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2024 Temple Owls football team

2024 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (2–6 AAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDanny Langsdorf (3rd season)
Offensive schemePro-style
Defensive coordinatorEverett Withers (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 21 Army y$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Tulane y   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Navy   6 – 2     10 – 3  
No. 24 Memphis   6 – 2     11 – 2  
East Carolina   5 – 3     8 – 5  
South Florida   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     7 – 6  
Charlotte   4 – 4     5 – 7  
North Texas   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Rice   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Temple   2 – 6     3 – 9  
UAB   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Florida Atlantic   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Tulsa   1 – 7     3 – 9  
Championship: Army 35, Tulane 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

The Owls were led by Stan Drayton in his third year as the head coach, until he was fired on November 17, 2024. Temple was 3–7 to start the season and 9–25 during Drayton's tenure. Defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach Everett Withers was then named interim head coach.[1]

Preseason

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AAC media poll

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The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Owls were predicted to finish last in the conference.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Memphis 409 (23)
2 UTSA 368 (4)
3 Tulane 362 (2)
4 South Florida 339
5 Army 236 (1)
6 Florida Atlantic 228
7 East Carolina 219
Rice
9 North Texas 216
10 UAB 192
11 Navy 150
12 Tulsa 95
13 Charlotte 77
14 Temple 40

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.at No. 16 Oklahoma*
ESPNL 3–5183,329
September 73:30 p.m.at Navy
CBSSNL 11–3828,889
September 142:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*
ESPN+L 20–2813,945
September 212:00 p.m.Utah State*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 45–2911,384
September 267:30 p.m.Army
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNL 14–4213,255
October 53:30 p.m.at UConn*
CBSSNL 20–2928,921
October 192:00 p.m.Tulsadagger
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 20–1018,721
October 262:00 p.m.at East Carolina
ESPN+L 34–5633,744
November 94:00 p.m.at Tulane
ESPNUL 6–5230,000
November 162:00 p.m.Florida Atlantic
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 18–15 OT12,291
November 227:00 p.m.at UTSA
ESPN2L 27–5120,121
November 3012:00 p.m.North Texas
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 17–2411,589
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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at No. 16 Oklahoma

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See also: 2024 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 303
No. 16 Sooners 17 17 31451

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

  • Date: August 30th
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 83,329
  • Referee: Jeff Heaser
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:17) OU – Bauer Sharp 14 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; Oklahoma 7–0)
  • (8:07) OU – Deion Burks 14 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:43; Oklahoma 14–0)
  • (0:43) OU – Tyler Keltner 50 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:22; Oklahoma 17–0)
Second quarter
  • (8:05) OU – Tyler Keltner 42 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 4:51; Oklahoma 20–0)
  • (5:28) OU – Deion Burks 8 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:22; Oklahoma 27–0)
  • (0:36) OU – Deion Burks 5 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:38; Oklahoma 34–0)
Third quarter
  • (7:53) OU – Tyler Keltner 24 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:26; Oklahoma 37–0)
  • (3:07) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 49 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma 37–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:44) OU – Jaren Kanak 21 yard fumble return, Tyler Keltner kick (Oklahoma 44–3)
  • (3:11) OU – Taylor Tatum 8 yard run, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:23; Oklahoma 51–3)
Statistics TEM OU
First downs 13 18
Plays–yards 61–197 65–378
Rushes–yards 36–69 36–220
Passing yards 128 158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–25–2 19–29–0
Time of possession 31:31 28:29
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Forrest Brock 12/25, 128 yards, 2 INT
Rushing E.J. Wilson 6 carries, 31 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 3 receptions, 36 yards
Oklahoma Passing Jackson Arnold 17/25, 141 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Taylor Tatum 5 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Bauer Sharp 5 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD

at Navy

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See also: 2024 Navy Midshipmen football team
Temple Owls (0–1) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 3 0811
Midshipmen 9 14 15038

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

  • Date: September 7th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 28,889
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (5:44) NAVY – Team safety (Navy 2–0)
  • (0:23) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:15; Navy 9–0)
Second quarter
  • (13:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 62 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:10; Navy 16–0)
  • (8:04) NAVY – Alex Tecza 65 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:08; Navy 23–0)
  • (0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 36 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:28; Navy 23–3)
Third quarter
  • (11:01) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 31 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:54; Navy 31–3)
  • (2:58) NAVY – Blake Horvath 18 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:50; Navy 38–3)
Fourth quarter
  • (10:00) TEM – Dante Wright 23 yard pass from Forrest Brock, 2-point pass (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53; Navy 38–11)
Statistics TEM NAVY
First downs 16 17
Plays–yards 66–312 60–409
Rushes–yards 20–35 51–297
Passing yards 277 112
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 30–46–2 5–9–0
Time of possession 29:10 30:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Forrest Brock 30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton II 9 carries, 22 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Coastal Carolina

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See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2–0) at Temple Owls (0–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 14 7 7028
Owls 3 7 7320

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 14th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,945
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (4:14) CCU – Christian Washington 15 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:46; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
  • (3:30) CCU – Xamarion Gordon 29 yard interception return, Kade Hensley kick (Coastal Carolina 14–0)
  • (1:37) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 54 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:53; Coastal Carolina 14–3)
Second quarter
  • (8:25) CCU – Cameron Wright 8 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:43; Coastal Carolina 21–3)
  • (4:37) TEM – John Adams 15 yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; Coastal Carolina 21–10)
Third quarter
  • (10:26) TEM – Dante Wright 2 yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:44; Coastal Carolina 21–17)
  • (3:48) CCU – Christian Washington 5 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:38; Coastal Carolina 28–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:58) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 37 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:44; Coastal Carolina 28–20)
Statistics CCU TEM
First downs 19 15
Plays–yards 63–287 61–314
Rushes–yards 42–184 36–129
Passing yards 103 185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 15–21–0 17–25–1
Time of possession 29:41 30:19
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Ethan Vasko 15/21, 103 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Ethan Vasko 16 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Jameson Tucker 4 receptions, 35 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 17/25, 185 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton II 14 carries, 74 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 9 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

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See also: 2024 Utah State Aggies football team
Utah State Aggies (1–2) at Temple Owls (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 0 21 0829
Owls 0 17 72145

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 21st
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,384
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
  • Box Score
Game information
First Quarter

No scoring plays.

Second Quarter
  • (14:30) USU – Herschel Turner 4-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:11; Utah State 7–0.)
  • (11:19) USU – Jalen Royals 26-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:11; Utah State 14–0.)
  • (7:50) TEM – Antonio Jones 32-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:24; Utah State 14–7.)
  • (1:10) TEM – Antwain Littleton II 17-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14.)
  • (0:17) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Utah State 21–14.)
  • (0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 64-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10; Utah State 21–17.)

Third Quarter

  • (4:10) TEM – Dante Wright 91-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 0:59; Temple 24–21.)

Fourth Quarter

  • (11:57) TEM – Daniel Evert 16-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:01; Temple 31–21.)
  • (6:02) TEM – Peter Clarke 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:10; Temple 38–21.)
  • (3:55) USU – Jack Hestera 28-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Kyrese White pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Temple 35–29.)
  • (3:22) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:26; Temple 45–29.)
Statistics USU TEM
First downs 26 20
Plays–yards 80–479 68–451
Rushes–yards 36–186 41–180
Passing yards 293 271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 26–44–1 17–27–0
Time of possession 29:02 30:58
Team Category Player Statistics
Utah State Passing Spencer Petras 26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Rashul Faison 27 carries, 148 yards, TD
Receiving Jalen Royals 10 receptions, 112 yards, TD
Temple Passing Evan Simon 17/27, 271 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Evan Simon 11 carries, 49 yards, TD
Receiving Dante Wright 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD

Army

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See also: 2024 Army Black Knights football team
Army Black Knights (3–0) at Temple Owls (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Black Knights 7 7 141442
Owls 0 0 6814

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 26th
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,255
  • Referee: Charles Lamertina
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:48) ARM – Noah Short 61-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:32; Army 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:50) ARM – Bryson Daily 8-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:29; Army 14–0)
Third quarter
  • (10:50) ARM – Bryson Daily 9-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Army 21–0)
  • (5:22) ARM – Kanye Udoh 28-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:44; Army 28–0)
  • (1:10) TEM – Dante Wright 29-yard pass from Evan Simon (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Army 28–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:19) TEM – Daniel Evert 54-yard pass from Evan Simon, Antonio Jones pass (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Army 28–14)
  • (7:36) ARM – Bryson Daily 12-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Army 35–14)
  • (1:54) ARM – Cam Schurr 18-yard pass from Dewayne Coleman, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:25; Army 42–14)
Statistics ARMY TEM
First downs 23 12
Plays–yards 63–489 52–219
Rushes–yards 57–417 22–-5
Passing yards 72 224
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 3–6–0 19–30–1
Time of possession 35:14 24:40
Team Category Player Statistics
Army Passing Bryson Daily 2/5, 54 yards
Rushing Bryson Daily 24 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Noah Short 1 reception, 27 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 19/30, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Joquez Smith 4 carries, 8 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at UConn

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See also: 2024 UConn Huskies football team
Temple Owls (1–4) at UConn Huskies (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 6720
Huskies 3 6 71329

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

  • Date: October 5th
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 28,921
  • Referee: Marcus Woods
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 43 yd field goal, 6:25. Huskies 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, TOP 01:17
Second quarter
  • TEM - Adams, John 0 yd punt return (Trujillo, Maddux kick), 10:32. Owls 7–3. Drive: 1 play, 0 yards
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 24 yd field goal, 1:45. Owls 7–6. Drive: 13 plays, 53 yards, TOP 04:06
  • CONN - Freeman, Chris 35 yd field goal, 0:08. Huskies 9–7. Drive: 13 plays, 51 yards, TOP 01:13
Third quarter
  • TEM - Trujillo ,Maddux 60 yd field goal, 11:08. Owls 10–9. Drive: 10 plays, 39 yards, TOP 03:48
  • TEM - Trujillo, Maddux 42 yd field goal, 2:43. Owls 13–9. Drive: 4 plays, -10 yards, TOP 01:58
  • CONN - Sheffield, TJ 58 yd pass from Fagnano, Joe (Freeman, Chris kick), 2:11. Huskies 16–13. Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, TOP 00:32
Fourth quarter
  • TEM - Brock, Forrest 8 yd run (Trujillo, Maddux kick), 9:52. Owls 20–16. Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, TOP 02:04
  • CONN - Robinson, Durell 1 yd run (Freeman, Chris kick), 3:46. Huskies 23–20. Drive: 10 plays, 70 yards, TOP 03:31
  • CONN - Wright, Jordan 96 yd fumble recovery (No kick attempt), 0:00. Huskies 29–0. Drive: 1 play, 96 yards
Statistics TEM CONN
First downs 15 21
Plays–yards 68–270 82–371
Rushes–yards 37–134 41–99
Passing yards 136 272
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 18–31–1 24–41–2
Time of possession 29:10 30:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Forrest Brock 19/32, 136 yards
Rushing Terrez Worthy 12 carries, 95 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 8 receptions, 67 yards
UConn Passing Joe Fagnano 24/41, 272 yards, TD
Rushing Durell Robinson 12 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving TJ Sheffield 9 receptions, 141 yards, TD

Tulsa

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See also: 2024 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–4) at Temple Owls (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Hurricane 0 0 10010
Owls 3 14 0320

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 19th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,721
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (3:20) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 29-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 87 yards, 2:54; Temple 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:55) TEM – Peter Clarke 3-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 53 yards, 4:30; Temple 10–0)
  • (4:23) TEM – Terrez Worthy 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 11 plays, 92 yards, 5:32; Temple 17–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:59) TUL – Anthony Watkins 63-yard pass from Kirk Francis, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 3 plays, 88 yards, 1:30; Temple 17–7)
  • (2:40) TUL – Seth Morgan 46-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:35; Temple 17–10)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:50) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 41-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 59 yards, 4:30; Temple 20–10)
Statistics TLSA TEM
First downs 17 21
Plays–yards 58–240 75–397
Rushes–yards 31–75 28–81
Passing yards 165 316
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–27–1 31–47–1
Time of possession 25:32 34:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulsa Passing Kirk Francis 11/23, 148 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Anthony Watkins 7 carries, 23 yards
Receiving Anthony Watkins 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Temple Passing Evan Simon 3/46, 297 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Terrez Worthy 12 carries, 41 yards, TD
Receiving Landon Morris 4 receptions, 97 yards

at East Carolina

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See also: 2024 East Carolina Pirates football team
Temple Owls (2–5) at East Carolina Pirates (3–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 14 7 7634
Pirates 13 14 29056

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

  • Date: October 26th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 33,744
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:33) ECU – Anthony Smith 42-yard pass from Katin Houser, Noah Perez kick (Drive: 4 plays, 52 yards, 1:00; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (8:04) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:29; Tied 7–7)
  • (4:18) ECU – Jhari Patterson 17-yard pass from Katin Houser (Drive: 10 plays, 61 yards, 3:40; East Carolina 13–7)
  • (3:22) TEM – Ashton Allen 60-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:51; Temple 14–13)
Second quarter
  • (9:39) TEM – Ashton Allen 27-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 38 yards, 0:57; Temple 21–13)
  • (6:29) ECU – Winston Wright Jr., 9-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:10; Temple 21–20)
  • (0:08) ECU – Chase Sowell 45-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 0:19; East Carolina 27–21)
Third quarter
  • (13:30) ECU – Rahjai Harris 4-yard run, Tyler Savage pass (Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:23; East Carolina 35–21)
  • (6:25) TEM – Landon Morris 25-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 13 plays, 79 yards, 6:59; East Carolina 35–28)
  • (5:01) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr., 7-yard run, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:24; East Carolina 42–28)
  • (4:44) ECU – Ja'Marley Riddle 55-yard interception, Andrew Conrad kick (East Carolina 49–28)
  • (3:39) ECU – Yannick Smith 16-yard pass from Katin Houser, Andrew Conrad kick (Drive: 2 plays, 20 yards, 0:34; East Carolina 56–28)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) TEM – Terrez Worthy 7-yard run (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:29; East Carolina 56–34)
Statistics TEM ECU
First downs 23 19
Plays–yards 79–405 65–500
Rushes–yards 38–111 36–231
Passing yards 294 269
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 23–41–3 16–29–2
Time of possession 33:27 26:33
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 23/41, 294 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT
Rushing Terrez Worthy 20 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Ashton Allen 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 16/29, 269 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Rahjai Harris 11 carries, 130 yards, TD
Receiving Chase Sowell 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD

at Tulane

[edit]
See also: 2024 Tulane Green Wave football team
Temple Owls (2–6) at Tulane Green Wave (7–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 0 066
Green Wave 7 21 141052

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

  • Date: November 9th
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 30,000
  • Referee: Darryl DeBerry
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:16) TULN – Makhi Hughes 4-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44; Tulane 7–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:03) TULN – Shazz Preston 53-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 61 yards, 0:42; Tulane 14–0)
  • (5:14) TULN – Arnold Barnes III 2-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 4:21; Tulane 21–0)
  • (1:45) TULN – Makhi Hughes 3-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 1:15; Tulane 28–0)
Third quarter
  • (8:11) TULN – Arnold Barnes III 5-yard run, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 68 yards, 5:28; Tulane 35–0)
  • (5:23) TULN – Alex Bauman 6-yard pass from Darian Mensah, Patrick Durkin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 67 yards, 1:45; Tulane 42–0)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:15) TULN – Patrick Durkin 24-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 4:27; Tulane 45–0)
  • (7:23) TULN – Ty Thompson 50-yard run, Ethan Head kick (Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:58; Tulane 52–0)
  • (7:09) TEM – Terrez Worthy 75-yard run (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:15; Tulane 52–6)
Statistics TEM TULN
First downs 5 26
Plays–yards 45–158 75–589
Rushes–yards 23–102 52–327
Passing yards 56 262
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 11–22–0 14–23–1
Time of possession 20:57 39:03
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 11/22, 56 yards
Rushing Terrez Worthy 5 carries, 80 yards, TD
Receiving Daniel Evert 1 reception, 16 yards
Tulane Passing Darian Mensah 14/21, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Makhi Hughes 19 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Mario Williams 4 receptions, 94 yards

Florida Atlantic

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See also: 2024 Florida Atlantic Owls football team
Florida Atlantic Owls (2–7) at Temple Owls (2–7) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Florida Atlantic Owls 0 7 08015
Temple Owls 3 0 39318

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 16th
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,291
  • Referee: Steve Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:52) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 54-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 3:02; Temple 3–0)
Second quarter
  • (11:53) FAU – C. J. Campbell Jr., 1-yard run, Morgan Suarez kick (Drive: 8 plays, 82 yards, 3:07; Florida Atlantic 7–3)
Third quarter
  • (4:22) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 50-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 24 yards, 2:21; Florida Atlantic 7–6)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:15) TEM – Terrez Worthy 1-yard run (Drive: 15 plays, 87 yards, 8:45; Temple 12–7)
  • (1:52) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 47-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 4:21; Temple 15–7)
  • (0:34) FAU – C. J. Campbell Jr., 1-yard run, Tyriq Starks pass (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 1:18; Tied 15–15)
Overtime
  • (0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 4 yards, 0:00; Temple 18–15)
Statistics FAU TEM
First downs 17 18
Plays–yards 67–317 80–348
Rushes–yards 31–123 39–130
Passing yards 194 218
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 19–36–0 24–41–0
Time of possession 22:59 37:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Florida Atlantic Passing Kasen Weisman 11/23, 123 yards
Rushing C. J. Campbell Jr. 20 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD
Receiving C. J. Campbell Jr. 6 receptions, 57 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 24/41, 218 yards
Rushing Antwain Littleton 13 carries, 54 yards
Receiving Dante Wright 14 receptions, 147 yards

at UTSA

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See also: 2024 UTSA Roadrunners football team
Temple Owls (3–7) at UTSA Roadrunners (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 3 14 7327
Roadrunners 7 21 101351

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

  • Date: November 22nd
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: None (played indoors); 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 20,121
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:47) UTSA – Robert Henry 40-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 2:04; UTSA 7–0)
  • (6:08) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 37-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 22 yards, 1:04; UTSA 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (10:54) UTSA – Owen McCown 75-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:14; UTSA 14–3)
  • (4:37) TEM – Dante Wright 9-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:24; UTSA 14–10)
  • (4:24) UTSA – Chris Carpenter 97-yard kickoff return, Tate Sandell kick (UTSA 21–10)
  • (1:57) UTSA – Robert Henry 8-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 3 plays, 97 yards, 1:04; UTSA 28–10)
  • (0:27) TEM – Antwain Littleton II 4-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:23; UTSA 28–17)
Third quarter
  • (11:58) UTSA – Chase Allen 23-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 44 yards, 3:01; UTSA 31–17)
  • (7:27) TEM – Dante Wright 61-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 1 play, 61 yards, 0:10; UTSA 31–24)
  • (4:59) UTSA – Willie McCoy 3-yard pass from Owen McCown, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:26; UTSA 38–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:56) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 33-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 10 yards, 1:42; UTSA 38–27)
  • (8:19) UTSA – Tate Sandell 47-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 27 yards, 3:20; UTSA 41–27)
  • (5:24) UTSA – Tate Sandell 42-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 1:49; UTSA 44–27)
  • (2:29) UTSA – Brandon High 3-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:32; UTSA 51–27)
Statistics TEM UTSA
First downs 13 19
Plays–yards 69–289 66–529
Rushes–yards 37–70 39–309
Passing yards 219 220
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–32–2 20–27–2
Time of possession 29:45 30:15
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 13/32, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Antwain Littleton 18 carries, 64 yards, TD
Receiving Dante Wright 5 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 20/27, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Robert Henry 16 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD
Receiving David Amador II 7 receptions, 63 yards

North Texas

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See also: 2024 North Texas Mean Green football team
North Texas Mean Green (5–6) at Temple Owls (3–8) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Mean Green 17 7 0024
Owls 3 14 0017

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 30th
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 37 °F (3 °C) • Wind: W at 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,589
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:19) UNT – DT Sheffield 14-yard pass from Chandler Morris, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:41; UNT 7–0)
  • (12:00) UNT – Kali Nguma 36-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:11; UNT 10–0)
  • (4:55) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 44-yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 27 yards, 2:13; UNT 10–3)
  • (3:02) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 39-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:53; UNT 17–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:52) UNT – Makenzie McGill II 51-yard run, Kali Nguma kick (Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:22; UNT 24–3)
  • (4:04) TEM – Joquez Smith 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 58 yards, 0:52; UNT 24–10)
  • (0:46) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 1:43; UNT 24–17)
Third quarter

No scoring plays

Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics UNT TEM
First downs 18 16
Plays–yards 78–433 73–345
Rushes–yards 38–253 29–77
Passing yards 180 268
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–40–0 27–44–1
Time of possession 28:46 31:14
Team Category Player Statistics
North Texas Passing Chandler Morris 21/40, 180 yards, TD
Rushing Makenzie McGill II 14 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
Receiving DT Sheffield 4 receptions, 47 yards, TD
Temple Passing Evan Simon 27/44, 268 yards, INT
Rushing Joquez Smith 8 carries, 39 yards, TD
Receiving John Adams 4 receptions, 63 yards

References

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  2. ^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
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