Temple Owls Football
Temple played 263 home games at Temple Stadium between 1928 and 1977. One of the largest crowds was on November 24, 1934 when 40,000 fans saw Temple defeat Villanova 22 to 0.
Temple opened the stadium on September 29, 1928 with a 12-0 victory over St. Thomas College. The school officially dedicated the stadium on October 13, 1928 before a 7-0 victory over Western Maryland College with Philadelphia Mayor Harry Mackey in attendance. Temple played its first night game at the stadium on September 26, 1930, defeating Thiel College 13-6 under floodlights.
Temple football held their final event on the field on April 27, 2002 with their annual Cherry and White game.
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