1948 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

1948 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–6–1
Head coach
  • Ray Morrison (9th season)
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
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1948 Eastern college football independents records
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Army     8 0 1
Penn State     7 1 1
Buffalo     6 1 1
Villanova     8 2 1
Boston University     6 2 0
Boston College     5 2 2
Pittsburgh     6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall     5 3 1
CCNY     3 4 1
Tufts     3 4 1
Colgate     3 6 0
Fordham     3 6 0
NYU     3 6 0
Temple     2 6 1
Duquesne     2 7 0
Carnegie Tech     1 7 0
Hofstra     0 6 2
Bucknell     1 8 0
Syracuse     1 8 0
Drexel     0 8 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1948 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 182 to 95.[1]

Temple was ranked at No. 136 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System ratings for 1948.[2]

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Lebanon ValleyT 7–7 10,000 [3]
October 2vs. West VirginiaL 7–27 8,000 [4]
October 9at Rutgers
L 20–34 13,000 [5]
October 15Boston University
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–13 10,000 [6]
October 23at Oklahoma A&ML 7–41 20,000 [7]
October 29Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0 3,000 [8]
November 6Syracuse
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0 8,500 [9]
November 13at No. 5 Penn StateL 0–47 16,000 [10]
November 20Holy Cross
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–13 5,000 [11]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1948 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "Michigan, Irish Finish 1-2 in Litkenhous Ratings". Wilmington Morning News. December 15, 1948. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (September 25, 1948). "Temple Tied, 7-7, in Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ O'Gara, Frank (October 3, 1948). "W. Virginia Downs Temple as Walthall Sparks Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ O'Gara, Frank (October 10, 1948). "Temple Stages Late Rally, but Loses to Rutgers Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Ralby, Herb (October 16, 1948). "B.U. Shades Temple, 13-7". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Middlesworth, Hal (October 24, 1948). "Cowboys Outclass Temple, 41-7". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. p. 1-B – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 30, 1948). "Temple Wins First, Beats Bucknell, 20-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 7, 1948). "Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Keane, Clif (November 21, 1948). "Holy Cross Downs Temple, 13-7; Sheridan, Byers Break Loose". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
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