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2025 Temple

5–⁠7 (3–⁠5 American Athletic Conference), coached by K.C. Keeler.

Schedule and results

Temple in 2025, game by game: won at Massachusetts 42–10; won vs. Howard 55–7; lost vs. No. 13 Oklahoma 3–42; lost at No. 18 Georgia Tech 24–45; won vs. UTSA 27–21; lost vs. Navy 31–32; won at Charlotte 49–14; won at Tulsa 38–37; lost vs. East Carolina 14–45; lost at Army 13–14; lost vs. No. 24 Tulane 13–37; lost at No. 21 North Texas 25–52+48−39Won 42–10 at Massachusetts+32MassachusettsWon 55–7 vs. Howard+48HowardLost 3–42 vs. No. 13 Oklahoma-39No. 13 OklahomaLost 24–45 at No. 18 Georgia Tech-21No. 18 Georgia TechWon 27–21 vs. UTSA+6UTSALost 31–32 vs. Navy-1NavyWon 49–14 at Charlotte+35CharlotteWon 38–37 at Tulsa+1TulsaLost 14–45 vs. East Carolina-31East CarolinaLost 13–14 at Army-1ArmyLost 13–37 vs. No. 24 Tulane-24No. 24 TulaneLost 25–52 at No. 21 North Texas-27No. 21 North Texas
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30atMassachusettsW 42–⁠1046%
Sep 6vsHowardW 55–⁠778%
Sep 13vs13OklahomaL 3–⁠4235%
Sep 20at18Georgia TechL 24–⁠4521%
Oct 4vsUTSAW 27–⁠2138%
Oct 11vsNavyL 31–⁠3230%
Oct 18atCharlotteW 49–⁠1454%
Oct 25atTulsaW 38–⁠3758%
Nov 1vsEast CarolinaL 14–⁠4546%
Nov 8atArmyL 13–⁠1425%
Nov 22vs24TulaneL 13–⁠3729%
Nov 28at21North TexasL 25–⁠5215%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to North Texas 52–⁠25; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 9th in the American Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 50th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 92 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠5 tied for 9th in American Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
334–⁠356
Coach
K.C. Keeler
Elo
1387 +16 this season
SP+ rating
-5.1 No. 88 of 136; offense No. 68, defense No. 109, special teams No. 37
SRS
−7.0 No. 95 of 136 in FBS
Returning
41% of last season’s EPA, No. 59 of 134
Recruiting class
No. 123 roster talent No. 113 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Tyler Walker
Defensive coordinator
Brian Smith
Offense
Spread
Defense
Multiple 3–⁠4

How good, play by play

  • Offense57th of 136
  • Defense118th of 136
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted56th of 136
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted115th of 136
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.1141%1.1657th of 136
Defense0.2046%1.22118th of 136
Opponent-adjusted0.11 off
0.19 def		40% off
45% def		—56th off
115th def

Passing and running

Pass successDepth of targetDeep throwsLine yardsStuffed
Offense46%8.3 yds8%2.9018%
Defense43%10.7 yds18%3.4013%
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. Passing and running: depth of target is how far downfield passes traveled in the air; deep throws are the share thrown deep, of the passes whose depth and direction the play-by-play describes (about half); line yards are the running yards per carry credited to the blockers; stuffed is the share of carries stopped at or behind the line. The defense’s line is what its opponents did. From CollegeFootballData.com, 2025 on.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.6own 2814% allowed
Defense4.8own 2615% caused

CORE rating -3.7, 79th of 136 (offense 2.6, defense 6.3).

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 yardsEvan Simon QB2,098 yds
Passing touchdownsEvan Simon QB25 TD
Rushing yardsJevyon Ducker RB809 yds
Rushing touchdownsJevyon Ducker RB7 TD
Receiving yardsJovanni Bermudez WR501 yds
Receiving touchdownsKajiya Hollawayne WR6 TD
TacklesCurly Ordonez LB69 tkl
SacksCam’Ron Stewart LB5 sacks
InterceptionsAdrian Laing CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Jett White CB★★★No. 784
Tylik Mitchell RB★★★No. 945
Keveun Mason RB★★★No. 1738
Kaegan Chambers ATH★★★No. 1901
De’Carlos Young RB★★★No. 1950

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

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks13.00.828
Running backs33.00.855
Receivers23.00.819
Defensive backs43.00.842
Athletes and specialists13.00.848
Whole class113.00.841

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 116

The 2025 roster

116 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 64 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 24

The 2025 portal
Dontae Pollard CB★★★from Samford
Demerick Morris DL★★★from Oklahoma State
Gevani McCoy QB★★★from Texas State
Earl Kulp CB★★★from Purdue
Jalen Stewart LB★★★from Massachusetts
Jevyon Ducker RB★★★from Sam Houston
Colin Chase WR★★★from St. Thomas
Jaylen Castleberry CB★★★from Youngstown State
Pooh Lawton S★★★from Slippery Rock
Willy Love LB★★★from Monmouth
Anthony Chiccitt QB★★★from Robert Morris
Avery Powell CB★★★from Missouri State

And 12 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 23

Jamel Johnson CB★★★to NC State
Melvin Siani OT★★★to Wake Forest
Tra Thomas DE★★★to NC State
Antwain Littleton II RB★★★to Rhode Island
Tyquan King LB★★★to UConn
Antwone Santiago LB★★★to Virginia Tech
Landon Morris TE★★★to California
Joseph Auzenne DL★★★to Marshall
Darrell Sweeting CB★★★to Marshall
James Faminu OT★★★to UNLV
Jaylen Lewis CB★★★to Western Kentucky
Chris Dietrich QB★★★to Bucknell

And 11 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2025 American Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Navy8–⁠111–⁠223
North Texas7–⁠112–⁠224
Tulane7–⁠111–⁠318
South Florida6–⁠29–⁠4
East Carolina6–⁠29–⁠4
Memphis4–⁠48–⁠5
UTSA4–⁠47–⁠6
Army4–⁠57–⁠6
Temple3–⁠55–⁠7
Florida Atlantic3–⁠54–⁠8
Rice2–⁠65–⁠8
UAB2–⁠64–⁠8
Tulsa1–⁠74–⁠8
Charlotte0–⁠81–⁠11

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