1969 Temple Owls football team

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.

1969 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
1969 record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MAC University)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 10 Delaware x 6 –0 –0  9 –2 –0
Gettysburg 4 –2 –0  7 –2 –0
Bucknell 3 –2 –1  3 –5 –1
Lehigh 2 –2 –0  4 –5 –1
Temple 1 –2 –1  4 –5 –1
Lafayette 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
Hofstra 0 –5 –0  0 –10 –0
West Chester * 0 –1 –0  7 –2 –0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 5 –0 –0  6 –2 –0
Susquehanna 5 –1 –0  6 –3 –0
Wagner 4 –1 –0  4 –5 –0
Juniata 4 –2 –0  5 –3 –0
Delaware Valley 4 –3 –0  4 –3 –0
Upsala 3 –3 –0  4 –4 –0
Albright 3 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Lycoming 1 –7 –0  1 –7 –0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 –2 –0  5 –4 –0
Lebanon Valley x 5 –2 –0  6 –2 –0
Ursinus x 5 –2 –0  5 –2 –1
Moravian 6 –3 –0  6 –3 –0
Dickinson 4 –4 –0  4 –4 –0
Muhlenberg 4 –5 –0  4 –5 –0
Drexel 2 –3 –0  3 –5 –0
Swarthmore 3 –5 –0  3 –5 –0
Western Maryland 2 –4 –0  3 –6 –0
Pennsylvania Military 1 –5 –0  2 –6 –0
Franklin & Marshall 1 –6 –0  1 –7 –0
Haverford 1 –6 –0  1 –6 –0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

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

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. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. "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.
  11. Ralby, Herb (November 16, 1969). "N.U. loses to Temple, 35-17". Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 94 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. 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.
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