Big East releases 2013 football schedule
The Big East released its 2013 football schedule on Wednesday, allowing fans everywhere to complete their college football calendar for the upcoming season.
The 2013 alignment of includes UCF, Cincinnati, Connecticut, Houston, Louisville, Memphis, Rutgers, SMU, USF and Temple. While league officials are in the process of negotiating the Catholic 7 split, coaching staffs at the 10 schools are focused on the season ahead.
Each team will play eight conference games and four nonconference games, adding one date to the seven-game conference schedule in recent years. The move to 10 teams also removes the true round-robin format. SMU, for example, will avoid playing reigning conference champion Louisville in its first season of Big East play.
Check out the team-by-team breakdowns below and let us know which teams you think has the easiest/hardest schedule for 2013. You can chime in using the comment section below or tell us on Twitter (@EyeOnCFB). [NOTES: All times ET; * designates a Big East conference game]
UCF
Thu., Aug. 29 -- Akron
Sat., Sept. 7 -- at Florida International
Sat., Sept. 14 -- at Penn State
Sat., Sept. 28 -- South Carolina
Sat., Oct. 5 -- at Memphis *
Fri., Oct. 18 -- at Louisville * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Oct. 26 -- Connecticut *
Sat., Nov. 9 -- Houston *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- at Temple *
Thu., Nov. 21 -- Rutgers * (ESPN)
Fri., Nov. 29 -- USF * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Dec. 7 -- at SMU *
CINCINNATI
Sat., Aug. 31 -- Purdue
Sat., Sept. 7 -- at Illinois
Sat., Sept. 14 -- Northwestern State
Sat., Sept. 21 -- at Miami (Ohio)
Sat., Oct. 5 -- at USF *
Fri., Oct. 11 -- Temple * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Oct. 19 -- Connecticut *
Wed., Oct. 30 -- at Memphis * (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Sat., Nov. 9 -- SMU *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- at Rutgers *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- at Houston *
Thu., Dec. 5 -- Louisville * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
CONNECTICUT
Thu., Aug. 29 -- Towson
Sat., Sept. 14 -- Maryland
Sat., Sept. 21 -- Michigan
Sat., Sept. 28 -- at Buffalo
Sat., Oct. 12 -- USF *
Sat., Oct. 19 -- at Cincinnati *
Sat., Oct. 26 -- at UCF *
Fri., Nov. 8 -- Louisville * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Nov. 16 -- at SMU *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- at Temple *
Sat., Nov. 30 -- Rutgers *
Sat., Dec. 7 -- Memphis *
HOUSTON
Fri., Aug. 30 -- Southern
Sat., Sept. 7 -- at Temple *
Sat., Sept. 21 -- at Rice
Sat., Sept. 28 -- at Texas-San Antonio
Sat., Oct. 12 -- Memphis *
Sat., Oct. 19 -- Brigham Young
Sat., Oct.26 -- at Rutgers *
Thu., Oct. 31 -- USF * (ESPN)
Sat., Nov. 9 -- at UCF *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- at Louisville *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- Cincinnati *
Fri., Nov. 29 -- SMU * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
LOUISVILLE
Sat., Aug. 31 -- Ohio
Sat., Sept. 7 -- Eastern Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 14 -- at Kentucky
Sat., Sept. 21 -- Florida International
Sat., Oct. 5 -- at Temple *
Thu., Oct. 10 -- Rutgers * (ESPN)
Fri., Oct. 18 -- UCF * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Oct. 26 -- at USF *
Fri., Nov. 8 -- at Connecticut * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Nov. 16 -- Houston *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- Memphis *
Thu., Dec. 5 -- at Cincinnati * (7:30 p.m., ESPN)
MEMPHIS
Sat., Sept. 7 -- Duke
Sat., Sept. 14 -- at Middle Tennessee
Sat., Sept. 21 -- Arkansas State
Sat., Oct. 5 -- UCF *
Sat., Oct. 12 -- at Houston *
Sat., Oct. 19 -- SMU *
Wed., Oct. 30 -- Cincinnati * (8 p.m., ESPN2)
Sat., Nov. 9 -- Tennessee-Martin
Sat., Nov. 16 -- at USF *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- at Louisville *
Sat., Nov. 30 -- Temple *
Thu., Dec. 5 -- at Connecticut *
RUTGERS
Thu., Aug. 29 -- at Fresno State
Sat., Sept. 7 -- Norfolk State
Sat., Sept. 14 -- Eastern Michigan
Sat., Sept. 21 -- Arkansas
Sat., Oct. 5 -- at SMU *
Thu., Oct. 10 -- at Louisville * (ESPN)
Sat., Oct. 26 -- Houston *
Sat., Nov. 2 -- Temple *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- Cincinnati *
Thu., Nov. 21 -- at UCF * (ESPN)
Sat., Nov. 30 -- at Connecticut *
Sat., Dec. 7 -- USF * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
SMU
Fri., Aug. 30 -- Texas Tech (8 p.m., ESPN)
Sat., Sept. 7 -- Montana State
Sat., Sept. 21 -- at Texas A&M
Sat, Sept. 28 -- at TCU
Sat., Oct. 5 -- Rutgers *
Sat., Oct. 19 -- at Memphis *
Sat., Oct. 26 -- Temple *
Sat., Nov. 9 -- at Cincinnati *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- Connecticut *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- at USF *
Fri., Nov. 29 -- at Houston * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Dec. 7 -- UCF * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
USF
Sat., Aug. 31 -- McNeese State
Sat., Sept. 7 -- at Michigan State
Sat., Sept. 14 -- Florida Atlantic
Sat., Sept. 28 -- Miami
Sat., Oct. 5 -- Cincinnati *
Sat., Oct. 12 -- at Connecticut *
Sat., Oct. 26 -- Louisville *
Thu., Oct. 31 -- at Houston * (ESPN)
Sat., Nov. 16 -- Memphis *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- SMU *
Fri., Nov. 29 -- at UCF * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Dec. 7 -- at Rutgers * (ABC/ESPN/ESPN2)
TEMPLE
Sat., Aug. 31 -- at Notre Dame
Sat., Sept. 7 -- Houston *
Sat., Sept. 14 -- Fordham
Sat., Sept. 28 -- at Idaho
Sat., Oct. 5 -- Louisville *
Fri., Oct. 11 -- at Cincinnati * (ESPN/ESPN2)
Sat., Oct. 19 -- Army
Sat., Oct. 26 -- at SMU *
Sat., Nov. 2 -- at Rutgers *
Sat., Nov. 16 -- UCF *
Sat., Nov. 23 -- Connecticut *
Sat., Nov. 30 -- at Memphis *
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