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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: Ray Morrison
Conference: Independent-

Team Home Summary  Coaches Games by Year Opponents Rankings Bowls Conference


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1894  <-- 1940 <- 1941 -> 1942 --> 2024
1941 Season Highlights
 Ray Morrison enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Temple.
 
1941 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Fri., Sep. 26  vs. Kansas  31   9   W       
 Sat., Oct. 4  vs. Virginia Military Institute  28   13   W       
 Fri., Oct. 10  vs. Georgetown  17   7   W       
 Sat., Oct. 18  vs. Penn State  14   0   W       
 Sat., Oct. 25  vs. Bucknell  41   14   W       
 Sat., Nov. 1  @ Boston College  0   31   L       
 Sat., Nov. 8  vs. Villanova  14   13   W       
 Sat., Nov. 15  @ Michigan State  0   46   L       
 Sat., Nov. 22  @ Holy Cross  31   13   W       
 
1941 Season Totals
  Record7-2
  Points Scored176
  Scoring Average19.6
  Points Allowed146
  Defense Average16.2
  Opponents Record22-14
  Conference Record0-0
  Home Record6-0
  Away Record1-2
1941 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1941 Independent- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Connecticut 2-65882   J.O. Christian
Notre Dame 8-0-118964   Frank W. Leahy
Virginia 8-127942   Frank J. Murray
Western Michigan 8-018327   Mitchell Gary
Boston College 7-3235106   Dennis E. Denny Myers
East Carolina 7-015920   John Christenbury
Navy 7-1-119234   Major Emery E. Swede Larson
Penn State 7-220078   Robert A. Bob Higgins
Temple 7-2176146   Ray Morrison
Cincinnati 6-319445   Joseph A. Joe Meyer
Army 5-3-110587   Earl H. Red Blaik
Michigan State 5-3-115077   Charles W. Bachman
Ohio 5-2-110842   Don Peden
Syracuse 5-2-119086   Oscar M. Ossie Solem
Central Michigan 4-34482   Ron Finch
West Virginia 4-685126   William F. Bill Kern
Buffalo 3-4-15575   Jim Peele
Nevada 3-5-1100114   James W. Jim Aiken
Pittsburgh 3-682171   Charles W. Bowser
Georgia Southern 2-837229   Crook Smith
Massachusetts 3-4-193120   Walter Hargesheimer
Miami Ohio 2-798176   Frank Wilton
Eastern Michigan 0-5-21265   Elton J. Rynearson

1941 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1941 All Independent Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


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