1945 Temple Owls football team

The 1945 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as an independent during the 1945 college football season. In its sixth season under head coach Ray Morrison, the team compiled a 7–1 record and outscored opponents by a total of 198 to 51.^[1] On November 10, Temple defeated then undefeated No. 10. Holy Cross.

1945 Temple Owls football
Conference	Independent
Record	7–1
Head coach	Ray Morrison (6th season)
Home stadium	Temple Stadium
Seasons ← 1944 1946 →

1945 Eastern college football independents records

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 1 Army			–					9	–	0	–	0
Franklin & Marshall			–					4	–	0	–	1
No. 20 Columbia			–					8	–	1	–	0
Temple			–					7	–	1	–	0
No. 16 Holy Cross			–					8	–	2	–	0
Tufts			–					4	–	1	–	0
No. 8 Penn			–					6	–	2	–	0
Yale			–					6	–	3	–	0
Massachusetts State			–					2	–	1	–	1
Harvard			–					5	–	3	–	0
Penn State			–					5	–	3	–	0
Cornell			–					5	–	4	–	0
Villanova			–					4	–	4	–	0
Boston College			–					3	–	4	–	0
Brown			–					3	–	4	–	1
Colgate			–					3	–	4	–	1
Princeton			–					2	–	3	–	2
NYU			–					3	–	4	–	0
Pittsburgh			–					3	–	7	–	0
Bucknell			–					2	–	5	–	0
Drexel			–					2	–	5	–	0
Dartmouth			–					1	–	6	–	1
Syracuse			–					1	–	6	–	0
Boston University			–					0	–	5	–	0
CCNY			–					0	–	8	–	0
Rankings from AP Poll

Center Mort Rochheiser and quarterback Jack Burns were selected by the Associated Press as first-team players on the 1945 All-Pennsylvania football team. Guard Ed Virshup and back Phil Slosburg^[2] were named to the second team. Fullback Jack Wilson^[3] was named to the third team.^[4]

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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 28	Syracuse	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 7–6	15,000	[5]
October 5	NYU	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 59–0	15,000	[6]
October 12	Bucknell	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 64–0	17,000	[7]
October 19	West Virginia	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 28–12	19,000	[8]
October 27	at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	W 6–0	12,000	[9]
November 3	Lafayette	Temple Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 20–0	12,000	[10]
November 10	at Penn State	New Beaver Field State College, PA	L 0–27	16,000	[11]
November 17	at No. 10 Holy Cross	Fitton Field Worcester, MA	W 14–6	25,000	[12]
Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game