The 2005 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the college 2005 NCAA Division I-A football season. Temple competed as an independent, and finished with a winless record of 0âÂÂ11. The team was coached by Bobby Wallace and played their homes game in Lincoln Financial Field. After a 0âÂÂ6 start Bobby Wallace did not seek renewal of his contract.
This was the first season since 1990 that the Owls did not compete as members of the Big East Conference. In 2001, the Big East announced that Temple would be expelled from the conference following the 2004 season, citing low attendance records.