2008 Temple Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|year = 2008
|team = Temple Owls
|sport= football
|image =
|image_size =
|image_alt =
|conference = Mid-American Conference
|division = East
|short_conf = MAC
|record = 5–7
|conf_record = 4–4
|head_coach = Al Golden
|hc_year = 3rd
|off_coach = Matt Rhule
|oc_year = 1st
|off_scheme = Pro spread
|def_coach = Mark D'Onofrio
|dc_year = 3rd
|def_scheme = 4–3
|stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
|champion =
}}
{{2008 Mid-American Conference football standings}}
The 2008 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2008 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls competed as a member of the Mid-American Conference (MAC) East Division. The team was coached by Al Golden{{Cite web |title=2008 Football Coaches |url=https://owlsports.com/sports/football/coaches/2008 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Temple |language=en}} and played their home games in Lincoln Financial Field.
Schedule
Source:{{Cite web |title=2008 Football Schedule |url=https://owlsports.com/sports/football/schedule/2008 |access-date=2025-01-05 |website=Temple |language=en}}{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 2008
| poll = AP
| timezone = Eastern
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 28
| time = 7:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Army
| site_stadium = Michie Stadium
| site_cityst = West Point, NY
| tv = ESPN Classic
| score = 35–7
| attend = 21,822
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Connecticut
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 9–12
| overtime = OT
| attend = 17,194
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Buffalo
| site_stadium = University at Buffalo Stadium
| site_cityst = Amherst, NY
| tv = ESPN Plus
| score = 28–30
| attend = 18,333
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 12:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Penn State
| opprank = 16
| site_stadium = Beaver Stadium
| site_cityst = State College, PA
| tv = BTN
| score = 3–45
| attend = 105,106
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Western Michigan
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv =
| score = 3–7
| attend = 17,624
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Miami (OH)
| site_stadium = Yager Stadium
| site_cityst = Oxford, OH
| tv = ONN
| score = 28–10
| attend = 17,295
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 4:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Central Michigan
| site_stadium = Kelly/Shorts Stadium
| site_cityst = Mount Pleasant, MI
| tv =
| score = 14–24
| attend = 22,114
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 21
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Ohio
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 14–10
| attend = 18,824
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 3:30 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Navy
| site_stadium = Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Annapolis, MD
| tv = CBSCS
| score = 27–33
| attend = 34,775
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 12
| time = 8:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Kent State
| site_stadium = Dix Stadium
| site_cityst = Kent, OH
| tv = ESPN360
| score = 38–41
| attend = 6,886
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Eastern Michigan
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv =
| score = 55–52
| attend = 13,033
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 28
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = w
| opponent = Akron
| site_stadium = Lincoln Financial Field
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| tv =
| score = 27–6
| attend = 11,234
}}
}}
References
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