Temple University Athletics
Football
DiMichele, Adam
Adam DiMichele
- Title:
- Wide Receivers Coach
- Email:
- adam.dimichele@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-4694
In March, 2021, Adam DiMichele was given the role of Director iof Player Personnel. He is currently the longest tenured member of the football staff having worked with three head coaches since 2013.
When new head coach Rod Carey was hired, he announced that DiMichele would be one of four coaches retained to his initial Temple coaching staff.Â
DiMichele was the quarterback/inside receivers coach/recruiting coordinator-offense in 2018. He also served as quality control offense/recruiting assistant (2017), director of player development (2015-16), wide receiver coach (2014) and graduate assistant (2013).Â
DiMichele was credited with the development of redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Russo who started 10 games in 2018 and posted 2,563 passing yards and 14 touchdowns while leading the team to a 7-3 record in those starts.
In 2014, DiMichele was named wide receivers coach. As such, he became the 19th Temple football player to serve as a full-time coach and the first in over 25 seasons.
Since graduation, DiMichele has played professional football, including stints in the NFL and CFL. During the 2012 season, he played with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.
Named the 2011 Southern Indoor Football League MVP, DiMichele led the Erie Explosion to a 9-3 record en route to a division title. Â He led the league in passing yards per game (270.6), team points per game (70.2), and total team offensive yards per game (260.0), while completing 235-of-427 passes (55%) for over 3,200 yards and a league-best 91 touchdowns to just seven interceptions.
DiMichele has also spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles (2009), the Calgary Stampeders (2009), and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2009).
Temple's two-time MVP and team captain in 2007 and 2008, DiMichele finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 5,024 passing yards, adding 40 passing touchdowns and five rushing scores. During his first season as the Owls’ signal caller (2006), DiMichele played in all 11 games with nine starts as a sophomore.  In 2007, he started the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury.  In one of Temple’s biggest comebacks in school history, DiMichele threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead TU to a come-from-behind win at Akron during their first season of Mid-American Conference play.  In 2008, he overcame intense rehabilitation and started nine games as a senior. In the 55-52 win over Eastern Michigan, DiMichele threw for a school record six touchdowns and passed for a career-high 370 yards. He broke school records for passing touchdowns in a game (six) and set a career-high for passing yards in a game (370). His 370 yards marked his 10th 200-plus passing yardage games, which rank him third on the Temple’s career list for 200-yard passers. It also marked his fourth 300-plus passing game, which tied the school record with Henry Burris.
DiMichele finished the 2008 season at 134-of-231 (58.0 percent) for 1,911 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games also rushed 61 times for 91 yards and three touchdowns. His passing efficiency (148.02) ranked #19 in the final NCAA statistics. He finished his career with 5,024 passing yards which ranks fourth on Temple’s all-time chart.
One of the most accomplished prep athletes in the history of Pennsylvania, DiMichele was a three-sport all-state selection as a senior in football, basketball, and baseball at Sto-Rox High School. The McKees Rocks, Pa., native had one of the best high school careers in the history of Pennsylvania as the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League's all-time leading passer, which includes breaking records set by former NFL greats and Hall of Famers Joe Montana, Dan Marino, and Joe Namath. He earned first-team all-state honors in all three sports and was cited as the state Player of the Year in both football and basketball.Â
DiMichele was inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2011.
Prior to joining the Owls, DiMichele attended Okaloosa-Walton College (FL) for two years to play baseball. He was selected in the 38th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
DiMichele received his degree in sport and recreation management from Temple in 2009.  He is pursuing a master’s degree in sports psychology.
One of seven children, DiMichele’s younger brother Alex played football at Temple before transferring to Robert Morris.  His brother Anthony played football at Holy Cross. Both brothers were I-AA All-Americans.
DiMichele and his wife, Kathy, reside in Cherry Hill, N.J., with their son Grayson.
When new head coach Rod Carey was hired, he announced that DiMichele would be one of four coaches retained to his initial Temple coaching staff.Â
DiMichele was the quarterback/inside receivers coach/recruiting coordinator-offense in 2018. He also served as quality control offense/recruiting assistant (2017), director of player development (2015-16), wide receiver coach (2014) and graduate assistant (2013).Â
DiMichele was credited with the development of redshirt sophomore quarterback Anthony Russo who started 10 games in 2018 and posted 2,563 passing yards and 14 touchdowns while leading the team to a 7-3 record in those starts.
In 2014, DiMichele was named wide receivers coach. As such, he became the 19th Temple football player to serve as a full-time coach and the first in over 25 seasons.
Since graduation, DiMichele has played professional football, including stints in the NFL and CFL. During the 2012 season, he played with the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League.
Named the 2011 Southern Indoor Football League MVP, DiMichele led the Erie Explosion to a 9-3 record en route to a division title. Â He led the league in passing yards per game (270.6), team points per game (70.2), and total team offensive yards per game (260.0), while completing 235-of-427 passes (55%) for over 3,200 yards and a league-best 91 touchdowns to just seven interceptions.
DiMichele has also spent time with the Philadelphia Eagles (2009), the Calgary Stampeders (2009), and the Winnipeg Blue Bombers (2009).
Temple's two-time MVP and team captain in 2007 and 2008, DiMichele finished his career ranked fourth in school history with 5,024 passing yards, adding 40 passing touchdowns and five rushing scores. During his first season as the Owls’ signal caller (2006), DiMichele played in all 11 games with nine starts as a sophomore.  In 2007, he started the first eight games before suffering a season-ending injury.  In one of Temple’s biggest comebacks in school history, DiMichele threw three fourth-quarter touchdowns to lead TU to a come-from-behind win at Akron during their first season of Mid-American Conference play.  In 2008, he overcame intense rehabilitation and started nine games as a senior. In the 55-52 win over Eastern Michigan, DiMichele threw for a school record six touchdowns and passed for a career-high 370 yards. He broke school records for passing touchdowns in a game (six) and set a career-high for passing yards in a game (370). His 370 yards marked his 10th 200-plus passing yardage games, which rank him third on the Temple’s career list for 200-yard passers. It also marked his fourth 300-plus passing game, which tied the school record with Henry Burris.
DiMichele finished the 2008 season at 134-of-231 (58.0 percent) for 1,911 yards and 18 touchdowns in nine games also rushed 61 times for 91 yards and three touchdowns. His passing efficiency (148.02) ranked #19 in the final NCAA statistics. He finished his career with 5,024 passing yards which ranks fourth on Temple’s all-time chart.
One of the most accomplished prep athletes in the history of Pennsylvania, DiMichele was a three-sport all-state selection as a senior in football, basketball, and baseball at Sto-Rox High School. The McKees Rocks, Pa., native had one of the best high school careers in the history of Pennsylvania as the Western Pennsylvania Interscholastic Athletic League's all-time leading passer, which includes breaking records set by former NFL greats and Hall of Famers Joe Montana, Dan Marino, and Joe Namath. He earned first-team all-state honors in all three sports and was cited as the state Player of the Year in both football and basketball.Â
DiMichele was inducted into the WPIAL Hall of Fame in 2011.
Prior to joining the Owls, DiMichele attended Okaloosa-Walton College (FL) for two years to play baseball. He was selected in the 38th round of the 2005 Major League Baseball Draft by the Toronto Blue Jays.
DiMichele received his degree in sport and recreation management from Temple in 2009.  He is pursuing a master’s degree in sports psychology.
One of seven children, DiMichele’s younger brother Alex played football at Temple before transferring to Robert Morris.  His brother Anthony played football at Holy Cross. Both brothers were I-AA All-Americans.
DiMichele and his wife, Kathy, reside in Cherry Hill, N.J., with their son Grayson.
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