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1954 Temple Owls football
ConferenceIndependent
Record3–5
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Eastern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Hobart   –   8 – 0 – 0
Juniata   –   8 – 0 – 0
Pennsylvania Military   –   7 – 0 – 0
Trinity (CT)   –   7 – 0 – 0
Worcester Tech   –   6 – 0 – 0
Carnegie Tech   –   7 – 0 – 1
Boston College   –   8 – 1 – 0
Boston University   –   7 – 2 – 0
Hofstra   –   7 – 2 – 0
No. 20 Penn State   –   7 – 2 – 0
Tufts   –   6 – 2 – 0
Brown   –   6 – 2 – 1
Drexel   –   5 – 2 – 0
Bucknell   –   6 – 3 – 0
Colgate   –   5 – 2 – 2
Princeton   –   5 – 3 – 1
Yale   –   5 – 3 – 1
Cornell   –   5 – 4 – 0
Harvard   –   4 – 3 – 1
Syracuse   –   4 – 4 – 0
Pittsburgh   –   4 – 5 – 0
Franklin & Marshall   –   3 – 5 – 0
Temple   –   3 – 5 – 0
Dartmouth   –   3 – 6 – 0
Holy Cross   –   3 – 7 – 0
Buffalo   –   2 – 7 – 0
Fordham   –   1 – 7 – 1
Columbia   –   1 – 8 – 0
Villanova   –   1 – 9 – 0
Penn   –   0 – 9 – 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1954 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1954 college football season. In its sixth and final season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 3–5 record.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 2Boston College
L 9–125,000[2]
October 9at Delaware
L 13–51 6,435 [3]
October 16Bucknelldagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 0–27 7,500 [4]
October 23at Brown
W 19–14 8,000 [5]
October 30at Rutgers
L 0–25 3,500 [6]
November 6Brandeis
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 27–0 3,500 [7]
November 13at Scranton
W 20–0 6,554 [8]
November 20Boston University
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–193,500[9]
  • daggerHomecoming

[10]

References

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  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ Hare, Claire (October 3, 1954). "Boston College Spurts, Downs Temple, 12-9". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (October 10, 1954). "Miller Stars as Delaware Routs Temple Eleven, 51-13". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Dell, John (October 17, 1954). "Unbeaten Bucknell Whips Temple, 27-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alert Temple Football Team Upsets Brown for First Triumph in 4 Games". The New York Times. New York, N.Y. United Press. October 24, 1954. p. S2.
  6. ^ Burns, Joe (October 31, 1954). "Rutgers Ends Losing Streak with 25-0 Romp over Temple". The Sunday Times. New Brunswick, N.J. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ Dell, John (November 7, 1954). "Temple Tops Brandeis on Early Attack". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Feldman, Chic (November 14, 1954). "Temple Trims Tommies, 20-0". The Tribune. Scranton, Pa. p. 41 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Temple Beats Scranton 20-0". Sunday News. Lancaster, Pa. Associated Press. November 14, 1954. p. 33.
  9. ^ Baumgartner, Stan (November 21, 1954). "96-Yd. BU Pass Helps Top Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.
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