1941 Temple Owls football team

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1941

| team = Temple Owls

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Independent

| record = 7–2

| head_coach = Ray Morrison

| hc_year = 2nd

| captain =

| stadium = Temple Stadium

}}

The 1941 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1941 college football season. In its second season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 7–2 record and was outscored by a total of 176 to 146. The team was ranked No. 13 in the AP Poll before losing to Boston College on November 1, 1941.{{cite web|title=1941 Temple Owls Schedule and Results|publisher=Sports Reference LLC|work=SR/College Football|access-date=September 13, 2019|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1941-schedule.html}}

Back Andy Tomasic was selected by the Associated Press as a first-team player on the 1941 All-Eastern football team. Tackle Hank Zajkowski was named to the second team.{{cite news|title=MacKinney and Peabody on A.P. Eastern Eleven|newspaper=The Boston Daily Globe|date=December 5, 1941|page=28|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/36483061/mackinney_and_peabody_on_ap_eastern/|via=Newspapers.com}}

Temple was ranked at No. 68 (out of 681 teams) in the final rankings under the Litkenhous Difference by Score System for 1941.{{cite news|title=Gophers Grid Kings Over 6-Year Span: Tennessee 2d, Pitt 3d Over Period Litkenhous Ratins Are Published|newspaper=The Courier-Journal|author=Dr. E. E. Litkenhous|date=December 26, 1941|page=Sports 4|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123088221/gophers-grid-kings-over-6-year-span/|via=Newspapers.com}}

The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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| rankyear = 1941

| poll = AP

| rank = y

| attend = y

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|September 26||Kansas||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 31-9|23,000|{{cite news|title=23,000 See Temple Down Kansas, 31 to 9|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=September 27, 1941|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35917790/23000_see_temple_down_kansas_31_to_9/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 4||VMI||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 28-13|15,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Crushes V.M.I. Under 28-13 Score|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Fred Byrod|date=October 4, 1941|page=21|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35924239/temple_crushes_vmi_under_2813_score/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 10||Georgetown||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 17-7|33,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Beats Georgetown, 17-7: 33,000 See Andy Tomasic Run For Two Thrilling Touchdowns|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=October 11, 1941|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35640604/temple_beats_georgetown_177_33000/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 18||Penn State||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 14-0|25,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Stops State: Sutch and Tomasic Lead Owls To 14-0 Victory Over Lions|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=October 19, 1941|page=1S|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35922042/temple_stops_state_sutch_and_tomasic/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|October 24||Bucknell|17|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 41-14|20,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Crushes Bucknell by 41-14|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=October 25, 1941|page=19|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35924079/temple_crushes_bucknell_by_4114/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 1|at|Boston College|13|Fenway Park|Boston, MA|L 0-31|23,000|{{cite news|title=Country Gentlemen Pluck Eagles, 26-13|newspaper=The Greenville News|author=Scoop Latimer|date=October 12, 1941|pages=Front 1, Sports 1|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35661164/country_gentlemen_pluck_eagles_2613/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 8||Villanova||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 14-13|30,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Comes From Behind To Shade Villanova, 14-13|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=November 9, 1941|pages=Sports 1, 3|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35667675/temple_comes_from_behind_to_shade/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 15|at|Michigan State||Macklin Field|East Lansing, MI|L 0-46|15,000|{{cite news|title=Lansing Backs Lead Spartans in 13-7 Victory|newspaper=Lansing State Journal|author=George S. Alderton|date=October 12, 1941|pages=1, 17|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/30320458/lansing_backs_lead_spartans_in_137/|via=Newspapers.com}}

|November 22|at|Holy Cross||Fitton Field|Worcester, MA|W 31-13|14,000|{{cite news|title=Temple Triumphs Over Holy Cross|newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer|author=Stan Baumgartner|date=November 23, 1941|pages=S1, S5|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/35659259/temple_triumphs_over_holy_cross/|via=Newspapers.com}}

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