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2014 Temple

6–⁠6 (4–⁠4 American Athletic Conference), coached by Matt Rhule.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2014, game by game: won at Vanderbilt 37–7; lost vs. Navy 24–31; won vs. Delaware State 59–0; won at UConn 36–10; won vs. Tulsa 35–24; lost at Houston 10–31; lost at UCF 14–34; won vs. No. 21 East Carolina 20–10; lost vs. Memphis 13–16; lost at Penn State 13–30; lost vs. Cincinnati 6–14; won at Tulane 10–3+59−21Won 37–7 at Vanderbilt+30VanderbiltLost 24–31 vs. Navy-7NavyWon 59–0 vs. Delaware State+59Delaware StateWon 36–10 at UConn+26UConnWon 35–24 vs. Tulsa+11TulsaLost 10–31 at Houston-21HoustonLost 14–34 at UCF-20UCFWon 20–10 vs. No. 21 East Carolina+10No. 21 East CarolinaLost 13–16 vs. Memphis-3MemphisLost 13–30 at Penn State-17Penn StateLost 6–14 vs. Cincinnati-8CincinnatiWon 10–3 at Tulane+7Tulane
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 28atVanderbiltW 37–⁠722%
Sep 6vsNavyL 24–⁠3152%
Sep 20vsDelaware StateW 59–⁠087%
Sep 27atUConnW 36–⁠1055%
Oct 11vsTulsaW 35–⁠2475%
Oct 17atHoustonL 10–⁠3141%
Oct 25atUCFL 14–⁠3421%
Nov 1vs21East CarolinaW 20–⁠1036%
Nov 7vsMemphisL 13–⁠1659%
Nov 15atPenn StateL 13–⁠3037%
Nov 29vsCincinnatiL 6–⁠1440%
Dec 6atTulaneW 10–⁠353%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Tulane 10–⁠3; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 32nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
6–⁠6
Conference
4–⁠4 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
277–⁠210
Coach
Matt Rhule
Elo
1477 +49 this season
SP+ rating
-4.7 No. 86 of 128; offense No. 124, defense No. 17, special teams No. 116
SRS
−2.5 No. 70 of 128 in FBS
Returning
64% of last season’s EPA, No. 54 of 125
Recruiting class
No. 69
Offensive coordinator
Marcus Satterfield
Defensive coordinator
Phil Snow
Offense
Spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense124th of 128
  • Defense7th of 128
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted131st of 128
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted31st of 128
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense-0.0336%1.16124th of 128
Defense0.0140%1.087th of 128
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.10 def		35% off
42% def		—131st off
31st 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
Offense2.3own 324% allowed
Defense1.6own 293% 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 QB2,317 yds
Passing touchdownsP.J. Walker QB13 TD
Rushing yardsJahad Thomas RB384 yds
Rushing touchdownsKenneth Harper RB5 TD
Receiving yardsJalen Fitzpatrick WR730 yds
Receiving touchdownsJalen Fitzpatrick WR6 TD
InterceptionsTavon Young DB4 INT

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Anthony Davis CB★★★No. 556
Lenny Williams ATH★★★No. 1339
Brenon Thrift ILB★★★No. 1477
Michael Dogbe OLB★★★No. 1492
Derrick Ingram WR★★★No. 1512

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

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.801
Running backs12.00.779
Receivers62.30.786
Offensive line22.50.792
Defensive line32.30.782
Linebackers23.00.819
Defensive backs32.70.819
Athletes and specialists13.00.826
Whole class202.50.798

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 131

The 2014 roster

131 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2014 line; 40 have a stat line. See the roster

2014 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠110–⁠325
UCF7–⁠19–⁠4
Cincinnati7–⁠19–⁠4
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
East Carolina5–⁠38–⁠5
Temple4–⁠46–⁠6
South Florida3–⁠54–⁠8
Tulane2–⁠63–⁠9
Tulsa2–⁠62–⁠10
UConn1–⁠72–⁠10
SMU1–⁠71–⁠11

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