December 7, 2012
Exciting news: standing room tickets are now available for tomorrow’s Army-Navy Game! The college football tradition is celebrating its 113th year and this marks the 84th time the game is being played in Philadelphia. Always a highly anticipated event, this year’s game sold out quickly, but a limited number of standing room tickets were recently [...]
Read more»November 30, 2012
One of the nation’s most beloved sporting events, the annual Army-Navy game, returns to Lincoln Financial Field on December 8, marking the 84th time the game has been played in Philadelphia. While always an intense matchup, this year’s game has even more riding on it than usual. For the first time since 2005, the Commander-in-Chief’s [...]
Read more»September 28, 2012
While Philadelphia is nationally known for passionately supporting its professional sports teams, it is important to remember Philly is home to a large number of colleges, each with their own storied athletic programs. Philadelphia’s college football tradition is long (Penn’s first team took the field in 1877) and in recent years, the schools have been [...]
Read more»August 31, 2012
College football in Philly officially kicks off tonight, August 31, when Temple and Villanova square off in the 4th Annual Mayor’s Cup at Lincoln Financial Field. This year’s game is the last scheduled matchup between the two teams for a while, marking the end – at least, temporarily – of the current Mayor’s Cup format. [...]
Read more»September 14, 2011
[Top-right photo by Mike Pettigano for Linebacker-U.com] This Saturday, national college football powerhouse Penn State returns to Philadelphia for the first time since 2007 as they face an upstart Temple team at Lincoln Financial Field. Temple has cruised through the first two weeks of their 2011 season in impressive fashion, outscoring their opponents by a [...]
Read more»September 1, 2011
[Summer in Philadelphia is action-packed, and we want to help you cherry-pick from all the events and activities going on. On certain days that promise particularly bustling evenings, we'll be rounding up our selections for the most can't-miss pursuits with which to fill your schedule. See you out there!] Happy September! We refuse to let [...]
Read more»August 29, 2011
College football is officially back in action in Philadelphia! For the third consecutive year, Lincoln Financial Field will host the region’s fastest-growing college sports rivalry when Temple and Villanova square off during the third annual Mayor’s Cup on Thursday, September 1. Thursday’s game is the series’ rubber match after Temple avenged their 2009 loss to [...]
Read more»August 12, 2011
[Top-right photo by Mike Pettigano for Linebacker-U.com] In the past, Philadelphia has lacked big time college football to watch, cheer and get caught up in. That appears to be changing in recent years as Villanova has won a Division 1 AA National Championship and Temple has gone to bowl games. And both teams have been [...]
Read more»December 6, 2010
This year’s Army-Navy Game marks the 111th edition of the storied rivalry and the 83rd time the game has been played in Philadelphia. The kickoff at Lincoln Financial Field is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. on December 11, but leading up to the big game, there will be a host of free activities for fans and [...]
Read more»September 2, 2009
Tomorrow night, Temple Football kicks off the season against their cross-town rivals, the Villanova Wildcats, in a game dubbed as the inaugural Mayor’s Cup. The temperature at kickoff look as if it will be in the mid-to-low 70s, perfect weather for enjoying a game at the Lincoln Financial Field. Action is not only scheduled on [...]
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