Temple Owls

The Temple Owls are a CFBHC team playing in the East division of the AAC, beginning for the 2016 season.
==History==
=== alienufo era (2016-Present) ===
=== 2016 Season ===
Temple's inaugural season was a rough one. The roster consisted of mostly walk-ons, so coach alienufo had a huge challenge making the team competitive. After giving up 74 points to Penn State in their first ever game, alienufo switched to a wildcat oriented offense in order to best make use of the little talent on the roster. After starting 0-10, the Owls got their sole win at home over division rival ECU. Playing in a snow storm, redshirt freshman running back Ricky Lewis ran wild for 168 yards and two touchdowns. The following week they would get shut out by Connecticut to end their season, finishing 1-11.
===2017 Season===
2017 saw the debut of starting quarterback J.J. Robinson. In the opening game of the season, the Owls traveled to Raleigh to play the NC State Wolfpack. The game was notable in that it went to overtime with a score of 3-3, with Temple coming away with the victory in the first overtime. The Owls would carry that momentum forward to start an impressive 5-1 halfway through the season. In the second half, they would only manage one more win, but that was enough to earn their very first bowl game.
===2018 Season===
Coach alienufo recruited a lot more talent to the team in the previous two years, and it showed on the field in 2018. Ricky Lewis, now a junior, continued to dominate. The Owls would go on to finish with a 9-3 record, earning a bowl game against Akeel Morris and the Nevada Wolfpack. Going into the half, Nevada led 14-0, but Temple would rally back in the second half to tie the game at 21 with 8 minutes left. Unfortunately, the defense then gave up a touchdown with about 4 minutes left, which ended up being the deciding points.
===2019 Season===
2019 was by far the most successful season for the Owls to date. Temple was ranked for most of the year, but fell off the top 25 in the final weeks. They finished with a 9-3 overall record and 5-1 conference record, losing only to #16 Minnesota, #18 SMU, and #20 Oregon during the regular season. They played in the Boca Raton bowl against Southern Miss, and earned their first ever bowl victory in a very one sided affair. Ricky Lewis earned MVP in his final game before graduating to the NFL.
===2020 Season===
==All-time record vs. AAC opponents==
This is Temple Owls football record against current American Athletic Conference opponents through the 2019 season.
School 	Total Games	W 	L 	T	Pct.	PF 	PA 	First Year	Last Year	Streak
Cincinnati 	3 	2 	1 	0	 	103	64 	2016 	2019 	W2
Connecticut 	4 	2 	2 	0	 	92 	103	2016 	2019 	W2
East Carolina	4 	3 	1 	0	 	81 	79 	2016 	2019 	W1
Houston 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	16 	3 	2019 	2019 	W1
Memphis 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	21 	17 	2018 	2018 	W1
Navy 	1 	1 	0 	0	 	23 	19 	2018 	2018 	W1
SMU 	2 	0 	2 	0	 	44 	65 	2019 	2019 	L2
Tulsa 	0 	0 	0 	0	 	0 	0 	N/A 	N/A 	-
UCF 	4 	1 	3 	0	 	79 	102	2016 	2019 	W1
USF 	3 	2 	1 	0	 	82 	71 	2017 	2019 	W2
11 Opponents 	23 	13	10	0	 	541	523	 	 	4 Seasons
== Season-by-Season Records ==
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Record 	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
Coach(es) 	Year 	Conference 	Wins 	Losses 	Wins 	Losses 	Bowl	Final CP Ranking
Temple Owls 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
alienufo 	2016 	AAC 	1 	11 	1 	6 	- 	-
alienufo 	2017 	6 	7 	3 	4 	Lost Hawaii Bowl vs. Auburn (31-14) 	- 	
alienufo 	2018 	9 	4 	5 	2 	Lost Arizona Bowl vs. Nevada (28-21) 	- 	
alienufo 	2019 	10 	4 	6 	1 	Won Boca Raton Bowl vs. Southern Miss (36-6)	- 	
alienufo 	2020 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	
Total Games: 91	Total Games: 91	Total Games: 91	26 	26 	15 	13 	 	
National Champions	Conference Champions	Bowl game berth
== Bowl games == 
The Owls have appeared in 3 bowl games, posting a record of 1-2.
Season	Bowl 	Opponent 	Result 	 	
2017 	Hawaii Bowl 	Auburn 	L, 31–14	 	
2018 	Weis Markets Bowl	Nevada 	L, 28-21	 	
2019 	Boca Raton Bowl 	Southern Miss	W, 36-6 	 	
Total 	3 Bowl Games 	1–2 	1–2 	1–2	1–2
== Individual Award Winners ==
*Disney Spirit Award
:Ricky Lewis - 2016 CFBHC Season
====All-Americans ====
None
====All-AAC Players ====
*2016
:Ricky Lewis
:Stephen Willis
*2017
:Ricky Lewis
*2018
:Ricky Lewis
:Robert Arnold
:Levi Hankins
*2019
==External Links==
2020 Temple Owls Depth Chart
Category:AAC