2012 Temple Owls football team

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2012 Temple Owls football
Temple T logo.svg
Conference Big East Conference
Record4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Ryan Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinator Chuck Heater (2nd season)
Home stadium Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons
  2011
2013  
2012 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 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.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 317:00 p.m. Villanova * ESPN3 W 41–1032,709
September 812:00 p.m. Maryland *
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPNU L 27–3623,322
September 223:30 p.m.at Penn State * ABC L 13–2493,680
October 612:00 p.m. South Florida Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
Big East Network W 37–2825,796
October 131:00 p.m.at Connecticut ESPN3W 17–14 OT37,279
October 2012:00 p.m.No. 19 Rutgers
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
Big East NetworkL 10–3535,145
October 2712:00 p.m.at Pittsburgh Big East NetworkL 17–4742,425
November 312:00 p.m.at No. 10 Louisville ABCL 17–4544,609
November 1012:00 p.m. Cincinnati
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
Big East NetworkL 10–3420,192
November 1712:00 p.m.at Army * CBSSN W 63–3227,019
November 2311:00 a.m. Syracuse
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2 L 20–3822,317
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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