American college football season
1981 Temple Owls football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Record | 5–5 |
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Head coach | - Wayne Hardin (12th season)
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Home stadium | Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field |
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Seasons |
1981 Major eastern college football independents records | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 3 Penn State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | | | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 4 Pittsburgh | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 17 West Virginia | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Temple | 2 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Syracuse | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 |
Boston College | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
Rutgers | 1 | – | 4 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 |
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- $ – Lambert Trophy Winner
Rankings from AP Poll |
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.
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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | William & Mary | | W 42–0 | | |
September 12 | Syracuse | | W 31–19 | 15,091 | |
September 19 | at Delaware | - Delaware Stadium
- Newark, DE
| L 7–13 | 22,379 | [4] |
October 3 | at No. 2 Penn State | | L 0–30 | 84,562 | |
October 10 | Colgate | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 31–0 | 12,203 | [5] |
October 17 | at Rutgers | | W 24–12 | | |
October 24 | at Cincinnati | | W 24–13 | | |
October 31 | at No. 5 Georgia | | L 3–49 | 80,117 | [6] |
November 7 | at West Virginia | | L 19–24 | 40,342 | [7] |
November 21 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 0–35 | 32,570 | |
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1981 Temple Owls football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense Pos. | # | Name | Class | DB | 36 | Kevin Ross | So | DB | 26 | Anthony Yonug | Fr | | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1981 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "1981 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Simmons, Bill (September 20, 1981). "Delaware Massacres Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Owls Ground Red Raiders". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 11, 1981. pp. 6B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Walker, Georgia whip Temple, 49–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "W. Va.'s Luck good; Owls' bad". The Courier-Post. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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