1973 Temple Owls football team

1973 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
CaptainDwight Fulton
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Notre Dame   –   11 – 0 – 0
No. 5 Penn State   –   12 – 0 – 0
No. 9 Houston   –   11 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   9 – 1 – 0
No. 20 Tulane   –   9 – 3 – 0
Memphis State   –   8 – 3 – 0
Tampa   –   8 – 3 – 0
Boston College   –   7 – 4 – 0
South Carolina   –   7 – 4 – 0
Utah State   –   7 – 4 – 0
Air Force   –   6 – 4 – 0
Southern Miss   –   6 – 4 – 1
Northern Illinois   –   6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers   –   6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia   –   6 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   6 – 5 – 1
Colgate   –   5 – 5 – 0
Dayton   –   5 – 5 – 1
Xavier   –   5 – 5 – 1
Georgia Tech   –   5 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   5 – 6 – 0
Miami (FL)   –   5 – 6 – 0
Cincinnati   –   4 – 7 – 0
Marshall   –   4 – 7 – 0
Navy   –   4 – 7 – 0
Southern Illinois   –   3 – 7 – 1
Villanova   –   3 – 8 – 0
Syracuse   –   2 – 9 – 0
Virginia Tech   –   2 – 9 – 0
Army   –   0 – 10 – 0
Florida State   –   0 – 11 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 353 to 167.[1]

Defensive back Dwight Fulton was elected as the team captain.[2] The team's statistical leaders included:

  • Senior halfback Tom Sloan led the team with 1,036 rushing yards on 173 carries for an average of 6.0 yards per carry.[3] Against Akron on September 22, he rushed for 198 yard, breaking Temple's prior single-game rushing record of 176 yards set by Mike Busch in 1967.[4]
  • Fullback Henry Hynoski led the team with 60 points scored. He also ranked second in rushing with 881 yards on 156 carries.[3] He was described as a back who "loves contact" and "hunted for someone to run over."[5]
  • Quarterback Steve Joachim, who was rated as the best high school passer in the country and originally played for Penn State,[6][7] completed 80 of 159 passes (50.3%) for 1,312 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.[3]
  • Tight end Randy Grossman with 683 receiving yards, and [3] Coach Hardin rated him as the best tight end he ever coached and the best in Temple history.[8]

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 87:30 p.m.Xavier
W 49–710,753[9]
September 15at Boston College
L 0–4527,710[10]
September 22Akron
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 47–339,051[11]
September 29at Holy Cross
W 63–3416,420[12]
October 67:30 p.m.Cincinnati
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–159,471[13]
October 20Boston University
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–159,692[14]
October 27at Delaware
W 31–823,619[15]
November 10Rhode Island
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 43–010,904[16]
November 17at Drake
W 35–106,620[17]
November 241:30 p.m.at Villanova
W 34–013,350[18]

[19]

References

  1. ^ "1973 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Dwight Fulton is elected Owls' captain". The Evening News. December 6, 1972. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b c d "1973 Temple Owls Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved February 23, 2025.
  4. ^ "Temple's Sloan Sets Mark in 47-33 Win". The Patriot-News. September 23, 1973. p. C2 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Allen Lewis (September 2, 1973). "Temple's Hynoski Hopes to Imitate His Idol". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 4D – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ralph Bernstein (September 14, 1973). "Hardin Believes Joachim Will Be Great Quarterback". Standard-Speaker. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Joachim Ready to Veer Owls Into Bigger Challenges". Philadelphia Daily News. November 27, 1973. p. 53 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Allen Lewis (November 22, 1973). "Temple End Rated Great In Clutches". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 10D – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Temple routs Xavier in opener, 49–7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 9, 1973. Retrieved May 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Boston College creams Temple". The Pittsburgh Press. September 16, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Temple belts Akron, 47–33". The Star-Ledger. September 23, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Lewis, Allen (September 30, 1973). "Temple outraces Holy Cross, 63–34". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1B. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Temple victor in last seconds". The Times Advertiser. October 7, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ Allen Lewis (October 21, 1973). "Temple Rips BU By 35-15". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1D, 20D – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ Lewis, Allen (October 28, 1973). "Temple Muffles Delaware Offense, 31–8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 1E – via Newspapers.com.
  16. ^ "Temple rips Rhode Island for 7–1 mark". Press of Atlantic City. November 11, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  17. ^ "Drake keeps bad habit". The Des Moines Register. November 18, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  18. ^ "Temple shuts out Villanova". Sunday News. November 25, 1973. Retrieved September 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  19. ^ "Schedule/Results (1973 Temple)". NCAA Statistics. National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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