1997 Temple Owls football team
| 1997 Temple Owls football | |
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| Conference | Big East Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (3–4 Big East) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Lew Carpenter (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Ron McCrone (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 65,386) Franklin Field (Capacity: 52,593) |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
[edit]| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 28 | at Western Michigan* | L 14–34 | ||||
| September 6 | 12:00 pm | Boston College | W 28–21 | 5,085 | ||
| September 13 | 1:00 pm | at No. 1 Penn State* | L 10–52 | 96,735 | ||
| September 20 | 6:00 pm | No. 18 Virginia Tech |
| L 13–23 | 12,056 | [1] |
| September 27 | Maryland* |
| L 21–24 | 12,872 | [2] | |
| October 4 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh |
| W 38–45 | 10,334 | |
| October 18 | 12:00 pm | at Syracuse | L 7–60 | 47,720 | ||
| October 25 | 12:00 pm | at Miami (FL) | L 15–47 | 26,351 | ||
| November 1 | Rutgers |
| W 49–7 | |||
| November 8 | at Navy* | L 17–49 | ||||
| November 15 | 1:00 pm | at West Virginia | L 21–41 | 37,061 | [3] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Hokies survive scare, down Temple, 23–13". Danville Register and Bee. September 21, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Tatum, Kevin (September 28, 1997). "Temple Storms Back But Loses Heartbreaker To Terps". The Philadelphia Inquirer. p. C14.
- ^ "Owls lose their season finale, and maybe Dickerson as well". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 16, 1997. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "1997 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".
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