2019 Temple Owls football team

The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

2019 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (5–3 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Uremovich (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 21 Cincinnati xy   7 1     11 3  
No. 24 UCF   6 2     10 3  
Temple   5 3     8 5  
South Florida   2 6     4 8  
East Carolina   1 7     4 8  
UConn   0 8     2 10  
West Division
No. 17 Memphis xy$   7 1     12 2  
No. 20 Navy x   7 1     11 2  
SMU   6 2     10 3  
Tulane   3 5     7 6  
Houston   2 6     4 8  
Tulsa   2 6     4 8  
Championship: Memphis 29, Cincinnati 24
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason edit

Award watch lists edit

Listed in the order that they were released

Award Player Position Year
Rimington Trophy Matt Hennessy C R-JR
Chuck Bednarik Award Shaun Bradley LB SR
John Mackey Award Kenny Yeboah TE R-JR
Bronko Nagurski Trophy Shaun Bradley LB SR
Paul Hornung Award Isaiah Wright WR/KR SR
Maxwell Award Anthony Russo QB R-JR
Dick Butkus Award Chapelle Russell LB R-SR
Outland Trophy Jovahn Fair OG R-SR
Wuerffel Trophy Matt Hennessy C R-JR
William V. Campbell Trophy Zack Mesday DE GS

AAC media poll edit

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.[1]

Media poll (East)
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 UCF 169 (19)
2 Cincinnati 157 (11)
3 USF 107
4 Temple 101
5 East Carolina 66
6 UConn 30

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 313:00 p.m.Bucknell*ESPN3W 56–1226,378
September 1412:00 p.m.No. 21 Maryland*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 20–1730,610
September 213:30 p.m.at Buffalo*ESPNUL 22–3817,621
September 283:30 p.m.Georgia Tech*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 24–231,094
October 38:00 p.m.at East CarolinaESPNW 27–1733,253
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 23 Memphis 
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2W 30–2834,253
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 19 SMUESPN2L 21–4523,132
October 267:00 p.m.UCF
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2L 21–6329,949
November 78:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPNW 17–726,214
November 1612:00 p.m.Tulane
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 29–2127,850
November 237:00 p.m.at No. 19 CincinnatiESPN2L 13–1530,101
November 303:30 p.m.UConn
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
CBSSNW 49–1726,083
December 2712:00 p.m.vs. North Carolina*ESPNL 13–5524,242

Game summaries edit

Bucknell edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56

Maryland edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Terrapins 2 0 13 2 17
Owls 7 0 6 7 20

At Buffalo edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 3 12 22
Bulls 0 24 7 7 38

Georgia Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 0 2 0 2
Owls 0 14 10 0 24

At East Carolina edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 7 3 27
Pirates 7 3 0 7 17

Memphis edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Tigers 0 14 7 7 28
Owls 13 10 0 7 30

At SMU edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 7 21
No. 19 Mustangs 10 14 7 14 45

UCF edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 14 14 28 7 63
Owls 7 14 0 0 21

At South Florida edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 3 17
Bulls 0 0 7 0 7

Tulane edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 7 0 14 21
Owls 3 10 9 7 29

At Cincinnati edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 13 13
No. 19 Bearcats 0 6 7 2 15

UConn edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 3 0 0 17
Owls 7 7 28 7 49

Vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 13 21 14 55
Owls 0 6 7 0 13

Rankings edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
APRVRV
CoachesRVRVRV25RVRVRVRV
CFPNot releasedNot released

Players drafted into the NFL edit

Round Pick Player Position NFL Club
3 78 Matt Hennessy C Atlanta Falcons
5 169 Harrison Hand CB Minnesota Vikings
6 196 Shaun Bradley ILB Philadelphia Eagles
7 241 Chapelle Russell OLB Tampa Bay Buccaneers

References edit

  1. ^ Page, Fletcher. "Media picks UCF to win AAC, ranks UC second in East Division". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved July 16, 2019.