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The 1989 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 1–10 record and was outscored by a total of 387 to 141.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
Headcoach
HomestadiumVeterans Stadium
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1989 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–10
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Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
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1989 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 15 Penn State $6–0–08–3–1
No. 17 Pittsburgh4–1–18–3–1
No. 21 West Virginia3–1–18–3–1
Syracuse3–3–08–4–0
Temple1–4–01–10–0
Rutgers1–5–02–7–2
Boston College1–5–02–9–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Miami (FL) – 11–1–0
No. 2 Notre Dame – 12–1–0
No. 3 Florida State – 10–2–0
Northern Illinois – 9–2–0
No. 15 Penn State – 8–3–1
No. 17 Pittsburgh – 8–3–1
No. 21 West Virginia – 8–3–1
Syracuse – 8–4–0
Southwestern Louisiana – 7–4–0
Akron – 6–4–1
South Carolina – 6–4–1
Virginia Tech – 6–4–1
Louisiana Tech – 5–4–1
Army – 6–5–0
Louisville – 6–5–0
East Carolina – 5–5–1
Tulsa – 6–6–0
Southern Miss – 5–6–0
Tulane – 4–8–0
Navy – 3–8–0
Rutgers – 2–7–2
Boston College – 2–9–0
Memphis State – 2–9–0
Cincinnati – 1–9–1
Temple – 1–10–0
Rankings from AP Poll
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The team's statistical leaders included Victor Lay with 684 passing yards, Ventres Stevenson with 841 rushing yards, Rick Drayton with 383 receiving yards, and placekicker Bob Wright with 43 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Western MichiganL 24–3116,357[4]
September 9 No. 14 SyracuseL 3–4320,150[5]
September 16at Penn StateL 3–4278,000[6]
September 23at Virginia TechL 0–2332,157[7]
September 30at No. 14 HoustonL 7–6515,121[8]
October 7 No. 8 Pittsburghdagger
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 3–2724,982[9]
October 14at Boston CollegeL 14–3531,000[10]
October 28Northern Illinois
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–2015,712[11]
November 4at GeorgiaL 10–3780,011[12]
November 11at East CarolinaL 24–3121,862[13]
November 18Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 36–3317,526[14]
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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