2015 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2015 Temple Owls football Temple T logo.svg 150 American Athletic Conference East Division AAC 10–4 7–1 Matt Rhule 3rd Marcus Satterfield 3rd Spread Phil Snow 3rd 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 East Division champion American Athletic Championship Game L 13–24 vs. Houston Boca Raton Bowl L 17–32 vs. Toledo 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. 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 is widely considered the greatest season in program history. Schedule 2015 AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 3 released prior to game Eastern September 5 3:30 p.m. w y Penn State Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN 27–10 69,176 September 12 8:00 p.m. w y Cincinnati Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH ESPNews 34–26 38,112 September 19 3:00 p.m. w y y UMass Gillette Stadium Foxborough, MA ESPN3 25–23 10,141 October 2 Friday 7:00 p.m. w y y Charlotte Jerry Richardson Stadium Charlotte, NC CBSSN 37–3 13,105 October 10 12:00 p.m. w y Tulane Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 49–10 35,179 October 17 7:30 p.m. w UCF Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN 30–16 31,372 October 22 Thursday 7:00 p.m. w y 22 East Carolina Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC ESPN2 24–14 39,417 October 31 8:00 p.m. l y 21 Notre Dame 9 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA College GameDay ABC 20–24 69,280 November 6 Friday 8:00 p.m. w y 22 SMU Gerald J. Ford Stadium Dallas, TX ESPN2 60–40 17,232 November 14 7:00 p.m. l y 22 South Florida Raymond James Stadium Tampa, FL CBSSN 23–44 28,393 November 21 12:00 p.m. w Memphis 21 Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 31–12 31,708 November 28 7:00 p.m. w 25 UConn Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNU 27–3 28,236 December 5 12:00 p.m. l y 22 Houston 19 TDECU Stadium Houston, TX American Athletic Conference Championship Game ABC 13–24 35,721 December 22 7:00 p.m. l y y 24 Toledo FAU Stadium Boca Raton, FL Boca Raton Bowl ESPN 17–32 25,908 2015 Temple Owls Football Schedule https://www.fbschedules.com/ncaa-15/aac/2015-temple-owls-football-schedule.php FB Schedules April 2, 2015 Game summaries Penn State Nittany Lions 10 0 0 0 Owls 0 7 10 10 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team This was the Owls' first victory over Penn State since 1941.Temple Beats Penn State for First Time Since 1941 Audrey Snyder https://www.post-gazette.com/sports/psu/2015/09/05/Temple-beats-Penn-State-for-first-time-since-1941/stories/201509050151 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette September 5, 2015 September 7, 2015 The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game.https://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2015/09/rapid_reaction_temple_xx_penn.html Rapid Reaction: Temple 27, Penn State 10 (No, seriously, the score is correct) 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.https://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/09/05/temple-makes-history-beats-penn-state-for-first-time-since-1941/ Temple Makes History: Beats Penn State For First Time Since 1941 This game was Temple's first victory over a Big Ten team since a 1990 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers, as the Owls snapped a 31-game losing streak in the series to the Nittany Lions.https://www.espn.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400763497 Penn State vs. Temple - Game Recap - September 5, 2015 - ESPN ESPN.com At Cincinnati Owls 3 7 21 3 Bearcats 0 6 6 14 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team This was the Owls' first victory over Cincinnati since 1985.Temple Beats Cincinnati for First Time Since 1985 Kevin Goheen https://www.philly.com/philly/sports/colleges/temple/20150913_Temple_wins_at_Cincinnati__34-26.html#disqus_thread The Philadelphia Inquirer September 13, 2015 September 17, 2015 At UMass Owls 7 10 3 5 Minutemen 0 17 0 6 2015 UMass Minutemen football team At Charlotte Owls 3 7 20 7 49ers 0 3 0 0 2015 Charlotte 49ers football team Tulane Green Wave 3 7 0 0 Owls 7 14 21 7 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team UCF Knights 3 10 3 0 Owls 7 7 0 16 2015 UCF Knights football team At East Carolina #22 Owls 3 7 0 14 Pirates 0 14 0 0 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team This was the first game, and win, for a nationally ranked Owls team since 1979. Notre Dame #9 Fighting Irish 7 7 3 7 #21 Owls 7 3 0 10 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team 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. At SMU #23 Owls 14 7 17 22 Mustangs 0 17 7 16 2015 SMU Mustangs football team At South Florida #21 Owls 7 3 10 3 Bulls 7 24 3 10 2015 South Florida Bulls football team Memphis Tigers 3 6 3 0 Owls 0 14 0 17 2015 Memphis Tigers football team UConn Huskies 0 0 0 3 #25 Owls 7 3 10 7 2015 UConn Huskies football team This win sealed the Owls' berth in the inaugural AAC Championship, their second division title in team history. The American Championship vs. Houston #20 Owls 0 3 7 3 #17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 2015 Houston Cougars football team 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game Boca Raton Bowl vs. Toledo #24 Owls 3 0 6 8 Rockets 0 12 0 20 2015 Toledo Rockets football team 2015 Boca Raton Bowl Awards and honors National awards Defense Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior http://owlsports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=7799 Temple University Athletics owlsports.com Chuck Bednarik Award - Winner Bronko Nagurski Trophy - Winner Lott IMPACT Trophy - Finalist Lombardi Award - Semi-Finalist All Americans Consensus All-American Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior Phil Steele All American Team Dion Dawkins - OL - Junior - 4th Team Conference awards Defense Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Year - Winner American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team First Team Kyle Friend, C Matt Ioannidis, DL Eric Lofton, OL Tyler Matakevich, LB Nate D. Smith, DL Jahad Thomas, RB Alex Wells, FS Second Team Dion Dawkins, OL Sean Chandler, DB http://owlsports.com/news/2015/12/2/FB_1202154605.aspx Ten Football Players Selected in Football's All-Conference Honors Other notable NFL players Haason Reddick, DL P. J. Walker, QB Rankings 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings 15 9 NR NR RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV RV 22 24 21 22 23 23 22 21 21 22 RV RV NR 25 24 25 20 21 22 24 24 24 RV RV NFL Players NFL Draft Combine Three Temple players were invited to participate in the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine. # Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle Ref#1 Tavon Young CB 5-9 183 lbs 30 5/8 9 1/8 4.46 9 34.5 in 118 in 6.80 3.93 http://nflcombineresults.com/nflcombinedata.php?year=2016&pos=&college=Temple 2016 NFL Combine Results - Historical NFL Scouting Combine Data nflcombineresults.com#8 Tyler Matakevich LB 6-0 238 lbs 31 1/4 9 1/2 4.81 22 31.0 in 112 in 7.19 4.50 #9 Matt Ioannidis DL 6-3 299 lbs 5.03 32 28.0 in 108.0 in 7.78 4.71 † Top performer 2016 NFL draft Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft. # Player Round Pick Position NFL Club#1 Tavon Young 4 104 CB Baltimore Ravens#9 Matt Ioannidis 5 152 DL Washington Redskins#8 Tyler Matakevich 7 246 LB Pittsburgh Steelers 2016 NFL Draft Sports Reference LLC November 28, 2016 https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2016/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#17 Brandon Shippen WR 5-11 191 lbs Dolphins http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/05/01/dolphins-undrafted-rookies-include-canes-wr-scott-and-temple-wr-shippen// May 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160503222402/http://dailydolphin.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2016/05/01/dolphins-undrafted-rookies-include-canes-wr-scott-and-temple-wr-shippen/ Dolphins undrafted rookies include Canes WR Scott, Temple WR Shippen - The Daily Dolphin#19 Robby Anderson WR 6-3 190 lbs Jets https://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/robby-anderson/24392ff9-fbd4-4591-9d49-fede1f73e8ee/ New York Jets: Robby Anderson#75 Shahbaz Ahmed OL 6-3 285 lbs Falcons http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/shahbaz-ahmed/da48f94c-98fd-4630-b233-83c3efd72ceb/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160518162847/http://www.atlantafalcons.com/team/roster/shahbaz-ahmed/da48f94c-98fd-4630-b233-83c3efd72ceb/ dead 2016-05-18 Atlanta Falcons: Shahbaz Ahmed#79 Kyle Friend OL 6-2 305 lbs Jets http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Kyle-Friend/58c9315f-826a-4fc7-81a9-e64d06ea9e9b https://web.archive.org/web/20160518214052/http://www.newyorkjets.com/team/roster/Kyle-Friend/58c9315f-826a-4fc7-81a9-e64d06ea9e9b dead 2016-05-18 New York Jets: Kyle Friend References Temple Category:Temple Owls football seasons Temple Owls football Category:2014 in Philadelphia