1997 Temple Owls football team

The 1997 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Big East Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ron Dickerson. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses (3–4 Big East).

1997 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1997 record3–8 (3–4 Big East)
Head coachRon Dickerson (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorMike MacIntyre (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
Franklin Field
(Capacity: 52,593)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1     9 4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 2     7 5  
West Virginia  4 3     7 5  
Pittsburgh  4 3     6 6  
Miami (FL)  3 4     5 6  
Boston College  3 4     4 7  
Temple  3 4     3 8  
Rutgers  0 7     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at Western Michigan*L 14–34
September 612:00 PMBoston CollegeW 28–215,085
September 131:00 PMat No. 1 Penn State*L 10–5296,735
September 206:00 PMNo. 18 Virginia Tech
L 13–2312,056
September 27Maryland*
L 21–24
October 412:00 PMPittsburgh
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–4510,334
October 1812:00 PMat SyracuseL 7–6047,720
October 2512:00 PMat Miami (FL)L 15–4726,351
November 1Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 49–7
November 8at Navy*L 17–49
November 151:00 PMat West Virginia
L 21–4137,061
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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