2014 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

The 2014 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. Despite being bowl eligible, Temple was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

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Awards and accomplishments

All Conference Teams

American Athletic Conference First Team: Tyler Matakevich^[3]
American Athletic Conference Second Team: Kyle Friend, Praise Martin-Oguike, Matt Ioannidis^[3]
American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention: Tavon Young^[3]

Players of the Week

American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week:^[4]

Week 1 - Tavon Young
Week 5 - Praise Martin-Oguike
Week 10 - Praise Martin-Oguike

American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week:^[4]

Week 5 - Austin Jones

National statistical rankings

Scoring Offense: 23.1 points per game (97th nationally)^[5]Scoring Defense: 17.5 points per game (4th nationally)^[6]

NFL Players

Undrafted Free Agents

Following the NFL draft, Kenneth Harper signed a contract with the New York Giants.

References

1. Newton, David (September 29, 2021). "Carolina Panthers' top-ranked defense reflects 'old-man' strength of Phil Snow". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2023.
2. "2014 Temple Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved March 20, 2014.
3. "Honors Continue for Football".
4. "American Athletic Conference - Football Players of the Week". theamerican.org.
5. "Scoring Offense - FBS Football Statistics - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
6. "Scoring Defense - FBS Football Statistics - NCAA.com". NCAA.com.
7. "New York Giants: Kenneth Harper". Archived from the original on September 4, 2017. Retrieved April 28, 2017.