The 1978 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1978 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its ninth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 7–3–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 280 to 203. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.
1978 Temple Owls football Conference Independent Record 7–3–1 Head coach Wayne Hardin (9th season) Home stadium Veterans Stadium Seasons
1978 NCAA Division I-A independents football records Conf. Overall Team W L T W L T No. 4 Penn State – – 11 – 1 – 0 North Texas State – – 9 – 2 – 0 East Carolina – – 9 – 3 – 0 Navy – – 9 – 3 – 0 No. 7 Notre Dame – – 9 – 3 – 0 Rutgers – – 9 – 3 – 0 Florida State – – 8 – 3 – 0 Tennessee State – – 8 – 3 – 0 Temple – – 7 – 3 – 1 Pittsburgh – – 8 – 4 – 0 Holy Cross – – 7 – 4 – 0 Louisville – – 7 – 4 – 0 UNLV – – 7 – 4 – 0 Southern Miss – – 7 – 4 – 0 Northeast Louisiana – – 6 – 4 – 1 Georgia Tech – – 7 – 5 – 0 Hawaii – – 6 – 5 – 0 Miami (FL) – – 6 – 5 – 0 South Carolina – – 5 – 5 – 1 William & Mary – – 5 – 5 – 1 Cincinnati – – 5 – 6 – 0 Villanova – – 5 – 6 – 0 Army – – 4 – 6 – 1 Memphis State – – 4 – 7 – 0 Tulane – – 4 – 7 – 0 Virginia Tech – – 4 – 7 – 0 Air Force – – 3 – 8 – 0 Colgate – – 3 – 8 – 0 Richmond – – 3 – 8 – 0 Syracuse – – 3 – 8 – 0 Illinois State – – 2 – 9 – 0 West Virginia – – 2 – 9 – 0 Boston College – – 0 – 11 – 0 Rankings from AP Poll
The team's statistical leaders included Brian Broomell with 1,362 passing yards, Zachary Dixon with 1,153 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Steve Watson with 637 receiving yards.
Schedule Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 1 No. 3 Penn State Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 7–1053,103 September 16 at Drake Drake Stadium Des Moines, IA W 36–299,345 September 23 at No. 11 Pittsburgh Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh PA L 12–2043,445 September 30 Delaware Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 38–726,745 October 7 at William & Mary Cary Field Williamsburg, VA T 22–2213,000 October 14 Cincinnati Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 16–1310,340 October 21 West Virginia Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 28–2711,445 November 4 at No. 6 (D-II) Akron W 56–2110,467 November 11 at Rutgers Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ L 10–1322,000 November 18 Villanova Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup) W 27–17 December 10 vs. Boston College Korakuen Stadium Tokyo, Japan (Mirage Bowl) W 28–2455,000 Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
Roster 1978 Temple Owls football team roster Players Coaches Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 25 Anthony Anderson Sr QB 12 Brian Broomell Jr RB 28 Zachary Dixon Sr WR 84 Steve Watson Sr
Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 54 Mike Curcio Jr DB 16 Mark McCants So LB 50 Mike Fuoco So DB/LB 43 Brett Hardenstine So
Special teams Head coach Coordinators/assistant coaches Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible
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