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1978 Temple

7–⁠3–⁠1, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1978, game by game: lost vs. Penn State 7–10; won at Drake 36–29; lost at No. 11 Pittsburgh 12–20; won vs. Delaware 38–7; tied at William & Mary 22–22; won vs. Cincinnati 16–13; won vs. West Virginia 28–27; won at Akron 56–21; lost at Rutgers 10–13; won vs. Villanova 27–17; won vs. Boston College 28–24+35−8Lost 7–10 vs. Penn State-3Penn StateWon 36–29 at Drake+7DrakeLost 12–20 at No. 11 Pittsburgh-8No. 11 PittsburghWon 38–7 vs. Delaware+31DelawareTied 22–22 at William & Mary0William & MaryWon 16–13 vs. Cincinnati+3CincinnatiWon 28–27 vs. West Virginia+1West VirginiaWon 56–21 at Akron+35AkronLost 10–13 at Rutgers-3RutgersWon 27–17 vs. Villanova+10VillanovaWon 28–24 vs. Boston College+4Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsPenn StateL 7–⁠1034%
Sep 16atDrakeW 36–⁠2958%
Sep 23at11PittsburghL 12–⁠2020%
Sep 30vsDelawareW 38–⁠784%
Oct 7atWilliam & MaryT 22–⁠2239%
Oct 14vsCincinnatiW 16–⁠1365%
Oct 21vsWest VirginiaW 28–⁠2774%
Oct 28atAkronW 56–⁠2180%
Nov 11atRutgersL 10–⁠1332%
Nov 18vsVillanovaW 27–⁠1771%
Dec 10vsBoston CollegeW 28–⁠2480%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 28–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The tied 14th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
7–⁠3–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
280–⁠203
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1543 +48 this season
SP+ rating
1.5 No. 67 of 133; offense No. 72, defense No. 66
SRS
−1.0 No. 69 of 138 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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