1944 Temple Owls football team

The 1944 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1944 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 2–4–2 record and was outscored by a total of 96 to 93.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1944 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	2–4–2
Head coach	Ray Morrison (5th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1943 1945 →

1944 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Yale			–					7	–	0	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	1	–	0
Bucknell			–					7	–	2	–	1
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	2	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					4	–	5	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Temple			–					2	–	4	–	2
Syracuse			–					2	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					1	–	2	–	0
Dartmouth			–					2	–	5	–	1
Colgate			–					2	–	5	–	0
NYU			–					2	–	5	–	0
Columbia			–					2	–	6	–	0
Tufts			–					1	–	4	–	1
Franklin & Marshall			–					1	–	8	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	7	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 29	Swarthmore	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–12	10,000	[2]
October 6	Holy Cross	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–30	12,000	[3]
October 14	at NYU	Ohio Field Bronx, NY	W 25–0	4,000	[4]
October 20	Syracuse	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	200	[5]
October 27	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	8,000	[6]
November 4	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 0–6	6,000	[7]
November 11	Penn State	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 6–7	12,000	[8]
November 18	at No. 17 Tennessee	Shields–Watkins Field Knoxville, TN	L 14–27	15,000	[9]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "1944 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. Baumgartner, Stan (September 30, 1944). "Temple 'T' Gains Easy Triumph". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. McNulty, Joe (October 7, 1944). "Holy Cross Passes Beat Temple, 30-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Baumgartner, Stan (October 15, 1944). "Temple Wins Over N.Y.U." The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Only 200 Brave Stormy Weather to See Temple, Syracuse Play 7-7 Tie". Gazette and Bulletin. Williamsport, Pa. Associated Press. October 21, 1944. p. 2 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Baumgartner, Stan (October 28, 1944). "Temple Ties Bucknell, 7-7, on Final-Period Touchdown". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "West Virginia Holds Temple to Win Hard-Fought Game". The Pittsburgh Press. Pittsburgh, Pa. November 5, 1944. p. 32 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Baumgartner, Stan (November 12, 1944). "Penn State Beats Temple". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Wilson, Bob (November 19, 1944). "Tennessee Topples Temple in Thriller, 27 to 14; Bowl-Bound Volunteers Overcome Tricky Owls in Spectacular Finish". Knoxville News-Sentinel. Knoxville, Tenn. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.