1955 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1955 Temple Owls football Independent 0–8 Josh Cody 1st Temple Stadium The 1955 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1955 college football season. In its first and only season under head coach Josh Cody, the team compiled a 0–8 record.2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide Temple University May 25, 2020 130 https://s3.amazonaws.com/owlsports.com/documents/2019/8/28/2019_Media_Guide_Packaged.pdf Cody was Temple's athletic director (1952–1959) and basketball coach (1942–1952); he stepped in as head football coach for the 1955 season following the departure of the prior head coach, Albert Kawal. The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Schedule y y September 24 at Holy Cross Fitton Field Worcester, MA L 7-42 5,000 Holy Cross Tops Temple, 42 to 7; Stephans Registers Twice and Passes for Third Crusader Tally at Worcester The New York Times New York, N.Y. September 25, 1955 S10 October 1 1955 Scranton Royals Scranton<hc> Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 6-20 5,000 Scranton Tops Favored Temple, 20-6, Outgains Owls on Ground, 235 to 8 John Dell October 2, 1955 S2 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67904448/1955-temple-scranton/ October 15 at Bucknell Memorial Stadium Lewisburg, PA L 0-38 6,200 Bucknell Romps over Temple to Keep Shoe, 38-0 Dave Wilson October 16, 1955 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67907254/1955-bucknell-temple/ October 22 at 1955 Carnegie Tech Tartans Carnegie Tech Forbes Field Pittsburgh, PA L 16-18 4,116 Tech Scores 18 to 16 Homecoming Victory Paul G. Sullivan October 23, 1955 sect. 3, p. 1 Pittsburgh Sun-Telegraph Pittsburgh, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67908172/1955-temple-carnegie/ October 29 at Lehigh Taylor Stadium Bethlehem, PA L 14-27 4,200 Lehigh Downs Temple for 5th Oscar Yoblick October 30, 1955 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67909598/1955-lehigh-temple/ November 5 1955 Muhlenberg Mules Muhlenberg Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 6-7 3,500 Muhlenberg Nips Temple; Owls March 99 Then Point Try Strikes Upright Joe McNulty November 6, 1955 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67910666/1955-temple-muhlenberg/ November 12 Delaware Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA L 0-46 5,000 Delaware Routs Temple; Hooper Passes for Four Scores John Webster November 13, 1955 S1 The Philadelphia Inquirer Philadelphia, Pa. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/67911994/1955-delaware-temple/ November 19 at Boston University Boston University Field Boston, MA L 0-25 8,000 Bredice Sparks B.U. to 25-0 Win Tom Fitzgerald November 20, 1955 53 The Boston Sunday Globe Boston, Mass. Newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52241903/bredice-sparks-bu-to-25-0-win/ Attendance figure in Boston U. Routs Temple, 25-0 November 20, 1955 sect. 4, p. 4 The Pittsburgh Press Pittsburgh, Pa. Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Temple) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/690/stats/13492 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 18, 2022 References Temple Category:Temple Owls football seasons Category:College football winless seasons Temple Owls football