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Temple football predictions & picks

American Athletic

2026 record: 2-7
American: 12th
PPG: 24.9
Streak: L4
Last 5: Won 17–13 at South Florida · Sat, Oct 3 Lost 20–34 vs UConn · Sat, Oct 10 Lost 31–38 vs Charlotte · Sat, Oct 17 Lost 9–17 at East Carolina · Sat, Oct 31 Lost 35–42 at Navy · Sat, Nov 7

Temple next game

Wk 11

Temple vs1:00 PM ET Saturday, November 14 UAB

Best pick TEM +3.5−213 77% confidence See the prediction: UAB at Temple

Temple 2026 schedule & results

Every pick graded once the game ends

WeekOpponentResult Our best pickGame page

Wk 1Sat, Sep 5Sep 5 vs Rhode Island Rhode Island W38–14 —

Wk 2Sat, Sep 12Sep 12 vs Penn State Penn State L9–27 —

Wk 3Sat, Sep 19Sep 19 @Toledo Toledo L48–49 OT —

Wk 4Fri, Sep 25Sep 25 vs Army Army L17–21 —

Wk 5Sat, Oct 3Oct 3 @South Florida South Florida W17–13 —

Wk 6Sat, Oct 10Oct 10 vs UConn UConn L20–34 —

Wk 7Sat, Oct 17Oct 17 vs Charlotte Charlotte L31–38 TEM −14.5−175✗ Charlotte at Temple prediction

Wk 9Sat, Oct 31Oct 31 @East Carolina East Carolina L9–17 O 42.5−313✗ Temple at East Carolina prediction

Wk 10Sat, Nov 7Nov 7 @Navy Navy L35–42 NAVY ML−323✓ Temple at Navy prediction

Wk 11Sat, Nov 14Nov 14 vs UAB UAB 1:00 PM ET TEM +3.5−213 UAB at Temple prediction

Wk 12Thu, Nov 19Nov 19 vs Jerry Rice Team Rice 6:30 PM ET Pick coming soon

Temple team stats

2026 regular season · 9 games · rank among 138 FBS teams

Offense

Points 24.9/ game 92nd

Total yards 351.9/ game 96th

Passing yards 176.2/ game 122nd

Rushing yards 175.7/ game 43rd

Third-down conversions 38.8% 85th

Giveaways 1.2/ game 60th

Time of possession 27:55 115th

Defense

Points allowed 28.3/ game 101st

Yards allowed 408.8/ game 118th

Passing yards allowed 219.9/ game 80th

Rushing yards allowed 188.9/ game 125th

Takeaways 1.0/ game 92nd

Penalties 3.9/ game 3rd

Temple leaders

2026 regular season

Passing Ajani Sheppard 1,245yds 8 TD · 3 INT · 60.7% comp. · 8 games

Rushing Keveun Mason 588yds 3 TD · 5.4 per carry · 9 games

Receiving Colin Chase 381yds 24 catches · 2 TD · 8 games

Tackles Curly Ordonez 82 9 games

Sacks Curly Ordonez 2 9 games

Interceptions Joseph Auzenne 1 7 games

Temple picks record

Our best picks on their games, 2026 · pushes not counted

33.3% 1 won · 2 lostSmall sample so far. Picks never change once posted and are graded from the final score. Full track record

American standings

All college standings

#Team WLT W-L PCTPFPA DIFFSTRKSTK

1 Memphis Memphis 720 7-2 .778 338212 +126 W2

2 North Texas North Texas 720 7-2 .778 402278 +124 W6

3 UTSA UTSA 720 7-2 .778 297268 +29 L1

4 South Florida South Florida 630 6-3 .667 233136 +97 L1

5 Florida Atlantic FAU 630 6-3 .667 362315 +47 W1

6 Tulsa Tulsa 540 5-4 .556 298205 +93 W1

7 Army Army 540 5-4 .556 290228 +62 L2

8 East Carolina East Carolina 540 5-4 .556 212210 +2 W2

9 UAB UAB 540 5-4 .556 196214 −18 W1

10 Tulane Tulane 450 4-5 .444 190263 −73 L1

11 Navy Navy 360 3-6 .333 263274 −11 W1

12 Temple Temple 270 2-7 .222 224255 −31 L4

13 Jerry Rice Team Rice 180 1-8 .111 191306 −115 L8

14 Charlotte Charlotte 180 1-8 .111 177345 −168 L2

Temple FAQ

Who does Temple play next?

Next up for Temple: home against UAB, Saturday, November 14, 1:00 PM ET. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for that game are on its prediction page.

What is Temple’s record this season?

Temple is 2-7, 12th in the American.

Who leads Temple in passing yards?

Ajani Sheppard, with 1,245 passing yards in the 2026 regular season (8 TD · 3 INT · 60.7% comp. · 8 games).

What is the model’s record picking Temple games?

Its best pick is 1-2 in Temple games this season (33.3%, small sample). Picks never change once posted, and each one is graded from the final score.

American rivals

All teams

Army Charlotte East Carolina Florida Atlantic Jerry Rice Team Memphis Navy North Texas South Florida Tulane Tulsa UAB UTSA

Temple this week

Temple is 2-7, 1-4 in American Athletic play. Its last game was a 42–35 loss to Navy on November 7, its fourth in a row. Its offense averages 24.9 points a game (92nd in FBS), and its defense allows 28.3 (tied for 101st).

Next up, Temple hosts UAB on Saturday, November 14 at 1:00 PM ET. At the sportsbooks, Temple is a 2.5-point favorite, and the over/under is 48.5 points. Our moneyline, spread and over/under picks for the game are on the UAB vs Temple prediction page. The rest of the week’s games are on the college football picks board.