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1990 Temple

7–⁠4, coached by Jerry Berndt.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1990, game by game: lost at Wyoming 23–38; lost at Syracuse 9–19; won vs. Austin Peay 28–0; won at Wisconsin 24–18; lost at Penn State 10–48; won vs. Virginia Tech 31–28; won vs. East Carolina 30–27; lost at No. 11 Tennessee 20–41; won at Pittsburgh 28–18; won vs. Rutgers 29–22; won at Boston College 29–10+28−38Lost 23–38 at Wyoming-15WyomingLost 9–19 at Syracuse-10SyracuseWon 28–0 vs. Austin Peay+28Austin PeayWon 24–18 at Wisconsin+6WisconsinLost 10–48 at Penn State-38Penn StateWon 31–28 vs. Virginia Tech+3Virginia TechWon 30–27 vs. East Carolina+3East CarolinaLost 20–41 at No. 11 Tennessee-21No. 11 TennesseeWon 28–18 at Pittsburgh+10PittsburghWon 29–22 vs. Rutgers+7RutgersWon 29–10 at Boston College+19Boston College
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1atWyomingL 23–⁠3825%
Sep 8atSyracuseL 9–⁠1919%
Sep 15vsAustin PeayW 28–⁠070%
Sep 22atWisconsinW 24–⁠1840%
Oct 6atPenn StateL 10–⁠4820%
Oct 20vsVirginia TechW 31–⁠2842%
Oct 27vsEast CarolinaW 30–⁠2749%
Nov 3at11TennesseeL 20–⁠4114%
Nov 10atPittsburghW 28–⁠1829%
Nov 17vsRutgersW 29–⁠2269%
Nov 24atBoston CollegeW 29–⁠1044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Boston College 29–⁠10; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 29th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
7–⁠4
Conference
3–⁠2 3rd in the Major eastern college football independents (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
261–⁠269
Coach
Jerry Berndt
Elo
1495 +115 this season
SP+ rating
0.0 No. 56 of 104; offense No. 43, defense No. 64
SRS
−0.5 No. 55 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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