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-
1986 Season Highlights
Bruce Arians enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Temple.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 @
Penn State
15
45
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Western Michigan
49
17
#Lost
Sat., Sep. 20 vs. Florida A&M
38
17
#Lost
Sat., Sep. 27 @
Brigham Young
17
27
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Pittsburgh
19
13
#Lost
Sat., Oct. 11 vs.
East Carolina
45
28
#Lost
Sat., Oct. 18 @
Virginia Tech
29
13
#Lost
@ Norfolk, VA
Sat., Oct. 25 vs.
Syracuse
24
27
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Nov. 8 vs.
Boston College
29
38
L
Sat., Nov. 15 @
Alabama
14
24
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @
Rutgers
29
22
#Lost
1986 Season Totals
Record 0-11
Points Scored 308
Scoring Average 28.0
Points Allowed 271
Defense Average 24.6
Opponents Record 73-41
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 0-7
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
With its blue playing surface, Bronco Stadium (home of the Boise State Broncos) is the only non-green playing surface in the NCAA.