Temple
BE · 1997 Season · Final
All-Time Resume
- 12-Team Playoff & Revenue Era · 2 seasons
- Limited Playoff Era · 26 seasons
- Independents & Bowl Tie-In Era · 16 seasons
- Divisional Era · 11 seasons
- AP Poll & Postwar Era · 17 seasons
- Forward Pass & Stadium Boom Era · 6 seasons
Final finishes, as published; the season in progress counts toward record only. Compare Temple head-to-head · History & Eras
1997 Schedule & Results
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Conf | Opp. Record | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Week 2 · Sep 2 |  Western Michigan (WESTERN MICHIGAN)H2H |  MAC | 8–3 | L 14–34 |
| 3 | Week 3 · Sep 9 |  Boston College (BOSTON COLLEGE)H2H | IND BE | 4–7 | W 28–21 |
| 4 | Week 4 · Sep 16 |  Penn State (PENN STATE)H2H |  B10 | 9–3 | L 10–52 |
| 5 | Week 5 · Sep 23 |  Virginia Tech (VIRGINIA TECH)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 13–23 |
| 6 | Week 6 · Sep 30 |  Maryland (MARYLAND)H2H |  ACC | 2–9 | L 21–24 |
| 7 | Week 7 · Oct 7 |  Pittsburgh (PITTSBURGH)H2H | IND BE | 6–6 | W 17–13 |
| 9 | Week 9 · Oct 21 |  Syracuse (SYRACUSE)H2H | IND BE | 9–4 | L 7–60 |
| 10 | Week 10 · Oct 28 |  Miami (MIAMI)H2H | IND BE | 5–6 | L 15–47 |
| 11 | Week 11 · Nov 4 |  Rutgers (RUTGERS)H2H | IND BE | 0–11 | W 49–7 |
| 12 | Week 12 · Nov 11 |  Navy (NAVY)H2H | IND FBSI | 7–4 | L 17–49 |
| 13 | Week 13 · Nov 18 |  West Virginia (WEST VIRGINIA)H2H | IND BE | 7–5 | L 21–41 |
Past season results come from the published weekly rankings; home/away is not recorded. Unranked = opponent outside the ranked field. Kickoff times in Eastern Time. TBD = not yet announced. vs* = neutral site. Opp. Record is the current season record; — = unavailable.
Where the rating sits on the 12-tier scale (lower is better).
- Pittsburgh +6
- Boston College +4
- Rutgers 0
- Western Michigan -3
- Penn State -3
- Syracuse -4
- Navy -4
- Virginia Tech -5
- West Virginia -5
- Miami -6
- Maryland -9
Each win stacks that opponent's win total to the right; each loss stacks that opponent's loss total to the left.
0.273 Win % · No change
Percent of all FBS teams this team is ahead of.
Higher on the chart = better rank.
Bars above the line are wins, below are losses; height = point margin.
Higher = better finish. Ranks as published.