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2013 Temple

2–⁠10 (1–⁠7 American Athletic Conference), coached by Matt Rhule.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2013, game by game: lost at No. 14 Notre Dame 6–28; lost vs. Houston 13–22; lost vs. Fordham 29–30; lost at Idaho 24–26; lost vs. No. 7 Louisville 7–30; lost at Cincinnati 20–38; won vs. Army 33–14; lost at SMU 49–59; lost at Rutgers 20–23; lost vs. No. 15 UCF 36–39; lost vs. UConn 21–28; won at Memphis 41–21+20−23Lost 6–28 at No. 14 Notre Dame-22No. 14 Notre DameLost 13–22 vs. Houston-9HoustonLost 29–30 vs. Fordham-1FordhamLost 24–26 at Idaho-2IdahoLost 7–30 vs. No. 7 Louisville-23No. 7 LouisvilleLost 20–38 at Cincinnati-18CincinnatiWon 33–14 vs. Army+19ArmyLost 49–59 at SMU-10SMULost 20–23 at Rutgers-3RutgersLost 36–39 vs. No. 15 UCF-3No. 15 UCFLost 21–28 vs. UConn-7UConnWon 41–21 at Memphis+20Memphis
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31at14Notre DameL 6–⁠2818%
Sep 7vsHoustonL 13–⁠2254%
Sep 14vsFordhamL 29–⁠3071%
Sep 28atIdahoL 24–⁠2664%
Oct 5vs7LouisvilleL 7–⁠3025%
Oct 11atCincinnatiL 20–⁠3822%
Oct 19vsArmyW 33–⁠1458%
Oct 26atSMUL 49–⁠5932%
Nov 2atRutgersL 20–⁠2324%
Nov 16vs15UCFL 36–⁠3921%
Nov 23vsUConnL 21–⁠2866%
Nov 30atMemphisW 41–⁠2134%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Memphis 41–⁠21; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 48th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
2–⁠10
Conference
1–⁠7 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
299–⁠358
Coach
Matt Rhule
Elo
1392 −75 this season
SP+ rating
-10.7 No. 92 of 125; offense No. 70, defense No. 103, special teams No. 101
SRS
−9.7 No. 97 of 125 in FBS
Recruiting class
No. 77
Offensive coordinator
Marcus Satterfield
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense30th of 125
  • Defense104th of 125
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted29th of 125
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted111th of 125
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1242%1.1030th of 125
Defense0.1445%0.96104th of 125
Opponent-adjusted0.12 off
0.12 def		42% off
45% def		—29th off
111th 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 272% allowed
Defense0.0own 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 yardsP.J. Walker QB2,084 yds
Passing touchdownsP.J. Walker QB20 TD
Rushing yardsKenneth Harper RB613 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenneth Harper RB9 TD
Receiving yardsRobby Anderson WR791 yds
Receiving touchdownsRobby Anderson WR9 TD
InterceptionsAbdul Smith DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2013 class

Buddy Brown OLB★★★No. 455
Zayd Issah OLB★★★No. 495
Zaire Williams RB★★★No. 591
Jarred Alwan OLB★★★No. 1065
P.J. Walker DUAL★★★No. 1573

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

The 2013 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.812
Running backs23.00.832
Receivers12.00.783
Offensive line32.30.744
Defensive line22.00.763
Linebackers42.80.842
Defensive backs32.30.765
Athletes and specialists22.00.769
Whole class182.40.790

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 111

The 2013 roster

111 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2013 line; 26 have a stat line. See the roster

2013 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠110
Louisville7–⁠112–⁠115
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
Rutgers3–⁠56–⁠7
UConn3–⁠53–⁠9
South Florida2–⁠62–⁠10
Memphis1–⁠73–⁠9
Temple1–⁠72–⁠10

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