1960 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

1960 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–7 (0–5 MAC University)
Head coach
  • George Makris (1st season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Rutgers x 4 0 0 8 1 0
Bucknell 5 1 0 7 2 0
Lehigh 3 2 0 4 5 0
Lafayette 4 3 0 5 4 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 3 6 0
Delaware 1 4 0 2 6 1
Temple 0 5 0 2 7 0
Muhlenberg * 1 2 0 6 3 0
College–Northern
Albright x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Wagner x 6 0 0 9 0 0
Lebanon Valley 6 1 0 7 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0 7 1 0
Juniata 4 1 0 5 2 0
Scranton 3 3 0 4 4 0
Upsala 1 3 1 1 5 2
Wilkes 2 7 0 2 7 0
Moravian 1 5 1 1 6 1
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 1 1
Lycoming * 1 3 0 3 5 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 1 0 5 2 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 5 4 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Ursinus 3 3 0 3 4 0
Swarthmore 2 3 0 2 5 0
Dickinson 1 6 0 1 7 0
Drexel 0 6 0 0 7 1
Haverford 0 7 0 0 7 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 2 0 2 6 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1960 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1960 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against MAC opponents) and finished seventh out of eight teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Joe Nejman, Lou Paludi, and Wally Porter were assistant coaches.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Merchant Marine*W 26–13 10,000 [2]
October 1Buffalo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–21 9,500 [3]
October 8at Muhlenberg
L 14–17 4,000 [4]
October 15at LafayetteL 7–9 7,865 [5]
October 22at Hofstra*
  • Hofstra College Stadium
  • Hempstead, NY
L 4–6 3,800–7,000 [6][7]
October 29Drexeldagger*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 30–8 4,500 [8]
November 5Delaware
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–26 4,000 [9]
November 12at BucknellL 0–23 5,000 [10]
November 19Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 8–14 5,500 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Wilson, Dave (September 25, 1960). "Lotson Goes 86 as Temple Ends Losing Streak". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 2, 1960). "Buffalo's AIr Attack Jolts Temple, 21-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 9, 1960). "Muhlenberg Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1960). "Lafayette Goal Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 23, 1960). "Hofstra Sneaks Past Temple, 6-4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 30, 1960). "Temple Routs Drexel in Fumble Battle, 30-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 7, 1960). "Delaware Will Try to Out-Run Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Hens Keep the Kick" in Al Cartwright's column on page 38.
  10. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 13, 1960). "Temple Routed, 23-0, by Bucknell, Terhes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bullets Puncture Temple 14-8 in Final as Little Connects on TD Aerials". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. November 21, 1960. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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