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The 1974 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 142.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium (four games) and Veterans Stadium (two games) in Philadelphia.

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1974 Temple Owls football
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Record8–2
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Home stadiumTemple Stadium, Veterans Stadium
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1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame – 10–2–0
No. 7 Penn State – 10–2–0
Temple – 8–2–0
Boston College – 8–3–0
Utah State – 8–3–0
No. 19 Houston – 8–3–1
Rutgers – 7–3–1
Cincinnati – 7–4–0
Memphis State – 7–4–0
Pittsburgh – 7–4–0
Georgia Tech – 6–5–0
Hawaii – 6–5–0
Miami (FL) – 6–5–0
Southern Miss – 6–5–0
Tampa – 6–5–0
Holy Cross – 5–5–1
Tulane – 5–6–0
Colgate – 4–6–0
Northern Illinois – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
South Carolina – 4–7–0
Virginia Tech – 4–7–0
West Virginia – 4–7–0
Army – 3–8–0
Dayton – 3–8–0
Villanova – 3–8–0
Air Force – 2–9–0
Southern Illinois – 2–9–0
Syracuse – 2–9–0
Florida State – 1–10–0
Marshall – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Steve Joachim with 1,950 passing yards, Henry Hynoski with 1,006 rushing yards, Pete Righi with 608 receiving yards, and Hynoski and Joachim with 54 points each.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Rhode IslandW 38–74,812[3]
September 28Boston CollegeW 34–712,282[4]
October 5Marshall
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–1010,417[5]
October 12Southern Illinois
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 59–168,723[6]
October 19Holy Cross
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 56–012,555[7]
October 26 No. 2 (small) Delaware
W 21–1737,156–37,265[8][9]
November 2at CincinnatiNo. 19L 20–2218,303[10]
November 9at No. 19 PittsburghL 24–3542,708[11]
November 16at West VirginiaW 35–2123,900[12]
November 23vs. Villanova
W 17–717,085[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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