2008 Temple Owls football team

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2008 Temple Owls football
Conference Mid-American Conference
DivisionEast
Record5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Matt Rhule (1st season)
Offensive scheme Pro spread
Defensive coordinator Mark D'Onofrio (3rd season)
Base defense 4–3
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons
  2007
2009  
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 (OH)  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

The 2008 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden [1] and played their home games in Lincoln Financial Field.

Schedule

Source: [2]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 287:00 pmat Army * ESPN Classic W 35–721,822
September 612:00 pm Connecticut * ESPNU L 9–12 OT17,194
September 1312:00 pmat Buffalo ESPN Plus L 28–3018,333
September 2012:00 pmat No. 16 Penn State * BTN L 3–45105,106
September 272:00 pm Western Michigan Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 3–717,624
October 43:30 pmat Miami (OH) ONN W 28–1017,295
October 114:00 pmat Central Michigan L 14–2422,114
October 218:00 pm Ohio
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2 W 14–1018,824
November 13:30 pmat Navy * CBSCS L 27–3334,775
November 128:00 pmat Kent State ESPN360 L 38–416,886
November 221:00 pm Eastern Michigan
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 55–5213,033
November 281:00 pm Akron
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–611,234
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

References

  1. "2008 Football Coaches". Temple. Retrieved January 5, 2025.
  2. "2008 Football Schedule". Temple. Retrieved January 5, 2025.