Temple’s yards a carry with Ajani Sheppard and without Ajani Sheppard
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Temple averaged 5.38 yards a carry with Ajani Sheppard and 5.56 without Ajani Sheppard in 2026, 7 games against 1, a difference of 0.18. All 3 away games were with Ajani Sheppard. All 7 unranked opponents were with Ajani Sheppard. All 4 conference games were with Ajani Sheppard.
Ajani Sheppard, quarterback: 1,245 passing yards, 140 pass attempts and 85 completions in 8 games this season.
One game without Ajani Sheppard is one game, not a sample, but maybe you can find something if you squint.
yards a carry a game
with Ajani Sheppard
5.38
without Ajani Sheppard
5.56
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The games
with Ajani Sheppardwithout Ajani Sheppard
| Side | Date | Game | Result | yards a carry | Expected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 5, 2026 | vsRRhode Island | W | 5.50 | — | |
| Sep 12, 2026 | vs Penn State | L | 5.56 | — | |
| Sep 19, 2026 | @ Toledo | L | 5.33 | — | |
| Sep 25, 2026 | vs Army | L | 6.78 | — | |
| Oct 3, 2026 | @ South Florida | W | 5.06 | — | |
| Oct 10, 2026 | vs UConn | L | 4.29 | — | |
| Oct 17, 2026 | vs Charlotte | L | 6.06 | — | |
| Oct 31, 2026 | @ East Carolina | L | 4.65 | — |
Method
- Who played is read from the schools’ box scores’ participation lists, which name every player who entered the game.
- With him means he was the team’s quarterback that game, at least half of its pass attempts; a game he left early or came into late reads as without him.