| Year: | 1997 |
| Team: | Temple Owls |
| Conference: | Big East Conference |
| Conference Link: | Big East Conference (1979–2013) |
| Short Conf: | Big East |
| Record: | 3–8 |
| Conf Record: | 3–4 |
| Hc Year: | 5th |
| Off Coach: | Lew Carpenter |
| Oc Year: | 1st |
| Def Coach: | Ron McCrone |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | Veterans Stadium (Capacity: 65,386) Franklin Field (Capacity: 52,593) |
The 1997 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University in the 1997 NCAA Division I-A football season; they competed in the Big East Conference. They were led by fifth-year head coach Ron Dickerson. The Owls played their home games at Veterans Stadium and Franklin Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They finished with a record of 3 wins and 8 losses (3–4 Big East).