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).

2021 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
2021 record3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Uremovich (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (3rd season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
(capacity: 69,176)
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
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
  • ^ College Football Playoff participant
  • $ Conference champion
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

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.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1Cincinnati262 (22)
2UCF241 (2)
3SMU188
4Houston181
5Memphis168
6Tulsa153
7Tulane132
т-8East Carolina85
т-8Navy85
10Temple46
11South Florida43

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.at Rutgers*BTNL 14–6152,519
September 113:30 p.m.at Akron*ESPN+W 45–2414,474
September 1812:00 p.m.Boston College*ESPNUL 3–2825,290
September 2512:00 p.m.Wagner*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 41–720,179
October 212:00 p.m.Memphis
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 34–3128,573
October 87:00 p.m.at No. 5 CincinnatiESPNL 3–5237,978
October 237:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPN+L 14–3425,430
October 3012:00 p.m.UCF
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 7–4919,595
November 63:00 p.m.at East CarolinaESPN+L 3–4532,817
November 1312:00 p.m.Houston
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 8–3718,440
November 204:00 p.m.at TulsaESPN+L 10–4416,731
November 2712:00 p.m.Navy
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUL 14–3816,708

Source:[2]

Game summaries

at Rutgers

Temple at Rutgers
1 234Total
Owls 0 770 14
Scarlet Knights 12 141421 61
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: SHI Stadium
    Piscataway, NJ
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 52,519
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt McGloin (analyst) and Michelle McMahon (sideline)
        
Over/under
RUT –14.552
StatisticsTempleRutgers
First downs1221
Total yards261365
Rushing yards113220
Passing yards148145
Turnovers50
Time of possession24:2335:37
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassingD'Wan Mathais8/24, 148 yards, 1 INT
RushingEdward Saydee12 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingJose Barbon2 receptions, 48 yards
RutgersPassingNoah Vedral15/27, 138 yards, 1 TD
RushingNoah Vedral9 carries, 71 yards
ReceivingBo Melton6 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD


at Akron

Temple at Akron
1 234Total
Owls 7 17147 45
Zips 14 307 24
       
Over/under
TEM –6.552
StatisticsTempleAkron
First downs1926
Total yards432362
Rushing yards177171
Passing yards255191
Turnovers02
Time of possession27:5132:09
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassingJustin Lynch19/23, 255 yards, 2 TDs
RushingTayvon Ruley6 carries, 62 yards
ReceivingRandle Jones7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDs
AkronPassingDJ Irons12/22, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingJonzell Norrils15 carries, 66 yards
ReceivingMichael Mathison8 receptions, 101 yards


Boston College

Boston College at Temple
1 234Total
RV Eagles 14 707 28
Owls 0 003 3
  
Over/under
BC –15.056
StatisticsBoston CollegeTemple
First downs1313
Total yards221245
Rushing yards17984
Passing yards59161
Turnovers10
Time of possession28:4031:20
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Boston CollegePassingDennis Grosel7/15, 59 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
RushingPat Garwo III17 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
ReceivingCJ Lewis2 receptions, 21 yards
TemplePassingJustin Lynch17/24, 161 yards
RushingJustin Lynch21 carries, 27 yards
ReceivingJadan Blue3 receptions, 40 yards


Wagner

Wagner at Temple
1 234Total
Seahawks 7 000 7
Owls 0 17177 41
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,179
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play–by–play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
    
Pregame line Over/under
TEM –36.555
StatisticsWagnerTemple
First downs822
Total yards159407
Rushing yards123115
Passing yards36292
Turnovers11
Time of possession30:5429:06
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
WagnerPassingGuenson Alexis4/8, 36 yards, 1 INT
RushingRickey Spruill14 carries, 73 yards
ReceivingJeremiah Lorick3 receptions, 33 yards
TemplePassingD'Wan Mathis22/32, 292 yards, 2 TDs
RushingKyle Dobbins13 carries, 61 yards, 3 TDs
ReceivingJose Barbon8 receptions, 130 yards


Memphis

Memphis at Temple
1 234Total
Tigers 3 1468 31
Owls 0 17710 34
Over/under
  
StatisticsMemphisTemple
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
MemphisPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

at No. 5 Cincinnati

Temple at Cincinnati
1 2Total
Owls 0
No. 5 Bearcats 0
Over/under
  
StatisticsTempleCincinnati
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
CincinnatiPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

at South Florida

Temple at South Florida
1 2Total
Owls 0
Bulls 0
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: TBD EDT
  • Elapsed time:  
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  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
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Over/under
  
StatisticsTempleSouth Florida
First downs  
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Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
South FloridaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  


UCF

Central Florida at Temple
1 2Total
Knights 0
Owls 0
Over/under
  
StatisticsUCFTemple
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
UCFPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

at East Carolina

Temple at East Carolina
1 2Total
Owls 0
Pirates 0
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: TBD EDT
  • Elapsed time:  
  • Game attendance:  
  • Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD
  • Referee:  
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Over/under
  
StatisticsTempleEast Carolina
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
East CarolinaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  


Houston

Houston at Temple
1 2Total
Cougars 0
Owls 0
Over/under
  
StatisticsHoustonTemple
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
HoustonPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  


at Tulsa

Temple at Tulsa
1 234Total
Owls 0 0100 10
Golden Hurricane 10 17710 44
Over/under
  
StatisticsTempleTulsa
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
TulsaPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
Navy at Temple
1 234Total
Midshipmen 7 10714 38
Owls 0 770 14
Over/under
  
StatisticsNavyTemple
First downs  
Total yards  
Rushing yards  
Passing yards  
Turnovers  
Time of possession  
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
NavyPassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  
TemplePassing  
Rushing  
Receiving  

References

  1. "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
  2. "2021 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.


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