1967 Temple Owls football team

The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1967 NCAA University Division football season. In its eighth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 7–2 record (4–0 against MAC opponents) and won the MAC championship.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1967 Temple Owls football
MAC champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
1967 record7–2 (4–0 MAC)
Head coachGeorge Makris (8th season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1967 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Temple x 4 0 0  7 2 0
Hofstra 3 1 0  8 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 0  4 6 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0  4 5 0
Delaware 2 3 0  2 7 0
Lafayette 2 3 0  4 5 0
Lehigh 0 4 0  1 8 0
West Chester* 0 0 0  9 0 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 8 0 0  8 0 0
Wagner x 5 0 0  9 0 0
Juniata x 5 0 0  7 1 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0  6 2 0
Albright 4 3 0  5 4 0
Upsala 4 4 0  ? ? ?
Lycoming 3 5 0  3 5 0
Moravian 3 6 0  3 6 0
Susquehanna* 0 3 0  1 8 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0  6 1 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0  6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall 4 3 0  4 4 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0  3 5 0
Lebanon Valley 3 5 0  3 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0  3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0  3 6 0
Haverford 2 4 0  2 5 0
Muhlenberg 2 5 1  2 5 1
Ursinus 1 6 1  1 6 1
Drexel 1 5 0  3 5 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.[2]

Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell.[3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.[4]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*Kings Point, NYW 18–12
September 30Boston University*W 22–16
October 7at Buffalo*
L 14–44
October 14Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–23
October 21at Dayton*Dayton, OHL 6–56
October 28at DelawareW 26–17
November 4at BucknellW 13–8
November 11Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–27
November 18Akron*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–21[4]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
  3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
  4. Jack Chevalier (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron On Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. III-1, III-14 via Newspapers.com.
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