2022 Temple Owls football team

2022 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	3–9 (1–7 AAC)
Head coach	Stan Drayton (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Danny Langsdorf (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	D. J. Eliot (1st season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

2022 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Tulane y$		7	–	1					12	–	2
UCF y		6	–	2					9	–	5
Cincinnati		6	–	2					9	–	4
SMU		5	–	3					7	–	6
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
East Carolina		4	–	4					8	–	5
Navy		4	–	4					4	–	8
Memphis		3	–	5					7	–	6
Tulsa		3	–	5					5	–	7
Temple		1	–	7					3	–	9
South Florida		0	–	8					1	–	11
Championship: Tulane 45, UCF 28
$ – Conference champion y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2022 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and were led by 1st-year head coach Stan Drayton, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American).

Preseason

New athletic director Arthur Johnson fired Rod Carey after three years on the job due to underperforming results. Texas associate head coach and running backs coach Stan Drayton was hired as his replacement.^[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:30 p.m.	at Duke*	Wallace Wade Stadium Durham, NC	ACCN	L 0–30	20,722
September 10	2:00 p.m.	Lafayette*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 30–14	18,430
September 17	2:00 p.m.	Rutgers*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 14–16	33,297
September 24	2:00 p.m.	UMass*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 28–0	14,033
October 1	12:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPNU	L 3–24	23,239
October 13	7:00 p.m.	at UCF	FBC Mortgage Stadium Orlando, FL	ESPN	L 13–70	41,729
October 21	7:30 p.m.	Tulsa	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	L 16–27	13,607
October 29	3:30 p.m.	at Navy	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSSN	L 20–27 OT	31,141
November 5	2:00 p.m.	South Florida	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	W 54–28	13,862
November 12	2:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 36–43	21,731
November 19	4:00 p.m.	No. 25 Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 3–23	14,673
November 26	1:00 p.m.	East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN+	L 46–49	13,037
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to game All times are in Eastern time

Schedule Source:^[2][3]

Game summaries

At Duke

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	0	0	0	0
Blue Devils	10	14	3	3	30

Lafayette

	1	2	3	4	Total
Leopards	7	0	7	0	14
Owls	7	14	0	9	30

Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	0	0	7	14
Scarlet Knights	3	7	3	3	16

UMass

	1	2	3	4	Total
Minutemen	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	0	7	14	7	28

At Memphis

Statistics	Temple	Memphis
First downs	7	22
Plays–yards	59–297	89–331
Rushes–yards	22–52	44–136
Passing yards	245	195
Passing: comp–att–int	18–37–3	24–45–0
Time of possession	25:31	34:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	E.J. Warner	18/37, 245 yards, 3 INT
	Rushing	Jakari Norwood	4 carries, 18 yards
	Receiving	Jose Barbom	5 receptions, 134 yards
Memphis	Passing	Seth Henigan	24/45, 195 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Seth Henigan	19 carries, 60 yards
	Receiving	Caden Prieskorn	3 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD

Scoring summary
Quarter Time Drive Team Scoring information Score Plays Yards TOP Temple Memphis 0 0 "TOP" = time of possession. For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football. 0 0

At UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	10	3	0	0	13
Knights	14	21	21	14	70

Tulsa

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Hurricane	0	14	0	13	27
Owls	10	0	0	6	16

At Navy

Temple Owls at Navy Midshipmen

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 0 3 7 10 20 • Midshipmen 13 7 7 7 34 Date: October 29, 2022 Location: Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD Game start: 3:30 p.m. Elapsed time: 3 hours, 38 minutes Game attendance: 31,141 Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: NE 10 MPH Referee: Hank Johns TV announcers (CBSSN): John Sadak (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst) & Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline)

Scoring summary 1 6:45 NAVY Daniel Davies 31–yard field goal (14 plays, 34 yards, 7:39) NAVY 3–0 2:53 NAVY Daba Fofana 15–yard run (Daniel Davies kick) (3 play, 17 yards, 1:08) NAVY 10–0 0:39 NAVY Daniel Davies 36–yard field goal (4 play, 6 yards, 2:05) NAVY 13–0 2 3:38 TEMPLE Camden Price 38-yard field goal (11 plays, 50 yards, 3:46) NAVY 13–3 3 13:49 TEMPLE Layton Jordan 0–yard fumble return (Camden Price kick) (1 play, 0 yards, 1:11) NAVY 13–10 0:51 NAVY Anton Hall Jr. 16–yard run (Daniel Davies kick) (12 plays, 56 yards, 6:44) NAVY 20–10 4 9:45 TEMPLE Amad Anderson Jr. 20–yard pass from E.J. Warner (Camden Price kick) (6 play, 70 yards, 2:22) NAVY 20–17 1:08 TEMPLE Camden Price 22–yard field goal (9 play, 66 yards, 1:23) TIE 20–20 OT 0:00 NAVY Xavier Arline 23–yard run (Daniel Davies kick) (2 plays, 25 yards, 0:00) NAVY 27–20

Statistics	Temple	Navy
First downs	14	12
Plays–yards	68–288	72–224
Rushes–yards	20–20	70–224
Passing yards	268	0
Passing: comp–att–int	24–48–2	0–2–0
Time of possession	22:51	37:09

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	E. J. Warner	24/48, 268 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT
	Rushing	Edward Saydee	14 carries, 61 yards
	Receiving	Amad Anderson Jr.	8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Navy	Passing	Tai Lavatai	0/1, 0 yards
	Rushing	Daba Fofana	24 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	7	14	0	28
Owls	3	13	17	21	54

At Houston

Temple at Houston

1 2 3 4 Total Owls 7 12 7 10 36 • Cougars 0 14 14 15 43 Date: November 12, 2022 Location: TDECU Stadium (Houston, TX) Game start: 2:02 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 22 minutes Game attendance: 21,731 Game weather: 59 °F (15 °C) • Weather: Sunny Referee: Edwin Lee TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue

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Pregame line	Over/under
HOU –20.0	56

Statistics	Temple	Houston
First downs	33	25
Plays–yards	85–533	66–485
Rushes–yards	26–47	26–196
Passing yards	486	289
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	42–59–0	29–40–1
Time of possession	31:44	28:16

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Temple	Passing	E.J. Warner	42/59, 486 yards, 3 TDs
	Rushing	Darvon Hubbard	4 carries, 26 yards
	Receiving	Jose Barbon	8 receptions, 128 yards
Houston	Passing	Clayton Tune	29/40, 289 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT
	Rushing	Stacy Sneed	11 carries, 143 yards
	Receiving	Nathaniel Dell	12 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	7	10	3	3	23
Owls	0	3	0	0	3

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	21	14	7	49
Owls	3	21	15	7	46

Personnel

Name	Position	Consecutive season at Temple in current position
Stan Drayton	Head coach	1st
Danny Langsdorf	Offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach	1st
D. J. Eliot	Defensive coordinator	1st
Adam Scheier	Special teams coordinator/Tight end coach	1st
Chris Wiesehan	Offensive line coach/Run Game coordinator	1st
Jafar Williams	Wide receivers coach/Pass Game coordinator	1st
Marvin Clecidor	Safeties coach	1st
Preston Brown	Running backs coach	1st
Jules Montinar	Cornerbacks coach	1st
Antoine Smith	Defensive line coach	1st
Chris Woods	Linebackers coach	1st
Chris Fenelon	Strength and conditioning	1st
Everett Withers	Chief of Staff to Head Coach	1st
Reference:[4]

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