1985 Temple Owls football team

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
	Rankings from AP Poll

1985 Temple Owls football
1985 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
1985 record	4–7
Head coach	Bruce Arians (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
	Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

The 1985 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 223.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,875 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 1,516 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 893 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule[]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 7	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 25–28
September 14	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA (rivalry)	L 25–27
September 21	No. 13 BYU	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 24–26
September 28	at Eastern Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–7
October 5	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–16
October 12	Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13
October 19	No. 12 (I-AA) William & Mary	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–16
October 26	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 14–29
November 2	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–17
November 9	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 17–21
November 16	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 10–23
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References[]

^ "1985 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.
^ "1985 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.

[1] "1985 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] "1985 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 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

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–		7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–		5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–		4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–		2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll