Game Guide: South Florida

Date

Saturday, Oct. 3

Time

7:30 p.m.

Location

Tampa, Fla.

Broadcast

ESPNU

PHILADELPHIA – Temple football hits the road for the second time this season on Saturday, October 3, as the Owls face undefeated South Florida at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Fla. Kickoff is set for 7:30 p.m. ET and the game will be broadcast on ESPNU.

Game Central: South Florida

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Run It Back

Temple has rushed for at least 176 yards in each of its first four games this season, totaling 227 against Rhode Island, 176 against #16 Penn State, 261 at Toledo and 217 against Army. With at least 176 rushing yards at South Florida, the Owls would extend the streak to five consecutive games for the first time since 2011.

Road Warrior

K.C. Keeler enters the USF game 14-8 all-time in his first road conference game of a season, including an 8-3 mark since taking over at Sam Houston in 2014. Keeler has won seven of his last eight first road conference games dating back to 2019.

NFL Stadium Showdown

Temple and South Florida are two of just five FBS teams that play their home games in NFL stadiums. The Owls call Lincoln Financial Field, home of the Philadelphia Eagles, home, while the Bulls play at Raymond James Stadium, home of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Hoots and Horns

Saturday's matchup features several familiar faces. Temple RB Sam Brown V, OL John Stone and OL Zach Aamland previously shared a locker room at Rutgers with USF LB Sam Robinson, while USF tight ends coach Sean Binckes spent the 2022 season at Temple as an offensive graduate assistant.

Temple is searching for its first nighttime road win since defeating South Florida, 17-7, in Tampa in 2019.
Linebacker Curly Ordonez leads Temple in total tackles (40) and solo tackles (28) through four games. He ranks sixth in the FBS in total tackles and third in solo tackles.
Temple leads the all-time series with South Florida, 6-4, but the Bulls have won four of the five meetings played in Tampa.

Last Time Out

Army opened the scoring with a 12-play, 77-yard drive, but Temple answered immediately when Ajani Sheppard found Sam Brown for a 78-yard catch-and-run touchdown. The teams entered halftime tied at 7-7 after a scoreless second quarter.

Army took a 14-7 lead on the opening possession of the second half before Sheppard connected with Colin Chase for a 67-yard touchdown to tie the game. Temple grabbed its first lead in the fourth quarter on Carl Hardin's 29-yard field goal, but Army answered with a 75-yard drive and scored with 1:41 remaining. The Owls reached the Army 24-yard line on their final possession before a fourth-down pass was broken up, sealing a 21-17 Army win.

Top Performer: Sam Brown • 96 Rushing Yards • 78 Receiving Yards • 1 TD

Series History

All-Time SeriesTemple leads, 6-4

Last MeetingSouth Florida, 27-23 • 2023

Last Temple Win2019 • W, 17-7

Current StreakSouth Florida has won one straight

Temple By the Numbers

881Temple Rushing Yards Through Four Games

220.3Temple Rushing Yards Per Game

40Tackles by Curly Ordonez Through Four Games

78Career-Long TD Reception by Sam Brown vs. Army

Scouting South Florida 4-0 (1-0 AMER)

Last Time Out

W, 14-6 at Bowling Green

Run Game

D.J. Crowther • 143 Rushing Yards • 1 TD at Bowling Green

Team Trend

USF enters Week 5 undefeated at 4-0

South Florida enters Week 5 undefeated at 4-0 in the first season under head coach Brian Hartline. The Bulls have already earned a comeback win over Army and a 59-17 victory over Delaware State.

USF most recently defeated Bowling Green, 14-6, on the road. The Bulls were held scoreless through the first three quarters before scoring 14 points in the fourth while holding the Falcons scoreless. Running back D.J. Crowther rushed for 143 yards and a touchdown and has now topped 100 rushing yards in back-to-back games.

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