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Temple Football Team History

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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 <-- 1996 <- 1997 -> 1998 --> 2024

1997 Season Highlights

Ron Dickerson enters his 5th season as Head Coach at Temple.

1997 Season

Date	Opponent	Score
Thu., Aug. 28	@ Western Michigan	14	34	L
Sat., Sep. 6	vs. Boston College	28	21	W
Sat., Sep. 13	@ Penn State	10	52	L
Sat., Sep. 20	vs. Virginia Tech	13	23	L
Sat., Sep. 27	vs. Maryland	21	24	L	@ Philadelphia, PA
Sat., Oct. 4	vs. Pittsburgh	17	13	W
Sat., Oct. 18	@ Syracuse	7	60	L
Sat., Oct. 25	@ Miami	15	47	L
Sat., Nov. 1	vs. Rutgers	49	7	W
Sat., Nov. 8	@ Navy	17	49	L
Sat., Nov. 15	@ West Virginia	21	41	L

1997 Season Totals
Record	3-8
Points Scored	212
Scoring Average	19.3
Points Allowed	371
Defense Average	33.7
Opponents Record	64-63
Conference Record	3-4
Home Record	3-2
Away Record	0-6

1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank	Record	Source
was not ranked.

1997 Big East- Standings
	Season			Bowls	Conference
Team	W/L/T	PF	PA		W/L/T	PF	PA	Coach
Syracuse	9-4	441	226	Lost 18-35	6-1	238	104	Paul Pasqualoni
Virginia Tech	7-5	324	227	Lost 3-42	5-2	197	127	Frank Beamer
West Virginia	7-5	360	285	Lost 30-35	4-3	219	167	Don Nehlen
Pittsburgh	6-6	333	354	Lost 7-41	4-3	208	197	Walt Harris
Miami	5-6	314	285		3-4	215	191	Butch Davis
Boston College	4-7	237	314		3-4	173	176	Tom OBrien
Temple	3-8	212	371		3-4	150	212	Ron Dickerson
Rutgers	0-11	191	496		0-7	121	347	Terry Shea

1997 All American Awards
Player	Position	Class	Ht.	Wt.	Award	Team	Source
Coming Someday

1997 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

The forward pass first appeared in college football in 1906. It was introduced in an attempt to increase scoring and reduce injuries.