2016 Temple Owls football team

2016 Temple Owls football

The American champion The American East Division co-champion
American Athletic Championship Game, W 34–10 at Navy
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
AP	No. 23
2016 record	10–3 (7–1 The American)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Glenn Thomas (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (4th year)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 69,176)

2016 American Athletic Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Temple xy$		7	–	1		10	–	3
No. 24 South Florida x		7	–	1		10	–	2
UCF		4	–	4		6	–	6
Cincinnati		1	–	7		4	–	8
Connecticut		1	–	7		3	–	9
East Carolina		1	–	7		3	–	9
West Division
No. 20 Navy xy		7	–	1		9	–	3
Tulsa		6	–	2		9	–	3
Memphis		5	–	3		8	–	4
Houston		5	–	3		9	–	3
SMU		3	–	5		5	–	7
Tulane		1	–	7		4	–	8
Championship: Temple 34, Navy 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant As of December 4, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2016 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls are led by fourth year head coach Matt Rhule and play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Army*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	L 13–28	34,005
September 10	1:00 p.m.	Stony Brook*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 38–0	22,296
September 17	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	BTN	L 27–34	100,420
September 24	12:00 p.m.	Charlotte*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ASN	W 48–20	27,786
October 1	12:00 p.m.	SMU	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 45–20	22,401
October 6	8:00 p.m.	at Memphis	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN	ESPN	L 27–34	34,743
October 15	7:30 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium • Orlando, FL	ESPNU	W 26–25	38,299
October 21	7:00 p.m.	USF	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	W 46–30	25,950
October 29	3:30 p.m.	Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	CBSSN	W 34–13	29,763
November 4	7:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN2	W 21–0	22,316
November 19	3:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ASN	W 31–0	16,497
November 26	7:30 p.m.	East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 37–10	28,373
December 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 20 Navy	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD (The American Championship)	ABC	W 34–10	22,815
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

Schedule Source:^[1]

Game summaries

Army

	1	2	3	4	Total
Black Knights	0	7	7	14	28
Owls	0	10	3	0	13

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
7–4	2014	TEM, 33–14

Stony Brook

	1	2	3	4	Total
Seawolves	0	0	0	0	0
Owls	14	14	10	0	38

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
First meeting

at Penn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	7	10	27
Nittany Lions	14	7	3	10	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
4–39–1	2015	TEM, 27–10

Charlotte

	1	2	3	4	Total
49ers	7	0	7	6	20
Owls	3	28	14	3	48

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–0	2015	TEM, 37–3

SMU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mustangs	7	7	0	6	20
Owls	21	14	3	7	45

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1–2	2015	TEM, 60–40

at Memphis

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	6	7	0	14	27
Tigers	0	3	17	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	TEM, 31–12

at UCF

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	7	6	6	26
Knights	11	14	0	0	25

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–2	2015	TEM, 30–16

South Florida

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulls	7	6	10	7	30
Owls	3	17	14	12	46

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
1–1	2015	USF, 44–23

Cincinnati

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bearcats	0	13	0	0	13
Owls	10	7	3	14	34

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
10–7–1	2015	TEM, 34–26

at Connecticut

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	21	0	0	0	21
Huskies	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
11–5	2015	TEM, 27–3

at Tulane

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	7	3	14	7	31
Green Wave	0	0	0	0	0

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
2–1	2015	TEM, 49–10

East Carolina

	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	7	0	0	3	10
Owls	7	14	6	10	37

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–8	2015	TEM, 24–14

at Navy–American Athletic Championship Game

	1	2	3	4	Total
Owls	14	10	0	10	34
#20 Midshipmen	0	3	7	0	10

Overall record	Last meeting	Result
5–6	2014	NAVY, 31–24

References

↑ "2016 Temple Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved February 19, 2016.

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 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

American Athletic Conference football champions

UCF (2013) Cincinnati, Memphis, & UCF (2014) Houston (2015) Temple (2016)

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