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1961 Temple Owls football team

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1961 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
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
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 University 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*L 0–12
September 30Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–8
October 7Muhlenberg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 36–12
October 14Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 12–12
October 21at Buffalo*Buffalo, NYL 3–30
October 28Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 14–12
November 4at DelawareL 0–28
November 11at GettysburgGettysburg, PAT 0–0
November 18Toledo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–15
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.