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2022 Temple

3–⁠9 (1–⁠7 American Athletic Conference), coached by Stan Drayton.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2022, game by game: lost at Duke 0–30; won vs. Lafayette 30–14; lost vs. Rutgers 14–16; won vs. Massachusetts 28–0; lost at Memphis 3–24; lost at UCF 13–70; lost vs. Tulsa 16–27; lost at Navy 20–27; won vs. South Florida 54–28; lost at Houston 36–43; lost vs. No. 22 Cincinnati 3–23; lost vs. East Carolina 46–49+28−57Lost 0–30 at Duke-30DukeWon 30–14 vs. Lafayette+16LafayetteLost 14–16 vs. Rutgers-2RutgersWon 28–0 vs. Massachusetts+28MassachusettsLost 3–24 at Memphis-21MemphisLost 13–70 at UCF-57UCFLost 16–27 vs. Tulsa-11TulsaLost 20–27 at Navy-7NavyWon 54–28 vs. South Florida+26South FloridaLost 36–43 at Houston-7HoustonLost 3–23 vs. No. 22 Cincinnati-20No. 22 CincinnatiLost 46–49 vs. East Carolina-3East Carolina
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 2atDukeL 0–⁠3039%
Sep 10vsLafayetteW 30–⁠1470%
Sep 17vsRutgersL 14–⁠1643%
Sep 24vsMassachusettsW 28–⁠065%
Oct 1atMemphisL 3–⁠2419%
Oct 13atUCFL 13–⁠7013%
Oct 21vsTulsaL 16–⁠2739%
Oct 29atNavyL 20–⁠2730%
Nov 5vsSouth FloridaW 54–⁠2858%
Nov 12atHoustonL 36–⁠4317%
Nov 19vs22CincinnatiL 3–⁠2313%
Nov 26vsEast CarolinaL 46–⁠4931%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to East Carolina 49–⁠46; unranked in the final AP poll; 10th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 68th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
3–⁠9
Conference
1–⁠7 10th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
263–⁠351
Coach
Stan Drayton
Elo
1320 −42 this season
SP+ rating
-12.9 No. 105 of 131; offense No. 114, defense No. 72, special teams No. 82
SRS
−10.2 No. 105 of 131 in FBS
Returning
71% of last season’s EPA, No. 37 of 130
Recruiting class
No. 95 roster talent No. 76 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Danny Langsdorf
Defensive coordinator
D.J. Eliot
Offense
Pro-style
Defense
4–⁠3

How good, play by play

  • Offense89th of 131
  • Defense92nd of 131
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted101st of 131
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted88th of 131
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.0337%1.3189th of 131
Defense0.1544%1.1492nd of 131
Opponent-adjusted0.03 off
0.14 def		38% off
45% def		—101st off
88th 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
Offense3.3own 2720% allowed
Defense3.4own 3318% caused

CORE rating -6.2, 93rd of 131 (offense -4.1, defense 2.1).

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 yardsE.J. Warner QB3,028 yds
Passing touchdownsE.J. Warner QB18 TD
Rushing yardsEdward Saydee RB639 yds
Rushing touchdownsEdward Saydee RB6 TD
Receiving yardsJose Barbon WR910 yds
Receiving touchdownsAmad Anderson Jr. WR4 TD
TacklesJordan Magee LB86 tkl
SacksLayton Jordan LB9 sacks
InterceptionsAlex Odom S2 INT

Top recruits in the 2022 class

Jackson Pruitt OL★★★No. 934
Corey Yeoman LB★★★No. 1029
Zamar Grove DE★★★No. 1307
London Hall CB★★★No. 1341
Sam Martin Jr. RB★★★No. 1395

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

The 2022 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Running backs13.00.846
Offensive line13.00.863
Defensive line23.00.827
Linebackers22.50.825
Defensive backs13.00.848
Athletes and specialists13.00.816
Whole class92.90.834

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 114

The 2022 roster

114 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2022 line; 60 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 11

The 2022 portal
Adonicas Sanders WR★★★from Georgia Tech
Ian Stewart WR★★★from Michigan State
Darvon Hubbard RB★★★from Texas A&M
Quincy Patterson II QB★★★from North Dakota State
Jakari Norwood RB★★★from Illinois
Dominick Hill CB★★★from South Carolina
Joseph Appiah Darkwa DL★★★from Penn State
James Faminu OT★★from Houston
Peace Addo OT★★★from Duke
Camden Price Kfrom Miami
Mackenzie Morgan Pfrom Weber State

Transfers out 17

Jadan Blue WR★★★★to Virginia Tech
M.J. Griffin S★★★to Louisville
Nick Bags DL★★★to South Florida
Re-al Mitchell QB★★to San Diego
Andrew Garwo CB★★★to UT Martin
Audley Isaacs LB★★★to Tarleton State
Chauncey Moore S★★★to Alabama State
Garrett Williams CB★★★to Fordham
Justin Lynch QB★★★to Northern Illinois
Kyle Dobbins RB★★★to Western Illinois
Matt Duncan QB★★★to Trinity Valley C.C.
Ronnie Stevenson WR★★★no new school on file

And 5 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2022 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Tulane7–⁠112–⁠29
Cincinnati6–⁠29–⁠4
UCF6–⁠29–⁠5
Houston5–⁠38–⁠5
SMU5–⁠37–⁠6
East Carolina4–⁠48–⁠5
Navy4–⁠44–⁠8
Memphis3–⁠57–⁠6
Tulsa3–⁠55–⁠7
Temple1–⁠73–⁠9
South Florida0–⁠81–⁠11

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