Wk 9 · 2026
Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates — Sat, Oct 31
Sat, Oct 31 ·
Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, Greenville, NC
Weather
No forecast yet. This one is 19 days away and has no kickoff time 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.
American · 2-4
at
TBDET
no line posted yet
Ratings differential ECU by 4.6
American · 3-2
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
East Carolina form
W 28-12vs RICEW 42-9vs NCCUW 20-17at ODUL 24-27vs APPL 10-48at ALA
2026 season
Temple this season
Straight up2-4 · 33% (6 games)
Against the spread4-2 · 67% (6 games)
Over / under2-4 · 33% (6 games)
East Carolina this season
Straight up3-2 · 60% (5 games)
Against the spread2-3 · 40% (5 games)
Over / under1-4 · 20% (5 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 · 6
| Opponent | Temple | East Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Army American | vs L 17-21 preview | at Wk 12 · scheduled preview |
| South Florida American | at W 17-13 preview | vs Wk 10 · scheduled preview |
| Charlotte American | vs Wk 7 · scheduled preview | at Wk 11 · scheduled preview |
| UAB American | vs Wk 11 · scheduled preview | at Wk 7 · scheduled preview |
| Rice American | vs Wk 12 · scheduled preview | vs W 28-12 preview |
| Memphis American | at Wk 13 · scheduled preview | at Wk 8 · scheduled preview |
Open these two in the
comparison tool for every shared and unshared opponent.
Series history · 2006–2026
Since 2006, Temple leads 6–5 · East Carolina has won the last 5
11 meetings
in 2006–2026 · average margin
0.1 points toward Temple
| Yr | Date | Result | Site | Won |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 2025-11-01 | East Carolina 45 — 14 Temple | at TEM | East Carolina |
| 2024 | 2024-10-26 | Temple 34 — 56 East Carolina | at ECU | East Carolina |
| 2022 | 2022-11-26 | East Carolina 49 — 46 Temple | at TEM | East Carolina |
| 2021 | 2021-11-06 | Temple 3 — 45 East Carolina | at ECU | East Carolina |
| 2020 | 2020-11-21 | East Carolina 28 — 3 Temple | at TEM | East Carolina |
| 2019 | 2019-10-03 | Temple 27 — 17 East Carolina | at ECU | Temple |
| 2018 | 2018-10-06 | East Carolina 6 — 49 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2017 | 2017-10-07 | Temple 34 — 10 East Carolina | at ECU | Temple |
| 2016 | 2016-11-26 | East Carolina 10 — 37 Temple | at TEM | Temple |
| 2015 | 2015-10-22 | Temple 24 — 14 East Carolina | at ECU | Temple |
| 2014 | 2014-11-01 | East Carolina 10 — 20 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 |
East Carolina leaders 2026 regular season
| Passing | Mitch Griffis QB #12 | 36/67, 425 YDS, 3 TD, 2 INT |
| Emory Williams QB #9 | 31/46, 386 YDS, 3 TD, 1 INT | |
| Rushing | TJ Engleman Jr. RB #4 | 31 CAR, 250 YDS, 2 TD |
| Ashton Gray RB #3 | 32 CAR, 152 YDS | |
| Mitch Griffis QB #12 | 22 CAR, 75 YDS | |
| Receiving | Ray Ray Joseph Jr. WR #1 | 19 REC, 199 YDS |
| Jeremiah Melvin WR #11 | 11 REC, 154 YDS, 1 TD | |
| Dillon Lorick WR #14 | 3 REC, 87 YDS | |
| Tyler Johnson WR #2 | 4 REC, 86 YDS |
Defense
| Tackles | DJ Johnson Jr. LB #11 | 29 |
| Jackson Barker LB #1 | 25 | |
| Kevon Merrell Jr. DB #4 | 24 | |
| Sacks | Jasiyah Robinson DL #0 | 2.5 |
| Kieran Davis DL #5 | 2 | |
| Julien Davis LB #42 | 1 | |
| Interceptions | Ayden Duncanson DB #13 | 2 |
| Myles Pollard DB #12 | 1 | |
| Angelo Ross DB #22 | 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.