1950 Temple Owls football team

The 1950 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1950 college football season. In its second season under head coach Albert Kawal, the team compiled a 4–4–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 173 to 132.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

1950 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
1950 record	4–4–1
Head coach	Albert Kawal (2nd season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium

1950 Eastern college football independents records
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Franklin & Marshall			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 6 Princeton			–					9	–	0	–	0
No. 2 Army			–					8	–	1	–	0
Fordham			–					8	–	1	–	0
Carnegie Tech			–					7	–	1	–	0
Drexel			–					6	–	1	–	0
No. 20 Cornell			–					7	–	2	–	0
Bucknell			–					6	–	3	–	0
Penn			–					6	–	3	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Buffalo			–					5	–	3	–	0
Colgate			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	1
Syracuse			–					5	–	5	–	0
Temple			–					4	–	4	–	1
Tufts			–					4	–	4	–	1
Columbia			–					4	–	5	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	5	–	0
Holy Cross			–					4	–	5	–	1
Dartmouth			–					3	–	5	–	1
Duquesne			–					2	–	6	–	1
Hofstra			–					2	–	6	–	0
NYU			–					1	–	5	–	1
Harvard			–					1	–	7	–	0
Brown			–					1	–	8	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					1	–	8	–	0
Boston College			–					0	–	9	–	1
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 23	Albright	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 32–6	7,500	[2]
September 29	Syracuse	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	12,000	[3]
October 14	at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium New Brunswick, NJ	L 20–26	14,000	[4]
October 21	Wayne	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 26–0	5,000	[5]
October 28	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	T 7–7	20,428	[6]
November 4	Delaware	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 39–0	5,000	[7]
November 11	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 0–35	7,500	[8]
November 18	Fordham	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 21–26	7,000	[9]
November 25	at Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	L 21–26	5,000	[10]

References

1. "1950 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
2. Berry, Mort (September 23, 1950). "Temple Beats Albright in Grid Opener, 32-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
3. Berry, Mort (September 30, 1950). "Temple Scores Upset over Syracuse, 7-6". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
4. Baumgartner, Stan (October 15, 1950). "Temple Loses First on Late Rutgers TD". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Late Temple Flurry Buries Wayne, 26 to 0". Detroit Free Press. Detroit, Mich. October 22, 1950. p. E4 – via Newspapers.com.
6. Baumgartner, Stan (October 29, 1950). "Temple Ties Penn State". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Temple Gridders Trounce Blue Hen Eleven, 39 to 0". Wilmington Morning News. Wilmington, Del. November 6, 1950. p. 16 – via Newspapers.com.
8. Baumgartner, Stan (November 12, 1950). "Bucknell Triumphs, Temple Yields 'Shoe'". The Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia, Pa. p. S1 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Last-Ditch Fight by Fordham Tops Temple". Brooklyn Eagle. Brooklyn, N.Y. United Press. November 19, 1950. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
10. Holbrook, Bob (November 26, 1950). "H.C. Ground Game Beats Temple 26-21". The Boston Sunday Globe. Boston, Mass. p. 47 – via Newspapers.com.