1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
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t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 1 Notre Dame
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
No. 5 Penn State
–
–
11
–
1
–
0
Colgate
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
North Texas State *
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
No. 16 San Diego State
–
–
10
–
1
–
0
Tennessee State
–
–
8
–
1
–
1
No. 14 Florida State
–
–
10
–
2
–
0
No. 8 Pittsburgh
–
–
9
–
2
–
1
East Carolina
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Rutgers
–
–
8
–
3
–
0
Army
–
–
7
–
4
–
0
Louisville
–
–
7
–
4
–
1
Boston College
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Cincinnati
–
–
5
–
4
–
2
Georgia Tech
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Memphis State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Northwestern State
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Syracuse
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
William & Mary
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Southern Miss
–
–
6
–
5
–
0
Temple
–
–
5
–
5
–
1
Hawaii
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
Navy
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
West Virginia
–
–
5
–
6
–
0
South Carolina
–
–
5
–
7
–
0
Utah State
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Villanova
–
–
4
–
7
–
0
Illinois State
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Virginia Tech
–
–
3
–
7
–
1
Miami (FL)
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Richmond
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Tulane
–
–
3
–
8
–
0
Air Force
–
–
2
–
8
–
1
Holy Cross
–
–
2
–
8
–
0
Northeast Louisiana
–
–
2
–
9
–
0
North Texas State (originally 9–2) awarded a forfeit win after Mississippi State was found to be using an ineligible player.[1]
Rankings from AP Poll
The 1977 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. In its eighth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 5–5–1 record and was outscored by a total of 286 to 229.[2][3] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (four games) and Franklin Field (one game) in Philadelphia.
The team's statistical leaders included Pat Carey with 1,074 passing yards, Anthony Anderson with 756 rushing yards and 66 points scored, and Steve Watson with 573 receiving yards.[4] On September 17, Temple set a new school record with 477 rushing yards in a 42–0 victory over Drake.[5]
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since 1977. For this Primetime matchup, the Irish would travel to Philadelphia for a game against the 7–0 TempleOwls. For the first time in Temple school...
four-year tenure, he led the Owls to their only two ten-win seasons since 1979. Rhule was hired as Baylor's head coach following Temple's victory in the 2016 American...
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several other area schools field teams in other divisions of the NCAA. Temple fields the lone Division I FBS footballteam in the region, though many Philadelphia...
goals by Mike Trebilcock (2) and Derek Temple. Jim McCalliog and David Ford scored the Owls' goals. Temple's winner came after an unfortunate slip by...
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