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1960 Temple Owls football team

The 1960 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1960 college football season. In its first season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 2–7 record (0–5 against MAC opponents) and finished seventh out of eight teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1960 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record2–7 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1959
1961 →
1960 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Rutgers x 4 – 0 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Bucknell 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Lehigh 3 – 2 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Lafayette 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Delaware 1 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
Temple 0 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg * 1 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Northern College Division
Albright x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Wagner x 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
Lebanon Valley 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 2 – 0
Susquehanna 5 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Juniata 4 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 0
Scranton 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Upsala 1 – 3 – 1 1 – 5 – 2
Wilkes 2 – 7 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Moravian 1 – 5 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Hofstra * 2 – 0 – 0 7 – 1 – 1
Lycoming * 1 – 3 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 5 – 1 – 0 5 – 2 – 1
Pennsylvania Military 5 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Western Maryland 3 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Ursinus 3 – 3 – 0 3 – 4 – 0
Swarthmore 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Dickinson 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
Drexel 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 7 – 1
Haverford 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 7 – 0
Franklin & Marshall * 1 – 2 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
No. 5 West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 9 – 0 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Joe Nejman, Lou Paludi, and Wally Porter were assistant coaches.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24Merchant Marine*
W 26–13 10,000 [2]
October 1Buffalo*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–21 9,500 [3]
October 8at Muhlenberg
L 14–17 4,000 [4]
October 15at Lafayette
L 7–9 6,873–7,865 [5][6]
October 22at Hofstra*
L 4–6 3,800–7,000 [7][8]
October 29Drexel *
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 30–8 4,500 [9]
November 5Delaware
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 12–26 4,000 [10]
November 12at Bucknell
L 0–23 5,000 [11]
November 19Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 8–14 5,500 [12]
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Wilson, Dave (September 25, 1960). "Lotson Goes 86 as Temple Ends Losing Streak". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 2, 1960). "Buffalo's AIr Attack Jolts Temple, 21-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 9, 1960). "Muhlenberg Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 16, 1960). "Lafayette Goal Defeats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Lafayette)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 23, 1960). "Hofstra Sneaks Past Temple, 6-4". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 30, 1960). "Temple Routs Drexel in Fumble Battle, 30-8". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 7, 1960). "Delaware Will Try to Out-Run Rutgers". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 39 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Hens Keep the Kick" in Al Cartwright's column on page 38.
  11. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 13, 1960). "Temple Routed, 23-0, by Bucknell, Terhes". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Bullets Puncture Temple 14-8 in Final as Little Connects on TD Aerials". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. November 21, 1960. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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