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Houston

2021 Season Performance

#29
Rank
11-2
Record
102.5
Points
0.469
SOS

Current Form

L1 streak
COLD
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #25 SMU 44-37
Worst L N #89 Texas Tech 21-38

Record Splits

Home 5-0
Away 6-1
Neutral 0-1
Conference 8-1
Non-Conf 3-1
Close (7 pts or less) 2-0
FCS Opponents 1

Rank Progression

#21
#47
#73
#99
#124
Pre
#51
W3
#66
W6
#30
W9
#26
W12
#27
W15
#29

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/04
L
NR N #89 Texas Tech
21-38
-7.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -6.0
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Margin Scaling
-1.8 -7.7
Total -7.7 pts
2
09/11
W
#114 @ #87 Rice
44-7
+13.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.2 9.3
Margin Scaling
+4.0 13.3
Total 13.3 pts
3
09/18
W
#48 vs FCS Grambling
45-0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
4
09/25
W
#66 vs #117 Navy
28-20
+9.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.0 7.0
Margin Scaling
+2.2 9.2
Total 9.2 pts
5
10/01
W
#62 @ #99 Tulsa
45-10
+17.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.8 12.7
Margin Scaling
+4.5 17.2
Total 17.2 pts
6
10/07
W
#40 @ #115 Tulane
40-22
+10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+2.9 10.1
Total 10.1 pts
8
10/23
W
#36 vs #80 East Carolina
31-24 OT
+10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.5 9.5
Margin Scaling
+1.4 10.9
Total 10.9 pts
9
10/30
W
#33 vs #25 SMU
44-37
+11.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.4 10.4
Margin Scaling
+1.5 11.9
Total 11.9 pts
10
11/06
W
#26 @ #111 South Florida
54-42
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+2.0 9.4
Total 9.4 pts
11
11/13
W
#27 @ #111 Temple
37-8
+12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.5 8.0
Margin Scaling
+4.1 12.1
Total 12.1 pts
12
11/20
W
#26 vs #71 Memphis
31-13
+11.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-0.4 8.6
Margin Scaling
+3.2 11.8
Total 11.8 pts
13
11/27
W
#27 @ #129 UConn
45-17
+10.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.9 6.6
Margin Scaling
+4.2 10.8
Total 10.8 pts
14
12/04
L
#29 @ #10 Cincinnati
20-35
-5.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+1.3 -3.9
Margin Scaling
-1.9 -5.7
Total -5.7 pts
Total
11-2 Record
103.2

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
71-50
Record
59%
Win Rate
#59
Avg Rank
#5
Best Rank
0.550
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#26
2017
#46
2018
#59
2019
#104
2020
#81
2021
#29
2022
#59
2023
#96
2024
#90
2025
#28
2026
#28

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Big 12 5-1 (83%) #28 #25 52.4 0.534 -
2025 Big 12 9-3 (75%) #28 #6 93.6 0.592 -
2024 Big 12 4-8 (33%) #90 #64 2.4 0.709 -
2023 Big 12 4-8 (33%) #96 #30 -18.9 0.637 -
2022 American Athletic 7-5 (58%) #59 #18 46.5 0.512 -
2021 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #29 #26 102.5 0.469 -
2020 American Athletic 3-4 (43%) #81 #22 2.9 0.598 -
2019 American Athletic 4-8 (33%) #104 #81 -29.4 0.529 -
2018 American Athletic 8-4 (67%) #59 #21 43.5 0.476 -
2017 American Athletic 7-4 (64%) #46 #19 52.8 0.496 -
2016 American Athletic 9-3 (75%) #26 #5 102.3 0.503 -