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Temple

AAC · 1-1 · power +8.3 · #92
Our numberUSF -10.5 no book has priced this game

South Florida

AAC · 2-0 (1-0 AAC) · power +19.1 · #41
Our side
MoneylineUSF to win ours 78%
Projected score 21–32 TEM – USF
2026-10-03 · kickoff TBD Raymond James Stadium · Tampa, FL AAC game Early season

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Series Temple lead 6–4 · 10 meetings since 2012
2025 unit ranks — last completed season, from games actually played
Run game edge South Florida Bulls 125 ranks
Temple Owls #149 rush offense South Florida Bulls #24 run defense
Pass game even 22 ranks apart
Temple Owls #59 pass offense South Florida Bulls #37 pass defense
Run game edge South Florida Bulls 179 ranks
South Florida Bulls #56 rush offense Temple Owls #235 run defense
Pass game edge South Florida Bulls 230 ranks
South Florida Bulls #5 pass offense Temple Owls #235 pass defense
Temple Owls Balanced · 57% run Ball-control South Florida Bulls Balanced · 55% run Ball-control Dual-threat QB · 84 rush ypg
K.C. Keeler · 17-19 · offense-minded Kevin Patrick · 0-1

Ranked by team-unit strength (rush & pass offense vs. run & pass defense) across all 265 D1 teams, not by individual players. Identity, tempo and unit strength are measured from the 2025 season.

The evidence 2025 production and power ratings · supporting the number above

Who carried each team in 2025
Temple Owls
RB Keveun Mason 234 rush yds · 2 TD · 3 rec #24 RB
DB Jamarcus Pierre 3 tkl · 1 PD · 1 INT #107 DB
LB Curly Ordonez 20 tkl · 1.0 sacks · 1.0 TFL #68 LB
LB Tyree Alualu 5 tkl #81 LB
South Florida Bulls
DL C.J. Hicks 9 tkl · 1.0 TFL #127 DL
DB Ayden Jackson 16 tkl · 1 PD #181 DB
QB Michael Van Buren Jr. 339 pass yds · 2 TD · 0 INT #54 QB
WR Bryson Rodgers 9 rec · 89 yds · 1 TD #208 WR

Top-rated players from last season, ranked within their position across D1. A grade measures what a player produced, and no 2026 game has been played yet — so this is who produced for these programs in 2025, not a claim about who is on the field this year.

Power breakdown
TeamPowerOffDefRank
Temple OwlsAAC +8.3 +3.6 +4.7 #92
South Florida BullsAAC +19.1 +9.4 +9.7 #41

Def is higher = better. The projection assumes a 2.4-pt home edge (0 at neutral sites).

Where the number comes from
Temple offense vs South Florida defense-6.0 pts
South Florida offense vs Temple defense+4.7 pts
Travel · context onlyAway team travels 924 mi

An efficiency adjustment from season-to-date EPA and success rate applies once teams have played enough games; before then it is 0 and the number is the power rating alone.

Situational spots are shown for context, not baked in: travel, altitude and rest were tested against 6,000+ games and the power and efficiency ratings already account for them. Adding them again would double-count.