Sat, Oct 31, 3:00 PM ET· Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Rest 14d / 9dTravel 321 mi / 0 miForecast: 70°F · wind 11 mph · Partially cloudy
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2026 · TraditionalTemple · 6 of 9
385.7
Yards / game
350.9
2.42
Points / drive
1.94
2.9
TDs / game
2.7
41.7
3rd-down %
31.0
52.6
RZ TD %
50.0
0.0
Turnover margin
-0.6
1.3
Sacks / game
2.7
3.1
TFL / game
9.4
7.4
Havoc / game
16.1
36.0 / 64.0
Pass / Rush split
45.7 / 54.3
2026 · Situational matchup
When Temple has the ball
Temple's early-down offense ranks 18th of 138. East Carolina's early-down defense ranks 26th of 138.
Temple's passing-down offense ranks 68th of 138. East Carolina's passing-down defense ranks 42nd of 138.
Temple's third-down offense ranks 99th of 138. East Carolina's third-down defense ranks 28th of 138.
Temple's red-zone offense ranks 115th of 138. East Carolina's red-zone defense ranks 71st of 138.
When East Carolina has the ball
East Carolina's early-down offense ranks 119th of 138. Temple's early-down defense ranks 106th of 138.
East Carolina's passing-down offense ranks 137th of 138. Temple's passing-down defense ranks 128th of 138.
East Carolina's third-down offense ranks 81st of 138. Temple's third-down defense ranks 137th of 138.
East Carolina's red-zone offense ranks 109th of 138. Temple's red-zone defense ranks 108th of 138.
What’s changed
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best. Offense form is EPA per play gained.
Offense formabout the same(0.062 last 3 vs 0.059 season)
Defense formabout the same(0.164 last 3 vs 0.114 season)
Offense formabout the same(-0.050 last 3 vs -0.045 season)
Defense formabout the same(-0.118 last 3 vs -0.147 season)
Away
2026 · Stat leaders
PassingAjani Sheppard — 1127 yd, 8 TD
RushingKeveun Mason — 513 yd, 3 TD
ReceivingColin Chase — 308 yd, 2 TD
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2026 · Stat leaders
PassingEmory Williams — 716 yd, 7 TD
RushingTJ Engleman Jr. — 582 yd, 4 TD
ReceivingRay Ray Joseph Jr. — 285 yd, 3 TD
2026 · Collision map
Where each offense meets the other defense — FBS rank first, season value after.
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Early downs
Temple offense
18thof 1380.143303 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
26thof 138-0.113Temple defense · allowed
106thof 1380.050vs
East Carolina offense
119thof 138-0.105312 plays
Passing downs
Temple offense
68thof 1380.024128 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
42ndof 138-0.081202 plays
Temple defense · allowed
128thof 1380.258155 plays
vs
East Carolina offense
137thof 138-0.262167 plays
Third down
Temple offense
99thof 138-0.06984 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
28thof 138-0.143106 plays
Temple defense · allowed
137thof 1380.56388 plays
vs
East Carolina offense
81stof 1380.02198 plays
Red zone
Temple offense
115thof 138-0.17065 plays
vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
71stof 138-0.03459 plays · small sample
Temple defense · allowed
108thof 1380.11468 plays
vs
East Carolina offense
109thof 138-0.11766 plays
Field advancement
Temple offense
41stof 13853.4%vs
East Carolina defense · allowed
27thof 13836.1%Temple defense · allowed
123rdof 13852.5%vs
East Carolina offense
126thof 13837.9%Away
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Temple Offense vs East Carolina DefenseEast Carolina · 10 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
0.02#69
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#480.10
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.077#47
389 plays
EPA/Play
#26-0.115
allowed · 415 plays
0.043#62
142 plays
EPA/Pass
#29-0.149
allowed · 165 plays
0.096#41
247 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#35-0.093
allowed · 250 plays
47.8%#55
389 plays
Success Rate
#2541.4%
allowed · 415 plays
42.3%#97
Pass Success Rate
#1537.6%
allowed
51.0%#36
Rush Success Rate
#3443.6%
allowed
53.4%#41
Available Yards %
#2736.1%
allowed
72.9#118
Net Field Position
#9170.5
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
0.143#18
303 plays
Early Downs EPA/Play
#26-0.113
allowed
6.3#21
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#68.3
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Temple Defense vs East Carolina OffenseEast Carolina · 7 of 11
EPA/Drive is opponent-adjusted. Other metrics are raw 2026 season stats with FBS ranks. Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
Quality (opponent-adjusted)
-0.30#123
Defense rating (opp-adj), higher = better
EPA/Drive (opp-adj)
#100-0.15
Style / situational breakdown (raw 2026)
0.124#125
allowed · 448 plays
EPA/Play
#105-0.064
410 plays
0.204#128
allowed · 196 plays
EPA/Pass
#110-0.116
183 plays
0.062#99
allowed · 252 plays
EPA/Rush (sacks included)
#92-0.022
227 plays
48.9%#114
allowed · 448 plays
Success Rate
#8645.6%
410 plays
51.2%#133
allowed
Pass Success Rate
#9942.1%
47.3%#76
allowed
Rush Success Rate
#6948.5%
52.5%#123
allowed
Available Yards %
#12637.9%
71.8#58
Opponents' net field position (higher = better)
Net Field Position
#7770.9
0.050#106
allowed
Early Downs EPA/Play
#119-0.105
312 plays
6.9#88
Opponents' avg 3rd-down distance (higher = better)
Avg 3rd Down Distance
#1207.7
2026 · Situational EPAEast Carolina · 5 of 6
Values are what the defense allowed. Ranks: 1st = best.
0.077
389 plays
Non-garbage · Off
-0.064
411 plays
0.124
448 plays
Non-garbage · Def (allowed)
-0.129
420 plays
-0.170
65 plays
Red Zone · Off
-0.117
66 plays
0.114
68 plays
Red Zone · Def (allowed)
-0.034
59 plays · small sample
-0.069
84 plays
3rd Down · Off
0.021
98 plays
0.563
88 plays
3rd Down · Def (allowed)
-0.143
106 plays