2001 Record: 4-7, 2-5 Big East
Postseason: None
Offensive system: Spread
Defensive alignment: 4-2-5

Non-conference opponents: Richmond, Oregon State, at South Carolina, Cincinnati, at Connecticut

Head Coach: Bobby Wallace (94-68-1, 14 years)

Defensive players to watch: DT Dan Klecko, DT Robert Sack, LB JD Nichols, S Jairo Almonte, SS Lafton Thompson, DB Jamal Wallace, DB Terrance Leftwich.

Offensive players to watch: RB Tanardo Sharps, WR Sean Dillard, QB Mike mcGann, OT Dave Yovanovits, OT Damian Hendericks, OG Joe Laudano, OG Anthony Bolden.

Preseason Notebook: Temple has the most returning starters of any Big East team on offense with 10, including league-leading wide receiver Sean Dillard. Dillard averaged 4.6 receptions per game and was second in the conference with 747 receiving yards.

Temple, which will play one more season in the Big East football conference before being replaced by Connecticut, lost all seven of its games last year to bowl-eligible teams. The group had a combined winning percentage of 75 percent.