Big 12 · 2023 · Final

Houston Cougars 2023

4-82-7 in conference
Final TDC rank
#87
of 133 FBS teams
Rating
-3.8
pts vs avg FBS team
Offense
-1.0
69th in FBS
Defense
-2.8
91st in FBS
Schedule
+2.5
22nd toughest
Preseason
+1.5
rating going in

2023 Season

The TDC Rating after every week of the season

Rating by week

-3.8 now, +1.5 preseason · down 37 spots since preseason
-50+5FBS avgPreWk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8Wk 9Wk 10Wk 11Wk 12Wk 13Wk 14Wk 15Bowls#86

Results

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

WkDateOpponentResult / TDC lineGame scoreWin chanceTV
1Sep 2vs42UTSAW 17–14+4.4—FS1
2Sep 9@86RiceL 41–43-3.3—NFL Net
3Sep 16vs30TCUCONFL 13–36-20.0—FOX
4Sep 23vs119Sam HoustonW 38–7+13.7—BIG12|ESPN+
5Sep 30@40Texas TechCONFL 28–49-14.3—FS2
6—Bye
7Oct 12vs36West VirginiaCONFW 41–39+4.0—FS1
8Oct 21vs5TexasCONFL 24–31+7.3—FOX
9Oct 28@11Kansas StateCONFL 0–41-13.7—ESPN2
10Nov 4@102BaylorCONFW 25–24-2.2—BIG12|ESPN+
11Nov 11vs93CincinnatiCONFL 14–24-17.5—FS1
12Nov 18vs43Oklahoma StateCONFL 30–43-12.1—ESPN2
13Nov 25@49UCFCONFL 13–27-8.5—FS1

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 rate39.9%101st47.2%123rd
Rushing success rate39.5%113th47.1%107th
Passing success rate40.2%74th47.2%128th
Explosive run rate16.5%37th14.2%61st
Explosive pass rate9.9%80th11.9%105th
Line yards / carry2.95104th3.30100th
Opportunity rate36.6%87th41.1%104th
Stuff rate20.4%120th15.6%79th
Sack rate6.4%81st6.3%55th
3rd-down conversion36.2%104th49.0%127th
Red-zone TD rate64.3%59th70.5%110th
Havoc rate9.9%113th8.3%63rd
Box score · season totals
Points / game23.792nd31.4106th
Yards / game360.286th423.9114th
Yards / play5.4475th5.8094th
Pass yards / game241.553rd243.3117th
Yards / pass att.7.1079th7.98111th
Completion %64.0%38th68.5%130th
Rush yards / game118.7105th168.6101st
Yards / carry3.9791st4.3382nd
3rd-down conv. %36.8%86th——
Turnovers / game (lost · forced)1.2543rd——
Sacks / game (allowed · made)2.2585th2.1762nd
Penalty yards / game49.258th——

Players

59 players who recorded a stat in 2023 (from box scores)

59 players

Final ratings for 2023, built with the same model as the current season. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. All 2023 power rankings →