American college football season
1979 Temple Owls football |
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Conference | Independent |
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Ranking |
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Coaches | No. 17 |
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AP | No. 17 |
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Record | 10–2 |
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Head coach | - Wayne Hardin (9th season)
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Home stadium | Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field |
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The 1979 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 10th season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 10–2 record, defeated California in the 1979 Garden State Bowl, outscored all opponents by a total of 399 to 198, and was ranked No. 17 in the final AP and Coaches polls.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
The team's statistical leaders included Brian Broomell with 2,103 passing yards, Mark Bright with 1,036 rushing yards, and Gerald Lucear with 964 receiving yards and 78 points scored.[3]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | at West Virginia | | | W 38–16 | 34,299 | [4] |
September 15 | Drake | | | W 42–21 | | |
September 22 | at Delaware | | | W 31–14 | 22,068 | [5] |
September 29 | Pittsburgh | | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| L 9–10 | 34,039 | |
October 6 | at Rutgers | | | W 41–20 | | |
October 13 | Syracuse | | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 49–17 | 18,504 | |
October 20 | Cincinnati | | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 35–14 | | |
November 3 | at Hawaii | | | W 34–31 | 3,372 | |
November 10 | Akron | | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 42–6 | 8,398 | |
November 17 | at Penn State | No. 18 | | L 7–22 | 76,000 | |
November 24 | at Villanova | | | W 42–10 | | |
December 15 | vs. California* | No. 20 | | W 28–17 | 40,207 | |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1979 Temple Owls football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
- Injured
- Redshirt
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References
- ^ "1979 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "1979 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ "Temple routs sloppy W. Va. in second half". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1979. Retrieved January 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Broomell spurs Owls over Delaware". Courier-Post. September 23, 1979. Retrieved November 30, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1979 Temple Owls Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2018.
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