Geoff Collins – Temple Update

Fans Take Shots at Former Coach

Thu, 03 Oct 2019 14:15:10 +0000

When the 2019 Temple football schedule was released, fans looked at the game scheduled for Saturday, September 28th and their eyes opened wide with excitement. In this matchup, the Georgia Tech Yellowjackets of the ACC brought former Temple head coach Geoff Collins back to Lincoln Financial Field for a matchup against his old team. The Owls prevailed in this one, winning 24 to 2.

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Rod Carey Likely to Be Next Temple Football Coach

Fri, 11 Jan 2019 04:43:38 +0000

Temple and Rod Carey are reportedly close to a deal that will make Carey the new head football coach for the Owls. Carey, who coached Northern Illinois (NIU) to two Mid-American Conference (MAC) Championships in six seasons, is expected to be officially announced as the head coach this Friday. Ever since Geoff Collins resigned on Dec. 7 to take the head coaching job at Georgia Tech…

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Let’s Go Bowling – Temple Football

Thu, 30 Nov 2017 22:26:49 +0000

Last week, in the regular season finale, the Temple Owls knocked off conference opponent Tulsa by a score of 43-22. The victory made the team winners of three of their last four contests and 6-6 overall, making the Owls bowl eligible for the third straight year. In 2015, the team posted a 10-4 record, with signature games featuring a 17-point win against Penn State and a 4-point loss to No.

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SportsDesk Preview: Navy vs. Temple

Wed, 01 Nov 2017 16:09:24 +0000

Temple football is back and fresh off their much needed bye week. Losers of their last two, most recently coming from a crushing OT loss to Army 31-28, the Owls look to bounce back when they take on the Navy Midshipmen this Thursday night at Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls (3-5) look to get back on track in conference play, starting 1-3 on the year. They’ve scored just 78 points…

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Temple vs Army Postgame Recap

Sat, 21 Oct 2017 21:42:52 +0000

Army took care of business when it mattered most on Saturday, as the Black Knights scored the final 10 points of the game to beat Temple by a final of 31-28. It didn’t all come easy for Army, as the team had to rally from a seven point defect with under a minute and a half to go to get the victory in overtime. Starting quarterback Ahmad Bradshaw gave way to Kelvin Hopkins Jr.

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple at Army

Thu, 19 Oct 2017 17:26:36 +0000

The road to becoming bowl eligible begins saturday afternoon for Temple as they travel to West Point, NY to take on the Army West Point Black Knights. If the Owls wish to return to a bowl game for the third straight year, they will have to win three of their next five games, with a tough conference schedule remaining. The Black Knights enter as the last non conference opponent for Temple.

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SportsDesk Practice Notes 10/10

Wed, 11 Oct 2017 15:59:33 +0000

Homecoming week is here for the Temple Owls (3-3, 1-2), who got back to .500 last week after a much needed victory over the East Carolina Pirates, also giving them their first conference win this season. The win gave head coach Geoff Collins his first conference win and his first road win, both in one game. They’ll take on the Huskies of UConn (1-4, 0-3) this Saturday afternoon at the Linc.

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple vs. ECU

Thu, 05 Oct 2017 15:55:45 +0000

A 2-3 record through its first five games, and an 0-2 start in conference play is certainly not the first quarter of the season that Geoff Collins has in mind, but he still believes he has a good football team. The Owls will head to East Carolina this saturday to take on the Pirates in what has become a must win game. Matchups Saturday turned into another shaky outing for quarterback Marchi…

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SportsDesk Practice Report

Tue, 03 Oct 2017 23:22:03 +0000

Temple (2-3) enters week six after dropping their last two contests. Both of which, have been to top conference rivals, USF and more recently, Houston by a score of 20-13. This week, they travel down to Greenville, North Carolina to take on division opponent East Carolina (1-4). In last weeks loss to Houston, the Owls showed a lot of heart and effort in the second half, scoring all 13 of their…

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SportsDesk Practice Notes

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 21:49:11 +0000

Week 5 is here for Temple football, and with it, brings a Saturday matinee with their conference rivals, the Houston Cougars. The Owls look to erase the memory of last Thursday’s rough beat down given to them by South Florida. A game in which the Owls were shutout offensively, totaling only 85 yards, and giving up 408. Also in the game, starting QB Logan Marchi threw his first interception…

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