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1973 Temple

9–⁠1, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1973, game by game: won vs. Xavier 49–7; lost at Boston College 0–45; won vs. Akron 47–33; won at Holy Cross 63–34; won vs. Cincinnati 16–15; won vs. Boston University 35–15; won at Delaware 31–8; won vs. Rhode Island 43–0; won at Drake 35–10; won at Villanova 34–0+43−45Won 49–7 vs. Xavier+42XavierLost 0–45 at Boston College-45Boston CollegeWon 47–33 vs. Akron+14AkronWon 63–34 at Holy Cross+29Holy CrossWon 16–15 vs. Cincinnati+1CincinnatiWon 35–15 vs. Boston University+20Boston Universi…Won 31–8 at Delaware+23DelawareWon 43–0 vs. Rhode Island+43Rhode IslandWon 35–10 at Drake+25DrakeWon 34–0 at Villanova+34Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8vsXavierW 49–⁠773%
Sep 15atBoston CollegeL 0–⁠4537%
Sep 22vsAkronW 47–⁠3384%
Sep 29atHoly CrossW 63–⁠3437%
Oct 6vsCincinnatiW 16–⁠1568%
Oct 13vsBoston UniversityW 35–⁠1588%
Oct 27atDelawareW 31–⁠874%
Nov 3vsRhode IslandW 43–⁠091%
Nov 17atDrakeW 35–⁠1076%
Nov 24atVillanovaW 34–⁠065%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Villanova 34–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 19th-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 1973.

Record
9–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
353–⁠167
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1531 +113 this season
SP+ rating
10.3 No. 37 of 123; offense No. 18, defense No. 72
SRS
4.4 No. 53 of 129 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Captain
Dwight Fulton