1970 Temple Owls football team

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

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.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 12	Akron	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–21
September 19	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 10–3
September 26	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 23–13
October 3	at Boston University	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	W 10–7
October 10	Connecticut	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 41–23
October 17	at Xavier	Corcoran Stadium Cincinnati, OH	W 28–15
October 31	Delaware	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 13–15
November 7	Rhode Island	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 18–15
November 14	Buffalo	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–8
November 26	Villanova	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA (Mayor's Cup)	L 26–31