The 1934 Temple Owls football team was an
American football
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team that represented
Temple University
Temple University (Temple or TU) is a public state-related research university in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1884 by the Baptist minister Russell Conwell and his congregation Grace Baptist Church of Philadelphia then called Ba ...
as an independent during the
1934 college football season
The 1934 college football season was the 66th season of college football in the United States. Two New Year's Day bowl games were initiated to rival the Rose Bowl Game. On February 15, Warren V. Miller and Joseph M. Cousins organized the New Orl ...
. In its second season under head coach
Pop Warner
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, the team compiled an undefeated 7–0–2 record in the regular season, but lost 20–14 to host
Tulane
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in the inaugural
Sugar Bowl
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on
New Year's Day
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in
. In their ten games, the Owls outscored their opponents 220 to 57; and their eight home games were played at
Temple Stadium
Temple Stadium was a stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1928 and hosted the Temple University Owls football team until they moved to Veterans Stadium in 1978.
It was located on a area in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of the ...
in
Philadelphia
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.
This team featured one of the best backfields in
program
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history in
"Dynamite Dave" Smukler, Glenn Frey, Danny Tester, and Wilfred H. Longsderff. Smukler was the third-team fullback on the
Associated Press
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All-America team
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.
Schedule
References
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Temple
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Temple Owls football seasons
Temple Owls football
The Temple Owls football team represents Temple University in the sport of college football. The Temple Owls compete in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision as a member of the American Athletic Conference (The American). They play thei ...
1934 in Philadelphia