Wikiwand AI

1971 Temple Owls football team

American college football season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

The 1971 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 248 to 136.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Headcoach
HomestadiumTemple Stadium
Quick facts Temple Owls football, Conference ...
1971 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–2–1
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
 1970
1972 
Close
More information Conf., Overall ...
1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Penn State  1110
Boston College  920
No. 17 Houston  930
No. 13 Notre Dame  820
Utah State  830
Florida State  840
Cincinnati  740
West Virginia  740
Temple  621
Air Force  640
Army  640
Colgate  640
Villanova  641
South Carolina  650
Southern Miss  650
Georgia Tech  660
Northern Illinois  551
Syracuse  551
Dayton  560
Holy Cross  460
Miami (FL)  470
Rutgers  470
Virginia Tech  470
Navy  380
Pittsburgh  380
Tulane  380
Marshall  280
Xavier  190
Rankings from AP Poll
Close

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Shobert with 1,513 passing yards, Paul Loughran with 468 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Randy Grossman with 473 receiving yards, and Henry Hynoski with 60 points scored.[2]

Schedule

More information Date, Time ...
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Boston CollegeL 3–1713,000[3]
October 2Boston University
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–106,000[4][5]
October 9at ConnecticutW 38–010,071[6]
October 168:00 p.m.Xavier
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–0[7]
October 23at West VirginiaL 33–4325,000[8]
October 30at No. 1 DelawareW 32–2722,582[9]
November 6at Rhode IslandW 40–13
November 13William & Mary
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 17–1312,500[10]
November 201:30 p.m.Villanova
T 13–1317,847[11]
Close

References

Related Articles

Timelines

Top Qs

Fact Checks