2013 Temple Owls football team

2013 Temple Owls football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2013 record	2–10 (1–7 The American)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 68,532)


2013 American Athletic Conference football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#10 UCF †	8	–	0	12	–	1
#15 Louisville	7	–	1	12	–	1
Cincinnati	6	–	2	9	–	4
Houston	5	–	3	8	–	5
SMU	4	–	4	5	–	7
Rutgers	3	–	5	6	–	7
Connecticut	3	–	5	3	–	9
South Florida	2	–	6	2	–	10
Memphis	1	–	7	3	–	9
Temple	1	–	7	2	–	10

† – BCS representative as conference champion Rankings from AP Poll

The 2013 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

Previous season

They finished the season 4–7, 2–5 in Big East Conference play to finish in a tie for sixth place. This was their first year back in the Big East after being forced out of the conference in 2004 (the Big East would be renamed the American Athletic Conference in 2013).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	3:30 PM	at #14 Notre Dame*	Notre Dame Stadium • Notre Dame, IN	NBC	L 6–28	80,795
September 7	12:00 PM	Houston	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	AAN	L 13–22	27,328
September 14	1:00 PM	Fordham*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 29–30	20,047
September 28	5:00 PM	at Idaho*	Kibbie Dome • Moscow, ID	ALT	L 24–26	15,323
October 5	12:00 PM	#7 Louisville	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	AAN	L 7–30	21,709
October 11	8:30 PM	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium • Cincinnati, OH	ESPN	L 20–38	32,220
October 19	1:00 PM	Army*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 33–14	25,533
October 26	3:00 PM	at SMU	Gerald J. Ford Stadium • University Park, TX	ESPN3	L 49–59	15,786
November 2	12:00 PM	at Rutgers	High Point Solutions Stadium • Piscataway, NJ	AAN	L 20–23	46,447
November 16	12:00 PM	#15 UCF	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	AAN	L 36–39	20,174
November 23	7:00 PM	Connecticut	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 21–28	20,045
November 30	12:00 PM	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPNews	W 41–21	25,671
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Game summaries

at Notre Dame

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	0	6	0	0	6
#14 Fighting Irish	14	7	7	0	28

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Houston

	1	2	3	4	Total
Cougars	3	6	6	7	22
Owls	6	7	0	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–2	1989	HOU, 65–7

Fordham

	1	2	3	4	Total
Rams	3	10	7	10	30
Owls	0	7	7	15	29

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–4	1953	FORD, 28–0

at Idaho

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	0	7	14	24
Vandals	7	10	3	6	26

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Louisville

	1	2	3	4	Total
#7 Cardinals	10	14	3	3	30
Owls	0	0	0	7	7

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
3–3	2012	LOUIS, 45–17

at Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	13	7	0	0	20
Bearcats	7	21	10	0	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–5–1	2012	CINCI, 34–10

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	0	7	7	14
Owls	14	12	7	0	33

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
6–4	2012	TEMP, 63–32

at SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	14	7	14	49
Mustangs	7	7	21	24	59

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
0–0–2	1946	TIE, 7–7

This game was the first in the series that ended with an actual winner. With the loss, Temple fell to 1-7. Temple has never been bowl-eligible as a member of the Big East/American.

at Rutgers

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	7	0	7	20
Scarlet Knights	0	3	6	14	23

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
15–20	2012	RUTG, 35–10

UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 Knights	5	17	0	17	39
Owls	0	21	7	8	36

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	0	0	14	14	28
Owls	7	14	0	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
9–4	2012	TEMP, 17–14

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	3	14	14	10	41
Tigers	0	7	14	0	21

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
	First meeting

References

↑ http://www.owlsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football

Temple Owls football

Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova (Mayor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015