OWL NATION · AMERICAN · 2026 SEASON
Temple Owls Football Stats
The 2026 Temple football season by the numbers: team statistics with national ranks and advanced efficiency metrics, through 7 games. Plus national ratings. The team averaged 25.7 points per game, 386 total yards per game and 28 points allowed per game.
2026 RATINGS
| MODEL | RATING | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| SP+ | -6.5 | – |
| FPI | -9.297 | #104 |
| SRS | -9.8 | – |
| Elo | 1298 | – |
| Returning Production | 37.0% | – |
2026 TEAM STATS
7 GAMES · 25.7 PPG · 28 ALLOWED · 386 YPG
| STAT | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 7 | #2 |
| Points / Game | 25.7 | #89 |
| Points Allowed / Game | 28 | #108 |
| Total Yards / Game | 386 | #73 |
| Rushing Yards / Game | 202.4 | #28 |
| Passing Yards / Game | 183.6 | #115 |
| Yards / Play | 6.6 | #23 |
| 3rd Down Conversion | 41.7% | #63 |
| Turnover Margin | 0 | #70 |
ADVANCED
| METRIC | VALUE | NATIONAL |
|---|---|---|
| Offense PPA | 0.206 | #42 |
| Defense PPA | 0.202 | #121 |
| Offense Success Rate | 43.1% | #76 |
| Defense Success Rate | 46.2% | #122 |
| Explosiveness | 1.266 | #47 |
2026 PLAYER STATS
Passing
| PLAYER | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajani Sheppard | 74/120 | 1127 | 9.4 | 8 | 0 |
| Jaxon Smolik | 16/27 | 129 | 4.8 | 1 | 1 |
| Colin Chase | 1/1 | 29 | 29.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Totals | 91/148 | 1285 | 8.7 | 10 | 1 |
Rushing
| PLAYER | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keveun Mason | 94 | 513 | 5.5 | 3 |
| Ajani Sheppard | 66 | 331 | 5.0 | 5 |
| Samuel Brown V | 25 | 205 | 8.2 | 2 |
| Hunter Smith | 31 | 119 | 3.8 | 0 |
| Jaxon Smolik | 18 | 81 | 4.5 | 0 |
| Colin Chase | 6 | 71 | 11.8 | 0 |
| Jovanni Bermudez | 5 | 50 | 10.0 | 0 |
| De'Carlos Young | 12 | 42 | 3.5 | 0 |
| Coen Logan | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Ash Roberts | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 259 | 1423 | 5.5 | 10 |
Receiving
| PLAYER | REC | YDS | AVG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Colin Chase | 18 | 308 | 17.1 | 2 |
| Peter Clarke | 17 | 269 | 15.8 | 2 |
| Jayce Freeman | 15 | 238 | 15.9 | 1 |
| Jovanni Bermudez | 14 | 195 | 13.9 | 2 |
| Samuel Brown V | 4 | 105 | 26.3 | 2 |
| Keveun Mason | 10 | 68 | 6.8 | 0 |
| Ryder Kusch | 6 | 64 | 10.7 | 0 |
| Joey Schlaffer | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 1 |
| Hunter Smith | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 |
| Demonte Greene | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 |
| Ash Roberts | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 |
| Totals | 91 | 1285 | 14.1 | 10 |
Defense
| PLAYER | TCKL | TFL | SACK | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curly Ordonez | 61 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Saboor Karriem | 44 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Stuart | 30 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Avery Powell | 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaeden Gould | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Asa Locks | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kevin Hornbeak Jr. | 14 | 4.5 | 2 | 0 |
| Zyil Powell | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Adrian Laing | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Orel Gray | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Russell Sykes | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayvant Brown | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyree Alualu | 12 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Denzel Chavis | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joseph Auzenne | 10 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolin Dinkins | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron Jones | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jaylon Joseph | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bryson Goodwin | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jamarcus Pierre | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Kaleb Artis | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nakeel Lawrence | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wesley Brown | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Davier Bishop | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Josiah Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lamar Fairfax Jr. | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| JaMair Diaz | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Montgomery | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Troy Cunningham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Earl Kulp | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brian Adderley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jones | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Daron Harris | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Nengite | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R.J. Blount | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Willy Love | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zach Aamland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zander Baptiste | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Joey Schlaffer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 419 | 22 | 9 | 2 |