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Temple Football Team History


Temple Owls
Temple University
 Philadelphia, PA
Founded: 1884
Stadium: Lincoln Financial Field
Capacity: 68,532
Colors: Cherry & White
Coach: Ron Dickerson
Conference: Big East-

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1894  <-- 1995 <- 1996 -> 1997 --> 2024

1996 Season Highlights
 Ron Dickerson enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Temple.
 
1996 Season
 Date   Opponent  Score   
 Sat., Aug. 31  @ Eastern Michigan  28   24   W       
 Sat., Sep. 7  vs. Washington State  34   38   L       
 Sat., Sep. 14  @ Bowling Green State  16   20   L       
 Sat., Sep. 21  vs. Penn State  0   41   L    @ East Rutherford, NJ   
 Sat., Oct. 5  @ Pittsburgh  52   53   L       
 Sat., Oct. 12  @ Virginia Tech  0   38   L       
 Sat., Oct. 19  vs. West Virginia  10   30   L       
 Sat., Oct. 26  @ Rutgers  17   28   L       
 Sat., Nov. 2  vs. Miami  26   57   L       
 Sat., Nov. 16  @ Boston College  20   21   L       
 Sat., Nov. 23  vs. Syracuse  15   36   L    @ Philadelphia, PA   
 
1996 Season Totals
  Record1-10
  Points Scored218
  Scoring Average19.8
  Points Allowed386
  Defense Average35.1
  Opponents Record66-51
  Conference Record0-7
  Home Record0-5
  Away Record1-5
1996 NCAA Final Rankings
 Rank   Record   Source 
  was not ranked.
  
1996 Big East- Standings
  Season   Bowls   Conference 
 Team  W/L/T  PF  PA    W/L/T  PF  PA   Coach 
Virginia Tech 10-2370209 6-1220111  Frank Beamer
Miami 9-3368210Won  31-216-1233111  Butch Davis
Syracuse 9-3437208Won  30-176-1291105  Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia 8-4271156Lost  13-204-3181112  Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh 4-7214430 3-4121242  Johnny Majors
Boston College 5-7264364 2-5138220  Dan Henning
Rutgers 2-9143380 1-678238  Terry Shea
Temple 1-10218386 0-7140263  Ron Dickerson

1996 All American Awards
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Award   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 

1996 All Big East Conference Players
 Player   Position   Class   Ht.   Wt.   Team   Source 
 Coming Someday 


Some records may be incomplete.


Great Moments in College Football History

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