AmericanOwls

Temple

Next: at East CarolinaOct 31

Rank

108th

of 138 FBS teams

Rating

−11.9

90% range −19.4 to −4.4

Offense

20.5

102nd: points scored vs an average team

Defense

32.4

115th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

2–5

4.0–8.0 projected over the regular season

Playoff

chance to make the field

12 games, 2–5

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 5 · 2:00 PM ET vs

Rhode Island W 38–14

Rating change+1.0

Wk 2Sep 12 · 12:00 PM ET vs#16

Penn State L 9–27

Rating change+1.6

Wk 3Sep 19 · 3:00 PM ET at

Toledo L 48–49

Rating change−1.2

Wk 4Sep 25 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Army L 17–21

Rating change−0.3

Wk 5Oct 3 · 7:30 PM ET at

South Florida W 17–13

Rating change+0.6

Wk 6Oct 10 · 3:45 PM ET vs

UConn L 20–34

Rating change−1.5

Wk 7Oct 17 · 1:00 PM ET vs

Charlotte L 31–38

Rating change−2.2

Wk 9Oct 31 · 3:00 PM ET at

East Carolina Est. 27%

Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET at

Navy Est. 32%

Wk 11Nov 14 · Time TBD vs

UAB Est. 62%

Wk 12Nov 19 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Rice Est. 67%

Wk 13Nov 27 · Time TBD at

Memphis Est. 16%

This season, simulated

Chances

Provisional odds. Schedule or rules need confirmation.Details

Projected record: 4.1–7.9
Conference record: 3.1–4.9

Make the playoff: 0%
First-round bye: 0%
Conference title game: <1%
Win the conference: <1%
Reach the quarterfinal: 0%
Reach the semifinal: 0%
Reach the final: 0%
Win it all: 0%

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating this season

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
2025	American	99 of 136	−11.8	21.8	33.6	5–7	—
2024	American	128 of 134	−21.4	15.6	37.0	3–9	—
2023	American	122 of 133	−16.2	18.3	34.5	3–9	—
2022	American	114 of 131	−12.9	20.7	33.6	3–9	—
2021	American	126 of 130	−23.0	15.6	38.7	3–9	—
2020	American	113 of 127	−16.6	18.7	35.3	1–6	—
2019	American	81 of 130	−4.6	24.3	28.9	8–5	—
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