1963 Temple Owls football team

The 1963 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA University Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–2 against MAC opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1963 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
1963 record5–3–1 (1–2 MAC)
Head coachGeorge Makris (4th season)
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 2 Delaware x 4 0 0  8 0 0
Bucknell 3 1 0  6 3 0
Gettysburg 2 2 0  5 4 0
Temple 1 2 0  5 3 1
Lehigh 1 3 0  1 8 0
Lafayette 1 4 0  1 8 0
College–Northern
Upsala x 4 1 0  6 2 0
Wagner 4 1 0  6 3 0
Albright 2 3 0  3 5 0
Moravian 2 4 0  2 4 0
Wilkes 2 5 0  3 5 0
Lycoming 1 5 0  1 7 0
Juniata* 3 1 0  5 3 0
Susquehanna* 2 1 0  8 1 0
Hofstra* 0 0 0  3 6 0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 4 0 0  6 1 1
Muhlenberg 4 1 0  5 3 0
Dickinson 5 2 0  5 2 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0  4 3 0
Drexel 3 2 0  5 3 0
Lebanon Valley 4 3 0  4 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0  3 6 0
Ursinus 2 4 1  2 4 1
Haverford 2 4 0  2 5 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 4 0  1 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 4 1  0 6 1
West Chester* 0 0 0  7 1 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Ithaca*W 30–219,500[2]
September 28at Merchant Marine*Kings Point, NYT 20–20
October 5Connecticut*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 9–79,000[3]
October 12Muhlenberg*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 29–0
October 19Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–0
October 26Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–14
November 2at BucknellL 3–14
November 9at DelawareL 23–32[4]
November 16at SusquehannaSelinsgrove, PAL 18–22
November 22Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
Cancelled[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Charlie Frush (September 22, 1963). "Temple Storms Back To Spill Ithaca, 30-21". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. Sports 1, 10 via Newspapers.com.
  3. Charlie Frush (October 6, 1963). "Temple Rallies On Late TD to Nip Uconns, 9-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. 1S, 8S via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Delaware Turns Back Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1963. p. Sports 1, 5 via Newspapers.com.
  5. The game with Gettysbug was cancelled due to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, which occurred on the day of the game.
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