2identity shift
Temple: the fanbase's identity shifting.
K.C. Keeler begins his tenure at Temple, inheriting a 5-7 losing record and a program seeking to redefine its identity beyond its 2016 AAC championship legacy.
Temple5-7Latest
Cautious optimism is building around Temple.
belief warmed ↑ 3.2vs prior week
Fanbase belief
Leaning up
56/100 · 107 mentions · top 35% of FBS
~ our readGrounding
about average
7% cite a stat · 7% typical ✓ counted
~ our readVolatility
Chaotic
σ 36 pts
~ our readThe model
#101
CFB Zeitgeist · -3.5
✓ measured2Hope-Doping·Offseason
Temple is the North Philadelphia program that Matt Rhule dragged to an AAC title and a top-25 ranking, then watched slide back to the bottom — and is now handing the rebuild to a 275-win coach who refuses to be realistic about how fast the Owls can climb.
Title DroughtSince 2016 · 9 yrs
Fans are sick of being the program everyone treats as a coaching stepping-stone — the place a Rhule or an Addazio uses to get to the next job. They want Keeler's refusal to be realistic to mean Temple…
offseason · quiet
Roster Reload - Temple
2026 snapshot - 2026-08-06Returning Production100%High continuity
Talent Composite#113 nationally247 composite 507.9
Portal Additions23Primary repair: S
Portal Losses25Primary pressure: IOL
Draft Loss0No NFL Draft departures recorded
Recruiting Reload#68Depth class
DLin 5 - Quante Gilliansout 6 - Sekou KromahEven
current room: 288 lbs avg (2025 roster)
WRin 4 - Jayce Freemanout 5 - Ian StewartEven
current room: 188 lbs avg (2025 roster)
IOLin 1 - John Stoneout 4 - Ken MeirStarter Risk
current room: 297 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Sin 3 - Jaeden Gouldout 1 - Zavien BryantNeed Filled
current room: 187 lbs avg (2025 roster)
RBin 1 - Samuel Brown Vout 3 - Terrez WorthyStarter Risk
current room: 197 lbs avg (2025 roster)
LBin 2 - Cookie Desiderioout 2 - London HallEven
current room: 225 lbs avg (2025 roster)
Belief EKG
WinLoss · hover for scorePrior seasonsStory arc
Approaching
30 days
until kickoff · vs Rhode Island · Sat Sep 5 · 18:00 UTC
The experience
Temple is the American Athletic program whose 2016 10-4 + AAC championship under Matt Rhule + Lincoln Financial Field NFL-stadium-shared identity define what Philadelphia-G5-football looks like.
Offense: SolidTempo: Methodical, ball-controlDefense: Poor
Temple's 2026 season hinges on transfer portal additions and high continuity
With a recruiting rank of #68 and a returning total pct of 100, Temple enters 2026 with strong continuity but limited incoming talent.
- Roster reloadTemple has a transfer_in_total of 23 and a transfer_out_total of 25, indicating balanced portal churn.
Data as of 2026-08-01
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Validated against program evidence
Hooter the Owl is patient.
Temple · the story right now
9 storylines developing
What Temple's coaching hire is really about
the open questioncan a new staff change the trajectory?
coachingthis cycle~readnew
Keeler begins his first season with 100% production returning but a #113 talent rank — the Owls' last AAC title under Rhule feels like another era.
what happenedK.C. Keeler took over as Temple's head coach, replacing Everett Withers. ✓ fact
the contextthe program's third head coach in five seasons
narrative tension · our read
identitythis cycle~readnew
K.C. Keeler begins his tenure at Temple, inheriting a 5-7 losing record and a program seeking to redefine its identity beyond its 2016 AAC championship legacy.
what happenedTemple: the fanbase's identity shifting. ✓ fact
narrative tension · our read
coordinatorsthis cycle✓ factnew
Temple: coordinator change reshaping a unit.
narrative tension · our read
closerthis cycle~attributednew
Hunter Smith gets meaningfully MORE work in the fourth quarter with a lead than his overall workload would predict.
narrative tension · our read
garbage timethis cycle~attributednew
Hunter Smith sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach.
narrative tension · our read
deep threatthis cycle~attributednew
Jovanni Bermudez is a real deep-ball threat -- a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
narrative tension · our read
deep threatthis cycle~attributednew
Kajiya Hollawayne is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
narrative tension · our read
deep threatthis cycle~attributednew
Peter Clarke is used almost exclusively underneath -- a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
narrative tension · our read
program_outlookthis cycle✓ factnew
Temple enters 2026 rated No. 88 in 2025 SP+ (-5.1), up 39 spots from 2024.
the contexttop-quintile returning production in FBS — 1% of production comes back
narrative tension · our read
How past storylines here turned out
AnsweredTemple's head-coaching hire held for another season.
The story
The Offseason Ledger · Temple
1 verified update · portal · recruiting · staff · news- News
Kromah seeks fifth year eligibility
Kromah chasing a fifth year while K.C. Keeler's IOL room is already thin at #123 nationally — Temple can't afford to lose the depth it does have along that line.
Transfer portal snapshot
+3.8 net portal points
(raw ledger: +6.3 — unweighted, no position adjustment)OT+5.8
S+5.3
need not filled
RB-4.6
starter risk
IOL-4.5
starter risk
TE+3.5
low confidence
QB+3.4
LS+3.0
low confidence
LB-2.8
EDGE-2.5
DL+1.3
CB-1.0
low confidence
WR-0.6
Top 3 commits
2026 class
★★★☆☆
Jude Okeleke
#704 national
Profiles like a typical incoming interior lineman — 14 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Two-Gap Base archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
★★★☆☆
Coen Logan
#1114 national
Profiles like a typical incoming wide receiver — 10 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Possession Receiver archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
★★★☆☆
Randall Blount
#1308 national
Profiles like a typical incoming running back — 13 of his 25 closest recruiting profiles since 2018 shared the Balanced Back archetype.~our read · projection from recruiting profile — no college snaps yet
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Fan confidence in a typical range for this program right now
65th percentile among FBS programs
Fan vs. market↑
65th
Fan percentile
(FBS mood rank)
(FBS mood rank)
5.5
Vegas O/U wins
(26th among FBS)
(26th among FBS)
Fans 39pp more bullish than market implies
Win total consensus · 3 books
Market outlook
Season expectations
Win total3 booksO/U 5.5
CFP championship#106 in field+100000
AAC title#10 in market+1800
Sportsbook consensus · best odds across multiple books · 2026-08-06
Temple · Next-Season Outcome Band
Temple · Next-Season Outcome BandFloor / Base / Ceiling
Floor 5-7
Base 8-5
Ceiling 10-3
floor5-7No postseason.
base8-5Bowl game.
ceiling10-3Bowl game.
Final-season-aware projection: floor / base / ceiling include conference title and CFP games where the model supports them, so a ceiling can exceed a 12-game regular season.
How the room reacted
Following now · Temple · Coaching Confidence
The K.C. Keeler story at Temple won't sit still.
K.C. Keeler took over as Temple's head coach, replacing Everett Withers. It is the program's third head coach in five seasons. It's not the hire that's the story anymore — it's everything it set in motion. The room is genuinely divided — believers and skeptics both have receipts.
bullish — but with real dissent
where the takes land · dot = how loud
DOUBTBELIEF
Skeptics1 doubt take
Believers3 bull takes
The saga so far4 weeks old
last week“We should play Penn State or Pitt every year”: Keeler eyes regional future for Temple — Underdog Dynasty
last weekOwlsDaily preseason interview with Coach K.C. Keeler (Part II) — 247Sports
last weekOwlsDaily American Football Media Day Q&A with Coach K.C. Keeler — 247Sports
3 weeks agoKromah seeks fifth year eligibility — Reported
The cast who's driving the story · latest headline on each, attributed
K.C Keeler Head coach
““We should play Penn State or Pitt every year”: Keeler eyes regional future for Temple” — Underdog Dynasty · 2026-07-29
Everett Withers Out
Is Ready
“K.C. Keeler Thinks Temple Is Ready to Compete” — Athlon Sports · 2026-06-16
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
Keeler begins his first season with 100% production returning but a #113 talent rank — the Owls' last AAC title under Rhule feels like another era.
Next · what to watch
The obvious story is the marquee name; the non-obvious one is roster churn — a coaching change keeps a portal and decommit window open long after the introductory presser. Watch decommitments and portal moves in the next window — that's where this is actually won or lost, not at the podium.
Source of record: K.C. Keeler took over as Temple's head coach, replacing Everett Withers — the program's third head coach in five seasons.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
📣Believers3 bullish/hire items -- the case it's working.›
The 'this hire changes everything' takes -- new-era believers making the case early.
“Temple Football Preview 2026: KC Keeler Is Building a Winner”
College Football News · 2026-05-24 · read ↗
“K.C. Keeler addressed Temple’s needs in the transfer portal. First, he recruited his locker room.”
Inquirer.com · 2026-01-20 · read ↗
“Temple Secures First Win in the K.C. Keeler Era at Massachusetts”
owlsports.com · 2025-08-30 · read ↗
🧐SkepticsNo prominent dissent — the coverage runs one way.›
The 'show me the body of work' counter -- resume gaps, scheme fits, and 'not that guy' reads.
Nothing in our corpus yet — this door stays open for when there is.
🔗The dominoes13 downstream moves — the hire's knock-on effects.›
Following now · Temple · Developing Confidence
Temple: the fanbase's identity shifting.
Temple: the fanbase's identity shifting.
CFB Zeitgeist Read · our take
K.C. Keeler begins his tenure at Temple, inheriting a 5-7 losing record and a program seeking to redefine its identity beyond its 2016 AAC championship legacy.
Source of record: Temple: the fanbase's identity shifting.
How each room is reacting — tap to expand
🎪The circus“Man arrested in hit-and-run that killed Temple University studen” — the saga that won't quit.›
The off-field storyline driving the noise right now. Not analysis — the soap opera, and that's the point.
“Man arrested in hit-and-run that killed Temple University student in Philadelphia, police say”
CBS News · 2026-07-31 · read ↗
“Bryce Wolfe death: Arrest made in hit-and-run crash that killed Temple University student”
6abc Philadelphia · 2026-07-31 · read ↗
“A suspect arrested in the fatal hit-and-run of a Temple University student on Kelly Drive”
Inquirer.com · 2026-07-30 · read ↗
📣Believers0 bullish items -- the case it's working.›
The optimistic read: momentum, and the 'this is real' takes.
“Temple Athletics Announces Inaugural Elevate the Owls Challenge on Sept. 9-10”
owlsports.com · 2026-08-05 · read ↗
“Temple Football 2026 Fall Camp Blog”
owlsports.com · 2026-08-05 · read ↗
“Temple University expands support amid national mental health crisis”
The Keystone Newsroom · 2026-08-04 · read ↗
🧐SkepticsNo prominent dissent — the coverage runs one way.›
The analytical counter: rankings, results, and 'the hype is ahead of the tape' takes.
Nothing in our corpus yet — this door stays open for when there is.
💬The boards37% of recent board volume — the fanbase is locked in. Board mood this week: mostly neutral.›
This event was in 193 of 528 board posts (37%) over the last 60 days — a fanbase consumed by it. Fan text shown verbatim, attributed to the community not the individual poster.
"i am currently a rising senior in highschool and looking at applying to Temple for Fall 2027. i am very interested in the field of advertising, but i've heard its not worth getting"
r/Temple ~ fan take
"Hi everyone! A friend of mine recently paid off their remaining tuition balance for the 2025–2026 school year. They were planning to enroll for the 2026–2027 academic year, hoping"
r/Temple ~ fan take
Board health this week (108 posts): 14% positive · 77% neutral · 9% negative. Team-level weekly mood — not specific to this event. The boards ≠ the fanbase: a self-selected vocal slice.
Recent Form · last 10 games
Cold
One of five. The film room is busy this week.
Streak L4Last 5 · 1-4Last 10 · 3-7
The forecast
Opens Sep 5
vs Rhode Island · at home
Season line5.5 winsover -110
SolidMethodical, ball-controlPoor
✓ fact on line · ~ our read on style
Rival pulse
Villanova
Mixed+4
Mayor's Cup
Fan mood index · most recent r/cfb data
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
Recruiting Footprint · 2026
34
PA · 10MD · 8NJ · 6FL · 2AR · 1CT · 1DE · 1MA · 1+4 more
PA leads the 2026 class with 10 commits. National footprint reaching 12 states.
Where they recruit · 2023-2026
110 signees across 22 states, 2023-2026. PA leads the pull.
r/cfb this year
[Postgame Thread] Navy Defeats Temple 32-31
[Postgame Thread] Army Defeats Temple 14-13
[Postgame Thread] ECU Defeats Temple 45-14
Top community posts · last 12 months · r/cfb
National spotlight
6 games with TV coverage: 3 ESPN, 1 cable, 2 streaming
Kickoff windows: 2 noon, 4 afternoon
Fumble luck
Recovering 67% of their own fumbles — running hot vs. the ~51% league rate.
4 of 6 own fumbles recovered themselves; 6 of 10 forced fumbles recovered, 2025 only.
Takeaway conversion
Converting 16% of pass disruptions into takeaways — right in line with the ~19% league rate.
6 interceptions of 38 disrupted passes (32 deflected, 6 intercepted), 2025 only.
Penalty battle
Losing the penalty battle: 60 penalties committed vs. 61 drawn on opponents, a 101-yard deficit.
603 penalty yards committed vs. 502 drawn on opponents, 2025 season total.
The Pulse on Temple
56
Δ +3.2 vs last wk
107
mentions this week · conversation velocity
What moved it — fall camp · last 14 days
Camp
Fall camp open — install + scrimmage cycle
ongoing
Kickoff
Season opener in 16 days
kickoff
"Owls"
— Temple fanbase · recurring line
Fanbase Signals
Cohort Divergence0 pctSpread between sub-fanbase cohorts in the Pulse window.
The Fever Year
Position = mood · width = volume · color = the kind of feeling
Inside the fanbase — all 9 corners
Cr/CFB
GGoogle News
UUnderdog Dynasty
CCampus paper
BBluesky
YYouTube
One voice
+0.00whole-room sentiment · even our read
Every cohort from the die-hards to the analytics crowd lands within 0.01 of each other — a rare consensus. The loudest voice in the room:
UUnderdog DynastyBeat · article
Ryder Burton looks to build on iconic upset as Uab’s QB1
underdogdynasty.com →How Temple fans actually talk real · top-upvoted
The crowd’s loudest take by upvotes — read for mood, not as a side. The cohort read is the measured part.
The room, end to end
skeptical
buying in
Die-hards−0.01
National take−0.01
Cohort sentiment is a source-weighted model read — never a quote pinned to a person.
What this fanbase keeps coming back to our read · topic model
Topics are model-labeled from Reddit — a rough signal of what this fanbase is circling right now.
368 mentions · 6 sources · week 2026-01. Counts, sources and the divergence rank are measured (fact). Cohort labels and sentiment are a source-weighted model read (our read) — never a quote attributed to a person.
Belief checkmiddle of the pack
~ our readTemple fans are cautiously optimistic, and they're backing it with about as much hard evidence as anyone.
backed by facts
the mood
✓ counted We read 108 posts from Temple fans this week.
Five Lenses
What people are saying right now
Radio, beat writers & editorial14 posts
The broader fanbase2 posts
News & campus coverage14 posts
Fanbase Health Index · Temple · high confidence
Fanbase Health Index · Temple · high confidenceGrowing (60)
DecliningStableGrowingSurging
On-Field — 5-7 (42% win rate)56
Volume — 943 effective signal-N89
Cohort Engagement — Divergence 0.00 — quiet35
Key stats — 2025 — FBS rank
Points/game#62 / 138 · 56th pct27.8
Pts allowed/game#97 / 138 · 30th pct29.7
Total yards/gm#110 / 136 · 20th pct345.2
Rush yards/gm#84 / 136 · 39th pct147.8
Pass yards/gm#106 / 136 · 23rd pct197.5
Yards allowed/gm#78 / 136 · 43rd pct396.8
Rush yds allowed/gm#117 / 136 · 15th pct197.3
Sacks#118 / 136 · 14th pct16
Interceptions#94 / 136 · 32nd pct7
3rd-down conv#91 / 136 · 34th pct37.6%
All 98 stats
Offense / Defense
Total yards
Team4143345.2/gm5.55/play#110 / 136 · 20th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Opp4762396.8/gm6.09/play#78 / 136 · 43rd pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#6 / 12 · 58th pct
Rush yards
Team1773147.8/gm2.38/play#84 / 136 · 39th pct#45 / 70 · 37th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Opp2368197.3/gm3.03/play#117 / 136 · 15th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Rush carries
Team39833.2/gm#108 / 136 · 21st pct#57 / 70 · 20th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#6 / 12 · 58th pct
Opp47339.4/gm#93 / 136 · 32nd pct#55 / 70 · 23rd pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Rush TDs
Team131.1/gm#106 / 136 · 23rd pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#6 / 12 · 58th pct
Opp272.2/gm#119 / 136 · 13th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Net pass yards
Team2370197.5/gm3.18/play#106 / 136 · 23rd pct#62 / 70 · 13th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Opp2394199.5/gm3.06/play#23 / 136 · 84th pct#13 / 70 · 83rd pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Pass attempts
Team34829.0/gm#103 / 136 · 25th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#11 / 12 · 17th pct
Opp30925.8/gm#4 / 136 · 98th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Completions
Team21517.9/gm#100 / 136 · 27th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#9 / 12 · 33rd pct
Opp18915.8/gm#7 / 136 · 96th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#4 / 12 · 75th pct
Pass TDs
Team282.3/gm#20 / 136 · 86th pct#15 / 70 · 80th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Opp181.5/gm#63 / 136 · 54th pct#39 / 70 · 46th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#4 / 12 · 75th pct
Passer rating
Team141.5141.5#44 / 136 · 68th pct#30 / 70 · 59th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Opp144.2144.2#113 / 136 · 18th pct#59 / 70 · 17th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Interceptions thrown
Team20.2/gm#135 / 136 · 1st pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct
Opp70.6/gm#33 / 136 · 76th pct#22 / 70 · 70th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Sacks (def)
Team161.3/gm#118 / 136 · 14th pct#64 / 70 · 10th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#7 / 10 · 40th pct
Opp191.6/gm#27 / 136 · 81st pct#16 / 70 · 79th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Tackles for loss
Team554.6/gm#116 / 136 · 15th pct#63 / 70 · 11th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct
Opp584.8/gm#27 / 136 · 81st pct#16 / 70 · 79th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#3 / 10 · 80th pct
First downs
Team21918.2/gm#115 / 136 · 16th pct#60 / 70 · 16th pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Opp24920.8/gm#63 / 136 · 54th pct#37 / 70 · 49th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
3rd-down conv
Team594.9/gm#107 / 136 · 22nd pct#57 / 70 · 20th pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Opp594.9/gm#22 / 136 · 85th pct#10 / 70 · 87th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#2 / 12 · 92nd pct
3rd-down att
Team15713.1/gm#118 / 136 · 14th pct#56 / 70 · 21st pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Opp14812.3/gm#6 / 136 · 96th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#2 / 12 · 92nd pct
4th-down conv
Team141.2/gm#60 / 136 · 57th pct#35 / 70 · 51st pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Opp171.4/gm#100 / 136 · 27th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#9 / 12 · 33rd pct
4th-down att
Team191.6/gm#106 / 136 · 23rd pct#53 / 70 · 26th pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#11 / 12 · 17th pct
Opp231.9/gm#46 / 136 · 67th pct#23 / 70 · 69th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Time of possession
Team361:3630:08/gm#92 / 136 · 33rd pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Opp358:2429:52/gm#21 / 136 · 85th pct#9 / 70 · 89th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Kicking & Punting
Field goals#59 / 135 · 57th pct11/14 (78.6%)
Extra points41/41
Punting#96 / 136 · 30th pct42.2 avg · 62 punts
Turnovers & special teams
Turnovers
Team40.3/gm#135 / 136 · 1st pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct
Opp151.2/gm#49 / 136 · 65th pct#29 / 70 · 60th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Fumbles lost
Team20.2/gm#131 / 136 · 4th pct#66 / 70 · 7th pct#14 / 14 · 7th pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct
Opp80.7/gm#90 / 136 · 35th pct#52 / 70 · 27th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
INT return TDs
Team10.1/gm#36 / 135 · 74th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Opp00.0/gm#1 / 136 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
INT return yards
Team1068.8/gm#78 / 136 · 43rd pct#40 / 70 · 44th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Opp151.2/gm#5 / 136 · 97th pct#2 / 70 · 99th pct#2 / 14 · 93rd pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Punt ret yds
Team17414.5/gm#48 / 136 · 65th pct#29 / 70 · 60th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Opp90.8/gm#2 / 136 · 99th pct#2 / 70 · 99th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Punt ret TDs
Team00.0/gm#43 / 135 · 69th pct#23 / 70 · 69th pct#3 / 13 · 85th pct#6 / 10 · 50th pct
Opp00.0/gm#1 / 135 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct#1 / 10 · 100th pct
Kick ret yds
Team36430.3/gm#85 / 136 · 38th pct#37 / 70 · 49th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#11 / 12 · 17th pct
Opp32226.8/gm#42 / 136 · 70th pct#28 / 70 · 61st pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#2 / 12 · 92nd pct
Kick ret TDs
Team00.0/gm#40 / 136 · 71st pct#17 / 70 · 77th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#5 / 10 · 60th pct
Opp00.0/gm#1 / 135 · 100th pct#1 / 70 · 100th pct#1 / 13 · 100th pct#1 / 11 · 100th pct
Penalty yards
Team60350.2/gm#98 / 136 · 29th pct#45 / 70 · 37th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Opp50241.8/gm#15 / 136 · 90th pct#10 / 70 · 87th pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Other
Passes intercepted opponent#2 / 136 · 99th pct#2 / 70 · 99th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct20.2/gm
Fumbles rec (def)#3 / 136 · 99th pct#3 / 70 · 97th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct20.2/gm
Punt ret (opp)#4 / 136 · 98th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct50.4/gm
Penalties (opp)#19 / 136 · 87th pct#13 / 70 · 83rd pct#3 / 14 · 86th pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct615.1/gm
H2 epa per play#27 / 142 · 82nd pct#17 / 70 · 77th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct0.30.0/gm
Red zone pass rate#27 / 154 · 83rd pct#9 / 70 · 89th pct#3 / 13 · 85th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct0.50.0/gm
Fumbles recovered#33 / 136 · 76th pct#17 / 70 · 77th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct80.7/gm
Kick ret (opp)#34 / 136 · 76th pct#22 / 70 · 70th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#2 / 12 · 92nd pct141.2/gm
Kick returns#56 / 136 · 60th pct#19 / 70 · 74th pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#11 / 12 · 17th pct221.8/gm
Fourth down go rate#65 / 138 · 54th pct#35 / 70 · 51st pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct0.40.0/gm
H1 epa per play#83 / 162 · 49th pct#49 / 70 · 31st pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct0.20.0/gm
Interceptions (def)#94 / 136 · 32nd pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct70.6/gm
Punt returns#96 / 136 · 30th pct#56 / 70 · 21st pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct#11 / 12 · 17th pct121.0/gm
H2 epa per play opponent#113 / 143 · 22nd pct#55 / 70 · 23rd pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct0.20.0/gm
Penalties#114 / 136 · 17th pct#52 / 70 · 27th pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#9 / 12 · 33rd pct605.0/gm
Recruiting rating#123 / 138 · 12th pct#70 / 70 · 1st pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct102.08.5/gm
First down pass rate#129 / 215 · 40th pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct0.40.0/gm
H1 epa per play opponent#149 / 167 · 11th pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct0.30.0/gm
Situational
3rd-down conversion
Off37.6%#91 / 136 · 34th pct#53 / 70 · 26th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Def39.9%#72 / 136 · 48th pct#40 / 70 · 44th pct#5 / 14 · 71st pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
4th-down conversion
Off73.7%#4 / 136 · 98th pct#4 / 70 · 96th pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Def73.9%#131 / 136 · 4th pct#68 / 70 · 4th pct#13 / 14 · 14th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Turnover margin#8 / 136 · 95th pct#7 / 70 · 91st pct#1 / 14 · 100th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct+0.92/gm
Sack rate (def)#109 / 136 · 21st pct#59 / 70 · 17th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#8 / 10 · 30th pct5.2%
Red Zone & Drive Efficiency (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Red zone trips
Team403.3/gm#91 / 167 · 46th pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct#7 / 12 · 50th pct
Opp443.7/gm#104 / 166 · 38th pct#46 / 70 · 36th pct#5 / 13 · 69th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Red zone score %
Team77.5%77.5%#87 / 167 · 48th pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#9 / 13 · 38th pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Opp79.5%79.5%#94 / 166 · 44th pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#8 / 13 · 46th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Points / drive
Team2.00.2/gm#78 / 167 · 54th pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct#4 / 12 · 75th pct
Opp2.40.2/gm#126 / 166 · 25th pct#63 / 70 · 11th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct#8 / 12 · 42nd pct
Yards / drive
Team36.23.0/gm#120 / 167 · 29th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct#4 / 12 · 75th pct
Opp46.23.9/gm#145 / 166 · 13th pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#13 / 13 · 8th pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct
Plays / drive
Team6.50.5/gm#93 / 167 · 45th pct#49 / 70 · 31st pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Opp6.70.6/gm#109 / 166 · 35th pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#6 / 13 · 62nd pct#12 / 12 · 8th pct
Three-and-out rate
Team19.0%19.0%#135 / 167 · 20th pct#66 / 70 · 7th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct#5 / 12 · 67th pct
Opp15.9%15.9%#44 / 166 · 74th pct#24 / 70 · 67th pct#3 / 13 · 85th pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct
Scheme Identity (2014– , play-by-play derived)
Rush rate over expected#63 / 145 · 57th pct#27 / 70 · 63rd pct#7 / 13 · 54th pct-0.2%-0.2%
Havoc rate
Team15.3%15.3%#81 / 140 · 43rd pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#6 / 14 · 64th pct
Opp14.8%14.8%#67 / 140 · 53rd pct#34 / 70 · 53rd pct#8 / 14 · 50th pct
Standard-downs success
Team52.6%52.6%#23 / 154 · 86th pct#18 / 70 · 76th pct#4 / 13 · 77th pct
Opp52.5%52.5%#135 / 172 · 22nd pct#65 / 70 · 9th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct
Passing-downs success
Team27.3%27.3%#116 / 153 · 25th pct#62 / 70 · 13th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Opp32.4%32.4%#101 / 149 · 33rd pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct
Line yards / carry
Team2.82.8#100 / 143 · 31st pct#50 / 70 · 30th pct#11 / 13 · 23rd pct
Opp3.43.4#141 / 155 · 10th pct#69 / 70 · 3rd pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Stuff rate
Team19.6%19.6%#90 / 143 · 38th pct#48 / 70 · 33rd pct#10 / 13 · 31st pct
Opp13.3%13.3%#138 / 155 · 12th pct#67 / 70 · 6th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Power success rate
Team63.0%63.0%#108 / 137 · 22nd pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#12 / 13 · 15th pct
Opp73.2%73.2%#91 / 141 · 36th pct#46 / 70 · 36th pct#8 / 13 · 46th pct
Efficiency
Completion %
Off61.8%#70 / 136 · 49th pct#45 / 70 · 37th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct
Def61.2%#60 / 136 · 57th pct#29 / 70 · 60th pct#4 / 14 · 79th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Yards / attempt
Off6.8#89 / 136 · 35th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#11 / 14 · 29th pct#6 / 12 · 58th pct
Def7.7#111 / 136 · 19th pct#58 / 70 · 19th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Yards / completion
Off11.0#90 / 136 · 35th pct#51 / 70 · 29th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#9 / 12 · 33rd pct
Def12.7#115 / 136 · 16th pct#63 / 70 · 11th pct#12 / 14 · 21st pct#10 / 12 · 25th pct
Yards / carry#64 / 136 · 54th pct#35 / 70 · 51st pct#7 / 14 · 57th pct#1 / 12 · 100th pct4.5
Yards / play#80 / 136 · 42nd pct#47 / 70 · 34th pct#10 / 14 · 36th pct#3 / 12 · 83rd pct5.55
Scoring margin#88 / 136 · 36th pct#53 / 70 · 26th pct#9 / 14 · 43rd pct#7 / 11 · 45th pct-1.8/gm
FBS rankings · 2025 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
Player stats — 2025 season
Quarterbacks
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pocket Passer · +0.27 EPA/play | 12 | 12 | 190 / 314 | 60.5 | 2098 | 6.7 | 25 #19 FBS | 2 | 141.6 | 59.7 | 7.4 | 4.3 | |
Yards by week → Pocket PasserBalanced passer who operates within the system, without one standout number carrying the profile. Impact starter — above-average production for the conference. 97 of 183 QBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / attempt7.0 bottom 35th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts INT rate0.6% 94th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score climbed from the 19th percentile to the 63rd among FBS QBs | |||||||||||||
| +0.39 EPA/play | 13 | 8 | 24 / 33 | 72.7 | 256 | 7.8 | 2 | 0 | 157.9 | 27.1 | — | — | |
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Running Backs
| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Stuff% | 10+% | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.08 EPA/play | 20 | 12 | 157 | 809 | 5.2 | 7 | 55 | 12.4 | 17.6 | 13.9 | 11.9 | 11.7% (36/307) | |
Yards by week → Balanced BackPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. Starter — over 60% of the snaps, holding the job. The most common profile in its group this season — 186 of 349 classified this way. Played in 12 of 21 games this season · senior our readUnranked recruit — top-quartile production against his own recruiting profile | |||||||||||||
| Speed Merchant · +0.02 EPA/play | 29 | 12 | 62 | 403 | 6.5 | 2 | 72 | 4.1 | 5.5 | 24.1 | 11.1 | — | |
Yards by week → Speed MerchantCuts upfield fast. Designed to find the crease, not run through the line. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 48 of 349 RBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / carry7.5 98th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Receiving share8.8% bottom 33th percentile · FBS RBs, min. 40 carries Trait fingerprint Plays like View Hunter Smith's full player page | |||||||||||||
| +0.25 EPA/play | 26 | 8 | 28 | 167 | 6.0 | 1 | 29 | 2.5 | 9.1 | — | — | — | |
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| +0.25 EPA/play | 25 | 4 | 23 | 71 | 3.1 | 1 | 23 | 5.5 | 10.8 | — | — | — | |
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Receivers
| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | 3rd Dn Use | Pass Dn Use | Tgt Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 17 | 12 | 39 | 501 | 12.8 | 4 | 38 | 14.6 | 12.7 | 17.9% (55/307) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 332 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception11.8 bottom 35th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions TD rate10.3% 60th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jovanni Bermudez's full player page | |||||||||||
| Jump-Ball Target · +0.49 EPA/play | 11 | 11 | 39 | 489 | 12.5 | 6 #62 FBS | 46 | 11.5 | 11.5 | 18.9% (58/307) | |
Yards by week → Jump-Ball TargetWins contested catches at the goal line. Size and catch radius are the weapons. 29 of 558 WRs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TD rate15.4% 87th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume39 59th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score climbed from the 0th percentile to the 61st among FBS WRs | |||||||||||
| Move TE · +0.93 EPA/play | 88 | 11 | 30 | 483 | 16.1 | 6 #62 FBS | 50 | 6.6 | 4.9 | 12.7% (39/307) | |
Yards by week → Move TELined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 34 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception16.6 95th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate20.0% 92th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Peter Clarke's full player page | |||||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.34 EPA/play | 81 | 12 | 40 | 414 | 10.3 | 4 | 42 | 16.1 | 13.2 | 20.2% (62/307) | |
Yards by week → Possession ReceiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 332 of 558 classified this way. Played in 12 of 21 games this season · junior View Colin Chase's full player page | |||||||||||
| +4.03 EPA/play | 86 | 3 | 5 | 85 | 17 | 1 | 46 | 10.7 | 8.8 | — | |
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| Complete TE · -0.10 EPA/play | 33 | 9 | 13 | 60 | 4.6 | 3 | 19 | 7.3 | 4.9 | 7.2% (22/307) | |
Yards by week → Complete TENo single go-to route — the receiving numbers show up inline and split out alike. 177 of 223 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception4.4 bottom 4th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions TD rate23.1% 97th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Ryder Kusch's full player page | |||||||||||
Defensive Line
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Versatile End | 92 | 9 | 29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Versatile EndNo single standout number, but nothing missing either — competent across the board. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 139 of 200 EDGEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate6.9% bottom 12th percentile · FBS EDGE, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Khalil Poteat's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 56 | 11 | 22 | 9 | 1.5 | 0 | 2 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · junior our readBreakout: his CFB Index score went from the 14th percentile among FBS IDLs to the 49th | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 97 | 11 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Nose AnchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 152 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight310 lb 83th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score went from the 14th percentile among FBS IDLs to the 48th | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 58 | 5 | 14 | 10 | 4.5 | 3 | 0 |
3-Tech PenetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 269 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate32.1% 97th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Sekou Kromah's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 98 | 8 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 388 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate7.7% bottom 23th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Joseph Auzenne's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 52 | 9 | 13 | 6 | 3.5 | 1 | 0 |
3-Tech PenetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 269 of 809 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate26.9% 90th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Russell Sykes IV's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 40 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Two-Gap BaseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. The most common profile in its group this season — 388 of 809 classified this way. Played in 6 of 21 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2020 class our readFading: his CFB Index score moved from the 44th to 14th percentile among FBS IDLs | |||||||
| 88 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | |
Linebackers
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 33 | 12 | 69 | 40 | 29 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Sideline-to-SidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 102 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 78th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Curly Ordonez's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 18 | 10 | 44 | 23 | 21 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 10 of 21 games this season · senior · 3-star, 2024 class View Katin Surprenant's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 22 | 11 | 44 | 19 | 25 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. The most common profile in its group this season — 362 of 660 classified this way. Played in 11 of 21 games this season · junior · 3-star, 2024 class View Eric Stuart's full player page | |||||||||
| Thumper | 25 | 12 | 32 | 19 | 13 | 10.5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
ThumperDownhill striker who fills the run lane and blitzes off the edge. 97 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate32.8% 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Sack rate15.6% 100th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like our readBreakout: his CFB Index score now sits at the 83rd percentile among FBS LBs, up from the 22nd | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 44 | 9 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced LinebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 362 of 660 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume21 bottom 15th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Tyree Alualu's full player page | |||||||||
| 30 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 10 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| 35 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Defensive Backs
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 29 | 11 | 54 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Box SafetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 166 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume54 71th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Avery Powell's full player page | |||||||
| Perimeter Tackler | 19 | 11 | 45 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Perimeter TacklerTargeted often and asked to tackle in space on the perimeter. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. 42 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume45 87th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Jaylen Castleberry's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 15 | 9 | 40 | 2 | 0 | 2.5 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. Part-time starter — splitting the role or filling in on injury. The most common profile in its group this season — 419 of 801 classified this way. Played in 9 of 21 games this season · senior View Javier Morton's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 31 | 10 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.5 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 14th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Dontae Pollard's full player page | |||||||
| Ball Hawk | 24 | 12 | 30 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Ball HawkReads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. All-Conference honorable mention / 2nd team — the recognition has started. 44 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate23.3% 84th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score now sits at the 75th percentile among FBS CBs, up from the 32nd | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 16 | 10 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate4.3% bottom 31th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Pooh Lawton's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 14 | 6 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 |
Hybrid NickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 419 of 801 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate10.0% 60th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like our readAscending: his CFB Index score went from the 4th percentile among FBS Ss to the 23rd | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 13 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover CornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 141 of 270 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate10.0% bottom 36th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Denzel Chavis's full player page | |||||||
| 23 | 7 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 32 | 6 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 27 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Kicking
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 98 | 12 | 11/14 | 78.6 | 40/40 | 73 | 52 |
Punting
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pinner | 37 | 12 | 62 | 2615 | 42.2 | 60 | 27 | 1 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
Kick Returns
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -0.47 EPA/play | 89 | 8 | 12 | 206 | 17.2 | 0 | 28 |
| Speed Merchant · +0.02 EPA/play | 29 | 12 | 5 | 91 | 18.2 | 0 | 24 |
Punt Returns
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 17 | 12 | 10 | 150 | 15 | 0 | 37 |
2025 stat leaders
final
2025 stat leaders
1.
Curly Ordonez
LB
69.0 tot (def)
2.
Avery Powell
S
54.0 tot (def)
3.
Jevyon Ducker
RB
809 yds (rush)
4.
Evan Simon
QB
2,098 yds (pass)
5.
Jaylen Castleberry
CB
45.0 tot (def)
Roster
2025
22
players carry a qualified CFB Index Score this season.
Peter Clarke
TE
#17 of 156
Cam'Ron Stewart
LB
#116 of 583
Jevyon Ducker
RB
#74 of 326
Ben Osueke
CB
#144 of 364
Curly Ordonez
LB
#235 of 583
Jovanni Bermudez
WR
#210 of 485
+16 more
Temple · 2025 schedule & results5-7Brutal slateAverage opponent win rate 54% · 5 AP top-25 opponents on the schedule.
| Wk | Date | Us | Opp | Line | Opponent | Result | Record | Conf |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Aug 30 | #79 | #134 | -1.5 | @Massachusetts | W 42–10 128 | 1-0 | 0-0 |
| 2 | Sep 6 | #85 | #201 | -27.5 | Howard | W 55–7 112 | 2-0 | 0-0 |
| 3 | Sep 13 | #73 | #18 | +24.5 | Oklahoma | L 3–42 132 | 2-1 | 0-0 |
| 4 | Sep 20 | #75 | #42 | +24.5 | @Georgia Tech | L 24–45 129 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 6 | Oct 4 | #82 | #32 | +6.5 | UTSA | W 27–21 124 | 3-2 | 1-0 |
| 7 | Oct 11 | #88 | #41 | +10.5 | Navy | L 31–32 129 | 3-3 | 1-1 |
| 8 | Oct 18 | #79 | #225 | -9.5 | @Charlotte | W 49–14 53 | 4-3 | 2-1 |
| 9 | Oct 25 | #72 | #148 | -5 | @Tulsa | W 38–37 144 | 5-3 | 3-1 |
| 10 | Nov 1 | #84 | #60 | +5 | East Carolina | L 14–45 130 | 5-4 | 3-2 |
| 11 | Nov 8 | #111 | #77 | +7 | @Army | L 13–14 112 | 5-5 | 3-3 |
| 13 | Nov 22 | #104 | #62 | +7.5 | Tulane | L 13–37 125 | 5-6 | 3-4 |
| 14 | Nov 28 | #121 | #35 | +20.5 | @North Texas | L 25–52 134 | 5-7 | 3-5 |
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)▼
| Date | Opp | Result | Yds | TO | TOP | EPA/play | Success% | Explosive% | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 28 | @North Texas | L 25–52 | 316 | 1 | 31:02 | +0.115 | 40.3% | 112.0% | Defense's roughest night |
| Nov 22 | Tulane | L 13–37 | 204 | 1 | 25:39 | +0.015 | 33.9% | 109.0% | |
| Nov 8 | @Army | L 13–14 | 268 | 0 | 22:22 | +0.232 | 48.9% | 89.0% | One-score loss |
| Nov 1 | East Carolina | L 14–45 | 233 | 1 | 28:33 | +0.005 | 37.5% | 108.9% | Blowout loss |
| Oct 25 | @Tulsa | W 38–37 | 447 | 0 | 31:48 | +0.112 | 48.6% | 118.0% | One-score win |
| Oct 18 | @Charlotte | W 49–14 | 384 | 0 | 25:16 | +0.384 | 56.8% | 120.3% | Blowout win |
| Oct 11 | Navy | L 31–32 | 520 | 1 | 34:02 | +0.383 | 50.0% | 127.5% | One-score loss |
| Oct 4 | UTSA | W 27–21 | 309 | 0 | 27:41 | +0.092 | 30.0% | 128.2% | One-score win |
| Sep 20 | @Georgia Tech | L 24–45 | 328 | 0 | 37:29 | -0.038 | 33.9% | 103.5% | |
| Sep 13 | Oklahoma | L 3–42 | 105 | 0 | 27:44 | -0.248 | 18.9% | 127.0% | Season-low EPA/play |
| Sep 6 | Howard | W 55–7 | 562 | 0 | 36:14 | +0.558 | 59.1% | 143.0% | Season-high EPA/play |
| Aug 30 | @Massachusetts | W 42–10 | 467 | 0 | 33:46 | +0.475 | 52.3% | 129.7% | Best defensive stand |
| Season average (12 games) | 345 | 0.3 | +0.174 | 42.5% | 118.0% | ||||
How They Play · 2025
How They Play · 2025Temple fields a capable methodical, ball-control offense behind a porous defense.
Opponent-adjusted percentiles vs all FBS. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How Temple actually scores
70th percentile quality, 34th percentile boom-dependency. Garbage time excluded from both axes — the same correction that changes the Q4 story below.
View all FBS teams as a table
| Team | Quality percentile | Boom-share percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 86th | 11th |
| Akron | 12th | 89th |
| Alabama | 58th | 17th |
| App State | 35th | 47th |
| Arizona | 64th | 37th |
| Arizona State | 41st | 62nd |
| Arkansas | 90th | 12th |
| Arkansas State | 17th | 66th |
| Army | 57th | 43rd |
| Auburn | 47th | 53rd |
| BYU | 78th | 19th |
| Baylor | 69th | 25th |
| Boise State | 66th | 20th |
| Boston College | 37th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 2nd | 98th |
| Buffalo | 11th | 88th |
| California | 28th | 48th |
| Central Michigan | 52nd | 64th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 16th |
| Clemson | 51st | 48th |
| Coastal Carolina | 17th | 83rd |
| Colorado | 18th | 84th |
| Colorado State | 16th | 83rd |
| Delaware | 38th | 58th |
| Duke | 80th | 14th |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 36th |
| Eastern Michigan | 49th | 42nd |
| Florida | 30th | 67th |
| Florida Atlantic | 62nd | 59th |
| Florida International | 42nd | 50th |
| Florida State | 83rd | 32nd |
| Fresno State | 26th | 73rd |
| Georgia | 81st | 3rd |
| Georgia Southern | 73rd | 21st |
| Georgia State | 36th | 70th |
| Georgia Tech | 84th | 5th |
| Hawai'i | 64th | 41st |
| Houston | 27th | 65th |
| Illinois | 75th | 26th |
| Indiana | 95th | 1st |
| Iowa | 44th | 40th |
| Iowa State | 68th | 22nd |
| Jacksonville State | 54th | 38th |
| James Madison | 65th | 44th |
| Kansas | 85th | 28th |
| Kansas State | 71st | 49th |
| Kennesaw State | 56th | 30th |
| Kent State | 21st | 86th |
| Kentucky | 15th | 85th |
| LSU | 14th | 81st |
| Liberty | 43rd | 56th |
| Louisiana | 19th | 73rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 39th | 61st |
| Louisville | 48th | 64th |
| Marshall | 55th | 39th |
| Maryland | 30th | 74th |
| Memphis | 80th | 24th |
| Miami | 76th | 5th |
| Miami (OH) | 34th | 67th |
| Michigan | 67th | 33rd |
| Michigan State | 27th | 75th |
| Middle Tennessee | 39th | 52nd |
| Minnesota | 29th | 77th |
| Mississippi State | 22nd | 77th |
| Missouri | 61st | 30th |
| Missouri State | 55th | 46th |
| NC State | 86th | 23rd |
| Navy | 94th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 48th | 57th |
| Nevada | 3rd | 97th |
| New Mexico | 58th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 9th | 87th |
| North Carolina | 13th | 89th |
| North Texas | 98th | 7th |
| Northern Illinois | 8th | 92nd |
| Northwestern | 52nd | 36th |
| Notre Dame | 99th | 20th |
| Ohio | 67th | 18th |
| Ohio State | 93rd | 4th |
| Oklahoma | 20th | 80th |
| Oklahoma State | 5th | 95th |
| Old Dominion | 83rd | 45th |
| Ole Miss | 89th | 2nd |
| Oregon | 91st | 10th |
| Oregon State | 2nd | 98th |
| Penn State | 73rd | 33rd |
| Pittsburgh | 60th | 39th |
| Purdue | 25th | 78th |
| Rice | 6th | 94th |
| Rutgers | 70th | 27th |
| SMU | 74th | 42nd |
| Sam Houston | 4th | 96th |
| San Diego State | 24th | 76th |
| San José State | 45th | 69th |
| South Alabama | 36th | 58th |
| South Carolina | 23rd | 86th |
| South Florida | 87th | 23rd |
| Southern Miss | 40th | 55th |
| Stanford | 10th | 90th |
| Syracuse | 5th | 95th |
| TCU | 72nd | 35th |
| Temple | 70th | 34th |
| Tennessee | 96th | 11th |
| Texas | 45th | 55th |
| Texas A&M | 82nd | 14th |
| Texas State | 92nd | 8th |
| Texas Tech | 77th | 31st |
| Toledo | 50th | 61st |
| Troy | 14th | 80th |
| Tulane | 79th | 15th |
| Tulsa | 20th | 70th |
| UAB | 61st | 45th |
| UCF | 33rd | 82nd |
| UCLA | 23rd | 79th |
| UConn | 95th | 13th |
| UL Monroe | 11th | 92nd |
| UNLV | 88th | 9th |
| USC | 98th | 2nd |
| UTEP | 1st | 99th |
| UTSA | 77th | 51st |
| Utah | 97th | 6th |
| Utah State | 46th | 63rd |
| Vanderbilt | 100th | 0th |
| Virginia | 59th | 27th |
| Virginia Tech | 32nd | 71st |
| Wake Forest | 42nd | 72nd |
| Washington | 92nd | 8th |
| Washington State | 33rd | 52nd |
| West Virginia | 7th | 93rd |
| Western Kentucky | 53rd | 29th |
| Western Michigan | 31st | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 0th | 100th |
| Wyoming | 8th | 91st |
Fourth-quarter reliability, corrected
Temple's 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 13th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 17th — the correction is the finding, not a footnote.
Standard downs vs. passing downs
Does Temple hold up once the down-and-distance turns against them?
85th percentile success on standard downs, 22nd on passing downs — a 63-point gap between the two.
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| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 82nd | 69th |
| Akron | 20th | 36th |
| Alabama | 47th | 76th |
| App State | 41st | 80th |
| Arizona | 54th | 54th |
| Arizona State | 40th | 37th |
| Arkansas | 90th | 97th |
| Arkansas State | 51st | 40th |
| Army | 37th | 44th |
| Auburn | 73rd | 24th |
| Austin Peay | 56th | 13th |
| BYU | 91st | 46th |
| Ball State | 5th | 3rd |
| Baylor | 70th | 77th |
| Boise State | 42nd | 63rd |
| Boston College | 56th | 54th |
| Bowling Green | 10th | 17th |
| Bryant | 7th | 2nd |
| Buffalo | 29th | 20th |
| California | 25th | 66th |
| Central Michigan | 57th | 11th |
| Charlotte | 7th | 7th |
| Cincinnati | 89th | 65th |
| Clemson | 49th | 34th |
| Coastal Carolina | 16th | 22nd |
| Colorado | 8th | 48th |
| Colorado State | 29th | 35th |
| Delaware | 66th | 31st |
| Duke | 82nd | 63rd |
| East Carolina | 63rd | 91st |
| Eastern Michigan | 46th | 67th |
| Florida | 52nd | 45th |
| Florida Atlantic | 44th | 61st |
| Florida International | 50th | 26th |
| Florida State | 65th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 22nd | 71st |
| Georgia | 95th | 69th |
| Georgia Southern | 64th | 84th |
| Georgia State | 22nd | 75th |
| Georgia Tech | 92nd | 89th |
| Hawai'i | 33rd | 87th |
| Houston | 61st | 29th |
| Idaho | 30th | 78th |
| Idaho State | 93rd | 14th |
| Illinois | 79th | 95th |
| Indiana | 97th | 98th |
| Iowa | 74th | 19th |
| Iowa State | 80th | 58th |
| Jacksonville State | 59th | 56th |
| James Madison | 77th | 52nd |
| Kansas | 99th | 82nd |
| Kansas State | 37th | 59th |
| Kennesaw State | 44th | 67th |
| Kent State | 15th | 5th |
| Kentucky | 62nd | 29th |
| LSU | 18th | 52nd |
| Lafayette | 0th | 12th |
| Liberty | 65th | 53rd |
| Lindenwood | 4th | 1st |
| Long Island University | 24th | 78th |
| Louisiana | 24th | 23rd |
| Louisiana Tech | 41st | 24th |
| Louisville | 84th | 32nd |
| Maine | 3rd | 18th |
| Marshall | 71st | 62nd |
| Maryland | 11th | 86th |
| Massachusetts | 5th | 9th |
| Memphis | 75th | 68th |
| Merrimack | 1st | 83rd |
| Miami | 80th | 64th |
| Miami (OH) | 33rd | 39th |
| Michigan | 73rd | 74th |
| Michigan State | 48th | 39th |
| Middle Tennessee | 69th | 47th |
| Minnesota | 35th | 33rd |
| Mississippi State | 52nd | 35th |
| Missouri | 76th | 50th |
| Missouri State | 32nd | 50th |
| Murray State | 1st | 6th |
| NC State | 58th | 71st |
| Navy | 95th | 72nd |
| Nebraska | 78th | 51st |
| Nevada | 17th | 16th |
| New Mexico | 38th | 60th |
| New Mexico State | 16th | 33rd |
| North Carolina | 14th | 30th |
| North Texas | 100th | 97th |
| Northern Illinois | 9th | 5th |
| Northwestern | 48th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 88th | 99th |
| Ohio | 69th | 76th |
| Ohio State | 99th | 99th |
| Oklahoma | 39th | 41st |
| Oklahoma State | 14th | 7th |
| Old Dominion | 72nd | 79th |
| Ole Miss | 83rd | 95th |
| Oregon | 93rd | 55th |
| Oregon State | 54th | 25th |
| Penn State | 76th | 73rd |
| Pittsburgh | 35th | 56th |
| Purdue | 46th | 88th |
| Rice | 20th | 0th |
| Rutgers | 71st | 84th |
| SMU | 50th | 57th |
| Sam Houston | 26th | 4th |
| San Diego State | 84th | 1st |
| San José State | 68th | 70th |
| South Alabama | 53rd | 28th |
| South Carolina | 31st | 8th |
| South Carolina State | 10th | 3rd |
| South Florida | 86th | 46th |
| Southern Miss | 27th | 38th |
| Stanford | 12th | 12th |
| Syracuse | 19th | 10th |
| TCU | 63rd | 82nd |
| Temple | 85th | 22nd |
| Tennessee | 97th | 81st |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 88th | 59th |
| Texas State | 60th | 93rd |
| Texas Tech | 45th | 65th |
| Toledo | 67th | 42nd |
| Troy | 18th | 27th |
| Tulane | 81st | 86th |
| Tulsa | 43rd | 43rd |
| UAB | 34th | 94th |
| UCF | 39th | 20th |
| UCLA | 28th | 48th |
| UConn | 96th | 37th |
| UL Monroe | 13th | 14th |
| UNLV | 78th | 85th |
| USC | 94th | 90th |
| UT Martin | 2nd | 41st |
| UTEP | 3rd | 10th |
| UTSA | 67th | 92nd |
| Utah | 87th | 96th |
| Utah State | 31st | 49th |
| Vanderbilt | 90th | 100th |
| Virginia | 36th | 73rd |
| Virginia Tech | 59th | 21st |
| Wake Forest | 21st | 31st |
| Washington | 98th | 93rd |
| Washington State | 61st | 44th |
| West Virginia | 12th | 18th |
| Western Kentucky | 55th | 80th |
| Western Michigan | 86th | 16th |
| Wisconsin | 6th | 27th |
| Wyoming | 23rd | 15th |
Halftime identity
Temple by half
1st-half offense ranks 49th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 82nd — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
Schedule mirage
How much of Temple's number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 21 is 0.17; 58th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.04. The widest gap came in week 2: 0.52 raw vs. 0.10 adjusted.
Temple reads strongest in passing epa (top 24%) and explosive plays allowed (top 42%); the crux lives in rushing epa allowed, where Temple sits at the 6th percentile.
offense · strengths lead
defense · higher bar = harder to play against
hidden math · special situations
ELITE · 90+STRONG · 70+AVERAGE · 40-70CONCERN · 10-40BOTTOM · <10
Most Similar Programs · Temple
Most Similar Programs · TempleReads Like
CharlotteTier 3 · Prestige T2 · Similarly-sized rosters up frontColorado StateTier 3 · Prestige T2 · Similarly-sized rosters up frontGeorgia StateTier 3 · Prestige T2 · Similarly-sized rosters up front
Static-attribute similarity across tier, archetype, conference, and voice. Not a prediction — a calibration.
Home-Field Advantage · Temple · 2018-present
Strong
50% home win rate vs 23% on the road. margin runs +11.4 better at home. Lincoln Financial Field seats 69,879, averaging 22% full (15,602 attendance, 25 games reported).
Home24-24Away10-33
Positional competition · RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Jevyon Ducker and Hunter Smith split the carries (153/207 vs 54/207) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
Jevyon DuckerHunter Smith
Carries
the baseline -- every row below is tested against this split, not a flat 50/50
Inside the 5
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Targets
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Top-5-carry share
concentration alone -- EPA/carry doesn't corroborate, read with caution
Screened 3 claims, 0 survived, 3 falsified
Positional competition · WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Colin Chase (WR) and Peter Clarke (TE) split the targets (60/96 vs 36/96) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Peter Clarke is the one who gets the ball in the red zone; Peter Clarke produces in bigger chunks.
Colin ChasePeter Clarke
Targets
the baseline -- every row below is tested against this split, not a flat 50/50
3rd-down targets
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Inside the 10
p = 0.031 -- real, not noise
Garbage-time share
shared -- dots touch, this room really is a committee here
Top-5-catch share
concentration and EPA/target agree -- a real boom/bust split
Screened 4 claims, 2 survived, 2 falsified
What changed
Temple’s play-calling, before and after the change
Offense: Danny Langsdorf (2022–2024) → Tyler Walker (2025)
The biggest shift: 1st-down pass rate moved down 6 points. The rest held closer to steady.
1st-down pass rate
Red-zone pass rate
Defense: Everett Withers (2023–2024) → Brian Smith (2025)
The biggest shift: 1st-down pass rate moved down 6 points. The rest held closer to steady.
1st-down pass rate
Red-zone pass rate
Defensive identity · pass zones
What this defense gives up, by zone.
On short passes, Temple’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (67.7% vs 65.9% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 85-play sample) — mid-pack, 101 of 133 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball leaderboard here: at the defense level, most teams face well under 30 rich-feed deep targets all season — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess.
Screened 133 claims, 133 survived · 2025 only, in the 399 games with the detailed play-text feed; n=85 short-zone plays faced, raw rate 70.6%
Venue texture
65°F average kickoff temp; 5% of games had measurable precipitation; 9 mph average wind.
Based on 73 home games with weather data.
The CFP Era
12 seasons inside the CFP era, no bids yet — the era the program is still trying to break into.
TRAJECTORY · quality-score line · AP rank dotted · CFP bids marked · coach regimes ribboned
Program Quality
AP Rank (inverted)
CFP Appearance
Temple's 2014–2025 record is 67-79. The era is still being written; the CFP line is the one the program is arguing for.
All-Time Record
355-481-27
since 1927 · 91 seasons · .411 win rate
HOME
222-204-13
AWAY
129-271-14
NEUTRAL
4-6
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1930s
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The program, in full — read the essay
Matt Rhule won an AAC title at Temple and left for Baylor. The program that followed used two and three wins. K.C. Keeler — 275 career victories — took over in 2025, went 5-7, and lost zero starters to the transfer portal afterward. 'Temple Made' is a code, not a slogan.
The best version of this program lived between 2015 and 2016, when Matt Rhule built back-to-back ten-win seasons, knocked off Penn State for the first time since 1941, and won the AAC championship. That version of Temple was a live argument: a North Philadelphia commuter school in an NFL stadium, playing physical football with overlooked players and producing a winning program in a city that belonged to the Eagles and the Phillies. Then Rhule left for Baylor, and the program bled out — two- and three-win seasons that erased almost everything he built.
K.C. Keeler's pitch is the clearest possible counter-argument: a 275-game career winner, a coach who built Sam Houston into an FCS power and won at the FBS level, a man who announced when he took the Temple job that he had no interest in being realistic. The 5-7 first season is a platform, not a ceiling, and his roster held together — no starters lost through the portal, a Penn State QB transfer in Jaxon Smolik added to the room. That retention alone is a data point; programs in the middle of the American don't usually hold their full roster through a losing year.
The 2026 question is how fast the architecture becomes results. The American Athletic is a league where a healthy roster and a competent staff can build to eight or nine wins in year two. Temple has done it before. The question is whether Keeler's version of 'Temple Made' can get there before the patience of a fanbase that remembers the Rhule years runs out.
How they play
Philadelphia blue-collar — physical, defense-first, chip-on-the-shoulder football that mirrors the city it's built in. Keeler's program emphasizes toughness and retention over splashy portal additions, building with overlooked players who absorb coaching quickly. Lincoln Financial Field, shared with the Eagles, gives Temple a big-league stage; the identity demands the program play like it earned the venue rather than borrowed it.
Declining
Temple 2016–2025. Slipping -1.8 rungs across the last 10 seasons. Slope -0.35 rungs / year — moving down the prestige scale.
CFP Era · Temple
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down middle peak CFP year
Season Standing · 2025 · 5-7
Season Standing · 2025 · 5-7FBS sub-.500
Temple: Below .500 in FBS play. The rebuild bar.
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American Athletic Standing · 2025
10th in the American Athletic
Temple is 10th of 14 in the American Athletic at 3-5. The path to the title is steep — the focus is on bowl access and rivalry wins.
| # | Program | Record |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navy | 8-1 |
| 2 | Tulane | 8-1 |
| 3 | North Texas | 7-2 |
| 4 | East Carolina | 6-2 |
| 5 | South Florida | 6-2 |
| 6 | Memphis | 4-4 |
| 7 | UTSA | 4-4 |
| 8 | Army | 4-5 |
| 9 | Florida Atlantic | 3-5 |
| 10 | Temple | 3-5 |
| 11 | Rice | 2-6 |
| 12 | UAB | 2-6 |
| 13 | Tulsa | 1-7 |
| 14 | Charlotte | 0-8 |
Coaching Era · Temple
Coaching Era · TempleK.C. Keeler
K.C. Keeler in year 2 of the rebuild. The methodology is taking shape.
Era K.C. Keeler · 2025–presentPrev: Everett Withers (2024)OC: Tyler WalkerPrev OC: Danny Langsdorf (2022–2024)DC: Brian SmithPrev DC: Everett Withers (2023–2024)
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years · era
Rituals
Three gameday rituals — the ones outsiders never quite catch.
Matt Rhule Era (2013-2016)
since 2013
Matt Rhule's 2013-2016 tenure produced the modern peak — 2016 10-4 + AAC championship + Military Bowl appearance. Rhule's program-building methodology + recruiting reach + coaching-tree influence (P.J. Fleck connection) made the era nationally relevant. Rhule's 2017 departure to Baylor (then Carolina Panthers, Nebraska) took the methodology with him.
Lincoln Financial Field (Shared with Eagles)
since 2003
Temple plays home games at Lincoln Financial Field — the Philadelphia Eagles' NFL stadium. The 69,000 capacity + shared venue + Philadelphia setting + the modern professional facility + Eagles co-tenancy create a venue distinct from on-campus G5 venues. The shared identity occasionally produces venue scheduling conflicts.
Temple Made Identity
since 2010s
'Temple Made' — the program's contemporary defiance-rooted mantra — captures the Philadelphia-G5-academic identity. The phrase emerged during the Matt Rhule era + remained through subsequent coaching changes. The two-word phrase compactly encapsulates institutional pride + Philadelphia football identity.
Program memory
What this program never forgets
Most weeks vanish. These didn’t.
2015
Beating No. 9 Penn State
Temple knocks off rival Penn State for the first time since 1941 in front of a packed Lincoln Financial Field
The 2016 AAC championship
Temple wins the conference title under Matt Rhule — the program's modern high point
2022
The post-Rhule collapse
A run of two- and three-win seasons that erased the late-2010s gains
Wound
Moment of the Year · Temple · 2025
Moment of the Year · Temple · 2025Lost 3-42 vs Oklahoma
Week 3 of 2025. A reckoning loss — the data point the next season must answer.
Bowl / Postseason Ledger
Bowl / Postseason LedgerRecent postseason (2015-2019): 1-4
Most recent: 2019 — loss 13-55 (home). Last 5 postseason: 1-4.
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NFL Draft Pipeline
2024–2024
NFL Draft PipelineThin
1 picks last 5 cycles. Roster development still maturing.
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picks · 0 R1
#139
Jordan Magee
Linebacker · 2024 · Washington · #79/577 final season
#85 all-time · 4 first-round picksthe talent factory →
Unit lineage
Temple’s offense and defense, by coordinator
FBS-relative efficiency percentile per season (2014–2025), same population as the Coordinator Mirror board. Dashed vertical lines mark a coordinator change.
Offense2014–2025
2014–2015 · Marcus Satterfield2016 · Glenn Thomas2017–2018 · Dave Patenaude2019–2021 · Mike Uremovich2022–2024 · Danny Langsdorf2025 (ongoing) · Tyler Walker
Defense2014–2025
2014–2016 · Phil Snow2017 · Taver Johnson2018 · Andrew Thacker2019–2021 · Jeff Knowles2022 · D. J. Eliot2023–2024 · Everett Withers2025 (ongoing) · Brian Smith
Elite (≥70th pct)AveragePoor (≤30th pct)
Chronicle Visuals
Among the most continuous rosters into 2025 — 100% back, anchored by the qb room, only offense to settle.
The portal upgraded the S room but opened a hole at DL.
Temple converts recruit talent into draft picks better than its class rank suggests.
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