1969 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MAC University)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
University
No. 10 Delaware x 6 –0 –09 –2 –0
Gettysburg 4 –2 –07 –2 –0
Bucknell 3 –2 –13 –5 –1
Lehigh 2 –2 –04 –5 –1
Temple 1 –2 –14 –5 –1
Lafayette 1 –3 –04 –6 –0
Hofstra 0 –5 –00 –10 –0
West Chester * 0 –1 –07 –2 –0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 5 –0 –06 –2 –0
Susquehanna 5 –1 –06 –3 –0
Wagner 4 –1 –04 –5 –0
Juniata 4 –2 –05 –3 –0
Delaware Valley 4 –3 –04 –3 –0
Upsala 3 –3 –04 –4 –0
Albright 3 –4 –03 –6 –0
Lycoming 1 –7 –01 –7 –0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 –2 –05 –4 –0
Lebanon Valley x 5 –2 –06 –2 –0
Ursinus x 5 –2 –05 –2 –1
Moravian 6 –3 –06 –3 –0
Dickinson 4 –4 –04 –4 –0
Muhlenberg 4 –5 –04 –5 –0
Drexel 2 –3 –03 –5 –0
Swarthmore 3 –5 –03 –5 –0
Western Maryland 2 –4 –03 –6 –0
Pennsylvania Military 1 –5 –02 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall 1 –6 –01 –7 –0
Haverford 1 –6 –01 –6 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1969 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 against MAC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Makris resigned at the end of the 1969 season.[2] He compiled a 45–44–4 record in 10 years as Temple's head football coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Rhode Island*
W 47–37,000–7,318[3]
September 27William & Mary*
L 6–712,000[4]
October 4Wayne State (MI)*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–09,000[5]
October 11at Bucknell
T 7–710,500[6]
October 18Hofstradagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–710,500–12,500[7][8]
October 25at Delaware
L 0–3315,182[9]
November 1at Buffalo*
L 0–337,351[10]
November 8Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–167,500[11]
November 15at Northeastern*
W 35–174,200–4,238[12]
November 22at Boston University*
L 3–213,500–5,000[13][14]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

[15]

References

  1. ↑ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Makris Quit a Month Ago -- Today It's Official". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 17, 1969. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Temple Cracks R.I. by 47 to 3". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. September 21, 1969. p. 31 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ Petrella, Tony (September 28, 1969). "W&M 7-6 Victor over Temple". Daily Press. Newport News, Va. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Temple Goes Wild, Routs Wayne, 34-0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. October 5, 1969. p. 7C – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Owls, Bisons Play 7-7 Tie". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 12, 1969. p. 35 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ Heisler, Mark (October 19, 1969). "New QB Leads Temple Romp over Hofstra". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
  9. ↑ Heisler, Mark (October 26, 1969). "Delaware Wins, Holds Temple to 16 Total Yards". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ Newman, Chuck (November 2, 1969). "Buffalo Beef Grinds Temple Strategy". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Buffalo Blanks Temple, 33-0". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. November 2, 1969. p. 3D.
  11. ↑ "Beekman Returns Two Punts for Touchdowns as Bullets Down Temple for 7-2 Record". The Gettysburg Times. Gettysburg, Pa. November 10, 1969. p. 12 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ Ralby, Herb (November 16, 1969). "N.U. loses to Temple, 35-17". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ Keane, Clif (November 23, 1969). "B.U.'s Taylor Sparkles in 21-3 Win vs. Temple". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 81 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  15. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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