Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
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33 Facts About Temple Owls
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Temple Owls was the first school in the United States to adopt the owl as its symbol or mascot.
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The owl, a nocturnal hunter, was initially adopted as a symbol because Temple Owls University began as a night school for young people of limited means.
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Temple Owls are primarily members of the American Athletic Conference .
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Temple Owls played a limited MAC schedule in 2005 and 2006 before becoming an affiliated football-only member and playing a full 8-game league schedule in 2007.
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Temple Owls considers the rivalry with St Joe's to be the most intense, especially in basketball.
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Landscape of Temple Owls sports changed in the early 2010s, thanks to a major realignment of Division I conferences.
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Temple Owls University was among the first institutions in the United States to sponsor extracurricular athletic activities for its students.
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Juan Ignacio Sanchez Temple Owls's graduate was a member of the Argentina's Basketball national team that won the gold medal.
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Dunphy and his Temple Owls won the Atlantic-10 tournament in 2008 beating St Joseph's University.
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In 2009, the Temple Owls won their second consecutive Atlantic-10 tournament against Duquesne, for their conference leading 13th title.
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The Temple Owls won 10 out of 12 regular season games, including victories over Penn State, Cincinnati and a 4-point loss in the waning minutes to Notre Dame, with an AAC Championship game-clinching victory over bowl-bound UConn in the final game of the season.
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The Temple Owls were three-time A-10 Champions since joining the league in 1983.
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Temple Owls played its home games at Skip Wilson Field in Ambler, a Philadelphia suburb, from 2004 to 2014.
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Temple Owls plays every year at the Collegiate Rugby Championship .
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Temple Owls Rugby has been one of the most successful sports at Temple Owls University since its inception in 1980.
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Temple Owls has qualified for the EPRU championships three years in a row, and in 2003 won the Division II EPRU championships.
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Temple Owls's success resulted in its promotion in 2010 to the Division I level.
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Temple Owls now plays in the Keystone Conference against local rivals such as St Joseph's University.
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Temple Owls rugby is funded by the University, alumni, and student fundraising.
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The Temple Owls won the Soccer Bowl in 1951 and went undefeated in 1953 to win an Intercollegiate Soccer Football Association National Championship.
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Under White's guidance, the Temple Owls earned international distinction with seven invitations to Great Britain's premiere regatta, the renowned Henley Royal Regatta .
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The modern era took root in 1974, when Temple Owls named physical education instructor Veronica "Ronnie" Maurek to the dual role of head basketball and softball coach.
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Temple Owls's was succeeded by Tonya Cardoza, a former assistant coach from the University of Connecticut.
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The Temple Owls' streak ended in 2012 when they played instead in the Women's National Invitation Tournament .
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Temple Owls's was replaced by former Towson head coach Diane Richardson.
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Since 2009, the Temple Owls have placed third in the ECAC three times, and fourth two times .
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The Temple Owls claimed the ECAC title in 2019 and 2020, and won the first ever EAGL title in 2021.
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In 2014, Temple Owls University eliminated the program in a budget-cutting move.
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In 2013, Temple Owls announced the school would eliminate the following seven athletic teams: Softball, baseball, women's rowing, men's rowing, men's gymnastics, and both men's indoor and outdoor track and field.
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