American college football season
The 2019 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University during the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by first-year head coach Rod Carey and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field, competing as a member of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference (AAC).
Preseason[edit]
Award watch lists[edit]
Listed in the order that they were released
AAC media poll[edit]
The AAC media poll was released on July 16, 2019, with the Owls predicted to finish fourth in the AAC East Division.[1]
Media poll (East) |
Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
1 | UCF | 169 (19) |
2 | Cincinnati | 157 (11) |
3 | USF | 107 |
4 | Temple | 101 |
5 | East Carolina | 66 |
6 | UConn | 30 |
Schedule[edit]
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 3:00 p.m. | Bucknell* | | ESPN3 | W 56–12 | 26,378 |
September 14 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 21 Maryland* | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| CBSSN | W 20–17 | 30,610 |
September 21 | 3:30 p.m. | at Buffalo* | | ESPNU | L 22–38 | 17,621 |
September 28 | 3:30 p.m. | Georgia Tech* | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| CBSSN | W 24–2 | 31,094 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at East Carolina | | ESPN | W 27–17 | 33,253 |
October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | No. 23 Memphis | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| ESPN2 | W 30–28 | 34,253 |
October 19 | 3:30 p.m. | at No. 19 SMU | | ESPN2 | L 21–45 | 23,132 |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | UCF | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| ESPN2 | L 21–63 | 29,949 |
| 8:00 p.m. | at South Florida | | ESPN | W 17–7 | 26,214 |
November 16 | 12:00 p.m. | Tulane | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| ESPNU | W 29–21 | 27,850 |
November 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 19 Cincinnati | | ESPN2 | L 13–15 | 30,101 |
November 30 | 3:30 p.m. | UConn | - Lincoln Financial Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| CBSSN | W 49–17 | 26,083 |
| 12:00 p.m. | vs. North Carolina* | | ESPN | L 13–55 | 24,242 |
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Game summaries[edit]
Bucknell[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Bison | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 12 |
Owls | 21 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 56 |
Maryland[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 21 Terrapins | 2 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 20 |
At Buffalo[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 7 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 22 |
Bulls | 0 | 24 | 7 | 7 | 38 |
Georgia Tech[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Yellow Jackets | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Owls | 0 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
At East Carolina[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 27 |
Pirates | 7 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
Memphis[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
No. 23 Tigers | 0 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 28 |
Owls | 13 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 30 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
No. 19 Mustangs | 10 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 45 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Knights | 14 | 14 | 28 | 7 | 63 |
Owls | 7 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 21 |
At South Florida[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 17 |
Bulls | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Green Wave | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
Owls | 3 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 29 |
At Cincinnati[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Owls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 13 |
No. 19 Bearcats | 0 | 6 | 7 | 2 | 15 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Huskies | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
Owls | 7 | 7 | 28 | 7 | 49 |
Vs. North Carolina — Military Bowl[edit]
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tar Heels | 7 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 55 |
Owls | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
Rankings[edit]
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | Final |
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AP | — | — | — | — | RV | — | — | RV | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
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Coaches | RV | — | — | — | RV | — | RV | 25 | RV | — | — | — | RV | RV | RV | — | |
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CFP | Not released | — | — | — | — | — | — | Not released |
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Players drafted into the NFL[edit]
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