1967 Temple Owls football team
American college football season
The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season . Temple won the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division .
In its eighth season under head coach George Makris , the team compiled a 7–2 record, 4–0 against MAC opponents.[ 1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia . John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.[ 2]
Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell .[ 3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic 's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.[ 4]
Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 23 at Merchant Marine * W 18–123,000 [ 5]
September 30 Boston University * W 22–1610,000 [ 6]
October 7 at Buffalo * L 14–449,275 [ 7]
October 14 No. 9 Hofstra Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 35–2310,500 [ 8]
October 21 at Dayton * L 6–5614,208 [ 9]
October 28 at Delaware W 26–1713,255 [ 10]
November 4 at Bucknell W 13–88,500 [ 11]
November 11 Gettysburg Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 45–2711,000 [ 12]
November 18 Akron * Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 22–215,000 [ 4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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References
^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF) . Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020 .
^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
^ a b Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com . Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News . Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
^ Chevalier, Jack (September 24, 1967). "Temple Nips Kings Pt. on Last-Play TD" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Chevalier, Jack (October 1, 1967). "Temple Thwarts BU Uprising to Win, 22-16" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Chevalier, Jack (October 8, 1967). "Buffalo Routs Temple, 44-14, with Big Plays" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Chevalier, Jack (October 15, 1967). "Temple Aerials Defeat Hofstra; Waller Stars" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ McCoy, Hal (October 22, 1967). "Fun, Fun Day for Dayton; Pulls Down Temple, 56-6" . Dayton Daily News . Dayton, Ohio. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com .
^ Bodley, Hal (October 30, 1967). "Second-Half Jinx Continues to Haunt Hens" . Evening Journal . Wilmington, Del. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Lewis, Allen (November 5, 1967). "Temple Beats Bucknell; Busch Breaks Record" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com .
^ Padwe, Sandy (November 12, 1967). "Temple Wallops Gettysburg" . The Philadelphia Inquirer . Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com .
^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report" . National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 18, 2022 .
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