2009 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2009 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East MAC 9–4 7–1 Al Golden 4th Matt Rhule 2nd Pro spread Mark D'Onofrio 4th 4–3 Lincoln Financial Field MAC East Division co-champion EagleBank Bowl L 21–30 vs. UCLA thumb|270px|At the 2009 EagleBank Bowl The 2009 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Temple competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field. The Owls finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in conference play to be co–champions of the MAC East Division and were invited to the EagleBank Bowl where they lost to UCLA 30–21. This was the Owls first bowl game since the Garden State Bowl in 1979. Before the season Recruiting yes yes 2009 Cody Bohler OL Somerville, New Jersey Immaculata HS 6 7 300 – 2008-11-09 2 2 75 Levi Brown DT Bethlehem, Pennsylvania Liberty HS 6 3 312 5.1 2008-06-28 2 2 40 Blaze Caponegro RB Wall, New Jersey Wall HS 6 1 205 – 2008-12-16 2 2 40 Chris Coyer QB Vienna, Virginia Oakton HS 6 3 208 4.64 2009-01-14 2 2 40 Kadeem Custis DT Philadelphia, Pennsylvania St. John Neumann HS 6 4 275 5 2008-12-23 3 2 40 Justin Gildea DB Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania Hollidaysburg Area SHS 5 10 175 4.49 2008-10-27 2 2 40 Elijah Grant OL Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway Township HS 6 5 340 – 2009-01-28 2 2 40 Marcus Green LB Scotch Plains, New Jersey Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS 6 1 225 – 2009-01-07 2 2 40 Aaron Hush Delaware Piscataway, New Jersey Piscataway Township HS 6 4 211 – 2009-01-07 2 2 40 Alex Jackson Delaware New Berlin, New York Milford Academy 6 4 225 – 2008-12-16 2 2 40 Kamal Johnson Delaware Willingboro, New Jersey Willingboro HS 6 3 251 – 2009-02-03 2 2 40 Kwame Johnson DB Wayne, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Military 5 11 185 – 2009-01-07 2 2 Maurice Jones DB Chatham, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 5 10 178 – 2008-12-16 2 2 40 Brandon McManus K Lansdale, Pennsylvania North Penn SHS 6 2 170 – 2008-11-24 2 2 40 Deon Miller WR Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 6 205 4.7 2009-01-28 3 3 73 Ryan Murray OL Chatham, Virginia Hargrave Military Academy 6 6 325 5.4 2008-09-25 2 2 75 Gary Onuekwusi LB Baltimore, Maryland Paul Laurence Dunbar HS 6 1 215 4.6 2009-01-25 2 2 40 Andrew Opoku WR North Brunswick, New Jersey North Brunswick Township HS 6 4 209 4.67 2009-02-04 2 2 73 Byron Parker ATH Virginia Beach, Virginia Tallwood HS 5 11 173 4.45 2008-12-07 2 2 75 Deonte Parker DB Quincy, California Feather River 5 11 190 – 2008-12-19 2 2 Chris Parthemore TE Camp Hill, Pennsylvania Cedar Cliff HS 6 4 220 4.7 2008-10-30 2 2 40 Shahid Paulhill DT Fork Union, Virginia Fork Union Military Academy 6 4 275 – 2008-12-16 2 40 Bernard Pierce RB Concorde Mills, Pennsylvania Glen Mills 5 10 200 – 2009-01-05 2 2 40 Geoffrey Prather LB Valley Forge, Pennsylvania Valley Forge Military College 6 2 195 – 2008-12-16 2 40 Darryl Pringle OL Reading, Pennsylvania Reading SHS 6 4 305 – 2008-07-03 2 2 40 Evangelos Regas OL Toms River, New Jersey Toms River High – North HS 6 4 325 – 2008-07-03 2 2 77 Jerry Watters WR Cherry Hill, New Jersey Camden Catholic 5 10 167 4.57 2008-06-26 2 2 71 Jeffrey Whittingham DT Atlantic City, New Jersey Atlantic City HS 6 4 285 – 2008-06-26 2 2 73 yes 2009 Temple Commit List for 2009 Football Recruiting: Temple Temple Football Recruiting 2009 temple 73 218 89 112 2009-08-22 yes Schedule 2009 AP Eastern September 3 7:00 p.m. l y Villanova 5 (FCS) Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Mayor's Cup 24–27 27,759 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292460218 Villanova Wildcats vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 https://web.archive.org/web/20100320140152/http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=292460218 20 March 2010 live September 19 12:00 p.m. l y y Penn State 5 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 6–31 105,514 Temple vs. Penn State http://www.gopsusports.com/sports/m-footbl/stats/2009-2010/psutem.html 2009-09-19 GoPSUSports.com 2009-09-21 September 26 12:00 p.m. w Buffalo Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN Plus 37–13 13,949 Buffalo vs. Temple http://www.owlsports.com/documents/2009/9/26/Game3_Buffalo_092609.pdf Temple Athletic Communications 2009-09-26 2009-09-28 Cathyb https://web.archive.org/web/20111005160649/http://www.owlsports.com/documents/2009/9/26/Game3_Buffalo_092609.pdf 2011-10-05 live October 3 1:00 p.m. w y Eastern Michigan Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI 24–12 3,364 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292762199 Temple Owls vs. Eastern Michigan Eagles Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 October 10 1:00 p.m. w Ball State Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 24–19 13,420 Ball State vs Temple http://www.owlsports.com/custompages/STATS/FB2009/game5.htm Temple University Athletics 2009-10-10 2009-10-12 October 17 1:00 p.m. w y Army Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 27–13 14,275 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=292900218 Army Black Knights vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 October 24 7:00 p.m. w y Toledo Glass Bowl Toledo, OH 40–24 16,334 http://www.utrockets.com/fls/18000/stats/football/2009/uttu1024.htm?SPID=10708&DB_OEM_ID=18000&SPSID=89643 Temple vs TOLEDO 2009-10-24 Toledo Athletics 2009-10-25 October 31 3:30 p.m. w y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD CBSCS 27–24 28,305 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293042426 Temple Owls vs. Navy Midshipmen Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 November 5 7:30 p.m. w Miami (OH) Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 34–32 13,827 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293090218 Miami (Ohio) vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 November 13 8:30 p.m. w y Akron InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH ESPNU 56–17 10,927 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293172006 Temple Owls vs. Akron Zips Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 November 21 1:00 p.m. w Kent State Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA 47–13 21,046 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293250218 Kent State Golden Flashes vs. Temple Owls Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 November 27 11:00 a.m. l y Ohio Peden Stadium Athens, OH ESPNU 17–35 14,135 https://www.espn.com/college-football/boxscore?gameId=293310195 Temple Owls vs. Ohio Bobcats Box Score ESPN.com 2010-03-13 December 29 4:30 p.m. l y y UCLA Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC EagleBank Bowl ESPN 21–30 23,072 Associated Press, UCLA finishes first winning season since '06 with rally past Temple, Espn.com, December 29, 2009http://www.philly.com/inquirer/sports/20091128_Temple_s_football_title-game_hopes_die_in_Ohio.html Temple's football title-game hopes die in Ohio November 28, 2009 2009 Schedule http://www.owlsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tem-m-footbl-sched.html OwlSports.com 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20090511094828/http://www.owlsports.com/sports/m-footbl/sched/tem-m-footbl-sched.html 2009-05-11 live Game summaries Villanova Wildcats 0 0 14 13 Owls 0 10 7 7 Temple blew a 10-point lead over the Wildcats to ultimately lose 27–24 to the Villanova Wildcats to open the year on a sour note. This game was similar to many games last year where Temple would have a lead but be unable to finish off an opponent, such as the overtime loss to Navy and the Hail Mary loss to Buffalo last year. After a scoreless first quarter, Temple got a 10–0 halftime lead, then made it a 17–7 lead midway through the third after each scored, and Villanova scored to make it 17–14, but Temple would score again early in the 4th quarter to make it 24–14, but Villanova would shut out the Owls the rest of the way, making it 24–17 on a field goal soon after, late in the game Villanova tied it up, and just as Temple was about to go for the win, a turnover led to a Villanova field goal that gave them their first win of the year and put Temple at 0–1 to start the new year. It was also Villanova's first win against a I-A opponent since 2003, ironically it Temple. Villanova leads the series. Penn State Owls 3 0 3 0 Nittany Lions 7 14 3 7 Temple hadn't beaten Penn State since 1941, and that nearly 70-year losing streak remained intact, but the Owls kept themselves in the game early with a field goal and successful onside kick. Afterwards, the momentum they had gained was quickly lost as Penn State made it 21–3 at halftime and 24–6 after three. Penn State put the game out of reach with a touchdown run by Stephon Green. Soon afterwards, Penn State put their backups in, but were unable to score any more points. With the 6–31 loss, this now makes four straight games that the Owls have failed to score at least a touchdown on Penn State. Scoring summary 1st Quarter 07:35 PSU Shuler 1-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 0–7 PSU 00:00 TEM McManus 25-yard field goal 3–7 PSU 2nd Quarter 05:46 PSU Royster 7-yard run (Wagner kick) 3–14 PSU 01:03 PSU Moye 4-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 3–21 PSU 3rd Quarter 12:06 TEM McManus 35-yard field goal 6–21 PSU 06:23 PSU Wagner 27-yard field goal 6–24 PSU 4th Quarter 11:25 Green 3-yard run (Wagner kick) 6–31 PSU Buffalo Bulls 0 6 0 7 Owls 3 17 10 7 With the huge blowout win over Buffalo, Temple was able to get revenge for the previous two years, including a last second loss on a Hail Mary and a blowout loss the year before. This also gave Temple their first win of the year. Scoring summary 1st Quarter 6:02 TEMPLE McManus 35-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE 2nd Quarter 12:38 UB Principe 36-yard field goal 3–3 10:14 UB Principe 32-yard field goal 6–3 UB 10:01 TEMPLE Nixon 92-yard kickoff return (McManus kick) 6–10 TEMPLE 2:59 TEMPLE McManus 22-yard field goal 6–13 TEMPLE 0:07 TEMPLE Joseph 95-yard interception return (McManus kick) 6–20 TEMPLE 3rd Quarter 11:34 TEMPLE Rodriguez 5-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 6–27 TEMPLE 8:17 TEMPLE McManus 33-yard field goal 6–30 TEMPLE 4th Quarter 11:56 UB Rivers 6-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 13–30 TEMPLE 9:23 TEMPLE Pierce 18-yard run (McManus kick) 13–37 TEMPLE Eastern Michigan Owls 14 7 0 3 Eagles 0 6 0 6 With the 24–6 win over Eastern Michigan, the Owls were now .500 and undefeated in the MAC. Ball State Cardinals 0 0 13 6 Owls 10 0 7 7 Despite going 12–2 last year and being ranked as high as #12, the Ball State Cardinals remained winless this year after giving Temple a game that appeared closer than it really was. Temple took a 10–0 lead, but fell behind 13–10, but soon retook the lead and would hold on for the 24–19 win, giving up a meaningless touchdown on the game's final play to make the game look like a nailbiter. Temple also was 3–0 in the MAC and 3–2 overall with the win. Scoring summary 1st Quarter 07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE 04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE 3rd Quarter 10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE 08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU 04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE 4th Quarter 03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE 00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE Army Black Knights 0 3 10 0 Owls 7 6 0 14 Scoring summary 1st Quarter TEMPLE TD 10:43 Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7 2nd Quarter TEMPLE TD 13:17 Jason Harper 37 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Pat Failed) 0–13 ARMY FG 02:11 Alex Carlton 24 Yd 3–13 3rd Quarter ARMY FG 07:50 Alex Carlton 23 Yd 6–13 ARMY TD 04:06 Ali Villanueva 4 Yd Pass From Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton Kick) 13–13 4th Quarter TEMPLE TD 07:25 Steve Maneri 6 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–20 TEMPLE TD 05:26 Kee-ayre Griffin 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–27 Toledo Owls 13 10 10 7 Rockets 7 10 0 7 Temple defeated a favored Toledo team 40–24 in the Glass Bowl. Like Temple, Toledo had improved greatly from last year. Navy Owls 0 14 3 10 Midshipmen 3 7 7 7 With this win, Temple became bowl eligible. Scoring summary 1st Quarter NAVY FG 03:11 Joe Buckley 30 Yd 0–3 2nd Quarter TEMPLE TD 11:11 Bernard Pierce 68 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–3 NAVY TD 01:55 David Wright 3 Yd Punt Return (Joe Buckley Kick) 7–10 TEMPLE TD 01:41 James Nixon 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–10 3rd Quarter TEMPLE FG 12:08 Brandon McManus 45 Yd 17–10 NAVY TD 07:54 Vince Murray 5 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–17 4th Quarter NAVY TD 14:55 Kriss Proctor 2 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–24 TEMPLE FG 12:02 Brandon McManus 21 Yd 20–24 TEMPLE TD 02:41 Bernard Pierce 41 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 27–24 Miami (OH) RedHawks 3 10 0 19 Owls 14 7 10 3 Scoring summary 1st Quarter 11:20 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7 07:57 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 20 Yd 3–7 01:50 TEMPLE Vaughn Charlton 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–14 2nd Quarter 05:21 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 7 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–21 03:41 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 11 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 10–21 00:11 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 26 Yd 13–21 3rd Quarter 09:17 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 42 Yd 13–24 02:37 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 14 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–31 4th Quarter 13:35 MIAMI (Ohio) Steve Marck 24 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 20–31 08:52 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 14 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–31 02:36 MIAMI (Ohio) Thomas Merriweather 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–31 00:03 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 18 Yd 32–34 Akron Owls 14 21 7 14 Zips 17 0 0 0 Scoring summary 1st Quarter TEMPLE TD 12:34 Michael Campbell 63 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–0 AKRON TD 09:30 Andre Jones 9 Yd Pass From Patrick Nicely (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–7 AKRON FG 05:00 Branko Rogovic 45 Yd 7–10 AKRON TD 03:06 Sean Fobbs Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–17 TEMPLE TD 00:10 James Nixon 22 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–17 2nd Quarter TEMPLE TD 06:15 Delano Green 66 Yd Punt Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 21–17 TEMPLE TD 01:06 Chester Stewart 8 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 28–17 TEMPLE TD 00:31 Bernard Pierce 2 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 35–17 3rd Quarter TEMPLE TD 09:37 Joe Jones 24 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 42–17 4th Quarter TEMPLE TD 14:30 Chester Stewart 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 49–17 TEMPLE TD 11:31 Matt Brown 5 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 56–17 Kent State Golden Flashes 3 7 0 3 Owls 0 9 24 14 Scoring summary 1st Quarter KSU FG 08:58 Freddy Cortez 21 Yd 3–0 2nd Quarter TEMPLE TD 11:12 Evan Rodriguez 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Armstrong (Pat Blocked) 3–6 KSU TD 04:48 Kendrick Pressley 6 Yd Pass From Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez Kick) 10–6 TEMPLE FG 00:17 Brandon McManus 24 Yd 10–9 3rd Quarter TEMPLE FG 10:41 Brandon McManus 28 Yd 10–12 TEMPLE TD 09:00 Matt Brown 71 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–19 TEMPLE TD 06:55 Kee-ayre Griffin 36 Yd Interception Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–26 TEMPLE TD 01:38 Matt Brown 1 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–33 4th Quarter TEMPLE TD 13:56 Delano Green 52 Yd Punt Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–40 TEMPLE TD 09:08 Delano Green 50 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–47 KSU FG 04:22 Freddy Cortez 46 Yd 13–47 Ohio Owls 0 10 7 0 Bobcats 7 6 13 9 Ohio defeated Temple, and by virtue of a tie-breaker, advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Temple still won a share of the MAC East Division. EagleBank Bowl The UCLA Bruins (6–6) played the Temple Owls (9–3) at the 2009 EagleBank Bowl at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The bowl game was scheduled to start at 4:30 PM US EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Temple was playing in its first bowl game since the 1979 Garden State Bowl and made only its third bowl appearance in school history.EagleBank Bowl Selects Participants for 2009 Bowl Game https://web.archive.org/web/20120308170623/http://www.uclabruins.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120609aae.html 2012-03-08 , UCLABruins.com, December 6, 2009 After a dominant first half, UCLA staged a second half rally, and defeated the Owls 30–21. Bruins 7 3 7 13 Owls 7 14 0 0 Personnel Roster As of 2009-08-21Players http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_MG_09_Players_53-112.pdf 2009 Temple University Football Media Guide OwlSports.com 2009-08-21 2012-11-12 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112082549/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_MG_09_Players_53-112.pdf dead Wide receivers Ryan Alderman – Freshman 8 Nyles Bynum – Junior 10 Delano Green – Junior 13 Josh Hutchison – Junior 15 Dy'Onne Crudup – Senior 18 Jason Harper – Senior 19 Deione Sydnor-Robinson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 22 Matt Brown – Freshman 23 James Nixon – Sophomore 39 Matt Brookhart – Freshman 80 C. J. Hammond – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 81 Deven Baker – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 84 Michael Campbell – Junior 85 Vaughn Carraway – Freshman Offensive line David Kim – Freshman 59 Jerry Barlow – 10px|Redshirt Junior 50 Jeff Whittingham – Freshman 57 Marcus Brown – 10px|Redshirt Junior 61 Sean Pearson – Freshman 62 Steve Ciocci – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 63 Derek Dennis – Junior 66 Darryl Pringle – Freshman 67 Matt Paul – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 68 Jeremy Schonbrunner – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 69 Wayne Tribue – Sophomore 70 Colin Madison – Junior 71 Darius Morris – 10px|Redshirt Junior 72 Cody Bohler – Freshman 73 Devin Tyler – 10px|Redshirt Senior 74 Evan Regas – Freshman 75 Simon Ogunleye – Freshman 76 Steve Caputo – Sophomore 77 John Palumbo – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 78 Sean Boyle – Sophomore 79 Pat Boyle – Sophomore Tight ends Cody Booth – Freshman Robert Feeley – 10px|Redshirt Junior Richard Fricke – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 44 Lawrence Turner – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 83 Chris Parthemore – Freshman 86 Steve Maneri – Senior 87 Anthony Pekarski – 10px|Redshirt Junior 88 Evan Rodriguez – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 89 Matt Balasavage – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 98 Alex Jackson – Freshman Quarterbacks Matt Falcone – Freshman 7 Chester Stewart – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 11 Chris Coyer – Freshman 12 Vaughn Charlton – 10px|Redshirt Junior 13 Bryan Morris – Freshman 14 Mike Gerardi – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore Running backs 3 Lamar McPherson – 10px|Redshirt Senior 20 Kee-ayre Griffin – Sophomore 24 Ahkeem Smith – Sophomore 26 Joe Jones – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 30 Bernard Pierce – Freshman Fullbacks 48 Zack Collins – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Defensive line 2 Andre Neblett – Senior 43 Adrian Robinson, Jr. – Sophomore 45 Morris Blueford, Jr. – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 52 Brian Sanford – Senior 65 Dave Nwasike – 10px|Redshirt Junior 72 Grigory Frenk – 10px|Redshirt Junior 90 Cameron Wise – 10px|Redshirt Freshman 91 Elisha Joseph – Junior 92 Shahid Paulhill – Freshman 93 Kamal Johnson – Freshman 94 Kadeem Custis – Freshman 95 Morkeith Brown – Sophomore 96 Muhammad Wilkerson – Sophomore 97 Geoffrey Prather – Freshman 99 Levi Brown – Freshman Linebackers Vince Tuzze – Freshman 4 Alex Joseph – Senior 31 Tahir Whitehead – Sophomore 32 Quinten White, Jr. – Sophomore 33 Blaze Caponegro – Freshman 34 Zach Kane – Freshman 36 Gary Onuekwusi – Freshman 40 Jordan Martin – 10px|Redshirt Junior 41 Marcus Green – Freshman 46 John Haley – Senior 51 James Namude – 10px|Redshirt Senior 53 Stephen Johnson – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 54 Dan Van Norton – Freshman 56 Amara Kamara – Junior 58 Elijah Joseph – Junior Defensive backs 1 Wilbert Brinson, Jr. – Senior 5 Jaiquawn Jarrett – Junior 6 Dominique Harris – 10px|Redshirt Senior 9 Anthony Ferla – 10px|Redshirt Junior 14 Ricky Ueberroth – 10px|Redshirt Senior 16 Maurice Jones – Freshman 17 Marlin Terrell – Sophomore 21 Jared Williams – 10px|Redshirt Sophomore 24 Mina Gould – Freshman 25 Deonte Parker – Junior 28 Marquise Liverpool – Junior 29 Justin Gildea – Freshman 35 Kwame Johnson – Freshman 37 Kevin Kroboth – Sophomore 39 Aaron Haas – Freshman 42 Byron Parker – Freshman 48 Matt Duncan – 10px|Redshirt Freshman Punters 47 Jake Brownell – 10px|Redshirt Senior 49 Jeff Wathne – Junior Kickers 19 Brandon McManus – Freshman 90 Ryan Novak – Junior † Starter at position     * Injured; will not play in 2009. American football positions Coaching staff Name Position Year at school Al Golden Head coachSpecial teams coordinator 4th Mark D'Onofrio Assistant head coachDefensive coordinator 4th Matt Rhule Offensive coordinatorQuarterbacks coach 4th Jared Backus Linebackers coach 3rd Andrew Dees Offensive line coach 4th Ed Foley Tight ends coachAssistant offensive line coachRecruiting coordinator 2nd Tyree Foreman Running backs coach 3rd Kevin M. Gilbride Wide receivers coach 3rd Randy Melvin Defensive line coach 1st Paul Williams Defensive backs coach 4thCoaching Staff Temple Football: 2009 Media Guide http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_MG_09_Coaches_113-132.pdf OwlSports.com 2009-08-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20121112082627/http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/tem/sports/m-footbl/auto_pdf/FB_MG_09_Coaches_113-132.pdf 2012-11-12 live References Temple Category:Temple Owls football seasons Temple Owls football Category:2009 in Philadelphia