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1981 Temple Owls football team

1981 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Penn State $ 6 0 0 10 2 0
No. 4 Pittsburgh 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 17 West Virginia 3 3 0 9 3 0
Temple 2 3 0 5 5 0
Syracuse 2 4 0 4 6 1
Boston College 1 4 0 5 6 0
Rutgers 1 4 0 5 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Pittsburgh       11 1 0
No. 3 Penn State       10 2 0
No. 8 Miami (FL)       9 2 0
Southern Miss       9 2 1
No. 17 West Virginia       9 3 0
Colgate       7 3 0
Virginia Tech       7 4 0
Navy       7 4 1
Cincinnati       6 5 0
Florida State       6 5 0
Holy Cross       6 5 0
Tulane       6 5 0
UNLV       6 6 0
South Carolina       6 6 0
Temple       5 5 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Northeast Louisiana       5 6 0
Louisville       5 6 0
Notre Dame       5 6 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
William & Mary       5 6 0
Syracuse       4 6 1
Richmond       4 7 0
Army       3 7 1
North Texas State       2 9 0
Georgia Tech       1 10 0
Memphis State       1 10 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1981 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 12th season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 195 to 181.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (two games) and Franklin Field (two games) in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Tink Murphy with 1,589 passing yards, Jim Brown with 883 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Gerald Lucear with 493 receiving yards.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5William & MaryW 42–0
September 12Syracuse
W 31–1915,091
September 19at Delaware
  • Delaware Stadium
  • Newark, DE
L 7–1322,379[4]
October 3at No. 2 Penn StateL 0–3084,562
October 10Colgate
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–012,203[5]
October 17at RutgersW 24–12
October 24at CincinnatiW 24–13
October 31at No. 5 GeorgiaL 3–4980,117[6]
November 7at West VirginiaL 19–2440,342[7]
November 21 No. 1 Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–3532,570
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1981 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
QB 9 Tink Murphy Sr
QB 14 Tim Riordan So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 36 Kevin Ross So
DB 26 Anthony Yonug Fr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "1981 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. ^ "1981 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  4. ^ Simmons, Bill (September 20, 1981). "Delaware Massacres Princeton". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Owls Ground Red Raiders". The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press. October 11, 1981. pp. 6B, 2B – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Walker, Georgia whip Temple, 49–3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "W. Va.'s Luck good; Owls' bad". The Courier-Post. November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
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