The 2018 Temple Owls football team represents

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

in the

2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) in 2018. The regular season began on August 25, 2018, and ended ...

. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins during the regular season and play their home games at

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. They are members of the East Division of the

American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference (The American or AAC) is an American collegiate athletic conference, featuring 11 member universities and five affiliate member universities that compete in the National Collegiate Athletic Association's (NCAA) ...

. They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in 2nd place in the East Division. They were invited to play in the

Independence Bowl The Independence Bowl is a post-season National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)-sanctioned Division I college football bowl game that is played annually each December at Independence Stadium in Shreveport, Louisiana. The Independence Bowl ...

, where they lost to

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. On December 7, 2018, head coach Geoff Collins left for the head coaching job at

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. Tight ends coach

Ed Foley Edward Charles Foley Jr. (born September 26, 1967) is an American football coach and former player. He was the assistant special teams coach for the Carolina Panthers from until mid-2022, working under head coach Matt Rhule, who he had previo ...

led the Owls in the Independence Bowl. On December 13, the Owls initially named

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defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as their new head coach. However, on December 30, Diaz went back to Miami to become their new head coach following

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's sudden retirement.

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2017 season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the

Gasparilla Bowl The Gasparilla Bowl is an annual NCAA-sanctioned post-season college football bowl game played in the Tampa Bay area. It was first played in 2008 as the St. Petersburg Bowl at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida. The game was renamed the G ...

where they defeated FIU.

Preseason

Award watch lists

Listed in the order that they were released

AAC media poll

The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the AAC East Division.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

2018 recruiting class

Game summaries

Villanova

Buffalo

At Maryland

Tulsa

At Boston College

East Carolina

At Navy

Cincinnati

At UCF

At Houston

Doak Walker Award Since 1990 the Doak Walker Award honors the top running back in college football in the United States. It is named in honor of Doak Walker, a former running back who played for the SMU Mustangs from 1945 to 1949 and in the National Football League ...

candidate Ryquell Armstead, playing on a sore ankle and missing part of the game to have his hand x-rayed, tied a career-best with 210 yards rushing and became the first college player in two years with six rushing touchdowns in a game. He was named conference offensive player of the week, and college offensive player of the week by three groups. This moved him from seventh to third on the AAC's all-time rushing touchdown list with 33, and from seventh to fifth on the rushing yards list with 2,692. On Temple's lists, he also passed Jahad Thomas for touchdowns, 100+ yard games, and career yards—also passing Anthony Anderson and Matt Brown in the latter category—to reach third, tied for fourth with Matt Brown, and fourth respectively all-time.

South Florida

At UConn

Vs. Duke–Independence Bowl

Awards and honors

National Awards

*The Sporting News All-American Team

Isaiah Wright Isaiah Wright (born January 13, 1997) is an American football wide receiver who is currently a free agent. He was most recently a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Temple and w ...

- Returner

Conference Awards

American Athletic Conference Players of the Year

*The American - Special Teams Player of the Year

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team

*First Team

Ryquell Armstead Ryquell Keeman Armstead (born October 30, 1996) is an American football running back for the DC Defenders. He played college football at Temple and was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fifth round of the 2019 NFL Draft. Early life an ...

, RB

Shaun Bradley Shaun Russell Ellis-Bradley (born April 8, 1997) is an American football linebacker for the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple and was drafted by the Eagles in the sixth round of the 2 ...

, LB

Michael Dogbe Michael Dogbe (born May 5, 1996) is an American football defensive end for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Temple. Professional career Dogbe was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in ...

, DT

Delvon Randall Delvon Randall (born December 14, 1996) is an American football safety who is currently a free agent. He played college football for the Temple Owls. Early years Randall was born on December 14, 1996, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and attended G ...

, S

Rock Ya-Sin Abdurrahman "Rock" ibn Ramadan Ya-Sin (born May 23, 1996) is an American football cornerback for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Presbyterian, before transferring to Temple. He was draft ...

, CB
Isaiah Wright, KR *Second Team Ventell Bryant, WR
Jovahn Fair, OL

NFL Players

NFL Draft Combine

One Temple player was invited to participate in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine. † Top performer

2019 NFL Draft

Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the

2019 NFL Draft The 2019 NFL Draft was the 84th annual meeting of National Football League (NFL) franchises to select newly eligible players for the 2019 NFL season. The draft was held on April 25–27 in Nashville, Tennessee. The first round was held on April 2 ...

. In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.

References

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