2009 Temple Owls football team

2009 Temple Owls football
2009 Temple Owls football
MAC East Division co-champion
EagleBank Bowl, L 21–30 vs. UCLA
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East
Record	9–4 (7–1 MAC)
Head coach	Al Golden (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Matt Rhule (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (4th season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field; (c. 68,532)
	Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

The 2009 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2009 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Temple competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field.

2009 Mid-American Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Ohio xy	7	–	1	9	–	5
Temple x	7	–	1	9	–	4
Bowling Green	6	–	2	7	–	6
Kent State	4	–	4	5	–	7
Buffalo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Akron	2	–	6	3	–	9
Miami (OH)	1	–	7	1	–	11
West Division
No. 23 Central Michigan x$	8	–	0	12	–	2
Northern Illinois	5	–	3	7	–	6
Western Michigan	4	–	4	5	–	7
Toledo	3	–	5	5	–	7
Ball State	2	–	6	2	–	10
Eastern Michigan	0	–	8	0	–	12
Championship: Central Michigan 20, Ohio 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The Owls finished the season 9–4, 7–1 in conference play to be co–champions of the MAC East Division and were invited to the EagleBank Bowl where they lost to UCLA 30–21. This was the Owls first bowl game since the Garden State Bowl in 1979.

Before the season

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for 2009 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Cody Bohler OL	Somerville, New Jersey	Immaculata HS	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	300 lb (140 kg)	–	Nov 9, 2008
Cody Bohler OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Levi Brown DT	Bethlehem, Pennsylvania	Liberty HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	312 lb (142 kg)	5.1	Jun 28, 2008
Levi Brown DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Blaze Caponegro RB	Wall, New Jersey	Wall HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2008
Blaze Caponegro RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Chris Coyer QB	Vienna, Virginia	Oakton HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	4.64	Jan 14, 2009
Chris Coyer QB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kadeem Custis DT	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	St. John Neumann HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	5	Dec 23, 2008
Kadeem Custis DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Justin Gildea DB	Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania	Hollidaysburg Area SHS	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.49	Oct 27, 2008
Justin Gildea DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Elijah Grant OL	Piscataway, New Jersey	Piscataway Township HS	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	340 lb (150 kg)	–	Jan 28, 2009
Elijah Grant OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Marcus Green LB	Scotch Plains, New Jersey	Scotch Plains-Fanwood HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2009
Marcus Green LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Aaron Hush Delaware	Piscataway, New Jersey	Piscataway Township HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2009
Aaron Hush Delaware	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Alex Jackson Delaware	New Berlin, New York	Milford Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2008
Alex Jackson Delaware	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kamal Johnson Delaware	Willingboro, New Jersey	Willingboro HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	–	Feb 3, 2009
Kamal Johnson Delaware	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Kwame Johnson DB	Wayne, Pennsylvania	Valley Forge Military	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	–	Jan 7, 2009
Kwame Johnson DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Maurice Jones DB	Chatham, Virginia	Fork Union Military Academy	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2008
Maurice Jones DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Brandon McManus K	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	North Penn SHS	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	–	Nov 24, 2008
Brandon McManus K	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Deon Miller WR	Fork Union, Virginia	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	4.7	Jan 28, 2009
Deon Miller WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Ryan Murray OL	Chatham, Virginia	Hargrave Military Academy	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	5.4	Sep 25, 2008
Ryan Murray OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Gary Onuekwusi LB	Baltimore, Maryland	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.6	Jan 25, 2009
Gary Onuekwusi LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Andrew Opoku WR	North Brunswick, New Jersey	North Brunswick Township HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	4.67	Feb 4, 2009
Andrew Opoku WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Byron Parker ATH	Virginia Beach, Virginia	Tallwood HS	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	4.45	Dec 7, 2008
Byron Parker ATH	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75
Deonte Parker DB	Quincy, California	Feather River	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	–	Dec 19, 2008
Deonte Parker DB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Chris Parthemore TE	Camp Hill, Pennsylvania	Cedar Cliff HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	4.7	Oct 30, 2008
Chris Parthemore TE	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Shahid Paulhill DT	Fork Union, Virginia	Fork Union Military Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	275 lb (125 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2008
Shahid Paulhill DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Bernard Pierce RB	Concorde Mills, Pennsylvania	Glen Mills	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	–	Jan 5, 2009
Bernard Pierce RB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Geoffrey Prather LB	Valley Forge, Pennsylvania	Valley Forge Military College	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	–	Dec 16, 2008
Geoffrey Prather LB	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Darryl Pringle OL	Reading, Pennsylvania	Reading SHS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	305 lb (138 kg)	–	Jul 3, 2008
Darryl Pringle OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 40
Evangelos Regas OL	Toms River, New Jersey	Toms River High – North HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	325 lb (147 kg)	–	Jul 3, 2008
Evangelos Regas OL	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 77
Jerry Watters WR	Cherry Hill, New Jersey	Camden Catholic	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	167 lb (76 kg)	4.57	Jun 26, 2008
Jerry Watters WR	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 71
Jeffrey Whittingham DT	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Atlantic City HS	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	285 lb (129 kg)	–	Jun 26, 2008
Jeffrey Whittingham DT	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 73
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 89 Rivals: 112
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Temple Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Football Recruiting: Temple". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Temple Football Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved August 22, 2009.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 p.m.	No. 5 (FCS) Villanova*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)		L 24–27	27,759	^[1]
September 19	12:00 p.m.	at No. 5 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	BTN	L 6–31	105,514	^[2]
September 26	12:00 p.m.	Buffalo	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN Plus	W 37–13	13,949	^[3]
October 3	1:00 p.m.	at Eastern Michigan	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI		W 24–12	3,364	^[4]
October 10	1:00 p.m.	Ball State	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 24–19	13,420	^[5]
October 17	1:00 p.m.	Army*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 27–13	14,275	^[6]
October 24	7:00 p.m.	at Toledo	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH		W 40–24	16,334	^[7]
October 31	3:30 p.m.	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	W 27–24	28,305	^[8]
November 5	7:30 p.m.	Miami (OH)	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	W 34–32	13,827	^[9]
November 13	8:30 p.m.	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium–Summa Field Akron, OH	ESPNU	W 56–17	10,927	^[10]
November 21	1:00 p.m.	Kent State	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 47–13	21,046	^[11]
November 27	11:00 a.m.	at Ohio	Peden Stadium Athens, OH	ESPNU	L 17–35	14,135	^[12]
December 29	4:30 p.m.	vs. UCLA*	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC (EagleBank Bowl)	ESPN	L 21–30	23,072	^[13]^[14]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Villanova

	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	0	0	14	13	27
Owls	0	10	7	7	24

Temple blew a 10-point lead over the Wildcats to ultimately lose 27–24 to the Villanova Wildcats to open the year on a sour note. This game was similar to many games last year where Temple would have a lead but be unable to finish off an opponent, such as the overtime loss to Navy and the Hail Mary loss to Buffalo last year. After a scoreless first quarter, Temple got a 10–0 halftime lead, then made it a 17–7 lead midway through the third after each scored, and Villanova scored to make it 17–14, but Temple would score again early in the 4th quarter to make it 24–14, but Villanova would shut out the Owls the rest of the way, making it 24–17 on a field goal soon after, late in the game Villanova tied it up, and just as Temple was about to go for the win, a turnover led to a Villanova field goal that gave them their first win of the year and put Temple at 0–1 to start the new year. It was also Villanova's first win against a I-A opponent since 2003, ironically it Temple. Villanova leads the series.

Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	3	0	6
Nittany Lions	7	14	3	7	31

Temple hadn't beaten Penn State since 1941, and that nearly 70-year losing streak remained intact, but the Owls kept themselves in the game early with a field goal and successful onside kick. Afterwards, the momentum they had gained was quickly lost as Penn State made it 21–3 at halftime and 24–6 after three. Penn State put the game out of reach with a touchdown run by Stephon Green. Soon afterwards, Penn State put their backups in, but were unable to score any more points. With the 6–31 loss, this now makes four straight games that the Owls have failed to score at least a touchdown on Penn State.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

07:35 PSU Shuler 1-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 0–7 PSU
00:00 TEM McManus 25-yard field goal 3–7 PSU

2nd Quarter

05:46 PSU Royster 7-yard run (Wagner kick) 3–14 PSU
01:03 PSU Moye 4-yard pass from Clark (Wagner kick) 3–21 PSU

3rd Quarter

12:06 TEM McManus 35-yard field goal 6–21 PSU
06:23 PSU Wagner 27-yard field goal 6–24 PSU

4th Quarter

11:25 Green 3-yard run (Wagner kick) 6–31 PSU

Buffalo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	0	6	0	7	13
Owls	3	17	10	7	37

With the huge blowout win over Buffalo, Temple was able to get revenge for the previous two years, including a last second loss on a Hail Mary and a blowout loss the year before. This also gave Temple their first win of the year.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

6:02 TEMPLE McManus 35-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE

2nd Quarter

12:38 UB Principe 36-yard field goal 3–3
10:14 UB Principe 32-yard field goal 6–3 UB
10:01 TEMPLE Nixon 92-yard kickoff return (McManus kick) 6–10 TEMPLE
2:59 TEMPLE McManus 22-yard field goal 6–13 TEMPLE
0:07 TEMPLE Joseph 95-yard interception return (McManus kick) 6–20 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

11:34 TEMPLE Rodriguez 5-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 6–27 TEMPLE
8:17 TEMPLE McManus 33-yard field goal 6–30 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

11:56 UB Rivers 6-yard pass from Maynard (Principe kick) 13–30 TEMPLE
9:23 TEMPLE Pierce 18-yard run (McManus kick) 13–37 TEMPLE

Eastern Michigan

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	7	0	3	24
Eagles	0	6	0	6	12

With the 24–6 win over Eastern Michigan, the Owls were now .500 and undefeated in the MAC.

Ball State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cardinals	0	0	13	6	19
Owls	10	0	7	7	24

Despite going 12–2 last year and being ranked as high as #12, the Ball State Cardinals remained winless this year after giving Temple a game that appeared closer than it really was. Temple took a 10–0 lead, but fell behind 13–10, but soon retook the lead and would hold on for the 24–19 win, giving up a meaningless touchdown on the game's final play to make the game look like a nailbiter. Temple also was 3–0 in the MAC and 3–2 overall with the win.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

07:12 TEMPLE McManus 27-yard field goal 0–3 TEMPLE
04:47 TEMPLE Nixon 28-yard pass from Charlton (McManus kick) 0–10 TEMPLE

3rd Quarter

10:59 BSU Gibson 50-yard pass from Page (McGarvey kick) 7–10 TEMPLE
08:47 BSU Williams 0-yard fumble recovery (McGarvey kick failed) 13–10 BSU
04:48 TEMPLE Pierce 2-yard run (McManus kick) 13–17 TEMPLE

4th Quarter

03:29 TEMPLE Pierce 3-yard run (McManus kick) 13–24 TEMPLE
00:00 BSU Ifft 2-yard pass from Page 19-24 TEMPLE

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	3	10	0	13
Owls	7	6	0	14	27

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

TEMPLE TD 10:43 Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7

2nd Quarter

TEMPLE TD 13:17 Jason Harper 37 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Pat Failed) 0–13
ARMY FG 02:11 Alex Carlton 24 Yd 3–13

3rd Quarter

ARMY FG 07:50 Alex Carlton 23 Yd 6–13
ARMY TD 04:06 Ali Villanueva 4 Yd Pass From Trent Steelman (Alex Carlton Kick) 13–13

4th Quarter

TEMPLE TD 07:25 Steve Maneri 6 Yd Pass From Vaughn Charlton (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–20
TEMPLE TD 05:26 Kee-ayre Griffin 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–27

Toledo

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	10	10	7	40
Rockets	7	10	0	7	24

Temple defeated a favored Toledo team 40–24 in the Glass Bowl. Like Temple, Toledo had improved greatly from last year.

Navy

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	14	3	10	27
Midshipmen	3	7	7	7	24

With this win, Temple became bowl eligible.

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

NAVY FG 03:11 Joe Buckley 30 Yd 0–3

2nd Quarter

TEMPLE TD 11:11 Bernard Pierce 68 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–3
NAVY TD 01:55 David Wright 3 Yd Punt Return (Joe Buckley Kick) 7–10
TEMPLE TD 01:41 James Nixon 100 Yd Kickoff Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–10

3rd Quarter

TEMPLE FG 12:08 Brandon McManus 45 Yd 17–10
NAVY TD 07:54 Vince Murray 5 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–17

4th Quarter

NAVY TD 14:55 Kriss Proctor 2 Yd Run (Joe Buckley Kick) 17–24
TEMPLE FG 12:02 Brandon McManus 21 Yd 20–24
TEMPLE TD 02:41 Bernard Pierce 41 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 27–24

Miami (OH)

	1	2	3	4	Total
RedHawks	3	10	0	19	32
Owls	14	7	10	3	34

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

11:20 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 0–7
07:57 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 20 Yd 3–7
01:50 TEMPLE Vaughn Charlton 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–14

2nd Quarter

05:21 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 7 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 3–21
03:41 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 11 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 10–21
00:11 MIAMI (Ohio) Trevor Cook 26 Yd 13–21

3rd Quarter

09:17 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 42 Yd 13–24
02:37 TEMPLE Bernard Pierce 14 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 13–31

4th Quarter

13:35 MIAMI (Ohio) Steve Marck 24 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Trevor Cook Kick) 20–31
08:52 MIAMI (Ohio) Armand Robinson 14 Yd Pass From Zac Dysert (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed) 26–31
02:36 MIAMI (Ohio) Thomas Merriweather 2 Yd Run (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) 32–31
00:03 TEMPLE Brandon McManus 18 Yd 32–34

Akron

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	21	7	14	56
Zips	17	0	0	0	17

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

TEMPLE TD 12:34 Michael Campbell 63 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 7–0
AKRON TD 09:30 Andre Jones 9 Yd Pass From Patrick Nicely (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–7
AKRON FG 05:00 Branko Rogovic 45 Yd 7–10
AKRON TD 03:06 Sean Fobbs Recovered Fumble In End Zone (Branko Rogovic Kick) 7–17
TEMPLE TD 00:10 James Nixon 22 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 14–17

2nd Quarter

TEMPLE TD 06:15 Delano Green 66 Yd Punt Return (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 21–17
TEMPLE TD 01:06 Chester Stewart 8 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 28–17
TEMPLE TD 00:31 Bernard Pierce 2 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 35–17

3rd Quarter

TEMPLE TD 09:37 Joe Jones 24 Yd Pass From Chester Stewart (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 42–17

4th Quarter

TEMPLE TD 14:30 Chester Stewart 1 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 49–17
TEMPLE TD 11:31 Matt Brown 5 Yd Run (Brandon Mcmanus Kick) 56–17

Kent State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Flashes	3	7	0	3	13
Owls	0	9	24	14	47

Scoring summary

1st Quarter

KSU FG 08:58 Freddy Cortez 21 Yd 3–0

2nd Quarter

TEMPLE TD 11:12 Evan Rodriguez 10 Yd Pass From Kevin Armstrong (Pat Blocked) 3–6
KSU TD 04:48 Kendrick Pressley 6 Yd Pass From Spencer Keith (Freddy Cortez Kick) 10–6
TEMPLE FG 00:17 Brandon McManus 24 Yd 10–9

3rd Quarter

TEMPLE FG 10:41 Brandon McManus 28 Yd 10–12
TEMPLE TD 09:00 Matt Brown 71 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–19
TEMPLE TD 06:55 Kee-ayre Griffin 36 Yd Interception Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–26
TEMPLE TD 01:38 Matt Brown 1 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–33

4th Quarter

TEMPLE TD 13:56 Delano Green 52 Yd Punt Return (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–40
TEMPLE TD 09:08 Delano Green 50 Yd Run (Brandon McManus Kick) 10–47
KSU FG 04:22 Freddy Cortez 46 Yd 13–47

Ohio

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	10	7	0	17
Bobcats	7	6	13	9	35

Ohio defeated Temple, and by virtue of a tie-breaker, advanced to the MAC Championship Game. Temple still won a share of the MAC East Division.

EagleBank Bowl

The UCLA Bruins (6–6) played the Temple Owls (9–3) at the 2009 EagleBank Bowl at RFK Memorial Stadium in Washington, D.C. The bowl game was scheduled to start at 4:30 PM US EST on Tuesday, December 29, 2009. Temple was playing in its first bowl game since the 1979 Garden State Bowl and made only its third bowl appearance in school history.^[16] After a dominant first half, UCLA staged a second half rally, and defeated the Owls 30–21.

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bruins	7	3	7	13	30
Owls	7	14	0	0	21

Personnel

Roster

As of 2009-08-21^[17]

Wide receivers

Ryan Alderman – Freshman
8 Nyles Bynum – Junior
10 Delano Green – Junior
13 Josh Hutchison – Junior
15 Dy'Onne Crudup – Senior
18 Jason Harper – Senior
19 Deione Sydnor-Robinson – Sophomore
22 Matt Brown – Freshman
23 James Nixon – Sophomore
39 Matt Brookhart – Freshman
80 C. J. Hammond – Freshman
81 Deven Baker – Freshman
84 Michael Campbell – Junior
85 Vaughn Carraway – Freshman

Offensive line

David Kim – Freshman
59 Jerry Barlow – Junior
50 Jeff Whittingham – Freshman
57 Marcus Brown – Junior
61 Sean Pearson – Freshman
62 Steve Ciocci – Freshman
63 Derek Dennis – Junior
66 Darryl Pringle – Freshman
67 Matt Paul – Freshman
68 Jeremy Schonbrunner – Sophomore
69 Wayne Tribue – Sophomore
70 Colin Madison – Junior
71 Darius Morris – Junior
72 Cody Bohler – Freshman
73 Devin Tyler – Senior
74 Evan Regas – Freshman
75 Simon Ogunleye – Freshman
76 Steve Caputo – Sophomore
77 John Palumbo – Sophomore
78 Sean Boyle – Sophomore
79 Pat Boyle – Sophomore

Tight ends

Cody Booth – Freshman
Robert Feeley – Junior
Richard Fricke – Freshman
44 Lawrence Turner – Freshman
83 Chris Parthemore – Freshman
86 Steve Maneri – Senior
87 Anthony Pekarski – Junior
88 Evan Rodriguez – Sophomore
89 Matt Balasavage – Sophomore
98 Alex Jackson – Freshman

Quarterbacks

Matt Falcone – Freshman
7 Chester Stewart – Sophomore
11 Chris Coyer – Freshman
12 Vaughn Charlton – Junior
13 Bryan Morris – Freshman
14 Mike Gerardi – Sophomore

Running backs

3 Lamar McPherson – Senior
20 Kee-ayre Griffin – Sophomore
24 Ahkeem Smith – Sophomore
26 Joe Jones – Sophomore
30 Bernard Pierce – Freshman

Fullbacks

48 Zack Collins – Freshman

Defensive line

2 Andre Neblett – Senior
43 Adrian Robinson, Jr. – Sophomore
45 Morris Blueford, Jr. – Sophomore
52 Brian Sanford – Senior
65 Dave Nwasike – Junior
72 Grigory Frenk – Junior
90 Cameron Wise – Freshman
91 Elisha Joseph – Junior
92 Shahid Paulhill – Freshman
93 Kamal Johnson – Freshman
94 Kadeem Custis – Freshman
95 Morkeith Brown – Sophomore
96 Muhammad Wilkerson – Sophomore
97 Geoffrey Prather – Freshman
99 Levi Brown – Freshman

Linebackers

Vince Tuzze – Freshman
4 Alex Joseph – Senior
31 Tahir Whitehead – Sophomore
32 Quinten White, Jr. – Sophomore
33 Blaze Caponegro – Freshman
34 Zach Kane – Freshman
36 Gary Onuekwusi – Freshman
40 Jordan Martin – Junior
41 Marcus Green – Freshman
46 John Haley – Senior
51 James Namude – Senior
53 Stephen Johnson – Sophomore
54 Dan Van Norton – Freshman
56 Amara Kamara – Junior
58 Elijah Joseph – Junior

Defensive backs

1 Wilbert Brinson, Jr. – Senior
5 Jaiquawn Jarrett – Junior
6 Dominique Harris – Senior
9 Anthony Ferla – Junior
14 Ricky Ueberroth – Senior
16 Maurice Jones – Freshman
17 Marlin Terrell – Sophomore
21 Jared Williams – Sophomore
24 Mina Gould – Freshman
25 Deonte Parker – Junior
28 Marquise Liverpool – Junior
29 Justin Gildea – Freshman
35 Kwame Johnson – Freshman
37 Kevin Kroboth – Sophomore
39 Aaron Haas – Freshman
42 Byron Parker – Freshman
48 Matt Duncan – Freshman

Punters

47 Jake Brownell – Senior
49 Jeff Wathne – Junior

Kickers

19 Brandon McManus – Freshman
90 Ryan Novak – Junior

† Starter at position * Injured; will not play in 2009.

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Year at school
Al Golden	Head coach Special teams coordinator	4th
Mark D'Onofrio	Assistant head coach Defensive coordinator	4th
Matt Rhule	Offensive coordinator Quarterbacks coach	4th
Jared Backus	Linebackers coach	3rd
Andrew Dees	Offensive line coach	4th
Ed Foley	Tight ends coach Assistant offensive line coach Recruiting coordinator	2nd
Tyree Foreman	Running backs coach	3rd
Kevin M. Gilbride	Wide receivers coach	3rd
Randy Melvin	Defensive line coach	1st
Paul Williams	Defensive backs coach	4th

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