After a rough opening stretch to begin the season, Notre Dame takes a well deserved week off after playing USC. They return on Halloween in the City of Brotherly Love to face Temple in Lincoln Financial Stadium, where the Temple Owls await.
Last the Irish saw Temple, first-year head coach Matt Rhule was rebooting a program Steve Addazio left for Boston College and Tommy Rees was going long and throwing deep balls for touchdowns. But since then, the Owls have made steady progress, turning a game that seems to be a mismatch into one that actually deserves some attention.