Temple University Athletics
Saturday, November 14
1:00 p.m.
Temple University
vs
UAB
11.9.26 | Football
Date
Saturday, Nov. 14
Time
1:00 p.m.
Location
Philadelphia, Pa.
Broadcast
ESPN+
PHILADELPHIA – Temple football returns to Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, November 14, to host UAB for Senior Day and Family Day. Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. ET, with the game streaming on ESPN+ and available to listen to at OwlSports.com/listen. The Owls enter at 2-7 (1-4, American), while the Blazers are 5-4 (3-2, American). Temple will recognize 23 seniors during a pregame ceremony.
Game Central: UAB
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JoJo on the Go Go
JoJo Bermudez enters Saturday with 295 punt-return yards in 2026, just 10 shy of Anthony Young's Temple single-season record of 305, set in 1982. Against Navy, Bermudez set the school single-game record with 159 punt-return yards on three returns, including a 78-yard touchdown. He also caught a 41-yard touchdown pass, becoming the first Owl since Isaiah Wright in 2018 to score on offense and special teams in the same game.
2
Welcome to Philadelphia
UAB makes its first appearance at Lincoln Financial Field. Since the stadium opened in 2003, Temple has faced 55 opponents making their first visit to the Linc, posting a 26-29 record in those games. UAB will be the second first-time visitor in 2026 after Rhode Island, which Temple defeated 38-14 in the season opener.
3
One Last Hoot
Temple will recognize 23 seniors before Saturday's game. The Owls seek their first Senior Day victory since defeating UConn, 49-17, in 2019, and will look to snap a five-game Senior Day losing streak. Since 2016, Temple is 3-6 in Senior Day games, with no traditional Senior Day held in 2020.
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Moments of Magnitude
Temple's comeback at Navy featured a series of pivotal plays: Bermudez's 78-yard punt-return touchdown and 53-yard fourth-quarter return, Joseph Auzenne's first career interception, Jordan Montgomery's forced fumble recovered by Adrian Laing, and Bryson Goodwin's fourth-down stop of a Navy fake punt. The Owls rallied from 28-0 to tie the game at 35 before Navy's late winning touchdown.
5
Sweet Home Alabama? Not Quite...
Temple is 0-4 all-time against teams from Alabama, with three losses to the Crimson Tide (1986, 1988 and 1991) and one to UAB (2023). The UAB game is Temple's first at home against an Alabama-based opponent in 38 years, since hosting Alabama in 1988.
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Three of a Kind
Avery Powell (13), Saboor Karriem (11) and Jordan Montgomery (10) all recorded double-digit tackles against Navy, combining for 34. The last time Temple had three players reach double figures in tackles in the same game was November 26, 2022, also against Navy.
- Temple is 0-4 against Alabama-based programs and seeks its first win against a school from the state; Saturday marks its first home game against an Alabama-based team since facing Alabama in 1988.
- Temple and UAB have met once previously, with the Blazers winning 34-24 in Birmingham in 2023.
- Temple leads the FBS in punt-return average at 22.38 yards per game, while UAB leads the FBS in passing defense at 122.6 yards allowed per game.
- Three Owls posted double-digit tackles at Navy: Avery Powell (13), Saboor Karriem (11) and Jordan Montgomery (10), the first such Temple trio since November 26, 2022.
Temple By the Numbers
295JoJo Bermudez Punt-Return Yards in 2026
159Bermudez Punt-Return Yards at Navy (School Record)
23Seniors to Be Recognized on Senior Day
22.38Temple Punt-Return Yards Per Game (No. 1 FBS)
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