1985 Temple Owls football team

The 1985 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 223.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1985 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1985 record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 3 Penn State        11 1 0
No. 9 Miami (FL)        10 2 0
Army        9 3 0
No. 15 Florida State        9 3 0
West Virginia        7 3 1
Southern Miss        7 4 0
Syracuse        7 5 0
Virginia Tech        6 5 0
Pittsburgh        5 5 1
Cincinnati        5 6 0
Notre Dame        5 6 0
South Carolina        5 6 0
Southwestern Louisiana        4 7 0
Navy        4 7 0
Temple        4 7 0
Boston College        4 8 0
Memphis State        2 7 2
Rutgers        2 8 1
East Carolina        2 9 0
Louisville        2 9 0
Tulane        1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,875 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 1,516 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 893 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 7at Boston CollegeL 25–28
September 14at No. 11 Penn StateL 25–27
September 21 No. 13 BYUL 24–26
September 28at Eastern CarolinaW 21–7
October 5at CincinnatiW 28–16
October 12Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–13
October 19William & Mary
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–16
October 26at SyracuseL 14–29
November 2at DelawareL 10–17
November 9Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–21
November 16at West VirginiaL 10–23
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. "1985 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. "1985 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
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