1957 Temple Owls football team

1957 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record1–6
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
St. Norbert   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   7 – 0 – 0
Hobart   –   6 – 0 – 0
Hofstra   –   9 – 1 – 0
Louisville   –   9 – 1 – 0
Rose Poly   –   7 – 1 – 0
Cal Poly Pomona   –   7 – 1 – 1
Montana State   –   8 – 2 – 0
Northern Michigan   –   6 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Southern   –   8 – 3 – 0
Sewanee   –   5 – 2 – 1
Tampa   –   6 – 3 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   4 – 2 – 1
Franklin & Marshall   –   4 – 2 – 1
Washington University   –   5 – 3 – 0
Abilene Christian   –   5 – 3 – 1
Delaware   –   4 – 3 – 0
Carthage   –   4 – 3 – 1
Memphis State   –   6 – 4 – 0
Buffalo   –   5 – 4 – 0
Wabash   –   5 – 4 – 0
Hawaii   –   4 – 4 – 1
Chattanooga   –   4 – 5 – 1
Arkansas State   –   4 – 5 – 0
Howard (AL)   –   4 – 5 – 0
Trinity (TX)   –   3 – 5 – 0
Bucknell   –   3 – 6 – 0
Pepperdine   –   3 – 6 – 0
La Verne   –   3 – 7 – 1
UC Riverside   –   1 – 4 – 1
Baldwin–Wallace   –   1 – 6 – 1
Washington & Jefferson   –   1 – 6 – 1
Drexel   –   1 – 7 – 0
Temple   –   1 – 7 – 0
Washington and Lee   –   0 – 8 – 0

The 1957 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1957 college football season. In its second season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 1–6 record.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Temple did not play its scheduled date with the University of Scranton on Oct. 26, as an outbreak of Asian flu affecting more than a dozen of the Royals' players prompted Scranton to cancel the game.[2]

The Owls began a 21-game losing streak (the longest in school history) on November 2, 1957; they did not win another game until September 24, 1960. Stevens was assisted by Gavin White and John Rogers.

Lou Grandizio and Bill Medve were Freshman assistant coaches under Head Coach Roger White.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 5at Bucknell
L 6–19 5,000 [4]
October 12at Hofstra
L 7–13 5,547 [5]
October 19Lafayettedagger
W 13–12 5,000 [6]
October 26Scranton
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
Canceled[2]
November 2Muhlenberg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 16–40 2,000 [7]
November 9at Delaware
L 7–71 6,000 [8]
November 16at Gettysburg
L 7–42 4,000 [9]
November 23Buffalo
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–13[10]
  • daggerHomecoming

[11]

References

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ a b "Royals Forced to Cancel Temple Date". The Scranton Times. Scranton, Pa. October 25, 1957. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Media Guide, p. 122.
  4. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 6, 1957). "Story-Book TD by Temple Late as Bucknell Wins, 19-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 13, 1957). "Hofstra Defeats Temple on Pass". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S3 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ Wilson, Dave (October 20, 1957). "Temple Marches 67 Yds. Twice to Beat Lafayette". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 3, 1957). "Temple Drubbed by Muhlenberg; Owens Scores 3". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Katzman, Izzy (November 10, 1957). "More Marks in Reach of Hens' Toto". Journal–Every Evening. Wilmington, Del. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ McNulty, Joe (November 18, 1957). "Greiner's 3 TDs Spark Gettysburg to 42-7 Triumph over Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ Joe McNulty (November 24, 1956). "Temple Leads, Bows To Buffalo Power, 13-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. 2S – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.