Temple Football Team History
Temple Owls
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884 Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Capacity: 68,532 Colors: Cherry & White Coach: Jerry Berndt Conference: Independent-
1989 Season Highlights
Jerry Berndt enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Temple.
1989 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 2 @
Western Michigan
24
31
L
Sat., Sep. 9 vs.
Syracuse
3
43
L
@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Sep. 16 @
Penn State
3
42
L
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Virginia Tech
0
23
L
Sat., Sep. 30 @
Houston
7
65
L
Sat., Oct. 7 vs.
Pittsburgh
3
27
L
Sat., Oct. 14 @
Boston College
14
35
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs.
Northern Illinois
17
20
L
Sat., Nov. 4 @
Georgia
10
37
L
Sat., Nov. 11 @
East Carolina
24
31
L
Sat., Nov. 18 vs.
Rutgers
36
33
W
1989 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 141
Scoring Average 12.8
Points Allowed 387
Defense Average 35.2
Opponents Record 68-51
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 1-3
Away Record 0-7
1989 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1989 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1989 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
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