1984 Temple

6–⁠5, coached by Bruce Arians.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1984, game by game: won vs. East Carolina 17–0; lost at Rutgers 9–10; won vs. Pittsburgh 13–12; lost at No. 9 Florida State 27–44; won at William & Mary 28–14; lost at No. 4 Boston College 10–24; lost vs. Delaware 19–34; lost vs. Virginia Tech 7–9; won vs. Cincinnati 42–10; won vs. West Virginia 19–17; won vs. Toledo 35–6+32−17Won 17–0 vs. East Carolina+17East CarolinaLost 9–10 at Rutgers-1RutgersWon 13–12 vs. Pittsburgh+1PittsburghLost 27–44 at No. 9 Florida State-17No. 9 Florida StateWon 28–14 at William & Mary+14William & MaryLost 10–24 at No. 4 Boston College-14No. 4 Boston CollegeLost 19–34 vs. Delaware-15DelawareLost 7–9 vs. Virginia Tech-2Virginia TechWon 42–10 vs. Cincinnati+32CincinnatiWon 19–17 vs. West Virginia+2West VirginiaWon 35–6 vs. Toledo+29Toledo
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Toledo 35–⁠6; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 20th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1984.

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
2–⁠2 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
226–⁠180
Coach
Bruce Arians
Elo
1526 +47 this season
SP+ rating
8.9 No. 38 of 106; offense No. 70, defense No. 13
SRS
7.5 No. 34 of 110 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1985

The 1985 draft
Rd 3Anthony Young DBIndianapolis Colts