2005 Temple Owls football team

2005 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	0–11
Head coach	Bobby Wallace (8th season)
Offensive coordinator	Willie J. Slater (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Raymond Monica (8th season)
MVP	Christian Dunbar
Captains	Christian Dunbar John Gross Ray Lamb Mike Mendenhall
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ←  2004 2006  →

2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Notre Dame  %			–						9	–	3
Navy			–						8	–	4
Army			–						4	–	7
Temple			–						0	–	11
% – BCS at-large representative Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Temple competed as an independent, and finished with a winless record of 0-11. The team was coached by Bobby Wallace and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field. After a 0-6 start Bobby Wallace did not seek renewal of his contract. ^[1]

The Owls scored 107 points and gave up 498 points.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	10:00 pm	at No. 18 Arizona State	Sun Devil Stadium Tempe, Arizona	FSNAZ	L 16–63	50,049
September 10	11:00 am	at Wisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, Wisconsin	ESPNU	L 0–65	81,806
September 17	1:00 pm	Toledo	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia	CN8	L 17–42	9,055
September 24	1:00 pm	Western Michigan	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia	CN8	L 16–19	8,922
October 1	4:00 pm	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, Ohio	CN8	L 7–70	19,462
October 8	1:00 pm	Maryland	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia		L 7–38	11,311
October 15	1:00 pm	No. 7 Miami (FL)	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia	FSN	L 3–34	23,129
October 22	12:30 pm	at Clemson	Memorial Stadium Clemson, South Carolina	CN8	L 7–37	74,841
October 29	1:00 pm	Miami (OH)	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia		L 14–41	11,257
November 5	3:30 pm	at Virginia	Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia		L 3–51	57,060
November 19	1:30 pm	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, Maryland	CSTV	L 17–38	30,261
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

2005 Temple Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 2 Brian Allbrooks Sr TE 88 Kevin Armstrong Fr RB 27 Michael Billops Sr WR 83 William Bradley Sr RB 7 Tim Brown Sr RB 39 Josh Bundy So QB 6 Colin Clancy Fr QB 13 Joe Desanzo Fr G 60 Neil Dickson Jr RB 34 Umar Ferguson Sr WR 82 Bruce Francis Fr WR 80 Bruce Gordon Jr OL 78 John Gross Sr WR 19 Domerio Hamilton Jr WR 10 Jamel Harris Jr QB 17 Shane Kelly Fr TE 88 Anthony Martinez Sr QB 16 Mike McGann Sr RB 32 Mike Neal So WR 14 Nick Santa Cruz Jr OT 70 Elliot Seifert Jr WR 22 Travis Shelton So OL 53 Jacob Simon Sr FB 42 Vince Yasenchak Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DE 93 Leyon Azubuike Fr DE 47 J.C. Braker Sr DT 99 Antwon Burton Sr CB 28 Evan Cooper Jr. Fr LB 46 Christian Dunbar Sr DT 58 Adam Fichter Sr S 15 Bobby Fulmore Sr LB 5 Ryan Gore Jr CB 33 Willie Hardemon So DB 24 Dominique Harris Fr LB 43 Keith Holt Fr DB 4 Justin Johnson Sr DT 92 Terrance Knighton Fr CB 20 Ray Lamb Sr DB 26 Michael Loveland Jr LB 44 Walter Mebane Jr DL 45 Mike Mendenhall Sr CB 24 Chris Page Jr LB 52 Byron Payne Jr DB 9 Garrett Schultz Jr CB 25 Richard Sheppard Fr DB 38 Darren Sinclair Sr DT 61 Alston Smith Fr LB 96 Manuel Tapia Sr DE 96 Devin Tyler Fr DB 36 Delonne Wilbourn Sr DE 89 Rodney Wormley Sr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class P 12 Jake Hendy Sr K 13 Ryan Lux Sr P 37 Mike McLaughlin Sr	Head coach Bobby Wallace Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Wallace won't return as Temple coach next season". ESPN.com. October 10, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
2. "2005 Football Schedule".