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A look at No. 21 Temple, which faces USF on Saturday at Raymond James Stadium
Nickname: Owls
Record: 8-1, 5-0 American Athletic Conference
Wins: 27-10 vs. Towson, 34-26 at Cincinnati, 25-23 at Massachusetts, 37-3 at Charlotte, 49-10 vs. Tulane, 30-16 vs. UCF, 24-14 at East Carolina, 60-40 at SMU
Loss: 24-20 vs. Notre Dame
Coach: Matt Rhule (third season, 16-17)
The breakdown: The Owls' no-frills, no-finesse approach stands to reason; Rhule moved to State College, Pa., as a teen and played linebacker for Joe Paterno.