Temple University Athletics
Montel Harris, Tyler Matakevich & Brandon McManus
Three Owls Named ECAC All-Stars
12.19.12 | Football
CENTERVILLE, Mass. – Three Temple Owls-- senior RB Montel Harris (Jacksonville, Fla.), freshman LB Tyler Matakevich (Stratford, Conn.), and senior P Brandon McManus (Hatfield, Pa.)-- were named 2012 Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Football Bowl Subdivision All-Stars.
Matakevich was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Preseason All-American Harris led the nation with 27 career 100-yard rushing games, including five with TU this fall. He led Temple and the BIG EAST in rushing with 1,054 yards and 12 touchdowns on 196 carries on the season. Harris rushed for career highs of 351 yards and seven touchdowns (both school records and BIG EAST records) at Army. Harris earned first-team All-BIG EAST honors.
Also the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and a second-team selection, Matakevich played in all 11 games, starting eight games at Mike linebacker. One of just four true freshmen to earn a starting role for the Owls, Matakevich became the first freshman in school history to record 100 tackles. He led the Temple defense in his inaugural campaign with 101 tackles, including 67 solo stops, three TFL, three break-ups, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.
A first-team All-BIG EAST punter, McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). In 2012, he set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career. In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against Rutgers, and 15 punts longer than 50 yards. McManus was named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
Temple returns 46 letterwinners and 15 starters for the 2013 season. Under first-year head coach Matt Rhule, Temple opens the 2013 season on August 31 at No. 1 Notre Dame.
Rhule inherits a Temple team that posted a 4-7 overall record (2-5 in BIG EAST play) in 2012. The Owls returned to the BIG?EAST Conference in 2012 after a seven-year absence and won back-to-back league games for a 2-0 start in BIG?EAST?play, both for the first time in school history.
Click here for the complete 2012 ECAC All-Stars' list.
Matakevich was named the Defensive Rookie of the Year.
Preseason All-American Harris led the nation with 27 career 100-yard rushing games, including five with TU this fall. He led Temple and the BIG EAST in rushing with 1,054 yards and 12 touchdowns on 196 carries on the season. Harris rushed for career highs of 351 yards and seven touchdowns (both school records and BIG EAST records) at Army. Harris earned first-team All-BIG EAST honors.
Also the BIG EAST Rookie of the Year and a second-team selection, Matakevich played in all 11 games, starting eight games at Mike linebacker. One of just four true freshmen to earn a starting role for the Owls, Matakevich became the first freshman in school history to record 100 tackles. He led the Temple defense in his inaugural campaign with 101 tackles, including 67 solo stops, three TFL, three break-ups, two fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble.
A first-team All-BIG EAST punter, McManus ended his collegiate career as Temple's career leader in scoring (338), punting average (45.4), field goals made (60), and field goals attempted (83). In 2012, he set the season record for field goal accuracy (82.4) and set game records at Army for extra points made (9) and attempted (9). McManus played in EVERY game of his collegiate career. In 2012, McManus led the Owls in scoring (74) and went 32-of-33 in PAT. He punted 54 times for 2,433 yards (45.1 average), including a career-long 68-yard punt against Rutgers, and 15 punts longer than 50 yards. McManus was named to the 2012 Allstate AFCA Good Works Team.
Temple returns 46 letterwinners and 15 starters for the 2013 season. Under first-year head coach Matt Rhule, Temple opens the 2013 season on August 31 at No. 1 Notre Dame.
Rhule inherits a Temple team that posted a 4-7 overall record (2-5 in BIG EAST play) in 2012. The Owls returned to the BIG?EAST Conference in 2012 after a seven-year absence and won back-to-back league games for a 2-0 start in BIG?EAST?play, both for the first time in school history.
Click here for the complete 2012 ECAC All-Stars' list.
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