2014 Temple Owls football team

The 2014 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Owls were led by second-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field. They were members of the American Athletic Conference. 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.

2014 Temple Owls football
Conference	American Athletic Conference
Record	6–6 (4–4 The American)
Head coach	Matt Rhule (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Marcus Satterfield (2nd season)
Offensive scheme	Spread
Defensive coordinator	Phil Snow (2nd season)
Base defense	4–3[1]
Home stadium	Lincoln Financial Field
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 American Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 25 Memphis +		7	–	1					10	–	3
Cincinnati +		7	–	1					9	–	4
UCF +		7	–	1					9	–	4
East Carolina		5	–	3					8	–	5
Houston		5	–	3					8	–	5
Temple		4	–	4					6	–	6
South Florida		3	–	5					4	–	8
Tulane		2	–	6					3	–	9
Tulsa		2	–	6					2	–	10
UConn		1	–	7					2	–	10
SMU		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 28	10:50 p.m.	at Vanderbilt*	Vanderbilt Stadium Nashville, TN	SECN	W 37–7	31,731
September 6	1:00 p.m.	Navy*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	L 24–31	28,408
September 20	1:00 p.m.	Delaware State*	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPN3	W 59–0	19,202
September 27	4:00 p.m.	at UConn	Rentschler Field East Hartford, CT	ESPNews	W 36–10	27,755
October 11	12:00 p.m.	Tulsa	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 35–24	25,340
October 17	9:00 p.m.	at Houston	TDECU Stadium Houston, TX	ESPNU	L 10–31	21,471
October 25	5:00 p.m.	at UCF	Bright House Networks Stadium Orlando, FL	CBSSN	L 14–34	39,554
November 1	12:00 p.m.	No. 21 East Carolina	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	W 20–10	22,130
November 7	7:30 p.m.	Memphis	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNU	L 13–16	23,882
November 15	12:00 p.m.	at Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	ESPN2	L 13–30	100,173
November 29	12:00 p.m.	Cincinnati	Lincoln Financial Field Philadelphia, PA	ESPNews	L 6–14	21,255
December 6	7:30 p.m.	at Tulane	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN2	W 10–3	20,612
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Awards and accomplishments

All Conference Teams

American Athletic Conference First Team: Tyler Matakevich^[3]
American Athletic Conference Second Team: Kyle Friend, Praise Martin-Oguike, Matt Ioannidis^[3]
American Athletic Conference Honorable Mention: Tavon Young^[3]

Players of the Week

American Athletic Conference Defensive Player of the Week:^[4]

Week 1 - Tavon Young
Week 5 - Praise Martin-Oguike
Week 10 - Praise Martin-Oguike

American Athletic Conference Special Teams Player of the Week:^[4]

Week 5 - Austin Jones

National statistical rankings

Scoring Offense: 23.1 points per game (97th nationally)^[5] Scoring Defense: 17.5 points per game (4th nationally)^[6]

NFL Players

Undrafted Free Agents

Following the NFL draft, Kenneth Harper signed a contract with the New York Giants.

#	Name	POS	HT	WT	NFL Club	Ref
#4	Kenneth Harper	RB	6-0	225 lbs	Giants	[7]