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2019 Temple

8–⁠5 (5–⁠3 American Athletic Conference), coached by Rod Carey.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2019, game by game: won vs. Bucknell 56–12; won vs. No. 21 Maryland 20–17; lost at Buffalo 22–38; won vs. Georgia Tech 24–2; won at East Carolina 27–17; won vs. No. 23 Memphis 30–28; lost at No. 19 SMU 21–45; lost vs. UCF 21–63; won at South Florida 17–7; won vs. Tulane 29–21; lost at No. 17 Cincinnati 13–15; won vs. UConn 49–17; lost vs. North Carolina 13–55+44−42Won 56–12 vs. Bucknell+44BucknellWon 20–17 vs. No. 21 Maryland+3No. 21 MarylandLost 22–38 at Buffalo-16BuffaloWon 24–2 vs. Georgia Tech+22Georgia TechWon 27–17 at East Carolina+10East CarolinaWon 30–28 vs. No. 23 Memphis+2No. 23 MemphisLost 21–45 at No. 19 SMU-24No. 19 SMULost 21–63 vs. UCF-42UCFWon 17–7 at South Florida+10South FloridaWon 29–21 vs. Tulane+8TulaneLost 13–15 at No. 17 Cincinnati-2No. 17 CincinnatiWon 49–17 vs. UConn+32UConnLost 13–55 vs. North Carolina-42North Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below; orange marks an upset win.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 31vsBucknellW 56–⁠1293%
Sep 14vs21MarylandW 20–⁠1762%
Sep 21atBuffaloL 22–⁠3855%
Sep 28vsGeorgia TechW 24–⁠261%
Oct 3atEast CarolinaW 27–⁠1764%
Oct 12vs23MemphisW 30–⁠2849%
Oct 19at19SMUL 21–⁠4542%
Oct 26vsUCFL 21–⁠6339%
Nov 7atSouth FloridaW 17–⁠750%
Nov 16vsTulaneW 29–⁠2157%
Nov 23at17CincinnatiL 13–⁠1529%
Nov 30vsUConnW 49–⁠1790%
Dec 27Bowls & playoffvsNorth CarolinaMilitary BowlL 13–⁠5560%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Carolina 55–⁠13 in the Military Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; 6th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 18th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
8–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 6th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
342–⁠337
Coach
Rod Carey
Elo
1532 −23 this season
SP+ rating
3.2 No. 51 of 130; offense No. 87, defense No. 29, special teams No. 80
SRS
−1.0 No. 64 of 130 in FBS
Returning
57% of last season’s EPA, No. 72 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 105 roster talent No. 80 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Mike Uremovich
Defensive coordinator
Jeff Knowles
Offense
Multiple
Defense
3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense107th of 130
  • Defense33rd of 130
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted115th of 130
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted28th of 130
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0040%1.23107th of 130
Defense0.0340%1.2833rd of 130
Opponent-adjusted0.01 off
0.03 def		40% off
40% def		—115th off
28th 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
Offense3.4own 2818% allowed
Defense2.9own 2920% caused

CORE rating 0.7, 56th of 130 (offense -8.1, defense -8.8).

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 QB2,861 yds
Passing touchdownsAnthony Russo QB21 TD
Rushing yardsRe’Mahn Davis RB936 yds
Rushing touchdownsRe’Mahn Davis RB8 TD
Receiving yardsJadan Blue WR1,067 yds
Receiving touchdownsBranden Mack WR7 TD
TacklesShaun Bradley LB87 tkl
SacksQuincy Roche DL13 sacks
InterceptionsHarrison Hand CB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2019 class

M.J. Griffin S★★★No. 1109
Kennique Bonner-Steward DUAL★★★No. 1321
Thomas Joe-Kamara S★★★No. 1529
Kwesi Evans WR★★★No. 1605
Ray Davis RB★★★No. 1812

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

The 2019 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.846
Running backs23.00.820
Receivers23.00.823
Offensive line43.00.811
Defensive line22.50.804
Linebackers13.00.821
Defensive backs23.00.845
Athletes and specialists23.00.801
Whole class162.90.818

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 2020

The 2020 draft
Rd 3Matt Hennessy CAtlanta Falcons
Rd 5Harrison Hand CBMinnesota Vikings
Rd 6Shaun Bradley ILBPhiladelphia Eagles
Rd 7Chapelle Russell OLBTampa Bay Buccaneers

Roster 113

The 2019 roster

113 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2019 line; 65 have a stat line. See the roster

2019 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Memphis7–⁠112–⁠217
Navy7–⁠111–⁠220
Cincinnati7–⁠111–⁠321
UCF6–⁠210–⁠324
SMU6–⁠210–⁠3
Temple5–⁠38–⁠5
Tulane3–⁠57–⁠6
Houston2–⁠64–⁠8
South Florida2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa2–⁠64–⁠8
East Carolina1–⁠74–⁠8
UConn0–⁠82–⁠10

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