The Temple Owls, under fifth-year head coach Al Golden, open their football season with cross-city rival and defending FCS national champion Villanova in the second annual Mayor's Cup at Lincoln Financial Field on Friday, Sept. 3. Kickoff is set for 5 p.m.

The 2010 schedule features six home games at Lincoln Financial Field as part of the Owls' fourth season of Mid-American Conference play. The schedule also includes two nationally-televised contests.

The Owls continue their three-game homestand with defending MAC champion Central Michigan on Thursday, Sept. 9 in the conference opener for both teams.

The home action continues with Connecticut on Saturday, Sept. 18.

Temple Head Coach Al Golden

The Owls then hit the road for three consecutive games. In its first stop, Temple visits perennial powerhouse and intra-state rival Penn State on Sept. 25. The Owls then travel to Army (Oct. 2) and Northern Illinois (Oct. 9).

Temple returns home to Lincoln Financial Field to host Bowling Green on Oct. 16. Temple travels to Buffalo (Oct. 23) before hosting Akron (Oct. 30). Temple then takes to the road again, visiting Kent State (Nov. 6).

The Owls close out the regular season with a pair of Tuesday night clashes, both set for a national television audience on ESPN2. First, Temple hosts Ohio (Nov. 16) on Senior Night at 8 p.m. before traveling to Miami (Ohio) on Nov. 23 for a 7 p.m. clash.

The 2010 MAC Championship game will take place at Ford Field in Detroit on Friday, Dec. 3 on ESPN2.

Temple football season tickets are on sale now for as low as $90, 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.

This year's team returns 56 lettermen, including 16 starters.