History
Temple opened the stadium, set in a natural bowl seven miles north of its main campus, on September 29, 1928. It held about 20,000 and drew crowds of up to 40,000 for big games, plus occasional Eagles games in the 1930s.
Temple football moved to Veterans Stadium after 1977, and the stadium served soccer and other events into the mid-1990s. Trustees approved demolition in 1996, it was razed by 1997, and the land was sold in 2001 to Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church.
Why it matters: Temple's football home for half a century and the site of an NFL scoring record.
Timeline
- September 29, 1928
Temple beat St. Thomas College 12-0.
- November 6, 1934Eagles' 64-0 win[1]
The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Cincinnati Reds 64-0, the first NFL game with ten touchdowns by one team.
- 1977
Temple football moved to Veterans Stadium after 1977.
- 1997
The stadium was razed after trustees approved demolition in 1996.
The site today
| Physical status | Site redeveloped[1,2] |
|---|---|
| Current use | Part of the site holds Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church's East campus (opened 2006); the natural bowl remains as a field[1,2] |
| Mapped location | Former venue site |
Street View near the former site · Satellite view (external, current imagery)
Teams & events
| Temple Owls | NCAA · 1928–1977 |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia Bulldogs | Continental Football League · 1965–1966 · tenant |
Listed here are organizations that used this physical venue. A franchise's history and a venue's history are tracked separately.
Venue facts
| Other names | Beury Stadium; Owl Stadium |
|---|---|
| Location | Mount Pleasant Avenue and Michener Street, West Oak Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1] |
| Venue type | Stadium |
| Sports | Football, Soccer |
| Level | NCAA, NFL |
| Opened | September 29, 1928[1,2] |
| Last used for sports | 1995[1] |
| Demolished | 1997[1,2] |
| Physical status | Site redeveloped |
| Final capacity | 20,000[1,2] |
| Capacity notes | Wikipedia 20,000 (34,200 with mobile seating); Temple News says over 30,000 maximum. |
| Architect | Clarence E. Wunder[1] |
| Construction cost | $350,000[1] |
| Surface | Grass |
| Owner / operator | Temple University |
| Closure | Temple moved football to Veterans Stadium and the aging stadium was later razed. |
Documented details
Connected venues
Sources
- Temple Stadium, Wikipedia. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: address, architect, capacity, closed, construction cost, coordinates, current land use, demolished, opened, teams
- Recalling an old stadium, The Temple News. Accessed 2026-10-19Supports: capacity, current land use, demolished, opened
Research confidence
Key facts on this page (opening, closing, status and location) are each supported by sources, with key dates corroborated by at least two independent sources. Last reviewed 2026-10-19.
Where sources disagree (2)
- Address: Wikipedia gives Mount Pleasant Ave. and Michener St.; Temple News says Cheltenham Avenue near Vernon Road.
- Wikipedia lists a final Cherry and White game on April 27, 2002, after the 1997 demolition date it also gives.
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