TEMPLE
at
CINCINNATI
Saturday, Sept. 12 • 8 p.m. • ESPNews
Nippert Stadium (40,000/UBU Speed Series 55M)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Television
ESPNews - WATCH LIVE - LIVE STATS
Roy Philpott and Rocky Boiman

Cincinnati Radio - WLW-AM 700 (flagship)

Temple Radio - WPEN-FM 97.5 (flagship)


THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 18th matchup between Cincinnati and Temple in a series that began in 1973 … Cincinnati has won five straight against the Owls, but Temple holds a 9-7-1 series lead … Cincinnati is 2-0 against Temple in American Athletic Conference games, including a 14-6 win in Philadelphia last season.



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Head Coach
Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
9-16, third season

NOTES
Temple was tabbed as the AutoNation National Team of the Week after the Owls earned a 27-10 win against Penn State to start the 2015 season … Temple picked up its first win against the Nittany Lions since 1941 and snapped a 39-game winless streak (0-38-1) to their Keystone State neighbors … While the result wasn’t so much a surprise, the Owls’ dominance through the final three quarters was remarkable … Temple scored the last 27 points of the game, registered an American Athletic Conference record 10 sacks and held Penn State to 180 yards of offense … Temple’s offense was led by RB Jahad Thomas, who rushed for a game-high 135 yards and two touchdowns on 29 carries … QB P.J. Walker was 15-for-20 for 143 yards and added a rushing touchdown … The defense was the story, however, as LB Tyler Matakevich registered three sacks, DE Nate D. Smith had two and DE Haason Reddick had 1.5 … LB Sharif Finch added a key 26-yard interception return, while P Alex Starzyk averaged 46.9 yards on seven punts to help flip field position early … The game was played in front of a record crowd of 69,176 at Lincoln Financial Field.



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Head Coach
Tommy Tuberville (Southern Arkansas ’76)
19-8, third season at Cincinnati
149-85, 19th season as collegiate head coach

NOTES
Cincinnati’s unveiling of the newly renovated Nippert Stadium went off a little later than expected, thanks to a near-two-hour weather delay, but the Bearcats nonetheless enjoyed their spruced-up home as they rolled to a 52-10 win against Alabama A&M to open the season … The Bearcats gained 636 yards of offense and had a 34-14 advantage in first downs … Cincinnati was the runaway favorite in the American Athletic Conference East Division media poll, with 29 of a possible 30 first-place votes … QB Gunner Kiel completed 18 of 22 passes for 233 yards and two touchdowns before coming out of the game … RB Tion Green led a talented group of backs with 127 yards and a touchdown on 17 carries … RB Hosey Williams added 95 yards and a TD on 18 carries, while RB Mike Boone had 86 yards and two touchdowns on 13 attempts … WR Johnny Holton had three receptions for 81 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while WR Shaq Washington had seven catches for 69 yards … The Bearcats play their next two on the road, facing Miami (Ohio) and Memphis before returning home to take on Miami (Fla.).