I went back through every schedule for Temple football from 1971 - 2021 looking for the worst 4 game stretches in school history. That's 50 years of data. Here they are...
1) 207 points - 1993 season weeks 2 through 5 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
2) 197 points - 1993 season weeks 3 through 6 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
3) 187 points - 2006 season weeks 2 through 5 (Al Golden year 1)
4) 169 points - 1993 season weeks 4 through 7 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
5) 160 points - 1989 season weeks 2 through 5 (Jerry Berndt year 1)
6) 156 points - 2005 season weeks 2 through 5 (Bobby Wallace last year)
7) 155 points - Done twice... 1993 season weeks 6 through 9 (Ron Dickerson year 1) and 2005 season weeks 5 through 8 (Bobby Wallace last year)
8) 153 points - 2021 season weeks 6 through 9 (Rod Carey)
A lot of thoughts here...
1) Yes the last 4 games have been historically bad.
2) No Temple coach has had a stretch this bad that wasn't in their first or last year as a head coach. And it ain't Rod's first year.
3) 1993 must have been absolutely miserable.
4) We're not done yet... UH could easily beat us by more than 49 points which could move Carey into 5th place for worst ever stretch.
5) Two of the eight worst stretches in the last 50 years were the only two times I can remember a coach trying to rebuild a roster through transfers.
What am I missing?
1) 207 points - 1993 season weeks 2 through 5 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
2) 197 points - 1993 season weeks 3 through 6 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
3) 187 points - 2006 season weeks 2 through 5 (Al Golden year 1)
4) 169 points - 1993 season weeks 4 through 7 (Ron Dickerson year 1)
5) 160 points - 1989 season weeks 2 through 5 (Jerry Berndt year 1)
6) 156 points - 2005 season weeks 2 through 5 (Bobby Wallace last year)
7) 155 points - Done twice... 1993 season weeks 6 through 9 (Ron Dickerson year 1) and 2005 season weeks 5 through 8 (Bobby Wallace last year)
8) 153 points - 2021 season weeks 6 through 9 (Rod Carey)
A lot of thoughts here...
1) Yes the last 4 games have been historically bad.
2) No Temple coach has had a stretch this bad that wasn't in their first or last year as a head coach. And it ain't Rod's first year.
3) 1993 must have been absolutely miserable.
4) We're not done yet... UH could easily beat us by more than 49 points which could move Carey into 5th place for worst ever stretch.
5) Two of the eight worst stretches in the last 50 years were the only two times I can remember a coach trying to rebuild a roster through transfers.
What am I missing?
