| 2018 | Middle Tennessee8–6 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #80 (of 130 teams · 388.7 yds/g · 5,442 yards) | #77 (of 130 teams · 28.0 pts/g · 392 points) | #51 (of 130 teams · 378.3 yds/g allowed · 5,296 yards) | #62 (of 130 teams · 26.7 pts/g allowed · 374 points) | #67 (of 130 teams · +1.3 /g · +18 on the season) | #44 (of 130 teams · +4 on the season · 24 taken, 20 given · +0.29 /g) | #41 (of 130 teams · 30:26 /g · 7h 06m on the season) | #77 (of 130 teams · 51% of last season's passing production returning) | #28 (of 130 teams · 77% of last season's receiving production returning) | #23 (of 130 teams · 89% of last season's rushing production returning) | #91 (of 130 teams · 414.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #102 (of 130 teams · 0.110 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #52 (of 130 teams · 0.120 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #92 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #46 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #70 (of 130 teams · 1.210 average PPA on successful plays) | #88 (of 130 teams · 1.248 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| Median | of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018 | 0 (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range 0–0.) | 0 (Regular-season wins over teams ranked 1–10 in the final Playoff Committee Rankings: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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.) | #80 (Total offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #14–#130. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #77 (Scoring offense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #27–#129. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #51 (Total defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #4–#119. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #60 (Scoring defense: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #7–#112. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #67 (Point margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #23–#126. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #57 (Turnover margin: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #17–#129. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #48 (Possession: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #2–#118. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #69 (Returning passing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #1–#127. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #53 (Returning receiving: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #14–#126. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #63 (Returning rushing: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #13–#117. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #100 (Team talent: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #67–#123. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #97 (Offensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #16–#130. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #52 (Defensive EPA: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #5–#124. 2 of 14 in the top 10.) | #84 (Offensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #42–#125. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) | #48 (Defensive success rate: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #2–#101. 3 of 14 in the top 10.) | #70 (Offensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #5–#124. 1 of 14 in the top 10.) | #71 (Defensive explosiveness: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. Range #19–#127. 0 of 14 in the top 10.) |
| 2018 | Charlotte5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #117 (of 130 teams · 339.2 yds/g · 4,070 yards) | #114 (of 130 teams · 21.7 pts/g · 260 points) | #24 (of 130 teams · 337.1 yds/g allowed · 4,045 yards) | #60 (of 130 teams · 26.6 pts/g allowed · 319 points) | #95 (of 130 teams · -4.9 /g · -59 on the season) | #57 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 16 taken, 15 given · +0.08 /g) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 35:01 /g · 7h 00m on the season) | #47 (of 130 teams · 90% of last season's passing production returning) | #86 (of 130 teams · 51% of last season's receiving production returning) | #29 (of 130 teams · 85% of last season's rushing production returning) | #123 (of 130 teams · 311.0 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #97 (of 130 teams · 0.115 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #43 (of 130 teams · 0.107 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #101 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #48 (of 130 teams · 41% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #100 (of 130 teams · 1.153 average PPA on successful plays) | #77 (of 130 teams · 1.233 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Florida Atlantic5–7 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #14 (of 130 teams · 478.8 yds/g · 5,746 yards) | #45 (of 130 teams · 31.1 pts/g · 373 points) | #80 (of 130 teams · 415.7 yds/g allowed · 4,988 yards) | #91 (of 130 teams · 31.7 pts/g allowed · 380 points) | #75 (of 130 teams · -0.6 /g · -7 on the season) | #113 (of 130 teams · -7 on the season · 14 taken, 21 given · -0.58 /g) | #72 (of 130 teams · 29:24 /g · 5h 53m on the season) | #122 (of 130 teams · 1% of last season's passing production returning) | #56 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's receiving production returning) | #73 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's rushing production returning) | #67 (of 130 teams · 537.9 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #36 (of 130 teams · 0.213 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #74 (of 130 teams · 0.170 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #57 (of 130 teams · 44% of plays successful) | #70 (of 130 teams · 42% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #27 (of 130 teams · 1.292 average PPA on successful plays) | #100 (of 130 teams · 1.282 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Florida International9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #47 (of 130 teams · 420.9 yds/g · 5,471 yards) | #27 (of 130 teams · 34.6 pts/g · 450 points) | #57 (of 130 teams · 386.8 yds/g allowed · 5,028 yards) | #46 (of 130 teams · 25.2 pts/g allowed · 328 points) | #34 (of 130 teams · +9.4 /g · +122 on the season) | #17 (of 130 teams · +9 on the season · 22 taken, 13 given · +0.69 /g) | #97 (of 130 teams · 28:10 /g · 6h 06m on the season) | #101 (of 130 teams · 12% of last season's passing production returning) | #107 (of 130 teams · 45% of last season's receiving production returning) | #90 (of 130 teams · 48% of last season's rushing production returning) | #78 (of 130 teams · 476.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #16 (of 130 teams · 0.262 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #80 (of 130 teams · 0.174 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #78 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #97 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 1.389 average PPA on successful plays) | #19 (of 130 teams · 1.109 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Louisiana Tech8–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #87 (of 130 teams · 379.1 yds/g · 4,928 yards) | #97 (of 130 teams · 24.7 pts/g · 321 points) | #28 (of 130 teams · 341.3 yds/g allowed · 4,437 yards) | #39 (of 130 teams · 23.0 pts/g allowed · 299 points) | #65 (of 130 teams · +1.7 /g · +22 on the season) | #47 (of 130 teams · +3 on the season · 22 taken, 19 given · +0.23 /g) | #48 (of 130 teams · 30:15 /g · 6h 33m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #39 (of 130 teams · 72% of last season's receiving production returning) | #115 (of 130 teams · 35% of last season's rushing production returning) | #77 (of 130 teams · 477.5 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #99 (of 130 teams · 0.114 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #40 (of 130 teams · 0.099 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #76 (of 130 teams · 43% of plays successful) | #42 (of 130 teams · 40% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #94 (of 130 teams · 1.159 average PPA on successful plays) | #52 (of 130 teams · 1.194 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Marshall9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #73 (of 130 teams · 393.6 yds/g · 5,117 yards) | #74 (of 130 teams · 28.2 pts/g · 367 points) | #25 (of 130 teams · 337.5 yds/g allowed · 4,387 yards) | #27 (of 130 teams · 21.9 pts/g allowed · 284 points) | #45 (of 130 teams · +6.4 /g · +83 on the season) | #69 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 24 taken, 24 given · +0.00 /g) | #118 (of 130 teams · 26:56 /g · 5h 50m on the season) | #127 (of 130 teams · 0% of last season's passing production returning) | #33 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's receiving production returning) | #28 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's rushing production returning) | #82 (of 130 teams · 451.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #96 (of 130 teams · 0.117 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #25 (of 130 teams · 0.075 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #84 (of 130 teams · 42% of plays successful) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #86 (of 130 teams · 1.185 average PPA on successful plays) | #50 (of 130 teams · 1.194 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | North Texas9–4 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #20 (of 130 teams · 460.4 yds/g · 5,985 yards) | #27 (of 130 teams · 34.6 pts/g · 450 points) | #48 (of 130 teams · 374.6 yds/g allowed · 4,870 yards) | #43 (of 130 teams · 24.1 pts/g allowed · 314 points) | #29 (of 130 teams · +10.5 /g · +136 on the season) | #34 (of 130 teams · +5 on the season · 22 taken, 17 given · +0.38 /g) | #31 (of 130 teams · 31:13 /g · 6h 46m on the season) | #10 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #24 (of 130 teams · 81% of last season's receiving production returning) | #79 (of 130 teams · 56% of last season's rushing production returning) | #107 (of 130 teams · 368.6 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #64 (of 130 teams · 0.177 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #30 (of 130 teams · 0.086 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #42 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #28 (of 130 teams · 39% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #73 (of 130 teams · 1.205 average PPA on successful plays) | #99 (of 130 teams · 1.279 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Old Dominion4–8 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #40 (of 130 teams · 427.2 yds/g · 5,126 yards) | #49 (of 130 teams · 30.8 pts/g · 370 points) | #119 (of 130 teams · 471.4 yds/g allowed · 5,657 yards) | #111 (of 130 teams · 35.9 pts/g allowed · 431 points) | #96 (of 130 teams · -5.1 /g · -61 on the season) | #109 (of 130 teams · -6 on the season · 14 taken, 20 given · -0.50 /g) | #76 (of 130 teams · 29:11 /g · 5h 50m on the season) | #41 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's passing production returning) | #53 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's receiving production returning) | #63 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's rushing production returning) | #121 (of 130 teams · 333.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #85 (of 130 teams · 0.136 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #98 (of 130 teams · 0.210 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #44 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #88 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #91 (of 130 teams · 1.171 average PPA on successful plays) | #115 (of 130 teams · 1.344 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Rice2–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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 · 318.4 yds/g · 4,139 yards) | #124 (of 130 teams · 18.9 pts/g · 246 points) | #104 (of 130 teams · 445.4 yds/g allowed · 5,790 yards) | #112 (of 130 teams · 36.0 pts/g allowed · 468 points) | #126 (of 130 teams · -17.1 /g · -222 on the season) | #83 (of 130 teams · -2 on the season · 19 taken, 21 given · -0.15 /g) | #18 (of 130 teams · 32:39 /g · 7h 04m on the season) | #63 (of 130 teams · 67% of last season's passing production returning) | #62 (of 130 teams · 61% of last season's receiving production returning) | #46 (of 130 teams · 75% of last season's rushing production returning) | #105 (of 130 teams · 375.1 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #122 (of 130 teams · 0.047 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #124 (of 130 teams · 0.311 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #125 (of 130 teams · 35% of plays successful) | #101 (of 130 teams · 46% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #22 (of 130 teams · 1.300 average PPA on successful plays) | #127 (of 130 teams · 1.396 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Southern Miss6–5 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #98 (of 130 teams · 367.6 yds/g · 4,044 yards) | #90 (of 130 teams · 26.2 pts/g · 288 points) | #4 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 280.2 yds/g allowed · 3,082 yards) | #19 (of 130 teams · 19.8 pts/g allowed · 218 points) | #46 (of 130 teams · +6.4 /g · +70 on the season) | #80 (of 130 teams · -1 on the season · 22 taken, 23 given · -0.09 /g) | #58 (of 130 teams · 29:59 /g · 5h 30m on the season) | #69 (of 130 teams · 62% of last season's passing production returning) | #126 (of 130 teams · 24% of last season's receiving production returning) | #117 (of 130 teams · 34% of last season's rushing production returning) | #101 (of 130 teams · 387.3 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #113 (of 130 teams · 0.075 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 0.000 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #99 (of 130 teams · 40% of plays successful) | #2 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 34% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #65 (of 130 teams · 1.216 average PPA on successful plays) | #62 (of 130 teams · 1.210 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | UAB11–3 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #67 (of 130 teams · 405.5 yds/g · 5,677 yards) | #60 (of 130 teams · 29.9 pts/g · 418 points) | #9 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 299.2 yds/g allowed · 4,189 yards) | #7 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 17.0 pts/g allowed · 238 points) | #23 (of 130 teams · +12.9 /g · +180 on the season) | #69 (of 130 teams · +0 on the season · 20 taken, 20 given · +0.00 /g) | #16 (of 130 teams · 32:46 /g · 7h 39m on the season) | #1 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 100% of last season's passing production returning) | #14 (of 130 teams · 86% of last season's receiving production returning) | #13 (of 130 teams · 95% of last season's rushing production returning) | #100 (of 130 teams · 387.7 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #43 (of 130 teams · 0.200 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #5 — top 10 (of 130 teams · -0.009 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #52 (of 130 teams · 45% of plays successful) | #6 — top 10 (of 130 teams · 36% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #60 (of 130 teams · 1.221 average PPA on successful plays) | #71 (of 130 teams · 1.223 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | UTEP1–11 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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 · 307.7 yds/g · 3,692 yards) | #127 (of 130 teams · 17.7 pts/g · 212 points) | #68 (of 130 teams · 394.4 yds/g allowed · 4,733 yards) | #99 (of 130 teams · 32.8 pts/g allowed · 393 points) | #121 (of 130 teams · -15.1 /g · -181 on the season) | #129 (of 130 teams · -17 on the season · 11 taken, 28 given · -1.42 /g) | #32 (of 130 teams · 30:55 /g · 6h 11m on the season) | #74 (of 130 teams · 55% of last season's passing production returning) | #25 (of 130 teams · 80% of last season's receiving production returning) | #65 (of 130 teams · 66% of last season's rushing production returning) | #118 (of 130 teams · 345.8 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #125 (of 130 teams · 0.021 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #70 (of 130 teams · 0.163 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #123 (of 130 teams · 37% of plays successful) | #76 (of 130 teams · 43% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #40 (of 130 teams · 1.255 average PPA on successful plays) | #41 (of 130 teams · 1.179 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | UTSA3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #130 (of 130 teams · 247.1 yds/g · 2,965 yards) | #129 (of 130 teams · 14.2 pts/g · 170 points) | #97 (of 130 teams · 435.5 yds/g allowed · 5,226 yards) | #87 (of 130 teams · 31.2 pts/g allowed · 374 points) | #125 (of 130 teams · -17.0 /g · -204 on the season) | #57 (of 130 teams · +1 on the season · 19 taken, 18 given · +0.08 /g) | #110 (of 130 teams · 27:39 /g · 5h 32m on the season) | #113 (of 130 teams · 3% of last season's passing production returning) | #119 (of 130 teams · 34% of last season's receiving production returning) | #102 (of 130 teams · 43% of last season's rushing production returning) | #94 (of 130 teams · 405.2 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #130 (of 130 teams · -0.038 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #108 (of 130 teams · 0.226 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #124 (of 130 teams · 36% of plays successful) | #84 (of 130 teams · 44% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #120 (of 130 teams · 1.093 average PPA on successful plays) | #102 (of 130 teams · 1.298 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |
| 2018 | Western Kentucky3–9 | 0 — at or above the median (Top-10 classes in the 5 recruiting cycles before that season: median of 14 Conference USA teams in 2018. 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) | #104 (of 130 teams · 359.7 yds/g · 4,316 yards) | #118 (of 130 teams · 21.1 pts/g · 253 points) | #83 (of 130 teams · 421.6 yds/g allowed · 5,059 yards) | #76 (of 130 teams · 27.8 pts/g allowed · 334 points) | #102 (of 130 teams · -6.8 /g · -81 on the season) | #51 (of 130 teams · +2 on the season · 18 taken, 16 given · +0.17 /g) | #117 (of 130 teams · 27:05 /g · 5h 25m on the season) | #117 (of 130 teams · 2% of last season's passing production returning) | #90 (of 130 teams · 50% of last season's receiving production returning) | #48 (of 130 teams · 74% of last season's rushing production returning) | #112 (of 130 teams · 353.4 composite · a squad total, so not comparable across seasons) | #111 (of 130 teams · 0.088 predicted points added per play · not opponent-adjusted) | #55 (of 130 teams · 0.134 allowed per play · lower is better, so #1 is the best defence) | #93 (of 130 teams · 41% of plays successful) | #96 (of 130 teams · 45% of opponent plays successful · lower is better) | #124 (of 130 teams · 1.072 average PPA on successful plays) | #20 (of 130 teams · 1.111 allowed on opponent successes · lower is better) |