1997 Temple Owls football team

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1997 Temple Owls football
Conference Big East Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinator Lew Carpenter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadium Veterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
Franklin Field
(Capacity: 52,593)
Seasons
←  1996
1998  →
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 –1   9 –4  
No. 23 Virginia Tech  5 –2   7 –5  
Pittsburgh  4 –3   6 –6  
West Virginia  4 –3   7 –5  
Miami (FL)  3 –4   5 –6  
Temple  3 –4   3 –8  
Boston College  3 –4   4 –7  
Rutgers  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

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).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 28at Western Michigan *
L 14–34
September 612:00 pm Boston College
W 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 [1]
September 27 Maryland *
L 21–2412,872 [2]
October 412:00 pm Pittsburgh
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–4510,334
October 1812:00 pmat Syracuse
L 7–6047,720
October 2512:00 pmat Miami (FL)
L 15–4726,351
November 1 Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 49–7
November 8at Navy *
L 17–49
November 151:00 pmat West Virginia
L 21–4137,061 [3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Hokies survive scare, down Temple, 23–13". Danville Register and Bee. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer . p. C14.
  3. ↑ "Owls lose their season finale, and maybe Dickerson as well". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "1997 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".


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