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 32-acre (130,000 m2) area in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of the city bounded by Cheltenham Avenue, Vernon Road, Michener Avenue, and Mt. Pleasant Avenue. The football stadium stood on one end of the site; the baseball and softball diamonds stood on the other. The football stadium had seating for approximately 20,000 people; mobile seating raised capacity to 34,200. Temple Stadium was horseshoe-shaped, with the open end facing west-northwest, and built into a natural bowl. It was also known as Owl Stadium and Beury Stadium, named for the school president responsible for its construction. Prior t
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1934 Indiana Hoosiers football team
1934 VPI Gobblers football team
1937 Florida Gators football team
1942 Oklahoma Sooners football team
1946 Georgia Bulldogs football team
1972 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens football team
1975 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1977 Pittsburgh Panthers football team
1931 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1932 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1934 Texas A&M Aggies football team1935 Vanderbilt Commodores football team1936 Iowa Hawkeyes football team1938 Boston College Eagles football team1938 TCU Horned Frogs football team1939 TCU Horned Frogs football team1940 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1941 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1944 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1947 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1949 Penn State Nittany Lions football team1949 Texas Longhorns football team1959 Buffalo Bulls football team1962 Buffalo Bulls football team1963 Connecticut Huskies football team1966 Connecticut Huskies football team1968 Buffalo Bulls football team1969 William & Mary Indians football team1970 Buffalo Bulls football team1970 Connecticut Huskies football teamNorth Carolina Pre-Flight Cloudbusters footballWilliam & Mary Tribe football, 1970–79William & Mary Tribe football, 1980–89
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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 32-acre (130,000 m2) area in the West Oak Lane neighborhood of the city bounded by Cheltenham Avenue, Vernon Road, Michener Avenue, and Mt. Pleasant Avenue. The football stadium stood on one end of the site; the baseball and softball diamonds stood on the other. The football stadium had seating for approximately 20,000 people; mobile seating raised capacity to 34,200. Temple Stadium was horseshoe-shaped, with the open end facing west-northwest, and built into a natural bowl. It was also known as Owl Stadium and Beury Stadium, named for the school president responsible for its construction. Prior t
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Clarence E. Wunder
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demolished
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Charles G. Erny
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1928-09-29
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Temple Stadium
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Philadelphia Bulldogs
Philadelphia Spartans
Temple Owls Men's Soccer
Temple Owls Women's Soccer
Temple Owls football
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Home of the Temple Owls
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Temple Stadium was a stadium i ...... for its construction. Prior t
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Temple Stadium
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Beury Stadium
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Owl Stadium
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