2005 Temple Owls football team

2005 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record0–11
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWillie J. Slater (2nd season)
Offensive schemeMultiple
Defensive coordinatorRaymond Monica (8th season)
Base defense4–3
MVPChristian Dunbar
Captains
  • Christian Dunbar
  • John Gross
  • Ray Lamb
  • Mike Mendenhall
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
2005 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 9 Notre Dame  %   –     9 – 3  
Navy   –     8 – 4  
Army   –     4 – 7  
Temple   –     0 – 11  
  • % – BCS at-large representative
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2005 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Temple competed as an independent, and finished with a winless record of 0–11. The team was coached by Bobby Wallace and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field. After a 0–6 start Bobby Wallace did not seek renewal of his contract.[1]

This was the first season since 1990 that the Owls did not compete as members of the Big East Conference. In 2001, the Big East announced that Temple would be expelled from the conference following the 2004 season, citing low attendance records.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 110:00 p.m.at No. 18 Arizona State
FSNAZL 16–6350,049
September 1012:00 p.m.at Wisconsin
ESPNUL 0–6581,806
September 171:00 p.m.Toledo
CN8L 17–429,055
September 241:00 p.m.Western Michigan
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia
CN8L 16–198,922
October 14:00 p.m.at Bowling Green
CN8L 7–7019,462
October 81:00 p.m.Maryland
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia
L 7–3811,311
October 151:00 p.m.No. 7 Miami (FL)
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia
FSNL 3–3423,129
October 2212:30 p.m.at Clemson
CN8L 7–3774,841
October 291:00 p.m.Miami (OH)
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia
L 14–4111,257
November 53:30 p.m.at Virginia
L 3–5157,060
November 191:30 p.m.at Navy
CSTVL 17–3830,261

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Roster

2005 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 2 Brian Allbrooks Sr
TE 88 Kevin Armstrong Fr
RB 27 Michael Billops Sr
WR 83 William Bradley Sr
RB 7 Tim Brown Sr
RB 39 Josh Bundy So
QB 6 Colin Clancy Fr
QB 13 Joe Desanzo Fr
G 60 Neil Dickson Jr
RB 34 Umar Ferguson Sr
WR 82 Bruce Francis Fr
WR 80 Bruce Gordon Jr
OL 78 John Gross Sr
WR 19 Domerio Hamilton Jr
WR 10 Jamel Harris Jr
QB 17 Shane Kelly Fr
TE 88 Anthony Martinez Sr
QB 16 Mike McGann Sr
RB 32 Mike Neal So
WR 14 Nick Santa Cruz Jr
OT 70 Elliot Seifert Jr
WR 22 Travis Shelton So
OL 53 Jacob Simon Sr
FB 42 Vince Yasenchak Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DE 93 Leyon Azubuike Fr
DE 47 J.C. Braker Sr
DT 99 Antwon Burton Sr
CB 28 Evan Cooper Jr. Fr
LB 46 Christian Dunbar Sr
DT 58 Adam Fichter Sr
S 15 Bobby Fulmore Sr
LB 5 Ryan Gore Jr
CB 33 Willie Hardemon So
DB 24 Dominique Harris Fr
LB 43 Keith Holt Fr
DB 4 Justin Johnson Sr
DT 92 Terrance Knighton Fr
CB 20 Ray Lamb Sr
DB 26 Michael Loveland Jr
LB 44 Walter Mebane Jr
DL 45 Mike Mendenhall Sr
CB 24 Chris Page Jr
LB 52 Byron Payne Jr
DB 9 Garrett Schultz Jr
CB 25 Richard Sheppard Fr
DB 38 Darren Sinclair Sr
DT 61 Alston Smith Fr
LB 96 Manuel Tapia Sr
DE 96 Devin Tyler Fr
DB 36 Delonne Wilbourn Sr
DE 89 Rodney Wormley Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
P 12 Jake Hendy Sr
K 13 Ryan Lux Sr
P 37 Mike McLaughlin Sr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

Game summaries

At No. 20 Arizona State

See also: 2005 Arizona State Sun Devils football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 2 7 7 16
No. 20 Sun Devils 14 14 14 21 63
Statistics TEM ASU
First downs 18 27
Total yards 265 559
Rushing yards 62 300
Passing yards 203 259
Passing: comp–att–int 18–37–2 19–31–2
Turnovers 3 3
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 18/37, 203 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 16 rushes, 42 yards
Receiving Bruce Gordon 6 receptions, 98 yards
Arizona State Passing Sam Keller 14/24, 208 yards, 4 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Keegan Herring 12 rushes, 134 yards, TD
Receiving Derek Hagan 3 receptions, 53 yards, 2 TD

At Wisconsin

See also: 2005 Wisconsin Badgers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 0 0
Badgers 17 34 14 0 65
Statistics TEM WIS
First downs 5 26
Total yards 45 492
Rushing yards -11 263
Passing yards 56 229
Passing: comp–att–int 6–26–1 15–25–0
Turnovers 1 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 4/20, 38 yards, INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 12 rushes, 32 yards
Receiving Jamel Harris 3 receptions, 27 yards
Wisconsin Passing John Stocco 12/19, 180 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jamil Walker 13 rushes, 79 yards, TD
Receiving Owen Daniels 6 receptions, 88 yards, 3 TD

Toledo

See also: 2005 Toledo Rockets football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Rockets 21 7 0 14 42
Owls 0 7 3 7 17
Statistics TOL TEM
First downs 22 21
Total yards 393 381
Rushing yards 196 136
Passing yards 197 245
Passing: comp–att–int 23–32–1 18–38–2
Turnovers 1 3
Team Category Player Statistics
Toledo Passing Bruce Gradkowski 20/29, 182 yards, 4 TD, INT
Rushing Trinity Dawson 12 rushes, 63 yards
Receiving Chris Hopkins 5 receptions, 56 yards, TD
Temple Passing Mike McGann 12/29, 160 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Michael Billops 18 rushes, 121 yards, TD
Receiving Bruce Gordon 8 receptions, 103 yards

Western Michigan

See also: 2005 Western Michigan Broncos football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Broncos 2 14 0 3 19
Owls 13 3 0 0 16
Statistics WMU TEM
First downs 23 15
Total yards 378 285
Rushing yards 151 127
Passing yards 227 158
Passing: comp–att–int 22–36–2 10–23–1
Turnovers 5 3
Team Category Player Statistics
Western Michigan Passing Ryan Cubit 18/29, 191 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Trovon Riley 27 rushes, 91 yards
Receiving Tony Scheffler 7 receptions, 118 yards
Temple Passing Mike McGann 10/23, 158 yards, INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 33 rushes, 110 yards, TD
Receiving Brian Allbrooks 4 receptions, 84 yards

At Bowling Green

See also: 2005 Bowling Green Falcons football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 7 0 0 7
Falcons 14 28 21 7 70
Statistics TEM BGSU
First downs 15 30
Total yards 263 461
Rushing yards 161 135
Passing yards 102 326
Passing: comp–att–int 12–24–3 26–31–1
Turnovers 5 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 8/16, 66 yards, 3 INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 28 rushes, 132 yards, TD
Receiving Jamel Harris 4 receptions, 47 yards
Bowling Green Passing Omar Jacobs 26/30, 326 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Anthony Turner 9 rushes, 32 yards, TD
Receiving Steve Sanders 5 receptions, 108 yards, 2 TD

Maryland

See also: 2005 Maryland Terrapins football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Terrapins 3 14 14 7 38
Owls 7 0 0 0 7
Statistics UMD TEM
First downs 26 11
Total yards 472 226
Rushing yards 220 110
Passing yards 252 116
Passing: comp–att–int 22–35–1 8–16–1
Turnovers 2 4
Team Category Player Statistics
Maryland Passing Sam Hollenbach 19/29, 228 yards, INT
Rushing Mario Merrills 12 rushes, 66 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Vernon Davis 5 receptions, 79 yards
Temple Passing Mike McGann 8/14, 116 yards
Rushing Umar Ferguson 25 rushes, 96 yards, TD
Receiving Brian Allbrooks 4 receptions, 63 yards

No. 7 Miami (FL)

See also: 2005 Miami Hurricanes football team
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 7 Hurricanes 27 7 0 0 34
Owls 0 3 0 0 3
Statistics MIA TEM
First downs 16 12
Total yards 351 180
Rushing yards 34 84
Passing yards 317 96
Passing: comp–att–int 16–21–0 10–23–0
Turnovers 2 0
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (FL) Passing Kyle Wright 9/10, 196 yards, 4 TD
Rushing Tyrone Moss 10 rushes, 27 yards
Receiving Sinorice Moss 3 receptions, 122 yards, TD
Temple Passing Joe Desanzo 10/20, 96 yards
Rushing Umar Ferguson 23 rushes, 77 yards
Receiving Domerio Hamilton 2 receptions, 29 yards

At Clemson

See also: 2005 Clemson Tigers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 7 7
Tigers 10 7 10 10 37
Statistics TEM CLEM
First downs 20 23
Total yards 331 514
Rushing yards 12 155
Passing yards 319 359
Passing: comp–att–int 26–44–1 22–33–1
Turnovers 3 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 23/38, 298 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 17 rushes, 48 yards
Receiving Bruce Gordon 8 receptions, 120 yards
Clemson Passing Charlie Whitehurst 19/27, 307 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Reggie Merriweather 17 rushes, 108 yards, TD
Receiving Aaron Kelly 7 receptions, 155 yards, TD

Miami (OH)

See also: 2005 Miami RedHawks football team
1 2 3 4 Total
RedHawks 10 14 17 0 41
Owls 7 7 0 0 14
Statistics MOH TEM
First downs 24 11
Total yards 506 195
Rushing yards 127 75
Passing yards 379 120
Passing: comp–att–int 29–41–0 10–24–2
Turnovers 2 3
Team Category Player Statistics
Miami (OH) Passing Josh Betts 28/40, 379 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Brandon Murphy 18 rushes, 61 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Ryne Robinson 10 receptions, 148 yards, TD
Temple Passing Mike McGann 6/12, 94 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Umar Ferguson 15 rushes, 48 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Umar Ferguson 3 receptions, 72 yards

At Virginia

See also: 2005 Virginia Cavaliers football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 0 0 3 3
Cavaliers 17 10 21 3 51
Statistics TEM UVA
First downs 11 23
Total yards 170 449
Rushing yards 10 262
Passing yards 160 187
Passing: comp–att–int 16–37–1 17–29–2
Turnovers 3 2
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 9/20, 91 yards, INT
Rushing Georg Coleman 18 rushes, 21 yards
Receiving Bruce Francis 7 receptions, 68 yards
Virginia Passing Marques Hagans 10/18, 132 yards, INT
Rushing Jason Snelling 17 rushes, 126 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Maurice Covington 4 receptions, 45 yards

At Navy

See also: 2005 Navy Midshipmen football team
1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 0 17 0 0 17
Midshipmen 0 14 3 21 38
Statistics TEM NAVY
First downs 26 27
Total yards 381 495
Rushing yards 136 375
Passing yards 245 120
Passing: comp–att–int 24–39–0 4–11–0
Turnovers 1 1
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Mike McGann 24/38, 245 yards, TD
Rushing Umar Ferguson 22 rushes, 116 yards
Receiving Bruce Gordon 10 receptions, 125 yards, TD
Navy Passing Lamar Owens 4/11, 120 yards
Rushing Adam Ballard 29 rushes, 167 yards, TD
Receiving Marco Nelson 1 reception, 62 yards

References

  1. ^ "Wallace won't return as Temple coach next season". ESPN.com. October 10, 2005. Retrieved January 24, 2025.
  2. ^ "Temple to leave Big East after 2004 season". September 7, 2001. Retrieved December 12, 2025.
  3. ^ "2005 Football Schedule".


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