1928 Temple Owls football team

Summary

The 1928 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Heinie Miller, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record.[1] Quarterback Howard "Barney" Gugel was the team captain.

1928 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–2
Head coach
CaptainHoward "Barney" Gugel
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 →
1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Boston College     9 0 0
West Chester     8 0 0
Villanova     7 0 1
Brown     8 1 0
No. 11 Penn     8 1 0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech     7 1 0
No. 9 Army     8 2 0
Drexel     8 2 0
No. 10 NYU     8 2 0
Temple     7 1 2
Lafayette     6 1 2
Princeton     5 1 2
CCNY     4 1 2
Pittsburgh     6 2 1
Harvard     5 2 1
Tufts     5 2 1
Colgate     6 3 0
Rutgers     6 3 0
Bucknell     5 2 3
Columbia     5 3 1
Boston University     3 3 2
Cornell     3 3 2
Syracuse     4 4 1
Yale     4 4 0
Fordham     4 5 0
Franklin & Marshall     4 5 0
Penn State     3 5 1
Lehigh     3 6 0
Washington & Jefferson     2 5 2
Providence     1 5 3
Vermont     1 7 2
Rankings from Dickinson System

The team played its home games at the newly built Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. The Owls played their first game in the new stadium on September 29, 1929 – a 12–0 victory over St. Thomas (PA).[2] The dedication of the stadium occurred two weeks later on October 13.[3]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29St. Thomas (PA)W 12–010,000[2]
October 6Gallaudet
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 39–020,000[4]
October 13Western Maryland
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–025,000[3]
October 20Albright
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 32–08,000[5]
October 27Providence College
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–0[6]
November 3at Schuylkill[n 1]
L 7–10[7]
November 10Villanova
T 0–035,000[8]
November 17Geneva
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–015,000[9]
November 24Washington College
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 73–610,000[10]
November 29at Bucknell
T 7–78,000[11]

Notes edit

  1. ^ In 1928, Schuylkill College of Reading, Pennsylvania, merged with Albright College, also located in Reading.

References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 128. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Temple Starts With 12-0 Win Over St. Thomas". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 30, 1928. pp. 1S, 4S – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Stan Baumgartner (October 14, 1928). "Dignitaries of State and City on Hand as New Temple Stadium is Dedicated: Temple Flurry in Third Period Yields Victory". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Temple Rallies in Final Periods for Crushing Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 7, 1928. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Temple Crushes Albright: Owls Break Forth in Scoring Rash After First Period". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 21, 1928. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Temple and Villanova Score Wins: Providence Eleven Proves Easy Meat for Wild-Eyed Owl". The Philadelphia Inquirer. October 28, 1928. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Schuylkill Beats Temple in Upset: Boyle's Goal, With 40 Seconds To Go, Sends Temple Down". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 4, 1928. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Temple Holds Villanova to Scoreless Tie in Bitterly Fought Battle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 11, 1928. pp. 1S, 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Temple Beats Geneva in Close Tilt: Owls' Early Lead Vanquishes Geneva in Bitter Battle". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 18, 1928. pp. 1S, 6S – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Temple Cleans Up: Temple, in Scoring Orgy, Rolls Up 73 to 7 Score on Washington College Lads". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 25, 1928. pp. 1S, 3S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Bisons Rally on Brink of Defeat to Snatch Victory From Owls for Stalemate". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 30, 1928. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.