Next game: at Navy
Navy’s best edge on Temple is staying on schedule
Each unit against the one it meets, by national percentile this season. A filled dot is the attack and a ring is the defense it meets; the first name is the attack. Further right is better for both.
Temple offense against Navy defense
Navy offense against Temple defense
Percentiles are against all FBS teams this season.
Key stats
Each bar is the team’s national rank as a percentile. A longer bar is better, for defense too.
All 98 stats
FBS rankings · 2026 season · all stats vs 136 FBS programs
| Player | # | G | Cmp/Att | Pct | Yds | Y/A | TD | INT | Rate | ZPR | QBR | Adj ANY/A | Sack% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dual Threat · +0.29 EPA/play | 13 | 8 | 85 / 140 | 60.7 | 1245 | 8.9 | 8 | 3 | 150.0 | 49 | 57.4 | 7.9 | 7.9 | |
Yards by week → Dual threatDangerous with both arm and legs — defenses can't just pin the ears back. Starter — 140 pass attempts and 81 carries in 8 games, fewer passes and runs a game than most FBS quarterbacks who play every week. This week's matchup — QB Sheppard runs when the pocket breaks down. Burton is the one who operates within the system without forcing anything. Season receipt Rush yards / carry4.9 89th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Rush usage36.7% 94th percentile · FBS QBs, min. 80 attempts Trait fingerprint Plays like View Ajani Sheppard's full player page | ||||||||||||||
| -0.09 EPA/play | 14 | 4 | 16 / 27 | 59.3 | 129 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 | 104.2 | — | 39.5 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Car | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | Stuff% | 10+% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balanced Back · +0.10 EPA/play | 26 | 8 | 102 | 564 #60 FBS | 5.5 | 3 | 38 | 15.8 | 16.8 | |
Yards by week → Balanced backPlays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension. Starter — 102 carries and 10 catches in 8 games, about as many touches a game as a typical FBS running back who plays every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 134 of 278 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman · 3-star, 2025 class View Keveun Mason's full player page | ||||||||||
| +0.63 EPA/play | 5 | 3 | 28 | 206 | 7.4 | 2 | 50 | — | — | |
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| -0.27 EPA/play | 29 | 5 | 31 | 119 | 3.8 | 0 | 34 | — | — | |
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| Player | # | G | Rec | Yds | Avg | TD | Long | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.62 EPA/play | 1 | 7 | 20 | 330 | 16.5 | 2 | 69 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. 20 catches, 6 carries and 3 pass attempts in 7 games. Fewer catches a game than most FBS receivers who play every week. The most common profile in its group this season — 279 of 467 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Colin Chase's full player page | ||||||||
| Move TE · +0.87 EPA/play | — | 5 | 18 | 273 | 15.2 | 2 | 46 | |
Yards by week → Move TELined up out wide as often as inline. Creates mismatches downfield. 18 catches in 5 games. More catches a game than most FBS tight ends who play every week. 29 of 166 TEs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Yards / reception15.3 88th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.9 85th percentile · FBS TEs, min. 8 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Peter Clarke's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.21 EPA/play | 10 | 8 | 17 | 254 | 14.9 | 1 | 39 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiverReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. This week's matchup — WR Freeman moves the chains on third down. Mims is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception11.4 bottom 28th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions EPA / play (adj)0.2 bottom 19th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jayce Freeman's full player page | ||||||||
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 17 | 7 | 17 | 243 | 14.3 | 2 | 79 | |
Yards by week → Possession receiver· Boom-or-bustReliable target who converts on critical downs. Not flashy; consistently productive. his yards come in chunks — feast or famine This week's matchup — WR Bermudez moves the chains on third down. Mims is the one who beats you over the top. Season receipt Yards / reception10.9 bottom 24th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Reception volume17 bottom 24th percentile · FBS WRs, min. 12 receptions Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jovanni Bermudez's full player page | ||||||||
| -0.19 EPA/play | 33 | 4 | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 | 22 | |
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| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | TFL | Sack | Hur |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 93 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate32.1% 94th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Kevin Hornbeak Jr.'s full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 52 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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 — 276 of 606 classified this way. Played in 7 of 10 games this season · freshman View Russell Sykes IV's full player page | |||||||
| 3-Tech Penetrator | 99 | 8 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3-tech penetratorDisruptive interior rusher who lives in the backfield. 200 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate8.3% bottom 28th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Cameron Jones's full player page | |||||||
| Two-Gap Base | 98 | 6 | 12 | 5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
Two-gap baseStout at the point of attack — steady tackle-for-loss production without a standout pass-rush number. 276 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt TFL rate4.2% bottom 17th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Joseph Auzenne's full player page | |||||||
| Nose Anchor | 58 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Nose anchorThe heaviest frame on the interior. Sack production is intentionally not the point of this profile. 130 of 606 IDLs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Weight315 lb 86th percentile · FBS interior linemen, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Kaleb Artis's full player page | |||||||
| 88 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 95 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | Solo | Ast | TFL | Sack | PD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 33 | 8 | 75 | 45 | 30 | 3.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Sideline-to-sidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. Impact starter — 75 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS linebacker who plays every week. 83 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 86th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Tackle volume75 98th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Curly Ordonez's full player page | |||||||||
| Sideline-to-Sideline | 8 | 6 | 30 | 18 | 12 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sideline-to-sidelineRanges from hash to hash and makes his own tackles. 83 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Solo tackle rate0.6 86th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate1.7% bottom 14th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Eric Stuart's full player page | |||||||||
| Balanced Linebacker | 30 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Balanced linebackerSolid in every phase without a signature dimension. 330 of 564 LBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume21 bottom 17th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles TFL rate0.0% bottom 9th percentile · FBS linebackers, min. 15 tackles Trait fingerprint Plays like View Jayvant Brown's full player page | |||||||||
| 10 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 44 | 6 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 56 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 36 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | Tot | PD | INT | TFL | Sack |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Box Safety | 2 | 8 | 53 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
Box safetyLives near the line of scrimmage as a de facto extra linebacker. Impact starter — 53 tackles in 8 games, more tackles a game than nearly every FBS defensive back who plays every week. 150 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt Tackle volume53 96th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Saboor Karriem's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 29 | 7 | 34 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 34 tackles in 7 games. About as many tackles a game as a typical FBS defensive back who plays every week. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate8.8% 55th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Avery Powell's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 22 | 8 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. The most common profile in its group this season — 358 of 657 classified this way. Played in 8 of 10 games this season · freshman View Jaeden Gould's full player page | |||||||
| Cover Corner | 21 | 8 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 138 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Asa Locks's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 23 | 7 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 15th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Zyil Powell's full player page | |||||||
| Hybrid Nickel | 25 | 6 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Hybrid nickelMoves between deep coverage and the slot — the modern positionless DB. 358 of 657 Ss we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 15th percentile · FBS safeties, min. 15 tackles Plays like View Orel Gray's full player page | |||||||
| Ball Hawk | 32 | 7 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ball hawkReads the quarterback's eyes and takes the ball away. 36 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate26.7% 89th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Adrian Laing's full player page | |||||||
| 18 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cover Corner | 13 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cover cornerSteady in coverage; doesn't get beat deep and rarely gives up the big play. 138 of 244 CBs we've classified this way this season. Season receipt PD rate0.0% bottom 10th percentile · FBS corners, min. 10 tackles Plays like View Denzel Chavis's full player page | |||||||
| 24 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 14 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 19 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | # | G | FG M/A | FG% | XP M/A | Pts | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 98 | 8 | 12/16 | 75 | 19/19 | 55 | 48 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | Long | In20 | TB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steady | 7 | 8 | 25 | 1059 | 42.4 | 55 | 10 | 0 |
Net average is unavailable — CFBD's punting feed carries gross yards only, with no return-yardage or touchback deduction.
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.39 EPA/play | 12 | 7 | 13 | 262 | 20.2 | 0 | 27 |
| Player | # | G | No | Yds | Avg | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Possession Receiver · +0.46 EPA/play | 17 | 7 | 9 | 131 | 14.6 | 0 | 47 |
Biggest plays from Temple’s games
Official highlights with our numbers: the plays that moved the chance to win most in Temple’s games this season, whoever made them.
Q4, 0:54 · Toledo down 7, ties itJohn Alan Richter finds Daryl Barnett Jr. for a 23-yard touchdownTemple at Toledo, week 3Q4, 0:54 · Toledo 42, Temple 420:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 left0:54Game-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftGame-tying touchdown for Toledo with 0:54 leftJ.Richter pass complete deep right to D.Barnett Jr. caught at TEMPLE00, for 23 yards to the TEMPLE00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
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Q4, 11:40 · Temple down 1, takes the leadAjani Sheppard finds Colin Chase for a 69-yard touchdownTemple at Toledo, week 3Q4, 11:40 · Temple 35, Toledo 286969-yard touchdown pass6969-yard touchdown pass69-yard touchdown passA.Sheppard pass complete deep right to C.Chase caught at TOLEDO38, for 69 yards to the TOLEDO00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN P.Clarke pass attempt Successful▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
Q4, 1:41 · Army down 3, takes the leadCale Hellums runs 3 yards for a touchdownArmy at Temple, week 4Q4, 1:41 · Army 21, Temple 171:41Go-ahead touchdown for Army with 1:41 left1:41Go-ahead touchdown for Army with 1:41 leftGo-ahead touchdown for Army with 1:41 leftC.Hellums rush right for 3 yards gain to the TEM00 touchdown, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q4, 3:08 · Temple down 3, takes the leadAjani Sheppard runs 34 yards for a touchdownTemple at South Florida, week 5Q4, 3:08 · Temple 17, South Florida 133:08Go-ahead touchdown for Temple with 3:08 left3:08Go-ahead touchdown for Temple with 3:08 leftGo-ahead touchdown for Temple with 3:08 leftA.Sheppard rush middle for 34 yards gain to the USF00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q1, 2:17 · Temple down 7, ties itAjani Sheppard finds Samuel Brown V for a 78-yard touchdownArmy at Temple, week 4Q1, 2:17 · Temple 7, Army 77878-yard touchdown pass7878-yard touchdown pass78-yard touchdown passA.Sheppard pass complete short left to S.Brown caught at TEM30, for 78 yards to the AWP00 touchdown, 1ST DOWN, kick good▶Watch from this play
- Q4, 14:55 · Temple up 6Temple turns it overTemple at Toledo, week 3Q4, 14:55 · Temple 27, Toledo 21▼23%Temple’s chance to win, 72% to 49%▼23%Temple’s chance to win, 72% to 49%A.Sheppard sacked for loss of 6 yards to the TEMPLE32 (N.Thompson), fumble by A.Sheppard recovered by TOLEDO A.Zock at TEMPLE32, End Of Play▶Watch from this play CBS Sports College Football
How scary each game got
Temple lost at Toledo after being 99% to win; the closest win was at South Florida, down to 23%
Tap a game for its score and win chances.
Each bar runs from the lowest to the highest chance our model gave Temple during that game; the thick mark is where it started. Numbers are the game week.
Stat leaders
2026 stat leaders · Temple
through 8 games
2026 stat leaders · TempleCurly Ordonez leads Temple with 75 tackles through 8 games.
Roster
Roster
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How they play
Temple fields a capable run-heavy offense behind a porous, bend-don't-break defense.
Percentile vs all FBS, based on this season's per-game production. Bar = where this team ranks — right is better.
Player percentiles
Temple reads strongest in rushing EPA (top 15%) and explosive plays allowed (top 19%); the crux lives in field position (O), where Temple sits at the 6th percentile.
Offense · strengths lead
Defense · higher bar = harder to play against
Hidden math · special situations
Home-field advantage · 2018–present · FBS opponents
Temple is worth +2.9 points more at home than on the road.
Bottom third of FBS, 27th percentile of 133 programs
41% at home, 24% away against FBS opponents since 2018 (19-27 home, 11-35 away). Interval ±4.5.
The stadium and how the home edge is measured
Our model gives every stadium the same flat 2.3-point home edge. The books use about 3. Per-team versions were tested and did not hold up (why). Against the closing line, Temple has beaten the number by +3.1 more at home than away over 99 games. That is inside the ±6.2 that many games can resolve, so the results cannot tell this stadium from the flat number. That is the honest reading of nearly every FBS stadium.
Lincoln Financial Field seats 69,879 and has averaged 24% full (17,046, 30 games reported). Visitors cover a median 473 miles to get here since 2018 — 62nd-longest of 135 FBS venues, inside the ordinary range. For the home side it is genuinely home ground: 51% of the 2026 roster (55 of 107 located players) grew up inside 100 miles of the stadium.
Edge = half the gap between average home margin and average road margin, FBS opponents only, non-neutral games since 2018; the interval is 95%. Market line: closing spread, seasons with lines on file. Trip length is straight-line miles from the visiting team's campus to the venue, measured across all 53 home games since 2018.
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How they play
Usage splits
How the players get used
From the 2025 season's play-by-play
- CloserHunter Smith gets meaningfully more work in the fourth quarter with a lead than his overall workload would predict.
- Garbage timeHunter Smith sees a real spike in usage once the game is out of reach.
- Deep threatJovanni Bermudez is a real deep-ball threat: a high share of his targets come on throws past the sticks.
- Deep threatKajiya Hollawayne is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
- Deep threatPeter Clarke is used almost exclusively underneath: a low share of his targets are downfield shots.
Position battles
RB room
The carries are split. The job isn’t.
Keveun Mason and Hunter Smith split the carries (100/131 vs 31/131) -- but the job isn't split the same way.
WR/TE room
The targets are split. The job isn’t.
Jayce Freeman (WR) and Peter Clarke (TE) split the targets (32/45 vs 13/45) -- but the job isn't split the same way. Peter Clarke produces in bigger chunks.
Scheme claims
Team identity · competitive snaps only
How Temple actually scores
56th percentile quality, 56th 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 | 76th | 3rd |
| Akron | 9th | 90th |
| Alabama | 82nd | 22nd |
| App State | 41st | 48th |
| Arizona | 91st | 16th |
| Arizona State | 20th | 83rd |
| Arkansas | 7th | 93rd |
| Arkansas State | 60th | 32nd |
| Army | 95th | 10th |
| Auburn | 34th | 59th |
| BYU | 83rd | 17th |
| Ball State | 32nd | 72nd |
| Baylor | 36th | 63rd |
| Boise State | 96th | 4th |
| Boston College | 20th | 80th |
| Buffalo | 8th | 88th |
| Central Michigan | 6th | 96th |
| Cincinnati | 88th | 15th |
| Clemson | 10th | 92nd |
| Coastal Carolina | 49th | 57th |
| Colorado | 15th | 86th |
| Colorado State | 88th | 30th |
| Delaware | 63rd | 40th |
| Duke | 74th | 8th |
| East Carolina | 24th | 77th |
| Eastern Michigan | 14th | 80th |
| Florida | 75th | 37th |
| Florida Atlantic | 72nd | 25th |
| Florida International | 2nd | 98th |
| Florida State | 64th | 44th |
| Fresno State | 56th | 52nd |
| Georgia | 92nd | 11th |
| Georgia Southern | 52nd | 40th |
| Georgia State | 77th | 36th |
| Georgia Tech | 30th | 70th |
| Hawai'i | 12th | 88th |
| Houston | 89th | 2nd |
| Illinois | 70th | 38th |
| Indiana | 85th | 18th |
| Iowa | 52nd | 53rd |
| Iowa State | 43rd | 62nd |
| Jacksonville State | 62nd | 41st |
| James Madison | 58th | 35th |
| Kansas | 28th | 66th |
| Kansas State | 48th | 44th |
| Kennesaw State | 23rd | 79th |
| Kentucky | 71st | 21st |
| LSU | 86th | 9th |
| Liberty | 78th | 29th |
| Louisiana | 27th | 69th |
| Louisiana Tech | 60th | 47th |
| Louisville | 94th | 19th |
| Marshall | 36th | 61st |
| Maryland | 17th | 85th |
| Massachusetts | 38th | 60th |
| Memphis | 87th | 20th |
| Miami | 100th | 0th |
| Miami (OH) | 68th | 31st |
| Michigan | 25th | 71st |
| Middle Tennessee | 37th | 60th |
| Minnesota | 4th | 95th |
| Mississippi State | 35th | 65th |
| Missouri | 54th | 49th |
| Missouri State | 40th | 64th |
| NC State | 69th | 28th |
| Navy | 57th | 51st |
| Nebraska | 59th | 32nd |
| Nevada | 1st | 99th |
| New Mexico | 39th | 68th |
| North Carolina | 48th | 45th |
| North Dakota State | 31st | 64th |
| North Texas | 99th | 1st |
| Northern Illinois | 12th | 89th |
| Northwestern | 93rd | 6th |
| Notre Dame | 97th | 5th |
| Ohio | 67th | 43rd |
| Ohio State | 79th | 23rd |
| Oklahoma State | 76th | 14th |
| Ole Miss | 80th | 8th |
| Oregon | 28th | 72nd |
| Oregon State | 92nd | 13th |
| Penn State | 47th | 48th |
| Pittsburgh | 44th | 50th |
| Purdue | 65th | 34th |
| Rice | 18th | 87th |
| Rutgers | 32nd | 76th |
| SMU | 81st | 16th |
| San Diego State | 5th | 94th |
| San José State | 13th | 84th |
| South Alabama | 64th | 27th |
| South Carolina | 55th | 54th |
| South Florida | 42nd | 56th |
| Southern Miss | 3rd | 97th |
| Stanford | 53rd | 55th |
| Syracuse | 24th | 74th |
| TCU | 21st | 75th |
| Temple | 56th | 56th |
| Tennessee | 45th | 42nd |
| Texas | 11th | 91st |
| Texas A&M | 16th | 78th |
| Texas State | 90th | 12th |
| Texas Tech | 50th | 46th |
| Toledo | 84th | 24th |
| Troy | 8th | 92nd |
| Tulane | 33rd | 73rd |
| Tulsa | 68th | 28th |
| UAB | 16th | 81st |
| UCF | 19th | 82nd |
| UCLA | 61st | 36th |
| UConn | 84th | 26th |
| UNLV | 44th | 67th |
| USC | 80th | 12th |
| UTSA | 72nd | 20th |
| Utah | 96th | 7th |
| Utah State | 0th | 100th |
| Vanderbilt | 26th | 76th |
| Virginia | 51st | 39th |
| Virginia Tech | 66th | 33rd |
| Wake Forest | 98th | 4th |
| Washington | 40th | 58th |
| West Virginia | 73rd | 24th |
| Western Kentucky | 4th | 96th |
| Western Michigan | 29th | 68th |
| Wisconsin | 22nd | 84th |
| Wyoming | 46th | 52nd |
Temple’s 4th-quarter offense, before and after garbage time
Raw Q4 EPA/play ranks 65th percentile in FBS. Strip out snaps taken with a blowout margin and it climbs to the 71st — 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?
50th percentile success on standard downs, 68th on passing downs — a 18-point gap between the two.
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| Team | Standard-downs percentile | Passing-downs percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 98th | 23rd |
| Akron | 58th | 34th |
| Alabama | 77th | 57th |
| App State | 33rd | 49th |
| Arizona | 76th | 94th |
| Arizona State | 38th | 61st |
| Arkansas | 71st | 24th |
| Arkansas State | 85th | 59th |
| Army | 93rd | 58th |
| Auburn | 14th | 69th |
| BYU | 86th | 35th |
| Ball State | 31st | 52nd |
| Baylor | 15th | 46th |
| Boise State | 77th | 92nd |
| Boston College | 63rd | 28th |
| Bowling Green | 43rd | 21st |
| Buffalo | 9th | 11th |
| California | 11th | 20th |
| Central Michigan | 36th | 9th |
| Charlotte | 18th | 41st |
| Cincinnati | 68th | 83rd |
| Clemson | 7th | 39th |
| Coastal Carolina | 23rd | 64th |
| Colorado | 16th | 65th |
| Colorado State | 66th | 95th |
| Delaware | 59th | 64th |
| Duke | 21st | 67th |
| East Carolina | 37th | 19th |
| Eastern Michigan | 16th | 30th |
| Florida | 61st | 70th |
| Florida Atlantic | 67th | 87th |
| Florida International | 20th | 53rd |
| Florida State | 30th | 90th |
| Fresno State | 25th | 84th |
| Gardner-Webb | 5th | 23rd |
| Georgia | 98th | 89th |
| Georgia Southern | 60th | 71st |
| Georgia State | 68th | 66th |
| Georgia Tech | 53rd | 40th |
| Hawai'i | 48th | 29th |
| Houston | 87th | 99th |
| Illinois | 73rd | 91st |
| Indiana | 55th | 44th |
| Iowa | 79th | 13th |
| Iowa State | 18th | 31st |
| Jacksonville State | 82nd | 80th |
| James Madison | 45th | 77th |
| Kansas | 52nd | 18th |
| Kansas State | 64th | 68th |
| Kennesaw State | 61st | 16th |
| Kent State | 5th | 21st |
| Kentucky | 90th | 51st |
| LSU | 86th | 98th |
| Liberty | 93rd | 78th |
| Louisiana | 36th | 66th |
| Louisiana Tech | 26th | 79th |
| Louisville | 95th | 72nd |
| Maine | 0th | 86th |
| Marshall | 69th | 32nd |
| Maryland | 34th | 26th |
| Massachusetts | 35th | 38th |
| Memphis | 92nd | 93rd |
| Mercyhurst | 2nd | 34th |
| Miami | 99th | 95th |
| Miami (OH) | 50th | 43rd |
| Michigan | 10th | 89th |
| Michigan State | 23rd | 55th |
| Middle Tennessee | 27th | 64th |
| Minnesota | 32nd | 4th |
| Mississippi State | 66th | 59th |
| Missouri | 34th | 41st |
| Missouri State | 52nd | 30th |
| NC State | 62nd | 77th |
| Navy | 89th | 17th |
| Nebraska | 46th | 85th |
| Nevada | 28th | 27th |
| New Mexico | 55th | 48th |
| New Mexico State | 14th | 36th |
| Norfolk State | 7th | 0th |
| North Carolina | 89th | 73rd |
| North Dakota State | 30th | 45th |
| North Texas | 95th | 84th |
| Northern Illinois | 51st | 14th |
| Northwestern | 88th | 88th |
| Notre Dame | 100th | 43rd |
| Ohio | 82nd | 42nd |
| Ohio State | 84th | 80th |
| Oklahoma | 4th | 50th |
| Oklahoma State | 96th | 86th |
| Old Dominion | 1st | 36th |
| Ole Miss | 81st | 94th |
| Oregon | 39th | 26th |
| Oregon State | 97th | 70th |
| Penn State | 20th | 47th |
| Pittsburgh | 65th | 50th |
| Purdue | 57th | 82nd |
| Rice | 59th | 14th |
| Robert Morris | 2nd | 5th |
| Rutgers | 42nd | 81st |
| SMU | 91st | 82nd |
| Sacramento State | 13th | 6th |
| Sam Houston | 11th | 37th |
| San Diego State | 8th | 54th |
| San José State | 17th | 2nd |
| South Alabama | 44th | 74th |
| South Carolina | 70th | 56th |
| South Florida | 84th | 57th |
| Southern Miss | 48th | 7th |
| Stanford | 40th | 9th |
| Syracuse | 57th | 39th |
| TCU | 70th | 10th |
| Temple | 50th | 68th |
| Tennessee | 75th | 12th |
| Texas | 27th | 61st |
| Texas A&M | 46th | 55th |
| Texas State | 74th | 100th |
| Texas Tech | 64th | 76th |
| Toledo | 73rd | 52nd |
| Troy | 39th | 15th |
| Tulane | 12th | 8th |
| Tulsa | 49th | 7th |
| UAB | 24th | 62nd |
| UCF | 29th | 45th |
| UCLA | 80th | 60th |
| UConn | 72nd | 73rd |
| UL Monroe | 47th | 11th |
| UNLV | 41st | 19th |
| USC | 79th | 97th |
| UT Martin | 6th | 3rd |
| UTEP | 9th | 1st |
| UTSA | 91st | 33rd |
| Utah | 94th | 98th |
| Utah State | 3rd | 76th |
| Vanderbilt | 41st | 32nd |
| Virginia | 83rd | 2nd |
| Virginia Tech | 43rd | 91st |
| Wake Forest | 75th | 96th |
| Washington | 56th | 16th |
| Washington State | 19th | 5th |
| West Virginia | 54th | 75th |
| Western Kentucky | 22nd | 25th |
| Western Michigan | 32nd | 27th |
| Wisconsin | 25th | 22nd |
| Wyoming | 78th | 48th |
Temple by half
1st-half offense ranks 59th percentile in FBS; 2nd-half, 49th — competitive snaps only, garbage time excluded from both halves.
How much of Temple’s number is the schedule?
Raw EPA/play through week 10 is 0.16; 55th percentile once opponent strength is stripped out, it's 0.04. The widest gap came in week 5: 0.24 raw vs. 0.06 adjusted.
Tendency drift
How Temple’s current staff calls plays, year over year
Pass defense by zone
What this team throws, and gives up, by depth.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Temple’s passing game completes a completion rate below the FBS mean (65.1% vs 67.0% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 142-play sample) — mid-pack, 39 of 136 qualifying offenses.
On short throws (≤19 air yards), Temple’s defense allows a completion rate above the FBS mean (69.1% vs 66.3% league-wide, shrunk toward the mean for its 164-play sample) — mid-pack, 129 of 137 qualifying defenses.
We won’t show a deep-ball (20+ air yards) leaderboard here, on either side of the ball: even a full season of charted plays gives most teams well under 30 deep attempts — too thin to tell a real tendency from noise, so we won’t guess. Same refusal for yards-after-catch allowed and where a team’s attempts land by zone: both measured and both came back statistically indistinguishable from season-to-season noise.
Havoc & trenches
Disruption, run-blocking, and down-and-distance efficiency.
Turnover luck
Recovering 33% of their own fumbles — running cold vs. the ~52% league rate.
2 of 6 own fumbles recovered themselves, 2026 only.
Takeaways
Getting hands on the ball but not cashing in: 7% of disruptions converted, vs. the ~18% league rate.
1 interceptions of 15 disrupted passes (14 deflected, 1 intercepted), 2026 only.
Penalties
The penalty battle is a wash: 33 penalties committed vs. 42 drawn on opponents.
286 penalty yards committed vs. 295 drawn on opponents, 2026 season total.
Ratings and comparisons
Ratings
Comparable teams
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Matched on how the programs are built — tier, prestige band, kind of fanbase, conference, voice and roster size — not on this season's stats. A calibration, not a prediction.
Weather
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
Usual during the game around Nov 14: 52°, between 43° and 64° in about 7 in 10 games (32 games since 2016).
Road games since 2016: the middle game was 68°, and 8 in 10 ran between 49° and 80° (48 of 55 road games, at stadiums we cover).
What a usual Saturday feels like here, by kickoff time
Airport readings near each stadium during the game, not on the field. How we measure
Weather observations: National Weather Service, through the Iowa Environmental Mesonet at Iowa State University. Rain: NOAA MRMS radar and CoCoRaHS volunteer gauges (CC BY 4.0). Game data: CollegeFootballData.com.