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The 1988 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 317 to 207.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Headcoach
OffensivecoordinatorTony DeMeo (1st season)
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1988 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony DeMeo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (4th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
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1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 West Virginia $5–0–011–1–0
No. 13 Syracuse5–1–010–2–0
Pittsburgh3–3–06–5–0
Temple2–3–04–7–0
Rutgers2–4–05–6–0
Penn State2–4–05–6–0
Boston College1–5–03–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame – – 12–0–0
No. 2 Miami (FL) – – 11–1–0
No. 3 Florida State – – 11–1–0
No. 5 West Virginia – – 11–1–0
Southern Miss – – 10–2–0
No. 13 Syracuse – – 10–2–0
Army – – 9–3–0
Louisville – – 8–3–0
South Carolina – – 8–4–0
Northern Illinois – – 7–4–0
Pittsburgh – – 6–5–0
Memphis State – – 6–5–0
Southwestern Louisiana – – 6–5–0
Rutgers – – 5–6–0
Akron – – 5–6–0
Penn State – – 5–6–0
Tulane – – 5–6–0
Temple – – 4–7–0
Tulsa – – 4–7–0
Boston College – – 3–8–0
Cincinnati – – 3–8–0
East Carolina – – 3–8–0
Navy – – 3–8–0
Virginia Tech – – 3–8–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Matt Baker with 1,539 passing yards, Todd McNair with 761 rushing yards, Mike Palys with 517 receiving yards, and placekicker Bill Wright with 55 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at SyracuseL 21–3141,727[4]
September 10 No. 14 AlabamaL 0–3728,680[5]
September 17at NavyW 12–720,624[6]
October 1Penn State
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–4566,592[7]
October 15at PittsburghL 7–4232,832[8]
October 22at CaliforniaL 14–3133,000[9]
October 29at RutgersW 35–3031,219[10]
November 5East Carolina
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–348,018[11]
November 12at AkronW 37–176,088[12]
November 19at TulsaL 10–157,186[13]
November 26Boston College
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–2812,892[14]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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