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2025 Temple Owls football team

2025 Temple Owls football
ConferenceAmerican Conference
Record0–0 (0–0 American)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTyler Walker (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBrian Smith (1st season)
Home stadiumLincoln Financial Field
Seasons
← 2024
2026 →
2025 American Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Army   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Charlotte   0 – 0     0 – 0  
East Carolina   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Florida Atlantic   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Memphis   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Navy   0 – 0     0 – 0  
North Texas   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Rice   0 – 0     0 – 0  
South Florida   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Temple   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulane   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Tulsa   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UAB   0 – 0     0 – 0  
UTSA   0 – 0     0 – 0  
Championship: December 5, 2025
As of August 23, 2025
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2025 Temple Owls football team will represent Temple University as member of the American Conference during the 2025 NCAA Division I FBS football season. Led by first-year head coach K. C. Keeler, the Owls will play home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResult
August 303:30 p.m.at UMass*
ESPN+
September 62:00 p.m.Howard*
ESPN+
September 1312:00 p.m.Oklahoma*
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
ESPN2
September 20at Georgia Tech*
October 4UTSA
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
October 11Navy
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
October 18at Charlotte
October 25at Tulsa
November 1East Carolina
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
November 812:00 p.m.at Army
CBSSN
November 22Tulane
  • Lincoln Financial Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
November 28/29at North Texas

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Game summaries

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at UMass

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See also: 2025 UMass Minutemen football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at UMass Minutemen (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Minutemen - - --0

at Warren McGuirk Alumni Stadium • Amherst, Massachusetts

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 3:30 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM MASS
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
UMass Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Howard

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See also: 2025 Howard Bison football team
Howard Bison (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bison - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 2:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPN+
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics HOW TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Howard Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Oklahoma

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See also: 2025 Oklahoma Sooners football team
Oklahoma Sooners (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Sooners - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EDT
  • TV: ESPN2
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics OU TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Oklahoma Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Georgia Tech

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See also: 2025 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Yellow Jackets - - --0

at Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, Georgia

  • Date: September 20
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM GT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Georgia Tech Passing
Rushing
Receiving

UTSA

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See also: 2025 UTSA Roadrunners football team
UTSA Roadrunners (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Roadrunners - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 4
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics UTSA TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
UTSA Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
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See also: 2025 Navy Midshipmen football team
Navy Midshipmen (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Midshipmen - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: October 11
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics NAVY TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Navy Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Charlotte

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See also: 2025 Charlotte 49ers football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at Charlotte 49ers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
49ers - - --0

at Jerry Richardson Stadium • Charlotte, North Carolina

  • Date: October 18
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM CLT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Charlotte Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Tulsa

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See also: 2025 Tulsa Golden Hurricane football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at Tulsa Golden Hurricane (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Golden Hurricane - - --0

at Skelly Field • Tulsa, Oklahoma

  • Date: October 25
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM TLSA
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Tulsa Passing
Rushing
Receiving

East Carolina

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See also: 2025 East Carolina Pirates football team
East Carolina Pirates (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Pirates - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 1
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics ECU TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
East Carolina Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Army

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See also: 2025 Army Black Knights football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at Army Black Knights (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Black Knights - - --0

at Michie Stadium • West Point, New York

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 12:00 PM EST
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM ARMY
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Army Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Tulane

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See also: 2025 Tulane Green Wave football team
Tulane Green Wave (0–0) at Temple Owls (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Green Wave - - --0
Owls - - --0

at Lincoln Financial Field • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

  • Date: November 22
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TULN TEM
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Tulane Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at North Texas

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See also: 2025 North Texas Mean Green football team
Temple Owls (0–0) at North Texas Mean Green (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Owls - - --0
Mean Green - - --0

at DATCU Stadium • Denton, Texas

  • Date: November 28/29
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics TEM UNT
First downs
Plays–yards
Rushes–yards
Passing yards
Passing: comp–att–int
Turnovers
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Temple Passing
Rushing
Receiving
North Texas Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Personnel

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Transfers

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Outgoing

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Player Position Destination
E.J. Wilson RB Abilene Christian
Chris Dietrich QB Bucknell
Landon Morris TE California
Hugo Gil DL Charleston Southern
Reese Clark TE Delaware State
Tyler Lepolo LB Eastern Washington
Brylan Noonan LS Kennesaw State
DeVonta Owens DB Lindenwood
Darrell Sweeting CB Marshall
Jamel Johnson DB NC State
Tra Thomas DE NC State
Demerick Morris DL Oklahoma State
Antwain Littleton II RB Rhode Island
Tyquan King LB UConn
James Faminu OL UNLV
Andrew McIlquham LS UNLV
Antwone Santiago LB Virginia Tech
Melvin Siani OL Wake Forest
Jaylen Lewis DB Western Kentucky
Tyrei Washington RB Unknown
Jamar Taylor Jr. WR Unknown
Shekuna Kamara WR Unknown
Kevin Terry OL Withdrawn
Terrez Worthy RB Withdrawn

Incoming

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Player Position Previous school
CJ Van Buren II IOL Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Thomas Nance TE Bethune–Cookman
Jake Woods TE Cal Poly
JoJo Bermudez WR Delaware
Ty Davis LB Delaware
Charles Calhoun III EDGE Gannon
Nick Reeves IOL Georgia
Omar Ibrahim DB Hampton
Isaiah Hayse LS Indiana Wesleyan
Jayvant Brown LB Kentucky
Ken Meir OL Lindenwood
Hunter Smith RB Louisiana–Monroe
Avery Powell DB Missouri State
Willy Love LB Monmouth
Demerick Morris DL Oklahoma State
Gevani McCoy QB Oregon State
Earl Kulp CB Purdue
Anthony Chiccitt QB Robert Morris
Jay Ducker RB Sam Houston
Dontae Pollard CB Samford
Pooh Lawton S Slippery Rock
Johnny Martin RB Stony Brook
Colin Chase WR St. Thomas
Aaron Beckwith DL UMass
Jalen Stewart LB UMass
Jaylen Castleberry DB Youngstown State

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Coaching staff additions

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Name New Position Previous Team Previous Position Source
K. C. Keeler Head coach Sam Houston Head coach [4]
Tyler Walker Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks Montana State Offensive coordinator/Quarterbacks [5]
Brian Smith Defensive coordinator Rice Defensive coordinator/Safeties [6]
Al Johnson Offensive line Montana State Offensive line [5]
Andrew Pierce Running backs Delaware Assistant coach/Running backs/Recruiting coordinator [5]
Roy Roundtree Wide receivers Miami (OH) Wide receivers [5]
Chris Zarkoskie Tight ends James Madison Assistant offensive line [5]
Henry Baker Pass game coordinator/Cornerbacks Marshall Co-defensive coordinator/Cornerbacks [6]
Cedric Calhoun Defensive line Rice Defensive line [6]
Keith Dudzinski Linebackers UMass Defensive coordinator/Linebackers [6]
Chris Raitano Outside linebackers Monmouth Linebackers [6]
Brian Ginn Special teams Sam Houston Offensive consultant [7]

References

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  1. ^ "2025 Temple Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  2. ^ "Temple Football Transfer Portal". ON3.
  3. ^ "Temple Owls 2025 College Football Transfer Portal". 247Sports.
  4. ^ Russo, Ralph D. (December 1, 2024). "Temple football hires Sam Houston's K.C. Keeler as next head coach". The Athletic. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  5. ^ a b c d e "Keeler Introduces His New Offensive Staff". owlsports. January 21, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Keeler Unveils New Defensive Staff". owlsports. January 15, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.
  7. ^ "Keeler Introduces Special Teams Coaches". owlsports. January 17, 2025. Retrieved January 31, 2025.