1946 Temple Owls football team

1946 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record2–4–2
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Eastern major college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Army   –   9 – 0 – 1
Penn State   –   6 – 2 – 0
Boston College   –   6 – 3 – 0
Holy Cross   –   6 – 4 – 0
NYU   –   5 – 3 – 0
Villanova   –   6 – 4 – 0
Colgate   –   4 – 4 – 0
Syracuse   –   4 – 5 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   3 – 5 – 1
Temple   –   2 – 4 – 2
Merchant Marine   –   4 – 7 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Fordham   –   0 – 7 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1946 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1946 college football season. In its seventh season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 114 to 61.[1]

Temple was ranked at No. 66 in the final Litkenhous Difference by Score System rankings for 1946.[2]

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

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 28SMU
T 7–7 30,000 [3][4]
October 4Georgia
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–35 35,000 [5]
October 12at Pittsburgh
T 0–0 3,000 [6]
October 18West Virginia
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–0 20,000 [7]
November 2at Syracuse
L 7–28 10,000 [8]
November 9at Penn State
L 0–26 15,000 [9]
November 16Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–6 10,000 [10]
November 23Holy Cross
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–12 10,000 [11]

References

  1. ^ "1946 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
  2. ^ Dr. E. E. Litkenhous (December 15, 1946). "Rice Rated Fifth Best, Tennessee 12th by Lit". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. p. B4 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "SMU Struggles Back to Tie Temple, 7-7". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. United Press. September 29, 1946. p. B7 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Fred Byrod (September 28, 1946). "S.M.U. Ties Temple, 7-7: Owls' Sutton Scores After 79-Yd. Drive; Record 30,000 See Pages' Tally in 2d Knot Count". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Bradberry, Johnny (October 5, 1946). "Bulldogs Roll Over Temple, 35 to 7; Georgia Takes to Air to Ice Game in 3rd as Trippi, Rauch Shine". The Atlanta Constitution. Atlanta, Ga. p. 3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Lewis, Allen (October 13, 1946). "Temple Holds Pitt to 0-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Temple Defeats West Virginia". The Morning Call. Allentown, Pa. Associated Press. October 19, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 3, 1946). "Syracuse Tops Temple, 28-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 10, 1946). "Penn State Blanks Temple Eleven, 26-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 17, 1946). "Temple's Air Attack Sinks Bucknell, 27-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ Keane, Clif (November 24, 1946). "Crusaders Squelch Temple, 12-7". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 23 – via Newspapers.com.