1991 Temple

2–⁠9 (0–⁠5 Big East), coached by Jerry Berndt.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1991, game by game: lost at No. 20 Alabama 3–41; lost at No. 24 Pittsburgh 7–26; lost at No. 8 Clemson 7–37; won vs. Howard 40–0; lost vs. No. 12 Penn State 7–24; lost at West Virginia 9–10; won vs. Navy 21–14; lost at No. 18 Syracuse 6–27; lost vs. Boston College 13–33; lost at Rutgers 0–41; lost vs. Akron 32–37+40−41Lost 3–41 at No. 20 Alabama-38No. 20 AlabamaLost 7–26 at No. 24 Pittsburgh-19No. 24 PittsburghLost 7–37 at No. 8 Clemson-30No. 8 ClemsonWon 40–0 vs. Howard+40HowardLost 7–24 vs. No. 12 Penn State-17No. 12 Penn StateLost 9–10 at West Virginia-1West VirginiaWon 21–14 vs. Navy+7NavyLost 6–27 at No. 18 Syracuse-21No. 18 SyracuseLost 13–33 vs. Boston College-20Boston CollegeLost 0–41 at Rutgers-41RutgersLost 32–37 vs. Akron-5Akron
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Akron 37–⁠32; unranked in the final AP poll; 8th in the Big East.

In program history: The 62nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠9
Conference
0–⁠5 8th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
145–⁠290
Coach
Jerry Berndt
Elo
1354 −143 this season
SP+ rating
-16.7 No. 91 of 104; offense No. 100, defense No. 76
SRS
−15.2 No. 94 of 107 in Division I-A
Recruiting class
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1991 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Syracuse5–⁠010–⁠211
Miami2–⁠012–⁠01
Virginia Tech1–⁠05–⁠6
Pittsburgh3–⁠26–⁠5
West Virginia3–⁠46–⁠5
Rutgers2–⁠36–⁠5
Boston College2–⁠44–⁠7
Temple0–⁠52–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.