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1967 Temple Owls football
MAC champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
Record7–2 (4–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Temple x 4 0 0 7 2 0
Hofstra 3 1 0 8 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 0 4 6 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 4 5 0
Delaware 2 3 0 2 7 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 4 5 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 1 8 0
West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 8 0 0 8 0 0
Wagner x 5 0 0 9 0 0
Juniata x 5 0 0 7 1 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0 6 2 0
Albright 4 3 0 5 4 0
Upsala 4 4 0 4 4 0
Lycoming 3 5 0 3 5 0
Moravian 3 6 0 3 6 0
Susquehanna * 0 3 0 1 8 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0 6 1 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall 4 3 0 4 4 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0 3 5 0
Lebanon Valley 3 5 0 3 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0 3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0 3 6 0
Haverford 2 4 0 2 5 0
Muhlenberg 2 5 1 2 5 1
Ursinus 1 6 1 1 6 1
Drexel 1 5 0 3 5 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–0 against MAC opponents) and won the MAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.[2]

Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell.[3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*Kings Point, NYW 18–12
September 30Boston University*W 22–16
October 7at Buffalo*
L 14–44
October 14Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–23
October 21at Dayton*Dayton, OHL 6–56
October 28at DelawareW 26–17
November 4at BucknellW 13–8
November 11Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–27
November 18Akron*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–21[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
  4. ^ a b Jack Chevalier (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron On Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. III-1, III-14 – via Newspapers.com.