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2015 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Temple x   7 – 1     10 – 4  
South Florida   6 – 2     8 – 5  
Cincinnati   4 – 4     7 – 6  
UConn   4 – 4     6 – 7  
East Carolina   3 – 5     5 – 7  
UCF   0 – 8     0 – 12  
West Division
No. 8 Houston xy$   7 – 1     13 – 1  
No. 18 Navy x   7 – 1     11 – 2  
Memphis   5 – 3     9 – 4  
Tulsa   3 – 5     6 – 7  
Tulane   1 – 7     3 – 9  
SMU   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Houston 24, Temple 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
As of December 31, 2015
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 10–4, 7–1 in American Athletic play to finish as champions of the East Division. They represented the East Division in the American Athletic Championship Game where they lost to Houston. They were invited to the Boca Raton Bowl where they lost to Toledo.

The season was highlighted by the first win against Penn State since 1941, their first ever 7–0 start, and their first AP Poll and Coaches Poll ranking since 1979, and was considered a breakout season for the program.

Schedule

September 53:30 p.m.Penn State*

ESPNW 27–1069,176 September 128:00 p.m.at Cincinnati

ESPNewsW 34–2638,112 September 193:00 p.m.at Massachusetts*

ESPN3W 25–2310,141 October 27:00 p.m.at Charlotte*

CBSSNW 37–313,105 October 1012:00 p.m.Tulanedagger

  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA

ESPNUW 49–1035,179 October 177:30 p.m.UCF

  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA

CBSSNW 30–1631,372 October 227:00 p.m.at East CarolinaNo. 22

ESPN2W 24–1439,417 October 318:00 p.m.No. 9 Notre Dame*No. 21

  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA

ABCL 20–2469,280 November 68:00 p.m.at SMUNo. 23

ESPN2W 60–4017,232 November 147:00 p.m.at South FloridaNo. 21

CBSSNL 23–4428,393 November 2112:00 p.m.Memphis

  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA

ESPNUW 31–1231,708 November 287:00 p.m.ConnecticutNo. 25

  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA

ESPNUW 27–328,236 December 512:00 p.m.at No. 17 HoustonNo. 20

ABCL 13–2435,721 December 227:00 p.m.vs. Toledo*No. 24

ESPNL 17–3225,908

Template:CFB Schedule End

Schedule Source:[1]

Game summaries

Penn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Nittany Lions 10 0 0 0 10
Owls 0 7 10 10 27
See also: 2015 Penn State Nittany Lions football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–39–1 2014 PSU, 30–13

This was the Owls' first victory over Penn State since 1941.[2] The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game.[3] After the Nittany Lions scored 10 points in the first quarter, Temple responded with 27 unanswered points. Penn State quarterback Christian Hackenberg was sacked 10 times, with Temple linebacker Tyler Matakevich recording three sacks.[4] This game was Temple's first victory over a Big Ten team since a 1990 victory over the Wisconsin Badgers.[5]

at Cincinnati

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 21 3 34
Bearcats 0 6 6 14 26
See also: 2015 Cincinnati Bearcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
9–7–1 2014 CIN, 14–6

This was the Owls' first victory over Cincinnati since 1985.[6]

at Massachusetts

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 7 10 3 5 25
Minutemen 0 17 0 6 23
See also: 2015 UMass Minutemen football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Charlotte

1 2 3 4 Total
Owls 3 7 20 7 37
49ers 0 3 0 0 3
See also: 2015 Charlotte 49ers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

Tulane

1 2 3 4 Total
Green Wave 3 7 0 0 10
Owls 7 14 21 7 49
See also: 2015 Tulane Green Wave football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 TEM, 10–3

UCF

1 2 3 4 Total
Knights 3 10 3 0 16
Owls 7 7 0 16 30
See also: 2015 UCF Knights football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–2 2014 UCF, 34–14

at East Carolina

1 2 3 4 Total
#22 Owls 3 7 0 14 24
Pirates 0 14 0 0 14
See also: 2015 East Carolina Pirates football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–8 2014 TEM, 20–10

This was the first game, and win, for a nationally ranked Owls team since 1979.

Notre Dame

1 2 3 4 Total
#9 Fighting Irish 7 7 3 7 24
#21 Owls 7 3 0 10 20
See also: 2015 Notre Dame Fighting Irish football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2013 ND, 28–6

This was the first time ESPN's College GameDay visited a Temple home game. Set up at Independence Mall, the broadcast attracted more than 10,000 fans.

at SMU

1 2 3 4 Total
#23 Owls 14 7 17 22 60
Mustangs 0 17 7 16 40
See also: 2015 SMU Mustangs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1–2 2013 SMU, 59–49

at South Florida

1 2 3 4 Total
#21 Owls 7 3 10 3 23
Bulls 7 24 3 10 44
See also: 2015 South Florida Bulls football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–0 2012 TEM, 37–28

Memphis

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 6 3 0 12
Owls 0 14 0 17 31
See also: 2015 Memphis Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
1–1 2014 MEM, 16–13

Connecticut

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 0 0 0 3 3
#25 Owls 7 3 10 7 27
See also: 2015 Connecticut Huskies football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
10–5 2014 TEM, 36–10

This win sealed the Owl's berth in the inaugural AAC Championship, their second division title in team history.

The American Championship vs. Houston

1 2 3 4 Total
#20 Owls 0 3 7 3 13
#17 Cougars 7 10 7 0 24
See also: 2015 Houston Cougars football team and 2015 American Athletic Conference Football Championship Game
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–4 2014 HOU, 31–10

Boca Raton Bowl vs. Toledo

1 2 3 4 Total
#24 Owls 3 0 6 8 17
Rockets 0 12 0 20 32
See also: 2015 Toledo Rockets football team and 2015 Boca Raton Bowl
Overall record Last meeting Result
3–7 2011 TOL, 36–13

Rankings

Further information: 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
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PollPre1234567891011121314Final
AP—RVRVRVRVRVRV22212321RV252024RV
Coaches—RVRVRVRVRVRV24222321RV242124RV
CFPNot released2222—252224Not released

References

  1. ^ "2015 Temple Owls Football Schedule". FB Schedules. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  2. ^ Snyder, Audrey (September 5, 2015). "Temple Beats Penn State for First Time Since 1941". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved September 7, 2015.
  3. ^ http://www.pennlive.com/pennstatefootball/index.ssf/2015/09/rapid_reaction_temple_xx_penn.html
  4. ^ http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2015/09/05/temple-makes-history-beats-penn-state-for-first-time-since-1941/
  5. ^ http://espn.go.com/college-football/recap?gameId=400763497
  6. ^ Goheen, Kevin (September 13, 2015). "Temple Beats Cincinnati for First Time Since 1985". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
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