American college football season
The 2021 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Owls were led by third-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field , competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Preseason [ edit ] American Athletic Conference preseason media poll [ edit ] The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[1] Cincinnati , who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.
Media poll Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place) 1 Cincinnati 262 (22) 2 UCF 241 (2) 3 SMU 188 4 Houston 181 5 Memphis 168 6 Tulsa 153 7 Tulane 132 т-8 East Carolina 85 т-8 Navy 85 10 Temple 46 11 South Florida 43
Schedule [ edit ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 4 12:00 p.m. at Rutgers * BTN L 14–6152,519 September 11 3:30 p.m. at Akron * ESPN+ W 45–2414,474 September 18 12:00 p.m. Boston College * ESPNU L 3–2825,290 September 25 12:00 p.m. Wagner * Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ W 41–720,179 October 2 12:00 p.m. Memphis Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU W 34–3128,573 7:00 p.m. at No. 5 Cincinnati ESPN L 3–5237,978 October 23 7:00 p.m. at South Florida ESPN+ L 14–3425,430 October 30 12:00 p.m. UCF Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 7–4919,595 November 6 3:00 p.m. at East Carolina ESPN+ L 3–4532,817 November 13 12:00 p.m. Houston Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 8–3718,440 November 20 4:00 p.m. at Tulsa ESPN+ L 10–4416,731 November 27 12:00 p.m. Navy Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU L 14–3816,708
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Game summaries [ edit ] At Rutgers [ edit ] Temple at Rutgers 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 7 7 0 14 • Scarlet Knights 12 14 14 21 61
Scoring summary 1 11:54 RUT Olakunle Fatukasi safety(3 plays, -1 yards, 1:08) RUT 2–0 08:52 RUT Valentino Ambrosio 25-yard field goal(8 plays, 26 yards, 2:51) RUT 5–0 01:44 RUT Johnny Langan 2-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(1 play, 2 yards, 0:03) RUT 12–0 2 14:15 RUT Johnny Langan 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(6 plays, 28 yards, 2:23) RUT 19–0 10:59 RUT Kyle Monangai 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:24) RUT 26–0 09:15 TEM Edward Saydee 11-yard rush (Samir Gardner kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:44) RUT 26–7 3 12:02 TEM D'Wan Mathis 3-yard rush (Samir Gardner kick)(9 plays, 81 yards, 2:52) RUT 26–14 08:05 RUT Bo Melton 40-yard pass from Noah Vedral (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(2 plays, 55 yards, 0:33) RUT 33–14 06:57 RUT Max Melton 46-yard interception returned (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(3 plays, 14 yards, 1:08) RUT 40–14 4 14:57 RUT Isiah Pacheco 2-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(12 plays, 64 yards, 5:29) RUT 47–14 11:26 RUT Aaron Young 1-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(4 plays, 17 yards, 1:29) RUT 54–14 03:09 RUT Kyle Monangai 7-yard rush (Valentino Ambrosio kick)(13 plays, 62 yards, 6:37) RUT 61–14
Pregame line Over/under RUT –14.5 52
Statistics Temple Rutgers First downs 12 21 Total yards 261 365 Rushing yards 113 220 Passing yards 148 145 Turnovers 5 0 Time of possession 24:23 35:37
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 8/24, 148 yards, 1 INT Rushing Edward Saydee 12 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jose Barbon 2 receptions, 48 yards Rutgers Passing Noah Vedral 15/27, 138 yards, 1 TD Rushing Noah Vedral 9 carries, 71 yards Receiving Bo Melton 6 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD
At Akron [ edit ] Temple at Akron 1 2 3 4 Total • Owls 7 17 14 7 45 Zips 14 3 0 7 24
Scoring summary 1 10:19 AKR DJ Irons 9-yard rush (Cory Smigel kick)(12 plays, 77 yards, 4:41) AKR 7–0 02:43 AKR Tony Grimes Jr. 17-yard pass from Kato Nelson (Cory Smigel kick)(10 plays, 80 yards, 4:26) AKR 14–0 02:26 TEM Randle Jones 70-yard pass from Justin Lynch (Rory Bell kick)(1 play, 70 yards, 0:12) AKR 14–7 2 11:46 AKR Cory Smigel 39-yard field goal(11 plays, 53 yards, 5:40) AKR 17–7 05:24 TEM William Kwenkeu 38-yard fumble returned (Rory Bell kick)(7 plays, 15 yards, 3:10) AKR 17–14 05:12 TEM Manny Walker 3-yard interception returned (Rory Bell kick)(1 play, -10 yards, 0:05) TEM 21–17 00:37 TEM Rory Bell 26-yard field goal(10 plays, 59 yards, 2:46) TEM 24–17 3 09:34 TEM Randle Jones 27-yard pass from Justin Lynch (Rory Bell kick)(5 plays, 71 yards, 2:13) TEM 31–17 00:24 TEM Justin Lynch 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(11 plays, 77 yards, 5:51) TEM 38–17 4 06:06 TEM Ra'Von Bonner 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(11 plays, 67 yards, 5:43) TEM 45–17 02:47 AKR Konata Mumpfield 3-yard pass from DJ Irons (Cory Smigel kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 3:19) TEM 45–24
Pregame line Over/under TEM –6.5 52
Statistics Temple Akron First downs 19 26 Total yards 432 362 Rushing yards 177 171 Passing yards 255 191 Turnovers 0 2 Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Justin Lynch 19/23, 255 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 6 carries, 62 yards Receiving Randle Jones 7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDs Akron Passing DJ Irons 12/22, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Jonzell Norrils 15 carries, 66 yards Receiving Michael Mathison 8 receptions, 101 yards
Boston College [ edit ] Boston College at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • RV Eagles 14 7 0 7 28 Owls 0 0 0 3 3
Scoring summary 1 13:21 BC Jaden Williams 19-yard pass from Dennis Grosel (Connor Lytton kick)(3 plays, 29 yards, 1:39) BC 7–0 00:36 BC Pat Garwo III 1-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick)(10 plays, 66 yards, 7:59) BC 14–0 2 00:48 BC Travis Levy 2-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick)(4 plays, 57 yards, 2:22) BC 21–0 4 13:09 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal(11 plays, 47 yards, 5:21) BC 21–3 04:14 BC Dennis Grosel 2-yard rush (Connor Lytton kick)(8 plays, 58 yards, 4:34) BC 28–3
Pregame line Over/under BC –15.0 56
Statistics Boston College Temple First downs 13 13 Total yards 221 245 Rushing yards 179 84 Passing yards 59 161 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 28:40 31:20
Team Category Player Statistics Boston College Passing Dennis Grosel 7/15, 59 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Pat Garwo III 17 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD Receiving CJ Lewis 2 receptions, 21 yards Temple Passing Justin Lynch 17/24, 161 yards Rushing Justin Lynch 21 carries, 27 yards Receiving Jadan Blue 3 receptions, 40 yards
Wagner at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total Seahawks 7 0 0 0 7 • Owls 0 17 17 7 41
Scoring summary 1 10:24 WAG Guenson Alexis 1-yard rush (Austin Hosier kick)(9 plays, 80 yards, 10:24) WAG 7–0 2 11:57 TEM Kyle Dobbins 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 6:06) TIE 7–7 06:43 TEM Rory Bell 47-yard field goal(8 plays, 27 yards, 3:01) TEM 10–7 04:20 TEM Kyle Dobbins 1-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(3 plays, 20 yards, 1:09) TEM 17–7 3 11:48 TEM Rory Bell 31-yard field goal(8 plays, 61 yards, 3:12) TEM 20–7 07:03 TEM Kyle Dobbins 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(7 plays, 77 yards, 2:51) TEM 27–7 05:12 TEM Kadas Reams 44-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick)(3 plays, 50 yards, 0:57) TEM 34–7 4 06:25 TEM Kadas Reams 21-yard pass from D'Wan Mathis (Rory Bell kick)(10 plays, 95 yards, 4:48) TEM 41–7
Pregame line Over/under TEM –36.5 55
Statistics Wagner Temple First downs 8 22 Total yards 159 407 Rushing yards 123 115 Passing yards 36 292 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 30:54 29:06
Team Category Player Statistics Wagner Passing Guenson Alexis 4/8, 36 yards, 1 INT Rushing Rickey Spruill 14 carries, 73 yards Receiving Jeremiah Lorick 3 receptions, 33 yards Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 22/32, 292 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Kyle Dobbins 13 carries, 61 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Jose Barbon 8 receptions, 130 yards
Memphis [ edit ] Memphis at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 3 14 6 8 31 • Owls 0 17 7 10 34
Date: October 2, 2021Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutesGame attendance: 28,573Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 12 MPH Referee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPNU ):
Statistics Memphis Temple First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Memphis Passing Rushing Receiving Temple Passing Rushing Receiving
At No. 5 Cincinnati [ edit ] Temple at Cincinnati 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 0 0 3 • No. 5 Bearcats 10 7 28 7 52
Scoring summary 1 07:15 CIN Cole Smith 30-yard FG(10 plays, 48 yards, 4:26) CIN 0–3 02:52 CIN Alec Pierce 9-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(2 plays, 13 yards, 0:34) CIN 0–10 2 09:42 CIN Jerome Ford 8-yard run (Cole Smith kick)(11 plays, 65 yards, 5:10) CIN 0–17 05:27 TEM Rory Bell 55-yard FG(9 plays, 37 yards, 4:03) CIN 3–17 3 14:50 CIN Jerome Ford 75-yard run (Cole Smith kick)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:10) CIN 3–24 11:00 CIN Tyler Scott 38-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(2 plays, 54 yards, 0:41) CIN 3–31 07:45 CIN Charles McClelland 28-yard run (Cole Smith kick)(3 plays, 61 yards, 1:04) CIN 3–38 00:54 CIN Michael Young 11-yard pass from Desmond Ridder (Cole Smith kick)(10 plays, 76 yards, 4:03) CIN 3–45 4 10:15 CIN Ethan Wright 58-yard run (Cole Smith kick)(5 plays, 77 yards, 2:14) CIN 3–52
Pregame line Over/under CIN −28 54.5
Statistics Temple Cincinnati First downs 14 23 Total yards 235 542 Rushing yards 85 279 Passing yards 150 263 Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 16/27, 120 yards, 1 INT Rushing Justin Lynch 3 carries, 29 yards Receiving Jose Barbon 5 receptions, 45 yards Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 22/30, 259 yards, 3 TD Rushing Jerome Ford 15 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD
At South Florida [ edit ] Temple at South Florida Date: October 23, 2021Location: Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers ( ):
Statistics Temple South Florida First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Rushing Receiving South Florida Passing Rushing Receiving
Central Florida at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • Knights 7 14 21 7 49 Owls 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics UCF Temple First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics UCF Passing Rushing Receiving Temple Passing Rushing Receiving
At East Carolina [ edit ] Temple at East Carolina 1 2 Total Owls 0 Pirates 0
Date: November 6, 2021Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC Game start: TBD EDT Elapsed time: Game attendance: Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBDReferee: TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden
Statistics Temple East Carolina First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Rushing Receiving East Carolina Passing Rushing Receiving
Houston [ edit ] Houston at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • Cougars 7 3 14 13 37 Owls 0 0 0 8 8
Date: November 13, 2021Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutesGame attendance: 18,440Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 13 MPHReferee: Edwin LeeTV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst) Scoring summary 1 8:47 HOU Alton McCaskill 3-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(7 plays, 47 yards, 3:30) HOU 7–0 2 7:46 HOU Dalton Witherspoon 39-yard field goal(13 plays, 58 yards, 7:09) HOU 10–0 3 11:29 HOU Ta'Zhawn Henry 6-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 3:31) HOU 17–0 4:00 HOU Alton McCaskill 34-yard run (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(5 plays, 52 yards, 2:05) HOU 24–0 4 14:22 TEM Edward Saydee 1-yard run (Justin Lynch pass to Darius Pittman for two-point conversion)(4 plays, 45 yards, 0:56) HOU 24–8 10:57 HOU Jaylen Erwin 35-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon PAT blocked)(7 plays, 77 yards, 3:23) HOU 30–8 6:13 HOU Seth Green 6-yard pass from Clayton Tune (Dalton Witherspoon kick)(6 plays, 42 yards, 2:28) HOU 37–8
Line Over/under HOU –25.0 53
Statistics Houston Temple First downs 24 10 Total yards 446 218 Rushing yards 217 99 Passing yards 229 119 Turnovers 0 3 Time of possession 39:22 20:38
Team Category Player Statistics Houston Passing Clayton Tune 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Alton McCaskill 21 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Seth Green 7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD Temple Passing Justin Lynch 11/24, 119 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Justin Lynch 14 rushes, 78 yards Receiving Randle Jones 5 receptions, 36 yards
At Tulsa [ edit ] Temple at Tulsa 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 0 10 0 10 • Golden Hurricane 10 17 7 10 44
Statistics Temple Tulsa First downs Total yards Rushing yards Passing yards Turnovers Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Rushing Receiving Tulsa Passing Rushing Receiving
Navy at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • Midshipmen 7 10 7 14 38 Owls 0 7 7 0 14
Scoring summary 1 4:33 NAVY Carlinos Acie 11–yard run (Bijan Nichols kick) (5 plays, 27 yards, 2:22) NAVY 7–0 2 10:40 NAVY Chance Warren 15–yard pass from Xavier Arline (Bijan Nichols kick)(13 plays, 71 yards, 6:40) NAVY 14–0 8:30 TEM Ra'Von Bonner 1–yard run (Rory Bell kick)(1 play, 1 yard, 0:04) NAVY 14–7 0:11 NAVY Bijan Nichols 32–yard field goal(4 plays, –8 yards, 1:23) NAVY 17–7 3 6:43 NAVY Isaac Ruoss 3–yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)(11 plays, 58 yards, 5:22) NAVY 24–7 0:47 TEM Tayvon Ruley 4–yard run (Rory Bell kick)(14 plays, 80 yards, 5:51) NAVY 24–14 4 9:04 NAVY Isaac Ruoss 6-yard run (Bijan Nichols kick)(12 plays, 75 yards, 6:43) NAVY 31–14 1:40 NAVY Chance Warren 4–yard pass from Tai Lavatai (Bijan Nichols kick)(12 plays, 57 yards, 5:53) NAVY 38–14
Pregame line Over/under NAVY –13.5 42.5
Statistics Navy Temple First downs 21 11 Total yards 291 182 Rushing yards 219 84 Passing yards 72 98 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 37:11 22:49
Team Category Player Statistics Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 5/11, 57 yards, TD Rushing Carlinos Acie 10 carries, 86 yards, TD Receiving Chance Warren 3 receptions, 43 yards, 2 TD Temple Passing Mariano Valenti 10/14, 73 yards Rushing Tayvon Ruley 9 carries, 68 yards, TD Receiving Jose Barbon 5 receptions, 34 yards
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