| Temple Owls football | |||
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| First season | 1894 | ||
| Staff | |||
| Head coach | Al Golden | ||
| 1st year, 1–11 | |||
| Stadium | |||
| Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field | ||
| Stadium capacity | 68,532 | ||
| Stadium surface | Grass | ||
| Location | Philadelphia, PA | ||
| League/Conference | |||
| Conference | Mid-American | ||
| Division | East | ||
| Team records | |||
| All-time record | 387–506–52 (. Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a long-running and prestigious athletic program Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of Alfred James Golden (born July 4, 1969) is an American football coach former NFL player and the current Head coach of the Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as " The Linc " is the home Stadium of the National Football League 's Philadelphia Eagles Grass is the common word that generally describes Monocotyledonous green Plants The family Gramineae ( Poaceae) are the "true grasses" and include The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership 437) | ||
| Postseason bowl record | 1–1 | ||
| Pageantry | |||
| Colors | Cherry and White | ||
| Rivals | Penn State Nittany Lions | ||
| Website | Temple Athletics | ||
The Temple Owls football team participates in the NCAA's Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). Penn State Nittany Lions football is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has a long-running and prestigious athletic program 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 The Mid-American Conference ( MAC) is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA Division I college athletic conference with a membership Temple is a football only affiliate of the MAC because their primary conference, the Atlantic Ten Conference, is a Division I Football Championship Subdivision football league. The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard Division I (or D-I) is the highest level of intercollegiate athletics sanctioned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association in the United States The Owls were a football-only member of the Big East Conference from 1991 until 2004 (they never became a full-time BE member due to objections from Villanova). The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States Temple played the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an independent then joined the MAC in 2007.
Al Golden is the current head football coach. Alfred James Golden (born July 4, 1969) is an American football coach former NFL player and the current Head coach of the He led the Owls to an 1-11 record in 2006-07, his first season. In his second season with Temple, Golden's record is 4-8, the first time the Owls have won four games in a season since 2002. Golden's overall coaching record with Temple is 5-19.
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History
Early years
Although Temple began playing organized football in 1894, the Owls' modern era began in 1925. That was the year that Henry J. "Heinie" Miller was hired as head coach, and for a time, the Owls were a regional power. To start the 1928 season, the Owls moved to Beury Stadium (later Owl Stadium, then Temple Stadium), which had a maximum capacity of 34,200. Temple Stadium was a Stadium in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It hosted the Temple University Owls football team until they moved to Veterans Miller coached eight seasons and compiled a 50-15-8 record.
Pop Warner
Following Miller's departure in 1933, the Owls made a national splash with the hiring of their next coach, the legendary Glenn "Pop" Warner. Glenn Scobey Warner ( April 5, 1871 &ndash September 7, 1954) was an American football coach also known as Pop Warner. Warner had spent the previous 19 years at Pittsburgh and Stanford, winning three national championships. The Pittsburgh Panthers football teams traditionally the most popular sport at the University of Pittsburgh, have represented the University in competition since 1889 The Stanford Cardinal football program competes in NCAA Division I-A and is a member of the Pac-10 Conference. He ended his career at Temple, going 31-18-2 in six seasons. In 1934, the Owls went 7-0-2 in the regular season and were invited to play in the inaugural Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day, 1935, where they lost to Tulane, 20-14. The Sugar Bowl is an annual American College football Bowl game played in the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana. NCAA intercollegiate sports Football See also Tulane Green Wave football The Tulane football team established in 1893 competes in NCAA Division
1939-69
From the time Warner retired at the end of the 1938 season until 1963, the Owls experienced only 4 winning seasons. The team reached a nadir in the late 1950s, enduring a school record 21-game losing streak from the last four games of the 1957 season and through the entire 1958 and 1959 seasons. George Makris arrived as head coach to start the 1960 season and won his first game. Makris restored competitiveness to the Owl program, compiling a 10-year record of 45-44-4. Makris' tenure coincided with Temple's 10 years in the University Division of the Middle Atlantic States Conference.
The Hardin Years
After the 1969 season, the Owls became an independent again to upgrade their schedule and compete against the top teams in the East. Under new coach Wayne Hardin, who coached six years at Navy, Temple was up to the challenge. Wayne Hardin (born March 23, 1927 in Smackover Arkansas) is a former American College football coach for Navy, and The United States Naval Academy is an undergraduate college in Annapolis, Maryland, United States that educates and commissions officers of the United States Hardin led the Owls to an 80-52-3 record over 12 years.
Temple went 9-1 in 1973 and 8-2 in 1974 and won 14 straight games at one point. Temple played regular season games in Japan's Mirage Bowl twice, losing 35-32 to Grambling in 1977 and beating Boston College 28-24 in 1978. The Mirage Bowl was an annual College football game hosted in Tokyo Japan from 1977 through 1993 Grambling State University is a public, Coeducational University, which is among the Historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs in The Boston College Eagles football team is the collegiate football program of Boston College.
In 1979, the Owls had a 10-2 record and the most wins in school history. The Owls opened the season with a 38-16 win at West Virginia and later beat Rutgers (41-20) and Syracuse (49-17). The West Virginia Mountaineers football team represents West Virginia University in the NCAA FBS division of College football. Rutgers University is the State University of New Jersey. The Rutgers Scarlet Knights participate in NCAA Division I FBS American The Syracuse Orange is the Nickname used by the athletic teams of Syracuse University. Temple's only losses during the regular season were to nationally ranked Pittsburgh (10-9) and Penn State (22-7). The Pittsburgh Panthers football teams traditionally the most popular sport at the University of Pittsburgh, have represented the University in competition since 1889 Penn State Nittany Lions football is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. In the game at Penn State, before a record-setting crowd, the Owls led 7-6 at the half. Following the 1979 season, the Owls defeated California 28-17 in the second Garden State Bowl. History Football was first played on the Berkeley campus in 1882 albeit in a form that resembled rugby. The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from The crowd who witnessed Temple beat California (55,952) was the largest in the short history of that Bowl. 12 year old Marc Pepenelli, nephew of offensive coordinator Carmen Piccone, was one of the 55,952 fans in attendance. Carmen Piccone was the ninth head football coach for the Southern Illinois Salukis in Carbondale Illinois and he held that position for five seasons from 1959
Under Hardin, the Owls were one of the more stable Eastern football powers and often defeated local rivals West Virginia, Rutgers, Syracuse and Pitt. In the 1970s, Temple went 4-4 against West Virginia, 2-1 against Rutgers, 1-1 against Syracuse, 4-1-1 against Cincinnati and 2-0 against Connecticut. The Cincinnati Bearcats are the NCAA athletic teams representing the University of Cincinnati. The Connecticut Huskies, also known as the UConn Huskies, are the athletic teams of the University of Connecticut.
Decline
When Hardin retired in 1982, the Owls hired Bruce Arians, then 30, to succeed him. Bruce Arians (born October 3, 1952 in Paterson New Jersey) is currently the Offensive coordinator for the Pittsburgh Steelers Arians had some success, beating Pitt three times in his six years on the job. Arians had two winning seasons, going 6-5 in 1984 and 1986. Temple's six wins in 1986 were later forfeited for using an ineligible player.
Jerry Berndt, who took over for Arians in 1989, led Temple to their last winning season in 1990, when the Owls went 7-4. Jerry Berndt was a college football coach at Penn, Rice, and Temple. Temple joined the Big East Conference in 1991, but had difficulty competing against teams with better facilities and bigger budgets. The Big East Conference is a collegiate athletics conference consisting of seventeen Universities in the northeastern southeastern and midwestern United During their fourteen years in the league, Temple won as many as three league games only once (1997: 3-8, 3-4 Big East) and failed to win any league games six times. Overall, they had a 14-80 record against Big East foes.
Berndt (11-33), Ron Dickerson (1993-97: 8-47) and Bobby Wallace (1998-2005: 19-71) were unable to halt the decline. 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 Temple went 0-11 in Wallace's final year.
Current coach
On December 6, 2005, Al Golden, then the defensive coordinator for the University of Virginia under Al Groh, was named the new head coach. 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 Al "Chessmaster" Groh (born July 13, 1944 in New York City New York) is the current Head coach of the University of Virginia For the coaching strategy game see NFL Head Coach. A head coach is a professional who is responsible for the overall actions of The Owls lost their first 8 games under Golden before beating Bowling Green during their Homecoming game on October 28, 2006. The win snapped a 20-game losing streak, one game short of the school record. The Owls finished 1-11 in Golden's first year. After his second season, Golden's record stands at 5-19. The Owls won 4 games in 2007, including three straight wins at one point in mid-season. During Golden's second season, Temple's defense was ranked 49th in the nation, as opposed to 118th in 2006. [1] The offense also improved from 118th to 113th, but it was clear that Temple's defense, despite their incredible youth, was the heart of the team.
Players
Awards
Offensive guard Bill Singletary was a first team All-American in 1972 and is the only Temple player to have his number (64) retired.
In 1974, Steve Joachim won the Maxwell Award as the top college football player and was a Walter Camp first team All-American. The Maxwell Award is presented annually to the collegiate American football player adjudged by a panel of Sportscasters Sportswriters and Walter Chauncey Camp ( April 7, 1859 &ndash March 14, 1925) was a sports writer and American football coach known as the "Father
In 1986, running back Paul Palmer was the runner-up for the Heisman Trophy behind Vinny Testaverde and a consensus first-team All-American. Paul Woodrow Palmer (born October 14, 1964 in Bethesda Maryland) is a former professional American football Running back. Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn New York) is a former American football Quarterback who last played Palmer is Temple's all-time leading rusher with 4,895 yards.
Owls in pro football
Several Owls have achieved notable success in the professional ranks, among them New York Jets lineman Joe Klecko. The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. Joseph Edward Klecko (born October 15, 1953 in Chester Pennsylvania) is a former American football player as a defensive lineman Others who have played or are playing in the NFL, including linebackers Al Singleton, Rian Wallace, Keith Armstrong, Santo Stephens and Lance Johnstone, wide receivers Steve Watson and Leslie Shepherd, tight ends Randy Grossman and Mike Hinnant (both with the Steelers), lineman Antwon Burton, Raheem Brock, Dan Klecko, John Rienstra, Jim Cooper, James Parrish, James Harris, Tim Terry, Larry Chester, Tre Johnson, safety Todd Bowles, free safety Anthony Young, cornerback Kevin Ross, running backs Paul Palmer, Stacey Mack, Todd McNair, Anthony Anderson, Zack Dixon and quarterback Henry Burris. Alshermond Glendale Singleton (born August 7, 1975 in Newark New Jersey) is an American football Linebacker in the NFL Rian Wallace (born May 24, 1982 in Pottstown, Pennsylvania) is an American football Linebacker who plays for the Washington Keith Armstrong (born December 15, 1965 in Trenton New Jersey) is an American football special teams coordinator for the Miami Dolphins Lance Johnstone (born June 11, 1973 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former American football Defensive end. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Steve Ross Watson (born May 28, 1957 in Baltimore Maryland) is a former American football Wide receiver and current wide receivers Leslie Glenard Shepherd (born November 3, 1969 in Washington D Curt Randy Grossman (born September 20, 1954 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is a former professional American football player who played Antwon Burton (born June 11, 1983 in Buffalo New York) is an American football Defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals Raheem Fukwan Brock (born June 10, 1978 in Newark New Jersey) is an American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the Dan Klecko (born January 12, 1981 in) is an American football fullback and Defensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles John Rienstra (born March 22, 1963 in Grand Rapids Michigan) was a guard who played seven professional seasons for the National Football James Herbert Parrish Jr ( May 19, 1968 - March 10, 2004) was a former American football Offensive tackle in the National Larry Travis Chester (born October 17, 1975 in Hammond Louisiana) is a former American football Defensive tackle who last signed Edward Stanton Johnson III (born August 30, 1971 in Manhattan, New York) is a former American football Offensive lineman Todd Robert Bowles (born November 18, 1963 in Elizabeth, New Jersey) is a retired American football safety who played eight seasons A cornerback ( CB) (also referred to as a corner) is a positional role played by a member of the defensive team in American and Canadian Kevin Lesley Ross (born January 16, 1962 in Camden New Jersey) was a Cornerback and safety who played 14 seasons in the National Paul Woodrow Palmer (born October 14, 1964 in Bethesda Maryland) is a former professional American football Running back. Stacey Lamar Mack (born June 26, 1975 in Orlando Florida) was an American football Running back for the Jacksonville Jaguars Todd Darren McNair (born August 16, 1965) to Todd McNair Sr & Carolyn McNair is the Running Backs Coach and Special Teams Coordinator for the USC Anthony Anderson (born September 27, 1956 in Wilmington Delaware) is a retired professional American football Running back Henry Burris Jr (born June 4, 1975 in Spiro Oklahoma) is a professional Canadian and former American football player
Other notable players
The program's most famous ex-player, comedian Bill Cosby, was a running back in the early 1960s. William Henry Cosby Jr (born July 12 1937 is an American Comedian, Actor, Author, Television producer and Activist. Another ex-player with famous ties, tight end Scott Haley, is the son of late Rock 'N Roll pioneer Bill Haley. This article is specifically about the singer For detailed information about his rock and roll group see Bill Haley & His Comets.
Temple alumni currently in the coaching ranks include Todd McNair, the running back coach at the University of Southern California. The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly John Grackle was a coach for a small highschool team in Dallas, Texas. Dick Beck, the captain of the 1990 team, won a large school Pennsylvania state championship in the high school ranks as North Penn's head coach. George Curry,another alumnus, recently retired after leading Berwick to three USA Today mythical national high school championships.
Other information
Attendance milestones
During the 1986 season, the Owls averaged an all-time modern high of 34,543 fans to their games at Veterans Stadium and their games, regularly televised, did well in the local Neilsen ratings. Philadelphia Veterans Stadium (informally called "The Vet") was a professional sports facility located at the northeast corner of Broad Street and Pattison Temple currently plays its home games at Lincoln Financial Field. Lincoln Financial Field, familiarly known as " The Linc " is the home Stadium of the National Football League 's Philadelphia Eagles From 1927 until the mid-1970s, the Owls played at Temple Stadium. Temple Stadium was a Stadium in Philadelphia Pennsylvania. It hosted the Temple University Owls football team until they moved to Veterans Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field followed as home sites until the 2003 inaugural college game at Lincoln Financial Field between Temple and Villanova, which drew over 30,000 fans. Franklin Field is the University of Pennsylvania 's stadium for football, Field hockey, Lacrosse, Sprint football, and Track
During the 1970s, Temple's chief rivals were Rutgers, Villanova University and Delaware. Villanova University' is a private university located in Radnor Township, a suburb northwest of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the United States The University of Delaware ( UD) is the largest University in the U Rutgers became the chief rival into the 90s. Despite not playing Delaware since 1985, the Owls hold the distinction of drawing the largest crowd to Delaware Stadium, 23,619, on Oct. Delaware Stadium is a 22000-seat multi-purpose Stadium in Newark Delaware, and is home to the University of Delaware Blue Hens Football 27, 1973. Temple won that game, 31-8.
The school has a potentially large fan base to bring into the MAC, with over 250,000 alumni currently living within a 50-mile radius of Philadelphia. Temple University has 35,599 students and is located in the nation's fourth-largest media market. Temple University is a state-related public research University in Philadelphia.
The most attended Temple game, with 105,950 attendees, occurred November 11, 2006 at Beaver Stadium, home of Penn State. Penn State Nittany Lions football is a College football program that competes in NCAA Division I-A and the Big Ten Conference. Temple lost that game 47-0. Nine out of the ten most attended Temple games occurred at Penn State. [2]
The largest attended home game was November 10, 2007, at Lincoln Financial Field, when the Owls played host to the Penn State Nittany Lions, which had an attendance of 69,029. The Penn State Nittany Lions are the athletic teams of Pennsylvania State University. [2]
Media Coverage
Eight Temple games were broadcast over Philadelphia television in 2005, the most in school history. The Temple radio network, which once included 12 stations from as far north as Sayre, N. Y. to as far south as Baltimore, Md. , is now down to one flagship station, WPHT 1210 (AM), in Philadelphia. Harry Donahue handles the play-by-play with Steve Joachim doing the color. Past play-by-play broadcasters have included Dave Sims, who currently covers college football and basketball for ESPN; Ron Menchine, the former Navy play-by-play announcer and Howie Herman, currently a sports columnist in Massachusetts. Two Philadelphia newspapers, The Inquirer and Daily News, occasionally cover Temple football. Owlscoop.com and The Temple News, the university's student-run newspaper, regularly provides coverage of Temple football.
Notable facts
First year of football: 1894
Under Head Coach Wayne Hardin Temple's school-record 14-game winning streak over a period of two years from 1973 into 1974 was the longest Division I-A winning streak in the United States at the time.
Also under Hardin, Temple's most successful season was in 1979 when it went 10-2, and finished ranked No. 17 in both final polls.
Temple is 1-1 in post-season bowls. Their last bowl appearance was a victory in the Garden State Bowl in 1979 under Hardin. The Garden State Bowl was an annual post-season College football Bowl game played at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford New Jersey, from The Owls lost in the first-ever Sugar Bowl, which was played in 1935.
See also
References
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- ^ a b weekly release. Temple Athletics (2007-11-05). Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Retrieved on 2007-11-06. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 355 - Roman Emperor Constantius II promotes his cousin Julian to the rank of Caesar, entrusting him with
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