TEMPLE at ECU
Saturday, Oct. 7 • Noon • ESPNU
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium (50,000/Natural Grass)
Greenville, North Carolina
Television
ESPNU
Mike Couzens and John Congemi
Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple)
WNCT-FM 107.9 (ECU)
THE GAME
Saturday’s matchup will be the 15th meeting between ECU and Temple in a series that dates to 1982 … Temple has won the last three matchups to forge a 7-7 tie in the series … ECU’s last win against the Owls was a 32-22 win at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium in 1995 … Temple’s last win in Greenville was in 1985.
TEMPLE
2-3, 0-2 American
Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
2-3, first season
Notes
Temple looks to bounce back from their second straight setback, a 20-13 loss to Houston last Saturday … Temple is 14-4 in American Athletic Conference games since the 2015 season … The Owls have been held to 16 points or fewer in four of their first five games and have held their opponents to 21 points or fewer three times … QB Logan Marchi has thrown for 981 yards and six touchdowns with six interceptions … Temple has one rushing touchdown this season … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for 243 yards … WR Isaiah Wright has 15 receptions for 247 yards and a touchdown to lead a group of four receivers with at least 13 catches … S Delvon Randall leads the team with 40 tackles … DE Quincy Roche has team highs of 4.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss … CB Mike Jones has four pass breakups and an interception
ECU
1-4, 1-1 American
Head Coach
Scottie Montgomery (Duke ’00)
4-13, second season
Notes
ECU came up short in its bid for back-to-back wins as the Pirates fell 61-31 to No. 18/17 USF last Saturday … ECU trailed by seven points at halftime, but was outscored 30-7 in the second half … The Pirates are ranked second in The American in passing offense, averaging 318.6 yards per game, but rank 129th nationally in total defense, allowing an average of 614.8 yards per game … QB Thomas Sirk, a transfer from Duke, has completed 87 of 151 passes for 1,129 yards and six TDs against six interceptions … WR Davon Grayson has 29 catches for 495 yards and five touchdowns and has turned in back-to-back 100-yard games … WR Trevon Brown has 21 catches for 365 yards and two TDs … LB Jordan Williams has a team-high 49 tackles, while DE Kiante Anderson has 3.5 sacks and 5.0 tackles for loss.