1975 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

1975 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (5th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field
Seasons ← 1974 1976 →

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

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
September 6	No. 6 Penn State	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 25–26	57,112
September 13	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 7–50	32,271	^[2]
September 20	Boston College	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 9–27	10,986	^[3]
October 4	Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–17
October 11	1:30 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–55	10,791
October 18	Akron	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 23–24
October 25	at No. 14 (D-II) Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 45–0	22,062	^[4]
November 1	Dayton	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 23–10
November 8	Rhode Island	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–6	11,491	^[5]^[6]
November 22	Drake	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 44–7
November 27	Villanova	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	W 41–3
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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

^ "Penn State Tops Temple, 26-25". NYTimes.com. September 7, 1975. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
^ "Owens sparks West Virginia's romp". Sunday Call-Chronicle. September 14, 1975. Retrieved January 26, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Boston College 27, Temple 9". Sentinel Star (Orlando). September 21, 1975. p. 4E – via Newspapers.com.
^ Finocchiaro, Ray (October 26, 1975). "Temple Crushes Blue Hens 45-0". Sunday News Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Chuck Newman (November 9, 1975). "Temple Outclasses RI, 45-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1E, 12E – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
^ "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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Venues	Vernon Park (?–1927) Temple Stadium (1928–1977) Veterans Stadium (1978–2002) Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002) Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Villanova: Mayor's Cup
Culture & lore	Hooter T. Owl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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