2017 Temple Owls football team


The 2017 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Geoff Collins and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 7–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were invited to the Gasparilla Bowl where they defeated FIU.

Schedule

Personnel

Coaching staff

Roster

2017 Recruiting class

Game summaries

Notre Dame

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–22015Notre Dame, 24–20

Villanova

Overall recordLast meetingResult
15–16–22012Temple, 41–10

UMass

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–02015Temple, 25–23

South Florida

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–12016Temple, 46–30

Houston

Overall recordLast meetingResult
0–52015Houston, 24–13

East Carolina

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–82016Temple, 37–10

UConn

Overall recordLast meetingResult
12–52016Temple, 21–0

Army

Overall recordLast meetingResult
7–52016Army, 28–13

Navy

Overall recordLast meetingResult
6–62016Temple, 34–10

Cincinnati

Overall recordLast meetingResult
11–7–12016Temple, 34–13

UCF

Overall recordLast meetingResult
2–22016Temple, 26–25

Tulsa

Overall recordLast meetingResult
1–22014Temple, 35–24

FIU–Gasparilla Bowl

Awards and honors

American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team

Delvon Randall, S
Brian Carter, OL
Sharif Finch, DL
Jacob Martin, DL
Sean Chandler, S

NFL Players

NFL Draft Combine

One Temple player was invited to participate in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.
#NamePOSHTWTArmsHands40Bench PressVert JumpBroad Jump3 Cone Drill20-yd ShuttleRef
#3Sean ChandlerS5'10 4/18"205 lbs30 6/8"8 2/8"4.651634.5119.0N/A4.62

† Top performer

2018 NFL Draft

Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2018 NFL Draft.
#PlayerRoundPickPositionNFL Club
#9Jacob Martin6186Defensive linemanSeattle Seahawks
#94Jullian Taylor7223Defensive linemanSan Francisco 49ers

In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.
#NamePOSHTWTNFL ClubRef
#1Adonis JenningsWR6-3205 lbsCincinnati Bengals
#3Sean ChandlerDB6-0195 lbsNew York Giants
#4Nick ShargaFB6-2240 lbsOakland Raiders
#5Keith KirkwoodWR6-3220 lbsNew Orleans Saints
#6Sharif FinchDL6-5250 lbsTennessee Titans
#10Mike JonesDB5-11187 lbsNew York Giants
#53Leon JohnsonOL6-5325 lbsDenver Broncos
#79Cole BoozerOL6-5295 lbsTampa Bay Buccaneers