Temple University Athletics
2015 Football Roster
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Roster
Ryquell Armstead
- Position:
- Running Back
- Ht./Wt.:
- 5-11 / 205
- Class:
- Freshman
- Hometown:
- Millville, N.J.
- High School:
- Millville
Honors: 2018 - Maxwell Player of the Week (Houston) ... Walter Camp National Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... AAC Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... CFPA National Performer of the Week (Houston) ... Pro Football Focus National Team of the Week (Houston) ... College Sports Madness National Offensive Player of the Week (Houston) ... ESPN Helmet Sticker (Houston) ... Paul Hornung Award Honor Roll (Tulsa) ... AAC Honor Roll (Tulsa, Boston College) ... Temple Athletics Student Athlete of the Month (September) ... Temple Athletics Student Athlete of the Week (Tulsa, Houston) ... APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Game (Buffalo, Tulsa, Boston College, Houston) ... #theSTANDARD Player of the Week (UCF, Houston) ... Doak Walker Award Watch List ... 2017 - APEX Predator Offensive Player of the Week (Army) ... #the STANDARD Player of the Game (Houston, UConn, Army, Tulsa) ... Doak Walker Award Watch List ... 2016- All-American Athletic Conference Third Team (Phil Steele) ... AAC Honor Roll (SMU, USF) ... Offensive Production Player of the Week (SMU, USF) ... Offensive Effort Player of the Week (UCF) ... OwlSports.com Under Armour Student Athlete of the Week (SMU, USF)
2018 (Senior): Entered the season as the starter at running back ... became just the third player in the FBS since 2000 to rush for 100 yards and record a sack in a game (Tulsa) ... rushed for 100+ yards in four straight games (Buffalo, Maryland, Tulsa, Boston College) ... had career highs in carries (30), rushing yards (210) and TDs (6) at Houston, moving him up to third all-time in career rushing TDs and fourth all-time in career rushing yards for Temple ... eclipsed 1,000 rushing yards on the season vs. USF, becoming just the 11th Temple player to do so ... 10th in the nation in rushing TDs (13) and 11th in rushing yards per game (115.8).
2017 (Junior): Had team-high in rushing yards against Notre Dame, UMass, Houston, UConn and Army ... scored his first TD of the season vs. UConn ... rushed for 151 yards and two touchdowns against Army ... moved into a tie for sixth all-time on Temple's leaderboard for career rushing touchdowns after picking up his 21st against FIU in the Gasparilla Bowl ... finished the season second in rushing yards (604) and tied for first in rushing TDs (5).
2016 (Sophomore): Started opening day vs. Army in place of Jahad Thomas and rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown ... rushed for a career-high 210 yards on 20 carries and scored two TDs against USF including a 76-yard score that tied for the 8th longest run from scrimmage by an Owl since 1971 and the 210 yards ranks 13th in the record books.
2015 (Freshman): Was part of the 2015 recruiting class ... debuted against Penn State, rushing four times for eight yards and making one catch for three yards ... set season highs in carries and yards at Charlotte ... started and scored first two career touchdown versus Tulane ... played in 12 games and finished behind only Jahad Thomas with 51 carries ... was one of three freshmen to see significant action, along with RB Jager Gardner and DB Delvon Randall.
High School: Played running back for coach Jason Durham at Millville (N.J.) High ... rushed for over 2,500 yards in his career including 1,488 yards and 18 TDs as a senior when his team went 5-3 ... holds the school single-game record with 337 rushing yards ... lettered twice in football and three times in track ... a three-time all-conference selection in track leading Millville to the county title in 2013-14.
Personal: Born Ryquell Keeman Armstead (pronounced: ra-KWELL) in Bridgeton, N.J. ... parents are Tara Armstead and Rynell Lawrence ... has a sister Rachell Armstead (20) - a hurdler on the Temple track field team - and brother Rynell Lawrence Jr. (17) ... list of favorites include: SportsCenter (TV show), The Replacements (movie), and tacos (food) ... adult and organizational development major.
“I tell you, he’s a complete player. He can catch the ball, he has really good vision, explosiveness. With him, it’s just a matter of getting touches, staying healthy and being fresh.” - RB coach Tony Lucas, 8/11/17
“Playing running back at this level, you are going to get hit a lot. So, he is just trying to make sure that he is taking care of his body and putting him in a position to play because he wants to play. He is one of the most competitive kids I have ever been around. So he wants to be out there with his teammates.” - HC Geoff Collins, 10/10/17
