2018 Temple Owls football team

2018 Temple Owls football
Independence Bowl, L 27–56 vs. Duke
ConferenceAmerican Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record8–5 (7–1 The American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDave Patenaude (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAndrew Thacker (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Uniform
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 American Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 11 UCF x$   8 0     12 1  
Temple   7 1     8 5  
No. 24 Cincinnati   6 2     11 2  
South Florida   3 5     7 6  
East Carolina   1 7     3 9  
UConn   0 8     1 11  
West Division
Memphis xy   5 3     8 6  
Houston x   5 3     8 5  
Tulane x   5 3     7 6  
SMU   4 4     5 7  
Navy   2 6     3 10  
Tulsa   2 6     3 9  
Championship: UCF 56, Memphis 41
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Geoff Collins during the regular season and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They are members of the East Division of the American Athletic Conference. They finished the season 8–5, 7–1 in AAC play to finish in 2nd place in the East Division. They were invited to play in the Independence Bowl, where they lost to Duke.

On December 7, 2018, head coach Geoff Collins left for the head coaching job at Georgia Tech.[1] Tight ends coach Ed Foley led the Owls in the Independence Bowl. On December 13, the Owls initially named Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz as their new head coach.[2] However, on December 30, Diaz went back to Miami to become their new head coach following Mark Richt's sudden retirement.[3]

  1. ^ "Collins Named Georgia Tech Football Head Coach". Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  2. ^ Patterson, Chip; Sallee, Barrett (December 13, 2018). "Temple names Miami defensive coordinator Manny Diaz its next coach". cbssports.com. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
  3. ^ "Miami Names Manny Diaz Head Coach After Mark Richt Steps Down". www.si.com. Retrieved January 4, 2019.