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2010 Temple

8–⁠4 (5–⁠3 Mid-American Conference), coached by Al Golden.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2010, game by game: won vs. Villanova 31–24; won vs. Central Michigan 13–10; won vs. UConn 30–16; lost at No. 23 Penn State 13–22; won at Army 42–35; lost at Northern Illinois 17–31; won vs. Bowling Green 28–27; won at Buffalo 42–0; won vs. Akron 30–0; won at Kent State 28–10; lost vs. Ohio 23–31; lost at Miami (OH) 3–23+42−20Won 31–24 vs. Villanova+7VillanovaWon 13–10 vs. Central Michigan+3Central MichiganWon 30–16 vs. UConn+14UConnLost 13–22 at No. 23 Penn State-9No. 23 Penn StateWon 42–35 at Army+7ArmyLost 17–31 at Northern Illinois-14Northern Illino…Won 28–27 vs. Bowling Green+1Bowling GreenWon 42–0 at Buffalo+42BuffaloWon 30–0 vs. Akron+30AkronWon 28–10 at Kent State+18Kent StateLost 23–31 vs. Ohio-8OhioLost 3–23 at Miami (OH)-20Miami (OH)
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 3vsVillanovaW 31–⁠2459%
Sep 9vsCentral MichiganW 13–⁠1047%
Sep 18vsUConnW 30–⁠1658%
Sep 25at23Penn StateL 13–⁠2231%
Oct 2atArmyW 42–⁠3557%
Oct 9atNorthern IllinoisL 17–⁠3153%
Oct 16vsBowling GreenW 28–⁠2774%
Oct 23atBuffaloW 42–⁠063%
Oct 30vsAkronW 30–⁠090%
Nov 6atKent StateW 28–⁠1061%
Nov 16vsOhioL 23–⁠3165%
Nov 23atMiami (OH)L 3–⁠2363%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Miami (OH) 23–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Mid-American Conference.

In program history: The 17th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
8–⁠4
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 5th in Mid-American Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
300–⁠229
Coach
Al Golden
Elo
1533 +17 this season
SP+ rating
-5.2 No. 75 of 120; offense No. 88, defense No. 52, special teams No. 83
SRS
−4.0 No. 75 of 120 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 95
Offensive coordinator
Matt Rhule
Defensive coordinator
Mark D’Onofrio
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense89th of 120
  • Defense35th of 120
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted89th of 120
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted62nd of 120
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0139%0.9689th of 120
Defense0.0139%0.8835th of 120
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.04 def		39% off
41% def		—89th off
62nd 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-0.1own 323% allowed
Defense-0.3own 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 yardsMike Gerardi QB1,290 yds
Passing touchdownsMike Gerardi QB10 TD
Rushing yardsMatt Brown RB830 yds
Rushing touchdownsBernard Pierce RB10 TD
Receiving yardsMichael Campbell WR724 yds
Receiving touchdownsMichael Campbell WR6 TD
InterceptionsJaiquawn Jarrett DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2010 class

Antonio Belt WR★★★No. 1441
Hershey Walton OG★★★No. 1450
Tyler Johnson TE★★★No. 1492
Elijah Grant OT★★★No. 1492
Deon Miller WR★★★No. 1492

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

The 2010 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.789
Receivers52.80.817
Offensive line42.50.801
Defensive line42.30.776
Linebackers42.00.775
Defensive backs32.70.792
Whole class212.40.793

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.

Drafted in 2011

The 2011 draft
Rd 1Muhammad Wilkerson DENew York Jets
Rd 2Jaiquawn Jarrett SPhiladelphia Eagles

Roster 108

The 2010 roster

108 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2010 line; 34 have a stat line. See the roster

2010 Mid-American Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Northern Illinois8–⁠011–⁠3
Miami (OH)7–⁠110–⁠4
Toledo7–⁠18–⁠5
Ohio6–⁠28–⁠5
Temple5–⁠38–⁠4
Western Michigan5–⁠36–⁠6
Kent State4–⁠45–⁠7
Ball State3–⁠54–⁠8
Central Michigan2–⁠63–⁠9
Eastern Michigan2–⁠62–⁠10
Buffalo1–⁠72–⁠10
Bowling Green1–⁠72–⁠10
Akron1–⁠71–⁠11

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