1957 Temple Owls football team

The 1957 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1957 NCAA College Division 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.

1957 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
1957 record1–6
Head coachPeter P. Stevens (2nd season)
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1957 NCAA College Division independents football records
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
Rose Poly      7 1 0
Cal Poly Pomona      7 1 1
Northern Michigan      6 2 0
Mississippi Southern      8 3 0
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
Buffalo      5 4 0
Wabash      5 4 0
Hawaii      4 4 1
Pepperdine      3 6 0
La Verne      3 7 1
UC Riverside      1 4 1
Baldwin–Wallace      1 6 1
Drexel      1 7 0
Temple      1 7 0

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.

Lou Grandizio and Bill Medve were assistant coaches.[2]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 5at Bucknell
  • Memorial Stadium
  • Lewisburg, PA
L 6–19
October 12at HofstraHempstead, NYL 7–13
October 19LafayetteW 13–12
October 26Scranton
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
Cancelled
November 2Muhlenberg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 16–40
November 9at DelawareL 7–71
November 16at GettysburgGettysburg, PAL 7–42
November 23Buffalo
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–13


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References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. Media Guide, p. 122.
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