1980 Temple Owls football team

The 1980 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1980 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 11th season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 262 to 170.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1980 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
1980 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 2 Pittsburgh   –  – 11 –1 –0
No. 5 Florida State   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 8 Penn State   –  – 10 –2 –0
No. 9 Notre Dame   –  – 9 –2 –1
No. 18 Miami (FL)   –  – 9 –3 –0
Southern Miss   –  – 9 –3 –0
Navy   –  – 8 –4 –0
South Carolina   –  – 8 –4 –0
Virginia Tech   –  – 8 –4 –0
Boston College   –  – 7 –4 –0
Northeast Louisiana   –  – 7 –4 –0
Rutgers   –  – 7 –4 –0
UNLV   –  – 7 –4 –0
Tulane   –  – 7 –5 –0
Colgate   –  – 5 –4 –1
North Texas State   –  – 6 –5 –0
Villanova   –  – 6 –5 –0
West Virginia   –  – 6 –6 –0
Louisville   –  – 5 –6 –0
Richmond   –  – 5 –6 –0
Syracuse   –  – 5 –6 –0
East Carolina   –  – 4 –7 –0
Illinois State   –  – 4 –7 –0
Temple   –  – 4 –7 –0
Army   –  – 3 –7 –1
Holy Cross   –  – 3 –8 –0
Cincinnati   –  – 2 –9 –0
Memphis State   –  – 2 –9 –0
William & Mary   –  – 2 –9 –0
Georgia Tech   –  – 1 –9 –1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Rutgers
L 3–2119,876[3]
September 20Delaware
L 7–2823,013[4]
September 27at No. 6 Pittsburgh
L 2–3647,071[5]
October 4No. T–4 (I-AA) Boston University
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 53–610,375[6]
October 11at Syracuse
L 7–3136,485[7]
October 18Akron
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–72,872[8]
October 25at Cincinnati
W 23–712,029[9]
November 1at Louisville
W 17–1213,436[10]
November 8West Virginia
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 28–4114,995[11]
November 15 No. 9 Penn State
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)
L 7–5049,313[12]
November 22at Villanova
L 7–2310,800[13]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster
1980 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
 Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 36 Kevin Ross Fr
DB 16 Mark McCants Sr
DB/LB 43 Brett Hardenstine
 Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References
  1. "1980 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  2. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
  3. "Rutgers trounces Temple to avenge '79 lacing". Courier-Post. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Delaware thumps Temple, 28–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Panthers rout Temple despite injury to Marino". The Palm Beach Post. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Temple crushes BU, 53–6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Warner leads Orange past Temple Owls, 31–7". The Herald Statesman. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Clauser's 3 FGs hilight Temple win over Akron". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Bearcat losing streak reaches eleven, 23–7". The Cincinnati Enquirer. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Temple hands U of L 17–12 defeat". The Courier-Journal. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "WVU topples Temple by using a lot of Luck". The Pittsburgh Press. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "State rout paves way to bowl bid". The Morning Call. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Villanova cashes in errors by Temple for 23–7 victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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