1969 Temple Owls football team

The 1969 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1969 NCAA University Division football season. In its tenth and final season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 4–5–1 record (1–2–1 against MAC opponents).[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1969 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity
1969 record4–5–1 (1–2–1 MAC)
Head coachGeorge Makris (10th season)
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
1969 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
University
No. 10 Delaware x 6 0 0  9 2 0
Gettysburg 4 2 0  7 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 1  3 5 1
Lehigh 2 2 0  4 5 1
Temple 1 2 1  4 5 1
Lafayette 1 3 0  4 6 0
Hofstra 0 5 0  0 10 0
West Chester* 0 1 0  7 2 0
College–Northern
Wilkes x 5 0 0  6 2 0
Susquehanna 5 1 0  6 3 0
Wagner 4 1 0  4 5 0
Juniata 4 2 0  5 3 0
Delaware Valley 4 3 0  4 3 0
Upsala 3 3 0  ? ? ?
Albright 3 4 0  3 6 0
Lycoming 1 7 0  1 7 0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x 5 2 0  5 4 0
Lebanon Valley x 5 2 0  6 2 0
Ursinus x 5 2 0  5 2 1
Moravian 6 3 0  6 3 0
Dickinson 4 4 0  4 4 0
Muhlenberg 4 5 0  4 5 0
Drexel 2 3 0  3 5 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0  3 5 0
Western Maryland 2 4 0  3 6 0
Pennsylvania Military 1 5 0  2 6 0
Franklin & Marshall 1 6 0  1 7 0
Haverford 1 6 0  1 6 0
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible due to insufficient conference games
Rankings from AP Poll

Makris resigned at the end of the 1969 season.[2] He compiled a 45–44–4 record in 10 years as Temple's head football coach.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Rhode Island*W 47–3
September 27William & Mary*L 6–7
October 4Wayne State*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–0
October 11at BucknellT 7–7
October 18Hofstra
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 34–7
October 25at DelawareL 0–33
November 1at Buffalo*L 0–33
November 8Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–16
November 15at Northeastern*
W 35–174,200[3]
November 22at Boston University*
  • Nickerson Field
  • Boston, MA
L 3–21
  • *Non-conference game
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References

  1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. "Makris Quit a Month Ago -- Today It's Official". The Philadelphia Inquirer. December 17, 1969. p. 43 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "N.U. loses to Temple, 35-17". The Boston Globe. November 16, 1969. p. 94 via Newspapers.com.
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