The Owls were led by third-year head coach Matt Rhule and played their home games at Lincoln Financial Field.

[3] The announced crowd at Lincoln Financial Field was 69,176 Saturday, a record for a Temple home game.

This win sealed the Owl's berth in the inaugural AAC Championship, their second division title in team history.

Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior [8] Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior Dion Dawkins - OL - Junior - 4th Team Tyler Matakevich - LB - Senior Kyle Friend, C Matt Ioannidis, DL Eric Lofton, OL Tyler Matakevich, LB Nate D. Smith, DL Jahad Thomas, RB Alex Wells, FS Dion Dawkins, OL Sean Chandler, DB [9] Haason Reddick, DL P. J. Walker, QB Three Temple players were invited to participate in the 2016 NFL Scouting Combine.

† Top performer Following the season, the following members of the Temple football team were selected in the 2016 NFL draft.