Temple schedules nonconference football matchup with Toledo for next season and 2032
The two teams have not played each other since the Rockets defeated the Owls, 32-17, in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, 2015.
Temple announced Monday that it will play Toledo in a nonconference football game on Sept. 19.
The road game will complete the Owls’ nonconference slate and 12-game schedule in coach K.C. Keeler’s second season. The Owls also will host the Rockets on Sept. 18, 2032.
The two teams have not squared off since the Rockets defeated the Owls, 32-17, in the Boca Raton Bowl on Dec. 22, 2015. Toledo limited quarterback PJ Walker to 236 passing yards and an interception. Current Kansas City Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt scored two touchdowns for Toledo.
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Temple was supposed to play Coastal Carolina in a road game, but the Chanticleers announced adjustments to their schedule on Aug. 29.
The Toledo matchup will be the Owls’ only nonconference road game next season, taking place at the Glass Bowl in Toledo, Ohio. Temple will host Rhode Island on Sept. 5, Penn State on Sept. 12, and Connecticut, led by former Toledo coach Jason Candle, on Oct. 10.
Toledo hired former Mercer coach Mike Jacobs in December after Candle took the UConn job. Temple will play six teams that will be under new leadership in 2026.
Temple will be playing nine schools in 2026 that appeared in bowl games, including every road game. Keeler won three road games in 2025, becoming the first Owls coach to do so since 2021.