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Temple

latest conference era: American Athletic

Loaded Seasons57
Latest Season2026
Peak Power2026 | +15.1
Best Finish#43 in 2016
Program Explorer

Program arc

Win rate shows the results layer. End-of-season power shows the strength layer. A serious history page needs both.

Bars: win rate Line: public power vs average team
100% 50% 0% PWR +15.1 PWR −2.1 2017: 7-6, margin -9, power +7.5, resume 56 / 100, final rank #642018: 8-5, margin +102, power +6.2, resume 63 / 100, final rank #752019: 8-5, margin +5, power +4.2, resume 64 / 100, final rank #882020: 1-6, margin -121, power −2.1, resume 5 / 100, final rank #942021: 3-9, margin -254, power +2.4, resume 25 / 100, final rank #1942022: 3-9, margin -88, power +14.0, resume 62 / 100, final rank #1312023: 3-9, margin -175, power +10.8, resume 40 / 100, final rank #1912024: 3-9, margin -190, power +9.2, resume 50 / 100, final rank #2152025: 5-7, margin -22, power +11.8, resume 86 / 100, final rank #1732026: 2-6, margin -24, power +15.1, resume 61 / 100, final rank #119 2017: 7-6, margin -9, power +7.5, resume 56 / 100, final rank #64+7.52018: 8-5, margin +102, power +6.2, resume 63 / 100, final rank #75+6.22019: 8-5, margin +5, power +4.2, resume 64 / 100, final rank #88+4.22020: 1-6, margin -121, power −2.1, resume 5 / 100, final rank #94−2.12021: 3-9, margin -254, power +2.4, resume 25 / 100, final rank #194+2.42022: 3-9, margin -88, power +14.0, resume 62 / 100, final rank #131+14.02023: 3-9, margin -175, power +10.8, resume 40 / 100, final rank #191+10.82024: 3-9, margin -190, power +9.2, resume 50 / 100, final rank #215+9.22025: 5-7, margin -22, power +11.8, resume 86 / 100, final rank #173+11.82026: 2-6, margin -24, power +15.1, resume 61 / 100, final rank #119+15.1 20177-620188-520198-520201-620213-920223-920233-920243-920255-720262-6

Historical snapshot

A fast read on what this program usually is, what its peak looks like, and how the latest season compares.

Loaded Seasons 57

The number of fully modeled seasons currently attached to this program.

Program Baseline +10.6

A recent multi-year closing-power average. This is the kind of anchor that should matter in preseason priors.

Current Vs. Baseline +4.5

How the current season's closing power stacks up against the program's recent standard.

Gap To Peak 0.0

How far the current season finished below the strongest loaded team in program history.

Peak Loaded Season 2026 | +15.1

The strongest closing power this program has posted in the loaded archive.

Best Power Since Best loaded season

No earlier loaded season beat the current closing power.

Best Resume Since Since 2025

This is the program's best resume season since 2025.

Best Finish 2016 | #43

The highest loaded all-level board finish currently attached to this program.

Best Resume Season 2025 | 86 / 100

The strongest body-of-work season currently attached to this program in the loaded archive.

Current Season Standing Resume #10 | Power #1

Where the current season sits inside this program's loaded history on the two main scales.

Program Percentile Resume 61th | Power 100th

A cleaner fan-facing answer to the question: is this near the top of the program's arc or just another solid year?

Best Record 1973 | 9-1

The cleanest results season in the loaded archive, regardless of whether it was also the strongest by power.

Current context

The premium fan question is not only "how good is this team?" It is "how good is this season relative to the program I know?"

Current board #119 Where the latest loaded season sits on today's all-level board.
Latest season 2026 2-6
Program baseline +10.6 Recent multi-year closing-power standard.
Gap to peak 0.0 How far the latest season sits below the program's strongest loaded team.

Program signals

The clearest historical takeaways, written for scan speed.

Strongest Loaded Team

2022 Season

Ended at power +14.0, record 3-9, and final loaded-board rank #131.

Best Loaded Resume

2025 Season

Resume 86 / 100 with 5 wins and a 42% win rate.

Best Record

9-1

The cleanest loaded season by results came in 1973, with a margin of +186.

Roughest Loaded Season

2005 Season

0-11 with power +1.1 and margin -390.

Best resume season

2025 | 86 / 100

Latest versus standard

+4.5

Season explorer

Every loaded season, with conference era attached to the correct year and filters built for the questions fans actually ask.

57 seasons visible
Season Conference Lens Record Final Rank End Power End Resume Margin Season Page
2026 American AthleticFBS CurrentThis season anchors the current board. 2-6 #119 +15.1 61 −24 Open team page
2025 American AthleticFBS Best resumeBest body-of-work season in the loaded archive. 5-7 #173 +11.8 86 −22 Program view
2024 American AthleticFBS In range 3-9 #215 +9.2 50 −190 Program view
2023 American AthleticFBS In range 3-9 #191 +10.8 40 −175 Program view
2022 American AthleticFBS Above recent levelClosed well above the program's recent baseline. 3-9 #131 +14.0 62 −88 Program view
2021 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 3-9 #194 +2.4 25 −254 Program view
2020 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-6 #94 −2.1 5 −121 Program view
2019 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #88 +4.2 64 +5 Program view
2018 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-5 #75 +6.2 63 +102 Program view
2017 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 7-6 #64 +7.5 56 −9 Program view
2016 American AthleticFBS Best finishHighest loaded final board finish. 10-4 #43 +9.8 80 +195 Program view
2015 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 10-4 #71 +6.7 83 +136 Program view
2014 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 6-6 #86 +5.4 60 +67 Program view
2013 American AthleticFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-10 #79 +6.3 38 −59 Program view
2012 Big EastFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-7 #108 +2.3 42 −71 Program view
2011 Mid-AmericanFBS In range 9-4 #52 +9.1 74 +217 Program view
2010 Mid-AmericanFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 8-4 #79 +6.2 69 +71 Program view
2009 Mid-AmericanFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 9-4 #102 +4.3 76 +94 Program view
2008 Mid-AmericanFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 5-7 #108 +4.6 60 +4 Program view
2007 Mid-AmericanFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 4-8 #142 +2.0 30 −118 Program view
2006 FBS IndependentsFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 1-11 #156 +0.7 22 −365 Program view
2005 FBS IndependentsFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 0-11 #146 +1.1 6 −390 Program view
2004 Big EastFBS Below recent levelClosed well below the program's recent baseline, which is not the same as a bad season. 2-9 #100 +4.8 37 −161 Program view
2003 Big EastFBS In range 1-11 #-- -- -- −158 Program view
2002 Big EastFBS In range 4-8 #-- -- -- −109 Program view
2001 Big EastFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −113 Program view
2000 Big EastFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −45 Program view
1999 Big EastFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −213 Program view
1998 Big EastFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −162 Program view
1997 Big EastFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −159 Program view
1996 Big EastFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −168 Program view
1995 Big EastFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −171 Program view
1994 Big EastFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −173 Program view
1993 Big EastFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −412 Program view
1992 Big EastFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −251 Program view
1991 Big EastFBS In range 2-9 #-- -- -- −145 Program view
1990 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-4 #-- -- -- −8 Program view
1989 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 1-10 #-- -- -- −246 Program view
1988 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −110 Program view
1987 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 3-8 #-- -- -- −97 Program view
1986 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +37 Program view
1985 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- +10 Program view
1984 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +46 Program view
1983 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −71 Program view
1982 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- +18 Program view
1981 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- −14 Program view
1980 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-7 #-- -- -- −92 Program view
1979 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 10-2 #-- -- -- +201 Program view
1978 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 7-3 #-- -- -- +77 Program view
1977 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-5 #-- -- -- −57 Program view
1976 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 4-6 #-- -- -- −20 Program view
1975 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-5 #-- -- -- +64 Program view
1974 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 8-2 #-- -- -- +193 Program view
1973 FBS IndependentsFBS Best recordCleanest win-loss season in the loaded archive. 9-1 #-- -- -- +186 Program view
1972 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 5-4 #-- -- -- −12 Program view
1971 FBS IndependentsFBS In range 6-2 #-- -- -- +112 Program view
1970 Independent DIIDII In range 3-1 #-- -- -- +31 Program view