1995 Temple Owls football team

The 1995 Temple Owls football team represented Temple University as a member of the Big East Conference during the 1995 NCAA Division I-A football season. Led by third-year head coach Ron Dickerson, the Owls compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing seventh in the Big East. Temple played home games at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia.

1995 Temple Owls football
Conference	Big East Conference
Record	1–10 (1–6 Big East)
Head coach	Ron Dickerson (3rd season)
Offensive coordinator	Nick Gasparsto (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Dale Strahm (2nd season)
Home stadium	Veterans Stadium
Seasons ← 1994 1996 →

1995 Big East Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 10 Virginia Tech +		6	–	1					10	–	2
No. 20 Miami (FL) +		6	–	1					8	–	3
No. 19 Syracuse		5	–	2					9	–	3
West Virginia		4	–	3					5	–	6
Boston College		4	–	3					4	–	8
Rutgers		2	–	5					4	–	7
Temple		1	–	6					1	–	10
Pittsburgh		0	–	7					2	–	9
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	7:10 p.m.	at Kansas State*	KSU Stadium Manhattan, KS	L 7–34	34,927
September 9	12:00 p.m.	at West Virginia	Mountaineer Field Morgantown, WV	L 13–24	53,024
September 16		at No. 7 Penn State*	Beaver Stadium University Park, PA	L 14–66	95,926
September 30		Bowling Green*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 31–37	3,739
October 7	12:00 p.m.	at Syracuse	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY	L 14–31	40,646
October 14	6:00 p.m.	Pittsburgh	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	W 29–27	4,968
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at East Carolina*	Dowdy–Ficklen Stadium Greenville, NC	L 22–32	31,225	[1]
October 28		at Miami (FL)	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 12–36	28,147
November 4		Boston College	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 9–10	5,182
November 11		vs. No. 21 Virginia Tech	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC	L 16–38	20,371	[2]
November 18		Rutgers	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA	L 20–23	3,733
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game All times are in Eastern time

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Game summaries

Kansas State

See also: 1995 Kansas State Wildcats football team

Temple Owls at Kansas State Wildcats

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	7	0	0	0	7
Kansas State	10	17	7	0	34

at KSU Stadium, Manhattan, Kansas

• Date: September 2, 1995
• Game time: 7:10 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 34,927
• Box Score

Game information
First quarter TEM - Kersee 58 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) KSU - FG Gramatica 26 KSU - Hickson 5 run (Gramatica kick) Second quarter KSU - Miller 3 run (Gramatica kick) KSU - Lockett 15 pass from Miller (Gramatica kick) KSU - FG Gramatica 26 Third quarter KSU - Schwieger 5 pass from Miller (Gramatica kick) Fourth quarter No scoring

West Virginia

See also: 1995 West Virginia Mountaineers football team

Temple Owls at West Virginia Mountaineers

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	0	6	13
West Virginia	0	7	10	7	24

at Mountaineer Field, Morgantown, West Virginia

• Date: September 9, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 53,024
• Box score

Game information
First quarter No scoring Second quarter TEM - Lee 1 run (Michalski kick) WVU - Gary 2 run (Br. Baumann kick) Third quarter WVU - FG Br. Baumann 36 WVU - Barber 1 run (Br. Baumann kick) Fourth quarter WVU - Purnell 30 pass from Johnston (Br. Baumann kick) TEM - Lee 1 run (two-point conversion failed)

Penn State

See also: 1995 Penn State Nittany Lions football team

Temple Owls at Penn State Nittany Lions

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	7	0	14
Penn State	17	14	21	14	66

at Beaver Stadium, State College, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 16, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 95,926
• Box Score

Game information

First quarter PSU - Archie 22 run (Conway kick) PSU - FG Conway 32 PSU - Witman 11 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) Second quarter PSU - Engram 26 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) PSU - Milne 1 run (Conway kick) TEM - Baxter 5 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) Third quarter PSU - Stephenson 4 pass from Richardson (Conway kick) PSU - Enis 24 run (Conway kick) PSU - Milne 1 run (Barninger kick) TEM - Burris 18 run (Michalski kick) Fourth quarter PSU - Enis 1 run (Barninger kick) PSU - Enis 6 run (Barninger kick)

Bowling Green

See also: 1995 Bowling Green Falcons football team

Bowling Green Falcons at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bowling Green	3	10	14	10	37
Temple	0	10	0	21	31

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: September 30, 1995
• Game attendance: 3,739
• Box score

Game information

First quarter BGSU - FG Schorejs 49 Second quarter BGSU - Cates 14 run (Schorejs kick) TEM - Lee 1 run (Michalski kick) TEM - FG Michalski 32 BGSU - FG Schorejs 24 Third quarter BGSU - Cates 1 run (Schorejs kick) BGSU - Cates 50 pass from Henry (Schorejs kick) Fourth quarter BGSU - Cates 1 run (Schorejs kick) TEM - Kersey 45 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) BGSU - FG Schorejs 36 TEM - Baster 27 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) TEM - Burris 11 run (Michalski kick)

Syracuse

See also: 1995 Syracuse Orangemen football team

Temple Owls at Syracuse Orangemen

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	7	0	7	14
Syracuse	7	7	9	8	31

at Carrier Dome, Syracuse, New York

• Date: October 7, 1995
• Game time: 12:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 40,646
• Box score

Game information
First quarter SYR - R. Williams 8 pass from D. McNabb (O. Mare kick) Second quarter SYR - Jones 5 run (O. Mare kick) TEM - F. Carter 25 run (Michalski kick) Third quarter SYR - FG O Mare 36 SYR - McIntosh 47 run (kick failed) Fourth quarter SYR - Harrison 42 pass from McNabb (McNabb reception for two-point conversion) TEM - K. Walker 3 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)

Pitt

See also: 1995 Pitt Panthers football team

Pitt Panthers at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pitt	0	13	0	14	27
Temple	7	3	7	12	29

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: October 14, 1995
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 4,968
• Box score

Game information

First quarter TEM - Culbreath 33 run (Michalski kick) Second quarter TEM - FG Michalski 36 PITT - Schneider 3 run (Ferencik kick) PITT - Jells 29 pass from Ryan (kick failed) Third quarter TEM - Lee 1 run (Michalski kick) Fourth quarter PITT - Schneider 1 run (Ferencik kick) TEM - Lee 14 run (kick failed) TEM - Lee 15 run (two-point conversion failed) PITT - Butler 9 pass from Gonzalez (Ferencik kick)

East Carolina

See also: 1995 East Carolina Pirates football team

Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	0	0	7	15	22
East Carolina	3	10	19	0	32

at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, North Carolina

• Date: October 21, 1995
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. EST
• Game attendance: 31,225
• Box score

Game information

First quarter ECU - FG Holcomb 28 Second quarter ECU - Crandell 7 run (Holcomb kick) ECU - FG Holcomb 29 Third quarter ECU - Nichols 5 pass from Crandell (two-point conversion failed) TEM - Johnson 11 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) ECU - Harley 7 run (Holcomb kick) ECU - Foreman 31 fumble return (Holcomb kick) Fourth quarter TEM - Burris 9 run (Michalski kick) TEM - Kersey 23 pass from Burris (Walker reception for two-point conversion)

Miami (FL)

See also: 1995 Miami Hurricanes football team

Temple Owls at Miami Hurricanes

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	3	9	0	0	12
Miami (FL)	7	13	9	7	36

at Miami Orange Bowl, Miami, Florida

• Date: October 28, 1995
• Game attendance: 28,147
• Box score

Game information

First quarter UM - German 77 pass from Clement (Prewitt kick) TEM - FG Michalski 34 Second quarter TEM - V Johnson 39 pass from Burris (Michalski kick) UM - Ferguson 23 run (Prewitt kick) UM - Ferguson 2 run (kick failed) TEM - 2 point defensive conversion by Adams Third quarter UM - FG Prewitt 36 UM - Clement 1 run (two-point conversion failed) UM - German 30 pass from Covington (Prewitt kick) Fourth quarter No scoring

Boston College

See also: 1995 Boston College Eagles football team

Boston College Eagles at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Boston College	7	0	3	0	10
Temple	7	0	0	2	9

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 4, 1995
• Game attendance: 5,182
• Box score

Game information
First quarter BC - O. Walker 5-yard run (D. McGuire kick) TEM - H. Burris 10-yard run (Z. Michalski kick) Second quarter No scoring Third quarter BC - D. McGuire 47-yard field goal Fourth quarter TEM - Safety

Virginia Tech

See also: 1995 Virginia Tech Hokies football team

Temple Owls vs. Virginia Tech Hokies

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Temple	6	3	0	7	16
Virginia Tech	10	21	0	7	38

at RFK Stadium, Washington, DC

• Date: November 11, 1995
• Game attendance: 20,371
• Box score

Game information

First quarter VT - FG Larsen 19 TEM - FG Michalski 41 TEM - FG Michalski 31 VT - Still 35 pass from Druckenmiller (Larsen kick) Second quarter VT - Baron 46 fumble return (Larsen kick) VT - Price 19 interception return (Larsen kick) TEM - FG Michalski 44 VT - Parker 2 run (Larsen kick) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter VT - Parker 1 run (Larsen kick) TEM - Kersey 18 pass from Burris (Michalski kick)

Rutgers

See also: 1995 Rutgers Scarlet Knights football team

Rutgers Scarlet Knights at Temple Owls

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Rutgers	6	6	0	11	23
Temple	7	7	0	6	20

at Veterans Stadium, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

• Date: November 18, 1995
• Game attendance: 3,733
• Recap, pg. 126

Game information

First quarter RUT - Williams 43-yard interception return (kick failed) TEM - Carter 16-yard pass from Burris (Michalski kick) Second quarter TEM - Walker 54-yard pass from Burris (Michalski kick) RUT - Harper 8-yard pass from Lucas (pass failed) Third quarter No scoring Fourth quarter RUT - Kucowski 17-yard field goal TEM - Culbreath 42-yard run (run failed) RUT - Harper 13-yard pass from Lucas (Battaglia pass from Lucas)