Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 9
DeKalb, Ill.
Noon
Temple University
at
*Northern Illinois
LB Elijah "Peanut" Joseph
Photo by: Joseph V. Labolito/Temple University
Temple Concludes Three-Game Road Trip With Visit to Northern Illinois
10.4.10 | Football
Kickoff is Set for Noon ET on Saturday
Gamenotes
THIS WEEK
Temple concludes its three-game road trip with a stop at Northern Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 9 Kickoff is set for Noon ET (11 a.m. CT) at Huskie Stadium. ESPN Plus/Game Plan/espn3.com will broadcast the game live regionally with Michael Reghi calling the action and Doug Graber providing color commentary. The game will be shown locally on 6ABC (WPVI-TV).
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WPHT 1210 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 4-1 overall (1-0 in MAC) after a 42-35 win at Army. 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 384 yards and five touchdowns on 68 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 266 yards and three touchdowns on 15 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 58-of-105 for 683 yards and three touchdowns. Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) leads the defense with 40 tackles, including a team-high 23 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 42 in net punting (37.55) and No. 45 in scoring defense (21.40). Individually, sophomore PK?Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) is No. 35 in the nation in field goals (1.40). Junior DB?Delano Green is No. 52 in punt returns (24.00).
Northern Illinois, under the guidance of third-year head coach Jerry Kill, is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the MAC after a 50-14 win at Akron. The Huskies return 19 starters to their multiple offense and 4-3 defense. Northern Illinois has made back-to-back bowl appearances.
Nationally NIU stands 12th in rushing offense (241.60) and No. 32 in sacks allowed (1.20).
Sophomore TB Chad Spann is the Huskies' leading rusher with 542 yards and five touchdowns on 82 carries. R-junior QB Chandler Harnish, this week's MAC Offensive Player of the Week for the West Division, is 60-of-87 for 716 yards and six touchdowns. Sophomore WR Martel Moore is the top receiver with 179 yards and two touchdowns on 19 receptions. R-senior LB Alex Kube leads the defense with 34 tackles.
The 11 a.m. CT kickoff is the earliest for the Owls since a trip to Wisconsin in 2005. That game also kicked off at 11 a.m. CT. Temple is used to playing in the morning as the team practices from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily during the season.
TEMPLE-NIU CONNECTIONS
Temple has just one player on its roster from the state of Illinois-- senior OT Colin Madison (Villa Park, Ill.). Northern Illinois' roster has no players from Pennsylvania. Actually the Huskies have just two players from the East— freshman TB Trevor Jacobs (Wayne, N.J.) and r-senior DE Darnell Bolding (Washington, D.C.). Their roster features players from the Midwest, 57 from Illinois alone.
TEMPLE-NIU: THE SERIES
Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between the Owls and the Huskies and just the second game in MAC play. In series action, Northern Illinois leads, 2-1.
During their last meeting in 2007 (and first in MAC play), league newcomer Temple claimed its first-ever win in conference play with a 16-15 decision at Lincoln Financial Field. DT Terrance Knighton put the Owls on the scoreboard with a 66-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. PK Jake Brownell added three field goals, including a 39-yarder with nine seconds on the clock to seal the win.
NIU won the first two contests of the series, a 43-21 win in 2006 in DeKalb, Ill., and a 20-17 win at Veterans Stadium in 1989.
In 2006, WR Travis Shelton compiled 311 all-purpose yards, including 204 receiving yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to overcome a record day for NIU's DE Larry English and kicker Chris Nendick. Temple QB Adam DiMichele went 20-of-28 for 322 yards and three touchdowns. NIU held a 19-0 halftime lead and then extended it to 40-0 before the Owls got on track.
In 1989, Ventres Stevenson rushed for 133 yards and a TD on 29 carries in the defeat. The Huskies earned the victory on an eight-yard Stacey Robinson TD run with 3:16 remaining.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Northern Illinois: 1-2
Temple in games at Temple: 1-1
Temple in games at Northern Illinois: 0-1
First meeting in series: 1989 at Veterans Stadium, L, 20-17
Last meeting in series: 2007 at Lincoln Financial Field, W, 16-15
Year Site Results TU Coach NIU Coach
1989 Veterans Stadium L, 20-17 Jerry Berndt Jerry Pettibone
2006 Huskie Stadium L, 43-21 Al Golden Joe Novak
2007 Lincoln Financial Field W, 16-15 Al Golden Joe Novak
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Ventres Stevenson, 29-133, 1 TD (1989)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 20-29-322, 3 TD (2006)
Receiving: Travis Shelton, 7-204, 2 TD (2006)
Northern Illinois
Rushing: Justin Anderson, 29-163, 2 TD (2007)
Passing: Phil Horvath, 18-28-253, 2 TD (2006)
Receiving: Britt Davis, 6-92, 1 TD (2006)
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.
• “That's the biggest win since I've been here, make no mistake. In that kind of environment, to stay together, to be down 15 and then reel off 29 straight, that's a big win and credit to our coaches.”
— Al Golden after the 42-35 win at Army
UP NEXT
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, Oct. 16 for a Homecoming game against Bowling Green. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
THIS WEEK
Temple concludes its three-game road trip with a stop at Northern Illinois on Saturday, Oct. 9 Kickoff is set for Noon ET (11 a.m. CT) at Huskie Stadium. ESPN Plus/Game Plan/espn3.com will broadcast the game live regionally with Michael Reghi calling the action and Doug Graber providing color commentary. The game will be shown locally on 6ABC (WPVI-TV).
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on WPHT 1210 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 4-1 overall (1-0 in MAC) after a 42-35 win at Army. 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 384 yards and five touchdowns on 68 carries. Senior WR Michael Campbell (Edison, N.J.) is the top receiver with 266 yards and three touchdowns on 15 receptions. R-junior QB Chester Stewart (Hanover, Md.) went 58-of-105 for 683 yards and three touchdowns. Senior LB Elijah “Peanut” Joseph (Hartford, Conn.) leads the defense with 40 tackles, including a team-high 23 solos.
In the national rankings, Temple ranks No. 42 in net punting (37.55) and No. 45 in scoring defense (21.40). Individually, sophomore PK?Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.) is No. 35 in the nation in field goals (1.40). Junior DB?Delano Green is No. 52 in punt returns (24.00).
Northern Illinois, under the guidance of third-year head coach Jerry Kill, is 3-2 overall and 1-0 in the MAC after a 50-14 win at Akron. The Huskies return 19 starters to their multiple offense and 4-3 defense. Northern Illinois has made back-to-back bowl appearances.
Nationally NIU stands 12th in rushing offense (241.60) and No. 32 in sacks allowed (1.20).
Sophomore TB Chad Spann is the Huskies' leading rusher with 542 yards and five touchdowns on 82 carries. R-junior QB Chandler Harnish, this week's MAC Offensive Player of the Week for the West Division, is 60-of-87 for 716 yards and six touchdowns. Sophomore WR Martel Moore is the top receiver with 179 yards and two touchdowns on 19 receptions. R-senior LB Alex Kube leads the defense with 34 tackles.
The 11 a.m. CT kickoff is the earliest for the Owls since a trip to Wisconsin in 2005. That game also kicked off at 11 a.m. CT. Temple is used to playing in the morning as the team practices from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. daily during the season.
TEMPLE-NIU CONNECTIONS
Temple has just one player on its roster from the state of Illinois-- senior OT Colin Madison (Villa Park, Ill.). Northern Illinois' roster has no players from Pennsylvania. Actually the Huskies have just two players from the East— freshman TB Trevor Jacobs (Wayne, N.J.) and r-senior DE Darnell Bolding (Washington, D.C.). Their roster features players from the Midwest, 57 from Illinois alone.
TEMPLE-NIU: THE SERIES
Saturday's game is the fourth meeting between the Owls and the Huskies and just the second game in MAC play. In series action, Northern Illinois leads, 2-1.
During their last meeting in 2007 (and first in MAC play), league newcomer Temple claimed its first-ever win in conference play with a 16-15 decision at Lincoln Financial Field. DT Terrance Knighton put the Owls on the scoreboard with a 66-yard fumble recovery for a touchdown. PK Jake Brownell added three field goals, including a 39-yarder with nine seconds on the clock to seal the win.
NIU won the first two contests of the series, a 43-21 win in 2006 in DeKalb, Ill., and a 20-17 win at Veterans Stadium in 1989.
In 2006, WR Travis Shelton compiled 311 all-purpose yards, including 204 receiving yards and two touchdowns, but it wasn't enough to overcome a record day for NIU's DE Larry English and kicker Chris Nendick. Temple QB Adam DiMichele went 20-of-28 for 322 yards and three touchdowns. NIU held a 19-0 halftime lead and then extended it to 40-0 before the Owls got on track.
In 1989, Ventres Stevenson rushed for 133 yards and a TD on 29 carries in the defeat. The Huskies earned the victory on an eight-yard Stacey Robinson TD run with 3:16 remaining.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Northern Illinois: 1-2
Temple in games at Temple: 1-1
Temple in games at Northern Illinois: 0-1
First meeting in series: 1989 at Veterans Stadium, L, 20-17
Last meeting in series: 2007 at Lincoln Financial Field, W, 16-15
Year Site Results TU Coach NIU Coach
1989 Veterans Stadium L, 20-17 Jerry Berndt Jerry Pettibone
2006 Huskie Stadium L, 43-21 Al Golden Joe Novak
2007 Lincoln Financial Field W, 16-15 Al Golden Joe Novak
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Ventres Stevenson, 29-133, 1 TD (1989)
Passing: Adam DiMichele, 20-29-322, 3 TD (2006)
Receiving: Travis Shelton, 7-204, 2 TD (2006)
Northern Illinois
Rushing: Justin Anderson, 29-163, 2 TD (2007)
Passing: Phil Horvath, 18-28-253, 2 TD (2006)
Receiving: Britt Davis, 6-92, 1 TD (2006)
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.
• “That's the biggest win since I've been here, make no mistake. In that kind of environment, to stay together, to be down 15 and then reel off 29 straight, that's a big win and credit to our coaches.”
— Al Golden after the 42-35 win at Army
UP NEXT
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, Oct. 16 for a Homecoming game against Bowling Green. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m.
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