Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 30
Lincoln Financial Field
1 p.m.
Temple University
vs
*AKRON
Owls Host Akron in PINK OUT Game on Saturday
10.25.10 | Football
Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. at Lincoln Financial Field
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THIS WEEK
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field for its annual Breast Cancer Awareness PINK OUT game against Akron. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The first 5,000 fans will receive pink pom pons. 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.
Following Saturday's game is the annual Parent-Child Touchdown Pass competition. All children— aged 14 and under— accompanied by an adult, can score a touchdown on the field after the game.
Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 6-2 overall (3-1 in the MAC) after a 42-0 victory at Buffalo. 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 613 yards and six touchdowns on 111 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 336 yards and four touchdowns on 23 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 72-of-135 for 842 yards and four touchdowns, while r-junior QB Mike Gerardi (Parsippany, N.J.) is 18-of-30 for 294 yards an fives touchdowns in two games.. Senior DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.) leads the defense with 63 tackles, including a team-high 35 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 29 in pass efficiency defense (115.27), No. 34 in kickoff returns (23.50), No. 25 in pass defense (195.50) and No. 39 in scoring defense (20.63). Individually, junior DB Delano Green is No. 36 in punt returns (8.79) and junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson is No. 42 in sacks (0.69).
Akron, under the guidance of first-year head coach Rob Ianello, is 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the MAC after a 56-10 loss against?Northern Illinois. Akron and New Mexico are the nation's only winless teams entering play this week. The Zips return 17 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense.
Senior RB Alex Allen is the Zips' leading rusher with 450 yard and six touchdowns on 101 carries. Sophomore QB Patrick Nicely is 103-of-214 for 1,048 yards and three touchdowns, while junior QB?Matt Rodgers is 7-of-11 for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Senior WR Jeremy LaFrance is the top receiver with 364 yards and three touchdowns on 28 receptions. Sophomore LB Brian Wagner leads the defense with 83 tackles, a sack, and an interception.
TEMPLE-AKRON CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Ohio.
Akron has 13 players from Pennsylvania but none from Philadelphia. The only player from Southeastern Pennsylvania is senior OL Corey Woods (Reading, Pa. / Exeter Twp. HS).
TEMPLE-AKRON— THE SERIES
Today's game marks the 20th meeting between the Owls and the Zips since the squads' first meeting in 1967. In series action, Temple leads, 12-7.
Last fall at InfoCision Stadium, Temple scored 49 unanswered points en route to a 56-17 win on Friday the 13th. QB Chester Stewart threw two touchdowns while rushing for two TDs, opening the scoring with a 63-yard TD reception to WR Michael Campbell.
In 2008 during Senior Day at Lincoln Financial Field, seniors QB Adam DiMichele and FB Marcellous Grigsby scored two touchdowns apiece to lead Temple to a 27-6 win in the season finale. The victory gave the Owls five wins on the season (and four in?MAC play).
During their first game as MAC opponents in 2007, QB Adam DiMichele threw for three fourth quarter touchdowns, the last a 19-yarder to WR Dy'Onne Crudup with 27 seconds to play, to lead Temple to a 24-20 come-from-behind win at the Rubber Bowl. It marked the first time the Owls posted consecutive wins since 2002 and the first consecutive victories in conference play in 40 years when the Cherry and White played in the old MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference). It was also the team's first road win since 2003, snapping a string of 24 straight road defeats.
In the teams' 1999 meeting, Akron scored 25 first-half points en route to a 25-15 win at the Rubber Bowl. Temple scored all 15 of its points in the fourth quarter. Marcus Godrey led the Owls on the ground with 16 carries for 67 yards. QB Mac Devito scored TU's first touchdown on a two-yard run. Devito closed out the stanza with a 43-yard toss to Sean Dillard for the second touchdown.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Akron: 12-7
Temple in games at Temple: 6-4
Temple in games at Akron: 6-3
First meeting in series: 1967 at Temple Stadium, W, 22-21
Last meeting in series: 2009 at InfoCision Stadium, W, 56-17
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Todd McNair, 32-127, 2 TD (1987)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 23-34-242, 3 TD (2007)
Receiving: Leslie Shepherd, 5-116, 0 TD?(1991)
Akron Zips
Rushing: Brandon Payne, 25-156, 2 TD?(1999)
Passing: Marcel Weems, 13-19-247, 0 TD (1993)
Receiving: Jeff Blakely, 3-133, 0 TD (1993)
Year Site Results TU Coach UA Coach
1967 Temple Stadium W, 22-21 George Makris Gordon Larson
1970 Temple Stadium L, 0-21 Wayne Hardin Gordon Larson
1973 Temple Stadium W, 47-33 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1975 Rubber Bowl L, 23-24 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1976 Rubber Bowl W, 23-13 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1978 Rubber Bowl W, 56-21 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1979 Veterans Stadium W, 42-6 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1980 Veterans Stadium W, 16-7 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1987 Veterans Stadium W, 23-3 Bryce Arians Gerry Faust
1988 Rubber Bowl W, 37-17 Bruce Arians Gerry Faust
1991 Veterans Stadium L, 32-37 Jerry Berndt Gerry Faust
1992 Rubber Bowl L, 15-29 Jerry Berndt Gerry Faust
1993 Veterans Stadium L, 7-31 Ron Dickerson Gerry Faust
1994 Rubber Bowl W, 32-7 Ron Dickerson Gerry Faust
1998 Franklin Field L, 28-35 Bobby Wallace Lee Owens
1999 Rubber Bowl L, 15-25 Bobby Wallace Lee Owens
2007 Rubber Bowl W, 24-20 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
2008 Lincoln Financial Field W, 27-6 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
2009 InfoCision Stadium W, 56-17 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• With the win at Buffalo, Temple picked up its sixth win on the season, making the Owls bowl eligible for the second consecutive year and just the fifth time in school history. TU also earned bowl eligibility during the 1934 (1935 Sugar Bowl), 1979 (Garden State Bowl), 1990 (7-4 record, no bowl bid), and 2009 (EagleBank Bowl) seasons.
• 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 nine-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 nine 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 12-2.
• “For us right now, we just have to get back to the basics and take one play at a time. I think our expectations are a little bit different. The only expectation I have is that we will play hard every play. Everything else will take care of itself.”
— Al Golden after the win over Buffalo
UP NEXT
Temple opens November with a road trip to Kent State. The teams kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Dix Stadium.
THIS WEEK
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field for its annual Breast Cancer Awareness PINK OUT game against Akron. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. The first 5,000 fans will receive pink pom pons. 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.
Following Saturday's game is the annual Parent-Child Touchdown Pass competition. All children— aged 14 and under— accompanied by an adult, can score a touchdown on the field after the game.
Under the direction of fifth-year head coach Al Golden, Temple stands 6-2 overall (3-1 in the MAC) after a 42-0 victory at Buffalo. 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 613 yards and six touchdowns on 111 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 336 yards and four touchdowns on 23 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 72-of-135 for 842 yards and four touchdowns, while r-junior QB Mike Gerardi (Parsippany, N.J.) is 18-of-30 for 294 yards an fives touchdowns in two games.. Senior DB Jaiquawn Jarrett (Brooklyn, N.Y.) leads the defense with 63 tackles, including a team-high 35 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 29 in pass efficiency defense (115.27), No. 34 in kickoff returns (23.50), No. 25 in pass defense (195.50) and No. 39 in scoring defense (20.63). Individually, junior DB Delano Green is No. 36 in punt returns (8.79) and junior DT Muhammad Wilkerson is No. 42 in sacks (0.69).
Akron, under the guidance of first-year head coach Rob Ianello, is 0-8 overall and 0-4 in the MAC after a 56-10 loss against?Northern Illinois. Akron and New Mexico are the nation's only winless teams entering play this week. The Zips return 17 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense.
Senior RB Alex Allen is the Zips' leading rusher with 450 yard and six touchdowns on 101 carries. Sophomore QB Patrick Nicely is 103-of-214 for 1,048 yards and three touchdowns, while junior QB?Matt Rodgers is 7-of-11 for 95 yards and two touchdowns. Senior WR Jeremy LaFrance is the top receiver with 364 yards and three touchdowns on 28 receptions. Sophomore LB Brian Wagner leads the defense with 83 tackles, a sack, and an interception.
TEMPLE-AKRON CONNECTIONS
Temple has no players on its roster from the state of Ohio.
Akron has 13 players from Pennsylvania but none from Philadelphia. The only player from Southeastern Pennsylvania is senior OL Corey Woods (Reading, Pa. / Exeter Twp. HS).
TEMPLE-AKRON— THE SERIES
Today's game marks the 20th meeting between the Owls and the Zips since the squads' first meeting in 1967. In series action, Temple leads, 12-7.
Last fall at InfoCision Stadium, Temple scored 49 unanswered points en route to a 56-17 win on Friday the 13th. QB Chester Stewart threw two touchdowns while rushing for two TDs, opening the scoring with a 63-yard TD reception to WR Michael Campbell.
In 2008 during Senior Day at Lincoln Financial Field, seniors QB Adam DiMichele and FB Marcellous Grigsby scored two touchdowns apiece to lead Temple to a 27-6 win in the season finale. The victory gave the Owls five wins on the season (and four in?MAC play).
During their first game as MAC opponents in 2007, QB Adam DiMichele threw for three fourth quarter touchdowns, the last a 19-yarder to WR Dy'Onne Crudup with 27 seconds to play, to lead Temple to a 24-20 come-from-behind win at the Rubber Bowl. It marked the first time the Owls posted consecutive wins since 2002 and the first consecutive victories in conference play in 40 years when the Cherry and White played in the old MAC (Middle Atlantic Conference). It was also the team's first road win since 2003, snapping a string of 24 straight road defeats.
In the teams' 1999 meeting, Akron scored 25 first-half points en route to a 25-15 win at the Rubber Bowl. Temple scored all 15 of its points in the fourth quarter. Marcus Godrey led the Owls on the ground with 16 carries for 67 yards. QB Mac Devito scored TU's first touchdown on a two-yard run. Devito closed out the stanza with a 43-yard toss to Sean Dillard for the second touchdown.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Akron: 12-7
Temple in games at Temple: 6-4
Temple in games at Akron: 6-3
First meeting in series: 1967 at Temple Stadium, W, 22-21
Last meeting in series: 2009 at InfoCision Stadium, W, 56-17
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Todd McNair, 32-127, 2 TD (1987)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 23-34-242, 3 TD (2007)
Receiving: Leslie Shepherd, 5-116, 0 TD?(1991)
Akron Zips
Rushing: Brandon Payne, 25-156, 2 TD?(1999)
Passing: Marcel Weems, 13-19-247, 0 TD (1993)
Receiving: Jeff Blakely, 3-133, 0 TD (1993)
Year Site Results TU Coach UA Coach
1967 Temple Stadium W, 22-21 George Makris Gordon Larson
1970 Temple Stadium L, 0-21 Wayne Hardin Gordon Larson
1973 Temple Stadium W, 47-33 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1975 Rubber Bowl L, 23-24 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1976 Rubber Bowl W, 23-13 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1978 Rubber Bowl W, 56-21 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1979 Veterans Stadium W, 42-6 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1980 Veterans Stadium W, 16-7 Wayne Hardin Jim Dennison
1987 Veterans Stadium W, 23-3 Bryce Arians Gerry Faust
1988 Rubber Bowl W, 37-17 Bruce Arians Gerry Faust
1991 Veterans Stadium L, 32-37 Jerry Berndt Gerry Faust
1992 Rubber Bowl L, 15-29 Jerry Berndt Gerry Faust
1993 Veterans Stadium L, 7-31 Ron Dickerson Gerry Faust
1994 Rubber Bowl W, 32-7 Ron Dickerson Gerry Faust
1998 Franklin Field L, 28-35 Bobby Wallace Lee Owens
1999 Rubber Bowl L, 15-25 Bobby Wallace Lee Owens
2007 Rubber Bowl W, 24-20 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
2008 Lincoln Financial Field W, 27-6 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
2009 InfoCision Stadium W, 56-17 Al Golden J.D. Brookhart
HOOT TOOTS ... OWL NOTES & QUOTES
• With the win at Buffalo, Temple picked up its sixth win on the season, making the Owls bowl eligible for the second consecutive year and just the fifth time in school history. TU also earned bowl eligibility during the 1934 (1935 Sugar Bowl), 1979 (Garden State Bowl), 1990 (7-4 record, no bowl bid), and 2009 (EagleBank Bowl) seasons.
• 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 nine-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 nine 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 12-2.
• “For us right now, we just have to get back to the basics and take one play at a time. I think our expectations are a little bit different. The only expectation I have is that we will play hard every play. Everything else will take care of itself.”
— Al Golden after the win over Buffalo
UP NEXT
Temple opens November with a road trip to Kent State. The teams kick off at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 6 at Dix Stadium.
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