Temple fires coach Drayton day after OT victory

Temple fired coach Stan Drayton on Sunday, ending his tenure with a 9-25 record in two-plus seasons.

The Owls beat Florida Atlantic in overtime Saturday, giving Drayton three wins in each of his seasons at the helm.

Temple went 4-18 in AAC play under Drayton, who came to the school from Texas , where he had served as running backs coach and associate head coach.

Athletic director Arthur Johnson thanked Drayton for his time at the school, adding that the 53-year-old "represented the university with a tremendous amount of integrity and class." Temple is headed for its fifth consecutive losing season after going 81-59 under five coaches from 2009 to 2019.

Drayton is the second consecutive coach Temple has fired, joining Rod Carey, after four consecutive Owls coaches -- Al Golden, Steve Addazio, Matt Rhule and Geoff Collins -- left for major conference jobs.

USA Today reported that Drayton earned $1,888,979 in salary for 2024.

Defensive coordinator Everett Withers will serve as interim head coach for Temple's final two games against UTSA and North Texas .

Withers is a former head coach at Texas State , James Madison and North Carolina ..

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