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Temple Owls (@Temple_FB)
K. C. Keeler (2nd year) (5-7) #36
Record: 0 - 0 (0 - 0) | Proj: 6 - 6 (#64) | SOS: (#122)
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Temple's 2026 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 9/5	Temple vs Rhode Island	-18.5
Sat 9/12	Temple vs Penn State	+19.5
Sat 9/19	Temple at Toledo	+10.5
Sat 9/26	Temple vs Army	+0.5
Sat 10/3	Temple at South Florida	+15
Sat 10/10	Temple vs UConn	-0
Sat 10/17	Temple vs Charlotte	-18.5
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/31	Temple at East Carolina	+13
Sat 11/7	Temple at Navy	+7.5
Sat 11/14	Temple vs UAB	-10
Thu 11/19	Temple vs Rice	-11.5
Sat 11/28	Temple at Memphis	+12

Record Prediction: 6 - 6 #64
Schedule Rating: #122
Future 2027 Schedule

Temple's 2025 Schedule
Date	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result	O/U	Cover
Sat 8/30	Temple at Massachusetts	-3.0	51.5	W 42 - 10	O	Y
Sat 9/6	Temple vs Howard	-28.0	47.0	W 55 - 7	O	Y
Sat 9/13	Temple vs Oklahoma	+23.5	50.5	L 3 - 42	U	N
Sat 9/20	Temple at Georgia Tech	+24.5	52.5	L 24 - 45	O	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 10/4	Temple vs UTSA	+6.5	58.5	W 27 - 21	U	Y
Sat 10/11	Temple vs Navy	+10.0	52.5	L 31 - 32	O	Y
Sat 10/18	Temple at Charlotte	-10.0	47.5	W 49 - 14	O	Y
Sat 10/25	Temple at Tulsa	-4.5	52.5	W 38 - 37	O	N
Sat 11/1	Temple vs East Carolina	+5.5	58.5	L 14 - 45	O	N
Sat 11/8	Temple at Army	+7.5	45.5	L 13 - 14	U	Y
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/22	Temple vs Tulane	+7.5	54.5	L 13 - 37	U	N
Fri 11/28	Temple at North Texas	+20.0	65.5	L 25 - 52	O	N

2025 Schedule Rating: #81
2025 Record: 5 - 7 (AAC: 3 - 5)
Spread Record 7 - 5 - 0 | O/U 8 - 4

Opponents: 1 Elite, 1 Good, 3 Avg, 3 Bad, 3 Poor

Reg Season Opponents: 1 Elite, 2 Good, 2 Avg, 3 Bad, 3 Poor

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Temple's 2024 Schedule
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

Temple's 2023 Schedule
Sat 9/2	Temple vs Akron	-9.5	55.0	W 24 - 21	U	N
Sat 9/9	Temple at Rutgers	+7.5	43.5	L 7 - 36	U	N
Sat 9/16	Temple vs Norfolk State	-30.5	55.0	W 41 - 9	U	Y
Sat 9/23	Temple vs Miami	+23.0	46.5	L 7 - 41	O	N
Thu 9/28	Temple at Tulsa	+3.0	56.0	L 26 - 48	O	N
Sat 10/7	Temple vs UTSA	+14.0	56.0	L 34 - 49	O	N
Sat 10/14	Temple at North Texas	+8.0	65.5	L 14 - 45	U	N
Fri 10/20	Temple vs SMU	+24.0	53.0	L 0 - 55	O	N
	BYE WEEK
Sat 11/4	Temple vs Navy	+7.0	46.0	W 32 - 18	O	Y
Sat 11/11	Temple at South Florida	+7.5	70.5	L 23 - 27	U	Y
Sat 11/18	Temple at UAB	+8.0	61.5	L 24 - 34	U	N
Fri 11/24	Temple vs Memphis	+13.5	63.5	L 21 - 45	O	N

Temple's 2022 Schedule
Fri 9/2	Temple at Duke	+9.5	51.5	L 0 - 30	U	N
Sat 9/10	Temple vs Lafayette	-13.5	39.5	W 30 - 14	O	Y
Sat 9/17	Temple vs Rutgers	+18.0	42.5	L 14 - 16	U	Y
Sat 9/24	Temple vs Massachusetts	-10.0	44.0	W 28 - 0	U	Y
Sat 10/1	Temple at Memphis	+18.5	50.0	L 3 - 24	U	N
	BYE WEEK
Thu 10/13	Temple at UCF	+23.5	46.5	L 13 - 70	O	N
Fri 10/21	Temple vs Tulsa	+13.5	53.5	L 16 - 27	U	Y
Sat 10/29	Temple at Navy	+14.5	41.5	L 20 - 27	O	Y
Sat 11/5	Temple vs South Florida	+3.5	49.0	W 54 - 28	O	Y
Sat 11/12	Temple at Houston	+20.0	56.0	L 36 - 43	O	Y
Sat 11/19	Temple vs Cincinnati	+17.0	48.5	L 3 - 23	U	N
Sat 11/26	Temple vs East Carolina	+9.5	52.0	L 46 - 49	O	Y

Temple's 2021 Schedule
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

2026 class: 192 points   #62
2025 class: 134 points   #129
2024 class: 153 points   #101
2023 class: 160 points   #81
2022 class: 122 points   #109

Average Class Ranking:   #96
Average Recruiting Points: 152

Four Year Crootin Profile
Improving Average G5
4 Year Class: #93 - Best: #62 Worst: #129

CFB Crootin Averages
American Athletic Class: 158  #105
Group of 5 Class: 169  #101
FBS Class: 198  #70

2021 class: 124 points   #131
2020 class: 149 points   #101
2019 class: 139 points   #113
2018 class: 154 points   #83
2017 class: 108 points   #108

Average Class Ranking:   #107
Average Recruiting Points: 135

Transfer Portal Classes
2026 Portal Class #90 - 23 players, 84 Avg
2025 Portal Class #79 - 26 players, 84 Avg
2024 Portal Class #90 - 17 players, 84 Avg
2023 Portal Class #87 - 11 players, 89 Avg

Transfer Portal Classes

Transfer Portal Classes
2022 Portal Class #51 - 12 players, 84 Avg
2021 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2020 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg
2019 Portal Class NR - players, 0 Avg

Offensive Coordinator Tyler Walker (in his second season) #45

Player Name	COMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	YPA

Player Name	CAR	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Hunter Smith	62	403	2	6.5	72
Keveun Mason	28	167	1	6.0	29
Colin Chase	12	69	0	5.8	21
Samuel Brown V (Tr)	16	38	0	2.4	9

Player Name	REC	YDS	TD	YPC	LONG
Jayce Freeman (Tr)	41	774	8	18.9	65
Jovanni Bermudez	39	501	4	12.8	38
Peter Clarke	30	483	6	16.1	50
Colin Chase	40	414	4	10.4	42

(Tr) - new transfer in 2026

Defensive Coordinator Brian Smith (in his second season) #135

Top Def	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Curly Ordonez	69	8	1	1	3
Avery Powell	54	1	0	0	1
Eric Stuart	44	2	0	1	0
Pooh Lawton	23	2	0	0	1

Sacks	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
JaMair Diaz (Tr)	14	1	1	2	0
Curly Ordonez	69	8	1	1	3
Russell Sykes	13	4	1	0	0
Earl Kulp	5	0	0	0	0

Pass D	Tack	TFL	SACKS	PRESS	PD
Curly Ordonez	69	8	1	1	3
Jayvant Brown	12	1	0	0	1
Avery Powell	54	1	0	0	1

Returning Production
Overall Returning Production: 57% #96
Offense Returning Production: 71% #53
Defense Returning Production: 43% #118
Temple's Official Roster

Transfer Portal
2026 Portal Class #90
23 Commits, 83.9 Avg Rating
34% of 2026 Roster from Portal, 23% TY

Team Talent
2026 Talent Rating: 698.00 #74
Offense Talent #71 | Defense Talent #92
2025 #114 | 2024 #120 | 2023 #80 | 2022 #77

2026 - 2023 Records
2026 Record: 0 - 0
2026 Conf Record: 0 - 0
Spread: 0 - 0 - 0 | Totals: 0 - 0

2025 Record: 5 - 7
2025 Conf Record: 3 - 5
Spread: 7 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 8 - 4

2024 Record: 3 - 9
2024 Conf Record: 2 - 6
Spread: 6 - 6 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2023 Record: 3 - 9
2023 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 3 - 9 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

Four Year Record: 11 - 25
Four Year Record vs. Spread: 16 - 20 - 0
Four Year Conference Record: 6 - 18

2022 - 2019 Records
2022 Record: 3 - 9
2022 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 8 - 4 - 0 | Totals: 6 - 6

2021 Record: 3 - 9
2021 Conf Record: 1 - 7
Spread: 2 - 10 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 5

2020 Record: 1 - 6
2020 Conf Record: 1 - 6
Spread: 2 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 3 - 4

2019 Record: 8 - 5
2019 Conf Record: 5 - 3
Spread: 8 - 5 - 0 | Totals: 7 - 6

Eight Year Record: 26 - 54
Eight Year Record vs. Spread: 36 - 44 - 0
Eight Year Conference Record: 15 - 41

Temple Recent Bowl History
Date	Bowl	Matchup	Spread	Total	Result
2019	Military Bowl	Temple vs North Carolina	+6.0	56.5	L 13 - 55
2018	Independence Bowl	Temple vs Duke	-3.5	56.5	L 27 - 56
2017	Gasparilla Bowl	Temple vs Florida International	-7.0	57.5	W 28 - 3
2016	Military Bowl	Temple vs Wake Forest	-12.5	42.0	L 26 - 34

Power Ranking Stats (2025)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2025	.2 (46)	1.18 (110)	44% (46)	4.58 (13)	28.2 (92)	38%	74%	.28 (132)	1.26 (69)	46% (125)	4.77 (136)	25.7 (0)

Teams	Offense PPA	Offense Expl	Offense Success	Offense Pts Per Opp	Avg Start FP	3rd Down %	4th Down %	Defense PPA	Defense Expl	Defense Success	Defense Pts Per Opp	Opponent FP
2024	.04 (128)	1.34 (29)	32% (132)	3.57 (97)	28.2 (89)	32%	42%	.23 (100)	1.35 (108)	41% (63)	4.18 (106)	31.8 (119)

More Stats (2025)

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
2025	12	30:08	18.3	38%	74%	5	50.3	0.3	1.3	4.6	1.3	1

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
2024	12	30:12	15.6	32%	42%	5.6	45.1	2	1.3	3.8	1.2	1

Overall Stats (2025)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	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
2025 Offense	12	27.8	23.8	31.8	44.4% (46)	4.58 (13)	0.3	18	345	148	198	4.5	50% (63)	49% (68)	44% (60)	45% (37)	14% (52)	.2 (46)
2025 Defense	12	29.7	30.7	28.7	46.3% (125)	4.77 (136)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	57% (130)	42% (6)	49% (130)	43% (88)	15% (94)	.28 (132)

Teams	Games	PPG	Home	Road	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
2024 Offense	12	19.6	22.3	16.8	32.4% (132)	3.57 (97)	2	16	309	93	216	2.9	45% (107)	55% (30)	32% (133)	33% (127)	20% (125)	.04 (128)
2024 Defense	12	35.4	24.7	46.2	41.2% (63)	4.18 (106)	1.3	-	-	-	-	-	57% (128)	42% (8)	43% (67)	40% (63)	12% (126)	.23 (100)

Run Game Stats (2025)

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
2025 Offense	12	50% (63)	44% (60)	33.2	147.8	4.5	13 (78)	.09 (82)	2.8 (97)	60% (130)	9% (67)	0.86 (116)
2025 Defense	12	57% (130)	49% (130)	-	-	-	-	.22 (128)	3.37 (133)	74% (90)	9% (86)	0.97 (75)

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
2024 Offense	12	45% (107)	32% (133)	32.1	93.3	2.9	10 (122)	-.04 (128)	2.58 (127)	71% (86)	13% (123)	0.94 (81)
2024 Defense	12	57% (128)	43% (67)	-	-	-	-	.23 (119)	3.18 (94)	78% (100)	7% (126)	1.17 (126)

Pass Game Stats (2025)

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
2025 Offense	12	49% (68)	45% (37)	17.9	29	197.5	6.8	11	28 (8)	2 (1)	.35 (36)	1.5 (87)	31% (64)	27% (99)	.2 (107)	5% (35)	1.8 (127)
2025 Defense	12	42% (6)	43% (88)	-	-	-	-	-	-	7 (38)	.39 (123)	1.7 (114)	28% (127)	33% (110)	.42 (117)	6% (81)	1.8 (19)

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
2024 Offense	12	55% (30)	33% (127)	20.2	34.3	216	6.3	10.7	16 (87)	14 (115)	.13 (116)	1.7 (38)	39% (132)	23% (129)	.18 (112)	7% (105)	2.1 (48)
2024 Defense	12	42% (8)	40% (63)	-	-	-	-	-	-	9 (76)	.27 (84)	1.6 (79)	30% (100)	29% (48)	.29 (62)	5% (105)	1.9 (41)

Team Notes
(2/25) QB1? Smolik (PSU) vs Sheppard (WSU) likely ❌
(2/25) RB H Smith back, Brown (RU) added. Have depth ❌
(2/25) WR has a decent stable, 2 productive FCS adds ❌
(2/25) TE Peter Clarke is a big target, a top G5 option ❌
(2/25) OL has 4 good starters and depth options. Strong ❌
(2/25) DL is a ?, LB unit looks strong. CBs very green ❌

Injury Notes

Staff/Schedule Notes
(2/25) Vibes: Excited, Owls should bowl, strong run game ❌
(2/25) HC Keeler a good one, look to bowl after 5 wins ❌

Overall

Team Info

Power #89SP+ #88

Record Prediction: 6 - 6 #64

Coaching staff Rank #80

2025 Record

5 - 7
AAC 3 - 5

Vs Spread7 - 5 - 0Totals8 - 4

One Score Games '25: (2-2)(2-2 under K.K.)

5 Year Profile

Improving Below Avg G5

'26 Profile

Up to Average G5

Performance #79

Special Teams #94

Returning Production

From 2025

55% #111

QB Jaxon Smolik (PSU Portal) likely starter

Offense 71% #53

Defense 43% #118

Returning Starters: 11 (Off: 7) - (Def: 4)

Proj Portal Starters: 1 (Off: 0) - (Def: 1)

Exp'd Depth: 8 (Off: 2) - (Def: 6)

OL Prod: 81% #224 starters, 0 exp'd depth

OL Snaps: 3,109 #58From Portal: 36 #112

Rush Prod: 38% #110

Rec Prod: 92% #18

Front Seven: 48% #109

Secondary: 34% #128

Roster

Talent Info

Talent #74

Blue Chips (2%) #74

Offense Talent #71

Defense Talent #92

Portal Class #9023 players (84 Avg)

Crootin '26 Class #624 YR Class Rating #93

Talent Profile

Improving Average G5

34% of Roster from Portal, 23% TY

68% of '26 Roster are New (Fr + Portals)

(OC) Tyler Walker 2

#45

(DC) Brian Smith 2

#135

2026 Schedule

Information

SOS #122

Temple plays 2 opps off a byeTOL & ARMY

OppsElite: 1, Good: 1, Avg: 3, Bad: 3, Poor: 3

2025 Record: 5 - 7 (7 - 5 - 0) (AAC: 3 - 5)

2024 Record: 3 - 9 (6 - 6 - 0) (AAC: 2 - 6)

Win History

Past 5 years 3.4

Avg under K. K 5

4 Yr Record (11 - 25)

8 Yr Record (26 - 54)

Notes

Live Team Notes

Vibes: Excited, Owls should bowl, strong run game

HC Keeler a good one, look to bowl after 5 wins

QB1? Smolik (PSU) vs Sheppard (WSU) likely

RB H Smith back, Brown (RU) added. Have depth

WR has a decent stable, 2 productive FCS adds

TE Peter Clarke is a big target, a top G5 option

OL has 4 good starters and depth options. Strong

DL is a ?, LB unit looks strong. CBs very green

Roster Experience

Snaps & Starter Info

Snaps Returning

10,732 (55%) #106

78%of Snaps by Upperclass

Offense: 6,213 #82

Defense: 4,519 #122

Players with Starting Exp (21) 10 on Off, 11 on Def

Upperclass

Starters 9 of 22 (40.9%)2-Deep 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Senior/Gr starters: 8 (36.4%) (Off: 5, Def: 3)

Upperclass Two-Deep: 14 of 44 (31.8%)

Upperclass on Roster: 44.7%(55 of 123)

Portals

Top '26 Incoming Portals

Jayce Freeman (WR)3★ (.86)

Joey Schlaffer (TE)3★ (.85)

John Stone (IOL)3★ (.85)

Kenedy Uzoma (WR)3★ (.85)

Samuel Brown V (RB)3★ (.84)

Ajani Sheppard (QB)3★ (.84)

Lamar Fairfax Jr. (DL)3★ (.84)

Kevin Hornbeak (DL)3★ (.84)

Top Players

Top Performers on Roster

Giakoby Hills (T)(B Block Grade)

Peter Clarke (TE)(483 Yds, 6 TD)

Jackson Pruitt (G)(C+ Block Grade)

Eric King (G)(B- Block Grade)

Colin Chase (WR)(414 Yds, 4 TD)

Grayson Mains (C)(C- Block Grade)

Jaylon Joseph (DE)(2 Tac, 0 TFL)

Curly Ordonez (LB)(69 Tac, 8 TFL)

Recruits

Top '26 Incoming Recruits

John-Patrick Oates (ATH)3★ (.88)

Karon Spencer (OT)3★ (.86)

Brody Norman (QB)3★ (.86)

Hunter Watson (WR)3★ (.86)

R.J. Blount (RB)3★ (.86)

Alex Hanks (S)3★ (.86)

Josh Nengite (EDGE)3★ (.86)

John Watkins (IOL)3★ (.86)

Overall

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Defense

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