2018 The Winning Chapter

Temple's 2018 season (8-5) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 8-5
Final Result Bowl season
AP Final post-bowls
SP+ -0.0 last-week
Era
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L vs Villan 17-19 L vs Buffalo 29-36 W @ Maryland 35-14 W vs Tulsa 31-17 L @ Bost Col 35-45 W vs East Car 49-6 W @ Navy 24-17 W vs Cincin 24-17 L @ UCF 40-52 W @ Houston 59-49 W vs Sout Flo 27-17 W @ UConn 57-7 L @ Duke 27-56 CFP

Who carried it

Season leaders, 2018.

Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2018 season's largest margin: Temple 57, UConn 7. A 50-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Temple 27, Duke 56. A 29-point margin the season is remembered by.

The Postseason

The season's last act: Temple fell to Duke 27-56 in the postseason.

"Temple Made"
— Temple fanbase voice · 2018· synthesized
What It Meant

2018 is a middle chapter for Temple — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.