Temple University Athletics
Football
Smith, Chris
Chris Smith
- Title:
- Assistant Director of Player Personnel
- Email:
- chris.smith@temple.edu
- Phone:
- 215-204-4694
Chris Smith was hired as assistant director of football operations in April 2021. This marked a return for Smith to the Owls. He was a student-athlete on the football team from 2013-17. Upon graduation he held a job with FedEx and spent the 2019 as an intern working in football operations for Rhode Island.
Smith originally joined the Owls as a walk-on linebacker in 2013 under then head coach Matt Rhule. He played in 16 career games and tallied six tackles over five seasons. His best year was 2016, the year that Temple won the American Athletic Conference Championship, when he played 11 games and was a cornerstone of the special teams’ units.
The North Plainfield, N.J., native was a two-time AAC All-Academic honoree earning a bachelor’s degree in business management.
Smith originally joined the Owls as a walk-on linebacker in 2013 under then head coach Matt Rhule. He played in 16 career games and tallied six tackles over five seasons. His best year was 2016, the year that Temple won the American Athletic Conference Championship, when he played 11 games and was a cornerstone of the special teams’ units.
The North Plainfield, N.J., native was a two-time AAC All-Academic honoree earning a bachelor’s degree in business management.
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