AmericanOwls

Temple

81st of 1308–5

Rank

81st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−4.6

90% range −14.2 to 5.0

Offense

24.3

95th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.9

68th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Aug 31 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Bucknell W 56–12

Rating change+1.0

Wk 3Sep 14 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

Maryland W 20–17

Rating change+2.9

Wk 4Sep 21 · 3:30 PM ET at

Buffalo L 22–38

Rating change−3.7

Wk 5Sep 28 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Georgia Tech W 24–2

Rating change+0.9

Wk 6Oct 3 · 8:00 PM ET at

East Carolina W 27–17

Rating change+0.7

Wk 7Oct 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Memphis W 30–28

Rating change+0.1

Wk 8Oct 19 · 3:30 PM ET at

SMU L 21–45

Rating change−0.8

Wk 9Oct 26 · 7:00 PM ET vs#22

UCF L 21–63

Rating change−3.1

Wk 11Nov 7 · 8:00 PM ET at

South Florida W 17–7

Rating change+1.2

Wk 12Nov 16 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Tulane W 29–21

Rating change+1.4

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:00 PM ET at

Cincinnati L 13–15

Rating change+1.7

Wk 14Nov 30 · 3:30 PM ET vs

UConn W 49–17

Rating change−0.3

PostDec 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs

North CarolinaMILITARY BOWL PRESENTED BY NORTHROP GRUMMAN L 13–55

Rating change−4.1

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2018	American	68 of 130	0.3	31.0	30.7	8–5	—
2017	American	68 of 130	−0.5	25.6	26.1	7–6	—
2016	American	33 of 128	8.0	31.2	23.2	10–4	—
2015	American	47 of 128	4.9	28.5	23.6	10–4	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

TEM offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles