TEMPLE
at
UCONN
Friday, Nov. 4 • 7 p.m. • ESPN2
Pratt & Whitney Stadium (40,000/Grass)
East Hartford, Conn.



Television
ESPN2
Adam Amin, Mack Brown and Molly McGrath

Temple Radio - WPEN-FM 97.5
UConn Radio -  WTIC-AM 1080 (flagship)
    
THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the 16th meeting between Temple and UConn in a series that dates to 1963 … The Owls hold a 10-5 series lead and have own four of the last five meetings, including a 27-3 decision last year in Philadelphia … Temple RB Jahad Thomas rushed for 119 yards and two touchdowns in last year’s meeting.

TEMPLE
5-3, 3-1 American

Head Coach
Matt Rhule (Penn State ’97)
23-23, third season

NOTES
Temple brings a three-game winning streak into Friday’s game as the Owls have won five of their last six contests following a 34-13 victory against Cincinnati … Temple is tied with USF for first place in The American’s East Division, but has the head-to-head tiebreaker with the Bulls based on a 46-30 win Oct. 21… QB Phillip Walker has thrown for 1,990 yards and 13 touchdowns with 10 interceptions … RB Ryquell Armstead has a team-high 674 rushing yards, while RB Jahad Thomas has 564 … The duo has combined for 20 rushing touchdowns, while Thomas has three TD receptions as well … WR Keith Kirkwood has 27 receptions for 420 yards and three touchdowns … DE Haason Reddick has a team highs with 6.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for loss … S Delvon Randle has three interceptions and two fumble recoveries. 

UCONN
3-6, 1-5 American

Head Coach
Bob Diaco (Iowa ’95)
11-23, third season

NOTES
UConn looks to snap a three-game slide after the Huskies dropped a 41-3 decision at East Carolina last Saturday … The Huskies have gone 3-0 when they have held their opponent to 21 points or fewer and 0-6 when the opponent has scored more than 21 … UConn has been outscored by a 45-9 margin in the first quarter this season … QB Bryant Shirreffs has completed 166 of 283 passes (58.7 percent) for 2,010 yards and seven touchdowns and six interceptions … WR Noel Thomas is ranked fourth nationally in receptions (9.2 per game) … Thomas has 83 catches for 1,058 yards and three touchdowns … RB Arkeel Newsome has a team-high 528 rushing yards with four TDs … S Obi Melifonwu has a team-high 74 tackles with two interceptions … DE Cole Ormsby leads the squad with 4.0 sacks to go with 6.5 tackles for loss.