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1975 Temple

6–⁠5, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1975, game by game: lost vs. No. 6 Penn State 25–26; lost at West Virginia 7–50; lost vs. Boston College 9–27; won vs. Cincinnati 21–17; lost vs. Pittsburgh 6–55; lost vs. Akron 23–24; won at Delaware 45–0; won vs. Dayton 23–10; won vs. Rhode Island 45–6; won vs. Drake 44–7; won vs. Villanova 41–3+45−49Lost 25–26 vs. No. 6 Penn State-1No. 6 Penn StateLost 7–50 at West Virginia-43West VirginiaLost 9–27 vs. Boston College-18Boston CollegeWon 21–17 vs. Cincinnati+4CincinnatiLost 6–55 vs. Pittsburgh-49PittsburghLost 23–24 vs. Akron-1AkronWon 45–0 at Delaware+45DelawareWon 23–10 vs. Dayton+13DaytonWon 45–6 vs. Rhode Island+39Rhode IslandWon 44–7 vs. Drake+37DrakeWon 41–3 vs. Villanova+38Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 6vs6Penn StateL 25–⁠2641%
Sep 13atWest VirginiaL 7–⁠5054%
Sep 20vsBoston CollegeL 9–⁠2751%
Oct 4vsCincinnatiW 21–⁠1746%
Oct 11vsPittsburghL 6–⁠5546%
Oct 18vsAkronL 23–⁠2485%
Oct 25atDelawareW 45–⁠067%
Nov 1vsDaytonW 23–⁠1080%
Nov 8vsRhode IslandW 45–⁠691%
Nov 22vsDrakeW 44–⁠781%
Nov 29vsVillanovaW 41–⁠376%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Villanova 41–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 23rd-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 1975.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
289–⁠225
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1517 −41 this season
SP+ rating
6.5 No. 51 of 132; offense No. 28, defense No. 86
SRS
−0.7 No. 70 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1976

The 1976 draft
Rd 3Don Bitterlich KSeattle Seahawks