Temple University Athletics
SEVEN TEMPLE FOOTBALL GAMES TO AIR ON LIVE TELEVISION IN 2005
8.10.05 | Football
PHILADELPHIA -- Seven 2005 Temple University football games will air on live television, it was announced today by Director of Athletics Bill Bradshaw at the Owls' annual football media day. The number of live televised contests marks the most since 2000 (10) and is the second most in program history.
"We are extremely happy to provide our fans a television schedule reflective of a quality Division I-A program," said Bradshaw. "Temple football is a desirable product that will grow at the rate in which it is consumed. Thanks to these television agreements, sports fans both locally and nationally will gain greater exposure to the Owls."
Four games will be broadcast on CN8, the Comcast Network, one of the nation's leading regional cable networks with a reach that spans approximately 6.4 million homes across eight states. The Owls will appear on CN8 versus Mid-American Conference foes Toledo (Sept. 17), Western Michigan (Sept. 24) and Bowling Green (Oct. 1), plus Atlantic Coast Conference member Clemson (Oct. 22). Kickoff at Clemson has tentatively been set for 12:40 p.m. The kickoff could be moved to another time slot if one of the ACC TV partners selects it for that week. The ACC TV partners have until Monday, October 10 to select their games for that weekend.
Fox Sports Net will provide live national coverage of the Miami (Fla.) game at Lincoln Financial Field on Oct. 15. The total household distribution will be between 77 and 81 million homes. The Owls last took the national stage last season versus Virginia (ESPN2) and at Virginia Tech in 1999 (ESPN2).
As previously announced, Temple's game at Wisconsin on Sept. 10, will be televised live on ESPNU. The contest will also be available for regional broadcasts via ESPN Plus. ESPNU is available on Direct TV (channel 609) and via cable providers throughout the country. The Owls' regular season finale at Navy on November 19 will be televised live on CSTV.
