1972 Temple Owls football team

The 1972 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1972 NCAA University Division football season. In its third season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–4 record and was outscored by a total of 176 to 164.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1972 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1972 record5–4
Head coachWayne Hardin (3rd season)
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1972 NCAA University Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 10 Penn State      10 2 0
No. 14 Notre Dame      8 3 0
Utah State      8 3 0
West Virginia      8 4 0
Florida State      7 4 0
Northern Illinois      7 4 0
Rutgers      7 4 0
No. 20 Georgia Tech      7 4 1
Air Force      6 4 0
Army      6 4 0
Virginia Tech      6 4 1
Houston      6 4 1
Tulane      6 5 0
Temple      5 4 0
Colgate      5 4 1
Holy Cross      5 4 1
Syracuse      5 6 0
Miami (FL)      5 6 0
Dayton      4 6 1
Boston College      4 7 0
Navy      4 7 0
South Carolina      4 7 0
Southern Miss      3 7 1
Xavier      2 8 0
Cincinnati      2 9 0
Villanova      2 9 0
Pittsburgh      1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Shobert with 1,416 passing yards, Paul Loughran with 593 rushing yards and 36 points scored, and Clint Graves with 707 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResult
September 9at SyracuseL 10–17
September 16at XavierW 16–12
September 23at Boston CollegeL 27–49
September 30Holy CrossW 15–7
October 14West VirginiaW 39–36
October 20at Boston UniversityL 14–17
October 28DelawareL 9–28
November 11Rhode IslandW 22–0
November 18at Villanova (Mayor's Cup)W 12–10

References

  1. "1972 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "1972 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
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