Floyd Temple

Floyd O. Temple

• Bats Right, Throws Right
• School University of Kansas
• Born February 3, 1926 in Coffeyville, KS USA
• Died June 29, 2012 in Lawrence, KS USA

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Biographical information

Third baseman Floyd Temple played and managed briefly in the minors but is best remembered as a longtime coach at the University of Kansas.

While a student at KU, Temple played both baseball and football. He then played three seasons of pro ball, also managing the Iola Indians from mid-1951 to June 1952. He was then the head coach at the University of Kansas from 1954 to 1981. During those 28 seasons, the Jayhawks won 437 games, and he coached future big league stars Bob Allison, Chuck Dobson, and Steve Renko. He was also a longtime assistant football coach for KU.

Year-by-Year Coaching Record

Year	School	Overall Record	Conference Record	Notes
1954	University of Kansas	10-5	4-4
1955	University of Kansas	6-16	2-10
1956	University of Kansas	14-5	6-5
1957	University of Kansas	11-11	9-8
1958	University of Kansas	14-8-2	11-6
1959	University of Kansas	9-11	5-11
1960	University of Kansas	11-13	7-11
1961	University of Kansas	5-14	2-12
1962	University of Kansas	16-11	13-8
1963	University of Kansas	15-10	11-8
1964	University of Kansas	16-11	11-10
1965	University of Kansas	12-13	8-12
1966	University of Kansas	8-17	3-15
1967	University of Kansas	12-15	6-13
1968	University of Kansas	7-20	4-14
1969	University of Kansas	12-14	7-12
1970	University of Kansas	15-8	10-7
1971	University of Kansas	11-22	6-15
1972	University of Kansas	20-10	11-9
1973	University of Kansas	11-15	5-13
1974	University of Kansas	17-22	6-12
1975	University of Kansas	15-25	5-13
1976	University of Kansas	23-14	6-6	Big Eight
1977	University of Kansas	22-23-1	8-10	Big Eight
1978	University of Kansas	34-13-1	16-5	Big Eight
1979	University of Kansas	34-13-1	11-9
1980	University of Kansas	26-19	10-10
1981	University of Kansas	32-19	12-11	Big Eight