2025 Temple Owls football team

2025 Temple Owls football
2025 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Conference
Record	1–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach	K. C. Keeler (1st season);
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
	Seasons ← 2024 2026 →

Last updated September 05, 2025

2025 American Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
Memphis	0	–	0	1	–	0
Navy	0	–	0	1	–	0
North Texas	0	–	0	1	–	0
Rice	0	–	0	1	–	0
South Florida	0	–	0	1	–	0
Temple	0	–	0	1	–	0
Tulane	0	–	0	1	–	0
Tulsa	0	–	0	1	–	0
UAB	0	–	0	1	–	0
Army	0	–	0	0	–	1
Charlotte	0	–	0	0	–	1
East Carolina	0	–	0	0	–	1
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	0	–	1
UTSA	0	–	0	0	–	1
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of September 4, 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.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	3:30 p.m.	at UMass *	Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium Amherst, MA	ESPN+	W 42–10	11,565
September 6	2:00 p.m.	Howard *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+
September 13	12:00 p.m.	Oklahoma *	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2
September 20		at Georgia Tech *	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA
October 4		UTSA	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
October 11		Navy	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
October 18		at Charlotte	Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC
October 25		at Tulsa	Skelly Field at H. A. Chapman Stadium Tulsa, OK
November 1		East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
November 8	12:00 p.m.	at Army	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN
November 22		Tulane	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
November 28/29		at North Texas	DATCU Stadium Denton, TX
*Non-conference game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at UMass

Temple Owls (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	21	0	14	42
Minutemen	10	0	0	0	10

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, Massachusetts

Date: August 30
Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
Game attendance: 11,565
Referee: Matt Packowski
TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee and Patrick Murray

Game information

First quarter

MASS – Rocko Griffin 18-yard run (Derek Morris kick), 11:25. Minutemen 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35.
TEM – Peter Clarke 21-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 5:02. Tied 7–7. Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:18.
MASS – Derek Morris 40-yard field goal, 1:11. Minutemen 10–7. Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:51.

Second quarter

TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 24-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 11:48. Owls 14–10. Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:40.
TEM – Peter Clarke 29-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 5:40. Owls 21–10. Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:08.
TEM – Terrez Worthy 13-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 0:59. Owls 28–10. Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:35.

Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter

TEM – Ryder Kusch 3-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 12:39. Owls 35–10. Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:09.
TEM – Ryder Kusch 2-yard pass from Evan Simon (Carl Hardin kick), 6:26. Owls 42–10. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:57.

Statistics	TEM	MASS
First downs	24	18
Plays–yards	65–468	62–302
Rushes–yards	36–192	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
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

Howard (FCS)

Howard Bison (FCS) (1–0) at Temple Owls (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bison (FCS)	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 6
Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney and Jay Sonnhalter

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	HOW	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Oklahoma

Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Sooners	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 13
Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
TV: ESPN2

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	OU	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Georgia Tech

Temple Owls (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Yellow Jackets	-	-	-	-	0

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

Date: September 20

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	GT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Georgia Tech	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

UTSA

UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Roadrunners	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 4

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	UTSA	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Navy

Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Midshipmen	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 11

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	NAVY	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Charlotte

Temple Owls (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
49ers	-	-	-	-	0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

Date: October 18

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	CLT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Tulsa

Temple Owls (0–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Golden Hurricane	-	-	-	-	0

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

Date: October 25

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	TLSA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

East Carolina

East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 1

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	ECU	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at Army

Temple Owls (0–0) at Army Black Knights (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Black Knights	-	-	-	-	0

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Date: November 8
Game time: 12:00 PM EST

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

Tulane

Tulane Green Wave (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Green Wave	-	-	-	-	0
Owls	-	-	-	-	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 22

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TULN	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

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

at North Texas

Temple Owls (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	-	-	-	-	0
Mean Green	-	-	-	-	0

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

Date: November 28/29

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	UNT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Player	Position	Destination
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

Incoming

Player	Position	Previous school
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

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Coaching staff additions

Name	New Position	Previous Team	Previous Position	Source
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]

References

↑ "2025 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
↑ "Temple Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
↑ "Temple Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
↑ Russo, Ralph D. (December 1, 2024). "Temple football hires Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler as next head coach". The Athletic . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 31, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "Keeler Introduces His New Offensive Staff". owlsports. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
1 2 3 4 5 "Keeler Unveils New Defensive Staff". owlsports. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
↑ "Keeler Introduces Special Teams Coaches". owlsports. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

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[1] "2025 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[2] "Temple Football Transfer Portal". ON3.

[3] "Temple Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.

[4] Russo, Ralph D. (December 1, 2024). "Temple football hires Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler as next head coach". The Athletic . ISSN 0362-4331 . Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[offense-5] 1 2 3 4 5 "Keeler Introduces His New Offensive Staff". owlsports. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[defense-6] 1 2 3 4 5 "Keeler Unveils New Defensive Staff". owlsports. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

[7] "Keeler Introduces Special Teams Coaches". owlsports. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.

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2025 Temple Owls football team

Contents

Schedule

Game summaries

at UMass

Howard (FCS)

Oklahoma

at Georgia Tech

UTSA

Navy

at Charlotte

at Tulsa

East Carolina

at Army

Tulane

at North Texas

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Incoming

Coaching staff additions

References