2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Temple x		7	–	1		10	–	4
South Florida		6	–	2		8	–	5
Cincinnati		4	–	4		7	–	6
Connecticut		4	–	4		6	–	7
East Carolina		3	–	5		5	–	7
UCF		0	–	8		0	–	12
West Division
#8 Houston xy$		7	–	1		13	–	1
#18 Navy x		7	–	1		11	–	2
Memphis		5	–	3		9	–	4
Tulsa		3	–	5		6	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		3	–	9
SMU		1	–	7		2	–	10
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 31, 2015; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Houston. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Toledo.

The season was highlighted by the first win against Penn State since 1941, their first ever 7–0 start, and their first AP Poll and Coaches Poll ranking since 1979, and was considered a breakout season for the program.

This was the Owls' first victory over Penn State since 1941. The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game. After the Nittany Lions scored 10 points in the first quarter, Temple responded with 27 unanswered points. Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg was sacked 10 times, with Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich recording three sacks. This game was Temple's first victory over a Big Ten team since a 1990 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.

This was the Owls' first victory over Cincinnati since 1985.

This was the first game, and win, for a nationally ranked Owls team since 1979.

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