1961 Temple Owls football team

The 1961 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. In its second season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–2–2 against MAC opponents) and finished seventh out of eight teams in the MAC's University Division.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1961 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
University
No. 15 Rutgers x	4	–	0	–	0	9	–	0	–	0
Bucknell	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Delaware	3	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	0
No. 5 Lehigh	3	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	2	–	1	3	–	5	–	1
Temple	1	–	2	–	2	2	–	5	–	2
Lafayette	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	6	–	1
Muhlenberg	0	–	4	–	0	2	–	7	–	0
College–Northern
Susquehanna x	6	–	0	–	0	8	–	0	–	1
Albright	4	–	0	–	1	7	–	0	–	1
Moravian	4	–	1	–	1	4	–	3	–	1
Wagner	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Lycoming	1	–	3	–	1	1	–	6	–	1
Wilkes	1	–	6	–	0	1	–	6	–	0
Hofstra *	2	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Juniata *	1	–	2	–	0	3	–	4	–	0
Upsala *	0	–	4	–	0	0	–	7	–	0
College–Southern
Lebanon Valley x	5	–	1	–	0	6	–	1	–	0
Swarthmore	4	–	2	–	0	5	–	2	–	0
Western Maryland	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Dickinson	5	–	3	–	0	5	–	3	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	5	–	3	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Johns Hopkins	2	–	3	–	1	3	–	4	–	1
Ursinus	2	–	5	–	0	2	–	5	–	0
Drexel	1	–	5	–	1	2	–	5	–	1
Haverford	0	–	6	–	1	0	–	6	–	1
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0	7	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall *	0	–	3	–	0	1	–	7	–	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
September 23	at Merchant Marine*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–12	5,000
September 30	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 7–8	9,500	^[2]
October 7	Muhlenberg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 36–12	7,500	^[3]
October 14	Lafayette	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 12–12	3,000	^[4]
October 21	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 3–30	6,921–6,941	^[5]
October 28	Hofstra*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 14–12	6,500	^[6]
November 4	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	L 0–28	6,200	^[7]
November 11	at Gettysburg	Memorial Field Gettysburg, PA	T 0–0	4,200	^[8]
November 18	Toledo*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 14–15	5,000	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
^ Frush, Charlie (October 1, 1961). "Bucknell Tops Temple on Fourth-Period TD, Two-Point Conversion". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frush, Charlie (October 8, 1961). "Temple Rallies to Rout Mules in 2d Half, 36-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Lafayette, Temple in 12-12 Deadlock". Sunday Call-Chronicle. Allentown, Pa. October 15, 1961. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Buffalo Beats Temple, 30-3". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. United Press International. October 22, 1961. p. 51 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Frush, Charlie (October 29, 1961). "Temple Rallies to End Hofstra Streak, 14-12". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Katzman, Izzy (November 6, 1961). "Blue Hens Set Home Gate Mark". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 29 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Temple Halted Twice Near TD, Held to 0-0 Tie". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. November 12, 1961. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Dell, John (November 19, 1961). "Yenrick-Paced Toledo Beats Temple with Fourth-Period Comeback, 15-14". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.