1967 Temple Owls football team

Summary

The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Temple won the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

1967 Temple Owls football
MAC University Division champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record7–2 (4–0 MAC University)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University
Temple x 4 0 0 7 2 0
Hofstra 3 1 0 8 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 0 4 6 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 4 5 0
Delaware 2 3 0 2 7 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 4 5 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 1 8 0
West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 8 0 0 8 0 0
Wagner x 5 0 0 9 0 0
Juniata x 5 0 0 7 1 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0 6 2 0
Albright 4 3 0 5 4 0
Upsala 4 4 0 4 4 0
Lycoming 3 5 0 3 5 0
Moravian 3 6 0 3 6 0
Susquehanna * 0 3 0 1 8 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0 6 1 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall 4 3 0 4 4 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0 3 5 0
Lebanon Valley 3 5 0 3 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0 3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0 3 6 0
Haverford 2 4 0 2 5 0
Muhlenberg 2 5 1 2 5 1
Ursinus 1 6 1 1 6 1
Drexel 1 5 0 3 5 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

In its eighth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 7–2 record, 4–0 against MAC opponents.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.[2]

Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell.[3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.[4]

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Merchant Marine*
W 18–123,000[5]
September 30Boston University*W 22–1610,000[6]
October 7at Buffalo*L 14–449,275[7]
October 14 No. 9 Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–2310,500[8]
October 21at Dayton*L 6–5614,208[9]
October 28at DelawareW 26–1713,255[10]
November 4at BucknellW 13–88,500[11]
November 11Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 45–2711,000[12]
November 18Akron*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–215,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References edit

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
  4. ^ a b Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
  5. ^ Chevalier, Jack (September 24, 1967). "Temple Nips Kings Pt. on Last-Play TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Chevalier, Jack (October 1, 1967). "Temple Thwarts BU Uprising to Win, 22-16". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Chevalier, Jack (October 8, 1967). "Buffalo Routs Temple, 44-14, with Big Plays". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Chevalier, Jack (October 15, 1967). "Temple Aerials Defeat Hofstra; Waller Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McCoy, Hal (October 22, 1967). "Fun, Fun Day for Dayton; Pulls Down Temple, 56-6". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Bodley, Hal (October 30, 1967). "Second-Half Jinx Continues to Haunt Hens". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Lewis, Allen (November 5, 1967). "Temple Beats Bucknell; Busch Breaks Record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Padwe, Sandy (November 12, 1967). "Temple Wallops Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.