American · 2015 · Final

Houston Cougars 2015

13-17-1 in conference
Final TDC rank
#17
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+10.0
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+6.2
24th in FBS
Defense
+3.7
37th in FBS
Schedule
-3.9
95th toughest
Preseason
+0.8
rating going in

2015 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+10.0 now, +0.8 preseason · up 39 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#18

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 5vsTennessee Tech FCSW 52–24+1.9—ESPN3
2Sep 12@45LouisvilleW 34–31+10.4—ESPN3
3—Bye
4Sep 26vs113Texas StateW 59–14+16.5—ESPN3
5Oct 3@93TulsaCONFW 38–24+11.1—CBSSN
6Oct 8vs119SMUCONFW 49–28+4.4—ESPN2
7Oct 16@118TulaneCONFW 42–7+16.1—ESPNU
8Oct 24@124UCFCONFW 59–10+18.4—ESPNEWS
9Oct 31vs84VanderbiltW 34–0+21.6—ESPN2
10Nov 7vs65CincinnatiCONFW 33–30+1.2—ESPN2
11Nov 14vs32MemphisCONFW 35–34+5.3—ESPN2
12Nov 21@90ConnecticutCONFL 17–20-5.6—ESPNU
13Nov 27vs23NavyCONFW 52–31+27.3—ABC
14Dec 5vs44TempleW 24–13+13.6—ABC
BowlsDec 31vs12Florida StateNEUTRALW 38–24+25.3—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 rate44.3%45th38.5%31st
Rushing success rate43.2%68th37.2%14th
Passing success rate45.8%27th39.6%52nd
Explosive run rate17.1%25th9.9%5th
Explosive pass rate11.8%40th13.0%109th
Line yards / carry2.9962nd2.6016th
Opportunity rate39.0%61st32.8%10th
Stuff rate17.2%40th23.7%17th
Sack rate6.3%82nd6.4%45th
3rd-down conversion51.7%6th38.6%53rd
Red-zone TD rate76.3%5th75.9%121st
Havoc rate11.2%44th14.7%21st
Box score · season totals
Points / game44.64th22.320th
Yards / game484.120th——
Yards / play6.0035th——
Pass yards / game248.444th——
Yards / pass att.8.0532nd——
Completion %66.0%15th——
Rush yards / game235.813th——
Yards / carry4.9330th——
3rd-down conv. %50.2%3rd——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.0058th——
Penalty yards / game55.972nd——

Players

55 players who recorded a stat in 2015 (from box scores)

55 players

Final ratings for 2015, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2015 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 2015 power rankings →