1969 Temple Owls football team

1969 Temple Owls football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University
Record	4–5–1 (1–2–1 MAC)
Head coach	George Makris (10th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
No. 10 Delaware x	6	–	0	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Gettysburg	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
Lehigh	2	–	2	–	0			4	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	2	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Lafayette	1	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Hofstra	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
College–Northern
Wilkes x	5	–	0	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Susquehanna	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Wagner	4	–	1	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Juniata	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Delaware Valley	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Upsala	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	3	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Lebanon Valley x	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Ursinus x	5	–	2	–	0			5	–	2	–	1
Moravian	6	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Dickinson	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Muhlenberg	4	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Drexel	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Swarthmore	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Western Maryland	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Haverford	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 against MAC opponents). The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Makris resigned at the end of the 1969 season. He compiled a 45–44–4 record in 10 years as Temple's head football coach.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Rhode Island*	Meade Stadium Kingston, RI	W 47–3
September 27	William & Mary*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7
October 4	Wayne State*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–0
October 11	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	T 7–7
October 18	Hofstra	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–7
October 25	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–33
November 1	at Buffalo*	Buffalo, NY	L 0–33
November 8	Gettysburg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–16
November 15	at Northeastern*	Parsons Field Boston, MA	W 35–17	4,200
November 22	at Boston University*	Nickerson Field Boston, MA	L 3–21
*Non-conference game