Temple Football will make it's first football bowl appearance in more than 30 years in just a couple of weeks. It won't be the Sugar Bowl, but it will be just as sweet for Temple Coach Al Golden and University President emeritus Peter J Liacouras who long predicted the day that Temple Football would one day play in a Bowl Game. Of course, no one thought they'd build a vast basketball stadium on north broad street either.
Temple University Football vs. UCLA (university of cincinnati at Los Altos?).
The EagleBank Bowl announced tonight that the UCLA Bruins will meet the Temple Owls in the 2009 game tat 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 29 in Washington, D.C.’s RFK Stadium. ESPN will broadcast the game live.
It is the first-ever meeting between the two football programs.
“This is a great matchup between two quality football programs that are on the rise,” said Steve Beck, Executive Director of the EagleBank Bowl. “Both Rick Neuheisel at UCLA and Al Golden at Temple have guided the resurgence of their respective programs with talented coaching staffs and players. What a treat for the fans of both schools and the residents of Washington, D.C.”
With one of the youngest rosters in the country, UCLA won three straight games in November to compile a 6-6 record and qualify for their first bowl game under second-year head coach Rick Neuheisel.
“We are excited to have the opportunity to play in the EagleBank Bowl,” said Neuheisel. “We have a lot of respect for what Coach Golden has accomplished at Temple and we are looking forward to a great game. It is also a thrill to play in our nation's capital. Most of our players have never been to Washington, D.C. and this will be a chance for them to learn about what makes our country great. We thank the EagleBank Bowl committee for the opportunity to play in their game.”
Temple accepted an at-large invitation to play in the EagleBank Bowl on December 6 and will be playing in their first bowl game in 30 years. Under fourth-year head coach Al Golden, the 2009 Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year, the Owls are one of the hottest teams in college football this season. The squad rolled off nine consecutive victories to post a 9-3 overall mark for their first winning record since 1990.
“Playing in the EagleBank Bowl is great for our team and a great next step for our program,” said Golden. “Coach Neuheisel and his staff have done a tremendous job in just two years, and we look forward to playing them in D.C. We are happy to be playing close to home in a wonderful city like the nation's capital.”
Temple had a school-record eight football players named to the all-MAC first team, including sophomore defensive end Adrian Robinson, the 2009 MAC Defensive Player of the Year, and freshman running back Bernard Pierce, the 2009 MAC Freshman of the Year. Robinson, who is ranked 10th nationally in sacks (0.92 per game), set the school season record with 12 sacks this year. All-American Pierce burst on the scene in 2009, setting school freshman records for yards (1,308), touchdowns (15) and 100-yard rushing games (6).
All bowl information is available at www.OwlBowl.com.
Article for the most part copied and reprinted from http://owlsports.com/news/2009/12/12/FB_1212090815.aspx
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