Temple Football Team History
Temple Owls
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884 Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Capacity: 68,532 Colors: Cherry & White Coach: Wayne Hardin Conference: Independent-
1972 Season Highlights
Wayne Hardin enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Temple.
1972 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 9 @
Syracuse
10
17
L
Sat., Sep. 16 @ Xavier
16
12
W
Sat., Sep. 23 @
Boston College
27
49
L
Sat., Sep. 30 vs. Holy Cross
15
7
W
Sat., Oct. 14 vs.
West Virginia
39
36
W
Fri., Oct. 20 @ Boston University
14
17
L
Sat., Oct. 28 vs. Delaware
9
28
L
Sat., Nov. 11 vs. Rhode Island
22
0
W
Sat., Nov. 18 @ Villanova
12
10
W
1972 Season Totals
Record 5-4
Points Scored 164
Scoring Average 18.2
Points Allowed 176
Defense Average 19.6
Opponents Record 17-17
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-1
Away Record 2-3
1972 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1972 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1972 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.