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1981 Temple Owls football team

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1981Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	5–5
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (12th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium,Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1980 1982 →

1981 Major eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	5	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Pittsburgh	5	–	1	–	0	11	–	1	–	0
No. 17 West Virginia	3	–	3	–	0	9	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	3	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Syracuse	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	6	–	1
Boston College	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	4	–	0	5	–	6	–	0

$ –Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings fromAP Poll

1981 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
v t e	Conf.					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 4 Pittsburgh		–		–		11	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Penn State		–		–		10	–	2	–	0
No. 8 Miami (FL)		–		–		9	–	2	–	0
Southern Miss		–		–		9	–	2	–	1
No. 17 West Virginia		–		–		9	–	3	–	0
Colgate		–		–		7	–	3	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–		7	–	4	–	0
Navy		–		–		7	–	4	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Florida State		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
Tulane		–		–		6	–	5	–	0
UNLV		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–		6	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–		5	–	5	–	0
Boston College		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
East Carolina		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Northeast Louisiana		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Louisville		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Rutgers		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
William & Mary		–		–		5	–	6	–	0
Syracuse		–		–		4	–	6	–	1
Richmond		–		–		4	–	7	–	0
Army		–		–		3	–	7	–	1
North Texas State		–		–		2	–	9	–	0
Georgia Tech		–		–		1	–	10	–	0
Memphis State		–		–		1	–	10	–	0

Rankings fromAP Poll

The1981 Temple Owls football team was anAmerican football team that representedTemple University as an independent during the1981 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its 12th season under head coachWayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5 record and was outscored by a total of 195 to 181.^[1]^[2] The team played its home games atVeterans Stadium (two games) andFranklin Field (two games) inPhiladelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Tink Murphy with 1,589 passing yards, Jim Brown with 883 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Gerald Lucear with 493 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

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Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	William & Mary	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 42–0	10,985	^[4]
September 12	Syracuse	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 31–19	15,091	^[5]
September 19	atDelaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–13	22,379	^[6]
October 3	at No. 2Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 0–30	84,562	^[7]
October 10	Colgate	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 31–0	12,203	^[8]
October 17	atRutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–12	22,189	^[9]
October 24	atCincinnati	Nippert Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 24–13	11,124	^[10]
October 31	at No. 5Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 3–49	80,117	^[11]
November 7	atWest Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 19–24	40,342	^[12]
November 21	No. 1Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–35	32,570	^[13]
Rankings fromAP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

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1981 Temple Owls football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
QB	`9`	Tink Murphy	Sr
QB	`14`	Tim Riordan	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
DB	`36`	Kevin Ross	So
DB	`26`	Anthony Yonug	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class

Head coach

Wayne Hardin

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

References

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^"1981 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 27, 2020.
^"2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide"(PDF). Temple University. p. 132. RetrievedMay 27, 2020.
^"1981 Temple Owls Stats".SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 27, 2020.
^"Temple rips William & Mary, 42–0, as Brown scores four touchdowns".The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 6, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Temple cruises over Syracuse".Courier-Post. September 13, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^Simmons, Bill (September 20, 1981)."Delaware Massacres Princeton".The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 9-D – viaNewspapers.com.
^"State stuffs Owls in 'funny game'".The Patriot-News. October 4, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Owls Ground Red Raiders".The Sunday Press. Binghamton, N.Y.Associated Press. October 11, 1981. pp. 6B, 2B – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Murphy-passes Owls over Rutgers, 24–12".The Daily Register. October 18, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Jim Brown's 3 TDs spur Temple over Cincinnati".The Atlanta Journal & Constitution. October 25, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Walker, Georgia whip Temple, 49–3".The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 1, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2023 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"W. Va.'s Luck good; Owls' bad".The Courier-Post. November 8, 1981. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.
^"Pitt cruises by Temple".The Post-Crescent. November 22, 1981. RetrievedOctober 31, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com.

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Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova:Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl
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