The1990 Temple Owls football team was anAmerican football team that representedTemple University as an independent during the1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coachJerry Berndt, the team compiled a 7–4 record and was outscored by a total of 269 to 261.^[1][2] The team played its home games atVeterans Stadium inPhiladelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Matt Baker with 1,462 passing yards, Scott McNair with 623 rushing yards, Rich Drayton with 564 receiving yards, and placekicker Bob Wright with 85 points scored.^[3]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 1	atWyoming	War Memorial Stadium Laramie, WY	L 23–38	17,654	[4]
September 8	atSyracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 9–19	38,925	[5]
September 15	Austin Peay	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–0	24,785	[6]
September 22	atWisconsin	Camp Randall Stadium Madison, WI	W 24–18	41,817	[7]
October 6	atPenn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 10–48	85,874	[8]
October 20	Virginia Tech	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 31–28	25,712	[9]
October 27	East Carolina	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 30–27	24,612	[10]
November 3	at No. 11Tennessee	Neyland Stadium Knoxville, TN	L 20–41	93,898	[11]
November 10	atPittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 28–18	16,375	[12]
November 17	Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 29–22	16,911	[13]
November 24	atBoston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	W 29–10	21,067	[14]
Homecoming Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

• 1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football season
• Temple Owls football seasons
• 1990 in sports in Pennsylvania
• 1990 in Philadelphia

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