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1961 Temple Owls football team

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 college 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.

1961 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–5–2 (1–2–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
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. 6 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
Northern College Division
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
Southern College Division
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 major college AP poll for Rutgers and small college AP poll for Lehigh

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*
L 0–123,500–5,000[2]
September 30Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–8 9,500 [3]
October 7Muhlenberg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 36–12 7,500 [4]
October 14Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 12–12 3,000 [5]
October 21at Buffalo*
L 3–30 6,921–7,500 [6][7]
October 28Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–12 6,500 [8]
November 4at Delaware
L 0–28 6,200 [9]
November 11at Gettysburg
T 0–0 4,200 [10]
November 18Toledo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–15 5,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Merchant Marine)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Lafayette, Temple in 12-12 Deadlock". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Buffalo Beats Temple, 30-3". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. United Press International. October 22, 1961. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  8. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 29, 1961). "Temple Rallies to End Hofstra Streak, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 6, 1961). "Blue Hens Set Home Gate Mark". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple Halted Twice Near TD, Held to 0-0 Tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 12, 1961. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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