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1972 Temple

5–⁠4, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1972, game by game: lost at Syracuse 10–17; won at Xavier 16–12; lost at Boston College 27–49; won vs. Holy Cross 15–7; won vs. West Virginia 39–36; lost at Boston University 14–17; lost vs. Delaware 9–28; won vs. Rhode Island 22–0; won at Villanova 12–10+22−22Lost 10–17 at Syracuse-7SyracuseWon 16–12 at Xavier+4XavierLost 27–49 at Boston College-22Boston CollegeWon 15–7 vs. Holy Cross+8Holy CrossWon 39–36 vs. West Virginia+3West VirginiaLost 14–17 at Boston University-3Boston Universi…Lost 9–28 vs. Delaware-19DelawareWon 22–0 vs. Rhode Island+22Rhode IslandWon 12–10 at Villanova+2Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 9atSyracuseL 10–⁠1729%
Sep 16atXavierW 16–⁠1253%
Sep 23atBoston CollegeL 27–⁠4925%
Sep 30vsHoly CrossW 15–⁠756%
Oct 14vsWest VirginiaW 39–⁠3632%
Oct 20atBoston UniversityL 14–⁠1776%
Oct 28vsDelawareL 9–⁠2882%
Nov 11vsRhode IslandW 22–⁠081%
Nov 18atVillanovaW 12–⁠1045%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Villanova 12–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 55th-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 1972.

Record
5–⁠4
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
164–⁠176
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1377 −28 this season
SP+ rating
-7.1 No. 89 of 121; offense No. 81, defense No. 88
SRS
−7.9 No. 93 of 127 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1973

The 1973 draft
Rd 4Bill Singletary LBSan Diego Chargers