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AmericanOwls

Temple

126th of 1303–9

Rank

126th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−23.0

90% range −32.8 to −13.3

Offense

15.6

127th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

38.7

123rd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–9

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

Schedule

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

Week and dateOpponentResult or win chancePlayoff stakes or rating change
Wk 1Sep 4 · 12:00 PM ET at Rutgers L 14–61
Rating change−1.7
Wk 2Sep 11 · 3:30 PM ET at Akron W 45–24
Rating change+2.5
Wk 3Sep 18 · 12:00 PM ET vs Boston College L 3–28
Rating change−1.3
Wk 4Sep 25 · 12:00 PM ET vs Wagner W 41–7
Rating change+1.4
Wk 5Oct 2 · 12:00 PM ET vs Memphis W 34–31
Rating change+0.4
Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:00 PM ET atRetrospective TEMPO rank estimate#8 Cincinnati L 3–52
Rating change−0.9
Wk 8Oct 23 · 7:00 PM ET at South Florida L 14–34
Rating change−1.6
Wk 9Oct 30 · 12:00 PM ET vs UCF L 7–49
Rating change−2.0
Wk 10Nov 6 · 3:00 PM ET at East Carolina L 3–45
Rating change−2.2
Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET vs Houston L 8–37
Rating change+0.1
Wk 12Nov 20 · 4:00 PM ET at Tulsa L 10–44
Rating change−0.7
Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET vs Navy L 14–38
Rating change−1.0

Rating through 2021

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Past seasons

SeasonConferenceRank#RatingOff.Def.RecordW–LCFP entryCFP
2020American113 of 127−16.618.735.31–6—
2019American81 of 130−4.624.328.98–5—
2018American68 of 1300.331.030.78–5—
2017American68 of 130−0.525.626.17–6—
2016American33 of 1288.031.223.210–4—
2015American47 of 1284.928.523.610–4—

Profile

TEM offenseFBS average
MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles

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TEMPO v12Updated Oct 20, 2026Data from CollegeFootballData.com