1977 Temple Owls football team

The 1977 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its eighth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 286 to 229.[2][3] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (four games) and Franklin Field (one game) in Philadelphia.

1977 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       11 1 0
No. 5 Penn State       11 1 0
Colgate       10 1 0
North Texas State *       10 1 0
No. 16 San Diego State       10 1 0
Tennessee State       8 1 1
No. 14 Florida State       10 2 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh       9 2 1
East Carolina       8 3 0
Rutgers       8 3 0
Army       7 4 0
Louisville       7 4 1
Boston College       6 5 0
Cincinnati       5 4 2
Georgia Tech       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Northwestern State       6 5 0
Syracuse       6 5 0
William & Mary       6 5 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Temple       5 5 1
Hawaii       5 6 0
Navy       5 6 0
West Virginia       5 6 0
South Carolina       5 7 0
Utah State       4 7 0
Villanova       4 7 0
Illinois State       3 7 1
Virginia Tech       3 7 1
Miami (FL)       3 8 0
Richmond       3 8 0
Tulane       3 8 0
Air Force       2 8 1
Holy Cross       2 8 0
Northeast Louisiana       2 9 0
  • North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Carey with 1,074 passing yards, Anthony Anderson with 756 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Steve Watson with 573 receiving yards.[4] On September 17, Temple set a new school record with 477 rushing yards in a 42–0 victory over Drake.[5]

Schedule

edit
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 10Southern IllinoisL 20–249,087
September 17Drake
W 42–0
September 24Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–76
October 1at DelawareW 6–319,677[6]
October 8at West VirginiaL 16–3832,822[7]
October 22Southwestern Louisiana
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–20
October 29at CincinnatiT 17–17
November 5Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 24–1410,091[8]
November 12at No. 9 Penn StateL 7–4461,327
November 19at VillanovaW 38–1510,000
December 11vs. Grambling StateL 32–3550,000[9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

edit
  1. ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/years/1977-standings.html
  2. ^ "1977 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ "1977 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  5. ^ "Temple romps against Drake". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 18, 1977. p. 17E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Tomashek, Tom (October 2, 1977). "Hens Miss 'Try for Tie', Fall to Temple". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "WVU coach is happy with substitutes". Beckley Post-Herald & Register. October 9, 1977. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Lyon, Bill (November 6, 1977). "Temple Baffles the Purists and Rutgers, 24 to 14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 8D, 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling tops Temple in Tokyo on last-minute TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 12, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.