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American college football season
The 1988 Temple Owls football team was an
American football team that represented
Temple University as an independent during the
1988 NCAA Division I-A football season . In its sixth and final season under head coach
Bruce Arians , the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 317 to 207.
[1]
[2] The team played its home games at
Veterans Stadium in
Philadelphia .
The team's statistical leaders included Matt Baker with 1,539 passing yards,
Todd McNair with 761 rushing yards, Mike Palys with 517 receiving yards, and placekicker Bill Wright with 55 points scored.
[3]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 3 at
Syracuse L 21–3141,727
September 10 No. 14
Alabama L 0–3728,680
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September 17 at
Navy W 12–7
October 1
Penn State Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 9–4566,592
October 15 at
Pittsburgh L 7–4232,832
October 22 at
California L 14–31
October 29 at
Rutgers W 35–30
November 5
East Carolina Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 17–348,018
[5]
November 12 at
Akron W 37–17
November 19 at
Tulsa L 10–157,186
November 26
Boston College Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 45–2812,892
Rankings from
AP Poll released prior to the game
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