2019 Temple Owls football team

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2019 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
Military Bowl, L 13–55 vs. North Carolina
Conference American Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Mike Uremovich (1st season)
Offensive scheme Multiple
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (1st season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Uniform
Temple owls football unif.png
Seasons
  2018
2020  
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 1   11 3  
No. 24 UCF  6 2   10 3  
Temple  5 3   8 5  
South Florida  2 6   4 8  
East Carolina  1 7   4 8  
UConn  0 8   2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 1   12 2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 1   11 2  
SMU  6 2   10 3  
Tulane  3 5   7 6  
Houston  2 6   4 8  
Tulsa  2 6   4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Contents

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AwardPlayerPositionYear
Rimington Trophy Matt Hennessy CR-JR
Chuck Bednarik Award Shaun Bradley LBSR
John Mackey Award Kenny Yeboah TER-JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Shaun BradleyLBSR
Paul Hornung Award Isaiah Wright WR/KRSR
Maxwell Award Anthony Russo QBR-JR
Dick Butkus Award Chapelle Russell LBR-SR
Outland Trophy Jovahn FairOGR-SR
Wuerffel Trophy Matt HennessyCR-JR
William V. Campbell Trophy Zack Mesday DEGS

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division. [1]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m. Bucknell * ESPN3 W 56–1226,378
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 21 Maryland *
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSN W 20–1730,610
September 213:30 p.m.at Buffalo * ESPNU L 22–3817,621
September 283:30 p.m. Georgia Tech *
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 24–231,094
October 38:00 p.m.at East Carolina ESPN W 27–1733,253
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 23 Memphis Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2 W 30–2834,253
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 19 SMU ESPN2L 21–4523,132
October 267:00 p.m. UCF
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2 L 21–6329,949
November 78:00 p.m.at South Florida ESPNW 17–726,214
November 1612:00 p.m. Tulane
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 29–2127,850
November 237:00 p.m.at No. 19 Cincinnati ESPN2L 13–1530,101
November 303:30 p.m. UConn
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 49–1726,083
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina * ESPN L 13–5524,242

Game summaries

Bucknell

1234Total
Bison093012
Owls211471456

Maryland

1234Total
No. 21 Terrapins2013217
Owls706720

At Buffalo

1234Total
Owls7031222
Bulls0247738

Georgia Tech

1234Total
Yellow Jackets00202
Owls01410024

At East Carolina

1234Total
Owls0177327
Pirates730717

Memphis

1234Total
No. 23 Tigers0147728
Owls13100730

At SMU

1234Total
Owls077721
No. 19 Mustangs101471445

UCF

1234Total
Knights141428763
Owls7140021

At South Florida

1234Total
Owls077317
Bulls00707

Tulane

1234Total
Green Wave0701421
Owls3109729

At Cincinnati

1234Total
Owls0001313
No. 19 Bearcats067215

UConn

1234Total
Huskies1430017
Owls7728749

Vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl

1234Total
Tar Heels713211455
Owls067013

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP RVRV
Coaches RVRVRV25RVRVRVRV
CFP Not releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
378 Matt Hennessy C Atlanta Falcons
5169 Harrison Hand CB Minnesota Vikings
6196 Shaun Bradley ILB Philadelphia Eagles
7241 Chapelle Russell OLB Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.