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University | Temple University |
Conference | The American (primary) Big East (field hockey) EAGL (women's gymnastics) Independent (men's crew, women's fencing) |
NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
Athletic director | Arthur Johnson |
Location | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
Varsity teams | 19 |
Football stadium | Lincoln Financial Field |
Basketball arena | Liacouras Center |
Soccer stadium | Temple Sports Complex |
Mascot | Hooter T. Owl, Stella (Live Mascot) |
Nickname | The Owls |
Fight song | Fight! Temple Fight! |
Colors | Cherry and white[1] |
Website | www |
The Temple Owls are the athletic teams that represent Temple University in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The current athletic director is Arthur Johnson.
The owl has been the symbol and mascot for Temple University since its founding in the 1880s. Temple was the first school in the United States to adopt the owl as its symbol or mascot. The owl, a nocturnal hunter, was initially adopted as a symbol because Temple University began as a night school for young people of limited means. Russell Conwell, Temple's founder, encouraged these students with the remark: "The owl of the night makes the eagle of the day."