
From the TDC Rating, updated after every game
Game score = the rating that one result implies, after adjusting for opponent and venue
| Wk | Date | Opponent | Result / TDC line | Game score | Win chance | TV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sep 5 | vs 117Missouri State | W 50–0 | +23.1 | — | ESPN |
| 2 | Sep 12 | vs 63Arizona State | W 48–20 | +23.4 | — | ABC |
| 3 | Sep 19 | vs 62KentuckyCONF | L 21–31 | -11.9 | — | ESPN |
| 4 | Sep 26 | @ 10LSUCONF | LSU −3.8 · o/u 48.9 | — | ABC | |
| 5 | Oct 3 | vs 114ArkansasCONF | Texas A&M −18.4 · o/u 53.3 | — | ||
| 6 | Oct 10 | @ 31MissouriCONF | Texas A&M −0.4 · o/u 51.5 | — | ||
| 7 | Oct 17 | vs The Citadel FCS | Texas A&M −36.3 · o/u 47.4 | — | SECN+ | |
| 8 | Oct 24 | @ 5AlabamaCONF | Alabama −8.1 · o/u 56.3 | — | ||
| 9 | — | Bye | ||||
| 10 | Nov 7 | @ 42South CarolinaCONF | Texas A&M −2.3 · o/u 49.2 | — | ||
| 11 | Nov 14 | vs 14TennesseeCONF | Texas A&M −2.6 · o/u 57.7 | — | ||
| 12 | Nov 21 | @ 19OklahomaCONF | Oklahoma −1.7 · o/u 36.9 | — | ||
| 13 | Nov 27 | vs 6TexasCONF | Texas −1.0 · o/u 45.6 | — | ABC |
Hover an advanced stat for what it means. Box-score totals include FCS games and aren't opponent-adjusted
| Stat | Offense | FBS rank | Defense (allowed) | FBS rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EPA · per play, garbage time excluded (CollegeFootballData.com) | ||||
| EPA / play | +0.078 | 97th | -0.043 | 32nd |
| Success rate | 45.5% | 58th | 39.3% | 65th |
| Explosiveness | 1.103 | 120th | 1.249 | 69th |
| Play-by-play advanced · garbage time excluded (computed from every play) | ||||
| Success rate | 45.8% | 55th | 39.4% | 65th |
| Rushing success rate | 47.9% | 43rd | 38.2% | 53rd |
| Passing success rate | 43.9% | 70th | 40.6% | 77th |
| Explosive run rate | 10.6% | 111th | 14.7% | 100th |
| Explosive pass rate | 4.9% | 129th | 16.4% | 133rd |
| Line yards / carry | 3.21 | 62nd | 2.98 | 78th |
| Opportunity rate | 38.3% | 79th | 32.4% | 38th |
| Stuff rate | 14.9% | 63rd | 17.6% | 83rd |
| Sack rate | 3.7% | 54th | 4.7% | 80th |
| 3rd-down conversion | 42.1% | 71st | 28.0% | 17th |
| Red-zone TD rate | 71.4% | 45th | 60.0% | 63rd |
| Havoc rate | 14.4% | 97th | 13.6% | 78th |
| Box score · season totals | ||||
| Points / game | 39.7 | 32nd | 17.0 | 39th |
| Yards / game | 394.3 | 75th | 281.3 | 37th |
| Yards / play | 5.08 | 109th | 5.24 | 85th |
| Pass yards / game | 222.7 | 74th | 178.7 | 44th |
| Yards / pass att. | 6.00 | 118th | 7.77 | 103rd |
| Completion % | 58.9% | 102nd | 62.3% | 87th |
| Rush yards / game | 171.7 | 60th | 102.7 | 42nd |
| Yards / carry | 4.40 | 72nd | 3.50 | 56th |
| 3rd-down conv. % | 44.2% | 54th | 22.6% | 8th |
| Turnovers / game (lost · forced) | 1.33 | 75th | 2.00 | 14th |
| Sacks / game (allowed · made) | 1.33 | 54th | 1.33 | 96th |
| Penalty yards / game | 30.0 | 6th | 54.0 | 73rd |
100 players · Head coach Mike Elko
| # | Player | Pos▲ | Class | Ht | Wt | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Marcel Reed | QB | SR | 6' 1" | 185 | Nashville, TN |
| 13 | Brady Hart | QB | SO | 6' 4" | 200 | Cocoa, FL |
| 14 | Eli Morcos | QB | SO | 6' 1" | 204 | Montgomery, TX |
| 16 | Helaman Casuga | QB | FR | 6' 0" | 213 | Kona, HI |
| 19 | Paxton Land | QB | JR | 6' 4" | 214 | Austin, TX |
| 0 | KJ Edwards | RB | FR | 5' 10" | 197 | Carthage, TX |
| 2 | Jamarion Morrow | RB | SO | 5' 9" | 200 | Memphis, TN |
| 4 | Rueben Owens II | RB | SR | 5' 11" | 215 | El Campo, TX |
| 5 | Carsyn Baker | RB | FR | 6' 0" | 210 | Fairburn, GA |
| 5 | Tiger Riden Jr. | RB | SO | 5' 10" | 219 | Desoto, TX |
| 23 | DeDe Murray | RB | SO | 5' 10" | 219 | Bellville, TX |
| 1 | Mario Craver | WR | JR | 5' 9" | 180 | Birmingham, AL |
| 3 | Aaron Gregory | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 191 | Augusta, GA |
| 6 | Terry Bussey | WR | JR | 5' 10" | 205 | Timpson, TX |
| 7 | Isaiah Horton | WR | SR | 6' 4" | 215 | Nashville, TN |
| 8 | Ashton Bethel-Roman | WR | JR | 6' 0" | 193 | Missouri City, TX |
| 11 | Kelshaun Johnson | WR | SO | 5' 11" | 173 | Hitchcock, TX |
| 18 | TK Norman | WR | SO | 6' 0" | 186 | Montgomery, AL |
| 20 | Mike Brown | WR | FR | 6' 0" | 191 | Houston, TX |
| 80 | Jerome Myles | WR | FR | 6' 2" | 220 | Draper, UT |
| 83 | Will Hargett | WR | SO | 5' 9" | 167 | College Station, TX |
| 84 | Blake Buntyn | WR | FR | 6' 1" | 200 | Franklin, TN |
| 85 | Chase Burton | WR | SR | 5' 10" | 187 | Dallas, TX |
| 9 | Kiotti Armstrong | TE | SO | 6' 5" | 285 | Jasper, TX |
| 19 | KK Johnson | TE | FR | 6' 5" | 262 | Houston, TX |
| 43 | Carter Braugh | TE | JR | 6' 6" | 255 | Austin, TX |
| 81 | Luke Braden | TE | JR | 6' 4" | 238 | Stratford, TX |
| 84 | Richie Anderson III | TE | SR | 6' 4" | 265 | Tualatin, OR |
| 86 | Evan Jacobson | TE | FR | 6' 5" | 241 | Waukee, IA |
| 88 | Micah Riley | TE | SR | 6' 5" | 263 | Omaha, NE |
| 50 | Isendre Ahfua | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 342 | Seattle, WA |
| 52 | Blake Ivy | OL | JR | 6' 3" | 324 | League City, TX |
| 54 | Mark Nabou Jr. | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 307 | Lynnwood, WA |
| 55 | Hunter McKinney | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 319 | Montgomery, TX |
| 56 | Nelson McGuire | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 319 | Dallas, TX |
| 62 | Marcus Garcia | OL | SO | 6' 3" | 307 | Denton, TX |
| 64 | Sam Roseborough | OL | FR | 6' 3" | 303 | Clearwater, FL |
| 65 | Avery Morcho | OL | FR | 6' 6" | 298 | Houston, TX |
| 70 | Robert Bourdon | OL | JR | 6' 6" | 312 | Collierville, TN |
| 71 | Tyree Adams | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 305 | Marrero, LA |
| 72 | Joshua Moses | OL | SO | 6' 2" | 334 | Houston, TX |
| 73 | Ashton Funk | OL | JR | 6' 6" | 319 | Katy, TX |
| 74 | Zaden Krempin | OL | FR | 6' 4" | 298 | Prosper, TX |
| 75 | Wilkin Formby | OL | SR | 6' 7" | 320 | Tuscaloosa, AL |
| 76 | Trovon Baugh | OL | SR | 6' 4" | 335 | Atlanta, GA |
| 78 | Coen Echols | OL | JR | 6' 4" | 305 | Katy, TX |
| 79 | Lamont Rogers | OL | SO | 6' 6" | 340 | Mesquite, TX |
| 10 | Marco Jones | DE | SO | 6' 5" | 261 | Dublin, CA |
| 12 | Nana Boadi-Owusu | DE | SR | 6' 1" | 242 | Arlington, TX |
| 15 | Sam M'Pemba | DE | SR | 6' 3" | 257 | Olivette, MO |
| 16 | Bryce Perry-Wright | DE | FR | 6' 2" | 269 | Atlanta, GA |
| 17 | Ryan Henderson | DE | SR | 6' 3" | 256 | Las Vegas, NV |
| 22 | Tristian Givens | DE | FR | 6' 3" | 232 | Columbus, GA |
| 42 | Kendall Jackson | DE | JR | 6' 3" | 260 | Gainesville, FL |
| 55 | Samu Moala | DE | FR | 6' 4" | 255 | Carson, CA |
| 98 | Jesse Chukwu | DE | SR | 6' 0" | 225 | Cypress, TX |
| 5 | DJ Hicks | DT | SR | 6' 3" | 293 | Katy, TX |
| 11 | Brandon Davis-Swain | DT | JR | 6' 4" | 307 | Detroit, MI |
| 92 | CJ Mims | DT | SR | 6' 2" | 312 | New Bern, NC |
| 93 | Nathan Mabon | DT | SO | 6' 0" | 298 | Arlington, TX |
| 94 | Angelo McCullom | DT | JR | 6' 2" | 317 | Pickerington, OH |
| 98 | Jermaine Kinsler | DT | FR | 6' 5" | 311 | Ocala, FL |
| 99 | Landon Rink | DT | SO | 6' 2" | 295 | Cypress, TX |
| 0 | Noah Mikhail | LB | SO | 6' 2" | 230 | La Verne, CA |
| 21 | Ray Coney | LB | SR | 6' 2" | 240 | Fairfield, OH |
| 32 | Tank King | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 225 | Port Arthur, TX |
| 33 | Storm Miller | LB | FR | 6' 2" | 229 | Strongsville, OH |
| 34 | Kyle Garvis | LB | JR | 5' 10" | 203 | Houston, TX |
| 45 | Tommy Colligan | LB | SR | 6' 1" | 233 | San Antonio, TX |
| 46 | Qui Beck | LB | FR | 6' 0" | 228 | Carthage, TX |
| 54 | Jordan Lockhart | LB | JR | 6' 1" | 233 | Redlands, CA |
| 1 | Bryce Anderson | DB | SR | 5' 10" | 186 | Beaumont, TX |
| 19 | Bravion Rogers | DB | SR | 5' 11" | 186 | La Grange, TX |
| 24 | Camren Hamiel | DB | FR | 5' 10" | 180 | Detroit, MI |
| 29 | Justin Echols | DB | SR | 6' 1" | 203 | Katy, TX |
| 39 | Adam Graham | DB | JR | 5' 11" | 201 | Kingwood, TX |
| 2 | Dezz Ricks | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 193 | Norfolk, VA |
| 6 | Julio Humphrey | CB | SR | 6' 1" | 197 | Galveston, TX |
| 9 | Rickey Gibson III | CB | SR | 6' 0" | 181 | Trussville, AL |
| 16 | Jamar Beal-Goines | CB | SO | 5' 11" | 178 | Phoenix, AZ |
| 20 | Adonyss Currie | CB | SO | 6' 0" | 181 | Lancaster, CA |
| 23 | Brandon Arrington | CB | FR | 6' 2" | 201 | San Diego, CA |
| 31 | Deyjhon Pettaway | CB | SO | 5' 10" | 182 | Katy, TX |
| 86 | Ryan Burtin | CB | SR | 5' 7" | 170 | Bryan, TX |
| 3 | Marcus Ratcliffe | S | SR | 6' 3" | 211 | Chula Vista, CA |
| 4 | Tawfiq Byard | S | SR | 6' 1" | 198 | Hyattsville, MD |
| 7 | Dalton Brooks | S | SR | 6' 0" | 202 | Shiner, TX |
| 13 | Myles Davis | S | JR | 6' 1" | 203 | Converse, TX |
| 22 | Tom Tom Johnson Jr. | S | SO | 6' 1" | 201 | Bushnell, FL |
| 26 | Layne Gerke | S | JR | 5' 10" | 196 | Hallettsville, TX |
| 28 | Chance Collins | S | FR | 6' 1" | 201 | Mansfield, TX |
| 37 | Peyton Gay | S | JR | 5' 10" | 199 | Panama City, FL |
| 24 | David Olano | PK | SR | 5' 11" | 177 | Naperville, IL |
| 83 | Colton Chmelar | PK | SO | 6' 0" | 190 | College Station, TX |
| 90 | Asher Murray | PK | FR | 5' 10" | 175 | Shreveport, LA |
| 95 | Alex Abbott | P | JR | 6' 0" | 185 | Montgomery, TX |
| 96 | Waylon Peters | P | FR | 6' 4" | 214 | Montgomery, TX |
| 31 | Shea Freibaum | LS | SR | 6' 1" | 202 | Scottsdale, AZ |
| 40 | Gray Evans | LS | SO | 6' 2" | 237 | Houston, TX |
| 42 | Boomer Graham | LS | JR | 5' 9" | 195 | Houston, TX |
Updated Sep 24, 3:19 PM ET. Ratings are in points on a neutral field. Projected lines include — points of home field. Win chances and record odds allow for the ratings themselves being uncertain, most of all early in the season. All FBS power rankings →