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1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 28at Western Michigan*L 14–34
September 612:00 pmBoston CollegeW 28–215,085
September 131:00 pmat No. 1 Penn State*L 10–5296,735
September 206:00 pmNo. 18 Virginia Tech
L 13–2312,056
September 27Maryland*
L 21–24
October 412:00 pmPittsburgh
  • Franklin Field
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 38–4510,334
October 1812:00 pmat SyracuseL 7–6047,720
October 2512:00 pmat Miami (FL)L 15–4726,351
November 1Rutgers
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
W 49–7
November 8at Navy*L 17–49
November 151:00 pmat West VirginiaL 21–4137,061
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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