AmericanCougars

Houston

61st of 1273–5

Rank

61st

of 127 FBS teams

Rating

+0.8

90% range −8.9 to 10.6

Offense

30.0

58th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.2

69th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

3–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

8 games, 3–5

Schedule

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

Wk 6Oct 8 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Tulane W 49–31

Rating change+1.9

Wk 7Oct 16 · 9:30 PM ET vs#24

BYU L 26–43

Rating change−1.6

Wk 8Oct 24 · 3:30 PM ET at

Navy W 37–21

Rating change+1.1

Wk 9Oct 31 · 2:00 PM ET vs#24

UCF L 21–44

Rating change−2.0

Wk 10Nov 7 · 3:30 PM ET at#24

Cincinnati L 10–38

Rating change−1.9

Wk 11Nov 14 · 3:30 PM ET vs

South Florida W 56–21

Rating change+2.3

Wk 15Dec 12 · 3:30 PM ET at

Memphis L 27–30

Rating change−0.3

PostDec 24 · 3:30 PM ET vs

Hawai'iNew Mexico Bowl L 14–28

Rating change−3.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2020

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
2019	American	77 of 130	−4.2	29.6	33.8	4–8	—
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