Week 5 of the 2024 college football season is set to deliver a thrilling showdown between the undefeated Army Black Knights and the Temple Owls in a must-watch Thursday night game.
The Black Knights have started the season with a 3-0 record. Quarterback Bryson Daily led Army to a convincing 37-14 win over the Rice Owls in last week’s matchup. Daily completed six of nine attempts for 107 yards with two passing touchdowns. He also added 145 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
Despite their 1-3 record heading into Week 5, the Temple Owls are not to be underestimated. They secured their first win of the season in Week 4, defeating the Utah State Aggies with a 45-29 victory. Quarterback Evan Simon put on an impressive performance, completing 17 of 27 attempts for 271 yards and scoring five touchdowns, showcasing his versatile skills.
With the strong performance from their Week 4 victory, the Temple Owls are in a strong position to challenge the Black Knights. If they can maintain this momentum, they have a real chance of handing the Black Knights their first loss of the season.
Follow live for all the thrilling moments from Week 5’s matchup between Army and Temple.
Temple comes up with third-down stop
Linebacker D.J. Woodbury stops running back Jake Rendina on third down and forces a fourth-down situation. Coach Stan Drayton calls his last timeout of the half, and Temple will get the ball back with 1:18 to go and a chance to cut into Army’s lead before halftime.
Army continues to hold all momentum
The two teams both put together eight-play drives before the end of the first quarter but neither had managed to score. The Black Knights will continue with possession at the Temple 46-yard yard line to start the second quarter.
Army worked its way down the second half of the field before giving the ball to Bryson Daily for an 8-yard touchdown run. Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.
Army leads Temple 14-0 with 11:50 left in the second quarter.
Army wastes little time for early lead
Noah Short scores on the Black Knight’s third play with a 61-yard rush to take the first lead of the game against the Owls. Trey Gronotte’s extra-point attempt was good.
Army leads Temple 7-0 with 9:48 left in the first quarter.
Army has managed to score on all four of its opening drives this season. The only FBS team to do so this season.
Touchdown negated
Simon and the Owls had a 49-yard touchdown negated on the opening drive after lineman Diego Barajas was called for a holding penalty. Temple was settled to punt.
Game is underway
Army kicks the ball to Temple to start the game. Army will begin with the ball in the second half. Quarterback Evan Simon and the offense start on offense and pick up a first down on the play.
Temple’s captains named
Temple named safety Andreas Keaton, quarterback Evan Simon, receiver Dante Wright and tight end James Della Pesca as captains for the Owls.
When is Army-Temple game?
Kickoff is Saturday, Sept. 26 at 7:30 p.m. ET from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
How to watch Army vs. Temple game
The game will be broadcast on ESPN, and also available on Fubo.
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College Football Week 5 schedule
Army vs. Temple kick off must-see action across the college football landscape. Here is a complete breakdown of the schedule for Week 5 across the FBS.
College football picks Week 5, Top 25
Here are USA TODAY Sports’ expert picks for all of Saturday’s ranked games.
Army vs. Temple odds, line
The Army Black Knights are favorites to defeat the Temple Owls in Saturday’s college football matchup, according to the BetMGM college football odds. Looking to wager? Check out the top college football betting apps in 2024 offering the top NCAA football betting promos and bonuses in 2024.
Odds as of Wednesday afternoon.
Spread: Army (-12.5)
Moneyline: Army (-500)
Over/Under: 46.5
Army vs. Temple predictions
ESPN: Army has a 82% chance to win
According to ESPN’s Matchup Predictor, the Army Black Knights have a 82.2% chance to beat the Temple Owls in Week 5.
Covers: Army Black Knights
Douglas Farmer writes: ‘Obviously, the Knights run often, 33.7% more than the average team does. The Owls struggle against the rush, ranking No. 130 in expected points added (EPA) per rush against at 0.199. Put that in simpler terms: When a team rushes against Temple, it adds an average of a fifth of a point to its likely final tally. Army averages 57 rush attempts per game. It will add plenty of points to its final tally against a defense giving up 5.73 yards per carry. The Knights should get out to an early lead and then keep running the ball through the Owls. Army would kill the clock if it could, but Temple’s defense will be too much of a turnstile for that short of a rout.’
Pickswise: Army Black Knights
Michael Petty writes: ‘Army may not have played any impressive teams so far but Temple doesn’t qualify as impressive either and they are 3-0 straight up and against the spread. The Black Knights’ average margin of victory in those games is 25 points, which is much higher than the spread in this game. They also are 7-3 straight up and 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 games. For my Army vs Temple best bet, I’m taking the Black Knights to win by at least 2 touchdowns.’
Winners and Whiners: Army Black Knights
Staff writes: ‘A clash of styles hits our televisions for college football on Thursday night. Army is averaging 356 rushing yards per game to start the season, they are well coached, give multiple looks, and QB Bryson Daily has been a handful for defenses as he has 340 rushing yards through three games. Army’s closest game so far was a 17-point road conference win over Florida Atlantic, Temple is overmatched in this one. Speaking of the line of scrimmage, Temple only had 35 rushing yards against Navy, they will need to rely on the pass, and Army’s tough pass defense is averaging over one interception per game. Temple cannot rely on 90-yard passes and 64-yard field goals every week, and won’t find any here. Army rolls. Take Army to cover.’
Army vs. Temple all-time record
In their most recent match in 2017, the Army Black Knights defeated the Temple Owls with a score of 31-28. However, Temple currently holds the historical record against Army with 7 wins and 6 losses dating back to their first matchup in 1943.
Army depth chart
Quarterback
Mitch Bolden
Dewayne Coleman
Bryson Daily
Cale Hellums
Luke Knight
Zach Mundell
Nehemiah Vann
Ethan Washington
Running back
Pookie Arterberry
Briggs Bartosh
Lloyd Benson III
Ty Brown-Stauffer
David Clerk
Jarel Dickson
Omari Embree
Brennan Fisher
Ben Gibbs
Samari Howard
Jack Kayser
Tim Kloska
Brady Mott
Randall Nauden
Seth Reece
Hayden Reed
Jake Rendina
Tyrell Robinson
Aden Self
Sabastian Shannon
Noah Short
Corey Singleton Jr.
Carson Smith
Miles Stewart
Trey Tremba
Kanye Udoh
Jayden Walker
AJ Williams
Bill Young
Wide Receiver
Brady Anderson
Bryce Davis
Dom Esposito
Liam Fortner
Josh Horton
Chance Knox
Nolan Munroe
Tobi Olawole
Kavon Pointer
Casey Reynolds
Cam Schurr
Kurt Thompson
Neo Vossschulte
Tight End
Grayson Baker
Tex Brannan
David Cossan
Brian Dyer
Landon Laskey
Will Montesi
Mack O’Halloran
Parker Poloskey
Noah Prior
James Rothstein
Max Stober
Nollenn Tabaska
Ryan Vanscoy
Teddy Williams
Offensive line
Henry Appleton
Xavier Archawski
Branden Bartosh
Tanner Bivins
Ned Brady
Everett Champlin
Ben Chaney
Conner Finucane
Paolo Gennarelli
Andrew Hardwick
Braeden Helmkamp
David Hoyt
Will Jeffcoat
Chuck Johnson
Joseph Johnson
Bill Katsigiannis
Tyler Klambara
Kyle Kloska
Jordyn Law
Tyler Lee
Josh Manecke
Nick Moore
Lana Parks
Lucas Scott
Wes Shaw
Brady Small
Sam Waters
Brandon Wraalstad
Jonah Zimmerman
Defensive line
Amir Ali
Jack Bousum
Ben Britton
Nick Buchys
Tyler Deleon
Sean Donovan
Matt Gemma
Deshontez Gray
Kody Harris-Miller
Aiden Jones
Jack Latore
Payton Ledford
Kyle Lewis
Liam McKenna
Dre Miller
Donovan Poe
Tyler Rafferty
Jake Rizzo
Javon Smith
Trey Sofia
Dillion Stowers
Jacob Tuioti
Cody Winokur
Russ Woodward
Linebacker
AJ Barbat
CJ Bowens
Caden Brungard
Adam Cash
Ryan Dunfee
Eric Ford
Kalib Fortner
Brett Gerena
Elo Modozie
Caleb Moran
Baylor Newson
Cael Newton
Noah Nixon
Sam Oppenheimer
Campbell Sager
Holden Sapp
Luke Sutphen
Andon Thomas
Khaled Waliagha
Elijah Walton
Christian Yousefzadeh
Same Zagame
Cornerback
Jaxon Hammond
Rob Houston
Jayden Mayes
Devan Moss
Cade Patton
Donavon Platt
Joseph Stephens
Ish Taylor
Damon Washington
Justin Weaver
Jabrii Williams
Defensive Back
Hamilton Baker
Josiah Banks
Isaiah Birl
Chance Keith
Casey Larkin
CJ Martin
Cole Searight
Safety
Max DiDomenico
Carlos Griffin
Jake Lindsey
Collin Matteson
Stephen Nnadozie
Daniel Ogordi
Larry Pickett Jr.
Gavin Shields
Caleb Williams
Christopher Williams
Tommy Zitiello
Special Teams
Kicker
Charlie Barnett
Anderson Britton
Trey Gronotte
Bryson Hosea
Jake Hulstein
Dawson Jones
Punter
Cooper Allan
Matthew Faulk
Mathew Gibbons
Matthew Rhodes
James Wagenseller
Long Snapper
Drew Prieto
Ryan Snipes
Owens Walter
Temple depth chart
Quarterback
Forrest Brock
Chris Dietrich
Tyler Douglas
Patrick Keller
Evan Simon
Running back
Antwain Littleton
Darius Morant
Joquez Smith
Tyrei Washington
E.J. Wilson
Terrez Worthy
Wide Receiver
John Adams
Ashton Allen
Zae Baines
Xavier Bryan-Boothe
Elias Collins
Preston Everhart
Bryson Goodwin
Kajiya Hollawayne
JoJo Huntley
Xavier Irvin
Kian Johnson
Antonio Jones
Shekuna Kamara
Kyle Madden
Cole Sprague
Ian Stewart
Tyler Stewart
James Taylor Jr.
Dante Wright
Tight End
Reese Clark
Peter Clarke
James Della Pesca
Daniel Evert
Kendell Gordon
Landon Morris
David Wise
Offensive Lineman
Diego Barajas
Evan Dailey
James Faminu
Giakoby Hills
Eric King
Linus Lindberg
Grayson Mains
Mausa Palu
Lucas Possenti
Jackson Pruitt
Wisdom Quarshie
Carter Sheehan
Melvin Siani
Chris Smith
Kevin Smithwick
Kevin Terry
Shane Toolan
Davray Venu
Luke Watson
Defensive End
Sultan Badmus
Diwun Black
Brandon Enarusai
Cameron Jones
Jordan Montgomery
Khalil Poteat
Cam’Ron Stewart
Russell Sykes IV
Tra Thomas
Tyrese Whitaker
Defensive Tackle
Joseph Auzenne
Hugo Gil
Conlan Greene
Allan Haye
Latrell Jean
Sekou Kromah
K.J. Miles
Demerick Morris
Line Backer
Tyree Alualu
Aiden Britton
Wesley Brown
London Hill
Reggie Jones
Tyquan King
David Kpeglo
Tyler Lepolo
Antwone Santiago
Eric Stuart
Katin Surprenant
Solomon Tripline
D.J. Woodbury Sr.
T.K. Wright
Corner Back
Denzel Chavis
Elijah Deravil
Jamel Johnson
Adrian Laing
Jaylen Lewis
Ben Osueke
DeVonta Owens
Torey Richardson
Darrell Sweeting
Safety
Louis Frye
Andreas Keaton
Javier Morton
Jack Paessler
James Paessler
Zyil Powell
Ihsim Smith-Marsette
Brandon Taylor
Kicker
Lucas Glassburn
Carl Hardin
Maddux Trujillo
Punter
Dante Atton
Long Snapper
Andrew Mcllquham
Brylan Noonan
US LBM Coaches Poll
Nebraska and Memphis both dropped out of this week’s US LBM Coaches Poll. The Georgia Bulldogs pulled ahead to take the top spot with the Texas Longhorns in a close second.
College football bowl projections
There is still plenty of time left in the season for teams to continue vying for position, with the hope of securing a spot in the College Football Playoff or at the very least a bowl game. Here are Erick Smith’s USA TODAY Sports bowl projections following the results of Week 4 games.
College football Re-Rank 1-134
Paul Myerberg provides this week’s USA TODAY Sports NCAA Re-Rank 1-134, where he ranks every team in college football, including Army and Temple before they meet this afternoon.
College football overreactions from Week 3
Reporter Eddie Timanus is back to offer some big-picture perspective in response to a bit of the buzz from Week 3, much of which was generated by members of one conference in particular.
College Football Fix podcast
Dan Wolken and Paul Myerberg of USA TODAY Sports discuss these topics and more in this week’s version of the College Football Fix.
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