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2020 Temple Owls football
2020 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	1–6 (1–6 The American)
Head coach	Rod Carey (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Mike Uremovich (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeff Knowles (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
	Seasons ← 2019 2021 →

2020 American Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Cincinnati y$	6	–	0	9	–	1
Tulsa y	6	–	0	6	–	3
Memphis	5	–	3	8	–	3
UCF	5	–	3	6	–	4
SMU	4	–	3	7	–	3
Houston	3	–	3	3	–	5
Navy	3	–	4	3	–	7
Tulane	3	–	5	6	–	6
East Carolina	3	–	5	3	–	6
Temple	1	–	6	1	–	6
South Florida	0	–	7	1	–	8
Championship: Cincinnati 27, Tulsa 24
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll.

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	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 29–31	4,400
October 17	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 39–37	782
October 24	12:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN+	L 29–41	10,321
October 31	12:00 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN+	L 3–38	1,200
November 7	12:00 p.m.	No. 18 SMU	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 23–47	2,577
November 14	7:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bounce House Orlando, FL	ESPNU	L 13–38	8,768
November 21	12:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 3–28	0
Rankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 24 released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

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

Date: October 10, 2020
Location: Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
Annapolis, MD
Game start: 6:02 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 3 minutes
Game attendance: 4,400
Game weather: 71 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Overcast, Slight Wind • Wind: S 5–10 MPH
Referee: Tim Rich
TV announcers (CBS Sports Network): John Sadak (play–by–play), Randy Cross (analyst), and Sheehan Stanwick Burch (sideline reporter)

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, 2020
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutes
Game attendance: 782
Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH
Referee: Luke Richmond
TV 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

Date: October 24, 2020
Location: Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Memphis, TN
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 36 minutes
Game attendance: 10,321
Game weather: 50 °F (10 °C) • Weather: Overcast • Wind: NNE 12 MPH
Referee: A Calabrase
TV announcers (ESPN+): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)

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, 2020
Location: Yulman Stadium
New Orleans, LA
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
Elapsed time: 3 hours
Game attendance: 1,200
Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH
Referee: Henry Johns
TV 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, 2020
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutes
Game attendance: 2,577
Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH
Referee: Charles Lamertina
TV 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, 2020
Location: Bounce House
Orlando, FL
Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutes
Game attendance: 8,768
Game 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, 2020
Location: Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST
Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutes
Game attendance: 100
Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH
Referee: Hank Johns
TV 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