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Good

A- Overall Grade 93

Balanced Beast

Juggernaut

Brutal Schedule

Consistency King

6-2 Record

75% Win %

#23 FBS Rank#23 nat'l

36 Pts / Game

L 1 Streak

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Next Up:
vs Cincinnati, Sat Nov 7

Performance Rankings: FBS (National)

	Rating	Rank
Overall	93 A-	23 (23)
Power	94 A	18 (18)
Offensive	94 A	17 (17)
Defensive	92 A-	26 (26)
Schedule (Current)	90 A-	32 (32)
Schedule (Full Season)	90 A-	31 (31)
Record (Current)	94 A	20
Record (Full Season)	93 A-	22

Records

Overall	6-2 (75%)
Versus FBS Top 25	0-2 (0%)
Versus > .500 Teams	5-2 (71.4%)
Versus < .500 Teams	1-0 (100%)
Last 5 Games	4-1 (80%)

Superlatives

Best Win	#41 Oklahoma St
Worst Loss	#12 Texas Tech
Largest MOV	71 pts, #325 Southern U.
Largest MOD	8 pts, #2 Utah

Other Statistics

Points per Game	36
Points Against	21
Opponent Record	41-24
Average Opponent Rank	91.9
Long Streak	W 4
Current Streak	L 1

Houston Cougars Program History

Houston Cougars has been rated by Versus for 20 seasons, from 2007-08 through 2026-27.

Winning season Losing season Current season Bars run from .500; # is the season-ending Versus rank

Versus divisional rankings begin in 2010-11; earlier seasons show the record only.

Season-by-season table

Season	Record	Win %	Versus Rank
2007-08	8-5	61.5%	—
2008-09	8-5	61.5%	—
2009-10	10-4	71.4%	—
2010-11	5-7	41.7%	#86
2011-12	13-1	92.9%	#14
2012-13	5-7	41.7%	#95
2013-14	8-5	61.5%	#57
2014-15	8-5	61.5%	#77
2015-16	13-1	92.9%	#15
2016-17	9-4	69.2%	#48
2017-18	7-5	58.3%	#56
2018-19	8-5	61.5%	#87
2019-20	4-8	33.3%	#88
2020-21	3-5	37.5%	#84
2021-22	12-2	85.7%	#20
2022-23	8-5	61.5%	#60
2023-24	4-8	33.3%	#94
2024-25	4-8	33.3%	#72
2025-26	10-3	76.9%	#26
2026-27	6-2	75.0%	#23

Big 12

Rank	Team	W	L	Change
2	Utah	8	0	3
11	Brigham Young	7	1
12	Texas Tech	7	1	5
22	Arizona	6	2	7
23	Houston	6	2	5
32	Cincinnati	5	3	4
36	Iowa St	4	4	20
41	Oklahoma St	5	3	8
50	West Virginia	5	3	6
56	Baylor	5	3	22
70	Central Florida	4	4	28
78	TCU	4	4	14
84	Colorado	3	5	29
85	Arizona St	4	4	8
108	Kansas St	4	4	29
122	Kansas	3	5	23

Game Results

Date	Opponent	Outcome
Sat Sep 5	vs Oregon St (5-3) Pac-12	W33-20
Sat Sep 12	vs Southern U. (4-5) (FCS) SWAC · FCS	W77-6
Fri Sep 18	at #12 Texas Tech (7-1) (#12 nationally) Big 12	L26-28
Sat Sep 26	at Georgia Southern (4-4) Sun Belt	W42-28
Sat Oct 3	vs Central Florida (4-4) Big 12	W27-17
Sat Oct 10	at Kansas St (4-4) Big 12	W35-16
Sat Oct 17	vs Oklahoma St (5-3) Big 12	W35-32
Sat Oct 24	at #2 Utah (8-0) (#2 nationally) Big 12	L13-21