Football

Rick Ridall pictured.
The NFL is bullish on international expansion, but is it working?
Type: News Story
Temple sport business faculty member Rick Ridall discusses the NFL’s continued global expansion and the method to their madness.
September 4, 2024
Jennifer Freeman pictured.
What makes the Super Bowl so super?
Type: News Story
Temple faculty members Jennifer Freeman and Bryant Simon discuss why the Super Bowl continues to be so super year after year.
February 6, 2024
Jonathan Howe pictured.
STHM study shows how Black college athletes alter self-presentation to avoid biases
Type: News Story
Black college athletes often alter their self-presentation, study finds
December 12, 2023
Larry Dougherty pictured.
After nearly 40 years, including 20 here at Temple, Larry Dougherty calls it a career
Type: News Story
Senior associate athletics director for strategic communications will retire Thursday, Aug. 31.
August 30, 2023
Image of a college athlete wearing a white helmet with a Temple logo and a black, cherry and white jersey, throwing a football.
E.J. Warner: Growing up with an NFL father and seeing the benefits of the offseason
Type: News Story
E.J. Warner, the Temple Owls’ second-year starting quarterback, discusses his offseason schedule and relationship with his NFL father, Kurt Warner.
August 29, 2023
Board of Trustees Chair Mitchell Morgan and President Jason Wingard addressing the football team.
Temple President Jason Wingard and Board Chair Mitchell Morgan gave football players a talk on winning strategies
Type: News Story
Temple President Jason Wingard and Board of Trustees Chair Mitchell Morgan offered encouragement to the Owls football team.
July 21, 2022
Image of Sean Desai
Seahawks’ Sean Desai calls a career audible
Type: News Story
Temple alumnus Sean Desai is among the few NFL coaches with a doctoral degree
June 2, 2022
Todd Bowles talking to a Tampa Player
Owl takes the helm of Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Type: News Story
Temple Hall of Famer Todd Bowles named Buc’s head coach
April 4, 2022
Arthur Johnson, Stan Drayton, President Jason Wingard, Tonya Cardoza and Aaron McKie pictured.
Temple excels in diverse leadership of collegiate athletics
Type: News Story
Temple is the only FBS school to have a Black president, Black athletic director and Black coaches in football and men’s and women’s basketball.
February 28, 2022
Rod Carey with President Richard Englert and Director of Athletics Pat Kraft
Rod Carey selected as Temple’s head football coach
Type: News Story
His teams at Northern Illinois won two conference championships and four division titles in six seasons.
January 11, 2019
Frank Nutile on the field
Major success: Owls study more than the playbook
Type: News Story
Temple University’s football program is among the nation’s leaders in diversity of its players’ academic majors.
December 17, 2018
Travon Williams on the field
Receiver snags surprise scholarship
Type: News Story
A Q&A with a Temple walk-on who’s hitting his stride
December 13, 2018
Students in Eagles gear outside Richie's on Main Campus
Owls join celebration of Eagles' Super Bowl win
Type: News Story
Owls were out in full force during the parade to celebrate the Eagles' Super Bowl victory. Relive the day in photos.
February 12, 2018
the Philadelphia skyline at night.
Temple experts can discuss this year’s NFL Draft in Philadelphia
Type: News Story
With the NFL Draft quickly approaching, Temple experts are your go-to source for numerous topics on this year’s draft.
April 11, 2017
A group of students cheering at a Temple athletic event.
Cherry On
Type: News Story
This weekend marks an epic weekend for Temple sports—football vs. USF, two soccer games and Temple lacrosse will host the 10th annual Philly 5 Tournament.
October 20, 2016
Coach Rhule in the locker room after football’s tenth win over UConn.
Matt Rhule to remain as Temple football coach
Type: News Story
Matt Rhule agrees to lead the Temple football team through the 2021 season.
December 7, 2015
Temple football players running on to the field.
Football players earn honors
Type: News Story
Temple scores more first-team all-conference honors than any other team in the AAC.
December 4, 2015
Fans at Homecoming 2015
Relive Homecoming 2015
Type: News Story
To experience the excitement of Homecoming 2015, watch our highlight video.
October 12, 2015
Terrance Knighton: From Temple Made to the Super Bowl
Type: News Story
The Super Bowl is going to get some #CherryOn—again. When defensive tackle Terrance Knighton, CLA '09, takes the field for the Denver Broncos on Sunday evening at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, he'll be the sixth former Owl to play in a Super Bowl in the last 10 years. "Temple molded…the character I have now," said Knighton, the Owls' captain in his senior year.
January 29, 2014
Lessons on American football help international students become part of the crowd
Type: News Story
To help Temple's growing international student population get acclimated to their new home, the Office of International Admissions offered "Football 101," an hour-long tutorial designed to introduce new students to the rules the game and increase international student participation in sports-related activities.
September 17, 2013
Keep Calm and Cherry On: Owls ready for home opener
Type: News Story
Temple Student Government has launched Cherry On Fridays, a student-driven effort to encourage all members of the Temple community to wear cherry and white on Fridays. The idea is gaining momentum, with several events planned in advance of the football team’s American Athletic Conference debut at noon Saturday vs. Houston.
September 5, 2013
Matt Rhule named new head football coach
Type: News Story
During a Dec. 17 press conference, Temple Athletics Director Bill Bradshaw officially introduced Matt Rhule as the Owls' new head football coach. Rhule, who has 15 seasons of coaching experience, is returning to Temple after serving as assistant offensive line coach with the NFL's New York Giants. He has served as an assistant coach at Temple from 2006-2011.
December 19, 2012
Temple and Villanova rivalry among the area’s best
Type: In the Media
August 31, 2012
Spirit reaches tipping point with Temple Mayor's Cup victory
Type: News Story
Cherry and White dominated Lincoln Financial Field Friday as 32,000 gathered to watch Temple football capture a decisive victory over crosstown rival Villanova in the final installment of the Mayor's Cup series. Temple fans, clearly constituting a majority of the crowd, filled much of the stadium's lower level and crowded the parking lot for tailgating prior to the game.
September 4, 2012

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