CollegeFootballDigestfrom CooperSearch

2009 Temple

9–⁠4 (7–⁠1 Mid-American Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2009, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 24–27; lost at No. 5 Penn State 6–31; won vs. Buffalo 37–13; won at Eastern Michigan 24–12; won vs. Ball State 24–19; won vs. Army 27–13; won at Toledo 40–24; won at Navy 27–24; won vs. Miami (OH) 34–32; won at Akron 56–17; won vs. Kent State 47–13; lost at Ohio 17–35; lost vs. UCLA 21–30+39−25Lost 24–27 vs. Villanova-3VillanovaLost 6–31 at No. 5 Penn State-25No. 5 Penn StateWon 37–13 vs. Buffalo+24BuffaloWon 24–12 at Eastern Michigan+12Eastern MichiganWon 24–19 vs. Ball State+5Ball StateWon 27–13 vs. Army+14ArmyWon 40–24 at Toledo+16ToledoWon 27–24 at Navy+3NavyWon 34–32 vs. Miami (OH)+2Miami (OH)Won 56–17 at Akron+39AkronWon 47–13 vs. Kent State+34Kent StateLost 17–35 at Ohio-18OhioLost 21–30 vs. UCLA-9UCLA
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsVillanovaL 24–⁠2758%
Sep 19at5Penn StateL 6–⁠3114%
Sep 26vsBuffaloW 37–⁠1352%
Oct 3atEastern MichiganW 24–⁠1261%
Oct 10vsBall StateW 24–⁠1965%
Oct 17vsArmyW 27–⁠1372%
Oct 24atToledoW 40–⁠2454%
Oct 31atNavyW 27–⁠2433%
Nov 5vsMiami (OH)W 34–⁠3286%
Nov 13atAkronW 56–⁠1770%
Nov 21vsKent StateW 47–⁠1376%
Nov 27atOhioL 17–⁠3553%
Dec 29Bowls & playoffvsUCLAEagleBank BowlL 21–⁠3060%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to UCLA 30–⁠21 in the EagleBank Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 2nd in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

MAC East champions7–⁠1 in the conference, shared with Ohio

Record
9–⁠4
Conference
7–⁠1 tied for 2nd in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
384–⁠290
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1523 +76 this season
SP+ rating
-4.9 No. 80 of 120; offense No. 91, defense No. 61, special teams No. 76
SRS
−2.2 No. 68 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 110
Offensive coordinator
Matt Rhule
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense106th of 120
  • Defense39th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted110th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted51st of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0240%0.90106th of 120
Defense0.0142%0.7639th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.03 def		40% off
43% def		—110th off
51st def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense-0.2own 343% allowed
Defense-0.5own 313% caused

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsVaughn Charlton TE1,390 yds
Passing touchdownsVaughn Charlton TE10 TD
Rushing yardsBernard Pierce RB1,361 yds
Rushing touchdownsBernard Pierce RB16 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Campbell WR419 yds
Receiving touchdownsEvan Rodriguez TE3 TD
InterceptionsJaiquawn Jarrett DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2009 class

Byron Parker ATH★★★No. 1210
Jerry Watters WR★★★No. 1651
Cody Bohler OT★★No. 1690
Andrew Opoku WR★★No. 1811
Bernard Pierce RB★★No. 1858

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2009 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs12.00.767
Receivers22.50.796
Offensive line22.00.747
Defensive line22.00.733
Linebackers22.00.767
Defensive backs22.00.745
Athletes and specialists22.50.769
Whole class132.20.760

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 106

The 2009 roster

106 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2009 line; 29 have a stat line. See the roster

2009 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Central Michigan8–⁠012–⁠223
Temple7–⁠19–⁠4
Ohio7–⁠19–⁠5
Bowling Green6–⁠27–⁠6
Northern Illinois5–⁠37–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Western Michigan4–⁠45–⁠7
Toledo3–⁠55–⁠7
Buffalo3–⁠55–⁠7
Akron2–⁠63–⁠9
Ball State2–⁠62–⁠10
Miami (OH)1–⁠71–⁠11
Eastern Michigan0–⁠80–⁠12

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.