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vs Penn State
Penn State
Saturday, September 12 · 12:00 PM EDT- Venue
- Lincoln Financial Field
- Win probability
- 13%
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American Athletic · 2026 team profile
Program context and schedule for the Owls.
Photo: Ron Reiring · CC BY 2.0 · Cropped for display
2026 season probabilities
The highlighted finish is the single most likely record—not a fixed list of game results.
Season outlook
Opponent, kickoff, venue, and the latest game outlook.
vs Penn State
Projected 2026 finish
Where Temple is projected to finish in the American Athletic.
American Athletic projected standing
#9
4-4 projected · 3.7 expected conference wins · #9 of 14.
Primary team read
How Temple played in 2025.
2025 FBS percentile scale · 50 is average
Incoming class
National and conference recruiting ranks, confirmed commitments, and the highest-ranked recruits in this class.
Top committed recruits
Temple2026 transfer movement
Incoming and outgoing transfer activity, with rated FBS-to-FBS moves below.
Incoming Transfers
TempleOutgoing Transfers
TempleSeason schedule
Projected record is the highest-probability season total across every possible outcome. Upcoming rows show each matchup’s win chance, not one locked sequence of wins and losses.
Detailed football intelligence
The full team identity, offense, defense, and supporting evidence.
Team identity
Last season, Temple tried to stay balanced between the run and pass; the approach gave the offense a dependable starting point.
Why it matters
The passing game was Temple's more dependable way to stay ahead of the chains; opponents have to interrupt that rhythm without giving the run an easy box.
At a glance
The essential 2026 season outlook.
Profile high point
Passing held the profile's highest percentile position.Profile low point
Down-to-down defense held the lowest percentile position among the profile's strength measures.Temple can lean on the passing game when a drive slips off schedule, but the defense's control of ordinary downs still needs support.
What matters
Temple's passing efficiency ranked in a strong national range last season.
The defense's control of ordinary downs is Temple's biggest concern, and opponents can test it immediately.
What matters
Temple's defensive control ranked near the bottom nationally last season.
For Temple, the cleanest script is to stay balanced between the run and pass, then let the passing game finish drives; fewer possessions make every empty drive more expensive.
Why it matters
Temple's clean script uses efficient early throws to stay ahead of the sticks; defenses will attack protection and route timing before the full passing menu opens. In a slower game, one empty drive or failed early-down series carries extra weight.
Inside the team
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The down-to-down question that determines whether the offense can keep both the run and pass available.
Opponents have to break Temple's passing rhythm before it owns early downs.
Why it matters
If Temple keeps finding routine completions, the defense cannot load the box or turn the rush loose.
The pace, play selection, and methods this offense uses to stay on schedule.
Temple played at a deliberate pace in 2025.
What matters
Temple worked with fewer possessions than most teams last season.
Temple's prior passing record was strong.
Why it matters
A repeatable pass game can let Temple punish loaded boxes without relying on low-frequency deep completions.
Temple's prior rushing record was below-average.
Why it matters
When Temple's run game cannot stay on schedule, protection and passing-down execution carry more of the offense.
Temple's explosive-play results were mixed rather than a defining edge.
Why it matters
A big play can still flip a possession, but last season's results do not make explosiveness something this team can rely on.
How consistently the offense creates manageable situations and the defense prevents them.
Temple's offense was more consistent down to down than its defense.
Why it matters
Temple's success rate shows whether it can sustain drives and get stops without relying on sacks, turnovers, or isolated big plays.
Opponent-adjusted EPA identifies the pass game as Temple's stronger offensive unit.
Why it matters
If an opponent removes the first passing answer, the run game's lower adjusted value becomes the key counter to test.
Where the defense can create pressure, control the run, and end drives.
Temple's prior defense was bottom-tier overall and strongest in disruption.
Why it matters
Opponents can test the fits early enough to keep every offensive option open; Temple needs its disruption to change protection and erase drives with negative plays before that plan settles in.
Temple's available disruption measures ranked in the lower national range last season; a charted pressure rate is not available.
Why it matters
Without consistent disruption, Temple's defense must win more snaps through coverage, leverage, and early-down prevention.
Temple created disruption more consistently than it finished sacks.
Why it matters
Temple's disruption can hurry an offense; sacks do more by erasing field position and ending passing downs.
Temple's prior run-defense results were bottom-tier.
Why it matters
If Temple's front cannot control early downs, opponents can keep every offensive option open and protect their passing game.
