1970 Temple Owls football team

The 1970 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1970 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 7–3 record. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1970 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–3
Head coach	Wayne Hardin (1st season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1970 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 Tampa			–					10	–	1	–	0
No. 5 Tennessee State			–					10	–	0	–	0
No. 11 Delaware			–					9	–	2	–	0
Hawaii			–					9	–	2	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					8	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Eastern Michigan			–					7	–	2	–	1
Akron			–					7	–	3	–	0
Central Michigan			–					7	–	3	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	3	–	0
Drake			–					7	–	4	–	0
Wayne State (MI)			–					6	–	2	–	0
Arkansas AM&N			–					6	–	3	–	0
Southern Illinois			–					6	–	3	–	0
St. Norbert			–					6	–	3	–	0
Nevada			–					6	–	3	–	1
Portland State			–					6	–	4	–	0
UNLV			–					6	–	4	–	0
Boston University			–					5	–	4	–	0
Cortland			–					5	–	4	–	0
Indiana (PA)			–					5	–	4	–	0
Santa Clara			–					5	–	4	–	1
Lafayette			–					6	–	5	–	0
Colorado College			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	4	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	5	–	0
Indiana State			–					5	–	5	–	0
Samford			–					5	–	5	–	0
Wabash			–					3	–	3	–	2
Saint Mary's			–					3	–	4	–	0
Ashland			–					4	–	6	–	0
Bucknell			–					4	–	6	–	0
Lehigh			–					4	–	6	–	0
Rose Poly			–					3	–	5	–	1
Northeastern			–					3	–	5	–	0
Indiana Central			–					3	–	6	–	0
Lake Forest			–					3	–	6	–	0
Kentucky State			–					3	–	6	–	0
Chicago			–					2	–	5	–	0
Chattanooga			–					3	–	8	–	0
Parsons			–					2	–	7	–	0
Eastern Illinois			–					2	–	8	–	0
Milwaukee			–					1	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	Akron	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–21	8,450–10,000
September 19	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 10–3	4,850–5,000
September 26	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 23–13	12,500
October 3	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 10–7	5,300–5,353
October 10	Connecticut	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 41–23	8,126–8,500
October 17	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–15	6,851
October 31	No. 7 Delaware	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 13–15	13,116–14,000
November 7	Rhode Island	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 18–15	7,979–11,000
November 14	Buffalo	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–8	5,719
November 26	Villanova	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	L 26–31	15,233
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game