2016 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 football 2016 Temple Owls Temple T logo.svg 150 American Athletic Conference East Division AAC 10–4 7–1 Matt Rhule regular season 4th Ed Foley interim; bowl game Glenn Thomas 1st Spread Phil Snow 4th 4–3ESPN Newton David https://www.espn.com/blog/carolina-panthers/post/_/id/35462/carolina-panthers-top-ranked-defense-reflects-old-man-strength-of-dc-phil-snow Carolina Panthers' top-ranked defense reflects 'old-man' strength of Phil Snow September 29, 2021 December 5, 2023 Lincoln Financial Field The American championThe American East Division co-champion American Championship W 34–10 vs. Navy Military Bowl L 26–34 vs. Wake Forest The 2016 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fourth-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. On December 6, Rhule resigned to become the head coach at Baylor.http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/matt-rhule-baylor-head-coach-temple-120616 Temple's Matt Rhule to take Baylor head coach job Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Military Bowl.http://www.owlsports.com/news/2016/12/6/football-ed-foley-named-interim-head-caoch.aspx Ed Foley Named Interim Head Football Coach Schedule 2016 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 1 released prior to game Eastern September 2 7:00 p.m. l y Army Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 13–28 34,005 September 10 1:00 p.m. w y Stony Brook Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 38–0 22,296 September 17 12:00 p.m. l y y Penn State Beaver Stadium University Park, PA BTN 27–34 100,420 September 24 12:00 p.m. w y y Charlotte Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ASN 48–20 27,786 October 1 12:00 p.m. w SMU Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 45–20 22,401 October 6 Thursday 8:00 p.m. l y Memphis Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN ESPN 27–34 34,743 October 15 7:30 p.m. w y UCF Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL ESPNU 26–25 38,299 October 21 Friday 7:00 p.m. w South Florida Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN 46–30 25,950 October 29 3:30 p.m. w Cincinnati Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 34–13 29,763 November 4 Friday 7:00 p.m. w y UConn Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT ESPN2 21–0 22,316 November 19 3:30 p.m. w y Tulane Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA ASN 31–0 16,497 November 26 7:30 p.m. w East Carolina Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews 37–10 28,373 December 3 12:00 p.m. w y Navy 19 Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD American Athletic Conference Championship Game ABC 34–10 22,815 December 27 Tuesday 3:30 p.m. l y y 24 Wake Forest Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Military Bowl ESPN 26–34 26,656 2016 Temple Owls Football Schedule http://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-16/2016-temple-owls-football-schedule.php FB Schedules February 19, 2016 Roster 2016 Temple Owls f 1 So Ventell Bryant WR yes y 4 Jr Nick Sharga FB yes 5 Sr Jahad Thomas RB y 8 Sr Phillip Walker P. J. Walker QB y 15 Fr Anthony Russo Anthony Russo (American football) QB y 86 Sr Colin Thompson Colin Thompson (American football) TE y 2 Sr Avery Williams Avery Williams (linebacker) LB yes y 3 Jr Sean Chandler DB y 7 Sr Haason Reddick DL yes y https://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?roster=300&path=football *Ed Foley *Mike Siravo (LB) Game summaries Army Black Knights 0 7 7 14 Owls 0 10 3 0 2016 Army Black Knights football team Stony Brook Seawolves 0 0 0 0 Owls 14 14 10 0 2016 Stony Brook Seawolves football team At Penn State Owls 7 3 7 10 Nittany Lions 14 7 3 10 2016 Penn State Nittany Lions football team Charlotte 49ers 7 0 7 6 Owls 3 28 14 3 2016 Charlotte 49ers football team SMU Mustangs 7 7 0 6 Owls 21 14 3 7 2016 SMU Mustangs football team At Memphis Owls 6 7 0 14 Tigers 0 3 17 14 2016 Memphis Tigers football team At UCF Owls 7 7 6 6 Knights 11 14 0 0 2016 UCF Knights football team South Florida Bulls 7 6 10 7 Owls 3 17 14 12 2016 South Florida Bulls football team Cincinnati Bearcats 0 13 0 0 Owls 10 7 3 14 2016 Cincinnati Bearcats football team At UConn Owls 21 0 0 0 Huskies 0 0 0 0 2016 Connecticut Huskies football team At Tulane Owls 7 3 14 7 Green Wave 0 0 0 0 2016 Tulane Green Wave football team East Carolina Pirates 7 0 0 3 Owls 7 14 6 10 2016 East Carolina Pirates football team At Navy–American Athletic Championship Game Owls 14 10 0 10 #20 Midshipmen 0 3 7 0 2016 Navy Midshipmen football team 2016 American Athletic Conference Football Championship GameThe Owls dominated a Navy Midshipmen football offense that was ranked in the top 20 in the country, coming off a 75-point offensive outburst the week before to win the first major conference title in Temple history. Temple sent one of its largest away crowds ever, with nearly half the fans in attendance supporting the Owls. Temple was ranked in all three major polls following the game and were invited to the Military Bowl vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons football on December 27, 2016. Wake Forest–Military Bowl #23 Owls 7 3 10 6 Demon Deacons 14 17 0 3 2016 Wake Forest Demon Deacons football team 2016 Military Bowl Awards and honors American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team First Team Dion Dawkins, OT Haason Reddick, DL Second Team Jahad Thomas, RB Praise Martin-Oguike, DL Avery Williams, LB Sean Chandler, S Aaron Boumerhi, K Honorable Mention Colin Thompson, TE Stephaun Marshall, LBhttp://www.owlsports.com/news/2016/11/30/football-owls-place-nine-players-on-all-american-athletic-conference-teams.aspx?path=football Owls Place Nine Players on All-American Athletic Conference Teams Rankings 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR RV RV NR RV RV NR 23 24 24 RV RV NFL players NFL Draft Combine Four Temple players were invited to participate in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine. # Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle Ref#5 Jahad Thomas RB 5-10 190 lbs 30 1/8 9 4.62 11 32.0 in 116.0 http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jahad-thomas?id=2557918 NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Jahad Thomas www.nfl.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170307222033/http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/jahad-thomas?id=2557918 2017-03-07#7 Haason Reddick LB 6-1 237 lbs 32 3/4 10 1/8 4.52† 24 36.5 in† 133.0 in† 7.01 4.37 http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/haason-reddick?id=2557887 Haason Reddick Stats, News and Video - OLB NFL.com#15 Nate Hairston CB 6-0 196 lbs 31 9 1/2 4.52 14 35.5 in 118.0 in http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/nate-hairston?id=2558108 NFL Events: Combine Player Profiles - Nate Hairston www.nfl.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20170322034157/http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/nate-hairston?id=2558108 2017-03-22#66 Dion Dawkins OL 6-4 314 lbs 35 9 7/8 5.11 26 26.0 in 106.0 in 7.30† 4.78 http://www.nfl.com/combine/profiles/dion-dawkins?id=2557875 Dion Dawkins Stats, News and Video - OT NFL.com † Top performer 2017 NFL draft Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2017 NFL draft. # Player Round Pick Position NFL Club#7 Haason Reddick 1 13 Linebacker Arizona Cardinals#66 Dion Dawkins 2 63 Offensive lineman Buffalo Bills#15 Nate Hairston 5 158 Cornerback Indianapolis Colts 2017 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC November 28, 2016 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2017/draft.htm Undrafted free agents In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft. # Name POS HT WT NFL Club Ref#2Avery Williams LB5-10 224 lbs Houston Texans AaronWilson_NFL Aaron Wilson 858456824764395520 29 April 2017 Avery Williams to Texans on undrafted free agent deal, per his agent, David Canter#5Jahad ThomasRB 5-10 188 lbs Dallas Cowboys CowboysNation Cowboys Nation 858456928506318849 29 April 2017 Undrafted Temple RB Jahad Thomas is signing with the Cowboys.#8Phillip WalkerQB5-11205 lbsIndianapolis ColtsJeffSkversky Jeff Skversky 6abc 858459016342720512 29 April 2017 Temple QB Phillip Walker will sign an Undrafted Rookie Free Agent Deal with the Indianapolis Colts a source tells…#11Romond DeloatchTE6-4245 lbsNew York GiantsCoachCollins Geoff Collins 858487497705259010 30 April 2017 GREA'][' 3 days for @Temple_FB at the #NFLDraft @ColinThompsonTU @Romond_Deloatch @coachedfoley#50Praise Martin-OguikeDL 6-1 255 lbs Miami Dolphins MartinPraiseO Martin-Oguike 858454345293201408 29 April 2017 New home! 🙌🏿 Thankful for the opportunity! 🙏🏿 #miami #dolphins#86Colin ThompsonTE 6-4255 lbsNew York GiantsColinThompsonTU Colin Thompson 858462984649277441 29 April 2017 Lets go Giants! 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