The 2011 Temple University football schedule, featuring seven home games as part of the Owls’ fifth season of Mid-American Conference play and three nationally televised contests, was announced on Monday.
The Owls, under first-year head coach Steve Addazio, will open the season with cross-city rival Villanova in the third annual Mayor’s Cup at Lincoln Financial Field on Thursday, Sept. 1.
The Owls travel to Akron on Sept. 10 for the MAC opener for both teams.
Temple returns to Lincoln Financial Field for a showdown with perennial powerhouse and intra-state rival Penn State (Sept. 17) before hitting the road for a game at Maryland (Sept. 24).
TU hosts Toledo (Oct. 1) before traveling to Ball State (Oct. 8). Buffalo comes to Philadelphia for the Owls’ annual Homecoming game (Oct. 15).
Temple then takes to the road for two games. In the first stop, the Owls visit Bowling Green (Oct. 22).
TU opens November with a pair of Wednesday night games, first traveling to Ohio (Nov. 2) for a mid-week clash at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
The Owls close the regular-season with three home games. Temple entertains Miami (Ohio) on Wednesday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2 before hosting Army (Nov. 19) in its last non-conference battle.
TU hosts Kent State on Senior Day on Friday, Nov. 25. The game could be picked up by ESPNU/ESPN3.com as part the MAC’s multiple-game selection date.
The 2011 Marathon MAC Championship game will take place at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 2 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
The MAC bowl agreements this season are with the Little Caesar’s Pizza Bowl (vs. Big Ten in Detroit, Mich.), the GoDaddy.com Bowl (vs. Sun Belt in Mobile, Ala.), and the uDrove Humanitarian Bowl (vs. WAC in Boise, Idaho). Secondary bowls include the New Mexico Bowl (Albuquerque, N.M.) and the BBVA Compass Bowl (formerly the Papajohns.com Bowl in Birmingham, Ala.).
Temple football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $15 per game, and can be purchased by calling the Temple Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-8499 or visit www.OwlsTix.com.
The Owls open spring drills on Wednesday, March 23. The annual Cherry & White Spring Game is set for Saturday, April 16 at Edberg-Olson Hall. This year’s team returns 46 lettermen, including 13 starters.
2011 Temple Football Schedule
(as of Feb. 28, 2011)
Date Opponent Site Time TV
Thur., Sept. 1 VILLANOVA Lincoln Financial Field
Sat., Sept. 10 *at Akron Akron, Ohio
Sat., Sept. 17 PENN STATE Lincoln Financial Field
Sat., Sept. 24 at Maryland College Park, Md.
Sat., Oct. 1 *TOLEDO Lincoln Financial Field
Sat., Oct. 8 *at Ball State Muncie, Ind.
Sat., Oct. 15 *BUFFALO [HC] Lincoln Financial Field
Sat., Oct. 22 *at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio
Sat., Oct. 29 BYE
Wed., Nov. 2 *at Ohio Athens, Ohio 8 p.m. ESPN2
Wed., Nov. 9 *MIAMI (Ohio) Lincoln Financial Field 8 p.m. ESPN2
Sat., Nov. 19 ARMY Lincoln Financial Field
Fri., Nov. 25 *KENT STATE Lincoln Financial Field tba ESPNU/3#
Fri., Dec. 2 MAC Championship Detroit, Mich. 8 p.m. ESPN2
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