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1979 Temple

10–⁠2, coached by Wayne Hardin, finished No. 17 in the AP poll.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1979, game by game: won at West Virginia 38–16; won vs. Drake 43–21; won at Delaware 31–14; lost vs. Pittsburgh 9–10; won at Rutgers 41–20; won vs. Syracuse 49–17; won vs. Cincinnati 35–14; won at Hawai’i 34–31; won vs. Akron 42–6; lost at Penn State 7–22; won at Villanova 42–10; won vs. California 28–17+36−15Won 38–16 at West Virginia+22West VirginiaWon 43–21 vs. Drake+22DrakeWon 31–14 at Delaware+17DelawareLost 9–10 vs. Pittsburgh-1PittsburghWon 41–20 at Rutgers+21RutgersWon 49–17 vs. Syracuse+32SyracuseWon 35–14 vs. Cincinnati+21CincinnatiWon 34–31 at Hawai’i+3Hawai’iWon 42–6 vs. Akron+36AkronLost 7–22 at Penn State-15Penn StateWon 42–10 at Villanova+32VillanovaWon 28–17 vs. California+11California
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 8atWest VirginiaW 38–⁠1660%
Sep 15vsDrakeW 43–⁠2180%
Sep 22atDelawareW 31–⁠1483%
Sep 29vsPittsburghL 9–⁠1056%
Oct 6atRutgersW 41–⁠2041%
Oct 13vsSyracuseW 49–⁠1766%
Oct 20vsCincinnatiW 35–⁠1478%
Nov 3atHawai’iW 34–⁠3168%
Nov 10vsAkronW 42–⁠693%
Nov 17atPenn StateL 7–⁠2240%
Nov 24atVillanovaW 42–⁠1065%
Dec 15Bowls & playoffvsCaliforniaGarden State BowlW 28–⁠1762%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat California 28–⁠17 in the Garden State Bowl; No. 17 in the final AP poll.

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

AP poll, week by week

  1. Wk 11: 18
  2. Wk 14: 20
  3. Final: 17

Led the nationGerald Lucear: receiving touchdowns (13 TD)

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
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AP final
No. 17 peak No. 17
Points
399–⁠198
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1670 +141 this season
SP+ rating
24.9 No. 5 of 135; offense No. 2, defense No. 37
SRS
19.1 No. 12 of 140 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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