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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.[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.

DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (2–2 MAC)
Headcoach
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1966 Temple Owls football
ConferenceMiddle Atlantic Conference
DivisionUniversity Division
Record6–3 (2–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumTemple Stadium
Seasons
← 1965
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1966 Middle Atlantic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
University Division
Delaware x6–0–06–3–0
Gettysburg4–2–07–2–0
Temple2–2–06–3–0
Lafayette2–3–03–6–0
Bucknell2–3–04–5–0
Hofstra1–3–02–8–0
Lehigh0–4–00–9–0
Northern College Division
Wilkes x7–0–08–0–0
Upsala6–1–06–2–0
Delaware Valley4–2–05–3–0
Lycoming4–3–04–4–0
Moravian4–4–14–4–1
Albright4–4–04–5–0
Juniata3–3–04–4–0
Wagner1–3–12–6–1
Susquehanna *1–2–03–6–0
Southern College Division
Swarthmore x6–0–16–0–1
Drexel4–1–06–1–1
Franklin & Marshall3–2–23–3–2
Dickinson4–3–14–3–1
Western Maryland2–3–04–5–0
Ursinus2–4–12–5–1
Muhlenberg2–6–12–6–1
Lebanon Valley2–6–02–6–0
Pennsylvania Military2–6–02–7–0
Haverford1–5–01–6–0
Johns Hopkins0–4–20–6–2
West Chester *0–0–08–1–0
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • * – Ineligible for championship due to insufficient conference games
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Schedule

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DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24at Merchant Marine*
W 48–88,500[2]
October 1at Boston University*W 9–62,000[3]
October 8Bucknell
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 82–287,000[4]
October 15at HofstraNo. 16W 18–75,439–5,500[5][6]
October 22Connecticut*No. 12
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 35–259,500[7]
October 29 No. 13 DelawareNo. 12
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 14–2013,000[8]
November 5at Rhode Island*W 21–194,000–5,500[9][10]
November 12at No. 17 Gettysburg
L 19–216,200[11]
November 19Bowling Green*
  • Temple Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 20–626,500[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game
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