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The 1976 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1976 NCAA Division I football season. In its seventh season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 4–6 record and was outscored by a total of 216 to 196.[2][3] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (three games) and Franklin Field (two games) in Philadelphia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Headcoach
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1976 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–6
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons
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1976 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Pittsburgh – 12–0–0
No. 17 Rutgers – 11–0–0
San Diego State – 10–1–0
No. 12 Notre Dame – 9–3–0
Colgate – 8–2–0
Boston College – 8–3–0
Cincinnati – 8–3–0
Memphis State – 7–4–0
North Texas State * – 7–4–0
Southern Illinois – 7–4–0
Penn State – 7–5–0
Villanova – 6–4–1
South Carolina – 6–5–0
Virginia Tech – 6–5–0
Army – 5–6–0
Florida State – 5–6–0
Illinois State – 5–6–0
Richmond – 5–6–0
West Virginia – 5–6–0
Georgia Tech – 4–6–1
Temple – 4–6–0
Air Force – 4–7–0
Dayton – 4–7–0
Louisville – 4–7–0
Marshall – 4–7–0
Navy – 4–7–0
Indiana State – 3–7–0
Hawaii – 3–8–0
Holy Cross – 3–8–0
Miami (FL) – 3–8–0
Syracuse – 3–8–0
Utah State – 3–8–0
Northeast Louisiana – 2–9–0
Southern Miss – 2–9–0
Tulane – 2–9–0
  • North Texas State (originally 6–5) was awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Pat Carey with 839 passing yards, Anthony Anderson with 803 rushing yards, and Ken Williams with 580 receiving yards and 36 points scored.[4]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 11at AkronW 23–1333,158[5]
September 18Grambling StateW 31–3016,646[6][7]
September 25at No. 3 PittsburghL 7–2138,500[8]
October 2Delaware
L 16–1815,861[9]
October 9West Virginia
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–428,095[10]
October 23at SyracuseL 16–2419,152[11]
October 30Penn State
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 30–3142,005[12]
November 6at DrakeW 31–77,245[13]
November 13Dayton
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–67,429[14]
November 20Villanova
L 7–2417,436[15]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1976 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 25 Anthony Anderson So
QB 7 Bob Baker Jr
QB 12 Brian Broomell Fr
OT 70 Jim Cooper Sr
RB 28 Zachary Dixon So
WR 84 Steve Watson So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 54 Mike Curcio Fr
DT 72 Joe Klecko Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
K 1 Frank Mike-Meyer Jr
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Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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