Temple University Athletics
Saturday, October 20
Lincoln Financial Field
Noon
Temple University
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*#19/17 RUTGERS
Temple Hosts #19/17 Rutgers in Breast Cancer Awareness Game
10.15.12 | Football
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THIS WEEK
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field to host No. 19/17 Rutgers in BIG EAST play on Saturday, Oct. 20 in its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. Kickoff is set for Noon.
The BIG EAST Network (as well as ESPN3) will broadcast the game live with Eamon McAnaney calling the action, David Diaz-Infante providing color commentary, and Paul Carcatera with sideline reports. The game will be shown locally in Pennsylvania on WPVI (6ABC/Philadelphia), WLYH (CW/Harrisburg/Lancaster), WQMY (MTN/Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton), and WHVL (MTN/Altoona/Johnstown).
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on 1210 AM WPHT with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis.
Under the direction of second-year head coach Steve Addazio, Temple stands 3-2 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play after a 17-14 overtime win at Connecticut. The 2012 Temple squad returns 35 lettermen, including nine starters. The Owls utilize a multiple offense and a 4-3 defense.
Senior RB Montel Harris (Jacksonville, Fla.) is the Owls' top rusher with 310 yards and three touchdowns on 69 carries. Sophomore Jalen Fitzpatrick (Harrisburg, Pa.) is the top receiver with 12 catches for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Junior QB Chris Coyer (Oak Hill, Va.) is 54-of-101 for 662 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 302 yards and two TDs. Redshirt freshman LB Nate D. Smith (Highland Park, N.J.) is the top defender with 43 tackles, including a team-best 31 solo takedowns, three forced fumbles, and a break-up.
In this week's national rankings, Temple is ranked among the nation's Top 25 in four categories, including No. 10 sacks (3.20), No. 12 in turnover margin (1.20), No. 19 net punting (40.50), and No. 24 punt returns (12.91). Individually, senior RB Matt Brown is No. 2 in punt returns (20.17) and No. 26 all-purpose running (140.80). Senior PK Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.), the BIG EAST Specialist of the Week, is No. 12 in punting (44.93) and No. 16 in field goals (1.60).
Under the tutelege of first-year coach Kyle Flood, No. 19/17 Rutgers is 6-0 overall and 3-0 in BIG EAST play after a 23-15 win over Syracuse. The undefeated Scarlet Knights return 16 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense.
Rutgers is ranked among the Top 25 in seven categories, including No. 1 in kickoff returns (38.00), No. 1 in turnover margin (2.17), No. 3 in scoring defense (11.50), and No. 3 in sacks allowed (0.50). Senior LB Khaseem Greene, this week's BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, is No. 11 in tackles (10.50), while senior DB senior Brandon Jones is No. 14 in interceptions (0.50), and junior RB Jawan Jamison is No. 20 in rushing (110.83).
Junior RB Jawan Jamison is Rutgers' top back with 665 yards and three touchdowns on 158 carries. Junior WR Brandon Coleman has 24 receptions for 382 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore QB Gary Nova is 106-of-174 for 1,271 yards and 11 touchdowns. Senior LB Khaseem Greene leads all defenders with 63 tackles, six hurries, 5.5 TFL, four forced fumbles, four break-ups, and 3.5 sacks.
TEMPLE-RUTGERS CONNECTIONS
Temple outside linebackers coach Ben Albert coached the defensive line at Rutgers during the 2001 season.
Temple offensive coordinator Ryan Day coached with Rutgers' offensive coordinator Dave Brock at Boston College for three seasons. Day was the Eagles' wide receivers coach, while Brock was the tight ends coach [2009-11].
Temple has just 23 players on its roster from the state of New Jersey. Owl freshman DL Bryan Osei (Abington, Pa. / Abington HS) and RU senior C David Osei are brothers.
Rutgers has 12 players from Pennsylvania but none from Philadelphia. However, five Scarlet Knight players call Southeastern Pennsylvania home— freshman OL Brandon Arcidiacono (Holland, Pa. /Archbishop Wood HS), senior TE Paul Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa. / Neshaminy HS), freshman OL J.J. Denman (Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury HS), sophomore DE Myles Jackson (West Chester, Pa. / Henderson HS), sophomore TE Tyler Kroft (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown East HS), senior OL David Osei (Abington, Pa. / Abington HS), and freshman RB Desmon Peoples (Cheltenham, Pa. / Archbishop Wood).
TEMPLE-RUTGERS— THE SERIES
Just 67 miles separate the Temple and Rutgers campuses. The regional rivals haven't met since BIG EAST play in 2004.
Saturday's game will mark the 35th meeting between the Owls and Scarlet Knights. Rutgers holds a 19-15 advantage in the series.
Temple won four consecutive games in the series from 1999 to 2002, including a 20-17 battle in inclement weather at Rutgers Stadium in 2002. Senior Tarnardo Sharps became just the eighth player in NCAA history to rush for over 100 yards four times against the same opponent when he set a Temple and BIG?EAST?record with 48 carries en route to 215 yards and a score in that game.
The first meeting of the series came on Oct. 9, 1948, at Rutgers and resulted in a 34-20 Temple loss. Temple's largest margin of victory in the series is 42 points, in a 49-7 win at Veterans Stadium in 1997. Rutgers' largest margin of victory is 62 points, in a 62-0 win at Rutgers Stadium in 1993.
In the team's last meeting on Oct. 16, 2004, the Temple defense did its job at Rutgers Stadium, forcing five turnovers and keeping Rutgers out of the endzone until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. However, it was not enough as the Owl offense turned the ball over four times and failed to find the endzone in the 16-6 loss.
PK Ryan Lux put TU on the scoreboard first with a 37-yard field goal in the second quarter. Rutgers responded with a 43-yard FG on the next drive by Jeremy Ito for a 3-3 tie at intermission. Ito nailed a 27-yarder in the third. Lux tied the game at 6-6 in the fourth with a 38-yard FG. With 2:55 remaining, QB Ryan Hart connected with Wille Foster on an eight-yard TD pass to secure the win. Temple did not give up as QB Walter Washington marched the Owls down to the RU 13. Head coach Bobby Wallace elected to go for a 30-yard FG with 1:11 remaining, but Lux missed, ending the Owls' chances.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Rutgers: 15-19
Temple in games at Temple: 9-6
Temple in games at Rutgers: 6-13
First meeting in series: 1948 at Rutgers Stadium; L, 34-20
Last meeting in series: 2004 at Rutgers Stadium; L, 16-6
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tarnardo Sharps 48-215, 1 TD (2002)
Passing: Henry Burris 14-28-235, 3 TDs (1996)
Receiving: Van Johnson 7-121, 1 TD (1996)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rushing: Terrell Willis 25-232, 2 TDs (1994)
Passing: Scott Erney 27-47-326, 4 TDs (1989)
Receiving: Gary Melton 4-155, 2 TDs (1991)
Year Site Results TU Coach Rutgers Coach
1948 Rutgers Stadium L, 20-34 Ray Morrison Harvey J. Harman
1949 Temple Stadium W, 14-7 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1950 Rutgers Stadium L, 20-26 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1951 Temple Stadium W, 14-7 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1952 Rutgers Stadium L, 28-40 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1954 Rutgers Stadium L, 0-25 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1977 Veterans Stadium W, 24-14 Wayne Hardin Frank R. Burns
1978 Rutgers Stadium L, 10-13 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1979 Rutgers Stadium W, 41-20 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1980 Franklin Field L, 3-21 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1981 Rutgers Stadium W, 24-12 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1982 Veterans Stadium L, 7-10 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1983 Rutgers Stadium W, 24-23 Bruce Arians Frank R. Burns
1984 Rutgers Stadium L, 9-10 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1985 Veterans Stadium W, 14-13 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1986 Rutgers Stadium %L [W, 29-22] Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1987 Veterans Stadium L, 14-17 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1988 Rutgers Stadium W, 35-30 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1989 Veterans Stadium W, 36-33 Jerry Berndt Dick Anderson
1990 Veterans Stadium W, 29-22 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1991 Rutgers Stadium *L, 0-41 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1992 Veterans Stadium *L, 10-35 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1993 #Giants Stadium *L, 0-62 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1994 Rutgers Stadium *L, 21-38 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1995 Veterans Stadium *L, 20-23 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1996 Rutgers Stadium *L, 17-28 Ron Dickerson Terry Shea
1997 Veterans Stadium *W, 49-7 Ron Dickerson Terry Shea
1998 Rutgers Stadium *L, 10-21 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
1999 Veterans Stadium *W, 56-28 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
2000 Rutgers Stadium *W, 48-14 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
2001 Veterans Stadium *W, 30-5 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2002 Rutgers Stadium *W, 20-17 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2003 Lincoln Financial Field *L, 14-30 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2004 Rutgers Stadium *L, 6-16 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
% Temple forfeited due to use of ineligible player
# Rutgers' home game
* BIG EAST game
WELCOME BACK TO THE BIG EAST
The 2012 season ushers in a new era for TU football. The Owls return to the BIG EAST Conference after a seven-year absence.
After playing the last five seasons in the Mid-American Conference, Temple re-joins the BIG EAST Conference in 2012. The Owls previously played in the BIG EAST [1991-2004] for football only.
All other sports, including Temple's men's and women's basketball programs, will leave the Atlantic 10 Conference and begin play in the BIG EAST starting in 2013-14. This will be the first time in Temple's history in which its intercollegiate athletic programs will compete in one conference.
UP NEXT
Temple travels to Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Kickoff is set for Noon on the BIG EAST Network and ESPN3.com.
THIS WEEK
Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field to host No. 19/17 Rutgers in BIG EAST play on Saturday, Oct. 20 in its annual Breast Cancer Awareness Game. Kickoff is set for Noon.
The BIG EAST Network (as well as ESPN3) will broadcast the game live with Eamon McAnaney calling the action, David Diaz-Infante providing color commentary, and Paul Carcatera with sideline reports. The game will be shown locally in Pennsylvania on WPVI (6ABC/Philadelphia), WLYH (CW/Harrisburg/Lancaster), WQMY (MTN/Wilkes-Barre/ Scranton), and WHVL (MTN/Altoona/Johnstown).
The Owls' radio broadcast will air on 1210 AM WPHT with Harry Donahue calling the play-by-play and Steve Joachim providing color analysis.
Under the direction of second-year head coach Steve Addazio, Temple stands 3-2 overall and 2-0 in BIG EAST play after a 17-14 overtime win at Connecticut. The 2012 Temple squad returns 35 lettermen, including nine starters. The Owls utilize a multiple offense and a 4-3 defense.
Senior RB Montel Harris (Jacksonville, Fla.) is the Owls' top rusher with 310 yards and three touchdowns on 69 carries. Sophomore Jalen Fitzpatrick (Harrisburg, Pa.) is the top receiver with 12 catches for 196 yards and two touchdowns. Junior QB Chris Coyer (Oak Hill, Va.) is 54-of-101 for 662 yards and six touchdowns while rushing for 302 yards and two TDs. Redshirt freshman LB Nate D. Smith (Highland Park, N.J.) is the top defender with 43 tackles, including a team-best 31 solo takedowns, three forced fumbles, and a break-up.
In this week's national rankings, Temple is ranked among the nation's Top 25 in four categories, including No. 10 sacks (3.20), No. 12 in turnover margin (1.20), No. 19 net punting (40.50), and No. 24 punt returns (12.91). Individually, senior RB Matt Brown is No. 2 in punt returns (20.17) and No. 26 all-purpose running (140.80). Senior PK Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.), the BIG EAST Specialist of the Week, is No. 12 in punting (44.93) and No. 16 in field goals (1.60).
Under the tutelege of first-year coach Kyle Flood, No. 19/17 Rutgers is 6-0 overall and 3-0 in BIG EAST play after a 23-15 win over Syracuse. The undefeated Scarlet Knights return 16 starters to their pro style offense and 4-3 defense.
Rutgers is ranked among the Top 25 in seven categories, including No. 1 in kickoff returns (38.00), No. 1 in turnover margin (2.17), No. 3 in scoring defense (11.50), and No. 3 in sacks allowed (0.50). Senior LB Khaseem Greene, this week's BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Week, is No. 11 in tackles (10.50), while senior DB senior Brandon Jones is No. 14 in interceptions (0.50), and junior RB Jawan Jamison is No. 20 in rushing (110.83).
Junior RB Jawan Jamison is Rutgers' top back with 665 yards and three touchdowns on 158 carries. Junior WR Brandon Coleman has 24 receptions for 382 yards and five touchdowns. Sophomore QB Gary Nova is 106-of-174 for 1,271 yards and 11 touchdowns. Senior LB Khaseem Greene leads all defenders with 63 tackles, six hurries, 5.5 TFL, four forced fumbles, four break-ups, and 3.5 sacks.
TEMPLE-RUTGERS CONNECTIONS
Temple outside linebackers coach Ben Albert coached the defensive line at Rutgers during the 2001 season.
Temple offensive coordinator Ryan Day coached with Rutgers' offensive coordinator Dave Brock at Boston College for three seasons. Day was the Eagles' wide receivers coach, while Brock was the tight ends coach [2009-11].
Temple has just 23 players on its roster from the state of New Jersey. Owl freshman DL Bryan Osei (Abington, Pa. / Abington HS) and RU senior C David Osei are brothers.
Rutgers has 12 players from Pennsylvania but none from Philadelphia. However, five Scarlet Knight players call Southeastern Pennsylvania home— freshman OL Brandon Arcidiacono (Holland, Pa. /Archbishop Wood HS), senior TE Paul Carrezola (Langhorne, Pa. / Neshaminy HS), freshman OL J.J. Denman (Yardley, Pa. / Pennsbury HS), sophomore DE Myles Jackson (West Chester, Pa. / Henderson HS), sophomore TE Tyler Kroft (Downingtown, Pa. / Downingtown East HS), senior OL David Osei (Abington, Pa. / Abington HS), and freshman RB Desmon Peoples (Cheltenham, Pa. / Archbishop Wood).
TEMPLE-RUTGERS— THE SERIES
Just 67 miles separate the Temple and Rutgers campuses. The regional rivals haven't met since BIG EAST play in 2004.
Saturday's game will mark the 35th meeting between the Owls and Scarlet Knights. Rutgers holds a 19-15 advantage in the series.
Temple won four consecutive games in the series from 1999 to 2002, including a 20-17 battle in inclement weather at Rutgers Stadium in 2002. Senior Tarnardo Sharps became just the eighth player in NCAA history to rush for over 100 yards four times against the same opponent when he set a Temple and BIG?EAST?record with 48 carries en route to 215 yards and a score in that game.
The first meeting of the series came on Oct. 9, 1948, at Rutgers and resulted in a 34-20 Temple loss. Temple's largest margin of victory in the series is 42 points, in a 49-7 win at Veterans Stadium in 1997. Rutgers' largest margin of victory is 62 points, in a 62-0 win at Rutgers Stadium in 1993.
In the team's last meeting on Oct. 16, 2004, the Temple defense did its job at Rutgers Stadium, forcing five turnovers and keeping Rutgers out of the endzone until the final minutes of the fourth quarter. However, it was not enough as the Owl offense turned the ball over four times and failed to find the endzone in the 16-6 loss.
PK Ryan Lux put TU on the scoreboard first with a 37-yard field goal in the second quarter. Rutgers responded with a 43-yard FG on the next drive by Jeremy Ito for a 3-3 tie at intermission. Ito nailed a 27-yarder in the third. Lux tied the game at 6-6 in the fourth with a 38-yard FG. With 2:55 remaining, QB Ryan Hart connected with Wille Foster on an eight-yard TD pass to secure the win. Temple did not give up as QB Walter Washington marched the Owls down to the RU 13. Head coach Bobby Wallace elected to go for a 30-yard FG with 1:11 remaining, but Lux missed, ending the Owls' chances.
SERIES INFORMATION
Temple all-time vs. Rutgers: 15-19
Temple in games at Temple: 9-6
Temple in games at Rutgers: 6-13
First meeting in series: 1948 at Rutgers Stadium; L, 34-20
Last meeting in series: 2004 at Rutgers Stadium; L, 16-6
SERIES HIGHS
Temple Owls
Rushing: Tarnardo Sharps 48-215, 1 TD (2002)
Passing: Henry Burris 14-28-235, 3 TDs (1996)
Receiving: Van Johnson 7-121, 1 TD (1996)
Rutgers Scarlet Knights
Rushing: Terrell Willis 25-232, 2 TDs (1994)
Passing: Scott Erney 27-47-326, 4 TDs (1989)
Receiving: Gary Melton 4-155, 2 TDs (1991)
Year Site Results TU Coach Rutgers Coach
1948 Rutgers Stadium L, 20-34 Ray Morrison Harvey J. Harman
1949 Temple Stadium W, 14-7 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1950 Rutgers Stadium L, 20-26 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1951 Temple Stadium W, 14-7 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1952 Rutgers Stadium L, 28-40 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1954 Rutgers Stadium L, 0-25 Albert P. Kawal Harvey J. Harman
1977 Veterans Stadium W, 24-14 Wayne Hardin Frank R. Burns
1978 Rutgers Stadium L, 10-13 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1979 Rutgers Stadium W, 41-20 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1980 Franklin Field L, 3-21 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1981 Rutgers Stadium W, 24-12 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1982 Veterans Stadium L, 7-10 Bobby Wallace Frank R. Burns
1983 Rutgers Stadium W, 24-23 Bruce Arians Frank R. Burns
1984 Rutgers Stadium L, 9-10 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1985 Veterans Stadium W, 14-13 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1986 Rutgers Stadium %L [W, 29-22] Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1987 Veterans Stadium L, 14-17 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1988 Rutgers Stadium W, 35-30 Bruce Arians Dick Anderson
1989 Veterans Stadium W, 36-33 Jerry Berndt Dick Anderson
1990 Veterans Stadium W, 29-22 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1991 Rutgers Stadium *L, 0-41 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1992 Veterans Stadium *L, 10-35 Jerry Berndt Doug Graber
1993 #Giants Stadium *L, 0-62 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1994 Rutgers Stadium *L, 21-38 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1995 Veterans Stadium *L, 20-23 Ron Dickerson Doug Graber
1996 Rutgers Stadium *L, 17-28 Ron Dickerson Terry Shea
1997 Veterans Stadium *W, 49-7 Ron Dickerson Terry Shea
1998 Rutgers Stadium *L, 10-21 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
1999 Veterans Stadium *W, 56-28 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
2000 Rutgers Stadium *W, 48-14 Bobby Wallace Terry Shea
2001 Veterans Stadium *W, 30-5 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2002 Rutgers Stadium *W, 20-17 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2003 Lincoln Financial Field *L, 14-30 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
2004 Rutgers Stadium *L, 6-16 Bobby Wallace Greg Schiano
% Temple forfeited due to use of ineligible player
# Rutgers' home game
* BIG EAST game
WELCOME BACK TO THE BIG EAST
The 2012 season ushers in a new era for TU football. The Owls return to the BIG EAST Conference after a seven-year absence.
After playing the last five seasons in the Mid-American Conference, Temple re-joins the BIG EAST Conference in 2012. The Owls previously played in the BIG EAST [1991-2004] for football only.
All other sports, including Temple's men's and women's basketball programs, will leave the Atlantic 10 Conference and begin play in the BIG EAST starting in 2013-14. This will be the first time in Temple's history in which its intercollegiate athletic programs will compete in one conference.
UP NEXT
Temple travels to Pittsburgh on Oct. 27. Kickoff is set for Noon on the BIG EAST Network and ESPN3.com.
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