1953 Temple Owls football team

The 1953 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1953 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record.^[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1953 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–4–1
Head coach	Albert Kawal (5th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

1953 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Westminster (PA)			–					8	–	0	–	0
Juniata			–					7	–	0	–	0
No. 14 Army			–					7	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					6	–	2	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					5	–	2	–	0
Hofstra			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					5	–	2	–	2
Carnegie Tech			–					5	–	3	–	0
Boston College			–					5	–	3	–	1
Boston University			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	3	–	1
Princeton			–					5	–	4	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					4	–	3	–	2
Holy Cross			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	2
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Fordham			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	6	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	3	–	1
Brown			–					3	–	5	–	1
Penn			–					3	–	5	–	1
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					2	–	7	–	0
Buffalo			–					1	–	5	–	1
Bucknell			–					1	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Albright	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 34–0	7,500	[2]
September 26	at Syracuse	Archbold Stadium Syracuse, NY	L 0–42	18,000	[3]
October 2	Bowling Green	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 27–0	5,000	[4]
October 17	at Bucknell	Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA	W 27–21	10,000	[5]
October 24	Scranton	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 33–7	7,500	[6]
October 31	United States Naval Training Center Bainbridge	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	T 7–7	7,500	[7]
November 7	at Yale	Yale Bowl New Haven, CT	L 6–32	3,500	[8]
November 14	at Fordham	Polo Grounds New York, NY	L 0–28	7,919	[9]
November 21	Boston University	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–20	5,000	[10]
Homecoming

References

1. "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 130. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
2. Dell, John (September 19, 1953). "Temple Routs Albright, 34-0". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Syracuse Tramples Temple in Opening Test, 42 to 0". The Post-Standard. Syracuse, N.Y. September 27, 1953. p. 37 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Dell, John (October 3, 1953). "Temple Defeats Bowling Green by 27-0 Margin". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
5. Baumgartner, Stan (October 18, 1953). "Temple Conquers Bucknell". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Feldman, Chic (October 25, 1953). "Temple Blasts Tomcats, 33-7". The Scrantonian. Scranton, Pa. p. 43 – via Newspapers.com.
7. Stan Baumgartner (November 1, 1953). "Fumble Helps Temple Tie Bainbridge, 7-7". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Yale Gridders Top Temple by 32 to 6". The Hartford Courant. Hartford, Conn. November 8, 1953. sect. III, p. 1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. Mozley, Dana (November 15, 1953). "Fordham Crushes Owls 28-0 as Griffin Shines". Sunday News. New York, N.Y. p. 105 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Holbrook, Bob (November 22, 1953). "B.U. Coasts 20-0". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 58 – via Newspapers.com. Attendance figure in "Boston U Raps Temple". The Sunday Oklahoman. Oklahoma City, Okla. November 22, 1953. p. 3-D.