1958 Temple Owls football team

The 1958 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 0–8 record.[1] The season was part of a 21-game losing streak that began on November 2, 1957, and ended on September 24, 1960. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1958 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
1958 record0–8 (0–5 MAC University)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x 4 0 0  8 1 0
Lafayette 5 1 1  5 3 1
Gettysburg 3 1 1  7 1 1
Lehigh 2 1 2  3 3 3
Delaware 2 3 0  5 3 0
Bucknell 1 5 0  1 8 0
Temple 0 5 0  0 8 0
Muhlenberg * 1 2 0  4 4 0
College–Northern
Juniata x 6 0 0  7 0 1
Lycoming 4 1 0  7 1 0
Lebanon Valley 3 1 1  4 3 1
Susquehanna 3 2 0  3 4 0
Moravian 3 3 0  4 4 0
Wagner 3 3 0  3 5 0
Dickinson 3 4 0  4 4 0
Albright 2 4 1  2 6 1
Wilkes 1 7 0  1 8 0
Scranton * 2 2 0  5 3 0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x 7 1 0  7 2 0
Johns Hopkins 5 1 0  5 3 0
Haverford 4 2 0  4 3 0
Western Maryland 1 4 0  3 6 0
Swarthmore 1 4 0  1 7 0
Drexel 1 5 0  1 7 0
Ursinus 0 8 0  0 8 0
West Chester * 1 0 0  9 1 0
Franklin & Marshall * 3 1 0  5 4 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4DelawareL 7–14 3,500 [2]
October 11at Muhlenberg
L 18–21 4,000 [3]
October 18at LafayetteL 0–35 8,000 [4]
October 25at Scranton*Scranton, PAL 0–6 2,000 [5]
November 1at Buffalo*L 6–54[1]
November 8Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–44 4,000 [6]
November 15Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–22 2,500 [7]
November 22Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–34[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Wilson, Dave (October 5, 1958). "Delaware Tops Temple, 35-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  3. McCarron, Joe (October 12, 1958). "Owens' 3 TDs Spark Mules, 21-18". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 33 via Newspapers.com.
  4. Denton, Cliff (October 19, 1958). "Lafayette Rolls, 35-0; First-Play 'Dazzler' Sinks Owls". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 via Newspapers.com.
  5. Feldman, Chic (October 26, 1958). "Scranton Upsets Temple, 6-0". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 43 via Newspapers.com.
  6. Wilson, Dave (November 9, 1958). "Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 via Newspapers.com.
  7. Wilson, Dave (November 16, 1958). "Temple Fumbles Costly as Gettysburg Triumphs, 22-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 via Newspapers.com.
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