1955-56 Temple Owls — schedule and results

The 1955-56 Temple Owls went 27-4 under head coach Harry Litwack. The team peaked at #6 in the AP poll. Simple Rating System: 9.41.

Game-by-game results (24 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1955-12-10at Kentucky WildcatsW 73–61Memorial Coliseum
1955-12-17vs Princeton TigersW 83–80Convention Hall
1955-12-20neutral Pennsylvania QuakersW 93–72
1956-01-04at Lehigh Mountain HawksW 81–48Taylor Gym
1956-01-11neutral Villanova WildcatsW 80–73
1956-01-14vs Manhattan JaspersW 91–79Convention Hall
1956-01-21vs Lehigh Mountain HawksW 72–44Convention Hall
1956-01-28at Navy MidshipmenW 93–74Dahlgren Hall
1956-02-01at muhlenbergL 66–67Memorial Hall
1956-02-04at Saint Francis Red FlashW 103–68
1956-02-06at Duquesne DukesW 63–48Duquesne Gymnasium
1956-02-08vs Bucknell BisonW 88–50Convention Hall
1956-02-10vs Penn State Nittany LionsW 77–58Convention Hall
1956-02-15neutral La Salle ExplorersW 60–57
1956-02-18at Lafayette LeopardsW 66–65Alumni Gym
1956-02-22neutral Saint Joseph's HawksL 68–77
1956-02-25vs Duquesne DukesL 64–66Convention Hall
1956-03-07vs St. John's Red StormW 71–66The Palestra
1956-03-10neutral Saint Joseph's HawksW 89–82
1956-03-12neutral Holy Cross CrusadersW 74–72Madison Square Garden (III)
1956-03-16neutral UConn HuskiesW 65–59The Palestra
1956-03-17neutral Canisius Golden GriffinsW 60–58The Palestra
1956-03-22neutral Iowa HawkeyesL 76–83McGaw Memorial Hall
1956-03-23neutral SMU MustangsW 90–81McGaw Memorial Hall

Temple Owls program history · All Division I programs · Hoopsipedia home

Hoopsipedia
Hpsipedia
EST. 2025 · VOL. II · NCAA OFFICIAL RECORDS
● 360 PROGRAMS · VERIFIED
★ ★ ★ The complete record of college basketball ★ ★ ★
Hpsipedia
★ Built for banter. Backed by the record book. ★
THE MAIN EVENT
Program 1
?
VS
since 1900
Program 2
?
Try:
✦ Ask Hoopsipedia AI
THE RECORD BOOK

All-time wins

Full leaderboard →
Rank Team All-Time Wins

On this day

SPOTLIGHT

AP Top 25

All rankings →
DISCOVER

More to argue about

Rankings Deep Dive
Who's REALLY a blue blood?
Our composite HTSS ranking of all-time program strength. See how every team stacks up across 100+ years.
EXPLORE →
Time Machine
Travel back to any season
See who was #1, who was rising, and who was falling. Every season from 1949 to today.
EXPLORE →
Coach Trees
The coaching lineages
From Dean Smith to Roy Williams to Hubert Davis — trace the family trees of college basketball's greatest coaches.
EXPLORE →

2026 NCAA Tournament Bracket

Last updated: --:--:--
For the best bracket experience, view on a desktop or rotate your device to landscape.

Team Rankings

Rank Team Conference All-Time Wins

Teams

★ ★ The architects ★ ★

COACHES

Top 100 by all-time D1 wins. Verified against the NCAA record book — and tiered so you can argue properly.

SETTLE A DEBATE
Compare Coaches
VS
FILTER BY TIER:
# COACH RECORD WIN % SCHOOL(S) YEARS BEST SEASON / LEGACY
Ask Hoopsipedia BETA
Hi! I'm the Hoopsipedia Assistant. I can look up team histories, compare programs, explore rankings, and more. Try asking: