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1975 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–5
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Rutgers   –   9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Penn State   –   9 – 3 – 0
No. 20 West Virginia   –   9 – 3 – 0
Notre Dame   –   8 – 3 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   8 – 3 – 0
No. 15 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 4 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
Georgia Tech   –   7 – 4 – 0
Memphis State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Navy   –   7 – 4 – 0
North Texas State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 5 – 0
Colgate   –   6 – 4 – 0
Cincinnati   –   6 – 5 – 0
Hawaii   –   6 – 5 – 0
Syracuse   –   6 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   6 – 5 – 0
Utah State   –   6 – 5 – 0
Indiana State   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 6 – 0
Northeast Louisiana   –   4 – 6 – 1
Tulane   –   4 – 7 – 0
Villanova   –   4 – 7 – 0
Florida State   –   3 – 8 – 0
Air Force   –   2 – 8 – 1
Houston   –   2 – 8 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   2 – 8 – 0
Army   –   2 – 9 – 0
Marshall   –   2 – 9 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   1 – 9 – 1
Holy Cross   –   1 – 10 – 0
Louisville   –   1 – 10 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1975 NCAA Division I-A football season. In the first game of the season, Temple nearly upset sixth-ranked Penn State, but lost 25-26.[1]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6No. 6 Penn State
L 25–2657,112
September 13at West Virginia
L 7–5032,271[2]
September 20Boston College
L 9–2710,986[3]
October 4Cincinnati
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–17
October 111:30 p.m.Pittsburgh
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–5510,791
October 18Akron
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 23–24
October 25at No. 14 (D-II) Delaware
W 45–022,062[4]
November 1Dayton
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–10
November 8Rhode Island
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–611,491[5][6]
November 22Drake
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 44–7
November 27Villanova
W 41–3

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Roster

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1975 Temple Owls football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DT 72 Joe Klecko Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References

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  1. ^ "Penn State Tops Temple, 26-25". NYTimes.com. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Boston College 27, Temple 9". Sentinel Star (Orlando). September 21, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 26, 1975). "Temple Crushes Blue Hens 45-0". Sunday News Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Chuck Newman (November 9, 1975). "Temple Outclasses RI, 45-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  7. ^ "1975 Temple Owls Schedule and Results - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved April 22, 2019.


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