2016 Temple Owls football team
American college football season
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The 2016 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by fourth-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.
- Matt Rhule (4th season; regular season)
- Ed Foley (interim; bowl game)
| 2016 Temple Owls football | |
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The American champion The American East Division co-champion | |
American Championship, W 34–10 vs. Navy | |
Military Bowl, L 26–34 vs. Wake Forest | |
| Conference | American Athletic Conference |
| East Division | |
| Record | 10–4 (7–1 AAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Glenn Thomas (1st season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
| Defensive coordinator | Phil Snow (4th season) |
| Base defense | 4–3[1] |
| Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Temple xy$ | 7 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 South Florida x | 7 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UCF | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UConn | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Navy xy | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulsa | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Memphis | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Houston | 5 | – | 3 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SMU | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tulane | 1 | – | 7 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On December 6, Rhule resigned to become the head coach at Baylor.[2] Special teams coordinator and tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Military Bowl.[3]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | Army* | CBSSN | L 13–28 | 34,005 | ||
| September 10 | 1:00 p.m. | Stony Brook* |
| ESPN3 | W 38–0 | 22,296 | |
| September 17 | 12:00 p.m. | at Penn State* | BTN | L 27–34 | 100,420 | ||
| September 24 | 12:00 p.m. | Charlotte* |
| ASN | W 48–20 | 27,786 | |
| October 1 | 12:00 p.m. | SMU |
| ESPNews | W 45–20 | 22,401 | |
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | at Memphis | ESPN | L 27–34 | 34,743 | ||
| October 15 | 7:30 p.m. | at UCF | ESPNU | W 26–25 | 38,299 | ||
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | South Florida |
| ESPN | W 46–30 | 25,950 | |
| October 29 | 3:30 p.m. | Cincinnati |
| CBSSN | W 34–13 | 29,763 | |
| November 4 | 7:00 p.m. | at UConn | ESPN2 | W 21–0 | 22,316 | ||
| November 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at Tulane | ASN | W 31–0 | 16,497 | ||
| November 26 | 7:30 p.m. | East Carolina |
| ESPNews | W 37–10 | 28,373 | |
| December 3 | 12:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Navy | ABC | W 34–10 | 22,815 | ||
| December 27 | 3:30 p.m. | vs. Wake Forest* | No. 24 |
| ESPN | L 26–34 | 26,656 |
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
Army
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Black Knights | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Owls | 0 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Stony Brook
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Seawolves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 38 |
At Penn State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 27 |
| Nittany Lions | 14 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 34 |
Charlotte
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| 49ers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |
| Owls | 3 | 28 | 14 | 3 | 48 |
SMU
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 20 |
| Owls | 21 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 45 |
At Memphis
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 6 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 17 | 14 | 34 |
At UCF
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 26 |
| Knights | 11 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
South Florida
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulls | 7 | 6 | 10 | 7 | 30 |
| Owls | 3 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 46 |
Cincinnati
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bearcats | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Owls | 10 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 34 |
At UConn
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Tulane
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 7 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 31 |
| Green Wave | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
East Carolina
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Pirates | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 |
At Navy–American Athletic Championship Game
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Owls | 14 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 34 |
| #20 Midshipmen | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
The Owls dominated a Navy Midshipmen football offense that was ranked in the top 20 in the country, coming off a 75-point offensive outburst the week before to win the first major conference title in Temple history. Temple sent one of its largest away crowds ever, with nearly half the fans in attendance supporting the Owls. Temple was ranked in all three major polls following the game and were invited to the Military Bowl vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons football on December 27, 2016.
Wake Forest–Military Bowl
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| #23 Owls | 7 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 26 |
| Demon Deacons | 14 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 34 |
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
- First Team
Dion Dawkins, OT
Haason Reddick, DL
- Second Team
Jahad Thomas, RB
Praise Martin-Oguike, DL
Avery Williams, LB
Sean Chandler, S
Aaron Boumerhi, K
- Honorable Mention
Colin Thompson, TE
Stephaun Marshall, LB[5]
Rankings
NFL players
NFL Draft Combine
Four Temple players were invited to participate in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine.
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | Arms | Hands | 40 | Bench Press | Vert Jump | Broad Jump | 3 Cone Drill | 20-yd Shuttle | Ref |
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| #5 | Jahad Thomas | RB | 5-10 | 190 lbs | 30 1/8 | 9 | 4.62 | 11 | 32.0 in | 116.0 | [6] | ||
| #7 | Haason Reddick | LB | 6-1 | 237 lbs | 32 3/4 | 10 1/8 | 4.52† | 24 | 36.5 in† | 133.0 in† | 7.01 | 4.37 | [7] |
| #15 | Nate Hairston | CB | 6-0 | 196 lbs | 31 | 9 1/2 | 4.52 | 14 | 35.5 in | 118.0 in | [8] | ||
| #66 | Dion Dawkins | OL | 6-4 | 314 lbs | 35 | 9 7/8 | 5.11 | 26 | 26.0 in | 106.0 in | 7.30† | 4.78 | [9] |
† Top performer
2017 NFL draft
Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2017 NFL draft.
| # | Player | Round | Pick | Position | NFL Club |
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| #7 | Haason Reddick | 1 | 13 | Linebacker | Arizona Cardinals |
| #66 | Dion Dawkins | 2 | 63 | Offensive lineman | Buffalo Bills |
| #15 | Nate Hairston | 5 | 158 | Cornerback | Indianapolis Colts |
Undrafted free agents
In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.
| # | Name | POS | HT | WT | NFL Club | Ref |
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| #2 | Avery Williams | LB | 5-10 | 224 lbs | Houston Texans | [11] |
| #5 | Jahad Thomas | RB | 5-10 | 188 lbs | Dallas Cowboys | [12] |
| #8 | Phillip Walker | QB | 5-11 | 205 lbs | Indianapolis Colts | [13] |
| #11 | Romond Deloatch | TE | 6-4 | 245 lbs | New York Giants | [14] |
| #50 | Praise Martin-Oguike | DL | 6-1 | 255 lbs | Miami Dolphins | [15] |
| #86 | Colin Thompson | TE | 6-4 | 255 lbs | New York Giants | [16] |