1987 Temple Owls Football Team

The 1987 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1987 NCAA Division I-A football season.

In its fifth season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 3–8 record and was outscored by a total of 251 to 154. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1987 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–8
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorNick Rapone (3rd season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1986
1988 →
1987 Major eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Syracuse $ 5 0 0 11 0 1
Penn State 4 2 0 8 4 0
Pittsburgh 3 3 0 8 4 0
West Virginia 2 3 0 6 6 0
Rutgers 2 4 0 6 5 0
Boston College 2 4 0 5 6 0
Temple 1 3 0 3 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll
1987 NCAA Division I-A independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Miami (FL)       12 0 0
No. 4 Syracuse       11 0 1
No. 2 Florida State       11 1 0
No. 15 South Carolina       8 4 0
Pittsburgh       8 4 0
Penn State       8 4 0
No. 17 Notre Dame       8 4 0
Southern Miss       6 5 0
Rutgers       6 5 0
Southwestern Louisiana       6 5 0
Memphis State       5 5 1
Northern Illinois       5 5 1
West Virginia       6 6 0
Tulane       6 6 0
Army       5 6 0
Boston College       5 6 0
East Carolina       5 6 0
Akron       4 7 0
Cincinnati       4 7 0
Louisville       3 7 1
Temple       3 8 0
Tulsa       3 8 0
Virginia Tech       2 9 0
Navy       2 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included James Thompson with 985 passing yards, Todd McNair with 1,058 rushing yards, Keith Gloster with 411 receiving yards, and placekicker Bill Wright with 60 points scored.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at ToledoW 13–12
September 12at Boston CollegeL 7–2827,500
September 19at No. 16 PittsburghW 24–2145,387
September 24Akron
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 23–3
October 3at No. 14 Penn StateL 13–2784,000
October 10Tulsa
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–2420,008
October 17at No. 14 FloridaL 3–3474,286
October 31at ArmyL 7–17
November 7at East CarolinaL 26–3119,327
November 14Houston
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–3712,780
November 21Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–17
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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