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1963 Temple Owls football team

1963 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record5–3–1 (1–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
No. 2 Delaware x 4 0 0 8 0 0
Bucknell 3 1 0 6 3 0
Gettysburg 2 2 0 5 4 0
Temple 1 2 0 5 3 1
Lehigh 1 3 0 1 8 0
Lafayette 1 4 0 1 8 0
Northern College Division
Upsala x 4 1 0 6 2 0
Wagner 4 1 0 6 3 0
Albright 2 3 0 3 5 0
Moravian 2 4 0 2 4 0
Wilkes 2 5 0 3 5 0
Lycoming 1 5 0 1 7 0
Juniata * 3 1 0 5 3 0
Susquehanna * 2 1 0 8 1 0
Hofstra * 0 0 0 3 6 0
Southern College Division
Western Maryland x 4 0 0 6 1 1
Muhlenberg 4 1 0 5 3 0
Dickinson 5 2 0 5 2 0
Swarthmore 4 2 0 4 3 0
Drexel 3 2 0 5 3 0
Lebanon Valley 4 3 0 4 3 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0 3 6 0
Ursinus 2 4 1 2 4 1
Haverford 2 4 0 2 5 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 4 0 1 6 0
Johns Hopkins 0 4 1 0 6 1
West Chester * 0 0 0 7 1 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1963 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. In its fourth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 5–3–1 record (1–2 against MAC opponents) and finished fourth out of six teams in the MAC's University Division.[1]

Temple's season-ending November 23 matchup with Gettysburg was canceled following the assassination of John F. Kennedy the previous day.[2]

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Ithaca*W 30–217,500–9,500[3]
September 28at Merchant Marine*
T 20–205,000
October 5Connecticut*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 9–79,000[4]
October 12Muhlenberg*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 29–0 8,500 [5]
October 19Lafayettedagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 31–0 9,000 [6]
October 26Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 46–14 9,200 [7]
November 2at BucknellL 3–14 7,500 [8]
November 9at No. 1 DelawareL 23–32 10,100–10,183 [9][10]
November 16at Susquehanna*
L 18–22 7,800 [11]
November 23at Gettysburg
Canceled [2]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

[12]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Metzgar, Dick (November 25, 1963). "Winning Owl Year Ends on Sad Note". Philadelphia Daily News. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Jansen, Harold (September 23, 1963). "Temple Beats Bombers, 30-21". The Ithaca Journal. Ithaca, N.Y. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Keyes, Frank (October 6, 1963). "Temple Overtakes UConns". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. p. 2C – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple's Gridders Upset Connecticut". Democrat and Chronicle. Rochester, N.Y. October 6, 1963. p. 2D.
  5. ^ "Temple Blanks Muhlenberg, 29-0". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 13, 1963. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 20, 1963). "Morelli Paces Temple in Rout of Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Frush, Charlie (October 27, 1963). "Undefeated Temple Rolls over Hofstra as Morelli Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 3, 1963). "Undefeated Temple Rolls over Hofstra as Morelli Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 11, 1963). "Hens Glum Despite Win over Owls". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Delaware)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. ^ Frush, Charlie (November 17, 1963). "Susquehanna Jolts Temple; Fumbles Costly". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Temple)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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