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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
Record	1-10
Points Scored	218
Scoring Average	19.8
Points Allowed	386
Defense Average	35.1
Opponents Record	66-51
Conference Record	0-7
Home Record	0-5
Away Record	1-5

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	10-2	370	209		6-1	220	111	Frank Beamer
Miami	9-3	368	210	Won 31-21	6-1	233	111	Butch Davis
Syracuse	9-3	437	208	Won 30-17	6-1	291	105	Paul Pasqualoni
West Virginia	8-4	271	156	Lost 13-20	4-3	181	112	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	4-7	214	430		3-4	121	242	Johnny Majors
Boston College	5-7	264	364		2-5	138	220	Dan Henning
Rutgers	2-9	143	380		1-6	78	238	Terry Shea
Temple	1-10	218	386		0-7	140	263	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

Field goals in college football were originally worth five points. This was decreased to four points in 1904 and three points in 1909.