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1948 Temple

2–⁠6–⁠1, coached by Ray Morrison.

Schedule and results

Temple in 1948, game by game: tied at Lebanon Valley 7–7; lost vs. West Virginia 7–27; lost at Rutgers 20–34; lost at Boston University 7–13; lost at Oklahoma State 7–41; won vs. Bucknell 20–0; won vs. Syracuse 20–0; lost at No. 5 Penn State 0–47; lost vs. Holy Cross 7–13+20−47Tied 7–7 at Lebanon Valley0Lebanon ValleyLost 7–27 vs. West Virginia-20West VirginiaLost 20–34 at Rutgers-14RutgersLost 7–13 at Boston University-6Boston Universi…Lost 7–41 at Oklahoma State-34Oklahoma StateWon 20–0 vs. Bucknell+20BucknellWon 20–0 vs. Syracuse+20SyracuseLost 0–47 at No. 5 Penn State-47No. 5 Penn StateLost 7–13 vs. Holy Cross-6Holy Cross
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 25atLebanon ValleyT 7–⁠773%
Oct 2vsWest VirginiaL 7–⁠2739%
Oct 9atRutgersL 20–⁠3426%
Oct 16atBoston UniversityL 7–⁠1345%
Oct 23atOklahoma StateL 7–⁠4123%
Oct 30vsBucknellW 20–⁠057%
Nov 6vsSyracuseW 20–⁠064%
Nov 13at5Penn StateL 0–⁠4711%
Nov 20vsHoly CrossL 7–⁠1345%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Holy Cross 13–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll.

In program history: The 58th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠6–⁠1
Conference
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AP final
Unranked
Points
95–⁠182
Coach
Ray Morrison
Elo
1366 −51 this season
SP+ rating
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SRS
−13.0 No. 96 of 117 major-college teams
Recruiting class
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