AmericanCougars

Houston

41st of 1289–4

Rank

41st

of 128 FBS teams

Rating

+6.6

90% range −3.5 to 16.6

Offense

33.5

40th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

26.9

45th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

9–4

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 9–4

Schedule

Ranks are retrospective TEMPO estimates, not poll rankings or ranks saved before kickoff.

Wk 1Sep 3 · 12:00 PM ET vs#6

OklahomaNeutral W 33–23

Rating change+2.0

Wk 2Sep 10 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Lamar W 42–0

Rating change−0.4

Wk 3Sep 15 · 7:30 PM ET at

Cincinnati W 40–16

Rating change+1.4

Wk 4Sep 24 · 7:00 PM ET at

Texas State W 64–3

Rating change+3.1

Wk 5Sep 29 · 8:00 PM ET vs

UConn W 42–14

Rating change+2.0

Wk 6Oct 8 · 3:00 PM ET at

Navy L 40–46

Rating change−1.9

Wk 7Oct 15 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Tulsa W 38–31

Rating change−1.1

Wk 8Oct 22 · 7:00 PM ET at

SMU L 16–38

Rating change−4.3

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

UCF W 31–24

Rating change−0.3

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Tulane W 30–18

Rating change−2.0

Wk 12Nov 17 · 8:00 PM ET vs#3

Louisville W 36–10

Rating change+4.5

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at

Memphis L 44–48

Rating change−1.3

PostDec 17 · 3:30 PM ET vs

San Diego StateLAS VEGAS BOWL PRESENTED BY GEICO L 10–34

Rating change−3.2

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2016

90% range

Estimated after the fact at each cutoff.

Estimates of how good the team was, not forecasts to grade

Past seasons

Season	Conference	Rank#	Rating	Off.	Def.	RecordW–L	CFP entryCFP
2015	American	29 of 128	10.7	36.7	26.0	13–1	—

Adjusted for opponents; outward is better on both sides

Profile

HOU offenseFBS average

MeasureValue

Points per drive · points per possession.

Profiles and percentiles