Game notes: Temple at Memphis
Friday, November 27, kickoff time not yet set, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.The game page.
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The matchup
- Temple (2–5, 1–2 in conference) at Memphis (5–2, 2–1 in conference), Friday, November 27, kickoff time not yet set, Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.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 10th meeting; Memphis leads the series 5–4.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Friday, November 24, 2023: Memphis 45, Temple 21.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2013: Temple 41, Memphis 21.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Memphis is 3–1 at home against Temple.resultsThe home team’s record against this opponent in its home games (neutral sites aside), every meeting on file.
- Last five meetings: 2023: Memphis 45–21 (at Temple); 2022: Memphis 24–3 (at Memphis); 2021: Temple 34–31 (at Temple); 2020: Memphis 41–29 (at Memphis); 2019: Temple 30–28 (at Temple).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
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 Memphis 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 2021, Temple lost to Navy 38–14.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.
Memphis
- Memphis is 5–2 (2–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: W 27–21 at UNLV; W 42–24 vs. Arkansas State; L 20–38 at Boise State; W 45–21 vs. UT Martin; W 59–8 at Charlotte; W 38–13 vs. UAB; L 17–31 at Tulane.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Memphis is No. 48 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Charles Huff is 5–2 in his first season at Memphis and 44–27 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Charles Huff 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.
- Marcus Stokes (QB): 1,841 passing yards, 18 TD, No. 7 in FBS in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylin Carter (RB): 780 rushing yards, 8 TD, No. 7 in FBS in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Michael Montgomery (LB): 46 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 1993, Memphis lost to No. 9 Miami 41–17.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 K.C. Keeler and Charles Huff 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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