2019 Temple Owls football team

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

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).

Preseason

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Award watch lists

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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

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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

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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 Carolina
ESPNW 27–1733,253
October 1212:00 p.m.No. 23 Memphisdagger
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2W 30–2834,253
October 193:30 p.m.at No. 19 SMU
ESPN2L 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 Florida
ESPNW 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 Cincinnati
ESPN2L 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

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Bucknell

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bison 0 9 3 0 12
Owls 21 14 7 14 56
See also: 2019 Bucknell Bison football team

Maryland

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 21 Terrapins 2 0 13 2 17
Owls 7 0 6 7 20
See also: 2019 Maryland Terrapins football team

At Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 0 3 12 22
Bulls 0 24 7 7 38
See also: 2019 Buffalo Bulls football team

Georgia Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Yellow Jackets 0 0 2 0 2
Owls 0 14 10 0 24
See also: 2019 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

At East Carolina

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 7 3 27
Pirates 7 3 0 7 17
See also: 2019 East Carolina Pirates football team

Memphis

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 Tigers 0 14 7 7 28
Owls 13 10 0 7 30
See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

At SMU

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 7 21
No. 19 Mustangs 10 14 7 14 45
See also: 2019 SMU Mustangs football team

UCF

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1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 14 14 28 7 63
Owls 7 14 0 0 21
See also: 2019 UCF Knights football team

At South Florida

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 7 3 17
Bulls 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2019 South Florida Bulls football team

Tulane

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1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 0 7 0 14 21
Owls 3 10 9 7 29
See also: 2019 Tulane Green Wave football team

At Cincinnati

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 13 13
No. 19 Bearcats 0 6 7 2 15
See also: 2019 Cincinnati Bearcats football team

UConn

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1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 14 3 0 0 17
Owls 7 7 28 7 49
See also: 2019 UConn Huskies football team

Vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tar Heels 7 13 21 14 55
Owls 0 6 7 0 13
See also: 2019 North Carolina Tar Heels football team and 2019 Military Bowl

Rankings

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Further information: 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112131415Final
AP————RV——RV————————
CoachesRV———RV—RV25RV———RVRVRV—
CFPNot released——————Not released

Players drafted into the NFL

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See also: 2020 NFL draft
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

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


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