# 2024 Temple Owls football team

The 2024 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the American Athletic Conference (AAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Owls were led by Stan Drayton in his third year as the head coach, until he was fired on November 17, 2024. Temple was 3–7 to start the season and 9–25 during Drayton's tenure. Defensive coordinator and outside linebackers coach Everett Withers was then named interim head coach.

## Preseason
### AAC media poll

The American Athletic Conference released its media prediction poll on July 23, 2024. The Owls were predicted to finish last in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Memphis | 409 (23) |
| 2 | UTSA | 368 (4) |
| 3 | Tulane | 362 (2) |
| 4 | South Florida | 339 |
| 5 | Army | 236 (1) |
| 6 | Florida Atlantic | 228 |
| 7 | East Carolina | 219 |
| 7 | Rice | 219 |
| 9 | North Texas | 216 |
| 10 | UAB | 192 |
| 11 | Navy | 150 |
| 12 | Tulsa | 95 |
| 13 | Charlotte | 77 |
| 14 | Temple | 40 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 30 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 16 Oklahoma* | Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial StadiumNorman, OK | ESPN | L 3–51 | 83,329 |
| September 7 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN | L 11–38 | 28,889 |
| September 14 | 2:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 20–28 | 13,945 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Utah State* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 45–29 | 11,384 |
| September 26 | 7:30 p.m. | Army | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN | L 14–42 | 13,255 |
| October 5 | 3:30 p.m. | at UConn* | Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT | CBSSN | L 20–29 | 28,921 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Tulsa | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 20–10 | 18,721 |
| October 26 | 2:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | Dowdy–Ficklen StadiumGreenville, NC | ESPN+ | L 34–56 | 33,744 |
| November 9 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tulane | Yulman StadiumNew Orleans, LA | ESPNU | L 6–52 | 30,000 |
| November 16 | 2:00 p.m. | Florida Atlantic | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | W 18–15 $^{OT}$ | 12,291 |
| November 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at UTSA | AlamodomeSan Antonio, TX | ESPN2 | L 27–51 | 20,121 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | North Texas | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ | L 17–24 | 11,589 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### at No. 16 Oklahoma

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| No. 16 Sooners | 17 | 17 | 3 | 14 | 51 |
at Gaylord Family Oklahoma Memorial Stadium • Norman, Oklahoma
* Date: August 30th
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 84 °F (29 °C) • Wind: NE at 7 miles per hour (11 km/h)
* Game attendance: 83,329
* Referee: Jeff Heaser
* TV announcers (ESPN): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst), Paul Carcaterra (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | TEM | OU |
| First downs | 13 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 61–197 | 65–378 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–69 | 36–220 |
| Passing yards | 128 | 158 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–25–2 | 19–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:31 | 28:29 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Forrest Brock | 12/25, 128 yards, 2 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | E.J. Wilson | 6 carries, 31 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 3 receptions, 36 yards |
| Oklahoma | Passing | Jackson Arnold | 17/25, 141 yards, 4 TD |
| Oklahoma | Rushing | Taylor Tatum | 5 carries, 69 yards, 1 TD |
| Oklahoma | Receiving | Bauer Sharp | 5 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD |

### at Navy

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 11 |
| Midshipmen | 9 | 14 | 15 | 0 | 38 |
at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, Maryland
* Date: September 7th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NW at 14 miles per hour (23 km/h)
* Game attendance: 28,889
* Referee: Steven Anderson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play), Randy Cross (analyst), Sheehan Stanwick-Burch (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | TEM | NAVY |
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Plays–yards | 66–312 | 60–409 |
| Rushes–yards | 20–35 | 51–297 |
| Passing yards | 277 | 112 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 30–46–2 | 5–9–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Forrest Brock | 30/46, 277 yards, 1 TD, 2 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Antwain Littleton II | 9 carries, 22 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 11 receptions, 101 yards, 1 TD |
| Navy | Passing | Blake Horvath | 5/9, 112 yards, 1 TD |
| Navy | Rushing | Blake Horvath | 15 carries, 122 yards, 3 TD |
| Navy | Receiving | Eli Heidenreich | 4 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |

### Coastal Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |
| Owls | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 14th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 85 °F (29 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 13,945
* Referee: Tim Rich
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross (play-by-play), Barrett Brooks (analyst)
| Statistics | CCU | TEM |
| First downs | 19 | 15 |
| Plays–yards | 63–287 | 61–314 |
| Rushes–yards | 42–184 | 36–129 |
| Passing yards | 103 | 185 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 15–21–0 | 17–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 29:41 | 30:19 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Coastal Carolina | Passing | Ethan Vasko | 15/21, 103 yards, 1 TD |
| Coastal Carolina | Rushing | Ethan Vasko | 16 carries, 92 yards |
| Coastal Carolina | Receiving | Jameson Tucker | 4 receptions, 35 yards |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 17/25, 185 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Antwain Littleton II | 14 carries, 74 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 9 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |

### Utah State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 0 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 29 |
| Owls | 0 | 17 | 7 | 21 | 45 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 21st
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 78 °F (26 °C) • Wind: NE at 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 11,384
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Shawn Kenney (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
* Box Score
| Statistics | USU | TEM |
| First downs | 26 | 20 |
| Plays–yards | 80–479 | 68–451 |
| Rushes–yards | 36–186 | 41–180 |
| Passing yards | 293 | 271 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 26–44–1 | 17–27–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:02 | 30:58 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Utah State | Passing | Spencer Petras | 26/44, 293 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Utah State | Rushing | Rashul Faison | 27 carries, 148 yards, TD |
| Utah State | Receiving | Jalen Royals | 10 receptions, 112 yards, TD |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 17/27, 271 yards, 5 TD |
| Temple | Rushing | Evan Simon | 11 carries, 49 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 3 receptions, 116 yards, TD |

### Army

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 7 | 7 | 14 | 14 | 42 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: September 26th
* Game time: 7:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: S at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 13,255
* Referee: Charles Lamertina
* TV announcers (ESPN): Matt Barrie (play-by-play), Dan Mullen (analyst) and Harry Lyles Jr. (sideline reporter)
| Statistics | ARMY | TEM |
| First downs | 23 | 12 |
| Plays–yards | 63–489 | 52–219 |
| Rushes–yards | 57–417 | 22–-5 |
| Passing yards | 72 | 224 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 3–6–0 | 19–30–1 |
| Time of possession | 35:14 | 24:40 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Army | Passing | Bryson Daily | 2/5, 54 yards |
| Army | Rushing | Bryson Daily | 24 carries, 152 yards, 3 TD |
| Army | Receiving | Noah Short | 1 reception, 27 yards |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 19/30, 224 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Joquez Smith | 4 carries, 8 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 8 receptions, 98 yards, TD |

### at UConn

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
| Huskies | 3 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 29 |
at Rentschler Field • East Hartford, Connecticut
* Date: October 5th
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C) • Wind: N at 11 miles per hour (18 km/h) • Weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 28,921
* Referee: Marcus Woods
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Adam Breneman (analyst)
| Statistics | TEM | CONN |
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 68–270 | 82–371 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–134 | 41–99 |
| Passing yards | 136 | 272 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 18–31–1 | 24–41–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:10 | 30:50 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Forrest Brock | 19/32, 136 yards |
| Temple | Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 12 carries, 95 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 8 receptions, 67 yards |
| UConn | Passing | Joe Fagnano | 24/41, 272 yards, TD |
| UConn | Rushing | Durell Robinson | 12 carries, 52 yards, TD |
| UConn | Receiving | TJ Sheffield | 9 receptions, 141 yards, TD |

### Tulsa

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Hurricane | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: October 19th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 71 °F (22 °C) • Wind: NE 3 miles per hour (4.8 km/h)
* Game attendance: 18,721
* Referee: Reid Jackson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
| Statistics | TLSA | TEM |
| First downs | 17 | 21 |
| Plays–yards | 58–240 | 75–397 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–75 | 28–81 |
| Passing yards | 165 | 316 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–27–1 | 31–47–1 |
| Time of possession | 25:32 | 34:12 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Tulsa | Passing | Kirk Francis | 11/23, 148 yards, TD, INT |
| Tulsa | Rushing | Anthony Watkins | 7 carries, 23 yards |
| Tulsa | Receiving | Anthony Watkins | 3 receptions, 73 yards, TD |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 3/46, 297 yards, TD, INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 12 carries, 41 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Landon Morris | 4 receptions, 97 yards |

### at East Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 34 |
| Pirates | 13 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 56 |
at Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium • Greenville, North Carolina
* Date: October 26th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EDT
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 77 °F (25 °C) • Wind: N 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 33,744
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Corey (play-by-play), Reggie Walker (analyst) and Smacker Miles (sideline)
| Statistics | TEM | ECU |
| First downs | 23 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 79–405 | 65–500 |
| Rushes–yards | 38–111 | 36–231 |
| Passing yards | 294 | 269 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 23–41–3 | 16–29–2 |
| Time of possession | 33:27 | 26:33 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 23/41, 294 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 20 carries, 88 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Ashton Allen | 4 receptions, 109 yards, 2 TD |
| East Carolina | Passing | Katin Houser | 16/29, 269 yards, 5 TD, 2 INT |
| East Carolina | Rushing | Rahjai Harris | 11 carries, 130 yards, TD |
| East Carolina | Receiving | Chase Sowell | 4 receptions, 117 yards, TD |

### at Tulane

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| Green Wave | 7 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 52 |
at Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, Louisiana
* Date: November 9th
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: SE 15 miles per hour (24 km/h)
* Game attendance: 30,000
* Referee: Darryl DeBerry
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Courtney Lyle (play-by-play) and Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
| Statistics | TEM | TULN |
| First downs | 5 | 26 |
| Plays–yards | 45–158 | 75–589 |
| Rushes–yards | 23–102 | 52–327 |
| Passing yards | 56 | 262 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 11–22–0 | 14–23–1 |
| Time of possession | 20:57 | 39:03 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 11/22, 56 yards |
| Temple | Rushing | Terrez Worthy | 5 carries, 80 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Daniel Evert | 1 reception, 16 yards |
| Tulane | Passing | Darian Mensah | 14/21, 262 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Tulane | Rushing | Makhi Hughes | 19 carries, 153 yards, 2 TD |
| Tulane | Receiving | Mario Williams | 4 receptions, 94 yards |

### Florida Atlantic

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Florida Atlantic Owls | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 15 |
| Temple Owls | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 16th
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 61 °F (16 °C) • Wind: NW 13 miles per hour (21 km/h)
* Game attendance: 12,291
* Referee: Steve Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPN+): James Westling (play-by-play) and Barrett Brooks (analyst)
| Statistics | FAU | TEM |
| First downs | 17 | 18 |
| Plays–yards | 67–317 | 80–348 |
| Rushes–yards | 31–123 | 39–130 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 218 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 19–36–0 | 24–41–0 |
| Time of possession | 22:59 | 37:01 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Florida Atlantic | Passing | Kasen Weisman | 11/23, 123 yards |
| Florida Atlantic | Rushing | C. J. Campbell Jr. | 20 carries, 70 yards, 2 TD |
| Florida Atlantic | Receiving | C. J. Campbell Jr. | 6 receptions, 57 yards |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 24/41, 218 yards |
| Temple | Rushing | Antwain Littleton | 13 carries, 54 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 14 receptions, 147 yards |

### at UTSA

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
| Roadrunners | 7 | 21 | 10 | 13 | 51 |
at Alamodome • San Antonio, Texas
* Date: November 22nd
* Game time: 7:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: None (played indoors); 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 20,121
* Referee: Edwin Lee
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Anish Shroff (play-by-play), Andre Ware (analyst) and Paul Carcaterra (sideline)
| Statistics | TEM | UTSA |
| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Plays–yards | 69–289 | 66–529 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–70 | 39–309 |
| Passing yards | 219 | 220 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–32–2 | 20–27–2 |
| Time of possession | 29:45 | 30:15 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Temple | Passing | Evan Simon | 13/32, 219 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Antwain Littleton | 18 carries, 64 yards, TD |
| Temple | Receiving | Dante Wright | 5 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD |
| UTSA | Passing | Owen McCown | 20/27, 220 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| UTSA | Rushing | Robert Henry | 16 carries, 178 yards, 2 TD |
| UTSA | Receiving | David Amador II | 7 receptions, 63 yards |

### North Texas

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mean Green | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: November 30th
* Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Joe Tordy (play-by-play), Leger Douzable (analyst) and Maria Trivelpiece (sideline)
| Statistics | UNT | TEM |
| First downs | | |
| Plays–yards | – | – |
| Rushes–yards | – | – |
| Passing yards | | |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | –– | –– |
| Time of possession | | |
| Team | Category |
| North Texas | Passing |
| North Texas | Rushing |
| North Texas | Receiving |
| Temple | Passing |
| Temple | Rushing |
| Temple | Receiving |