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
Seasons ←  1974 1976  →

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
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	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	No. 6 Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 25–26	57,112	[2]
September 13	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–50	32,271	[3]
September 20	Boston College	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 9–27	10,986	[4]
October 4	Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–17	10,164	[5]
October 11	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–55	10,791	[6]
October 18	at Akron	Rubber Bowl Akron, OH	L 23–24	8,236	[7]
October 25	at No. 14 (D-II) Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 45–0	22,062	[8]
November 1	at Dayton	Welcome Stadium Dayton, OH	W 23–10	8,700	[9]
November 8	Rhode Island	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–6	11,491	[10] [11]
November 22	Drake	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 44–7	5,837	[12]
November 27	Villanova	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 41–3	6,294	[13]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "State escapes with life, 26 to 25". The Patriot-News. September 7, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Boston College 27, Temple 9". Sentinel Star (Orlando). September 21, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Temple edges U of Cincy". Dayton Daily News. October 5, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Panthers explode, 55–6". The Pittsburgh Press. October 12, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Last-gasp win for Zips". The Akron Beacon Journal. October 19, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
8. Finocchiaro, Ray (October 26, 1975). "Temple Crushes Blue Hens 45-0". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Temple stops Dayton". The News Journal. November 2, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
10. Chuck Newman (November 9, 1975). "Temple Outclasses RI, 45-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Rhode Island)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
12. "44–7 rout of Drake by Temple". The Cedar Rapids Gazette. November 23, 1975. Retrieved May 7, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Owls wallop Wildcats 41 to 3". Press of Atlantic City. November 28, 1975. Retrieved September 15, 2025– via Newspapers.com.
14. "1975 Temple Owls Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.