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
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
At Navy
Temple at Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
10 7 12
29
• Midshipmen
7
14 7 3
31
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
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)
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
Temple at Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
3
12 7 7
29
• Tigers
7
3 17 14
41
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
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)
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
SMU
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)
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
At UCF
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)
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
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)
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
References
^ Myerberg, Paul. "Big Ten football reduces season schedule to only conference games, maybe setting stage for others to follow" . USA TODAY . Retrieved July 10, 2020 .
^ "ACC Announces Plans for Football and Fall Olympic Sports" . TheACC.com . July 29, 2020. Retrieved July 29, 2020 .
^ Low, Chris. "Cincinnati-Temple canceled due to COVID-19 issues for both schools" . ESPN.com . Retrieved November 25, 2020 .
^ "2020 Football Schedule" . Temple University Athletics . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ "2020 Temple Owls Schedule" . ESPN . Retrieved September 20, 2020 .
^ "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 14, 2020 .
^ "USF Bulls vs Temple Owls" . Odds Shark . Retrieved October 19, 2020 .
^ "Temple Owls vs Memphis Tigers" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 26, 2020 .
^ "Temple Owls vs Tulane Green Wave" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 26, 2020 .
^ "SMU Mustangs vs Temple Owls" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 27, 2020 .
^ "Temple Owls vs UCF Knights" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 28, 2020 .
^ "East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls" . Odds Shark . Retrieved November 27, 2020 .
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