2020 Temple Owls football team

2020 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–6 (1–6 The American)
Head coach	Rod Carey (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Mike Uremovich (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$		6	–	0					9	–	1
Tulsa y		6	–	0					6	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3					8	–	3
UCF		5	–	3					6	–	4
SMU		4	–	3					7	–	3
Houston		3	–	3					3	–	5
Navy		3	–	4					3	–	7
Tulane		3	–	5					6	–	6
East Carolina		3	–	5					3	–	6
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	6
South Florida		0	–	7					1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

Schedule

Temple had games scheduled against Miami, Rutgers, UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1][2]

The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye.^[3]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
October 10	6:00 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 29–31	4,400
October 17	12:00 p.m.	Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 39–37	782
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	L 29–41	10,321
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 3–38	1,200
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 SMU	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 23–47	2,577
November 14	7:30 p.m.	at Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 13–38	8,768
November 21	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 3–28	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[4][5]

Game summaries

At Navy

Temple at Navy

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 10 7 12 29 • Midshipmen 7 14 7 3 31 Date: October 10, 2020 Location: EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes Game attendance: 4,400 Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Slight Wind • Wind: S 5–10 MPH Referee: Tim Rich TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play–by–play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline reporter)

Scoring summary 1 05:22 NAVY Jamale Carothers 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (17 plays, 75 yards, 9:38) NAVY 7–0 2 14:23 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal (15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) NAVY 7–3 10:18 NAVY Chance Warren 2-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05) NAVY 14–3 07:54 TEM Anthony Russo 1-yard rush (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 2:24) NAVY 14–10 03:46 NAVY Nelson Smith 26-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08) NAVY 21–10 3 05:43 TEM Branden Mack 7-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (10 plays, 70 yards, 4:44) NAVY 21–17 01:09 NAVY Nelson Smith 22-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick) (9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) NAVY 28–17 4 14:02 TEM Anthony Russo 9-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) NAVY 28–23 04:56 NAVY Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal (15 plays, 26 yards, 9:06) NAVY 31–23 01:02 TEM Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed) (10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) NAVY 31–29

Pregame line	Over/under
TEM −10.5	54.5[6]

Statistics	Temple	Navy
First downs	25	18
Total yards	407	299
Rushing yards	166	251
Passing yards	241	48
Turnovers	1	0
Time of possession	24:39	35:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Anthony Russo	21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Re'Mahn Davis	23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Branden Mack	7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Dalen Morris	2/2, 48 yards
	Rushing	Nelson Smith	20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
	Receiving	CJ Williams	1 reception, 36 yards

South Florida

South Florida at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 14 10 6 37 • Owls 10 7 9 13 39 Date: October 17, 2020 Location: EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes Game attendance: 782 Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH Referee: Luke Richmond TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:10 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57) TEM 7–0 08:26 TEM Will Mobley 24-yard field goal (4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10) TEM 10–0 04:34 USF Randall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44) TEM 10–7 2 09:39 USF DeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20) USF 14–10 05:16 TEM Jadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17) TEM 17–14 01:18 USF Noah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick) (4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59) USF 21–17 3 08:14 TEM Will Mobley 26-yard field goal (16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46) USF 21–20 05:39 USF Johnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick) (8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24) USF 28–20 03:16 USF Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal (4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01) USF 31–20 01:07 TEM Branden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09) USF 31–26 4 09:52 TEM Arnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) TEM 32–31 04:28 TEM Randle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47) TEM 39–31 01:03 USF Leonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed) (12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) TEM 39–37

Pregame line	Over/under
TEM −14	53[7]

Statistics	South Florida	Temple
First downs	21	32
Total yards	324	416
Rushing yards	143	146
Passing yards	181	270
Turnovers	3	2
Time of possession	27:39	32:21

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
South Florida	Passing	Jordan McCloud	15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Johnny Ford	15 carries, 68 yards
	Receiving	Omarion Dollison	4 receptions, 64 yards
Temple	Passing	Anthony Russo	30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Re'Mahn Davis	25 carries, 83 yards
	Receiving	Randle Jones	8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD

At Memphis

Temple at Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 12 7 7 29 • Tigers 7 3 17 14 41 Date: October 24, 2020 Location: EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes Game attendance: 10,321 Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NNE 12 MPH Referee: A Calabrase TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 05:29 MEM Tahj Washington 3-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (11 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) MEM 7–0 01:42 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal (4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22) MEM 7–3 2 07:41 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley PAT blocked) (8 plays, 65 yards, 2:49) TEM 9–7 03:34 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal (4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) MEM 10–9 00:31 TEM Branden Mack 10-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed) (12 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TEM 15–10 3 08:40 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal (13 plays, 47 yards, 6:15) TEM 15–13 07:52 MEM Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) MEM 20–15 06:30 MEM Tahj Washington 26-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) MEM 27–15 02:37 TEM Jadan Blue 32-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (8 plays, 78 yards, 3:48) MEM 27–22 4 12:02 MEM Javon Ivory 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick) (9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09) MEM 34–22 10:11 TEM Jadan Blue 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick) (7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) MEM 34–29 02:15 MEM Kylan Watkins 15-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick) (8 plays, 88 yards, 2:52) MEM 41–29

Pregame line	Over/under
MEM –14	70[8]

Statistics	Temple	Memphis
First downs	30	24
Total yards	500	489
Rushing yards	113	176
Passing yards	387	313
Turnovers	4	3
Time of possession	33:28	26:32

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Anthony Russo	41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
	Rushing	Re'Mahn Davis	20 carries, 113 yards
	Receiving	Randle Jones	12 receptions, 118 yards
Memphis	Passing	Brady White	17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Rodrigues Clark	22 carries, 106 yards
	Receiving	Calvin Austin	6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD

At Tulane

Temple at Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 0 3 • Green Wave 0 10 14 14 38 Date: October 31, 2020 Location: EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 1,200 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Henry Johns TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 10:37 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal (8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) TEM 3–0 2 11:55 TULN Merek Glover 40-yard field goal (10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) TIE 3–3 06:50 TULN Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) TULN 10–3 3 05:36 TULN Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) TULN 17–3 01:43 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick) (5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) TULN 24–3 4 12:01 TULN Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick) (3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) TULN 31–3 03:53 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick) (10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) TULN 38–3

Pregame line	Over/under
TULN –7	56[9]

Statistics	Temple	Tulane
First downs	11	28
Total yards	222	504
Rushing yards	77	284
Passing yards	145	220
Turnovers	1	3
Time of possession	28:15	31:45

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Trad Beatty	11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT
	Rushing	Re-al Mitchell	7 carries, 37 yards
	Receiving	Branden Mack	3 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane	Passing	Michael Pratt	12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Amare Jones	12 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Deuce Watts	5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs

SMU

Southern Methodist at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Mustangs 7 3 10 27 47 Owls 13 0 3 7 23 Date: November 5, 2020 Location: EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes Game attendance: 2,577 Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH Referee: Charles Lamertina TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 14:47 TEM Randle Jones 75-yard pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed) (1 play, 75 yards, 0:13) TEM 6–0 11:10 SMU Tyler Page 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31) SMU 7–6 01:32 TEM Tayvon Ruley 3-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45) TEM 13–7 2 03:41 SMU Chris Naggar 40-yard field goal (14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32) TEM 13–10 3 12:58 SMU Tyler Page 44-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02) SMU 17–13 08:36 SMU Chris Naggar 27-yard field goal (9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26) SMU 20–13 01:14 TEM Rory Bell 26-yard field goal (15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22) SMU 20–16 4 14:54 SMU Kylen Granson 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed) (5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) SMU 26–16 12:42 SMU Tyler Lavine 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54) SMU 33–16 09:17 SMU Rashee Rice 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick) (5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31) SMU 40–16 07:32 SMU TaMerik Williams 49-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick) (1 play, 49 yards, 0:09) SMU 47–16 00:35 TEM Aaron Jarman 11-yard pass from Re–al Michell (Rory Bell kick) (15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57) SMU 47–23

Pregame line	Over/under
SMU –17	63.5[10]

Statistics	SMU	Temple
First downs	24	19
Total yards	549	368
Rushing yards	194	157
Passing yards	355	211
Turnovers	0	0
Time of possession	24:55	35:05

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
SMU	Passing	Shane Buechele	24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs
	Rushing	Ulysses Bentley IV	17 carries, 79 yards
	Receiving	Kylen Granson	6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Temple	Passing	Ted Beatty	6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Tayvon Ruley	15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Randle Jones	2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD

At UCF

Temple at Central Florida

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 0 10 13 • Knights 21 0 17 0 38 Date: November 14, 2020 Location: EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes Game attendance: 8,768 Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH TV announcers (ESPNU): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 13:00 UCF Greg McCrae 7-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (4 plays, 22 yards, 1:05) UCF 7–0 10:19 UCF Otis Anderson 14-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (3 plays, 27 yards, 0:35) UCF 14–0 06:51 UCF Greg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick) (7 plays, 65 yards, 1:48) UCF 21–0 2 14:20 TEM Rory Bell 30-yard field goal (9 plays, 46 yards, 4:00) UCF 21–3 3 13:12 UCF Marlon Williams 23-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (5 plays, 45 yards, 1:39) UCF 28–3 07:21 UCF Daniel Obarski 25-yard field goal (9 plays, 72 yards, 2:33) UCF 31–3 03:59 UCF Marlon Williams 21-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick) (2 plays, 91 yards, 0:27) UCF 38–3 4 14:24 TEM Onasis Neely 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick) (3 plays, 12 yards, 1:15) UCF 38–10 07:59 TEM Rory Bell 24-yard field goal (10 plays, 59 yards, 4:45) UCF 38–13

Pregame line	Over/under
UCF –28.5	72.5[11]

Statistics	Temple	UCF
First downs	19	19
Total yards	290	419
Rushing yards	183	147
Passing yards	107	272
Turnovers	3	1
Time of possession	37:13	22:47

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Re–al Mitchell	10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tayvon Ruley	23 carries, 90 yards
	Receiving	Jadan Blue	5 receptions, 71 yards
UCF	Passing	Dillon Gabriel	12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs
	Rushing	Otis Anderson Jr.	10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Jaylon Robinson	4 receptions, 113 yards

East Carolina

East Carolina at Temple

1 2 3 4 Total • Pirates 7 14 7 0 28 Owls 0 0 3 0 3 Date: November 21, 2020 Location: EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes Game attendance: 100 Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (ESPN+): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 00:33 ECU C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (1 play, 60 yards, 0:10) ECU 7–0 2 11:36 TEM Rory Bell 28-yard field goal (4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13) ECU 7–3 11:22 ECU Tyler Snead 95-yard kickoff returned (Jake Verity kick) (0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) ECU 14–3 00:48 ECU Tyler Snead 46-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick) (2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16) ECU 21–3 4 11:05 ECU Holton Ahlers 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick) (4 plays, 90 yards, 1:12) ECU 28–3

Pregame line	Over/under
ECU –7	53[12]

Statistics	East Carolina	Temple
First downs	16	10
Total yards	447	235
Rushing yards	265	140
Passing yards	182	95
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	25:06	34:54

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
East Carolina	Passing	Holton Ahlers	11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Keaton Mitchell	13 carries, 103 yards
	Receiving	C. J. Johnson	3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple	Passing	Kamal Gray	10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs
	Rushing	Tayvon Ruley	14 carries, 48 yards
	Receiving	David Martin–Robinson	1 reception, 30 yards

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