1971 Temple Owls football team

1971 Temple Owls football
1971 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–2–1
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (2nd season);
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
	Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

The 1971 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1971 NCAA University Division football season. In its second season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 6–2–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 248 to 136.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1971 NCAA University Division independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 5 Penn State		–		11	–	1	–	0
Boston College		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Houston		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 13 Notre Dame		–		8	–	2	–	0
Utah State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Florida State		–		8	–	4	–	0
Cincinnati		–		7	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		7	–	4	–	0
Temple		–		6	–	2	–	1
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Army		–		6	–	4	–	0
Colgate		–		6	–	4	–	0
Villanova		–		6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina		–		6	–	5	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	5	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		6	–	6	–	0
New Mexico State		–		5	–	5	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		5	–	5	–	1
Syracuse		–		5	–	5	–	1
Dayton		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		4	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers		–		4	–	7	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		3	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		3	–	8	–	0
Tulane		–		3	–	8	–	0
Marshall		–		2	–	8	–	0
Xavier		–		1	–	9	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Doug Shobert with 1,513 passing yards, Paul Loughran with 468 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Randy Grossman with 473 receiving yards, and Henry Hynoski with 60 points scored.^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Boston College	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 3–17	13,000	^[3]
October 2	Boston University	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–10	6,000	^[4]^[5]
October 9	at Connecticut	Memorial Stadium Storrs, CT	W 38–0	10,071	^[6]
October 16	Xavier	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 38–0		^[7]
October 23	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 33–43	25,000	^[8]
October 30	at No. 1 Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 32–27	22,582	^[9]
November 6	at Rhode Island	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 40–13
November 13	William & Mary	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 17–13	12,500	^[10]
November 20	Villanova	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	T 13–13		^[11]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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