Football

Game Preview: Temple Visits Cincinnati Friday on ESPN2

TEMPLE at CINCINNATI
Friday, Nov. 10 • 7 p.m. • ESPN2
Nippert Stadium (40,000/Speed Series M6-M)
Cincinnati, Ohio

Television
ESPN2
Dave Lamont, Mack Brown and Jen Lada


Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple)
The Project 100.7 FM (Cincinnati)
SiriusXM 81

THE GAME
Friday’s game will be the 20th meeting between Temple and Cincinnati in a series that dates to 1973 … Temple holds an 11-7-1 series lead nad has won the last two matchups, including a 34-13 decision in Philadelphia last year … Cincinnati won five straight between 2002 and 2014.
TEMPLE
4-5, 2-3 American

Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
4-5, first season

Notes
Temple snapped a two-game slide with its best performance of the year in a 34-26 win against Navy last Thursday … Temple is 16-5 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 30.0 points in their last four … QB Frank Nutile has started the last two games and comes off a 289-yard, four-touchdown effort against Navy… Nutile has completed 48 of 73 passes (65.8 percent) for 659 yards and five touchdowns with two interceptions this season … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for a team-high 454 yards and three touchdowns … WR Isaiah Wright has 33 receptions for 502 yards and three TDs … S Delvon Randall has 60 tackles and a team-high four interceptions … DE Sharif Finch leads the squad with 11.0 tackles for loss

CINCINNATI
3-6, 1-4 American

Head Coach
Luke Fickell (Ohio State ’97)
3-6, first season at Cincinnati
9-13, second season as collegiate head coach

Notes
Cincinnati put an end to a five-game losing streak as well as an eight-game slide in conference games with a 17-16 win at Tulane last Saturday … The Bearcats are looking for back-to-back wins for the first time since the first two games of the 2016 season … Cincinnati has averaged 129.4 rushing yards and 221.7 passing yards per game … QB Hayden Moore has thrown for 1,959 yards and 13 touchdowns with seven interceptions … RB Gerrid Doaks has a team-high 500 rushing yards in his freshman season … WR Khalil Lewis has 48 catches for 444 yards and four touchdowns … LB Jaylyin Minor has a team-high 87 tackles and leads the American Athletic Conference with 9.7 tackles per game … LB Perry Young has a team-high 8.5 tackles for loss.