Houston vs. Temple
Houston and Temple first met in 1987 and have played 9 times; Houston leads the series 8–1. Over the last 9 meetings it’s Houston 8–1, and Houston has won the last 2. Share
- Houston wins
- 8
- Temple wins
- 1
- Ties
- 0
- First meeting
- 1987
- Longest streak
- 6 Houston
- Current streak
- 2 Houston
- Last 10 meetings
- Houston 8–1
- Most recent
- 2022
The series at a glance
- Both ranked
- 1 meeting: Houston 1, Temple 0
- Average margin
- 20.2 points; 2 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
- At Houston
- 4–1 Houston’s record at home
- At Temple
- 0–4 Temple’s record at home
Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.
Games that tell the story
- Houston’s biggest win1989: Houston 65, Temple 7by 58 points
- Temple’s biggest win2018: Temple 59, Houston 49by 10 points
- Upset1987: Houston 37, Temple 7Houston had a 34% chance, by our ratings before kickoff
- Ranked showdown2015: Houston 24, Temple 13No. 20 Temple at No. 17 Houston
Both programs through the years
Our Elo rating at the end of each season, a measure of how strong a team was, not a forecast; 1500 is an average FBS team.
Stars of the series
Biggest days
| E.J. Warner Temple | 42 of 59, 486 yards, 3 TD | 2022 Passing | |
| Ryquell Armstead Temple | 30 carries, 210 yards, 6 TD | 2018 Rushing | |
| Robby Anderson Temple | 12 catches, 150 yards, 1 TD | 2015 Receiving |
Named most valuable
| Greg Ward Jr. Houston | 2015 |
Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).
Every game
| Nov 12, 2022 | Houston 43, Temple 36 | at Houston | ||
| Nov 13, 2021 | 17Houston 37, Temple 8 | at Temple | ||
| Nov 10, 2018 | Temple 59, Houston 49 | at Houston | ||
| Sep 30, 2017 | Houston 20, Temple 13 | at Temple | ||
| Dec 5, 2015 | 17Houston 24, 20Temple 13 | at Houston | American Athletic Championship Game | |
| Oct 17, 2014 | Houston 31, Temple 10 | at Houston | ||
| Sep 7, 2013 | Houston 22, Temple 13 | at Temple | ||
| Sep 30, 1989 | 14Houston 65, Temple 7 | at Houston | ||
| Nov 14, 1987 | Houston 37, Temple 7 | at Temple |
Every game is listed as played on the field.