1937 Temple Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1937
| team = Temple Owls
| sport = football
| image =
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| conference = Independent
| record = 3–2–4
| head_coach = Pop Warner
| hc_year = 5th
| captain =
| stadium = Temple Stadium
}}
{{1937 Eastern college football independents records}}
The 1937 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1937 college football season. In its fifth season under head coach Pop Warner, the team compiled a 3–2–4 record and was outscored by a total of 59 to 38.{{cite web|title=1937 Temple Owls Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|accessdate=May 26, 2020|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1937-schedule.html}}{{cite web|title=2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide|publisher=Temple University|accessdate=May 26, 2020|page=128|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/owlsports.com/documents/2019/8/28/2019_Media_Guide_Packaged.pdf}} The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1937
| poll = AP
| attend = y
| source = y
|September 24||VMI|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 18-7|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/90923341/temple-rallies-to-conquer-vmi-in-open/|work=The Philadelphia Inquirer|title=Temple rallies to conquer V.M.I. in opener, 18–7|date=September 25, 1937|accessdate=December 21, 2021|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 1||Ole Miss|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|T 0-0|15,000|{{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tribune-temple-held-to-zero-tie-by-o/132654959/|work=The Scranton Tribune|title=Temple held to zero tie by Ole Miss|date=October 2, 1937|accessdate=September 29, 2023|via=Newspapers.com}}
|October 8||Florida|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 7-6||
|October 12|at|Boston College|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|T 0-0|25,000|{{cite news |last=Nason |first=Jerry |title=Kansas Great Team In Making |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79213245/the-boston-globe/ |newspaper=The Boston Globe |location=Boston, Massachusetts |date=October 2, 1937 |page=5 |access-date=June 8, 2021 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 22||Carnegie Tech|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 7-0|25,000|{{cite news |last=Beiderman |first=Lester |title=Tech Fumbles Enable Temple To Triumph |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/106807898/the-pittsburgh-press/ |newspaper=The Pittsburgh Press |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=October 23, 1937 |page=7 |access-date=August 2, 2022 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
|October 30|at|No. T–18 Holy Cross|Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|T 0-0||
|November 6||Michigan State|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-13|12,000|{{cite news|title=Michigan State Downs Temple: Spartan Rally in Last Period Defeats Owls|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 7, 1937|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35347861/michigan_state_downs_temple_spartan/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 13|at|Bucknell|Memorial Stadium|Lewisburg, PA|T 0-0|8,000|{{cite news|title=Temple-Bucknell Scoreless in Mud as Fumbles Hurt|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=November 14, 1937|page=17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97725857/temple-bucknell-scoreless-in-mud-as/|via=Newspapers.com}}
|November 20||No. 10 Villanova|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 0-33|35,000|{{cite news |title=Villanova Passes Conquer Temple by 33-0 Before Crowd of 35,000 at Philadelphia |work=The New York Times |date=November 21, 1937 |page=73}}
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