PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — Army will face Temple in an NCAA Football Bowl Division game Friday, Sept. 25, 2026, at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. The Black Knights are the visiting team and enter with a 1-1 record. The Owls are the home team and carry a 1-2 record.

Army most recently fell to South Florida 28-24 on Sept. 12 at Army. Cale Hellums, Zach Mundell and Godspower Nwawuihe were the most productive players for the Black Knights in that game. Army opened its season with a 59-3 home victory over Bryant on Sept. 5. The Black Knights will look to return to .500 before beginning a stretch that includes a trip to Louisiana Tech on Oct. 3, home games against Tulane and Florida Atlantic, and a Friday game at Tulsa on Oct. 23.

Temple enters after a 49-48 loss at Toledo on Sept. 19. Quarterback Ajani Sheppard is the player to watch for the Owls. Against Toledo, Sheppard completed 12 of 22 passes for 164 yards and rushed 15 times for 66 yards, accounting for three passing touchdowns and one rushing touchdown. Samuel Brown V rushed 15 times for 109 yards, caught three passes for 27 yards and scored two rushing touchdowns and one receiving touchdown. Jaxon Smolik completed 0 of 1 passes for no yards.

In Temple’s 27-9 loss to Penn State on Sept. 12, Sheppard completed 3 of 6 passes for 48 yards and rushed three times for 10 yards with one touchdown. In the Owls’ 38-14 win over Rhode Island on Sept. 5, Sheppard completed 5 of 10 passes for 85 yards and rushed five times for 23 yards. Temple will next visit South Florida on Oct. 3 before returning home to face Connecticut on Oct. 10 and Charlotte on Oct. 17.

Army’s later schedule includes Air Force at home on Nov. 7, East Carolina at home on Nov. 21, a trip to Rice on Nov. 28 and Navy at home on Dec. 12. Temple’s later schedule includes a trip to Navy on Nov. 7, UAB at home on Nov. 14, Rice at home on Nov. 19 and a trip to Memphis on Nov. 27. The Owls’ loss to Toledo followed their home defeat to Penn State and their season-opening home win over Rhode Island. Army’s loss to South Florida came after its season-opening win over Bryant.

Interstat’s game simulator is projecting a final score of Temple 29, Army 27. Temple has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -3. The over/under for this game is 47.5.