AmericanCougars

Houston

41st of 13012–2

Rank

41st

of 130 FBS teams

Rating

+6.5

90% range −2.4 to 15.4

Offense

31.4

38th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

24.8

37th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

12–2

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

14 games, 12–2

Schedule

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

Wk 1Sep 4 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Texas TechNeutral L 21–38

Rating change−2.4

Wk 2Sep 11 · 6:30 PM ET at

Rice W 44–7

Rating change+4.1

Wk 3Sep 18 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Grambling W 45–0

Rating change+1.2

Wk 4Sep 25 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Navy W 28–20

Rating change−1.7

Wk 5Oct 1 · 7:30 PM ET at

Tulsa W 45–10

Rating change+5.7

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:30 PM ET at

Tulane W 40–22

Rating change+1.0

Wk 8Oct 23 · 4:00 PM ET vs

East Carolina W 31–24

Rating change−1.5

Wk 9Oct 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

SMU W 44–37

Rating change+0.6

Wk 10Nov 6 · 7:30 PM ET at

South Florida W 54–42

Rating change+1.1

Wk 11Nov 13 · 12:00 PM ET at

Temple W 37–8

Rating change+0.1

Wk 12Nov 19 · 9:00 PM ET vs

Memphis W 31–13

Rating change+0.2

Wk 13Nov 27 · 12:00 PM ET at

UConn W 45–17

Rating change−0.4

Wk 14Dec 4 · 4:00 PM ET at#8

Cincinnati L 20–35

Rating change−0.3

PostDec 28 · 12:00 PM ET vs

AuburnTicketSmarter Birmingham Bowl W 17–13

Rating change+1.0

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2021

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
2020	American	61 of 127	0.8	30.0	29.2	3–5	—
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