2012 Temple Owls football team

2012 Temple Owls football

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

2012 Big East football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#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 PM	Villanova*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN3	W 41–10	32,709
September 8	12:00 PM	Maryland*	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 27–36	23,322
September 22	3:30 PM	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	ABC	L 13–24	93,680
October 6	12:00 PM	South Florida	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	W 37–28	25,796
October 13	1:00 PM	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field • East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 17–14 ^OT	37,279
October 20	12:00 PM	#17 Rutgers	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	L 10–35	35,145
October 27	12:00 PM	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field • Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	L 17–47	42,425
November 3	12:00 PM	at #10 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium • Louisville, KY	ABC	L 17–45	44,609
November 10	12:00 PM	Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	L 10–34	20,192
November 17	12:00 PM	at Army*	Michie Stadium • West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 63–32	27,019
November 23	11:00 AM	Syracuse	Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	L 20–38	22,317
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from Coaches Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

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

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