American college football season
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
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 5 William & Mary W 42–0
September 12 Syracuse W 31–1915,091
September 19 at Delaware Delaware Stadium Newark, DE L 7–1322,379 [4]
October 3 at No. 2 Penn State L 0–3084,562
October 10 Colgate Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA W 31–012,203 [5]
October 17 at Rutgers W 24–12
October 24 at Cincinnati W 24–13
October 31 at No. 5 Georgia L 3–4980,117 [6]
November 7 at West Virginia L 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
1981 Temple Owls football team roster
Players
Coaches
Offense
Defense
Special teams
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
Injured
Redshirt
References
^ "1981 Temple Owls Schedule and Results" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ "1981 Temple Owls Stats" . SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
^ Simmons, Bill (September 20, 1981). "Delaware Massacres Princeton" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Owls Ground Red Raiders" . The Sunday Press . Binghamton, N.Y. Associated Press . October 11, 1981. pp. 6B, 2B – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Walker, Georgia whip Temple, 49–3" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 1, 1981. Retrieved October 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "W. Va.'s Luck good; Owls' bad" . The Courier-Post . November 8, 1981. Retrieved January 28, 2024 – via Newspapers.com .
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