Temple Football Team History
Temple Owls
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884 Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Capacity: 68,532 Colors: Cherry & White Coach: Conference: American Athletic-
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 491-632-52
Winning Pct. 44%
Vacated Wins 0
Forfeit Games 12
Adjusted Record 491-632-52
Winning Pct. 44%
National Championships 0
Conference Titles 2
Division Titles 3
Conference Record 83-155-0
All American Players
NFL Players (#2)
Home Record 282-251-20
Away Record 145-314-16
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 13-42
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
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
27-51 L Sat., Nov. 30 vs.
North Texas
14-27 L
2024 Season Totals
Record 3-9
Scoring 232-428
Conference Record 2-6
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 0-6
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 119-130
20 or more
108-65
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 89-177
20 or more 38-165
30 or more 11-128
40 or more 4-68
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
Notre Dame has the most players in the College Football Hall of Fame.