<?xml version="1.0"?><ownershipDocument><schemaVersion>X0101</schemaVersion>    <documentType>4</documentType><periodOfReport>2003-06-12</periodOfReport><issuer><issuerCik>0000731939</issuerCik><issuerName>TEMPLE INLAND INC</issuerName>        <issuerTradingSymbol>TIN</issuerTradingSymbol></issuer><reportingOwner><reportingOwnerId><rptOwnerCik>0001185914</rptOwnerCik><rptOwnerName>MAXWELL HAROLD C</rptOwnerName></reportingOwnerId><reportingOwnerAddress><rptOwnerStreet1>  </rptOwnerStreet1><rptOwnerStreet2>  </rptOwnerStreet2><rptOwnerCity>  </rptOwnerCity><rptOwnerState>  </rptOwnerState><rptOwnerZipCode>  </rptOwnerZipCode></reportingOwnerAddress><reportingOwnerRelationship><isDirector>0</isDirector><isOfficer>1</isOfficer><isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner><isOther>0</isOther><officerTitle>Executive Vice President</officerTitle><otherText></otherText></reportingOwnerRelationship></reportingOwner><nonDerivativeSecurity><securityTitle><value>Common Stock</value></securityTitle><transactionDate><value>2003-06-12</value></transactionDate><deemedExecutionDate><value>2003-06-12</value></deemedExecutionDate><transactionCoding><transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType><transactionCode>G</transactionCode><equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved></transactionCoding><transactionTimeliness><value></value></transactionTimeliness><transactionAmounts><transactionShares><value>500</value></transactionShares><transactionValue><value>0</value></transactionValue><transactionAcquiredDisposedCode><value>D</value></transactionAcquiredDisposedCode></transactionAmounts><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>44823</value><footnoteId id="F1" /><footnoteId id="F2" /></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value></directOrIndirectOwnership></ownershipNature></nonDerivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">7,578 shares of Common Stock - (Indirect Ownership)- By Trustee of the Temple-Inland Salaried Savings Plan according to the latest report of the Plan Administrator dated May 31, 2003. Reporting Person acquired additional shares through on-going acquisitions under 401(k) Plan. (Note: Trustee uses unit accounting; therefore, share equivalents may fluctuate slightly from month to month.)</footnote><footnote id="F2">In accordance with the Shareholder Rights Plan adopted by the Company on February 9, 1999, Preferred Stock Purchase Rights are deemed to be attached to the shares of Common Stock.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>M. Richard Warner signed on behalf of Harold C. Maxwell</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-06-13</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

