1996 Temple Owls football team

The 1996 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Big East Conference. They were led by fourth-year head coach Ron Dickerson. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished the season 1–10 overall and 0–7 in Big East play to place last.

1996 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
1996 record1–10 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
1996 Big East Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 13 Virginia Tech +  6 –1     10 –2  
No. 14 Miami (FL) +  6 –1     9 –3  
No. 21 Syracuse +  6 –1     9 –3  
West Virginia  4 –3     8 –4  
Pittsburgh  3 –4     4 –7  
Boston College  2 –5     5 –7  
Rutgers  1 –6     2 –9  
Temple  0 –7     1 –10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendance
August 31at Eastern Michigan*
W 28–24
September 7Washington State*
L 34–3810,169
September 14at Bowling Green*
L 16–20
September 2112:00 p.m.vs. No. 5 Penn State*
L 0–4124,847
October 5at Pittsburgh
L 52–5330,054
October 121:00 p.m.at Virginia Tech
L 0–3844,208
October 191:30 p.m.No. 15 West Virginia
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 10–3012,546
October 26at Rutgers
L 17–28
November 212:00 p.m.No. 22 Miami (FL)
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 26–578,608
November 16at Boston College
L 20–21
November 2312:00 p.m.No. 16 Syracuse
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 15–364,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "1996 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.
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