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-
1977 Season Highlights
Wayne Hardin enters his 8th season as Head Coach at Temple.
1977 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 10 vs. Southern Illinois
20
24
L
Sat., Sep. 17 vs. Drake
42
0
W
Sat., Sep. 24 vs.
Pittsburgh
0
76
L
Sat., Oct. 1 @ Delaware
6
3
W
Sat., Oct. 8 @
West Virginia
16
38
L
Sat., Oct. 22 vs. Louisiana Lafayette
27
20
W
Sat., Oct. 29 @
Cincinnati
17
17
T
Sat., Nov. 5 vs.
Rutgers
24
14
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @
Penn State
7
44
L
Sat., Nov. 19 @ Villanova
38
15
W
Sun., Dec. 11 vs. Grambling State
32
35
L
@ Tokyo, Japan
1977 Season Totals
Record 5-5
-1
Points Scored 229
Scoring Average 20.8
Points Allowed 286
Defense Average 26.0
Opponents Record 38-16
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-3
Away Record 2-2
-1
1977 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1977 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1977 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
Before every home game, flowers are placed at the graves of every former Uga (the English Bulldog mascot of Georgia).