Temple Owls
American Athletic
0-0 (0-0 conf)
SP+ #88
Ratings
2025 final
- SP+
- -5.1 (#88)
- SP+ Offense
- 27.1
- SP+ Defense
- 33.2
- SRS
- -7.0
- FPI
- -8.4
- Elo
- 1219
- Talent
- 508
- Recruiting
- 192 (#68)
2026 Outlook
Projected wins
4.9p10 3.0 — p90 7.0
| Round | Prob | |
|---|---|---|
| Win conference | 0.2% | |
| Make CFP | 0.0% | |
| Quarterfinal | 0.0% | |
| Semifinal | 0.0% | |
| Natl. final | 0.0% | |
| Natl. champ | 0.0% |
Schedule
proj record 5.0–7.0
Schedule
72nd
toughest of 136
Offenses faced
57th
toughest of 136
Defenses faced
79th
toughest of 136
Strength of schedule — how tough this team's opponents are, ranked 1 (hardest) to 136 (easiest) · by 2025 SP+ · 1 FCS game.
| Wk | Opponent | SP+ | Score | Proj | Win% | Res |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | vsRhode Island | FCS | 43-5* | +38.9 | 99% | — |
| 2 | vsPenn State | +18.1 | 18-38 | -20.1 | 11% | — |
| 3 | @Toledo | +6 | 22-40 | -17.9 | 14% | — |
| 4 | vsArmy | +0.8 | 25-27 | -1.9 | 45% | — |
| 5 | @South Florida | +11.6 | 16-35 | -18.9 | 13% | — |
| 6 | vsUConn | +5.1 | 26-31 | -5.1 | 38% | — |
| 7 | vsCharlotte | -26.7 | 33-18 | +14.3 | 81% | — |
| 9 | @East Carolina | +8 | 21-32 | -11.3 | 25% | — |
| 10 | @Navy | +6.2 | 21-36 | -15.8 | 17% | — |
| 11 | vsUAB | -15.8 | 31-23 | +7.4 | 68% | — |
| 12 | vsRice | -14.8 | 31-21 | +9.9 | 73% | — |
| 13 | @Memphis | +7.6 | 18-34 | -15.9 | 17% | — |
* FBS-vs-FCS estimate from the SP+ gap — no per-game model for FCS opponents.
Quarterbacks · 5
2026 · 76
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| QB | 1st | Evan Simon | SR | 6'3" | 205 | ★★★ |
| QB | 2nd | Gevani McCoy | SR | 6'0" | 195 | ★★★ |
| QB | 3rd | Tyler Douglas | SO | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★ |
| QB | 4th | Jaxon Smolik← Penn State | SO | 6'1" | 213 | ★★★ |
| QB | — | Ajani Sheppard← Washington State | SO | 6'2" | 230 | ★★★ |
Running Backs · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RB | 1st | Jay Ducker | SR | 5'10" | 210 | — |
| RB | 2nd | Hunter Smith | SR | 5'11" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 3rd | Keveun Mason | FR | 5'10" | 190 | ★★★ |
| RB | 4th | Samuel Brown V← Rutgers | SR | 6'1" | 218 | ★★★ |
Wide Receivers · 11
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WR | 1st | JoJo Bermudez | JR | 5'9" | 170 | ★★★ |
| WR | 2nd | Colin Chase | JR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| WR | 3rd | Kajiya Hollawayne | SR | 6'4" | 210 | ★★★ |
| WR | 4th | Xavier Irvin | JR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| WR | 5th | Reis Stocksdale← Bowling Green | SR | 5'10" | 185 | — |
| WR | 6th | Bryson Goodwin | FR | 6'2" | 180 | ★★★ |
| WR | 7th | Ramier Hardy | FR | 6'2" | 185 | — |
| WR | 8th | Antonio Jones | SR | 5'9" | 185 | — |
| WR | — | Kenedy Uzoma← North Carolina | FR | 6'5" | 210 | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Demonte Greene← Midwestern State | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| WR | — | Jayce Freeman← Stony Brook | — | — | — | ★★★ |
Tight Ends · 5
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TE | 1st | Peter Clarke | JR | 6'6" | 265 | — |
| TE | 2nd | Ryder Kusch | FR | 6'4" | 250 | ★★★ |
| TE | 3rd | Jake Woods | SR | 6'5" | 230 | — |
| TE | 4th | Joey Schlaffer← Penn State | SO | 6'5" | 252 | ★★★ |
| TE | 5th | Daniel Evert | SO | 6'5" | 250 | ★★★ |
Offensive Line · 3
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OL | — | Eric King | SO | 6'3" | 300 | — |
| OT | — | Zach Aamland← Rutgers | JR | 6'7" | 300 | ★★★ |
| OT | — | Ransom McDermott← Louisville | FR | 6'8" | 305 | ★★★ |
Defensive Line · 15
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DE | 1st | Khalil Poteat | SR | 6'5" | 280 | — |
| DE | 2nd | Cameron Jones | FR | 6'5" | 250 | — |
| DE | — | Yamael Wiggins | SO | 6'2" | 240 | — |
| DL | 1st | Quante Gillians← Syracuse | FR | 6'3" | 290 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Lamar Fairfax Jr.← Memphis | FR | 6'1" | 250 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Kaleb Artis← Penn State | JR | 6'4" | 304 | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Deshon Dodson← Albany | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DL | — | Kevin Hornbeak← Tiffin University | — | — | — | ★★★ |
| DT | 1st | Allan Haye | SR | 6'2" | 310 | — |
| DT | 2nd | Sekou Kromah | SR | 6'3" | 280 | — |
| DT | 3rd | Russell Sykes IV | FR | 6'3" | 260 | — |
| DT | 4th | Joseph Auzenne | JR | 6'1" | 295 | — |
| DT | 5th | Demerick Morris | SR | 6'3" | 305 | ★★★ |
| DT | 6th | Aaron Beckwith | SR | 6'4" | 300 | — |
| EDGE | — | Jaylon Joseph← Lafayette | — | — | — | — |
Linebackers · 13
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LB | 1st | Curly Ordonez | JR | 6'1" | 220 | — |
| LB | 2nd | Katin Surprenant | SR | 6'2" | 235 | — |
| LB | 3rd | Eric Stuart | JR | 6'2" | 215 | — |
| LB | 4th | Cam'Ron Stewart | SR | 6'5" | 250 | — |
| LB | 5th | Tyree Alualu | SO | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | 6th | JaMair Diaz← Sam Houston | JR | 6'1" | 245 | — |
| LB | 7th | Charles Calhoun | SR | 6'2" | 250 | — |
| LB | 8th | Jayvant Brown | SO | 6'0" | 220 | ★★★★ |
| LB | 9th | Ty Davis | SR | 6'3" | 210 | — |
| LB | 10th | Wesley Brown | FR | 6'2" | 210 | — |
| LB | 11th | Jordan Montgomery | SO | 6'2" | 230 | — |
| LB | 12th | Jalen Stewart | SR | 6'0" | 230 | — |
| LB | — | Cookie Desiderio← Massachusetts | SO | 6'1" | 225 | ★★★ |
Defensive Backs · 16
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CB | 1st | Jaylen Castleberry | SR | 6'0" | 195 | — |
| CB | 2nd | Ben Osueke | SR | 6'1" | 190 | — |
| CB | 3rd | Denzel Chavis | FR | 6'0" | 185 | ★★★ |
| CB | 4th | Adrian Laing | FR | 6'1" | 180 | — |
| CB | 5th | Devontae Ward-Grant | FR | 5'11" | 165 | — |
| CB | 6th | Earl Kulp | FR | 6'0" | 190 | ★★★ |
| S | 1st | Avery Powell | JR | 5'10" | 170 | — |
| S | 2nd | Javier Morton | SR | 6'2" | 195 | — |
| S | 3rd | Dontae Pollard | SR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
| S | 4th | Pooh Lawton | JR | 5'11" | 175 | — |
| S | 5th | Louis Frye | SR | 6'0" | 210 | — |
| S | 6th | Saboor Karriem← Illinois | JR | 6'3" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 7th | Zyil Powell | SO | 6'1" | 195 | ★★★ |
| S | 8th | Kolin Dinkins← Penn State | JR | 6'2" | 207 | — |
| S | 9th | Jamarcus Pierre | FR | 5'10" | 180 | ★★★ |
| S | 10th | Jaeden Gould← UCF | JR | 6'2" | 205 | ★★★★ |
Special Teams · 4
| Pos | Depth | Player | Cl | Ht | Wt | ★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LS | — | Sam Wolfenden← UNLV | FR | 6'2" | 245 | ★★★ |
| P | 1st | Dante Atton | JR | 6'0" | 200 | — |
| PK | 1st | Carl Hardin | SO | 5'9" | 160 | — |
| PK | — | Lucas Glassburn | FR | 5'10" | 180 | — |
Projected Season
2026 · win prob / game
Exp. Wins
5.0
Exp. Losses
7.0
Toss-ups
1
bars: model win probabilityfav / toss-up / dog
2025 · pct vs FBS
SP+ Off
27.151
Off PPA
+0.1860
Pass PPA
+0.3473
Rush PPA
+0.0527
Success
43%54
Explosive
1.2026
PlayerMedian (50th)percentile vs league
Advanced
2025 · opponent-adjusted PPA / play
| Split | Offense | Defense |
|---|---|---|
| Overall | +0.18 | +0.26 |
| Passing | +0.34 | +0.35 |
| Rushing | +0.05 | +0.21 |
| 1st Down | +0.04 | +0.03 |
| 2nd Down | +0.20 | +0.30 |
| 3rd Down | +0.37 | +0.51 |
Scoring Trend
2025 · pts/game
PPG For
27.8
PPG Against
29.7
Differential
-1.8
— Points for— Points against
dots: W / L2025
- Overall
- 5-7
- Home
- 2-4
- Away
- 3-3
- Conference
- 3-5
- Non-Conference
- 2-2
- One-Score (≤8)
- 2-2
- Avg Margin
- -1.8
Situational Splits
2025 · record · pts
| Split | Record | PF | PA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venue | |||
| Home | 2-4 | 23.8 | 30.7 |
| Away | 3-3 | 31.8 | 28.7 |
| Competition | |||
| vs Ranked (SP+ 25) | 0-2 | 14.0 | 47.0 |
| Conference | 3-5 | 26.3 | 31.5 |
| Non-conference | 2-2 | 31.0 | 26.0 |
Season History · last 12
0 AP top-10 · 5 postseason
| Season | Record | Conf | SP+ | AP | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 5-7 | 3-5 | #88 | — | — |
| 2024 | 3-9 | 2-6 | #127 | — | — |
| 2023 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #127 | — | — |
| 2022 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #105 | — | — |
| 2021 | 3-9 | 1-7 | #121 | — | — |
| 2020 | 1-6 | 1-6 | #107 | — | — |
| 2019 | 8-4 | 5-3 | #51 | — | 0-1 |
| 2018 | 8-4 | 7-1 | #60 | — | 0-1 |
| 2017 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #71 | — | 1-0 |
| 2016 | 10-3 | 8-1 | #28 | — | 0-1 |
| 2015 | 10-3 | 7-2 | #54 | — | 0-1 |
| 2014 | 6-6 | 4-4 | #86 | — | — |
Recent Form · last 5
1-4 SU · 1-4 ATS · O3/U2
Betting Profile
2025 · 12 w/ line
| Straight up | 5-7 |
| ATS | 7-558% |
| Over / Under | 8-4 O-U |
| — ATS splits — | |
| As favorite | 3-1 |
| As underdog | 4-4 |
| Home | 3-3 |
| Away | 4-2 |
vs closing line · splits show cover–no cover
Recruiting Classes
avg #95 · 1 blue-chip
■ 5★■ 4★■ 3★147 rated signees
| Class | Natl | Pts | 5★ | 4★ | 3★ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | #68 | 192 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| 2025 | #123 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2024 | #115 | 138 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| 2023 | #85 | 160 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2022 | #95 | 130 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| 2021 | #105 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| 2020 | #97 | 145 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2019 | #105 | 137 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| 2018 | #83 | 155 | 0 | 0 | 23 |
| 2017 | #119 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
247Sports composite · class rank vs all FBS
Roster Talent
2026
Portal in 23net -2Out 25
Portal avg stars (in / out)3.0 / 2.9
Notable Portal Moves
| ▲ | Jaeden Gould | S | 4★ | ← UCF |
| ▲ | Jayce Freeman | WR | 3★ | ← Stony Brook |
| ▲ | Joey Schlaffer | TE | 3★ | ← Penn State |
| ▲ | Kenedy Uzoma | WR | 3★ | ← North Carolina |
| ▼ | Sekou Kromah | DL | 3★ | → — |
| ▼ | Terrez Worthy | RB | 3★ | → Maryland |
| ▼ | Sultan Badmus | EDGE | 3★ | → Arkansas State |
| ▼ | Khalil Poteat | DL | 3★ | → — |
returning PPA · portal · talent composite · 2026
Injury Report · 0
No injuries reported.
Team News
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