1967 Temple Owls football team

The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Temple won the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

1967 Temple Owls football
MAC University Division champion
Conference	Middle Atlantic Conference
Division	University Division
Record	7–2 (4–0 MAC University)
Head coach	George Makris (8th season)
Captain	Game captains
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1966 1968 →

1967 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
University
Temple x	4	–	0	–	0			7	–	2	–	0
Hofstra	3	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Bucknell	3	–	2	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Gettysburg	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Delaware	2	–	3	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Lafayette	2	–	3	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Lehigh	0	–	4	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
West Chester *	0	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
College–Northern
Wilkes x	8	–	0	–	0			8	–	0	–	0
Wagner x	5	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
Juniata x	5	–	0	–	0			7	–	1	–	0
Delaware Valley	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	2	–	0
Albright	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Upsala	4	–	4	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Lycoming	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Moravian	3	–	6	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Susquehanna *	0	–	3	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
College–Southern
Johns Hopkins x	6	–	0	–	0			6	–	1	–	0
Western Maryland	3	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Franklin & Marshall	4	–	3	–	0			4	–	4	–	0
Swarthmore	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Lebanon Valley	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Dickinson	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Pennsylvania Military	3	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Haverford	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	5	–	0
Muhlenberg	2	–	5	–	1			2	–	5	–	1
Ursinus	1	–	6	–	1			1	–	6	–	1
Drexel	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
x – Division champion/co-champions * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

In its eighth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 7–2 record, 4–0 against MAC opponents.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.^[2]

Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell.^[3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.^[4]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	at Merchant Marine*	Tomb Field Kings Point, NY	W 18–12	3,000	^[5]
September 30	Boston University*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 22–16	10,000	^[6]
October 7	at Buffalo*	Rotary Field Buffalo, NY	L 14–44	9,275	^[7]
October 14	No. 9 Hofstra	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 35–23	10,500	^[8]
October 21	at Dayton*	Baujan Field Dayton, OH	L 6–56	14,208	^[9]
October 28	at Delaware	Delaware Stadium Newark, DE	W 26–17	13,255	^[10]
November 4	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 13–8	8,500	^[11]
November 11	Gettysburg	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 45–27	11,000	^[12]
November 18	Akron*	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 22–21	5,000	^[4]
*Non-conference game Rankings from UPI Small College Coaches Poll

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References

1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
3. 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
4. Chevalier, Jack (November 19, 1967). "Temple Nips Akron on Busch's Kickoff Return, 2-Point Play". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Edges Akron, 22-21". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. November 19, 1967. p. 47.
5. Chevalier, Jack (September 24, 1967). "Temple Nips Kings Pt. on Last-Play TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Chevalier, Jack (October 1, 1967). "Temple Thwarts BU Uprising to Win, 22-16". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Chevalier, Jack (October 8, 1967). "Buffalo Routs Temple, 44-14, with Big Plays". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Chevalier, Jack (October 15, 1967). "Temple Aerials Defeat Hofstra; Waller Stars". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. McCoy, Hal (October 22, 1967). "Fun, Fun Day for Dayton; Pulls Down Temple, 56-6". Dayton Daily News. Dayton, Ohio. p. 1D – via Newspapers.com.
10. Bodley, Hal (October 30, 1967). "Second-Half Jinx Continues to Haunt Hens". Evening Journal. Wilmington, Del. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
11. Lewis, Allen (November 5, 1967). "Temple Beats Bucknell; Busch Breaks Record". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
12. Padwe, Sandy (November 12, 1967). "Temple Wallops Gettysburg". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. sect. 3, p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.