1958 Temple Owls football team

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1958 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record0–8 (0–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
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
Northern College Division
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
Southern College Division
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

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 college 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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 4DelawareL 7–14 3,500 [2]
October 11at Muhlenberg
L 18–21 4,000 [3]
October 18at LafayetteL 0–35 8,000 [4]
October 25at Scranton*Scranton, PAL 0–6 2,000 [5]
November 1at Buffalo*L 6–549,500[6]
November 8Bucknelldagger
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–44 4,000 [7]
November 15Gettysburg
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–22 2,500 [8]
November 22Hofstra*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 6–341,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  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. ^ "Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 18, 2024.
  7. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 9, 1958). "Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Wilson, Dave (November 16, 1958). "Temple Fumbles Costly as Gettysburg Triumphs, 22-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S2 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Temple)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 18, 2022.