1983 Temple Owls football team

1983 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bruce Arians (1st season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium, Franklin Field

1983 Major eastern college football independents records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 16 West Virginia	4	–	1	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Penn State	3	–	1	–	1			8	–	4	–	1
No. 18 Pittsburgh	2	–	1	–	1			8	–	3	–	1
No. 19 Boston College $	3	–	2	–	0			9	–	3	–	0
Syracuse	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Temple	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Rutgers	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Lambert Trophy Winner Rankings from AP Poll

1983 NCAA Division I-A independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Miami (FL)		–		–				11	–	1	–	0
Virginia Tech		–		–				9	–	2	–	0
No. 19 Boston College		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 16 West Virginia		–		–				9	–	3	–	0
No. 20 East Carolina		–		–				8	–	3	–	0
No. 18 Pittsburgh		–		–				8	–	3	–	1
Florida State		–		–				8	–	4	–	0
Penn State		–		–				8	–	4	–	1
Southern Miss		–		–				7	–	4	–	0
Memphis State		–		–				6	–	4	–	1
Notre Dame		–		–				7	–	5	–	0
Syracuse		–		–				6	–	5	–	0
South Carolina		–		–				5	–	6	–	0
Cincinnati			–					4	–	6	–	1
Southwestern Louisiana		–		–				4	–	6	–	0
Temple		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Tulane		–		–				4	–	7	–	0
Louisville		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Navy		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Rutgers		–		–				3	–	8	–	0
Army		–		–				2	–	9	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1983 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. In its first season under head coach Bruce Arians, the team compiled a 4–7 record and was outscored by a total of 241 to 170. The team played its home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia.

The team's statistical leaders included Tim Riordan with 1,732 passing yards, Paul Palmer with 628 rushing yards and 48 points scored, and Russell Carter with 482 receiving yards.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Syracuse	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	W 17–6	11,549
September 10	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 0–35	45,713
September 24	Penn State	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 18–23	35,760
October 1	Boston College	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 15–18	7,033
October 8	at Cincinnati	Riverfront Stadium Cincinnati, OH	L 16–31
October 15	East Carolina	Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA	L 11–24	5,461
October 22	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 23–16
October 28	at No. 6 Georgia	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	L 14–31	81,822
November 5	at No. 17 West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 9–27	50,514
November 12	Louisville	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 24–7	3,021
November 19	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	W 24–23
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game