American · 2019 · Final

Houston Cougars 2019

4-82-6 in conference
Final TDC rank
#70
of 130 FBS teams
Rating
-1.2
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+3.0
38th in FBS
Defense
-4.2
97th in FBS
Schedule
+1.5
36th toughest
Preseason
+0.7
rating going in

2019 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-1.2 now, +0.7 preseason · down 8 spots since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#70

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 1@13OklahomaL 31–49-2.2—ABC
2Sep 7vsPrairie View A&M FCSW 37–17-2.4—ESPN3
3Sep 13vs40Washington StateNEUTRALL 24–31-3.4—ESPN
4Sep 19@43TulaneCONFL 31–38-1.0—ESPN
5Sep 28@105North TexasW 46–25+16.8—
6—Bye
7Oct 12vs26CincinnatiCONFL 23–38-9.6—ESPN2
8Oct 19@127UConnCONFW 24–17-8.0—ESPNU
9Oct 24vs32SMUCONFL 31–34-0.1—ESPN
10Nov 2@15UCFCONFL 29–44-0.6—ESPN2
11—Bye
12Nov 16vs18MemphisCONFL 27–45-10.3—ESPN2
13Nov 23@78TulsaCONFW 24–14+10.5—ESPNU
14Nov 30vs23NavyCONFL 41–56-9.1—ESPN2

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 rate40.9%86th45.0%90th
Rushing success rate44.0%66th43.6%70th
Passing success rate37.0%102nd46.3%114th
Explosive run rate17.8%24th19.8%130th
Explosive pass rate12.8%30th11.8%85th
Line yards / carry3.0948th2.7628th
Opportunity rate43.0%18th39.0%78th
Stuff rate19.3%76th25.4%6th
Sack rate9.7%119th4.3%106th
3rd-down conversion35.4%115th40.6%65th
Red-zone TD rate50.0%112th78.0%125th
Havoc rate14.6%104th13.6%42nd
Box score · season totals
Points / game30.754th34.0110th
Yards / game391.578th——
Yards / play5.7658th——
Pass yards / game203.391st——
Yards / pass att.7.7752nd——
Completion %56.0%99th——
Rush yards / game188.237th——
Yards / carry4.8435th——
3rd-down conv. %34.8%108th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.75101st——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.92114th——
Penalty yards / game48.338th——

Players

60 players who recorded a stat in 2019 (from box scores)

60 players

Final ratings for 2019, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2019 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 2019 power rankings →