American college football season
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Big East Conference |
3–8 (3–4 Big East) |
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Lew Carpenter (1st season) |
Ron McCrone (1st season) |
Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 65,386) Franklin Field (Capacity: 52,593) |
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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]
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Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance |
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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 |
September 27 | | Maryland* | | L 21–24 | |
October 4 | 12:00 pm | Pittsburgh | - Franklin Field
- Philadelphia, PA
| 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) | - Miami Orange Bowl
- Miami, FL
| L 15–47 | 26,351 |
November 1 | | Rutgers | - Veterans Stadium
- Philadelphia, PA
| W 49–7 | |
November 8 | | at Navy* | - Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium
- Annapolis, MD
| L 17–49 | |
November 15 | 1:00 pm | at West Virginia | - Mountaineer Field
- Morgantown, WV
| L 21–41 | 37,061 |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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References[edit]
- ^ https://www.sports-reference.com/cfb/schools/temple/1997-schedule.html
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- Vernon Park (?–1927)
- Temple Stadium (1928–1977)
- Veterans Stadium (1978–2002)
- Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002)
- Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)
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- Bowl games
- Penn State
- Villanova (Mayor's Cup)
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- Head coaches
- NFL draftees
- Statistical leaders
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