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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
August 313:30 p.m.at No. 14 Notre Dame *
NBC L 6–28 Houston
AAN L 13–22 Fordham *
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3 L 29–30 Idaho *
ALT L 24–26 Louisville
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA AANL 7–30 Cincinnati
ESPN L 20–38 Army *
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3W 33–14 SMU
ESPN3L 49–59 Rutgers
AANL 20–23 UCF
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA AANL 36–39 Connecticut
Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA ESPN3L 21–28 Memphis
ESPNews W 41–21
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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
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