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Temple Football Team History

Temple Owls

Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 68,532
Colors: Cherry & White
Coach: H. Shindle Wingert
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1900 <- 1901 -> 1902 --> 2024

1901 Season Highlights

H. Shindle Wingert enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Temple.

1901 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
	New Jersey (NJ)	0	15	L
	La Salle (PA)	6	5	W
	Saint Josephs (PA)	0	32	L
	Philadelphia Dental College (PA)	10	0	W
	Central Pennsylvania	21	13	W

1901 Season Totals
Record	3-2
Points Scored	37
Scoring Average	7.4
Points Allowed	65
Defense Average	13.0
Opponents Record	0-0
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	0-0
Away Record	0-0

1901 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1901 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Connecticut	8-2	143	67					T.D. Knowles
Kansas	3-5-2	92	147					John H. Outland
Iowa State	2-6-2	56	133					Edgar N. Clinton
New Mexico	0-3-1	7	54					Joe Napier
California	9-0-1	106	15					Frank W. Simpson
Notre Dame	8-1-1	145	19					Pat ODea
Virginia	8-2	270	48					Wesley Abbott
Pittsburgh	7-2-1	96	53					Wilbur D. Hockensmith
Syracuse	7-2	185	33					Edwin R. Sweetland
Navy	6-4-1	113	81					Arthur R.T. Doc Hillebrand
Nebraska	6-2	149	52					Walter C. Bummy Booth
Northern Illinois	6-1	110	18					John L. Keith
Ohio	6-1-2	108	43					Art C. Jones
Virginia Tech	6-1	115	33					Dr. A.B. Morrison, Jr.
Army	5-1-2	98	22					Leon B. Kromer
Baylor	5-3	170	61					W.J. Ritchie
Louisiana State	5-1	167	28					W.S. Boreland
Ohio State	5-3-1	94	56					Dr. John B.C. Eckstorm
Penn State	5-3	117	90					William N. Pop Golden
Utah	5-1	111	6					Harvey R. Holmes
Arizona	4-1	115	19					William Skinner
Washington State	4-1	47	7					William H. Namack
Arkansas	3-5	98	52					Charles Thomas
Kansas State	3-4-1	65	87					Wade Moore
Nevada	3-3	64	31					Dr. Allen C. Steckle
Oklahoma	3-2	93	35					Fred Roberts
Oregon	3-4-1	33	44					Warren W. Smith
South Carolina	3-4	85	52					Byron W. By Dickson
Stanford	3-2-2	34	57	Lost 0-49				C.M. Fickert
Temple	3-2	37	65					H. Shindle Wingert
Utah State	3-2	65	46					Dick Richards
Washington	3-3	43	42					Jack Wright
West Virginia	3-2	73	34					Louis Yeager
Boston College	2-7	28	108					John Dunlop
Buffalo	2-4-1	34	68					No Coach
Marshall	2-0-1	25	0					No Coach
Missouri	2-6-1	30	155					Fred J. Murphy
New Mexico State	2-1	38	6					John O. Miller
Oklahoma State	2-3	39	29					No Coach
Cincinnati	1-3-1	10	47					Henry Pratt
Maryland	1-7	49	129					Emmons Dunbar
Miami Ohio	1-3-1	23	29					Thomas Hazzard
Texas A&M	1-4	12	112					W.A. Murray
Texas Christian	1-2-1	14	81					No Coach
Wyoming	1-0	38	0					William McMurray
Central Michigan	0-0	0	0					Unknown
Louisiana Tech	0-2	0	73					Edwin Barber
Oregon State	0-0	0	0					No Team
Rutgers	0-7	5	133					Arthur P. Robinson
Southern California	0-1	0	6					Clair S. Tappaan
Tulsa	0-1	0	48					Unknown

1901 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1901 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.