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Temple University · 2026 · American Athletic

Efficiency
-4.6
87th FBS
Record
1-1
Conf. record
Conf. finish
6th
proj. of 14
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Temple is 1-1 and ranked 87th in overall efficiency. Their 75th-ranked offense is the engine, backed by a 107th-ranked defense. They run the ball on 62% of offensive plays with a 40th-ranked rushing attack and pass the ball on the remaining 38% of plays with an 116th-ranked passing attack.

Quadrant record

By opponent strength, adjusted for where the game was played.

Q1
0-1
Q2
0-0
+2 left
Q3
0-0
+2 left
Q4
1-0
+6 left

Projected wins

Per-game win probabilities combined across the full schedule.

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Expected: 6.4 wins
Strength of Record
82nd
-0.4 wins above a 25th-ranked team's expectation
Strength of Schedule
to date
40th
full season
88th
AP poll
Unranked
Conf. sched. difficulty
85th
a 25th-ranked team would win ~6.7 conference games on this schedule

The resume

Every game on the schedule. Click a row for the game breakdown (played) or the matchup projection (upcoming).

WkOpponentConfOpp rankResultExp. marginWin probGameScoreQuad
1vs Rhode IslandCoastal AthleticW 3814+17.0100%6.2Q4
2vs Penn StateBig Ten#16L 927-18.60%-10.5Q1
3@ ToledoMid-American#58Preview-11.126%Q2
4vs ArmyAmerican Athletic#56Preview-6.335%Q3
5@ South FloridaAmerican Athletic#43Preview-13.422%Q2
6vs UConnFBS Independents#105Preview+7.667%Q4
7vs CharlotteAmerican Athletic#137Preview+23.492%Q4
9@ East CarolinaAmerican Athletic#102Preview+1.553%Q4
10@ NavyAmerican Athletic#101Preview+1.153%Q4
11vs UABAmerican Athletic#119Preview+11.976%Q4
12vs RiceAmerican Athletic#118Preview+11.876%Q4
13@ MemphisAmerican Athletic#69Preview-5.338%Q3

2 played · 1-1. Expected margin and gamescore use the latest ratings — a completed game shows what the model would say now, not that week.

The season

The model’s read on Temple, recomputed after every week. Toggle between overall, offensive, and defensive efficiency (each with a dot for that week’s game) or the FanBoardHQ CFP rank.

-9.2-2.2+4.86-10Week 0Week 2
Line = the model's read each week; dots = that week's game (green above the line, red below).

Passing & rushing

Opponent-adjusted, FBS-only. The bar is the blended Eff rank — EPA/play (scoring value), success rate (staying on schedule), and yards/play (explosiveness), each standardized against the FBS field. The three ranks below each bar are those components, so you can see what's driving it.

Offense
PassingEff 116th
SR 103rdYPP 117thEPA 122nd
RushingEff 40th
SR 53rdYPP 29thEPA 45th
Defense
Pass defenseEff 92nd
SR 87thYPP 97thEPA 96th
Rush defenseEff 111th
SR 109thYPP 96thEPA 118th
Dropback rate 38%Tempo -0.9 snaps/game vs. averageFaced pass defenses ranked 39th on average
Success rate by down

Their offense vs. what their defense allows.

1st · Offense: 47%1st · Defense allowed: 38%1st2nd · Offense: 47%2nd · Defense allowed: 43%2nd3rd/4th · Offense: 37%3rd/4th · Defense allowed: 48%3rd/4th
OffenseDefense allowed
Points by quarter

Scored vs. allowed, all regular-season games.

Q1 · Scored: 10.0Q1 · Allowed: 7.0Q1Q2 · Scored: 10.0Q2 · Allowed: 17.0Q2Q3 · Scored: 7.0Q3 · Allowed: 10.0Q3Q4 · Scored: 7.0Q4 · Allowed: 7.0Q4
ScoredAllowed

What kind of team is this?

Every team by offensive and defensive efficiency (points/game vs. an average team, higher is better on both). Click a dot for that team.

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Temple Offense vs Defense, 2026
Offensive EffRanked 75th
-1.2
Field position: +1.0Finishing drives: -2.1
Field position +1.0Finishing drives -2.1= -1.2
Offensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 36th · Finishing 86th

Defensive EffRanked 107th
-4.9
Field position: +0.2Finishing drives: -5.1
Field position +0.2Finishing drives -5.1= -4.9
Defensive Eff efficiency split into field position and finishing

Field position 62nd · Finishing 111th

1.42 points per drive on offense, 1.62 allowed — starting, on average, at their own 25.

Play-calling & efficiency

What the offense did, by quarter and by down — raw, not opponent-adjusted.

By quarter
Quarter (att.)Pass / rushSuccessYd/play
Q1(33)42% / 58%48%8.3
Q2(23)43% / 57%52%5.4
Q3(29)24% / 76%45%5.3
Q4(29)34% / 66%34%3.9
how play-calling and results shifted through games — (n) = plays, season total
Passing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(14)9.750%9.7
2nd(16)6.850%5.5
3rd(11)7.79%1.7
4th(0)
All (41)39%5.9
Rushing by down
Down (att.)Avg. to goSuccessYd/play
1st(35)9.846%5.3
2nd(22)7.245%8.5
3rd(12)5.150%2.8
4th(4)1.075%3.5
All (73)48%5.7

Temple, all games.