The 1961 Temple Owls football team was an American football team that represented Temple University as a member of the Middle Atlantic Conference (MAC) during the 1961 college football season.
In its second season under head coach George Makris, the team compiled a 2–5–2 record (1–2–2 against MAC opponents) and finished seventh out of eight teams in the MAC's University Division.
[1] The team played its home games at Temple Stadium in Philadelphia.
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