1968 Temple Owls football team

The 1968 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1968 NCAA University Division football season. In its ninth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 4–6 record (2–2 against MAC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1968 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
1968 record4–6 (2–2 MAC)
Head coachGeorge Makris (9th season)
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1968 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
Delaware x 5 0 0  7 3 0
Bucknell 3 2 0  5 5 0
Lehigh 2 2 0  3 7 0
Lafayette 2 2 0  7 3 0
Temple 2 2 0  4 6 0
Hofstra 1 3 0  5 5 0
Gettysburg 1 4 0  1 8 0
West Chester* 0 1 0  5 3 0
College–Northern
Albright x 7 0 0  8 1 0
No. 19 Wilkes x 6 0 0  8 0 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0  6 2 0
Juniata 4 2 0  7 2 0
Upsala 3 4 0  ? ? ?
Moravian 3 6 0  3 6 0
Susquehanna 1 5 0  2 6 1
Lycoming 1 7 0  1 7 0
Wagner* 3 1 0  3 6 0
College–Southern
Franklin & Marshall x 6 1 0  6 2 0
Johns Hopkins x 6 1 0  7 2 0
Muhlenberg 6 3 0  6 3 0
Western Maryland 3 3 0  5 4 0
Lebanon Valley 4 4 0  4 4 0
Ursinus 3 5 0  3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 5 0  2 7 0
Haverford 1 6 0  1 6 0
Swarthmore 1 6 0  1 7 0
Dickinson 1 7 0  1 7 0
Drexel* 3 1 0  4 4 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Rhode Island*W 28–0
September 28at Wayne State*W 26–65,210[2]
October 5at Boston University*
L 0–74,000[3]
October 12Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 26–29
October 19at HofstraHempstead, NYW 20–12
October 26Delaware
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 27–50
November 2Buffalo
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 40–50
November 9at GettysburgGettysburg, PAW 30–11
November 16Northeastern*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 26–41
November 23Dayton*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 17–35
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Owls Crush Wayne, 26-6". Detroit Free Press. September 29, 1968. p. 3E via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Boston University Beats Temple In Final Minute". The Boston Globe. October 6, 1968. p. 65 via Newspapers.com.
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