Division Eastern Division Defensive coordinator Phil Snow (3rd year) | Head coach Matt Rhule (3rd year) | |
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Conference American Athletic Conference 2015 record 10–4 (7–1 The American) Offensive coordinator Marcus Satterfield (3rd year) | ||
The 2015 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Houston. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Toledo.
Contents
- Schedule
- Penn State
- at Cincinnati
- at East Carolina
- Notre Dame
- Connecticut
- National Awards
- All Americans
- Conference Awards
- American Athletic Conference All Conference Team
- References
The season was highlighted by the first win against Penn State since 1941, their first ever 7–0 start, and their first AP Poll and Coaches Poll ranking since 1979, and was considered a breakout season for the program.
Schedule
Schedule Source:Penn State
This was the Owls' first victory over Penn State since 1941. The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game. After the Nittany Lions scored 10 points in the first quarter, Temple responded with 27 unanswered points. Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg was sacked 10 times, with Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich recording three sacks. This game was Temple's first victory over a Big Ten team since a 1990 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.
at Cincinnati
This was the Owls' first victory over Cincinnati since 1985.
at East Carolina
This was the first game, and win, for a nationally ranked Owls team since 1979.
Notre Dame
This was the first time ESPN's College GameDay visited a Temple home game. Set up at Independence Mall, the broadcast attracted more than 10,000 fans.
Connecticut
This win sealed the Owl's berth in the inaugural AAC Championship, their second division title in team history.
National Awards
Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior
All Americans
Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior
Dion Dawkins - OL - Junior - 4th Team
Conference Awards
Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
Kyle Friend, C
Matt Ioannidis, DL
Eric Lofton, OL
Tyler Matakevich, LB
Nate D. Smith, DL
Jahad Thomas, RB
Alex Wells, FS
Dion Dawkins, OL
Sean Chandler, DB
Haason Reddick, DL