
Navy xy  7 –1     9 –5  
Tulsa  6 –2     10 –3  
Memphis  5 –3     8 –5  
Houston  5 –3     9 –4  
SMU  3 –5     5 –7  
Tulane  1 –7     4 –8  
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fourth-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.

On December 6, Rhule resigned to become the head coach at Baylor.[1] Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Military Bowl.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. Army* Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA CBSSN L 13–28   34,005
September 10 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook* Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 38–0   22,296
September 17 12:00 p.m. at Penn State* Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA BTN L 27–34   100,420
September 24 12:00 p.m. Charlotte*dagger Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ASN W 48–20   27,786
October 1 12:00 p.m. SMU Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNews W 45–20   22,401
October 6 8:00 p.m. at Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN ESPN L 27–34   34,743
October 15 7:30 p.m. at UCF Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL ESPNU W 26–25   38,299
October 21 7:00 p.m. USF Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN W 46–30   25,950
October 29 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA CBSSN W 34–13   29,763
November 4 7:00 p.m. at Connecticut Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT ESPN2 W 21–0   22,316
November 19 3:30 p.m. at Tulane Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA ASN W 31–0   16,497
November 26 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNews W 37–10   28,373
December 3 12:00 p.m. at No. 20 Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (The American Championship) ABC W 34–10   22,815
December 27 3:30 p.m. vs. Wake Forest* No. 23 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl) ESPN L 26–34   26,656
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.
Schedule Source:[3]

Game summaries

Army

1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 7 7 14 28
Owls 0 10 3 0 13
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–4 2014 TEM, 33–14

Stony Brook

1 2 3 4 Total
Seawolves 0 0 0 0 0
Owls 14 14 10 0 38
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 7 10 27
Nittany Lions 14 7 3 10 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–39–1 2015 TEM, 27–10

Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
49ers 7 0 7 6 20
Owls 3 28 14 3 48
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2015 TEM, 37–3

SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Mustangs 7 7 0 6 20
Owls 21 14 3 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1–2 2015 TEM, 60–40

at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 6 7 0 14 27
Tigers 0 3 17 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 TEM, 31–12

at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 7 6 6 26
Knights 11 14 0 0 25
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–2 2015 TEM, 30–16

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 7 6 10 7 30
Owls 3 17 14 12 46
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 USF, 44–23

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0 13 0 0 13
Owls 10 7 3 14 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–7–1 2015 TEM, 34–26

at Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 21 0 0 0 21
Huskies 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
11–5 2015 TEM, 27–3

at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 3 14 7 31
Green Wave 0 0 0 0 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–1 2015 TEM, 49–10

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 7 0 0 3 10
Owls 7 14 6 10 37
Overall record Last meeting Result
5–8 2015 TEM, 24–14

at Navy–American Athletic Championship Game

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 10 0 10 34
#20 Midshipmen 0 3 7 0 10

The Owls dominated a Navy Midshipmen football offense that was ranked in the top 10 in the country, coming off a 75-point victory the week before to win the first major conference title in Temple history. Temple sent one of its largest away crowds ever, with nearly half the fans in attendance supporting the Owls. Temple was ranked in all three major polls following the game and were invited to the Military Bowl vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons football on December 27, 2016.

Overall record Last meeting Result
5–6 2014 NAVY, 31–24

Wake Forest–Military Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Owls 7 3 10 6 26
Demon Deacons 14 17 0 3 34
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 1930 TEM, 36–0

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team

  • First Team

Dion Dawkins, OT
Haason Reddick, DL

  • Second Team

Jahad Thomas, RB
Praise Martin-Oguike, DL
Avery Williams, LB
Sean Chandler, S
Aaron Boumerhi, K

  • Honorable Mention

Colin Thompson, TE
Stephaun Marshall, LB
[4]

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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 23 RV 
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV 24 RV 
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR 24 Not released

NFL Players

NFL Draft Combine

Four Temple players were invited to participate in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.

#NamePOSHTWTArmsHands40Bench PressVert JumpBroad Jump3 Cone Drill20-yd ShuttleRef
#5Jahad ThomasRB5-10190 lbs30 1/894.621132.0 in116.0[5]
#7Haason ReddickLB6-1237 lbs32 3/410 1/84.52†2436.5 in†133.0 in†7.014.37[6]
#15Nate HairstonCB6-0196 lbs319 1/24.521435.5 in118.0 in[7]
#66Dion DawkinsOL6-4314 lbs359 7/85.112626.0 in106.0 in7.30†4.78[8]

† Top performer

2017 NFL Draft

Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2017 NFL Draft.

#PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
#7Haason Reddick113LinebackerArizona Cardinals
#66Dion Dawkins263Offensive linemanBuffalo Bills
#15Nate Hairston5158CornerbackIndianapolis Colts

[9]

Undrafted Free Agents

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

#NamePOSHTWTNFL ClubRef
#2Avery WilliamsLB5-10224 lbsHouston Texans[10]
#5Jahad ThomasRB5-10188 lbsDallas Cowboys[11]
#8Phillip WalkerQB5-11205 lbsIndianapolis Colts[12]
#11Romond DeloatchTE6-4245 lbsNew York Giants[13]
#50Praise Martin-OguikeDL6-1255 lbsMiami Dolphins[14]
#86Colin ThompsonTE6-4255 lbsNew York Giants[15]

References

  1. ↑ http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/matt-rhule-baylor-head-coach-temple-120616
  2. ↑ http://www.owlsports.com/news/2016/12/6/football-ed-foley-named-interim-head-caoch.aspx
  3. ↑ "2016 Temple Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 19, 2016.
  4. ↑ http://www.owlsports.com/news/2016/11/30/football-owls-place-nine-players-on-all-american-athletic-conference-teams.aspx?path=football
  5. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jahad-thomas?id=2557918
  6. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/haason-reddick?id=2557887
  7. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/nate-hairston?id=2558108
  8. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dion-dawkins?id=2557875
  9. ↑ "2017 NFL Draft". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  10. ↑ Aaron Wilson [@AaronWilson_NFL] (29 April 2017). "Avery Williams to Texans on undrafted free agent deal, per his agent, David Canter" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  11. ↑ Cowboys Nation [@CowboysNation] (29 April 2017). "Undrafted Temple RB Jahad Thomas is signing with the Cowboys" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ Jeff Skversky 6abc [@JeffSkversky] (29 April 2017). "Temple QB Phillip Walker will sign an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Deal with the Indianapolis Colts a source tells…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  13. ↑ Geoff Collins [@CoachCollins] (30 April 2017). "GREA'][' 3 days for @Temple_FB at the #NFLDraft @ColinThompsonTU @Romond_Deloatch @coachedfoley" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  14. ↑ Martin-Oguike [@MartinPraiseO] (29 April 2017). "New home! 🙌🏿 Thankful for the opportunity! 🙏🏿 #miami #dolphins" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ Colin Thompson [@ColinThompsonTU] (29 April 2017). "Lets go Giants! Honored to be a NYG! Let's go! @Giants" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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