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2024 Season Performance

#20
Rank
11-2
Record
147.3
Points
0.574
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W @ #59 Louisville 34-27
Worst L vs #55 BYU 15-18

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#10
#28
#46
#64
#84
Pre
#24
W3
#74
W6
#23
W9
#18
W12
#17
W15
#20

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/25
W
NR @ #133 Nevada
29-24
+8.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-6.2 7.3
Margin Scaling
+1.1 8.4
Total 8.4 pts
1
09/01
W
NR vs FCS Houston Christian
59-7
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/06
L
#22 vs #55 BYU
15-18
-7.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+2.7 -7.7
Loss Record Modifier
+1.6 -6.1
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -6.7
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.9
Total -7.9 pts
4
09/21
W
#74 vs #65 TCU
66-42
+21.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.9 12.9
Margin Scaling
+5.0 17.9
Recency Weighting
+3.2 21.1
Total 21.1 pts
5
09/29
W
#47 vs #80 Florida State
42-16
+9.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-3.4 5.6
Margin Scaling
+3.9 9.4
Total 9.4 pts
6
10/05
W
#40 @ #59 Louisville
34-27
+24.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+5.9 19.4
Margin Scaling
+1.6 21.0
Recency Weighting
+3.8 24.8
Total 24.8 pts
8
10/20
W
#33 @ #102 Stanford
40-10
+13.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.1 9.4
Margin Scaling
+4.5 13.9
Total 13.9 pts
9
10/27
W
#24 @ #32 Duke
28-27 OT
+20.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+6.3 19.8
Margin Scaling
+0.5 20.3
Total 20.3 pts
10
11/03
W
#18 vs #19 Pittsburgh
48-25
+15.3
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.7 10.7
Margin Scaling
+4.5 15.3
Total 15.3 pts
12
11/16
W
#18 vs #68 Boston College
38-28
+13.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+2.2 11.2
Margin Scaling
+2.6 13.8
Total 13.8 pts
13
11/23
W
#17 @ #72 Virginia
33-7
+16.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.9 12.6
Margin Scaling
+4.2 16.8
Total 16.8 pts
14
11/30
W
#16 vs #78 California
38-6
+14.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+0.2 9.2
Margin Scaling
+4.8 14.0
Total 14.0 pts
15
12/08
L
#17 N #32 Clemson
31-34
-2.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+1.2 -6.8
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.5 -5.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.9 -4.4
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -5.0
Recency Weighting
-0.9 -2.9
Championship Game
×0.50 -2.9
Total -2.9 pts
Total
11-2 Record
147.0

All-Time Summary (2016-2026)

11
Seasons
83-42
Record
66%
Win Rate
#50
Avg Rank
#3
Best Rank
0.513
Avg SOS
1
Conf Titles

Final Rank by Season

#1
#34
#67
#100
#134
2016
#85
2017
#65
2018
#96
2019
#21
2020
#38
2021
#48
2022
#64
2023
#16
2024
#20
2025
#33
2026
#60

Season-by-Season Breakdown

Year Conference Record Final Rank Best Rank Points SOS Champion
2026 ACC 4-1 (80%) #60 #13 18.1 0.449 -
2025 ACC 8-4 (67%) #33 #27 85.3 0.604 -
2024 ACC 11-2 (85%) #20 #15 147.3 0.574 -
2023 American Athletic 11-2 (85%) #16 #16 122.2 0.470 American
2022 American Athletic 7-5 (58%) #64 #10 34.8 0.554 -
2021 American Athletic 8-4 (67%) #48 #12 48.7 0.466 -
2020 American Athletic 7-3 (70%) #38 #3 44.8 0.457 -
2019 American Athletic 10-2 (83%) #21 #4 105.7 0.486 -
2018 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #96 #82 -14.6 0.543 -
2017 American Athletic 7-5 (58%) #65 #31 30.0 0.507 -
2016 American Athletic 5-7 (42%) #85 #26 -8.2 0.529 -