(WR Dante Wright – 247Sports)
Key Players Returning:
WR Zae Baines, WR/PR Dante Wright, OG Wisdom Quarshie, OT Luke Watson, DE Diwun Black, DE Tra Thomas, CB Elijah Deravil, and PT Dante Atton.
Key Players Departing:
QB EJ EWarner (Rice transfer), WR Amad Anderson Jr., WR/PR RB Darvon Hubbard (Western Kentucky transfer, TE David Martin-Robinson, TE Jordan Smith, OC Richard Rodriguez, OT Victor Stoffel, (California transfer) DT Patrick Jenkins, LB Jacob Hollins, LB Jesus Machado, LB Jordan Magee (Dolphins R4), LB Yvandy Rigby, LB Corey Yeoman, CB Dominick Hill (Liberty transfer), CB Lance Robinson, NB Jalen McMurray (Tennessee transfer), LS Alex Odum, LS Brenyen Scott, RS Tywan Francis, KR Sam Martin Jr., and PK Camden Price.
(RB Antwain Littleton II – 247Sports)
Top 10 Recruits:
3 Star Recruits: RB Antwain Littleton II (Maryland transfer), CB Torey Richardson (UTEP transfer), DT Sekou Kromah (New Rochelle, New York), CB Adrian Laing (Paramus, New Jersey), CB Collin Gill (Oregon transfer), DS Andreas Keaton (Western Carolina transfer), LB TK Wright (NC State transfer), TE Daniel Evert (Germany), LB Tyree Alualu (Wexford, Pennsylvania), and WR Bryson Goodwin (Tampa, Florida).
2023 Results:
G01 AKRON W 24-21
G02 @ Rutgers L 7-36
G03 NORFOLK STATE W 41-9
G04 #20 MIAMI L 7-41
G05 @ Tulsa L 26-48
G06 UTSA L 34-49
G07 @ North Texas L 14-45
G08 SMU L 0-55
G09 NAVY W 32-18
G10 @ South Florida L 27-33
G11 @ UAB L 24-34
G12 MEMPHIS l 21-45
Misc. Team Information:
2023 Record: 3-9 (13th in AAC)
Home: 3-5
Away: 0-5
Neutral: 0-0
AAC: 1-7
Non-AAC: 2-2
Head Coach: Stan Drayton
Temple: 6-18
Career: 6-18
Bowls: 0-0
(DE Cam’Ron Stewart – 247Sports)
Returning Statistical Leaders:
Passing: Forrest Brock (7-15, 60 yards, 46.7%, 4.0 avg., 0 TD, 1 INT)
Rushing: Joquez Smith (71 car., 325 yards, 4.6 avg., 1 TD)
Receiving: Dante Wright (39 rec., 507 yards, 13.0 avg., 4 TD)
TDs Scored: Dante Wright (4)
Sacks: Diwun Black (3.5)
Tackles: Elijah Deravil (40)
Interceptions: None
Pass Deflections: Elijah Deravil (1)
Tackles For Loss: Diwun Black (9.5)
Forced Fumbles: Diwun Black (2)
Kick Returns: None
Punt Returners: Dante Wright (12 ret., 58 yards, 4.8 avg., 0 TD)
Kickers: None
Punters: Dante Atton (43 punts, 1693 yards, 39.4 avg., 12 in20)
Projected Offensive Starters:
QB: 11 Forrest Brock (RS JR/TR)
RB: 31 Antwain Littleton II (RS JR/TR)
WR: 80 Zae Barnes (RS JR)
WR: 10 Dante Wright (GR/TR)
WR: 86 Xavier Irvin (SO)
TE: 81 Landon Morris (RS JR/TR)
LT: 75 Luke Watson (SO)
LG: 52 Eric King (RS FR)
OC: 57 Grayson Mains (RS SO/TR)
RG: 79 Wisdom Quarshie (GR)
RT: 56 Kevin Terry (RS FR)
KR: 19 Antonio Jones (SR/TR)
PK: 91 Maddux Trujillo (SR/TR)
Projected Defensive Starters:
DE: 91 Cam’Ron Stewart (RS JR/TR)
NT: 96 Latrell Jean (RS SR/TR)
DT: 97 Allan Haye (RS JR/TR)
DE: 30 Tra Thomas (RS JR/TR)
LB: 22 Eric Stuart (JR/TR)
LB: 10 Tyquan King (RS JR/TR)
NB: 26 Ihsim Smith-Marsette (RS FR)
CB: 27 Elijah Deravil (GR/TR)
CB: 13 Torey Richardson (RS SR/TR)
FS: 29 Javier Morton (RS JR/TR)
SS: 19 Andreas Keaton (SR/TR)
PR: 10 Dante Wright (GR/TR)
PT: 91 Dante Atton (SO/TR)
(SS Andreas Keaton – Western Carolina University Athletics)
Team Grades:
Offense
Quarterbacks: C
Running Backs: C
Wide Receivers: C
Offensive Line: B
Defense
Defensive Line: C
Linebackers: C
Secondary: C
Special Teams
Kick Returners: C
Punt Returners: C
Kickers: A
Punters: C
Schedule:
08/31 @ Oklahoma Sooners | First meeting between schools.
09/07 @ Navy Midshipmen | Temple trails the series 5-7. The Owls are 4-4 since 2014, and their last series loss (20-27 OT) was in 2022.
09/14 COASTAL CAROLINA CHANTICLEERS | First meeting between schools.
09/21 UTAH STATE AGGIES | First meeting between schools.
09/26 ARMY BLACK KNIGHTS | Temple leads the series 6-3. The Owls lost (28-31) the last meeting between schools in 2017.
10/05 @ UCONN Huskies | Temple leads the series 7-4. The Owls won (49-17) the last meeting between schools in 2019.
10/19 TULSA GOLDEN HURRICANE | The series is tied 3-3. The Owls lost (26-48) last season’s meeting between schools, and their last series win (31-17) was in 2018.
10/26 @ East Carolina Pirates | Temple leads the series 6-3. The Owls lost (46-49) the last meeting between schools in 2022.
11/09 @ Tulane Green Wave | Temple leads the series 4-1. The Owls lost (3-38) the last meeting between schools in 2020.
11/16 FAU OWLS | First meeting between schools.
11/22 @ UTSA Roadrunners | Last season’s 34-49) loss was the first meeting between schools.
11/30 NORTH TEXAS MEAN GREEN | Last season’s 14-45 loss was the first meeting between schools.
Predictions:
Home: 2-4
Away: 1-5
Neutral: 0-0
AAC: 1-7
Non-AAC: 2-2
Overall: 3-9 (14th in AAC)
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