2025 Temple Owls football | |
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Conference | American Conference |
Record | 2–2 (0–0 American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Tyler Walker (1st season) |
Offensive scheme | Spread |
Defensive coordinator | Brian Smith (1st season) |
Base defense | Multiple 3–4 |
Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 1 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 0 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 0 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 0 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 0 | – | 2 | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Army | 0 | – | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: December 5, 2025 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
As of September 29, 2025 Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2025 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Owls play home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 30 | 3:30 p.m. | at UMass * | ESPN+ | W 42–10 | 11,565 | |
September 6 | 2:00 p.m. | Howard * | ESPN+ | W 55–7 | 15,655 | |
September 13 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 13 Oklahoma * |
| ESPN2 | L 3–42 | 24,927 |
September 20 | 4:30 p.m. | at No. 18 Georgia Tech * | The CW | L 24–45 | 45,123 | |
October 4 | 1:00 p.m. | UTSA |
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October 11 | 4:00 p.m. | Navy |
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October 18 | at Charlotte | |||||
October 25 | at Tulsa | |||||
November 1 | East Carolina |
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November 8 | 12:00 p.m. | at Army | CBSSN | |||
November 22 | Tulane |
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November 28/29 | at North Texas | |||||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Temple–2.5 | 47.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 7 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 42 |
Minutemen | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, Massachusetts
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Statistics | TEM | MASS |
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First downs | 24 | 18 |
Plays–yards | 66–467 | 62–302 |
Rushes–yards | 37–191 | 22–103 |
Passing yards | 276 | 199 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 22–29–0 | 25–40–1 |
Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
Time of possession | 33:46 | 26:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 19/25, 248 yards, 6 TD |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 19 carries, 128 yards | |
Receiving | JoJo Bermudez | 7 receptions, 87 yards | |
UMass | Passing | Brandon Rose | 23/38, 193 yards, INT |
Rushing | Rocko Griffin | 10 carries, 94 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Jacquon Gibson | 12 receptions, 132 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Temple–25.5 | 46.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Bison (FCS) | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
Owls | 21 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 55 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | HOW | TEM |
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First downs | 9 | 28 |
Plays–yards | 48–121 | 66–560 |
Rushes–yards | 28–82 | 50–329 |
Passing yards | 39 | 231 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 8–20–1 | 14–16–0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Howard | Passing | Tyriq Starks | 7/14, 34 yards, TD |
Rushing | Travis Kerney | 8 carries, 28 yards | |
Receiving | John Simmons III | 1 reception, 15 yards | |
Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 8/10, 174 yards, 3 TD |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 10 carries, 87 yards, TD | |
Receiving | Xavier Irvin | 3 receptions, 78 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Oklahoma –25.5 | 51.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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No. 13 Sooners | 11 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | OU | TEM |
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First downs | 29 | 7 |
Plays–yards | 79–515 | 54–104 |
Rushes–yards | 42–228 | 27–26 |
Passing yards | 287 | 78 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 21–37–1 | 14–27–0 |
Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
Time of possession | 32:16 | 27:44 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Oklahoma | Passing | John Mateer | 20/34, 282 yards, TD, INT |
Rushing | Tory Blaylock | 14 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD | |
Receiving | Isaiah Sategna III | 7 receptions, 97 yards | |
Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 13/25, 75 yards |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 7 carries, 24 yards | |
Receiving | Kajiya Hollawayne | 2 receptions, 21 yards |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Georgia Tech –23.5 | 53.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 24 |
No. 18 Yellow Jackets | 21 | 0 | 14 | 10 | 45 |
at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia
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Statistics | TEM | GT |
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First downs | 19 | 19 |
Plays–yards | 81–328 | 48–468 |
Rushes–yards | 44–184 | 30–307 |
Passing yards | 144 | 161 |
Passing: comp–att–int | 17–37–0 | 13–18–0 |
Turnovers | 0 | 1 |
Time of possession | 37:29 | 22:31 |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 13/32, 127 yards, TD |
Rushing | Jay Ducker | 14 carries, 76 yards, TD | |
Receiving | JoJo Bermudez | 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD | |
Georgia Tech | Passing | Haynes King | 13/18, 161 yards, 2 TD |
Rushing | Jamal Haynes | 12 carries, 107 yards | |
Receiving | Isiah Canion | 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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UTSA –6.5 | 58.5 |
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Roadrunners | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | UTSA | TEM |
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UTSA | Passing | ||
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Temple | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Midshipmen | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | NAVY | TEM |
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Time of possession |
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Navy | Passing | ||
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Temple | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
49ers | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina
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Statistics | TEM | CLT |
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Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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Temple | Passing | ||
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Charlotte | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Golden Hurricane | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma
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Statistics | TEM | TLSA |
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Tulsa | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Pirates | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | ECU | TEM |
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Time of possession |
Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
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East Carolina | Passing | ||
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Temple | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Black Knights | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York
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Statistics | TEM | ARMY |
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Army | Passing | ||
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Green Wave | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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Statistics | TULN | TEM |
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Time of possession |
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Tulane | Passing | ||
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Temple | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Pregame line | Over/under |
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Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Owls | - | - | - | - | 0 |
Mean Green | - | - | - | - | 0 |
at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas
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Statistics | TEM | UNT |
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North Texas | Passing | ||
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Receiving |
Player | Position | Destination |
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E.J. Wilson | RB | Abilene Christian |
Chris Dietrich | QB | Bucknell |
Landon Morris | TE | California |
Hugo Gil | DL | Charleston Southern |
Reese Clark | TE | Delaware State |
Tyler Lepolo | LB | Eastern Washington |
Brylan Noonan | LS | Kennesaw State |
DeVonta Owens | DB | Lindenwood |
Darrell Sweeting | CB | Marshall |
Jamel Johnson | DB | NC State |
Tra Thomas | DE | NC State |
Demerick Morris | DL | Oklahoma State |
Antwain Littleton II | RB | Rhode Island |
Tyquan King | LB | UConn |
James Faminu | OL | UNLV |
Andrew McIlquham | LS | UNLV |
Antwone Santiago | LB | Virginia Tech |
Melvin Siani | OL | Wake Forest |
Jaylen Lewis | DB | Western Kentucky |
Tyrei Washington | RB | Unknown |
Jamar Taylor Jr. | WR | Unknown |
Shekuna Kamara | WR | Unknown |
Kevin Terry | OL | Withdrawn |
Terrez Worthy | RB | Withdrawn |
Player | Position | Previous school |
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CJ Van Buren II | IOL | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
Thomas Nance | TE | Bethune–Cookman |
Jake Woods | TE | Cal Poly |
JoJo Bermudez | WR | Delaware |
Ty Davis | LB | Delaware |
Charles Calhoun III | EDGE | Gannon |
Nick Reeves | IOL | Georgia |
Omar Ibrahim | DB | Hampton |
Isaiah Hayse | LS | Indiana Wesleyan |
Jayvant Brown | LB | Kentucky |
Ken Meir | OL | Lindenwood |
Hunter Smith | RB | Louisiana–Monroe |
Avery Powell | DB | Missouri State |
Willy Love | LB | Monmouth |
Demerick Morris | DL | Oklahoma State |
Gevani McCoy | QB | Oregon State |
Earl Kulp | CB | Purdue |
Anthony Chiccitt | QB | Robert Morris |
Jay Ducker | RB | Sam Houston |
Dontae Pollard | CB | Samford |
Pooh Lawton | S | Slippery Rock |
Johnny Martin | RB | Stony Brook |
Colin Chase | WR | St. Thomas |
Aaron Beckwith | DL | UMass |
Jalen Stewart | LB | UMass |
Jaylen Castleberry | DB | Youngstown State |
Name | New Position | Previous Team | Previous Position | Source |
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K. C. Keeler | Head coach | Sam Houston | Head coach | [4] |
Tyler Walker | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | Montana State | Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks | [5] |
Brian Smith | Defensive coordinator | Rice | Defensive coordinator/Safeties | [6] |
Al Johnson | Offensive line | Montana State | Offensive line | [5] |
Andrew Pierce | Running backs | Delaware | Assistant coach/Running backs/Recruiting coordinator | [5] |
Roy Roundtree | Wide receivers | Miami (OH) | Wide receivers | [5] |
Chris Zarkoskie | Tight ends | James Madison | Assistant offensive line | [5] |
Henry Baker | Pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks | Marshall | Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks | [6] |
Cedric Calhoun | Defensive line | Rice | Defensive line | [6] |
Keith Dudzinski | Linebackers | UMass | Defensive coordinator/Linebackers | [6] |
Chris Raitano | Outside linebackers | Monmouth | Linebackers | [6] |
Brian Ginn | Special teams | Sam Houston | Offensive consultant | [7] |