1967 Temple Owls football team

1967 Temple Owls football
MAC University Division champion
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record7–2 (4–0 MAC)
Head coach
CaptainGame captains
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1966
1968 →
1967 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
University Division
Temple x 4 0 0 7 2 0
Hofstra 3 1 0 8 2 0
Bucknell 3 2 0 4 6 0
Gettysburg 2 3 0 4 5 0
Delaware 2 3 0 2 7 0
Lafayette 2 3 0 4 5 0
Lehigh 0 4 0 1 8 0
West Chester * 0 0 0 9 0 0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x 8 0 0 8 0 0
Wagner x 5 0 0 9 0 0
Juniata x 5 0 0 7 1 0
Delaware Valley 5 2 0 6 2 0
Albright 4 3 0 5 4 0
Upsala 4 4 0 4 4 0
Lycoming 3 5 0 3 5 0
Moravian 3 6 0 3 6 0
Susquehanna * 0 3 0 1 8 0
Southern College Division
Johns Hopkins x 6 0 0 6 1 0
Western Maryland 3 2 0 6 3 0
Franklin & Marshall 4 3 0 4 4 0
Swarthmore 3 5 0 3 5 0
Lebanon Valley 3 5 0 3 5 0
Dickinson 3 5 0 3 5 0
Pennsylvania Military 3 5 0 3 6 0
Haverford 2 4 0 2 5 0
Muhlenberg 2 5 1 2 5 1
Ursinus 1 6 1 1 6 1
Drexel 1 5 0 3 5 0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games

The 1967 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Temple won the championship of the Middle Atlantic Conference, University Division.

In its eighth season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 7–2 record, 4–0 against MAC opponents.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. John Konstantinos, John McAneney, and Jerry Prescutti were assistant coaches.[2]

Sophomore halfback Mike Busch set Temple single-game records with 38 carries and 176 rushing yards in the team's November 4 victory over Bucknell.[3] In addition, end Jim Callahan broke Andy Tomasic's Temple career scoring records with 22 touchdowns and 132 points.[4]

  1. ^ "2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide" (PDF). Temple University. p. 131. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
  2. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 122.
  3. ^ 2019 Media Guide, p. 140.
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