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2012 Temple

4–⁠7 (2–⁠5 Big East), coached by Steve Addazio.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2012, game by game: won vs. Villanova 41–10; lost vs. Maryland 27–36; lost at Penn State 13–24; won vs. South Florida 37–28; won at UConn 17–14; lost vs. No. 19 Rutgers 10–35; lost at Pittsburgh 17–47; lost at No. 12 Louisville 17–45; lost vs. Cincinnati 10–34; won at Army 63–32; lost vs. Syracuse 20–38+31−30Won 41–10 vs. Villanova+31VillanovaLost 27–36 vs. Maryland-9MarylandLost 13–24 at Penn State-11Penn StateWon 37–28 vs. South Florida+9South FloridaWon 17–14 at UConn+3UConnLost 10–35 vs. No. 19 Rutgers-25No. 19 RutgersLost 17–47 at Pittsburgh-30PittsburghLost 17–45 at No. 12 Louisville-28No. 12 LouisvilleLost 10–34 vs. Cincinnati-24CincinnatiWon 63–32 at Army+31ArmyLost 20–38 vs. Syracuse-18Syracuse
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsVillanovaW 41–⁠1087%
Sep 8vsMarylandL 27–⁠3678%
Sep 22atPenn StateL 13–⁠2439%
Oct 6vsSouth FloridaW 37–⁠2864%
Oct 13atUConnW 17–⁠1448%
Oct 20vs19RutgersL 10–⁠3545%
Oct 27atPittsburghL 17–⁠4745%
Nov 3at12LouisvilleL 17–⁠4523%
Nov 10vsCincinnatiL 10–⁠3438%
Nov 17atArmyW 63–⁠3258%
Nov 23vsSyracuseL 20–⁠3851%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Syracuse 38–⁠20; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Big East.

In program history: The 37th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
4–⁠7
Conference
2–⁠5 tied for 6th in Big East
AP final
Unranked
Points
272–⁠343
Coach
Steve Addazio
Elo
1450 −118 this season
SP+ rating
-11.6 No. 98 of 124; offense No. 99, defense No. 100, special teams No. 1
SRS
−9.1 No. 94 of 124 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 74
Offensive coordinator
Ryan Day
Defensive coordinator
Chuck Heater

How good, play by play

  • Offense96th of 124
  • Defense115th of 124
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted99th of 124
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted120th of 124
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0138%0.9796th of 124
Defense0.1444%1.00115th of 124
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.11 def		39% off
44% def		—99th off
120th 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 322% allowed
Defense-0.1own 292% 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 yardsChris Coyer QB946 yds
Passing touchdownsChris Coyer QB8 TD
Rushing yardsMontel Harris RB1,054 yds
Rushing touchdownsMontel Harris RB12 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Fitzpatrick WR363 yds
Receiving touchdownsCody Booth OL4 TD
InterceptionsTavon Young DB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2012 class

Nate L Smith S★★★No. 494
Jamie Gilmore APB★★★No. 723
Romond Deloatch WR★★★No. 1157
Stephaun Marshall S★★★No. 1319
Bret Niederreither OG★★★No. 1371

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

The 2012 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs32.70.793
Receivers52.60.785
Offensive line42.50.793
Defensive line52.40.790
Linebackers32.30.788
Defensive backs42.50.809
Athletes and specialists42.50.770
Whole class282.50.790

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 102

The 2012 roster

102 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2012 line; 24 have a stat line. See the roster

2012 Big East standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Louisville5–⁠211–⁠213
Cincinnati5–⁠210–⁠3
Rutgers5–⁠29–⁠4
Syracuse5–⁠28–⁠5
Pittsburgh3–⁠46–⁠7
UConn2–⁠55–⁠7
Temple2–⁠54–⁠7
South Florida1–⁠63–⁠9

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