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2020 Temple Owls football team

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2020 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record1–6 (1–6 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Uremovich (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (2nd season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Cincinnati y$   6 0     9 1  
Tulsa y   6 0     6 3  
Memphis   5 3     8 3  
UCF   5 3     6 4  
SMU   4 3     7 3  
Houston   3 3     3 5  
Navy   3 4     3 7  
Tulane   3 5     6 6  
East Carolina   3 5     3 6  
Temple   1 6     1 6  
South Florida   0 7     1 8  
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Schedule

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Temple had games scheduled against Miami, Rutgers, UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1][2]

The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye.[3]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
October 106:00 p.m.at NavyCBSSNL 29–314,400
October 1712:00 p.m.South FloridaESPN+W 39–37782
October 2412:00 p.m.at MemphisESPN+L 29–4110,321
October 3112:00 p.m.at TulaneESPN+L 3–381,200
November 712:00 p.m.No. 18 SMU
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 23–472,577
November 147:30 p.m.at UCFESPNUL 13–388,768
November 2112:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 3–280
Schedule Source:[4][5]

Game summaries

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At Navy

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Temple at Navy
1 234Total
Owls 0 10712 29
Midshipmen 7 1473 31
      
Pregame line Over/under
TEM −10.5 54.5[6]
Statistics Temple Navy
First downs 25 18
Total yards 407 299
Rushing yards 166 251
Passing yards 241 48
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Branden Mack 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Navy Passing Dalen Morris 2/2, 48 yards
Rushing Nelson Smith 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving CJ Williams 1 reception, 36 yards

South Florida

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South Florida at Temple
1 234Total
Bulls 7 14106 37
Owls 10 7913 39
  • Date: October 17, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
  • Game attendance: 782
  • Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH
  • Referee: Luke Richmond
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
         
Pregame line Over/under
TEM −14 53[7]
Statistics South Florida Temple
First downs 21 32
Total yards 324 416
Rushing yards 143 146
Passing yards 181 270
Turnovers 3 2
Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics
South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Johnny Ford 15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 64 yards
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 25 carries, 83 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

At Memphis

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Temple at Memphis
1 234Total
Owls 3 1277 29
Tigers 7 31714 41
  • Date: October 24, 2020
  • Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
    Memphis, TN
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes
  • Game attendance: 10,321
  • Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NNE 12 MPH
  • Referee: A Calabrase
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
        
Pregame line Over/under
MEM –14 70[8]
Statistics Temple Memphis
First downs 30 24
Total yards 500 489
Rushing yards 113 176
Passing yards 387 313
Turnovers 4 3
Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Anthony Russo 41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 20 carries, 113 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 12 receptions, 118 yards
Memphis Passing Brady White 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Rodrigues Clark 22 carries, 106 yards
Receiving Calvin Austin 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD

At Tulane

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Temple at Tulane
1 234Total
Owls 3 000 3
Green Wave 0 101414 38
  • Date: October 31, 2020
  • Location: Yulman Stadium
    New Orleans, LA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours
  • Game attendance: 1,200
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH
  • Referee: Henry Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
   
Pregame line Over/under
TULN –7 56[9]
Statistics Temple Tulane
First downs 11 28
Total yards 222 504
Rushing yards 77 284
Passing yards 145 220
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Trad Beatty 11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Re-al Mitchell 7 carries, 37 yards
Receiving Branden Mack 3 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Amare Jones 12 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Duece Watts 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

SMU

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Southern Methodist at Temple
1 234Total
No. 18 Mustangs 7 31027 47
Owls 13 037 23
  • Date: November 5, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
  • Game attendance: 2,577
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
        
Pregame line Over/under
SMU –17 63.5[10]
Statistics SMU Temple
First downs 24 19
Total yards 549 368
Rushing yards 194 157
Passing yards 355 211
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics
SMU Passing Shane Buechele 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 17 carries, 79 yards
Receiving Kylen Granson 6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing Ted Beatty 6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Randle Jones 2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

At UCF

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Temple at Central Florida
1 234Total
Owls 0 3010 13
Knights 21 0170 38
  • Date: November 14, 2020
  • Location: Bounce House
    Orlando, FL
  • Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
  • Game attendance: 8,768
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
     
Pregame line Over/under
UCF –28.5 72.5[11]
Statistics Temple UCF
First downs 19 19
Total yards 290 419
Rushing yards 183 147
Passing yards 107 272
Turnovers 3 1
Time of possession 37:13 22:47
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Re–al Mitchell 10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 23 carries, 90 yards
Receiving Jadan Blue 5 receptions, 71 yards
UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jaylon Robinson 4 receptions, 113 yards

East Carolina

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East Carolina at Temple
1 234Total
Pirates 7 1470 28
Owls 0 030 3
  • Date: November 21, 2020
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
  • Game attendance: 100
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
  
Pregame line Over/under
ECU –7 53[12]
Statistics East Carolina Temple
First downs 16 10
Total yards 447 235
Rushing yards 265 140
Passing yards 182 95
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 103 yards
Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing Kamal Gray 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 14 carries, 48 yards
Receiving David Martin–Robinson 1 reception, 30 yards

References

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  1. ^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow". USA TODAY. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports". TheACC.com. July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020.
  3. ^ Low, Chris. "Cincinnati-Temple canceled due to COVID-19 issues for both schools". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 25, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Football Schedule". Temple University Athletics. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  5. ^ "2020 Temple Owls Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved September 20, 2020.
  6. ^ "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 14, 2020.
  7. ^ "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved October 19, 2020.
  8. ^ "Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  9. ^ "Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 26, 2020.
  10. ^ "SMU Mustangs vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 27, 2020.
  11. ^ "Temple Owls vs UCF Knights". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  12. ^ "East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls". Odds Shark. Retrieved November 27, 2020.