2021 Temple Owls football team
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).
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Conference | American Athletic Conference |
2021 record | 3–9 (1–7 The American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Mike Uremovich (3rd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Jeff Knowles (3rd season) |
Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field (capacity: 69,176) |
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No. 4 Cincinnati y$^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Houston y | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UCF | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Memphis | 3 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 1 | – | 7 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Previous season
The Owls finished the 2020 season 1–6, 1–6 in AAC play to finish in tenth place in the conference.
Preseason
American Athletic Conference preseason media poll
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.
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Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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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
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 4 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers* | BTN | L 14–61 | 52,519 | |
September 11 | 3:30 p.m. | at Akron* | ESPN+ | W 45–24 | 14,474 | |
September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | Boston College* | ESPNU | L 3–28 | 25,290 | |
September 25 | 12:00 p.m. | Wagner* |
| ESPN+ | W 41–7 | 20,179 |
October 2 | 12:00 p.m. | Memphis![]() |
| ESPNU | W 34–31 | 28,573 |
October 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 5 Cincinnati | ESPN | L 3–52 | 37,978 | |
October 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at South Florida | ESPN+ | L 14–34 | 25,430 | |
October 30 | 12:00 p.m. | UCF |
| ESPN+ | L 7–49 | 19,595 |
November 6 | 3:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | ESPN+ | L 3–45 | 32,817 | |
November 13 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston |
| ESPN+ | L 8–37 | 18,440 |
November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tulsa | ESPN+ | L 10–44 | 16,731 | |
November 27 | 12:00 p.m. | Navy |
| ESPNU | L 14–38 | 16,708 |
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Game summaries
at Rutgers
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Over/under | |
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RUT –14.5 | 52 |
Statistics | Temple | Rutgers |
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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 |
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Temple | Passing | D'Wan Mathais | 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
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TEM –6.5 | 52 |
Statistics | Temple | Akron |
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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 |
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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
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BC –15.0 | 56 |
Statistics | Boston College | Temple |
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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 |
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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
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Pregame line | Over/under |
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TEM –36.5 | 55 |
Statistics | Wagner | Temple |
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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 |
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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
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Statistics | Memphis | Temple |
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at No. 5 Cincinnati
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Statistics | Temple | Cincinnati |
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Cincinnati | Passing | ||
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at South Florida
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Statistics | Temple | South Florida |
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UCF
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Statistics | UCF | Temple |
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at East Carolina
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Statistics | Temple | East Carolina |
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East Carolina | Passing | ||
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Houston
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Statistics | Houston | Temple |
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at Tulsa
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Statistics | Temple | Tulsa |
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Navy
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Statistics | Navy | Temple |
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Temple | Passing | ||
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References
- "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- "2021 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.
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