1958 Temple Owls football team

{{short description|American college football season}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox college sports team season

| year = 1958

| team = Temple Owls

| sport = football

| image =

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| conference = Middle Atlantic Conference

| division = University Division

| short_conf = MAC

| record = 0–8

| conf_record = 0–5

| head_coach = Peter P. Stevens

| hc_year = 3rd

| captain =

| stadium = Temple Stadium

}}

{{1958 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings}}

The 1958 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1958 college football season. In its third season under head coach Peter P. Stevens, the team compiled a 0–8 record.{{cite web|title=2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide|publisher=Temple University|accessdate=May 25, 2020|page=130|url=https://s3.amazonaws.com/owlsports.com/documents/2019/8/28/2019_Media_Guide_Packaged.pdf}} The season was part of a 21-game losing streak that began on November 2, 1957, and ended on September 24, 1960. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

Schedule

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|October 4||Delaware|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 7-14| 3,500 | {{cite news |title=Delaware Tops Temple, 35-14 |first=Dave |last=Wilson |date=October 5, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68200894/1958-delaware-temple/ }}

|October 11|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Muhlenberg Mules|title=Muhlenberg}}|Muhlenberg Field|Allentown, PA|L 18-21| 4,000 | {{cite news |title=Owens' 3 TDs Spark Mules, 21-18 |first=Joe |last=McCarron |date=October 12, 1958 |page=33 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68201745/1958-temple-muhlenberg/ }}

|October 18|at|Lafayette|Fisher Field|Easton, PA|L 0-35| 8,000 | {{cite news |title=Lafayette Rolls, 35-0; First-Play 'Dazzler' Sinks Owls |first=Cliff |last=Denton |date=October 19, 1958 |page=37 |newspaper=Sunday Call-Chronicle |location=Allentown, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68202677/1958-lafayette-temple/ }}

|October 25|at|{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Scranton Royals|title=Scranton}}||Scranton, PA|L 0-6| 2,000 | {{cite news |title=Scranton Upsets Temple, 6-0 |first=Chic |last=Feldman |date=October 26, 1958 |page=43 |newspaper=The Scrantonian |location=Scranton, Pa. |via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68203882/1958-temple-scranton/ }}

|November 1|at|Buffalo|Rotary Field|Buffalo, NY|L 6-54|9,500|{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary of Cumulative Football Statistics (Buffalo) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/86/stats/13325 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 18, 2024}}

|November 8||Bucknell|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-44| 4,000 | {{cite news |title=Temple Drops 10th in Row as Bucknell Romps |first=Dave |last=Wilson |date=November 9, 1958 |page=S1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68205729/1958-bucknell-temple/ }}

|November 15||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Gettysburg Bullets|title=Gettysburg}}|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-22| 2,500 | {{cite news |title=Temple Fumbles Costly as Gettysburg Triumphs, 22-6 |first=Dave |last=Wilson |date=November 16, 1958 |page=S2 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/68207517/1958-temple-gettysburg/ }}

|November 22||{{cfb link|year=1958|team=Hofstra Flying Dutchmen|title=Hofstra}}|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 6-34|1,500|

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{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Temple) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/690/stats/13325 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}

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