1997 Temple Owls football team

1997 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record3–8 (3–4 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorLew Carpenter (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRon McCrone (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
Franklin Field
1997 Big East Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 21 Syracuse $  6 1   9 4  
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 as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by Ron Dickerson in his fifth and final season as head coach, the Owls compiled an overall record of 3–8 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia.