| 2012 | East Carolina8–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #56 (of 124 teams · 408.5 yds/g · 5,311 yds) | #47 (of 124 teams · 31.5 pts/g · 409 points) | #89 (of 124 teams · 430.7 yds/g allowed · 5,599 yds) | #90 (of 124 teams · 31.6 pts/g allowed · 411 points) | #72 (of 124 teams · -0.1 /g · -2 on the season) | #60 (of 124 teams · +0 on the season · 22 taken, 22 given · +0.00 /g) | #58 (of 124 teams · 30:37 /g · 6h 38m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #41 (of 124 teams · 0.090 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #110 (of 124 teams · 0.128 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #40 (of 124 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #101 (of 124 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #49 (of 124 teams · 0.946 average PPA on successful plays) | #72 (of 124 teams · 0.944 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Regular season only, with each opponent's rank frozen at the final regular-season poll — so a team you pin is measured against games it could also have played.) | #56 (Total offense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #6–#113. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #47 (Scoring offense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #7–#112. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #84 (Total defense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #26–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #81 (Scoring defense: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #27–#123. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #79 (Point margin: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #19–#120. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #70 (Turnover margin: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #11–#118. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #58 (Possession: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #3–#120. 2 of 12 in the top 10.) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #71 (Offensive EPA: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #15–#99. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #72 (Defensive EPA: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #16–#111. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #74 (Offensive success rate: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #27–#103. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) | #61 (Defensive success rate: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #10–#119. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #46 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #4–#71. 1 of 12 in the top 10.) | #63 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range #23–#122. 0 of 12 in the top 10.) |
| 2012 | Marshall5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #6 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 534.3 yds/g · 6,411 yds) | #7 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 40.9 pts/g · 491 points) | #104 (of 124 teams · 456.6 yds/g allowed · 5,479 yds) | #123 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 43.1 pts/g allowed · 517 points) | #79 (of 124 teams · -2.2 /g · -26 on the season) | #75 (of 124 teams · -2 on the season · 18 taken, 20 given · -0.17 /g) | #88 (of 124 teams · 29:25 /g · 5h 53m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #15 (of 124 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #84 (of 124 teams · 0.084 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #27 (of 124 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #90 (of 124 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #35 (of 124 teams · 0.961 average PPA on successful plays) | #31 (of 124 teams · 0.894 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Tulsa11–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #28 (of 124 teams · 457.1 yds/g · 6,400 yds) | #30 (of 124 teams · 34.7 pts/g · 486 points) | #26 (of 124 teams · 347.8 yds/g allowed · 4,869 yds) | #35 (of 124 teams · 23.6 pts/g allowed · 331 points) | #28 (of 124 teams · +11.1 /g · +155 on the season) | #50 (of 124 teams · +3 on the season · 27 taken, 24 given · +0.21 /g) | #60 (of 124 teams · 30:34 /g · 7h 08m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #78 (of 124 teams · 0.045 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #16 (of 124 teams · -0.012 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #71 (of 124 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #10 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 35% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #60 (of 124 teams · 0.931 average PPA on successful plays) | #90 (of 124 teams · 0.969 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | UAB3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #53 (of 124 teams · 417.0 yds/g · 5,004 yds) | #69 (of 124 teams · 28.3 pts/g · 339 points) | #86 (of 124 teams · 427.3 yds/g allowed · 5,127 yds) | #114 (of 124 teams · 37.5 pts/g allowed · 450 points) | #102 (of 124 teams · -9.3 /g · -111 on the season) | #104 (of 124 teams · -9 on the season · 18 taken, 27 given · -0.75 /g) | #43 (of 124 teams · 31:25 /g · 6h 17m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #63 (of 124 teams · 0.062 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #94 (of 124 teams · 0.091 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #74 (of 124 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #61 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 1.045 average PPA on successful plays) | #66 (of 124 teams · 0.938 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Memphis4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #113 (of 124 teams · 318.3 yds/g · 3,820 yds) | #88 (of 124 teams · 24.4 pts/g · 293 points) | #53 (of 124 teams · 383.6 yds/g allowed · 4,603 yds) | #81 (of 124 teams · 30.3 pts/g allowed · 363 points) | #90 (of 124 teams · -5.8 /g · -70 on the season) | #70 (of 124 teams · -1 on the season · 23 taken, 24 given · -0.08 /g) | #42 (of 124 teams · 31:26 /g · 6h 17m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #71 (of 124 teams · 0.049 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 124 teams · 0.048 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #89 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #49 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #55 (of 124 teams · 0.937 average PPA on successful plays) | #63 (of 124 teams · 0.933 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Rice7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #44 (of 124 teams · 427.4 yds/g · 5,556 yds) | #41 (of 124 teams · 31.9 pts/g · 414 points) | #83 (of 124 teams · 423.8 yds/g allowed · 5,509 yds) | #79 (of 124 teams · 30.0 pts/g allowed · 390 points) | #64 (of 124 teams · +1.9 /g · +24 on the season) | #41 (of 124 teams · +5 on the season · 27 taken, 22 given · +0.38 /g) | #3 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 34:18 /g · 7h 26m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #40 (of 124 teams · 0.091 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #102 (of 124 teams · 0.103 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #52 (of 124 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #53 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #54 (of 124 teams · 0.937 average PPA on successful plays) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 1.024 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | SMU7–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #91 (of 124 teams · 367.3 yds/g · 4,775 yds) | #54 (of 124 teams · 30.5 pts/g · 397 points) | #65 (of 124 teams · 397.1 yds/g allowed · 5,163 yds) | #54 (of 124 teams · 25.7 pts/g allowed · 334 points) | #53 (of 124 teams · +4.8 /g · +63 on the season) | #11 (of 124 teams · +14 on the season · 37 taken, 23 given · +1.08 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 124 teams · 33:45 /g · 7h 19m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #99 (of 124 teams · 0.011 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #37 (of 124 teams · 0.025 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #91 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #23 (of 124 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #71 (of 124 teams · 0.916 average PPA on successful plays) | #122 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 1.081 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | UCF10–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #57 (of 124 teams · 407.4 yds/g · 5,703 yds) | #25 (of 124 teams · 35.4 pts/g · 496 points) | #43 (of 124 teams · 373.6 yds/g allowed · 5,230 yds) | #27 (of 124 teams · 22.1 pts/g allowed · 309 points) | #19 (of 124 teams · +13.4 /g · +187 on the season) | #16 (of 124 teams · +12 on the season · 27 taken, 15 given · +0.86 /g) | #35 (of 124 teams · 31:43 /g · 7h 24m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #36 (of 124 teams · 0.107 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #41 (of 124 teams · 0.027 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #43 (of 124 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #58 (of 124 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #46 (of 124 teams · 0.947 average PPA on successful plays) | #28 (of 124 teams · 0.884 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | UTEP3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #88 (of 124 teams · 372.5 yds/g · 4,470 yds) | #102 (of 124 teams · 21.2 pts/g · 254 points) | #93 (of 124 teams · 440.5 yds/g allowed · 5,286 yds) | #78 (of 124 teams · 29.8 pts/g allowed · 357 points) | #100 (of 124 teams · -8.6 /g · -103 on the season) | #85 (of 124 teams · -4 on the season · 19 taken, 23 given · -0.33 /g) | #92 (of 124 teams · 29:18 /g · 5h 52m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #93 (of 124 teams · 0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #104 (of 124 teams · 0.107 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #101 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #102 (of 124 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #47 (of 124 teams · 0.947 average PPA on successful plays) | #35 (of 124 teams · 0.896 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Houston5–7 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #15 (of 124 teams · 479.6 yds/g · 5,755 yds) | #38 (of 124 teams · 32.4 pts/g · 389 points) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 483.0 yds/g allowed · 5,796 yds) | #110 (of 124 teams · 36.0 pts/g allowed · 432 points) | #84 (of 124 teams · -3.6 /g · -43 on the season) | #85 (of 124 teams · -4 on the season · 31 taken, 35 given · -0.33 /g) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 26:54 /g · 5h 23m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #74 (of 124 teams · 0.048 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #53 (of 124 teams · 0.047 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #84 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #70 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #18 (of 124 teams · 0.992 average PPA on successful plays) | #57 (of 124 teams · 0.928 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Tulane2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #112 (of 124 teams · 319.8 yds/g · 3,838 yds) | #99 (of 124 teams · 21.4 pts/g · 257 points) | #117 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 482.6 yds/g allowed · 5,791 yds) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 38.4 pts/g allowed · 461 points) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · -17.0 /g · -204 on the season) | #104 (of 124 teams · -9 on the season · 24 taken, 33 given · -0.75 /g) | #61 (of 124 teams · 30:33 /g · 6h 07m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #95 (of 124 teams · 0.020 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #72 (of 124 teams · 0.069 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #103 (of 124 teams · 38% of plays successful) | #74 (of 124 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #28 (of 124 teams · 0.972 average PPA on successful plays) | #101 (of 124 teams · 0.984 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2012 | Southern Miss0–12 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 12 Conference USA teams in 2012. Range 0–0.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | — (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) (No Playoff Committee poll for this season — the committee began in 2014. Not the same as no ranked wins.) | #109 (of 124 teams · 322.8 yds/g · 3,874 yds) | #112 (of 124 teams · 19.7 pts/g · 236 points) | #84 (of 124 teams · 424.4 yds/g allowed · 5,093 yds) | #116 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 37.8 pts/g allowed · 454 points) | #120 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · -18.2 /g · -218 on the season) | #118 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · -16 on the season · 12 taken, 28 given · -1.33 /g) | #108 (of 124 teams · 28:03 /g · 5h 37m on the season) | — (— of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | — (— composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #86 (of 124 teams · 0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #111 (of 124 teams · 0.130 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense) | #97 (of 124 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #119 — bottom 10 (of 124 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 124 teams · 0.990 average PPA on successful plays) | #23 (of 124 teams · 0.877 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |