Big 12 · Through Oct 23

Houston Cougars

6-1 · 3-1 vs Power 4

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Résumé Rankings

#13▲1

Who has earned it.

Record Strength: +0.69 #11
Schedule strength: .704 #5
Best win: Oklahoma State
Statboy T25 W: 0
AP T25 W: 1

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Power Rankings

#12▲1

Who is best right now.

+20.8points vs an average FBS team

Last week: +20.1 (#13) · ▲ 0.7

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Power rating breakdown

Offense+16.1#5
Defense+4.1#48
Special teams+0.3#64
Record+0.3#11

Points per game better than average. Together they add up to the Power rating (Record only gets a small say).

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Top players

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Ranks compare each player with every FBS player at the same position. Points per game are points added versus an average player at that position, adjusted for opponents.

Offense

Conner Weigman
QB · Fr. · #1 QB · Top 1%
Top QB in FBS
+9.78pts/game
1,734 pass yds · 15 TD · 2 INT · 0.60 EPA/dropback
Best at: EPA per dropback, Success rate
Makhi Hughes
RB · Fr. · #48 RB · Top 24%
+0.55pts/game
97 car · 458 yds · 3 TD · 4.7 YPC
Best at: Rush success rate, Avoiding stuffs
Re'Shaun Sanford II
RB · Fr. · #58 RB · Top 29%
+0.33pts/game
83 car · 439 yds · 2 TD · 5.3 YPC
Best at: EPA per target
Amare Thomas
WR · Fr. · #16 WR · Top 5%
+1.96pts/game
35 rec · 476 yds · 4 TD · 9.2 yds/target
Best at: Target share, Target success rate
Trent Walker
WR · Fr. · #37 WR · Top 11%
+1.44pts/game
23 rec · 322 yds · 2 TD · 9.5 yds/target
Best at: EPA per target, Target success rate
Patrick Overmyer
TE · Fr. · #4 TE · Top 5%
+1.08pts/game
37 rec · 417 yds · 6 TD · 7.4 yds/target
Best at: Target share, Target success rate

Defense

Jordan Allen
DB · Fr. · #28 DB · Top 3%
+2.28pts/game
19 tkl · 1.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 7 PD · 2 INT
Best at: Passes defended, Havoc plays per game
Will James
DB · Fr. · #33 DB · Top 3%
+2.17pts/game
20 tkl · 0.0 TFL · 0.0 sacks · 6 PD · 2 INT
Best at: Passes defended, Forced fumbles
Brandon Mack II
LB · Fr. · #32 LB · Top 5%
+2.04pts/game
17 tkl · 7.0 TFL · 2.0 sacks · 1 PD · 0 INT
Best at: Tackles for loss, Havoc plays per game

Teams like Houston

The closest matches across every FBS team, based on this week's numbers.

How they've moved

Rank after each week of the season.

Schedule & results

#numbers are this week's Statboy Résumé ranks

Wk 1Sep 5	vsOregon State	W33-20
Wk 2Sep 12	vsSouthern(FCS)	W77-6
Wk 3Sep 18	at#11Texas Tech	L26-28
Wk 4Sep 26	atGeorgia Southern	W42-28
Wk 5Oct 3	vsUCF	W27-17
Wk 6Oct 10	atKansas State	W35-16
Wk 7Oct 17	vsOklahoma State	W35-32
Still to play · computer projections
Wk 8Oct 24	at#17Utah	Utah by 2.5HOU: 43% to winHouston: 43% to win Compare
Wk 10Nov 7	vsCincinnati	Houston by 16.5HOU: 85% to winHouston: 85% to win Compare
Wk 11Nov 13	atColorado	Houston by 10.5HOU: 75% to winHouston: 75% to win Compare
Wk 12Nov 21	atWest Virginia	Houston by 21.5HOU: 92% to winHouston: 92% to win Compare
Wk 13Nov 28	vsBaylor	Houston by 10.0HOU: 74% to winHouston: 74% to win Compare

Projections come from the Power Rankings, with 2 points for home field. They update every Sunday.

Schedule swap

How would Houston have done against another team's games so far, or that team against Houston's? Same opponents, same sites, projected with this week's Power Ratings.