Eight Straight

Temple clinched another victory this weekend, despite a tough first quarter against Akron. The Owls are still undefeated in the MAC with eight straight wins.

Coming off a whopping 56 – 17 win, Temple will take on Kent State in its last home game of the season this Saturday. Tickets are as low as $10 when you bring a canned good for our food drive. It’s employee appreciation day, so I’ll be there rooting on the Owls.  It’s also take a kid to the game day – when you purchase an end zone ticket, you can get a child’s ticket for just $5.

In other football news, voting is now taking place for Liberty Mutual’s Coach of the Year. Vote Golden today, and every day. If he wins, Temple will get $20,000 for the Alumni Association and Coach Golden will earn $50,000 to donate to a charity of his choice.

For those of you already looking forward to next season, here’s the latest from one of our favorite D.C. alumni, Dave Yanovitz:

Check out Washington Post reporter B.J. Koubaroulis interviewing Temple football recruit Connor Reilly, a quarterback for W.T. Woodson High School in Fairfax, Va. who who helped lead his team to a first-round victory in the Virginia AAA Northern Region playoffs.

 

Friday Night Lights in the Windy City

Calling all Chicago Owls! Can’t make it over to Ohio to watch Temple Football take on Akron? Join fellow alumni at cozy Paddy Mac’s in the Northwest for our first “Owls Nest” of the year. We’ll be meeting at 7:00 (kick-off is 7:30) to cheer on our team. More than 1,400 alumni live in the Chicago area, so we expect a great turn out. Don’t forget to wear your Temple gear!

Need to restock your Temple wardrobe? Check out the latest selection of tees and sweatshirts from Temple’s online bookstore at www.temple.edu/bookstore.

Keep up on the latest news and events from the Alumni Club of Chicago on our web page or on our facebook page.

 

Seven straight: Owls are bowl-bound

Temple Football’s winning streak, the longest since 1973, continued last night with a nail-biting fourth quarter victory over Miami. Superstar Bernard Pierce led the team with 178 yards rushing, and Freshman Brandon McManus saved the game with an 18-yard field goal with just three seconds remaining. With such momentum, the only question now remains: to which bowl will we be going?

Temple takes on Akron next Friday, Nov. 13, in Akron. You can catch the game on ESPN U or on 1210 AM WPHT.

There’s only one home game left this season! Be sure to get your tickets early for the Kent State game on Nov. 21.

 

Temple Football is bowl-eligible

Saturday’s win against Navy brought the Owls to a six-game winning streak, and made us bowl-eligible. The last time we played in a bowl game was in 1979, at the second-ever Garden State Bowl, when we beat Cal 28-17 at Giants Stadium. Next up: Home (Lincoln Financial Field) against Miami (Ohio) on Thursday night at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $25, or listen on 1340 AM WHAT.

Homecoming brings Football winning streak — and Danny Bonaduce

Homecoming and Parents’ Weekend 2009 was a great time, from Friday’s Gallery of Success alumni awards to the tailgate and win against Army on Saturday to the parents’ brunch on Sunday morning. Many former Temple News writers, editors and photographers braved the cold and rain on Friday, and it was well worth it. The alumni panel included Steve Sansweet of Lucasfilms Ltd., Mike Sisak of The New York Times , and Barry Levine of The National Enquirer. Between the panel and the evening reunion — which had surprise guest Danny Bonaduce, by the way (he was the nephew of longtime journalism professor Jackie Steck) — a number of former News staffers toured the current newsroom, chatted with student staffers and reminisced about their days on campus.

Saturday began with a healthy debate — “Should Your Taxes Build Stadiums?” — by two sporting opponents, Temple sociologist Kevin Delaney (author of Public Dollars, Private Stadiums: The Battles Over Building Sports Stadiums) and political scientist Joe McLaughlin (who helped secure public funding for both the Wachovia Center and Lincoln Financial Field). Phillies Fun at Citizens Bank Park followed, and the Phillies’ imminent National League win gave the ball park extra energy.

Die-hard Temple fans started setting up tents in the Lincoln Financial Field parking lot around 9 a.m., and by 11, the Cherry & White banners were flying and the scent of grilling hung in the air. It was much more comfortable and just as lively inside the West Club suite with the Temple University Alumni Association, where about 500 fans shared lunch with the Temple cheerleaders and Hooter before watching Temple beat Army 27-13. (The win made the Owls’ first four-game winning streak since 1985! The next game is at Toledo on Saturday, and our next home game is Nov. 5 against Miami (Ohio).)

Saturday evening, alumni of the Temple Honors program gathered with director Ruth Ost, current Honors students and Honors faculty members in Shusterman Hall. Sunday morning, parents of current students brunched and sipped champagne in Mitten Hall.

If you missed it, mark your calendar now for Alumni Weekend: April 9-11, 2010. The weekend will include tours of the newly opened Baptist Temple, “Taste of Temple” discount night at Main Campus vendors, the Founder’s Celebration black-tie party in Center City Philadelphia, and more.

(Meanwhile, check out the photos of Homecoming at myowlspace.com/photos)

Philadelphia Phever

It’s a good time to be a sports fan in Philadelphia. Not only are our beloved Phillies going to the World Series, but the Temple Owls, too, are enjoying their longest winning-streak since 1985. Golden’s team has now racked up four straight wins in the MAC.

The Owls are attracting attention from the sports media. You can catch the team tomorrow on ESPN College Gameday’s “Touching Traditions” segment.

The Owls are heading to Toledo this weekend to take on the Rockets at 7:00 PM. Toledo might be my hometown, but you’ll catch me rooting for the Cherry and White.

Going Nuts for Temple Football

We’re going nuts in Owl Country! Our own Elijah “Peanut” Joseph not only led Temple to victory against Buffalo last Saturday but also was named the MAC defensive player of the week.

The Owls head to Eastern Michigan this weekend.  If you’re stuck in Philly (like me), you can catch the game on WHAT 1340 AM.

Happy Valley, here we come

The date: September 19. The time: Noon. The place: Beaver Stadium. The Opponent: Penn State Nittany Lions.

Be there.

Can’t make the game? Check out Owls Football in action on the Big Ten Network or on WPHT 1210.

On the bright side

The Owls suffered a tough loss in the season opener against Villanova at the Linc last night. But, on a happier note, the stadium was filled with quite a crowd of Cherry and White. Students and alumni arrived in droves for pre-game tailgating and out-cheered the ‘Nova fans from kick-off to the end of the 4th.

I spent the game sandwiched between two parents of student-athletes, who I think were more nervous than the players and coaches about the start of the season.

The Owls head to Happy Valley for their next game against Penn State on Sept. 19.

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The 2009 NFL season begins September 10. Temple alumni Raheem Brock, SBM ’08, defensive tackle for the Indianapolis Colts; Terrance Knighton, CLA ’09, defensive tackle for the Jacksonville Jaguars; and Jason McKie, SCT ’03, fullback for the Chicago Bears, will be on the field this fall.