Temple Owls football
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| First season | 1894 | ||
| Athletic director | Patrick Kraft | ||
| Head coach |
Geoff Collins 1st year, 0–0 (–) |
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| Stadium | Lincoln Financial Field | ||
| Seating capacity | 68,532 | ||
| Field surface | Desso GrassMaster | ||
| Location | Philadelphia | ||
| Conference | The American | ||
| Division | East | ||
| All-time record | 456–582–52 (.442) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–3 (.400) | ||
| Conference titles | 2 1967 – Middle Atlantic 2016 - The American |
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| Division titles | 3 2009 – MAC East 2015 – AAC East 2016 – AAC East |
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| Consensus All-Americans | 3 John Rienstra, 1985 Paul Palmer, 1986 Tyler Matakevich, 2015 |
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| Colors | Cherry and White |
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| Fight song | "Fight! Temple Fight!" | ||
| Mascot | Hooter T. Owl | ||
| Marching band | Temple University Diamond Marching Band | ||
| Rivals |
Connecticut Huskies South Florida Bulls Penn State Nittany Lions Villanova Wildcats |
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| Outfitter | Under Armour | ||
| Website | Temple Athletics | ||
The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of college football. The Temple Owls compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
The Owls were a football-only member of the Big East Conference from 1991 until 2004. Temple was expelled from the league due to a lack of commitment to the football program from university officials. Temple played the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an independent before playing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) from 2007 to 2011. In March 2012, the Owls rejoined the Big East Conference, with football membership beginning in the 2012 season and all other sports beginning conference play in 2013. That same year, the conference was renamed the American Athletic Conference after several basketball-only schools split off to form a new conference that kept the Big East name. Temple is the last original Big East football member still in the The American. Five of the eight former members play in the ACC, while the other two teams play in the Big 12 and the Big Ten.
Temple began playing organized football in 1894, a decade after the school was founded. Physical education instructor and basketball coach Charles M. Williams organized an 11-man squad that won their first game against Philadelphia Dental College. For its first few years, the football team played small schools and there are few records of its games.
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