PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Two nationally ranked teams will meet for the conference title next Saturday as No. 25/24 Temple visits No. 21/21 Houston in the inaugural American Athletic Conference Football Championship at Houston's TDECU Stadium.
Temple won the outright title in The American's East Division as the Owls completed their regular season with a 27-3 win against UConn in Philadelphia. The win lifted Temple to 10-2 overall and 7-1 in conference play and gave the Owls their first 10-win regular season in program history. Temple is looking for its second conference title in program history and its first since the Owls won the 1967 Mid-American Conference title.