# 2019 Temple Owls football team

The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).

## Preseason
### Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released
| Award | Player | Position | Year |
| Rimington Trophy | Matt Hennessy | C | R-JR |
| Chuck Bednarik Award | Shaun Bradley | LB | SR |
| John Mackey Award | Kenny Yeboah | TE | R-JR |
| Bronko Nagurski Trophy | Shaun Bradley | LB | SR |
| Paul Hornung Award | Isaiah Wright | WR/KR | SR |
| Maxwell Award | Anthony Russo | QB | R-JR |
| Dick Butkus Award | Chapelle Russell | LB | R-SR |
| Outland Trophy | Jovahn Fair | OG | R-SR |
| Wuerffel Trophy | Matt Hennessy | C | R-JR |
| William V. Campbell Trophy | Zack Mesday | DE | GS |

### AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.
Media poll (East) :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | UCF | 169 (19) |
| 2 | Cincinnati | 157 (11) |
| 3 | USF | 107 |
| 4 | Temple | 101 |
| 5 | East Carolina | 66 |
| 6 | UConn | 30 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN3 | W 56–12 | 26,378 |
| September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | CBSSN | W 20–17 | 30,610 |
| September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo* | UB StadiumBuffalo, NY | ESPNU | L 22–38 | 17,621 |
| September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | CBSSN | W 24–2 | 31,094 |
| October 3 | 8:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN | W 27–17 | 33,253 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Memphis | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN2 | W 30–28 | 34,253 |
| October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN2 | L 21–45 | 23,132 |
| October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN2 | L 21–63 | 29,949 |
| November 7 | 8:00 p.m. | at South Florida | Raymond James StadiumTampa, FL | ESPN | W 17–7 | 26,214 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNU | W 29–21 | 27,850 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN2 | L 13–15 | 30,101 |
| November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | CBSSN | W 49–17 | 26,083 |
| December 27 | 12:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina* | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD (Military Bowl) | ESPN | L 13–55 | 24,242 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings after November 5 released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Bucknell

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bison | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
| Owls | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |

### Maryland

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 21 Terrapins | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |

### At Buffalo

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
| Bulls | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |

### Georgia Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Owls | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |

### At East Carolina

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |

### Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
| Owls | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
| No. 19 Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Knights | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At South Florida

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
| Bulls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Tulane

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
| Owls | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
| No. 19 Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Owls | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |

### Vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tar Heels | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 55 |
| Owls | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |

## Rankings

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
| AP | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | |
| CFP | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |

## Players drafted into the NFL

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | NFL Club |
| 3 | 78 | Matt Hennessy | C | Atlanta Falcons |
| 5 | 169 | Harrison Hand | CB | Minnesota Vikings |
| 6 | 196 | Shaun Bradley | ILB | Philadelphia Eagles |
| 7 | 241 | Chapelle Russell | OLB | Tampa Bay Buccaneers |