Temple Owls

1997 Roster

NO.	NAME	POS	HEIGHT	WEIGHT	CLASS
31	Lamond Adams L. Adams	DB	5'9"	180	JR
52	Jason Alisauckas J. Alisauckas	LS	6'0"	240	JR
5	Charles Andrews C. Andrews	QB	6'3"	212	SO
28	Gregg Ascolese G. Ascolese	LB	6'0"	223	JR
55	Mario Ayala M. Ayala		6'2"	287	JR
91	Michael Barretto M. Barretto		6'4"	294	FR
81	Kyle Benzio K. Benzio	DL	6'6"	250	SR
40	Jason Blissett J. Blissett	LB	6'3"	241	JR
18	Josh Boies J. Boies	P	6'4"	220	SR
9	Pat Bonner P. Bonner	QB	6'2"	197	JR
51	Decara Burgess D. Burgess	LB	6'0"	245	SR
	Jerry Butler J. Butler	WR
12	Lou Cammisa L. Cammisa	WR	6'0"	181	JR
71	J.J. Cardona	OL	6'5"	305	SR
80	Kenyatta Carter K. Carter	WR	5'9"	171	JR
69	Roger Chanoine R. Chanoine	OL	6'5"	275	SR
95	Larry Chester L. Chester		6'2"	310	SR
84	Justin Collins J. Collins	TE	6'5"	251	JR
8	Marcus Counts M. Counts	DB	6'0"	204	SR
97	Rodney Darius R. Darius	DL	6'1"	240	SO
88	Wendell Davis W. Davis	TE	6'3"	244	SR
34	Victor Ford V. Ford	FB	5'10"	252	JR
42	Fulton Fryar F. Fryar	DB	5'11"	170	SO
21	Juan Gaddy J. Gaddy	RB	5'9"	200	SR
10	Kareem Gilliard K. Gilliard	WR	5'11"	170	SR
87	Fenton Graham F. Graham	LB	6'3"	240	JR
58	Damien Grant D. Grant	OL	6'4"	265	SR
39	Salih Grice S. Grice	DB	5'7"	175	FR
3	Kevin Harvey K. Harvey	QB	5'10"	195	SO
36	Greg Hollman G. Hollman	WR	5'11"	170	SO
29	Tom Indio T. Indio	DB	5'8"	168	JR
33	Elmarko Jackson E. Jackson	RB	5'11"	192	FR
65	John James J. James	LB	6'3"	235	JR
46	Brent Johnstone B. Johnstone	FB	6'1"	252	FR
44	Damian Jones D. Jones	LB	5'11"	191	FR
93	Robert Kelly R. Kelly		6'3"	254	SR
49	Keith Kerrin K. Kerrin	LB	6'1"	240	SR
11	Troy Kersey T. Kersey	WR	5'11"	187	SR
74	Tim Leach T. Leach	OL	6'7"	322	SO
32	Ramod Lee R. Lee	RB	6'2"	234	SR
7	Excel Lucas E. Lucas	DB	5'11"	185	JR
1	Stacey Mack S. Mack	RB	6'1"	220	JR
54	Terrence Matthews T. Matthews	DL	6'4"	245	JR
4	Franklin McBride F. McBride	RB	5'10"	197	JR
47	Willis McCallum W. McCallum	LB	6'3"	215	FR
41	Rahmel Meade R. Meade	DB	6'0"	170	SO
24	Zane Michalski Z. Michalski	K	5'11"	216	SR
61	Charlie Morris C. Morris	OL	6'2"	285	JR
15	Clinton Nelson C. Nelson	WR	6'0"	194	JR
13	Dave Nicholl D. Nicholl	K/P	6'2"	193	JR
90	Mathias Nkwenti M. Nkwenti		6'4"	278	FR
63	Scott Oster S. Oster	OL	6'3"	330	JR
85	Shawn Overocker S. Overocker	TE	6'4"	236	SR
23	Aaron Patterson A. Patterson	DB	5'10"	172	SR
89	Peppi Pichette P. Pichette	DL	6'4"	260	JR
22	Kevin Pugh K. Pugh	WR	6'3"	195	JR
59	Theo Ross T. Ross	OL	6'4"	287	SO
50	Kevin Rowe K. Rowe	DL	6'3"	230	FR
86	Jamelle Steele J. Steele	TE	6'4"	225	FR
19	Lansana Sylla L. Sylla	DB	6'0"	200	SO
6	Levar Talley L. Talley	LB	5'11"	225	FR
56	Michael Tripp M. Tripp	DL	6'3"	253	JR
20	Kevin Walker K. Walker	WR	5'11"	170	SR
17	Eric White E. White	QB	6'2"	205	FR
62	Nishi-Naka White N. White	OL	6'5"	316	SO
48	Kedrick Whitehead K. Whitehead	FB	6'3"	260	SR
45	Calvin Wilkinson C. Wilkinson	FB	6'3"	230	SO
77	Rick Williams R. Williams		6'2"	292	SO
98	Kenyatta Williamson K. Williamson		6'3"	260	JR
92	Clifford Wilson C. Wilson		6'4"	254	JR

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CFB 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,257

Atkinson

2,045

Maiava

1,868

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

835

Riley

828

Roberts

793

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

932

Legree

916

Smith

720

Hernandez

Pass TD Leaders

21

Atkinson

18

Maiava

17

Taylor

Rush TD Leaders

12

Baugh

12

Hawkins

10

Daniels

Rec TD Leaders

12

Legree

11

Smith

9

Dixon

QB Rating Leaders

212.2

Mensah

200.5

Hoover

198.6

Stockton

Sack Leaders

9.5

Simmons

8.0

Umanmielen

7.0

Esqillion

CFB 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

49.6

46.2

44.2

44.0

43.4

42.8

Opp PPG Rankings

9.8

10.3

10.6

11.0

11.8

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

554.8

533.8

531.6

524.8

522.3

521.4

Rush Yards Rankings

333.2

325.6

299.4

295.5

263.6

253.2

Pass Yards Rankings

391.2

347.0

341.0

337.8

334.4

322.4

Sack Leaders

24.0

22.0

20.0

19.0

CFB 2026 Standings

	Pac-12	W	L	PCT
1	Boise State	5	1	.833
2	Oregon State	4	2	.667
3	Fresno State	4	2	.667
4	San Diego State	2	4	.333
5	Utah State	2	4	.333
6	Colorado State	2	3	.400
7	Texas State	2	3	.400
8	Washington State	1	5	.167

	Big 12	W	L	PCT
1	BYU	5	0	1.000
2	Texas Tech	5	0	1.000
3	Utah	5	0	1.000
4	Baylor	4	1	.800
5	Oklahoma State	4	1	.800
6	Arizona	5	1	.833
7	Houston	5	1	.833
8	Cincinnati	4	1	.800
9	Arizona State	3	2	.600
10	Iowa State	3	3	.500
11	UCF	3	3	.500
12	Kansas State	3	2	.600
13	Colorado	2	3	.400
14	Kansas	2	3	.400
15	TCU	2	3	.400
16	West Virginia	3	3	.500

	Mid-American	W	L	PCT
1	Eastern Michigan	4	3	.571
2	Ohio	4	2	.667
3	Western Michigan	4	2	.667
4	Bowling Green	2	4	.333
5	Buffalo	3	3	.500
6	Toledo	4	2	.667
7	Central Michigan	3	3	.500
8	Miami (OH)	3	3	.500
9	UMass	4	2	.667
10	Kent State	2	4	.333
11	Akron	1	5	.167
12	Ball State	1	5	.167
13	Sacramento State	1	5	.167

	Southeastern	W	L	PCT
1	Georgia	6	0	1.000
2	Alabama	5	1	.833
3	Kentucky	5	1	.833
4	Mississippi State	4	1	.800
5	Missouri	5	1	.833
6	Tennessee	5	1	.833
7	Ole Miss	4	1	.800
8	Oklahoma	3	2	.600
9	Florida	4	2	.667
10	Texas	4	1	.800
11	LSU	4	2	.667
12	Auburn	3	2	.600
13	South Carolina	3	3	.500
14	Texas A&M	3	3	.500
15	Vanderbilt	3	3	.500
16	Arkansas	2	4	.333

	Big 10	W	L	PCT
1	Indiana	6	0	1.000
2	UCLA	5	0	1.000
3	Ohio State	5	1	.833
4	Wisconsin	4	1	.800
5	USC	6	1	.857
6	Purdue	3	3	.500
7	Iowa	5	1	.833
8	Nebraska	5	1	.833
9	Minnesota	4	2	.667
10	Northwestern	4	1	.800
11	Oregon	3	2	.600
12	Illinois	3	3	.500
13	Michigan	3	2	.600
14	Rutgers	1	4	.200
15	Penn State	3	3	.500
16	Washington	3	3	.500
17	Maryland	2	4	.333
18	Michigan State	2	4	.333

	American Athletic	W	L	PCT
1	Memphis	5	1	.833
2	UTSA	5	1	.833
3	North Texas	4	2	.667
4	Florida Atlantic	4	1	.800
5	East Carolina	3	2	.600
6	Army	3	2	.600
7	UAB	3	3	.500
8	Temple	2	4	.333
9	South Florida	4	2	.667
10	Navy	2	3	.400
11	Tulane	2	3	.400
12	Tulsa	3	3	.500
13	Rice	1	5	.167
14	Charlotte	0	6	.000

	Atlantic Coast	W	L	PCT
1	Miami	5	0	1.000
2	Wake Forest	5	1	.833
3	Clemson	3	2	.600
4	Pittsburgh	5	1	.833
5	SMU	4	1	.800
6	Virginia	4	2	.667
7	California	3	3	.500
8	Georgia Tech	2	3	.400
9	Louisville	3	3	.500
10	Duke	4	1	.800
11	North Carolina	3	2	.600
12	Virginia Tech	4	2	.667
13	Florida State	3	3	.500
14	NC State	3	3	.500
15	Stanford	2	4	.333
16	Boston College	2	3	.400
17	Syracuse	2	3	.400

	Mountain West	W	L	PCT
1	UNLV	4	2	.667
2	New Mexico	4	1	.800
3	North Dakota State	5	1	.833
4	Air Force	4	1	.800
5	Wyoming	3	3	.500
6	San Jose State	3	3	.500
7	Nevada	2	3	.400
8	Northern Illinois	0	5	.000
9	UTEP	1	5	.167
10	Hawai'i	1	5	.167

	Independent	W	L	PCT
1	Notre Dame	6	0	1.000
2	UConn	3	3	.500

	Conference USA	W	L	PCT
1	Jacksonville State	5	2	.714
2	Liberty	5	1	.833
3	Florida International	3	3	.500
4	Middle Tennessee	3	3	.500
5	New Mexico State	2	4	.333
6	Western Kentucky	2	4	.333
7	Kennesaw State	1	4	.200
8	Missouri State	1	4	.200
9	Sam Houston	1	4	.200
10	Delaware	2	4	.333

	Sun Belt	W	L	PCT
1	James Madison	6	0	1.000
2	South Alabama	4	2	.667
3	Georgia State	4	1	.800
4	Louisiana Tech	3	2	.600
5	Troy	3	2	.600
6	Louisiana	4	2	.667
7	Georgia Southern	2	4	.333
8	Coastal Carolina	2	4	.333
9	Old Dominion	2	4	.333
10	Appalachian State	3	2	.600
11	Southern Miss	1	4	.200
12	Louisiana-Monroe	0	5	.000
13	Marshall	3	3	.500
14	Arkansas State	2	4	.333