2012 Temple Owls football team

2012 Temple Owls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Addazio (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Day (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 68,532)

2012 Big East Conference 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

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Villanova*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, 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 Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 13–24	93,680
October 6	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	W 37–28	25,796
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East 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 Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	L 17–47	42,425
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, 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 Stadium West 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 Homecoming Rankings from Coaches' Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time