Matt Rhule – Temple Update

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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Delvon Randall: Temple’s Newest Tough Guy

Sat, 22 Apr 2017 17:17:19 +0000

In the midst of a head coaching change, a coaching staff overhaul, and a new group of young freshmen coming in, one thing remains the same in this new era of Temple football; single digit “tough guys”. Numbers 1-9 are not easily earned as a Temple football player, as the team votes for the nine toughest players on the team who will don a single digit jersey. The tough guy tradition was…

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Collins Begins Forming His New Staff

Sun, 01 Jan 2017 16:33:27 +0000

After watching the Owls suffer a 34-26 defeat to Wake Forest in the Military Bowl, new head coach Geoff Collins quickly turned the page on another historic season for Temple football and began the difficult challenge of forming his coaching staff. So far, there are two newcomers to the Temple football program as Dave Patenaude has been hired as the offensive coordinator and David Feeley was…

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Temple Hires Geoff Collins as Head Coach

Tue, 13 Dec 2016 16:59:06 +0000

According to ESPN’s Brett McMurphy, Temple has hired former Florida defensive coordinator Geoff Collins as head coach, replacing Matt Rhule, who departed for Baylor last week. Collins, 45, a native of Conyers, Georgia, has spent the last two seasons as the Gators defensive coordinator. He led the seventh ranked total defense in the country this season, allowing just 17.9 points per game…

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Temple Head Coach Search: Update

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 22:07:50 +0000

With the departure of Matt Rhule last tuesday, Temple Football is in search of a new head coach heading into the offseason. Rhule had been the team’s head coach since the 2013 season, and led the Owls to back to back 10 win seasons, including an AAC title this season. Assistant coach Ed Foley will take over the interim job for the Military Bowl against Wake Forest, but the program is left to look…

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SportsDesk Exclusive: Sit-Down Interview with Ed Foley

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 21:26:26 +0000

After losing their leader just days after winning the AAC Championship, Temple fans and players are wondering what comes next for the program. Update’s Dan Ray sat down with Interim Head Coach Ed Foley who will lead the Owls at the Military Bowl on December 27. Foley has coached at Temple for nine seasons and has held a variety of different positions, including assistant head coach…

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Matt Rhule Done at Temple, Accepts Head Coach Job at Baylor

Mon, 12 Dec 2016 17:01:52 +0000

Temple Football received a startling blow this morning. Three days after his team beat #19 Navy and claimed the AAC Championship, news broke this morning that Head Coach Matt Rhule had accepted a head coaching job at Baylor University. He will be taking over a program riddled with controversy the team’s handling of sexual assault cases with its players. Last May, Baylor fired head coach Art…

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#24 Owls Heading to the Military Bowl

Sun, 04 Dec 2016 22:38:46 +0000

The Owls are making their second consecutive bowl appearance and have the opportunity to win 11 games for the first time in program history, a feat they could not reach last season after losing to Houston 24-13 in the AAC Championship then Toledo 32-17 in the Boca Raton Bowl to finish 2015. This year, the Owls have played their best football at the end of the season. The Cherry and the White…

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Temple’s Defense Rolling Into Navy

Thu, 01 Dec 2016 15:44:46 +0000

Temple Football will face Navy on Saturday and the defensive unit for the Owls has been a crucial factor in their current 6-game win streak. Highlighted by two shutouts, the unit ranks 3rd in the nation in total yards allowed per game on the season. See how seniors on the defense plan to stop a Navy offense that’s scored 141 points in its past two games.

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Temple’s 1-2 Punch at Halfback Spurring Turnaround

Thu, 27 Oct 2016 14:23:42 +0000

RB’s Jahad Thomas and Ryquell Amsted have scored 18 touchdowns this season, and the duo looks to keep the Owls moving toward their second straight conference championship. The Owls control their destiny, and must win out to win the AAC East Division.

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