FBS

Temple

Owls · American Athletic

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#111

Among 138 teams · ▲1 since Week 7

Record

2-5

1-5 vs. FBS

Power rating

−2.11

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+3.57

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Temple is 2-5 and ranks No. 111 of 138 FBS teams, up 1 spot from Week 7. Its −2.1 power rating is 24.4 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 78th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.3 wins against it; Temple is 3.3 behind, 122nd in résumé rank.

Best win: 17–13 over South Florida as a 22% underdog. Worst loss: 31–38 to Charlotte as an 86% favorite. Season-high rank: No. 37, after Week 1.

Next: at East Carolina on Sat, Oct 31. Temple is a 5.5-point underdog with a 39% chance to win.

Next game

East Carolina by 5.5

Temple 39% · East Carolina 61%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 37 after Week 1 to No. 111 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#111
Week 8: No. 111 · −2.11 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 137+6.96
Week 266+3.98
Week 383+2.76
Week 485+1.50
Week 580+3.56
Week 6104−0.84
Week 7112−2.57
Week 8111−2.11

Game results

7 games · 2026
Temple results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
L31–38Upset86%−8.84
UConn #70
L20–34Upset69%+4.27
W17–13Upset22%+6.92
Army #51
L17–2145%+8.14
at Toledo #61
L48–4943%+6.23
L9–27—+8.45
W38–14—−1.09
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

American Athletic
American Athletic power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
40up 35-2
+9.46
#38+3.09+12.6
42up 177-1
+9.15
#16+3.13+7.5
51unchanged5-2
+8.14
#53+2.07+13.1
53down 86-2
+7.72
#46+0.41+12.4
57up 35-2
+6.92
#56+0.41+11.4
78down 74-4
+3.55
#100+2.29+5.4
92down 62-5
+0.74
#121+3.48+0.6
94down 123-4
+0.57
#95+4.91-4.3
95down 45-2
+0.51
#54−0.09+3.3
99up 44-3
−0.58
#82+1.12-1.3
102up 53-4
−0.75
#103+1.47-1.3
111up 12-5
−2.11
#122+3.57-2.3
126down 11-7
−5.30
#135+5.37-10.8
132down 11-6
−8.84
#128+4.76-21.4