#112

Temple Owls

American Athletic · 5-7

Lincoln Financial Field · 69,879 seats

Temple Owls rank #112 of 136 FBS teams in the Predictium ratings with an opponent-adjusted net rating of -0.037 points per play (Elo 1379), a 5-7 record in the American Athletic, and 33% of that rating still riding on preseason priors. They went 7-5 against the closing spread.

Ratings

Net rating
-0.037
#112 of 136
Elo
1379
Off EPA/play
+0.026
higher is better
Def EPA/play
+0.047
lower is better
Off success
+0.018
Def success
+0.021
Off explosive
+0.004
Def explosive
+0.018
Rush EPA
-0.018
offense
Pass EPA
+0.075
offense
Pts / drive
2.47
9.1 drives/gm
Pts / opportunity
4.92
inside opp 40

All splits are opponent-adjusted, per play. Defensive numbers are from the defense's perspective: negative means opponents produced less than expected.

What drives our rating

No black box: these are the actual model inputs behind Temple's number, including exactly how much is still preseason prior versus observed play.

Preseason prior-0.069

Where our rating started before a snap was played

Prior remaining33%

How much of today's rating still rides on that prior — fades as real games arrive

Returning production100%

Share of last season's production (PPA) back on the roster

Recruiting talent-0.93σ

Recruiting talent, standard deviations above the FBS average

Transfer portal+0.8 pts

Net production gained or lost through the transfer portal

Coaching changeYes

First-year head coach adds uncertainty and resets some priors

Quarterback

Evan Simon7 starts

Rating trajectory

Weekly net rating across the season — starts at the preseason prior and moves as real games replace it.

0.00-0.07Wk 1Wk 17

Schedule & results

WkOpponentResultOur lineMarketATS
1@MassachusettsW 4210-6.2+2.5W
2vsHowardW 557-28.6-27.8W
3vsOklahomaL 342+11.1+23.5L
4@Georgia TechL 2445-22.5-24.5W
6vsUTSAW 2721+9.6+6.5W
7vsNavyL 3132+19.4+10.0W
8@CharlotteW 4914+7.3+9.5W
9@TulsaW 3837+3.4+4.5L
10vsEast CarolinaL 1445+1.9+5.5L
11@ArmyL 1314-9.7-7.0W
13vsTulaneL 1337+13.7+7.5L
14@North TexasL 2552-20.7-20.5L

Lines are from this team's perspective (negative = favored). ATS is against the consensus closing spread.

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