The 2021 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 calle ...

during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by third-year head coach

Rod Carey Roderick Charles Carey (born July 24, 1971) is an American football coach and former player. He served as the head football coach at Northern Illinois University from 2012 to 2018 and Temple University from 2019 to 2021. Early years Carey was bo ...

and played their home games at

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, competing as a member of the

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(AAC).

Previous season

The Owls finished the 2020 season 1–6, 1–6 in AAC play to finish in tenth place in the conference.

Preseason

American Athletic Conference preseason media poll

The American Athletic Conference preseason media poll was released at the virtual media day held August 4, 2021.

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, who finished the 2020 season ranked No. 8 nationally, was tabbed as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason media poll.

Schedule

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Game summaries

at Rutgers

at Akron

Boston College

Wagner

Memphis

at No. 5 Cincinnati

at South Florida

UCF

at East Carolina

Houston

at Tulsa

Navy

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 ...

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