1997 Temple Owls football team

1997 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLew Carpenter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
Franklin Field
(Capacity: 52,593)
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
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  
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 pmBoston 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 27Maryland*
L 21–2412,872[2]
October 412:00 pmPittsburgh
  • 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 1Rutgers
  • 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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