Program history
Temple Record vs Ranked Teams
Every opponent's AP Top 25 rank is taken from the time of the game—not the final poll—with all-time, site, decade, and season splits.
American AthleticLincoln Financial Field
- Overall record
- 6-114
- Win percentage
- 5%
- Current streak
- 12L
AP-ranked opponent summary
All Top 25
6-114
120 games · 5%
Against Top 10
0-47
47 games · 0%
Against Top 5
0-28
28 games · 0%
Streaks
12L
Current ranked-opponent streak · longest win streak 2
Record by site
| Site | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 4-49 | 53 | 7.5% |
| Road | 2-63 | 65 | 3.1% |
| Neutral | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Record by decade
| Decade | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | 0-10 | 10 | 0% |
| 2010s | 5-14 | 19 | 26.3% |
| 2000s | 0-20 | 20 | 0% |
| 1990s | 1-33 | 34 | 2.9% |
| 1980s | 0-23 | 23 | 0% |
| 1970s | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1940s | 0-6 | 6 | 0% |
| 1930s | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Record by season
| Season | Record | Games | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2024 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2023 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2022 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2021 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2020 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2019 | 2-2 | 4 | 50% |
| 2018 | 1-2 | 3 | 33.3% |
| 2017 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2016 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2015 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2014 | 1-0 | 1 | 100% |
| 2013 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2012 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2010 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2009 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2008 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 2006 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2005 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2004 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2003 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 2002 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 2001 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 2000 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1999 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1998 | 1-3 | 4 | 25% |
| 1997 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1996 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1995 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1994 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1993 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1992 | 0-4 | 4 | 0% |
| 1991 | 0-5 | 5 | 0% |
| 1990 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1989 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1988 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1987 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1986 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1985 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1984 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1983 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1982 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1981 | 0-3 | 3 | 0% |
| 1980 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1979 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1978 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1977 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1976 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1974 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1949 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1947 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1946 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1943 | 0-1 | 1 | 0% |
| 1940 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
| 1938 | 0-2 | 2 | 0% |
Highest-ranked wins
Win over No. 20
Cincinnati, 2018
24-17 · Home · Temple was unranked
Win over No. 20
Navy, 2016
34-10 · Road · Temple was unranked
Win over No. 21
Maryland, 2019
20-17 · Home · Temple was unranked
Win over No. 21
East Carolina, 2014
20-10 · Home · Temple was unranked
Win over No. 23
Memphis, 2019
30-28 · Home · Temple was unranked
Win over No. 23
Virginia Tech, 1998
28-24 · Road · Temple was unranked
All 120 qualifying games
| Season | Result | Opponent at game time | Team rank | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | L 25-52 | No. 21 North Texas | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 13-37 | No. 24 Tulane | Unranked | Home |
| 2025 | L 24-45 | No. 18 Georgia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2025 | L 3-42 | No. 13 Oklahoma | Unranked | Home |
| 2024 | L 3-51 | No. 16 Oklahoma | Unranked | Road |
| 2023 | L 7-41 | No. 20 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2022 | L 3-23 | No. 22 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 8-37 | No. 17 Houston | Unranked | Home |
| 2021 | L 3-52 | No. 5 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2020 | L 23-47 | No. 18 SMU | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | L 13-15 | No. 17 Cincinnati | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | L 21-45 | No. 19 SMU | Unranked | Road |
| 2019 | W 30-28 | No. 23 Memphis | Unranked | Home |
| 2019 | W 20-17 | No. 21 Maryland | Unranked | Home |
| 2018 | L 27-56 | No. 22 Duke | Unranked | Neutral |
| 2018 | L 40-52 | No. 9 UCF | Unranked | Road |
| 2018 | W 24-17 | No. 20 Cincinnati | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 19-45 | No. 14 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2017 | L 7-43 | No. 21 South Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 2016 | W 34-10 | No. 20 Navy | Unranked | Road |
| 2015 | L 17-32 | No. 24 Toledo | No. 24 | Neutral |
| 2015 | L 13-24 | No. 17 Houston | No. 20 | Road |
| 2015 | L 20-24 | No. 9 Notre Dame | No. 21 | Home |
| 2014 | W 20-10 | No. 21 East Carolina | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 36-39 | No. 15 UCF | Unranked | Home |
| 2013 | L 7-30 | No. 7 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2012 | L 17-45 | No. 12 Louisville | Unranked | Road |
| 2012 | L 10-35 | No. 19 Rutgers | Unranked | Home |
| 2010 | L 13-22 | No. 23 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2009 | L 6-31 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2008 | L 3-45 | No. 16 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 2006 | L 9-63 | No. 12 Clemson | Unranked | Home |
| 2006 | L 0-62 | No. 13 Louisville | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 3-34 | No. 7 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2005 | L 16-63 | No. 20 Arizona State | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 17-34 | No. 19 Boston College | Unranked | Home |
| 2004 | L 21-42 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2004 | L 22-45 | No. 23 Maryland | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 28-45 | No. 24 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 2003 | L 16-30 | No. 21 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 23-24 | No. 12 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2003 | L 14-52 | No. 2 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 22-29 | No. 22 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 10-20 | No. 3 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 2002 | L 21-44 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 0-35 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 2001 | L 0-38 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 2000 | L 17-45 | No. 4 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 2000 | L 13-35 | No. 3 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 0-55 | No. 23 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 7-62 | No. 2 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1999 | L 0-34 | No. 21 Marshall | Unranked | Road |
| 1999 | L 0-40 | No. 17 Kansas State | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 7-38 | No. 21 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | L 7-42 | No. 22 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1998 | W 28-24 | No. 23 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1998 | L 7-37 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 13-23 | No. 18 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Home |
| 1997 | L 10-52 | No. 1 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1996 | L 15-36 | No. 16 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 26-57 | No. 22 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 10-30 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1996 | L 0-41 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 16-38 | No. 21 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1995 | L 14-66 | No. 7 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 14-38 | No. 5 Miami | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 42-49 | No. 16 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1994 | L 28-45 | No. 24 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 13-41 | No. 20 Virginia Tech | Unranked | Road |
| 1994 | L 21-48 | No. 4 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 7-49 | No. 9 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1993 | L 7-42 | No. 4 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1993 | L 0-58 | No. 21 California | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 0-48 | No. 1 Miami | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 6-45 | No. 11 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1992 | L 7-38 | No. 12 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1992 | L 8-49 | No. 10 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 6-27 | No. 18 Syracuse | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 7-24 | No. 12 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1991 | L 7-37 | No. 8 Clemson | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 7-26 | No. 24 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1991 | L 3-41 | No. 20 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1990 | L 20-41 | No. 9 Tennessee | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 3-27 | No. 8 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1989 | L 7-65 | No. 14 Houston | Unranked | Road |
| 1989 | L 3-43 | No. 14 Syracuse | Unranked | Home |
| 1988 | L 0-37 | No. 14 Alabama | Unranked | Home |
| 1987 | L 3-34 | No. 11 Florida | Unranked | Road |
| 1987 | L 13-27 | No. 14 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 14-24 | No. 9 Alabama | Unranked | Road |
| 1986 | L 15-45 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1985 | L 24-26 | No. 13 BYU | Unranked | Home |
| 1985 | L 25-27 | No. 11 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 10-24 | No. 4 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1984 | L 27-44 | No. 6 Florida State | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 9-27 | No. 15 West Virginia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 14-31 | No. 4 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1983 | L 0-35 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 17-20 | No. 17 West Virginia | Unranked | Home |
| 1982 | L 7-38 | No. 3 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1982 | L 7-17 | No. 18 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 0-35 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1981 | L 3-49 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Road |
| 1981 | L 0-30 | No. 2 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1980 | L 7-50 | No. 7 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1980 | L 2-36 | No. 6 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1979 | L 7-22 | No. 20 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1978 | L 12-20 | No. 9 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 7-44 | No. 9 Penn State | Unranked | Road |
| 1977 | L 0-76 | No. 16 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
| 1976 | L 7-21 | No. 2 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1974 | L 24-35 | No. 19 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Road |
| 1949 | L 0-54 | No. 10 Texas | Unranked | Home |
| 1947 | L 0-7 | No. 5 Penn State | Unranked | Home |
| 1946 | L 7-35 | No. 5 Georgia | Unranked | Home |
| 1943 | L 0-51 | No. 3 Army | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 20-33 | No. 8 Boston College | Unranked | Road |
| 1940 | L 0-14 | No. 9 Georgetown | Unranked | Home |
| 1938 | L 6-28 | No. 1 TCU | Unranked | Home |
| 1938 | L 6-28 | No. 1 Pittsburgh | Unranked | Home |
Methodology and coverage
A game qualifies when the opponent was ranked in the AP Top 25 at kickoff. Regular-season games use the poll recorded for that game week; postseason games use the last regular-season AP poll before bowl and playoff results. Final-season rankings never change qualification. Top 5 is a subset of Top 10, and Top 10 is a subset of Top 25. Games without a final score or a matching game-time poll row are excluded. Records use the final scores stored in the database and are not adjusted for wins or losses that were later vacated.
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