1997 Temple Owls football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1997 Temple Owls football Big East Conference Big East 3–8 3–4 Ron Dickerson 5th Lew Carpenter 1st Ron McCrone 1st Veterans StadiumFranklin Field The 1997 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron Dickerson in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Schedule 1997 NCAA Division I-A AP August 28 l y y Western Michigan Waldo Stadium Kalamazoo, MI 14–34 September 6 12:00 pm w Boston College Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 28–21 5,085 September 13 1:00 pm l y y Penn State 1 Beaver Stadium University Park, PA 10–52 96,735 September 20 6:00 pm l Virginia Tech 18 Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 13–23 12,056 https://www.newspapers.com/article/danville-register-and-bee-hokies-survive/152136972/ Danville Register and Bee Hokies survive scare, down Temple, 23–13 September 21, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com September 27 l y Maryland Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 21–24 12,872 Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps Kevin Tatum The Philadelphia Inquirer September 28, 1997 C14 October 4 12:00 pm w Pittsburgh Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA 17-13 10,334 October 18 12:00 pm l y Syracuse Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY 7–60 47,720 October 25 12:00 pm l y Miami (FL) Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL 15–47 26,351 November 1 w Rutgers Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA 49–7 November 8 l y y Navy Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium Annapolis, MD 17–49 November 15 1:00 pm l y West Virginia Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV 21–41 37,061 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-philadelphia-inquirer-owls-lose-thei/152135868/ The Philadelphia Inquirer Owls lose their season finale, and maybe Dickerson as well November 16, 1997 July 27, 2024 Newspapers.com https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1997-schedule.html 1997 Temple Owls Schedule and Results References Temple Category:Temple Owls football seasons Temple Owls football Temple Owls football