AmericanCougars

Houston

42nd of 1318–5

Rank

42nd

of 131 FBS teams

Rating

+5.2

90% range −4.1 to 14.6

Offense

33.4

26th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

28.1

69th: points allowed vs an average team

Record

8–5

Playoff

—

no field saved for this season

13 games, 8–5

Schedule

Wk 1Sep 3 · 3:30 PM ET at

UTSA W 37–35

Rating change−1.1

Wk 2Sep 10 · 4:00 PM ET at

Texas Tech L 30–33

Rating change−0.5

Wk 3Sep 17 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Kansas L 30–48

Rating change−1.6

Wk 4Sep 24 · 6:00 PM ET vs

Rice W 34–27

Rating change−1.5

Wk 5Sep 30 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Tulane L 24–27

Rating change+0.4

Wk 6Oct 7 · 7:30 PM ET at

Memphis W 33–32

Rating change+0.5

Wk 8Oct 22 · 12:00 PM ET at

Navy W 38–20

Rating change+1.8

Wk 9Oct 29 · 12:00 PM ET vs

South Florida W 42–27

Rating change−0.1

Wk 10Nov 5 · 7:00 PM ET at

SMU L 63–77

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 12 · 3:00 PM ET vs

Temple W 43–36

Rating change−1.2

Wk 12Nov 19 · 2:00 PM ET at

East Carolina W 42–3

Rating change+5.0

Wk 13Nov 26 · 7:30 PM ET vs

Tulsa L 30–37

Rating change−1.3

PostDec 23 · 3:00 PM ET vs

LouisianaRadiance Technologies Independence Bowl W 23–16

Rating change−0.7

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2022

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
2021	American	41 of 130	6.5	31.4	24.8	12–2	—
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