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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: Stan Drayton
Conference: American Athletic-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference

Temple 
Team Timeline
First Team: 1894  
  1918 - Did not field a team from 1918-1921.
  2016 - Ed Foley coached the Military Bowl after head coach Matt Rhule resigned to become the head coach at Baylor.
  2018 - Ed Foley coached the Independence Bowl after head coach Geoff Collins resigned to become the head coach at Georgia Tech.
 
Championships
National Championships
None
Conference Championships
  1967, 2016
Division Championships
  2009, 2015, 2016
 
Team Records
 Overall Record 491-630-52
 Winning Pct. 44%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 12
 Adjusted Record 491-630-52
 Winning Pct. 44%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 2
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 83-150-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 282-250-20
 Away Record 145-313-16
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 126
 Winning Seasons (#1) 60
 Losing Seasons (#1)65
 Most Wins in A Season 10 (2016)
 Most Loses in A Season 11 (2006)
 10 Win Seasons 3
 Most Points Scored in a Game 110 (10/1/1927)
 Most Points Scored in a Season 454 (2018)
 Most Points Allowed in a Game 96 (1899)
 Most Points Allowed in a Season 527 (1993)
 Largest Margin of Victory 110 (10/1/1927)
 Largest Margin of Defeat 96 (1899)
 Most Points Both Teams in a Game 110 (10/1/1927)
 Last Shutout 9/24/2022
 Last Time Shutout 10/20/2023
 Shutouts All-Time 151
 Been Shutout All-Time 162
 
Streaks
 Longest Win 14 (9/22/1973-10/26/1974)
 Longest Losing  21 (11/2/1957-11/21/1959)
 
Bowl Records
 Overall Record 3-6-0
 Rose 0-0-0
 Cotton 0-0-0
 Orange 0-0-0
 Fiesta 0-0-0
 Sugar 0-1-0
 
By the Decade
 2020-29  13-40
 2010-19  72-55
 2000-09  34-83
 1990-99 22-88
 1980-89 35-74
 1970-79 67-33-3
 1960-69 45-44-4
 1950-59 23-60-3
 1940-49 36-42-9
 1930-39 53-30-12
 1920-29 32-23-6
Next Game
 11/23/2024 (Sat)  
@ Texas San Antonio in a Conference Game
Last Time: Temple lost 34-49 in 2023.
All-Time:
 Temple vs. Texas San Antonio 0-1-0 0.0% 
 
2024 Season
 Fri., Aug. 30  @ Oklahoma  3-51 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Navy  11-38 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Coastal Carolina  20-28 L
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Utah State  45-29 W
 Thu., Sep. 26  vs. Army  14-42 L
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Connecticut  20-29 L
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Tulsa  20-10 W
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ East Carolina  34-56 L
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tulane  6-52 L
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Florida Atlantic  18-15 W
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas San Antonio  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. North Texas  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record3-7
  Scoring191-350
  Conference Record2-1
  Home Record3-2
  Away Record0-5
 
2024 American Athletic  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Memphis 10-15-1
Army 9-04-0
Tulane 9-24-0
East Carolina 6-43-0
Navy 7-33-1
Rice 3-72-2
Temple 3-72-1
Texas San Antonio 4-62-1
Alabama Birmingham 2-81-2
Charlotte 3-71-2
North Texas 5-51-2
South Florida 5-51-2
Tulsa 3-71-2
Florida Atlantic 2-80-3
 
Longest Running Rivalry
 Temple & Bucknell have played 45 games.
Temple has won 17 games.
Bucknell has won 20 games.
with 8 tie games.
 
Record when scoring..... (since 2000)
 Scoring  Record 
 less than 10 0-50
 10 or more 119-128
 20 or more  108-64
 30 or more 75-12
 40 or more 35-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 30-3
 10 or more 89-175
 20 or more 38-163
 30 or more 11-127
 40 or more 4-67
 
  
 
Some records may be incomplete.

NOTES:
(1) Winning and losing seasons counted only if team plays at least 8 games.
(2) NFL Players counted for any player that participated in a regular season game.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.