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2018 Temple

8–⁠5 (7–⁠1 American Athletic Conference), coached by Geoff Collins, then Ed Foley (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Temple in 2018, game by game: lost vs. Villanova 17–19; lost vs. Buffalo 29–36; won at Maryland 35–14; won vs. Tulsa 31–17; lost at Boston College 35–45; won vs. East Carolina 49–6; won at Navy 24–17; won vs. No. 20 Cincinnati 24–17; lost at No. 9 UCF 40–52; won at Houston 59–49; won vs. South Florida 27–17; won at UConn 57–7; lost vs. Duke 27–56+50−29Lost 17–19 vs. Villanova-2VillanovaLost 29–36 vs. Buffalo-7BuffaloWon 35–14 at Maryland+21MarylandWon 31–17 vs. Tulsa+14TulsaLost 35–45 at Boston College-10Boston CollegeWon 49–6 vs. East Carolina+43East CarolinaWon 24–17 at Navy+7NavyWon 24–17 vs. No. 20 Cincinnati+7No. 20 CincinnatiLost 40–52 at No. 9 UCF-12No. 9 UCFWon 59–49 at Houston+10HoustonWon 27–17 vs. South Florida+10South FloridaWon 57–7 at UConn+50UConnLost 27–56 vs. Duke-29Duke
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsVillanovaL 17–⁠1982%
Sep 8vsBuffaloL 29–⁠3665%
Sep 15atMarylandW 35–⁠1443%
Sep 20vsTulsaW 31–⁠1771%
Sep 29atBoston CollegeL 35–⁠4541%
Oct 6vsEast CarolinaW 49–⁠672%
Oct 13atNavyW 24–⁠1753%
Oct 20vs20CincinnatiW 24–⁠1763%
Nov 1at9UCFL 40–⁠5224%
Nov 10atHoustonW 59–⁠4938%
Nov 17vsSouth FloridaW 27–⁠1764%
Nov 24atUConnW 57–⁠787%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsDukeIndependence BowlL 27–⁠5664%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Duke 56–⁠27 in the Independence Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 2nd in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 8th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 2nd in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
454–⁠352
Coach
Geoff Collins, then Ed Foley (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1583 +36 this season
SP+ rating
2.9 No. 60 of 130; offense No. 76, defense No. 42, special teams No. 106
SRS
1.1 No. 62 of 130 in FBS
Returning
52% of last season’s EPA, No. 88 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 83 roster talent No. 76 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Dave Patenaude
Defensive coordinator
Andrew Thacker
Offense
Pro spread
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense62nd of 130
  • Defense29th of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted71st of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted37th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1143%1.2862nd of 130
Defense0.0341%1.2229th of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.09 off
0.05 def		42% off
42% def		—71st off
37th 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
Offense3.6own 3018% allowed
Defense3.2own 3017% caused

CORE rating 2.7, 47th of 130 (offense 0.8, defense -1.9).

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. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsAnthony Russo QB2,563 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Russo QB14 TD
Rushing yardsRyquell Armstead RB1,098 yds
Rushing touchdownsRyquell Armstead RB13 TD
Receiving yardsVentell Bryant WR701 yds
Receiving touchdownsBranden Mack WR5 TD
TacklesDelvon Randall S85 tkl
SacksMichael Dogbe DT7 sacks
InterceptionsDelvon Randall S4 INT

Top recruits in the 2018 class

Sean Ryan WR★★★No. 1007
Trad Beatty DUAL★★★No. 1045
Khris Banks OG★★★No. 1108
Dante Burke WDE★★★No. 1366
Kyle Dobbins APB★★★No. 1369

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

The 2018 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks22.50.824
Running backs23.00.827
Receivers62.80.812
Offensive line52.80.813
Defensive line62.80.818
Linebackers13.00.806
Defensive backs23.00.814
Athletes and specialists42.80.796
Whole class282.80.813

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 2019

The 2019 draft
Rd 2Rock Ya-Sin CBIndianapolis Colts
Rd 5Ryquell Armstead RBJacksonville Jaguars
Rd 7Michael Dogbe DEArizona Cardinals

Roster 115

The 2018 roster

115 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2018 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

2018 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
UCF8–⁠012–⁠111
Temple7–⁠18–⁠5
Cincinnati6–⁠211–⁠224
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
Memphis5–⁠38–⁠6
Tulane5–⁠37–⁠6
SMU4–⁠45–⁠7
South Florida3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa2–⁠63–⁠9
Navy2–⁠63–⁠10
East Carolina1–⁠73–⁠9
UConn0–⁠81–⁠11

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