Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a long-running and prestigious athletic program. Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The school's sports teams are called the Owls, originating from the university's early days as a night school. The Owls are an order of birds of prey. Most are Solitary, and nocturnal, with some exceptions (e
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Affiliation
The Owls are primarily members of the Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10), with the exception of football, where they are an affiliate of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership Since their football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, and the now-defunct A-10 Football Conference (1997-2006) played at the Division I-AA level, they must maintain separate league affiliation for that sport. The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA 's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Mid-American Conference The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The football program was a member of the Big East Conference until its expulsion after the 2004 season due to a variety of program shortcomings. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Temple played a limited MAC schedule in 2005 and 2006 before becoming an affiliated football-only member and playing a full 8-game league schedule in 2007. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The school's men's basketball team is part of the Big Five, the traditional designation for the rivalries between the Owls and their Philadelphia rivals: Penn, Saint Joseph's, Villanova, and La Salle. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m For other uses of the term "Big Five" and its variants see Big five (disambiguation. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Saint Joseph's University (also called SJU or St Joe's) is a private Coeducational Roman Catholic University located Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States For the university in Manila Philippines see De La Salle University.
Achievements
The Temple University Intercollegiate Athletic Program is nationally recognized, not simply because one of the University's most famous alums - worldwide ambassador of goodwill Bill Cosby - was a track and field and football star in the 1960s and uses his football exploits in some of his comedy routines. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. The program is well known because of its outstanding achievements over an extended period of time.
Temple University was among the first institutions in the United States to sponsor extracurricular athletic activities for its students. Both the football and basketball programs were inaugurated back in 1894 under the direction of Coach Charles M. Williams.
Basketball
On the hardwood, Temple is recognized as having won the first-ever National Collegiate championship in 1938, under Coach James Usilton. That Owls team, which finished with a sparkling 23-2 record, won the inaugural National Invitation Tournament by routing Colorado 60-36 in the championship final. The National Invitation Tournament (NIT is a men's college Basketball tournament operated by the National Collegiate Athletic Association. The University of Colorado at Boulder ( CU-Boulder, UCB officially Colorado and CU colloquially is the Flagship University Because the NCAA Tournament was not held until the following year, Temple's NIT championship earned the Owls national title recognition. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. During the 1950s, the Temple basketball team made two NCAA Final Four appearances (1956, 1958) under legendary Head Coach Harry Litwack. The NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship is a single elimination Tournament held each spring featuring 65 College basketball teams in the Litwack would be inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame after concluding a 21-year coaching career that included 373 wins. The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, located in downtown Springfield Massachusetts, honors players who have shown exceptional skill at Basketball Head Coach John Chaney, also a Hall of Famer, won a total of 724 career games and took Temple to the NCAA tournament 17 times. John Chaney (born January 21, 1932) is an American retired college Basketball coach best known for his tenure at Temple University. His 1987-88 Owls team entered the NCAA tournament ranked #1 in the country, and he has reached the Elite Eight on five different occasions. The term Elite Eight refers to the final eight teams in the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship or the NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship. He was consensus national coach of the year in 1988. Current NBA players Eddie Jones of the Miami Heat, Aaron McKie of the Los Angeles Lakers, Rick Brunson of the New York Knicks, and Mardy Collins of the New York Knicks continue to enhance Temple's proud basketball heritage. Eddie Charles Jones (born October 20 1971 in Pompano Beach Florida) is an American professional Basketball player for the NBA's Indiana The Miami Heat (often referred to simply as the Heat, including in some official team publications with HEAT in all capital letters are a professional Basketball Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2 1972 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American professional Basketball player in the NBA The Los Angeles Lakers are a National Basketball Association (NBA team based in Los Angeles, California. Rick Daniel Brunson (born June 14, 1972, in Syracuse, New York) is an American former professional Basketball player Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m
On March 13, 2006, Hall of Fame head coach John Chaney retired. Events 1138 - Cardinal Gregorio Conti is elected Antipope as Victor IV, succeeding Anacletus II. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. John Chaney (born January 21, 1932) is an American retired college Basketball coach best known for his tenure at Temple University. Dan Leibovitz, previously of the University of Hartford was hired to serve as acting head coach. Dan Leibovitz (born c 1974 was the assistant coach of the Temple University Owls men's Basketball team from 1996-2006 The University of Hartford, often called UHA or UHart, was founded in 1877 and is a private independent and nonsectarian
On April 10, 2006, University of Pennsylvania head coach and La Salle University alumnus Fran Dunphy was named the new Temple's Men's Head Basketball coach. Events 879 - Louis III becomes King of the Western Franks. 1407 - the lama Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. For the university in Manila Philippines see De La Salle University. Fran Dunphy (born 1948 is the head men's basketball coach at Temple University. Dunphy had coached the Quakers for 17 straight seasons prior to the move. Dunphy and his Owls won the Atlantic-10 tournament in 2008 beating St. Joeseph's University, for their conference leading 12th title. The Owls were rewarded with a 12 seed in the NCAA Tournament and paired against 5th-seeded Michigan State, losing that game 72-61. The 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament involved 65 schools playing in a Single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of men's NCAA Michigan State University ( MSU) is a co-educational public Research university in East Lansing, Michigan USA.
Football
The Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I-A; because the A-10 supported football only at the Division I-AA level (1997-2006), they must maintain separate league affiliation for football. The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA 's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Mid-American Conference The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA 's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Mid-American Conference The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States They were a member of the Big East Conference until their expulsion after the 2004 season due to a variety of program shortcomings; they played a limited Mid-American Conference schedule in 2005 and 2006 before becoming a completely affiliated football-only member and playing a full MAC 8-game league schedule in 2007. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In December 2005, Al Golden, the defensive coordinator for the University of Virginia, was named the new head coach; he replaced Bobby Wallace. Alfred James Golden (born July 4, 1969) is an American football coach former NFL player and the current Head coach of the The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Bobby Wallace is a College football coach He is currently the Head coach of the University of West Alabama Tigers a Division II school in
Baseball
Temple's baseball program has played in two College World Series and its coach, veteran James "Skip" Wilson, has guided the Owls to 901 career wins, including a recent trip to the Atlantic 10 championship. The College World Series or CWS is a Baseball Tournament held in Omaha Nebraska that is the culmination of the NCAA Division I Baseball The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard
Other Men's Sports
Under Fred Turoff, the men's gymnastics team has won 12 ECAC/EIGL championships. Recently Darin Gerlach continued a long line of national success by winning an individual event national championship in 1998.
Coach Gavin White's Temple crews of the past 17 years have won with regularity at Philadelphia's prestigious Dad Vail Regatta, in addition to several other events. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə
Additional men's programs with long and rich histories include soccer, golf and track and field. The soccer program, also established in 1926, produced five Olympians en route to surpassing the 500-win milestone in the fall of 1996. The soccer program has seen an amazing array of talent but has often had to settle with poor management/coaching.
The Temple golf program, inaugurated in 1931, has participated in 20 NCAA championship tournaments, produced 22 All-American citations and won 15 conference championships. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations An All-American "team" is an honorary Sports team composed of outstanding Amateur players those considered the best players of a specific season for
In track and field, Eulace Peacock remains a giant in the history of the sport. In the mid-1930s, Peacock brought national attention to himself and the Temple program with a string of sprinting victories over famed Ohio State and Olympic Games star Jesse Owens. The Ohio State University ( OSU) is a Coeducational public Research university in the state of Ohio. The Olympic Games is an international Multi-sport event established for both summer and winter games James Cleveland "Jesse" Owens ( September 12, 1913 – March 31, 1980) was an American track and field athlete
Women's Sports
Although women's athletics did not earn intercollegiate status until 1975, nor NCAA sanction until the early 1980s, Temple University established itself as a forerunner early in the century. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations As early as 1923, the University's women began participating on club sport teams. In fact, that year, Coach Blanche Voorhees guided an Owl basketball team to a perfect 12-0 record and also started a field hockey program. Additional sports for women followed: swimming in 1926, tennis in 1939, fencing in 1946, softball in 1949, lacrosse in 1957, and finally volleyball, track and field and gymnastics in 1975.
The modern era took root in 1974, when Temple named physical education instructor Veronica "Ronnie" Maurek to the dual role of head basketball and softball coach. When Maurek chose to coach only softball three years later, the University went outside the physical education department for the first time to hire its first modern-day full-time women's basketball coach, Andy McGovern. McGovern produced the Owls' first winning season of the modern era with a 14-10 mark in the 1979-80 season. Prior to the 1980-81 season, Temple named Linda MacDonald as its second full-time head coach and began the process of national recruiting and scheduling. By the 1988-89 season, MacDonald had produced the Owls' first team to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. In the 1983-84 campaign, Marilyn Stephens was named to the Kodak All-America team. Eastman Kodak Company ( is an American multinational Public company which produces imaging and photographic materials and equipment
Under the direction of Tina Sloan-Green, and beginning in 1975, the Temple lacrosse program captured three national championships and has had individuals earn 43 All-American certificates. The tradition of excellence is carried on by current head coach Kim Ciarrocca, who was a member of the Owls' 1988 national championship club and guided her 1997 team into the NCAA Final Four. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations
Temple field hockey teams have finished among the NCAA's top 20 no less than 13 times in the last 15 seasons, while producing 24 All-Americans. Jane Catanzaro, a four-time All-American between 1987 and 1990, won the prestigious Honda Award in the 1990-91 academic year, for outstanding achievement and excellence in intercollegiate athletics.
Temple's fencing team has consistently been one of the nation's best under veteran head coach Nikki Franke. Between 1983 and 1995, Owl fencers competed in the NCAA championships every year and never finished lower than fifth. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations In 1992, Coach Franke's squad was crowned the NCAA champion in foil competition. Franke has been honored as national Coach of the Year on four occasions.
In 2005, by winning 25 straight games, a #15 national ranking and a trip to the NCAA Second Round for just the second time in school history, Temple Women's Basketball also upholds the reputation of Temple athletics. Women's Basketball coach Dawn Staley was the 2004 Atlantic 10 Coach of the Year, has won 74 games in her first four seasons, captured Temple’s only two conference championships and earned three postseason bids. Dawn Michelle Staley (born May 4, 1970 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a US-American Basketball player and coach In the summer of 2004 she captured her third Olympic Gold Medal, playing for team USA in the 2004 Games in Athens, Greece and was selected as the United States flag bearer for the opening ceremonies. Gold Medal is an Album by American band The Donnas, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music) The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
The Temple volleyball team is also a very notable women's sport at the University, led by one of the "architects of the game," Bob Bertucci. Bob Bertucci (born 1952 is the Volleyball coach of the Temple University Owls of the Atlantic 10 Conference.
See also
Sources
- "Longtime Temple coach Chaney retires", ESPN.com, March 13, 2006
- "Temple Coach Chaney Announcing Retirement Today", The Washington Post, March 13, 2006
- "Dunphy leaves Penn, takes over at Temple", The Philadelphia Inquirer/Associated Press, April 10, 2006
- "The Bottom 10 goes punk", ESPN.com, October 18, 2006
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