1973 Temple Owls football team

1973 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record9–1
Head coach
CaptainDwight Fulton
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1973 NCAA Division I independents football records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 1 Notre Dame    11 0 0
No. 5 Penn State    12 0 0
No. 9 Houston    11 1 0
Temple    9 1 0
No. 20 Tulane    9 3 0
Memphis State    8 3 0
Tampa    8 3 0
Boston College    7 4 0
South Carolina    7 4 0
Utah State    7 4 0
Air Force    6 4 0
Southern Miss    6 4 1
Northern Illinois    6 5 0
Rutgers    6 5 0
West Virginia    6 5 0
Pittsburgh    6 5 1
Colgate    5 5 0
Dayton    5 5 1
Xavier    5 5 1
Georgia Tech    5 6 0
Holy Cross    5 6 0
Miami (FL)    5 6 0
Cincinnati    4 7 0
Marshall    4 7 0
Navy    4 7 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Villanova    3 8 0
Syracuse    2 9 0
Virginia Tech    2 9 0
Army    0 10 0
Florida State    0 11 0
Lamar    5 5 0
Southern Illinois    3 7 1
Texas-Arlington    4 6 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1973 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1973 NCAA Division I football season. In its fourth season under head coach Wayne Hardin, the team compiled a 9–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 353 to 167.

Defensive back Dwight Fulton was elected as the team captain. The team's statistical leaders included:

  • Senior halfback Tom Sloan led the team with 1,036 rushing yards on 173 carries for an average of 6.0 yards per carry. Against Akron on September 22, he rushed for 198 yard, breaking Temple's prior single-game rushing record of 176 yards set by Mike Busch in 1967.
  • Fullback Henry Hynoski led the team with 60 points scored. He also ranked second in rushing with 881 yards on 156 carries. He was described as a back who "loves contact" and "hunted for someone to run over."
  • Quarterback Steve Joachim, who was rated as the best high school passer in the country and originally played for Penn State, completed 80 of 159 passes (50.3%) for 1,312 yards, 11 touchdowns, and 10 interceptions.
  • Tight end Randy Grossman with 683 receiving yards, and Coach Hardin rated him as the best tight end he ever coached and the best in Temple history.

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.