1996 Temple Owls football team

American college football season

1996 Temple Owls football

Conference| Big East Conference
Record| 1–10 (0–7 Big East)
Head coach|

* Ron Dickerson (4th season)

Offensive coordinator| Nick Gasparsto (4th season)
Defensive coordinator| Dale Strahm (3rd season)
Home stadium| Veterans Stadium

Seasons

← 1995

1997 →

1996 Big East Conference football standings

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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

The 1996 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1996 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Ron Dickerson, the Owls compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 31| | at Eastern Michigan*|

* Rynearson Stadium
* Ypsilanti, MI

| W 28–24| |
September 7| | Washington State*|

* Franklin Field
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 34–38| 10,169|
September 14| | at Bowling Green*|

* Doyt Perry Stadium
* Bowling Green, OH

| L 16–20| |
September 21| 12:00 p.m.| vs. No. 5 Penn State*|

* Giants Stadium
* East Rutherford, NJ

| L 0–41| 24,847|
October 5| | at Pittsburgh|

* Pitt Stadium
* Pittsburgh, PA

| L 52–53| 30,054|
October 12| 1:00 p.m.| at Virginia Tech|

* Lane Stadium
* Blacksburg, VA

| L 0–38| 44,208| [1]
October 19| 1:30 p.m.| No. 15 West Virginia|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 10–30| 12,546| [2]
October 26| | at Rutgers|

* Rutgers Stadium
* Piscataway, NJ

| L 17–28| |
November 2| 12:00 p.m.| No. 22 Miami (FL)|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 26–57| 8,608|
November 16| | at Boston College|

* Alumni Stadium
* Chestnut Hill, MA

| L 20–21| |
November 23| 12:00 p.m.| No. 16 Syracuse|

* Veterans Stadium
* Philadelphia, PA

| L 15–36| 4,312|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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## Roster

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1996 Temple Owls football team roster

Players  | Coaches
Offense 16 Randy Canzater WR 6-0 187 FR Columbia, SC  | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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FB | `44` | Jason Alisauckas | So
QB | `5` | Charles Andrews | Fr
QB | `14` | Henry Burris | Sr
C | `60` | Kevin Carozza | Sr
FB | `2` | Frank Carter | Sr
WR | `80` | Kenyatta Carter | So
OT | `69` | Roger Chanione | Sr
TE | `84` | Justin Collins | So
Defense 28 Gregg Ascolese LB 6-0 226 SO North Bergen, NJ 55 Mario Ayala NT 6-2 268 SO Glassboro, NJ 7 Steve Simpkins DE 6-5 240 JR Trenton, NJ 56 Michael Tripp DE 6-3 253 SO  | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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CB | `31` | Lamond Adams | So
SS | `42` | Kobie Barnett | So
LB | `94` | Alshermond Singleton | Sr
DE | `36` | Tim Terry | Sr
Special teams | Pos. | # | Name | Class

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Head coach

* Ron Dickerson

Coordinators/assistant coaches

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Legend

* (C) Team captain
* (S) Suspended
* (I) Ineligible

* Injured
* Redshirt

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Roster

## References

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1. ^ "Tech trounces Temple". Richmond Times-Dispatch. October 13, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Only victory Temple finds in moral". Courier-Post. October 20, 1996. Retrieved February 10, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "1996 Temple Owls Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved June 11, 2020.

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Temple Owls football

Venues|

* Vernon Park (?–1927)
* Temple Stadium (1928–1977)
* Veterans Stadium (1978–2002)
* Franklin Field (alternate, 1978–2002)
* Lincoln Financial Field (2003–present)

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* Bowl games
* Villanova: Mayor's Cup

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* Hooter T. Owl

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