2016 Temple Owls football team

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2016 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
The American champion
The American East Division co-champion
American Championship, W 34–10 vs. Navy
Military Bowl, L 26–34 vs. Wake Forest
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record10–4 (7–1 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Glenn Thomas (1st season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (4th season)
Base defense 4–3 [1]
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons
←  2015
2017  →
2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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  
UConn  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.

Contents

On December 6, Rhule resigned to become the head coach at Baylor. [2] Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Military Bowl. [3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m. Army *
 CBSSN L 13–2834,005
September 101:00 p.m. Stony Brook *
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
 ESPN3 W 38–022,296
September 1712:00 p.m.at Penn State *
 BTN L 27–34100,420
September 2412:00 p.m. Charlotte *Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
 ASN W 48–2027,786
October 112:00 p.m. SMU
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
 ESPNews W 45–2022,401
October 68:00 p.m.at Memphis
ESPN L 27–3434,743
October 157:30 p.m.at UCF
ESPNU W 26–2538,299
October 217:00 p.m. South Florida
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNW 46–3025,950
October 293:30 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 34–1329,763
November 47:00 p.m.at UConn
ESPN2W 21–022,316
November 193:30 p.m.at Tulane
ASNW 31–016,497
November 267:30 p.m. East Carolina
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNewsW 37–1028,373
December 312:00 p.m.at No. 19 Navy
ABC W 34–1022,815
December 273:30 p.m.vs. Wake Forest *No. 24
  • Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
  • Annapolis, MD (Military Bowl)
 ESPN L 26–3426,656

[4]

Roster

2016 Temple Owls football team roster
PlayersCoaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
WR 1 Ventell Bryant Redshirt.svg  So
FB 4Nick Sharga Redshirt.svg  Jr
RB 5 Jahad Thomas Sr
QB 8 Phillip Walker Sr
QB 15 Anthony Russo Fr
TE 86 Colin Thompson Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 2 Avery Williams Redshirt.svg  Sr
DB 3 Sean Chandler Jr
DL 7 Haason Reddick Redshirt.svg  Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Cruz Roja.svg Injured
  • Redshirt.svg Redshirt

Roster

Game summaries

Army

1234Total
Black Knights0771428
Owls0103013

Stony Brook

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Owls141410038

At Penn State

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Owls7371027
Nittany Lions14731034

Charlotte

1234Total
49ers707620
Owls32814348

SMU

1234Total
Mustangs770620
Owls21143745

At Memphis

1234Total
Owls6701427
Tigers03171434

At UCF

1234Total
Owls776626
Knights11140025

South Florida

1234Total
Bulls7610730
Owls317141246

Cincinnati

1234Total
Bearcats0130013
Owls10731434

At UConn

1234Total
Owls2100021
Huskies00000

At Tulane

1234Total
Owls7314731
Green Wave00000

East Carolina

1234Total
Pirates700310
Owls71461037

At Navy–American Athletic Championship Game

1234Total
Owls141001034
#20 Midshipmen037010

The Owls dominated a Navy Midshipmen football offense that was ranked in the top 20 in the country, coming off a 75-point offensive outburst 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.

Wake Forest–Military Bowl

1234Total
#23 Owls7310626
Demon Deacons14170334

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team

Dion Dawkins, OT
Haason Reddick, DL

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

Colin Thompson, TE
Stephaun Marshall, LB
[5]

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP ————————————RVRV23RV
Coaches ————————————RVRV24RV
CFP Not released—————24Not 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
#5 Jahad Thomas RB 5-10190 lbs30 1/894.621132.0 in116.0 [6]
#7 Haason Reddick LB 6-1237 lbs32 3/410 1/84.52†2436.5 in†133.0 in†7.014.37 [7]
#15 Nate Hairston CB 6-0196 lbs319 1/24.521435.5 in118.0 in [8]
#66 Dion Dawkins OL 6-4314 lbs359 7/85.112626.0 in106.0 in7.30†4.78 [9]

† 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
#7 Haason Reddick 113 Linebacker Arizona Cardinals
#66 Dion Dawkins 263 Offensive lineman Buffalo Bills
#15 Nate Hairston 5158 Cornerback Indianapolis Colts

[10]

Undrafted free agents

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

#NamePOSHTWTNFL ClubRef
#2 Avery Williams LB 5-10224 lbs Houston Texans [11]
#5 Jahad Thomas RB 5-10188 lbs Dallas Cowboys [12]
#8 Phillip Walker QB 5-11205 lbs Indianapolis Colts [13]
#11Romond Deloatch TE 6-4245 lbs New York Giants [14]
#50Praise Martin-Oguike DL 6-1255 lbs Miami Dolphins [15]
#86 Colin Thompson TE 6-4255 lbs New York Giants [16]

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