American college football season
The1982 Temple Owls football team was anAmerican football team that representedTemple University as an independent during the1982 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its 13th season under head coachWayne Hardin , the team compiled a 4–7 record and outscored opponents by a total of 220 to 202.[ 1] [ 2] The team played its home games atVeterans Stadium andFranklin Field inPhiladelphia .
The team's statistical leaders included Tim Riordan with 1,840 passing yards, Harold Harmon with 883 rushing yards, Reggie Brown with 591 receiving yards, and Bob Clauser with 62 points scored.[ 3]
Date Time Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 4 at No. 8Penn State L 14–3180,000 [ 4] September 11 atSyracuse W 23–1829,574 [ 5] September 18 Delaware W 22–025,463 [ 6] September 25 Rutgers L 7–1013,104 [ 7] October 2 at No. 18Boston College L 7–1732,000 [ 8] October 9 7:09 p.m. atLouisville W 55–1419,223 [ 9] October 16 at No. 2Pittsburgh L 17–3857,250 [ 10] October 30 1:30 p.m. Cincinnati Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 41–710,171 [ 11] November 6 No. 17West Virginia Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 17–2028,968 [ 12] November 13 atColgate L 17–244,000 [ 13] November 20 East Carolina Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 10–236,135 [ 14]
^ "1982 Temple Owls Schedule and Results" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 29, 2020 .^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Temple University. p. 132. RetrievedMay 29, 2020 .^ "1982 Temple Owls Stats" .SR/College Football . Sports Reference LLC. RetrievedMay 29, 2020 .^ "Penn State thumps Owls on early scores" .Courier-Post . September 5, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Temple rally stuuns Syracuse" .Staten Island Advance . September 12, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Livingston, Bill (September 19, 1982)."Temple runs over Delaware, 22–0" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. p. 11-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "Rutgers shocks Temple" .Sunday Press . September 26, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Beating Temple's not so simple, but Boston College prevails 17–7" .The Courier-Journal . October 3, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Temple crunches Louisville" .Sunday News . October 10, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Pitt, Marino regain form" .The Pittsburgh Press . October 17, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "Looking ahead, Temple topples Cincinnati, 41–7" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . October 31, 1982. RetrievedFebruary 17, 2025 – viaNewspapers.com .^ "West Virginia escapes with close win" .The Selma Times-Journal . November 7, 1982. RetrievedJanuary 28, 2024 – viaNewspapers.com .^ Pitoniak, Scott (November 14, 1982)."Temple Surprised by Colgate" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. pp. 11-E, 16-E – viaNewspapers.com . ^ "East Carolina, Ingram finish Temple, 23–10" .The Philadelphia Inquirer . November 21, 1982. RetrievedMarch 5, 2021 – viaNewspapers.com .
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