Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 17
Lincoln Financial Field
1:00 PM
Temple University
vs
ARMY
LB Elijah "Peanut" Joseph
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Temple Football Hosts Army in Homecoming Clash
10.13.09 | Football
Kickoff is 1 p.m. on October 17
Gamenotes in PDF
THIS WEEK
Temple continues its two-game homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17, hosting Army at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field in the annual Homecoming game.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WHAT 1340 AM with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis. All-MACcess will carry live video streaming of the game. Live gametracker stats and video streaming will be available on the Temple Athletics website at www.OwlSports.com.
At halftime the new members of the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame— the 1951 and 1953 National Champion men's soccer teams, Chrissy Muller Poplawski (women's lacrosse), Les Roos (baseball), and Jim Van de Zilver (men's gymnastics)— will be introduced.
Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 3-2 overall and a perfect 3-0 in MAC play. Last week, the Owls captured a 24-19 win over Ball State. TU opened play in the MAC at 3-0 for the first time ever and opened conference play with three wins for the first time since 1967. The 2009 squad, featuring Golden's first recruiting class as seniors, returns 21 starters to 17 positions. The Owls utilize an East Coast offense and 4-3 defense.
On the ground, freshman RB Bernard Pierce (Ardmore,?Pa.) leads the Owls with 489 yards and five touchdowns on 84 carries. R-junior QB Vaughn Charlton (Landenberg, Pa.) has thrown 66-of-126 for 926 yards and five touchdowns. R-sophomore?Joe Jones (Davie, Fla.) is the top receiver with 190 yards on 14 catches.
Nationally Temple ranks No. 13 in rushing defense (90.40), No. 15 in turnover margin (1.00), and No. 20 in sacks (2.80). Army ranks No. 8 in rushing offense (229.50) and No. 13 in sacks allowed (0.83).
Head coach Rich Ellerson is in his first season at Army. The Black Knights stand 3-3 on the season after a 16-13 overtime win over Vanderbilt. Army returns 12 starters to its spread/triple option offense and double-eagle flex defense.
Junior SB Patrick Mealy is the Knights' leading rusher with 351 yards and a touchdown on 46 carries. Freshman QB Trent Steelman has started every game and is 20-of-44 for 210 yards and a touchdown. Senior WR Alejandro Villanueva is the top receiver with 191 yards and three touchdowns on 12 receptions.
TEMPLE-ARMY CONNECTIONS
Temple has six New York players on its roster— WR Nyles Bynum (Jamaica, N.Y.), OL Derek Dennis (Peekskill, N.Y.), DT Grigory Frenk (Brooklyn, N.Y.), DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and PK Ryan Novak (Marcellus, N.Y.), and OL Scott Roorda (Westmoreland,?N.Y).
Army's roster has 11 players from Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia native senior OT Jude Cooke (Father Judge HS).
Temple r-sophomore QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) and Army junior SB Patrick Mealy played high school ball together at DeMatha Catholic for coach Bill McGregor.
Both teams have a player with the same name— Sean Boyle. For the Owls, Sean Boyle (Towson, Md.) is a sophomore offensive lineman with a twin brother and fellow teammate named Patrick. For the Black Knights, Sean Boyle (Plymouth, N.H.) is a sophomore wide receiver. The Sean Boyles are not related.
In his third season at Temple, running backs coach Tyree Foreman spent three seasons (2004-06) as the assistant running backs coach at?Army.
HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE
When Army visits Lincoln Financial Field this week, the team may have trouble getting around. During the annual Army-Navy game at the Linc in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008, the Black Knights have used Temple's locker room as their locker room.
Saturday's matchup will be the first time the Knights utilize the visitors' locker room. They will, however, use the same bench (pressbox side). Army is winless at Lincoln Financial Field.
TEMPLE-ARMY: THE SERIES
Saturday's game is the seventh meeting between the Owls and the Black Knights. In series action, Army leads Temple, 4-2; however, TU?has won two of the last three meetings, both on the road.
In the teams' last meeting on August 29, 2008, Temple claimed a 35-7 win at West Point in the Friday night showdown to open the season. Temple's first series win came on Sept. 24, 1994, when the Owls claimed a 23-20 win at Michie Stadium.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Army: 2-4
Temple in games at Temple: 0-1
Temple in games at Army: 2-3
First meeting in series: 1943 at Michie Stadium; L, 51-0
Last meeting in series: 2008 at Michie Stadium; W, 35-7
Year Site Results TU Coach Army Coach
1943 Michie Stadium L, 52-0 Ray Morrison Earl Blaik
1987 Michie Stadium L, 17-7 Bruce Arians Jim Young
1993 Veterans Stadium L, 56-21 Ron Dickerson Bob Sutton
1994 Michie Stadium W, 23-20 Ron Dickerson Bob Sutton
2007 Michie Stadium L, 37-21 Al Golden Stan Brock
2008 Michie Stadium W, 35-7 Al Golden Stan Brock
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tom Quinn, 29-144, 1 TD (1943)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 23-42-314, 2 TD (2007)
Receiving: Bruce Francis, 6-133, 1 TD (2007)
Army Black Knights
Rushing: Akili King, 14-163 (1993)
Passing: Carson Williams, 11-26-175, 2 TD (2007)
Receiving: Jeremy Tremble, 5-125, 1 TD (2007)
FROM THE ARCHIVES
In the teams' first meeting in 1943, Army was coached by the legendary Earl “Red”Blaik, who guided the Cadets to a 121-33-10 record from 1941-58. His 1944, 1945, and 1946 teams were national champions. Temple was coached by Ray Morrison.
In 1987, Jim Young coached Army to an ambush of Bruce Arians' Temple squad. The score was tied, 7-7, at halftime, and the Cadets opened the second half running. They finished with 75 rushes in 76 plays for the game. However, on their fourth play of the half, QB?Otto Leone caught Temple over-playing the run. He faked a handoff and hit TE Mark Charette for a 64-yard touchdown pass. It would be the key play of the game as the Owls were not able to score aside from Tom Quinn's two-yard run in the first half. Quinn rushed for 144 yards on 29 carries. The teams combined for just 12 passing attempts on the afternoon.
Beginning with the 1999 season, Army changed its nickname from the Cadets to the Black Knights.
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• This is only Army's second trip to Philadelphia to play Temple since 1943. The first trip was a 1993 visit to Veterans Stadium.
• In its 12 games, Temple faces five teams— and four consecutively— with new head coaches [Eastern Michigan, Ball State,?Army, Toledo, and Miami (OH)].
• Temple is 3-0 in the MAC for the first time since joining the conference in 2007.
• Temple has won five consecutive MAC games at home at Lincoln Financial Field.
• Since joining the MAC in 2007, the Owls own the league's best home record for MAC games at 8-2.
• Five of Temple's 2009 opponents went on to postseason play last fall— Ball State [MAC Championship game & GMAC Bowl], Buffalo [MAC Championship game &?International Bowl], Navy [EagleBank Bowl], Penn State [Rose Bowl], and Villanova [NCAA quarterfinals].
• “It was ugly at times, and we have to get the special teams stuff squared away, but we kept battling and we won. In the end, nobody is going to look back six weeks from now and say we won by a couple points. The bottom line is we won and we're 3-0 in the league.” — Al Golden following the win over Ball State
UP NEXT
Temple packs its bags for its only two-game road trip this fall. The Owls first head to Toledo on Oct. 24 for a 7 p.m. game. TU then travels to Navy on Oct. 31.
THIS WEEK
Temple continues its two-game homestand on Saturday, Oct. 17, hosting Army at 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field in the annual Homecoming game.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WHAT 1340 AM with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis. All-MACcess will carry live video streaming of the game. Live gametracker stats and video streaming will be available on the Temple Athletics website at www.OwlSports.com.
At halftime the new members of the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame— the 1951 and 1953 National Champion men's soccer teams, Chrissy Muller Poplawski (women's lacrosse), Les Roos (baseball), and Jim Van de Zilver (men's gymnastics)— will be introduced.
Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 3-2 overall and a perfect 3-0 in MAC play. Last week, the Owls captured a 24-19 win over Ball State. TU opened play in the MAC at 3-0 for the first time ever and opened conference play with three wins for the first time since 1967. The 2009 squad, featuring Golden's first recruiting class as seniors, returns 21 starters to 17 positions. The Owls utilize an East Coast offense and 4-3 defense.
On the ground, freshman RB Bernard Pierce (Ardmore,?Pa.) leads the Owls with 489 yards and five touchdowns on 84 carries. R-junior QB Vaughn Charlton (Landenberg, Pa.) has thrown 66-of-126 for 926 yards and five touchdowns. R-sophomore?Joe Jones (Davie, Fla.) is the top receiver with 190 yards on 14 catches.
Nationally Temple ranks No. 13 in rushing defense (90.40), No. 15 in turnover margin (1.00), and No. 20 in sacks (2.80). Army ranks No. 8 in rushing offense (229.50) and No. 13 in sacks allowed (0.83).
Head coach Rich Ellerson is in his first season at Army. The Black Knights stand 3-3 on the season after a 16-13 overtime win over Vanderbilt. Army returns 12 starters to its spread/triple option offense and double-eagle flex defense.
Junior SB Patrick Mealy is the Knights' leading rusher with 351 yards and a touchdown on 46 carries. Freshman QB Trent Steelman has started every game and is 20-of-44 for 210 yards and a touchdown. Senior WR Alejandro Villanueva is the top receiver with 191 yards and three touchdowns on 12 receptions.
TEMPLE-ARMY CONNECTIONS
Temple has six New York players on its roster— WR Nyles Bynum (Jamaica, N.Y.), OL Derek Dennis (Peekskill, N.Y.), DT Grigory Frenk (Brooklyn, N.Y.), DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.), and PK Ryan Novak (Marcellus, N.Y.), and OL Scott Roorda (Westmoreland,?N.Y).
Army's roster has 11 players from Pennsylvania, including Philadelphia native senior OT Jude Cooke (Father Judge HS).
Temple r-sophomore QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) and Army junior SB Patrick Mealy played high school ball together at DeMatha Catholic for coach Bill McGregor.
Both teams have a player with the same name— Sean Boyle. For the Owls, Sean Boyle (Towson, Md.) is a sophomore offensive lineman with a twin brother and fellow teammate named Patrick. For the Black Knights, Sean Boyle (Plymouth, N.H.) is a sophomore wide receiver. The Sean Boyles are not related.
In his third season at Temple, running backs coach Tyree Foreman spent three seasons (2004-06) as the assistant running backs coach at?Army.
HOMEFIELD ADVANTAGE
When Army visits Lincoln Financial Field this week, the team may have trouble getting around. During the annual Army-Navy game at the Linc in 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2008, the Black Knights have used Temple's locker room as their locker room.
Saturday's matchup will be the first time the Knights utilize the visitors' locker room. They will, however, use the same bench (pressbox side). Army is winless at Lincoln Financial Field.
TEMPLE-ARMY: THE SERIES
Saturday's game is the seventh meeting between the Owls and the Black Knights. In series action, Army leads Temple, 4-2; however, TU?has won two of the last three meetings, both on the road.
In the teams' last meeting on August 29, 2008, Temple claimed a 35-7 win at West Point in the Friday night showdown to open the season. Temple's first series win came on Sept. 24, 1994, when the Owls claimed a 23-20 win at Michie Stadium.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Army: 2-4
Temple in games at Temple: 0-1
Temple in games at Army: 2-3
First meeting in series: 1943 at Michie Stadium; L, 51-0
Last meeting in series: 2008 at Michie Stadium; W, 35-7
Year Site Results TU Coach Army Coach
1943 Michie Stadium L, 52-0 Ray Morrison Earl Blaik
1987 Michie Stadium L, 17-7 Bruce Arians Jim Young
1993 Veterans Stadium L, 56-21 Ron Dickerson Bob Sutton
1994 Michie Stadium W, 23-20 Ron Dickerson Bob Sutton
2007 Michie Stadium L, 37-21 Al Golden Stan Brock
2008 Michie Stadium W, 35-7 Al Golden Stan Brock
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tom Quinn, 29-144, 1 TD (1943)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 23-42-314, 2 TD (2007)
Receiving: Bruce Francis, 6-133, 1 TD (2007)
Army Black Knights
Rushing: Akili King, 14-163 (1993)
Passing: Carson Williams, 11-26-175, 2 TD (2007)
Receiving: Jeremy Tremble, 5-125, 1 TD (2007)
FROM THE ARCHIVES
In the teams' first meeting in 1943, Army was coached by the legendary Earl “Red”Blaik, who guided the Cadets to a 121-33-10 record from 1941-58. His 1944, 1945, and 1946 teams were national champions. Temple was coached by Ray Morrison.
In 1987, Jim Young coached Army to an ambush of Bruce Arians' Temple squad. The score was tied, 7-7, at halftime, and the Cadets opened the second half running. They finished with 75 rushes in 76 plays for the game. However, on their fourth play of the half, QB?Otto Leone caught Temple over-playing the run. He faked a handoff and hit TE Mark Charette for a 64-yard touchdown pass. It would be the key play of the game as the Owls were not able to score aside from Tom Quinn's two-yard run in the first half. Quinn rushed for 144 yards on 29 carries. The teams combined for just 12 passing attempts on the afternoon.
Beginning with the 1999 season, Army changed its nickname from the Cadets to the Black Knights.
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• This is only Army's second trip to Philadelphia to play Temple since 1943. The first trip was a 1993 visit to Veterans Stadium.
• In its 12 games, Temple faces five teams— and four consecutively— with new head coaches [Eastern Michigan, Ball State,?Army, Toledo, and Miami (OH)].
• Temple is 3-0 in the MAC for the first time since joining the conference in 2007.
• Temple has won five consecutive MAC games at home at Lincoln Financial Field.
• Since joining the MAC in 2007, the Owls own the league's best home record for MAC games at 8-2.
• Five of Temple's 2009 opponents went on to postseason play last fall— Ball State [MAC Championship game & GMAC Bowl], Buffalo [MAC Championship game &?International Bowl], Navy [EagleBank Bowl], Penn State [Rose Bowl], and Villanova [NCAA quarterfinals].
• “It was ugly at times, and we have to get the special teams stuff squared away, but we kept battling and we won. In the end, nobody is going to look back six weeks from now and say we won by a couple points. The bottom line is we won and we're 3-0 in the league.” — Al Golden following the win over Ball State
UP NEXT
Temple packs its bags for its only two-game road trip this fall. The Owls first head to Toledo on Oct. 24 for a 7 p.m. game. TU then travels to Navy on Oct. 31.
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