Temple Owls at East Carolina Pirates preview: October 31, 2026
The Temple Owls (2-5) visit the East Carolina Pirates (3-3) at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium on October 31, 2026. Recent form, both teams’ figures with College football ranks, earlier meetings and the players to research, from StatsNext’s stored box scores.
On this page
Records
| Team | Record (2026) | Last 5 | Away (2026) | Home (2026) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple Owls | 2-5 | 1-4 (26.6-31) | 1-1 (32.5-31) | 1-4 (23-26.8) |
| East Carolina Pirates | 3-3 | 3-2 (26.2-19) | 1-2 (15.7-31.7) | 2-1 (31.3-16) |
Record, Away and Home cover the complete 2026 regular season. Last 5 is the 5 most recent 2026 regular-season games. In parentheses: points for and against per game.
Team comparison
2026 regular-season figures; the rank in parentheses is among 136 College football teams (1st = the most).
| TEM | ECU | |
|---|---|---|
| Points per game | 25.7 (88th) | 23.5 (98th) |
| Points allowed per game | 28 (30th) | 23.8 (65th) |
| Passing yards per game | 183.7 (112th) | 183.7 (113th) |
| Passing yards allowed per game | 235.3 (37th) | 182.3 (107th) |
| Rushing yards per game | 205.3 (27th) | 154.3 (71st) |
| Rushing yards allowed per game | 164.6 (40th) | 138.7 (71st) |
| Rushing attempts per game | 37.9 (44th) | 36.2 (66th) |
| Rushing attempts allowed per game | 36.7 (49th) | 43.7 (5th) |
| Completions per game | 13 (126th) | 18 (88th) |
| Completions allowed per game | 19.1 (49th) | 14 (130th) |
Recent form
Temple Owls
- Oct 17, 2026: L 31-38 vs CLT
- Oct 10, 2026: L 20-34 vs CONN
- Oct 3, 2026: W 17-13 at USF
- Sep 25, 2026: L 17-21 vs ARMY
- Sep 19, 2026: L 48-49 at TOL
East Carolina Pirates
Head-to-head
1 earlier meeting stored: East Carolina Pirates 1, Temple Owls 0. Full East Carolina Pirates vs Temple Owls head-to-head.
| Date | Season | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2025 | 2025 | ECU 45, TEM 14 (at TEM) |
Players to research
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajani Sheppard | QB | 7 | 161.1 Pass yds/g, 1.1 Pass TD/g, 43.9 Rush yds/g | 199 Pass yds/g | |
| Keveun Mason | RB | 7 | 73.3 Rush yds/g, 13.4 Car/g, 9.7 Rec yds/g | 55.8 Rush yds/g | |
| Samuel Brown V | RB | 3 | 67.3 Rush yds/g, 8 Car/g, 35 Rec yds/g | 45.6 Rush yds/g | |
| Peter Clarke | TE | 4 | 67.3 Rec yds/g, 4.3 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 58.6 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Colin Chase | WR | 6 | 51.3 Rec yds/g, 3 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 53 Rec yds/g | |
| Jayce Freeman | WR | 7 | 34 Rec yds/g, 2.1 Rec/g, 0.1 Rec TD/g | 36.2 Rec yds/g | Receiving yards |
| Player | Pos | Games | 2026 per game | Last 5 | Prop research |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emory Williams | QB | 5 | 131 Pass yds/g, 1.4 Pass TD/g, 9.8 Rush yds/g | 131 Pass yds/g | |
| TJ Engleman Jr. | RB | 6 | 81.7 Rush yds/g, 11.8 Car/g, 10 Rec yds/g | 98.4 Rush yds/g | Rushing yards |
| Ashton Gray | RB | 5 | 39.2 Rush yds/g, 9.2 Car/g, 2.6 Rec yds/g | 39.2 Rush yds/g | |
| Jeremiah Melvin | WR | 4 | 47 Rec yds/g, 3.3 Rec/g, 0.3 Rec TD/g | 39.4 Rec yds/g | |
| Ray Ray Joseph Jr. | WR | 6 | 45.3 Rec yds/g, 4.8 Rec/g, 0.5 Rec TD/g | 49.8 Rec yds/g | |
| Tyler Johnson | WR | 3 | 30.7 Rec yds/g, 1.7 Rec/g, 0 Rec TD/g | 22.6 Rec yds/g |
Players with a StatsNext page, the leaders in each position group's main statistic. Games and per-game figures are the 2026 regular season; last 5 is the player's last five regular-season games. Prop research links open the player's StatsNext prop pages: how often statistical thresholds were reached, never sportsbook lines or prices. No prop page means too few regular-season games with the statistic at a typical market level so far; the player page still has every stored statistic.
About this preview
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