# 2022 Temple Owls football team

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.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:30 p.m. | at Duke* | Wallace Wade StadiumDurham, NC | ACCN Wes Durham, Roddy Jones, Taylor Davis | L 0–30 | 20,722 |
| September 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Lafayette* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks | W 30–14 | 18,430 |
| September 17 | 2:00 p.m. | Rutgers* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ Bill Spaulding, Barrett Brooks | L 14–16 | 33,297 |
| September 24 | 2:00 p.m. | UMass* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ Doug Sherman, Adam Breneman | W 28–0 | 14,033 |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNU John Schriffen, Rocky Boiman | L 3–24 | 23,239 |
| October 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at UCF | FBC Mortgage StadiumOrlando, FL | ESPN Matt Barrie, Louis Riddick, Harry Lyles Jr. | L 13–70 | 41,729 |
| October 21 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN2 Roy Philpott, Andre Ware, Paul Carcaterra | L 16–27 | 13,607 |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | Navy–Marine Corps Memorial StadiumAnnapolis, MD | CBSSN John Sadak, Randy Cross, Sheehan Stanwick Burch | L 20–27 $^{OT}$ | 31,141 |
| November 5 | 2:00 p.m. | South Florida | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue | W 54–28 | 13,862 |
| November 12 | 2:00 p.m. | at Houston | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN+ Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue | L 36–43 | 21,731 |
| November 19 | 4:00 p.m. | No. 25 Cincinnati | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPNU Noah Reed, Rene Ingoglia | L 3–23 | 14,673 |
| November 26 | 1:00 p.m. | East Carolina | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN+ Richard Cross, Taylor McHargue | L 46–49 | 13,037 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from AP Poll (and CFP Rankings, after November 1) - Released prior to gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||
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## 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

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 24 |
at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium, Memphis, TN
* Date: October 1st
* Game time: 12:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 6 MPH
* Game attendance: 23,239
* Referee: Steve Anderson
* TV announcers (ESPNU): John Schriffen (play-by-play) & Rocky Boiman (analyst)
| 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 |
| Temple | Rushing | Jakari Norwood | 4 carries, 18 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Jose Barbom | 5 receptions, 134 yards |
| Memphis | Passing | Seth Henigan | 24/45, 195 yards, 1 TD |
| Memphis | Rushing | Seth Henigan | 19 carries, 60 yards |
| Memphis | Receiving | Caden Prieskorn | 3 receptions, 40 yards, 1 TD |
Scoring summary :
| Quarter | Time | Drive | Drive | Drive | Team | Scoring information | Score | Score |
| Quarter | Time | Plays | Yards | TOP | Team | Scoring information | Temple | Memphis |
| | | | | | | | 0 | 0 |
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### 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

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 20 |
| • Midshipmen | 13 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 34 |
| 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 |
| Temple | Rushing | Edward Saydee | 14 carries, 61 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Amad Anderson Jr. | 8 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD |
| Navy | Passing | Tai Lavatai | 0/1, 0 yards |
| Navy | Rushing | Daba Fofana | 24 carries, 63 yards, 1 TD |
| Navy | Receiving | | |

### South Florida

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

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 7 | 12 | 7 | 10 | 36 |
| • Cougars | 0 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 43 |
| 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 |
| Temple | Rushing | Darvon Hubbard | 4 carries, 26 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Jose Barbon | 8 receptions, 128 yards |
| Houston | Passing | Clayton Tune | 29/40, 289 yards, 3 TDs, 1 INT |
| Houston | Rushing | Stacy Sneed | 11 carries, 143 yards |
| Houston | Receiving | Nathaniel Dell | 12 receptions, 98 yards, 1 TD |

### Cincinnati

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 25 Bearcats | 7 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
| Owls | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
* Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022
* Game time: 4:00 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny
* Game attendance: 14,673
* Referee: Nate Black
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Noah Reed (play-by-play) & Rene Ingoglia (analyst)
* Pregame line: Cincinnati by 17 • Odds to win: UC 89.0% Game summary:
| Statistics | CIN | TEM |
| First downs | 22 | 13 |
| Plays–yards | 78–388 | 55–202 |
| Rushes–yards | 43–131 | 19–35 |
| Passing yards | 257 | 167 |
| Passing: comp–att–int | 21–35 | 21–36–2 |
| Time of possession | 36:51 | 23:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Cincinnati | Passing | Ben Bryant | 9–18, 130 yards, 1 TD |
| Cincinnati | Rushing | Ryan Montgomery | 14 carries, 58 yards, 1 TD |
| Cincinnati | Receiving | Tre Tucker | 4 receptions, 78 yards, 1 TD |
| Temple | Passing | E.J. Warner | 21–36, 167 yards, 2 INT |
| Temple | Rushing | Darvon Hubbard | 7 carries, 30 yards |
| Temple | Receiving | Jordan Smith | 5 receptions, 40 yards |

### 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 |
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