1973_Temple_Owls_football_team

1973 Temple Owls football
1973 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	9–1
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (4th season);
Captain	Dwight Fulton
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
	Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

The 1973 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 353 to 167.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Dwight Fulton was the team captain.

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The team's statistical leaders included Steve Joachim with 1,312 passing yards, Tom Sloan with 1,036 rushing yards, Randy Grossman with 683 receiving yards, and Henry Hynoski with 60 points scored.^[2]

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Xavier	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 49–7	10,753	^[3]
September 15	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 0–45	27,710
September 22	Akron	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 47–33	9,051
September 29	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 63–34
October 6	Cincinnati	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 16–15
October 20	Boston University	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 35–15	9,692	^[4]
October 27	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 31–8	23,619	^[5]
November 10	Rhode Island	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 43–0	10,940	^[6]
November 17	at Drake	Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA	W 35–10
November 24	at Villanova	Villanova Stadium Villanova, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 34–0

v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
No. 1 Notre Dame		–		11	–	0	–	0
No. 5 Penn State		–		12	–	0	–	0
No. 9 Houston		–		11	–	1	–	0
Temple		–		9	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Tulane		–		9	–	3	–	0
Memphis State		–		8	–	3	–	0
Tampa		–		8	–	3	–	0
Boston College		–		7	–	4	–	0
South Carolina		–		7	–	4	–	0
Utah State		–		7	–	4	–	0
Air Force		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Miss		–		6	–	4	–	1
Northern Illinois		–		6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers		–		6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia		–		6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		6	–	5	–	1
Colgate		–		5	–	5	–	0
Dayton		–		5	–	5	–	1
Xavier		–		5	–	5	–	1
Georgia Tech		–		5	–	6	–	0
Holy Cross		–		5	–	6	–	0
Miami (FL)		–		5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati		–		4	–	7	–	0
Marshall		–		4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		4	–	7	–	0
Southern Illinois		–		3	–	7	–	1
Villanova		–		3	–	8	–	0
Syracuse		–		2	–	9	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		2	–	9	–	0
Army		–		0	–	10	–	0
Florida State		–		0	–	11	–	0

Rankings from AP Poll

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