Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 3
Ypsilanti, Mich.
1:00 PM
Temple University
at
EASTERN MICHIGAN
DB Anthony Ferla
Temple Football Travels to Eastern Michigan on Oct. 3
9.28.09 | Football
Owls Kick off at 1 p.m. in First MAC Road Test
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THIS WEEK
Temple opens October with a trip to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff at Rynearson Stadium is set for 1 p.m. for the EMU homecoming game.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WPHT 1210 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.
Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 1-2 overall and 1-0 in MAC play. Last week, the Owls opened MAC play with a 37-13 win over defending conference champion Buffalo to extend their league-leading home win streak to four games. 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 leads the Owls with 184 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries. Redshirt junior QB Vaughn Charlton has thrown 40-of-78 for 617 yards and three touchdowns. Redshirt sophomore Joe Jones is the top receiver with 155 yards on nine catches. Temple ranks No. 17 nationally in kickoff returns (28.15) and No. 28 sacks (2.67). Eastern Michigan ranks No. 1 in pass defense (78.00), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (79.69), and No. 18 in net punting (39.47).
Head coach Ron English is in his first season at Eastern Michigan. The Eagles stand 0-3 on the season after a 45-17 loss at Michigan. The game with Temple is the MAC opener for the Eagles. EMU returns 16 starters to its multiple offense and multiple defense.
Junior RB Dwayne Priest is the Eagles' leading rusher with 301 yards and three touchdowns on 63 carries. Senior WR Jacory Stone is the top receiver with 158 yards and a touchdown on 15 receptions.
Senior captain and starting QB Andy Schmitt will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee that will require surgery. Either true freshman Alex Gillett or junior Kyle McMahon will be called into action.
TEMPLE-EASTERN MICHIGAN CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Michigan. Eastern Michigan has just one player from Pennsylvania— redshirt freshman DB Jon Pryor (Monroeville / Gateway HS).
Temple sophomore DE Morris Blueford, Jr., senior DB Wilbert Brinson, Jr., junior WR Delano Green, senior WR Jason Harper, junior DB Kwame Johnson, freshman DB Maurice Jones, freshman DL Shahid Paulhill, freshman DE Geoffrey Prather, as well as EMU's sophomore LB Steve Brown and junior RB Dwayne Priest all played prep ball at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.
Temple freshmen WR Matt Brown,TE Alex Jackson, LB Zach Kane, OL Scott Roorda, and EMU junior WR Tyrone Burke played prep ball at Milford Academy.
TEMPLE-EASTERN MICHIGAN— THE SERIES
Temple owns a perfect 4-0 record against Eastern Michigan and a 1-0 mark in MAC play.
The schools first met in 1993 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Owls fought the Eagles the entire game and pulled out a 31-28 win on the road.
The teams met again three years later, again at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti. Temple claimed a four-point victory, 28-24.
In 2000 at Franklin Field, Temple won its third consecutive game against EMU in a 49-40 shootout in Philadelphia. Sophomore RB Tanardo Sharps ran for a career-high 203 yards and had two 65-yard touchdown runs. Junior QB Devin Scott threw three touchdown passes to help the Owls to a 3-1 record for the first time since 1987.
Last fall in their first MAC showdown, the teams competed in an offensive shooting match. In Temple football's biggest offensive explosion in nearly a decade, senior QB Adam DiMichele threw for a school record six touchdowns and passed for a career-high 370 yards, while senior Bruce Francis caught a school-record four touchdown passes as the Owls hung on for a wild 55-52 victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The two MAC teams combined for 854 yards and 107 points. EMU QB Andy Schmitt re-wrote Temple's opponent records for passing attempts in a game, (76 = just seven shy of the NCAA record) and completions in a game (50). Both were new EMU single game records as well as his 484 yards passing.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Eastern Michigan: 4-0
Temple in games at Temple: 2-0
Temple in games at Eastern Michigan: 2-0
Temple in games at a neutral site: 0-0
First meeting in series: 1993 at Rynearson Stadium, W, 31-28
Last meeting in series: 2008 at Lincoln Financial?Field, W, 55-52
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tanardo Sharps, 18-204, 2 TDs (2000)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 21-37-0-370, 6 TDs (2008)
Receiving: Bruce Francis, 9-125, 4 TDs (2008)
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Rushing: John White, 25-111, 1 TD?(2000)
Passing: Andy Schmitt, 50-76-0-484, 3 TDs (2008)
Receiving: Ontario Pryor, 7-202, 1 TD, (1996)
Year Site Results TU Coach EMU Coach
1993 Rynearson Stadium W, 31-28 Ron Dickerson Ron Cooper
1996 Rynearson Stadium W, 28-24 Ron Dickerson Rick Rasnick
2000 Franklin Field W, 49-40 Bobby Wallace Jeff Woodruff
2008 Lincoln Financial?Field W, 55-52 Al Golden Jeff Genyk
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• Temple has won four 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 7-2.
• Five of Temple's 2009 opponents went on to postseason play last fall— Ball State [MAC Championship & GMAC Bowl], Buffalo [MAC Championship & International Bowl], Navy [EagleBank Bowl], Penn State [Rose Bowl], and Villanova [NCAA quarterfinals].
• “Obviously they are the reigning MAC champs, so from that standpoint, it is significant. But when we wake up in the morning, it's just one win. It's a good win, but it only counts once.” — Al Golden following the win over Buffalo
UP NEXT
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 10 to host Ball State during its annual Pink Out game for “Breast Cancer Awareness” at 1 p.m. The first 5,000 fans will receive pink pom-poms, sponsored by TD Bank and City View Pizza. A portion of tickets sales will be donated to the Temple Cancer Center.
THIS WEEK
Temple opens October with a trip to Eastern Michigan on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff at Rynearson Stadium is set for 1 p.m. for the EMU homecoming game.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WPHT 1210 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.
Under the direction of fourth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 1-2 overall and 1-0 in MAC play. Last week, the Owls opened MAC play with a 37-13 win over defending conference champion Buffalo to extend their league-leading home win streak to four games. 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 leads the Owls with 184 yards and a touchdown on 33 carries. Redshirt junior QB Vaughn Charlton has thrown 40-of-78 for 617 yards and three touchdowns. Redshirt sophomore Joe Jones is the top receiver with 155 yards on nine catches. Temple ranks No. 17 nationally in kickoff returns (28.15) and No. 28 sacks (2.67). Eastern Michigan ranks No. 1 in pass defense (78.00), No. 2 in pass efficiency defense (79.69), and No. 18 in net punting (39.47).
Head coach Ron English is in his first season at Eastern Michigan. The Eagles stand 0-3 on the season after a 45-17 loss at Michigan. The game with Temple is the MAC opener for the Eagles. EMU returns 16 starters to its multiple offense and multiple defense.
Junior RB Dwayne Priest is the Eagles' leading rusher with 301 yards and three touchdowns on 63 carries. Senior WR Jacory Stone is the top receiver with 158 yards and a touchdown on 15 receptions.
Senior captain and starting QB Andy Schmitt will miss the remainder of the season with a torn ACL in his right knee that will require surgery. Either true freshman Alex Gillett or junior Kyle McMahon will be called into action.
TEMPLE-EASTERN MICHIGAN CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Michigan. Eastern Michigan has just one player from Pennsylvania— redshirt freshman DB Jon Pryor (Monroeville / Gateway HS).
Temple sophomore DE Morris Blueford, Jr., senior DB Wilbert Brinson, Jr., junior WR Delano Green, senior WR Jason Harper, junior DB Kwame Johnson, freshman DB Maurice Jones, freshman DL Shahid Paulhill, freshman DE Geoffrey Prather, as well as EMU's sophomore LB Steve Brown and junior RB Dwayne Priest all played prep ball at Fork Union Military Academy in Virginia.
Temple freshmen WR Matt Brown,TE Alex Jackson, LB Zach Kane, OL Scott Roorda, and EMU junior WR Tyrone Burke played prep ball at Milford Academy.
TEMPLE-EASTERN MICHIGAN— THE SERIES
Temple owns a perfect 4-0 record against Eastern Michigan and a 1-0 mark in MAC play.
The schools first met in 1993 in Ypsilanti, Mich. The Owls fought the Eagles the entire game and pulled out a 31-28 win on the road.
The teams met again three years later, again at Rynearson Stadium in Ypsilanti. Temple claimed a four-point victory, 28-24.
In 2000 at Franklin Field, Temple won its third consecutive game against EMU in a 49-40 shootout in Philadelphia. Sophomore RB Tanardo Sharps ran for a career-high 203 yards and had two 65-yard touchdown runs. Junior QB Devin Scott threw three touchdown passes to help the Owls to a 3-1 record for the first time since 1987.
Last fall in their first MAC showdown, the teams competed in an offensive shooting match. In Temple football's biggest offensive explosion in nearly a decade, senior QB Adam DiMichele threw for a school record six touchdowns and passed for a career-high 370 yards, while senior Bruce Francis caught a school-record four touchdown passes as the Owls hung on for a wild 55-52 victory at Lincoln Financial Field.
The two MAC teams combined for 854 yards and 107 points. EMU QB Andy Schmitt re-wrote Temple's opponent records for passing attempts in a game, (76 = just seven shy of the NCAA record) and completions in a game (50). Both were new EMU single game records as well as his 484 yards passing.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Eastern Michigan: 4-0
Temple in games at Temple: 2-0
Temple in games at Eastern Michigan: 2-0
Temple in games at a neutral site: 0-0
First meeting in series: 1993 at Rynearson Stadium, W, 31-28
Last meeting in series: 2008 at Lincoln Financial?Field, W, 55-52
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tanardo Sharps, 18-204, 2 TDs (2000)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 21-37-0-370, 6 TDs (2008)
Receiving: Bruce Francis, 9-125, 4 TDs (2008)
Eastern Michigan Eagles
Rushing: John White, 25-111, 1 TD?(2000)
Passing: Andy Schmitt, 50-76-0-484, 3 TDs (2008)
Receiving: Ontario Pryor, 7-202, 1 TD, (1996)
Year Site Results TU Coach EMU Coach
1993 Rynearson Stadium W, 31-28 Ron Dickerson Ron Cooper
1996 Rynearson Stadium W, 28-24 Ron Dickerson Rick Rasnick
2000 Franklin Field W, 49-40 Bobby Wallace Jeff Woodruff
2008 Lincoln Financial?Field W, 55-52 Al Golden Jeff Genyk
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• Temple has won four 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 7-2.
• Five of Temple's 2009 opponents went on to postseason play last fall— Ball State [MAC Championship & GMAC Bowl], Buffalo [MAC Championship & International Bowl], Navy [EagleBank Bowl], Penn State [Rose Bowl], and Villanova [NCAA quarterfinals].
• “Obviously they are the reigning MAC champs, so from that standpoint, it is significant. But when we wake up in the morning, it's just one win. It's a good win, but it only counts once.” — Al Golden following the win over Buffalo
UP NEXT
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 10 to host Ball State during its annual Pink Out game for “Breast Cancer Awareness” at 1 p.m. The first 5,000 fans will receive pink pom-poms, sponsored by TD Bank and City View Pizza. A portion of tickets sales will be donated to the Temple Cancer Center.
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