Big 12Cougars

Houston

79th of 1334–8

Rank

79th

of 133 FBS teams

Rating

−3.9

90% range −13.7 to 5.9

Offense

25.7

68th: points scored vs an average team

Defense

29.7

91st: 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 2 · 7:00 PM ET vs

UTSA W 17–14

Rating change−0.3

Wk 2Sep 9 · 7:00 PM ET at

Rice L 41–43

Rating change−2.9

Wk 3Sep 16 · 8:00 PM ET vs

TCU L 13–36

Rating change−3.9

Wk 4Sep 23 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Sam Houston W 38–7

Rating change+2.8

Wk 5Sep 30 · 3:30 PM ET at

Texas Tech L 28–49

Rating change+0.8

Wk 7Oct 12 · 7:00 PM ET vs

West Virginia W 41–39

Rating change+1.3

Wk 8Oct 21 · 4:00 PM ET vs#7

Texas L 24–31

Rating change+1.5

Wk 9Oct 28 · 12:00 PM ET at#16

Kansas State L 0–41

Rating change−2.8

Wk 10Nov 4 · 3:30 PM ET at

Baylor W 25–24

Rating change0.0

Wk 11Nov 11 · 7:00 PM ET vs

Cincinnati L 14–24

Rating change−1.7

Wk 12Nov 18 · 4:00 PM ET vs

Oklahoma State L 30–43

Rating change−0.7

Wk 13Nov 25 · 12:00 PM ET at

UCF L 13–27

Rating change−0.5

With its 90% range at each cutoff

Rating through 2023

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
2022	American	42 of 131	5.2	33.4	28.1	8–5	—
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