Temple 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 2-6

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ -2.9 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Ajani SheppardQB1,245 passing yards
Keveun MasonRB564 rushing yards
Samuel Brown VRB206 rushing yards
Colin ChaseWR330 receiving yards
Peter ClarkeTE273 receiving yards
Jayce FreemanWR254 receiving yards
Curly OrdonezLB75 tackles
Saboor KarriemS53 tackles
Avery PowellS34 tackles
Kevin Hornbeak Jr.DL2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Temple 38, Rhode Island 14. A 24-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Temple 9, Penn State 27. A 18-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Temple Made"

— Temple fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 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.