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Houston

2026 Season Performance

#25
Rank
5-1
Record
58.2
Points
0.561
SOS

Current Form

W3 streak
HOT
Last 3 3-0
Last 5 4-1

Key Games

Best W vs #127 Oregon State 33-20
Worst L @ #60 Texas Tech 26-28

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
6
games left
#54.5
avg opponent rank
#16
toughest left
56.79
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-17
vs
#24 Oklahoma State
4-1
+8.75
8
10-24
@
#16 Utah
5-0
+13.53
10
11-07
vs
#50 Cincinnati
4-1
+7.85
11
11-14
@
#106 Colorado
2-3
+8.87
12
11-21
@
#94 West Virginia
3-3
+9.49
13
11-28
vs
#37 Baylor
4-1
+8.3

“Win worth” is base points scaled by location and the opponent’s current strength. It excludes margin and quality-win bonuses, which depend on a result that hasn’t happened.

Rank Progression

#20
#38
#56
#74
#93
Pre
#40
W3
#83
W6
#25
W9
#26
W12
#28
W15
#28

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
W
NR vs #127 Oregon State
33-20
+9.7
+10.4
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.0 10.0
Margin Scaling
+2.3 12.3
Against the Spread (-20.75, -7.75)
-1.9 10.4
Total 10.4 pts
+0.7
2
09/12
W
#41 vs FCS Southern
77-6
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
3
09/19
L
#62 @ #60 Texas Tech
26-28
-2.5
-3.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+1.6 -4.4
Loss Record Modifier
+1.1 -3.4
Margin Scaling
-0.6 -4.0
Recency Weighting
-0.7 -4.7
Against the Spread (+8, +6)
+1.5 -3.2
Total -3.2 pts
-0.7
4
09/26
W
#83 @ #112 Georgia Southern
42-28
+11.3
+10.2
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
-4.5 9.0
Margin Scaling
+2.0 11.0
Against the Spread (-17.25, -3.25)
-0.8 10.2
Total 10.2 pts
-1.1
5
10/03
W
#57 vs #42 UCF
27-17
+14.1
+12.8
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
-1.0 9.0
Win Opp Modifier
+1.3 10.3
Margin Scaling
+2.7 13.0
Against the Spread (-10.5, -0.5)
-0.1 12.8
Total 12.8 pts
-1.2
6
10/10
W
#43 @ #61 Kansas State
35-16
+25.6
+22.1
Point Breakdown
Base Points
+10.0 10.0
Location Modifiers
+3.5 13.5
Win Opp Modifier
+2.1 15.6
Margin Scaling
+3.5 19.1
Against the Spread (+2.5, +21.5)
+3.0 22.1
Total 22.1 pts
-3.5
Total
5-1 Record
58.2
52.4
-5.8

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 -