March 11, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - The 2008 Temple University football schedule, featuring five home games as part of the Owls' second season of Mid-American Conference play and four nationally televised contests, was announced on Tuesday.

Temple will open its season at Army on Friday, August 29. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m. before a national television audience on ESPNU or ESPN Classic.

In their home opener, the Owls host Connecticut on Sept. 6 at Lincoln Financial Field. TU then takes to the road for two games, opening its second season of MAC play at Buffalo (Sept. 13) before heading to perennial powerhouse and intra-state rival Penn State (Sept. 20).

The Owls entertain MAC foe Western Michigan (Sept. 27) in the conference home opener and then continue MAC play on the road, travelling to Miami (Oct. 4) and Central Michigan (Oct. 11).

Following a bye week, Temple hosts Ohio on Tuesday, Oct. 21 before a national audience on ESPN2. The game has also been designated as "Breast Cancer Awareness" Day, spearheaded by head coach Al Golden and his wife Kelly. Portions of the ticket proceeds will be donated to "Susan G. Komen for the Cure Philadelphia Affiliate".

Temple then travels to Annapolis for a nationally televised game with Navy (Nov. 1) for its final non-conference contest. The game will be televised live by CBS College Sports Network (formerly CSTV).

The Owls travel to Kent State on Wed., Nov. 12 for a nationally televised game on ESPN2 or ESPN 360.

Temple closes out the regular season with two home games, entertaining Eastern Michigan (Nov. 22) and Akron (Friday, Nov. 28) at Lincoln Financial Field.

The 2008 MAC Championship will take place at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.

Homecoming and kickoff times will be announced at a later date. The four televised games are the most for Temple since the 2006 season when five of the Owls' games were televised.

Temple football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $75, and can be purchased by calling the Temple Ticket Office at 215-204-8499. Fans are encouraged to visit www.OwlsTix.com for full season ticket pricing information.

Temple begins spring practice on Tuesday, March 18, and will conclude the drills with the annual Cherry & White intra-squad scrimmage at 1:15 p.m. on Saturday, April 19, at the Ambler (Pa.) Sports Complex. This season's squad returns everyone from last year except for one starter. In 2007, Temple fielded the nation's youngest team, playing 25 freshmen, including 20 true freshmen, and starting the nation's most freshmen (12). For the third consecutive year, Temple also signed the top-rated recruiting class in the MAC according to Scout.com.

2008 Temple Football Schedule

Date		Opponent		Site			Time	TV
Sat., April 19	CHERRY & WHITE 		Ambler, Pa.		1:15 p.m.
Fri., Aug. 29	at Army			West Point, N.Y.	7 p.m.	ESPNU or Classic
Sat., Sept. 6	CONNECTICUT		Lincoln Financial Field	tba
Sat., Sept. 13	*at Buffalo		Buffalo, N.Y.		tba
Sat., Sept. 20	at Penn State		University Park, Pa.	tba
Sat., Sept. 27	*WESTERN MICHIGAN	Lincoln Financial Field	tba
Sat., Oct. 4	*at Miami (Ohio)	Oxford, Ohio		tba
Sat., Oct. 11	*at Central Michigan	Mount Pleasant, Mich.	tba
Sat., Oct. 18	Bye
Tues., Oct. 21	*OHIO			Lincoln Financial Field	8 p.m.	ESPN2
		(Breast Cancer Awareness Day)
Sat., Nov. 1	at Navy			Annapolis, Md.		tba	CSTV
Wed., Nov. 12	*at Kent State		Kent, Ohio		8 p.m.	ESPN2 or ESPN360
Sat., Nov. 22	*EASTERN MICH. 		Lincoln Financial Field	tba
Fri., Nov. 28	*AKRON	Lincoln 	Financial Field		tba
Fri., Dec. 5	MAC Championship	Detroit, Mich.		8 p.m.	ESPN2

*Mid-American Conference game
Home games in CAPS
Times listed are Eastern and subject to change
CSTV = CBS College Sports Network
HC = Homecoming = tba