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Houston Cougars 2014

8-55-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#54
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+1.7
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-0.7
73rd in FBS
Defense
+2.4
45th in FBS
Schedule
-5.7
108th toughest
Preseason
+3.4
rating going in

2014 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+1.7 now, +3.4 preseason · down 20 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#54

Results

Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Aug 29vs103UT San AntonioL 7–27-30.6—ESPNU
2Sep 6vsGrambling State FCSW 47–0+11.0—ESPN3
3Sep 11@42BYUL 25–33-0.6—ESPN
4Sep 20vs123UNLVW 47–14+10.2—ESPN3
5—Bye
6Oct 2vs50UCFCONFL 12–17-4.6—ESPN
7Oct 11@31MemphisCONFW 28–24+13.0—CBSSN
8Oct 17vs70TempleCONFW 31–10+17.5—ESPNU
9—Bye
10Nov 1@115South FloridaCONFW 27–3+14.9—ESPNEWS
11Nov 8vs113TulaneCONFL 24–31-19.2—ESPNU
12—Bye
13Nov 22vs119TulsaCONFW 38–28-5.6—ESPN3
14Nov 28@126SMUCONFW 35–9+9.1—CBSSN
15Dec 6@48CincinnatiCONFL 31–38-1.6—ESPN
BowlsJan 2vs49PittsburghNEUTRALW 35–34+4.0—ESPN

Team Stats

Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted

StatOffenseFBS rankDefense (allowed)FBS rank
Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play)
Success rate43.8%55th42.1%59th
Rushing success rate45.6%54th43.9%60th
Passing success rate42.1%54th40.3%57th
Explosive run rate19.0%15th13.2%41st
Explosive pass rate10.0%64th6.6%4th
Line yards / carry2.77100th3.1489th
Opportunity rate41.0%40th38.0%55th
Stuff rate21.5%103rd16.3%99th
Sack rate6.5%80th6.2%56th
3rd-down conversion43.8%51st40.1%52nd
Red-zone TD rate54.2%99th76.3%126th
Havoc rate13.3%93rd10.9%93rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game29.062nd22.022nd
Yards / game414.158th334.620th
Yards / play5.5061st4.6520th
Pass yards / game230.265th183.830th
Yards / pass att.6.6587th6.3322nd
Completion %60.4%47th56.4%43rd
Rush yards / game183.844th136.331st
Yards / carry4.8339th3.5423rd
3rd-down conv. %40.5%66th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.62101st2.1760th
Penalty yards / game59.397th——

Players

62 players who recorded a stat in 2014 (from box scores)

62 players

Final ratings for 2014, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2014 box scores are missing most defensive stats, so players’ tackles, TFL, sacks and breakups are rebuilt from the play-by-play (they run about 10% below official totals). Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2014 power rankings →