The Temple Owls football team has represented Temple University of Philadelphia on the gridiron since the late 19th century. In spite of their long history in the game, however, the Owls have rarely proven very adept at playing it, spending more seasons than not with losing records and rarely qualifying for Bowl games. The Owls played mostly as an Independent school until the 1990s, when they joined the Big East, where they got thumped for a decade, and then the ACC, where they have fared better, winning a division title in 2015 and conference title in 2016. All in all, the Owls record stands at 488–623–52 for a winning percentage of .442 and they have a 3-6 record in Bowl games, having won the less than illustrious Gasparilla Bowl, New Mexico Bowl, and Garden State Bowl games. Still, the Owls fans stand with the team, flocking (which is against the nature of owls, but never mind) to Lincoln Financial Field in their thousands and hoping that maybe, just maybe, this year could be theirs. 

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Temple Owls football rivalries

Due to their often lackluster performance on the field, the Temple Owls do not have many big rivals aside from a local one with fellow perennial strugglers, the Villanova Wildcats. Owls fans also consider games against the Penn State Nittany Lions Football to be a local rivalry matchup, though this feeling is mostly in one direction. 

Are Temple Owls football games exciting?

The Temple Owls football team inspires fierce loyalty in their fans, who don their cherry red to flock (an odd behavior for owls, but never mind) to home games in their thousands to sing “Fight! Temple Fight!” and hope for an upset of one of the bigger teams. In recent years, the Owls have started playing their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, home of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles, which has also made them an even bigger draw for local football enthusiasts. Fans also love to gather hours before kickoff for tailgating parties featuring grilled meat, plenty of booze, and lots of laughter. Get your Temple Owls football tickets now from TicketX and come join in the party!