2021 Temple Owls football team

The 2021 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

2021 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
Record3–9 (1–7 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMike Uremovich (3rd season)
Defensive coordinatorJeff Knowles (3rd season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 4 Cincinnati y$^   8 0     13 1  
No. 17 Houston y   8 0     12 2  
UCF   5 3     9 4  
East Carolina   5 3     7 5  
Tulsa   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     8 4  
Memphis   3 5     6 6  
Navy   3 5     4 8  
Tulane   1 7     2 10  
South Florida   1 7     2 10  
Temple   1 7     3 9  
Championship: Cincinnati 35, Houston 20
  • ^ – College Football Playoff participant
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

Preseason

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American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

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The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.[1] Cincinnati, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Cincinnati 262 (22)
2 UCF 241 (2)
3 SMU 188
4 Houston 181
5 Memphis 168
6 Tulsa 153
7 Tulane 132
т-8 East Carolina 85
т-8 Navy 85
10 Temple 46
11 South Florida 43

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 412:00 p.m.at Rutgers*BTNL 14–6152,519
September 113:30 p.m.at Akron*ESPN+W 45–2414,474
September 1812:00 p.m.Boston College*ESPNUL 3–2825,290
September 2512:00 p.m.Wagner*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+W 41–720,179
October 212:00 p.m.Memphis 
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUW 34–3128,573
October 87:00 p.m.at No. 5 CincinnatiESPNL 3–5237,978
October 237:00 p.m.at South FloridaESPN+L 14–3425,430
October 3012:00 p.m.UCF
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 7–4919,595
November 63:00 p.m.at East CarolinaESPN+L 3–4532,817
November 1312:00 p.m.Houston
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN+L 8–3718,440
November 204:00 p.m.at TulsaESPN+L 10–4416,731
November 2712:00 p.m.Navy
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNUL 14–3816,708

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Game summaries

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At Rutgers

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Temple at Rutgers
1 234Total
Owls 0 770 14
Scarlet Knights 12 141421 61
  • Date: September 4, 2021
  • Location: SHI Stadium
    Piscataway, NJ
  • Game start: 12:02 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 52,519
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 4 MPH
  • Referee: Jeff Servinski
  • TV announcers (Big Ten Network): Joe Beninati (play-by-play), Matt McGloin (analyst) and Michelle McMahon (sideline)
        
Pregame line Over/under
RUT –14.5 52
Statistics Temple Rutgers
First downs 12 21
Total yards 261 365
Rushing yards 113 220
Passing yards 148 145
Turnovers 5 0
Time of possession 24:23 35:37
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 8/24, 148 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Edward Saydee 12 carries, 57 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Jose Barbon 2 receptions, 48 yards
Rutgers Passing Noah Vedral 15/27, 138 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Noah Vedral 9 carries, 71 yards
Receiving Bo Melton 6 receptions, 59 yards, 1 TD

At Akron

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Temple at Akron
1 234Total
Owls 7 17147 45
Zips 14 307 24
       
Pregame line Over/under
TEM –6.5 52
Statistics Temple Akron
First downs 19 26
Total yards 432 362
Rushing yards 177 171
Passing yards 255 191
Turnovers 0 2
Time of possession 27:51 32:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing Justin Lynch 19/23, 255 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 6 carries, 62 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 7 receptions, 170 yards, 2 TDs
Akron Passing DJ Irons 12/22, 109 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Jonzell Norrils 15 carries, 66 yards
Receiving Michael Mathison 8 receptions, 101 yards

Boston College

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Boston College at Temple
1 234Total
RV Eagles 14 707 28
Owls 0 003 3
  
Pregame line Over/under
BC –15.0 56
Statistics Boston College Temple
First downs 13 13
Total yards 221 245
Rushing yards 179 84
Passing yards 59 161
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 28:40 31:20
Team Category Player Statistics
Boston College Passing Dennis Grosel 7/15, 59 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing Pat Garwo III 17 carries, 48 yards, 1 TD
Receiving CJ Lewis 2 receptions, 21 yards
Temple Passing Justin Lynch 17/24, 161 yards
Rushing Justin Lynch 21 carries, 27 yards
Receiving Jadan Blue 3 receptions, 40 yards

Wagner

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Wagner at Temple
1 234Total
Seahawks 7 000 7
Owls 0 17177 41
  • Date: September 25, 2021
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 4 minutes
  • Game attendance: 20,179
  • Game weather: 76 °F (24 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NW 5 MPH
  • Referee: Nate Black
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Bill Spaulding (play–by–play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
    
Pregame line Over/under
TEM –36.5 55
Statistics Wagner Temple
First downs 8 22
Total yards 159 407
Rushing yards 123 115
Passing yards 36 292
Turnovers 1 1
Time of possession 30:54 29:06
Team Category Player Statistics
Wagner Passing Guenson Alexis 4/8, 36 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Rickey Spruill 14 carries, 73 yards
Receiving Jeremiah Lorick 3 receptions, 33 yards
Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 22/32, 292 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kyle Dobbins 13 carries, 61 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Jose Barbon 8 receptions, 130 yards

Memphis

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Memphis at Temple
1 234Total
Tigers 3 1468 31
Owls 0 17710 34
  • Date: October 2, 2021
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 23 minutes
  • Game attendance: 28,573
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SW 12 MPH
  • Referee: Hank Johns
  • TV announcers (ESPNU):  
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At No. 5 Cincinnati

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Temple at Cincinnati
1 234Total
Owls 0 300 3
No. 5 Bearcats 10 7287 52
     
Pregame line Over/under
CIN −28 54.5
Statistics Temple Cincinnati
First downs 14 23
Total yards 235 542
Rushing yards 85 279
Passing yards 150 263
Time of possession 31:59 28:01
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing D'Wan Mathis 16/27, 120 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Justin Lynch 3 carries, 29 yards
Receiving Jose Barbon 5 receptions, 45 yards
Cincinnati Passing Desmond Ridder 22/30, 259 yards, 3 TD
Rushing Jerome Ford 15 carries, 149 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Alec Pierce 6 receptions, 93 yards, 1 TD

At South Florida

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Temple at South Florida
1 2Total
Owls 0
Bulls 0
  • Date: October 23, 2021
  • Location: Raymond James Stadium
    Tampa, FL
  • Game start: TBD EDT
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Central Florida at Temple
1 234Total
Knights 7 14217 49
Owls 0 007 7
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At East Carolina

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Temple at East Carolina
1 2Total
Owls 0
Pirates 0
  • Date: November 6, 2021
  • Location: Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium
    Greenville, NC
  • Game start: TBD EDT
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  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle, Brandon Weeden
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Houston

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Houston at Temple
1 234Total
Cougars 7 31413 37
Owls 0 008 8
  • Date: November 13, 2021
  • Location: Lincoln Financial Field
    Philadelphia, PA
  • Game start: 12:00 p.m. EST
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 16 minutes
  • Game attendance: 18,440
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C) • Weather: Cloudy • Wind: S 13 MPH
  • Referee: Edwin Lee
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Leger Douzable (analyst)
   
Line Over/under
HOU –25.0 53
Statistics Houston Temple
First downs 24 10
Total yards 446 218
Rushing yards 217 99
Passing yards 229 119
Turnovers 0 3
Time of possession 39:22 20:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Houston Passing Clayton Tune 21/34, 224 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Alton McCaskill 21 rushes, 129 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Seth Green 7 receptions, 74 yards, 1 TD
Temple Passing Justin Lynch 11/24, 119 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing Justin Lynch 14 rushes, 78 yards
Receiving Randle Jones 5 receptions, 36 yards

At Tulsa

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Temple at Tulsa
1 234Total
Owls 0 0100 10
Golden Hurricane 10 17710 44
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Navy at Temple
1 234Total
Midshipmen 7 10714 38
Owls 0 770 14
    
Pregame line Over/under
NAVY –13.5 42.5
Statistics Navy Temple
First downs 21 11
Total yards 291 182
Rushing yards 219 84
Passing yards 72 98
Turnovers 1 3
Time of possession 37:11 22:49
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing Tai Lavatai 5/11, 57 yards, TD
Rushing Carlinos Acie 10 carries, 86 yards, TD
Receiving Chance Warren 3 receptions, 43 yards, 2 TD
Temple Passing Mariano Valenti 10/14, 73 yards
Rushing Tayvon Ruley 9 carries, 68 yards, TD
Receiving Jose Barbon 5 receptions, 34 yards

References

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  1. ^ "Cincinnati Chosen as Favorite in American Preseason Media Poll". theAmerican.org. Retrieved August 4, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 20, 2021.