Floyd O. Temple (February 3, 1926 – June 29, 2012) was the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team from 1954 to 1981. He also managed and played in the minor leagues in the early 1950s.

A third baseman, Temple was born in Coffeyville, Kansas, and began his professional career in 1950, playing for the Gladewater Bears of the East Texas League, hitting .167 in 15 games. He played for the Iola Indians of the Kansas–Oklahoma–Missouri League in 1951 and 1952, hitting .292 and .295 respectively. Overall, he hit .278 in 110 minor league games. He also managed the Indians for parts of the 1951 and 1952 seasons.

Following his professional career, he became the head coach of the University of Kansas baseball team. He compiled a record of 437–396–7 in his 28 seasons with the team, becoming its winningest head coach ever. His #13 jersey was placated on the right-center field wall at Hoglund Ballpark.

In 1965, Temple managed the Rapid City Chiefs of the Basin League, a collegiate summer baseball league.

He coached multiple future major league players, including Steve Renko, Bob Allison and Chuck Dobson.

He was inducted into the Kansas Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966. He died, aged 86, in Lawrence, Kansas.

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Kansas Jayhawks (Big Seven Conference / Big Eight Conference) (1954–1981)
1954Kansas10–54–44th
1955Kansas6–162–107th
1956Kansas14–56–53rd
1957Kansas11–119–84th
1958Kansas14–8–211–64th
1959Kansas9–115–116th
1960Kansas11–137–116th
1961Kansas5–142–128th
1962Kansas16–1113–83rd
1963Kansas15–1011–83rd
1964Kansas16–1111–104th
1965Kansas12–138–126th
1966Kansas8–173–158th
1967Kansas12–156–137th
1968Kansas7–204–148th
1969Kansas12–147–126th
1970Kansas15–810–72nd
1971Kansas11–226–158th
1972Kansas20–1011–93rd
1973Kansas11–155–137th
1974Kansas17–226–127th
1975Kansas15–255–137th
1976Kansas23–146–84th
1977Kansas22–23–15–52nd
1978Kansas34–13–18–42nd
1979Kansas34–12–111–93rd
1980Kansas26–1912–93rd
1981Kansas32–1913–143rd
Total:437–396–7
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion