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1965 Temple Owls football team

1965 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–5 (3–2 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1964
1966 →
1965 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Bucknell x 5 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Hofstra 4 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Temple 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Delaware 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Gettysburg 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Lehigh 1 – 3 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Lafayette 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 6 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Upsala 5 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Lycoming 4 – 2 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Juniata 3 – 2 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Moravian 4 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 0
Albright 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wagner 2 – 3 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Susquehanna * 0 – 3 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x 6 – 0 – 0 6 – 1 – 0
Dickinson 7 – 1 – 0 7 – 1 – 0
Drexel 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 2 – 0
Lebanon Valley 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
Franklin & Marshall 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 4 – 0
Haverford 2 – 3 – 0 2 – 5 – 0
Western Maryland 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Pennsylvania Military 2 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Muhlenberg 1 – 8 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
Johns Hopkins 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
Ursinus 1 – 4 – 1 1 – 6 – 1
West Chester * 0 – 0 – 0 5 – 3 – 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1965 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. In its sixth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 5–5 record (3–2 against MAC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18George Washington*
L 13–21 10,200 [2]
September 25at Merchant Marine*
L 21–273,500 [3]
October 2Boston University*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–147,000–7,500 [4][5]
October 9at Bucknell
L 14–407,500 [6]
October 16Lafayette
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–125,500 [7]
October 23at Connecticut*
W 12–117,048 [8]
October 30Delawaredagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–229,000 [9]
November 6Rhode Island*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 28–05,500 [10]
November 13Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 22–215,000 [11]
November 20Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 28–424,000
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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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. ^ Greenday, Joe (September 20, 1965). "Owls Lose by a Nose (Joe Petro's)". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "GW Defeats Temple by 21-13 Score". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. September 19, 1965. p. 40.
  3. ^ "King's Point 11 Surprises Temple, 27-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. September 26, 1965. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 3, 1965). "Boston U. Uses Ball Control to Hand Temple 3d Loss, 14-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
  6. ^ "Mitchell Stars as Bisons Rout Temple in Homecoming Tilt". Sunbury Daily Item. Sunbury, Pa. October 11, 1965. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 17, 1965). "Temple Rolls Past Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Trips Lafayette by 27-12 Score". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. October 17, 1965. p. 44.
  8. ^ Newell, Bill (October 24, 1965). "Mike Derchak Sparks Crushing Ground Attack". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 1C – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Bodley, Hal (November 1, 1965). "Owls' Homer Punch Shocks Blue Hens". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 20 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 7, 1965). "Temple Trims Rhode Island for 4th Win". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 14, 1965). "Temple Down, 21-6, at Half, Rallies to Jolt Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.