1978 Temple Owls football team

The 1978 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its ninth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 280 to 203.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1978 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1978 record7–3–1
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 4 Penn State        11 1 0
North Texas State        9 2 0
East Carolina        9 3 0
Navy        9 3 0
No. 7 Notre Dame        9 3 0
Rutgers        9 3 0
Florida State        8 3 0
Temple        7 3 1
Pittsburgh        8 4 0
Holy Cross        7 4 0
Louisville        7 4 0
UNLV        7 4 0
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Northeast Louisiana        6 4 1
Georgia Tech        7 5 0
Hawaii        6 5 0
Miami (FL)        6 5 0
South Carolina        5 5 1
William & Mary        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Villanova        5 6 0
Army        4 6 1
Memphis State        4 7 0
Tulane        4 7 0
Virginia Tech        4 7 0
Air Force        3 8 0
Colgate        3 8 0
Richmond        3 8 0
Syracuse        3 8 0
Illinois State        2 9 0
West Virginia        2 9 0
Boston College        0 11 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Brian Broomell with 1,362 passing yards, Zachary Dixon with 1,153 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Steve Watson with 637 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1 No. 3 Penn StateL 7–10
September 16at DrakeW 36–29
September 23at No. 11 PittsburghL 12–20
September 30Delaware
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–7
October 7at William & MaryT 22–22
October 14Cincinnati
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–13
October 21West Virginia
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–27
October 28at AkronW 56–21
November 11at RutgersL 10–13
November 18Villanova
W 27–17
December 10vs. Boston CollegeW 28–2455,000[4]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1978 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "1978 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. "Temple gains Tokyo game". The Lincoln Star. December 11, 1978. p. 12 via Newspapers.com.
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