2009 Temple Owls football team

2009 Temple Owls football
MAC East Division co-champion
EagleBank Bowl, L 21–30 vs. UCLA
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMatt Rhule (2nd season)
Offensive schemePro spread
Defensive coordinatorMark D'Onofrio (4th season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Seasons
← 2008
2010 →
2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Ohio xy   7 – 1     9 – 5  
Temple x   7 – 1     9 – 4  
Bowling Green   6 – 2     7 – 6  
Kent State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Buffalo   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Akron   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Miami (OH)   1 – 7     1 – 11  
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$   8 – 0     12 – 2  
Northern Illinois   5 – 3     7 – 6  
Western Michigan   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Toledo   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Ball State   2 – 6     2 – 10  
Eastern Michigan   0 – 8     0 – 12  
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll
At the 2009 EagleBank Bowl

The 2009 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Temple competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field.

The Owls finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in conference play to be co–champions of the MAC East Division and were invited to the EagleBank Bowl where they lost to UCLA 30–21. This was the Owls first bowl game since the Garden State Bowl in 1979.

Before the season

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Recruiting

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US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight 40‡ Commit date
Cody Bohler
OL 		Somerville, New Jersey Immaculata HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 300 lb (140 kg) – Nov 9, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Levi Brown
DT 		Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Liberty HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 312 lb (142 kg) 5.1 Jun 28, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Blaze Caponegro
RB 		Wall, New Jersey Wall HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) – Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Chris Coyer
QB 		Vienna, Virginia Oakton HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 208 lb (94 kg) 4.64 Jan 14, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kadeem Custis
DT 		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. John Neumann HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 5 Dec 23, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Justin Gildea
DB 		Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Hollidaysburg Area SHS 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 4.49 Oct 27, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Elijah Grant
OL 		Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway Township HS 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 340 lb (150 kg) – Jan 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Marcus Green
LB 		Scotch Plains, New Jersey Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Jan 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Aaron Hush
Delaware 		Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway Township HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 211 lb (96 kg) – Jan 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Alex Jackson
Delaware 		New Berlin, New York Milford Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 225 lb (102 kg) – Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kamal Johnson
Delaware 		Willingboro, New Jersey Willingboro HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 251 lb (114 kg) – Feb 3, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Kwame Johnson
DB 		Wayne, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Military 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 185 lb (84 kg) – Jan 7, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Maurice Jones
DB 		Chatham, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 178 lb (81 kg) – Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Brandon McManus
K 		Lansdale, Pennsylvania North Penn SHS 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) – Nov 24, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Deon Miller
WR 		Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 4.7 Jan 28, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Murray
OL 		Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 325 lb (147 kg) 5.4 Sep 25, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Gary Onuekwusi
LB 		Baltimore, Maryland Paul Laurence Dunbar HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 4.6 Jan 25, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Andrew Opoku
WR 		North Brunswick, New Jersey North Brunswick Township HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 4.67 Feb 4, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Byron Parker
ATH 		Virginia Beach, Virginia Tallwood HS 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 4.45 Dec 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
Deonte Parker
DB 		Quincy, California Feather River 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 190 lb (86 kg) – Dec 19, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Chris Parthemore
TE 		Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Cedar Cliff HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 4.7 Oct 30, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Shahid Paulhill
DT 		Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 275 lb (125 kg) – Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Bernard Pierce
RB 		Concorde Mills, Pennsylvania Glen Mills 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 200 lb (91 kg) – Jan 5, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Geoffrey Prather
LB 		Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Military College 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) – Dec 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Darryl Pringle
OL 		Reading, Pennsylvania Reading SHS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 305 lb (138 kg) – Jul 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 40
Evangelos Regas
OL 		Toms River, New Jersey Toms River High – North HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 325 lb (147 kg) – Jul 3, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 77
Jerry Watters
WR 		Cherry Hill, New Jersey Camden Catholic 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 4.57 Jun 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 71
Jeffrey Whittingham
DT 		Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City HS 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 285 lb (129 kg) – Jun 26, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 89   Rivals: 112
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Temple Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Football Recruiting: Temple". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Temple Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 p.m.No. 5 (FCS) Villanova*
L 24–2727,759[1]
September 1912:00 p.m.at No. 5 Penn State*
BTNL 6–31105,514[2]
September 2612:00 p.m.Buffalo
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN PlusW 37–1313,949[3]
October 31:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan
W 24–123,364[4]
October 101:00 p.m.Ball State
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–1913,420[5]
October 171:00 p.m.Army*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–1314,275[6]
October 247:00 p.m.at Toledo
W 40–2416,334[7]
October 313:30 p.m.at Navy*
CBSCSW 27–2428,305[8]
November 57:30 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 34–3213,827[9]
November 138:30 p.m.at Akron
ESPNUW 56–1710,927[10]
November 211:00 p.m.Kent State
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 47–1321,046[11]
November 2711:00 a.m.at Ohio
ESPNUL 17–3514,135[12]
December 294:30 p.m.vs. UCLA*
ESPNL 21–3023,072[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

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Villanova

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1 2 3 4 Total
Wildcats 0 0 14 13 27
Owls 0 10 7 7 24

Temple blew a 10-point lead over the Wildcats to ultimately lose 27–24 to the Villanova Wildcats to open the year on a sour note. This game was similar to many games last year where Temple would have a lead but be unable to finish off an opponent, such as the overtime loss to Navy and the Hail Mary loss to Buffalo last year. After a scoreless first quarter, Temple got a 10–0 halftime lead, then made it a 17–7 lead midway through the third after each scored, and Villanova scored to make it 17–14, but Temple would score again early in the 4th quarter to make it 24–14, but Villanova would shut out the Owls the rest of the way, making it 24–17 on a field goal soon after, late in the game Villanova tied it up, and just as Temple was about to go for the win, a turnover led to a Villanova field goal that gave them their first win of the year and put Temple at 0–1 to start the new year. It was also Villanova's first win against a I-A opponent since 2003, ironically it Temple. Villanova leads the series.

Penn State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 0 3 0 6
Nittany Lions 7 14 3 7 31

Temple hadn't beaten Penn State since 1941, and that nearly 70-year losing streak remained intact, but the Owls kept themselves in the game early with a field goal and successful onside kick. Afterwards, the momentum they had gained was quickly lost as Penn State made it 21–3 at halftime and 24–6 after three. Penn State put the game out of reach with a touchdown run by Stephon Green. Soon afterwards, Penn State put their backups in, but were unable to score any more points. With the 6–31 loss, this now makes four straight games that the Owls have failed to score at least a touchdown on Penn State.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • 07:35 PSU Shuler 1-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 0–7 PSU
  • 00:00 TEM McManus 25-yard field goal 3–7 PSU

2nd Quarter

  • 05:46 PSU Royster 7-yard run (Wagner kick) 3–14 PSU
  • 01:03 PSU Moye 4-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 3–21 PSU

3rd Quarter

  • 12:06 TEM McManus 35-yard field goal 6–21 PSU
  • 06:23 PSU Wagner 27-yard field goal 6–24 PSU

4th Quarter

  • 11:25 Green 3-yard run (Wagner kick) 6–31 PSU

Buffalo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Bulls 0 6 0 7 13
Owls 3 17 10 7 37

With the huge blowout win over Buffalo, Temple was able to get revenge for the previous two years, including a last second loss on a Hail Mary and a blowout loss the year before. This also gave Temple their first win of the year.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • 6:02 TEMPLE McManus 35-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE

2nd Quarter

  • 12:38 UB Principe 36-yard field goal 3–3
  • 10:14 UB Principe 32-yard field goal 6–3 UB
  • 10:01 TEMPLE Nixon 92-yard kickoff return (McManus kick) 6–10 TEMPLE
  • 2:59 TEMPLE McManus 22-yard field goal 6–13 TEMPLE
  • 0:07 TEMPLE Joseph 95-yard interception return (McManus kick) 6–20 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

  • 11:34 TEMPLE Rodriguez 5-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 6–27 TEMPLE
  • 8:17 TEMPLE McManus 33-yard field goal 6–30 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

  • 11:56 UB Rivers 6-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 13–30 TEMPLE
  • 9:23 TEMPLE Pierce 18-yard run (McManus kick) 13–37 TEMPLE

Eastern Michigan

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 7 0 3 24
Eagles 0 6 0 6 12

With the 24–6 win over Eastern Michigan, the Owls were now .500 and undefeated in the MAC.

Ball State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Cardinals 0 0 13 6 19
Owls 10 0 7 7 24

Despite going 12–2 last year and being ranked as high as #12, the Ball State Cardinals remained winless this year after giving Temple a game that appeared closer than it really was. Temple took a 10–0 lead, but fell behind 13–10, but soon retook the lead and would hold on for the 24–19 win, giving up a meaningless touchdown on the game's final play to make the game look like a nailbiter. Temple also was 3–0 in the MAC and 3–2 overall with the win.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • 07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE
  • 04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

  • 10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE
  • 08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU
  • 04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

  • 03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE
  • 00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE

Army

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1 2 3 4 Total
Black Knights 0 3 10 0 13
Owls 7 6 0 14 27

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 10:43 Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 13:17 Jason Harper 37 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Pat Failed) 0–13
  • ARMY FG 02:11 Alex Carlton 24 Yd 3–13

3rd Quarter

  • ARMY FG 07:50 Alex Carlton 23 Yd 6–13
  • ARMY TD 04:06 Ali Villanueva 4 Yd Pass From Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton Kick) 13–13

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 07:25 Steve Maneri 6 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–20
  • TEMPLE TD 05:26 Kee-ayre Griffin 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–27

Toledo

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 13 10 10 7 40
Rockets 7 10 0 7 24

Temple defeated a favored Toledo team 40–24 in the Glass Bowl. Like Temple, Toledo had improved greatly from last year.

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 14 3 10 27
Midshipmen 3 7 7 7 24

With this win, Temple became bowl eligible.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • NAVY FG 03:11 Joe Buckley 30 Yd 0–3

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 11:11 Bernard Pierce 68 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–3
  • NAVY TD 01:55 David Wright 3 Yd Punt Return (Joe Buckley Kick) 7–10
  • TEMPLE TD 01:41 James Nixon 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–10

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE FG 12:08 Brandon McManus 45 Yd 17–10
  • NAVY TD 07:54 Vince Murray 5 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–17

4th Quarter

  • NAVY TD 14:55 Kriss Proctor 2 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–24
  • TEMPLE FG 12:02 Brandon McManus 21 Yd 20–24
  • TEMPLE TD 02:41 Bernard Pierce 41 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 27–24

Miami (OH)

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1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 3 10 0 19 32
Owls 14 7 10 3 34

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • 11:20 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7
  • 07:57 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 20 Yd 3–7
  • 01:50 TEMPLE Vaughn Charlton 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–14

2nd Quarter

  • 05:21 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 7 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–21
  • 03:41 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 11 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 10–21
  • 00:11 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 26 Yd 13–21

3rd Quarter

  • 09:17 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 42 Yd 13–24
  • 02:37 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 14 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–31

4th Quarter

  • 13:35 MIAMI (Ohio) Steve Marck 24 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 20–31
  • 08:52 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 14 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–31
  • 02:36 MIAMI (Ohio) Thomas Merriweather 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–31
  • 00:03 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 18 Yd 32–34

Akron

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 14 21 7 14 56
Zips 17 0 0 0 17

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 12:34 Michael Campbell 63 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–0
  • AKRON TD 09:30 Andre Jones 9 Yd Pass From Patrick Nicely (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–7
  • AKRON FG 05:00 Branko Rogovic 45 Yd 7–10
  • AKRON TD 03:06 Sean Fobbs Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–17
  • TEMPLE TD 00:10 James Nixon 22 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–17

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 06:15 Delano Green 66 Yd Punt Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 21–17
  • TEMPLE TD 01:06 Chester Stewart 8 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 28–17
  • TEMPLE TD 00:31 Bernard Pierce 2 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 35–17

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 09:37 Joe Jones 24 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 42–17

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 14:30 Chester Stewart 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 49–17
  • TEMPLE TD 11:31 Matt Brown 5 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 56–17

Kent State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Flashes 3 7 0 3 13
Owls 0 9 24 14 47

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

  • KSU FG 08:58 Freddy Cortez 21 Yd 3–0

2nd Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 11:12 Evan Rodriguez 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Armstrong (Pat Blocked) 3–6
  • KSU TD 04:48 Kendrick Pressley 6 Yd Pass From Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez Kick) 10–6
  • TEMPLE FG 00:17 Brandon McManus 24 Yd 10–9

3rd Quarter

  • TEMPLE FG 10:41 Brandon McManus 28 Yd 10–12
  • TEMPLE TD 09:00 Matt Brown 71 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–19
  • TEMPLE TD 06:55 Kee-ayre Griffin 36 Yd Interception Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–26
  • TEMPLE TD 01:38 Matt Brown 1 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–33

4th Quarter

  • TEMPLE TD 13:56 Delano Green 52 Yd Punt Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–40
  • TEMPLE TD 09:08 Delano Green 50 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–47
  • KSU FG 04:22 Freddy Cortez 46 Yd 13–47

Ohio

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1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 10 7 0 17
Bobcats 7 6 13 9 35

Ohio defeated Temple, and by virtue of a tie-breaker, advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Temple still won a share of the MAC East Division.

EagleBank Bowl

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The UCLA Bruins (6–6) played the Temple Owls (9–3) at the 2009 EagleBank Bowl at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The bowl game was scheduled to start at 4:30 PM US EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Temple was playing in its first bowl game since the 1979 Garden State Bowl and made only its third bowl appearance in school history.[16] After a dominant first half, UCLA staged a second half rally, and defeated the Owls 30–21.

1 2 3 4 Total
Bruins 7 3 7 13 30
Owls 7 14 0 0 21

Personnel

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Roster

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As of 2009-08-21[17]

Wide receivers

  • Ryan Alderman – Freshman
  • 8 Nyles Bynum – Junior
  • 10 Delano Green – Junior
  • 13 Josh Hutchison – Junior
  • 15 Dy'Onne Crudup – Senior
  • 18 Jason Harper – Senior
  • 19 Deione Sydnor-Robinson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 22 Matt Brown – Freshman
  • 23 James Nixon – Sophomore
  • 39 Matt Brookhart – Freshman
  • 80 C. J. Hammond – Redshirt Freshman
  • 81 Deven Baker – Redshirt Freshman
  • 84 Michael Campbell – Junior
  • 85 Vaughn Carraway – Freshman

Offensive line

  • David Kim – Freshman
  • 59 Jerry Barlow – Redshirt Junior
  • 50 Jeff Whittingham – Freshman
  • 57 Marcus Brown – Redshirt Junior
  • 61 Sean Pearson – Freshman
  • 62 Steve Ciocci – Redshirt Freshman
  • 63 Derek Dennis – Junior
  • 66 Darryl Pringle – Freshman
  • 67 Matt Paul – Redshirt Freshman
  • 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 69 Wayne Tribue – Sophomore
  • 70 Colin Madison – Junior
  • 71 Darius Morris – Redshirt Junior
  • 72 Cody Bohler – Freshman
  • 73 Devin Tyler – Redshirt Senior
  • 74 Evan Regas – Freshman
  • 75 Simon Ogunleye – Freshman
  • 76 Steve Caputo – Sophomore
  • 77 John Palumbo – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 78 Sean Boyle – Sophomore
  • 79 Pat Boyle – Sophomore

Tight ends

  • Cody Booth – Freshman
  • Robert Feeley – Redshirt Junior
  • Richard Fricke – Redshirt Freshman
  • 44 Lawrence Turner – Redshirt Freshman
  • 83 Chris Parthemore – Freshman
  • 86 Steve Maneri – Senior
  • 87 Anthony Pekarski – Redshirt Junior
  • 88 Evan Rodriguez – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 89 Matt Balasavage – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 98 Alex Jackson – Freshman
  

Quarterbacks

  • Matt Falcone – Freshman
  • 7 Chester Stewart – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 11 Chris Coyer – Freshman
  • 12 Vaughn Charlton – Redshirt Junior
  • 13 Bryan Morris – Freshman
  • 14 Mike Gerardi – Redshirt Sophomore

Running backs

  • 3 Lamar McPherson – Redshirt Senior
  • 20 Kee-ayre Griffin – Sophomore
  • 24 Ahkeem Smith – Sophomore
  • 26 Joe Jones – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 30 Bernard Pierce – Freshman

Fullbacks

  • 48 Zack Collins – Redshirt Freshman

Defensive line

  • 2 Andre Neblett – Senior
  • 43 Adrian Robinson, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 45 Morris Blueford, Jr. – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 52 Brian Sanford – Senior
  • 65 Dave Nwasike – Redshirt Junior
  • 72 Grigory Frenk – Redshirt Junior
  • 90 Cameron Wise – Redshirt Freshman
  • 91 Elisha Joseph – Junior
  • 92 Shahid Paulhill – Freshman
  • 93 Kamal Johnson – Freshman
  • 94 Kadeem Custis – Freshman
  • 95 Morkeith Brown – Sophomore
  • 96 Muhammad Wilkerson – Sophomore
  • 97 Geoffrey Prather – Freshman
  • 99 Levi Brown – Freshman
  

Linebackers

  • Vince Tuzze – Freshman
  • 4 Alex Joseph – Senior
  • 31 Tahir Whitehead – Sophomore
  • 32 Quinten White, Jr. – Sophomore
  • 33 Blaze Caponegro – Freshman
  • 34 Zach Kane – Freshman
  • 36 Gary Onuekwusi – Freshman
  • 40 Jordan Martin – Redshirt Junior
  • 41 Marcus Green – Freshman
  • 46 John Haley – Senior
  • 51 James Namude – Redshirt Senior
  • 53 Stephen Johnson – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 54 Dan Van Norton – Freshman
  • 56 Amara Kamara – Junior
  • 58 Elijah Joseph – Junior

Defensive backs

  • 1 Wilbert Brinson, Jr. – Senior
  • 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett – Junior
  • 6 Dominique Harris – Redshirt Senior
  • 9 Anthony Ferla – Redshirt Junior
  • 14 Ricky Ueberroth – Redshirt Senior
  • 16 Maurice Jones – Freshman
  • 17 Marlin Terrell – Sophomore
  • 21 Jared Williams – Redshirt Sophomore
  • 24 Mina Gould – Freshman
  • 25 Deonte Parker – Junior
  • 28 Marquise Liverpool – Junior
  • 29 Justin Gildea – Freshman
  • 35 Kwame Johnson – Freshman
  • 37 Kevin Kroboth – Sophomore
  • 39 Aaron Haas – Freshman
  • 42 Byron Parker – Freshman
  • 48 Matt Duncan – Redshirt Freshman

Punters

  • 47 Jake Brownell – Redshirt Senior
  • 49 Jeff Wathne – Junior

Kickers

  • 19 Brandon McManus – Freshman
  • 90 Ryan Novak – Junior
† Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009.
See also: American football positions

Coaching staff

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Name Position Year at school
Al Golden Head coach
Special teams coordinator 		4th
Mark D'Onofrio Assistant head coach
Defensive coordinator 		4th
Matt Rhule Offensive coordinator
Quarterbacks coach 		4th
Jared Backus Linebackers coach 3rd
Andrew Dees Offensive line coach 4th
Ed Foley Tight ends coach
Assistant offensive line coach
Recruiting coordinator 		2nd
Tyree Foreman Running backs coach 3rd
Kevin M. Gilbride Wide receivers coach 3rd
Randy Melvin Defensive line coach 1st
Paul Williams Defensive backs coach 4th

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References

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  4. ^ "Temple Owls vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  5. ^ "Ball State vs Temple". Temple University Athletics. October 10, 2009. Retrieved October 12, 2009.
  6. ^ "Army Black Knights vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  7. ^ "Temple vs TOLEDO". Toledo Athletics. October 24, 2009. Retrieved October 25, 2009.
  8. ^ "Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  9. ^ "Miami (Ohio) vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  10. ^ "Temple Owls vs. Akron Zips Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  11. ^ "Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  12. ^ "Temple Owls vs. Ohio Bobcats Box Score". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
  13. ^ Associated Press, UCLA finishes first winning season since '06 with rally past Temple, Espn.com, December 29, 2009
  14. ^ "Temple's football title-game hopes die in Ohio".
  15. ^ "2009 Schedule". OwlSports.com. Archived from the original on May 11, 2009. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
  16. ^ EagleBank Bowl Selects Participants for 2009 Bowl Game Archived 2012-03-08 at the Wayback Machine, UCLABruins.com, December 6, 2009
  17. ^ "Players" (PDF). 2009 Temple University Football Media Guide. OwlSports.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 21, 2009.
  18. ^ "Coaching Staff" (PDF). Temple Football: 2009 Media Guide. OwlSports.com. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 12, 2012. Retrieved August 27, 2009.
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