1974 Temple Owls football team

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1974 Temple Owls football
1974 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
1974 record	8–2
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (5th season);
Home stadium	Temple Stadium, Veterans Stadium
	Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

The 1974 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 142.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium (four games) and Veterans Stadium (two games) in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Steve Joachim with 1,950 passing yards, Henry Hynoski with 1,006 rushing yards, Pete Righi with 608 receiving yards, and Hynoski and Joachim with 54 points each.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result
September 14	at Rhode Island		Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 38–7
September 28	Boston College		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7
October 5	Marshall		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 31–10
October 12	Southern Illinois		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 59–16
October 19	Holy Cross		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 56–0
October 26	Delaware		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–17
November 2	at Cincinnati	No. 19	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 20–22
November 9	at No. 19 Pittsburgh		Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 24–35
November 16	at West Virginia		Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	W 35–21
November 23	vs. Villanova		Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 17–7
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "1974 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
^ "1974 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[1] "1974 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

[2] "1974 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 27, 2020.

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v t Temple Owls football
Venues	(?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Penn State Villanova (Mayor's Cup)
Culture & lore
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
Seasons	1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918–1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022

1974 NCAA Division I independents football records
v t	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 6 Notre Dame		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 7 Penn State		–		10	–	2	–	0
Temple		–		8	–	2	–	0
Boston College		–		8	–	3	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
No. 19 Houston		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		7	–	3	–	1
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		7	–	4	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	5	–	0
Hawaii		–		6	–	5	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tampa		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	5	–	1
Tulane		–		5	–	6	–	0
Colgate		–		4	–	6	–	0
Northern Illinois		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
South Carolina		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
West Virginia		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		3	–	8	–	0
Dayton		–		3	–	8	–	0
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Air Force		–		2	–	9	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		2	–	9	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Florida State		–		1	–	10	–	0
Marshall		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll