| 2021 | Houston12–2 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #58 (of 130 teams · 414.6 yds/g · 5,805 yards) | #15 (of 130 teams · 35.9 pts/g · 502 points) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 301.9 yds/g allowed · 4,226 yards) | #19 (of 130 teams · 20.4 pts/g allowed · 286 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +15.4 /g · +216 on the season) | #22 (of 130 teams · +8 on the season · 22 taken, 14 given · +0.57 /g) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33:35 /g · 7h 50m on the season) | #57 (of 130 teams · 96% of last season's passing production returning) | #106 (of 130 teams · 54% of last season's receiving production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's rushing production returning) | #66 (of 130 teams · 571.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #59 (of 130 teams · 0.222 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.039 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #70 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #15 (of 130 teams · 1.371 average PPA on successful plays) | #107 (of 130 teams · 1.355 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. 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.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–25 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. 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.) | #61 (Total offense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #13–#126. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #54 (Scoring offense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #10–#126. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #79 (Total defense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #6–#123. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #82 (Scoring defense: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #5–#122. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #73 (Point margin: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #3–#127. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #86 (Turnover margin: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #2–#121. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #89 (Possession: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #5–#127. 3 of 11 in the top 10.) | #72 (Returning passing: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #1–#126. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #72 (Returning receiving: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #1–#120. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #82 (Returning rushing: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #1–#125. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #73 (Team talent: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #49–#127. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #74 (Offensive EPA: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #8–#121. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #85 (Defensive EPA: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #7–#119. 2 of 11 in the top 10.) | #76 (Offensive success rate: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #15–#121. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) | #45 (Defensive success rate: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #4–#123. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #60 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #4–#116. 1 of 11 in the top 10.) | #91 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range #23–#124. 0 of 11 in the top 10.) |
| 2021 | Cincinnati13–1 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 1 (1 regular-season win over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Notre Dame) | 2 (2 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason — #5 Notre Dame, #20 Houston) | #61 (of 130 teams · 413.1 yds/g · 5,783 yards) | #11 (of 130 teams · 36.9 pts/g · 516 points) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 318.4 yds/g allowed · 4,458 yards) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 16.9 pts/g allowed · 236 points) | #3 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +20.0 /g · +280 on the season) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · +15 on the season · 34 taken, 19 given · +1.07 /g) | #124 (of 130 teams · 27:09 /g · 6h 20m on the season) | #58 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's passing production returning) | #67 (of 130 teams · 73% of last season's receiving production returning) | #92 (of 130 teams · 55% of last season's rushing production returning) | #52 (of 130 teams · 626.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #14 (of 130 teams · 0.298 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.045 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #15 (of 130 teams · 48% of plays successful) | #18 (of 130 teams · 38% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #76 (of 130 teams · 1.246 average PPA on successful plays) | #23 (of 130 teams · 1.174 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | East Carolina7–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #38 (of 130 teams · 433.2 yds/g · 5,198 yards) | #54 (of 130 teams · 29.7 pts/g · 356 points) | #79 (of 130 teams · 394.8 yds/g allowed · 4,738 yards) | #64 (of 130 teams · 26.3 pts/g allowed · 315 points) | #63 (of 130 teams · +3.4 /g · +41 on the season) | #65 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 22 taken, 22 given · +0.00 /g) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 33:59 /g · 6h 48m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's receiving production returning) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's rushing production returning) | #77 (of 130 teams · 516.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #77 (of 130 teams · 0.183 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #71 (of 130 teams · 0.184 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #89 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #44 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #20 (of 130 teams · 1.358 average PPA on successful plays) | #113 (of 130 teams · 1.366 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Memphis6–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #35 (of 130 teams · 435.8 yds/g · 5,230 yards) | #52 (of 130 teams · 30.1 pts/g · 361 points) | #94 (of 130 teams · 418.0 yds/g allowed · 5,016 yards) | #91 (of 130 teams · 29.3 pts/g allowed · 351 points) | #73 (of 130 teams · +0.8 /g · +10 on the season) | #94 (of 130 teams · -5 on the season · 14 taken, 19 given · -0.42 /g) | #127 (of 130 teams · 26:42 /g · 5h 20m on the season) | #126 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #72 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning) | #43 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's rushing production returning) | #65 (of 130 teams · 572.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #50 (of 130 teams · 0.236 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #89 (of 130 teams · 0.212 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #76 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #82 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #11 (of 130 teams · 1.384 average PPA on successful plays) | #63 (of 130 teams · 1.250 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Navy4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #126 (of 130 teams · 282.8 yds/g · 3,393 yards) | #117 (of 130 teams · 20.1 pts/g · 241 points) | #35 (of 130 teams · 349.2 yds/g allowed · 4,190 yards) | #82 (of 130 teams · 28.3 pts/g allowed · 339 points) | #106 (of 130 teams · -8.2 /g · -98 on the season) | #27 (of 130 teams · +6 on the season · 14 taken, 8 given · +0.50 /g) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 34:48 /g · 6h 58m on the season) | #90 (of 130 teams · 42% of last season's passing production returning) | #109 (of 130 teams · 51% of last season's receiving production returning) | #125 (of 130 teams · 27% of last season's rushing production returning) | #127 (of 130 teams · 127.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #104 (of 130 teams · 0.120 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #85 (of 130 teams · 0.209 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #116 (of 130 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #73 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #109 (of 130 teams · 1.171 average PPA on successful plays) | #98 (of 130 teams · 1.315 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | SMU8–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #13 (of 130 teams · 465.9 yds/g · 5,591 yards) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 38.4 pts/g · 461 points) | #92 (of 130 teams · 415.6 yds/g allowed · 4,987 yards) | #85 (of 130 teams · 28.4 pts/g allowed · 341 points) | #31 (of 130 teams · +10.0 /g · +120 on the season) | #86 (of 130 teams · -3 on the season · 15 taken, 18 given · -0.25 /g) | #89 (of 130 teams · 29:13 /g · 5h 51m on the season) | #125 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #88 (of 130 teams · 65% of last season's receiving production returning) | #46 (of 130 teams · 83% of last season's rushing production returning) | #63 (of 130 teams · 576.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #8 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.319 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #99 (of 130 teams · 0.245 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #25 (of 130 teams · 47% of plays successful) | #37 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 130 teams · 1.354 average PPA on successful plays) | #124 (of 130 teams · 1.423 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | South Florida2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #102 (of 130 teams · 350.6 yds/g · 4,207 yards) | #100 (of 130 teams · 23.2 pts/g · 278 points) | #123 (of 130 teams · 471.4 yds/g allowed · 5,657 yards) | #117 (of 130 teams · 34.7 pts/g allowed · 416 points) | #112 (of 130 teams · -11.5 /g · -138 on the season) | #91 (of 130 teams · -4 on the season · 17 taken, 21 given · -0.33 /g) | #49 (of 130 teams · 30:29 /g · 6h 06m on the season) | #45 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #30 (of 130 teams · 88% of last season's receiving production returning) | #27 (of 130 teams · 94% of last season's rushing production returning) | #73 (of 130 teams · 540.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #100 (of 130 teams · 0.129 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #119 (of 130 teams · 0.316 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #78 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #123 (of 130 teams · 49% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #116 (of 130 teams · 1.159 average PPA on successful plays) | #91 (of 130 teams · 1.306 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Temple3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #125 (of 130 teams · 286.8 yds/g · 3,442 yards) | #126 (of 130 teams · 16.3 pts/g · 196 points) | #82 (of 130 teams · 398.4 yds/g allowed · 4,781 yards) | #122 (of 130 teams · 37.5 pts/g allowed · 450 points) | #127 (of 130 teams · -21.2 /g · -254 on the season) | #111 (of 130 teams · -7 on the season · 14 taken, 21 given · -0.58 /g) | #118 (of 130 teams · 27:31 /g · 5h 30m on the season) | #103 (of 130 teams · 22% of last season's passing production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 69% of last season's receiving production returning) | #82 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's rushing production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 501.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #121 (of 130 teams · 0.068 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #105 (of 130 teams · 0.258 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #121 (of 130 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #109 (of 130 teams · 47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #77 (of 130 teams · 1.243 average PPA on successful plays) | #37 (of 130 teams · 1.205 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Tulane2–10 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #74 (of 130 teams · 386.7 yds/g · 4,640 yards) | #74 (of 130 teams · 27.6 pts/g · 331 points) | #102 (of 130 teams · 429.7 yds/g allowed · 5,156 yards) | #114 (of 130 teams · 34.0 pts/g allowed · 408 points) | #101 (of 130 teams · -6.4 /g · -77 on the season) | #121 (of 130 teams · -9 on the season · 16 taken, 25 given · -0.75 /g) | #112 (of 130 teams · 27:55 /g · 5h 35m on the season) | #72 (of 130 teams · 82% of last season's passing production returning) | #47 (of 130 teams · 79% of last season's receiving production returning) | #90 (of 130 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #87 (of 130 teams · 463.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #74 (of 130 teams · 0.186 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #90 (of 130 teams · 0.213 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #109 (of 130 teams · 39% of plays successful) | #68 (of 130 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.445 average PPA on successful plays) | #106 (of 130 teams · 1.346 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | Tulsa7–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #27 (of 130 teams · 442.3 yds/g · 5,750 yards) | #81 (of 130 teams · 26.4 pts/g · 343 points) | #53 (of 130 teams · 369.3 yds/g allowed · 4,801 yards) | #70 (of 130 teams · 26.6 pts/g allowed · 346 points) | #80 (of 130 teams · -0.2 /g · -3 on the season) | #100 (of 130 teams · -6 on the season · 18 taken, 24 given · -0.46 /g) | #37 (of 130 teams · 30:52 /g · 6h 41m on the season) | #106 (of 130 teams · 14% of last season's passing production returning) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's receiving production returning) | #114 (of 130 teams · 37% of last season's rushing production returning) | #84 (of 130 teams · 470.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #89 (of 130 teams · 0.162 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #49 (of 130 teams · 0.152 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #55 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #34 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #108 (of 130 teams · 1.175 average PPA on successful plays) | #89 (of 130 teams · 1.301 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2021 | UCF9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 11 American Athletic teams in 2021. Range 0–0.) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-10 teams · none added in the postseason) | 0 (0 regular-season wins over top-25 teams · none added in the postseason) | #66 (of 130 teams · 402.5 yds/g · 5,232 yards) | #38 (of 130 teams · 31.9 pts/g · 415 points) | #54 (of 130 teams · 369.5 yds/g allowed · 4,803 yards) | #49 (of 130 teams · 24.5 pts/g allowed · 319 points) | #44 (of 130 teams · +7.4 /g · +96 on the season) | #36 (of 130 teams · +5 on the season · 20 taken, 15 given · +0.38 /g) | #100 (of 130 teams · 28:36 /g · 6h 12m on the season) | #47 (of 130 teams · 99% of last season's passing production returning) | #120 (of 130 teams · 39% of last season's receiving production returning) | #117 (of 130 teams · 35% of last season's rushing production returning) | #49 (of 130 teams · 639.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #54 (of 130 teams · 0.231 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #48 (of 130 teams · 0.152 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #53 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #45 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #60 (of 130 teams · 1.272 average PPA on successful plays) | #46 (of 130 teams · 1.221 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |