American college football season
The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season . The Owls were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field , competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Schedule [ edit ] Temple had games scheduled against Miami , Rutgers , UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[1] [2]
The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye .[3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance October 10 6:00 p.m. at Navy CBSSN L 29–314,400 October 17 12:00 p.m. South Florida ESPN+ W 39–37782 October 24 12:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPN+ L 29–4110,321 October 31 12:00 p.m. at Tulane ESPN+ L 3–381,200 November 7 12:00 p.m. No. 18 SMU Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 23–472,577 November 14 7:30 p.m. at UCF ESPNU L 13–388,768 November 21 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 3–280
Schedule Source: [4] [5] Game summaries [ edit ] At Navy [ edit ] Temple at Navy 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 10 7 12 29 • Midshipmen 7 14 7 3 31
Scoring summary 1 05:22 NAVY Jamale Carothers 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(17 plays, 75 yards, 9:38) NAVY 7–0 2 14:23 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal(15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) NAVY 7–3 10:18 NAVY Chance Warren 2-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05) NAVY 14–3 07:54 TEM Anthony Russo 1-yard rush (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 2:24) NAVY 14–10 03:46 NAVY Nelson Smith 26-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08) NAVY 21–10 3 05:43 TEM Branden Mack 7-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(10 plays, 70 yards, 4:44) NAVY 21–17 01:09 NAVY Nelson Smith 22-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) NAVY 28–17 4 14:02 TEM Anthony Russo 9-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) NAVY 28–23 04:56 NAVY Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal(15 plays, 26 yards, 9:06) NAVY 31–23 01:02 TEM Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) NAVY 31–29
Pregame line Over/under TEM −10.5 54.5[6]
Statistics Temple Navy First downs 25 18 Total yards 407 299 Rushing yards 166 251 Passing yards 241 48 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Anthony Russo 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving Branden Mack 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD Navy Passing Dalen Morris 2/2, 48 yards Rushing Nelson Smith 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs Receiving CJ Williams 1 reception, 36 yards
South Florida [ edit ] South Florida at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total Bulls 7 14 10 6 37 • Owls 10 7 9 13 39
Date: October 17, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 782Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:10 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57) TEM 7–0 08:26 TEM Will Mobley 24-yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10) TEM 10–0 04:34 USF Randall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44) TEM 10–7 2 09:39 USF DeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20) USF 14–10 05:16 TEM Jadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17) TEM 17–14 01:18 USF Noah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)(4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59) USF 21–17 3 08:14 TEM Will Mobley 26-yard field goal(16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46) USF 21–20 05:39 USF Johnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24) USF 28–20 03:16 USF Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal(4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01) USF 31–20 01:07 TEM Branden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09) USF 31–26 4 09:52 TEM Arnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) TEM 32–31 04:28 TEM Randle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47) TEM 39–31 01:03 USF Leonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) TEM 39–37
Pregame line Over/under TEM −14 53[7]
Statistics South Florida Temple First downs 21 32 Total yards 324 416 Rushing yards 143 146 Passing yards 181 270 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player Statistics South Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Johnny Ford 15 carries, 68 yards Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 64 yards Temple Passing Anthony Russo 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 25 carries, 83 yards Receiving Randle Jones 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
At Memphis [ edit ] Temple at Memphis 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 12 7 7 29 • Tigers 7 3 17 14 41
Scoring summary 1 05:29 MEM Tahj Washington 3-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) MEM 7–0 01:42 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22) MEM 7–3 2 07:41 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley PAT blocked)(8 plays, 65 yards, 2:49) TEM 9–7 03:34 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) MEM 10–9 00:31 TEM Branden Mack 10-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TEM 15–10 3 08:40 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(13 plays, 47 yards, 6:15) TEM 15–13 07:52 MEM Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) MEM 20–15 06:30 MEM Tahj Washington 26-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) MEM 27–15 02:37 TEM Jadan Blue 32-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:48) MEM 27–22 4 12:02 MEM Javon Ivory 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09) MEM 34–22 10:11 TEM Jadan Blue 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) MEM 34–29 02:15 MEM Kylan Watkins 15-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 88 yards, 2:52) MEM 41–29
Pregame line Over/under MEM –14 70[8]
Statistics Temple Memphis First downs 30 24 Total yards 500 489 Rushing yards 113 176 Passing yards 387 313 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Anthony Russo 41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 20 carries, 113 yards Receiving Randle Jones 12 receptions, 118 yards Memphis Passing Brady White 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Rodrigues Clark 22 carries, 106 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD
At Tulane [ edit ] Temple at Tulane 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 3 0 0 0 3 • Green Wave 0 10 14 14 38
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 1,200Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Henry JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst) Scoring summary 1 10:37 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) TEM 3–0 2 11:55 TULN Merek Glover 40-yard field goal(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) TIE 3–3 06:50 TULN Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) TULN 10–3 3 05:36 TULN Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) TULN 17–3 01:43 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) TULN 24–3 4 12:01 TULN Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) TULN 31–3 03:53 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) TULN 38–3
Pregame line Over/under TULN –7 56[9]
Statistics Temple Tulane First downs 11 28 Total yards 222 504 Rushing yards 77 284 Passing yards 145 220 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Trad Beatty 11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT Rushing Re-al Mitchell 7 carries, 37 yards Receiving Branden Mack 3 receptions, 54 yards Tulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Amare Jones 12 carries, 92 yards Receiving Duece Watts 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Southern Methodist at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Mustangs 7 3 10 27 47 Owls 13 0 3 7 23
Date: November 5, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 2,577Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH Referee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst) Scoring summary 1 14:47 TEM Randle Jones 75-yard pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:13) TEM 6–0 11:10 SMU Tyler Page 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31) SMU 7–6 01:32 TEM Tayvon Ruley 3-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45) TEM 13–7 2 03:41 SMU Chris Naggar 40-yard field goal(14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32) TEM 13–10 3 12:58 SMU Tyler Page 44-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02) SMU 17–13 08:36 SMU Chris Naggar 27-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26) SMU 20–13 01:14 TEM Rory Bell 26-yard field goal(15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22) SMU 20–16 4 14:54 SMU Kylen Granson 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) SMU 26–16 12:42 SMU Tyler Lavine 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54) SMU 33–16 09:17 SMU Rashee Rice 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31) SMU 40–16 07:32 SMU TaMerik Williams 49-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(1 play, 49 yards, 0:09) SMU 47–16 00:35 TEM Aaron Jarman 11-yard pass from Re–al Michell (Rory Bell kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57) SMU 47–23
Pregame line Over/under SMU –17 63.5[10]
Statistics SMU Temple First downs 24 19 Total yards 549 368 Rushing yards 194 157 Passing yards 355 211 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player Statistics SMU Passing Shane Buechele 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 17 carries, 79 yards Receiving Kylen Granson 6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD Temple Passing Ted Beatty 6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tayvon Ruley 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD Receiving Randle Jones 2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple at Central Florida 1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 0 10 13 • Knights 21 0 17 0 38
Date: November 14, 2020Location: Bounce House Orlando, FL Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 8,768Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH TV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst) Scoring summary 1 13:00 UCF Greg McCrae 7-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:05) UCF 7–0 10:19 UCF Otis Anderson 14-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(3 plays, 27 yards, 0:35) UCF 14–0 06:51 UCF Greg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:48) UCF 21–0 2 14:20 TEM Rory Bell 30-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 4:00) UCF 21–3 3 13:12 UCF Marlon Williams 23-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(5 plays, 45 yards, 1:39) UCF 28–3 07:21 UCF Daniel Obarski 25-yard field goal(9 plays, 72 yards, 2:33) UCF 31–3 03:59 UCF Marlon Williams 21-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(2 plays, 91 yards, 0:27) UCF 38–3 4 14:24 TEM Onasis Neely 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(3 plays, 12 yards, 1:15) UCF 38–10 07:59 TEM Rory Bell 24-yard field goal(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:45) UCF 38–13
Pregame line Over/under UCF –28.5 72.5[11]
Statistics Temple UCF First downs 19 19 Total yards 290 419 Rushing yards 183 147 Passing yards 107 272 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 37:13 22:47
Team Category Player Statistics Temple Passing Re–al Mitchell 10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 23 carries, 90 yards Receiving Jadan Blue 5 receptions, 71 yards UCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaylon Robinson 4 receptions, 113 yards
East Carolina [ edit ] East Carolina at Temple 1 2 3 4 Total • Pirates 7 14 7 0 28 Owls 0 0 3 0 3
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutesGame attendance: 100Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst) Scoring summary 1 00:33 ECU C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)(1 play, 60 yards, 0:10) ECU 7–0 2 11:36 TEM Rory Bell 28-yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13) ECU 7–3 11:22 ECU Tyler Snead 95-yard kickoff returned (Jake Verity kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) ECU 14–3 00:48 ECU Tyler Snead 46-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16) ECU 21–3 4 11:05 ECU Holton Ahlers 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)(4 plays, 90 yards, 1:12) ECU 28–3
Pregame line Over/under ECU –7 53[12]
Statistics East Carolina Temple First downs 16 10 Total yards 447 235 Rushing yards 265 140 Passing yards 182 95 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player Statistics East Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 103 yards Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD Temple Passing Kamal Gray 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 14 carries, 48 yards Receiving David Martin–Robinson 1 reception, 30 yards
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