| Year: | 1996 |
| Team: | Temple Owls |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 1–10 |
| Conf Record: | 0–7 |
| Head Coach: | Ron Dickerson |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Off Coach: | Nick Gasparsto |
| Oc Year: | 4th |
| Def Coach: | Dale Strahm |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Veterans Stadium |
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.