TEMPLE at ARMY
Saturday, Oct. 21 • Noon • CBS Sports Network
Michie Stadium (38,000/FieldTurf)
West Point, New York
Television
CBS Sports Network
Ben Holden, Jay Feely and John Schriffen
Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple flagship)
SiriusXM 134/201/961 (Army feed)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the 13th meeting between Temple and Army in a series that dates to 1943 … The Owls hold a 7-5 series lead and had won six straight against the Black Knights before last year’s 28-13 win by Army in Philadelphia … Army held a 14-13 lead after three quarters and outscored the Owls 14-0 in the fourth period.
TEMPLE
3-4, 1-3 American
Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
3-4, first season
Notes
Temple looks to bounce back from a 28-24 setback to UConn last Saturday … Temple is 15-5 in American Athletic Conference games since the 2015 season … The Owls had been held to 16 points or fewer in four of their first five games, but have averaged 29.0 points in their last two … QB Logan Marchi has thrown for 1,658 yards and nine touchdowns with eight interceptions … Temple had one rushing touchdown in its first five games, but has four in its last two … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for a team-high 277 yards … WR Isaiah Wright has 27 receptions for 388 yards and three TDs to lead a group of five receivers with at least 16 catches … S Delvon Randall leads the team with 50 tackles and three interceptions … DE Quincy Roche has 5.0 sacks and 8.5 tackles for loss … The Owls are ninth nationally with 8.0 tackles for loss per game.
ARMY
5-2
Head Coach
Jeff Monken (Millikin ’89)
19-25, fourth season at Army
55-41, eighth season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Army enters Saturday’s game with a three-game winning streak after the Black Knights held off Eastern Michigan 28-27 … Army has won its last five home games … The Black Knights denied Eastern Michigan on what would have been the go-ahead two-point conversion with 49 seconds left in the fourth quarter last week … Army’s lone losses were a 38-7 setback at Ohio State and a 21-17 loss at Tulane … Army is averaging 378.4 rushing yards per game and has scored 28 rushing touchdowns, compared with one passing TD … QB Ahmad Bradshaw has rushed for 818 yards and seven touchdowns … LB James Nachitgal leads the squad with 50 tackles, while DE Alex Aukerman has team highs with 5.0 sacks and 9.5 tackles for loss … Army is 8-2 in its last 10 games, its best stretch since 1996-97.