1979 Temple Owls football team

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

Temple Owls football
1979 Temple Owls football
Garden State Bowl, W 28–17 vs. California
Conference	Independent
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 17
1979 record	10–2
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (9th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field

The 1979 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1979 NCAA Division I-A football season.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 8	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field • Morgantown, WV	W 38–16	34,299
September 15	Drake	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 42–21	-
September 22	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium • Newark, DE	W 31–14	22,068
September 29	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	L 9—10	34,039
October 6	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium • New Brunswick, NJ	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	Aloha Stadium • Honolulu, HI	W 34–31	3,372
November 10	Akron	Veterans Stadium • Philadelphia, PA	W 42–6	-
November 17	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium • University Park, PA	L 7–22	76,000
November 24	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium • Villanova, PA	W 42–10	-
December 15	vs. California*	Giants Stadium • East Rutherford, NJ (Garden State Bowl)	W 28–17	40,207
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Eastern Time.

1979 Temple Owls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`12`	Brian Broomell

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB		Mark McCants
LB		Mike Fuoco
LB		Jay Gicker
DB/LB		Brett Hardenstine

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

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Temple Owls football
Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova (Mayor's Cup)
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl "T For Temple U"
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018

1979 Division I-A independents football records
	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Florida State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
UNLV		–		–		9	–	1	–	2
No. 17 Temple		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Tulane		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
No. 20 Penn State		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	4	–	1
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Colgate		–		–		5	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Memphis		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
North Texas State		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Villanova		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Louisville		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Connecticut		–		–		3	–	6	–	2
William & Mary		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Air Force		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Richmond		–		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll