# 2013 Temple Owls football team

The 2013 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 2–10, 1–7 in American Athletic play to finish in a tie for ninth place.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 14 Notre Dame* | Notre Dame StadiumNotre Dame, IN | NBC | L 6–28 | 80,795 |
| September 7 | 12:00 p.m. | Houston | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | AAN | L 13–22 | 27,328 |
| September 14 | 1:00 p.m. | Fordham* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN3 | L 29–30 | 20,047 |
| September 28 | 5:00 p.m. | at Idaho* | Kibbie DomeMoscow, ID | ALT | L 24–26 | 15,323 |
| October 5 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 7 Louisville | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | AAN | L 7–30 | 21,709 |
| October 11 | 8:30 p.m. | at Cincinnati | Nippert StadiumCincinnati, OH | ESPN | L 20–38 | 32,220 |
| October 19 | 1:00 p.m. | Army* | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN3 | W 33–14 | 25,533 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | at SMU | Gerald J. Ford StadiumUniversity Park, TX | ESPN3 | L 49–59 | 15,786 |
| November 2 | 12:00 p.m. | at Rutgers | High Point Solutions StadiumPiscataway, NJ | AAN | L 20–23 | 46,447 |
| November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 15 UCF | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | AAN | L 36–39 | 20,174 |
| November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | UConn | Lincoln Financial FieldPhiladelphia, PA | ESPN3 | L 21–28 | 20,045 |
| November 30 | 12:00 p.m. | at Memphis | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN | ESPNews | W 41–21 | 25,671 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Eastern time |||||||

## Game summaries
### At Notre Dame

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| #14 Fighting Irish | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 28 |

### Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Cougars | 3 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 22 |
| Owls | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |

### Fordham

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Rams | 3 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 30 |
| Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 29 |

### At Idaho

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 24 |
| Vandals | 7 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 26 |

### Louisville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #7 Cardinals | 10 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 30 |
| Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At Cincinnati

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 13 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Bearcats | 7 | 21 | 10 | 0 | 38 |

### Army

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Black Knights | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Owls | 14 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 33 |

### At SMU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
| Mustangs | 7 | 7 | 21 | 24 | 59 |
This game was the first in the series that ended with an actual winner. With the loss, Temple fell to 1-7.

### At Rutgers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 6 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 20 |
| Scarlet Knights | 0 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 23 |

### UCF

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #15 Knights | 5 | 17 | 0 | 17 | 39 |
| Owls | 0 | 21 | 7 | 8 | 36 |

### UConn

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Huskies | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 28 |
| Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |

### At Memphis

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |