2011 Temple Owls football team

2011 Temple Owls football

New Mexico Bowl Champions
New Mexico Bowl vs. Wyoming, W 37–15
Conference	Mid-American Conference East Division
2011 record	9–4 (5–3 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Addazio (1st year)
Offensive coordinator	Scot Loeffler
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field (Capacity: 68,532)

2011 Mid-American Conference football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East Division
Ohio xy		6	–	2		10	–	4
Temple		5	–	3		9	–	4
Kent State		4	–	4		5	–	7
Bowling Green		3	–	5		5	–	7
Miami		3	–	5		4	–	8
Buffalo		2	–	6		3	–	9
Akron		0	–	8		1	–	11
West Division
Northern Illinois xy$		7	–	1		11	–	3
Toledo x		7	–	1		9	–	4
Western Michigan		5	–	3		7	–	6
Ball State		4	–	4		6	–	6
Eastern Michigan		4	–	4		6	–	6
Central Michigan		2	–	6		3	–	9
Championship: NIU 23, Ohio 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first year head coach Steve Addazio and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They played as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. 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. This was the Owls' last season as a member of the MAC as they re-joined the Big East Conference for football in 2012.

Schedule

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Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	7:00 PM	#14 (FCS) Villanova*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN3	W 42–7	32,368
September 10	6:00 PM	at Akron	InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field • Akron, OH	ESPN3	W 41–3	15,156
September 17	12:00 PM	Penn State*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN	L 10–14	57,323
September 24	12:30 PM	at Maryland*	Byrd Stadium • College Park, MD	ACC Network	W 38–7	39,102
October 1	12:00 PM	Toledo	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 13–36	21,705
October 8	2:00 PM	at Ball State	Scheumann Stadium • Muncie, IN		W 42–0	11,874
October 15	1:00 PM	Buffalo	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 34–0	25,820^[2]
October 22	3:30 PM	at Bowling Green	Doyt Perry Stadium • Bowling Green, OH	ESPN3	L 10–13	12,056^[3]
November 2	8:00 PM	at Ohio	Peden Stadium • Athens, OH	ESPN2	L 31–35	17,490^[4]
November 9	8:00 PM	Miami (OH)	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 24–21	17,050
November 19	1:00 PM	Army*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 42–14	25,516
November 25	12:00 PM	Kent State	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA		W 34–16	16,368
December 17	2:00 PM	vs. Wyoming*	University Stadium • Albuquerque, NM (New Mexico Bowl)	ESPN	W 37–15	25,762
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

↑ http://www.owlsports.com/schedule.aspx?path=football
↑ "Buffalo Bulls vs. Temple Owls Box Score". ESPN.com. October 15, 2011.
↑ http://espn.go.com/ncf/boxscore?gameId=312950189
↑ "Temple Owls vs. Ohio Bobcats Box Score". ESPN.com. November 2, 2011.

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

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