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1988 Temple Owls football team

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1988 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTony DeMeo (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (4th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 West Virginia $ 5 0 0 11 1 0
No. 13 Syracuse 5 1 0 10 2 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 6 5 0
Temple 2 3 0 4 7 0
Rutgers 2 4 0 5 6 0
Penn State 2 4 0 5 6 0
Boston College 1 5 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1988 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame       12 0 0
No. 2 Miami (FL)       11 1 0
No. 3 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 5 West Virginia       11 1 0
Southern Miss       10 2 0
No. 13 Syracuse       10 2 0
Army       9 3 0
Louisville       8 3 0
South Carolina       8 4 0
Northern Illinois       7 4 0
Pittsburgh       6 5 0
Memphis State       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Rutgers       5 6 0
Akron       5 6 0
Penn State       5 6 0
Tulane       5 6 0
Temple       4 7 0
Tulsa       4 7 0
Boston College       3 8 0
Cincinnati       3 8 0
East Carolina       3 8 0
Navy       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1988 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1988 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 317 to 207.[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Matt Baker with 1,539 passing yards, Todd McNair with 761 rushing yards, Mike Palys with 517 receiving yards, and placekicker Bill Wright with 55 points scored.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3at SyracuseL 21–3141,727
September 10 No. 14 AlabamaL 0–3728,680[4]
September 17at NavyW 12–7
October 1Penn State
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 9–4566,592
October 15at PittsburghL 7–4232,832
October 22at CaliforniaL 14–31
October 29at RutgersW 35–30
November 5East Carolina
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–348,018[5]
November 12at AkronW 37–17
November 19at TulsaL 10–157,186
November 26Boston College
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–2812,892
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1988 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 132. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  3. ^ "1988 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
  4. ^ "Temple routed by Tide". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 11, 1988. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Poor start dooms Temple to defeat by East Carolina". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 6, 1988. Retrieved March 5, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.