Jerry Berndt, whose Rice football team was...

Jerry Berndt, whose Rice football team was winless this season, will return to Philadelphia as the head coach of Temple University.

Temple athletic director Charles Theokas said Berndt will develop a program that stalled under Bruce Arians, who was dismissed in November after his second consecutive 4-7 season at Temple.

Rice president George Rupp said efforts were under way to find a replacement for Berndt, who had a 6-27 record in 3 seasons at Rice.

Berndt reportedly received a 5-year contract that is comparable to the $175,000 annual salary he gets at Rice.