Wk 5 · 2026
Temple Owls at South Florida Bulls — Sat, Oct 3
Sat, Oct 3 ·
Raymond James Stadium, Tampa, FL
· ESPNU FINAL
Weather
No forecast yet. Forecasts reach about 16 days ahead, so this fills in nearer the game. A seasonal average printed here would look exactly like a forecast, which is why there is not one.
at
7:30pET
USF -5.5 · total 50.5 DraftKings opened -6.5 · 1 toward TEM
Ratings differential USF by 8.9
What is at stake
A American game — it counts in the standings that decide that league's championship game. Run the race.
What the ratings imply
The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers:
The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus
2.4 points of home field.
It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site
compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026
games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have
changed.
Efficiency · 2026 ratings
Efficiency margin
Offense (pts/100)
Defense (pts/100)
Pace (plays/g)
Yards / play
Yards / play allowed
Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College
King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so
the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a
longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the
good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so
neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.
Team stats · 2026 per game
Points / game
Points allowed
Yards / game
Yards allowed
Pass yds allowed
Rush yds allowed
Turnovers / game
From completed 2026 box scores;
defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.
Temple form
L 20-34vs CONNW 17-13at USFL 17-21vs ARMYL 48-49at TOLL 9-27vs PSU
2026 season
South Florida form
L 24-31at UTSAL 13-17vs TEMW 14-6at BGSUW 59-17vs DSUW 28-24at ARMY
2026 season
Temple this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
South Florida this season
Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Against the spread2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Over / under3-3 · 50% (6 games)
Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.
Common opponents · 4
| Opponent | Temple | South Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Army American | vs L 17-21 preview | at W 28-24 preview |
| East Carolina American | at Wk 9 · scheduled preview | at Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| UAB American | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 9 · scheduled preview |
| Memphis American | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Temple leads 7–4 · Temple won the last one
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.4 points toward South Florida
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2026-10-03 | Temple 17 — 13 South Florida | at USF | Temple |
| 2023 | 2023-11-11 | Temple 23 — 27 South Florida | at USF | South Florida |
| 2022 | 2022-11-05 | South Florida 28 — 54 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2021 | 2021-10-23 | Temple 14 — 34 South Florida | at USF | South Florida |
| 2020 | 2020-10-17 | South Florida 37 — 39 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2019 | 2019-11-07 | Temple 17 — 7 South Florida | at USF | Temple |
| 2018 | 2018-11-17 | South Florida 17 — 27 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2017 | 2017-09-21 | Temple 7 — 43 South Florida | at USF | South Florida |
| 2016 | 2016-10-21 | South Florida 30 — 46 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2015 | 2015-11-14 | Temple 23 — 44 South Florida | at USF | South Florida |
| 2012 | 2012-10-06 | South Florida 28 — 37 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
Temple leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Ajani Sheppard QB #13 | 40/72, 631 YDS, 6 TD |
| Jaxon Smolik QB #14 | 14/23, 116 YDS, 1 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | Keveun Mason RB #26 | 68 CAR, 361 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ajani Sheppard QB #13 | 47 CAR, 234 YDS, 3 TD | |
| Samuel Brown V RB #5 | 25 CAR, 205 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Colin Chase WR #1 | 9 REC, 201 YDS, 2 TD |
| Jayce Freeman WR #10 | 8 REC, 162 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Samuel Brown V RB #5 | 4 REC, 105 YDS, 2 TD | |
| JoJo Bermudez WR #17 | 12 REC, 99 YDS, 1 TD |
Defense
| Tackles | Curly Ordonez LB #33 | 50 |
| Saboor Karriem S #2 | 35 | |
| Eric Stuart LB #8 | 23 | |
| Sacks | Jaylon Joseph LB #10 | 1 |
| Curly Ordonez LB #33 | 1 | |
| Kevin Hornbeak Jr. DL #93 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Tyree Alualu LB #44 | 1 |
| Jamarcus Pierre S #24 | 1 |
South Florida leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Michael Van Buren Jr. QB #3 | 93/152, 1073 YDS, 5 TD |
| Luke Kromenhoek QB #17 | 2/4, 21 YDS | |
| Rushing | D.J. Crowther RB #5 | 94 CAR, 476 YDS, 7 TD |
| Jason Collins Jr. RB #2 | 41 CAR, 189 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Michael Van Buren Jr. QB #3 | 39 CAR, 95 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Receiving | Bryson Rodgers WR #1 | 27 REC, 312 YDS, 2 TD |
| Joshua Porter WR #80 | 20 REC, 254 YDS, 2 TD | |
| Cameron Seldon WR #0 | 8 REC, 116 YDS | |
| Arhmad Branch WR #4 | 11 REC, 108 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | Ayden Jackson DB #5 | 37 |
| Tavin Ward S #2 | 32 | |
| Zavier Hamilton LB #25 | 30 | |
| Sacks | Michael Williams II DE #4 | 2.5 |
| Asani Redwood DT #11 | 2 | |
| Tayvion Beasley DB #15 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Tayvion Beasley DB #15 | 1 |
| Tavin Ward S #2 | 1 |
These are regular-season totals for
the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year,
taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's
roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still
appears against the year he earned it; the
roster
pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is.
A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster
pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.