Sept. 24, 2008

PHILADELPHIA - Temple Athletics has Phillies fever and is offering a special price to Phillies' ticket holders for its Homecoming game against Western Michigan on Saturday, Sept. 27.

Any fan with a ticket to Saturday's Phillies' game, which begins at 3:45 p.m., can purchase a ticket to Temple's football game for just $5 at the Lincoln Financial Field box office. Kickoff for the football game is 2 p.m.

The special ticket price is only available at The Linc, and fans must show their Phillies' tickets to receive the discount.

Temple (1-3, 0-1 MAC) returns to Philadelphia for just its second home game in five outings, opening Mid-American Conference play at home against Western Michigan (3-1, 1-0 MAC).

Individual game tickets will be available via the Lincoln Financial Field Box Office, Ticketmaster at 215-336-2000 or by logging onto www.TicketMaster.com. Temple football season ticket and individual game ticket information can also be found at www.OwlsTix.com.

Single-game ticket prices range from $15 (end zone) to $45 (club level). Sideline seats are available for $25. Group discounts are available by calling 215-204-6710.