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1989 Temple

1–⁠10, coached by Jerry Berndt.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1989, game by game: lost at Western Michigan 24–31; lost vs. No. 14 Syracuse 3–43; lost at Penn State 3–42; lost at Virginia Tech 0–23; lost at No. 14 Houston 7–65; lost vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh 3–27; lost at Boston College 14–35; lost vs. Northern Illinois 17–20; lost at Georgia 10–37; lost at East Carolina 24–31; won vs. Rutgers 36–33+7−58Lost 24–31 at Western Michigan-7Western MichiganLost 3–43 vs. No. 14 Syracuse-40No. 14 SyracuseLost 3–42 at Penn State-39Penn StateLost 0–23 at Virginia Tech-23Virginia TechLost 7–65 at No. 14 Houston-58No. 14 HoustonLost 3–27 vs. No. 8 Pittsburgh-24No. 8 PittsburghLost 14–35 at Boston College-21Boston CollegeLost 17–20 vs. Northern Illinois-3Northern Illino…Lost 10–37 at Georgia-27GeorgiaLost 24–31 at East Carolina-7East CarolinaWon 36–33 vs. Rutgers+3Rutgers
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atWestern MichiganL 24–⁠3131%
Sep 9vs14SyracuseL 3–⁠4327%
Sep 16atPenn StateL 3–⁠4229%
Sep 23atVirginia TechL 0–⁠2334%
Sep 30at14HoustonL 7–⁠6513%
Oct 7vs8PittsburghL 3–⁠2725%
Oct 14atBoston CollegeL 14–⁠3534%
Oct 28vsNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠2036%
Nov 4atGeorgiaL 10–⁠3711%
Nov 11atEast CarolinaL 24–⁠3122%
Nov 18vsRutgersW 36–⁠3341%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Rutgers 36–⁠33; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 67th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
1–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠4 5th in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
141–⁠387
Coach
Jerry Berndt
Elo
1320 −123 this season
SP+ rating
-16.8 No. 92 of 103; offense No. 91, defense No. 86
SRS
−16.6 No. 94 of 106 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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