The 2014 Temple Owls football team represented

Temple University Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public university, public Commonwealth System of Higher Education, state-related research university in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist ministe ...

in the

2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season The 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season was the highest level of college football competition in the United States organized by the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The regular season began on August 27, 2014, and ended on ...

. The Owls were led by second-year head coach

Matt Rhule Matthew Kenneth Rhule (born January 31, 1975) is an American college football coach and former linebacker. He is the head football coach for the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, a position he has held since 2023. He was also the head football c ...

and played their home games at

Lincoln Financial Field Lincoln Financial Field is an American football stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. It is the home stadium of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League (NFL) and the Temple Owls football team of Temple University ...

. They were members of the

American Athletic Conference The American Athletic Conference (AAC), also known as The American, is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference in the United States, featuring 13 full member universities and 6 affiliate member universities that compete in t ...

. They finished the season 6–6, 4–4 in AAC play to finish in sixth place. Despite being bowl eligible, Temple was not invited to a bowl game.

Schedule

Awards and accomplishments

All Conference Teams

American Athletic Conference First Team: Tyler Matakevich
American Athletic Conference Second Team: Kyle Friend, Praise Martin-Oguike, Matt Ioannidis
American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention:

Tavon Young Tavon Antonio Young (born March 14, 1994) is an American former professional football cornerback. He played college football at Temple. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the fourth round of the 2016 NFL draft. Early life Young attended ...

Players of the Week

American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week: Week 1 -

Week 5 - Praise Martin-Oguike
Week 10 - Praise Martin-Oguike American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week: Week 5 - Austin Jones

National statistical rankings

Scoring Offense: 23.1 points per game (97th nationally) Scoring Defense: 17.5 points per game (4th nationally)

NFL Players

Undrafted Free Agents

Following the NFL draft, Kenneth Harper signed a contract with the

New York Giants The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC East, East division. The ...

References

Temple A temple (from the Latin ) is a place of worship, a building used for spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice. By convention, the specially built places of worship of some religions are commonly called "temples" in Engli ...

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 ...

2014 in Philadelphia {{Collegefootball-2014-season-stub