36 Cruz Temple
36 Cruz Temple
Height: 5-11
Weight: 210
Year: Sophomore
Hometown: Abbeville, S.C.
High School: Abbeville
Previous College: Arkansas State
Position: LB
Twitter: @CruzTemple1
gp 12
tk 61.0
sac 3.5
int -
ffum -

PRIOR TO CARSON-NEWMAN: 

2023 (A-State): Did not see game action

2022 (A-State): Arkansas State Athletics Director’s Honor Roll member … Appeared in three games, at Ohio State, at Old Dominion, and against ULM on special teams.

2021 (East Carolina): Did not see game action during the 2021 season.

HIGH SCHOOL:  A key defender for a powerful prep program that amassed a 52-2 combined record, advanced to four state championship game appearances and captured three titles since 2017 under legendary coach Jamie Nickles ... Helped lead the Panthers to a perfect 11-0 mark in 2020 which was capped with a 37-6 victory over Marion in the South Carolina Class AA Championship tilt on Dec. 18 ... Anchored a unit that posted seven shutouts, allowed just 44 total points (4.0 ppg) and owned a 468-point scoring margin (512-44) ... AHS opened 2020 playoff action with wins over Batesburg-Leesville (56-0), Chesnee (32-7) and Gray Collegiate Academy (28-10) before downing Marion in the title matchup ... As the Panthers’ starting safety in 2019, spearheaded a defense that surrendered only 11.9 points per game on the way to a 13-1 record and a state finals showing ... After downing Lewisville (85-22), Andrew Jackson (37-0) and Gray Collegiate Academy (38-35), Abbeville was upset by Saluda (32-28) in the championship tilt ... ... Logged 35 tackles, 2.0 TFL, two pass breakups and forced a fumble ... Earned All-Lakelands Region honors and was a South Carolina High School Coaches Association First-Team All-State selection ... Also used as a short-yardage back offensively during junior campaign ... Part of AHS’s 14-0 season in 2018 that culminated with a state championship- clinching 48-14 triumph over Barnwell ... Netted five interceptions, three of those coming during postseason run ... Defensively, Abbeville limited its opponents to just 9.6 points per game in 2018 ... Began prep career on the junior varsity as a freshman in 2017, but was promoted to varsity unit after his first four contests and helped AHS compile a 14-1 record and claim another state championship trophy following a 14-7 decision over Bamberg-Ehrhardt ... Rated as a three-star prospect according to 247Sports.com and ESPN.com ... Rated a two-star recruit per Rivals.com ... Ranked among the Top 35 prospects in the state of South Carolina by 247Sports.com ... Also received offers from Air Force, Army, Coastal Carolina, Georgia Southern, Georgia State and Navy.

PERSONAL: The son of Tony and Shannon Temple, he plans to study physical education at Carson-Newman.  Father, Tony, was a walk-on at South Carolina, and older brother, Nate, was a Shrine Bowl All-Star Game participant and is now a redshirt junior defensive lineman at Pittsburgh.

Recent Games
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13
Statistics category Overall Conf
Solo tackles 34 16
Assists 27 17
Tackles 61.0 33.0
Tackles per game 5.1 4.1
Sacks 3.5 3.0
Sack yards 32 28
Interceptions - -
Returned for touchdown - -
Fumble recoveries 1 -
Fumble return TDs - -
Date Opponent Score comp att pct yds y/a td int sac yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rush yds y/a lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score rec yds y/r lng td fum lost
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score fgm fga lng xpm xpa pts
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - 0
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - 0
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score punt yds avg long in20 fc tb blk
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score kr yds avg lng td pr yds avg lng td
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 - - - - - - - - - -
Date Opponent Score gp rush rcv pr kr yds
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 1 - - - - 0
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 1 - - - - 0
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 1 - - - - 0
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 1 - - - - 0
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 - - - - 0
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 1 - - - - 0
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 1 - - - - 0
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 1 - - - - 0
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 - - - - 0
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 1 - - - - 0
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 1 - - - - 0
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 1 - - - - 0
Date Opponent Score pts rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm saf misc 2pt
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 0 - - - - - - - - - 0 -
Date Opponent Score tack ast tot sack lost tfl yds ff fr td int yds td brup blk saf
Aug 29 #18 Reinhardt W, 50-7 2 1 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - - 1 - -
Sep 13 at West Virginia St. W, 56-25 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Sep 21 #24/23 Wingate W, 31-28 2 2 4.0 1.5 15 1.5 15 - - - - - - - - -
Sep 28 at Catawba W, 35-34 2 2 4.0 - - 0.5 1 - - - - - - - - -
Oct 5 Barton W, 28-17 1 3 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 12 at Mars Hill W, 28-27 3 1 4.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 19 Virginia-Wise W, 35-23 0 1 1.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Oct 26 at RV Emory & Henry L, 17-10 2 2 4.0 1.0 8 1.0 8 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 2 Anderson W, 28-7 1 5 6.0 0.5 5 1.0 6 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 9 at Tusculum W, 56-14 5 1 6.0 - - 0.0 - - - - - - - - - -
Nov 16 at #23/18 Wingate L, 28-13 4 6 10.0 0.5 4 0.5 4 - - - - - - - - -
Nov 23 at #22 Miles L, 14-13 7 2 9.0 - - 0.0 - - 1 - - - - - - -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
2024-25 12 - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - 0
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
2024-25 12 - - - - - - - -
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
2024-25 - - - - - - - - - -
Total - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
2024-25 12 - - - - 0 .0
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
2024-25 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
2024-25 12 34 27 61.0 5.1 3.5 32 5.5 36 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Total 12 34 27 61.0 5.1 3.5 32 5.5 36 - 1 0 - - 1 -
  gp comp att pct yds y/g y/a td int lg effic
Total 12 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Away 7 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Neutral - - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
Wins 9 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
September 3 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
October 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
November 4 - - - - - - - - - 0.0
  gp rush yds y/g avg td lg fum lost
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
  gp rec rec/g yds y/g avg td lg
Total 12 - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - -
  gp fgm fga pct lg xpm xpa pct pts
Total 12 - - - - - - - 0
Conference 8 - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - 0
Away 7 - - - - - - - 0
Neutral - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 9 - - - - - - - 0
Losses 3 - - - - - - - 0
-
August 1 - - - - - - - 0
September 3 - - - - - - - 0
October 4 - - - - - - - 0
November 4 - - - - - - - 0
  gp punt yds avg lg in20 fc tb blk
Total 12 - - - - - - - -
Conference 8 - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 - - - - - - - -
Away 7 - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 - - - - - - - -
Losses 3 - - - - - - - -
-
August 1 - - - - - - - -
September 3 - - - - - - - -
October 4 - - - - - - - -
November 4 - - - - - - - -
  kr yds avg td lg pr yds avg td lg
Total - - - - - - - - - -
Conference - - - - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - - - - - - - -
-
Home - - - - - - - - - -
Away - - - - - - - - - -
Neutral - - - - - - - - - -
-
Wins - - - - - - - - - -
Losses - - - - - - - - - -
-
August - - - - - - - - - -
September - - - - - - - - - -
October - - - - - - - - - -
November - - - - - - - - - -
  gp rush rcv pr kr yds ypg
Total 12 - - - - 0 .0
Conference 8 - - - - 0 .0
Exhibition - - - - - 0 -
-
Home 5 - - - - 0 .0
Away 7 - - - - 0 .0
Neutral - - - - - 0 -
-
Wins 9 - - - - 0 .0
Losses 3 - - - - 0 .0
-
August 1 - - - - 0 .0
September 3 - - - - 0 .0
October 4 - - - - 0 .0
November 4 - - - - 0 .0
  pts pts/g rush rec kr pr int fum xpm fgm 2pt misc
Total 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Conference 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Exhibition 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Home 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Away 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Neutral 0 - - - - - - - - - - 0
-
Wins 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
Losses 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
-
August 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
September 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
October 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
November 0 0.0 - - - - - - - - - 0
  gp tkl ast tot tkl/g sck yds tfl yds ff fr yds int yds brup blk
Total 12 34 27 61.0 5.1 3.5 32 5.5 36 - 1 0 - - 1 -
Conference 8 16 17 33.0 4.1 3.0 28 4.0 30 - - - - - - -
Exhibition - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Home 5 6 12 18.0 3.6 2.0 20 3.5 23 - - - - - 1 -
Away 7 28 15 43.0 6.1 1.5 12 2.0 13 - 1 0 - - - -
Neutral - - - 0.0 - - - 0.0 - - - - - - - -
-
Wins 9 21 17 38.0 4.2 2.0 20 4.0 24 - - - - - 1 -
Losses 3 13 10 23.0 7.7 1.5 12 1.5 12 - 1 0 - - - -
-
August 1 2 1 3.0 3.0 - - 1.0 2 - - - - - 1 -
September 3 9 5 14.0 4.7 1.5 15 2.0 16 - - - - - - -
October 4 6 7 13.0 3.3 1.0 8 1.0 8 - - - - - - -
November 4 17 14 31.0 7.8 1.0 9 1.5 10 - 1 0 - - - -
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