2014 Temple Owls football team

2014 Temple Owls football

Conference	American Athletic Conference
2014 record	6–6 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 68,532)

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 25 Memphis +		7	–	1		10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1		9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1		9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3		8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3		8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4		6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5		4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6		3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6		2	–	10
Connecticut		1	–	7		2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7		1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-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 6–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. Despite being bowl eligible, Temple was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	10:50 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium • Nashville, TN	SECN	W 37–7	31,731
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Navy*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 24–31	28,408
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 59–0	19,202
September 27	4:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPNews	W 36–10	27,755
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 35–24	25,340
October 17	9:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium • Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 10–31	21,471
October 25	5:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 14–34	39,554
November 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 20–10	22,130
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Memphis	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 13–16	23,882
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 13–30	100,173
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 6–14	21,255
December 6	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 10–3	20,612
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

American Athletic Conference First Team: Tyler Matakevich^[2]
American Athletic Conference Second Team: Kyle Friend, Praise Martin-Oguike, Matt Ioannidis^[3]
American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention: Tavon Young^[4]

American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week:^[5]

Week 1 - Tavon Young
Week 5 - Praise Martin-Oguike
Week 10 - Praise Martin-Oguike

American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week:^[6]

Week 5 - Austin Jones

Scoring Offense: 23.1 points per game (97th nationally)^[7] Scoring Defense: 17.5 points per game (4th nationally)^[8]

Following the NFL draft, Kenneth Harper signed a contract with the New York Giants.

#	Name	POS	HT	WT	NFL Club	Ref
#4	Kenneth Harper	RB	6-0	225 lbs	Giants	^[9]

Temple Owls football
Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova (Mayor's Cup)
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 2016 2017

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