1931 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record8–1–1
Head coach
CaptainJoseph Bannak
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1930
1932 →
1931 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Bucknell   –   6 – 0 – 3
Colgate   –   8 – 1 – 0
No. 9 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 1 – 0
Cornell   –   7 – 1 – 0
Drexel   –   7 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Harvard   –   7 – 1 – 0
Temple   –   8 – 1 – 1
Columbia   –   7 – 1 – 1
Massachusetts State   –   7 – 1 – 1
Syracuse   –   7 – 1 – 1
Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 8 Yale   –   5 – 1 – 2
Army   –   8 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   6 – 2 – 0
Manhattan   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   7 – 3 – 0
Providence   –   7 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   6 – 3 – 0
NYU   –   6 – 3 – 1
Boston College   –   6 – 4 – 0
Washington & Jefferson   –   6 – 4 – 0
Tufts   –   3 – 2 – 2
Villanova   –   4 – 3 – 2
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
Duquesne   –   3 – 5 – 3
Carnegie Tech   –   3 – 5 – 1
CCNY   –   2 – 5 – 1
Boston University   –   2 – 7 – 0
Penn State   –   2 – 8 – 0
Princeton   –   1 – 7 – 0
Vermont   –   1 – 8 – 0
Rankings from Dickinson System

The 1931 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1931 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Heinie Miller, the team compiled a 8–1–1 record.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25Mount St. Mary's
W 33–0
October 2Albright
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 19–7
October 10Penn State
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 12–020,000
October 16Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 0–0[2]
October 23Haskell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–030,000[3]
October 30Washington & Jefferson
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–315,000
November 7Villanova
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–7
November 14Carnegie Tech
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–1918,000
November 21at Denver
W 18–0< 1,500[4]
November 28vs. Missouri
W 38–6[5]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 128. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ "Bison And Owl Fail To Score". The Wilkes-Barre Record. October 17, 1931. p. 24 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 24, 1931). "65-Yard Run Back of Kick Gives Owls 6-0 Win Over Indians Before 30,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple turns back Denver". Allentown Morning Call. November 22, 1931. Retrieved June 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Romp on Tigers, A great Temple U, eleven passes, smashes and runs to 38 to 6 triumph". The Kansas City Star. November 29, 1931. Retrieved June 9, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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