The Temple Owls football statistical leaders are individual statistical leaders of the Temple Owls football program in various categories,[ 1] passing , rushing , receiving , total offense , defensive stats, and kicking . Within those areas, the lists identify single-game, single-season, and career leaders. The Owls represent Temple University in the NCAA 's American Athletic Conference .
Although Temple began competing in intercollegiate football in 1894,[ 1] Division I-A (now FBS) program in 1971. Even so, these lists tend to be dominated by more recent players for several reasons:
Since the 1970s, seasons have increased from 10 games to 11 and then 12 games in length.
The NCAA didn't allow freshmen to play varsity football until 1972 (with the exception of the World War II years), allowing players to have four-year careers.
Bowl games only began counting toward single-season and career statistics in 2002.[ 2] These lists are updated through the end of the 2023 season .
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Phillip Walker 10,669
2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Henry Burris 7,495
1993 1994 1995 1996
3
Anthony Russo
6,287[ 3]
2018 2019 2020
4
E.J. Warner 6,104[ 4]
2022 2023
5
Mike McGann
5,967
2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
6
Lee Saltz 5,371
1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Adam DiMichele 5,024
2006 2007 2008
8
Devin Scott
3,947
1998 1999 2000 2001
9
Doug Shobert
3,913
1970 1971 1972
10
Brian Broomell 3,902
1976 1977 1978 1979
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Phillip Walker 3,295
2016
2
E.J. Warner 3,076[ 4]
2023
3
E.J. Warner 3,028[ 4]
2022
4
Phillip Walker 2,972
2015
5
Anthony Russo
2,861[ 3]
2019
6
Henry Burris 2,716
1994
7
Anthony Russo
2,563[ 3]
2018
8
Phillip Walker 2,317
2014
9
Walter Washington
2,207
2004
10
Brian Broomell 2,103
1979
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Paul Palmer 4,895
1983 1984 1985 1986
2
Bernard Pierce 3,570
2009 2010 2011
3
Tanardo Sharps
3,260
1999 2000 2001 2002
4
Ryquell Armstead 2,812
2015 2016 2017 2018
5
Matt Brown 2,647
2009 2010 2011 2012
6
Anthony Anderson 2,610
1975 1976 1977 1978
7
Jahad Thomas
2,599
2013 2014 2015 2016
8
Todd McNair 2,383
1985 1986 1987 1988
9
Henry Hynoski 2,218
1972 1973 1974
10
Mark Bright
1,943
1976 1977 1978 1979
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Paul Palmer 1,866
1986
2
Paul Palmer 1,516
1985
3
Bernard Pierce 1,481
2011
4
Bernard Pierce 1,361
2009
5
Tanardo Sharps
1,267
2002
6
Jahad Thomas
1,262
2015
7
Zachary Dixon 1,153
1978
8
Ryquell Armstead 1,098
2018
9
Todd McNair 1,058
1987
10
Montel Harris 1,054
2012
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Ventell Bryant
2,444
2015 2016 2017 2018
2
Willie Marshall
2,272
1983 1984 1985 1986
3
Bruce Francis
2,035
2005 2006 2007 2008
4
Gerald Lucear
1,882
1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
5
Van Johnson
1,869
1992 1994 1995 1996
6
Zamir Cobb
1,856
2000 2001 2002 2003
7
Branden Mack
1,819[ 21]
2017 2018 2019 2020
8
Troy Kersey
1,780
1994 1995 1996 1997
9
Robby Anderson 1,730
2011 2012 2013 2015
10
Rich Drayton
1,693
1987 1988 1989 1990
Receiving touchdowns
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Single game
Rk
Player
TDs
Year
Opponent
1
Bruce Francis
4
1998 Eastern Michigan
2
Jadan Blue
3[ 13]
2020 Memphis
Robby Anderson 3
2013 SMU
Carlos Johnson
3
1999 Rutgers
Van Johnson
3
1996 Pittsburgh
Mike Palys
3
1988 Boston College
Willie Marshall
3
1985 William & Mary
Total offense is the sum of passing and rushing statistics. It does not include receiving or returns.[ 29]
Career
Rk
Player
Yards
Years
1
Phillip Walker
11,432 2013 2014 2015 2016
2
Henry Burris 7,470 1993 1994 1995 1996
3
Anthony Russo
6,312 [ 3] 2018 2019 2020
4
E.J. Warner 6,061 [ 4] 2022 2023
5
Mike McGann
6,045 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
6
Lee Saltz 5,407 1983 1984 1985 1986
7
Adam DiMichele 5,041 2006 2007 2008
8
Paul Palmer 5,028 1983 1984 1985 1986
9
Walter Washington
4,940 2003 2004
10
Brian Broomell 4,559 1976 1977 1978 1979
Single season
Rk
Player
Yards
Year
1
Phillip Walker
3,195 2016
2
Phillip Walker
3,179 2015
3
Walter Washington
3,096 2004
4
E.J. Warner 3,083 [ 4] 2023
5
E.J. Warner 2,978 [ 4] 2022
6
Anthony Russo
2,797 [ 3] 2019
7
Phillip Walker
2,641 2014
8
Anthony Russo
2,626 2018
9
Henry Burris 2,577 1994
10
Phillip Walker
2,416 2013
11
Brian Broomell 2,352 1979
Single game
Rk
Player
Ints
Year
Opponent
1
Mark McCants
3
1980 Akron
Single game
Rk
Player
Sacks
Year
Opponent
1
Decara Burgess
4.0
1997 Pittsburgh
Dan Klecko 4.0
2002 Connecticut
Field goal percentage
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