2008 Temple Owls football team

2008 Temple Owls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference East
2008 record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Al Golden (3rd year)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Rhule (1st year)
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (3rd year)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 68,532)

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3		8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4		6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4		5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5		4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5		5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5		4	–	8
Miami		1	–	7		2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0		12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2		8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2		9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3		6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2008 football season. They competed in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Temple competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	W 35–7	21,822
September 6	12:00 PM	Connecticut*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 9–12 ^OT	17,194
September 13	12:00 PM	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium • Amherst, NY	ESPN+	L 28–30	18,333
September 20	12:00 PM	at #15 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • State College, PA	BTN	L 3–45	105,106
September 27	2:00 PM	Western Michigan	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		L 3–7	17,624
October 4	3:30 PM	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium • Oxford, OH	ONN	W 28–10	17,295
October 11	4:00 PM	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium • Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–24	22,114
October 21	8:00 PM	Ohio	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 14–10	18,824
November 1	3:30 PM	at Navy*	Navy-Marine Corps Memorial Stadium • Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 27–33	34,775
November 12	8:00 PM	at Kent State	Dix Stadium • Kent, OH	ESPN360	L 38–41	6,886
November 22	1:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 55–52	13,033
November 28	1:00 PM	Akron	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 27–6	11,234
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

Temple Owls football

Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002)

Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova (Mayor's Cup)

Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, December 16, 2012. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.