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2025 Season Performance

#33
Rank
8-4
Record
85.3
Points
0.604
SOS

Current Form

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

Key Games

Best W vs #14 Miami 26-20
Worst L vs #114 Baylor 45-48

Record Splits

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

Rank Progression

#7
#39
#71
#103
#134
Pre
#12
W3
#43
W6
#56
W9
#47
W12
#36
W15
#33

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 15
1
08/31
W
NR vs #74 East Texas A&M
42-13
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
2
09/06
L
#50 vs #114 Baylor
45-48 OT
-10.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.0 -9.4
Loss Record Modifier
-0.2 -9.6
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -10.1
Total -10.1 pts
3
09/13
W
#124 @ #68 Missouri State
28-10
+15.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-0.8 12.7
Margin Scaling
+3.0 15.7
Total 15.7 pts
4
09/20
L
#43 @ #34 TCU
24-35
-6.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.4 -4.6
Loss Record Modifier
+0.6 -4.0
Margin Scaling
-1.4 -5.5
Recency Weighting
-1.0 -6.5
Total -6.5 pts
6
10/04
W
#77 vs #71 Syracuse
31-18
+8.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-2.6 6.4
Margin Scaling
+2.2 8.7
Total 8.7 pts
7
10/11
W
#56 vs #83 Stanford
34-10
+12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
-1.1 7.9
Margin Scaling
+4.2 12.1
Total 12.1 pts
8
10/18
W
#48 @ #63 Clemson
35-24
+19.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+3.0 16.5
Margin Scaling
+2.6 19.1
Total 19.1 pts
9
10/25
L
#38 @ #65 Wake Forest
12-13
-5.0
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.8 -5.2
Loss Record Modifier
+0.4 -4.8
Margin Scaling
-0.3 -5.0
Total -5.0 pts
10
11/01
W
#47 vs #14 Miami
26-20 OT
+21.9
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+6.3 15.3
Margin Scaling
+1.7 17.0
Quality Win Bonuses
+1.5 18.5
Recency Weighting
+3.3 21.9
Total 21.9 pts
11
11/08
W
#38 @ #131 Boston College
45-13
+12.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-5.7 7.8
Margin Scaling
+4.3 12.1
Total 12.1 pts
13
11/22
W
#36 vs #34 Louisville
38-6
+21.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+3.5 12.5
Margin Scaling
+5.4 17.9
Recency Weighting
+3.2 21.1
Total 21.1 pts
14
11/30
L
#27 @ #64 California
35-38
-5.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.6 -5.4
Loss Record Modifier
+0.3 -5.1
Margin Scaling
-0.5 -5.6
Total -5.6 pts
Total
8-4 Record
83.4

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 -