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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.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Headcoach
DefensivecoordinatorNick Rapone (1st season)
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1985 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
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1985 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Penn State $6–0–011–1–0
West Virginia4–1–17–3–1
Syracuse4–2–07–5–0
Boston College3–3–04–8–0
Pittsburgh2–3–15–5–1
Temple1–5–04–7–0
Rutgers0–6–02–8–1
Rankings from AP Poll
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1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW 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
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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

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7at Boston CollegeL 25–2831,500[4]
September 14at No. 11 Penn StateL 25–2784,651[5]
September 21 No. 13 BYUL 24–2631,085[6]
September 28at East CarolinaW 21–732,087[7]
October 5at CincinnatiW 28–1612,103[8]
October 12Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–1325,286[9]
October 19 No. 12 (I-AA) William & Mary
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–1615,186[10]
October 26at SyracuseL 14–2945,391[11]
November 2at DelawareL 10–1719,614[12]
November 9Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–2119,428[13]
November 16at West VirginiaL 10–2334,721[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster

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1985 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
OT 65 Eric Coss Sr
WR 40 Andy Garczynski So
TE 86 Mike Hinnant So
WR 84 Willie Marshall Jr
RB 34 Todd McNair Fr
RB 6 Paul Palmer Jr
G 70 John Rienstra Sr
QB 11 Lee Saltz Jr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
DB 15 Todd Bowles Sr
LB 54 Steve Domonoski Jr
DE 98 Ralph Jarvis So
DB 27 Terry Wright Jr
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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