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1944 Temple

2–⁠4–⁠2, coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1944, game by game: won vs. Swarthmore 34–12; lost vs. Holy Cross 0–30; won at New York University 25–0; tied vs. Syracuse 7–7; tied vs. Bucknell 7–7; lost at West Virginia 0–6; lost vs. Penn State 6–7; lost at No. 17 Tennessee 14–27+25−30Won 34–12 vs. Swarthmore+22SwarthmoreLost 0–30 vs. Holy Cross-30Holy CrossWon 25–0 at New York University+25New York Univer…Tied 7–7 vs. Syracuse0SyracuseTied 7–7 vs. Bucknell0BucknellLost 0–6 at West Virginia-6West VirginiaLost 6–7 vs. Penn State-1Penn StateLost 14–27 at No. 17 Tennessee-13No. 17 Tennessee
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 29vsSwarthmoreW 34–⁠1283%
Oct 7vsHoly CrossL 0–⁠3039%
Oct 14atNew York UniversityW 25–⁠051%
Oct 21vsSyracuseT 7–⁠757%
Oct 28vsBucknellT 7–⁠757%
Nov 4atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠638%
Nov 11vsPenn StateL 6–⁠733%
Nov 18at17TennesseeL 14–⁠2711%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Tennessee 27–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 49th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠4–⁠2
Conference
—
AP final
Unranked
Points
93–⁠96
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1392 −11 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−13.9 No. 78 of 95 major-college teams
Recruiting class
—

Drafted in 1945

The 1945 draft
Rd 7Mike Jarmoluk OTDetroit Lions