1990 Temple Owls football team

The 1990 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1990 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 7–4 record and was outscored by a total of 269 to 261.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1990 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–4
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1989
1991 →
1990 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Penn State $ 6 0 0 9 3 0
Syracuse 4 1 1 7 4 2
Temple 3 2 0 7 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 4 7 0
Pittsburgh 2 3 1 3 7 1
Boston College 2 4 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 0 6 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1990 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 14 Louisville     10 1 1
No. 3 Miami (FL)     10 2 0
No. 4 Florida State     10 2 0
No. 6 Notre Dame     9 3 0
No. 11 Penn State     9 3 0
Louisiana Tech     8 3 1
Southern Miss     8 4 0
Temple     7 4 0
Syracuse     7 4 2
Army     6 5 0
Northern Illinois     6 5 0
South Carolina     6 5 0
Virginia Tech     6 5 0
East Carolina     5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana     5 6 0
Navy     5 6 0
Memphis State     4 6 1
Boston College     4 7 0
Tulane     4 7 0
West Virginia     4 7 0
Akron     3 7 1
Pittsburgh     3 7 1
Rutgers     3 8 0
Tulsa     3 8 0
Cincinnati     1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Matt Baker with 1,462 passing yards, Scott McNair with 623 rushing yards, Rich Drayton with 564 receiving yards, and placekicker Bob Wright with 85 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at WyomingL 23–3817,654
September 8at SyracuseL 9–1938,925
September 15Austin PeayW 28–0
September 22at WisconsinW 24–1841,817
October 6at Penn StateL 10–4885,874
October 20Virginia Tech
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–2825,712[4]
October 27East Carolina 
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 30–2724,612[5]
November 3at No. 11 TennesseeL 20–4193,898[6]
November 10at PittsburghW 28–1816,375
November 17Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 29–22
November 24at Boston CollegeW 29–1021,067
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1990 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1990 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Temple overcomes adversity and Virginia Tech". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1990. Retrieved February 3, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "FG helps Owls beat East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1990. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Tennessee routs Temple; Baker leaves with injury". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1990. Retrieved November 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.