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 College 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]

1963 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–3–1 (1–2 MAC University)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
No. 2 Delaware x 4 –0 –08 –0 –0
Bucknell 3 –1 –06 –3 –0
Gettysburg 2 –2 –05 –4 –0
Temple 1 –2 –05 –3 –1
Lehigh 1 –3 –01 –8 –0
Lafayette 1 –4 –01 –8 –0
College–Northern
Upsala x 4 –1 –06 –2 –0
Wagner 4 –1 –06 –3 –0
Albright 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Moravian 2 –4 –02 –4 –0
Wilkes 2 –5 –03 –5 –0
Lycoming 1 –5 –01 –7 –0
Juniata * 3 –1 –05 –3 –0
Susquehanna * 2 –1 –08 –1 –0
Hofstra * 0 –0 –03 –6 –0
College–Southern
Western Maryland x 4 –0 –06 –1 –1
Muhlenberg 4 –1 –05 –3 –0
Dickinson 5 –2 –05 –2 –0
Swarthmore 4 –2 –04 –3 –0
Drexel 3 –2 –05 –3 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –3 –04 –3 –0
Pennsylvania Military 3 –5 –03 –6 –0
Ursinus 2 –4 –12 –4 –1
Haverford 2 –4 –02 –5 –0
Franklin & Marshall 1 –4 –01 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –10 –6 –1
West Chester * 0 –0 –07 –1 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Temple's season-ending November 23 matchup with Gettysburg was canceled following the assassination of John F. Kennedy the previous day.[2]

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Ithaca*
W 30–217,500–9,500[3]
September 28at Merchant Marine*
T 20–205,000
October 5Connecticut*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 9–79,000[4]
October 12Muhlenberg*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 29–0 8,500 [5]
October 19Lafayettedagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–0 9,000 [6]
October 26Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–14 9,200 [7]
November 2at Bucknell
L 3–14 7,500 [8]
November 9at No. 1 Delaware
L 23–32 10,183 [9]
November 16at Susquehanna*
L 18–22 7,800 [10]
November 23at Gettysburg
Canceled [2]

[11]

References
  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Metzgar, Dick (November 25, 1963). "Winning Owl Year Ends on Sad Note". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Jansen, Harold (September 23, 1963). "Temple Beats Bombers, 30-21". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Keyes, Frank (October 6, 1963). "Temple Overtakes UConns". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple's Gridders Upset Connecticut". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 6, 1963. p. 2D.
  5. "Temple Blanks Muhlenberg, 29-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 13, 1963. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. Frush, Charlie (October 20, 1963). "Morelli Paces Temple in Rout of Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Frush, Charlie (October 27, 1963). "Undefeated Temple Rolls over Hofstra as Morelli Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Frush, Charlie (November 3, 1963). "Undefeated Temple Rolls over Hofstra as Morelli Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Katzman, Izzy (November 11, 1963). "Hens Glum Despite Win over Owls". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Frush, Charlie (November 17, 1963). "Susquehanna Jolts Temple; Fumbles Costly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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