Top 10 Temple Sports Moments of 2011

1. Football defeats Wyoming in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, first bowl win since 1979. (12/17) 2. Men’s basketball defeats Penn State in opening round of NCAA tournament. (3/17) 3a. Football sends two seniors to

1. Football defeats Wyoming in the Gildan New Mexico Bowl, first bowl win since 1979. (12/17)

2. Men’s basketball defeats Penn State in opening round of NCAA tournament. (3/17)

3a. Football sends two seniors to the 2011 NFL draft: Muhammad Wilkerson, first round (30th, Jets) and Jaiquawn Jarrett, second round (54th, Eagles) (4/28)

3b. Men’s basketball senior Lavoy Allen was drafted in the second round of the NBA draft (50th) to the 76ers. (6/23)

4. Football redshirt junior Bernard Pierce sets school record for rushing touchdowns (five) in a win against Maryland (program’s first win against an ACC team). (9/24)

5. Pierce sets program’s all-time rushing touchdown record in win against Ball State. (10/8)

6. Allen becomes men’s basketball’s all-time leading rebounder in win against St. Joseph’s. (2/20

7. Women’s basketball defeats Arizona State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. (3/19)

8. Senior outfielder Byron McKoy becomes baseball’s all-time hits leader. (4/22)

9. Ice Hockey club earns its first-ever birth to the ACHA Nationals. (2/26)

10. Men’s track’s 4x100m relay team wins first-ever ICA4 Championship race at the Penn Relays. (4/30)

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