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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: Geoff Collins
Conference: American Athletic-East

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 2016 <- 2017 -> 2018 --> 2024
2017 Season Highlights
 Geoff Collins enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Temple.
 
2017 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Sep. 2  @ Notre Dame  16   49   L       
 Sat., Sep. 9  vs. Villanova  16   13   W       
 Fri., Sep. 15  vs. Massachusetts  29   21   W       
 Thu., Sep. 21  @ South Florida  7   43   L       
 Sat., Sep. 30  vs. Houston  13   20   L       
 Sat., Oct. 7  @ East Carolina  34   10   W       
 Sat., Oct. 14  vs. Connecticut  24   28   L       
 Sat., Oct. 21  @ Army  28   31   L       
 Thu., Nov. 2  vs. Navy  34   26   W       
 Fri., Nov. 10  @ Cincinnati  35   24   W       
 Sat., Nov. 18  vs. Central Florida  19   45   L       
 Sat., Nov. 25  @ Tulsa  43   22   W       
 Thu., Dec. 21   Florida International  28   3   W    @ St. Petersburg, FL   Gasparilla Bowl
 
2017 Season Totals
  Record7-6
  Points Scored326
  Scoring Average25.1
  Points Allowed335
  Defense Average25.8
  Opponents Record81-68
  Conference Record4-4
  Home Record3-3
  Away Record3-3
2017 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
2017 American Athletic-East Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Central Florida 13-0627329Won  34-279-0421242  Scott Frost
South Florida 10-2459282Won  38-346-2301186  Charlie Strong
Temple 7-6326335Won  28-34-4209218  Geoff Collins
Cincinnati 4-8251382 2-6169277  Luke Fickell
Connecticut 3-9283455 2-6210306  Randy Edsall
East Carolina 3-9299540 2-6215369  Scottie Montgomery

2017 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

2017 All American Athletic Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.