1941 Temple Owls football team

1941 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–2
Head coach	Ray Morrison (2nd season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1941 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 8 Duquesne			–					8	–	0	–	0
Thiel			–					7	–	0	–	0
Saint Francis (PA)			–					6	–	0	–	1
No. 6 Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Rochester			–					6	–	1	–	0
Trinity (CT)			–					6	–	1	–	0
Wagner			–					5	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					7	–	2	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	2	–	0
Coast Guard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Norwich			–					6	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					5	–	2	–	0
Boston College			–					7	–	3	–	0
Syracuse			–					5	–	2	–	1
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Drexel			–					4	–	2	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
La Salle			–					5	–	3	–	0
Tufts			–					5	–	3	–	0
Army			–					5	–	3	–	1
CCNY			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Manhattan			–					4	–	4	–	1
Holy Cross			–					4	–	4	–	2
Colgate			–					3	–	3	–	2
Providence			–					3	–	3	–	2
Buffalo			–					3	–	4	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					3	–	4	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	6	–	0
Vermont			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					1	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1941 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 7–2 record and was outscored by a total of 176 to 146. The team was ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll before losing to Boston College on November 1, 1941.^[1]

Back Andy Tomasic was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Hank Zajkowski was named to the second team.^[2]

Temple was ranked at No. 68 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.^[3]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 26	Kansas		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 31–9	23,000	[4]
October 4	VMI		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–13	15,000	[5]
October 10	Georgetown		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 17–7	33,000	[6]
October 18	Penn State		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–0	25,000	[7]
October 24	Bucknell	No. 17	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 41–14	20,000	[8]
November 1	at Boston College	No. 13	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 0–31	23,000	[9]
November 8	Villanova		Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–13	30,000	[10]
November 15	at Michigan State		Macklin Field East Lansing, MI	L 0–46	15,000	[11]
November 22	at Holy Cross		Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 31–13	14,000	[12]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1941 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved September 13, 2019.
2. "MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven". The Boston Daily Globe. December 5, 1941. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 26, 1941). "Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published". The Courier-Journal. p. Sports 4 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Stan Baumgartner (September 27, 1941). "23,000 See Temple Down Kansas, 31 to 9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Fred Byrod (October 4, 1941). "Temple Crushes V.M.I. Under 28-13 Score". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 21 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Stan Baumgartner (October 11, 1941). "Temple Beats Georgetown, 17-7: 33,000 See Andy Tomasic Run For Two Thrilling Touchdowns". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Stan Baumgartner (October 19, 1941). "Temple Stops State: Sutch and Tomasic Lead Owls To 14-0 Victory Over Lions". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 1S – via Newspapers.com.
8. Stan Baumgartner (October 25, 1941). "Temple Crushes Bucknell by 41-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Scoop Latimer (October 12, 1941). "Country Gentlemen Pluck Eagles, 26-13". The Greenville News. pp. Front 1, Sports 1 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Stan Baumgartner (November 9, 1941). "Temple Comes From Behind To Shade Villanova, 14-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. Sports 1, 3 – via Newspapers.com.
11. George S. Alderton (October 12, 1941). "Lansing Backs Lead Spartans in 13-7 Victory". Lansing State Journal. pp. 1, 17 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Stan Baumgartner (November 23, 1941). "Temple Triumphs Over Holy Cross". The Philadelphia Inquirer. pp. S1, S5 – via Newspapers.com.