The 2020 Temple Owls football team represented

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...

during the

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. The Owls were led by second-year head coach

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and played their home games at

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, competing as a member of the

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(AAC).

Schedule

Temple had games scheduled against

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and

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which were canceled due to the

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. The game between Temple and Cincinnati, scheduled for November 28, was canceled due to COVID-19 outbreaks at both schools. The game will not be rescheduled, be declared a no contest and both teams will have a bye. :Schedule Source:

Game summaries

At Navy

South Florida

At Memphis

At Tulane

SMU

At UCF

East Carolina

References

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Temple Owls football seasons

Temple Owls football The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of college football. The Temple Owls compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play thei ...

2020 in Philadelphia