Temple had games scheduled against Miami , Rutgers , UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic .[ 1] [ 2]
The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye .[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance October 10 6:00 p.m. at Navy CBSSN L 29–314,400
October 17 12:00 p.m. South Florida ESPN+ W 39–37782
October 24 12:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPN+ L 29–4110,321
October 31 12:00 p.m. at Tulane ESPN+ L 3–381,200
November 7 12:00 p.m. No. 18 SMU Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 23–472,577
November 14 7:30 p.m. at UCF ESPNU L 13–388,768
November 21 12:00 p.m. East Carolina Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN+ L 3–280
Schedule Source: [ 4] [ 5]
Temple at Navy
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
10 7 12
29
• Midshipmen
7
14 7 3
31
Scoring summary 1 05:22 NAVY Jamale Carothers 1-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(17 plays, 75 yards, 9:38) NAVY 7–0
2 14:23 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal(15 plays, 75 yards, 5:59) NAVY 7–3
10:18 NAVY Chance Warren 2-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(8 plays, 57 yards, 4:05) NAVY 14–3
07:54 TEM Anthony Russo 1-yard rush (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 2:24) NAVY 14–10
03:46 NAVY Nelson Smith 26-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(8 plays, 65 yards, 4:08) NAVY 21–10
3 05:43 TEM Branden Mack 7-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(10 plays, 70 yards, 4:44) NAVY 21–17
01:09 NAVY Nelson Smith 22-yard rush (Bijan Nichols kick)(9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34) NAVY 28–17
4 14:02 TEM Anthony Russo 9-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(6 plays, 75 yards, 2:07) NAVY 28–23
04:56 NAVY Bijan Nichols 50-yard field goal(15 plays, 26 yards, 9:06) NAVY 31–23
01:02 TEM Re'Mahn Davis 1-yard rush (two-point pass conversion attempt failed)(10 plays, 75 yards, 3:54) NAVY 31–29
Pregame line
Over/under
TEM −10.5
54.5[ 6]
Statistics
Temple
Navy
First downs
25
18
Total yards
407
299
Rushing yards
166
251
Passing yards
241
48
Turnovers
1
0
Time of possession
24:39
35:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Temple
Passing
Anthony Russo
21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT
Rushing
Re'Mahn Davis
23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Branden Mack
7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD
Navy
Passing
Dalen Morris
2/2, 48 yards
Rushing
Nelson Smith
20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving
CJ Williams
1 reception, 36 yards
South Florida at Temple
1
2 3 4 Total
Bulls
7
14 10 6
37
• Owls
10
7 9 13
39
Date: October 17, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 32 minutesGame attendance: 782Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NNW 9 MPH Referee: Luke RichmondTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:10 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 50 yards, 2:57) TEM 7–0
08:26 TEM Will Mobley 24-yard field goal(4 plays, 5 yards, 1:10) TEM 10–0
04:34 USF Randall St. Felix 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(10 plays, 49 yards, 3:44) TEM 10–7
2 09:39 USF DeVontres Dukes 28-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(10 plays, 95 yards, 3:20) USF 14–10
05:16 TEM Jadan Blue 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(11 plays, 73 yards, 4:17) TEM 17–14
01:18 USF Noah Johnson 2-yard rush (Jared Sackett kick)(4 plays, 35 yards, 0:59) USF 21–17
3 08:14 TEM Will Mobley 26-yard field goal(16 plays, 66 yards, 6:46) USF 21–20
05:39 USF Johnny Ford 13-yard pass from Jordan McCloud (Jared Sackett kick)(8 plays, 46 yards, 2:24) USF 28–20
03:16 USF Jared Sackett 29-yard field goal(4 plays, −2 yards, 1:01) USF 31–20
01:07 TEM Branden Mack 12-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(7 plays, 57 yards, 2:09) USF 31–26
4 09:52 TEM Arnold Ebiketie 11-yard fumble returned (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(4 plays, 8 yards, 1:37) TEM 32–31
04:28 TEM Randle Jones 13-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(11 plays, 81 yards, 3:47) TEM 39–31
01:03 USF Leonard Parker 1-yard rush (two-point conversion rush attempt failed)(12 plays, 72 yards, 3:21) TEM 39–37
Pregame line
Over/under
TEM −14
53[ 7]
Statistics
South Florida
Temple
First downs
21
32
Total yards
324
416
Rushing yards
143
146
Passing yards
181
270
Turnovers
3
2
Time of possession
27:39
32:21
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
South Florida
Passing
Jordan McCloud
15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing
Johnny Ford
15 carries, 68 yards
Receiving
Omarion Dollison
4 receptions, 64 yards
Temple
Passing
Anthony Russo
30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing
Re'Mahn Davis
25 carries, 83 yards
Receiving
Randle Jones
8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
Temple at Memphis
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
3
12 7 7
29
• Tigers
7
3 17 14
41
Scoring summary 1 05:29 MEM Tahj Washington 3-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(11 plays, 80 yards, 3:21) MEM 7–0
01:42 TEM Will Mobley 25-yard field goal(4 plays, 2 yards, 1:22) MEM 7–3
2 07:41 TEM Jadan Blue 5-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley PAT blocked)(8 plays, 65 yards, 2:49) TEM 9–7
03:34 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:20) MEM 10–9
00:31 TEM Branden Mack 10-yard pass from Anthony Russo (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(12 plays, 75 yards, 3:03) TEM 15–10
3 08:40 MEM Riley Patterson 42-yard field goal(13 plays, 47 yards, 6:15) TEM 15–13
07:52 MEM Calvin Austin 65-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 66 yards, 0:40) MEM 20–15
06:30 MEM Tahj Washington 26-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(2 plays, 54 yards, 0:45) MEM 27–15
02:37 TEM Jadan Blue 32-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(8 plays, 78 yards, 3:48) MEM 27–22
4 12:02 MEM Javon Ivory 7-yard pass from Brady White (Riley Patterson kick)(9 plays, 45 yards, 3:09) MEM 34–22
10:11 TEM Jadan Blue 8-yard pass from Anthony Russo (Will Mobley kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 1:51) MEM 34–29
02:15 MEM Kylan Watkins 15-yard rush (Riley Patterson kick)(8 plays, 88 yards, 2:52) MEM 41–29
Pregame line
Over/under
MEM –14
70[ 8]
Statistics
Temple
Memphis
First downs
30
24
Total yards
500
489
Rushing yards
113
176
Passing yards
387
313
Turnovers
4
3
Time of possession
33:28
26:32
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Temple
Passing
Anthony Russo
41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs
Rushing
Re'Mahn Davis
20 carries, 113 yards
Receiving
Randle Jones
12 receptions, 118 yards
Memphis
Passing
Brady White
17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Rodrigues Clark
22 carries, 106 yards
Receiving
Calvin Austin
6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD
Temple at Tulane
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
3
0 0 0
3
• Green Wave
0
10 14 14
38
Date: October 31, 2020Location: Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EDT Elapsed time: 3 hoursGame attendance: 1,200Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Fair • Wind: NE 5 MPH Referee: Henry JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Lincoln Rose (play–by–play) and Keith Moreland (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 10:37 TEM Rory Bell 22-yard field goal(8 plays, 54 yards, 3:17) TEM 3–0
2 11:55 TULN Merek Glover 40-yard field goal(10 plays, 67 yards, 4:12) TIE 3–3
06:50 TULN Cameron Carroll 13-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 93 yards, 2:27) TULN 10–3
3 05:36 TULN Deuce Watts 31-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(6 plays, 65 yards, 2:27) TULN 17–3
01:43 TULN Deuce Watts 5-yard pass from Michael Pratt (Merek Glover kick)(5 plays, 30 yards, 2:32) TULN 24–3
4 12:01 TULN Michael Pratt 9-yard rush (Merek Glover kick)(3 plays, 40 yards, 1:15) TULN 31–3
03:53 TULN Jaetavian Toles 15-yard pass from Keon Howard (Merek Glover kick)(10 plays, 55 yards, 6:05) TULN 38–3
Pregame line
Over/under
TULN –7
56[ 9]
Statistics
Temple
Tulane
First downs
11
28
Total yards
222
504
Rushing yards
77
284
Passing yards
145
220
Turnovers
1
3
Time of possession
28:15
31:45
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Temple
Passing
Trad Beatty
11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT
Rushing
Re-al Mitchell
7 carries, 37 yards
Receiving
Branden Mack
3 receptions, 54 yards
Tulane
Passing
Michael Pratt
12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Amare Jones
12 carries, 92 yards
Receiving
Duece Watts
5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
Southern Methodist at Temple
1
2 3 4 Total
• No. 18 Mustangs
7
3 10 27
47
Owls
13
0 3 7
23
Date: November 5, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:05 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 11 minutesGame attendance: 2,577Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: 5MPH Referee: Charles LamertinaTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 14:47 TEM Randle Jones 75-yard pass from Tad Beatty (Rory Bell PAT failed)(1 play, 75 yards, 0:13) TEM 6–0
11:10 SMU Tyler Page 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(10 plays, 85 yards, 3:31) SMU 7–6
01:32 TEM Tayvon Ruley 3-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(11 plays, 61 yards, 5:45) TEM 13–7
2 03:41 SMU Chris Naggar 40-yard field goal(14 plays, 45 yards, 5:32) TEM 13–10
3 12:58 SMU Tyler Page 44-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(5 plays, 65 yards, 2:02) SMU 17–13
08:36 SMU Chris Naggar 27-yard field goal(9 plays, 55 yards, 2:26) SMU 20–13
01:14 TEM Rory Bell 26-yard field goal(15 plays, 67 yards, 7:22) SMU 20–16
4 14:54 SMU Kylen Granson 24-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar PAT failed)(5 plays, 75 yards, 1:20) SMU 26–16
12:42 SMU Tyler Lavine 2-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(3 plays, 34 yards, 0:54) SMU 33–16
09:17 SMU Rashee Rice 33-yard pass from Shane Buechele (Chris Naggar kick)(5 plays, 81 yards, 2:31) SMU 40–16
07:32 SMU TaMerik Williams 49-yard rush (Chris Naggar kick)(1 play, 49 yards, 0:09) SMU 47–16
00:35 TEM Aaron Jarman 11-yard pass from Re–al Michell (Rory Bell kick)(15 plays, 75 yards, 6:57) SMU 47–23
Pregame line
Over/under
SMU –17
63.5[ 10]
Statistics
SMU
Temple
First downs
24
19
Total yards
549
368
Rushing yards
194
157
Passing yards
355
211
Turnovers
0
0
Time of possession
24:55
35:05
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
SMU
Passing
Shane Buechele
24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing
Ulysses Bentley IV
17 carries, 79 yards
Receiving
Kylen Granson
6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TD
Temple
Passing
Ted Beatty
6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD
Rushing
Tayvon Ruley
15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Randle Jones
2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple at Central Florida
1
2 3 4 Total
Owls
0
3 0 10
13
• Knights
21
0 17 0
38
Date: November 14, 2020Location: Bounce House Orlando, FL Game start: 7:30 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 27 minutesGame attendance: 8,768Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C) • Weather: Mostly Cloudy • Wind: NE 8 MPH TV announcers (ESPNU ): Mike Corey (play–by–play) and Hutson Mason (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 13:00 UCF Greg McCrae 7-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(4 plays, 22 yards, 1:05) UCF 7–0
10:19 UCF Otis Anderson 14-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(3 plays, 27 yards, 0:35) UCF 14–0
06:51 UCF Greg McCrae 1-yard rush (Daniel Obarski kick)(7 plays, 65 yards, 1:48) UCF 21–0
2 14:20 TEM Rory Bell 30-yard field goal(9 plays, 46 yards, 4:00) UCF 21–3
3 13:12 UCF Marlon Williams 23-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(5 plays, 45 yards, 1:39) UCF 28–3
07:21 UCF Daniel Obarski 25-yard field goal(9 plays, 72 yards, 2:33) UCF 31–3
03:59 UCF Marlon Williams 21-yard pass from Dillon Gabriel (Daniel Obarski kick)(2 plays, 91 yards, 0:27) UCF 38–3
4 14:24 TEM Onasis Neely 5-yard rush (Rory Bell kick)(3 plays, 12 yards, 1:15) UCF 38–10
07:59 TEM Rory Bell 24-yard field goal(10 plays, 59 yards, 4:45) UCF 38–13
Pregame line
Over/under
UCF –28.5
72.5[ 11]
Statistics
Temple
UCF
First downs
19
19
Total yards
290
419
Rushing yards
183
147
Passing yards
107
272
Turnovers
3
1
Time of possession
37:13
22:47
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
Temple
Passing
Re–al Mitchell
10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Tayvon Ruley
23 carries, 90 yards
Receiving
Jadan Blue
5 receptions, 71 yards
UCF
Passing
Dillon Gabriel
12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing
Otis Anderson Jr.
10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD
Receiving
Jaylon Robinson
4 receptions, 113 yards
East Carolina at Temple
1
2 3 4 Total
• Pirates
7
14 7 0
28
Owls
0
0 3 0
3
Date: November 21, 2020Location: Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA Game start: 12:50 p.m. EST Elapsed time: 2 hours and 48 minutesGame attendance: 100Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: NW 6 MPH Referee: Hank JohnsTV announcers (ESPN+ ): Dave Leno (play–by–play) and Ken Dunek (analyst)
Scoring summary 1 00:33 ECU C. J. Johnson 60-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)(1 play, 60 yards, 0:10) ECU 7–0
2 11:36 TEM Rory Bell 28-yard field goal(4 plays, 7 yards, 1:13) ECU 7–3
11:22 ECU Tyler Snead 95-yard kickoff returned (Jake Verity kick)(0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00) ECU 14–3
00:48 ECU Tyler Snead 46-yard pass from Holton Ahlers (Jake Verity kick)(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:16) ECU 21–3
4 11:05 ECU Holton Ahlers 1-yard rush (Jake Verity kick)(4 plays, 90 yards, 1:12) ECU 28–3
Pregame line
Over/under
ECU –7
53[ 12]
Statistics
East Carolina
Temple
First downs
16
10
Total yards
447
235
Rushing yards
265
140
Passing yards
182
95
Turnovers
2
3
Time of possession
25:06
34:54
Team
Category
Player
Statistics
East Carolina
Passing
Holton Ahlers
11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing
Keaton Mitchell
13 carries, 103 yards
Receiving
C. J. Johnson
3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
Temple
Passing
Kamal Gray
10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs
Rushing
Tayvon Ruley
14 carries, 48 yards
Receiving
David Martin–Robinson
1 reception, 30 yards
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