Temple Owls

Temple Owls college football

First Season
1894
Team History
Temple Owls (1894-present)
Conference
American Athletic Conference (2013-present) Big East Conference (1991-2004, 2012) Mid-American Conference (2007-11) Middle Atlantic Conference (1958-69) Independent (1894-1959, 1970-90, 2005-06)
Venue
Lincoln Financial Field (2003-present) Veterans Stadium (1978-2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978-2002) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Vernon Park
Key People
Players • Coaches

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).

Publications

Home programs by season

1930s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1930
October 18	vs. Washington & Jefferson	Temple Stadium
1931
October 2	vs. Albright	Temple Stadium
1934
January 1, 1935	vs. Tulane	Tulane Stadium
1936
October 2	vs. Ole Miss	Temple Stadium
November 14	vs. Villanova	Temple Stadium
1938
September 24	vs. Albright	Temple Stadium
October 1	vs. Pittsburgh	Temple Stadium
1939
November 18	vs. Villanova	Temple Stadium

1940s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1940
November 9	vs. Villanova	Temple Stadium
1948
October 9	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
1949
October 29	at Michigan State	Macklin Stadium
November 5	at Boston University	Fenway Park

1950s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1950
October 14	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
1952
September 20	at Penn State	Beaver Field
1954
October 23	at Brown	Brown Stadium

1960s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1964
September 26	vs. Kings Point	Temple Stadium
1967
October 21	at Dayton	Baujan Field
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium

1970s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1971
October 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium
1972
October 28	vs. Delaware	Temple Stadium
November 11	vs. Rhode Island	Temple Stadium
1974
September 28	vs. Boston College	Veterans Stadium
October 26	vs. Delaware	Veterans Stadium
1975
September 20	vs. Boston College	Veterans Stadium
October 4	vs. Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium
October 11	vs. Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium
October 18	at Akron	Rubber Bowl
1976
September 25	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
October 30	vs. Penn State	Veterans Stadium
1977
September 24	vs. Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium
November 5	vs. Rutgers	Veterans Stadium
November 12	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1978
November 11	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
November 25	vs. Villanova	Veterans Stadium
1979
September 29	vs. Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium
November 17	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
December 15	vs. California	Giants Stadium

1980s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1980
September 27	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
November 15	vs. Penn State	Veterans Stadium
1982
September 4	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
1983
September 2	vs. Syracuse	Franklin Field
1984
September 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium
September 29	at Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium
1985
September 21	vs. BYU	Veterans Stadium
1986
September 6	vs. Temple	Beaver Stadium
1987
September 19	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium
October 3	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
November 7	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium
1989
November 18	vs. Rutgers	Veterans Stadium

1990s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
1995
October 7	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome

2000s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2002
September 21	at South Carolina	Williams-Brice Stadium
2003
August 30	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium
2009
December 29	vs. UCLA	RFK Stadium

2010s

Season/Date	Opponent	Venue
2016
December 27	vs. Wake Forest	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium

Media guides and yearbooks

All media guides

1970s	1975 • 1979
1980s	1984
1990s	1991
2010s	2019
2020s	2020