1966 Temple Owls football team

The 1966 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 6–3 record (2–2 against MAC opponents) and finished third out of seven teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1966 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (2–2 MAC University)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
Delaware x 6 –0 –06 –3 –0
Gettysburg 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Temple 2 –2 –06 –3 –0
Lafayette 2 –3 –03 –6 –0
Bucknell 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Hofstra 1 –3 –02 –8 –0
Lehigh 0 –4 –00 –9 –0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 7 –0 –08 –0 –0
Upsala 6 –1 –06 –2 –0
Delaware Valley 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Lycoming 4 –3 –04 –4 –0
Moravian 4 –4 –14 –4 –1
Albright 4 –4 –04 –5 –0
Juniata 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Wagner 1 –3 –12 –6 –1
Susquehanna * 1 –2 –03 –6 –0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x 6 –0 –16 –0 –1
Drexel 4 –1 –06 –1 –1
Franklin & Marshall 3 –2 –23 –3 –2
Dickinson 4 –3 –14 –3 –1
Western Maryland 2 –3 –04 –5 –0
Ursinus 2 –4 –12 –5 –1
Muhlenberg 2 –6 –12 –6 –1
Lebanon Valley 2 –6 –02 –6 –0
Pennsylvania Military 2 –6 –02 –7 –0
Haverford 1 –5 –01 –6 –0
Johns Hopkins 0 –4 –20 –6 –2
West Chester * 0 –0 –08 –1 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Merchant Marine*
W 48–88,500[2]
October 1at Boston University*
W 9–62,000[3]
October 8Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 82–287,000[4]
October 15at HofstraNo. 16
W 18–75,439–5,500[5][6]
October 22Connecticut*No. 12
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–259,500[7]
October 29 No. 13 DelawareNo. 12
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–2013,000[8]
November 5at Rhode Island*
W 21–194,000–5,500[9][10]
November 12at No. 17 Gettysburg
L 19–216,200[11]
November 19Bowling Green*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 20–626,500[12]

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References
  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Chevalier, Jack (September 25, 1966). "Temple Slashes Kings Point on 35-Point Period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. Monahan, Bob (October 2, 1966). "Temple Edges B.U., 9-6". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 60 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Accorsi, Ernie (October 9, 1966). "Temple 82, Bucknell 28—Honest!". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. Dell, John (October 16, 1966). "Temple Beats Hofstra on Passes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Tops Hofstra for 2nd MAC Win". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 16, 1966. p. 44.
  6. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  7. Griffith, Owen (October 23, 1966). "Temple Outscores UConn 35 to 25 in Philadelphia". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  8. Accorsi, Ernie (October 30, 1966). "Delaware Ends Temple Skein". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. Accorsi, Ernie (November 6, 1966). "Temple Nips Rhode Island with 3 in 3d". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  11. Accorsi, Ernie (November 13, 1966). "Gettysburg Spurts in 2d Half, Ruins Temple's Dreams". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. Nagurny, Nick (November 20, 1966). "Bowling Green Routs Temple; Radich Scores 4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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