2024 Temple Owls football team

2024 Temple Owls football
2024 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–4 (0–2 AAC)
Head coach	Stan Drayton (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (3rd season)
Offensive scheme	Pro-style
Defensive coordinator	Everett Withers (2nd season)
Base defense	Multiple
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
	Seasons ← 2023 2025 →

2024 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
Army	3	–	0	4	–	0
Navy	3	–	0	4	–	0
North Texas	1	–	0	4	–	1
East Carolina	1	–	0	3	–	2
Tulane	1	–	0	3	–	2
Charlotte	1	–	0	2	–	3
Memphis	0	–	1	4	–	1
Florida Atlantic	0	–	1	2	–	3
South Florida	0	–	1	2	–	3
Tulsa	0	–	1	2	–	3
UTSA	0	–	1	2	–	3
UAB	0	–	1	1	–	3
Rice	0	–	2	1	–	4
Temple	0	–	2	1	–	4
Championship: December 6, 2024
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant As of September 29, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by Stan Drayton in his third year as the head coach. The Owls play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Preseason

AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Owls were predicted to finish last in the conference.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
Media poll
1	Memphis	409 (23)
2	UTSA	368 (4)
3	Tulane	362 (2)
4	South Florida	339
5	Army	236 (1)
6	Florida Atlantic	228
7	East Carolina	219
7	Rice	219
9	North Texas	216
10	UAB	192
11	Navy	150
12	Tulsa	95
13	Charlotte	77
14	Temple	40

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	7:00 p.m.	at No. 16 Oklahoma*	Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	ESPN	L 3–51	83,329
September 7	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 11–38	28,889
September 14	2:00 p.m.	Coastal Carolina*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 20–28	13,945
September 21	2:00 p.m.	Utah State*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 45–29	11,384
September 26	7:30 p.m.	Army	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 14–42	13,255
October 5	3:30 p.m.	at UConn*	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	CBSSN
October 19		Tulsa	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
October 26		at East Carolina	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC
November 9		at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA
November 16		Florida Atlantic	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
November 22	7:00 p.m.	at UTSA	Alamodome San Antonio, TX	ESPN2
November 30		North Texas	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

at No. 16 Oklahoma

Temple Owls (0–0) at No. 16 Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	3	0	3
No. 16 Sooners	17	17	3	14	51

at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma

Date: August 30th
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
Game attendance: 83,329
Referee: Jeff Heaser
TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(11:17) OU – Bauer Sharp 14 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 7 plays, 76 yards, 2:46; Oklahoma 7–0)
(8:07) OU – Deion Burks 14 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 43 yards, 1:43; Oklahoma 14–0)
(0:43) OU – Tyler Keltner 50 yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 1 yard, 1:22; Oklahoma 17–0)

Second quarter

(8:05) OU – Tyler Keltner 42 yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 34 yards, 4:51; Oklahoma 20–0)
(5:28) OU – Deion Burks 8 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 5 plays, 44 yards, 1:22; Oklahoma 27–0)
(0:36) OU – Deion Burks 5 yard pass from Jackson Arnold, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 2 plays, 6 yards, 0:38; Oklahoma 34–0)

Third quarter

(7:53) OU – Tyler Keltner 24 yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 2:26; Oklahoma 37–0)
(3:07) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 49 yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 44 yards, 4:46; Oklahoma 37–3)

Fourth quarter

(11:44) OU – Jaren Kanak 21 yard fumble return, Tyler Keltner kick (Oklahoma 44–3)
(3:11) OU – Taylor Tatum 8 yard run, Tyler Keltner kick (Drive: 9 plays, 85 yards, 4:23; Oklahoma 51–3)

Statistics	TEM	OU
First downs	13	18
Plays–yards	61–197	65–378
Rushes–yards	36–69	36–220
Passing yards	128	158
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	12–25–2	19–29–0
Time of possession	31:31	28:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Forrest Brock	12/25, 128 yards, 2 INT
	Rushing	E.J. Wilson	6 carries, 31 yards
	Receiving	Dante Wright	3 receptions, 36 yards
Oklahoma	Passing	Jackson Arnold	17/25, 141 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Taylor Tatum	5 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Bauer Sharp	5 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD

at Navy

Temple Owls (0–1) at Navy Midshipmen (1–0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	3	0	8	11
Midshipmen	9	14	15	0	38

at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland

Date: September 7th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
Game attendance: 28,889
Referee: Steven Anderson
TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(5:44) NAVY – Team safety (Navy 2–0)
(0:23) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 11 plays, 58 yards, 5:15; Navy 9–0)

Second quarter

(13:11) NAVY – Blake Horvath 62 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 62 yards, 0:10; Navy 16–0)
(8:04) NAVY – Alex Tecza 65 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 1 play, 65 yards, 0:08; Navy 23–0)
(0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 36 yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:28; Navy 23–3)

Third quarter

(11:01) NAVY – Eli Heidenreich 31 yard pass from Blake Horvath, 2-point pass (Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 3:54; Navy 31–3)
(2:58) NAVY – Blake Horvath 18 yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 28 yards, 1:50; Navy 38–3)

Fourth quarter

(10:00) TEM – Dante Wright 23 yard pass from Forrest Brock, 2-point pass (Drive: 11 plays, 82 yards, 4:53; Navy 38–11)

Statistics	TEM	NAVY
First downs	16	17
Plays–yards	66–312	60–409
Rushes–yards	20–35	51–297
Passing yards	277	112
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	30–46–2	5–9–0
Time of possession	29:10	30:50

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	Forrest Brock	30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton II	9 carries, 22 yards
	Receiving	Dante Wright	11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Blake Horvath	5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Blake Horvath	15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Eli Heidenreich	4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (2–0) at Temple Owls (0–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Chanticleers	14	7	7	0	28
Owls	3	7	7	3	20

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 14th
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,945
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst)

Game information

First quarter

(4:14) CCU – Christian Washington 15 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 11 plays, 63 yards, 4:46; Coastal Carolina 7–0)
(3:30) CCU – Xamarion Gordon 29 yard interception return, Kade Hensley kick (Coastal Carolina 14–0)
(1:37) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 54 yard field goal (Drive: 5 plays, 39 yards, 1:53; Coastal Carolina 14–3)

Second quarter

(8:25) CCU – Cameron Wright 8 yard pass from Ethan Vasko, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:43; Coastal Carolina 21–3)
(4:37) TEM – John Adams 15 yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:48; Coastal Carolina 21–10)

Third quarter

(10:26) TEM – Dante Wright 2 yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 53 yards, 3:44; Coastal Carolina 21–17)
(3:48) CCU – Christian Washington 5 yard run, Kade Hensley kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:38; Coastal Carolina 28–17)

Fourth quarter

(12:58) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 37 yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 54 yards, 5:44; Coastal Carolina 28–20)

Statistics	CCU	TEM
First downs	19	15
Plays–yards	63–287	61–314
Rushes–yards	42–184	36–129
Passing yards	103	185
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	15–21–0	17–25–1
Time of possession	29:41	30:19

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Coastal Carolina	Passing	Ethan Vasko	15/21, 103 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Ethan Vasko	16 carries, 92 yards
	Receiving	Jameson Tucker	4 receptions, 35 yards
Temple	Passing	Evan Simon	17/25, 185 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Antwain Littleton II	14 carries, 74 yards
	Receiving	Dante Wright	9 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD

Utah State

Utah State Aggies (1–2) at Temple Owls (0–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Aggies	0	21	0	8	29
Owls	0	17	7	21	45

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 21st
Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
Game attendance: 11,384
TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
Box Score

Game information

First Quarter

No scoring plays.

Second Quarter

(14:30) USU – Herschel Turner 4-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 1:11; Utah State 7–0.)
(11:19) USU – Jalen Royals 26-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 2:11; Utah State 14–0.)
(7:50) TEM – Antonio Jones 32-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 3:24; Utah State 14–7.)
(1:10) TEM – Antwain Littleton II 17-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 10 plays, 65 yards, 5:17; Tied 14–14.)
(0:17) USU – Rahsul Faison 20-yard run, Elliott Nimrod kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 0:53; Utah State 21–14.)
(0:00) TEM – Maddux Trujillo 64-yard field goal (Drive: 2 plays, 11 yards, 0:10; Utah State 21–17.)

Third Quarter

(4:10) TEM – Dante Wright 91-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 3 plays, 94 yards, 0:59; Temple 24–21.)

Fourth Quarter

(11:57) TEM – Daniel Evert 16-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 9 plays, 82 yards, 5:01; Temple 31–21.)
(6:02) TEM – Peter Clarke 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 4:10; Temple 38–21.)
(3:55) USU – Jack Hestera 28-yard pass from Spencer Petras, Kyrese White pass (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:07; Temple 35–29.)
(3:22) TEM – Evan Simon 1-yard run, Maddux Trujillo kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 0:26; Temple 45–29.)

Statistics	USU	TEM
First downs	26	20
Plays–yards	80–479	68–451
Rushes–yards	36–186	41–180
Passing yards	293	271
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	26–44–1	17–27–0
Time of possession	29:02	30:58

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Utah State	Passing	Spencer Petras	26/44, 293 yds, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Rashul Faison	27 rushes, 148 yds, TD
	Receiving	Jalen Royals	10 receptions, 112 yds, TD
Temple	Passing	Evan Simon	17/27, 271 yds, 5 TD
	Rushing	Evan Simon	11 rushes, 49 yds, TD
	Receiving	Dante Wright	3 receptions, 116 yds, TD

Army

Army Black Knights (3–0) at Temple Owls (1–3) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	7	7	14	14	42
Owls	0	0	6	8	14

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: September 26th
Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
Game attendance: 13,255
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)

Game information

First quarter

(9:48) ARM – Noah Short 61-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 3 plays, 86 yards, 1:32; Army 7–0)

Second quarter

(11:50) ARM – Bryson Daily 8-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 13 plays, 89 yards, 8:29; Army 14–0)

Third quarter

(10:50) ARM – Bryson Daily 9-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:10; Army 21–0)
(5:22) ARM – Kanye Udoh 28-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 3:44; Army 28–0)
(1:10) TEM – Dante Wright 29-yard pass from Evan Simon (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 4:12; Army 28–6)

Fourth quarter

(11:19) TEM – Daniel Evert 54-yard pass from Evan Simon, Antonio Jones pass (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Army 28–14)
(7:36) ARM – Bryson Daily 12-yard run, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:43; Army 35–14)
(1:54) ARM – Cam Schurr 18-yard pass from Dewayne Coleman, Trey Gronotte kick (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:25; Army 42–14)

Statistics	ARMY	TEM
First downs	23	12
Plays–yards	63–489	52–219
Rushes–yards	57–417	22–-5
Passing yards	72	224
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	3–6–0	19–30–1
Time of possession	35:14	24:40

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Army	Passing	Bryson Daily	2/5, 54 yards
	Rushing	Bryson Daily	24 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD
	Receiving	Noah Short	1 reception, 27 yards
Temple	Passing	Evan Simon	19/30, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT
	Rushing	Joquez Smith	4 carries, 8 yards
	Receiving	Dante Wright	8 receptions, 98 yards, TD

at UConn

Temple Owls (1–4) at UConn Huskies (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut

Date: October 5th
Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
TV: CBSSN

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	CONN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UConn	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tulsa

Tulsa Golden Hurricane (–) at Temple Owls (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: October 19th
Game time: TBD p.m. EDT
TV: TBD

Statistics	TLSA	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tulsa	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at East Carolina

Temple Owls (–) at East Carolina Pirates (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Pirates	0	0	0	0	0

at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina

Date: October 26th
Game time: TBD p.m. EDT
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	ECU
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
East Carolina	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Tulane

Temple Owls (–) at Tulane Green Wave (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana

Date: November 9th
Game time: TBD p.m. EST
TV: TBD

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	TULN
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Tulane	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Florida Atlantic

Florida Atlantic Owls (–) at Temple Owls (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Florida Atlantic Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Temple Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 16th
Game time: TBD p.m. EST
TV: TBD

Statistics	FAU	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida Atlantic	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at UTSA

Temple Owls (–) at UTSA Roadrunners (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Roadrunners	0	0	0	0	0

at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas

Date: November 22nd
Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
Game weather: None (played indoors)
TV: ESPN2

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

Third quarter

Fourth quarter

Statistics	TEM	UTSA
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
UTSA	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

North Texas

North Texas Mean Green (–) at Temple Owls (–) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Mean Green	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	0	0	0	0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Date: November 30th
Game time: TBD p.m. EST
TV: TBD

Statistics	UNT	TEM
First downs
Plays–yards	–	–
Rushes–yards	–	–
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	––	––
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
North Texas	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Temple	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

References

^ "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
^ "2024 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

[1] "Memphis is the Favorite in 2024 American Preseason Media Poll". American Athletic Conference. July 23, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.

[2] "2024 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 19, 2024.

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