2008 Temple Owls football team

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^[1] and played their home games in Lincoln Financial Field.

2008 Temple Owls football
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East
Record	5–7 (4–4 MAC)
Head coach	Al Golden (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Matt Rhule (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Pro spread
Defensive coordinator	Mark D'Onofrio (3rd season)
Base defense	4–3
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ← 2007 2009 →

2008 Mid-American Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Buffalo x$		5	–	3					8	–	6
Bowling Green		4	–	4					6	–	6
Temple		4	–	4					5	–	7
Ohio		3	–	5					4	–	8
Akron		3	–	5					5	–	7
Kent State		3	–	5					4	–	8
Miami (OH)		1	–	7					2	–	10
West Division
Ball State x		8	–	0					12	–	2
Central Michigan		6	–	2					8	–	5
Western Michigan		6	–	2					9	–	4
Northern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	7
Toledo		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Michigan		2	–	6					3	–	9
Championship: Buffalo 42, Ball State 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Schedule

Source:^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	7:00 pm	at Army*	Michie Stadium West Point, NY	ESPN Classic	W 35–7	21,822
September 6	12:00 pm	Connecticut*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 9–12 OT	17,194
September 13	12:00 pm	at Buffalo	University at Buffalo Stadium Amherst, NY	ESPN Plus	L 28–30	18,333
September 20	12:00 pm	at No. 16 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium State College, PA	BTN	L 3–45	105,106
September 27	2:00 pm	Western Michigan	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		L 3–7	17,624
October 4	3:30 pm	at Miami (OH)	Yager Stadium Oxford, OH	ONN	W 28–10	17,295
October 11	4:00 pm	at Central Michigan	Kelly/Shorts Stadium Mount Pleasant, MI		L 14–24	22,114
October 21	8:00 pm	Ohio	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN2	W 14–10	18,824
November 1	3:30 pm	at Navy*	Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD	CBSCS	L 27–33	34,775
November 12	8:00 pm	at Kent State	Dix Stadium Kent, OH	ESPN360	L 38–41	6,886
November 22	1:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 55–52	13,033
November 28	1:00 pm	Akron	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA		W 27–6	11,234
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time