Perennial Top 25 ranked Oklahoma highlights Temple’s 12-game football schedule for 2024

The Owls released its full 12-game schedule on Thursday, one highlighted by non-conference matchups against three teams coming off bowl game appearances in 2023

Temple running back Edward Saydee gets instructions from head coach Stan Drayton during the Owls' annual Cherry and White football game at Temple’s Edberg-Olson Field on April 8, 2023.Read moreElizabeth Robertson / Staff Photographer

by Rymir Vaughn

Published Mar. 1, 2024, 10:54 a.m. ET

Judging by its 2024 regular season schedule, Temple football is out to test its strength — and perhaps its resiliency.

The Owls have released their 12-game schedule, one highlighted by three teams coming off bowl game appearances: Oklahoma, Coastal Carolina, and Utah State. Temple went 3-9 in 2023 and will have to replace key seniors and sophomore quarterback E.J. Warner, who left via the NCAA transfer portal.

Temple’s season-opener on Aug. 31 at Oklahoma is the first of three non-conference matchups over the next three seasons between the two programs. Oklahoma was No. 15 in the AP Top 25 poll at the end of last season and lost to then-No. 14 Arizona in the Alamo Bowl.

The Owls will face Coastal Carolina (Sept. 14) and Utah State (Sept. 21) at Lincoln Financial Field. The games are the first in program history against either school.

Sprinkled between the non-conference games are matchups with the military academies. The Owls travel to Annapolis to play Navy (Sept. 7), Temple’s only conference win in 2023, and will host conference newcomer Army (Sept. 26). The Owls wrap up their non-conference slate with a matchup against former American Athletic Conference opponent Connecticut (Oct. 5).

Also in October, the Owls will host Tulsa (Oct. 19) and visit East Carolina (Oct. 26), sandwiched between a pair of bye weeks.

November rounds out the slate with home matchups against conference newcomer Florida Atlantic (Nov. 16), and North Texas (Nov. 30). The Owls also have road dates road with Tulane (Nov. 9) and Texas-San Antonio (Nov. 23).