1975 Temple Owls football team

The 1975 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1975 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the first game of the season, Temple nearly upset sixth-ranked Penn State, but lost 26–25.[1]

1975 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1975 record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rutgers      9 2 0
No. 10 Penn State      9 3 0
No. 20 West Virginia      9 3 0
Notre Dame      8 3 0
Virginia Tech      8 3 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh      8 4 0
Boston College      7 4 0
Georgia Tech      7 4 0
Memphis State      7 4 0
Navy      7 4 0
North Texas State      7 4 0
Southern Miss      7 4 0
South Carolina      7 5 0
Colgate      6 4 0
Cincinnati      6 5 0
Hawaii      6 5 0
Syracuse      6 5 0
Temple      6 5 0
Utah State      6 5 0
Indiana State      5 5 0
Dayton      5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana      4 6 1
Tulane      4 7 0
Villanova      4 7 0
Florida State      3 8 0
Air Force      2 8 1
Houston      2 8 0
Miami (FL)      2 8 0
Army      2 9 0
Marshall      2 9 0
Southern Illinois      1 9 1
Holy Cross      1 10 0
Louisville      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 6 Penn StateL 25–2657,112
September 13at West VirginiaL 7–5032,271
September 20Boston CollegeL 9–2710,986[2]
October 4Cincinnati
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–17
October 111:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–5510,791
October 18Akron
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 23–24
October 25at DelawareW 45–0
November 1Dayton
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–10
November 8Rhode Island
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–6
November 22Drake
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 44–7
November 27Villanova
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–3

[3]

Roster

1975 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DT 72 Joe Klecko Jr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured
  • Redshirt

References

  1. "Penn State Tops Temple, 26‐25". NYTimes.com. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. "Boston College 27, Temple 9". Sentinel Star (Orlando). September 21, 1975. p. 4E via Newspapers.com.
  3. "1975 Temple Owls Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
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