TEMPLE at GEORGIA TECH
Saturday, September 20 | 4:30 p.m. ET
Bobby Dodd Stadium (51,913/Natural Grass)
Atlanta, Georgia
Television
CW
Thom Brennaman, Will Blackmon and Wes Bryant
Radio
OwlSports.com
SiriusXM 384
THE GAME
Saturday’s game will be just the second meeting between Temple and Georgia Tech … The only previous matchup was Temple’s 24-2 win in Philadelphia in the 2019 season as RB Re’Mahn Davis rushed for 135 yards and two touchdowns and the Owl defense forced three Yellow Jacket turnovers as part of a 5-1 start to the season.
TEMPLE
2-1, 0-0 American
Head Coach
K.C. Keeler (Delaware ’80)
2-1, first season at Temple
273-113-1, 32nd season as collegiate head coach
Notes
Temple plays its second consecutive game against a top-25 opponent with Saturday’s game against Georgia Tech after the Owls fell 42-3 to No. 13 Oklahoma last Saturday at Lincoln Financial Field … Temple opened the season with a 42-10 win against Massachusetts and a 55-7 victory against Howard … QB Evan Simon leads the American in pass efficiency (185.75) entering Saturday’s game … Simon has completed 40 of 60 passes for 497 yards and nine touchdowns without an interception in three games … RB Jay Ducker is the leading rusher with 239 yards and a touchdown on 36 carries … DE Cam’Ron Stewart leads the American with 5.5 tackles for loss and is fourth in the league with 3.0 sacks … LB Katin Surprenant has two forced fumbles.
18/19 GEORGIA TECH
3-0, 1-0 ACC
Head Coach
Brent Key (Georgia Tech ’01)
22-16, third full season
Notes
Georgia Tech moved into the top 25 for the first time in 2025 with a thrilling 24-21 walk-off win against Clemson last Saturday in Atlanta … The Yellow Jackets opened with a 27-20 road win against Colorado before taking a 59-12 decision against Gardner-Webb … The win against Clemson came on a school-record-tying 55-yard field goal by K Aidan Birr as time expired … The Yellow Jackets are 3-0 for the first time since 2016 and improved to 7-1 under coach Brent Key against nationally ranked ACC opponents … Georgia Tech has won its last seven home games … The Yellow Jackets are averaging 500.3 yards of offense … QB Haynes King has passed for 354 yards and is the leading rusher with 259 yards and four touchdowns on the ground … RB Jamal Haynes has 183 rushing yards with three TDs … Birr has gone 6-for-6 on field goal attempts this season.