American · 2018 · Final

Houston Cougars 2018

8-55-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#60
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
+1.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+9.0
6th in FBS
Defense
-7.7
117th in FBS
Schedule
-5.0
110th toughest
Preseason
+1.3
rating going in

2018 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+1.2 now, +1.3 preseason · down 9 spots since preseason
0+5+10FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#61

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@128RiceW 45–27+2.4—CBSSN
2Sep 8vs80ArizonaW 45–18+21.3—ABC
3Sep 15@46Texas TechL 49–63-8.2—FOX
4Sep 22vsTexas Southern FCSW 70–14+11.4—ESPN3
5—Bye
6Oct 4vs103TulsaCONFW 41–26+3.8—ESPN
7Oct 13@117East CarolinaCONFW 42–20+11.6—CBSSN
8Oct 20@96NavyCONFW 49–36+9.9—CBSSN
9Oct 27vs97South FloridaCONFW 57–36+12.5—ABC
10Nov 3@94SMUCONFL 31–45-16.5—ESPNU
11Nov 10vs56TempleCONFL 49–59-10.5—CBSSN
12Nov 15vs81TulaneCONFW 48–17+21.9—ESPN
13Nov 23@45MemphisCONFL 31–52-14.6—ABC
BowlsDec 22vs30ArmyNEUTRALL 14–70-29.0—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 rate46.6%27th46.0%101st
Rushing success rate47.8%29th46.4%100th
Passing success rate45.4%28th45.5%103rd
Explosive run rate20.0%8th14.8%62nd
Explosive pass rate13.5%21st10.3%56th
Line yards / carry3.2427th2.9154th
Opportunity rate40.4%35th37.7%66th
Stuff rate17.4%42nd17.9%77th
Sack rate4.9%40th4.7%102nd
3rd-down conversion48.8%14th48.7%120th
Red-zone TD rate84.4%2nd69.2%93rd
Havoc rate11.0%30th12.9%60th
Box score · season totals
Points / game43.914th48.9124th
Yards / game512.57th——
Yards / play6.4112th——
Pass yards / game295.516th——
Yards / pass att.8.1028th——
Completion %59.9%61st——
Rush yards / game217.124th——
Yards / carry5.2622nd——
3rd-down conv. %45.6%21st——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)————
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.3174th——
Penalty yards / game52.562nd——

Players

69 players who recorded a stat in 2018 (from box scores)

69 players

Final ratings for 2018, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2018 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 2018 power rankings →