American · 2020 · Final

Houston Cougars 2020

3-53-3 in conference
Final TDC rank
#65
of 128 FBS teams
Rating
+0.1
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
+1.9
44th in FBS
Defense
-1.8
81st in FBS
Schedule
+3.3
18th toughest
Preseason
-0.7
rating going in

2020 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

+0.1 now, -0.7 preseason · up 5 spots since preseason
0+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Wk 16Bowls#65

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 3vs79RiceHouston −3.9 · o/u 48.0—60%
2—Bye
3Sep 19@64BaylorBaylor −2.2 · o/u 54.8—44%FOX
4Sep 26vs117North TexasHouston −13.4 · o/u 75.7—82%ESPN+
5—Bye
6Oct 8vs40TulaneCONFW 49–31+19.5—ESPN
7Oct 16vs4BYUL 26–43-3.1—ESPN
8Oct 24@97NavyCONFW 37–21+12.4—CBSSN
9Oct 31vs17UCFCONFL 21–44-16.0—ESPN+
10Nov 7@6CincinnatiCONFL 10–38-9.3—ABC
11Nov 14vs114South FloridaCONFW 56–21+15.8—ESPN2
12Nov 21@39SMUCONFSMU −5.5 · o/u 70.1—35%
13Nov 28vs30TulsaCONFTulsa −3.4 · o/u 52.4—41%
14Dec 5@39SMUCONFSMU −5.5 · o/u 70.1—35%
15Dec 12@52MemphisCONFL 27–30+0.8—ESPN2
BowlsDec 24vs82Hawai'iNEUTRALL 14–28-16.2—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 rate41.8%80th40.5%38th
Rushing success rate41.3%92nd39.4%26th
Passing success rate42.3%61st41.7%54th
Explosive run rate14.3%71st15.5%71st
Explosive pass rate11.5%54th10.6%71st
Line yards / carry2.9267th2.7331st
Opportunity rate36.9%81st35.9%37th
Stuff rate19.4%67th25.5%11th
Sack rate5.9%63rd9.6%6th
3rd-down conversion43.9%51st38.8%43rd
Red-zone TD rate66.7%48th69.2%91st
Havoc rate12.6%65th13.9%36th
Box score · season totals
Points / game30.053rd32.079th
Yards / game408.955th398.555th
Yards / play5.3874th5.5365th
Pass yards / game265.834th212.054th
Yards / pass att.7.0041st7.7689th
Completion %58.9%80th58.8%41st
Rush yards / game143.183rd167.566th
Yards / carry3.0080th4.2765th
3rd-down conv. %40.0%64th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)2.00109th——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.2566th3.0016th
Penalty yards / game68.3111th——

Players

51 players who recorded a stat in 2020 (from box scores)

51 players

Final ratings for 2020, built with the same model as the current season. ESPN’s 2020 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 2020 power rankings →