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1983 Temple

4–⁠7, coached by Bruce Arians.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1983, game by game: won vs. Syracuse 17–6; lost at Pittsburgh 0–35; lost vs. Penn State 18–23; lost vs. Boston College 15–18; lost at Cincinnati 16–31; lost at East Carolina 10–24; won at Delaware 23–16; lost at No. 6 Georgia 14–31; lost at No. 17 West Virginia 9–27; won vs. Louisville 24–7; won at Rutgers 24–23+17−35Won 17–6 vs. Syracuse+11SyracuseLost 0–35 at Pittsburgh-35PittsburghLost 18–23 vs. Penn State-5Penn StateLost 15–18 vs. Boston College-3Boston CollegeLost 16–31 at Cincinnati-15CincinnatiLost 10–24 at East Carolina-14East CarolinaWon 23–16 at Delaware+7DelawareLost 14–31 at No. 6 Georgia-17No. 6 GeorgiaLost 9–27 at No. 17 West Virginia-18No. 17 West VirginiaWon 24–7 vs. Louisville+17LouisvilleWon 24–23 at Rutgers+1Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2vsSyracuseW 17–⁠663%
Sep 10atPittsburghL 0–⁠3523%
Sep 24vsPenn StateL 18–⁠2342%
Oct 1vsBoston CollegeL 15–⁠1841%
Oct 8atCincinnatiL 16–⁠3143%
Oct 15atEast CarolinaL 10–⁠2426%
Oct 22atDelawareW 23–⁠1645%
Oct 29at6GeorgiaL 14–⁠3112%
Nov 5at17West VirginiaL 9–⁠2718%
Nov 12vsLouisvilleW 24–⁠763%
Nov 19atRutgersW 24–⁠2349%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 24–⁠23; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 35th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠4 6th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
170–⁠241
Coach
Bruce Arians
Elo
1468 −24 this season
SP+ rating
-2.8 No. 67 of 108; offense No. 88, defense No. 45
SRS
−1.9 No. 64 of 112 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1984

The 1984 draft
Rd 7Kevin Ross DBKansas City Chiefs