AmericanCougars

Houston

77th of 1304–8

Rank

77th

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

−4.2

90% range −14.4 to 6.0

Offense

29.6

50th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

33.8

101st: points allowed vs an average team

Record

4–8

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

12 games, 4–8

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 1 · 7:30 PM ET at#5

Oklahoma L 31–49

Rating change−0.3

Wk 2Sep 7 · 8:00 PM ET vs

Prairie View A&M W 37–17

Rating change−1.4

Wk 3Sep 13 · 9:15 PM ET vs

Washington StateNeutral L 24–31

Rating change−1.1

Wk 4Sep 19 · 8:00 PM ET at

Tulane L 31–38

Rating change+0.3

Wk 5Sep 28 · 8:00 PM ET at

North Texas W 46–25

Rating change+2.3

Wk 7Oct 12 · 3:30 PM ET vs#25

Cincinnati L 23–38

Rating change−0.8

Wk 8Oct 19 · 12:00 PM ET at

UConn W 24–17

Rating change−3.3

Wk 9Oct 24 · 7:30 PM ET vs

SMU L 31–34

Rating change+0.8

Wk 10Nov 2 · 12:00 PM ET at#15

UCF L 29–44

Rating change+0.8

Wk 12Nov 16 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Memphis L 27–45

Rating change−2.2

Wk 13Nov 23 · 7:30 PM ET at

Tulsa W 24–14

Rating change+0.9

Wk 14Nov 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Navy L 41–56

Rating change−0.4

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2019

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
2018	American	94 of 130	−7.5	33.7	41.3	8–5	—
2017	American	60 of 130	2.1	28.0	25.9	7–5	—
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