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 Geoff CollinsHead coach 2017Dave PatenaudeOffensive coordinator / quarterbacks 2017Taver JohnsonDefensive coordinator 2017Ed FoleyTight ends / Special Teams 2008Tony LucasRunning backs 2017Stan HixonWide receivers 2017Chris Wiesehanoffensive line2014Andrew ThackerLinebackers 2017Jim PanagosDefensive line2017Cory RobinsonDefensive backs 2017Tim ConnerOffensive Analyst2017Josh LinamDefensive Analyst2017David FeeleyHead Strength & Conditioning Coach2017Adam DiMicheleOffensive Quality Control/Recruiting2014
Roster
2017 recruiting class
Game summaries
Notre Dame
Villanova
UMass
South Florida
Houston
East Carolina
UConn
Army
Navy
Cincinnati
UCF
Tulsa
FIU–Gasparilla Bowl
Awards and honors
American Athletic Conference All-Conference Team
First Team Delvon Randall, S
Second Team Brian Carter, OL Sharif Finch, DL Jacob Martin, DL
Honorable Mention Sean Chandler, S
NFL Players
NFL Draft Combine
One Temple player was invited to participate in the 2018 NFL Scouting Combine.
# Name POS HT WT Arms Hands 40 Bench Press Vert Jump Broad Jump 3 Cone Drill 20-yd Shuttle Ref#3 Sean Chandler S 5'10 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.
# Player Round Pick Position NFL club#9 Jacob Martin 6 186 Defensive lineman Seattle Seahawks#94 Jullian Taylor 7 223 Defensive lineman San Francisco 49ers
In addition to the draft selections above, the following Temple players signed NFL contracts after the draft.
# Name POS HT WT NFL club Ref#1Adonis JenningsWR6-3 205 lbs Cincinnati Bengals #3Sean ChandlerDB6-0 195 lbs New York Giants #4Nick ShargaFB6-2 240 lbs Oakland Raiders #5Keith KirkwoodWR 6-3 220 lbs New Orleans Saints #6Sharif FinchDL6-5250 lbsTennessee Titans#10Mike JonesDB5-11187 lbsNew York Giants#53Leon JohnsonOL6-5325 lbsDenver Broncos#79Cole BoozerOL6-5295 lbsTampa Bay Buccaneers
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