2019 Temple Owls football team

The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

2019 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019 record8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Uremovich (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 69,176)
Uniform
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy  7 1     11 3  
No. 24 UCF  6 2     10 3  
Temple  5 3     8 5  
South Florida  2 6     4 8  
East Carolina  1 7     4 8  
UConn  0 8     2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$  7 1     12 2  
No. 20 Navy x  7 1     11 2  
SMU  6 2     10 3  
Tulane  3 5     7 6  
Houston  2 6     4 8  
Tulsa  2 6     4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2018 season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the Independence Bowl where they were defeated by Duke. Following the season, Geoff Collins left the team to become the head coach at Georgia Tech. Collins was eventually replaced by Northern Illinois head coach Rod Carey.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy Matt Hennessy C R-JR
Chuck Bednarik Award Shaun Bradley LB SR
John Mackey Award Kenny Yeboah TE R-JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Shaun Bradley LB SR
Paul Hornung Award Isaiah Wright WR/KR SR
Maxwell Award Anthony Russo QB R-JR
Dick Butkus Award Chapelle Russell LB R-SR
Outland Trophy Jovahn Fair OG R-SR
Wuerffel Trophy Matt Hennessy C R-JR
William V. Campbell Trophy Zack Mesday DE GS

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.[1]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1UCF169 (19)
2Cincinnati157 (11)
3USF107
4Temple101
5East Carolina66
6UConn30

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.Bucknell*ESPN3W 56–1226,378
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 21 Maryland*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 20–1730,610
September 213:30 p.m.at Buffalo*
ESPNUL 22–3817,621
September 283:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 24–231,094
October 38:00 p.m.at East CarolinaESPNW 27–1733,253
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 23 Memphis
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2W 30–2834,253
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 19 SMUESPN2L 21–4523,132
October 267:00 p.m.UCF
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2L 21–6329,949
November 78:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPNW 17–726,214
November 1612:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 29–2127,850
November 237:00 p.m.at No. 19 CincinnatiESPN2L 13–1530,101
November 303:30 p.m.UConn
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 49–1726,083
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina*ESPNL 13–5524,242

Game summaries

Bucknell

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56

Maryland

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Terrapins 2 0 13 2 17
Owls 7 0 6 7 20

at Buffalo

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 3 12 22
Bulls 0 24 7 7 38

Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 0 2 0 2
Owls 0 14 10 0 24

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 7 3 27
Pirates 7 3 0 7 17

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Tigers 0 14 7 7 28
Owls 13 10 0 7 30

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 7 21
No. 19 Mustangs 10 14 7 14 45

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 14 14 28 7 63
Owls 7 14 0 0 21

at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 3 17
Bulls 0 0 7 0 7

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 7 0 14 21
Owls 3 10 9 7 29

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 13 13
No. 19 Bearcats 0 6 7 2 15

UConn

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 3 0 0 17
Owls 7 7 28 7 49

vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 13 21 14 55
Owls 0 6 7 0 13

Rankings

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Final 
AP NR NR NR NR RV NR NR RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR  
Coaches RV NR NR NR RV NR RV 25 RV NR NR NR RV RV RV NR  
CFP Not released NR NR NR NR NR NR Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

RoundPickPlayerPositionNFL Club
378Matt HennessyCAtlanta Falcons
5169Harrison HandCBMinnesota Vikings
6196Shaun BradleyILBPhiladelphia Eagles
7241Chapelle RussellOLBTampa Bay Buccaneers

References

  1. Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
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