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Conference USA

Sam Houston

2026 Season Performance

#122
Rank
1-4
Record
-25.6
Points
0.498
SOS

Current Form

L2 streak
HOT
Last 3 1-2
Last 5 1-4

Key Games

Worst L vs #26 Tulsa 17-23

Record Splits

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

Remaining Schedule

Opponent ranks are today’s and will move
7
games left
#104.3
avg opponent rank
#66
toughest left
21.92
pts if they win out
Week
Opponent
Win worth
7
10-15
vs
#117 Western Kentucky
2-4
+2.35
8
10-22
vs
#121 New Mexico State
2-4
+2.29
9
10-28
@
#127 Missouri State
1-4
+3.3
10
11-08
@
#66 Jacksonville State
4-2
+4.64
11
11-14
vs
#125 Kennesaw State
1-4
+2.23
12
11-21
vs
#107 Middle Tennessee
2-3
+2.49
13
11-28
@
#67 Florida International
3-2
+4.62

“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

#91
#105
#119
#133
#146
Pre
#136
W3
#96
W6
#122
W9
#123
W12
#123
W15
#122

Season Breakdown

Hover Wk 15 pts for details
Week
Game
Score
Wk 6
Wk 15
Diff
1
09/05
L
NR @ #88 Troy
21-24
-4.1
-3.6
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
-0.3 -6.3
Loss Record Modifier
+0.1 -6.2
Margin Scaling
-0.4 -6.7
Against the Spread (+16, +13)
+3.0 -3.6
Total -3.6 pts
+0.5
2
09/12
L
#98 vs #26 Tulsa
17-23
-8.7
-9.5
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
-2.4 -10.4
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.2 -10.2
Loss Record Modifier
-0.1 -10.3
Margin Scaling
-0.7 -11.0
Against the Spread (+12, +6)
+1.5 -9.5
Total -9.5 pts
-0.8
3
09/19
W
#102 vs FCS Nicholls
59-0
+0.0
+0.0
Point Breakdown
FCS Opponent - 0 pts
+0.0
4
09/26
L
#96 @ #44 Texas Tech
14-49
-6.5
-7.6
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
-3.0 -6.3
Recency Weighting
-1.2 -7.5
Against the Spread (+34.5, -0.5)
-0.1 -7.6
Total -7.6 pts
-1.1
6
10/08
L
#108 @ #37 Liberty
3-35
-10.8
-10.7
Point Breakdown
Base Points
-8.0 -8.0
Location Modifiers
+2.0 -6.0
Loss Opp Modifier
+0.1 -5.9
Loss Record Modifier
+0.5 -5.4
Margin Scaling
-2.4 -7.7
Against the Spread (+13.5, -18.5)
-3.0 -10.7
Total -10.7 pts
+0.1
Total
1-4 Record
-30.1
-31.5
-1.4

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 -