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The 1981 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 12th season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 195 to 181.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (two games) and Franklin Field (two games) in Philadelphia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Headcoach
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1981 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons
 1980
1982 
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $5001020
No. 4 Pittsburgh5101110
No. 17 West Virginia330930
Temple230550
Syracuse240461
Boston College140560
Rutgers140560
Rankings from AP Poll
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More information Conf., Overall ...
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Pittsburgh   1110
No. 3 Penn State   1020
No. 8 Miami (FL)   920
Southern Miss   921
No. 17 West Virginia   930
Colgate   730
Virginia Tech   740
Navy   741
Cincinnati   650
Florida State   650
Holy Cross   650
Tulane   650
UNLV   660
South Carolina   660
Temple   550
Boston College   560
East Carolina   560
Northeast Louisiana   560
Louisville   560
Notre Dame   560
Rutgers   560
William & Mary   560
Syracuse   461
Richmond   470
Army   371
North Texas State   290
Georgia Tech   1100
Memphis State   1100
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Tink Murphy with 1,589 passing yards, Jim Brown with 883 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Gerald Lucear with 493 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5William & MaryW 42–010,985[4]
September 12Syracuse
W 31–1915,091[5]
September 19at Delaware
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 7–1322,379[6]
October 3at No. 2 Penn StateL 0–3084,562[7]
October 10Colgate
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–012,203[8]
October 17at RutgersW 24–1222,189[9]
October 24at CincinnatiW 24–1311,124[10]
October 31at No. 5 GeorgiaL 3–4980,117[11]
November 7at West VirginiaL 19–2440,342[12]
November 21 No. 1 Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–3532,570[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

More information Players, Coaches ...
1981 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
QB 9 Tink Murphy Sr
QB 14 Tim Riordan So
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 36 Kevin Ross So
DB 26 Anthony Yonug Fr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt
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References

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