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Temple’s Al Golden Named to Coach of the Year Watch List
10.26.09 | Football
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HOUSTON – Temple head coach Al Golden has been named to Watch List for the Paul “Bear” Bryant College Football Coach of the Year Award, the awards committee of the American Heart Association announced on Monday.
In his fourth season at Temple, Golden has guided the Owls to five consecutive wins through the first seven games. During his tenure, Golden has revamped the football program from top to bottom, on and off the field. In 2006 and 2007, he fielded the youngest teams in the nation.
In 2007, Golden led the Owls to a 4-8 overall mark and 4-4 during its inaugural season in the Mid-American Conference. The four wins were the most conference wins since 2002 and equaled the wins from the prior four seasons combined. The four MAC?wins were the most for Temple in 40 years. Temple led the nation in red zone defense, while also leading the MAC in defense and attendance. The Owls recorded the greatest one-year defensive turnaround in the NCAA?bowl subdivision, going from a No. 177 ranking in 2006 to No. 44 in 2007.
Last fall, Golden led the Owls to five wins, the team's most in nearly two decades. In scoring differential alone, he has transformed the squad from a team that suffered a 391-point scoring deficit the year prior to his arrival to a team that out-scored its opponents by four points in 2008. The difference is 395 points.
Off the field, the Temple team also blossomed. The players recorded the largest academic turnaround in the APR?reform era. As a team, they achieved a 3.0+ grade-point average in the last three summer sessions. And in their free time, the Owls logged more than 1,000 hours of community service during the last year alone. Golden is not just building football players; he's building well-rounded students.
The Owls received recognition for their community service. At the Breakfast of Champions ceremony in April, the football team received the inaugural T.E.A.M. [Temple's Exceptional Acts for Mankind] Award for community service by the Temple?Athletic Dept. In July, the team was awarded the 2009 Robert P. Levy Community Service Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress.
With three consecutive No. 1 recruiting classes in the MAC, Golden has made the Owls competitive and given them the chance to win.
Now in 2009, Golden's first recruiting class has reached senior status, and his hard work is being translated into victories.
The Coach of the Year finalists will be announced in December and will attend an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010. The winner will be announced live that evening. The winner of the Bryant College Football Coach of the Year is voted on by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is the only college coaching award voted on after all bowl games are played.
January's event will also recognize Georgia's legendary coach and athletic director Vince Dooley as the Bryant Lifetime Achievement Recipient. This award recognizes excellence in coaching on and off the field during a career, allowing recipients to take their place in history alongside legends such as Bryant.
The selection committee consists of current and past event chairmen, Bryant family representatives, national Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association representatives, college football sports analysts, and former collegiate players and coaches.
Temple (5-2, 4-0 MAC) travels to Navy (6-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31 for a 3:30 p.m. contest. The CBS College Sports Network will televise the game live nationally.
2009 Coach of the Year Watch List
(in alphabetical order by coach)
Robb Akey, Idaho
Mack Brown, Texas
Pete Carroll, Southern Cal
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Al Golden, Temple
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
Chip Kelly, Oregon
Bronco Mendenhall, Brigham Young
Urban Meyer, Florida
Les Miles, Louisiana State
Joe Paterno, Penn State
Gary Patterson, Texas Christian
Chris Petersen, Boise State
Nick Saban, Alabama
Randy Shannon, Miami
Bill Stewart, West Virginia
Kevin Sumlin, Houston
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
The Bryant Awards honor excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Bryant himself suffered a heart attack prior to his death in 1983. Funds raised benefit research, community education and outreach programs of the AHA. For more information, or to purchase tickets or a table for the event, contact Kristin Rodriguez at 713-610-5026 or visit www.heart.org/bryantawards.
In his fourth season at Temple, Golden has guided the Owls to five consecutive wins through the first seven games. During his tenure, Golden has revamped the football program from top to bottom, on and off the field. In 2006 and 2007, he fielded the youngest teams in the nation.
In 2007, Golden led the Owls to a 4-8 overall mark and 4-4 during its inaugural season in the Mid-American Conference. The four wins were the most conference wins since 2002 and equaled the wins from the prior four seasons combined. The four MAC?wins were the most for Temple in 40 years. Temple led the nation in red zone defense, while also leading the MAC in defense and attendance. The Owls recorded the greatest one-year defensive turnaround in the NCAA?bowl subdivision, going from a No. 177 ranking in 2006 to No. 44 in 2007.
Last fall, Golden led the Owls to five wins, the team's most in nearly two decades. In scoring differential alone, he has transformed the squad from a team that suffered a 391-point scoring deficit the year prior to his arrival to a team that out-scored its opponents by four points in 2008. The difference is 395 points.
Off the field, the Temple team also blossomed. The players recorded the largest academic turnaround in the APR?reform era. As a team, they achieved a 3.0+ grade-point average in the last three summer sessions. And in their free time, the Owls logged more than 1,000 hours of community service during the last year alone. Golden is not just building football players; he's building well-rounded students.
The Owls received recognition for their community service. At the Breakfast of Champions ceremony in April, the football team received the inaugural T.E.A.M. [Temple's Exceptional Acts for Mankind] Award for community service by the Temple?Athletic Dept. In July, the team was awarded the 2009 Robert P. Levy Community Service Award from the Philadelphia Sports Congress.
With three consecutive No. 1 recruiting classes in the MAC, Golden has made the Owls competitive and given them the chance to win.
Now in 2009, Golden's first recruiting class has reached senior status, and his hard work is being translated into victories.
The Coach of the Year finalists will be announced in December and will attend an awards dinner in Houston on Jan. 14, 2010. The winner will be announced live that evening. The winner of the Bryant College Football Coach of the Year is voted on by members of the National Sportscasters and Sportswriters Association and is the only college coaching award voted on after all bowl games are played.
January's event will also recognize Georgia's legendary coach and athletic director Vince Dooley as the Bryant Lifetime Achievement Recipient. This award recognizes excellence in coaching on and off the field during a career, allowing recipients to take their place in history alongside legends such as Bryant.
The selection committee consists of current and past event chairmen, Bryant family representatives, national Sportscasters & Sportswriters Association representatives, college football sports analysts, and former collegiate players and coaches.
Temple (5-2, 4-0 MAC) travels to Navy (6-2) on Saturday, Oct. 31 for a 3:30 p.m. contest. The CBS College Sports Network will televise the game live nationally.
2009 Coach of the Year Watch List
(in alphabetical order by coach)
Robb Akey, Idaho
Mack Brown, Texas
Pete Carroll, Southern Cal
Kirk Ferentz, Iowa
Al Golden, Temple
Mike Gundy, Oklahoma State
Paul Johnson, Georgia Tech
Brian Kelly, Cincinnati
Chip Kelly, Oregon
Bronco Mendenhall, Brigham Young
Urban Meyer, Florida
Les Miles, Louisiana State
Joe Paterno, Penn State
Gary Patterson, Texas Christian
Chris Petersen, Boise State
Nick Saban, Alabama
Randy Shannon, Miami
Bill Stewart, West Virginia
Kevin Sumlin, Houston
Dave Wannstedt, Pittsburgh
The Bryant Awards honor excellence in coaching while raising funds to fight heart disease and stroke, the nation's No. 1 and No. 3 killers. Bryant himself suffered a heart attack prior to his death in 1983. Funds raised benefit research, community education and outreach programs of the AHA. For more information, or to purchase tickets or a table for the event, contact Kristin Rodriguez at 713-610-5026 or visit www.heart.org/bryantawards.
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