2012 Temple Owls football team

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2012 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
ConferenceBig East Conference
2012 record4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coachSteve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorRyan Day (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorChuck Heater (2nd season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
(Capacity: 68,532)
Seasons
← 2011
2013 →
2012 Big East football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
No. 13 Louisville $+   5 2         11 2  
Cincinnati +   5 2         10 3  
Rutgers +   5 2         9 4  
Syracuse +   5 2         8 5  
Pittsburgh   3 4         6 7  
Connecticut   2 5         5 7  
Temple   2 5         4 7  
South Florida   1 6         3 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. This season marked the Owls' first season as members of the Big East Conference since they were forced out of the conference following the 2004 season. They finished the season 4–7, 2–5 in Big East play to finish in a tie for sixth place.

Previous season[edit]

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.

Schedule[edit]

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 31 7:00 p.m. Villanova* Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup) ESPN3 W 41–10   32,709
September 8 12:00 p.m. Maryland* Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPNU L 27–36   23,322
September 22 3:30 p.m. at Penn State* Beaver StadiumUniversity Park, PA ABC L 13–24   93,680
October 6 12:00 p.m. South Floridadagger Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA Big East Network W 37–28   25,796
October 13 1:00 p.m. at Connecticut Rentschler FieldEast Hartford, CT ESPN3 W 17–14 OT  37,279
October 20 12:00 p.m. No. 17 Rutgers Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA Big East Network L 10–35   35,145
October 27 12:00 p.m. at Pittsburgh Heinz FieldPittsburgh, PA Big East Network L 17–47   42,425
November 3 12:00 p.m. at No. 10 Louisville Papa John's Cardinal StadiumLouisville, KY ABC L 17–45   44,609
November 10 12:00 p.m. Cincinnati Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA Big East Network L 10–34   20,192
November 17 12:00 p.m. at Army* Michie StadiumWest Point, NY CBSSN W 63–32   27,019
November 23 11:00 a.m. Syracuse Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA ESPN2 L 20–38   22,317
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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