1956 Temple Owls football team

1956 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	3–5
Head coach	Peter P. Stevens (1st season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1956 NCAA College Division independents football records

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Alfred			–					8	–	0	–	0
Northern Michigan			–					7	–	0	–	1
St. Norbert			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carthage			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tampa			–					7	–	2	–	0
Cal Poly San Dimas			–					6	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Southern			–					7	–	2	–	1
Wabash			–					6	–	2	–	1
Hawaii			–					7	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					7	–	3	–	0
Xavier			–					7	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	1
Louisville			–					6	–	3	–	0
Pepperdine			–					6	–	3	–	0
Washington University			–					6	–	3	–	0
La Verne			–					6	–	4	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					5	–	3	–	0
Long Beach State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Delaware			–					5	–	3	–	1
Memphis State			–					5	–	4	–	1
Arkansas State			–					5	–	4	–	0
Chattanooga			–					5	–	4	–	0
Baldwin–Wallace			–					4	–	5	–	0
Washington & Jefferson			–					3	–	4	–	1
Rose Poly			–					3	–	4	–	0
Bucknell			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					3	–	5	–	0
Howard (AL)			–					2	–	5	–	2
Sewanee			–					1	–	6	–	1
UC Riverside			–					1	–	6	–	0

The 1956 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 3–5 record. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 29	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–20
October 6	at Muhlenberg	Allentown, PA	W 19–14
October 13	Scranton	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–20
October 20	Carnegie Tech	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 27–12
October 27	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–12
November 3	Lehigh	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–21
November 10	Gettysburg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13
November 17	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 7–14