HOUSTON at TEMPLE
Saturday, Sept. 30 • Noon • ESPNU
Lincoln Financial Field (69,596/Natural Grass)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Television
ESPNU
Mike Couzens and John Congemi
Radio
WPEN-FM 97.5 (Temple)
KPRC-AM 950 (Houston)
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be the sixth meeting between Houston and Temple … The Cougars have won all five previous matchups … Houston and Temple played in the first American Athletic Conference regular-season game (in 2013) and also played in the first American Athletic Conference Football Championship (in 2015).
HOUSTON
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
Major Applewhite (Texas ’02)
2-2, first full season
Notes
Houston saw its 16-game home field winning streak snapped last Saturday as Texas Tech took a 27-24 victory against the Cougars at TDECU Stadium … Houston had allowed 19 combined points in its first two games before allowing 27 to the normally high-scoring Red Raiders … QB Kyle Allen has completed 80 of 104 passes for 751 yards and four touchdowns with four interceptions … QB Kyle Postma gave Houston a spark in the second half against Texas Tech … Postma has thrown for 145 yards and a touchdown on 11-of-18 passing off the bench … RB Duke Catalon has a team-high 150 rushing yards with a touchdown … WR Linell Bonner has averaged 85.7 receiving yards per game and has a team-high 26 receptions … All-America DT Ed Oliver has 22 tackles, 3.5 tackles for loss and two forced fumbles.
TEMPLE
2-2, 0-1 American
Head Coach
Geoff Collins (Western Carolina ’94)
2-2, first season
Notes
Temple looks to bounce back from a 43-7 setback at USF in the Owls’ conference opener last Thursday … The loss snapped a modest two-game winning streak … Temple is 14-3 in American Athletic Conference games since the 2015 season … The Owls used three quarterbacks in last week’s game against USF … QB Logan Marchi has started all four games and has thrown for 799 yards and five touchdowns with three interceptions … Temple has one rushing touchdown this season … RB Ryquell Armstead has rushed for 180 yards … WR Keith Kirkwood has 12 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns to lead a group of four wideouts with at least 10 catches … S Delvon Randall leads the team with 35 tackles … DE Quincy Roche has team highs of 4.0 sacks and 6.5 tackles for loss … CB Mike Jones has three pass breakups and an interception.