1985 Temple Owls football team

1985 Temple Owls football
1985 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bruce Arians (3rd season);
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
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.

1985 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1	7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1	5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0	2	–	8	–	1

$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	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

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	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 25–28	31,500
September 14	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 25–27	84,651
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	32,087	^[4]
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	45,391
November 2	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–17
November 9	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 17–21	19,428
November 16	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 10–23	34,721	^[5]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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