1984 Temple Owls football team

The 1984 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1984 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its second season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 6–5 record and outscored opponents by a total of 226 to 180. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1984 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	6–5
Head coach	Bruce Arians (2nd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium

1984 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
West Virginia	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Penn State	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
No. 5 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Rutgers	3	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh	1	–	3	–	0			3	–	7	–	1
Syracuse	1	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1984 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
No. 11 South Carolina		–		–				10	–	2	–	0
Army		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Rutgers		–		–				7	–	3	–	0
No. 17 Florida State		–		–				7	–	3	–	2
Virginia Tech		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
West Virginia		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
No. 18 Miami (FL)		–		–				8	–	5	–	0
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Penn State		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Temple		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				5	–	5	–	1
Navy		–		–				4	–	6	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Pittsburgh		–		–				3	–	7	–	1
Tulane		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Cincinnati		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
East Carolina		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Louisville		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Lee Saltz with 1,337 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 885 rushing yards and 60 points scored, and Willie Marshall with 503 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	W 17–0	31,479
September 15	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 9–10
September 22	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 13–12	40,000
September 29	at No. 9 Florida State	Doak Campbell Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 27–44	56,892
October 6	at William & Mary	Cary Field Williamsburg, VA	W 28–14	10,400
October 13	at No. 4 Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 10–24	32,000
October 20	Delaware	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 19–34
October 27	Virginia Tech	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–9	10,124
November 3	Cincinnati	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 42–10
November 17	West Virginia	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 19–17	21,875
November 30	vs. Toledo	Atlantic City Convention Hall Atlantic City, NJ	W 35–6
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game