1938 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–6–1
Head coach
CaptainRichard Wheeler
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1937
1939 →
1938 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
No. 18 Villanova   –   8 – 0 – 1
No. 9 Holy Cross   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 15 Fordham   –   6 – 1 – 2
No. 12 Cornell   –   5 – 1 – 1
Army   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 8 Pittsburgh   –   8 – 2 – 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Dartmouth   –   7 – 2 – 0
Vermont   –   4 – 2 – 1
Brown   –   5 – 3 – 0
Bucknell   –   5 – 3 – 0
Syracuse   –   5 – 3 – 0
CCNY   –   4 – 3 – 0
Penn   –   3 – 2 – 3
Manhattan   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 4 – 0
La Salle   –   4 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   4 – 4 – 0
Boston University   –   3 – 4 – 1
Penn State   –   3 – 4 – 1
Princeton   –   3 – 4 – 1
Hofstra   –   2 – 3 – 1
Duquesne   –   4 – 6 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 6 – 1
Providence   –   3 – 5 – 0
Columbia   –   3 – 6 – 0
Massachusetts State   –   3 – 6 – 0
Colgate   –   2 – 5 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 6 – 0
Yale   –   2 – 6 – 0
Tufts   –   1 – 6 – 1
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1938 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1938 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Pop Warner, the team compiled a 3–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 170 to 97.[1][2] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Richard Wheeler was the team captain.[3]

After the 1938 season, Warner retired from coaching at age 67.[4] He had been a football coach since 1895, compiling a 319–106–32 record.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Albright
W 6–0
October 1Pittsburgh
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–2841,728[5]
October 7TCU
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–2820,000[6]
October 14Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 26–0
October 21Boston College
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 26–2612,000
October 28Georgetown
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1310,000[7]
November 5at No. 13 Holy Cross
L 0–33
November 12 No. 19 Villanova
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–20
November 19at Michigan State
L 0–1012,000[8]
December 3at Florida
W 7–6
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "1938 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 129. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 110.
  4. ^ Fred Byrod (January 30, 1939). "Pop Warner Quits as Temple Coach". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 17, 18 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 2, 1938). "Power Drives By Panthers Fell Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, PA. p. Sports 1. Retrieved August 30, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 8, 1938). "T.C.U. Overwhelms Temple Eleven, 28-6: Aerials by O'Brien Spells Owls' Defeat Before 20,000 Fans". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 21, 23 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Stan Baumgartner (October 29, 1938). "Georgetown Whips Temple Gridmen, 13-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Michigan State Trips Temple, 10-0: Pingel's Career As Spartan Ends". The Enquirer and Evening News. November 20, 1938. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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