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Villanova15-16-1Temple
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Temple leads the all-time series 16-15-1. They've met 32 times since 1930.

Current season

Vegas win totals and transfer-portal swing right now, plus what fans are actually saying — not history, this year.

Transfer portal
-24
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: -26
Transfer portal
+1
portal net points (weighted) · raw ledger: +3

Stature & the series, 1930–2018

Both programs’ standing over time, each line named at its end, with every meeting beneath — read down to see who was bigger and who won. (Stature is each program’s season-by-season standing on the Zeitgeist List, 1936–present — one score blending on-field performance, program achievement, and roster talent.)

program stature over timeVillanovaTempleevery meeting (bar height = margin; dark: Villanova won, gray: Temple won)19401960198020002020

Temple once won 4 in a row. The biggest win was Temple by 38 in 1975. The biggest crowd, 35,117, was in 2017.

The draft ledger

Every NFL Draft pick either program has produced since the modern era began, decade by decade.

Draft picks
12-41
Temple leads
1st-rounders
2-4
Since
1967
First CFBD-carried draft class
VillanovaTemple
1960s1-0
1970s4-6
1980s1-6
1990s0-2
2000s2-6
2010s3-16
2020s1-5

Best picks, either side

1986John Rienstra Offensive Guard · Pittsburgh SteelersRd 1, pick 9#9 overall
1969Rich Moore Defensive Tackle · Green Bay PackersRd 1, pick 12#12 overall
2017Haason Reddick Inside Linebacker · Arizona CardinalsRd 1, pick 13#13 overall
1987Paul Palmer Running Back · Kansas City ChiefsRd 1, pick 19#19 overall
1972Mike Siani Wide Receiver · Oakland RaidersRd 1, pick 21#21 overall
2011Muhammad Wilkerson Defensive End · New York JetsRd 1, pick 30#30 overall
1994Tre' Johnson Offensive Tackle · Washington RedskinsRd 2, pick 2#31 overall
2019Rock Ya-Sin Cornerback · Indianapolis ColtsRd 2, pick 2#34 overall

Recent meetings

They haven’t met since 2018 — 8 seasons and counting.

2018Villanova19-17Temple — Temple favored by 15.0
2017Temple16-13
2012Temple41-10
2011Temple42-7
2010Temple31-24
2009Villanova27-24Temple — decided by 3
2003Villanova23-20Temple — decided by 3
1980Villanova23-7
1979Temple42-10
1978Temple27-17
1977Temple38-15
1976Villanova24-7
1975Temple41-3
1974Temple17-7