| abstract | - The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of American football. The Temple Owls compete in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletics Association (NCAA) as a member of the Big East Conference. They play their home games at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and are currently led by head coach Steve Addazio. The Owls were a football-only member of the Big East Conference from 1991 until 2004. Temple was forced out of the league due to poor attendance averages, non-competitiveness, and a lack of commitment to the football program from university officials. Temple played the 2005 and 2006 seasons as an independent before joining the MAC in 2007 where they resided until the end of the 2011. On March 7, 2012, the Temple Owls rejoined the Big East Conference with football membership beginning in the 2012 season and all other sports beginning conference play in 2013.
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