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Temple Football Team History

Temple Owls

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 68,532
Colors: Cherry & White
Coach: Bruce Arians
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1983 <- 1984 -> 1985 --> 2024

1984 Season Highlights

Bruce Arians enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Temple.

1984 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 8	vs. East Carolina	17	0	W
Sat., Sep. 15	@ Rutgers	9	10	L
Sat., Sep. 22	vs. Pittsburgh	13	12	W
Sat., Sep. 29	@ Florida State	27	44	L
Sat., Oct. 6	@ William & Mary	28	14	W
Sat., Oct. 13	@ Boston College	10	24	L
Sat., Oct. 20	vs. Delaware	19	34	L
Sat., Oct. 27	vs. Virginia Tech	7	9	L
Sat., Nov. 3	vs. Cincinnati	42	10	W
Sat., Nov. 17	vs. West Virginia	19	17	W
Fri., Nov. 30	vs. Toledo	35	6	W

1984 Season Totals
Record	6-5
Points Scored	226
Scoring Average	20.5
Points Allowed	180
Defense Average	16.4
Opponents Record	56-43
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-2
Away Record	1-3

1984 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1984 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Boston College	10-2	449	296	Won 45-28				Jack Bicknell, Sr.
South Carolina	10-2	371	258	Lost 14-21				Joe Morrison
Army	8-3-1	320	218	Won 10-6				Jim Young
Georgia Southern	8-3	342	215					Erk Russell
Virginia Tech	8-4	253	150	Lost 7-23				Bill Dooley
West Virginia	8-4	259	170	Won 31-14				Don Nehlen
Florida State	7-3-2	406	254	Tied 17-17				Bobby Bowden
Notre Dame	7-5	299	239	Lost 20-27				Gerry Faust
Rutgers	7-3	213	155					Dick Anderson
Buffalo	6-4	192	140					Bill Dando
James Madison	6-5	220	241					Challace McMillin
Louisiana	6-5	207	198					Sam Robertson
Penn State	6-5	209	230					Joe Paterno
Syracuse	6-5	151	151					Dick MacPherson
Temple	6-5	226	180					Bruce Arians
Liberty	5-6	279	324					Morgan Hout
Memphis	5-5-1	201	178					Rey Dempsey
Akron	4-7	205	167					Jim Dennison
Navy	4-6-1	240	254					Gary Tranquill
Southern Mississippi	4-7	188	243					Jim Carmody
Pittsburgh	3-7-1	178	247					Serafino Foge Fazio
Tulane	3-8	177	275					Wally English
Central Florida	2-9	209	398					Louis H. Lou Saban
Cincinnati	2-9	198	424					Dave Currey
East Carolina	2-9	210	309					Ed Emory
Louisville	2-9	237	360					Bob Weber
Western Kentucky	2-9	193	345					Dave Roberts

1984 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1984 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.