The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Schedule Temple had games scheduled against Miami, Rutgers, UMass and Idaho which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye.
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Game summaries
At Navy
Statistics TempleNavy First downs 25 18 Total yards 407 299 Rushing yards 166 251 Passing yards 241 48 Turnovers 1 0 Time of possession 24:39 35:21
Team Category Player StatisticsTemple Passing Anthony Russo 21/30, 206 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 23 carries, 97 yards, 1 TD Receiving Branden Mack 7 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TDNavy Passing Dalen Morris 2/2, 48 yards Rushing Nelson Smith 20 carries, 120 yards, 2 TDs Receiving CJ Williams 1 reception, 36 yards
South Florida
Statistics South FloridaTemple First downs 21 32 Total yards 324 416 Rushing yards 143 146 Passing yards 181 270 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 27:39 32:21
Team Category Player StatisticsSouth Florida Passing Jordan McCloud 15/26, 182 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Johnny Ford 15 carries, 68 yards Receiving Omarion Dollison 4 receptions, 64 yardsTemple Passing Anthony Russo 30/42, 270 yards, 4 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 25 carries, 83 yards Receiving Randle Jones 8 receptions, 81 yards, 1 TD
At Memphis
Statistics TempleMemphis First downs 30 24 Total yards 500 489 Rushing yards 113 176 Passing yards 387 313 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 33:28 26:32
Team Category Player StatisticsTemple Passing Anthony Russo 41/63, 387 yards, 4 TDs, 3 INTs Rushing Re'Mahn Davis 20 carries, 113 yards Receiving Randle Jones 12 receptions, 118 yardsMemphis Passing Brady White 17/36, 313 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Rodrigues Clark 22 carries, 106 yards Receiving Calvin Austin 6 receptions, 184 yards, 1 TD
At Tulane
Statistics TempleTulane First downs 11 28 Total yards 222 504 Rushing yards 77 284 Passing yards 145 220 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:15 31:45
Team Category Player StatisticsTemple Passing Trad Beatty 11/18, 122 yards, 1 INT Rushing Re-al Mitchell 7 carries, 37 yards Receiving Branden Mack 3 receptions, 54 yardsTulane Passing Michael Pratt 12/21, 205 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Amare Jones 12 carries, 92 yards Receiving Duece Watts 5 receptions, 114 yards, 2 TDs
SMU
Statistics SMUTemple First downs 24 19 Total yards 549 368 Rushing yards 194 157 Passing yards 355 211 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 24:55 35:05
Team Category Player StatisticsSMU Passing Shane Buechele 24/35, 355 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Ulysses Bentley IV 17 carries, 79 yards Receiving Kylen Granson 6 receptions, 149 yards, 1 TDTemple Passing Ted Beatty 6/9, 108 yards, 1 TD Rushing Tayvon Ruley 15 carries, 66 yards, 1 TD Receiving Randle Jones 2 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TD
At UCF
Statistics TempleUCF First downs 19 19 Total yards 290 419 Rushing yards 183 147 Passing yards 107 272 Turnovers 3 1 Time of possession 37:13 22:47
Team Category Player StatisticsTemple Passing Re–al Mitchell 10/23, 107 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 23 carries, 90 yards Receiving Jadan Blue 5 receptions, 71 yardsUCF Passing Dillon Gabriel 12/22, 268 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Otis Anderson Jr. 10 carries, 83 yards, 1 TD Receiving Jaylon Robinson 4 receptions, 113 yards
East Carolina
Statistics East CarolinaTemple First downs 16 10 Total yards 447 235 Rushing yards 265 140 Passing yards 182 95 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 25:06 34:54
Team Category Player StatisticsEast Carolina Passing Holton Ahlers 11/22, 182 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Keaton Mitchell 13 carries, 103 yards Receiving C. J. Johnson 3 receptions, 86 yards, 1 TDTemple Passing Kamal Gray 10/21, 95 yards, 2 INTs Rushing Tayvon Ruley 14 carries, 48 yards Receiving David Martin-Robinson 1 reception, 30 yards
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