2007 Temple Owls football | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
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Record | 4–8 (4–4 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | George DeLeone (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Mark D'Onofrio (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field |
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East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) xy | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green x | 4 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo x | 4 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 3 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 2 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan xy$ | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State x | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 2 | – | 3 | 3 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Central Michigan 35, Miami 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2007 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2007 NCAA Division I FBS football season. 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.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 7:00 pm | Navy * | ESPNU | L 19–30 | 30,368 | |
September 8 | 1:00 pm | Buffalo |
| L 7–42 | 15,629 | |
September 15 | 12:00 pm | at Connecticut * | ESPN Plus | L 17–22 | 33,810 | |
September 22 | 12:00 pm | at Bowling Green | ESPN Plus | L 35–48 | 16,482 | |
September 29 | 12:00 pm | at Army * | ESPNU | L 21–37 | 34,176 | |
October 6 | 1:00 pm | Northern Illinois |
| W 16–15 | 21,065 | |
October 13 | 6:00 pm | at Akron | W 24–20 | 14,017 | ||
October 20 | 12:00 pm | Miami (OH) |
| ESPN Plus | W 24–17 | 21,041 |
November 2 | 7:00 pm | at Ohio | L 7–23 | 15,632 | ||
November 10 | 12:00 pm | Penn State * |
| ESPNU | L 0–31 | 69,029 |
November 17 | 12:00 pm | Kent State |
| W 24–14 | 16,019 | |
November 24 | 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan | L 3–16 | 8,662 | ||
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