AmericanCougars

Houston

60th of 1307–5

Rank

60th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+2.1

90% range −7.8 to 11.9

Offense

28.0

77th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

25.9

42nd: points allowed vs an average team

Record

7–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 7–5

Schedule

Wk 2Sep 9 · 10:30 PM ET at

Arizona W 19–16

Rating change−0.7

Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 38–3

Rating change+3.3

Wk 4Sep 23 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Texas Tech L 24–27

Rating change−0.4

Wk 5Sep 30 · 12:00 PM ET at

Temple W 20–13

Rating change−0.7

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:00 PM ET vs

SMU W 35–22

Rating change−0.1

Wk 7Oct 14 · 4:00 PM ET at

Tulsa L 17–45

Rating change−4.0

Wk 8Oct 19 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Memphis L 38–42

Rating change−1.0

Wk 9Oct 28 · 3:45 PM ET at

South Florida W 28–24

Rating change+1.5

Wk 10Nov 4 · 12:00 PM ET vs

East Carolina W 52–27

Rating change−0.8

Wk 12Nov 18 · 4:00 PM ET at

Tulane L 17–20

Rating change+0.3

Wk 13Nov 24 · 12:00 PM ET vs

Navy W 24–14

Rating change+0.6

PostDec 24 · 8:30 PM ET vs

Fresno StateHAWAI'I BOWL L 27–33

Rating change−2.6

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2017

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
2016	American	41 of 128	6.6	33.5	26.9	9–4	—
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