2021 Temple Owls football team

2021 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Rod Carey (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Uremovich (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Multiple
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ←  2020 2022  →

2021 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^		8	–	0					13	–	1
No. 17 Houston y		8	–	0					12	–	2
UCF		5	–	3					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tulsa		5	–	3					7	–	6
SMU		4	–	4					8	–	4
Memphis		3	–	5					6	–	6
Navy		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		1	–	7					2	–	10
South Florida		1	–	7					2	–	10
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
^ – College Football Playoff participant $ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2021 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Preseason

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021. ^[1] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Cincinnati	262 (22)
2	UCF	241 (2)
3	SMU	188
4	Houston	181
5	Memphis	168
6	Tulsa	153
7	Tulane	132
т-8	East Carolina	85
т-8	Navy	85
10	Temple	46
11	South Florida	43

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	12:00 p.m.	at Rutgers *	SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ	BTN	L 14–61	52,519
September 11	3:30 p.m.	at Akron *	InfoCision Stadium Akron, OH	ESPN+	W 45–24	14,474
September 18	12:00 p.m.	Boston College *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 3–28	25,290
September 25	12:00 p.m.	Wagner *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 41–7	20,179
October 2	12:00 p.m.	Memphis	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 34–31	28,573
October 8	7:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 3–52	37,978
October 23	7:00 p.m.	at South Florida	Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL	ESPN+	L 14–34	25,430
October 30	12:00 p.m.	UCF	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 7–49	19,595
November 6	3:00 p.m.	at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	ESPN+	L 3–45	32,817
November 13	12:00 p.m.	Houston	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 8–37	18,440
November 20	4:00 p.m.	at Tulsa	H.A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK	ESPN+	L 10–44	16,731
November 27	12:00 p.m.	Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 14–38	16,708
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Source: ^[2]

Game summaries

At Rutgers

Temple at Rutgers

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 7 7 0 14 •Scarlet Knights 12 14 14 21 61 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: SHI Stadium Piscataway, NJ Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 52,519 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH Referee: Jeff Servinski TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt McGloin (analyst), and Michelle McMahon (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 11:54 RUT Olakunle Fatukasi safety (3 plays, -1 yards, 1:08) RUT 2–0 08:52 RUT Valentino Ambrosio 25-yard field goal (8 plays, 26 yards, 2:51) RUT 5–0 01:44 RUT Johnny Langan 2-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (1 play, 2 yards, 0:03) RUT 12–0 2 14:15 RUT Johnny Langan 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (6 plays, 28 yards, 2:23) RUT 19–0 10:59 RUT Kyle Monangai 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:24) RUT 26–0 09:15 TEM Edward Saydee 11-yard rush (Samir Gardner kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:44) RUT 26–7 3 12:02 TEM D'Wan Mathis 3-yard rush (Samir Gardner kick) (9 plays, 81 yards, 2:52) RUT 26–14 08:05 RUT Bo Melton 40-yard pass from Noah Vedral (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (2 plays, 55 yards, 0:33) RUT 33–14 06:57 RUT Max Melton 46-yard interception returned (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (3 plays, 14 yards, 1:08) RUT 40–14 4 14:57 RUT Isiah Pacheco 2-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (12 plays, 64 yards, 5:29) RUT 47–14 11:26 RUT Aaron Young 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (4 plays, 17 yards, 1:29) RUT 54–14 03:09 RUT Kyle Monangai 7-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick) (13 plays, 62 yards, 6:37) RUT 61–14

See also: 2021 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Pregame line	Over/under
RUT –14.5	52

Statistics	Temple	Rutgers
First downs	12	21
Total yards	261	365
Rushing yards	113	220
Passing yards	148	145
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	24:23	35:37

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	D'Wan Mathis	8/24, 148 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	12 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jose Barbon	2 receptions, 48 yards
Rutgers	Passing	Noah Vedral	15/27, 138 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Noah Vedral	9 carries, 71 yards
	Receiving	Bo Melton	6 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD

At Akron

Temple at Akron

1 2 3 4 Total •Owls 7 17 14 7 45 Zips 14 3 0 7 24 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH Game start: 3:35 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 25 minutes Game attendance: 14,573 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SSW 15 MPH Referee: Greg Sujak TV announcers (ESPN+): Michael Reghi (play-by-play) and Je'Rod Cherry (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:19 AKR DJ Irons 9-yard rush (Cory Smigel kick) (12 plays, 77 yards, 4:41) AKR 7–0 02:43 AKR Tony Grimes Jr. 17-yard pass from Kato Nelson (Cory Smigel kick) (10 plays, 80 yards, 4:26) AKR 14–0 02:26 TEM Randle Jones 70-yard pass from Justin Lynch (Rory Bell kick) (1 play, 70 yards, 0:12) AKR 14–7 2 11:46 AKR Cory Smigel 39-yard field goal (11 plays, 53 yards, 5:40) AKR 17–7 05:24 TEM William Kwenkeu 38-yard fumble returned (Rory Bell kick) (7 plays, 15 yards, 3:10) AKR 17–14 05:12 TEM Manny Walker 3-yard interception returned (Rory Bell kick) (1 play, -10 yards, 0:05) TEM 21–17 00:37 TEM Rory Bell 26-yard field goal (10 plays, 59 yards, 2:46) TEM 24–17 3 09:34 TEM Randle Jones 27-yard pass from Justin Lynch (Rory Bell kick) (5 plays, 71 yards, 2:13) TEM 31–17 00:24 TEM Justin Lynch 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (11 plays, 77 yards, 5:51) TEM 38–17 4 06:06 TEM Ra'Von Bonner 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (11 plays, 67 yards, 5:43) TEM 45–17 02:47 AKR Konata Mumpfield 3-yard pass from DJ Irons (Cory Smigel kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) TEM 45–24

See also: 2021 Akron Zips football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TEM –6.5	52

Statistics	Temple	Akron
First downs	19	26
Total yards	432	362
Rushing yards	177	171
Passing yards	255	191
Turnovers	0	2
Time of possession	27:51	32:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Justin Lynch	19/23, 255 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Tayvon Ruley	6 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Randle Jones	7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDs
Akron	Passing	DJ Irons	12/22, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Jonzell Norrils	15 carries, 66 yards
	Receiving	Michael Mathison	8 receptions, 101 yards

Boston College

Boston College at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total •RV Eagles 14 7 0 7 28 Owls 0 0 0 3 3 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:03 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 25,290 Game weather: 81 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 9 MPH Referee: Gary Patterson TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play–by–play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 13:21 BC Jaden Williams 19-yard pass from Dennis Grosel (Connor Lytton kick) (3 plays, 29 yards, 1:39) BC 7–0 00:36 BC Pat Garwo III 1-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick) (10 plays, 66 yards, 7:59) BC 14–0 2 00:48 BC Travis Levy 2-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick) (4 plays, 57 yards, 2:22) BC 21–0 4 13:09 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal (11 plays, 47 yards, 5:21) BC 21–3 04:14 BC Dennis Grosel 2-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick) (8 plays, 58 yards, 4:34) BC 28–3

See also: 2021 Boston College Eagles football team

Pregame line	Over/under
BC –15.0	56

Statistics	Boston College	Temple
First downs	13	13
Total yards	221	245
Rushing yards	179	84
Passing yards	59	161
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	28:40	31:20

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Boston College	Passing	Dennis Grosel	7/15, 59 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Pat Garwo III	17 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	CJ Lewis	2 receptions, 21 yards
Temple	Passing	Justin Lynch	17/24, 161 yards
	Rushing	Justin Lynch	21 carries, 27 yards
	Receiving	Jadan Blue	3 receptions, 40 yards

Wagner

Wagner at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 0 0 0 7 •Owls 0 17 17 7 41 Date: September 25, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes Game attendance: 20,179 Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 5 MPH Referee: Nate Black TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play–by–play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:24 WAG Guenson Alexis 1-yard rush (Austin Hosier kick) (9 plays, 80 yards, 10:24) WAG 7–0 2 11:57 TEM Kyle Dobbins 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 6:06) TIE 7–7 06:43 TEM Rory Bell 47-yard field goal (8 plays, 27 yards, 3:01) TEM 10–7 04:20 TEM Kyle Dobbins 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 20 yards, 1:09) TEM 17–7 3 11:48 TEM Rory Bell 31-yard field goal (8 plays, 61 yards, 3:12) TEM 20–7 07:03 TEM Kyle Dobbins 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (7 plays, 77 yards, 2:51) TEM 27–7 05:12 TEM Kadas Reams 44-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 50 yards, 0:57) TEM 34–7 4 06:25 TEM Kadas Reams 21-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick) (10 plays, 95 yards, 4:48) TEM 41–7

See also: 2021 Wagner Seahawks football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TEM –36.5	55

Statistics	Wagner	Temple
First downs	8	22
Total yards	159	407
Rushing yards	123	115
Passing yards	36	292
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	30:54	29:06

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Wagner	Passing	Guenson Alexis	4/8, 36 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rickey Spruill	14 carries, 73 yards
	Receiving	Jeremiah Lorick	3 receptions, 33 yards
Temple	Passing	D'Wan Mathis	22/32, 292 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Kyle Dobbins	13 carries, 61 yards, 3 TDs
	Receiving	Jose Barbon	8 receptions, 130 yards

Memphis

Memphis at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 3 14 6 8 31 •Owls 0 17 7 10 34 Date: October 2, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes Game attendance: 28,573 Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 12 MPH Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 5:21 MEM Joe Doyle 26-yard field goal (17 plays, 84 yards, 5:09) MEM 3–0 2 14:54 MEM Rodrigues Clark 6-yard run (Joe Doyle kick) (7 plays, 72 yards, 1:35) MEM 10–0 12:38 MEM Javon Ivory 35-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick) (1 play, 35 yards, 0:08) MEM 17–0 5:03 TEM Jadan Blue 1-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 7:35) MEM 17–7 3:37 TEM Jose Barbon 15-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 17 yards, 0:53) MEM 17–14 0:00 TEM Rory Bell 35-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 2:07) TIED 17–17 3 7:15 MEM Sean Dykes 2-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Joe Doyle kick blocked) (11 plays, 69 yards, 4:40) MEM 23–17 1:14 TEM Tayvon Ruley 1-yard run (Rory Bell kick) (13 plays, 75 yards, 6:01) TEM 24–23 4 6:16 TEM Rory Bell 32-yard field goal (9 plays, 71 yards, 3:36) TEM 27–23 2:35 TEM Amad Anderson Jr. 53-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 57 yards, 0:18) TEM 34–23 0:30 MEM Javon Ivory 9-yard pass from Seth Henigan (Calvin Austin III pass) (11 plays, 75 yards, 2:05) TEM 34–31

See also: 2021 Memphis Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM –11.0	59 [3]

Statistics	Memphis	Temple
First downs	25	23
Total yards	462	479
Rushing yards	157	157
Passing yards	305	322
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:33	35:27

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	24/40, 305 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Rodrigues Clark	18 carries, 92 yards, TD
	Receiving	Calvin Austin III	8 receptions, 104 yards
Temple	Passing	D'Wan Mathis	35/49, 322 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	12 carries, 62 yards
	Receiving	Amad Anderson Jr.	3 receptions, 108 yards, TD

At No. 5 Cincinnati

Temple at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 0 0 3 •No. 5 Bearcats 10 7 28 7 52 Date: October 8, 2021 Location: Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH Game start: 7:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 18 minutes Game attendance: 37,978 Game weather: 75 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 2 MPH Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Rocky Boiman (analyst), and Tiffany Blackmon (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 07:15 CIN Cole Smith 30-yard FG (10 plays, 48 yards, 4:26) CIN 0–3 02:52 CIN Alec Pierce 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick) (2 plays, 13 yards, 0:34) CIN 0–10 2 09:42 CIN Jerome Ford 8-yard run (Cole Smith kick) (11 plays, 65 yards, 5:10) CIN 0–17 05:27 TEM Rory Bell 55-yard FG (9 plays, 37 yards, 4:03) CIN 3–17 3 14:50 CIN Jerome Ford 75-yard run (Cole Smith kick) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) CIN 3–24 11:00 CIN Tyler Scott 38-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:41) CIN 3–31 07:45 CIN Charles McClelland 28-yard run (Cole Smith kick) (3 plays, 61 yards, 1:04) CIN 3–38 00:54 CIN Michael Young 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick) (10 plays, 76 yards, 4:03) CIN 3–45 4 10:15 CIN Ethan Wright 58-yard run (Cole Smith kick) (5 plays, 77 yards, 2:14) CIN 3–52

See also: 2021 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

Pregame line	Over/under
CIN −28	54.5

Statistics	Temple	Cincinnati
First downs	14	23
Total yards	235	542
Rushing yards	85	279
Passing yards	150	263
Time of possession	31:59	28:01

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	D'Wan Mathis	16/27, 120 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Justin Lynch	3 carries, 29 yards
	Receiving	Jose Barbon	5 receptions, 45 yards
Cincinnati	Passing	Desmond Ridder	22/30, 259 yards, 3 TD
	Rushing	Jerome Ford	15 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
	Receiving	Alec Pierce	6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

At South Florida

Temple at South Florida

1 2 Total Owls 0 Bulls 0 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: 7:00 EDT Elapsed time:  Game attendance:  Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:  TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Brandon Weeden (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 South Florida Bulls football team

Over/under

Statistics	Temple	South Florida
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
South Florida	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UCF

Central Florida at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total •Knights 7 14 21 7 49 Owls 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 EDT Elapsed time:  Game attendance:  Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:  TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 UCF Knights football team

Over/under

Statistics	UCF	Temple
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
UCF	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At East Carolina

Temple at East Carolina

1 2 Total Owls 0 Pirates 0 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time:  Game attendance:  Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:  TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Brandon Weeden (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 East Carolina Pirates football team

Over/under

Statistics	Temple	East Carolina
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Houston

Houston at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total •Cougars 7 3 14 13 37 Owls 0 0 0 8 8 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes Game attendance: 18,440 Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 13 MPH Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 8:47 HOU Alton McCaskill 3-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (7 plays, 47 yards, 3:30) HOU 7–0 2 7:46 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 39-yard field goal (13 plays, 58 yards, 7:09) HOU 10–0 3 11:29 HOU Ta'Zhawn Henry 6-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 3:31) HOU 17–0 4:00 HOU Alton McCaskill 34-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (5 plays, 52 yards, 2:05) HOU 24–0 4 14:22 TEM Edward Saydee 1-yard run (Justin Lynch pass to Darius Pittman for two-point conversion) (4 plays, 45 yards, 0:56) HOU 24–8 10:57 HOU Jaylen Erwin 35-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon PAT blocked) (7 plays, 77 yards, 3:23) HOU 30–8 6:13 HOU Seth Green 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick) (6 plays, 42 yards, 2:28) HOU 37–8

See also: 2021 Houston Cougars football team

Line	Over/under
HOU –25.0	53

Statistics	Houston	Temple
First downs	24	10
Total yards	446	218
Rushing yards	217	99
Passing yards	229	119
Turnovers	0	3
Time of possession	39:22	20:38

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	21/34, 224 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Alton McCaskill	21 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	Seth Green	7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Temple	Passing	Justin Lynch	11/24, 119 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Justin Lynch	14 rushes, 78 yards
	Receiving	Randle Jones	5 receptions, 36 yards

At Tulsa

Temple at Tulsa

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 10 0 10 •Golden Hurricane 10 17 7 10 44 Date: November 20, 2021 Location: Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK Game start: 4:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time:  Game attendance: 16,731 Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:  TV announcers (ESPN+): Ted Emrich (play-by-play) and Brandon Weeden (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team

Over/under

Statistics	Temple	Tulsa
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Navy

Navy at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total •Midshipmen 7 10 7 14 38 Owls 0 7 7 0 14 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours, 2 minutes Game attendance:  Game weather: 39 °F (4 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: NW 18 MPH Referee: 16,708 TV announcers (ESPNU): Kevin Brown (play-by-play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 4:33 NAVY Carlinos Acie 11–yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (5 plays, 27 yards, 2:22) NAVY 7–0 2 10:40 NAVY Chance Warren 15–yard pass from Xavier Arline (Bijan Nichols kick) (13 plays, 71 yards, 6:40) NAVY 14–0 8:30 TEM Ra'Von Bonner 1–yard run (Rory Bell kick) (1 play, 1 yard, 0:04) NAVY 14–7 0:11 NAVY Bijan Nichols 32–yard field goal (4 plays, –8 yards, 1:23) NAVY 17–7 3 6:43 NAVY Isaac Ruoss 3–yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (11 plays, 58 yards, 5:22) NAVY 24–7 0:47 TEM Tayvon Ruley 4–yard run (Rory Bell kick) (14 plays, 80 yards, 5:51) NAVY 24–14 4 9:04 NAVY Isaac Ruoss 6-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (12 plays, 75 yards, 6:43) NAVY 31–14 1:40 NAVY Chance Warren 4–yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols kick) (12 plays, 57 yards, 5:53) NAVY 38–14

See also: 2021 Navy Midshipmen football team

Pregame line	Over/under
NAVY –13.5	42.5

Statistics	Navy	Temple
First downs	21	11
Total yards	291	182
Rushing yards	219	84
Passing yards	72	98
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	37:11	22:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	5/11, 57 yards, TD
	Rushing	Carlinos Acie	10 carries, 86 yards, TD
	Receiving	Chance Warren	3 receptions, 43 yards, 2 TD
Temple	Passing	Mariano Valenti	10/14, 73 yards
	Rushing	Tayvon Ruley	9 carries, 68 yards, TD
	Receiving	Jose Barbon	5 receptions, 34 yards

References

1. "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
2. "2021 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
3. "Memphis Tigers vs Temple Owls". oddsshark.com. October 2, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2025.