1958 Temple Owls football team

The 1958 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. In its third season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 0–8 record.^[1] The season was part of a 21-game losing streak that began on November 2, 1957, and ended on September 24, 1960. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1958 Temple Owls football
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	0–8 (0–5 MAC University)
Head coach	Peter P. Stevens (3rd season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1957 1959 →

1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
No. 20 Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
Lafayette	5	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Gettysburg	3	–	1	–	1			7	–	1	–	1
Lehigh	2	–	1	–	2			3	–	3	–	3
Delaware	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Bucknell	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Temple	0	–	5	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
Muhlenberg *	1	–	2	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
College–Northern
Juniata x	6	–	0	–	0			7	–	0	–	1
Lycoming	4	–	1	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	1	–	1			4	–	3	–	1
Susquehanna	3	–	2	–	0			3	–	4	–	0
Moravian	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Wagner	3	–	3	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Albright	2	–	4	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Wilkes	1	–	7	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
Scranton *	2	–	2	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
College–Southern
Pennsylvania Military x	7	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Johns Hopkins	5	–	1	–	0			5	–	3	–	0
Haverford	4	–	2	–	0			4	–	3	–	0
Western Maryland	1	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Swarthmore	1	–	4	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Drexel	1	–	5	–	0			1	–	7	–	0
Ursinus	0	–	8	–	0			0	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	1	–	0	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	3	–	1	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
October 4	Delaware	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–14	3,500	^[2]
October 11	at Muhlenberg	Muhlenberg Field Allentown, PA	L 18–21	4,000	^[3]
October 18	at Lafayette	Fisher Field Easton, PA	L 0–35	8,000	^[4]
October 25	at Scranton*	Scranton, PA	L 0–6	2,000	^[5]
November 1	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 6–54
November 8	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–44	4,000	^[6]
November 15	Gettysburg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–22	2,500	^[7]
November 22	Hofstra*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–34
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. Wilson, Dave (October 5, 1958). "Delaware Tops Temple, 35-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
3. McCarron, Joe (October 12, 1958). "Owens' 3 TDs Spark Mules, 21-18". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 33 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Denton, Cliff (October 19, 1958). "Lafayette Rolls, 35-0; First-Play 'Dazzler' Sinks Owls". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Feldman, Chic (October 26, 1958). "Scranton Upsets Temple, 6-0". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Wilson, Dave (November 9, 1958). "Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Wilson, Dave (November 16, 1958). "Temple Fumbles Costly as Gettysburg Triumphs, 22-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.