1944 Temple Owls football team

The 1944 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 96 to 93.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1944 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1943
1945 →
1944 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Army     9 0 0
Yale     7 0 1
Harvard     5 1 0
Bucknell     7 2 1
Penn State     6 3 0
Penn     5 3 0
Boston College     4 3 0
Cornell     5 4 0
Villanova     4 4 0
Drexel     2 2 0
Pittsburgh     4 5 0
Brown     3 4 1
Temple     2 4 2
Syracuse     2 4 1
Princeton     1 2 0
Dartmouth     2 5 1
Colgate     2 5 0
NYU     2 5 0
Columbia     2 6 0
Tufts     1 4 1
Franklin & Marshall     1 8 0
CCNY     0 7 0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29SwarthmoreW 34–12 10,000 [2]
October 6Holy Cross
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–30 12,000 [3]
October 14at NYUW 25–0 4,000 [4]
October 20Syracuse
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 7–7 200 [5]
October 27Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
T 7–7 8,000 [6]
November 4at West VirginiaL 0–6 6,000 [7]
November 11Penn State
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–7 12,000 [8]
November 18at No. 17 TennesseeL 14–27 15,000 [9]
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "1944 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (September 30, 1944). "Temple 'T' Gains Easy Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ McNulty, Joe (October 7, 1944). "Holy Cross Passes Beat Temple, 30-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 15, 1944). "Temple Wins Over N.Y.U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Only 200 Brave Stormy Weather to See Temple, Syracuse Play 7-7 Tie". Gazette and Bulletin. Williamsport, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 28, 1944). "Temple Ties Bucknell, 7-7, on Final-Period Touchdown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "West Virginia Holds Temple to Win Hard-Fought Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 5, 1944. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 12, 1944). "Penn State Beats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Wilson, Bob (November 19, 1944). "Tennessee Topples Temple in Thriller, 27 to 14; Bowl-Bound Volunteers Overcome Tricky Owls in Spectacular Finish". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.