1977 Temple Owls football team

1977 Temple Owls football
1977 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5–1
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (8th season);
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field
	Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
Colgate		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
North Texas State *		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
No. 16 San Diego State		–		–		10	–	1	–	0
Tennessee State		–		–		8	–	1	–	1
No. 14 Florida State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Pittsburgh		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		8	–	3	–	0
Army		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Louisville		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Boston College		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	4	–	2
Georgia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Northwestern State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Hawaii		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Navy		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	7	–	0
Utah State		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Villanova		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Illinois State		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Virginia Tech		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Miami (FL)		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Richmond		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
Holy Cross		–		–		2	–	8	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.^[1] Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its eighth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 286 to 229.^[2]^[3] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (four games) and Franklin Field (one game) in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Pat Carey with 1,074 passing yards, Anthony Anderson with 756 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Steve Watson with 573 receiving yards.^[4] On September 17, Temple set a new school record with 477 rushing yards in a 42–0 victory over Drake.^[5]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Southern Illinois	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 20–24	9,087
September 17	Drake	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0
September 24	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–76
October 1	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 6–3	19,677	^[6]
October 8	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 16–38	32,822	^[7]
October 22	Southwestern Louisiana	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 27–20
October 29	at Cincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	T 17–17
November 5	Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 24–14	10,091	^[8]
November 12	at No. 9 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 7–44	61,327
November 19	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 38–15	10,000
December 11	vs. Grambling State	Korakuen Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl)	L 32–35	50,000	^[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game