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1982 Temple

4–⁠7, coached by Wayne Hardin.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1982, game by game: lost at No. 8 Penn State 14–31; won at Syracuse 23–18; won vs. Delaware 22–0; lost vs. Rutgers 7–10; lost at No. 18 Boston College 7–17; won at Louisville 55–14; lost at No. 3 Pittsburgh 7–38; won vs. Cincinnati 41–7; lost vs. No. 17 West Virginia 17–20; lost at Colgate 17–24; lost vs. East Carolina 10–23+41−31Lost 14–31 at No. 8 Penn State-17No. 8 Penn StateWon 23–18 at Syracuse+5SyracuseWon 22–0 vs. Delaware+22DelawareLost 7–10 vs. Rutgers-3RutgersLost 7–17 at No. 18 Boston College-10No. 18 Boston CollegeWon 55–14 at Louisville+41LouisvilleLost 7–38 at No. 3 Pittsburgh-31No. 3 PittsburghWon 41–7 vs. Cincinnati+34CincinnatiLost 17–20 vs. No. 17 West Virginia-3No. 17 West VirginiaLost 17–24 at Colgate-7ColgateLost 10–23 vs. East Carolina-13East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 4at8Penn StateL 14–⁠3120%
Sep 11atSyracuseW 23–⁠1835%
Sep 18vsDelawareW 22–⁠073%
Sep 25vsRutgersL 7–⁠1070%
Oct 2at18Boston CollegeL 7–⁠1732%
Oct 9atLouisvilleW 55–⁠1451%
Oct 16at3PittsburghL 7–⁠3818%
Oct 30vsCincinnatiW 41–⁠762%
Nov 6vs17West VirginiaL 17–⁠2045%
Nov 13atColgateL 17–⁠2455%
Nov 20vsEast CarolinaL 10–⁠2360%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 23–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 31st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
1–⁠5 tied for 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
220–⁠202
Coach
Wayne Hardin
Elo
1487 −23 this season
SP+ rating
3.9 No. 50 of 109; offense No. 63, defense No. 42
SRS
4.4 No. 41 of 113 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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