Temple at East Carolina - 2024 Matchup Preview

Saturday, October 26th 2024 (2:00 PM EDT)
East Carolina -8.5 (48.5) (-300) Open: -7.0 | 49.0
East Carolina 56 - Temple: 34 (American Athletic)

Owls (3 - 9) (6 - 6 - 0)
Coach Stan Drayton (6 - 18)
Avg Score : 28 - 30 (32 - 29 on Road)
Record Prediction: 3 - 9 (#114)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

Our Line: East Carolina -24 (SP+ ECU -19)
Projected Score: TEM: 14 - ECU: 38 (53)
ECU Win prob: 71% | Cover: 46%
TEM Travel: 321 miles

Pirates (8 - 5) (8 - 5 - 0)
Coach Mike Houston (24 - 34)
Avg Score : 33 - 20 (36 - 20 @ Home)
Record Prediction: 8 - 5 (#42)
'24 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)

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

Temple's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Fri 8/30	Temple at Oklahoma	+42.5	59.5	L 3 - 51	U	N
Sat 9/7	Temple at Navy	+11.5	43.5	L 11 - 38	O	N
Sat 9/14	Temple vs Coastal Carolina	+17.5	51.5	L 20 - 28	U	Y
Sat 9/21	Temple vs Utah State	+6.5	53.5	W 45 - 29	O	Y
Thu 9/26	Temple vs Army	+11.0	46.5	L 14 - 42	O	N
Sat 10/5	Temple at UConn	+17.5	49.0	L 20 - 29	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	Temple vs Tulsa	-3.5	51.5	W 20 - 10	U	Y
Sat 10/26	Temple at East Carolina	+8.5	48.5	L 34 - 56	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/9	Temple at Tulane	+25.5	50.5	L 6 - 52	O	N
Sat 11/16	Temple vs Florida Atlantic	-2.0	50.0	W 18 - 15	U	Y
Fri 11/22	Temple at UTSA	+16.5	56.0	L 27 - 51	O	N
Sat 11/30	Temple vs North Texas	+10.5	63.5	L 17 - 24	U	Y

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Predictions for Temple's Schedule

East Carolina's 2024 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/31	East Carolina vs Norfolk State	-31.5	51.5	W 42 - 3	U	Y
Sat 9/7	East Carolina at Old Dominion	+1.5	53.5	W 20 - 14	U	Y
Sat 9/14	East Carolina vs App State	-0.5	56.5	L 19 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/21	East Carolina at Liberty	+7.5	55.0	L 24 - 35	O	N
Sat 9/28	East Carolina vs UTSA	-2.0	53.5	W 30 - 20	U	Y
Sat 10/5	East Carolina at Charlotte	-9.5	47.5	L 24 - 55	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/19	East Carolina at Army	+17.5	54.0	L 28 - 45	O	Y
Sat 10/26	East Carolina vs Temple	-8.5	48.5	W 56 - 34	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Thu 11/7	East Carolina vs Florida Atlantic	-5.5	58.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Thu 11/14	East Carolina at Tulsa	-16.0	63.5	W 38 - 31	O	N
Sat 11/23	East Carolina at North Texas	+2.5	73.5	W 40 - 28	U	Y
Fri 11/29	East Carolina vs Navy	-2.5	54.0	L 20 - 34	U	N
Sat 12/28	East Carolina vs NC State	+7.5	61.5	W 26 - 21	U	Y

Important Stats (2023)

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	#98 (.14)	40% (94)	27.8	39% (114)	2.82 (116)	96	41% (71)	277	3.04 (123)	#121 (.29)	45% (109)	29.7	46% (100)	44% (98)	4.83 (131)	36.7	2.1	0.4
ECU	#132 (.02)	33% (132)	32.7	35% (128)	2.85 (111)	112	32% (130)	164	2.62 (129)	#40 (.14)	34% (6)	20.1	30% (2)	39% (37)	2.84 (8)	54.3	1.8	1.3

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 2023

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	12	27.8	31.8	39.9%	3.04	2.1	21	373	96	277	3.5	39%	60%	39%	41%	18%	.14
ECU Defense	12	20.1	19.8	34.3%	2.84	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	51%	48%	30%	39%	20%	.14

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	12	29.7	28.7	45%	4.83	0.4	-	-	-	-	-	56%	44%	46%	44%	13%	.29
ECU Offense	12	32.7	36.2	33.3%	2.62	1.8	15	276	112	164	3.5	46%	53%	35%	32%	20%	.02

Additional Stats 2023

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	12	28:21	20.6	38%	51%	4.5	36.7	2.1	0.4	5.6	1.8	1	26.4
East Carolina	12	28:59	15.1	30%	35%	5.8	54.3	1.8	1.3	6.9	1.5	2	30.6

Run Game Stats (2024)

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	12	39% (127)	39% (114)	27.6	96.3	3.5	9 (128)	.08 (106)	2.82 (116)	66% (116)	8% (32)	1.01 (61)
ECU Defense	12	51% (88)	30% (2)	-	-	-	-	-.01 (13)	2.53 (7)	74% (76)	13% (8)	1.19 (124)

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	12	56% (125)	46% (100)	-	-	-	-	.17 (89)	3.18 (88)	93% (133)	10% (78)	0.88 (21)
ECU Offense	12	46% (98)	35% (128)	32.2	111.7	3.5	12 (116)	.03 (123)	2.85 (111)	71% (90)	12% (108)	0.97 (87)

Pass Game Stats (2024)

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	12	60% (7)	41% (71)	23.6	42.3	276.7	6.5	11.7	23 (51)	16 (121)	.24 (82)	1.6 (61)	33% (93)	35% (28)	.38 (57)	10% (132)	2.1 (44)
ECU Defense	12	48% (55)	39% (37)	-	-	-	-	-	-	6 (120)	.32 (100)	1.8 (126)	38% (6)	33% (107)	.43 (116)	6% (53)	2.2 (98)

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	12	44% (15)	44% (98)	-	-	-	-	-	-	3 (132)	.45 (129)	1.8 (127)	29% (117)	31% (84)	.38 (103)	3% (132)	2.1 (95)
ECU Offense	12	53% (37)	32% (130)	17.3	32.3	163.9	5.1	9.5	7 (129)	14 (107)	.05 (129)	1.5 (92)	38% (133)	22% (129)	.11 (127)	8% (116)	2.1 (55)

Temple's Power Ratings
Temple's Power Rating: -23.93 #128
Temple's Offense Rating: 8.70 #131
Temple's Defense Rating: 15.86 #114
2024 Talent Rating: 189.00 #120
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #102
Temple's 2024 Expected Record: 3.0 - 9.0
Temple's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -20.3 #127
Temple's Offense SP+ Rating: 17.3 #125
Temple's Defense SP+ Rating: 37.8 #125

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 238.57
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

Power Ratings Matchup
Temple: -23.93 East Carolina: 1.885

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Temple: -20.3 East Carolina: -1.0

East Carolina's Power Ratings
East Carolina's Power Rating: 1.885 #65
East Carolina's Offense Rating: 20.65 #59
East Carolina's Defense Rating: 8.33 #56
2024 Talent Rating: 292.00 #77
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #102
East Carolina's 2024 Expected Record: 8.0 - 5.0
East Carolina's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #73
East Carolina's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.5 #58
East Carolina's Defense SP+ Rating: 29.7 #87

Average Talent
Average American Athletic Talent Rating is 238.57
Average Power Five Talent: 432.03
Average FBS Talent: 332.4

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

Temple's 2024 Record
Record: 3 - 9
Record vs Spread: 6 - 6 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 6
Record on Road: 0 - 6
Record vs Spread on Road: 1 - 5 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 4 - 6 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 5 - 0

Projected Score
East Carolina 38
Temple 14

Projected Total Points: 53

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

East Carolina's 2024 Record
Record: 8 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 5 - 0
Over/Under Record: 6 - 7
Record at home: 4 - 2
Record vs Spread at home: 4 - 2 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 4 - 4 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 4 - 2 - 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

(#128) TEM at (#65) ECU

Overall StatsOvr
CategoryCat	TEM	ECU
Net PPPPPP	NR	NR
Power RatePwr	#128	#65
SP+SP+	#127	#73
Perf GradeGrade	#113	#58
OffenseOff	#123	#47
DefenseDef	#83	#44
Spec TeamsST	#77	#128
TalentTal	#120	#77
Blue ChipsBC%	#102	#102

Temple Notes(12/1) Hired HC Keeler (SHSU), was 97-39 in 12 years
(11/18) Off awful, Def OK in FAU W. HC Drayton fired.
(11/17) HC Drayton fired, DC Withers interim
(10/28) -8.5 ppg via TOs, last in CFB thru 8 games
(10/27) Run D all. 231 (6.4 ypc), Off 3 TOs in ECU L
(10/20) QB Simon torched Tulsa in upset W, Run D great
(9/26) Run D gave up 700+ yds to Army/Navy. Awful team
(9/23) QB Simon a huge upgrade over Brock. Good find
(9/8) Torched by Navy? Rgame worst, Run D torched
(8/25) QB battle - Simon over Brock. JAG on paper
(8/13) Could be worst Def in CFB & new QB. Bad times
(8/13) Best bet for team to go winless in '24
Temple Injury Report

East Carolina Notes(11/29) Snapped vs Navy, Def abysmal, Rgame awful
(11/26) Interim HC Blake Harrell hired after 5-0 run
(11/25) 4 str W's under Harrell, Off mauled N. Texas
(11/8) Off rolling, 575+ yds, 343 pass/238 rush vs FAU
(10/27) Off had 56 pts in 3 Q's game after Houston fired
(10/20) Run D torched for 295 (5.3 ypc) vs Army
(10/20) HC Houston Fired after Army gm, DC Harrell Int
(10/8) Run D torched for 300+ (6 ypc) vs Char?
(10/8) Slipping after awful '23. Staff done? Quit watch
(9/28) Rgame awful but Garcia good in W over UTSA
(9/23) Have 14 TOs in 4 games (last), Garcia 9 Int
(9/23) Blew 17-0 (Lib), Garcia meh, Rgame meh
East Carolina Injury Report

Temple on Offense

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
PPPOffPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#123	#44
SuccessSuc	#94	#6
ExplosiveExp	#19	#130
PPAPPA	#98	#40
PowerPwr	#131	#56
SP+SP+	#125	#87
Pts POPPO	#123	#8
HavocHav	#107	#11

Temple Run Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
Run GameRun	#136	#20
Run SuccessRSuc	#114	#2
Run ExplRExp	#61	#124
PPAExp	#106	#13
Run BlockR Blk	#128	-
OL YdsOLY	#116	#7
Stuff RateStuff	#96	#12
TackleTak	-	#76

Temple Pass Game

Pass heavy Offense 55%, Run: 45%
CategoryCat	TEM Off	ECU Def
Pass GamePass	#50	#74
Pass SuccessPSuc	#71	#37
Pass ExplPExl	#61	#126
PPAExp	#82	#100
Pass Rush/BlockP Blk	#122	#75
F7 HavocF7	#32	#8
DB HavocDB	#132	#53

East Carolina on Offense

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
PPPDefPPP	NR	NR
Perf GradePerf	#47	#83
SuccessSuc	#132	#109
ExplosiveExp	#89	#68
PPAPPA	#132	#121
PowerPwr	#59	#114
SP+SP+	#58	#125
Pts POPPO	#129	#131
HavocHav	#116	#124

East Carolina Run Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
Run GameRun	#60	#110
Run SuccessRSuc	#128	#100
Run ExplRExp	#87	#21
PPAExp	#123	#89
Run BlockR Blk	#43	-
OL YdsOLY	#111	#88
Stuff RateStuff	#74	#88
TackleTak	-	#46

East Carolina Pass Game

Balanced offense, Pass: 48%, Run: 52%
CategoryCat	ECU Off	TEM Def
Pass GamePass	#59	#60
Pass SuccessPSuc	#130	#98
Pass ExplPExl	#92	#127
PPAExp	#129	#129
Pass Block/RushP Blk	#65	#60
F7 HavocF7	#108	#78
DB HavocDB	#116	#132

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

TEM 5 Year Profile: Consistent Poor G5
'24 Profile: Remains Poor G5

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

Rematch from Week 9
East Carolina -8.5 (48.5)
East Carolina won vs Temple this year (56-34)

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

TEM's OC Danny Langsdorf (been OC for 3 years)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Evan Simon (Tr)	181	308	59%	2032	15	9	6.6
Forrest Brock	60	103	58%	541	1	5	5.3

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Terrez Worthy	79	425	4	5.4	75
Antwain Littleton II (Tr)	93	305	1	3.3	37
Jocquez Smith	36	132	1	3.7	22
EJ Wilson Jr.	16	59	0	3.7	12

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Dante Wright	61	792	6	13.0	91
Ashton Allen	24	324	2	13.5	60
Landon Morris	16	251	1	15.7	58
John Adams	16	194	1	12.1	35

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TEM's DC Everett Withers (in his second season)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Tyquan King (Tr)	111	6	3	6	0
D.J. Woodbury	93	5	2	1	0
Andreas Keaton (Tr)	67	0	0	0	3
Javier Morton (Tr)	48	0	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Diwun Black	23	6	3	8	3
Tyquan King (Tr)	111	6	3	6	0
Tra Thomas	28	5	2	1	0
D.J. Woodbury	93	5	2	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	PD
Jamel Johnson (Tr)	47	3	9
Jaylen Lewis (Tr)	43	2	5
Ben Osueke	26	0	4

ECU's OC John David Baker (in his first season)

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA
Katin Houser (Tr)	149	245	61%	2006	18	11	8.2
Jake Garcia (Tr)	109	181	60%	1426	8	12	7.9

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Rahjai Harris	206	1166	11	5.7	86
London Montgomery (Tr)	71	359	2	5.1	48
Marlon Gunn	61	224	3	3.7	20
Katin Houser (Tr)	49	170	4	3.5	35

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Anthony Smith (Tr)	41	799	6	19.5	64
Chase Sowell	34	678	3	19.9	56
Winston Wright	54	556	8	10.3	65
Yannick Smith	25	434	3	17.4	52

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ECU's DC Blake Harrell (been DC for 3 years)

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Omar Rogers	105	6	1	2	2
Zakye Barker	81	12	2	1	1
Michael Edwards III	75	9	1	2	4
Ja'Marley Riddle	63	4	0	0	4

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Elijah Morris	31	6	4	2	0
Samuel Dankah	34	7	3	1	2
J.D. Lampley	25	5	2	6	0
Ryheem Craig (Tr)	49	6	2	1	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Isaiah Brown-Murray	40	1	0	0	6
Michael Edwards III	75	9	1	2	4
Ja'Marley Riddle	63	4	0	0	4