![]() Penn State receivers coach and recruiting coordinator Mike McQueary and Rhule were teammates at State College Area High School and Penn State. Also a State College native, Rhule was selected Academic All-Big Ten in 1997, graduating from Penn State the same year. Quarterbacks coach/recruiting coordinator Matt Rhule was a linebacker for the Lions from 1994-97. D'Onofrio graduated from Penn State in 1992. He led Penn State in tackles as a junior with 71 and was a co-captain as a senior in 1991, despite missing six games with an injury. Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio played linebacker for the Nittany Lions from 1988-91 and was a teammate of Golden's. In addition to Golden, two other former Nittany Lion players are members of the Owls' coaching staff: Golden was the Nittany Lions' linebackers coach and recruiting coordinator in 2000 and was defensive coordinator at Virginia from 2001-05 before being named Temple's 24th head coach. Golden was a two-year starter at tight end at Penn State, earning letters from 1989-91, and was a team co-captain in 1991, graduating the same year. The Owls are led by second year head coach Al Golden, who has directed Temple to its most wins since 2002. The Temple game will mark the first time that Paterno has coached against one of his former players as a head coach. The Owls won three of the initial four meetings from 1931-41, but since then, the Lions are 31-0-1 against their intrastate rivals, winning the last 24 meetings since a 7-7 tie in 1950. The series began in 1931, with Temple winning the first contest, 12-0. The teams met last year in State College, with Penn State winning 47-0. The Nittany Lions (7-3) and Owls (3-6) are meeting for the 37th time, with Penn State owning a 32-3-1 series lead. Lincoln Financial Field will be the 64th different facility Joe Paterno has coached in during his 42 years as head coach of the Nittany Lions. ![]() ESPNU will televise the contest, which also will air on the Penn State Sports Network and, the official website of Penn State Athletics. 25 Nittany Lions will be playing in Philadelphia for the first time since 1994.Ī sellout crowd approaching 70,000 is expected at Lincoln Financial Field for the 12:00 p.m. Penn State will look to continue its momentum from last week's win over Purdue when it visits Temple in the final non-conference game of the regular season. ![]()
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