2025 Temple Owls football team

2025 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record5–7 (3–5 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Walker (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple 3–4
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 20 Tulane y$^   7 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 25 North Texas y   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Navy   7 – 1     10 – 2  
South Florida   6 – 2     9 – 4  
East Carolina   6 – 2     8 – 4  
Memphis   4 – 4     8 – 5  
Army   4 – 4     6 – 6  
UTSA   4 – 4     6 – 6  
Temple   3 – 5     5 – 7  
Florida Atlantic   3 – 5     4 – 8  
Rice   2 – 6     5 – 7  
UAB   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tulsa   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Charlotte   0 – 8     1 – 11  
Championship: Tulane 34, North Texas 21
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 25, 2025
Rankings from CFP Rankings

The 2025 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Owls played home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 303:30 p.m.at UMass*
ESPN+W 42–1011,565
September 62:00 p.m.Howard*
ESPN+W 55–715,655
September 1312:00 p.m.No. 13 Oklahoma*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2L 3–4224,927
September 204:30 p.m.at No. 18 Georgia Tech*
The CWL 24–4545,123
October 41:00 p.m.UTSA
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 27–2112,132
October 114:00 p.m.Navy
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2L 31–3226,149
October 183:30 p.m.at Charlotte
ESPN+W 49–1413,618
October 253:30 p.m.at Tulsa
ESPN+W 38–37 OT16,403
November 12:00 p.m.East Carolina
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 14–4513,168
November 812:00 p.m.at Army
CBSSNL 13–1430,594
November 223:45 p.m.No. 24 Tulane
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUL 13–3713,366
November 283:30 p.m.at North Texas
ESPNL 25–5224,492

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Game summaries

at UMass

See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 21 01442
Minutemen 10 0 0010

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, Massachusetts

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 11,565
  • Referee: Matt Packowski
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Robert Lee (play-by-play) and Patrick Murray (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:25) MASS – Rocko Griffin 18-yard run, Derek Morris kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:35; UMass 7–0)
  • (5:02) TEM – Peter Clarke 21-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 12 plays, 90 yards, 6:18; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:11) MASS – Derek Morris 40-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 3:51; UMass 10–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:48) TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 24-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 41 yards, 0:40; Temple 14–10)
  • (5:40) TEM – Peter Clarke 29-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 99 yards, 2:08; Temple 21–10)
  • (0:59) TEM – Terrez Worthy 13-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 0:35; Temple 28–10)
Third quarter
  • No scoring plays
Fourth quarter
  • (12:39) TEM – Ryder Kusch 3-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 80 yards, 7:09; Temple 35–10)
  • (6:26) TEM – Ryder Kusch 2-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:57; Temple 42–10)
Statistics TEM MASS
First downs 24 18
Plays–yards 66–467 62–302
Rushes–yards 37–191 22–103
Passing yards 276 199
Passing: comp–att–int 22–29–0 25–40–1
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 33:46 26:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 19/25, 248 yards, 6 TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 19 carries, 128 yards
Receiving JoJo Bermudez 7 receptions, 87 yards
UMass Passing Brandon Rose 23/38, 193 yards, INT
Rushing Rocko Griffin 10 carries, 94 yards, TD
Receiving Jacquon Gibson 12 receptions, 132 yards

Howard (FCS)

See also: 2025 Howard Bison football team
Howard Bison (FCS) (1–0) at Temple Owls (1–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison (FCS) 0 7 007
Owls 21 10 141055

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 88 °F (31 °C) • Wind: NE at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 15,655
  • Referee: Matt Beck
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Jay Sonnhalter (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:04) TEM – Terrez Worthy 13-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 4:51; Temple 7–0)
  • (4:37) TEM – JoJo Bermudez 24-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 63 yards, 3:11; Temple 14–0)
  • (0:36) TEM – Colin Chase 8-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Temple 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (9:05) HOW – KD Mosley 1-yard pass from Tyriq Starks, Matt Conord kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:31; Temple 21–7)
  • (3:54) TEM – Carl Hardin 45-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 5:07; Temple 24–7)
  • (0:43) TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 4-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 53 yards, 1:05; Temple 31–7)
Third quarter
  • (10:32) TEM – Jay Ducker 15-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:51; Temple 38–7)
  • (0:57) TEM – Joquez Smith 12-yard pass from Gevani McCoy, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 7:38; Temple 45–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (9:42) TEM – Carl Hardin 31-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 19 yards, 5:12; Temple 48–7)
  • (7:17) TEM – Hunter Smith 65-yard run, Lucas Glassburn kick (Drive: 2 plays, 63 yards, 0:56; Temple 55–7)
Statistics HOW TEM
First downs 9 28
Plays–yards 48–121 66–560
Rushes–yards 28–82 50–329
Passing yards 39 231
Passing: comp–att–int 8–20–1 14–16–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 23:46 36:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing Tyriq Starks 7/14, 34 yards, TD
Rushing Travis Kerney 8 carries, 28 yards
Receiving John Simmons III 1 reception, 15 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 8/10, 174 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 10 carries, 87 yards, TD
Receiving Xavier Irvin 3 receptions, 78 yards

No. 13 Oklahoma

See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
No. 13 Oklahoma Sooners (2–0) at Temple Owls (2–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 13 Sooners 11 17 14042
Owls 0 3 003

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: N at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 24,927
  • Referee: Ted Pitts
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Marilyn Payne (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:36) OU – Jovantae Barnes 3-yard run, Jacob Ulrich pass (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 4:00; Oklahoma 8–0)
  • (4:05) OU – Tate Sandell 52-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 20 yards, 3:38; Oklahoma 11–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:11) OU – Tory Blaylock 6-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 12 plays, 89 yards, 4:34; Oklahoma 18–0)
  • (10:05) OU – Tory Blaylock 18-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 4 plays, 45 yards, 0:43; Oklahoma 25–0)
  • (2:33) TEM – Carl Hardin 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, -3 yards, 1:03; Oklahoma 25–3)
  • (0:27) OU – Tate Sandell 29-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 54 yards, 2:06; Oklahoma 28–3)
Third quarter
  • (7:57) OU – Xavier Robinson 6-yard pass from John Mateer, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 1:20; Oklahoma 35–3)
  • (5:47) OU – John Mateer 51-yard run, Tate Sandell kick (Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:43; Oklahoma 42–3)
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Statistics OU TEM
First downs 29 7
Plays–yards 79–515 54–104
Rushes–yards 42–228 27–26
Passing yards 287 78
Passing: comp–att–int 21–37–1 14–27–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 32:16 27:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing John Mateer 20/34, 282 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tory Blaylock 14 carries, 100 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Isaiah Sategna III 7 receptions, 97 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 13/25, 75 yards
Rushing Jay Ducker 7 carries, 24 yards
Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 2 receptions, 21 yards

at No. 18 Georgia Tech

See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Temple Owls (2–1) at No. 18 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (3–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 0 7 71024
No. 18 Yellow Jackets 21 0 141045

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 20
  • Game time: 4:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 87 °F (31 °C) • Wind: SW at 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 45,123
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (The CW): Thom Brennaman (play-by-play), Will Blackmon (analyst) and Wes Bryant (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:37) GT – Haynes King 17-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:19; Georgia Tech 7–0)
  • (7:37) GT – Malik Rutherford 24-yard pass from Haynes King, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:49; Georgia Tech 14–0)
  • (2:38) GT – Isiah Canion 37-yard pass from Haynes King, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:23; Georgia Tech 21–0)
Second quarter
  • (12:29) TEM – Jay Ducker 2-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:09; Georgia Tech 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (13:53) TEM – JoJo Bermundez 28-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 31 yards, 0:41; Georgia Tech 21–14)
  • (11:47) GT – Malachi Hosley 34-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:06; Georgia Tech 28–14)
  • (2:56) GT – Malachi Hosley 2-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 2:41; Georgia Tech 35–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (8:50) GT – Aidan Birr 32-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 46 yards, 4:16; Georgia Tech 38–14)
  • (5:25) GT – Carl Hardin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 3:25; Georgia Tech 38–17)
  • (5:15) GT – Daylon Gordon 47-yard run, Aidan Birr kick (Drive: 1 play, 47 yards, 0:09; Georgia Tech 45–17)
  • (0:03) TEM – Xavier Irvin 4-yard pass from Gevani McCoy, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 5:12; Georgia Tech 45–24)
Statistics TEM GT
First downs 19 19
Plays–yards 81–328 48–468
Rushes–yards 44–184 30–307
Passing yards 144 161
Passing: comp–att–int 17–37–0 13–18–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 37:29 22:31
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 13/32, 127 yards, TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 14 carries, 76 yards, TD
Receiving JoJo Bermudez 4 receptions, 58 yards, TD
Georgia Tech Passing Haynes King 13/18, 161 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jamal Haynes 12 carries, 107 yards
Receiving Isiah Canion 2 receptions, 44 yards, TD

UTSA

See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners (2–2) at Temple Owls (2–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners 7 7 7021
Owls 3 0 21327

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 12,132
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:44) UTSA – Patrick Overmyer 1-yard run, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:16; UTSA 7–0)
  • (5:53) TEM – Carl Hardin 31-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 57 yards, 2:46; UTSA 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (7:21) UTSA – Patrick Overmyer 7-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 14 plays, 81 yards, 7:46; UTSA 14–3)
Third quarter
  • (9:03) TEM – JoJo Bermudez 8-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 5:57; UTSA 14–10)
  • (7:24) TEM – Hunter Smith 54-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 1 play, 54 yards, 0:09; Temple 17–14)
  • (5:28) UTSA – Devin McCuin 18-yard pass from Owen McCown, Michael Petro kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:56; UTSA 21–17)
  • (1:30) TEM – Peter Clarke 15-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 38 yards, 0:29; Temple 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (1:56) TEM – Carl Hardin 36-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 13 yards, 1:28; Temple 27–21)
Statistics UTSA TEM
First downs 19 15
Plays–yards 67–304 57–309
Rushes–yards 30–70 32–128
Passing yards 234 181
Passing: comp–att–int 25–37–2 16–25–0
Turnovers 2 0
Time of possession 32:19 27:41
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing Owen McCown 25/37, 234 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT
Rushing Will Henderson III 10 carries, 42 yards
Receiving AJ Wilson 3 receptions, 67 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 16/25, 181 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Hunter Smith 8 carries, 74 yards, TD
Receiving Peter Clarke 4 receptions, 82 yards, TD
See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (5–0) at Temple Owls (3–2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen 7 0 141132
Owls 7 10 7731

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 26,149
  • Referee: Matt Overton
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Roy Philpott (play-by-play), Sam Acho (analyst) and Taylor Davis (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:18) NAVY – Cody Howard 50-yard pass from Blake Horvath, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 2:01; Navy 7–0)
  • (3:19) TEM – Evan Simon 2-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:59; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (14:13) TEM – Carl Hardin 23-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 64 yards, 2:58; Temple 10–7)
  • (0:25) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 2:18; Temple 17–7)
Third quarter
  • (9:59) NAVY – Blake Horvath 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 4:55; Temple 17–14)
  • (6:37) TEM – JoJo Bermudez 26-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 3:17; Temple 24–14)
  • (2:22) NAVY – Alex Tecza 2-yard run, Nathan Kirkwood kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:15; Temple 24–21)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:34) NAVY – Nathan Kirkwood 48-yard field goal (Drive: 15 plays, 59 yards, 8:14; Tied 24–24)
  • (1:16) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:18; Temple 31–24)
  • (0:39) NAVY – Blake Horvath 51-yard run, Alex Tecza pass (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 0:37; Navy 32–31)
Statistics NAVY TEM
First downs 15 27
Plays–yards 54–384 75–520
Rushes–yards 37–243 39–175
Passing yards 141 345
Passing: comp–att–int 6–17–0 25–36–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 25:58 34:02
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Blake Horvath 6/16, 141 yards, TD
Rushing Blake Horvath 19 carries, 155 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Eli Heidenreich 3 receptions, 72 yards
Temple Passing Evan Simon 25/36, 345 yards, TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 24 carries, 97 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 9 receptions, 146 yards

at Charlotte

See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Temple Owls (3–3) at Charlotte 49ers (1–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 21 21049
49ers 7 0 0714

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SW at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,618
  • Referee: Kevin Randall
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Reginald Walker Jr. (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (7:38) TEM – Colin Chase 11-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 64 yards, 2:12; Temple 7–0)
  • (1:38) CLT – Gus McGee 2-yard pass from Grayson Loftis, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 6:00; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:22) TEM – Evan Simon 5-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 42 yards, 1:27; Temple 14–7)
  • (9:45) TEM – Adrian Laing 64-yard interception, Carl Hardin kick (Temple 21–7)
  • (1:52) TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 64-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 4:55; Temple 28–7)
Third quarter
  • (12:29) TEM – Peter Clarke 8-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 3 plays, 68 yards, 1:41; Temple 35–7)
  • (6:00) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 7 plays, 38 yards, 3:23; Temple 42–7)
  • (0:48) TEM – Louis Frye 73-yard fumble recovery, Carl Hardin kick (Temple 49–7)
Fourth quarter
  • (0:57) CLT – Zach Wilcke 10-yard run, Liam Boyd kick (Drive: 15 plays, 70 yards, 7:09; Temple 49–14)
Statistics TEM CLT
First downs 18 21
Plays–yards 53–384 76–357
Rushes–yards 30–172 47–199
Passing yards 212 158
Passing: comp–att–int 16–23–0 15–29–1
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 25:16 34:44
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 15/22, 194 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jay Ducker 9 carries, 114 yards, TD
Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 5 receptions, 85 yards, TD
Charlotte Passing Grayson Loftis 10/22, 108 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Jake Davids 13 carries, 42 yards
Receiving Javen Nicholas 5 receptions, 50 yards

at Tulsa

See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Temple Owls (4–3) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (2–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Owls 7 7 143738
Golden Hurricane 3 14 77637

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 25
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 60 °F (16 °C) • Wind: SE at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,403
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (8:32) TLSA – Seth Morgan 36-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 6:24; Tulsa 3–0)
  • (3:02) TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 24-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 43 yards, 0:48; Temple 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (8:12) TEM – Jay Ducker 1-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 10 plays, 59 yards, 6:36; Temple 14–3)
  • (5:20) TLSA – Brody Foley 5-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:51; Temple 14–10)
  • (0:03) TLSA – Brody Foley 8-yard pass from Baylor Hayes, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 1:52; Tulsa 17–14)
Third quarter
  • (12:28) TEM – Jay Ducker 13-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 5 plays, 79 yards, 2:25; Temple 21–17)
  • (7:28) TLSA – Grayson Tempest 5-yard pass from Baylor Hayes, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 5:00; Tulsa 24–21)
  • (4:13) TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 6-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 3:15; Temple 28–24)
Fourth quarter
  • (6:05) TEM – Carl Hardin 52-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 13 yards, 2:14; Temple 31–24)
  • (3:44) TLSA – Dominic Richardson 1-yard run, Seth Morgan kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:16; Tied 31–31)
Overtime
  • TEM – Kajiya Hollawayne 1-yard pass from Evan Simon, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Temple 38–31)
  • TLSA – Brody Foley 9-yard pass from Baylor Hayes (Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 0:00; Temple 38–37)
Statistics TEM TLSA
First downs 22 25
Plays–yards 69–447 75–436
Rushes–yards 34–180 44–140
Passing yards 267 296
Passing: comp–att–int 24–35–0 19–31–0
Turnovers 0 1
Time of possession 31:48 28:12
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Evan Simon 24/35, 267 yards, 5 TD
Rushing Hunter Smith 10 carries, 92 yards
Receiving Kajiya Hollawayne 10 receptions, 85 yards, 3 TD
Tulsa Passing Baylor Hayes 19/31, 296 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Dominic Richardson 19 carries, 78 yards, TD
Receiving Josh Smith 4 receptions, 112 yards

East Carolina

See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (4–3) at Temple Owls (5–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates 14 14 14345
Owls 7 7 0014

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 59 °F (15 °C) • Wind: W at 12 miles per hour (19 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 13,168
  • Referee: Reid Jackson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
  • (13:08) ECU – Yannick Smith 7-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; East Carolina 7–0)
  • (9:32) ECU – Anthony Smith 45-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 1 play, 45 yards, 0:08; East Carolina 14–0)
  • (4:31) TEM – Jay Ducker 4-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 27 yards, 2:15; East Carolina 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (11:24) TEM – Keveun Mason 29-yard run, Carl Hardin kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:32; Tied 14–14)
  • (6:15) ECU – Mike Wright Jr. 15-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 5:05; East Carolina 21–14)
  • (2:59) ECU – Yannick Smith 59-yard pass from Katin Houser, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 0:44; East Carolina 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:42) ECU – London Montgomery 19-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 4:48; East Carolina 35–14)
  • (3:52) ECU – Marlon Gunn Jr. 1-yard run, Nick Mazzie kick (Drive: 8 plays, 97 yards, 2:07; East Carolina 42–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:06) ECU – Nick Mazzie 46-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 45 yards, 4:47; East Carolina 45–14)
Statistics ECU TEM
First downs 26 11
Plays–yards 75–614 55–233
Rushes–yards 51–358 30–82
Passing yards 256 151
Passing: comp–att–int 19–24–1 15–25–1
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 31:27 28:33
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing Katin Houser 19/24, 256 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing London Montgomery 14 carries, 84 yards, TD
Receiving Yannick Smith 5 receptions, 100 yards, 2 TD
Temple Passing Evan Simon 11/20, 80 yards, INT
Rushing Jay Ducker 15 carries, 45 yards, TD
Receiving Colin Chase 5 receptions, 57 yards

at Army

See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
Temple Owls (5–4) at Army Black Knights (4–4) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Black Knights - - --0

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 24 Tulane

See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team
No. 24 Tulane Green Wave (8–2) at Temple Owls (5–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Green Wave - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 3:45 p.m. EST
  • TV announcers (ESPNU): Chuckie Kempf (play-by-play) and Darius Walker (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TULN TEM
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at North Texas

See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team
Temple Owls (5-6) at North Texas Mean Green (10-1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls 7 0 71125
Mean Green 14 21 10752

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 28
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 57 °F (14 °C)
  • Game attendance: 24,492
  • Referee: Tim Rich
  • TV announcers (ESPN): Clay Matvick (play-by-play), Chase Daniel (analyst) and Tori Petry (sideline)
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM UNT
First downs
Plays–yards – –
Rushes–yards – –
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int –– ––
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

Transfers

Outgoing

Player Position Destination
E.J. Wilson RB Abilene Christian
Chris Dietrich QB Bucknell
Landon Morris TE California
Hugo Gil DL Charleston Southern
Reese Clark TE Delaware State
Tyler Lepolo LB Eastern Washington
Brylan Noonan LS Kennesaw State
DeVonta Owens DB Lindenwood
Darrell Sweeting CB Marshall
Jamel Johnson DB NC State
Tra Thomas DE NC State
Demerick Morris DL Oklahoma State
Antwain Littleton II RB Rhode Island
Tyquan King LB UConn
James Faminu OL UNLV
Andrew McIlquham LS UNLV
Antwone Santiago LB Virginia Tech
Melvin Siani OL Wake Forest
Jaylen Lewis DB Western Kentucky
Tyrei Washington RB Unknown
Jamar Taylor Jr. WR Unknown
Shekuna Kamara WR Unknown
Kevin Terry OL Withdrawn
Terrez Worthy RB Withdrawn

Incoming

Player Position Previous school
CJ Van Buren II IOL Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Thomas Nance TE Bethune–Cookman
Jake Woods TE Cal Poly
JoJo Bermudez WR Delaware
Ty Davis LB Delaware
Charles Calhoun III EDGE Gannon
Nick Reeves IOL Georgia
Omar Ibrahim DB Hampton
Isaiah Hayse LS Indiana Wesleyan
Jayvant Brown LB Kentucky
Ken Meir OL Lindenwood
Hunter Smith RB Louisiana–Monroe
Avery Powell DB Missouri State
Willy Love LB Monmouth
Demerick Morris DL Oklahoma State
Gevani McCoy QB Oregon State
Earl Kulp CB Purdue
Anthony Chiccitt QB Robert Morris
Jay Ducker RB Sam Houston
Dontae Pollard CB Samford
Pooh Lawton S Slippery Rock
Johnny Martin RB Stony Brook
Colin Chase WR St. Thomas
Aaron Beckwith DL UMass
Jalen Stewart LB UMass
Jaylen Castleberry DB Youngstown State

[2][3]

Coaching staff additions

Name New Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
K. C. Keeler Head coach Sam Houston Head coach [4]
Tyler Walker Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Montana State Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks [5]
Brian Smith Defensive coordinator Rice Defensive coordinator/Safeties [6]
Al Johnson Offensive line Montana State Offensive line [5]
Andrew Pierce Running backs Delaware Assistant coach/Running backs/Recruiting coordinator [5]
Roy Roundtree Wide receivers Miami (OH) Wide receivers [5]
Chris Zarkoskie Tight ends James Madison Assistant offensive line [5]
Henry Baker Pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks Marshall Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks [6]
Cedric Calhoun Defensive line Rice Defensive line [6]
Keith Dudzinski Linebackers UMass Defensive coordinator/Linebackers [6]
Chris Raitano Outside linebackers Monmouth Linebackers [6]
Brian Ginn Special teams Sam Houston Offensive consultant [7]

References

  1. ^ "2025 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Temple Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  3. ^ "Temple Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  4. ^ Russo, Ralph D. (December 1, 2024). "Temple football hires Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler as next head coach". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Keeler Introduces His New Offensive Staff". owlsports. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Keeler Unveils New Defensive Staff". owlsports. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "Keeler Introduces Special Teams Coaches". owlsports. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
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