1985 Temple Owls football team

The 1985 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1985 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its third season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and outscored opponents by a total of 233 to 223.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1985 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bruce Arians (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Nick Rapone (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
Seasons ← 1984 1986 →

1985 Major eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
West Virginia	4	–	1	–	1			7	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	5	–	0
Boston College	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	1
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1985 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 3 Penn State		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
No. 9 Miami (FL)		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 15 Florida State		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				7	–	3	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Cincinnati		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Navy		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Boston College		–		–				4	–	8	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				2	–	7	–	2
Rutgers		–		–				2	–	8	–	1
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Tulane		–		–				1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,875 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 1,516 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 893 receiving yards.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 25–28	31,500	[4]
September 14	at No. 11 Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 25–27	84,651	[5]
September 21	No. 13 BYU	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 24–26	31,085	[6]
September 28	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 21–7	32,087	[7]
October 5	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–16	12,103	[8]
October 12	Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13	25,286	[9]
October 19	No. 12 (I-AA) William & Mary	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–16	15,186	[10]
October 26	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 14–29	45,391	[11]
November 2	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 10–17	19,614	[12]
November 9	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 17–21	19,428	[13]
November 16	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 10–23	34,721	[14]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

Roster

1985 Temple Owls football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class OT 65 Eric Coss Sr WR 40 Andy Garczynski So TE 86 Mike Hinnant So WR 84 Willie Marshall Jr RB 34 Todd McNair Fr RB 6 Paul Palmer Jr G 70 John Rienstra Sr QB 11 Lee Saltz Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 15 Todd Bowles Sr LB 54 Steve Domonoski Jr DE 98 Ralph Jarvis So DB 27 Terry Wright Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class	Head coach Bruce Arians Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt