Temple Owls football statistical leaders

The Temple Owls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Temple Owls football program in various categories, ^[1] including passing, rushing, receiving, total offense, defensive stats, and kicking. Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Owls represent Temple University in the NCAA's American Athletic Conference.

Although Temple began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894, ^[1] the school's official record book only includes records from after Temple became a Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1971. Even so, these lists tend to be dominated by more recent players for several reasons:

• Since the 1970s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
• The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
• Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002. ^[2] The Owls have played in five bowl games since this decision, giving many recent players an extra game to accumulate statistics.

These lists are updated through the end of the 2023 season.

Passing

Passing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Phillip Walker 10,669 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Henry Burris 7,495 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Anthony Russo 6,287 [3] 2018 2019 2020 4 E.J. Warner 6,104 [4] 2022 2023 5 Mike McGann 5,967 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Lee Saltz 5,371 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Adam DiMichele 5,024 2006 2007 2008 8 Devin Scott 3,947 1998 1999 2000 2001 9 Doug Shobert 3,913 1970 1971 1972 10 Brian Broomell 3,902 1976 1977 1978 1979

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Phillip Walker 3,295 2016 2 E.J. Warner 3,076 [4] 2023 3 E.J. Warner 3,028 [4] 2022 4 Phillip Walker 2,972 2015 5 Anthony Russo 2,861 [3] 2019 6 Henry Burris 2,716 1994 7 Anthony Russo 2,563 [3] 2018 8 Phillip Walker 2,317 2014 9 Walter Washington 2,207 2004 10 Brian Broomell 2,103 1979

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 E.J. Warner 527 [5] 2022 East Carolina 2 E.J. Warner 486 [6] 2022 Houston 3 E.J. Warner 472 [7] 2023 UTSA 4 Henry Burris 445 1996 Pittsburgh Phillip Walker 445 [8] 2016 Memphis 6 Anthony Russo 444 2018 UCF 7 Anthony Russo 409 [9] 2019 Bucknell 8 E.J. Warner 402 [10] 2023 Navy 9 Phillip Walker 396 [11] 2016 Wake Forest (Military Bowl) 10 Henry Burris 392 1994 Syracuse

Passing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Phillip Walker 74 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Henry Burris 49 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Anthony Russo 44 [3] 2018 2019 2020 4 E.J. Warner 41 [4] 2022 2023 5 Adam DiMichele 40 2006 2007 2008 6 Brian Broomell 35 1976 1977 1978 1979 7 Steve Joachim 31 1973 1974 8 Lee Saltz 29 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Doug Shobert 26 1970 1971 1972 10 Mike McGann 25 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 E.J. Warner 23 [4] 2023 2 Brian Broomell 22 1979 Phillip Walker 22 2016 4 Henry Burris 21 1994 Anthony Russo 21 [3] 2019 6 Steve Joachim 20 1974 Phillip Walker 20 2013 8 Phillip Walker 19 2015 9 Adam DiMichele 18 2008 E.J. Warner 18 [4] 2022

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Adam DiMichele 6 2008 Eastern Michigan Devin Scott 6 1999 Rutgers 3 E.J. Warner 5 [5] 2022 East Carolina E.J. Warner 5 [7] 2023 UTSA 5 E.J. Warner 4 [10] 2023 Navy Anthony Russo 4 [12] 2020 Memphis Anthony Russo 4 [13] 2020 South Florida Anthony Russo 4 2019 UCF Anthony Russo 4 2019 East Carolina Frank Nutile 4 2017 Navy Phillip Walker 4 2015 SMU Phillip Walker 4 2013 Memphis Phillip Walker 4 2013 UCF Phillip Walker 4 2013 SMU Adam DiMichele 4 2008 Eastern Michigan Adam DiMichele 4 2008 Bowling Green Mac DeVito 4 2001 UConn Lee Saltz 4 1985 William and Mary

Rushing

Rushing yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Paul Palmer 4,895 1983 1984 1985 1986 2 Bernard Pierce 3,570 2009 2010 2011 3 Tanardo Sharps 3,260 1999 2000 2001 2002 4 Ryquell Armstead 2,812 2015 2016 2017 2018 5 Matt Brown 2,647 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Anthony Anderson 2,610 1975 1976 1977 1978 7 Jahad Thomas 2,599 2013 2014 2015 2016 8 Todd McNair 2,383 1985 1986 1987 1988 9 Henry Hynoski 2,218 1972 1973 1974 10 Mark Bright 1,943 1976 1977 1978 1979

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Paul Palmer 1,866 1986 2 Paul Palmer 1,516 1985 3 Bernard Pierce 1,481 2011 4 Bernard Pierce 1,361 2009 5 Tanardo Sharps 1,267 2002 6 Jahad Thomas 1,262 2015 7 Zachary Dixon 1,153 1978 8 Ryquell Armstead 1,098 2018 9 Todd McNair 1,058 1987 10 Montel Harris 1,054 2012

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Montel Harris 351 [14] 2012 Army 2 Paul Palmer 349 1986 East Carolina 3 Paul Palmer 281 1985 William & Mary 4 Bernard Pierce 267 2009 Navy 5 Edward Saydee 265 [15] 2022 South Florida 6 Zachary Dixon 241 1978 Cincinnati 7 Paul Palmer 239 1986 Virginia Tech 8 Matt Brown 226 2010 Army 9 Tanardo Sharps 223 2002 Connecticut 10 Anthony Anderson 217 1997 Drake

Rushing touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Bernard Pierce 53 2009 2010 2011 2 Paul Palmer 39 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Ryquell Armstead 34 2015 2016 2017 2018 4 Jahad Thomas 30 2013 2014 2015 2016 5 Anthony Anderson 22 1975 1976 1977 1978 Matt Brown 22 2009 2010 2011 2012 7 Walter Washington 21 2003 2004 8 Tanardo Sharps 20 1999 2000 2001 2002 9 Steve Joachim 18 1973 1974 10 Mark Bright 17 1976 1977 1978 1979 Ramod Lee 17 1995 1996 1997 1998 Kenneth Harper 17 2011 2012 2013 2014

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Bernard Pierce 27 2011 2 Jahad Thomas 17 2015 3 Bernard Pierce 16 2009 4 Paul Palmer 15 1986 Walter Washington 15 2004 6 Ryquell Armstead 14 2016 7 Ryquell Armstead 13 2018 Jahad Thomas 13 2016 9 Montel Harris 12 2012 10 Anthony Anderson 11 1977

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Montel Harris 7 [14] 2012 Army Ryquell Armstead 6 2018 Houston 3 Bernard Pierce 5 2011 Maryland 4 Matt Brown 4 2010 Army Paul Palmer 4 1984 Cincinnati Ryquell Armstead 4 2018 Boston College Walter Washington 4 2003 West Virginia Sherman Myers 4 1979 Syracuse 9 Kyle Dobbins 3 [16] 2021 Wagner Bernard Pierce 3 2011 Kent State Bernard Pierce 3 2011 Army Bernard Pierce 3 2011 Ball State Bernard Pierce 3 2011 Akron Bernard Pierce 3 2011 Villanova Bernard Pierce 3 2009 Miami (OH) Bernard Pierce 3 2009 Toledo Edward Saydee 3 [15] 2022 South Florida Walter Washington 3 2004 Syracuse

Receiving

Receptions

Career Rk Player Rec Years 1 Ventell Bryant 173 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Jadan Blue 169 [17] 2018 2019 2020 2021 3 Zamir Cobb 165 2000 2001 2002 2003 4 Bruce Francis 138 2005 2006 2007 2008 Jose Barbon 138 [18] 2019 2020 2021 2022 6 Isaiah Wright 135 [19] 2016 2017 2018 2019 7 Branden Mack 131 [20] 2017 2018 2019 2020 8 Sean Dillard 130 1999 2000 2001 2002 9 Gerald Lucear 126 1977 1978 1979 1980 10 Rich Drayton 122 1987 1988 1989 1990

Single season Rk Player Rec Year 1 Jadan Blue 95 [17] 2019 2 Zamir Cobb 74 2003 3 Jose Barbon 72 [18] 2022 4 Robby Anderson 70 2015 5 Clint Graves 63 1972 6 Branden Mack 59 [20] 2019 7 Ventell Bryant 54 2016 8 Jalen Fitzpatrick 53 2014 9 Carlos Johnson 51 1999 Sean Dillard 51 2001 Ventell Bryant 51 2018

Single game Rk Player Rec Year Opponent 1 Clint Graves 15 1972 Rhode Island 2 Jadan Blue 13 [12] 2020 Memphis Jose Barbon 13 [5] 2022 East Carolina 4 Robby Anderson 12 [21] 2015 Houston Randle Jones 12 [12] 2020 Memphis 6 Clint Graves 11 1972 West Virginia Wiley Pitts 11 1978 William & Mary Van Johnson 11 1996 Washington State Sean Dillard 11 2000 Pittsburgh Michael Campbell 11 2010 Ohio Ventell Bryant 11 [11] 2016 Wake Forest (Military Bowl) Jadan Blue 11 [22] 2019 South Florida

Receiving yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Ventell Bryant 2,444 2015 2016 2017 2018 2 Willie Marshall 2,272 1983 1984 1985 1986 3 Bruce Francis 2,035 2005 2006 2007 2008 4 Gerald Lucear 1,882 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 5 Van Johnson 1,869 1992 1994 1995 1996 6 Zamir Cobb 1,856 2000 2001 2002 2003 7 Branden Mack 1,819 [20] 2017 2018 2019 2020 8 Troy Kersey 1,780 1994 1995 1996 1997 9 Robby Anderson 1,730 2011 2012 2013 2015 10 Rich Drayton 1,693 1987 1988 1989 1990

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Jadan Blue 1,067 [17] 2019 2 Gerald Lucear 964 1979 3 Robby Anderson 939 2015 4 Jose Barbon 918 [18] 2022 5 Branden Mack 904 [20] 2019 6 Van Johnson 902 1996 7 Ventell Bryant 895 2016 8 Willie Marshall 893 1985 9 Zamir Cobb 866 2003 10 Robby Anderson 791 2013

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 Robby Anderson 239 [23] 2013 SMU 2 Van Johnson 214 1996 Pittsburgh 3 Jason Harper 209 2008 Eastern Michigan 4 Travis Shelton 204 2006 Northern Illinois 5 Rich Drayton 184 1988 Rutgers Robby Anderson 184 [24] 2013 UCF 7 Willie Marshall 183 1985 Pittsburgh 8 Troy Kersey 178 1996 Eastern Michigan 9 Gerald Lucear 175 1979 Villanova 10 Branden Mack 171 [25] 2019 UConn

Receiving touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Bruce Francis 23 2005 2006 2007 2008 2 Gerald Lucear 18 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 3 Willie Marshall 16 1983 1984 1985 1986 Robby Anderson 16 2011 2012 2013 2015 5 Van Johnson 15 1992 1994 1995 1996 Isaiah Wright 15 [19] 2016 2017 2018 2019 Branden Mack 15 [20] 2017 2018 2019 2020 8 Zamir Cobb 14 2000 2001 2002 2003 9 Adonis Jennings 13 2015 2016 2017 10 Keith Kirkwood 12 2014 2015 2016 2017

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Gerald Lucear 13 1979 2 Bruce Francis 13 2008 3 Willie Marshall 9 1985 Robby Anderson 9 2013 5 Van Johnson 8 1996 P.J. Cook 8 1994 Pete Righi 8 1974 8 Robby Anderson 7 2015 Adonis Jennings 7 2017 Keith Kirkwood 7 2017 Branden Mack 7 [20] 2019

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Bruce Francis 4 1998 Eastern Michigan 2 Jadan Blue 3 [12] 2020 Memphis Robby Anderson 3 2013 SMU Carlos Johnson 3 1999 Rutgers Van Johnson 3 1996 Pittsburgh Mike Palys 3 1988 Boston College Willie Marshall 3 1985 William & Mary

Total offense

Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns. ^[26]

Total offense yards

Career Rk Player Yards Years 1 Phillip Walker 11,432 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Henry Burris 7,470 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Anthony Russo 6,312 [3] 2018 2019 2020 4 E.J. Warner 6,061 [4] 2022 2023 5 Mike McGann 6,045 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 6 Lee Saltz 5,407 1983 1984 1985 1986 7 Adam DiMichele 5,041 2006 2007 2008 8 Paul Palmer 5,028 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 Walter Washington 4,940 2003 2004 10 Brian Broomell 4,559 1976 1977 1978 1979

Single season Rk Player Yards Year 1 Phillip Walker 3,195 2016 2 Phillip Walker 3,179 2015 3 Walter Washington 3,096 2004 4 E.J. Warner 3,083 [4] 2023 5 E.J. Warner 2,978 [4] 2022 6 Anthony Russo 2,797 [3] 2019 7 Phillip Walker 2,641 2014 8 Anthony Russo 2,626 2018 9 Henry Burris 2,577 1994 10 Phillip Walker 2,416 2013 11 Brian Broomell 2,352 1979

Single game Rk Player Yards Year Opponent 1 E.J. Warner 527 [5] 2022 East Carolina 2 Henry Burris 502 1996 Pittsburgh

Total touchdowns

Career Rk Player TDs Years 1 Phillip Walker 85 2013 2014 2015 2016 2 Henry Burris 57 1993 1994 1995 1996 3 Bernard Pierce 53 2009 2010 2011 4 Anthony Russo 51 [3] 2018 2019 2020 5 Steve Joachim 49 1973 1974 6 Adam DiMichele 45 2006 2007 2008 7 Brian Broomell 44 1976 1977 1978 1979 8 Paul Palmer 41 1983 1984 1985 1986 9 E.J. Warner 41 [4] 2022 2023 10 Walter Washington 39 2003 2004

Single season Rk Player TDs Year 1 Steve Joachim 29 1974 2 Bernard Pierce 27 2011 3 Brian Broomell 26 1979 4 Walter Washington 25 2004 5 Henry Burris 24 1994 6 Phillip Walker 23 2013 Phillip Walker 23 2016 Anthony Russo 23 [3] 2019 E.J. Warner 23 [4] 2023 10 Adam DiMichele 21 2008 Phillip Walker 21 2015

Single game Rk Player TDs Year Opponent 1 Adam DiMichele 7 2008 Eastern Michigan

Defense

Interceptions

Career Rk Player Ints Years 1 Anthony Young 20 1981 1982 1983 1984 2 Mark McCants 15 1977 1978 1979 1980 3 Bob Salla 13 1975 1976 1977 Kevin Ross 13 1980 1981 1982 1983 5 Delvon Randall 12 2015 2016 2017 2018 6 Bob Mizia 11 1973 1974 1975 Sam Shaffer 11 1978 1979 1980 1981 8 Terrance Leftwich 10 1999 2000 2001 2002 9 Sean Chandler 10 2014 2015 2016 2017 10 Chonn Lacey 9 1998 1999 2000 2001 Dominique Harris 9 2006 2007 2008 2009 Jaiquawn Jarrett 9 2007 2008 2009 2010

Single season Rk Player Ints Year 1 Sam Shaffer 9 1981 2 Bob Mizia 6 1974 Mark McCants 6 1980 Anthony Young 6 1982 Kevin Harvey 6 1999 6 Tyler Matakevich 5 2015 Excel Lucas 5 1999 Anthony Young 5 1984 Anthony Young 5 1983 Kevin Ross 5 1982

Single game Rk Player Ints Year Opponent 1 Mark McCants 3 1980 Akron

Tackles

Career Rk Player Tackles Years 1 Tyler Matakevich 493 2012 2013 2014 2015 2 Steve Conjar 492 1978 1979 1980 1981 3 Lance Johnstone 429 1992 1993 1994 1995 4 Alshermond Singleton 390 1993 1994 1995 1996 5 Taylor Suman 389 1998 1999 2000 2001 6 Joe Klecko 373 1973 1974 1975 1976 7 LeVar Talley 348 1997 1998 1999 2000 8 Mike Curcio 332 1976 1977 1978 1979 9 Rian Wallace 325 2002 2003 2004 10 Loranzo Square 315 1986 1987 1988 1989

Single season Rk Player Tackles Year 1 Steve Conjar 174 1980 2 Steve Conjar 163 1979 3 Mike Curcio 154 1979 4 Lance Johnstone 153 1995 5 Alshermond Singleton 151 1995 6 Rian Wallace 148 2003 7 Tyler Matakevich 138 2015 8 Tyler Matakevich 137 2013 9 Mike Curcio 136 1978 Loranzo Square 136 1988

Single game Rk Player Tackles Year Opponent 1 Tyler Matakevich 24 2013 Idaho

Sacks

Career Rk Player Sacks Years 1 Guy Peters 32.0 1979 1980 1981 1982 2 Dan Klecko 26.0 1999 2000 2001 2002 Quincy Roche 26.0 [27] 2017 2018 2019 4 Adrian Robinson 24.0 2008 2009 2010 2011 5 Praise Martin-Oguike 19.0 2014 2015 2016 6 Haason Reddick 18.0 2013 2014 2015 2016 7 Jeffrey Ward 17.5 1983 1984 1985 1986 8 Muhammad Wilkerson 17.5 2008 2009 2010 9 Junior Galette 17.0 2006 2007 2008 10 Vinnie Mini 16.0 1980 1981 1982 Tim Hanley 16.0 1982 1983 1984

Single season Rk Player Sacks Year 1 Adrian Robinson 13.0 2009 Quincy Roche 13.0 [27] 2019 3 Colin McCarty 11.0 1980 4 Haason Reddick 10.5 2016 5 Guy Peters 10.0 1979 Guy Peters 10.0 1981 Dan Klecko 10.0 2002 8 Muhammad Wilkerson 9.5 2010 9 James Harris 9.0 1991 Lance Johnstone 9.0 1992 Michael Tripp 9.0 1997 Layton Jordan 9.0 [28] 2022

Single game Rk Player Sacks Year Opponent 1 Decara Burgess 4.0 1997 Pittsburgh Dan Klecko 4.0 2002 Connecticut

Kicking

Field goals

Career Rk Player FGs Years 1 Brandon McManus 60 2009 2010 2011 2012 2 Austin Jones 50 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 Bill Wright 46 1985 1986 1987 1988 4 Cap Poklemba 36 1999 2000 2001 2002 5 Don Bitterlich 35 1973 1974 1975 6 Nick Mike-Mayer 33 1970 1971 1972 7 Aaron Boumerhi 31 2016 2017 8 Bob Wright 28 1988 1989 1990 9 Will Mobley 26 [29] 2018 2019 2020 10 Bob Clauser 25 1978 1980 1981 1982

Single season Rk Player FGs Year 1 Austin Jones 23 2015 2 Don Bitterlich 21 1975 3 Bob Wright 19 1990 4 Brandon McManus 17 2009 5 Bill Wright 16 1986 Bill Wright 16 1987 Brandon McManus 16 2011 8 Aaron Boumerhi 15 2016 Aaron Boumerhi 15 2017 10 Cap Poklemba 14 2002 Brandon McManus 14 2012

Single game Rk Player FGs Year Opponent 1 Bob Clauser 5 1982 Delaware Bob Wright 5 1990 Boston College Cap Poklemba 5 2002 Pittsburgh 4 Jake Brownell 4 2007 Kent State Brandon McManus 4 2010 Villanova Aaron Boumerhi 4 [11] 2016 Wake Forest (Military Bowl) Camden Price 4 [15] 2022 South Florida

Field goal percentage

Career Rk Player FG% Years 1 Camden Price 76.9% [30] 2022 2023 2 Austin Jones 74.6% 2014 2015 2016 2017 3 Will Mobley 74.3% [29] 2017 2018 2019 2020 4 Bob Wright 73.7% 1988 1989 1990 5 Brandon McManus 72.3% 2009 2010 2011 2012 6 Aaron Boumerhi 72.1% 2016 2017 2018 7 Cap Poklemba 72.0% 1999 2000 2001 2002 8 Don Bitterlich 61.4% 1973 1974 1975 9 Bob Clauser 61.0% 1978 1980 1981 1982

Single season Rk Player FG% Year 1 Camden Price 92.9% [30] 2022 2 Aaron Boumerhi 88.2% 2016 3 Brandon McManus 82.4% 2012 4 Austin Jones 82.1% 2015 5 Will Mobley 78.6% [29] 2019 6 Bob Wright 76.0% 1990 7 Bob Clauser 75.0% 1982 8 Will Mobley 73.3% [29] 2018 9 Bill Wright 72.7% 1986 Brandon McManus 72.7% 2011

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