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1991 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (0–5 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Big East Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 11 Syracuse 5 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Miami (FL) 2 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
Virginia Tech 1 – 0 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Pittsburgh 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
West Virginia 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Rutgers 2 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Boston College 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
  • The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Berndt, the Owls compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 74:00 pmat No. 20 Alabama*
PPVL 3–4183,091[1]
September 1412:00 pmat No. 24 Pittsburgh
ESPN EventsL 7–2631,084
September 211:00 pmat No. 8 Clemson*
L 7–3774,575[2]
September 28Howard*
W 40–023,870[3]
October 5No. 12 Penn State*
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–2443,808
October 121:00 pmat West Virginia
L 9–1043,767[4]
October 19Navy*
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 21–14
November 21:30 pmat No. 18 Syracuse
L 6–2746,819
November 9Boston College
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–3312,950
November 16at Rutgers
L 0–41
November 23Akron*
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 32–37
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "Temple is no match for Alabama in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Clemson wakes up, routs Temple". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Temple smashes Howard, 40–0, for first victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 29, 1991. Retrieved January 12, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple is edges by West Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "1991 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".
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