| 2024 | Louisiana Tech5–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (285.5 yds/g · 571 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (17.0 pts/g · 34 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (408.5 yds/g allowed · 817 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32.5 pts/g allowed · 65 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-15.5 /g · -31 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+1 in these games · 4 taken, 3 given · +0.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:17 /g · 0h 55m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #60 (of 134 teams · 34% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #120 (of 134 teams · 26% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #113 (of 134 teams · 19% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #103 (of 134 teams · 533.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.028 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.287 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (29% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.623 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.295 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| Median | of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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 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) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) | #60 (Returning passing: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. Range #15–#130. 0 of 10 in the top 10.) | #96 (Returning receiving: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. Range #8–#128. 1 of 10 in the top 10.) | #67 (Returning rushing: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. Range #4–#121. 2 of 10 in the top 10.) | #112 (Team talent: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. Range #88–#131. 0 of 10 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) | — (No team has a rank for this) | — (No team has a rank for this) |
| 2024 | Florida International4–8 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (182.0 yds/g · 182 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (7.0 pts/g · 7 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (414.0 yds/g allowed · 414 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (31.0 pts/g allowed · 31 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-24.0 /g · -24 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 0 taken, 1 given · -1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:20 /g · 0h 27m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #31 (of 134 teams · 89% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #70 (of 134 teams · 49% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #4 — top 10 (of 134 teams · 93% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #111 (of 134 teams · 504.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.050 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.338 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (32% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.113 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.286 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Middle Tennessee3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (286.5 yds/g · 573 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 20 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (497.5 yds/g allowed · 995 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (48.5 pts/g allowed · 97 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-38.5 /g · -77 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-5 in these games · 1 taken, 6 given · -2.50 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34:39 /g · 1h 09m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #15 (of 134 teams · 98% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #97 (of 134 teams · 40% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 134 teams · 91% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #112 (of 134 teams · 503.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.040 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.510 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (33% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (55% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.207 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.410 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Sam Houston10–3 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (287.0 yds/g · 287 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (554.0 yds/g allowed · 554 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (45.0 pts/g allowed · 45 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-31.0 /g · -31 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 1 taken, 2 given · -1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25:57 /g · 0h 26m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #101 (of 134 teams · 7% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #8 — top 10 (of 134 teams · 83% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #39 (of 134 teams · 68% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #114 (of 134 teams · 488.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.125 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.481 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (65% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.869 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.042 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Liberty8–4 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #21 (of 134 teams · 97% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #96 (of 134 teams · 40% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #12 (of 134 teams · 88% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #88 (of 134 teams · 569.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Western Kentucky8–6 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (250.0 yds/g · 500 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (10.0 pts/g · 20 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (442.5 yds/g allowed · 885 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (42.0 pts/g allowed · 84 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-32.0 /g · -64 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-2 in these games · 3 taken, 5 given · -1.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30:03 /g · 1h 00m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #88 (of 134 teams · 13% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #69 (of 134 teams · 50% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #67 (of 134 teams · 49% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #107 (of 134 teams · 518.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.069 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.352 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (28% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (47% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.120 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.480 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Jacksonville State9–5 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (290.0 yds/g · 290 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (14.0 pts/g · 14 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (611.0 yds/g allowed · 611 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (49.0 pts/g allowed · 49 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-35.0 /g · -35 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-1 in these games · 0 taken, 1 given · -1.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (23:37 /g · 0h 24m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #61 (of 134 teams · 34% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #91 (of 134 teams · 42% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #79 (of 134 teams · 44% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #127 — bottom 10 (of 134 teams · 430.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.109 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.577 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (30% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (61% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.599 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.276 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | Kennesaw State2–10 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed · — · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— /g · — in these games · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— 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)) | #131 — bottom 10 (of 134 teams · 288.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (— predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of plays successful · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— average PPA on successful plays · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (— allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 0 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | UTEP3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (217.5 yds/g · 435 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (3.5 pts/g · 7 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (483.5 yds/g allowed · 967 yds · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (48.0 pts/g allowed · 96 points · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-44.5 /g · -89 in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-4 in these games · 1 taken, 5 given · -2.00 /g · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27:39 /g · 0h 55m in these games · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #47 (of 134 teams · 60% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #128 — bottom 10 (of 134 teams · 13% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #119 (of 134 teams · 14% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #121 (of 134 teams · 456.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (0.034 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.315 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (34% of plays successful · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (52% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.375 average PPA on successful plays · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.149 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 2 games vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |
| 2024 | New Mexico State3–9 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 10 Conference USA teams in 2024. 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) | — (214.0 yds/g · 214 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (3.0 pts/g · 3 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (565.0 yds/g allowed · 565 yds · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (38.0 pts/g allowed · 38 points · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (-35.0 /g · -35 in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (+2 in these games · 2 taken, 0 given · +2.00 /g · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (25:25 /g · 0h 25m in these games · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | #130 — bottom 10 (of 134 teams · 0% of last season's passing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #124 (of 134 teams · 20% of last season's receiving plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #121 (of 134 teams · 13% of last season's rushing plays returning (CFBD usage, a share of plays, not yards)) | #129 — bottom 10 (of 134 teams · 370.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | — (-0.140 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (0.421 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defense · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (27% of plays successful · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (51% of opponent plays successful · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.269 average PPA on successful plays · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) | — (1.400 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better · 1 game vs power opponents (regular season) · not ranked: fewer than 3) |