1984 Temple Owls football team

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1984 Temple Owls football
1984 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
1984 record	6–5
Head coach	Bruce Arians (2nd season);
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
	Seasons ← 1983 1985 →

The 1984 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 6–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 180.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,337 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 885 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 503 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 8	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 17–0
September 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–10
September 22	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 13–12
September 29	at No. 9 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 27–44
October 6	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 28–14
October 13	at No. 4 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–24
October 20	Delaware	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 19–34
October 27	Virginia Tech	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–9
November 3	Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 42–10
November 17	West Virginia	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 19–17
November 30	vs. Toledo	Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ	W 35–6
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "1984 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
^ "1984 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[1] "1984 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[2] "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[3] "1984 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

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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

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–		7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–		8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–		3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll