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2018 Temple Owls football | |
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Independence Bowl, L 27–56 vs. Duke | |
Conference | American Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 8–5 (7–1 The American) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Dave Patenaude (2nd season) |
Defensive coordinator | Andrew Thacker (1st season) |
Home stadium | Lincoln Financial Field |
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No. 11 UCF x$ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Temple | 7 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 24 Cincinnati | 6 | – | 2 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Florida | 3 | – | 5 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Carolina | 1 | – | 7 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UConn | 0 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Memphis xy | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Houston x | 5 | – | 3 | 8 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulane x | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SMU | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Navy | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tulsa | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2018 Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins during the regular season and play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in 2nd place in the East Division. They were invited to play in the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Duke.
On December 7, 2018, head coach Geoff Collins left for the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.[1] Tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Independence Bowl. On December 13, the Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as their new head coach.[2] However, on December 30, Diaz went back to Miami to become their new head coach following Mark Richt's sudden retirement.[3]
Preseason
Award watch lists
Listed in the order that they were released
Award | Player | Position | Year |
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Rimington Trophy[4] | Matt Hennessy | C | So |
Chuck Bednarik Award[5] | Delvon Randall | S | SR |
Maxwell Award[6] | Frank Nutile | QB | SR |
Doak Walker Award[7] | Ryquell Armstead | RB | JR |
John Mackey Award[8] | Kenny Yeboah | TE | SO |
Jim Thorpe Award[9] | Delvon Randall | S | SR |
Bronko Nagurski Trophy[10] | Delvon Randall | S | SR |
Paul Hornung Award[11] | Isaiah Wright | WR/KR | JR |
Wuerffel Trophy[12] | Frank Nutile | QB | SR |
Ray Guy Award[13] | Connor Bowler | P | FR |
AAC media poll
The AAC media poll was released on July 24, 2018, with the Owls predicted to finish in third place in the AAC East Division.[14]
Media poll (East) | ||
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | UCF | 175 (25) |
2 | USF | 140 (5) |
3 | Temple | 132 |
4 | Cincinnati | 91 |
5 | UConn | 51 |
6 | East Carolina | 41 |
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 19 (FCS) Villanova* | ESPNews | L 17–19 | 32,357 | |
September 8 | 3:30 p.m. | Buffalo* |
| ESPN3 | L 29–36 | 25,511 |
September 15 | 12:00 p.m. | at Maryland* | BTN | W 35–14 | 32,057 | |
September 20 | 7:30 p.m. | Tulsa |
| ESPN | W 31–17 | 24,217 |
September 29 | 12:00 p.m. | at Boston College* | ESPNU | L 35–45 | 40,111 | |
October 6 | 12:00 p.m. | East Carolina |
| ESPNews | W 49–6 | 26,681 |
October 13 | 3:30 p.m. | at Navy | CBSSN | W 24–17 | 30,106 | |
October 20 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 20 Cincinnati |
| ESPNU | W 24–17 OT | 33,026 |
November 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at No. 9 UCF | ESPN | L 40–52 | 41,153 | |
November 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston | CBSSN | W 59–49 | 30,862 | |
November 17 | 12:00 p.m. | South Florida |
| ESPNews | W 27–17 | 21,029 |
November 24 | 3:30 p.m. | at UConn | ESPNU | W 57–7 | 18,203 | |
December 27 | 1:30 p.m. | vs. Duke* | ESPN | L 27–56 | 27,492 | |
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