Temple Owls football
| Temple Owls football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1894; 132 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Arthur Johnson | ||
| Head coach | K. C. Keeler 2nd season, 5–7 (.417) | ||
| Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | ||
| Stadium | Lincoln Financial Field (capacity: 68,532) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | American | ||
| Colors | Cherry and white | ||
| All-time record | 502–632–52 (.445) | ||
| Bowl record | 3–6 (.333) | ||
| Conference championships | |||
| MAC: 1967 American: 2016 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| MAC East: 2009 AAC East: 2015, 2016 | |||
| Consensus All-Americans | 3 | ||
| Rivalries | Villanova (rivalry) Penn State Rutgers | ||
| Fight song | "Fight! Temple Fight!" | ||
| Mascot | Hooter T. Owl, Stella (live mascot) | ||
| Marching band | Temple University Diamond Marching Band | ||
| Outfitter | Nike | ||
| Website | owlsports.com | ||
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 Conference. 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. After several basketball-only schools split off to form a new conference that kept the Big East name, Temple remained in the reorganized American Athletic Conference.