# 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team

The 1984–85 Temple Owls men's basketball team represented Temple University as a member of the Atlantic 10 Conference during the 1984–85 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach John Chaney, the Owls played their home games at McGonigle Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Temple finished in second place in the A-10 regular season standings, then won the A-10 tournament to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. As No. 8 seed in the East region, the Owls defeated Virginia Tech in the opening round before falling to No. 1 seed and eventual National runner-up Georgetown, 63–46. The team finished with a record of 25–6 (15–3 A-10).

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| Nov 26, 1984* | | Drexel | W 75–62 | 1–0 | McGonigle Hall (4,003) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 1, 1984* | | vs. Villanova Big 5 | L 65–68 | 1–1 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 5, 1984* | | at Bradley | L 56–57 | 1–2 | Carver Arena Peoria, Illinois |
| Dec 8, 1984* | | at Penn | W 70–57 | 2–2 | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 15, 1984* | | at La Salle | W 65–54 | 3–2 | The Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Dec 22, 1984* | | at Wake Forest | W 71–61 | 4–2 | Winston-Salem Memorial Coliseum Winston-Salem, North Carolina |
| Dec 28, 1984* | | vs. Pepperdine | W 71–66 | 5–2 | |
| Dec 29, 1984* | | vs. Wyoming | W 66–60 | 6–2 | |
| Jan 3, 1985 | | vs. Saint Joseph's | W 77–45 | 7–2 (1–0) | Palestra Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 5, 1985 | | at Penn State | W 65–49 | 8–2 (2–0) | Rec Hall University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 10, 1985 | | UMass | W 65–39 | 9–2 (3–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 12, 1985 | | vs. George Washington | W 62–55 | 10–2 (4–0) | |
| Jan 17, 1985 | | at Rhode Island | W 57–49 | 11–2 (5–0) | Keaney Gymnasium Kingston, Rhode Island |
| Jan 19, 1985 | | at Rutgers | W 66–63 | 12–2 (6–0) | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Jan 24, 1985 | | Duquesne | W 82–73 | 13–2 (7–0) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Jan 26, 1985 | | at West Virginia | L 57–61 | 13–3 (7–1) | WVU Coliseum Morgantown, West Virginia |
| Jan 31, 1985 | | St. Bonaventure | W 77–56 | 14–3 (8–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 2, 1985 | | West Virginia | W 88–71 | 15–3 (9–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 7, 1985 | | Rutgers | W 62–52 | 16–3 (10–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 9, 1985 | | at St. Bonaventure | W 53–52 | 17–3 (11–1) | Reilly Center St. Bonaventure, New York |
| Feb 14, 1985 | | Rhode Island | W 76–60 | 18–3 (12–1) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 16, 1985 | | at Duquesne | L 60–71 | 18–4 (12–2) | Civic Arena Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
| Feb 21, 1985 | | at George Washington | W 56–54 | 19–4 (13–2) | Charles E. Smith Center Washington, D.C. |
| Feb 23, 1985 | | at UMass | W 50–48 | 20–4 (14–2) | Curry Hicks Cage Amherst, Massachusetts |
| Feb 28, 1985 | | Penn State | W 57–51 | 21–4 (15–2) | McGonigle Hall Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Mar 2, 1985 | | vs. Saint Joseph's | L 66–70 | 21–5 (15–3) | |
| Atlantic 10 Tournament ||||||
| Mar 7, 1985* | | vs. St. Bonaventure Quarterfinals | W 67–56 | 22–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Mar 8, 1985* | | vs. Saint Joseph's Semifinals | W 62–61 | 23–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| Mar 9, 1985* | | at Rutgers Championship game | W 59–51 | 24–5 | Louis Brown Athletic Center Piscataway, New Jersey |
| NCAA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 14, 1985* | (8 E) | vs. (9 E) Virginia Tech Second round | W 60–57 | 25–5 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| Mar 16, 1985* | (8 E) | vs. (1 E) No. 1 Georgetown Second round | L 46–63 | 25–6 | Hartford Civic Center Hartford, Connecticut |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. E=East. All times are in Eastern Standard Time. ||||||

## Awards and honors

* Granger Hall – A-10 Player of the Year