1974 Temple Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1974
| team = Temple Owls
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 8–2
| head_coach = Wayne Hardin
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Temple Stadium, Veterans Stadium
}}
{{1974 NCAA Division I independents football records}}
The 1974 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1974 NCAA Division I football season. In its fifth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled an 8–2 record and outscored opponents by a total of 335 to 142.{{cite web|title=1974 Temple Owls Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 27, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1974-schedule.html}} The team played its home games at Temple Stadium (four games) and Veterans Stadium (two games) in Philadelphia.
The team's statistical leaders included Steve Joachim with 1,950 passing yards, Henry Hynoski with 1,006 rushing yards, Pete Righi with 608 receiving yards, and Hynoski and Joachim with 54 points each.{{cite web|title=1974 Temple Owls Stats|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 27, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1974.html}}
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1974
| poll = AP
| rank = y
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 14|at|Rhode Island||Meade Stadium|Kingston, RI|W 38-7|4,812|{{cite web |author= |title=Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/572/stats/13016 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 29, 2022 }}
|September 28||Boston College||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 34-7|12,282|{{cite news|title=Temple Gains Revenge, Routs BC, 34–7|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=September 29, 1974|pages=1E, 8E|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/17549875/temple_gains_revenge_routs_bc_347/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 5||Marshall||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 31-10||
|October 12||Southern Illinois||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 59-16||
|October 19||Holy Cross||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 56-0|12,555|{{cite news |title=Temple Pours It on Holy Cross, 56-0 |first=Allen |last=Lewis |date=October 20, 1974 |page=1E |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/71536708/1974-temple-hc/ }}
|October 26||No. 2
|November 2|at|Cincinnati|19|Nippert Stadium|Cincinnati, OH|L 20-22||
|November 9|at|No. 19 Pittsburgh||Pitt Stadium|Pittsburgh, PA|L 24-35||
|November 16|at|West Virginia||Mountaineer Field|Morgantown, WV|W 35-21|23,900|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-press-joachims-arm-throw/139593318/|work=The Pittsburgh Press|title=Joachim's arm throws West Virginia|date=November 17, 1974|accessdate=October 18, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 23|vs|Villanova||Veterans Stadium|Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)|W 17-7|11,000|
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