1962 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record3–6 (2–3 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1961
1963 →
1962 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Delaware x 5 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Lehigh 2 – 2 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Temple 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Lafayette 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Muhlenberg 0 – 4 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x 5 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Moravian 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Wagner 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Wilkes 3 – 4 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Upsala 2 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Albright 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Lycoming 1 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Hofstra * 1 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Juniata * 2 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Drexel x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Swarthmore 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 3 – 5 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Johns Hopkins 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Ursinus 2 – 5 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Haverford 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 6 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 0 – 5 – 0 0 – 8 – 0
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1962 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 3–6 record (2–3 against MAC opponents) and finished fourth out of seven teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Merchant Marine*
W 14–3 10,000 [2]
September 29Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–15 10,000 [3]
October 6at Muhlenberg
W 38–7 5,000 [4]
October 13at Lafayette
W 21–0 6,500 [5]
October 20Buffalo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 13–16 10,500 [6]
October 27at Hofstra*
L 10–193,473–4,000[7]
November 3 No. 9 Delaware
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 8–20 4,500 [8]
November 10at Toledo*
L 0–134,279
November 17Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 15–22 5,000–5,500 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Frush, Charlie (September 23, 1962). "Temple Defeats Kings Point in Opener, 14-3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Frush, Charlie (September 30, 1962). "Same Old Tale: Bucknell Tops Temple, 15-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Morelli Scores as Temple Bows". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. September 30, 1961. p. 43.
  4. ^ Geiger, George (October 7, 1962). "Temple Trims Muhlenberg, 38-7". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 14, 1962). "Temple Shows Power to Down Lafayette, 21-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance in "Temple Wins 19-0 as Line Limits Lafayette to 19 Yds". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. October 14, 1962. p. 37.
  6. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 21, 1962). "Temple Gives Its All, but Is Overpowered by Stubborn Buffalo". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. ^ Metzgar, Dick (November 5, 1962). "Owls 'Did Job' on Hens, But ..." Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 18, 1962). "Two TD Passes by 3d-Stringer Topple Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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