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1998 Temple Owls football team

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1998 Temple Owls football
ConferenceBig East Conference
Record2–9 (2–5 Big East)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorAl Kincaid (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorRaymond Monica (1st season)
Home stadiumVeterans Stadium
(Capacity: 65,386)
Franklin Field
(Capacity: 52,593)
Seasons
← 1997
1999 →
1998 Big East Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Syracuse $   6 1     8 4  
No. 20 Miami (FL)   5 2     9 3  
No. 23 Virginia Tech   5 2     9 3  
West Virginia   5 2     8 4  
Boston College   3 4     4 7  
Rutgers   2 5     5 6  
Temple   2 5     2 9  
Pittsburgh   0 7     2 9  
  • $ – BCS representative as conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1998 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1998 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Big East Conference. They were led by first–year head coach Bobby Wallace. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished with a record of 2 wins and 9 losses (2–9).

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5at Toledo*L 12–24
September 12Akron*L 28–35
September 1912:00 p.m.at Boston CollegeL 7–3140,496
September 26at Maryland*L 20–3027,047[1]
October 3No. 13 (I-AA) William & Mary*
L 38–4516,281
October 1012:00 p.m.No. 16 West Virginia
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–3714,851
October 171:00 p.m.at No. 14 Virginia TechW 28–2447,610
October 31at RutgersL 10–21
November 73:30 p.m.at PittsburghW 34–3339,827
November 144:00 p.m.No. 24 Miami (FL)
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–4218,734
November 214:00 p.m.No. 24 Syracuse
  • Veterans Stadium
  • Philadelphia, PA
L 7–3812,483
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Eastern time

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References

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  1. ^ "Owls hang tough, fall short". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 27, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "1998 Temple Owls Schedule and Results".