Since we have all day to worry about this game -- allow me to shed some light on the undefeated Owls and the "great" defense we will be playing this evening...
Here's a look at who Temple has played so far -- and the offensive rankings of each team. For a point of comparison -- here's how ND ranks (against all 128 teams in FBS):
- Rushing Rank: #15
- Passing Rank: #33
- Offensive Rank: #17
Penn State
- Temple 27 -- Penn State 10
- Penn State's record: 6 - 2
- Penn State Rushing Rank: #82
- Penn State Passing Rank: #92
- Penn State Offensive Rank: #111
Cincinnati
- Temple 34 -- Cincinnati 26
- Cincinnati's record: 4 - 3
- Cincinnati's Rushing Rank: #34
- Cincinnati's Passing Rank: #8
- Cincinnati's Offensive Rank: #7
UMASS
- Temple 25 -- UMASS 23
- UMASS's record: 1 - 6
- UMASS's Rushing Rank: #120
- UMASS's Passing Rank: #24
- UMASS's Offensive Rank: #50
Charlotte
- Temple 37 -- Charlotte 3
- Charlotte's record: 3 - 5
- Charlotte's Rushing Rank: #58
- Charlotte's Passing Rank: #112
- Charlotte's Offensive Rank: #104
Tulane
- Temple 49 -- Tulane 10
- Tulane's record: 3 - 4
- Tulane's Rushing Rank: #122
- Tulane's Passing Rank: #84
- Tulane's Offensive Rank: #122
UCF
- Temple 30 -- UCF 16
- UCF's record: 0 - 8
- UCF's Rushing Rank: #128
- UCF's Passing Rank: #90
- UCF's Offensive Rank: #128
East Carolina
- Temple 24 -- East Carolina 14
- East Carolina's record: 4 - 4
- East Carolina's Rushing Rank: #96
- East Carolina's Passing Rank: #29
- East Carolina's Offensive Rank: #55
NOTE: When you look at Penn State vs. Cincinnati -- this might be the best argument ever that Defense is more important than Offense -- or, you need to play a BIG TEN schedule...
