2011 Temple Owls football team

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2011 Mid-American Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2					10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3					9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4					5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5					5	–	7
Miami (OH)		3	–	5					4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8					1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1					11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1					9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3					7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4					6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Northern Illinois 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2011 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 9–4, 5–3 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They were invited to the New Mexico Bowl where they defeated Wyoming 37–15. It was the school's first bowl win since the 1979 Garden State Bowl. This was the Owls last season as a member of the MAC as they will re-join the Big East Conference for football in 2012.

Schedule

September 37:00 PMNo. 14 (FCS) Villanova*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)

ESPN3W 42–7 32,368 September 106:00 PMat Akron

• InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field
• Akron, OH

ESPN3W 41–3 15,156 September 1712:00 PMPenn State*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPNL 10–14 57,323 September 2412:30 PMat Maryland*

• Byrd Stadium
• College Park, MD

ACC NetworkW 38–7 39,102 October 112:00 PMToledo

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPN3L 13–36 21,705 October 82:00 PMat Ball State

• Scheumann Stadium
• Muncie, IN

W 42–0 11,874 October 151:00 PMBuffalo

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

W 34–0 25,820 October 223:30 PMat Bowling Green

• Doyt Perry Stadium
• Bowling Green, OH

ESPN3L 10–13 12,056 November 28:00 PMat Ohio

• Peden Stadium
• Athens, OH

ESPN2L 31–35 17,490 November 98:00 PMMiami (OH)

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPN2W 24–21 17,050 November 191:00 PMArmy*

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

ESPN3W 42–14 25,516 November 2512:00 PMKent State

• Lincoln Financial Field
• Philadelphia, PA

W 34–16 16,368 December 172:00 PMvs. Wyoming*

• University Stadium
• Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)

ESPNW 37–15 25,762