Temple Owls

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Temple Owls
University	Temple University
Conference	The American (primary) Big East Conference (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
Other venues	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.owlsports.com

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."