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1988 Temple

4–⁠7, coached by Bruce Arians.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1988, game by game: lost at Syracuse 21–31; lost vs. No. 14 Alabama 0–37; won at Navy 12–7; lost vs. Penn State 9–45; lost at Pittsburgh 7–42; lost at California 14–31; won at Rutgers 35–30; lost vs. East Carolina 17–34; won at Akron 37–17; lost at Tulsa 10–15; won vs. Boston College 45–28+20−37Lost 21–31 at Syracuse-10SyracuseLost 0–37 vs. No. 14 Alabama-37No. 14 AlabamaWon 12–7 at Navy+5NavyLost 9–45 vs. Penn State-36Penn StateLost 7–42 at Pittsburgh-35PittsburghLost 14–31 at California-17CaliforniaWon 35–30 at Rutgers+5RutgersLost 17–34 vs. East Carolina-17East CarolinaWon 37–17 at Akron+20AkronLost 10–15 at Tulsa-5TulsaWon 45–28 vs. Boston College+17Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3atSyracuseL 21–⁠3116%
Sep 10vs14AlabamaL 0–⁠3732%
Sep 17atNavyW 12–⁠740%
Oct 1vsPenn StateL 9–⁠4531%
Oct 15atPittsburghL 7–⁠4224%
Oct 22atCaliforniaL 14–⁠3130%
Oct 29atRutgersW 35–⁠3022%
Nov 5vsEast CarolinaL 17–⁠3463%
Nov 12atAkronW 37–⁠1736%
Nov 19atTulsaL 10–⁠1541%
Nov 26vsBoston CollegeW 45–⁠2845%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 45–⁠28; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 44th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠3 4th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
207–⁠317
Coach
Bruce Arians
Elo
1415 −8 this season
SP+ rating
-9.0 No. 77 of 102; offense No. 70, defense No. 76
SRS
−5.5 No. 71 of 105 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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Offensive coordinator
Tony DeMeo
Defensive coordinator
Nick Rapone