1977 Temple Owls football team

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. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium (four games) and Franklin Field (one game) in Philadelphia.

1977 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
  • Wayne Hardin (8th season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium, Franklin Field
1977 NCAA Division I independents football records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW 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.
Rankings from AP Poll

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. On September 17, Temple set a new school record with 477 rushing yards in a 42–0 victory over Drake.

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