Temple University Athletics
2020 Football Roster
Roster
Daniel Archibong
- Position:
- Defensive Tackle
- Height:
- 6-6
- Weight:
- 300
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- Springfield, Pa.
- High School:
- Springfield
2020 (Graduate): Earned preseason All-American Athletic Conference recognition [Athlon's (second), Phil Steele (third)] ... set a new career-high in tackles with six in season opener at Navy ... forced a fumble and had a sack at Tulane ... registered a new single-game career-high in TFL (1.5) at UCF ... recorded a sack and TFL while also getting offensive snaps at tight end vs. ECU ... lettered.
2019 (Redshirt Junior): Was awarded #6 during summer practices (changed from #95) - Temple awards single-digit jerseys to the toughest players on the team ... started nearly every game at defensive tackle ... registered his first sack and TFL of the season, as well as a blocked FG, at Buffalo ... did not start at ECU as a result of a targeting foul vs. Georgia Tech ... Academic All-Area (PhillySIDA) ... President's Honor Roll ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... lettered.
2018 (Redshirt Sophomore): Started every game on the defensive line ... Phil Steele Third Team All-AAC ... All-ECAC Honorable Mention ... 2018 - 66 Phillips Athlete of the Week (Houston) ... tied career-high in tackles with four against Tulsa ... made a sack in the last minute of regulation to force overtime at #20 Cincinnati ... caught first career pass vs. USF (from Anthony Russo) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (Villanova, Buffalo, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College, ECU, Navy, Houston, USF) ... CoSIDA Academic All-America Team Nominee ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director’s Honor Roll ... lettered.
2017 (Redshirt Freshman): Was part of a deep D-line rotation and earned ECAC Defensive Rookie of the Year ... made first career start opening day at Notre Dame ... started at DT in 10 of 13 games ... had a career-high four tackles at Army ... wore #1 against Navy ... notched his first sack as an Owl at Cincinnati ... recorded a sack in Gasparilla Bowl vs. FIU ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Game (USF, ECU, UConn, Army, Navy, Cincinnati, FIU) ... President’s Honor Roll ... lettered.
2016 (Freshman): Was part of the 2016 recruiting class ... saw first game action of career vs. Charlotte at defensive line and made first career tackle ... Scout Team Defensive Player of the Week (Navy) ... American Athletic Conference All-Academic Team ... Athletic Director's Honor Roll ... redshirted.
High School: Three-year letterwinner at defensive end and tight end for head coach Chris Britton at Springfield (Pa.) High … all-state honorable mention at defensive end senior year ... was a Blue-Gray All-American and Maxwell Award nominee … earned second team all-league recognition at defensive end and honorable mention recognition at tight end junior year ... finished 12-1 as a junior and 6-5 as a senior.
Personal: Born Daniel Patrick Archibong (pronounced ARCH-eh-bong) in Philadelphia ... parents are Heather Carroll, Sean Carroll (stepfather), and Henry Archibong and Samantha Archibong (stepmother) ... sisters Sophia Carroll (9) and Jules Archibong (3) ... brothers Shaun Carroll (8) and Owen Archibong (6) ... part of the Japan 8 (8 Temple players who traveled to Japan in the spring for a week of football clinics) ... earned his degree in criminal justice (Fall 2019) and wants to work in tech for FBI.
