1975 Temple Owls football team

1975 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (5th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field

1975 NCAA Division I independents football records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Rutgers			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Penn State			–					9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 West Virginia			–					9	–	3	–	0
Notre Dame			–					8	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech			–					8	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech			–					7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Navy			–					7	–	4	–	0
North Texas State			–					7	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss			–					7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina			–					7	–	5	–	0
Colgate			–					6	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati			–					6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii			–					6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse			–					6	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					6	–	5	–	0
Utah State			–					6	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Dayton			–					5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana			–					4	–	6	–	1
Tulane			–					4	–	7	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	7	–	0
Florida State			–					3	–	8	–	0
Air Force			–					2	–	8	–	1
Houston			–					2	–	8	–	0
Miami (FL)			–					2	–	8	–	0
Army			–					2	–	9	–	0
Marshall			–					2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					1	–	9	–	1
Holy Cross			–					1	–	10	–	0
Louisville			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1975 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the first game of the season, Temple nearly upset sixth-ranked Penn State, but lost 25-26.[1]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6		No. 6 Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 25–26	57,112
September 13		at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–50	32,271	[2]
September 20		Boston College	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 9–27	10,986	[3]
October 4		Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–17
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–55	10,791
October 18		Akron	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 23–24
October 25		at No. 14 (D-II) Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 45–0	22,062	[4]
November 1		Dayton	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 23–10
November 8		Rhode Island	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–6	11,491	[5][6]
November 22		Drake	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 44–7
November 27		Villanova	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 41–3
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Roster

1975 Temple Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class	Defense Pos. # Name Class DT 72 Joe Klecko Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Wayne Hardin Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt

References

1. "Penn State Tops Temple, 26-25". NYTimes.com. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
2. "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Boston College 27, Temple 9". Sentinel Star (Orlando). September 21, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
4. Finocchiaro, Ray (October 26, 1975). "Temple Crushes Blue Hens 45-0". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Chuck Newman (November 9, 1975). "Temple Outclasses RI, 45-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
7. "1975 Temple Owls Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.