Teams / American Athletic / Temple
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55
▲ Above its 5-year level +10
Career57since 1936
Peak831979
Last 545seasons
#103 nationally · 2-4 (1-1 conf)
Résumé #114 · better than its record
Schedule so far #86
Margin ±5 pts (tightens with games)
Temple Owls
American Athletic · Philadelphia, PA · Lincoln Financial Field · Head coach K.C. Keeler
Rival
Navy · also East Carolina
Building rivalry
9-11 all time (20 meetings since 1988)
Navy leads
Last: lost 32-31 (2025) · Navy has won 2 straight
Wants it back
program traits are earned from history
0national titles
0Heisman
0AP top-10
3All-Americans
41NFL picks
40.4%win pct
History since 1936 · football since 1927. Every season →
Chemistry
59
55Foundation
65Gel
gel counts 45% so far
▲ Above its norm +10
early · #63 of 138
HC year2
Ret. starters46%
QB yrs w/ OC1
| Season | Record | Conference | AP final | Season rank | Rating | Head coach |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026in progress | 2-4 | American Athletic | — | #103 | 55 | K.C. Keeler |
| 2025 | 5-7 | American Athletic | — | #95 | 57 | K.C. Keeler |
| 2024 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #126 | 43 | Stan Drayton; Everett Withers |
| 2023 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #131 | 36 | Stan Drayton |
| 2022 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #105 | 53 | Stan Drayton |
| 2021 | 3-9 | American Athletic | — | #125 | 35 | Rod Carey |
| 2020 | 1-6 | American Athletic | — | — | — | Rod Carey |
| 2019 | 8-5 | American Athletic | — | #76 | 62 | Rod Carey |
| 2018 | 8-5 | American Athletic | — | #53 | 69 | Geoff Collins; Ed Foley |
| 2017 | 7-6 | American Athletic | — | #71 | 63 | Geoff Collins |
| 2016 | 10-4 | American Athletic | — | #33 | 73 | Matt Rhule |
| 2015 | 10-4 | American Athletic | — | #44 | 72 | Matt Rhule |
| 2014 | 6-6 | American Athletic | — | #78 | 60 | Matt Rhule |
| 2013 | 2-10 | American Athletic | — | #93 | 57 | Matt Rhule |
| 2012 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #75 | 59 | Steve Addazio |
| 2011 | 9-4 | Mid-American | — | #38 | 70 | Steve Addazio |
| 2010 | 8-4 | Mid-American | — | #79 | 59 | Al Golden |
| 2009 | 9-4 | Mid-American | — | #70 | 62 | Al Golden |
| 2008 | 5-7 | Mid-American | — | #73 | 60 | Al Golden |
| 2007 | 4-8 | Mid-American | — | #113 | 41 | Al Golden |
| 2006 | 1-11 | FBS Independents | — | #117 | 32 | Al Golden |
| 2005 | 0-11 | FBS Independents | — | #115 | 36 | Bobby Wallace |
| 2004 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #98 | 52 | Bobby Wallace |
| 2003 | 1-11 | Big East | — | #90 | 55 | Bobby Wallace |
| 2002 | 4-8 | Big East | — | #76 | 58 | Bobby Wallace |
| 2001 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #84 | 57 | Bobby Wallace |
| 2000 | 4-7 | Big East | — | #76 | 61 | Bobby Wallace |
| 1999 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #89 | 56 | Bobby Wallace |
| 1998 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #91 | 53 | Bobby Wallace |
| 1997 | 3-8 | Big East | — | #101 | 51 | Ron Dickerson |
| 1996 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #90 | 54 | Ron Dickerson |
| 1995 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #76 | 58 | Ron Dickerson |
| 1994 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #90 | 52 | Ron Dickerson |
| 1993 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #105 | 23 | Ron Dickerson |
| 1992 | 1-10 | Big East | — | #102 | 33 | Jerry Berndt |
| 1991 | 2-9 | Big East | — | #94 | 51 | Jerry Berndt |
| 1990 | 7-4 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 64 | Jerry Berndt |
| 1989 | 1-10 | FBS Independents | — | #94 | 50 | Jerry Berndt |
| 1988 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #71 | 59 | Bruce Arians |
| 1987 | 3-8 | FBS Independents | — | #74 | 56 | Bruce Arians |
| 1986 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #32 | 72 | Bruce Arians |
| 1985 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 66 | Bruce Arians |
| 1984 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 73 | Bruce Arians |
| 1983 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #62 | 61 | Bruce Arians |
| 1982 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #41 | 67 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1981 | 5-5 | FBS Independents | — | #33 | 74 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1980 | 4-7 | FBS Independents | — | #87 | 57 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1979 | 10-2 | FBS Independents | #17 | #12 | 83 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1978 | 7-3-1 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 61 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1977 | 5-5-1 | FBS Independents | — | #76 | 61 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1976 | 4-6 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 61 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1975 | 6-5 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 61 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1974 | 8-2 | FBS Independents | — | #28 | 75 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1973 | 9-1 | FBS Independents | — | #52 | 65 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1972 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #86 | 55 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1971 | 6-2-1 | FBS Independents | — | #53 | 64 | Wayne Hardin |
| 1953 | 0-4 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1952 | 2-7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #83 | 49 | Al Kawal |
| 1951 | 6-4 | FBS Independents | — | #79 | 55 | Al Kawal |
| 1950 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #80 | 56 | Al Kawal |
| 1949 | 5-4 | FBS Independents | — | #70 | 57 | Al Kawal |
| 1948 | 2-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #86 | 51 | Ray Morrison |
| 1947 | 3-6 | FBS Independents | — | #88 | 52 | Ray Morrison |
| 1946 | 2-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 59 | Ray Morrison |
| 1945 | 7-1 | FBS Independents | — | #46 | 59 | Ray Morrison |
| 1944 | 2-4-2 | FBS Independents | — | #59 | 52 | Ray Morrison |
| 1943 | 2-6 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 51 | Ray Morrison |
| 1942 | 2-5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #66 | 58 | Ray Morrison |
| 1941 | 7-2 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 65 | Ray Morrison |
| 1940 | 4-4-1 | FBS Independents | — | #49 | 65 | Ray Morrison |
| 1939 | 2-7 | FBS Independents | — | #58 | 62 | Fred Swan |
| 1938 | 3-6-1 | FBS Independents | — | #61 | 63 | Pop Warner |
| 1937 | 3-2-4 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 63 | Pop Warner |
| 1936 | 6-3-2 | FBS Independents | — | #50 | 66 | Pop Warner |
| 1935 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #30 | 72 early | Pop Warner |
| 1934 | 7-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #6 | 85 early | Pop Warner |
| 1933 | 5-3 | FBS Independents | — | #60 | 60 early | Pop Warner |
| 1932 | 5-1-2 | FBS Independents | — | #69 | 57 early | Henry Miller |
| 1931 | 8-1-1 | FBS Independents | — | #34 | 68 early | Henry Miller |
| 1930 | 7-3 | FBS Independents | — | #55 | 58 early | Henry Miller |
| 1929 | 1-0-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — | |
| 1927 | 1-1 | FBS Independents | — | — | — |
★ = a national title the school claims. Seasons before 1936 (the first AP poll) are the early era: shown in gray and rated on the same yardstick, but the all-time pool and program totals that matter most start in 1936.