Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance September 2 7:00 p.m. Army * CBSSN L 13–2834,005
September 10 1:00 p.m. Stony Brook * Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 W 38–022,296
September 17 12:00 p.m. at Penn State * BTN L 27–34100,420
September 24 12:00 p.m. Charlotte * Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ASN W 48–2027,786
October 1 12:00 p.m. SMU Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews W 45–2022,401
8:00 p.m. at Memphis ESPN L 27–3434,743
October 15 7:30 p.m. at UCF ESPNU W 26–2538,299
7:00 p.m. South Florida Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN W 46–3025,950
October 29 3:30 p.m. Cincinnati Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA CBSSN W 34–1329,763
7:00 p.m. at UConn ESPN2 W 21–022,316
November 19 3:30 p.m. at Tulane ASN W 31–016,497
November 26 7:30 p.m. East Carolina Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPNews W 37–1028,373
December 3 12:00 p.m. at No. 19 Navy ABC W 34–1022,815
3:30 p.m. vs. Wake Forest * No. 24 ESPN L 26–3426,656
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2016 Temple Owls football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Roster
1
2
3
4
Total
Black Knights
0
7
7
14
28
Owls
0
10
3
0
13
1
2
3
4
Total
Seawolves
0
0
0
0
0
Owls
14
14
10
0
38
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
3
7
10
27
Nittany Lions
14
7
3
10
34
1
2
3
4
Total
49ers
7
0
7
6
20
Owls
3
28
14
3
48
1
2
3
4
Total
Mustangs
7
7
0
6
20
Owls
21
14
3
7
45
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
6
7
0
14
27
Tigers
0
3
17
14
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
7
6
6
26
Knights
11
14
0
0
25
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulls
7
6
10
7
30
Owls
3
17
14
12
46
1
2
3
4
Total
Bearcats
0
13
0
0
13
Owls
10
7
3
14
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
21
0
0
0
21
Huskies
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
7
3
14
7
31
Green Wave
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Total
Pirates
7
0
0
3
10
Owls
7
14
6
10
37
At Navy–American Athletic Championship Game
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1
2
3
4
Total
Owls
14
10
0
10
34
#20 Midshipmen
0
3
7
0
10
The Owls dominated a Navy Midshipmen football offense that was ranked in the top 20 in the country, coming off a 75-point offensive outburst the week before to win the first major conference title in Temple history. Temple sent one of its largest away crowds ever, with nearly half the fans in attendance supporting the Owls. Temple was ranked in all three major polls following the game and were invited to the Military Bowl vs Wake Forest Demon Deacons football on December 27, 2016.
Wake Forest–Military Bowl
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1
2
3
4
Total
#23 Owls
7
3
10
6
26
Demon Deacons
14
17
0
3
34
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked RV = Received votes Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Final AP — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV 23 RV Coaches — — — — — — — — — — — — RV RV 24 RV CFP Not released — — — — — 24 Not released
Four Temple players were invited to participate in the 2017 NFL Scouting Combine .
#
Name
POS
HT
WT
Arms
Hands
40
Bench Press
Vert Jump
Broad Jump
3 Cone Drill
20-yd Shuttle
Ref
#5
Jahad Thomas
RB
5-10
190 lbs
30 1/8
9
4.62
11
32.0 in
116.0
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#7
Haason Reddick
LB
6-1
237 lbs
32 3/4
10 1/8
4.52†
24
36.5 in†
133.0 in†
7.01
4.37
[ 7]
#15
Nate Hairston
CB
6-0
196 lbs
31
9 1/2
4.52
14
35.5 in
118.0 in
[ 8]
#66
Dion Dawkins
OL
6-4
314 lbs
35
9 7/8
5.11
26
26.0 in
106.0 in
7.30†
4.78
[ 9]
† Top performer
Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2017 NFL draft .
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Undrafted free agents
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In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.
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