Temple University Athletics
2018 Football Schedule Released
2.13.18 | Football
PHILADELPHIA – The American Athletic Conference has released the dates for its 2018 football schedule. Times and broadcast information for the first three weeks of the season will be available in June. The remaining kickoff times and television allocations will be announced through the usual FBS 12-day process.
Temple will open with four of its first six games at home at Lincoln Financial Field. The season will kickoff with back-to-back home games against non-conference opponents – Villanova on Sept. 1 and Buffalo on Sept. 8. The Owls hit the the road for two non-conference contests against Big 10 Maryland (Sept. 15) and ACC Boston College (Sept. 29), sandwiched around a conference tilt against Tulsa.
"We are very excited about our schedule for the 2018 season," said Temple head coach Geoff Collins. "We witnessed it with our Gasparilla Bowl victory and are seeing it with the Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia is a die-hard football town. The start of the season cannot get here soon enough. I know our players are excited for our alumni, fans and student body to 'Fill the Linc in '18' with this exciting home schedule."
Temple's schedule includes an even slate of six home and six road games. The bye week will take place the last week of October, after playing eight straight games. The Owls will return from the bye with a nationally televised Thursday night game at UCF on November 1, the conference's undefeated champion a year ago.
Temple's American Athletic Conference slate will begin with Tulsa on either Thursday night, Sept. 20, or Saturday, Sept. 22. Other home conference matchups include ECU (Oct. 6), Cincinnati (Oct. 20), and USF (Nov. 17). The Owls will travel to UCF, Navy (Oct. 13), and Houston (Nov. 10), homes of the last three AAC Conference Championship games. They will also play at UConn to close out the regular season on Nov. 24.
For the fourth straight year, The American will hold a playoff game to crown a Conference Champion. Last year marked the only time that Temple did not take part in the Conference Championship game. The Owls lost to Houston in 2015 and defeated Navy in 2016. Only one team has recorded more than the 18 conference wins that Temple has in the past three seasons or the 22 AAC victories for the Owls in the past four years.
The Owls are coming off three straight seasons with a winning record and a bowl berth. The 2017 season, Collins' first, ended with a 7-6 record and a 28-3 win in the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Last year's defense ranked first in the conference in passing (206.8 ypg) and sacks (39), and were second in total yards (381.5), scoring (25.8), and tackles-for-loss (102). The Owls' offense finished with 3,273 passing yards and 5,046 total yards, which were second- and third-best in school history, respectively.
Season tickets (in select locations) are on sale now! Call the Temple Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-TIXX (8499) or go to OwlsTix.com for details.
Temple will open with four of its first six games at home at Lincoln Financial Field. The season will kickoff with back-to-back home games against non-conference opponents – Villanova on Sept. 1 and Buffalo on Sept. 8. The Owls hit the the road for two non-conference contests against Big 10 Maryland (Sept. 15) and ACC Boston College (Sept. 29), sandwiched around a conference tilt against Tulsa.
"We are very excited about our schedule for the 2018 season," said Temple head coach Geoff Collins. "We witnessed it with our Gasparilla Bowl victory and are seeing it with the Philadelphia Eagles; Philadelphia is a die-hard football town. The start of the season cannot get here soon enough. I know our players are excited for our alumni, fans and student body to 'Fill the Linc in '18' with this exciting home schedule."
Temple's schedule includes an even slate of six home and six road games. The bye week will take place the last week of October, after playing eight straight games. The Owls will return from the bye with a nationally televised Thursday night game at UCF on November 1, the conference's undefeated champion a year ago.
Temple's American Athletic Conference slate will begin with Tulsa on either Thursday night, Sept. 20, or Saturday, Sept. 22. Other home conference matchups include ECU (Oct. 6), Cincinnati (Oct. 20), and USF (Nov. 17). The Owls will travel to UCF, Navy (Oct. 13), and Houston (Nov. 10), homes of the last three AAC Conference Championship games. They will also play at UConn to close out the regular season on Nov. 24.
For the fourth straight year, The American will hold a playoff game to crown a Conference Champion. Last year marked the only time that Temple did not take part in the Conference Championship game. The Owls lost to Houston in 2015 and defeated Navy in 2016. Only one team has recorded more than the 18 conference wins that Temple has in the past three seasons or the 22 AAC victories for the Owls in the past four years.
The Owls are coming off three straight seasons with a winning record and a bowl berth. The 2017 season, Collins' first, ended with a 7-6 record and a 28-3 win in the 2017 Bad Boy Mowers Gasparilla Bowl. Last year's defense ranked first in the conference in passing (206.8 ypg) and sacks (39), and were second in total yards (381.5), scoring (25.8), and tackles-for-loss (102). The Owls' offense finished with 3,273 passing yards and 5,046 total yards, which were second- and third-best in school history, respectively.
Season tickets (in select locations) are on sale now! Call the Temple Ticket Sales Office at 215-204-TIXX (8499) or go to OwlsTix.com for details.
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