1991 Temple Owls football team

1991 Temple Owls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	2–9 (0–5 Big East)
Head coach	Jerry Berndt (3rd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium

1991 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 11 Syracuse	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
No. 1 Miami (FL)	2	–	0	–	0			12	–	0	–	0
Virginia Tech	1	–	0	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Pittsburgh	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
West Virginia	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Rutgers	2	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Boston College	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
The Big East did not crown an official champion until 1993 when full league play began. Rankings from AP Poll

The 1991 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1991 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Jerry Berndt, the Owls compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 0–5 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	4:00 pm	at No. 20 Alabama*	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	PPV	L 3–41	83,091	[1]
September 14	12:00 pm	at No. 24 Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	ESPN Events	L 7–26	31,084
September 21	1:00 pm	at No. 8 Clemson*	Memorial Stadium Clemson, SC		L 7–37	74,575	[2]
September 28		Howard*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 40–0
October 5		No. 12 Penn State*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 7–24	43,808
October 12	1:00 pm	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV		L 9–10	43,767	[3]
October 19		Navy*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		W 21–14
November 2	1:30 pm	at No. 18 Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY		L 6–27	46,819
November 9		Boston College	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 13–33	12,950
November 16		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ		L 0–41
November 23		Akron*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA		L 32–37
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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References

1. "Temple is no match for Alabama in opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1991. Retrieved February 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Clemson wakes up, routs Temple". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Temple is edges by West Virginia". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1991. Retrieved February 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "1991 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".