Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 16
Lincoln Financial Field
1 p.m.
Temple University
vs
*BOWLING GREEN
DT Muhammad Wilkerson
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Temple Hosts Bowling Green in Homecoming Game on Saturday
10.11.10 | Football
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field
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THIS WEEK
Temple returns home for its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. 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.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WHAT 1340 AM with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis.
Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 4-2 overall (1-1 in MAC) after a 31-17 loss at Northern Illinois. The 2010 squad returns 21 starters to 16 positions. The Owls utilize an?East Coast offense and 4-3 defense.
Sophomore RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.) leads all rushers with 477 yards and six touchdowns on 81 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 288 yards and three touchdowns on 17 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 71-of-132 for 683 yards and four touchdowns. Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) leads the defense with 51 tackles, including a team-high 29 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 26 in kickoff returns (24.36), No. 31 in net punting (38.37), and No. 33 in punt returns (10.43). Individually, junior DB Delano Green is No. 26 in punt returns (10.91).
Bowling Green, under the guidance of second-year head coach Dave Clawson, is 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the MAC after a 49-25 loss at Ohio. The Falcons return eight starters to their multiple offense and 4-3 defense. BGSU played in the Humanitarian Bowl last season. Nationally BGSU stands No. 25 in punt returns (11.80).
Senior RB Willie Geter is the Falcons' leading rusher with 406 yards and three touchdowns on 112 carries. R-freshman QB Matt Schilz is 93-of-145 for 941 yards and four touchdowns. R-junior WR Kamar Jorden is the top receiver with 554 yards and three touchdowns on 19 receptions. Sophomore LB Dwayne Woods leads the defense with 73 tackles and two interceptions.
TEMPLE TO ROAST AL SHRIER FOR 80th BIRTHDAY
Temple's Al Shrier, the Dean of College Sports Information professionals, will be honored with his own Roast on Friday, Oct. 15 from 7:30 until 9 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel. Shrier's good friend, and Temple's most recognizable alum, Bill Cosby (Temple Football '61), will serve as one of the “roasters” for the event.
Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw will join Mr. Cosby on the dais that also includes former Temple President Peter Liacouras, TU's all-time winningest football coach Wayne Hardin and former director of athletics, Gavin White, Jr., and Charlie Theokas. Shrier, a past president of the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association, will also be roasted by some of the top media names in the Philadelphia area, including “Big” Al Meltzer, Merrill Reese, and Phil Jasner.
The longest active CoSIDA member at 57 years and counting, Shrier has served at Temple since 1953. He recently received CoSIDA's Arch Ward Award, given to the top sports information professional at the University Division level. It is one of many honors that he has earned over a distinguished career. He is a member of five Halls of Fame: the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the event, which includes open bar, appetizers, and gifts, can be purchased at $100 per person by going to www.myowlspace.com/alshrierroast.
HOMECOMING CHEER
Under head coach Al Golden, the Temple Owls are 3-1 in homecoming games. Last year the Owls claimed a 27-13 win over Army. TU suffered its only homecoming loss to Western Michigan, 7-3, in 2008. In 2007, Temple beat Northern Illinois, 16-15. During his inaugural season in 2006, Golden led TU to its first win, a 28-14 victory over Bowling Green at Lincoln Financial Field. The win was the first for Golden as a head coach while snapping the team's 20-game losing streak.
2010 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Three All-Americans, including one National Champion, are among the seven former student-athletes to be inducted into the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame at the Owls' Homecoming football game. The Class of 2010 consists of Mike Curcio (Football), Jack Don (Baseball), Jim Elwell (Men's Track), Dave Frank (Men's Gymnastics), Claudrena Harold (Women's Basketball), Jeff Kraft (Men's Soccer), and Aamina Thornton (Women's Lacrosse).
Curcio (1976-79), one of the top linebackers in Temple football history, earned honorable mention All-America as a senior captain on the Owls' 1979 Garden State Bowl championship team. The Mays Landing, N.J., native (Oceancrest HS) accumulated 14 tackles in the 28-17 victory over California for the only Bowl win in the program's history. His 154 tackles that season ranks third on the Cherry and White all-time list and helped the 10-2 Owls earn a #17 ranking in both major polls. A three-year player in the National Football League, including two with the Philadelphia Eagles (1981, 82), Curcio still owns the Owls' single-season record for assisted tackles with 101 as a junior (1978) and ranks seventh on the all-time school list with 332 career tackles.
TEMPLE-BOWLING GREEN CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Ohio. Bowling Green has six players from Pennsylvania, and just one player from Philadelphia— r-junior WR Kamar Jorden (Penn Wood HS). Freshman TE Tyler Beck (Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson HS) is from Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Temple assistant coach Ed Foley served as the offensive coordinator under head coach Dave Clawson at Fordham from 1999 to 2003. Foley was promoted to head coach in 2004 after Clawson left to take the head job at Richmond. Also on the Fordham staff were current BGSU assistants Mark Carney and Mark Elko. Clawson also served as the offensive coordinator at Villanova from 1996-98 under Andy Talley.
TEMPLE-BOWLING GREEN: THE SERIES
Saturday's game will mark the 11th meeting between the Owls and the Falcons and second in MAC play. BGSU holds a 7-3 edge.
During the teams' last meeting in 2007, Bowling Green claimed a 48-35 win in a battle of the quarterbacks. Temple's Adam DiMichele went 27-of-41 for 299 yards and four touchdowns, while BGSU's Tyler Sheehan threw 30-of-47 for 351 yards and four TDs.
Under head coach Al Golden, the Owls captured their only win on the season with a 28-14 win over Bowling Green at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 28, 2006. TB Travis Shelton caught a 43-yard scoring pass to put the Owls on the scoreboard in the opening quarter before returning a kickoff 96 yards to close out the scoring in the final stanza.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Bowling Green: 3-7
Temple in games at Temple: 3-3
Temple in games at Bowling Green: 0-4
First meeting in series: 1953 at Temple Stadium; W, 27-0
Last meeting in series: 2007 at Doyt Perry Stadium; L, 35-48
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Umar Ferguson, 28-132, 1 TD (2005)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 27-41-299, 4 TDs (2007)
Receiving: Troy Kersey, 3-120 (1995)
Bowling Green
Rushing: Chris Bullock, 29-182, 2 TDs (2006)
Passing: Omar Jacobs, 21-26-367, 4 TDs (2004)
Tyler Sheehan, 30-47-351, 4 TDs (2007)
Receiving: Eric Starks, 7-134 (1995)
Year Site Results TU Coach BGSU Coach
1953 Temple Stadium W, 27-0 Albert P. Kawal Robert H. Whittaker
1966 Temple Stadium L, 20-62 George Makris Bob Gibson
1995 Veterans Stadium L, 31-37 Ron Dickerson Gary Blackney
1996 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 16-20 Ron Dickerson Gary Blackney
2000 Franklin Field W, 31-14 Bobby Wallace Gary Blackney
2001 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 23-42 Bobby Wallace Urban Meyer
2004 Lincoln Financial Field L, 16-70 Bobby Wallace Gregg Brandon
2005 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 7-70 Bobby Wallace Gregg Brandon
2006 Lincoln Financial Field W, 28-14 Al Golden Gregg Brandon
2007 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 35-48 Al Golden Gregg Brandon
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• Seven of Temple's 2010 opponents— Villanova (FCS national champion), Central Michigan (GMAC Bowl), Connecticut (Papajohns.com Bowl), Penn State (Capital One Bowl), Northern Illinois (International Bowl), Bowling Green (Humanitarian Bowl), and Ohio (Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl)— participated in postseason play.
• The Owls current eight-game home win streak (overall games) at Lincoln Financial Field is the longest since the stadium opened in 2003 and is the second longest home win streak in school history. The longest is 10 games in the 1972-74 seasons at Temple and Veterans Stadiums.
• Temple has won eight 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 11-2.
• Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field for the first time in a month.
• “We never stopped them. There can't be a momentum shift if you're not stopping the other team. The reality of it was we never stopped them. If you can't play defense, you can't win this game on the road. It's as simple as that.” — Al Golden after game at NIU
UP NEXT
Temple travels to Buffalo on Saturday, Oct. 23. Kickoff is set for Noon. ESPN Plus/GamePlan/espn3.com will televise the game live (shown locally on 6ABC).
THIS WEEK
Temple returns home for its annual Homecoming game on Saturday, Oct. 16. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field. 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.
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WHAT 1340 AM with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis.
Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 4-2 overall (1-1 in MAC) after a 31-17 loss at Northern Illinois. The 2010 squad returns 21 starters to 16 positions. The Owls utilize an?East Coast offense and 4-3 defense.
Sophomore RB Matt Brown (Baltimore, Md.) leads all rushers with 477 yards and six touchdowns on 81 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 288 yards and three touchdowns on 17 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 71-of-132 for 683 yards and four touchdowns. Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) leads the defense with 51 tackles, including a team-high 29 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 26 in kickoff returns (24.36), No. 31 in net punting (38.37), and No. 33 in punt returns (10.43). Individually, junior DB Delano Green is No. 26 in punt returns (10.91).
Bowling Green, under the guidance of second-year head coach Dave Clawson, is 1-5 overall and 0-2 in the MAC after a 49-25 loss at Ohio. The Falcons return eight starters to their multiple offense and 4-3 defense. BGSU played in the Humanitarian Bowl last season. Nationally BGSU stands No. 25 in punt returns (11.80).
Senior RB Willie Geter is the Falcons' leading rusher with 406 yards and three touchdowns on 112 carries. R-freshman QB Matt Schilz is 93-of-145 for 941 yards and four touchdowns. R-junior WR Kamar Jorden is the top receiver with 554 yards and three touchdowns on 19 receptions. Sophomore LB Dwayne Woods leads the defense with 73 tackles and two interceptions.
TEMPLE TO ROAST AL SHRIER FOR 80th BIRTHDAY
Temple's Al Shrier, the Dean of College Sports Information professionals, will be honored with his own Roast on Friday, Oct. 15 from 7:30 until 9 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel. Shrier's good friend, and Temple's most recognizable alum, Bill Cosby (Temple Football '61), will serve as one of the “roasters” for the event.
Athletic Director Bill Bradshaw will join Mr. Cosby on the dais that also includes former Temple President Peter Liacouras, TU's all-time winningest football coach Wayne Hardin and former director of athletics, Gavin White, Jr., and Charlie Theokas. Shrier, a past president of the Philadelphia Sportswriters Association, will also be roasted by some of the top media names in the Philadelphia area, including “Big” Al Meltzer, Merrill Reese, and Phil Jasner.
The longest active CoSIDA member at 57 years and counting, Shrier has served at Temple since 1953. He recently received CoSIDA's Arch Ward Award, given to the top sports information professional at the University Division level. It is one of many honors that he has earned over a distinguished career. He is a member of five Halls of Fame: the CoSIDA Hall of Fame, the Pennsylvania Sports Hall of Fame, the Philadelphia Big 5 Hall of Fame, the Temple Athletics Hall of Fame and the Philadelphia Jewish Sports Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the event, which includes open bar, appetizers, and gifts, can be purchased at $100 per person by going to www.myowlspace.com/alshrierroast.
HOMECOMING CHEER
Under head coach Al Golden, the Temple Owls are 3-1 in homecoming games. Last year the Owls claimed a 27-13 win over Army. TU suffered its only homecoming loss to Western Michigan, 7-3, in 2008. In 2007, Temple beat Northern Illinois, 16-15. During his inaugural season in 2006, Golden led TU to its first win, a 28-14 victory over Bowling Green at Lincoln Financial Field. The win was the first for Golden as a head coach while snapping the team's 20-game losing streak.
2010 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
Three All-Americans, including one National Champion, are among the seven former student-athletes to be inducted into the Temple University Athletics Hall of Fame at the Owls' Homecoming football game. The Class of 2010 consists of Mike Curcio (Football), Jack Don (Baseball), Jim Elwell (Men's Track), Dave Frank (Men's Gymnastics), Claudrena Harold (Women's Basketball), Jeff Kraft (Men's Soccer), and Aamina Thornton (Women's Lacrosse).
Curcio (1976-79), one of the top linebackers in Temple football history, earned honorable mention All-America as a senior captain on the Owls' 1979 Garden State Bowl championship team. The Mays Landing, N.J., native (Oceancrest HS) accumulated 14 tackles in the 28-17 victory over California for the only Bowl win in the program's history. His 154 tackles that season ranks third on the Cherry and White all-time list and helped the 10-2 Owls earn a #17 ranking in both major polls. A three-year player in the National Football League, including two with the Philadelphia Eagles (1981, 82), Curcio still owns the Owls' single-season record for assisted tackles with 101 as a junior (1978) and ranks seventh on the all-time school list with 332 career tackles.
TEMPLE-BOWLING GREEN CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Ohio. Bowling Green has six players from Pennsylvania, and just one player from Philadelphia— r-junior WR Kamar Jorden (Penn Wood HS). Freshman TE Tyler Beck (Wyomissing, Pa./Wilson HS) is from Southeastern Pennsylvania.
Temple assistant coach Ed Foley served as the offensive coordinator under head coach Dave Clawson at Fordham from 1999 to 2003. Foley was promoted to head coach in 2004 after Clawson left to take the head job at Richmond. Also on the Fordham staff were current BGSU assistants Mark Carney and Mark Elko. Clawson also served as the offensive coordinator at Villanova from 1996-98 under Andy Talley.
TEMPLE-BOWLING GREEN: THE SERIES
Saturday's game will mark the 11th meeting between the Owls and the Falcons and second in MAC play. BGSU holds a 7-3 edge.
During the teams' last meeting in 2007, Bowling Green claimed a 48-35 win in a battle of the quarterbacks. Temple's Adam DiMichele went 27-of-41 for 299 yards and four touchdowns, while BGSU's Tyler Sheehan threw 30-of-47 for 351 yards and four TDs.
Under head coach Al Golden, the Owls captured their only win on the season with a 28-14 win over Bowling Green at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 28, 2006. TB Travis Shelton caught a 43-yard scoring pass to put the Owls on the scoreboard in the opening quarter before returning a kickoff 96 yards to close out the scoring in the final stanza.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Bowling Green: 3-7
Temple in games at Temple: 3-3
Temple in games at Bowling Green: 0-4
First meeting in series: 1953 at Temple Stadium; W, 27-0
Last meeting in series: 2007 at Doyt Perry Stadium; L, 35-48
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Umar Ferguson, 28-132, 1 TD (2005)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 27-41-299, 4 TDs (2007)
Receiving: Troy Kersey, 3-120 (1995)
Bowling Green
Rushing: Chris Bullock, 29-182, 2 TDs (2006)
Passing: Omar Jacobs, 21-26-367, 4 TDs (2004)
Tyler Sheehan, 30-47-351, 4 TDs (2007)
Receiving: Eric Starks, 7-134 (1995)
Year Site Results TU Coach BGSU Coach
1953 Temple Stadium W, 27-0 Albert P. Kawal Robert H. Whittaker
1966 Temple Stadium L, 20-62 George Makris Bob Gibson
1995 Veterans Stadium L, 31-37 Ron Dickerson Gary Blackney
1996 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 16-20 Ron Dickerson Gary Blackney
2000 Franklin Field W, 31-14 Bobby Wallace Gary Blackney
2001 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 23-42 Bobby Wallace Urban Meyer
2004 Lincoln Financial Field L, 16-70 Bobby Wallace Gregg Brandon
2005 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 7-70 Bobby Wallace Gregg Brandon
2006 Lincoln Financial Field W, 28-14 Al Golden Gregg Brandon
2007 Doyt Perry Stadium L, 35-48 Al Golden Gregg Brandon
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• Seven of Temple's 2010 opponents— Villanova (FCS national champion), Central Michigan (GMAC Bowl), Connecticut (Papajohns.com Bowl), Penn State (Capital One Bowl), Northern Illinois (International Bowl), Bowling Green (Humanitarian Bowl), and Ohio (Little Caesar's Pizza Bowl)— participated in postseason play.
• The Owls current eight-game home win streak (overall games) at Lincoln Financial Field is the longest since the stadium opened in 2003 and is the second longest home win streak in school history. The longest is 10 games in the 1972-74 seasons at Temple and Veterans Stadiums.
• Temple has won eight 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 11-2.
• Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field for the first time in a month.
• “We never stopped them. There can't be a momentum shift if you're not stopping the other team. The reality of it was we never stopped them. If you can't play defense, you can't win this game on the road. It's as simple as that.” — Al Golden after game at NIU
UP NEXT
Temple travels to Buffalo on Saturday, Oct. 23. Kickoff is set for Noon. ESPN Plus/GamePlan/espn3.com will televise the game live (shown locally on 6ABC).
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