1966 Temple Owls football team

The 1966 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA University Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 6–3 record (2–2 against MAC opponents) and finished third out of seven teams in the MAC's University Division.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1966 Temple Owls football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University
1966 record	6–3 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach	George Makris (7th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Delaware x	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Gettysburg	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Temple	2	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	3	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Bucknell	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Hofstra	1	–	3	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	4	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
College–Northern
Wilkes x	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Upsala	6	–	1	–	0			?	–	?	–	?
Delaware Valley	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Moravian	4	–	4	–	1			4	–	4	–	1
Albright	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Juniata	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wagner	1	–	3	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Susquehanna*	1	–	2	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
College–Southern
Swarthmore x	6	–	0	–	1			6	–	0	–	1
Drexel	4	–	1	–	0			6	–	1	–	1
Franklin & Marshall	3	–	2	–	2			3	–	3	–	2
Dickinson	4	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Western Maryland	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Ursinus	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Muhlenberg	2	–	6	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Lebanon Valley	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	2	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Haverford	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	6	–	0
Johns Hopkins	0	–	4	–	2			0	–	6	–	2
West Chester*	0	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	at Merchant Marine*	Kings Point, NY	W 48–8
October 1	at Boston University*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 9–6
October 8	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 82–28
October 15	at Hofstra	Hempstead, NY	W 18–7
October 22	Connecticut*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 35–25
October 29	Delaware	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–20
November 5	at Rhode Island	Meade Field Kingston, RI	W 21–19	3,000
November 12	at Gettysburg	Gettysburg, PA	L 19–21
November 19	Bowling Green	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 20–62
*Non-conference game

References

1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.