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1947 Temple

3–⁠6, coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1947, game by game: won vs. New York University 32–7; lost at Holy Cross 13–19; lost at Syracuse 12–28; won vs. Muhlenberg 7–6; won at Bucknell 21–0; lost vs. Oklahoma State 0–26; lost vs. No. 7 Penn State 0–7; lost vs. Michigan State 6–14; lost at West Virginia 0–21+25−26Won 32–7 vs. New York University+25New York Univer…Lost 13–19 at Holy Cross-6Holy CrossLost 12–28 at Syracuse-16SyracuseWon 7–6 vs. Muhlenberg+1MuhlenbergWon 21–0 at Bucknell+21BucknellLost 0–26 vs. Oklahoma State-26Oklahoma StateLost 0–7 vs. No. 7 Penn State-7No. 7 Penn StateLost 6–14 vs. Michigan State-8Michigan StateLost 0–21 at West Virginia-21West Virginia
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 27vsNew York UniversityW 32–⁠770%
Oct 4atHoly CrossL 13–⁠1937%
Oct 11atSyracuseL 12–⁠2853%
Oct 18vsMuhlenbergW 7–⁠683%
Oct 25atBucknellW 21–⁠057%
Nov 1vsOklahoma StateL 0–⁠2661%
Nov 8vs7Penn StateL 0–⁠729%
Nov 15vsMichigan StateL 6–⁠1439%
Nov 22atWest VirginiaL 0–⁠2139%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to West Virginia 21–⁠0; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 56th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Players on this team

Before 2004 our records hold honors and the draft; these are the players whose college years here, from their Wikipedia articles or their honors, include 1947.

Record
3–⁠6
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
91–⁠128
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1375 −90 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−10.6 No. 94 of 120 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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Drafted in 1948

The 1948 draft
Rd 6Phil Slosburg BBoston Yanks