TEMPLE at TULSA
Saturday, Nov. 25 • 4 p.m. • ESPNews
H.A. Chapman Stadium (30,000/FieldTurf)
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Television
ESPNews
Jay Alter and Craig Halbert
Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple)
KXBL-FM 99.5 (Tulsa)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the fourth meeting between Temple and Tulsa … The schools played a home-and-home series in 1987 and 1988 and renewed acquaintances when Tulsa joined The American in 2014 … Tulsa holds a 2-1 series lead, though Temple was a 35-24 winner in Philadelphia in 2014.
TEMPLE
5-6, 3-4 American
Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
5-6, first season
Notes
Temple saw a modest two-game winning streak end with a 45-19 setback to UCF last Saturday in Philadelphia … Temple is 17-6 in American Athletic Conference games since the 2015 season, while the Owls are a combined 8-2 in November since then … 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 six … QB Frank Nutile has started the last four games … Nutile has completed 84 of 143 passes (58.7 percent) for 1,084 yards and eight touchdowns with seven interceptions this season … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for a team-high 500 yards and three touchdowns … WR Isaiah Wright has 38 receptions for 557 yards and three TDs … S Delvon Randall has 68 tackles and a team-high four interceptions … DE Sharif Finch leads the squad with 14.0 tackles for loss.
TULSA
2-9, 1-6 American
Head Coach
Philip Montgomery (Tarleton State ’95)
18-19, third season
Notes
Tulsa looks to end the season on a winning note after the Golden Hurricane dropped their fourth straight with a 27-20 setback at USF … Tulsa has seen three of its four losses in that stretch decided by seven points or fewer, including the loss to the nationally ranked Bulls … The Golden Hurricane has 35 rushing touchdowns and five passing TDs this season … RB D’Angelo Brewer leads the squad with 1,262 rushing yards and eight TDs … Brewer set The American’s career rushing record in the game against USF (3,662 yards) … QB Luke Skipper has started the last five games and has thrown for 1,141 yards and three touchdowns with four interceptions … QB Chad President has nine rushing touchdowns … WR Justin Hobbs has a team-high 52 receptions for 784 yards and two TDs … S McKinley Whitfield leads the squad with 102 tackles.