2018 Temple Owls football team

2018 Temple Owls football
Conference American Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2018 record 3–3 (2–0 The American)
Head coach Geoff Collins (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Dave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Andrew Thacker (1st season)
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 69,176)
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 10 UCF  3 –0     6 –0  
No. 20 Cincinnati  2 –0     6 –0  
No. 21 South Florida  2 –0     6 –0  
Temple  2 –0     3 –3  
East Carolina  0 –2     2 –3  
Connecticut  0 –3     1 –5  
West Division
Houston  1 –0     4 –1  
SMU  1 –1     2 –4  
Tulane  1 –1     2 –4  
Navy  1 –2     2 –4  
Memphis  1 –2     4 –2  
Tulsa  0 –3     1 –5  
Championship: December 1, 2018
As of October 16, 2018; Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2018 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins and play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.

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[1] Matt Hennessy C So
Chuck Bednarik Award[2] Delvon Randall S SR
Maxwell Award[3] Frank Nutile QB SR
Doak Walker Award[4] Ryquell Armstead RB JR
John Mackey Award[5] Kenny Yeboah TE SO
Jim Thorpe Award[6] Delvon Randall S SR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[7] Delvon Randall S SR
Paul Hornung Award[8] Isaiah Wright WR/KR JR
Wuerffel Trophy[9] Frank Nutile QB SR

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.[10]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF175 (25)
2USF140 (5)
3Temple132
4Cincinnati91
5Connecticut51
6East Carolina41

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 24–17
October 2012:00 p.m.Cincinnatidagger
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU
November 17:30 p.m.at UCF
ESPN
November 10at Houston
November 17South Florida
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
November 24at Connecticut
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

[11]

Personnel

Coaching staff

Name Position Joined Staff
Geoff CollinsHead Coach2017
Ed FoleyAssistant Head Coach/Tight ends/Special Teams2008
Jim PanagosAssistant Head Coach/Defensive Line/Run Game Coordinator2017
Dave PatenaudeOffensive Coordinator/Quarterbacks2017
Andrew ThackerDefensive coordinator/Linebackers2017
Tony LucasRunning backs2017
Stan HixonWide receivers2017
Chris WiesehanOffensive Line/Run Game Coordinator2014
Nate BurtonDefensive backs2018
Adam DiMicheleRecruiting Coordinator/Offensive assistant2014
Larry KnightOutside linebackers2017
Tim ConnerOffensive Analyst2017
Tom PajicSenior Offensive Analyst2017
Jason SemoreSenior Defensive Analyst2018
Reggie GarrettDirector of Player Personnel2016
Ronell WilliamsDefensive Analyst2017
David FeeleyHead Strength & Conditioning Coach2017

[12]

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
Overall record Last meeting Result
16–15–2 2017 W, 16–13

Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 6 6 10 14 36
Owls 0 7 7 15 29
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–12 2011 W, 34–0

at Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 14 7 7 35
Terrapins 0 7 0 7 14
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–7 2012 L, 27–36

Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Hurricane 7 3 0 7 17
Owls 7 14 7 3 31
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 W, 43–22

at Boston College

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 7 7 35
Eagles 13 18 7 7 45
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–28–2 2004 L, 17–34

East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Pirates 0 3 0 3 6
Owls 14 21 7 7 49
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–7 2017 W, 34–10

at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Midshipmen 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
7–6 2017 W, 34–26

Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Bearcats 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–7 2017 W, 35–24

at UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Knights 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–3 2017 L, 19–45

at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Cougars 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–6 2017 L, 13–20

South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0
Owls 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
2–2 2017 L, 7–43

at UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0
Huskies 0
Overall record Last meeting Result
12–6 2017 L, 24–28

Awards and honors


References

  1. ↑ "Rimington Trophy Press Release". May 30, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  2. ↑ "2018 Bednarik Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ "2018 Maxwell Award Watch List". July 16, 2018. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
  4. ↑ "2018 Doak Walker Award Candidates". July 18, 2018. Retrieved July 18, 2018.
  5. ↑ "2018 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List Released" (PDF). July 20, 2018. Retrieved July 20, 2018.
  6. ↑ "Paycom Jim Thorpe Award Names 2018 Preseason Watchlist". July 23, 2018. Retrieved July 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "2018 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List". July 24, 2018. Retrieved July 24, 2018.
  8. ↑ "43 PLAYERS NAMED TO 2018 PAUL HORNUNG AWARD WATCH LIST". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Wuerffel Trophy Unveils 2018 Watch List". July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  10. ↑ "UCF Tabbed as Favorite in 2018 Preseason Media Poll". TheAmerican.org. Retrieved 24 July 2018.
  11. ↑ http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-18/2018-temple-owls-football-schedule.php
  12. ↑ http://www.owlsports.com/roster.aspx?path=football
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