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Temple

OwlsRun-Heavy
American Conference1-0#121 (-7.42)
Early-season ratings are provisional. Opponent adjustment relies on a thin schedule graph until teams are connected through more games; expect movement through late September.

Grades

Percentile grades against every FBS team this season — 99 is best. Curved so an average team reads C, not F.

12· FOverall
Offense
18· DRating
54· CPer play
76· BConsistency
43· CBig plays
Defense
20· DRating
69· CPer play
75· BConsistency
Situational
59· CRed-zone O
10· FRed-zone D
8· F3rd down O
10· F3rd down D
How grades work →

Analytical Fingerprint

SS-native team profile — opponent-adjusted and garbage-filtered EPA, success, and explosiveness.

Opp-Adj Offense
-0.015
Opp-Adj Defense
-0.007
higher = better
Offensive EPA/play
+0.090
Defensive EPA/play
-0.225
lower = better
Off Success Rate
50.8%
Def Success Rate
37.7%
allowed · lower = better
Explosive Rate
22.6%
pass EPA > 1.0 · rush > 0.8
Explosive Allowed
0.0%
lower = better
Net EPA/play
+0.316
net · higher = better
Recent EPA Trend
0.000
last 3 weeks
Points / Drive
3.00

Special Teams

Opponent-adjusted special-teams component of the Final Rating, in expected points per game — positive = better. The four units sum to the net.

Net ST Rating
+0.18
expected pts/game
Kicking
+0.08
own kicking game
Kick Defense
-0.15
vs opponent kicks
Returns
+0.16
own return game
Return Defense
+0.09
vs opponent returns

Peer Context

Where Temple ranks among all FBS teams in 2026 (percentile).

Opp-adjusted offense
34th
Opp-adjusted defense
46th
Offensive EPA/play
55th
Defensive EPA/play
69th
Offensive success rate
63th
Explosiveness
44th
Defensive havoc
72th
Points per drive
53th

Historical Fingerprint

Most statistically similar team-seasons, 2017–2025, by the same 44-feature profile The Archive uses. Descriptive context, not a forecast.

1Minnesota2018OA +0.042 / +0.079similar: rushing offense, offensive success rate, defensive EPA3562Notre Dame2022OA +0.064 / +0.054similar: passing offense, turnover rate, defensive EPA3443Bowling Green2023OA -0.057 / +0.051similar: havoc rate, defensive success rate, TD drive rate3444Virginia2026OA +0.006 / +0.050similar: offensive EPA, defensive success rate, offensive success rate3405Florida State2017OA -0.027 / +0.090similar: turnover rate, defensive EPA, havoc rate329

2026 Schedule & Results

12 games

WkOpponentScoreW/LSpreadATSTotalO/U
1vs Rhode Island38-14W-14.5W51.5O
2vs Penn State------
3@ Toledo------
4vs Army------
5@ South Florida------
6vs UConn------
7vs Charlotte------
9@ East Carolina------
10@ Navy------
11vs UAB------
12vs Rice------
13@ Memphis------

Betting Profile

ATS Record
1-0
100.0%
O/U Record
1-0
100.0%
Straight Up
1-0
100.0%
Home ATS1-0
Away ATS0-0
Favorite ATS1-0
Underdog ATS0-0
Last 5 ATS
W
Full ATS log & splits →
Graded against consensus market lines (median across multiple sportsbooks). Games the market never lined — mostly early-season non-FBS matchups — are excluded from ATS and O/U records; individual games may grade differently than closing-line sources.

Situational Profile

Situational EPA percentile across 8 phases (the larger the shape, the more dominant). Within-FBS ranks.

Pass Off21thRush Off80thRed Zone Off59th3rd Down Off8thPass Def43thRush Def83thRed Zone Def11th3rd Down Def10th
SituationOFF EPAOFF RankDEF EPADEF Rank
Overall+0.05148th-0.21472th
Red Zone+0.17459th+0.70111th
Third Down-0.7938th+0.57110th
No Garbage Time+0.09058th-0.22570th
First Half+0.26380th+0.12620th
Second Half-0.11831th-0.61598th
Early Downs+0.17276th-0.50596th
Passing Downs-0.19821th+0.02243th
Standard Downs+0.17280th-0.36883th
Goal to Go+0.68479th+0.64232th

Style & Tendencies

Pass 26.2%Rush 73.8%
Havoc/Game
16.0
Havoc Rate
25.0%
TO Margin
+2.0
Explosive/G
12.0
Yards/Game
369.0
Pts/Drive
3.00
3rd Down%
25.0%
3&Out%
12.5%

Team Statistics

2026 season totals across 1 games — Temple vs. the combined line of every opponent in those games.
StatTempleOpponents
Scoring
Points3814
Points / Game38.014.0
First Downs
Total1915
Rushing127
Passing68
Penalty10
Rushing
Attempts4530
Yards22797
Yards / Carry5.03.2
Yards / Game227.097.0
Touchdowns21
Passing
Attempts1631
Completions918
Completion %56.3%58.1%
Yards142195
Yards / Attempt8.96.3
Touchdowns11
Interceptions02
Passer Rating151.43108.65
Total Offense
Plays6161
Yards369292
Yards / Play6.04.8
Yards / Game369.0292.0
Punt Returns
Returns41
Yards861
Average21.51.0
Touchdowns00
Kickoff Returns
Returns01
Yards010
Average—10.0
Touchdowns00
Punting
Punts36
Yards141303
Average47.050.5
Interception Returns
Returns20
Yards980
Touchdowns20
Fumbles
Fumbles21
Lost11
Penalties
Penalties34
Yards2017
Yards / Game20.017.0
Time of Possession
Per Game30:5429:06
Third Downs
Attempts1214
Conversions36
Conversion %25.0%42.9%
Fourth Downs
Attempts22
Conversions22
Conversion %100.0%100.0%
Red Zone
Trips41
Scores (TD + FG)41
Score %100.0%100.0%
Touchdowns31
TD %75.0%100.0%
Field Goals
Attempts20
Made10
Pct50.0%—
PAT Kicking
Attempts52
Made52
Pct100.0%100.0%
Two-Point Conversions
Attempts00
Made00
Official-stats conventions: rushing includes sacks as negative attempts (NCAA), so Total Offense = rush + pass. Red-zone Score % counts touchdowns and field goals per trip.
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