2020 Temple Owls football team explained
| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Temple Owls |
| Conference: | American Athletic Conference |
| Record: | 1–6 |
| Conf Record: | 1–6 |
| Short Conf: | The American |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Oc Year: | 2nd |
| Def Coach: | Jeff Knowles |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
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
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]
Schedule Source:[4] [5]
Game summaries
At Navy
See also: 2020 Navy Midshipmen football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 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
See also: 2020 South Florida Bulls football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 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
See also: 2020 Memphis Tigers football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Rodrigues Clark | 22 carries, 106 yards |
| Receiving | | 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD | |
At Tulane
See also: 2020 Tulane Green Wave football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Amare Jones | 12 carries, 92 yards |
| Receiving | | 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs | |
SMU
See also: 2020 SMU Mustangs football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Ulysses Bentley IV | 17 carries, 79 yards |
| Receiving | | 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 | |
At UCF
See also: 2020 UCF Knights football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | | 10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Jaylon Robinson | 4 receptions, 113 yards | |
East Carolina
See also: 2020 East Carolina Pirates football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | 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 | | 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | | 13 carries, 103 yards |
| Receiving | | 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 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Myerberg . Paul . Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow . USA TODAY . 10 July 2020.
- Web site: ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020 . en . July 29, 2020.
- Web site: Low . Chris . Cincinnati-Temple canceled due to COVID-19 issues for both schools . ESPN.com . 25 November 2020.
- Web site: 2020 Football Schedule . Temple University Athletics . 20 September 2020 . en.
- Web site: 2020 Temple Owls Schedule . ESPN . 20 September 2020 . en.
- Web site: USF Bulls vs Temple Owls . Odds Shark . 14 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: USF Bulls vs Temple Owls . Odds Shark . 19 October 2020 . en.
- Web site: Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
- Web site: Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave . Odds Shark . 26 November 2020 . en.
- Web site: SMU Mustangs vs Temple Owls . Odds Shark . 27 November 2020 . en.
- Web site: Temple Owls vs UCF Knights . Odds Shark . 28 November 2020 . en.
- Web site: East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls . Odds Shark . 27 November 2020 . en.
