Wayne Hardin
Now
Career arc
Bowls and playoffs: 1-0
1979Garden State BowlW 28-17Stats
Big games
Pick a job to see its years on their own.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
6-1 against his rivals at Navy. Just 1-2 against Rip Engle.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
7-2 against his rivals at Temple. Just 1-4 against Joseph Yukica.
The big-game ledger
How he does in the games that matter most — rivalry record, performance broken out by real opponent tier, one-score games, and his toughest historical matchup.
13-3 against his rivals. Just 1-4 against Joseph Yukica.
Building the roster
Two numbers on how he actually stocks a roster, from signing day to draft day.
Roster ownership
Roster ownership
This coach's entire tenure (1971-1982) predates 2021, when transfer-portal tracking begins in this database. Portal usage cannot be measured for this tenure at all -- this is not the same as '0% portal'.
“His own” means the player arrived while he was head coach; “inherited” means a predecessor brought him in.
The NFL pipeline
The NFL pipeline
players drafted into the NFL off his teams here (a floor — see the note below). None can be traced to who brought them in — there’s no roster record for these players here.
At least 6 — his 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982 seasons predate the modern 7-round draft, so this table’s pre-1994 pick counts are a floor, not a full count, for those seasons.
| Year | Pick | Player | Pos | NFL team | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | R6.05 | Joe Klecko | Defensive Tackle |  New York Jets | Estimated |
| 1977 | R6.25 | Jim Cooper | Offensive Tackle |  Dallas Cowboys | Estimated |
| 1976 | R3.32 | Don Bitterlich | Place Kicker |  Seattle Seahawks | Estimated |
| 1975 | R6.24 | Henry Hynoski | Running Back |  Cleveland Browns | Estimated |
| 1975 | R7.04 | Steve Joachim | Quarterback |  Baltimore Colts | Estimated |
| 1973 | R4.19 | Bill Singletary | Linebacker | San Diego Chargers | Estimated |
A pick counts toward his tenure when the player’s final college season was one he coached, a checkable rule rather than a claim about who developed the player. A blank note means the player is on a verified roster and arrived on his watch. “Estimated” means no roster record, so the final season is assumed to be the year before the draft.
Career
Coaching career
The arc of his career is on Now.
Steady no large move in either direction on our stature ladder
2nd-best Temple tenure of 18 by the numbers.
Followed Al Kawal (1949–1952) · succeeded by Bruce Arians (1983–1988).
| Season | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 | 1977 | 1978 | 1979 | 1980 | 1981 | 1982 | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record & result | |||||||||||||
| Record | 6-2-1 | 5-4 | 9-1 | 8-2 | 6-5 | 4-6 | 5-5-1 | 7-3-1 | 10-2 | 4-7 | 5-5 | 4-7 | |
| Postseason | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W bowl | — | — | — | |
| Outcome — opponent-adjusted efficiency percentile | |||||||||||||
| Offense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Defense | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Tendencies — play-by-play, neutral script | |||||||||||||
| 1st-down pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Red-zone pass% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 4th-down go%opp. territory | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
2nd-best Navy tenure of 18 by the numbers.
Followed Eddie Erdelatz (1950–1958) · succeeded by William Elias (1965–1968).
All-time wins
Wins at programs this site tracks, 1936–present — one consistent count for every coach, not each program’s own historically reported total.
1st all-time at Temple
Was he good?
Only one of the usual three angles is measurable for this era — raised the program.
+0.4 pts at Navy · #658 of 1290 · middle half