2012 Temple Owls football team

2012 Temple Owls football
2012 Temple Owls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	4–7 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach	Steve Addazio (2nd season);
Offensive coordinator	Ryan Day (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Chuck Heater (2nd season)
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field

2012 Big East Conference football standings

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
	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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	Villanova*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	ESPN3	W 41–10	32,709
September 8	12:00 p.m.	Maryland*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 27–36	23,322
September 22	3:30 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ABC	L 13–24	93,680
October 6	12:00 p.m.	South Florida	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	W 37–28	25,796
October 13	1:00 p.m.	at Connecticut	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPN3	W 17–14 ^OT	37,279
October 20	12:00 p.m.	No. 19 Rutgers	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	L 10–35	35,145
October 27	12:00 p.m.	at Pittsburgh	Heinz Field Pittsburgh, PA	Big East Network	L 17–47	42,425
November 3	12:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Louisville	Papa John's Cardinal Stadium Louisville, KY	ABC	L 17–45	44,609
November 10	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	Big East Network	L 10–34	20,192
November 17	12:00 p.m.	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	CBSSN	W 63–32	27,019
November 23	11:00 a.m.	Syracuse	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	L 20–38	22,317
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

Temple Owls football
Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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 1918–1921 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 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

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