1989 Temple Owls football team

The 1989 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1989 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Jerry Berndt, the team compiled a 1–10 record and was outscored by a total of 387 to 141. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1989 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–10
Head coach	Jerry Berndt (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium

1989 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 15 Penn State $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh	4	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Temple	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
Rutgers	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	2
Boston College	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1989 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)			–					11	–	1	–	0
No. 2 Notre Dame			–					12	–	1	–	0
No. 3 Florida State			–					10	–	2	–	0
Northern Illinois			–					9	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Penn State			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 17 Pittsburgh			–					8	–	3	–	1
No. 21 West Virginia			–					8	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					8	–	4	–	0
Southwestern Louisiana			–					7	–	4	–	0
Akron			–					6	–	4	–	1
South Carolina			–					6	–	4	–	1
Virginia Tech			–					6	–	4	–	1
Louisiana Tech			–					5	–	4	–	1
Army			–					6	–	5	–	0
Louisville			–					6	–	5	–	0
East Carolina			–					5	–	5	–	1
Tulsa			–					6	–	6	–	0
Southern Miss			–					5	–	6	–	0
Tulane			–					4	–	8	–	0
Navy			–					3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers			–					2	–	7	–	2
Boston College			–					2	–	9	–	0
Memphis State			–					2	–	9	–	0
Cincinnati			–					1	–	9	–	1
Temple			–					1	–	10	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The team's statistical leaders included Victor Lay with 684 passing yards, Ventres Stevenson with 841 rushing yards, Rick Drayton with 383 receiving yards, and placekicker Bob Wright with 43 points scored.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	at Western Michigan	Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI	L 24–31
September 9	No. 14 Syracuse	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 3–43	20,150
September 16	at Penn State	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 3–42	84,790
September 23	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–23	32,157
September 30	at No. 14 Houston	Houston Astrodome Houston, TX	L 7–65	15,121
October 7	No. 8 Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 3–27	24,982
October 14	at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 14–35	29,223
October 28	Northern Illinois	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 17–20	15,712
November 4	at Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 10–37	80,011
November 11	at East Carolina	Ficklen Memorial Stadium Greenville, NC	L 24–31	21,862
November 18	Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 36–33
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game