Temple at East Carolina - 2021 Matchup Preview

Saturday, November 6th 2021 (3:00 PM EDT)
East Carolina -15.5 (52.0)
East Carolina 45 - Temple: 3 (American Athletic)

Owls (3 - 9) (2 - 10 - 0)
Coach Rod Carey (10 - 13)
Avg Score : 28 - 30 (32 - 29 on Road)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

ECU 2nd straight Home Game
Our Line: -12.5 (SP+ ECU -20)
Projected Score: TEM: 25 - ECU: 32 (57)
ECU Win prob: 86% | Cover: 55%
TEM Travel: 321 miles

Pirates (7 - 5) (7 - 4 - 1)
Coach Mike Houston (8 - 16)
Avg Score : 33 - 20 (36 - 20 @ Home)
'21 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Matchup
Schedules
TEM Players
ECU Players
Stats
Run/Pass
Ratings
Scoring
History

Temple's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/4	Temple at Rutgers	+14.0	52.0	L 14 - 61	O	N
Sat 9/11	Temple at Akron	-6.5	51.5	W 45 - 24	O	Y
Sat 9/18	Temple vs Boston College	+15.0	55.5	L 3 - 28	U	N
Sat 9/25	Temple vs Wagner	-36.5	54.5	W 41 - 7	U	N
Sat 10/2	Temple vs Memphis	+11.0	58.5	W 34 - 31	O	Y
Fri 10/8	Temple at Cincinnati	+30.0	52.5	L 3 - 52	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	Temple at South Florida	+1.5	54.5	L 14 - 34	U	N
Sat 10/30	Temple vs UCF	+12.0	52.0	L 7 - 49	O	N
Sat 11/6	Temple at East Carolina	+15.5	52.0	L 3 - 45	U	N
Sat 11/13	Temple vs Houston	+26.0	52.5	L 8 - 37	U	N
Sat 11/20	Temple at Tulsa	+22.0	50.5	L 10 - 44	O	N
Sat 11/27	Temple vs Navy	+13.5	42.0	L 14 - 38	O	N

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Predictions for Temple's Schedule

East Carolina's 2021 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Thu 9/2	East Carolina at App State	+9.0	55.5	L 19 - 33	U	N
Sat 9/11	East Carolina vs South Carolina	+3.0	56.5	L 17 - 20	U	Y
Sat 9/18	East Carolina at Marshall	+11.0	58.5	W 42 - 38	O	Y
Sat 9/25	East Carolina vs Charleston Southern	-24.5	59.0	W 31 - 28	U	N
Sat 10/2	East Carolina vs Tulane	+3.0	65.0	W 52 - 29	O	Y
Sat 10/9	East Carolina at UCF	+10.0	65.0	L 16 - 20	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/23	East Carolina at Houston	+13.5	56.0	L 24 - 31	U	Y
Thu 10/28	East Carolina vs South Florida	-9.5	55.5	W 29 - 14	U	Y
Sat 11/6	East Carolina vs Temple	-15.5	52.0	W 45 - 3	U	Y
Sat 11/13	East Carolina at Memphis	+4.0	58.5	W 30 - 29	O	Y
Sat 11/20	East Carolina at Navy	-3.5	46.0	W 38 - 35	O	N
Fri 11/26	East Carolina vs Cincinnati	+14.5	56.5	L 13 - 35	U	N
Mon 12/27	East Carolina vs Boston College	+3.0	52.5

Important Stats (2020)

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
TEM	.1	38%	27.8	34%	2.65	140	41%	208	3.77	.29	47%	29.7	50%	43%	4	44.4	2	1.7
ECU	.12	39%	32.7	38%	2.66	174	40%	230	3.29	.19	44%	20.1	40%	49%	3.93	58.2	2.2	2.2

Teams	Off Explosive.	Off Success	PPG	Rush Success	OL Yds Per Att	Rush YPG	Pass Success	Pass YPG	Off ScoreZone	Def Explosive.	Def Success	Def PPG	RunD Success	Pass D Success	Def ScoreZone	Penalty YPG	TO PG	Def TO PG
TEM		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0
ECU		0%		0%	0	0	0%	0	0		0%		0%	0%	0	0	0	0

Overall Stats 2020

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
TEM Offense	7	27.8	31.8	37.7%	3.77	2	21	348	140	208	3.5	49%	51%	34%	41%	17%	.1
ECU Defense	9	20.1	19.8	44.3%	3.93	2.2	-	-	-	-	-	52%	47%	40%	49%	15%	.19

Teams	Games	PPG	PPG H/R	Success Rate	Pts PerOpp	TO	1stD PG	TotalYds PG	RushYds PG	PassYdsPG	RYPA	Run Rate	Pass Rate	Run Success	Pass Success	Havoc Rate	Total PPA
TEM Defense	7	29.7	28.7	47.2%	4	1.7	-	-	-	-	-	59%	41%	50%	43%	17%	.29
ECU Offense	9	32.7	36.2	38.9%	3.29	2.2	22	404	174	230	4.3	49%	51%	38%	40%	21%	.12

Additional Stats 2020

Teams	Games	Possession Time	1st Downs PG	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Penalties PG	Penalty Yds PG	Off TO PG	Def TO PG	TFL PG	Sacks PG	D/ST TDs	Avg Field Pos
Temple	7	32:10	20.9	38%	57%	5.1	44.4	2	1.7	5.7	1.9	0	29.8
East Carolina	9	31:03	22	33%	56%	6.3	58.2	2.2	2.2	5.1	1.4	3	29.1

Run Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
TEM Offense	7	49%	34%	40.4	139.7	3.5	5	-.04	2.65	67%	10%	0.84
ECU Defense	9	52%	40%	-	-	-	-	.11	2.85	59%	9%	1.18

Teams	Games	Run Play Rate	Run Play Success	Rush Att PG	Rush Yds PG	Rush Yds Per Att	Rushing TDs	Run Pred Pts Added	OL Yds Per Att	3rd/4th & Short	Front 7 Havoc	Run Play Explosivness
TEM Defense	7	59%	50%	-	-	-	-	.17	3.36	91%	12%	0.82
ECU Offense	9	49%	38%	40.1	173.6	4.3	11	.04	2.66	61%	13%	1.04

Pass Game Stats (2021)

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
TEM Offense	7	51%	41%	20.9	34.3	208	6.1	10	11	11	.23	1.6	34%	31%	.23	7%	1.7
ECU Defense	9	47%	49%	-	-	-	-	-	-	10	.27	1.4	29%	34%	.36	6%	1.9

Teams	Games	PassPlay Rate	PassPlay Success	Comp PG	Att PG	Yds PG	Yds PA	Yds PC	TDs	Ints	PassPlays PPA	PassPlays Expl	PassDowns Rate	PassDowns Succ Rate	PassDowns PPA	DB Havoc	PassDowns Expl
TEM Defense	7	41%	43%	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	.46	2.1	30%	34%	.51	4%	2.4
ECU Offense	9	51%	40%	19.6	32.6	230.1	7.1	11.8	19	9	.19	1.6	31%	27%	.2	8%	2.1

Temple's Power Ratings
Temple's Power Rating: NR
Temple's Offense Rating: NR
Temple's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #78
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% NR
Temple's 2021 Expected Record: -
Temple's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: -19.1 #122
Temple's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.5 #124
Temple's Defense SP+ Rating: 34.1 #112

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Power Ratings Matchup
Temple: East Carolina: 2.75

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Temple: -19.1 East Carolina: 0.5

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: 2.75 NR
East Carolina's Offense Rating: NR
East Carolina's Defense Rating: NR
2021 Talent Rating: #76
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 NR
East Carolina's 2021 Expected Record: -
East Carolina's 2021 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.5 #78
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 27.4 #80
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #83

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 0
Average Power Five Talent: 0
Average FBS Talent: 715.76

Temple Scoring
Offense: 27.8 PPG
Offense on Road: 31.8
Defense: 29.7 PPG
Defense on Road: 28.7

Temple's 2021 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 2 - 10 - 0
Over/Under Record: 7 - 5
Record on Road: 1 - 5
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 1 - 9 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 0 - 5 - 0

Projected Score
East Carolina 32
Temple 25

Projected Total Points: 57

East Carolina Scoring
Offense: 32.7 PPG
Offense at Home: 36.2
Defense: 20.1 PPG
Defense at Home: 19.8

East Carolina's 2021 Record
Record: 7 - 5
Record vs Spread: 7 - 4 - 1
Over/Under Record: 4 - 8
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 3 - 2 - 1
Record as Fav vs Spread: 2 - 2 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0

Year	Date	Home	Score	Away	Score	Spread	Cover	Total	O/U
2025	11/01	Temple	14	East Carolina	45	East Carolina -5.5	East Carolina	58.5	Over
2024	10/26	East Carolina	56	Temple	34	East Carolina -8.5	East Carolina	48.5	Over
2022	11/26	Temple	46	East Carolina	49	East Carolina -9.5	Temple	52.0	Over
2021	11/06	East Carolina	45	Temple	3	East Carolina -15.5	East Carolina	52.0	Under
2020	11/21	Temple	3	East Carolina	28	East Carolina -6.5	East Carolina	54.5	Under
2019	10/03	East Carolina	17	Temple	27	Temple -12.5	East Carolina	46.0	Under
2018	10/06	Temple	49	East Carolina	6	Temple -10	Temple	53.5	Over
2017	10/07	East Carolina	10	Temple	34	Temple -3.5	Temple	59.0	Under
2016	11/26	Temple	37	East Carolina	10	Temple -19	Temple	58.5	Under
2015	10/22	East Carolina	14	Temple	24	East Carolina -2	Temple	48.0	Under
2014	11/01	Temple	20	East Carolina	10	East Carolina -7	Temple	0

Team	Wins	Covers	O/U
East Carolina	5	5	4 Overs
Temple	6	6	6 Unders

	Wins	Covers	Favs	Dogs
Home Teams	5 - 6	7 - 4	4 - 1	3 - 3
Road Teams	6 - 5	4 - 7	3 - 3	1 - 4

(#) TEM at (#) ECU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	TEM	ECU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#122	#78
Perf GradeGrade	#126	#104
OffenseOff	#128	#103
DefenseDef	#109	#87
Spec TeamsST	#102	#122
TalentTal	#78	#76
Blue ChipsBC%	NR	NR

Temple Injury Report

East Carolina Injury Report

Temple on Offense


CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#128	#87
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#124	#83
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

Temple Run Game


CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
Run GameRun	#129	#101
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#89	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#68

Temple Pass Game


CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
Pass GamePass	#132	#37
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#72	#126
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

East Carolina on Offense


CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#103	#109
SuccessSuc	NR	NR
ExplosiveExp	NR	NR
PPAPPA	NR	NR
PowerPwr	NR	NR
SP+SP+	#80	#112
Pts POPPO	NR	NR
HavocHav	NR	NR

East Carolina Run Game


CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
Run GameRun	#96	#65
Run SuccessRSuc	NR	NR
Run ExplRExp	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Run BlockR Blk	#111	-
OL YdsOLY	NR	NR
Stuff RateStuff	NR	NR
TackleTak	-	#120

East Carolina Pass Game


CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
Pass GamePass	#78	#131
Pass SuccessPSuc	NR	NR
Pass ExplPExl	NR	NR
PPAExp	NR	NR
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#122	#83
F7 HavocF7	NR	NR
DB HavocDB	NR	NR

Program Comparison
ECU 5 Year Profile: Improving Average G5
'21 Profile: Up to Top G5

TEM 5 Year Profile: Declining Average G5
'21 Profile: Up to Poor G5

Weather Forecast
Playing in Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium
Conditions:
Temp: 0°

Rematch from Week 10
East Carolina -15.5 (52.0)
East Carolina won vs Temple this year (45-3)

Previous Matchups
East Carolina beat Temple last year (45-14)
East Carolina beat Temple in 2024 (56-34)

TEM's OC Mike Uremovich (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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TEM's DC Jeff Knowles (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

ECU's OC Donnie Kirkpatrick (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG

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ECU's DC Blake Harrell (in his first season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD