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Chandler Heads Temple’s 2018 Projected NFL Draft Class

Thu, 05 Apr 2018 01:31:15 +0000

Editor’s Note: Coming off of a draft year where Haason Reddick went from walk-on to the NFL’s 13th overall draft pick, another group of Owls are ready to make their NFL dreams a reality. For a Temple class with the most wins in school history (33), 4-year starter Sean Chandler was the only NFL combine invite of the group. Temple Update’s 2018 football contributors did their research to figure out…

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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 Practice Report: 11/7

Wed, 08 Nov 2017 01:10:49 +0000

Week 11 is here and the Owl’s season is winding down. With only 3 games remaining in Coach Collins’ first season as Head Coach, his team (4-5) needs two more wins to become bowl eligible. This week, the Owls look to come one game closer when the visit the Cincinnati Bearcats (3-6). This past Thursday, Temple knocked off their conference opponent, the Navy Midshipmen, 34-26.

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SportsDesk Preview: Temple vs. USF

Wed, 20 Sep 2017 00:12:19 +0000

Week four is very quickly upon us as the Owls will depart for Tampa, Florida tomorrow afternoon to take on the 21st ranked South Florida Bulls. Temple is fresh off its 29-21 victory over UMass last Friday night. In doing so, it improved to 2-1 overall and winners of their last two contests. Though the Owls face a tough task Thursday night when they open up conference play and visit their 3-0…

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SportsDesk Preview: UMass vs Temple

Thu, 14 Sep 2017 17:29:26 +0000

Week three is upon us and the Owls (1-1) will host the UMass Minutemen (0-3) this Friday night. This will be the last non-conference game for Temple until late October, as next week, they open up their inter-conference play. The last time these two teams squared off was back in the 2015 season at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The Owls won the matchup 25-23. It was quite the nail biter…

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Temple Football Honorable Mentions for Top-5 Impact Players

Wed, 02 Aug 2017 17:40:42 +0000

Alas. We’ve made it. The start of a heaping helping of football coverage in coach Geoff Collins’ first season from the SportsDesk. Since we will be counting down the top-5 impact players for the season, it is only fair we include our honorable mention players who didn’t make the cut. Remember, these are the players we project to have the most impact, not the top-5 best. HONORABLE MENTION…

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SportsDesk Preview: Red-Hot Owls Hit the Road to Face UConn

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 00:50:03 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f5SwkD7_bEM&feature=youtu.be Under the lights at Rentschler Field in East Hartford, Connecticut, the Temple Owls will look to continue their stellar play in the AAC as they face the UConn Huskies. The Owls currently sit atop of the American Athletic Conference’s East division with a 4-1 record (6-3 overall) while the Huskies of UConn are the in the cellar of…

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Temple Shuts Out Stony Brook For First Win Of The Season

Sat, 10 Sep 2016 20:41:23 +0000

Temple handily took care of business at Lincoln Financial Field on Saturday, and defeated the Seawolves of Stony Brook by a score of 38-0, in Matt Rhule’s second ever shutout as head coach of the Owls. The other shutout came against Delaware State, the last FCS school Temple faced in September 2014. An Alex Starczyk 54-yard punt on the Owl’s opening drive to Stony Brook’s 1-yard line started…

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