1956 Temple Owls football team

The 1956 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. In its first season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1956 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1956 record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1956 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Northern Michigan      7 0 1
Carthage      8 2 0
Tampa      7 2 0
Cal Poly San Dimas      6 2 0
Mississippi Southern      7 2 1
Wabash      6 2 1
Hawaii      7 3 0
Hofstra      7 3 0
Xavier      7 3 0
Franklin & Marshall      5 2 1
Pepperdine      6 3 0
Washington University      6 3 0
La Verne      6 4 0
Buffalo      5 3 0
Drexel      5 3 0
Long Beach State      5 3 0
Delaware      5 3 1
Baldwin–Wallace      4 5 0
Rose Poly      3 4 0
Bucknell      3 5 0
Carnegie Tech      3 5 0
Temple      3 5 0
Howard (AL)      2 5 2
Sewanee      1 6 1
UC Riverside      1 6 0

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29at LafayetteL 0–20
October 6at Muhlenberg
W 19–14 2,000 [2]
October 13ScrantonW 28–20 1,617 [3]
October 20Carnegie Tech
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–12 6,100 [4]
October 27Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–12 7,047 [5]
November 3Lehigh
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–21 6,200 [6]
November 10Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–13 4,500 [7]
November 17at DelawareL 7–14 2,500 [8]

References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Wilson, Dave (October 7, 1956). "Temple Beats Muhlenberg on Rally by 19-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Temple Tops Scranton, 28-20". The Tribune. Scranton, Pa. October 14, 1956. p. 49 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Sullivan, Paul G. (October 21, 1956). "Tartan Rally Fails, Owls Win, 27-12". Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph. Pittsburgh, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Wilson, Dave (October 28, 1956). "Bucknell Turns Back Temple, 12-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Engineers Score Victory over Owls". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 4, 1956. p. 35 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Gettysburg Tops Temple Owls, 13-7". The Evening Sun. Hanover, Pa. November 12, 1956. p. 10 via Newspapers.com.
  8. Harper, Bill (November 18, 1956). "Delaware Tops Temple; Soph Scores Both Hen Touchdowns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Delaware Tops Temple, 14-7, as Soph Stars". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 18, 1956. p. 42.
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