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1971 Temple

6–⁠2–⁠1, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1971, game by game: lost vs. Boston College 3–17; won vs. Boston University 34–10; won at UConn 38–0; won vs. Xavier 38–0; lost at West Virginia 33–43; won at Delaware 32–27; won vs. Rhode Island 40–13; won vs. William & Mary 17–13; tied vs. Villanova 13–13+38−14Lost 3–17 vs. Boston College-14Boston CollegeWon 34–10 vs. Boston University+24Boston Universi…Won 38–0 at UConn+38UConnWon 38–0 vs. Xavier+38XavierLost 33–43 at West Virginia-10West VirginiaWon 32–27 at Delaware+5DelawareWon 40–13 vs. Rhode Island+27Rhode IslandWon 17–13 vs. William & Mary+4William & MaryTied 13–13 vs. Villanova0Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 18vsBoston CollegeL 3–⁠1719%
Oct 2vsBoston UniversityW 34–⁠1055%
Oct 9atUConnW 38–⁠036%
Oct 16vsXavierW 38–⁠065%
Oct 23atWest VirginiaL 33–⁠4311%
Oct 30atDelawareW 32–⁠2751%
Nov 6vsRhode IslandW 40–⁠1378%
Nov 13vsWilliam & MaryW 17–⁠1343%
Nov 20vsVillanovaT 13–⁠1333%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Tied Villanova 13–⁠13; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 60th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1971.

Led the nationPaul Loughran: kickoff return average (33.5)

Record
6–⁠2–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
248–⁠136
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1357 +142 this season
SP+ rating
8.2 No. 38 of 120; offense No. 52, defense No. 35
SRS
2.9 No. 54 of 128 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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