1929 Temple Owls football team

The 1929 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1929 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Heinie Miller, the team compiled a 6–3–1 record and shut out six of its ten opponents.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1929 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record6–3–1
Head coach
CaptainGrover Wearshing
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1929 Eastern college football independents records
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Pittsburgh   –  9 –1 –0
Colgate   –  8 –1 –0
Fordham   –  7 –0 –2
Bucknell   –  8 –2 –0
No. 11 Penn   –  7 –2 –0
Boston College   –  7 –2 –1
Villanova   –  7 –2 –1
Cornell   –  6 –2 –0
Tufts   –  5 –1 –2
Harvard   –  5 –2 –1
Yale   –  5 –2 –1
NYU   –  7 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall   –  6 –3 –0
Penn State   –  6 –3 –0
Syracuse   –  6 –3 –0
Washington & Jefferson   –  5 –2 –2
Drexel   –  6 –3 –1
Temple   –  6 –3 –1
Carnegie Tech   –  5 –3 –1
Army   –  6 –4 –1
Providence   –  3 –3 –2
Brown   –  5 –5 –0
Columbia   –  4 –5 –0
CCNY   –  2 –4 –2
Princeton   –  2 –4 –1
Boston University   –  3 –6 –0
Vermont   –  2 –7 –0
Rankings from Dickinson System

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28Thiel
W 25–015,000[2]
October 5St. Thomas (PA)
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 20–0[3]
October 12St. Bonaventure
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–020,000[4]
October 19vs. Western Maryland
L 0–2310,000[5]
October 26Washington & Jefferson
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 0–020,000[6]
November 2Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1315,000[7]
November 9Gallaudet
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–05,000[8]
November 16Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 13–0[9]
November 23Drake
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 16–14[10]
November 30Villanova
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–1512,000[11]

References
  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 128. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Stan Baumgartner (September 29, 1929). "Temple Conquers Thiel: Temple Runs Over Thiel Grid Foemen in Opening Contest; 15,000 Rooters See Cherry and White Clan Prevail". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Temple Rallies in Time to Down St. Thomas: Held Scoreless for Half, Owls Rise Up To Beat St. Thomas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 6, 1929. p. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Cherry and White Grid Machine Runs Rough Shod Over St. Bonaventure's". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 13, 1929. p. 7S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. W. Wilson Wingate (October 20, 1929). "Western Maryland Beats Temple". The Baltimore Sun. p. Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Temple Ties W. and J.: Owls Hold W. and J. to 0-0 Tie Before Crowd of 20,000". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 27, 1929. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Bucknell Hands Temple 13-0 Setback: Hero Thunders To Victory Over Owls in Fourth Period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 3, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Temple Downs Gallaudet: Temple Runs Over Gallaudet Foemen in Handy Fashion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 10, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Temple Treads on Lafayette: Owls Display Fine Strength and Fell Lafayette Foemen". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 17, 1929. p. 1S, 8S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Temple Beats Drake, 16-14: Drake Team Flares Late, But Templars Win Nevertheless". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 24, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Villanova Conquers Temple Rival, 15 to 0: Final Period Frenzy of Scoring Tallies All Wildcat Scores". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 1, 1929. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
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