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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 488-625-52
 Winning Pct. 44%
 Vacated Wins 0
 Forfeit Games 12
 Adjusted Record 488-625-52
 Winning Pct. 44%
 National Championships 0
 Conference Titles 2
 Division Titles 3
 Conference Record 81-149-0
 All American Players 
 NFL Players (#2)
 Home Record 279-248-20
 Away Record 145-310-16
 
By The Numbers
 Seasons 126
 Winning Seasons (#1) 60
 Losing Seasons (#1)64
 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  10-35
 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
 9/14/2024 (Sat)  
 Coastal Carolina in a Non-Conference Game
Last Meeting: Temple and Coastal Carolina have never met in a game.
 
     
 
2024 Season
 Fri., Aug. 30  @ Oklahoma  3-51 L
 Sat., Sep. 7  @ Navy  11-38 L
 Sat., Sep. 14  vs. Coastal Carolina  
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Utah State  
 Thu., Sep. 26  vs. Army  
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Connecticut  
 Sat., Oct. 12  OPEN 
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. Tulsa  
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ East Carolina  
 Sat., Nov. 2  OPEN 
 Sat., Nov. 9  @ Tulane  
 Sat., Nov. 16  vs. Florida Atlantic  
 Sat., Nov. 23  @ Texas San Antonio  
 Sat., Nov. 30  vs. North Texas  
 
2024 Season Totals
  Record0-2
  Scoring14-89
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record0-0
  Away Record0-2
 
2024 American Athletic  Standings
 Season   Conference 
Navy 2-01-0
Alabama Birmingham 1-1
Army 2-0
Charlotte 0-2
East Carolina 2-0
Florida Atlantic 0-20-1
Memphis 2-0
North Texas 2-0
Rice 1-1
South Florida 1-1
Temple 0-2
Texas San Antonio 1-1
Tulane 1-1
Tulsa 1-1
 
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 0-49
 10 or more 116-124
 20 or more  106-61
 30 or more 74-11
 40 or more 34-3
 
Record when allowing..... (since 2000)
 Points Allowed  Record 
 less than 10 30-3
 10 or more 86-170
 20 or more 37-158
 30 or more 11-124
 40 or more 4-64
 
  
 
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

In the 1940s, college football teams competed for the Oil Bowl, the Salad Bowl and the Raisin Bowl, which were all played on New Year's Day.