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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: Henry J. Miller
Conference: Independent-

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1894 <-- 1930 <- 1931 -> 1932 --> 2024

1931 Season Highlights

Henry J. Miller enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Temple.

1931 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Sat., Sep. 26	vs. Mount St. Marys	33	0	W
Sat., Oct. 3	vs. Albright	19	7	W
Sat., Oct. 10	vs. Penn State	12	0	W
Sat., Oct. 17	vs. Bucknell	0	0	T
Sat., Oct. 24	vs. Haskell	6	0	W
Sat., Oct. 31	@ Washington & Jefferson	6	3	W
Sat., Nov. 7	vs. Villanova	13	7	W
Sat., Nov. 14	@ Carnegie Tech	13	19	L
Sat., Nov. 28	@ Missouri	38	6	W	@ Kansas City, MO
Sat., Dec. 5	@ Denver	18	0	W

1931 Season Totals
Record	8-1 -1
Points Scored	158
Scoring Average	15.8
Points Allowed	42
Defense Average	4.2
Opponents Record	4-16
Conference Record	0-0
Home Record	5-0 -1
Away Record	3-1

1931 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1931 Independent- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Texas Tech	6-3	150	66					Pete W. Cawthon
Connecticut	2-3-3	27	84					Summer Dole
Army	8-2-1	296	72					Ralph I. Sasse
Pittsburgh	8-1	280	37					Dr. John B. Jock Sutherland
Temple	8-1-1	158	42					Henry J. Miller
Massachusetts	7-1-1	250	58					Mel Taube
Syracuse	7-1-1	238	56					Victor A. Vic Hanson
Texas El Paso	7-1	146	83					Mack Saxon
Boston College	6-4	115	74					Joseph Joe McKenney
Notre Dame	6-2-1	215	40					Heartley Hunk Anderson
Troy	6-3	136	87					Albert Elmore
Navy	5-5-1	78	95					Edgar E. Rip Miller
Western Michigan	5-2	86	51					Mitchell Gary
Central Michigan	4-3	95	58					George Van Bibber
Michigan State	4-3-2	191	61					James H. Jim Crowley
Wake Forest	4-4	45	138					Frank S. Pat Miller
West Virginia	4-6	91	122					A. Earle Greasy Neale
Eastern Michigan	3-2-1	98	54					Elton J. Rynearson
Georgia Southern	3-6	142	92					Crook Smith
Ball State	2-6	65	161					Lawrence McPhee
Penn State	2-8	69	167					Robert A. Bob Higgins
Jacksonville State	0-7-1	52	172					T.B. Shotts

1931 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1931 All Independent Conference Players
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Team	Source
Coming Someday

Some records may be incomplete.

Great Moments in College Football History

College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.