1948 Temple Owls football team

The 1948 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1948 college football season. In its ninth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–6–1 record and was outscored by a total of 182 to 95.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1948 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
1948 record	2–6–1
Head coach	Ray Morrison (9th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1948 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Army			–					8	–	0	–	1
No. 19 Cornell			–					8	–	1	–	0
Penn State			–					7	–	1	–	1
Buffalo			–					6	–	1	–	1
Villanova			–					8	–	2	–	1
Brown			–					7	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					6	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	2	–	2
Pittsburgh			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	3	–	1
Harvard			–					4	–	4	–	0
Princeton			–					4	–	4	–	0
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Yale			–					4	–	5	–	0
Tufts			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	6	–	0
Fordham			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					3	–	6	–	0
Temple			–					2	–	6	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Hofstra			–					0	–	6	–	2
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Syracuse			–					1	–	8	–	0
Drexel			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 25	Lebanon Valley	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	10,000	[2]
October 2	vs. West Virginia	Hershey Sports Stadium Hershey, PA	L 7–27	8,000	[3]
October 9	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 20–34	13,000	[4]
October 15	Boston University	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	10,000	[5]
October 23	at Oklahoma A&M	Lewis Field Stillwater, OK	L 7–41	20,000	[6]
October 29	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	3,000	[7]
November 6	Syracuse	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	8,500	[8]
November 13	at No. 5 Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–47	16,000	[9]
November 20	Holy Cross	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–13	5,000	[10]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1948 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. Baumgartner, Stan (September 25, 1948). "Temple Tied, 7-7, in Opener". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 18 – via Newspapers.com.
3. O'Gara, Frank (October 3, 1948). "W. Virginia Downs Temple as Walthall Sparks Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
4. O'Gara, Frank (October 10, 1948). "Temple Stages Late Rally, but Loses to Rutgers Team". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Ralby, Herb (September 16, 1948). "B.U. Shades Temple, 13-7". The Boston Daily Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Middlesworth, Hal (October 24, 1948). "Cowboys Outclass Temple, 41-7". The Daily Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. p. 1-B – via Newspapers.com.
7. Baumgartner, Stan (October 30, 1948). "Temple Wins First, Beats Bucknell, 20-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Baumgartner, Stan (November 7, 1948). "Improved Temple Defeats Syracuse". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Baumgartner, Stan (November 14, 1948). "Penn State Routs Outclassed Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Keane, Clif (November 21, 1948). "Holy Cross Downs Temple, 13-7; Sheridan, Byers Break Loose". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.