1996 Temple Owls football team

1996 Temple Owls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–10 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach	Ron Dickerson (4th season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 65,386)

1996 Big East Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 13 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1					10	–	2
No. 14 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1					9	–	3
No. 21 Syracuse +		6	–	1					9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3					8	–	4
Pittsburgh		3	–	4					4	–	7
Boston College		2	–	5					5	–	7
Rutgers		1	–	6					2	–	9
Temple		0	–	7					1	–	10
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

The 1996 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Dickerson. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 1–10 overall and 0–7 in Big East play to place last.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
August 31		at Eastern Michigan*	Rynearson Stadium Ypsilanti, MI	W 28–24
September 7		Washington State*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 34–38	10,169
September 14		at Bowling Green*	Doyt Perry Stadium Bowling Green, OH	L 16–20
September 21	12:00 p.m.	vs. No. 5 Penn State*	Giants Stadium East Rutherford, NJ	L 0–41	24,847
October 5		at Pittsburgh	Pitt Stadium Pittsburgh, PA	L 52–53	30,054
October 12	1:00 p.m.	at Virginia Tech	Lane Stadium Blacksburg, VA	L 0–38	44,208
October 19	1:30 p.m.	No. 15 West Virginia	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 10–30	12,546
October 26		at Rutgers	Rutgers Stadium Piscataway, NJ	L 17–28
November 2	12:00 p.m.	No. 22 Miami (FL)	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 26–57	8,608
November 16		at Boston College	Alumni Stadium Chestnut Hill, MA	L 20–21
November 23	12:00 p.m.	No. 16 Syracuse	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 15–36	4,312
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game