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1943 Temple

2–⁠6, coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1943, game by game: won vs. VMI 27–0; won at Swarthmore 13–6; lost at No. 3 Army 0–51; lost at Ursinus 6–10; lost vs. Bucknell 6–7; lost at Holy Cross 6–42; lost at Penn State 0–13; lost vs. Villanova 7–34+27−51Won 27–0 vs. VMI+27VMIWon 13–6 at Swarthmore+7SwarthmoreLost 0–51 at No. 3 Army-51No. 3 ArmyLost 6–10 at Ursinus-4UrsinusLost 6–7 vs. Bucknell-1BucknellLost 6–42 at Holy Cross-36Holy CrossLost 0–13 at Penn State-13Penn StateLost 7–34 vs. Villanova-27Villanova
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25vsVMIW 27–⁠080%
Oct 2atSwarthmoreW 13–⁠678%
Oct 9at3ArmyL 0–⁠5127%
Oct 16atUrsinusL 6–⁠1076%
Oct 23vsBucknellL 6–⁠757%
Nov 6atHoly CrossL 6–⁠4228%
Nov 13atPenn StateL 0–⁠1323%
Nov 20vsVillanovaL 7–⁠3445%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Villanova 34–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 61st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
65–⁠163
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1355 −94 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−18.5 No. 66 of 76 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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