Game notes: UAB at Temple
Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Lincoln Financial Field.The game page.
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The matchup
- UAB (4–3, 2–1 in conference) at Temple (2–5, 1–2 in conference), Saturday, November 14, kickoff time not yet set, Lincoln Financial Field.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their second meeting; UAB leads the series 1–0.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 18, 2023: UAB 34, Temple 24.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
UAB
- UAB is 4–3 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 23–42 at Illinois; W 26–20 vs. UL Monroe; L 14–21 at Louisiana; W 24–20 vs. Navy; W 33–14 vs. Samford; L 13–38 at Memphis; W 30–17 vs. East Carolina.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- UAB is No. 98 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Alex Mortensen is 6–7 in his second season at UAB.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Alex Mortensen faces Temple as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ryder Burton (QB): 1,184 passing yards, 6 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Roderick Robinson II (RB): 436 rushing yards, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Muaaz Byard (LB): 71 tackles, No. 3 in FBS in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jonah Delange needs 3 field goals to pass Swayze Waters (50, 2005–08) for third on UAB’s career field goals list. He has 48 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2009, UAB beat Memphis 31–21.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Temple
- Temple is 2–5 (1–2 in conference games), 0–1 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 38–14 vs. Rhode Island; L 9–27 vs. No. 16 Penn State; L 48–49 at Toledo; L 17–21 vs. Army; W 17–13 at South Florida; L 20–34 vs. UConn; L 31–38 vs. Charlotte.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Temple has lost two straight, since beating South Florida 17–13 (Oct. 3, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Temple is No. 123 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- K.C. Keeler is 7–12 in his second season at Temple and 19–24 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- K.C. Keeler faces UAB as a head coach for the first time.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Ajani Sheppard (QB): 1,127 passing yards, 8 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Keveun Mason (RB): 513 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Curly Ordonez (LB): 61 tackles, 2 sacks, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Peter Clarke needs 2 touchdown catches to pass Keith Kirkwood (12, 2014–17) for 10th on Temple’s career touchdown catches list. He has 11 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 1998, Temple lost to No. 24 Miami 42–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- It is the first meeting of Alex Mortensen and K.C. Keeler as head coaches.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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