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1981 Temple

5–⁠5, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1981, game by game: won vs. William & Mary 42–0; won vs. Syracuse 31–19; lost at Delaware 7–13; lost at No. 2 Penn State 0–30; won vs. Colgate 31–0; won at Rutgers 24–12; won at Cincinnati 24–13; lost at No. 5 Georgia 3–49; lost at West Virginia 19–24; lost vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh 0–35+42−46Won 42–0 vs. William & Mary+42William & MaryWon 31–19 vs. Syracuse+12SyracuseLost 7–13 at Delaware-6DelawareLost 0–30 at No. 2 Penn State-30No. 2 Penn StateWon 31–0 vs. Colgate+31ColgateWon 24–12 at Rutgers+12RutgersWon 24–13 at Cincinnati+11CincinnatiLost 3–49 at No. 5 Georgia-46No. 5 GeorgiaLost 19–24 at West Virginia-5West VirginiaLost 0–35 vs. No. 1 Pittsburgh-35No. 1 Pittsburgh
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 5vsWilliam & MaryW 42–⁠068%
Sep 12vsSyracuseW 31–⁠1955%
Sep 19atDelawareL 7–⁠1363%
Oct 3at2Penn StateL 0–⁠3018%
Oct 10vsColgateW 31–⁠051%
Oct 17atRutgersW 24–⁠1232%
Oct 24atCincinnatiW 24–⁠1356%
Oct 31at5GeorgiaL 3–⁠4924%
Nov 7atWest VirginiaL 19–⁠2435%
Nov 21vs1PittsburghL 0–⁠3522%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Pittsburgh 35–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 24th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
5–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
181–⁠195
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1516 +58 this season
SP+ rating
19.0 No. 16 of 132; offense No. 24, defense No. 18
SRS
9.9 No. 33 of 137 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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