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Temple Football Team History

Temple Owls

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 68,532
Colors: Cherry & White
Coach: Bobby Wallace
Conference: Big East-

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1894 <-- 2002 <- 2003 -> 2004 --> 2024

2003 Season Highlights

Bobby Wallace enters his 6th season as Head Coach at Temple.

2003 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Aug. 30	@ Penn State	10	23	L
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Villanova	20	23	L
Sat., Sep. 20	@ Cincinnati	24	30	L
Sat., Sep. 27	@ Louisville	12	21	L
Sat., Oct. 4	@ Middle Tennessee State	44	36	W
Sat., Oct. 11	vs. Boston College	13	38	L
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Miami	14	52	L
Sat., Oct. 25	vs. Rutgers	14	30	L
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Syracuse	17	41	L
Sat., Nov. 15	vs. Virginia Tech	23	24	L
Sat., Nov. 22	vs. Pittsburgh	16	30	L
Sat., Nov. 29	@ West Virginia	28	45	L

2003 Season Totals
Record	1-11
Points Scored	235
Scoring Average	19.6
Points Allowed	393
Defense Average	32.8
Opponents Record	75-63
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-6

2003 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

2003 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Miami	11-2	361	196	Won 16-14	6-1	193	113	Larry Coker
West Virginia	8-5	376	297	Lost 7-41	6-1	248	158	Rich Rodriguez
Pittsburgh	8-5	389	311	Lost 16-23	5-2	206	183	Walt Harris
Virginia Tech	8-5	460	300		4-3	216	153	Frank Beamer
Boston College	8-5	370	331	Won 35-21	3-4	176	196	Tom OBrien
Syracuse	6-6	321	301		2-5	142	191	Paul Pasqualoni
Rutgers	5-7	329	354		2-5	162	214	Greg Schiano
Temple	1-11	235	393		0-7	125	260	Bobby Wallace

2003 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

2003 All Big East Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.