1934 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1934 Temple Owls football Independent 7–1–2 Pop Warner 2nd Peter P. Stevens Temple Stadium Sugar Bowl L 14–20 vs. Tulane The 1934 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1934 college football season. In its second season under head coach Pop Warner, the team compiled an undefeated 7–0–2 record in the regular season, but lost 20–14 to host Tulane in the inaugural Sugar Bowl on New Year's Day in New Orleans. In their ten games, the Owls outscored their opponents 220 to 57.1934 Temple Owls Schedule and Results Sports Reference LLC SR/College Football May 24, 2020 https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1934-schedule.html2019 Temple Owls Football Media Guide Temple University May 24, 2020 128 https://s3.amazonaws.com/owlsports.com/documents/2019/8/28/2019_Media_Guide_Packaged.pdf They were ranked in several post-season rankings: No. 6 by a national committee of sports writers assembled to choose the winner of the Toledo Cup;Minnesota Has Lead in Votes: Dominates Balloting For Toledo Cup National Football Rating Daily Times and Daily Journal December 17, 1934 10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-cloud-times-minnesota-has-lead-in-vo/124800623/ Newspapers.com No. 8 in the Boand System;Azzi Ratem Ranks Minnesota on Top The Chattanooga Times December 13, 1934 9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/chattanooga-daily-times-azzi-ratem-ranks/124807325/ Newspapers.com and No. 15 in an Associated Press poll of the country's leading newspapers.Votes Put Gophers At Head of Parade; Injuns Gain Second The Salt Lake Tribune November 15, 1934 19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-salt-lake-tribune-votes-put-gophers/124799632/ Newspapers.com The team featured one of the best backfields in program history in "Dynamite Dave" Smukler, Glenn Frey, Danny Tester, and Wilfred H. Longsderff.2019 Temple Media Guide, p. 126. Smukler was the third-team fullback on the Associated Press All-America team.Alan Gould Hund, Lason on Associated Press Star Team Rhinelander Daily News December 1, 1934 Other notable players included center Peter P. Stevens. The team played its eight home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. Schedule y y September 29 VPI Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 34-0 12,000 Temple Buries V.P.I. in Opener, 34-0: Second-Half Deluge Carries Temple To One-Sided Conquest of Gobbler Rivals The Philadelphia Inquirer Perry Lewis September 30, 1934 1S, 2S October 5 Texas A&M Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 40-6 5,000 Temple Romps Over Texas Gridders, 40-6 The Philadelphia Inquirer Ronald Friedenberg October 6, 1934 15 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-temple-romps-o/166587322/ October 13 Indiana Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA T 6-6 18,000 Owls Tie Indiana, 6-6: Owls and Foes Tally Scores on Long Runs The Philadelphia Inquirer October 14, 1934 1S, 6S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076035/owls-tie-indiana-6-6/ Newspapers.com October 19 West Virginia Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 28-13 18,000 Temple Beats West Virginia 28 to 13 The Philadelphia Inquirer October 20, 1934 19, 21 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076432/temple-beats-west-virginia-28-to-13/ Newspapers.com October 27 at Marquette Marquette Stadium Milwaukee, WI W 28-6 15,000 Owls Trounce Marquette: Owls Ride Roughshod Over Marquette as 15,000 Watch The Philadelphia Inquirer Fred Byrod October 28, 1934 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076140/owls-trounce-marquette/ Newspapers.com November 3 Holy Cross Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 14-0 30,000 Owls Down Holy Cross The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner November 4, 1934 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076368/owls-down-holy-cross/ Newspapers.com November 10 Carnegie Tech Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 34-6 20,000 Temple Downs Carnegie: Mowrey Stars as Owls Land Before 20,000 The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner November 11, 1934 1S, 2S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52075683/temple-downs-carnegie/ Newspapers.com November 24 Villanova Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA W 22-0 40,000 Temple Tramples Villanova Rival, 22-0 The Philadelphia Inquirer Stan Baumgartner November 25, 1934 1S https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52075308/temple-tramples-villanova-rival-22-0/ Newspapers.com November 29 Bucknell Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA T 0-0 30,000 Bisons Tie Owls: Bucknell Line Stems Temple, Nips Smukler The Philadelphia Inquirer November 30, 1934 19, 20 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/52076255/bisons-tie-owls/ Newspapers.com January 1, 1935 at Tulane Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Sugar Bowl) L 14-20 26,000 Tulane Melts Owls' Lead To Win 20-14 The Philadelphia Inquirer January 2, 1935 13, 15 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/26551896/the-philadelphia-inquirer/ Newspapers.com References Temple Category:Temple Owls football seasons Temple Owls football Category:1934 in Philadelphia