1997 Temple Owls football team

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).

1997 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
  • Ron Dickerson (5th season)
Offensive coordinatorLew Carpenter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
Franklin Field
(Capacity: 52,593)
1997 Big East Conference football standings
ConfOverall
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
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