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-
1985 Season Highlights
Bruce Arians enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Temple.
1985 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 7 @
Boston College
25
28
L
Sat., Sep. 14 @
Penn State
25
27
L
Sat., Sep. 21 vs.
Brigham Young
24
26
L
Sat., Sep. 28 @
East Carolina
21
7
W
Sat., Oct. 5 @
Cincinnati
28
16
W
@ Cincinnati, OH
Sat., Oct. 12 vs.
Rutgers
14
13
W
Sat., Oct. 19 vs. William & Mary
45
16
W
Sat., Oct. 26 @
Syracuse
14
29
L
Sat., Nov. 2 @ Delaware
10
17
L
Sat., Nov. 9 vs.
Pittsburgh
17
21
L
Sat., Nov. 16 @
West Virginia
10
23
L
1985 Season Totals
Record 4-7
Points Scored 233
Scoring Average 21.2
Points Allowed 223
Defense Average 20.3
Opponents Record 54-48
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 2-2
Away Record 2-5
1985 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1985 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1985 All Independent Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.