1965 Temple Owls football team

The 1965 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1965 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–5 (3–2 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Bucknell x 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Hofstra 4 –1 –08 –2 –0
Temple 3 –2 –05 –5 –0
Delaware 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Gettysburg 2 –4 –05 –4 –0
Lehigh 1 –3 –01 –8 –0
Lafayette 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 6 –1 –07 –1 –0
Upsala 5 –2 –05 –3 –0
Lycoming 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Juniata 3 –2 –03 –5 –0
Moravian 4 –4 –05 –4 –0
Albright 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Wagner 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Susquehanna * 0 –3 –00 –9 –0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x 6 –0 –06 –1 –0
Dickinson 7 –1 –07 –1 –0
Drexel 4 –2 –06 –2 –0
Lebanon Valley 4 –3 –05 –3 –0
Franklin & Marshall 3 –4 –04 –4 –0
Haverford 2 –3 –02 –5 –0
Western Maryland 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Pennsylvania Military 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Muhlenberg 1 –8 –01 –8 –0
Johns Hopkins 1 –4 –11 –6 –1
Ursinus 1 –4 –11 –6 –1
West Chester * 0 –0 –05 –3 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18George Washington*
L 13–21 10,200 [2]
September 25at Merchant Marine*
L 21–273,500 [3]
October 2Boston University*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–147,000–7,500 [4][5]
October 9at Bucknell
L 14–407,500 [6]
October 16Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–125,500 [7]
October 23at Connecticut*
W 12–117,048 [8]
October 30Delawaredagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–229,000 [9]
November 6Rhode Island*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–05,500 [10]
November 13Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–215,000 [11]
November 20Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 28–424,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[12]

References
  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Greenday, Joe (September 20, 1965). "Owls Lose by a Nose (Joe Petro's)". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "GW Defeats Temple by 21-13 Score". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. September 19, 1965. p. 40.
  3. "King's Point 11 Surprises Temple, 27-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Frush, Charlie (October 3, 1965). "Boston U. Uses Ball Control to Hand Temple 3d Loss, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. "Mitchell Stars as Bisons Rout Temple in Homecoming Tilt". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 11, 1965. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Frush, Charlie (October 17, 1965). "Temple Rolls Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Trips Lafayette by 27-12 Score". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 17, 1965. p. 44.
  8. Newell, Bill (October 24, 1965). "Mike Derchak Sparks Crushing Ground Attack". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Bodley, Hal (November 1, 1965). "Owls' Homer Punch Shocks Blue Hens". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. Frush, Charlie (November 7, 1965). "Temple Trims Rhode Island for 4th Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. Frush, Charlie (November 14, 1965). "Temple Down, 21-6, at Half, Rallies to Jolt Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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