1928 Temple Owls football team

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The 1928 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1928 college football season. In its fourth season under head coach Heinie Miller, the team compiled a 7–1–2 record.[1] Quarterback Howard "Barney" Gugel was the team captain.

ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–2
Headcoach
CaptainHoward "Barney" Gugel
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1928 Temple Owls football
Lineup of the team.
ConferenceIndependent
Record7–1–2
Head coach
CaptainHoward "Barney" Gugel
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1927
1929 â†’
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1928 Eastern college football independents records
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Boston College â€“ 9–0–0
West Chester â€“ 8–0–0
Villanova â€“ 7–0–1
Brown â€“ 8–1–0
No. 11 Penn â€“ 8–1–0
No. 6 Carnegie Tech â€“ 7–1–0
No. 9 Army â€“ 8–2–0
Drexel â€“ 8–2–0
No. 10 NYU â€“ 8–2–0
Temple â€“ 7–1–2
Lafayette â€“ 6–1–2
Princeton â€“ 5–1–2
CCNY â€“ 4–1–2
Pittsburgh â€“ 6–2–1
Harvard â€“ 5–2–1
Tufts â€“ 5–2–1
Colgate â€“ 6–3–0
Rutgers â€“ 6–3–0
Bucknell â€“ 5–2–3
Columbia â€“ 5–3–1
Boston University â€“ 3–3–2
Cornell â€“ 3–3–2
Syracuse â€“ 4–4–1
Yale â€“ 4–4–0
Fordham â€“ 4–5–0
Franklin & Marshall â€“ 4–5–0
Penn State â€“ 3–5–1
Lehigh â€“ 3–6–0
Washington & Jefferson â€“ 2–5–2
Providence â€“ 1–5–3
Vermont â€“ 1–7–2
Rankings from Dickinson System
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The team played its home games at the newly built Temple Stadium in Philadelphia. The Owls played their first game in the new stadium on September 29, 1929 – a 12–0 victory over St. Thomas (PA).[2] The dedication of the stadium occurred two weeks later on October 13.[3]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29St. Thomas (PA)W 12–010,000[2]
October 6Gallaudet
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 39–020,000[4]
October 13Western Maryland
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 7–025,000[3]
October 20Albright
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 32–08,000[5]
October 27Providence College
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 41–0[6]
November 3at Schuylkill[n 1]
L 7–10[7]
November 10Villanova
T 0–035,000[8]
November 17Geneva
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 6–015,000[9]
November 24Washington College
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 73–610,000[10]
November 29at Bucknell
T 7–78,000[11]
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Notes

  1. In 1928, Schuylkill College of Reading, Pennsylvania, merged with Albright College, also located in Reading.

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