1966 Temple Owls football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1966
| team = Temple Owls
| sport = football
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| conference = Middle Atlantic Conference
| division = University Division
| short_conf = MAC
| record = 6–3
| conf_record = 2–2
| head_coach = George Makris
| hc_year = 7th
| captain =
| stadium = Temple Stadium
}}
{{1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings}}
The 1966 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. In its seventh season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 6–3 record (2–2 against MAC opponents) and finished third out of seven teams in the MAC's University Division.{{cite web|title=2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide|publisher=Temple University|accessdate=May 25, 2020|page=131|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 = 1966
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
| rank = y
| attend = y
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|September 24|at|{{cfb link|year=1966|team=Merchant Marine Mariners|title=Merchant Marine}}
|October 1|at|Boston University
|October 8||Bucknell||Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|W 82-28|7,000|{{cite news |title=Temple 82, Bucknell 28—Honest! |first=Ernie |last=Accorsi |date=October 9, 1966 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69146860/1966-bucknell-temple/ }}
|October 15|at|Hofstra|16|Hofstra Stadium|Hempstead, NY|W 18-7|5,439–5,500|{{cite news |title=Temple Beats Hofstra on Passes |first=John |last=Dell |date=October 16, 1966 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69147800/1966-hofstra-temple/ }} Attendance figure in {{cite news |title=Temple Tops Hofstra for 2nd MAC Win |agency=Associated Press |date=October 16, 1966 |page=44 |newspaper=Sunday News |location=Lancaster, Pa. }}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Hofstra) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/283/stats/13328 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}
|October 22||Connecticut
|October 29||#13 Delaware|12|Temple Stadium|Philadelphia, PA|L 14-20|13,000|{{cite news |title=Delaware Ends Temple Skein |first=Ernie |last=Accorsi |date=October 30, 1966 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69151184/1966-delaware-temple/ }}
|November 5|at|Rhode Island
|November 12|at|#17 Gettysburg||Musselman Stadium|Gettysburg, PA|L 19-21|6,200|{{cite news |title=Gettysburg Spurts in 2d Half, Ruins Temple's Dreams |first=Ernie |last=Accorsi |date=November 13, 1966 |at=sect. 3, p. 1 |newspaper=The Philadelphia Inquirer |location=Philadelphia, Pa.|via=Newspapers.com |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/69154526/1966-gettysburg-temple/ }}
|November 19||Bowling Green
}}
{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (1966 Temple) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/690/stats/13328 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 18, 2022 }}