Temple announces 2011 football schedule
The Steve Addazio era at Temple will begin with the third annual Mayor's Cup against Villanova on Sept. 1. The Owls will play seven home games at Lincoln Financial Field, including a Sept. 17 game against Penn State, and have three nationally televised dates on the schedule they announced yesterday.
The Steve Addazio era at Temple will begin with the third annual Mayor's Cup against Villanova on Sept. 1.
The Owls will play seven home games at Lincoln Financial Field, including a Sept. 17 game against Penn State, and have three nationally televised dates on the schedule they announced yesterday.
Temple, entering its fifth season in the Mid-American Conference, opens the league schedule at Akron on Sept. 10.
After the Penn State game, the Owls play at Maryland Sept. 24, then host to Toledo on Oct. 1, the first of six consecutive MAC games. The MAC title game is Friday, Dec. 2, at Ford Field in Detroit.
Temple opens spring drills on March 23. The annual Cherry & White Spring Game is set for April 16 at Edberg-Olson Hall. *
SCHEDULE
Home Games at Lincoln Financial Field
Thursday, Sept. 1: VILLANOVA
Saturday, Sept. 10: *at Akron
Saturday, Sept. 17: PENN STATE
Saturday, Sept. 24: at Maryland
Saturday, Oct. 1: *TOLEDO
Saturday, Oct. 8: *at Ball State
Saturday, Oct. 15: *BUFFALO
Saturday, Oct. 22: *at Bowling Green
Saturday, Oct. 29: Bye
Wednesday, Nov. 2: *at Ohio (E2)
Wednesday, Nov. 9: *MIAMI (Ohio), 8 (E2)
Saturday, Nov. 19: ARMY
Friday, Nov. 25: *KENT STATE (EU3)
Friday, Dec. 2: MAC Title (Detroit), 8 (E2)
*Mid-American Conference game
E2: ESPN2; EU3: ESPNU/ESPN3.