1974 Temple Owls football team

The 1974 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 142.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium (four games) and Veterans Stadium (two games) in Philadelphia.

1974 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium, Veterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Notre Dame  1020
No. 7 Penn State  1020
Temple  820
Boston College  830
Utah State  830
No. 19 Houston  831
Rutgers  731
Cincinnati  740
Memphis State  740
Pittsburgh  740
Georgia Tech  650
Hawaii  650
Miami (FL)  650
Southern Miss  650
Tampa  650
Holy Cross  551
Tulane  560
Colgate  460
Northern Illinois  470
Navy  470
South Carolina  470
Virginia Tech  470
West Virginia  470
Army  380
Dayton  380
Villanova  380
Air Force  290
Southern Illinois  290
Syracuse  290
Florida State  1100
Marshall  1100
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Joachim with 1,950 passing yards, Henry Hynoski with 1,006 rushing yards, Pete Righi with 608 receiving yards, and Hynoski and Joachim with 54 points each.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Rhode IslandW 38–74,812[3]
September 28Boston CollegeW 34–712,282[4]
October 5Marshall
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–10
October 12Southern Illinois
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 59–16
October 19Holy Cross
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 56–012,555[5]
October 26 No. 2 (small) Delaware
W 21–1737,156[6]
November 2at CincinnatiNo. 19L 20–22
November 9at No. 19 PittsburghL 24–35
November 16at West VirginiaW 35–2123,900[7]
November 23vs. Villanova
W 17–711,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References