1976 Temple

4–⁠6, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1976, game by game: won at Akron 23–13; won vs. Grambling 31–30; lost at No. 3 Pittsburgh 7–21; lost vs. Delaware 16–18; lost vs. West Virginia 0–42; lost at Syracuse 16–24; lost vs. Penn State 30–31; won at Drake 31–7; won at Dayton 35–6; lost vs. Villanova 7–24+29−42Won 23–13 at Akron+10AkronWon 31–30 vs. Grambling+1GramblingLost 7–21 at No. 3 Pittsburgh-14No. 3 PittsburghLost 16–18 vs. Delaware-2DelawareLost 0–42 vs. West Virginia-42West VirginiaLost 16–24 at Syracuse-8SyracuseLost 30–31 vs. Penn State-1Penn StateWon 31–7 at Drake+24DrakeWon 35–6 at Dayton+29DaytonLost 7–24 vs. Villanova-17Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 39th-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 1976.

Record
4–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
196–⁠216
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1442 −69 this season
SP+ rating
-4.2 No. 89 of 132; offense No. 89, defense No. 89
SRS
−1.4 No. 74 of 137 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1977

The 1977 draft
Rd 6Joe Klecko DTNew York Jets
Rd 6Jim Cooper OTDallas Cowboys