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Conference USA

Sam Houston

2023 Season Performance

#119
Rank
3-9
Record
-60.1
Points
0.434
SOS

Current Form

W1 streak
Last 3 2-1
Last 5 3-2

Key Games

Best W vs #109 Middle Tennessee 23-20
Worst L vs #124 UTEP 34-37

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#100
#111
#122
#133
#143
W1
#110
W4
#108
W7
#126
W10
#131
W13
#119
W15
#119

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
09/03
L
NR @ #73 BYU
0-14
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.5 -5.5
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -5.7
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
2
09/10
L
#110 N #69 Air Force
3-13
-7.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.1 -6.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.2 -6.7
Margin Scaling
-1.1 -7.8
Total -7.8 pts
4
09/23
L
#105 @ #88 Houston
7-38
-8.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.4 -5.6
Loss Record Modifier
-0.5 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-2.5 -8.6
Total -8.6 pts
5
09/29
L
#108 vs #55 Jacksonville State
28-35 OT
-10.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -10.7
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -10.2
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -10.9
Total -10.9 pts
6
10/05
L
#119 @ #25 Liberty
16-21
-5.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.3 -5.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -4.5
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -5.2
Total -5.2 pts
7
10/12
L
#121 @ #90 New Mexico State
13-27
-6.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -5.5
Margin Scaling
-1.2 -6.7
Total -6.7 pts
8
10/18
L
#126 vs #112 Florida International
27-33 OT
-13.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.3 -11.7
Loss Record Modifier
-1.7 -13.3
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -13.9
Total -13.9 pts
9
10/26
L
#131 vs #124 UTEP
34-37
-14.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
-1.5 -11.9
Loss Record Modifier
-2.1 -14.0
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -14.4
Total -14.4 pts
10
11/04
W
#133 vs FCS Kennesaw State
24-21
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
11
11/11
W
#131 @ #117 Louisiana Tech
42-27
+10.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+2.7 10.0
Total 10.0 pts
12
11/18
L
#128 @ #80 Western Kentucky
23-28
-6.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.0 -6.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -6.9
Total -6.9 pts
13
11/25
W
#128 vs #109 Middle Tennessee
23-20
+6.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.0 6.0
Margin Scaling
+0.8 6.8
Total 6.8 pts
Total
3-9 Record
-64.5

All-Time Summary (2023-2026)

4
Seasons
15-25
Record
38%
Win Rate
#104
Avg Rank
#9
Best Rank
0.454
Avg SOS

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2023
#119
2024
#53
2025
#122
2026
#122

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 Conference USA 1-4 (20%) #122 #96 -27.0 0.503 -
2025 Conference USA 2-9 (18%) #122 #116 -54.0 0.471 -
2024 Conference USA 9-3 (75%) #53 #9 57.0 0.408 -
2023 Conference USA 3-9 (25%) #119 #105 -60.1 0.434 -