Temple Football Team History
Temple Owls
Temple University
Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884 Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field Capacity: 68,532 Colors: Cherry & White Coach: George Makris Conference: Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic-
1966 Season Highlights
George Makris enters his 7th season as Head Coach at Temple.
1966 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 24 @ Merchant Marine (NY)
48
8
W
Sat., Oct. 1 vs. Boston
9
6
W
Sat., Oct. 8 vs. Bucknell
82
28
W
Sat., Oct. 15 @ Hofstra
18
7
W
Sat., Oct. 22 vs.
Connecticut
35
25
W
Sat., Oct. 29 vs. Delaware
14
20
L
Sat., Nov. 5 @ Rhode Island
21
19
W
Sat., Nov. 12 @ Gettysburg (PA)
19
21
L
Sat., Nov. 19 vs.
Bowling Green
20
62
L
1966 Season Totals
Record 6-3
Points Scored 266
Scoring Average 29.6
Points Allowed 196
Defense Average 21.8
Opponents Record 8-9
Conference Record 0-0
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 3-1
1966 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1966 Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic- Standings
Season
Bowls
Conference
Team
W/L/T PF PA
W/L/T
PF PA
Coach
Temple
6-3 266 196
George Makris
1966 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1966 All Middle Atlantic States Collegiate Athletic Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The biggest crowd for a college football game was 114,000 for the 1926 Army-Navy Game. The game ended in a tie when it became too dark to play.