Temple fired football coach Rod Carey on Monday after three seasons and a 12-20 record.
The Owls went 8-5 and lost in the Military Bowl in his first season in 2019, but slipped to 1-6 during the pandemic-shortened 2020 campaign.
Temple finished 3-9 this season (1-7 in the American Athletic Conference) and ended the year with a seven-game losing streak.
“It’s never an easy decision to replace a head coach,” Temple athletic director Arthur Johnson said in a release. “The past two seasons have not been easy with the challenges of the pandemic. I want to thank Rod for staying committed to our student-athletes and wish him and his family well in their next chapter.”
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Assistant coach Thad Ward was named the Owls’ interim head coach.
Carey, 50, went to Philadelphia after leading Northern Illinois to a 52-30 record from 2012-18.
–Field Level Media