1961 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

1961 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–5–2 (1–2–2 MAC University)
Head coach
  • George Makris (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x 4 0 0 9 0 0
Bucknell 5 2 0 6 3 0
Delaware 3 2 0 4 4 0
No. 5 Lehigh 3 2 0 7 2 0
Gettysburg 2 2 1 3 5 1
Temple 1 2 2 2 5 2
Lafayette 1 5 1 2 6 1
Muhlenberg 0 4 0 2 7 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 6 0 0 8 0 1
Albright 4 0 1 7 0 1
Moravian 4 1 1 4 3 1
Wagner 4 2 0 6 3 0
Lycoming 1 3 1 1 6 1
Wilkes 1 6 0 1 6 0
Hofstra * 2 0 0 7 2 0
Juniata * 1 2 0 3 4 0
Upsala * 0 4 0 0 7 0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x 5 1 0 6 1 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 5 2 0
Western Maryland 4 2 0 7 2 0
Dickinson 5 3 0 5 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 3 0 6 3 0
Johns Hopkins 2 3 1 3 4 1
Ursinus 2 5 0 2 5 0
Drexel 1 5 1 2 5 1
Haverford 0 6 1 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 2 0
Franklin & Marshall * 0 3 0 1 7 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1961 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–2–2 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*L 0–125,000
September 30Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–8 9,500 [2]
October 7Muhlenberg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 36–12 7,500 [3]
October 14Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 12–12 3,000 [4]
October 21at Buffalo*L 3–30 6,921–6,941 [5]
October 28Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–12 6,500 [6]
November 4at DelawareL 0–28 6,200 [7]
November 11at Gettysburg
T 0–0 4,200 [8]
November 18Toledo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–15 5,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 1, 1961). "Bucknell Tops Temple on Fourth-Period TD, Two-Point Conversion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 8, 1961). "Temple Rallies to Rout Mules in 2d Half, 36-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Lafayette, Temple in 12-12 Deadlock". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Buffalo Beats Temple, 30-3". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. United Press International. October 22, 1961. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 29, 1961). "Temple Rallies to End Hofstra Streak, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 6, 1961). "Blue Hens Set Home Gate Mark". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Temple Halted Twice Near TD, Held to 0-0 Tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 12, 1961. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Dell, John (November 19, 1961). "Yenrick-Paced Toledo Beats Temple with Fourth-Period Comeback, 15-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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