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-
1987 Season Highlights
Bruce Arians enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Temple.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @
Toledo
13
12
W
Sat., Sep. 12 @
Boston College
7
28
L
Sat., Sep. 19 @
Pittsburgh
24
21
W
Sat., Sep. 26 vs.
Akron
23
3
W
Sat., Oct. 3 @
Penn State
13
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 vs.
Tulsa
17
24
L
Sat., Oct. 17 @
Florida
3
34
L
Sat., Oct. 31 @
Army
7
17
L
Sat., Nov. 7 @
East Carolina
26
31
L
Sat., Nov. 14 vs.
Houston
7
37
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs.
Rutgers
14
17
L
1987 Season Totals
Record 3-8
Points Scored 154
Scoring Average 14.0
Points Allowed 251
Defense Average 22.8
Opponents Record 57-65
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 2-5
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.