1940 Temple Owls football team

The 1940 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1940 college football season. In its first season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 155 to 113.^[1][2] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Charles Drulis was the team captain.^[3]

1940 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Ray Morrison (1st season)
Captain	Charles Drulis
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1939 1941 →

1940 Eastern college football independents records
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Boston College			–					11	–	0	–	0
Duquesne			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Penn			–					6	–	1	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	1	–	1
No. 12 Fordham			–					7	–	2	–	0
No. 15 Cornell			–					6	–	2	–	0
Princeton			–					5	–	2	–	1
Columbia			–					5	–	2	–	2
Brown			–					6	–	3	–	1
Bucknell			–					4	–	2	–	2
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Hofstra			–					4	–	3	–	0
Harvard			–					3	–	2	–	3
Dartmouth			–					5	–	4	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	0
Vermont			–					4	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	4	–	1
Syracuse			–					3	–	4	–	1
Buffalo			–					3	–	5	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					3	–	5	–	0
Manhattan			–					3	–	6	–	0
Providence			–					3	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	7	–	0
Yale			–					1	–	7	–	0
Army			–					1	–	7	–	1
CCNY			–					1	–	5	–	1
Massachusetts State			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 27	Muhlenberg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 64–7
October 4	Georgetown	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–14
October 12	at Boston College	Fenway Park Boston, MA	L 20–33	24,000
October 18	Michigan State	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 21–19
October 26	Penn State	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA (rivalry)	L 0–18	13,078
November 2	at Bucknell	Lewisburg, PA	W 10–7
November 9	Villanova	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–0
November 16	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	T 6–6
November 23	at Oklahoma	Memorial Stadium Norman, OK	L 6–9

References

1. "1940 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 129. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 110.