1962 Temple Owls football team

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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 22
Merchant 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 LafayetteW 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 17
Gettysburg
  • 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. Newspapers.com
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  3. Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Morelli Scores as Temple Bows". The Scrantonian
    . Scranton, Pa. September 30, 1961. p. 43.
  4. Newspapers.com
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  5. 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. Newspapers.com
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  7. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  8. Newspapers.com
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  9. Newspapers.com
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  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.