Tigers will see something they have not been used to seeing this year.

A team that relies on its defense first.

After facing two top 5 offenses the last two games this week the Tigers face one of the top defenses in the AAC.

Temple #1 in the nation in pass defense.

HOWEVER, they have not gotten a single Int this season.

Could point to fact that teams are running on them.

Their QB leads the AAC in completion percentage and has two players who average right at 105 all-purpose yards per game.

Last week the Tigers controlled TOP and it paid off late in the game with a key stop when needed.

Tigers need to find a way to beat the Temple defense earlier and get off to a fast start and force Temple to play catch up.

Temple can still score averaging right at 34 points per game.

And they do not turn over the ball and have very few penalties.

Their line is solid and does not allow many TFL (#1)

They are not hurting themselves.

Tigers cannot allow the presnap penalties we have seen in recent games

Look past these owls to the bearcats, and they can easily strike with their sharp talons just like last year.

Total Offense
Memphis 3rd
Temple 34th

Total Defense
Memphis 77th
Temple 13th

Passing offense
Memphis 8th
Temple 28th

Rushing Offense
Memphis 14th
Temple 45th

Passing Defense
Memphis 77th
Temple 1st

Rushing Defense
Memphis 28th
Temple 60th

Red Zone Offense
Memphis 15th
Temple 38th

Red Zone Defense
Memphis 14th
Temple 60th

Net Punting
Memphis 40th
Temple 22nd

Punt Returns
Memphis 40th
Temple 72nd

Punt Return Defense
Memphis 38th
Temple 14th

Blocked Punts
Memphis 5th
Temple n/a

Blocked Punts Allowed
Memphis 1st
Temple 1st

Kick-Off Returns
Memphis 71st
Temple 58th

Kick-Off Return Defense
Memphis 7th
Temple 50th

Turnover margin
Memphis 37th
Temple 37th

Fumbles
Memphis 38th
Temple 1st

Fumbles Recovered
Memphis 10th
Temple 20th

Passes Had Intercepted
Memphis 32nd
Temple 32nd

Passes Intercepted
Memphis 49th
Temple n/a

Sacks
Memphis 29th
Temple 32nd

Sacks allowed
Memphis 27th
Temple 1st

ToP
Memphis 16th
Temple 52nd

Scoring Offense
Memphis 16th
Temple 27th

Scoring Defense
Memphis 61st
Temple 59th

Thanks

Navy threw 2 passes for 38 yds against Temple and won, and USF was 16-29 for 181 yds and lost 3 fumbles or they would have won. That #1 passing defense is pure hooey.

In comparison, we average 354 yds/game passing, Temple averages 411 total yds per game.

Yeah, small sample size can be misleading. I hope we light them up but they always play us tough.

(10-24-2020 08:09 AM)cmt Wrote:  Navy threw 2 passes for 38 yds against Temple and won, and USF was 16-29 for 181 yds and lost 3 fumbles or they would have won. That #1 passing defense is pure hooey.

In comparison, we average 354 yds/game passing, Temple averages 411 total yds per game.

It's one thing giving stats. Interpreting them is another.

USF got bombed 42-13 by Tulsa last night in Tampa for what it's worth.

(10-24-2020 09:13 AM)Hernando Hills Tiger Wrote:  USF got bombed 42-13 by Tulsa last night in Tampa for what it's worth.

Not surprising at all. Tulsa has really improved.