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2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAMENOTES

2014 Temple Football Schedule

Date Opponent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TV . . . .Results/Time Thur., Aug. 28 at Vanderbilt . . . . . . . . . . . .SEC . . . . . . .W, 37-7Sat., Sept. 6 Navy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . .1:00pmSat., Sept.13 BYE Sat., Sept. 20 delaware State . . . . . . . . .ESPN3 . . . . .1:00pm Sat., Sept. 27 * at Connecticut . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBD Sat., Oct. 4 BYESat., Oct. 11 * Tulsa [HC] . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBd . . . . . . . . . .TBd Fri., Oct. 17 * at Houston . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPNU . . . . .9:00pmSat., Oct. 25 * at UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDSat., Nov. 1 * East Carolina [BC] . . . . . . .TBd . . . . . . . . . .TBd Fri., Nov. 7 * Memphis . . . . . . . . . . . . . .ESPNU . . . .7:30pm Sat., Nov. 15 at Penn State . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBDSat., Nov. 22 BYESat., Nov. 29 * Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBd . . . . . . . . . .TBdSat., Dec. 6 * at Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . . .TBD . . . . . . . . . .TBD

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Watch UsTemple has a number of players on National Watch Lists

KENNETH HARPER P.J. WALKER KYLE FRIENd TYLER MATAKEVICH

SENIOR - RB SOPHOMORE, QB JUNIOR, OL JUNIOR, LBDoak Walker Maxwell Rimington Bednarik

AFCA Good Works Manning NagurskiDavey O’Brien Butkus

CFPA QB Trophy Rotary LombardiCFPA LB Trophy

TEMPLE-NAVY KICKOFF INFODate: September 6, 2014Kickoff: 1:00pmStadium: Lincoln FinancialField; Philadelphia, PA

MUST SEETelevision......................ESPN3Dave Leno..............Play-by-PlayKen Dunek ...........Color Analyst

EASY LISTENINGRadio.............97.5 The FanaticHarry Donahue......Play-by-PlayPaul Palmer .........Color AnalystHarry Mayes ...............SidelinesStudent Radio ................WHIPZach Gelb ..............Play-by-PlayChase Senior........Color Analyst

This Week

Temple (1-0) takes on Navy (0-1) in a non-conference battle. Nextseason, Navy will join the American Athletic Conference.

This will be the home opener for Temple playing againsta Navy team who could be considered another tennant of the Ea-gles due to the annual Army-Navy Game often held in Philadel-phia. Temple is 3-1 in their most recent home openers.

LAST GAME:

TEMPLE 37,VANDERBILT 7

After an hour and 37 minute lighting delay, the Temple defense de-cided to light up Vandebilt Stadium in a 37-7 stunner of a win infront of 31,731 fans on Thursday, August 28. The night was high-lighted by an amazing performance by the defense, which includedtwo forced fumbles by sophomore DL Averee Robinson and onlyallowing the Commodores to 107 total yards in the first half. Over-all, the defense forced seven turnovers, including three intercep-tions- the same total they had all last season.

P.J. Walker threw two touchdown passes and ran for athird score in a game that ended Friday at 1:14am Centraltime.Temple beat an SEC team for the first time since a victoryover Florida in 1938.

The Owls spoiled the head coaching debut of Vanderbilt'sDerek Mason, hired after James Franklin left for Penn State.

The Temple University football team will honor thememory of long-time Board of Trustee member LewisKatz this season with commemorative "Lew" patcheson the players' helmets.

Katz, a vibrant member of the Temple community from his timeas a student in the early 1960s to his receipt of an honorary de-gree on May 15, 2014, was killed May 31, 2014, in a plane crash.Katz had served as a Temple trustee since 1998. He is knownfor his long-time support of student scholarships, athletics, en-trepreneurship and medicine.

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Quick FactsSchool............................................Temple UniversityLocation............................................Philadelphia, PAFounded ............................................................1884Enrollment .....................................................39,000President .........................................Neil D. TheobaldSchool Website...............................www.Temple.eduNickname ...........................................................OwlsSchool Colors .........................Cherry (201C) & WhiteAthletics Website .....................www.OwlSports.comDirector of Athletics .................................Kevin ClarkConference ....................................American AthleticWebsite..................................www.theAmerican.org

Football InformationStadium...................................Lincoln Financial FieldSurface .................................................Natural grassCapacity .........................................................68,532First Season of Football......................................1894All-Time Record .......................................426-561-52Head Coach....................Matt Rhule (Penn State ‘97)Career Record .................................................... 2-10Temple Record ....................................................2-102013 Record ............................................2-10 overallAmerican Conference Record (finish) ........1-7 (10th)Offensive Alignment .................................Pro SpreadDefensive Alignment.............................................4-3Starters Returning .............................................................................12 (5 offense, 7 defense, 0 specialist)

Starters Lost .......................................................................................13 (7 offense, 4 defense, 2 specialist)Participants Returning ...................................................................34 (14 offense, 19 defense, 1 specialist)Participants Lost...............................................................................21 (14 offense, 5 defense, 2 specialist)

Coaching StaffMatt Rhule (Penn State ‘97) ...................Head CoachEd Foley ...............Assistant Head Coach / Tight EndsMarcus Satterfield ..................Offensive CoordinatorPhil Snow ...............................Defensive CoordinatorFrancis Brown ..................................Defensive BacksAdam DiMichele................................Wide ReceiversTyree Foreman ...................................Running BacksElijah Robinson...................................Defensive LineMike Siravo .............................................LinebackersChris Wiesehan ...................................Offensive LineDerek Carr ....................Graduate Assistant - OffenseEric Fargo.....................Graduate Assistant - DefenseBobby Maffei ...............Graduate Assistant - DefenseLonnie Teasley..............Graduate Assistant - OffenseMark Mesko...................................Student AssistantDamiere Shaw................................Student AssistantNadia Harvin.......................Administrative SpecialistAcademicsEmily DeRatt..................................Academic AdvisorAndre Johnson ..............................Academic Advisor

Athletic TrainersAl Bellamy......................Director of Athletic TrainingMasahiro Takahagi .............Assistant Athletic TrainerVictor Szwanki.........................GA — Sport MedicineCommunicationsRich Burg ..........Asst. AD - Football CommunicationsShanna Kate Moser...GA - Football CommunicationsComplianceQuinton Smith .....................Asst. Dir. of ComplianceEquipmentGreg Valenzisi ..................Head Equipment ManagerOperationsSean Padden ............Director of Football OperationsEvan Cooper .......Asst. Dir. of Operations — ExternalScott Wallace ...... Asst. Dir. of Operations —InternalChet Zukowski ............................Football OperationsSamantha Diamond ...........GA - Football OperationsDominique Harris ...............GA - Football OperationsMike Wallace .................................Student AssistantStrength & ConditioningJeremy Scott ..............Head Strength & ConditioningShelton Gaffney..........Asst. Strength & ConditioningBrandon Washington..Asst. Strength & Conditioning Kevin Kroboth ...........GA — Strength & ConditioningVideoMatt Delgado ...............................Video CoordinatorNate Friedman..........................................GA - Video

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Interview Requests All interview requests for players, coaches or staff mem-bers should be directed to the Athletic Communicationsstaff. To insure that your request is facilitated, please con-tact the Athletic Communications staff in advance. Therewill be no player or coach availability the day after a game.

Monday TeleconferencesEach Monday the American Athletic Conference holds tenminute conference calls with each of the Conferenceshead coaches. The calls begin at 11:00am. Coach Rhulewill call in from 12:20-12:30pm. The number to call is:913-312-0653

Tuesday Media LuncheonMatt Rhule’s weekly media luncheon is held each weekat Edberg-Olson Hall on the main campus (10th & Dia-mond Streets, 2nd floor). In most cases, the luncheonwill take place at 12:00 noon on Tuesdays. However,please check the weekly gamenotes for luncheon sched-ule.

Practice RegulationsHead coach Matt Rhule and select players will be availablefor brief interviews following daily practices early in theweek. Photographers and videographers are permitted toshoot the last 15 minutes of practice. Otherwise, all prac-tices are closed to all individuals except Temple footballpersonnel. Practices the day before a game are closed tothe media in its entirety.

CredentialsAll requests for credentials to cover Temple Footballgames and practices must be made through AthleticCommunications. Season credentials should be re-quested in the preseason and game-by-game creden-tials must be requested at least one week prior to thegame. Local media requesting credentials for a roadgame must have that request into Athletic Communi-cations two weeks prior to the contest submitted inwriting on company letterhead by e-mail([email protected]).

Locker Room PolicyTemple maintains a closed locker room policy.

Postgame InterviewsFollowing home and road games, Coach Rhule and afew selected players will be brought to an area outsideof the locker room for postgame interviews after abrief cool down period. If you wish to speak with aspecific player, please make your request with the Ath-letic Communications staff at the start of the 4th quar-ter.

ON THE AIR

This season, all of the Owls football gameswill be broadcast on 97.5 The Fanatic. Join-ing the broadcast team of Harry Donahueand Paul Palmer this season will be The Fa-natic’s Harry Mayes, a Temple graduate. Hewill enhance the production as a sideline re-porter.

This season, for the first time, Matt Rhule’sweekly Tuesday news conferences will bebroadcast live by OwlSports Update. Theweekly student-run show will air the newsconferences on TUTV from 12-12:45pm andwill be hosted by Chase Senior and Zach Gelbfrom the Kal & Lucille Rudman Media TV Stu-dio in Annenberg Hall.

Upcoming Practice Schedule

31 1 2 3 4 5 6No Media Availability

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2014 TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAME NOTES

Hey Tough GuyIn 2013, the Temple Owlsgot back to a tradition ofawarding single-digit jer-seys to the toughest playerson the team. This season,the coaches awarded fournumbers and the playersselected the balance.

By NCAA rule, offen-sive linemen are not permit-ted to wear single-digits andthat prevented Kyle Friendand Dion Dawkins - eachrecognized by their peersas two of the toughest onthe team - from changing their numbers.

Three players - Jalen Fitzpatrick, John Christopher and TylerMatakevich - remained tough enough to retain their numbers froma year ago.

The biggest surprise was that freshman Sean Chandler earnedthe respect of his peers as the players awarded him a single-digitjersey.

2 - Avery Williams 6 - Stephaun Marshall3 - Sean Chandler 7 - John Christopher4 - Kenneth Harper 8 - Tyler Matakevich5 - Jalen Fitzpatrick 9 - Matt Ioannidis

Who’s #1?When awarding the single-digit jerseys, there was a logjam on theninth player. Head coach Matt Rhule decided that the #1 jerseywould be given to the toughest player of the week. Therefore, the#1 will be worn by a different player from game to game.At Vanderbilt: CB Tavon Young - 2 tackles, 2 INTs

You’ve Got a Friend in MeJunior center Kyle Friend has taken his leadership to a new levelthis season. After earning captain status as a sophomore in 2012,and playing alongside three seniors, the Carlisle, PA, native hasserved as mentor to an inexperienced O-line.

Kyle and Eric Lofton became inseparable this Spring and thedividends paid off for Lofton who had seen limited action prior to hisredshirt-junior season.

"I'm just trying to emulate what he does," said redshirt-juniorEric Lofton. "He's done it. I figure if I do what he does, we'll haveanother guy doing what Kyle Friend does. He does it the right way."

Said head coach Matt Rhule, “He's big, strong, fast and ex-tremely intelligent. He keeps everyone on the same page."

It All Starts on the LineTemple enters the 2014 season with a very inexperienced offensiveline. While center Kyle Friend has started 21 games, the remainingplayers - starters and backups - have a combined 5 starts undertheir belt (not including Shahbaz Ahmed’s 5 starts at defensive enda year ago).

Only six Division I teams entered the season with fewer thanTU’s 26 starts: Tennessee (6), Ohio State (20), Arkansas State (22),San Jose State (23), Army and Louisiana Tech (24).

Wiz KHALIF-aA former NJ High School player of the year, redshirt-sophomore WRKhalif Herbin has become a weapon for the Temple Owls. Entering2014, the Owls plan to use Herbin as a wide receiver, running back,kick and punt returner.

"He's been fantastic, he's been explosive, competitive and theother guys are matching his intensity level. Kalif is really fun to haveon the field,” said head coach Matt Rhule.

young champFreshman CB Sean Chandler has had the nickname “Champ” sincebefore he set foot on the Temple campus. Since his arrival, he’s

been nothing less than a knockout.Not only has he risen up the depth chart to a starting position,

but he earned the respect of his peers when he was awarding thesingle-digit jersey given to the toughest players on the team.

Chandler, from Camden (NJ) High took advantage of his prox-imity to the Temple campus by watching his teammates duringspring workouts before heading to class.

Ty Goes to the RunnerJunior LB Tyler Matakevich has developed a reputation as a tacklingmachine. After becoming the first Temple freshman to break the 100tackle barrier in 2012, he topped it the following year with 137 tack-les. His 99 solo tackles led the nation, becoming the first Owl in 25years to lead the nation in any category.

Not surprising, Matakevich finds himself among the nationselite players placing him on the Watch Lists for the Bednarik, Butkus,Nagurski, and Rotary Lombardi Awards, and CFPA LB Trophy.

Said head coach Matt Rhule, “He's a leader, he's tough, he'sphysical, he represents what we want to represent. Players aroundhim respond to him. He has the physical tools, the mental tools andthe intangibles - the instincts, the feel for the game - that are hardto find. I don't think there's any secret why he led the nation in tack-les last year and right now he's much better than he was last year."

Swiss Army KnifeRedshirt junior WR John Christopher has become the jack of alltrades for the Temple Owls. Besides his value as a wide receiver -one that has earned him the respect of his coaches and teammateswho for a second season bestowed him with a single-digit jersey -he has become indispensable on special teams.

"He makes that diving catch at SMU that makes ESPN's topplays, and what I love about it is he ran down on the kickoff the fol-lowing play," said Matt Rhule. "That's what John Christopher is. Hewas voted by his teammates into the single digits for the secondyear in a row. When your teammates do it, that's really something.He's physically tough, he's mentally tough, he's a great student,great teammate. He's everything that we're trying to find here. He'severything that we're trying to recruit."

Christopher serves as the long snapper on punts adding speedto the position which allows him to get downfield to make tackles.He also serves as a backup holder and punt returner.

Temple MadeWhen Adam DiMichele was promoted from graduate assistant tofull-time wide receivers coach on February 6, 2014, he became the19th Temple football player to become a coach at his alma mater -and the first in over 25 years.

DiMichele was a quarterback and two-time team MVP and cap-tain for the Owls from 2006-08. He is ranked fourth in TU historywith 5,024 passing yards and 40 TDs.

Big Man on CampusFreshman DT Freddie Booth-Lloyd is listed at 315-lbs. and carriesit well on his 6-0 frame. However, he does not look like a sprinteruntil you see him run.

Earlier this year (3/17/14), Deadspin posted a video that wentviral titled a “300-pound Relay Racer Runs Like He was Shot Outof a Cannon” (http://deadspin.com/300-pound-relay-racer-runs-like-he-was-shot-out-of-a-ca-1545532481).

So popular was the video and so unique is Freddie that he wasrecognized while traveling this year.

BAM-BamRedshirt-sophomore WR Zack Bambary was a walk on from Eas-ton, PA, in 2012. Last season, he saw limited game action in twocontests and was awarded the scout team player of the week priorto the win at Army.

What makes Bambary unique is that he suffers from Type-2 di-abetes. Throughout practice he needs to track his blood sugar levelsand often has to take insulin.

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QuarterbacksThe quarterback position is led by offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield, nowin his second season. Last year, the Owls offense gained nearly 400 yards per game,the second best mark in school history and the most since 1979.

In 7 starts at QB in 2013, true freshman QB P.J. Walker threwfor 2,084 yards and 20 TDs. Those marks set the record for Templefreshmen and challenged the all-time school marks. With a com-plete offseason of training and a full season ahead, many are ex-pecting Walker to re-write the school passing records in just hissophomore season. He was already named by Athlon’s as one ofthe Top 5 Players to Watch in 2014 and is on the Watch Lists for theMaxwell, Manning, Davey O’Brien and CFPA QB Awards.

Connor Reilly began the 2013 season as the starter but injuries and inconsis-tency opened the door for Walker. On a national stage in a packed house, Reillymade his first collegiate start in the opener at Notre Dame and showed promise.The following week, however, he suffered a knee injury and never completely re-covered before the reins were handed to Walker.

Frank Nutile (Ramsey, NJ/Don Bosco Prep) and Lenny Williams (McKees Rocks,PA/Sto-Rox) were part of the 2014 recruiting class. Nutile suffered a torn ACL thissummer and will miss the season while recovering from surgery.

Tim diGiorgio and Thomas Rumer have redshirted over the past couple ofseasons and did not seen game action. DiGiorgio saw mop up duty at Vanderbilt.

Wide ReceiversThis position is under reconstruction from a year ago. Adam DiMichele, a grad-

uate assistant last season, takes over after the departure of Terry Smith. The 2014 unit will have to make up for the loss of energetic leader, Ryan Al-

derman (team captain), and statistical leader, Robby Anderson (44-791-9TDs), froma year ago.

Returning are Jalen Fitzpatrick (38-429-3TDs) and JohnChristopher (31-331-2TDs). Like Alderman, each is undersized buttough as nails. Both earned single-digit jersey numbers in 2013-14 - given to the Owls’ toughest players - and each played throughinjuries to compete in every game last season.

The Owls are looking for explosiveness from three playerswho redshirted a year ago. Romond deloatch and Samuel Ben-jamin had their 2013 season cut short due to injury, knee andshoulder, respectively. Khalif Herbin, a former New Jersey playerof the year, is a threat to score from anywhere on the field.

Nate Hairston saw action last year at WR. This spring he ex-perimented at DB but was returned to offense. Brandon Shippen,a two-year contributor on defense, is making the switch to re-ceiver.

Competition is emerging from a quartet of freshmen. Ventell Bryant (Tampa,FL/Jefferson), Matt Eaton (Pascagoula, MS/Pascagoula), and Brodrick Yancy(Bradenton, FL/Manatee) were all part of the 2014 recruiting class. derrek Thomaswas a mid-year transfer from Milford Academy. All four had their share of missedtime this summer.

Zach Bambary made contributions a year ago on the scout team and in limitedspecial teams action. dean Mosley, a converted QB, adds depth.

Tom Bradway, Marshall Ellick, and Rob Heyen are walk-ons who enrolled atTemple in the winter of 2014. Bradway transferred from Lafayette (where he wasa baseball player) and Ellick comes by way of Air Force Prep.

Sophomore Keith Kirkwood, a transfer from Hawaii will have to redshirt forthe 2014 season. The Neptune, NJ, native elected to play closer to home.

Tight Ends & FULLBACKSWryly veteran, Ed Foley, the assistant head coach, is entrusted with the fresh-

faced group of tight ends.Gone is last year’s starter Chris Coyer. Coyer started 8 games with 20 catches

for 277 yards and 2 TDs.The only returner with experience is Wanemi Omuso.

Omuso, who has played 18 games with 0 career catches, is prima-rily a blocking TE and is coming off knee surgery that derailed his2013 season.

Cole Boozer and Saledeem Major redshirted in their first sea-son with the squad last year.

The Owls added former Florida recruit and Archbishop Ryanstar Colin Thompson. The redshirt sophomore has been hampered by foot injuries

throughout his college career and has yet to take the field for the Owls.Kip Patton (Norristown, PA) and Chris Myarick (Elkins Park, PA) are incoming

freshmen.There are two fullbacks on the roster - Marc Tyson and Eric Neefe. A former

wrestler, Tyson converted from LB to FB last summer. Neefe, a Philadelphia native,walked on and redshirted in 2013.

Running BacksThe stable of running backs are tutored by Tyree Foreman, who in his eighth yearat Temple has coached three all-conference players (Bernard Pierce, Montel Harrisand Matt Brown).

Kenneth Harper, one of just eight seniors on the roster, re-turns. Last season he was the workhorse leading the team with136 carries, 613 yards and 9 TDs on the ground (his 9 rushing TDswere 2nd in the conference). He added 26 catches for 241 yardsand 2 TDs receiving. In 2014, he earned a spot on the Doak WalkerAward Watch List.

Zaire Williams rushed for 533 yards, the 3rd best mark by a TU freshman inschool history (behind only Bernard Pierce and Paul Palmer).

Jamie Gilmore played sparingly on offense but he averaged over 6.0-yards pertouch. In his only extended action of the season, he rushed 16 times for 92 yardsin the season finale win at Memphis.

Sophomore Jahad Thomas was moved to running back midway through campand has impressed. He shared the backfield with P.J. Walker at Elizabeth HS.

Hassan dixon made contributions a year ago on the scout team and in limitedspecial teams action.

Jabo Lee spent the 2013 rehabbing from knee surgery and should be back tofull strength by summer camp. The Dillon, SC, product was originally recruited byTennessee.

Chris Cargill was a walk-on in 2013 and did not see game action last season.Roy Wesley walked on this spring.

david Hood (Galloway, NJ/Absegami) was part of the 2014 recruiting class.

Offensive LinePerhaps even more than the receiving corps, the O-line has been under major re-construction. Chris Wiesehan was hired from Hawaii to replace Allen Mogridge andfive players who combined for 41 starts are gone. Coach Weez brought two simplephilosophies in reference to the 5 starting O-linemen: “There are five steaks on thetable. The hungriest guys are gonna eat;” and “We can’t be fingers. We have to be-come a fist.”

The thumb would then be center Kyle Friend. He was team captain as a soph-omore last season and has started 21 straight games. Friend was the only player toplay every down of offense in 2013. He made the 2014 CBSportsline “Freaks” listdue to his ability to bench press 225-pounds 40 times and run a 4.95 40 and findshimself on the Rimington Award Watch List.

dion dawkins was making strides as a true freshman in 2013. He made con-secutive starts in games 4-5, however, he suffered a season ending foot injury vs.Louisville.

Two of the most improved players this spring were junior Shahbaz Ahmed andredshirt junior Eric Lofton. Ahmed made the switch from D-line to O-line this springand Lofton played in 13 games in the past two seasons, mostly on special teams.

Brendan McGowan and Jacob Quinn each had opportunities to start in 2013and hope that experience pays dividends in 2014.

Leon Johnson, Semaj Reed, and Adrian Sullivan each redshirted as freshmenlast season and look to contribute this year. Peter Calderone is a redshirt-juniorwho has yet to see game action.

James McHale (Dunmore, PA/Dunmore), Jaelin Robinson (New Haven,CT/Wilbur Cross), and Aaron Ruff (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep) were all part of the2014 recruiting class. The Owls also added walkons Nick Apostolu (Springfield,PA/Springfield) and Gordon Thomas (Philadelphia, PA/Imhotep).

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Defensive LineCamden native Elijah Robinson returns to the area as the new defensive line

coach. Robinson played and coached at Penn State under the legendary Larry John-son.

Incumbents Hershey Walton and Matt Ioan-nidis, who each started more than half of the 12games, give the Owls toughness and experienceon the interior of the line.

Averee Robinson, a true freshman whoplayed in 11 games a year ago, and Brian Carter,who redshirted in 2013, will challenge on the in-side. Carter has missed most of camp after suffer-ing an ankle injury.

Both Bryan Osei and Kiser Terry will move in-side from defensive end after bulking up duringthe offseason.

The Owls entered spring ball with questionsat defensive end and believe that they have foundanswers in Sharif Finch and Praise Martin-Oguike. Finch played LB as a true fresh-man last season and showed a knack for rushing the passer. Martin-Oguike rejoinedthe team after missing two seasons.

The position remains fluid, however, as junior Brandon Chudnoff, redshirt-sophomore Haason Reddick, senior Obi Onejeme, sophomore Avery Ellis (whoredshirted a year ago after playing LB as a freshman), and redshirt freshman JulianTaylor continue to improve.

Joining the competition is a group of star recruits. Freddie Booth-Lloyd (Cocoa,FL/Cocoa), Michael dogbe (Morris Plains, NJ/Parsippany Hills), Jacob Martin (Au-rora, CO/Cherokee Trail), and Brenon Thrift (Monroeville, PA/Gateway) were allpart of the 2014 recruiting class.

The Owls recently added JUCO transfer Julio derosier. Derosier played lastseason at ASA in Brooklyn and hails from Homestead, FL.

LinebackersThe linebacking corps is led by Mike Siravo who returned to Temple last seasonafter six seasons at his alma mater, Boston College.

One of the most stable unitson the team, the linebackers re-turn juniors Tyler Matakevichand Nate d. Smith. Both are two-year starters and leaders of notjust the unit but the team.

Matakevich, who alreadyhas a laundry list of honors as an Owl including first team all-conference, led thenation in solo tackles last year with 8.8 per game. He is on the Watch Lists for nearlyevery major award he is eligible for including Bednarik, Butkus, Nagurski, RotaryLombardi, and CFPA LB.

Manning the middle is Nate D. Smith who started 7 games at MLB last season,including the season’s last six. Over that 6 game stretch, Smith had 38 tackles, 6TFL, 3 sacks, and a fumble recovery returned for a TD.

Jarred Alwan and Rob dvoracek saw a good deal of action at linebacker in2013, and each has been sidelined during 2014. Dvoracek battled through injuriesto stay on the field but will be sidelined once again to start the season. Alwan playedas a true freshman, starting opening day, and continues to grow from the experi-ence. Stephaun Marshall has been working at MLB.

The competition at strong-side LB has been a battle throughout camp. AveryWilliams has found a home at linebacker. The redshirt-sophomore played RB, LBand DB last season and was able to contribute on special teams. Shahid Lovett(Vineland, NJ/Vineland/Lackawanna CC), a JUCO transfer was moved from SS to LBmidway through camp. Marshall is making the conversion from safety to linebackersimilar to the one made by Michael Felton a year ago. Both are strong and athleticand will be core special teams players in addition to seeing action on defense.

The Owls added depth with Zayd Issah, a highly touted high school prospectfrom Central Dauphin who spent some time at Penn State. Jared Folks (Harrisburg,PA/Susquehanna Township) was part of the 2014 recruiting class.

Buddy Brown, a redshirt freshman, was one of the more highly touted NewJersey players a year ago, is battling a knee injury that sidelined him for most of2013. Chris Smith, redshirted in 2013 and contributed to the scout team. danMcLaughlin was a walk on who joined the team in the spring of 2014. The Owlsalso added Zach Mesday (Bordentown, NJ), Rob Ritrovato (West Chester, PA), NickSharga (Cherryville, PA) and Rob Varner (Royersford, PA). Sharga played last seasonat West Virginia-Wesleyan.

Defensive BacksCoaching the secondary will be defensive coordinator Phil Snow (safeties) and

Fran Brown (cornerbacks).The defensive backfield has been transformed from a year ago due to the play

of two JUCO transfers and one freshman recruit.At the safety position, the Owls needed to replace FS Abdul Smith who started

12 games a year ago. The battle was expected to come from a trio of juniors.Alex Wells (Baltimore, MD/Overlea/ASA Col-

lege) and Shahid Lovett (Vineland, NJ/Vine-land/Lackawanna CC) are mid-year JUCO transfers.Wells shined throughout the spring while Lovettwas limited due to injury. Lovett has since beenmoved to LB.

Boye Aromire is a hard-hitting safety whoplayed corner as a true freshman for Virginia Techin 2011. Nate L. Smith was a highly touted recruitin 2012 and has made strides this offseason tocompete for playing time. Will Hayes saw limitedaction in 2013.

They will all have to fight off 2014 recruits -Shamir Bearfield (Jersey City, NJ/St. Peter’s Prep)and Jyquis Thomas (Plant City, FL/Plant City). Each has been impressive early incamp. The Owls have also added freshman Cam Hutchins (Matawan, NJ/OldBridge).

Freshman Sean Chandler (Camden, NJ/Camden) has been the surprise ofcamp. He not only has moved up the depth chart to the starting CB spot but he im-pressed his teammates enough for them to vote him into a single-digit jersey re-served for the toughest players on the team.

Cornerback Anthony Robey has more experience than the rest of the DBscombined. His streak of 24 consecutive starts began in the Gildan New Mexico Bowlin 2011 and his 28 starts overall are more than twice as many than the other 19defensive backs combined. Tavon Young, who split the starting job with Zamel John-son at the other corner last season, also returns with experience. They will needto fight off a talented group of incoming freshmen and junior transfer Khiry Lucas(Cleveland, MS/East Side/Hinds CC).

Anthony davis (Monroeville, PA/Gateway) and Cequan Jefferson (Richmond,VA/Henrico) are both incoming freshmen and were part of the 2014 recruiting class.Jefferson was a mid-year transfer from Fork Union Military Academy. Also in themix are Brett Pierce, Ikeem Boyd, and Artrel Foster.

SpecialistsFor the second year in a row, the Owls will need to replace one of the top

NCAA punters. Last season, Paul Layton, a University of Albany graduate with oneyear of eligibility remaining, transferred to Temple to fill the void left when BrandonMcManus departed for the NFL.

McManus left big shoes to fill and the experienced Layton handled the puntingchores admirably.

Jim Cooper, a true freshman a year ago, was tasked to handle McManus’ kick-ing duties and struggled through most of the season. With a year under his belt,Cooper was expected to return to the form that made him highly recruited comingout of high school.

However, both redshirt-junior Tyler Mayes and freshmanAustin Jones (Orlando, FL) have been more consistant during thesummer. The battle wasn’t decided until the opener and Jones gotthe job. He notched 10 points with 2 FGs and 4 PATs.

Mayes, redshirt-sophomore Colby Perry, and freshman AlexStarzyk (Pleasant Valley, NY) have been in a summer-long battle atpunter. Starzyk got the nod at Vanderbilt.

The return games starts with Khalif Herbin. The dynamic re-ceiver is always a threat with the ball in his hands. His competitionat KOR is Jahad Thomas, who handled the chores a year ago, andBrandon Shippen. At punt return, Jalen Fitzpatrick and JohnChristopher provide depth.

Matakevich Smith Williams

RobeyYoung

WaltonIoannidis

Martin-OguikeFinch

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American Athletic Conference Standings[2013 results with 2014 additions]

Conf. Pct. PF PA ..........Overall Pct. PF PA 1. Tulsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1-0 1.000 38 31 ...................1-0 1.000 38 31 2. TEMPLE . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ..................1-0 1.000 37 7

Memphis . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................1-0 1.000 63 0 East Carolina . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................1-0 1.000 52 7 USF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................1-0 1.000 36 31 6. Connecticut . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................0-1 .000 10 35. Houston . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................0-1 .000 7 27 UCF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................0-1 .000 24 26 9. Cincinnati . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................0-0 .000 0 0 SMU . . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-0 .000 0 0 ...................0-1 .000 0 4511. Tulane . . . . . . . . . . . . .0-1 .000 31 38 ...................0-1 .000 31 38

VANDERBILTA-28 Temple ..............L, 7-37S-06 Ole Miss ............4:30pmS-13 UMass.............12:00pmS-20 South Carolina .......TBDS-27 @Kentucky ............TBDO-04 @Georgia ..............TBDO-11 Charleston SouthernTBDO-25 @Missouri ..............TBDN-01 Old Dominion .........TBDN-08 Florida ....................TBDN-22 @Mississippi State TBDN-29 Tennessee..............TBD

NAVYA-30 Ohio State ........L,17-34

(Baltimore)S-06 @Temple ..........1:00pmS-13 @Texas State....7:00pmS-20 Rutgers..............3:30pmS-27 W. Kentucky ......3:30pmO-04 @Air Force........3:30pmO-11 VMI....................3:30pmO-25 San Jose State..1:00pmN-01 Notre Dame ...........TBD

(Landover)N-15 Georgia Southern3:30pmN-28 @South Alabama...TBDD-13 Army (Baltimore)3:00pm

DELAWARE STATEA-30 @Monmouth ....L, 21-52S-06 @Delaware .......6:00pmS-13 Towson..............2:00pmS-20 @Temple .........1:00pmS-27 Savannah State.6:00pmO-04 @Bethune-Cook.4:00pmO-11 @Norfolk State..2:00pmO-18 N. Carolina A&T 2:00pmO-25 Hampton............2:00pmN-01 @Howard..........1:00pmN-15 Florida A&M.......2:00pmN-22 @Morgan State.1:00pm

UCONNA-29 BYU [ESPN].....L, 10-35S-06 Stony Brook.....12:00pmS-13 Boise State [ESPN] ...12:00pmS-19 @USF [ESPN] ..8:00pmS-27 Temple ..................TBDO-11 @Tulane ................TBDO-23 @ECU [ESPNU]7:00pmN-01 UCF........................TBDN-08 @Army [CBSSN]3:30pm

(Bronx, NY)N-22 Cincinnati ...............TBDN-29 @Memphis.............TBDD-06 SMU.......................TBD

TULSAA-28 Tulane [CBS] ..W, 38-31S-06 Oklahoma [ESPN]12:00pmS-13 @Florida Atlantic....TBDS-27 Texas State ............TBDO-04 @Colorado State ...TBDO-11 @Temple...............TBDO-18 USF........................TBDO-31 @Memphis [ESPN]8:00pmN-08 SMU.......................TBDN-14 @UCF [ESPN2]8:00pmN-22 @Houston..............TBDN-28 East Carolina .........TBD

HOUSTONA-30 UTSA .................L, 7-27S-06 Grambling..........8:00pmS-11 @BYU [ESPN] ..9:00pmS-20 UNLV......................TBDO-02 UCF [ESPN] ......7:00pmO-11 @Memphis.............TBDO-17 Temple [ESPNU].9:00pmN-01 @USF ....................TBDN-08 Tulane ....................TBDN-22 Tulsa ......................TBDN-28 @SMU ...................TBDD-06 @Cincinnati ...........TBD

UCFA-30 PSU [ESPN2]...L, 24-26

(Dublin, Ireland)S-13 @Missouri .......12:00pmS-20 Bethune-Cook. ..6:00pmO-02 @Houston [ESPN]7:00pmO-09 BYU [ESPN] ......7:30pmO-18 Tulane ....................TBDO-25 Temple ..................TBDN-01 @UConn ................TBDN-14 Tulsa [ESPN2]...8:00pmN-22 SMU.......................TBDN-28 @USF ....................TBDD-04 @ECU [ESPN] ..7:30pm

EAST CAROLINA A-30 NC Central ........W, 52-7S-06 @S.Carolina......7:00pmS-13 @Virginia Tech12:00pmS-20 North Carolina........TBDO-04 SMU.......................TBDO-11 @USF ....................TBDO-23 UConn[ESPNU].7:00pmN-01 @Temple...............TBDN-13 @Cincinnati.......7:00pmN-22 Tulane ....................TBDN-28 @Tulsa...................TBDD-04 UCF [ESPN]......7:30pm

MEMPHISA-30 Austin Peay.......W, 63-0S-06 @UCLA..................TBDS-20 Middle Tennessee ..TBDS-27 @Mississippi ..........TBDO-04 @Cincinnati ...........TBDO-11 Houston..................TBDO-25 @SMU ...................TBDO-31 Tulsa [ESPN].....8:00pmN-07 @Temple [ESPNU]....7:30pmN-15 @Tulane ................TBDN-22 USF........................TBDN-29 UConn....................TBD

PENN STATEA-30 @UCF [ESPN2]W, 26-24

(Dublin, Ireland) S-06 Akron......................TBDS-13 @Rutgers..........8:00pmS-20 UMass....................TBDS-27 Northwestern...12:00pmO-11 @Michigan ........7:00pmO-25 Ohio State .........8:00pmN-01 Maryland ................TBDN-08 @Indiana ...............TBDN-15 Temple ..................TBDN-22 @Illinois .................TBDN-29 Michigan State ......TBD

CINCINNATI S-12 Toledo [ESPNU] 7:00pmS-20 Miami (OH).............TBDS-27 @Ohio State .....6:00pmO-04 Memphis ................TBDO-11 @Miami (FL) ..........TBDO-18 @SMU ...................TBDO-24 USF [ESPN] ......7:00pmO-31 @Tulane [ESPN]8:00pmN-13 East Carolina.....7:00pmN-22 @UConn ................TBDN-29 @Temple...............TBDD-06 Houston..................TBD

TULANEA-28 @Tulsa [CBS] ..L, 31-38S-06 Georgia Tech.....4:00pmS-13 SE Louisiana.....8:00pmS-20 @Duke...................TBDS-27 @Rutgers...............TBDO-11 UConn....................TBDO-18 @UCF....................TBDO-31 Cincinnati [ESPN]8:00pmN-08 @Houston..............TBDN-15 Memphis ................TBDN-22 @East Carolina......TBDD-06 Temple ..................TBD

Weekly Conference Call

The American Athletic Conference will co-ordinate a weekly teleconference of theleague’s 11 head football coaches, begin-ning Monday, 8/25, and continuing eachMonday through the 2014 season.

Each coach will be available for 10 min-utes.

Media members who wish to access theteleconference should contact Chuck Sul-livan at the American Athletic Conferencefor the phone number.

The call begins at 11:00am ET with theorder of schools as follows:

Time .........Coach11:00am ...Conference news/awards11:10am ...June Jones, SMU11:20am ...Bob Diaco, UConn11:30am ...Ruffin McNeill, East Carolina11:40am ...Bill Blankenship, Tulsa11:50am ...Tony Levine, HoustonNoon.........Tommy Tuberville, Cincinnati12:10pm ...Willie Taggart, USF12:20pm...Matt Rhule, Temple12:30pm ...Justin Fuente, Memphis12:40pm ...George O’Leary, UCF12:50pm ...Curtis Johnson, Tulane

For those who are not able to participateduring the live teleconference, an archiveof each call will be available on the Amer-ican Athletic Conference website atwww.TheAmerican.org, shortly after thecall’s completion.

Going Bowling

The American Athletic Conference hasbowl affiliations for a six-year cycle thatspans the 2014 through 2019 football sea-sons.

In addition to the College Football Playoffand Host Bowls, the American will have ei-ther a primary or secondary affiliation with12 bowl games, with a minimum of six orseven selections each year.

The 2014 Schedule includes:12/23 ........Miami Beach...................BYU12/26 ........Bitcoin St. Petersburg.....ACC12/26 ........Military ............................ACC1/2 ...........Armed Forces ................Army1/3 ...........Birmingham ....................SEC

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Where the Owls Rank

NCAA/Conf.

Rushing Yards65 Jamie Gilmore.......................107/6

Completion Percentage67.6 P.J. Walker............................41.3

Passing Efficiency138.2 P.J. Walker...............................58/4

Passing Yards207 P.J. Walker...............................64/5

Receptions7 Nate Hairston..........................40/55 Jalen Fitzpatrick ......................85/95 Khalif Herbin ...........................85/9

Receiving Yards60 Brandon Shippen ..................140/13

All Purpose93 Khalif Herbin .........................185/4

Combined Kick Return Yards62 Khalif Herbin ...........................62/6

Kick Return Yards24.0 Khalif Herbin ...........................27/5

Punt Return Yards3.0 Khalif Herbin ...........................62/5

Punting41.6 Alex Starzyk.............................41/3

Forced Fumbles1.0 Boye Aromire...........................3t/1t1.0 Avery Ellis ................................3t/1t1.0 Nate D. Smith ..........................3t/1t

Fumble Recoveries2.0 Averee Robinson .....................2t/1t1.0 Artrel Foster ............................4t/2t1.0 Jahad Thomas..........................4t/2t

Interceptions2 Tavon Young ............................1t/11 Cequan Jefferson .....................4t/2t

Sacks2.0 Avery Ellis..................................4/11.0 Sharif Finch .............................34/21.0 Matt Ioannidis.........................34/2

NNCCAAAA && CCOONNFFEERREENNCCEE SSTTAATTIISSTTIICCAALL CCOOMMPPAARRIISSOONN

TEMPLE (1-0, 0-0)...........2014 Stats .......... NAVY (0-1)Avg. (NCAA/Conf.) .......................Category ...............................Avg. (NCAA/Conf.)351.0 (92/7) ..........................Total Offense ............................390.0 (77)144.0 (78/6)........................Rushing Offense .........................370.0 (8)207.0 (75/8) ........................Passing Offense ............................20.0 (115)130.52 (64/5) .......................Passing Efficiency...........................92.0 (103)37.0 (50/4) ........................Scoring Offense ............................17.0 (92)54.0 (15/1) ..........................Total Defense............................420.0 (82)

278.0 (33/4) .......................Rushing Defense .........................194.0 (89)224.0 (66/4) ........................Passing Defense..........................226.0 (69)84.75 (24/2) ..................Pass Efficiency Defense ....................237.23 (117)

7.0 (10/2) ........................Scoring Defense............................34.0 (90)5.0 (1/1t) ......................Turnover Margin .............................0.0 (40t)

11.8 (116/10) ..............3rd Down Conversion Pct.....................33.3 (83)50.0 (44/4) ................4th Down Conversion Pct...................100.0 (1t)21.4 (16/2) .........3rd Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............25.0 (23)

0.0 (1t/1t)........4th Down Conversion Pct. Defense.............50.0 (67)83.3 (63/4).......................Red Zone Offense ..........................75.0 (76)

0.0 (1t/1t) .....................Red Zone Defense ..........................75.0 (45)37.8 (57/5) ...........................Net Punting ...............................36.8 (68)

3.0 (76/5) ..........................Punt Returns ................................0.0 (84t)5.2 (81/6) ....................Punt Return Defense..........................8.0 (91)

24.0 (40/3).........................Kickoff Returns ............................16.0 (90)21.4 (73/7)...................Kickoff Return Defense ......................26.5 (101)

4.0 (84/7) ........................Tackles For Loss..............................5.0 (66t)

MATT RHULE’s Record WHEN...

Total 2014 2013Overall ..............................................3-12 1-0 2-12at Home ............................................1-5 0-0 1-5Road .................................................2-5 1-0 1-5Neutral Site.......................................0-0 0-0 0-0Conference .......................................1-7 0-0 1-7vs. Ranked Teams ............................0-3 0-0 0-3Overtime ...........................................0-0 0-0 0-0Homecoming ....................................1-0 0-0 1-0vs. teams over .500 (*) .....................0-6 0-0 0-6vs. teams at .500 (*) .........................0-0 0-0 0-0vs. teams under .500 (*) ...................2-4 0-0 2-4300+ total offensive yards.................3-9 1-0 2-9400+ total offensive yards.................1-3 0-0 1-3500+ total offensive yards.................1-2 0-0 1-2200+ offensive passing yards ...........3-9 1-0 2-9300+ offensive passing yards ...........2-7 0-0 2-7400+ offensive passing yards ...........2-2 0-0 2-2100+ offensive rushing yards............3-8 1-0 2-8150+ offensive rushing yards............2-4 0-0 2-4200+ offensive rushing yards............1-2 0-0 1-2offense scores 20+ points.................3-8 1-0 2-8offense scores 30+ points.................3-2 1-0 2-2offense scores 40+ points.................1-1 0-0 1-1takeaways/turnovers are plus...........2-1 1-0 1-1takeaways/turnovers are even..........1-1 0-0 1-1takeaways/turnovers are negative...0-8 0-0 0-8

<=300 total defensive yards .............2-1 1-0 1-1<=400 total defensive yards .............3-1 1-0 2-1<=500 total defensive yards .............3-4 1-0 2-4<=200 defensive passing yards........2-1 0-0 2-1<=300 defensive passing yards........3-2 1-0 2-2<=400 defensive passing yards........3-8 1-0 2-8<=100 defensive rushing yards ........2-1 1-0 1-1<=150 defensive rushing yards ........2-2 1-0 1-2<=200 defensive rushing yards ........2-6 1-0 1-6defense allows <=10 points ..............1-0 1-0 0-0defense allows <=20 points ..............2-0 1-0 1-0

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Sizing Up The CompetitionName: United States Naval AcademyNickname: MidshipmenLocation: Annapolis, MDEnrollment: 4,576Stadium: Navy-Marine Corp Memorial StadiumCapacity: 34,000Colors: Navy Blue and GoldHead Coach: Ken Niumatalolo (7th season)Record at Navy: 49-30 (.620)Current Record: 0-1Last Season: 9-4Bowl Game: Armed Forces Bowl vs. Middle Tennessee State; W,24-6Series vs. Temple: 5-5First Meeting: 1988, W, 12-7Last Meeting: 2009, W, 27-24

TEMPLE-NAVY: THE SERIESSaturday’s game will mark the 11th meeting between the Owls andMidshipmen with the series tied at 5-5.

The squad’s last met on October 31, 2009, in Annapolis, Md.,with TU coming out on top of a 27-24 thriller. The win snapped afour-game losing skid to the Mids.Then freshman Bernard Piercewas a one-man wrecking crew, as he rushed for 267 yards and twotouchdowns to lead Temple to the come-from-behind win.

Prior to the 2005 season, the Owls had won two straight underhead coach Bobby Wallace, defeating Charlie Weatherbie led teamsin Annapolis in 2000 (17-6) and at Franklin Field in 2001 (45-26).The Midshipmen beat the Ron Dickerson-led Owls 49-17 in 1997to earn their first win in the series. Temple won the first meeting bya 12-7 margin in 1988 under Bruce Arians, before capturing the sec-ond meeting by a 21-14 score in 1991 under Jerry Berndt.

LOCAL CONNECTIONS

Lonnie Richardson, a senior S for Navy, is from Chester, Pa., andattended Strath Haven High School, as did Temple walk-on JohnRuza. Richardson also attended theNaval Academy Prep School in Newport, R.I., along with Temple RBHassan Dixon in 2010.

Jake Zuzek, a senior OG played his high school football atWest Philadelphia Catholic and is from Brookhaven, Pa.

David Gordeuk, a junior DE, went to State College Area HighSchool, the alma mater of head coach Matt Rhule.

WAYNE HARDINWayne Hardin held two collegiate-level head coaching positions:Navy and Temple. After spending four seasons as the assistantcoach for the Midshipmen, Hardin took over the team and compileda 38-22-2 record from 1959 to 1964. While at Navy, Hardin coachedHeisman Trophy winners Joe Bellino and Roge Staubach.

In 1970, Hardin joined the Owls squad and put together an 80-50-3 record over 13 seasons. Hardin led the Owls to the best sea-son in the team’s history in 1979, when they posted a 10-2 recordand won the Garden State Bowl, 28-17 over California, and finishedranked 17th in the polls. Hardin was inducted in the College FootballHall of Fame in 2013.

TEMPLE VS. ARMED FORCES

Temple has played both Army and Navy throughout the years, start-ing in 1943. Since then, the Owls have amassed a 12-9 recordagainst both teams.

The last win against Navy came in 2009, with a 27-24 victory.The Owls’ last win against Army was a 33-14 homecoming victoryin 2013.

NAVY JOINS AAC IN 2015

Temple fans should get used to seeing Navy. After being an inde-pendent team since 1978, Navy will join the American Athletic Con-ference starting in 2015. The Midshipmen will be a part of the Westdivision, along with Houston, Memphis, Southern Methodist, Tulaneand Tulsa.

You’ll Give a Hoot About StellaMaking her debut as the mascot for the Temple Owls’ football teamin 2013 and continuing this season isStella, a three-pound, 4 1/2 year old,great horned owl from the ElmwoodPark Zoo.

Weekdays, she works as an edu-cational animal, teaching the virtues ofwildlife conservation. Having beenraised as a pet illegally in Utah, she isaccustomed to humans and, in fact,views herself as one. She shares anenclosure with her boyfriend, Sherlock,who gets jealous when Stella basks inthe limelight, but there’s always a priceto pay for being a celebrity.

This Week’s Opponent

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On December 17, 2012, Matt Rhule returned to North BroadStreet to take the helm as head coach of the Temple Owls. Fol-lowing six seasons as one of Al Golden’s top assistants, hejoined the New York Giants as the assistant offensive linecoach in 2012. He is now in his second year as the 26th Owlshead coach and eighth on the Temple campus.

Prior to the start of his first season in charge he offeredthat his squad would produce an exciting brand of football andthey would improve as the season progressed. Rhule deliveredon those promises as the 2013 Owls produced nearly 400yards per game of offense (the second best total in school his-tory). Despite an 0-6 start to the season, the troops never sur-rendered and the team never trailed at the start of the fourthquarter in the second half of the season. The mission in the2014 offseason was to learn how to finish out games.

The State College, PA native, a former player at PennState, has 16 years of collegiate coaching experience, includingseven seasons at Temple, and six bowl games -- two with theOwls -- on his resume.

Rhule joined the Giants in the spring of 2012. Heworked closely with Pat Flaherty, who has been the offensiveline coach since 2004. They finished the 2012 campaign at 9-7, second in the NFC East, and averaged 355 yards of offenseper game. Four New York players, including guard Chris Snee,were selected to the Pro Bowl.

During his previous tenure at Temple, Rhule’s rolechanged several times. In spring 2012, he was promoted to co-offensive coordinator after serving as the assistant offensivecoordinator and tight ends coach as well as the recruiting co-ordinator under Steve Addazio in 2011. Temple’s 2012 recruit-ing class was ranked #1 in the Mid-American Conference andhelped lay the foundation for the program's transition to theBig East Conference.

Under Al Golden, Rhule was promoted to offensive co-ordinator in the spring of 2008. He also coached the TU quar-terbacks. He coached the defensive line in 2006 and served asthe quarterbacks coach and recruiting coordinator during the2006 and 2007 seasons. For three consecutive years, Temple’srecruiting class was ranked #1 in the MAC [2006, 2007, 2008].

In 2011, the Owls went 9-4 and played in the fourthbowl game in school history, the Gildan New Mexico Bowl,where they crushed Wyoming, 37-15 – Temple’s first postsea-son victory since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. Rhule men-tored two-time first-team All-MAC selection TE EvanRodriguez. For the second time in Rhule’s tenure, the Owls setthe Temple single-season rushing yardage record and rushingtouchdowns records behind the explosive efforts of All-MACjunior running backs Bernard Pierce and Matt Brown.

In 2010, Rhule guided the offense to the largest marginof victory in a MAC game. Helping the team to an 8-4 regu-lar-season record, the Owls recorded back-to-back winningseasons for the first time since 1978-79, including their firstwin over a BCS team. The Owls recorded the largest margin ofvictory (42 points) in a MAC game against Buffalo. A schoolrecord six offensive players earned All-MAC honors, includingrepeat first-team honorees OL Colin Madison, OL Darius Mor-ris, and RB Bernard Pierce as well as first-time honoree TE EvanRodriguez.

In 2009, Rhule’s offense helped TU win a single-seasonrecord nine consecutive games en route to a 9-4 overall recordand first-place tie in the MAC East. Under Rhule’s guidance,the Owls set the Temple single-season rushing yardage record.A school record five offensive players were named All-MAC,including three on the first team. All-American Bernard Piercerushed his way into the Temple record book, re-writing allrecords for a rookie en route to 2009 MAC Freshman of theYear honors.

In 2008, Rhule took the reins as offensive coordinator,helping the Owls to their most wins in nearly two decades.The Owls out-scored their opponents for the season for thefirst time since 1990. Rhule coached All-MAC honorees C AlexDerenthal and school record holder WR Bruce Francis, while

QB Adam DiMichele set the school record for passing touch-downs with six in the 55-52 win over Eastern Michigan. WRBruce Francis set the school records for career receiving TDs(23) and consecutive games with a reception (38).

Rhule arrived in Owl Country after spending four sea-sons as an assistant coach at Western Carolina, including threeas assistant head coach.

From 2002 to 2005, Rhule was an assistant at WesternCarolina under head coach Kent Briggs, serving as assistanthead coach during his last three seasons. In 2005, he was of-fensive line coach and run game coordinator after directingthe linebackers his first three years. Rhule was special teamscoordinator during his tenure in Cullowhee (NC). In 2005, theCatamounts led Division I-AA in kickoff returns, averaging27.44 yards per return. Sophomore Mike Malone earned firstteam All-Southern Conference honors with a 31.29 yards perkickoff return average, ranking second nationally. Two offen-sive linemen and the team’s punter captured second team all-league accolades.

In 2004, WCU ranked 12th nationally in total defenseand 15th in pass defense, largely due to the production ofRhule’s linebacker corps. The team’s top five tacklers werelinebackers in its eight man front scheme. In 2003, the Cata-mounts led the SoCon in rush defense for the first time inschool history.

Rhule arrived at Western Carolina after serving as assis-tant defensive line coach at UCLA in 2001. He assisted incoaching five Bruins that earned All PAC-10 honors as the teamposted a 7-4 record under head coach Bob Toledo.

From 1999 to 2000, Rhule served as an assistant coachat Mid-American Conference member Buffalo, directing theBulls defensive line in 2000 and working as assistant defensiveline coach in 1999. In 2000, the team’s sack total increasedfrom 12 to 27 utilizing a 3-4 alignment. Buffalo also earned itsfirst two Division I-A victories that season.

Rhule began his coaching career as a volunteer assistantat Penn State in the spring of 1998 before working at AlbrightCollege in Reading, PA for the 1998 season. At Albright, hecoached the linebackers in a 4-3 scheme and recruited west-ern and central Pennsylvania.

Rhule played four seasons at linebacker with the NittanyLions under Joe Paterno. A three-time Penn State Scholar-Ath-lete, he earned Academic All-Big Ten honors in 1997. He re-ceived his undergraduate degree in political science beforeearning his master’s degree in educational psychology fromBuffalo in 2003.

Born January 31, 1975, he spent his childhood in NewYork City before moving to State College, PA, as a teenager.

He is married to the former Julie Nibert. The couple hasa son, Bryant (9), and a daughter, Vivienne (1).

Matt

RRHHUULLEEHead CoachPenn State ‘97

8th Season at Temple (2nd as Head Coach)

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PERSONALYear Coaching: 17th Year Coaching College: 16thYear Coaching at Temple: 8thYear at current position: 2nd College: Penn State University ‘97 B.A. in Political Science University at Buffalo ‘03 M.A. in Educational Psychology Hometown: State College, PAHigh School: State College AreaBorn: January 31, 1975Family: Wife – Julie Children: Bryant (9), Vivienne (1)

PLAYING Penn State University (1994-97) – Linebacker

COACHING EXPERIENCETemple University (2006-11, 2013-present) 2013-present – Head Coach 2011 – Assistant Offensive Coordinator / Tight Ends / Recruiting Coordinator 2008-10 – Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks 2007 – Quarterbacks / Recruiting Coordinator 2006 – Defensive Line

New York Giants (2012 season) 2012 – Assistant Offensive Line

Western Carolina University (2002-05) 2005 – Assistant Head Coach / Offensive Line / Special Teams / Run Game Coordinator 2003-04 – Assistant Head Coach / Linebackers / Special Teams 2002 – Linebackers / Special Teams

UCLA (2001) 2001 – Assistant Defensive Line

University at Buffalo (1999-00) 2000 – Defensive Live 1999 – Assistant Defensive Line

Albright College (1998) 1998 – Linebackers

NFL PLAYERS COACHEd (Round drafted)DT Omari Jordan – Buffalo ‘01 – Carolina Panthers DT Terrance Knighton (3rd) – Temple ‘08 – Jacksonville JaguarsQB Adam DiMichele (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Philadelphia EaglesOT Devin Tyler (FA) – Temple ‘09 – Baltimore RavensDE Junior Galette (FA) – Temple – New Orleans Saints DT Andre Neblett (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Carolina PanthersDE Brian Sanford (FA) – Temple ‘10 – Cleveland Browns TE Steve Maneri (FA) – Temple ‘10 – New England PatriotsRB Bernard Pierce (3rd) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensTE Evan Rodriguez (4th) – Temple ‘12 – Chicago BearsTE Matt Balasavage (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensOL Pat Boyle (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Detroit LionsOL Derek Dennis (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Miami Dolphins QB Chester Stewart (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Baltimore RavensWR Rod Streater (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Oakland RaidersOL Wayne Tribue (FA) – Temple ‘12 – Denver BroncosDB Maurice Jones (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Chicago BearsOL Martin Wallace (FA) – Temple ‘13 – Cleveland Browns

Youngest FBS Head Coaches(as of July 1, 2014)

Coach Age (DOB)P.J. Fleck, Western Michigan 33 (11-29-80)Matt Campbell, Toledo 34 (11-29-79)Kliff Kingsbury, Texas Tech 34 (8-9-79)Bryan Harsin, Boise State 37 (11-1-76)Willie Taggart, USF 37 (8-27-76)Justin Fuente, Memphis 37 (7-30-76)Matt Rhule, Temple 39 (1-31-75)Brian Polian, Nevada 39 (12-22-74)Pat Fitzgerald, Northwestern 39 (12-2-74)Steve Sarkisian, USC 40 (3-8-74)Charlie Patridge, Florida Atlantic 40 (12-7-73)Mark Helfrich, Oregon 40 (10-28-73)Matt Wells, Utah State 40 (8-10-73)Bob Diaco, UConn 41 (2-2-73)

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2014 Returners

Offense: (5)QB P.J. Walker (7) - Started the last 7 games in 2013 as a true freshman ... led the Owls to a 2-5record throwing for 2,084 yards and 20 TDs (t-4th and t-3rd, respectively, on the TU all-time list).C Kyle Friend (12) - Last season, as a sophomore earned the role of captain ... the anchor of the O-line, he played every offensive snap.RB Kenneth Harper (12) - Started all 12 games, leading the team in rushing with 613 rushing yardsand 9TDs (2nd best in the conference) ... one of only two true seniors, he has played more gamesas an Owl (36) than any other player on the roster.WR Jalen Fitzpatrick (12) - Like Harper, a true senior who has played a lot of games for the Owls(34) ... a former QB who is a threat with the ball in his hands.WR John Christopher (8) - Tough as nails receiver who played all 12 games a year ago on a brokenfoot.

Offensive Starters Lost: (7)WR Ryan Alderman (9), WR Robby Anderson (7), OL Cody Booth (10), TE Chris Coyer (8), OL ZachHooks (11), OL Pete White (8), OL Jeff Wittingham (11)

defense: (7)dL Matt Ioannidis (7) - Led the team with 3.0 sacks a year ago playing both tackle and end.LB Stephaun Marshall (7) - Started 7 games at SS a year ago and now moves to the SLB position.LB Tyler Matakevich (11) - Led the nation in solo tackles in 2013 ... a tackling machine, has 238total stops in two seasons.dB Anthony Robey (12) - Has the longest current streak of consecutive starts by an Owl with 26which began in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl (‘11).LB Nate d. Smith (10) - Began the season as a MLB but started 3 games at DE before wrestlingback his starting MLB spot ... was 3rd on the team with 68 tackles.dL Hershey Walton (8) - Played every game over the past two seasons starting 11.dB Tavon Young (6) - Split the starting LCB position last season with Zamel Johnson ... was 4th onthe team in tackles and tied for the lead in INTs.

defensive Starters Lost: (4)LB Blaze Caponegro (8), DL Kamal Johnson (8), DB Zamel Johnson (6), DB Abdul Smith (12)

Returning Lettermen from 2013: (34)OL Shahbaz Ahmed, LB Jarred Alwan, WR John Christopher, DL Brandon Chudnoff, K Jim Cooper,LB Rob Dvoracek, LB Michael Felton, DL Sharif Finch, WR Jalen Fitzpatrick, OL Kyle Friend, RB JamieGilmore, DB Nate Hairston, RB Kenneth Harper, DB Will Hayes, DL Matt Ioannidis, LB StephaunMarshall, LB Tyler Matakevich, OL Brendan McGowan, OL Adam Metz, TE Wanemi Omuso, DLBryan Osei, DB Jihaad Pretlow, OL Jacob Quinn, DL Haason Reddick, QB Connor Reilly, DB AnthonyRobey, DL Averee Robinson, WR Brandon Shippen, LB Nate D. Smith, DL Terry Kiser, QB P.J. Walker,DL Hershey Walton, RB Zaire Williams, DB Tavon Young

Lettermen Lost: (21)WR Ryan Alderman, WR Robby Anderson, OL Cody Booth, OL Sean Boyle, DL Levi Brown, LB BlazeCaponegro, TE Chris Coyer, WR Clinton Granger, OL Zach Hooks, DL Kamal Johnson, DB Zamel John-son, WR Tyler Karpinski, P Paul Layton, WR Deon Miller, OL Jaimen Newman, TE Chris Parthemore,OL Evan Regas, DB Abdul Smith, K Nick Visco, OL Pete White, OL Jeff Whittingham

Number in parenthesis indicates 2013 starts

Current Streaks . . .Consecutive GP/GS Pos

Kenneth Harper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37/13 RBJalen Fitzpatrick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35/14 WRAnthony Robey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27/25 CBKyle Friend . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24/22 *CNate D. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24/10 *MLBHershey Walton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24/9 DTTyler Matakevich . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24/4 WLBJohn Christopher . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24/0Jamie Gilmore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20/0Matt Ioannidis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19/4 *DTBrandon Shippen . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16/1 WRMichael Felton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16/0Tavon Young . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14/1 CBJarred Alwan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/0Jim Cooper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/0Stephaun Marshall . . . . . . . . . . . .13/0Jihaad Pretlow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/0Marc Tyson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13/0Sharif Finch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/1 DEHaasan Reddick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10/0P.J. Walker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/8 QBBrandon Chudnoff . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/0Averee Robinson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9/0Shahbaz Ahmed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8/1 LGJahad Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6/0Avery Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5/1 SLBEric Lofton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1 RTBrendan McGowan . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/1 RGNate Hairston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Jacob Quinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2/0Boye Aromire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 SSDion Dawkins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 LTKhalif Herbin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 WRPraise Martiin-Oguike . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 DEWanemi Omuso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 TEAlex Wells . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/1 FSZack Bambary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Samuel Benjamin . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Cole Boozer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Peter Calderone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Sean Chandler . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Anthony Davis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Romond Deloatch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Julio Derosier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Tim DiGiorgio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Michael Dogbe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Matt Eaton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Avery Ellis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Artrel Foster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Will Hayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Cequan Jefferson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Leon Johnson . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Austin Jones . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Corey Lerch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Khiry Lucas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Saledeem Major . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Jacob Martiin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Tyler Mayes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Bryan Osei . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Semaj Reed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Connor Reilly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Chris Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Nate L. Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Alex Starzyk . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Adrian Sullivan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Kiser Terry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Derrek Thomas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Zaire Williams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0Brodrick Yancy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1/0

* - Friend’s streak includes 5 starts at RG; Nate D.Smith’s includes 3 starts at DE; Ioannidis incldues 3starts at DE

Who is...Tallest..................................................................6-7 ..........................Samaj Reed, Jaelin RobinsonShortest ..............................................................5-7 ...................................................Khalif HerbinHeaviest..............................................................340..............................................Peter CalderoneLightest...............................................................174 ...................................................Tavon YoungOldest .............................................................4/23/91..........................................Saledeem Major Youngest ........................................................11/6/96 .................................................David HoodLives Closest ................................................Philadelphia ..................................................9 playersLives Furthest............................................Los Angeles, CA ............................................Niko WalshHighest GPA .......................................................3.63.................................................Rob DvoracekBest Bench .................................................225 /40 times..............................................Kyle FriendBest Squat ..........................................................620 ....................................................Brian CarterBest Vertical Jump........................................39.5 inches...............................................Brett PierceBest Long Jump ..............................................10.5 feet..........................................Haason ReddickFastest 40............................................................4.4 ...............................................Derrek Thomas

Active Owls in the Pros[as of August 1, 2014]

Pos.Name (Years Lettered) Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .RecapNational Football LeagueOL Cody Booth (2010-13) Jacksonville Jaguars . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waived on August 29DL Levi Brown (2010-13) Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2014 rookie free agentOG Derek Dennis (2007-11) Carolina Panthers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waived on August 30DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (2007-10) New York Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4th-year veteranDL Kamal Johnson (2010-11, 2013) Miami Dolphins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Placed on IR on August 30DL Terrance Knighton (2005-08) Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .“Pot Roast” rose to stardom leading up to Super Bowl 48TE Steve Maneri (2006-09) New England Patriots . . . . . . . . . . . . .Released on August 30P/K Brandon McManus (2009-12) Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .was traded from NY Giants in August ‘14OG Darius Morris (2006-07, 09-10) Dallas Cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Placed on wavied-injury listRB Bernard Pierce (2009-11) Baltimore Ravens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .splits time with Ray RiceDE Adrian Robinson (2008-11) Washington Redskins . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd-year veteranTE Evan Rodriguez (2009-11) Buffalo Bills . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Released on August 29WR Rod Streater (2010-11) Oakland Raiders . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3rd-year veteranOG Wayne Tribue (2008-11) Dallas Cowboys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2014 signee following a year with Philadelphia SoulOT Martin Wallace (2010-12) Cleveland Browns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Waived on August 31LB Tahir Whitehead (2008-11) Detroit Lions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .moved to MLB in the offseasonDT Muhammad Wilkerson (2008-10)New York Jets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .one of the best D-linemen in NFLDE John Youboty (2011-12) Denver Broncos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .spent the 2013 season on practice squad

CANAdIAN FOOTBALL LEAGUERB Matt Brown (2009-12) Saskatchewan Roughriders . . . . . . . .RBRB Tim Brown (2004, 06) British Columbia Lions . . . . . . . . . . . .RBQB Henry Burris (1993-96) Ottawa RedBlacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .QBOL Devin Tyler (2006-09) Saskatchewan Roughriders . . . . . . . .OL

ARENA FOOTBALL LEAGUEDL Morkeith Brown (2008-11) Philadelphia Soul . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .DL

OL Kyle FriendRimington Watch ListAll-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele Publications

RB Kenneth HarperDoak Walker Award Watch ListAFCA Good Works Team NomineeAll-AAC Second Team by College Sports MadnessAll-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele PublicationsAll-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports

dL Matt IoannidisAll-AAC Third Team by Athlon Sports

LB Tyler MatakevichBednarik Award Watch List by Maxwell Football ClubBronko Nagurski Trophy Watch ListButkus Award Watch ListRotary Lombardi Award Watch ListCFPA Linebacker Trophy Watch ListAll-American Fourth Team by Phil Steele PublicationsAll-AAC First Team by Phil Steele PublicationsAll-AAC First Team by Athlon SportsAll-AAC First Team by College Sports Madness

CB Anthony RobeyAll-AAC Third Team by College Sports MadnessAll-AAC Fourth Team by Phil Steele Publications

dL Averee RobinsonDefensive Performer of the Week by CFPA (week 1 at Vanderbilt)Defensive Lineman of the Week by CFPA (week 1 at Vanderbilt)

LB Nate d. SmithAll-AAC Fourth Team by Phil Steele Publications

QB P.J. WalkerMaxwell Award Watch List by Maxwell Football ClubDavey O’Brien National Quarterback Award Watch ListManning Award Watch ListCFPA Quarterback Trophy Watch ListAll-AAC Third Team by Phil Steele PublicationsAll-AAC Third Team by Athlon SportsAll-AAC Third Team by College Sports MadnessHonorable Mention Player of the Week by American Athletic Confer-ence (week 1 at Vanderbilt)

dB Tavon YoungDefensive Player of the Week by American Athletic Conference (week 1at Vanderbilt)

2014 Honors and Awards

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Temple Owls 2014 Starters

Game LT LG C RG RT TE WR WR WR/FB/TE RB QB@Vandy Dawkins Ahmed Friend McGowan Lofton Omuso Fitzpatrick Shippen Herbin (WR) Harper WalkerNAVYDEL.ST.@UConnTULSA@Hou@UCFECUMEMPHIS@PSUCINC@Tulane

Game DE DT DT DE WLB MLB SLB FS SS CB CB@Vandy Martin Oguike Ioannidis Walton Finch Matakevich N.D.Smith A.Williams Wells Aromire Robey YoungNAVYDEL.ST.@UConnTULSA@Hou@UCFECUMEMPHIS@PSUCINC@Tulane

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OFFENSE

DEFENSE

STATISTICAL LEADERSRushing (Att Yds TDs)Gilmore (9 65 0) Walker (23 34 207 0 2)

Sacks InterceptionsYoung (1)Ellis (2.0)Hayes (4 2 6)Hairston (7 48 0)

Passing (C A Yd I TD) Receiving (No Yds TD) Tackles (S A T)

Run Pass Return Play Run Pass Return Play35t P.J. Walker to Brandon Shippen 10 Ralph Webb

12 Jamie Gilmore 14 Ralph Webb30 Khalif Herbin (KOR) 20 Stephen Rivers to Steven Scheu55t Averee Robinson (fumble recovery) 38 Tre Herndon (KOR)

25 P.J. Walker to Brandon Shippen 30 Stephen Rivers to C.J. Duncan35 Tavon Young (INT) 28 Stephen Rivers to C.J. Duncan

20 Jamie Gilmore 21 Stephen Rivers to Steven Scheu14 Jamie Gilmore11 Jahad Thomas

TEMPLE OPPONENTS

Big Plays(Rushing plays of 10+; Pass Plays of 20+; Returns of 30+)

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Fran BrownDefensive

Backs

Phil SnowDefensive

Coordinator

Mike SiravoLinebackers

Elijah RobinsonDefensive

Line

Bobby MaffeiGrad. Asst.

Defense

Eric FargoGrad. Asst.

Defense

Chris WiesehanOffensive

Line

Marcus SatterfieldOffensive

Coordinator

Adam DiMicheleWide Receivers

Ed FoleyAsst. Head Coach /

TEs

Tyree ForemanRunning

Backs

Derek CarrGrad. Asst.

Offense

Lonnie TeasleyGrad. Asst.

Offense

SIDELINE

PRESS

BOX

2014 Depth Chart

Offense

LT 66 Dion Dawkins ...........................(6-5, 315, So)67 Semaj Reed ..............................(6-7, 300, r-Fr)

LG 75 Shahbaz Ahmed .......................(6-3, 285, Jr)78 Aaron Ruff ................................(6-3, 300, Fr)

C 79 Kyle Friend ...............................(6-2, 305, Jr)70 Jacob Quinn .............................(6-5, 295, r-Jr)

RG 68 Brendan McGowan ..................(6-4, 300, r-So)53 Leon Johnson............................ (6-6, 300, r-Fr)

RT 71 Eric Lofton ................................(6-5, 300, r-Jr)69 Adrian Sullivan .........................(6-5, 290, r-Fr)

TE 97 Wanemi Omuso .......................(6-2, 255, r-Sr)82 Saledeem Major .......................(6-3, 254, r-Jr)

WR 5 Jalen Fitzpatrick .......................(5-11, 180, Sr)17 Brandon Shippen .....................(5-11, 185, Jr)

WR 7 John Christopher ......................(5-10, 185, r-Jr)10 Khalif Herbin ............................(5-7, 170, r-So)

QB 11 P.J. Walker ................................ (6-1, 200, So)12 Connor Reilly ............................(6-3, 215, r-Sr)

RB 4 Kenneth Harper .......................(6-0, 225, Sr)26 Jamie Gilmore ..........................(5-8, 190, Jr)

FB 39 Marc Tyson ...............................(6-0, 230, r-Sr)49 Eric Neefe .................................(5-10, 243, r-Fr)

Defense

DE 50 Praise Martin-Oguike ................ (6-2,, 250, r-Jr)52 Avery Ellis .................................(6-2, 246, r-So)

DT 9 Matt Ioannidis ..........................(6-4, 285, Jr)90 Bryan Osei ................................(6-2, 250, r-So)

NT 72 Hershey Walton ........................ (6-4, 300, r-Jr)73 Averee Robinson ......................(6-1, 285, So)

DE 56 Sharif Finch ............................... (6-4, 240, So)91 Jacob Martin ............................. (6-3, 230, Fr)

WLB 8 Tyler Matakevich ......................(6-1, 235, Jr)31 Michael Felton .......................... (6-0, 215, Jr)

MLB 35 Nate D Smith ............................(6-0, 235, r-Jr)41 Jarred Alwan .............................(6-1, 230, So)

SLB 2 Avery Williams .......................... (5-10, 210, r-So)6 Stephaun Marshall ...................(5-11, 205, r-So)

LCB 12 Anthony Robey ........................(5-10, 190, r-Sr)27 Anthony Davis ..........................(5-11, 180, Fr)

RCB 25 Tavon Young .............................(5-10, 174, Jr)3 Sean Chandler ..........................(5-11, 180, Fr)

FS 13 Nate L Smith .............................(6-1, 185, r-So)32 Will Hayes .................................(5-9, 192, r-Jr)

SS 37 Boye Aromire ...........................(6-0, 200, r-Jr)24 Jihaad Pretlow .......................... (5-11, 190, So)

PK 29 Austin Jones ............................(5-10, 190, Fr)95 Tyler Mayes .............................(6-2, 215, r-Jr)

P 43 Alex Starzyk..............................(6-3, 205, Fr)95 Tyler Mayes..............................(6-2, 215, r-Jr)

KO 38 Jim Cooper ............................... (6-1, 195, So)29 Austin Jones ............................(5-10, 190, Fr)

H 12 Connor Reilly ...........................(6-3, 215, r-Sr)7 John Christopher .....................(5-10, 185, r-Jr)

LS 7 John Christopher...................... (5-10, 185, r-Jr)59 Corey Lerch ..............................(5-10, 200, Fr)

PR 10 Khalif Herbin ...........................(5-7, 170, r-So)7 John Christopher .....................(5-10, 185, r-Jr)

13 Nate L Smith ............................(6-1, 185, r-So)KOR 10 Khalif Herbin ...........................(5-7, 170, r-So)

34 Jahad Thomas .........................(5-10, 170, So)17 Brandon Shippen .....................(5-11, 185, Jr)

Special Teams

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No Name .............................Pos Elig Ht Wt Hometown / High School / Last School 75 Shahbaz Ahmed**.........OL Jr 6-3 285 Lindenwold, NJ / Paul VI41 Jarred Alwan*.................LB So 6-1 230 Cherry Hill, NJ / Camden Catholic80 Richy Anderson .............WR So 5-11 186 Olney, MD / Thomas Jefferson / Penn State62 Nick Apostolu .................OL Fr 6-5 285 Springfield, PA / Springfield37 Boye Aromire .................DB r-Jr 6-0 192 Washington, DC / Woodson80 Zack Bambary................WR r-So 5-11 195 Easton, PA / Easton30 Shamir Bearfield ............DB Fr 5-11 175 Rahway, NJ / St. Peter’s Prep88 Samuel Benjamin*........WR r-So 6-0 195 Baltimore, MD / Mount Saint Joseph99d Freddie Booth-Lloyd ......DL Fr 6-0 315 Cocoa, FL / Cocoa89 Cole Boozer.....................TE r-Fr 6-5 240 Hunt Valley, MD / Loyola Blakefield26d Ikeem Boyd ....................DB r-Jr 5-10 177 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area14 Tom Bradway.................WR r-Fr 5-10 190 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional / Lafayette40 Buddy Brown..................LB r-Fr 6-3 215 Williamstown, NJ / Williamstown87 Ventell Bryant................WR Fr 6-3 180 Tampa, FL / Jefferson21 Mike Caffrey .................P Fr 6-2 172 Medford, NJ / Shawnee61 Peter Calderone .............OL r-Jr 6-3 300 Moscow, PA / North Pocono18 Chris Cargill.....................RB r-Jr 5-8 180 Mt. Vernon, NY / New Rochelle97d Brian Carter ....................DL r-Fr 6-3 280 Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg3 Sean Chandler................DB Fr 5-11 173 Camden, NJ / Camden7 John Christopher**.......WR r-Jr 5-10 185 Ormond Beach, FL / Seabreeze51 Brandon Chudnoff** .....DL r-Jr 6-2 250 Philadelphia, PA / George Washington38 Jim Cooper, Jr* .............PK/P So 6-1 195 Linwood, NJ / Mainland Regional17 Malik Cummings .........QB Fr 6-1 212 Monroe, CT / Masuk27d Anthony Davis................DB Fr 5-11 180 Monroeville, PA / Gateway66 Dion Dawkins ................OL So 6-5 325 Rahway, NJ / Rahway / Hargrave 84 Romond Deloatch* .......WR r-So 6-4 225 Hampton, VA / Phoebus92d Julio Derosier..................DL Jr 6-6 270 Homestead, FL / Homestead / ASA13 Tim DiGiorgio .................QB r-Fr 6-3 191 Philadelphia, PA / Frankford43 Hassan Dixon..................RB r-Jr 5-9 175 Germantown, MD / Northwest /

Naval Academy Prep98 Michael Dogbe...............DL Fr 6-3 240 Morris Plains, NJ / Parsippany Hills37 Mike Dougherty ..........RB Fr 5-10 205 Springfield, PA / Springfield42 Rob Dvoracek** .............LB Jr 6-2 230 Allentown, PA / Parkland85 Matt Eaton.....................WR Fr 6-4 200 Pascagoula, MS / Pascagoula14 Marshall Ellick................WR r-Fr 6-2 200 Richmond, VA / Monocan / Air Force Prep52 Avery Ellis* .....................DL r-So 6-2 235 Montclair, NJ / Montclair65 Brian Fallon..................LS Fr 6-0 215 Scranton, PA / West Scranton31 Michael Felton** ...........LB Jr 6-0 215 Hanover, PA / South Western 56 Sharif Finch*...................DL So 6-4 231 Henrico, VA / Henrico5 Jalen Fitzpatrick***.......WR Sr 5-11 180 Harrisburg, PA / Harrisburg44 Jared Folks ......................LB Fr 6-2 218 Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Township16d Artrel Foster ...................DB r-Fr 6-0 170 Meadville, PA / Meadville79 Kyle Friend**..................OL Jr 6-2 305 Carlisle, PA / Cumberland Valley26 Jamie Gilmore**............RB Jr 5-8 190 Ocala, FL / North Marion15 Nate Hairston* ..............WR r-So 6-0 185 Frederick, MD / Gov. Thomas Johnson4 Kenneth Harper*** .......RB Sr 6-0 225 Gainesville, FL / Buchholz32 Will Hayes*.....................DB r-Jr 5-9 192 Howell, NJ / Howell / Milford Academy10 Khalif Herbin*................WR r-So 5-7 170 Montclair, NJ / Montclair85 Rob Heyen .....................WR r-So 6-1 195 Old Forge, PA / Holy Cross22 David Hood.....................RB Fr 5-9 185 Galloway, NJ / Absegami48 Cam Hutchins.................DB Fr 5-9 165 Matawan, NJ / Old Bridge9 Matt Ioannidis**............DL Jr 6-4 285 Ringoes, NJ / Hunterdon Central55 Zayd Issah .......................LB Fr 6-3 205 Harrisburg, PA / Central Dauphin / Penn State33 Cequan Jefferson ...........DB Fr 5-10 163 Richmond, VA / Henrico / Fork Union53 Leon Johnson .................OL r-Fr 6-6 300 Plainfield, NJ / Bound Brook29 Austin Jones ....................K Fr 5-10 190 Orlando, FL / Boone76 Jordan Jones .....................19 Keith Kirkwood..............WR So 6-3 210 Neptune, NJ / Neptune57 Josh Lang.........................LS r-Fr 6-2 230 Point Pleasant, NJ / Pt. Pleasant Beach / WVU36 Bashir “Jabo”Lee ............RB r-Fr 5-9 188 Dillon, SC / Dillon59 Corey Lerch.....................LS Fr 5-10 200 Rydal, PA / La Salle College71 Eric Lofton* ....................OL r-Jr 6-5 300 Lumberton, NJ / Rancocas Valley19d Shahid Lovett .................DB Jr 6-2 205 Vineland, NJ / Vineland / Lackawanna CC20 Khiry Lucas .....................DB Jr 6-2 200 Cleveland, MS / East Side / Hinds CC82 Saledeem Major.............TE r-Jr 6-3 254 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep Charter / Clark 6 Stephaun Marshall*.......LB r-So 5-11 190 Montclair, NJ / Montclair

No Name .............................Pos Elig Ht Wt Hometown / High School / Last School 96 Jacob Martin ..................DL Fr 6-3 230 Aurora, CO / Cherokee Trail50 Praise Martin-Oguike.....DL r-Jr 6-2 250 Woodbridge, NJ / Woodbridge8 Tyler Matakevich**........LB Jr 6-1 230 Stratford, CT / St. Joseph’s / Milford Academy95 Tyler Mayes...................P/PK r-Jr 6-2 215 Downingtown, PA / Downingtown East68 Brendan McGowan*......OL r-So 6-4 300 Barnesville, PA / Marian Catholic74 James McHale................OL Fr 6-6 300 Dunmore, PA / Dunmore45 Dan McLaughlin .............LB r-Fr 5-11 208 Fairless Hills, PA / Conwell-Egan Catholic57d Zach Mesday ..................LB Fr 6-1 225 Bordentown, NJ / Nottingham / Canterbury 45 Dean Mosley .................WR r-So 6-3 208 Orlando, FL / Agape Christian Acad. / Wagner47 Chris Myarick..................TE Fr 6-5 220 Elkins Park, PA / Cheltenham49 Eric Neefe .......................FB r-Fr 5-10 243 Philadelphia, PA / William Penn Charter18o Frank Nutile....................QB Fr 6-4 199 Wayne, NJ / Don Bosco Prep33 Sam O’Brien .................P Fr 6-2 178 Quakertown, PA / Palisades97 Wanemi Omuso**.........TE r-Sr 6-2 255 Burlington, NJ / Burlington Township47d Obi Onejeme..................DL r-Sr 6-3 232 Cherry Hill, NJ / Cherry Hill East / Pace Univ.90 Bryan Osei* ....................DL r-So 6-2 250 Abington, PA / Abington91 Kip Patton ....................TE Fr 6-5 235 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area99 Colby Perry ...................PK/P r-Jr 6-2 195 Coatesville, PA / Coatesville Area18d Brett Pierce.....................DB r-Sr 5-8 170 Sicklerville, NJ / Paul VI24 Jihaad Pretlow* .............DB So 5-11 190 Elizabeth, NJ / Blair Academy70 Jacob Quinn*..................OL r-Jr 6-5 295 Wilmington, DE / St. Mark’s58 Haason Reddick*............DL r-So 6-0 215 Camden, NJ / Haddon Heights67 Semaj Reed.....................OL r-Fr 6-7 290 Philadelphia, PA / Haverford School12 Connor Reilly**..............QB r-Sr 6-3 215 Fairfax, VA / WT Woodson59d Rob Ritrovato..................LB Fr 6-0 210 West Chester, PA / East60 Ralph Rizzolo ...............LS Fr 6-1 245 Livingston, NJ / Seton Hall Prep12d Anthony Robey***........DB r-Sr 5-10 190 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area73 Averee Robinson*..........DL So 6-1 285 Harrisburg, PA / Susquehanna Twp. / Milford77 Jaelin Robinson ..............OL Fr 6-7 300 West Haven, CT / Wilbur Cross78 Aaron Ruff ......................OL Fr 6-3 300 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep14o Thomas Rumer ..............QB r-So 6-3 212 Chester Springs, PA / Malvern Prep44 John Ruza ...................WR Fr 6-1 165 Wallingford, PA / Strath Haven38 Jarrid Satterfield .......RB/CB Fr 5-10 170 Willingboro, NJ / Willingboro63d Nick Sharga.....................LB So 6-2 235 Cherryville, PA / Northampton / WV Wesleyan17 Brandon Shippen* ........WR Jr 5-11 189 Norristown, PA / Norristown Area49d Chris Smith......................LB r-Fr 5-11 225 North Plainfield, NJ / North Plainfield35 Nate D Smith** ..............LB r-Jr 6-0 230 Highland Park, NJ / Highland Park / Fork Union13d Nate L Smith...................DB r-So 6-1 185 Philadelphia, PA / Archbishop Wood43d Alex Starzyk .....................K Fr 6-3 205 Pleasant Valley, NY / Arlington / East Coast Pr.69 Adrian Sullivan ...............OL r-Fr 6-5 270 Babylon, NY / Babylon / Worchester Academy46 Jullian Taylor ...................DL r-Fr 6-5 240 Glenside, PA / Williamstown (NJ)94 Kiser Terry*.....................DL r-So 6-3 250 Feasterville, PA / Neshaminy / Milford 83 Derrek Thomas..............WR Fr 6-4 190 Albany, NY / Bishop Maginn / Milford 63 Gordon Thomas .............OL Fr 6-0 295 Philadelphia, PA / Imhotep34 Jahad Thomas ................RB So 5-10 170 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth28 Jyquis Thomas................DB Fr 6-1 182 Plant City, FL / Plant City86 Colin Thompson .............TE r-So 6-4 250 Philadelphia, PA / Archbishop Ryan / Florida91d Brenon Thrift..................DL Fr 6-3 230 Monroeville, PA / Gateway53 Chris Tronoski ..............LB Fr 5-9 200 Ambler, PA / Wissahickon39 Marc Tyson .....................FB r-Sr 6-0 230 Monroe, NJ/ Monroe / Appalachian State 54 Rob Varner......................LB Fr 6-1 230 Royersford, PA / Spring-Ford11 P.J. Walker* ....................QB So 6-1 200 Elizabeth, NJ / Elizabeth50 Niko Walsh......................LS Fr 5-9 210 Los Angeles, CA / Sherman Oaks

/ Santa Monica72 Hershey Walton** .........DL r-Jr 6-4 300 Reading, PA / Reading / Fork Union21d Alex Wells.......................DB Jr 6-0 203 Baltimore, MD / Overlea / ASA Institute40 Roy Wesley.....................RB r-So 5-8 185 Sharon Hill, PA / West Catholic2 Avery Williams................LB r-So 5-10 200 Baltimore, MD / Archbishop Curley16 Lenny Williams...............QB Fr 5-10 196 McKees Rocks, PA / StoRox23 Zaire Williams*...............RB So 5-11 195 Sicklerville, NJ / Timber Creek81 Brodrick Yancy...............WR Fr 5-11 184 Bradenton, FL / Manatee25 Tavon Young**...............DB Jr 5-10 174 Oxon Hill, MD / Potomac

d = duplicate jersey number * - denotes Letters earned

2014 Alphabetical Roster

Anthony (2) - Davis, RobeyAlex (2) - Starzyk, WellsAvery/Averee (3) - Avery Ellis, Avery Williams, AvereeRobinsonBrandon (2) - Chudnoff, ShippenBrian/Bryan (3) - Brian Carter, Brian Fallon, Bryan OseiChris (3) - Cargill, Myarick, Smith

Multiple Names

Eric (2) - Lofton, NeefeHassan/Haason (2) - Hassan Dixon, Haason ReddickJacob (2) - Martin, QuinnJalen/Jaelin (2) - Jalen Fitzpatrick, Jaelin RobinsonJames (2) - Jim Cooper, James McHaleJarred/Jarrid (2) - Jarred Alwan, Jarrid SatterfieldJihaad/Jahad (2) - Jihaad Pretlow, Jahad ThomasJohn (2) - Christopher, Ruza

Matt (2) - Eaton, IoannidisMichael (4) - Caffery, Dogbe, Dougherty, FeltonNate (3) - Hairston, Nate D. Smith, Nate L. SmithRob (4) - Dvoracek, Heyen, Ritrovato, VarnerSam (2) - Benjamin, O’BrienTom (2) - Bradway, RumerTyler (2) - Matakevich, MayesZach/Zack (2) - Zack Bambary, Zach Mesday

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No Name .....................Pos Elig Ht Wt2 Avery Williams .........LB r-So 5-10 2003 Sean Chandler ...........DB Fr 5-11 1734 Kenneth Harper*** .....

................................RB Sr 6-0 2255 Jalen Fitzpatrick*** .....

...............................WR Sr 5-11 1806 Stephaun Marshall*.LB r-So 5-11 1907 John Christopher** .....

...............................WR r-Jr 5-10 1858 Tyler Matakevich** .....

.................................LB Jr 6-1 2309 Matt Ioannidis** .....DL Jr 6-4 285

10 Khalif Herbin* ........WR r-So 5-7 17011 P.J. Walker* .............QB So 6-1 20012 Connor Reilly**.......QB r-Sr 6-3 21512 Anthony Robey*** ......

................................DB r-Sr 5-10 19013 Tim DiGiorgio..........QB r-Fr 6-3 19113 Nate L Smith............DB r-So 6-1 18514 Marshall Ellick ........WR r-Fr 6-2 20014 Thomas Rumer .......QB r-So 6-3 21214 Tom Bradway .........WR r-Fr 5-10 19015 Nate Hairston*.......WR r-So 6-0 18516 Lenny Williams ..........QB Fr 5-10 19616 Artrel Foster ............DB r-Fr 6-0 17017 Brandon Shippen* .......

...............................WR Jr 5-11 18917 Malik Cummings .....QB Fr 6-1 21218 Frank Nutile...............QB Fr 6-4 19918 Chris Cargill.................RB r-So 5-8 18018 Brett Pierce .............DB r-Sr 5-8 17019 Keith Kirkwood.......WR So 6-3 21019 Shahid Lovett ..........DB Jr 6-2 20520 Khiry Lucas.................DB Jr 6-2 20021 Mike Caffrey ..............P Fr 6-2 172

No Name .....................Pos Elig Ht Wt21Alex Wells .................DB Jr 6-0 20322 David Hood ................RB Fr 5-9 18523 Zaire Williams*........RB So 5-11 19524 Jihaad Pretlow*.......DB So 5-11 19025 Tavon Young** ........DB Jr 5-10 17426 Jamie Gilmore** .....RB Jr 5-8 19026 Ikeem Boyd................DB r-Jr 5-10 17727 Anthony Davis............DB Fr 5-11 18028 Jyquis Thomas ...........DB Fr 6-1 18229 Austin Jones...............K Fr 5-10 19030 Shamir Bearfield........DB Fr 5-11 17531 Michael Felton** .....LB Jr 6-0 21532 Will Hayes* .............DB r-Jr 5-9 19233 Cequan Jefferson.....DB Fr 5-10 16333 Sam O’Brien...............P Fr 6-2 17834 Jahad Thomas..........RB So 5-10 17035 Nate D Smith** .......LB r-Jr 6-0 23036 Bashir “Jabo” Lee ....RB r-Fr 5-9 18837 Boye Aromire ..........DB r-Jr 6-0 19237 Mike Dougherty ......RB Fr 5-10 20538 Jim Cooper, Jr*.....PK/P So 6-1 19538 Jarrid Satterfield RB/CB Fr 5-10 17039 Marc Tyson ..............FB r-Sr 6-0 23040 Roy Wesley ..............RB r-So 5-8 18540 Buddy Brown ...........LB r-Fr 6-3 21541 Jarred Alwan* ..........LB So 6-1 23042 Rob Dvoracek...........LB Jr 60-2 23043 Hassan Dixon...........RB r-Jr 5-9 17543 Alex Starzyk ...............K Fr 6-3 20544 Jared Folks ..................LB Fr 6-2 21844 John Ruza ...............WR Fr 6-1 16545 Dean Mosley ..........WR r-So 6-3 20845 Dan McLaughlin .......LB r-Fr 5-11 20846 Jullian Taylor ............DL r-Fr 6-5 24047 Chris Myarick ...........TE Fr 6-5 220

No Name .....................Pos Elig Ht Wt47Obi Onejeme.............DL r-Sr 6-3 23248 Cam Hutchins..........DB Fr 5-9 16549 Eric Neefe ................FB r-Fr 5-10 24349 Chris Smith...............LB r-Fr 5-11 22550 Praise Martin-Oguike...

.................................DL r-Jr 6-2 25050 Niko Walsh................LS Fr 5-9 21051 Brandon Chudnoff** ...

.................................DL r-Jr 6-2 25052 Avery Ellis* ..............DL r-So 6-2 23553 Leon Johnson ..........OL r-Fr 6-6 30053 Chris Tronoski ..........LB Fr 5-9 20054 Rob Varner ...............LB Fr 6-1 23055 Zayd Issah ...................LB Fr 6-3 20556 Sharif Finch*............DL So 6-4 23157 Zack Mesday ............LB Fr 6-1 22557 Josh Lang.....................LS r-Fr 6-2 23058 Haason Reddick* .....DL r-So 6-0 21559 Rob Ritrovato ...........LB Fr 6-0 21059 Corey Lerch ..............LS Fr 5-10 20060 Ralph Rizzolo ............LS Fr 6-1 24561 Peter Calderone ......OL r-Jr 6-3 30062 Nick Apostolu ..........OL Fr 6-5 28563 Gordon Thomas.......OL Fr 6-0 29563 Nick Sharga ..............LB So 6-2 23565 Brian Fallon ..............LS Fr 6-0 21566 Dion Dawkins ..........OL So 6-5 32567 Semaj Reed..............OL r-Fr 6-7 29068 Brendan McGowan*....

................................OL r-So 6-4 30069 Adrian Sullivan ........OL r-Fr 6-5 27070 Jacob Quinn*...........OL r-Jr 6-5 29571 Eric Lofton* .............OL r-Jr 6-5 30072 Hershey Walton**...DL r-Jr 6-4 30073 Averee Robinson*....DL So 6-1 285

No Name .....................Pos Elig Ht Wt74 James McHale............OL Fr 6-6 30075 Shahbaz Ahmed**

................................OL Jr 6-3 28576 Jordan Jones ................77 Jaelin Robinson ..........OL Fr 6-7 30078 Aaron Ruff..................OL Fr 6-3 30079 Kyle Friend**...........OL Jr 6-2 30580 Zack Bambary ........WR r-So 5-11 19580 Richy Anderson ........WR So 5-11 18681 Brodrick Yancy..........WR Fr 5-11 18482 Saledeem Major ......TE r-Jr 6-3 25483 Derrek Thomas ......WR Fr 6-4 19084 Romond Deloatch*......

...............................WR Jr 6-4 22585 Matt Eaton................WR Fr 6-4 20085 Rob Heyen..............WR r-So 6-119586 Colin Thompson.......TE r-So 6-4 25087 Ventell Bryant...........WR Fr 6-3 18088 Samuel Benjamin*.......

...............................WR r-So 6-0 19589 Cole Boozer..............TE r-Fr 6-5 24090 Bryan Osei* .............DL r-So 6-2 25091 Kip Patton ................TE Fr 6-5 23591 Brenon Thrift..............DL Fr 6-3 23092 Julio Derosier..............DL Jr 6-6 27094 Kiser Terry* .............DL r-So 6-3 25095 Tyler Mayes ..........P/PK r-Jr 6-2 21596 Jacob Martin ..............DL Fr 6-3 23097 Wanemi Omuso** ...TE r-Sr 6-2 25597 Brian Carter .............DL r-Fr 6-3 28098 Michael Dogbe...........DL Fr 6-3 24099 Freddie Booth-Lloyd ..DL Fr 6-0 31599 Colby Perry...........PK/P r-Jr 6-2 195

* - denotes Letters earned

Geographic Roster

California (1)Niko Walsh

Colorado (1)Jacob Martin

Connecticut (3)Malik CummingsTyler MatakevichJaelin Robinson

Delaware (1)Jacob Quinn

Florida (9)Freddie Booth-Lloyd

Ventell BryantJohn Christopher

Julio DerosierJaime Gilmore

Kenneth Harper

Austin JonesDean Mosley

Brodrick Yancy

Maryland (8)Richy Anderson

Samuel BenjaminCole Boozer

Hassan DixonNate Hairston

Alex WellsAvery Williams

Tavon Young

Massachusetts (1)Alex Starzyk

Mississippi (2)Matt EatonKhiry Lucas

New Jersey (38)Shahbaz Ahmed

Jarred AlwanShamir Bearfield

Tom BradwayBuddy BrownMike Caffery

Sean ChandlerJim Cooper

Dion DawkinsMichael Dogbe

Avery EllisWill Hayes

Khalif HerbinDavid Hood

Cam HutchinsMatt IoannidisLeon Johnson

Keith KirkwoodJosh LangEric Lofton

Shahid LovettStephaun Marshall

Zach MesdayFrank Nutile

Praise Martin-OguikeWanemi Omuso

Obi OnejemeBrett Pierce

Jihaad PretlowHaason Reddick

Ralph RizzoloJarrid Satterfield

Chris SmithNate D. SmithJahad Thomas

Marc TysonP.J. Walker

Zaire Williams

New York (3)Chris Cargill

Adrian SullivanDerrek Thomas

Pennsylvania (51)Nick ApostoluZack Bambary

Ikeem BoydPeter Calderone

Brian CarterBrandon Chudnoff

Anthony DavisTim DiGiorgio

Mike DoughertyRob DvoracekBrian Fallon

Michael FeltonJalen Fitzpatrick

Jared FolksArtrel FosterKyle FriendRob HeyenZayd Issah

Corey LerchSaledeem Major

Tyler MayesBrendan McGowan

James McHaleDan McLaughlin

Chris MyarickEric Neefe

Sam O’BrienBryan OseiKip Patton

Colby PerrySamaj Reed

Rob RitrovatoAnthony Robey

Averee RobinsonAaron Ruff

Thomas RumerJohn Ruza

Nick ShargaBrandon Shippen

Nate L. SmithJulian TaylorKiser Terry

Gordon ThomasJyquis Thomas

Colin Thompson

Brenon ThriftChris Tronoski

Rob VarnerHershey Walton

Roy WesleyLenny Williams

So. Carolina (1)Bashir Lee

Virginia (5)Romond Deloatch

Marshall EllickSharif Finch

Cequan JeffersonConnor Reilly

Wash, DC (1)Boye Aromire

Red name - City ofPhiladelphia

2014 Numerical Roster

CoachesMatt Rhule...........................................RuleAdam DiMichele .....................dee-MIKE-alMike Siravo................................SIR-ah-vohChris Wiesehan.....................WEEZ-uh-han

PlayersShahbaz Ahmed.............SHA-bazz AH-medBoye Aromire..........BOY-aye a-rome-a-RAYRomond Deloatch....Ruh-MOND Da-lohtchRob Dvoracek..................Duh-VOOR-checkKhalif Herbin.....................KUH-leaf UR-binRob Heyen.......................................HAY-enMatt Ioannidis.........................I-an-NYE-disZayd Issah.............................ZADE EEE-saw

Cequan Jefferson.........................SAY-kwanShahid Lovett ............................Shah-HEEDKhiry Lucas.....................................kye-REEPraise Martin-Oguike ............OH-gwee-kaySaledeem Major ......................SAL-a-deemTyler Matakevich ...............mat-a-KAY-vitchChris Myarick..................................MY-rickFrank Nutile ..................................NEW-tileWanemi Omuso WAY-nem-me oh-MOO-soBryan Osei .......................................Oh-sayJihaad Pretlow...............JUH-hod PRET-lowAlex Starzyk ...................................STAR-zikJyquis Thomas ...........................ja-KWEESETavon Young ...................................TAY-von

SchoolPride

These players at-tended the sameschool before comingto Temple:

High SchoolsElizabethJahad ThomasP.J. Walker

HarrisburgBrian CarterJalen Fitzpatrick

Mainland RegionalTom BradwayJim Cooper

MontclairAvery EllisKhalif HerbinStephaun Marshall

Norristown AreaIkeem BoydKip PattonAnthony RobeyBrandon Shippen

Paul VIShahbaz AhmedBrett Pierce

WilliamstownBuddy BrownJulian Taylor

HenricoSharif FinchCequan Jefferson

Prep Schools

ASAJulio DerosierAlex Wells

Fork UnionCequan JeffersonNate D SmithHershey Walton

MilfordWill HayesTyler MatakevichAveree RobinsonKiser TerryDerrek Thomas

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Temple Owls 2014 Individual Participation

# Player 2014 Cons Career Vand Navy Del St UConn Tulsa Hou UCF E.Car Mem PSU Cin Tulane75 Shahbaz Ahmed 1-1 8-1 16-5 LG41 Jarred Alwan 1-0 13-0 13-2 x37 Boye Aromire 1-1 1-1 1-1 SS80 Zack Bambary 1-0 1-0 3-0 x88 Samuel Benjamin 1-0 1-0 10-0 x89 Cole Boozer 1-0 1-0 1-0 x61 Peter Calderone 1-0 1-0 1-0 x3 Sean Chandler 1-0 1-0 1-0 x7 John Christopher 1-0 24-0 24-12 x51 Brandon Chudnoff 1-0 9-0 20-4 x38 Jim Cooper, Jr 1-0 13-0 13-0 x27 Anthony Davis 1-0 1-0 1-0 x66 Dion Dawkins 1-1 1-1 6-3 LT84 Romond Deloatch 1-0 1-0 12-3 x92 Julio Derosier 1-0 1-0 1-0 x13 Tim DiGiorgio 1-0 1-0 1-0 x43 Hassan Dixon 0-0 0-0 7-0 dnp98 Michael Dogbe 1-0 1-0 1-0 x85 Matt Eaton 1-0 1-0 1-0 x52 Avery Ellis 1-0 1-0 10-0 x31 Michael Felton 1-0 16-0 22-1 x56 Sharif Finch 1-1 10-1 12-3 DE5 Jalen Fitzpatrick 1-1 35-14 35-17 WR16 Artrel Foster 1-0 1-0 1-0 x79 Kyle Friend 1-1 24-22 24-22 C 26 Jamie Gilmore 1-0 20-0 20-0 x15 Nate Hairston 1-0 2-0 9-0 x4 Kenneth Harper 1-1 37-13 37-16 RB32 Will Hayes 1-0 1-0 11-0 x10 Khalif Herbin 1-1 1-1 9-0 WR9 Matt Ioannidis 1-1 19-4 19-8 DT33 Cequan Jefferson 1-0 1-0 1-0 x53 Leon Johnson 1-0 1-0 1-0 x29 Austin Jones 1-0 1-0 1-0 x59 Corey Lerch 1-0 1-0 1-0 x71 Eric Lofton 1-1 2-1 14-1 RT20 Khiry Lucas 1-0 1-0 1-0 x82 Saledeem Major 1-0 1-0 1-0 x6 Stephaun Marshall 1-0 13-7 13-7 x96 Jacob Martin 1-0 1-0 1-0 x50 Praise Martin-Oguik 1-1 1-1 8-1 DE8 Tyler Matakevich 1-1 24-4 24-20 WLB95 Tyler Mayes 1-0 1-0 1-0 x68 Brendan McGowan 1-1 2-1 2-1 RG97 Wanemi Omuso 1-1 1-1 19-3 TE90 Bryan Osei 1-0 1-0 7-0 x18 Brett Pierce 0-0 0-0 3-0 dnp24 Jihaad Pretlow 1-0 13-0 13-5 x70 Jacob Quinn 1-0 2-0 7-2 x58 Haason Reddick 1-0 10-0 10-4 x67 Semaj Reed 1-0 1-0 1-0 x12 Connor Reilly 1-0 1-0 21-4 x12 Anthony Robey 1-1 27-25 33-29 CB73 Averee Robinson 1-0 9-0 12-0 x17 Brandon Shippen 1-1 16-1 16-1 WR49 Chris Smith 1-0 1-0 1-0 x35 Nate D Smith 1-1 24-10 24-21 MLB13 Nate L Smith 1-0 1-0 4-0 x43 Alex Starzyk 1-0 1-0 1-0 x69 Adrian Sullivan 1-0 1-0 1-0 x94 Kiser Terry 1-0 1-0 7-3 x83 Derrek Thomas 1-0 1-0 1-0 x34 Jahad Thomas 1-0 6-0 10-0 x39 Marc Tyson 1-0 13-0 13-0 x11 P.J. Walker 1-1 9-8 10-8 QB72 Hershey Walton 1-1 24-9 24-12 DT21 Alex Wells 1-1 1-1 1-1 FS2 Avery Williams 1-1 5-1 11-1 SLB23 Zaire Williams 1-0 1-0 12-0 x81 Brodrick Yancy 1-0 1-0 1-0 x25 Tavon Young 1-1 14-1 23-9 CB

x - played but did not start dnp - did not play

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Temple Game Results (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

Date Opponent Score Overall Conference Time AttendAug 28, 2014 at Vanderbilt W 37-7 1-0 0-0 3:22 31731

Temple Owls 2014 Team Statistics

2014 Results

Team Statistics

Temple Overall Team Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

Team Statistics TU OPPSCORING 37 7 Points Per Game 37.0 7.0 Points Off Turnovers 54 14FIRST DOWNS 17 13 R u s h i n g 8 2 P a s s i n g 9 11 P e n a l t y 0 0RUSHING YARDAGE 144 54 Yards gained rushing 174 98 Yards lost rushing 30 44 Rushing Attempts 45 29 Average Per Rush 3.2 1.9 Average Per Game 144.0 54.0 TDs Rushing 1 0PASSING YARDAGE 207 224 C o m p - A t t - I n t 23-36-0 16-34-3 Average Per Pass 5.8 6.6 Average Per Catch 9.0 14.0 Average Per Game 207.0 224.0 TDs Passing 2 0TOTAL OFFENSE 351 278 Total Plays 81 63 Average Per Play 4.3 4.4 Average Per Game 351.0 278.0KICK RETURNS: #-Yards 2-48 7-150PUNT RETURNS: #-Yards 2-6 5-26INT RETURNS: #-Yards 3-55 0-0KICK RETURN AVERAGE 24.0 21.4PUNT RETURN AVERAGE 3.0 5.2INT RETURN AVERAGE 18.3 0.0FUMBLES-LOST 3-2 5-4PENALTIES-Yards 3-23 7-66 Average Per Game 23.0 66.0PUNTS-Yards 7-291 7-289 Average Per Punt 41.6 41.3 Net punt average 37.9 40.4KICKOFFS-Yards 8-503 2-124 Average Per Kick 62.9 62.0 Net kick average 41.0 38.0TIME OF POSSESSION/Game 3 3 : 0 2 2 6 : 5 83RD-DOWN Conversions 2/17 3/14 3rd-Down Pct 12% 21%4TH-DOWN Conversions 2/4 0/1 4th-Down Pct 50% 0%SACKS BY-Yards 4-26 1-1MISC YARDS 0 0TOUCHDOWNS SCORED 4 1FIELD GOALS-ATTEMPTS 3-4 0-1ON-SIDE KICKS 0-0 0-0RED-ZONE SCORES (5-6) 83% (0-2) 0%RED-ZONE TOUCHDOWNS (2-6) 33% (0-2) 0%PAT-ATTEMPTS (4-4) 100% (1-1) 100%ATTENDANCE 0 31731 Games/Avg Per Game 0/0 1/31731 Neutral Site Games 0/0

Score by Quarters 1st 2nd 3rd 4th OT TotalTemple 7 14 13 3 0 37Opponents 0 7 0 0 0 7

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Temple Owls 2014 Offensive Statistics

Temple Overall Individual Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

Rushing g att gain loss net avg td lg avg/gGILMORE,Jamie 1 9 67 2 65 7.2 0 20 65.0THOMAS,Jahad 1 12 44 11 33 2.8 0 11 33.0HARPER,Kenneth 1 8 24 3 21 2.6 0 7 21.0WALKER,P.J. 1 8 22 1 21 2.6 1 7 21.0WILLIAMS,Zaire 1 7 17 0 17 2.4 0 5 17.0TEAM 1 1 0 13 -13 -13. 0 0 -13.0Total 1 45 174 30 144 3.2 1 20144.0Opponents 1 29 98 44 54 1.9 0 14 54.0

Passing g effic comp-att-in pct yds td lg avg/gWALKER,P.J. 1138.20 23-34-0 67.6 207 2 35207.0REILLY,Connor 1 0.00 0-2-0 0.0 0 0 0 0.0Total 1130.52 23-36-0 63.9 207 2 35207.0Opponents 1 84.75 16-34-3 47.1 224 0 30224.0

Receiving g no. yds avg td lg avg/gHAIRSTON,Nate 1 7 48 6.9 0 16 48.0FITZPATRICK,J 1 5 46 9.2 1 18 46.0HERBIN,Khalif 1 5 39 7.8 0 17 39.0SHIPPEN,Brandon 1 2 60 30.0 1 35 60.0THOMAS,Jahad 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 5.0OMUSO,Wanemi 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 4.0DELOATCH,Romo 1 1 3 3.0 0 3 3.0HARPER,Kenneth 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 2.0Total 1 23 207 9.0 2 35207.0Opponents 1 16 224 14.0 0 30224.0

Punt Returns no. yds avg td lgHERBIN,Khalif 2 6 3.0 0 4Total 2 6 3.0 0 4Opponents 5 26 5.2 0 14

Interceptions no. yds avg td lgYOUNG,Tavon 2 35 17.5 0 35JEFFERSON,C 1 20 20.0 0 20Total 3 55 18.3 0 35Opponents 0 0 0.0 0 0

Kick Returns no. yds avg td lgHERBIN,Khalif 2 48 24.0 0 30Total 2 48 24.0 0 30Opponents 7 150 21.4 0 38

Fumble Returns no. yds avg td lgROBINSON,Averee 1 55 55.0 1 55Total 1 55 55.0 1 55Opponents 0 0 0.0 1 0


PATScoring td fg kick rush rcv pass dx saf ptsJONES,Austin - 2-3 4-4 - - - - - 10WALKER,P.J. 1 - - - - - - - 6FITZPATRICK,J 1 - - - - - - - 6SHIPPEN,Brandon 1 - - - - - - - 6ROBINSON,Averee 1 - - - - - - - 6MAYES,Tyler - 1-1 - - - - - - 3Total 4 3-4 4-4 - - - - - 37Opponents 1 0-1 1-1 - - - - - 7

Total Offense g plays rush pass total avg/gWALKER,P.J. 1 42 21 207 228228.0GILMORE,Jamie 1 9 65 0 65 65.0THOMAS,Jahad 1 12 33 0 33 33.0HARPER,Kenneth 1 8 21 0 21 21.0WILLIAMS,Zaire 1 7 17 0 17 17.0TEAM 1 1 -13 0 -13 -13.0Total 1 81 144 207 351351.0Opponents 1 63 54 224 278278.0

Field Goals fg pct. 01-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50-99 lg blkJONES,Austin 2-3 66.7 1-1 1-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 28 0MAYES,Tyler 1-1 100. 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 25 0

FG Sequence Temple OpponentsVanderbilt (19),(28),22,(25) 40

Numbers in (parentheses) indicate field goal was made.

Punting no. yds avg lg tb fc i2050+ blkSTARZYK,Alex 7 291 41.6 58 0 0 0 1 0Total 7 291 41.6 58 0 0 0 1 0Opponents 7 289 41.3 53 0 3 3 1 0

Kickoffs no. yds avg tb ob retn net ydlnCOOPER,Jim 8 503 62.9 1 0Total 8 503 62.9 1 0 21.4 41.0 24Opponents 2 124 62.0 0 0 24.0 38.0 27


All Purpose g rush rcv pr kr ir total avg/gHERBIN,Khal 1 0 39 6 48 0 93 93.0GILMORE,Ja 1 65 0 0 0 0 65 65.0SHIPPEN,Br 1 0 60 0 0 0 60 60.0HAIRSTON,N 1 0 48 0 0 0 48 48.0FITZPATRIC 1 0 46 0 0 0 46 46.0THOMAS,Jah 1 33 5 0 0 0 38 38.0YOUNG,Tavo 1 0 0 0 0 35 35 35.0HARPER,Ke 1 21 2 0 0 0 23 23.0WALKER,P.J 1 21 0 0 0 0 21 21.0JEFFERSON 1 0 0 0 0 20 20 20.0WILLIAMS,Z 1 17 0 0 0 0 17 17.0OMUSO,Wan 1 0 4 0 0 0 4 4.0DELOATCH, 1 0 3 0 0 0 3 3.0TEAM 1 -13 0 0 0 0 -13 -13.0Total 1 144 207 6 48 55 460460.0Opponents 1 54 224 26 150 0 454454.0

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Temple Overall Defensive Statistics (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

Tackles Sacks Pass defense Fumbles blkd# Defensive Leaders gp ua a tot tfl/yds no-yds int-yds brup qbh rcv-yds ff kick saf32 HAYES,Will 1 4 2 5.0 . . . . . . . . .8 MATAKEVICH,T 1 3 3 4.5 . . . . . . . . .35 SMITH,Nate D. 1 3 1 3.5 . . . . . . 1 . .31 FELTON,Michael 1 2 3 3.5 . . . . . . . . .37 AROMIRE,Boye 1 2 2 3.0 . . . . . . 1 . .56 FINCH,Sharif 1 2 1 2.5 1.0-4 1.0-4 . . . . . . .9 IOANNIDIS,Matt 1 2 1 2.5 1.0-6 1.0-6 . 1 . . . . .52 ELLIS,Avery 1 2 . 2.0 2.0-16 2.0-16 . . . . 1 . .25 YOUNG,Tavon 1 2 . 2.0 . . 2-35 . . . . . .16 FOSTER,Artrel 1 2 . 2.0 . . . . . 1-0 . . .50 MARTIN-OGUIKE,P 1 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . . . .96 MARTIN,Jacob 1 1 2 2.0 . . . . . . . . .20 LUCAS,Khiry 1 2 . 2.0 . . . . . . . . .13 SMITH,Nate L. 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .95 MAYES,Tyler 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .12 ROBEY,Anthony 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .80 BAMBARY,Zack 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .24 PRETLOW,Jihaad 1 1 1 1.5 . . . . . . . . .27 DAVIS,Anthony 1 1 1 1.5 . . . 1 . . . . .4 HARPER,Kenneth 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .73 ROBINSON,Averee 1 . 2 1.0 . . . . . 2-55 . . .72 WALTON,Hershey 1 . 2 1.0 . . . 1 . . . . .3 CHANDLER,Sean 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .2 WILLIAMS,Avery 1 1 . 1.0 . . . . . . . . .39 TYSON,Marc 1 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .6 MARSHALL,S 1 . 1 0.5 . . . 2 . . . . .41 ALWAN,Jarred 1 . 1 0.5 . . . . . . . . .33 JEFFERSON,C 1 . . . . . 1-20 . . . . . .34 THOMAS,Jahad 1 . . . . . . . . 1-0 . . .

Total 1 38 28 52.0 4-26 4-26 3-55 5 . 4-55 3 . .Opponents 1 50 38 69.0 7-21 1-1 . 3 2 2-0 2 . .

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Temple Owls 2014 Game by Game Statistics

Temple Team Game-by-Game (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

TEAM STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 28 at Vanderbilt 45 144 1 20 23 207 2 35 23-36-0 207 2 35 2 48 0 30 2 6 0 4 351Temple 45 144 1 20 23 207 2 35 23-36-0 207 2 35 2 48 0 30 2 6 0 4 351Opponents 29 54 0 14 16 224 0 30 16-34-3 224 0 30 7 150 0 38 5 26 0 14 278

Games played: 1 Avg per rush: 3.2 Avg per catch: 9.0 Pass efficiency: 130.52 Kick ret avg: 24.0 Punt ret avg: 3.0 All purpose avg/game: 460.0 Total offense avg/gm: 351.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 2 at Vanderbilt 38 28 52.0 4.0-26 4.0-26 3 4-55 3-55 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 54 37Temple 38 28 52.0 4.0-26 4.0-26 3 4-55 3-55 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 54 37Opponents 50 38 69.0 7.0-21 1.0-1 2 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 14 7

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 2 at Vanderbilt 7 291 41.6 58 0 0 0 1 0 3-4 28 0 8 503 62.9 1 0Temple 7 291 41.6 58 0 0 0 1 0 3-4 28 0 8 503 62.9 1 0Opponents 7 289 41.3 53 0 0 3 1 3 0-1 0 0 2 124 62.0 0 0

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Opponent Statistics

Temple Opponent Game-by-Game (as of Aug 30, 2014)All games

OPPONENT STATISTICS

Rushing Receiving Passing Kick Returns Punt Returns totDate Opponent no. yds td lg no. yds td lg cmp-att-int yds td lg no. yds td lg no. yds td lg offAug 28 at Vanderbilt 29 54 0 14 16 224 0 30 16-34-3 224 0 30 7 150 0 38 5 26 0 14 278Opponents 29 54 0 14 16 224 0 30 16-34-3 224 0 30 7 150 0 38 5 26 0 14 278Temple 45 144 1 20 23 207 2 35 23-36-0 207 2 35 2 48 0 30 2 6 0 4 351

Games played: 1 Avg per rush: 1.9 Avg per catch: 14.0 Pass efficiency: 84.75 Kick ret avg: 21.4 Punt ret avg: 5.2 All purpose avg/game: 454.0 Total offense avg/gm: 278.0

Tackles Sacks Fumble Pass Defense blkd PAT Attempts offDate Opponent ua a total tfl-yds no-yds ff fr-yds int-yds qbh brup kick kick rush rcv saf t/o ptsAug 2 at Vanderbilt 50 38 69.0 7.0-21 1.0-1 2 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 14 7Opponents 50 38 69.0 7.0-21 1.0-1 2 2-0 0-0 2 3 0 1-1 0 0 0 14 7Temple 38 28 52.0 4.0-26 4.0-26 3 4-55 3-55 0 5 0 4-4 0 0 0 54 37

Punting Field Goals KickoffsDate Opponent no. yds avg long blkd tb fc 50+ i20 md-att long blkd no. yds avg tb obAug 2 at Vanderbilt 7 289 41.3 53 0 0 3 1 3 0-1 0 0 2 124 62.0 0 0Opponents 7 289 41.3 53 0 0 3 1 3 0-1 0 0 2 124 62.0 0 0Temple 7 291 41.6 58 0 0 0 1 0 3-4 28 0 8 503 62.9 1 0

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Temple Owls 2014 Game by Game Statistics

Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punt Fumb. INT Clock % Scores % TDs@Vanderbilt 17 3 3 1 1 7 2 0 0 35.29 17.65NavyDel.St.@UConnTulsa@[email protected]@PSUCincinnatiTulaneTOTALS 17 3 3 1 1 7 2 0 0 35.3 17.6

Drives TDs FGs MFGs Downs Punt Fumb. INT Clock % Scores % TDs@Vanderbilt 17 0 0 1 1 7 3 3 2 0.0 0.0NavyDel.St.@UConnTulsa@[email protected]@PSUCincinnatiTulaneTOTALS 17 0 0 1 1 7 3 3 2 0.0 0.0

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2014 HIGHS & LOWSBest....................................................................................OFFENSE ..................................................................................Worst37 at Vanderbilt ......................................................................Points .......................................................................37 at Vanderbilt17 at Vanderbilt..................................................................First Downs ..................................................................17 at Vanderbilt351 at Vanderbilt ..............................................................Total Offense ...............................................................351 at Vanderbilt144 at Vanderbilt ..........................................................Net Yards Rushing ...........................................................144 at Vanderbilt207 at Vanderbilt ..........................................................Net Yards Passing ...........................................................207 at Vanderbilt81 at Vanderbilt.......................................................................Plays........................................................................81 at Vanderbilt45 at Vanderbilt .............................................................Rushing Attempts..............................................................45 at Vanderbilt36 at Vanderbilt................................................................Pass Attempts ................................................................36 at Vanderbilt23 at Vanderbilt.............................................................Pass Completions .............................................................23 at Vanderbilt0 at Vanderbilt...................................................................Interceptions....................................................................0 at Vanderbilt1 at Vanderbilt ........................................................................Sacks .........................................................................1 at Vanderbilt3 at Vanderbilt ......................................................................Fumbles .......................................................................3 at Vanderbilt2 at Vanderbilt ..................................................................Fumbles Lost ...................................................................2 at Vanderbilt2 at Vanderbilt.................................................................Total Turnovers..................................................................2 at Vanderbilt3 at Vanderbilt......................................................................Penalties.......................................................................3 at Vanderbilt23 at Vanderbilt ..............................................................Yards Penalized ...............................................................23 at Vanderbilt33:02 at Vanderbilt ......................................................Time of Possession .......................................................33:02 at Vanderbilt17 at Vanderbilt....................................................Third Down Conversions (att).....................................................17 at Vanderbilt3 at Vanderbilt ....................................................Third Down Conversions (conv).....................................................3 at Vanderbilt

Best....................................................................................DEFENSE ..................................................................................Worst7 at Vanderbilt ........................................................................Points .........................................................................7 at Vanderbilt13 at Vanderbilt..................................................................First Downs ..................................................................13 at Vanderbilt278 at Vanderbilt ..............................................................Total Offense ...............................................................278 at Vanderbilt54 at Vanderbilt ............................................................Net Yards Rushing .............................................................54 at Vanderbilt224 at Vanderbilt ..........................................................Net Yards Passing ...........................................................224 at Vanderbilt63 at Vanderbilt.......................................................................Plays........................................................................63 at Vanderbilt29 at Vanderbilt .............................................................Rushing Attempts..............................................................29 at Vanderbilt34 at Vanderbilt................................................................Pass Attempts ................................................................34 at Vanderbilt16 at Vanderbilt.............................................................Pass Completions .............................................................16 at Vanderbilt3 at Vanderbilt...................................................................Interceptions....................................................................3 at Vanderbilt4 at Vanderbilt ........................................................................Sacks .........................................................................4 at Vanderbilt5 at Vanderbilt ......................................................................Fumbles .......................................................................5 at Vanderbilt4 at Vanderbilt ..................................................................Fumbles Lost ...................................................................4 at Vanderbilt7 at Vanderbilt.................................................................Total Turnovers..................................................................7 at Vanderbilt7 at Vanderbilt......................................................................Penalties.......................................................................7 at Vanderbilt66 at Vanderbilt ..............................................................Yards Penalized ...............................................................66 at Vanderbilt26:58 at Vanderbilt ......................................................Time of Possession .......................................................26:58 at Vanderbilt14 at Vanderbilt....................................................Third Down Conversions (att).....................................................14 at Vanderbilt3 at Vanderbilt ....................................................Third Down Conversions (conv).....................................................3 at Vanderbilt

Temple .............................................................................INDIVIDUAL..........................................................................Opponent65 Jamie Gilmore at Vanderbilt .......................................Yards Rushing............................................70 Ralph Webb at Vanderbilt12 Jahad Thomas at Vanderbilt ....................................Rushing Attempts .........................................14 Ralph Webb at Vanderbilt1 P.J. Walker at Vanderbilt ................................................Rushing TDs...........................................................................................7 Nate Hairston at Vanderbilt .............................................Receptions ....................................................4 L.Rayford at Vanderbilt60 Brandon Shippen at Vanderbilt .................................Yards Receiving ..........................................58 C.J. Duncan at Vanderbilt1 Jalen Fitzpatrick & Brandon Shippen at Vanderbilt ......Receiving TDs .........................................................................................60 Brandon Shippen at Vanderbilt.........................Combined Yards (rush/rec)..................................70 Ralph Webb at Vanderbilt93 Khalif Herbin at Vanderbilt ............................All-Purpose Yards (rush/rec/ret) ..............................70 Ralph Webb at Vanderbilt207 P.J. Walker at Vanderbilt...........................................Yards Passing.....................................186 Stephen Rivers at Vanderbilt34 P.J. Walker at Vanderbilt.............................................Pass Attempts.......................................25 Stephen Rivers at Vanderbilt23 P.J. Walker at Vanderbilt..........................................Pass Completions....................................12 Stephen Rivers at Vanderbilt2 P.J. Walker at Vanderbilt .................................................TD Passes ...............................................................................................................................................................................Interceptions Thrown..................................2 Johnny McCrary at Vanderbilt20 Jamie Gilmore at Vanderbilt.........................................Longest Run .............................................14 Ralph Webb at Vanderbilt35t P.J. Walker to Brandon Shippen at Vanderbilt ..Longest Pass Completion .....30 Stephen Rivers to C.J. Duncan at Vanderbilt30 Khalif Herbin at Vanderbilt ...................................Longest Kickoff Return.....................................38 Tre Herndon at Vanderbilt4 Khalif Herbin at Vanderbilt .......................................Longest Punt Return......................................14 Darrius Sims at Vanderbilt35 Tavon Young at Vanderbilt ...............................Longest Interception Return...............................................................................58 Alex Starzyk at Vanderbilt............................................Longest Punt............................................53 Colby Cooke at Vanderbilt28 Austin Jones at Vanderbilt.......................................Longest Field Goal......................................................................................1 Fitzpatrick, Shippen, Walker, A.Robinson at Vandy .Touchdowns Scored...........................................1 Oren Burks at Vanderbilt10 Austin Jones at Vanderbilt ..........................................Points Scored................................................6 Oren Burks at Vanderbilt6 Will Hayes at Vanderbilt .....................................................Tackles ...................................................8 S.Weatherly at Vanderbilt2.0 Avery Ellis at Vanderbilt....................................................Sacks.......................0.5 Ryan White and Adam Butler at Vanderbilt2 Tavon Young at Vanderbilt .............................................Interceptions...........................................................................................

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Temple 37, Vanderbilt 7August 28, 2014

Vanderbilt Stadium, Nashville, Tenn.1

NASHVILLE - After an hourand 37 minute lighting delay,the Temple defense decidedto light up Vandebilt Stadiumin a 37-7 stunner of a win infront of 31,731 fans. Thenight was highlighted by anamazing performance by thedefense, which included twoforced fumbles by sopho-more DL Averee Robinsonand only allowing the Com-modores to 107 total yardsin the first half. Overall, thedefense forced seventurnovers, including three in-terceptions - the same totalthey had all last season.

With the win, Templerecorded its first victory overan SEC team since a 20-12win at Florida on December3, 1938.

On the first drive of thegame, the Owls lookedpromising, but failed to con-vert a first down and fresh-man Alex Starzyk was forced to punt it away.

The first drive for the Commodores didn't amountb toanything, as the 'Dores were held to only 3 total yards,with the assistance of junior DL Matt Ioannidis and juniorLB Tyler Makatevich tackles on first- and second-down,respectively. Vanderbilt was forced to punt for the firsttime after junior DL Sharif Finch sacked QB Pat Robi-nette.

The Owls were the first to score after Vanderbilt RB BrianKimbrow was the victim of a Nate D. Smith forced fum-ble, which was recovered by Robinson at the Vanderbilt40. From there, a four play, 40 yard drive ended with a35-yard pass on 4th-and-5 from sophomore QB P.J.Walker to junior WR Brandon Shippen, the first catch ofhis career.

Vanderbilt opened the second quarter by punting the ballaway, after junior DL Praise Martin-Oguike sacked Robi-nette, which marked the third sack of the half for theOwls.

The Owls then tried to get a something going, after facinga 3rd-and-21 situation, after a chopblock penalty wascalled against Temple. However, the Owls were forcedto punt it away, and the 'Dores would catch a break afterfreshman punter Alex Starzyk was unable to get a gripon a high snap. Oren Burks recovered the fumble in theend zone, tying up the game.

Once the Owls got the ball back and Walker had com-pleted a pass to sophomore WR Khalif Herbin, the ballwas put back into the 'Dores hands, as the ball wasstripped and Jake Sealand recovered at midfield. Van-derbilt was unable to capitalize on the mishap.

With a little over two minutes left before the half, Walkerwas able to launch a rocket to senior WR Jalen Fitz-patrick in the endzone, following Temple second suc-cessful 4th down attempt, an 11-yard completion tosophomore WR Nate Hairston on 4th and 7.

Even though Vanderbilt had the ball back following theTemple touchdown, the 'Dores once again were unableto get any movement. New Vandy QB Stephen Rivers

was sacked and Robinsonrecovered his second fumbleof the night, running it 55-yards for the touchdown,making the halftime score21-7 in favor of the Owls.

The third quarter started withVanderbilt receiving the ball,but they were unable toscore, as Hayden Lekacz'sfield goal attempt went to theleft of the uprights.

Once again, the Owls shinedthrough the rest of the thirdquarter, as sophomre RBJahad Thomas was able torecover a fumbled punt catchby Darrius Simms. This setup Austin Jones' field goal tomake the score 24-7. Van-derbilt decided to switch uptheir quarterbacks again,bringing Johnny McCraryinto the game. However, hisfirst pass was intercepted byjunior DB Tavon Young, whowas chosen to wear the cov-

eted #1 jersey this week.

Walker was able to run the ball four yards in for anotherTemple touchdown. On the next Vanderbily play, slightmovement was made as they were able to make it out totheir 34-yard line. But, Young was able to make his sec-ond interception. The Owls settle for a Jones field goalon the drive.

Vanderbilt once again hits a sour mark, after the kickoffwas fumbled and freshman DB Artrell Foster was able torecover it. However, the Owls were unable to score asJones was unable to put his kick through the uprights onthe first play of the 4th quarter.

The night ended for the Owls with a junior kicker TylerMayes field goal, which sealed the deal at 37-7.

Walker went 24-34 with 207 yards of passing and twotouchdowns, along with eight carries for 21 yards and an-other score. Jones was responsible for two field goalsand four point-after attempts, racking his numbers up to10 points.

Scoring Summary TU-V1st 03:47 TU - Shippen 35 yd pass from Walker 7-0

(Jones kick), 4-40 1:382nd10:18 VANDY - Burks 0 yd fumble recovery 7-7

(Lebacz kick)02:07 TU - Fitzpatrick 18 yd pass from 14-7

Walker (Jones kick), 9-64 2:1500:39 TU - Robinson 55 yd fumble recovery 21-7

(Jones kick)3rd08:14 TU - Jones 19 yd field goal, 6-30 2:12 24-706:16 TU - Walker. 3 yd run (Jones kick), 31-7

6-37 1:4201:56 TU - Jones 28 yd field goal, 4-4 2:24 34-74th09:40 TU - Mayes 25 yd field goal, 8-54 3:5137-7

Attendance: 31731Kickoff time: 9:52 pm Temperature: 78End of Game: 1:14 am Wind: W at 6mphTotal elapsed time: 3:22 Weather: Mostly CloudyOfficials: Referee: Ken Williamson; Umpire: WallyHough; Linesman: Lane Thomas; Line judge: MickeyBryson; Back judge: Grantis Bell; Field judge: GrantJackson; Side judge: Rob Skelton; Alternate: LeeHedrick;

Team Stats TU VANDYFirst Downs 17 13Rushes Yards (Net) 45-144 29-54Passing Yds (Net) 207 224Passes Att-Comp-Int 36-23-0 34-16-3Total Offense (Plays-Yds) 81-351 63-278Fumble Returns-Yards 1-55 0-0Punt Returns-Yards 2-6 5-26Kickoff Returns-Yards 2-48 7-150Interception Returns-Yards 3-55 0-0Punts (Number-Avg) 7-41.6 7-41.3Fumbles-Lost 3-2 5-4Penalties-Yards 3-23 7-66Possession Time 33:02 26:58Third-Down Conversions 2 of 17 3 of 14Fourth-Down Conversions 2 of 4 0 of 1Red-Zone Scores-Chances 5-6 0-2Sacks By: Number-Yards 4-26 1-1

RUSHING: Temple - Gilmore 9-65; J.Thomas 12-33;Harper 8-21; Walker. 8-21;Z.Williams 7-17; TEAM 1-(-13). Vanderbilt - Webb 14-70;Rivers 5-16; TEAM 1-(-3); Kimbrow 1-(-6); Rivers 3-(-9);Robinette 5-(-14).PASSING: Temple - Walker. 23-34-0-207; Reilly 0-2-0-0.Vanderbilt - Rivers 12-25-1-186; Robinette 4-6-0-38; Mc-Crary 0-3-2-0.RECEIVING: Temple - Hairston 7-48; Fitzpatrick 5-46;Herbin 5-39; Shippen 2-60;J.Thomas 1-5; Omuso 1-4; Deloatch 1-3; Harper 1-2.Vanderbil t- Rayford 4-43; Scheu 3-45; Cunningham 3-19; Duncan 2-58; Dudchock 1-19; Wilkins 1-19; van derWal 1-12; Scott 1-9.INTERCEPTIONS: Temple - Young 2-35; Jefferson 1-20.Vanderbilt - None.FUMBLES: Temple - Harper 1-0; Herbin 1-1; TEAM 1-1.Vanderbilt - Rivers 1-1; TEAM 1-0; Herndon 1-1; Kim-brow 1-1; Sims 1-1.SACKS (UA-A): Temple - Ellis 2-0; Finch 1-0; Ioannidis1-0. Vanderbilt - Butler 0-1; White 0-1.TACKLES (UA-A): Temple - Hayes 4-2; Matakevich 3-3; N.D.Smith 3-1; Felton 2-3; Aromire 2-2; Finch 2-1; Ion-nidis 2-1; Martin-Oguike 2-0; Ellis 2-0; Young 2-0; Lucas2-0; Foster 2-0; Martin 1-2; Mayes 1-1; Robey 1-1; Davis1-1; Pretlow 1-1; N.L.Smith 1-1; Bambary 1-1; A.Williams1-0; Chandler 1-0; Harper 1-0; Walton 0-2; Robinson 0-2; Marshall 0-1; Tyson 0-1; Alwan 0-1. Vanderbilt -Weatherly 4-4; Burks 4-2; Bell 4-1; Bowden 4-1; White4-1; Williamson 4-1; Taylor 3-3; McGaster 3-2; Dixon 3-1; Woestmann 3-0; Woods 2-2; Mann 2-2; Tarpley 1-2; Butler 1-2; Wynn 1-1; Lealao 1-1; Herndon 1-1; Williams1-1; McIntosh 1-1; Hughes 1-1; Herring 1-1; Agee 0-3;Scheu 1-0; Sealand 0-2; Cunningham 0-1; East 0-1.

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