1981 Temple Owls football team
The 1981 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as an independent in the 1981 NCAA Division I-A season. In head coach Wayne Hardin’s 12th year, the Owls finished 5–5 and were outscored 195 to 181. They played two home games at Veterans Stadium and two at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. The leaders were Tink Murphy with 1,589 passing yards, Jim Brown with 883 rushing yards and 66 points, and Gerald Lucear with 493 receiving yards.
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